Having found his very own exclusive maid and witch in the Galar region, Lorze's goal had been mostly accomplished.
Thinking that in the future, his home would have two more people—a nanny who would dedicate herself to serving him and helping everyone take care of children, and a quirky, mischievous little wife—Lorze suddenly felt life had more to look forward to.
But bringing them back to the Tree of Beginning to research Dynamax and such, Lorze wasn't just paying lip service—after all, Hatterene could Gigantamax! Having sex with a Gigantamaxed witch... just thinking about such a thing would make anyone excited!
And to induce a Pokémon to Gigantamax, one must first have them drink Max Soup—brewed using Max Mushrooms, a specialty of Galar.
As for collecting and transporting Dynamax energy or whatever, that would be left to the professionals at Devon Corporation.
As long as he could originally discover Hatterene's Gigantamax phenomenon, this investment would be a guaranteed profit. He figured his proposal would be passed very smoothly.
Thus, Lorze, who got up early the next day, took his wives to find Professor Magnolia, only to find she had also gotten up early to work.
After explaining his purpose, Professor Magnolia very straightforwardly took out a Max Mushroom.
"This is currently the only stock left in the laboratory. Mr. Lorze, please take this back to the Tree of Beginning."
"Huh? The last one? Then won't Professor Magnolia have none to use?"
"I'll just figure out a way to go pick some."
Thinking that he had mooched two huge benefits off Professor Magnolia, Lorze felt a bit embarrassed and simply proactively took on this task.
"Professor Magnolia, you can tell me where to gather them, and I'll go find some and bring them back!"
After all, to him, his beloved maid and witch were the most priceless treasures. Compared to that, what was a little labor?
"Then... I'll have to trouble you. Max Mushrooms are actually distributed in Glimwood Tangle, and Glimwood Tangle..."
Before Professor Magnolia could finish speaking, Lorze rushed straight out of the laboratory, mounted Latias with a "whoosh" sound breaking through the air, and headed straight towards the northwest!
"Understood, leave it to me, Professor Magnolia!"
This was the young man's last words left for Professor Magnolia. After that, his figure disappeared completely, showing just how fast Latias was.
Professor Magnolia frowned. This Lorze isn't a Galarian, right? Why does he act more native than the natives?
Because for Lorze, just asking for a place name was enough. As a veteran Pokémon player, he knew the maps of every generation by heart!
The so-called Glimwood Tangle, because the tall trees obscured the sky and blocked the sun, the light inside the forest was very dim. Originally, it should have been a somewhat oppressive and terrifying place.
But on the other hand, various glowing fungi and vegetation re-illuminated the place. The colorful fluorescence painted a unique tranquility and romance onto the secluded, beautiful forest, which exactly origin of the name "Glimwood".
Lorze and his wives strolled through the forest as if on a honeymoon trip. Lingering in their ears were the sweet chirping of bird Pokémon, and as far as the eye could see were brightly colored insects and flora.
While playing and frolicking, they were actually also searching for Max Mushrooms.
However... they had been wandering around for a whole morning and hadn't seen a shadow of a Max Mushroom at all. This made them somewhat anxious. Lorze patted his head somewhat regretfully: I was overly confident, I should have asked more clearly.
Just as the young man was troubled over this, a burst of tender neighing mixed with the "clop-clop" sound of hooves intruded into Lorze's ears.
The sound of hooves in Glimwood Tangle... wait a minute, could it be!?
The young man looked towards the direction of the sound and found that the newcomer had smooth, flowing mane and a fluffy tail of mixed blue and purple. The lightly bounding four hooves were even wrapped with mane resembling ethereal purple clouds...
—Galarian Ponyta!
Moreover, the system specifically marked Ponyta's gender: Female.
Accompanied by rapid hoofbeats, Ponyta dashed towards Lorze like she had found a savior, even bumping into Lorze's leg because she couldn't brake in time!
"Neigh!"
Ponyta only felt her head buzzing, so she shook it very annoyedly, but then realized a warm hand was gently stroking the bumped spot.
Lorze carefully felt it: Ponyta's mane feels... very smooth and supple, really so comfortable❤~
Those large, watery eyes also tugged at Lorze's heartstrings, simply as cute as the little fillies in My Little Pony❤.
"You didn't hurt yourself bumping into me, did you? Did something happen that you're in such a hurry?"
Ponyta rapidly stomped the ground and neighed, asking Lorze for help in an almost pleading tone: "Mommy... Mommy is hurt, please, please help us!"
"So that's how it is, it must be a very critical situation... No problem, please lead the way."
Following behind Ponyta walking deeper into Glimwood Tangle, Lorze suddenly thought: In the anime Journeys series, there was exactly such a Rapidash mother and daughter in Glimwood Tangle, and Ponyta also sought help from Chloe because she wanted to help her mother.
The Ponyta in front nimbly jumped onto a large mushroom, and used the highly bouncy cap as a springboard to leap to another mushroom!
Then, she turned her head to look at Lorze and flicked her large tail at him, seemingly signaling him to follow.
Exchanging glances with his wives, the playful group jumped onto the mushroom caps one by one and followed Ponyta.
"Sis Gardevoir, Delphox, are you ready❤~" "Yes, Big Brother Lorze❤!" "Tsk, I'm much better at this kind of game than Master Zako❤~"
Holding hands with the sexy and beautiful Gardevoir and the fox, Lorze took steps together with them, jumping to another mushroom cap, hugging each other to celebrate the small victory.
The feeling of bouncing around on this was very fun, and seeing the bizarre postures of his wives was even more interesting.
Big Sister Mewtwo, Latias, and Jirachi flew directly over. The others still had to step on the mushrooms.
The ones who jumped the most beautifully... were Meowstic and Mime Jr.
The little catgirl already had rich field survival experience and a flexible body, playing this was simply like a fish in water.
As for Mime Jr., as a master of imitation, she actually did it by imitating Meowstic's posture. Although her physical strength couldn't compare, her movements were very precise, which was enough.
By comparison, Indeedee and Hatterene couldn't quite play it, so Lorze had no choice but to recall them into their Poké Balls and carry them on him.
Although they played to their heart's content, it didn't delay much time. However, Ponyta still neighed dissatisfiedly.
"Alright, alright, I'm sorry, please take us directly to your mother!"
The rest of the journey was rushed very hastily, Ponyta's worry overflowing into her words.
Finally, by the bank of a stream, under a giant, glowing mushroom cap, Ponyta's mother, a beautiful Galarian Rapidash, lay quietly there.
Her beautiful mane and tail, and even the flowing purple clouds on her four hooves, were a size larger than Ponyta's. And her nearly perfectly curved back and limbs not only revealed the sense of strength of a horse, but also exuded the coquettish charm of a beautiful mature mother everywhere.
Galarian Rapidash was entirely a plus version of a fully grown Ponyta, but her temperament was completely different—the daughter was cute, while the mother was undoubtedly sexy and mature.
The instant he saw this strong yet gentle mother, Lorze was deeply captivated by her, and she also seemed to notice his presence.
Then, Lorze subconsciously wanted to reach out and stroke Galarian Rapidash's neck, but she slapped his hand away with the horn on her head!
"Hee-haw!"
Rapidash exhaled dissatisfiedly from her snout. It wasn't until he was rejected by her angry neigh that Lorze realized how rude his behavior was.
Rapidash wasn't like Indeedee. She was a true mother with a child. How could such a woman be willing to let a stranger casually touch her body?
Ponyta stomped her feet excitedly on the side, rushing into her mother's embrace and rubbing against her. The latter also lowered her neck and caressed her daughter.
Then Ponyta looked back at Lorze anxiously. She lowered her head, making the horn on her head emit a soft light, intending to use her healing ability to treat the injury on her mother's knee!
But Ponyta's power was still too weak. She hadn't mastered such strong healing power yet. Naturally, her mother's injury didn't improve, which was exactly why Ponyta asked Lorze for help.
The young man re-examined his behavior just now. This time he very gentlemanly knelt on one knee towards Rapidash, and his words were much more sincere—
"Big Sister... I was a bit reckless just now, I'm truly sorry, but I genuinely want to come help you, so could you let me see the wound?"
"Hee-haw..."
She turned her head away, tacitly allowing Lorze's action.
The young man leaned down, meticulously examining Rapidash's wound.
The festering, exposed flesh and blood were shocking to see, even permeating a somewhat repulsive smell of blood.
This was a very fresh wound. If treated in time, it should heal very quickly. But if it dragged on, the pain might be infinitely prolonged, even causing some irreversible consequences.
Lorze's fingers gently touched the skin around the wound. The sharp pain made Rapidash tremble, but she still tried hard not to let out a wretched neigh, just whimpering from her throat.
Lorze was very moved: Truly a strong and great mother...
However, while he was examining the wound, Rapidash found it hard to conceal a small leap of joy in her heart.
Her horse ears twitched, as if that sweet "Big Sister" that made one's heart blossom was still lingering in her ears.
—Clearly already a mother, yet still being called Big Sister. Even though the other party is a human, Rapidash is still quite receptive to it, her tail also unconsciously wagging out of happiness.
After all... even a mother is a woman. No woman doesn't want to retain youthful vitality, and no woman doesn't want to be appreciated and adored by males.
Not to mention, the young man examining her wound had very gentle movements, which also made Rapidash change her opinion of him a bit.
Lorze remembered that the method to resolve Galarian Rapidash's injury in the anime was to find a unique medicinal herb in Glimwood Tangle. The young man at this moment also intended to replicate this method.
"Big Sister must be in unbearable pain, right? Big Sister is really strong... but please hold on a little longer, Big Sister. I will find medicinal herbs that can heal the wound! Indeedee? Could I trouble you to stay here and take care of Rapidash for a while... Delphox, can you stay here to protect them for a while?"
"Yes, entirely at the Master's command." "Of course I can~"
"Thank you, I appreciate it!"
After settling Rapidash here, Lorze, the remaining wives, and Ponyta embarked on the path to find the medicinal herb.
Lorze still vaguely remembered the direction Chloe and the others took in the anime, plus having Ponyta, who was more familiar with the forest than him, it could be said they almost wouldn't get lost.
Mewtwo slowly floated beside the group, but was thinking about other things—
Galarian Rapidash's appearance also moved her very much. She would also become a mother soon, would she be like Rapidash too?
Undoubtedly, Rapidash is a very strong and amazing woman. Mewtwo admired her from the bottom of her heart.
But besides that... after they had walked quite a distance away from Rapidash, Mewtwo floated to Lorze's side and hooked his arm.
Although he didn't know what Big Sister meant, as long as she did this, Lorze would respond warmly.
Following this momentum, Mewtwo lowered her head and whispered sweet nothings in Lorze's ear using a voice only they could hear.
"Honey❤~ Why didn't you let us directly heal Rapidash? Why make us take this extra trip for nothing?"
Because Mewtwo felt Lorze wouldn't forget their power to heal others, so he must have had his own reasons for choosing to do this.
Granted, Lorze also occasionally acted a bit foolish, but he never dropped the ball at crucial moments. Even... acting foolish occasionally is a man's cute point, isn't it? That makes him a more vivid person.
Asked by Mewtwo like this, Lorze paused, and subsequently also revealed a slightly awkward smile.
Just as Mewtwo said, whether it was her or Gardevoir, they could use Life Dew or Heal Pulse to heal Rapidash's wound.
He could even buy some Full Restores from the system's shop to spray on it.
But the young man had his own considerations.
"Well, Big Sister Mewtwo... because I want to bring the Rapidash mother and daughter back home too. So personally putting in effort for her might better express this sincerity, perhaps."
Actually, the Rapidash mother and daughter originally weren't in the purpose of Lorze's trip to Galar.
But upon seeing the cute daughter and the sexy yet strong mother, Lorze was captivated by this mother and daughter, wanting to give them a new home.
It's definitely not because I want to fuck the mare or anything~
Hearing this, Mewtwo then let out a silver-bell-like, pleasant "Hehe❤~" laugh, and even patted Lorze's butt with her thick tail.
She had actually guessed eight or nine out of ten, wearing an expression of "I knew you couldn't hide it from me".
Lorze and Mewtwo met each other's eyes, that gaze carrying a bit of questioning also seeking Mewtwo's opinion.
The open-minded Big Sister naturally accepted gladly, or rather, she was quite looking forward to it.
"That's not bad either~ This way, I can exchange experiences on taking care of babies with Rapidash, she must be a good mother."
As Lorze and Mewtwo acted all lovey-dovey, the young man's hand also rested on his big sister's belly, gently caressing it, as if their baby had already grown very big there.
"What are you talking about? Why are you dawdling so much?"
The one asking was Ponyta. At this time, she still didn't know what Lorze was plotting, just urging him to walk a bit faster.
"Yes, I understand~"
Walking behind Ponyta's twisting little butt, they also slowly chatted and became familiar with each other.
According to Ponyta, she hadn't seen her father since she was born; it was her mother Rapidash who single-handedly raised her this big.
Not only that, the fiery-tempered young girl even harshly cursed out her bastard old man right in front of Lorze.
Ponyta cursed all along the way. Her neighs even drowned out the crisp sound of her hoofbeats...
They finally found the medicinal herbs capable of healing Rapidash—right on a highland.
"That's the one, right?"
"That's right!"
The excited little filly charged out, intending to step on the rock wall and sprint straight up!
"Wait a minute, Ponyta!"
Because Lorze saw that the deceptively looking footholds on the rock wall were actually unstable!
Falling from this distance...
But Ponyta didn't hear Lorze's words at all, until her powerful hooves crushed the footholds, falling from a height of dozens of meters!
Seeing this scene, the young man's adrenaline also erupted abruptly. He even switched to Speed Form and flew out, catching her and rolling away tumbling before Ponyta hit the ground!
Ponyta was originally mentally prepared for a painful fall, until a pair of warm, sturdy arms caught her.
The snorting little filly froze for a moment, subconsciously whispering "Daddy..." from her mouth.
It wasn't until she saw Lorze's face that she realized the one who saved her was this man she had only known for a few hours.
However, that warm embrace instinctively made one want to attach to it. This feeling was like a father's strong and powerful arms protecting her...
Ponyta yielded to the desire in her heart, shrinking her neck and nestling in Lorze's arms.
Lorze crashed into a tree on the side, a severe pain transmitting from his waist to his whole body. He simply felt like he was falling apart!
Because this all happened in an instant, Lorze truly had no residual strength to react and switch to Defense Form after catching Ponyta.
"L-Lorze!?"
"Hu hu, that was close, glad I made it in time..."
Although he felt sore and painful all over, Lorze still gently stroked Ponyta's head, soothing her: "Ponyta isn't hurt, right!"
However, the young man's face clearly had a terrifying, crimson cut slashed across it, yet he was still caring about her situation.
Ponyta's large, beautiful eyes flickered slightly. The moist eyes filled with tears reflected a delicate emotion. She neighed in a low voice: "Thank you, I'm sorry, it's all my fault, woo woo..."
She stuck out her tongue and continuously licked Lorze's wound. The fishy, rusty taste constantly stimulated Ponyta's taste buds, constantly reminding herself that Lorze was injured to protect her.
Driven by this strong desire, the horn on top of Ponyta's head once again released a soft and pure light.
And what was different this time was that strands of warm currents entered Lorze's wound, actually fully healing the scar, and surprisingly cured Lorze's pain!
Bonds are a Pokémon's most precious power. As long as there are bonds, things that couldn't be done before can be done now—Ponyta comprehended this amidst intense emotion, consequently exerting the true power of Heal Pulse.
But after that, Ponyta knelt in Lorze's arms, unable to stand up—having just grasped the power to heal others, she had already used up all her strength.
After that, she gave one last lick to the location of Lorze's wound, which was now the young man's handsome, fair, and clean face.
"Ponyta is truly amazing❤! Leave the rest to me~"
Her Heal Pulse made the soreness and pain all over his body disappear as well. Lorze hugged Ponyta in his arms and stood up again.
The young man took advantage of her vulnerability, and while Ponyta couldn't move nimbly, deeply kissed her horse mouth.
Whether it was the beautiful mother or the cute daughter, the two mares... he wants them both!
This action made Ponyta's brain crash for several seconds. An inexplicable warm current nourished her heart, and also opened the young girl's heart, sprouting feelings of love she had never had before from within her heart.
Ponyta's cheeks flushed bright red, very shy, but she didn't hate the feeling of Lorze taking her first kiss.
It was like a deer running amok in her chest, the violent "thump thump" seeming to break through her chest cavity...
Ponyta felt she wanted to nestle in Lorze's arms even more. This feeling made her very blissful. What... is exactly wrong with me?
With the help of the wives, they finally collected the medicinal herbs with healing properties and returned to where the mother, Rapidash, was.
Rapidash was still very surprised why Ponyta was being held in Lorze's arms. The young man simply gently placed the young girl in his arms beside her mother to let them reunite.
Ponyta then happily neighed "hee-haw", sharing the things that happened along the way, including how Lorze heroically saved her and how she learned Heal Pulse.
When speaking of Lorze, her cheeks were flushed red, making the shrewd mother see some clues. She seemed to see her past self when she was passionately in love.
And during this time, Lorze simply started grinding the herbs right in front of the mother and daughter. If one didn't know better, they would think this was a heartwarming scene of a husband taking care of his wife and daughter.
Seeing this scene, Mewtwo simply led the other wives and ran to the side, leaving private space for Lorze and the mother and daughter.
After some tinkering, the medicine was ready. Held in a bowl by Lorze and handed to Rapidash, he intended to feed her the medicine.
Yes, this medicine... is administered orally, anyway that's how it is in the anime.
Rapidash, however, turned her head, looked into Lorze's eyes, and asked: "Why... are you taking our mother and daughter so much to heart, going this far?"
Honest people don't speak in riddles. Lorze felt being fake and hypocritical was meaningless, so he simply straightforwardly said he wanted to give their mother and daughter a new home.
"From the first moment I saw Big Sister and Ponyta, I was deeply captivated by you two, so I want to take good care of your mother and daughter! I like both Big Sister and Big Sister's daughter very much, I want to marry you both as my wives!"
What followed was a period of silence. Only the sound of Rapidash exhaling from her nose could be heard. Lorze didn't understand what this meant, just felt... her gaze didn't have that strong of a meaning of refusal, instead being deeply trapped in complex contradictions.
After a long while, Rapidash's colorful tail wagged, gently patting her horse butt.
"Those girls... are all your lovers, right?"
"Yes."
"Darling... what do you think?"
After being saved by Lorze, Ponyta had originally planned to stick with this man. If he could also take good care of her mommy, that would be simply even better!
After all, no matter how scummy he was, he couldn't be scummier than her bastard dad. Not to mention, she believed Lorze wasn't a scummy man, just based on that figure who didn't hesitate to get injured to save her—from that moment on, Ponyta felt Lorze was the most handsome man in the world, bar none.
"Ponyta has never seen her daddy, so he must be a bastard, and I also hope Mommy can be happy... so Ponyta thinks Big Brother Lorze... no, it's Daddy Lorze! Daddy Lorze is very good, really very good!"
Sticking out her tongue to lick Ponyta's cheek, Rapidash turned back to Lorze, striking a posture of a wife being extremely gentle to her husband.
"Lorze... is it? Please... feed me the medicine. Is that okay?"
And Lorze's choice was to gulp the bowl of medicine into his mouth in one breath, and then pressed his lips against Galarian Rapidash's horse mouth, using a kiss to pass the medicinal broth mouth-to-mouth into her mouth!