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Standing at the entrance of the Maid Cafe, Brock opened the pink door with practiced ease and shouted inside, "I'm home!"
"Welcome back, Master!" x3
Three sweet voices rang out simultaneously as three young girls dressed in black and white maid outfits responded in unison.
"Brock, why do you and they use those titles?" Dawn asked, curious about the strange forms of address.
Meanwhile, Ash sat in his seat, curiously looking around at his surroundings.
"This is a special feature of a Maid Cafe. The purpose is to give guests a warm sense of familiarity, as if they've returned home!"
"Then why call you 'Master'~" Dawn continued to inquire.
At the same time, she subtly glanced at Ash, who was sitting beside her and looking all around.
The mere thought of calling someone she knew "Master" made her face flush with embarrassment.
Not to mention the girls in front of her were shouting it at a group of strangers.
"Because that is our job as maids—to treat our guests like masters so they can feel a sense of satisfaction!"
A pretty black-haired maid with twin-tails and black stockings brought over three glasses of water on a tray to Ash and the others.
She even took the time to resolve Dawn's confusion; she was clearly a qualified and considerate beauty of a maid.
"Please enjoy~"
The maid in black stockings carefully placed a glass of water in front of Dawn and gave a deliberate, slight smile, as if wanting the girl to feel the warmth of a maid.
"Ah~ Thank you!"
The meticulous care caught Dawn slightly off guard, and she nodded in response.
Seeing her so well-behaved and attentive, Dawn seemed to realize at that moment why maids were so popular with boys.
"I am Brock. Please, tell me your lovely names!"
At this moment, Brock once again revealed his true nature, beginning his daily moment of madness.
"Here he goes again!" Ash massaged his head, feeling a headache coming on.
"Pika~" Pikachu, perched on Ash's shoulder, felt equally speechless.
"I am Haru~"
The twin-tailed maid in black stockings was the first to introduce herself. From her posture, she seemed to be the eldest of the three maid sisters.
"I am Natsu~"
The second was a maid with purple shoulder-length hair and white stockings, roughly the same age and height as Haru.
"I am Xiao Qiu~"
The last one was a relatively short maid with short red hair. One could tell at a glance that she was the youngest of the three sisters.
Compared to her two mature and sexy older sisters, Xiao Qiu was relatively youthful and naive.
Thus, Brock, with his lecherous look, completely ignored Xiao Qiu and stepped between Haru and Natsu, saying infatuatedly:
"If possible, I hope our private lives could be just like when I first came back... I'm... paralyzed~"
Before Brock could finish, Croagunk, who had been charging up inside its Poké Ball, burst out and immediately used Poison Jab, striking Brock right in the kidney.
"Hehehe~"
Rarely getting a chance to work, Croagunk let out a somewhat creepy chuckle as it dragged the paralyzed Brock to the side.
"Eek!" x3
This scene startled all three maids. Haru and Natsu, who were watching from up close, covered their faces in confusion.
"Is he okay?" Haru asked.
As a qualified maid, she would always worry about the master's safety first.
"Please don't worry~"
"He's just like this!"
"Pikachu~"
The two people and the mouse each said a word of comfort to the startled trio of maids.
"In that case, would you like something to drink?" Haru's face was once again filled with a smile.
"The specialty of our shop is the milk produced by our Miltank!" the kind Natsu added helpfully from the side.
"Then please bring some Moomoo Milk; my Pokémon need some too!" Upon hearing Moomoo Milk, Ash ordered without hesitation.
"Fresh milk from Miltank has very high nutritional value!"
Under everyone's surprised gazes and Croagunk's slightly gloomy eyes, Brock returned to his seat and began introducing the features of the Maid Cafe.
For Pokémon, something as good as Moomoo Milk was naturally the top choice.
"Then I want some too!"
Hearing Brock say that, Dawn immediately agreed.
"Well then, everyone, please follow me!"
Seeing that all three had agreed, the trio of sisters immediately led them to the ranch.
They extracted fresh milk from the Miltank on-site for the three of them, letting the trio and their Pokémon savor the taste of the fresh milk.
"Yaku~"
The Pokémon, represented by Happiny, huddled together, happily savoring the fresh milk.
However, there were also some relatively unique cases.
"Menong~"
Because of its massive body, Steelix not only needed several glasses of fresh milk to even taste it, but because it was a serpentine creature, it had no limbs to hold a glass.
"Just leave it to me, Master Ash~"
Ash, who had intended to pour a few glasses of milk for Steelix himself, had the task snatched away by Natsu, who was wearing white stockings.
She insisted with words like "This is a maid's job, please rest assured, Master," which made Ash personally feel the warmth of a maid.
"Maids really are such considerate beings~" Ash couldn't help but remark before picking up his own fresh milk to taste.
This scene caused Dawn, who was observing secretly from the side, to show a strange expression once again.
"By the way, doesn't Xiao Qiu have a Miltank?"
While leisurely savoring the milk, Ash glanced at the number of Miltank and couldn't help but ask curiously.
According to the introduction by the maid in black stockings, Haru, two of these three Miltank belonged to her, and the other belonged to the maid in white stockings, Natsu.
"I do have one; that Lutan grazing over there is mine!" Xiao Qiu pointed toward a Miltank in the distance.
Since it had only been caught recently, this Miltank didn't seem as well-behaved as the previous three, who could use the machine milking on their own.
"This Miltank has a bit of an undisciplined temperament. No matter how I discipline it, it won't listen. It makes me want to release it!"
"You can't do that~" As soon as Xiao Qiu complained, she received a stern scolding from Brock. "Giving up on a Pokémon just for that reason is the worst choice for both the Trainer and the Pokémon!"
"Yes!"
Faced with the stern scolding, Xiao Qiu subconsciously straightened her posture as she responded.
Then, for the sake of the black-stockinged maid's heart, Brock proactively offered to teach (discipline) Xiao Qiu and Lutan.
"Alright, let's train as well~"
Seeing that Brock had agreed to teach Xiao Qiu for Haru's sake, Ash didn't plan to stay idle.
He led his Pokémon, who were now full of milk, to another open space for their daily training.
"Maid... uniform..."
In a corner, Dawn sat on the steps, watching Ash train.
However, her mouth kept whispering the "secret techniques" her good friend Zoey had passed on to her.
A perfect opportunity was now laid out before her, but the girl was hesitating.
However, Ash's words about how "maids are so considerate" echoed in Dawn's ears, gradually overwhelming her sense of shame.
"I'm going for it~"
After repeated consideration, the girl's blue eyes became determined as she prepared to go for something big.