"Lucas, that... do you have time right now?"
Rotom jumped out and connected the call. Mustard stood on the screen, asking Lucas with a helpless look.
"I have time, what's wrong? Is there anything you need my help with?"
Lucas was enjoying the massage from Lilligant behind him, looking at Mustard on the screen, and asked with confusion.
"Then can you come and pick us up? It seems like... we got lost?"
"?"
"You've arrived in the Sinnoh region?"
"Should be, right? Leon navigated the way." Mustard looked at the surrounding environment and then said: "There are quite a lot of Pokémon from the Sinnoh region around here."
"Then could you please have Leon send me a location, and I'll come pick you up?"
Mustard fell into silence.
"What's wrong?" Lucas asked.
"Leon... he got separated from Sonia and us..."
Lucas: ...
"Then who are you with right now?"
"With Honey."
"Is Honey here too?" Lucas was surprised.
Out of politeness, plus the friendship between Mustard and his Great-Aunt, Lucas usually respectfully called Mustard Master Mustard, and Honey was called Honey.
"She said she hadn't been out for a long time, so she took advantage of everyone going out together to come over and travel for a while."
"I see. Could you send me a location? I'll come pick you up."
Mustard sent a location to Lucas. Lucas took a look, hesitated for a moment, and then said: "Good news, within the Sinnoh region, since Sinnoh is an island, you can't walk out. The bad news is you might have to wait a while."
"No rush, no rush. Just come pick us up when you're done. This Leon, when I find him, I'll definitely teach him a lesson."
After hanging up the phone, Lucas stood up and called Latias.
Then he looked at Mr. and Mrs. Fujino, "I'm going out to pick up some visiting guests. Please help look after the Breeding House."
Mr. and Mrs. Fujino nodded. Lucas recalled Lilligant and the others into their Poké Balls, then sat on Latias's back, and gently patted Latias's head with his small hand.
"Take off~"
Latias shouted, then with a "whoosh," it disappeared from the spot.
"Ahhhhhh—slow down—I'm going to fall—"
Lucas's face was distorted by the wind, and in fear, he hugged Latias's neck tightly.
"Don't—don't hold there—it tickles—"
Latias began to twist its body, and the flight path became erratic.
"Fly properly, we're going to crash!"
"Let go of me!"
"Then fly slower—"
Lucas, who hadn't flown in a plane for too long, wasn't used to it for a moment. But this couldn't be blamed on him; after all, the Distortion Channel's Any-Door was really too convenient and fast.
It seems he should fly more often in the future; riding in a little red plane and going for a joyride is quite comfortable.
"I say—Sonia? Are you sure we're going this way?"
"According to the navigation, Master Mustard and the others are this way. It's all your fault, insisting that you could find the way and telling me to trust you. Look what happened; not only did we get lost, but we also got separated from Master and his wife."
Sonia pushed aside the bushes in front of her and walked out, while saying: "Just wait and see if Master Mustard scolds you later."
"Hehe." Leon followed behind Sonia and laughed embarrassedly.
"Found them, they're there." Sonia pointed forward and shouted.
"Master Mustard." Sonia and Leon ran to Mustard and Honey and called out.
After Mustard verbally scolded Leon a couple of times, Leon chuckled and said: "Since we've reunited, let's set off and head to Lucas's Breeding House."
"I don't trust the path you point out anymore." Mustard didn't hesitate at all.
"Sonia will lead the way, not me."
"That's right, Master Mustard, I'll lead the way."
"Forget it, I just called Lucas, and he said he's on his way to pick us up. Let's wait for a bit." Mustard pinched his eyebrows and said.
"? You told Lucas?" Leon asked. Mustard nodded.
"Ahhhhhh! Don't descend suddenly! I'm really going to fly off!" A terrified scream came from the sky.
"? Why does that sound so much like Lucas's voice?" Sonia put her hand on her forehead, looked out into the sky, and asked with confusion.
"No, an aura that doesn't lose to mine is approaching us." Leon flicked the cape behind him, then stepped forward, standing in front of Sonia and the others, holding Charizard's Poké Ball in his hand.
"Ahhhhhh! Leon, move aside first! I can't brake!"
"Don't pull my wings, I've lost my agility, I'm going to fall!!!"
"This voice is—Lucas?"
Leon moved to the side, then saw a red and white figure streak across the sky, wobbling, sometimes spinning in the air, sometimes flipping, and finally rushing towards the bushes behind Leon and the others.
"Gothitelle, save my life!"
A red light flashed, Gothitelle floated in the air, raised its hands, and its eyes glowed with an enchanting purple light. Manual brake · Gothitelle · Forced version.
"That—Lucas should be fine, right?" Sonia watched the bushes for a long time without any movement. She reached out and tugged at the cape of Leon beside her, asking in a low voice.
"Should be fine." Leon shook his head.
Gothitelle landed near Leon and the others, greeting them with a smile.
"Gothitelle." (Long time no see.)
"Long time no see, Gothitelle." Sonia greeted politely.
"Cough, cough, cough, it's all your fault, why fly so fast! Almost crashed!"
"It's because of you, why grab my wings, don't you know my wings are used to fix the direction?"
"How would I know? I'm not from your Latios, Latias Family."
The bushes rustled, and then were pushed aside by a pair of hands. Lucas walked out with leaves all over his head, patting the leaves on his body while walking, followed by a red and white plane.
"Don't just pat yourself, help me pat too."
"Pat yourself."
"I can't reach, I don't have hands! No hands!"
"Can't you flip a few times?"
"I'm stuck on it, hurry up, or I'll crash into you."
"Got it, got it."
Lucas bickered with Latias as he walked up to Mustard, Leon, and the others.
"Long time no see, everyone."
"Long time no see, Lucas."
"Long time no see, Lucas."
"Long time no see."
Finally, it was Leon. He looked at Lucas in front of him, then reached out, "Long time no see, Lucas."
Lucas reached out and shook his hand, "Long time no see, Leon."
"I didn't expect you to really become a Champion." Leon stared at Lucas and said.
"No, I am not the Champion of the Sinnoh region."
"I know. I watched the battle where you defeated Champion Cynthia. It was very exciting, which makes me look forward to the day I battle you even more."
"Just wait." Lucas retracted his hand and said with a smile.
I don't have time to fight you now, I'm busy making money. I've been so busy recently that I'm almost dead. Need to write papers, need to practice, need to record, need to host competitions, and at the same time, need to open for business. I wish I could split myself into 108 parts.
"Alright everyone, let's set off, it's getting late." Lucas clapped his hands and said.
Leon sent out Charizard and Corviknight. He and Sonia sat on Charizard, with his hands wrapped around Sonia's waist. Mustard and Honey sat on Corviknight.
"Then I'll trouble you to lead the way."
Lucas looked at Leon and Sonia, watching Leon's hands holding Sonia's waist, and fell into a struggle. In this situation, if I say I can open a Distortion Channel to take them directly back to the Breeding House, would it be bad? After all, the atmosphere is already like this—
"What's wrong? Is there something the matter?" Leon asked Lucas with confusion.
Lucas gritted his teeth, then shook his head, "Nothing. I'll lead the way."
Lucas recalled Gothitelle into its Poké Ball, then sat on Latias, "Everyone, keep up."
"Latias, set sail!"
"Received!"
"Wait a minute!"
Lucas hurriedly called Latias to stop. Lucas let Gengar take out the windproof glasses he had prepared, put a red and white pair on Latias, and put on a purple pair himself.
"Specially prepared for you, now it's okay, set sail!"
"Received~ Woohoo~ Take off~"
Latias seemed to like these windproof glasses very much, and now, feeling extremely happy, it performed Acrobatics in the air.
Lucas, sitting on its back: Help me!!! Latias has gone crazy!!!
Behind, Sonia, sitting on Charizard, grabbed the hands that were holding her waist, leaned her body against Leon's chest behind her, and looked at Lucas and Latias in front, "Lucas and Latias have a really good relationship."
"That Latias is very strong—"
Sonia: — Forget it. Sonia sighed helplessly.
"We've arrived." Lucas turned back and shouted, then let Latias land in the backyard.
Leon took Sonia down from Charizard and curiously looked at everything around them.
The Pokémon at the Breeding House, seeing unfamiliar humans and Pokémon arrive in the backyard, all gathered around curiously.
Although Charizard radiated a powerful aura, this group of Pokémon was not afraid at all, though they kept a slightly greater distance while watching.
"Are these all—wild Pokémon?" Sonia recognized them at a glance and asked, surprised.
"Except for the ones with wooden plaques around their necks, the rest are Pokémon from the forest next door that come over to play at our Breeding House every day."
Lucas calmed down, swallowing his heart that had jumped into his throat, and then spoke.
"They aren't even afraid of me and Charizard." Leon also seemed a bit surprised.
"After all, Cynthia, Steven, and the others come over often, so they've already gotten used to this kind of powerful aura."
"Lucas, are these the gracidea flower unique to the Sinnoh region?"
Lucas turned back and found that Honey had already come to the side of the flower bed and was carefully observing the gracidea flower inside.
"That's right, it took our Breeding House a long time to cultivate these gracidea flower." Lucas said shamelessly.
A Vespiquen passing by heard Lucas's words and turned its head to look at him.
"Bi." Shameless thing.
Lucas pretended not to hear.
"It smells so good—" Honey took a deep breath, feeling the unique fragrance of the gracidea flower, and was intoxicated by it.
"Come to think of it, your Breeding House seems to be filled with a floral scent everywhere."
Honey recalled the floral scent she had been able to smell ever since she landed in the backyard until she stood next to the gracidea flower, and asked curiously.
"That's right, this is because the gracidea flower and some ordinary flowers are constantly purifying the air of the Breeding House."
"How amazing." Honey's eyes were full of envy.
"If you are interested in the gracidea flower, Honey, when you go back, I can pick a few for you to take back and try cultivating."
"Is that okay? Isn't it said that the gracidea flower can only grow in specific environments?"
"I will teach you the methods I've summarized when the time comes. You can give it a try; after all, there's no harm in trying. Besides, the gracidea flower at our Breeding House are more special than ordinary ones, so you might just succeed."
"I see, then I'll thank you in advance. But could you also give me some of those ordinary flowers? They smell much better than the ones I grow."
Honey came to the place in the flower bed where ordinary flowers were planted, reached out and twisted a bunch of red flowers, and gently sniffed them. The fragrance of the flowers made her unable to resist being intoxicated.
"No problem." Lucas nodded, then clapped his hands to draw the attention of Leon and the others back.
"Everyone, you've had a long journey. Let's come over and enjoy some afternoon tea first. We'll have dinner in the evening."
Mustard and the others sat in the garden pavilion, and Gothitelle, along with Female Meowstic and Alcremie, brought up the afternoon tea.
Mustard sat in his chair, drinking the hot tea brewed by Gothitelle, looking at the vibrant appearance of the Breeding House, and sighed softly, "No wonder the Pokémon you raise are so excellent; it turns out they are growing up in such a happy environment."
Leon nodded in agreement.
"I have to say, this place is really suitable for retirement."
Lucas laughed when he heard this. "You aren't the first person to say that. Professor Oak said the same thing not long ago."
"Professor Oak? He is a respectable scholar and also a respectable opponent. His strength when he was young was something even I fell short of by a few points." Mustard said.
"Um—Lucas."
Lucas turned to look at Sonia and found that Sonia was pointing at Dash and the others not far away. "Are they fighting? Should we go and stop them?"
"Oh, you mean Dash and the others? Don't worry, this is a unique activity at our Breeding House, Pokémon wrestling. Simply put, it's a group of Pokémon gathering together to wrestle. It can both vent their excess energy and increase the bonds between Pokémon, while also improving their combat skills. It's just a little bit of playfulness for Pokémon to communicate their feelings, so don't worry, they know when to pull their punches."
Hearing what Lucas said, Sonia looked at Dash, who was holding Rhyperior above his head while also grabbing the Vine Whip of two Gogoat, spinning them like a windmill.
Is this what Lucas calls a little bit of playfulness?
And those Gogoat and Miltank, how could they be so big?
Could it be that the "Goat" in Gogoat actually refers to a mountain range?
"Honey, this is gracidea flower tea researched by Gothitelle based on the gracidea flower. You should try it; you might really like it."
Considering that Honey loved flowers and had planted many in the Isle of Armor, Lucas recommended the flower tea to her.
"Okay, I'll try it." Honey nodded, took a sip of the flower tea, and her eyes lit up.
"There is the fragrance of the gracidea flower as soon as it enters the mouth. It's very light, but very sweet and refreshing." Honey said, sharing her feelings. "It's delicious."
Lucas nodded in satisfaction. Another person had been conquered by the flower tea.
"If you like it, Honey, when you go back, I'll have Gothitelle pack some for you to take back so you can drink it slowly."
Honey nodded with extreme satisfaction and thanked him again: "Thank you, Lucas."
"It's my pleasure." Lucas said with a smile.
Mustard leaned close to Lucas. "Thanks, kid Lucas."
Lucas whispered: "This is all what I should do."
Ever since Honey married Mustard, she had rarely left the Isle of Armor. This time, she took the opportunity to come out and look around.
So, Mustard asked Lucas to help leave a deep impression on her.
"Lucas! Get out here!"
An angry voice rang out, and immediately after, Jenny walked from the entrance to the backyard. Seeing Lucas sitting in the garden drinking tea, she was just about to start scolding when she saw guests sitting next to him.
That is—the Champion of the Galar region? Leon?
Jenny swallowed her words, then smiled and came to the garden to greet everyone.
Lucas grinned. "Sister Reese, what's wrong? Is there something you need me for?"
Seeing Lucas still having the nerve to smile, Jenny gritted her teeth and said: "You still have the nerve to say that? Didn't you tell me there wouldn't be so many people coming? What is the situation now? The police force in the entire Twinleaf Town is in a state of emergency, and people are still pouring in continuously. I haven't left my post for two days. If it weren't for the support from Spirit Town and Sandgem Town today, I wouldn't have had the time to come over."
After speaking, Jenny took out her phone and showed Lucas a message.
"Look, there is a large group of people coming behind, and this is what you told me was 'not many people'?"
Thinking that she was busy working non-stop at the front while Lucas was drinking tea at the Breeding House, Jenny was so angry that her teeth itched.
"I didn't know so many people would come either. So what should we do now? Do you need my help?"
"Why else would I come to find you? The manpower supported by Spirit Town and Sandgem Town is not enough, and they have already requested support from other towns, but it will take some time for them to arrive. Plus, the police force has been insufficient recently, and Twinleaf Town has had a lot of destruction and losses caused by the crowds in the past two days."
Jenny took the honey water handed over by Lucas, took a sip, and continued: "The main problem now is that we need a large number of people to cooperate with our work to avoid more destruction incidents and avoid losses to the residents."
"Manpower? That's easy. I'll have the Pokémon at the Breeding House go over to help and monitor Twinleaf Town for you. If there is any situation, they will go and inform you. How about that?"
"That would be best. Hurry up. Twinleaf Town is really busy right now. The hotels are all full, and we are currently moving people to Sandgem Town, Spirit Town, and several surrounding towns."
Lucas nodded, then asked Lilligant to organize the Pokémon at the Breeding House.
Looking at the lined-up Pokémon, Lucas said: "Everyone, for the next period of time, please cooperate with Jenny and the others to monitor the situation in Twinleaf Town. If you discover any destruction or other situations, please report it to Jenny in a timely manner. Those who perform outstandingly can be rewarded with a free dessert made by Alcremie."
The Pokémon erupted into cheers instantly.
"So, please carry the small tags from the Breeding House, so that when the people in Twinleaf Town see you, they will know that you were sent by our Breeding House to help."
After Lucas finished speaking, he had Gengar take out all the wooden plaque, put them on each Pokémon, and then, led by Staraptor, they marched towards Twinleaf Town in a grand procession.
"Sister Reese, want to take a break?"
"No, Twinleaf Town is still busy. You remember next time, when you encounter this kind of situation, you must tell me in advance. Don't tell me there aren't many people, so I can be better prepared."
Jenny turned and left after speaking. Returning to Twinleaf Town, seeing yet another dispute at her doorstep, Jenny sighed helplessly.
Then she let out a scream in her heart.
This lousy job is impossible to work anymore!
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