Having defeated Kodai, protected Celebi, caught Suicune, and driven away Entei and Raikou, the farce in Crown City had finally come to a complete end.
But thinking about it, no matter how fast urban order is restored, we'll probably have to wait until the next day to see what the situation is, right? Furthermore, he didn't know if Ash and the others were successful in escorting Kodai. He just hoped no mishaps occurred.
Fortunately, Ash's group didn't make any mistakes this time. They steadily handed over the securely hogtied Kodai and his subordinates, along with the criminal evidence from the airship, to the Officer Jenny responsible for Crown City. If Kodai had managed to escape again, Lorze truly would have seen red.
However, for this Officer Jenny, who held the highest police rank in the region, this matter was truly a difficult one for her to handle.
Originally, the police chief Jenny, who had just finished pacifying the old town of Crown City, let out a long sigh, thinking her hard work for the day was finally over and she could take a short break. But then, a subordinate Jenny urgently reported—
"This is bad, Sister. Someone else came to our place... Oh dear, I can't explain it clearly, come see for yourself!"
The slightly older police chief Jenny rolled her eyes at the reckless rookie. Calling her "Sister" so openly wasn't very professional!
She couldn't really be blamed for this, though. After all, the vast majority of the police station's personnel were Jenny sisters. In fact, all the Jennys in the entire region, the entire world, were one family. The Jennys originated from the exact same massive family clan, and the genes of this family were truly terrifying... Incidentally, the same was true for Nurse Joy at the Pokémon Centers.
The Pokémon world is truly wondrous!
However, according to Brock, every Jenny actually has unique characteristics. Perhaps he was the only one who could notice such things.
"What 'Sister'? Address my title during working hours!"
Originally, the police chief Jenny just thought it was more dissatisfied citizens coming to make a scene, figuring she could just pacify them with good intentions and make some empty promises to smooth things over. But when she followed her outside the tent, the sky almost fell—that illustrious Kodai was currently tied up securely in a very sorry state, wriggling on the ground!
"What are you doing to Mr. Kodai!? Quickly untie him..."
Before Jenny could lash out, the lecherous Brock slid over to her in a sliding tackle motion. Using an elegant posture completely mismatched with his attire and temperament, he lifted her hands.
"Ah! The beautiful as a flower Miss Jenny! Please listen to my explanation! Actually..."
Even the weathered police chief Jenny couldn't quite handle such an enthusiastic, proactive, dark-skinned, squinty-eyed young man, forcing herself to suppress the discomfort in her heart and pacify his emotions.
"Wait. This gentleman, please don't get excited, explain it properly!"
Then, as everyone talked over each other to inform Jenny of the entire course of events, she, already physically and mentally exhausted, almost passed out from the massive shock.
After all, that Kodai, who hadn't exposed his true colors, was a high-and-mighty big shot. In comparison, the unknown Ash and his friends seemed like nobodies off the street. At first, she even mistakenly thought Kodai had been kidnapped by Ash's group, and almost had her partner Arcanine chew them up as dog food.
But the irrefutable evidence was piled up like a mountain, and the indisputable facts were right in front of her. What else could she do?
An incident like this was truly too heavyweight. Jenny knew she didn't have the authority to handle it and could only hand it over to her superiors. But since the matter was resolved... they could at least send the citizens back home. Though even this would have to wait until tomorrow; it was truly too late now, and everyone was resting.
After all this commotion, it was already late into the night by the time Ash's side finished handling things. They contacted Lorze via mobile phone, and eventually met up in Crown City.
While waiting for Ash to escort Kodai, Lorze had been beautifully affectionate with the wives beside him for a while. He also had a video call with his wives far away at the Tree of Beginning, looking at his two cute daughters, Ah Meng and Xiao Li, through the screen, and even sharing the view with his new wives, both to share the joy and to show off. But regardless of the intention, everyone's heart felt a wave of healing.
Meeting up again, the group high-fived. Their joint operation could be said to be a massive, total victory. However, Crown City was empty and exceptionally desolate. Thinking back to a few days ago when they defeated Darkrai, it was the same. It seemed this deserted night was born to be the backdrop for their triumphant return.
"What should we do now? Should we... head out of the city?"
"Hehe, since we're already here, why don't we spend the night at my grandpa's house? Mrs. Tomo's place is also available for lodging. After all, it's really too late now, and I think the two elders will definitely take us in."
Introduced by Karl and Rioka, Lorze and Ash's group managed to spend the night at Mr. Joe's clock shop and Mrs. Tomo's flower shop.
The two elders not only didn't find it troublesome, but were exceptionally welcoming of Lorze and Ash's group staying over. You must know, the entirety of Crown City had been saved by these children. Truly, heroes emerge from the youth. What's the harm in letting them borrow a room for the night?
Ash's group stayed at Mr. Joe's clock shop, while Lorze stayed at Mrs. Tomo's flower shop. It had to be said, resting while sniffing the refreshing floral fragrance felt quite nice too.
Furthermore, as people of the older generation, they could never keep their hands idle and were very diligent. The room Mrs. Tomo provided Lorze was incredibly neat and fresh, and the young man also very politely thanked the grandmother.
Tonight, there were three new women serving as wives in bed. As for Suicune, due to her large body size, she could only sleep on the carpet with the Rapidash mother and daughter.
Because this day was indeed very tiring, and plus it was inconvenient to host a sex party while staying in someone else's room, the wives were very sensible and didn't clamor to have sex with Lorze, merely hugging each other and falling into a sound sleep.
For Lorze, it was an uneventful night, but for Jenny and the others, they had to work overtime through the night.
Fortunately, the case-handling efficiency of the Jennys in the Sinnoh region was extremely high. They finished processing the matter the very next day and released a public statement: the events, spanning from the grudges of twenty years ago all the way to yesterday's farce, caused an uproar among the residents of Crown City and even the entire Sinnoh region.
Naturally, all assets under the Kodai Network, including its subsidiaries and so on, were also confiscated by the League.
A day of paralysis for a city could be considered a minor issue, yet also quite serious. But to call it serious, it was still acceptable. Fortunately, there were no casualties or property losses. It could just be considered the price paid to put a heinous villain like Kodai behind bars.
In short, to thank Lorze, Ash, and the others for saving Crown City, the mayor personally hosted a banquet for everyone.
The wives, along with Ash and Brock, secretly and tacitly evaluated: these culinary skills are still far inferior to Lorze's!
Not only that, they were also given the opportunity to stay for free at the most luxurious hotel in the urban area, and their travel expenses were reimbursed.
Originally, he wanted to grandly and publicly thank them to express his gratitude and offer more material rewards, but Lorze, Ash, and the others all firmly refused, so the matter was dropped.
However, because of this whole ordeal, the Pokémon Baccer World Cup was postponed due to various considerations—rescheduled for several months later.
Upon hearing this news, Ash's trio looked as dejected as if the sky had fallen. Lorze, on the other hand, had no emotional fluctuations. Instead, he felt a bit of secret joy.
He had little interest in watching the World Cup to begin with. In comparison, returning home fully loaded was naturally much more tempting to him.
On the one hand, bringing his new wives to see the massive treehouse at the Tree of Beginning; on the other hand, being lovey-dovey with his old wives and having a few more babies or something. The future life was simply too happy and perfect!
So he had to thank the postponement of the World Cup, allowing him to stand them up with a perfectly justifiable reason.
"What a pity, Ash. Since it's like this, I have no choice but to head home. But I'll definitely watch the live online broadcast of Baccer World Cup!"
"Woo woo, it's a shame we can't watch it together with Mr. Lorze. Mr. Lorze, you absolutely must watch the live online broadcast!"
Lorze readily agreed, but immediately turned around and sent a message to the group chat: Wives, we're going home tomorrow!
This message instantly blew up everyone who was casually chatting in the group. Reading the pop-up messages one by one, Lorze could practically read their happiness between the lines.
Actually... this trip to Sinnoh hadn't lasted as long as his stay in Galar. But having become a father after all, whether it was him or Big Sister Mewtwo and Delphox, their state of mind as parents had changed.
This way, Lorze had only stayed in Crown City for a mere two days. Even including Zorua, it was only three days. However... these three days were incredibly fulfilling for Lorze.
Successively encountering the Zoroark mother and daughter, Celebi, and Suicune, he was also almost squeezed to exhaustion within a single day.
In short... it was somewhat of a happy trouble.
Not only that, sometimes happiness always comes in succession; perhaps this is what they call "good things come in pairs."
When he woke up on the third day, Lorze felt a furry sensation on his body. Opening his eyes, he found Meowstic sitting squarely on his chest and abdomen. At that time, the little cat girl wore a hint of a sweet smile and a shy blush, looking uncontrollably happy.
Her cat paws pressed on Lorze's chest, making soft "making biscuits" kneading motions. Her small meat pads were as cute as blooming flowers.
Using kneading as a form of physical communication was a loving flirtation unique to Meowstic and Lorze. Even Mew, who was also a feline, didn't do the kneading motion.
Lorze pulled the cat girl, taking the opportunity to let Meowstic lie prone on his body. This made it easier for him to hug the kitty, gently stroking her as if smoothing her fur.
The cat girl's breathing was very light and soothing, even carrying a hint of fragrance. Therefore, the sensation of the airflow gently patting his neck made Lorze enjoy it very much.
"What's wrong?"
Allowing Lorze to caress her, Meowstic whispered in the young man's ear with a soft, sweet meow: "Woo meow, because my body feels a little bit unwell, meow... So I was wondering, could it be that I'm pregnant with Lorze's baby in my belly, meow?"
These words made Lorze's hands pause for a moment, yet he then stroked her slowly and even more gently.
"Ah... That's indeed possible. Then let me test it for Meowstic~"
However, the cat girl twitched her ears, and poked her two little cat paws together as if making a request.
"Can we go to the bathroom, meow? Just Lorze and Meowstic alone, meow... I'm feeling a little bit embarrassed, meow."
So she was feeling shy about collecting urine. Lorze smiled, completely understanding Meowstic's concerns.
Thus, he carried Meowstic in his arms like carrying a baby. While the other wives were still fast asleep, he slipped into the room's bathroom with the little cat girl—it's truly hard to say whether Lorze was more attentive carrying his loli wives or his daughters.
The process of collecting urine indeed made Meowstic very shy. However, if Lorze did it personally, amidst the shyness, it was also very happy and reassuring.
"Ssss, ssss," that was the sound of a kitty peeing. It felt like just hearing this sound, one could imagine steaming hot urine gurgling out of her cute cat hole.
Finally, the young man obtained a small cup of hot cat urine. Because it was accumulated overnight, it was slightly yellowish, and the smell was also musky and sour.
Looking at that murky substance, Meowstic was simply embarrassed to the extreme. She herself... this cat herself, couldn't bear to look directly at it.
"Woo meow... Does it smell awful, meow..."
However, Lorze deliberately did the opposite. As if mischievously teasing the little cat girl, he held the cup up to the tip of his nose and sniffed it.
"Actually, I quite like Meowstic's cat urine. Is it okay to say that?"
"Pfft meow, Lorze is a pervert, meow❤!"
The cat girl giggled, patting Lorze's arm with her cat paws, her sharp claws retracted. However, thanks to this, she didn't seem as unbearably shy anymore.
The husband and wife held each other's hands to witness the pregnancy test results—sure enough, it was two lines. The little cat girl was indeed pregnant.
Lorze and Meowstic looked at each other and both laughed out loud. That was the tacit understanding between a loving couple.
Actually, just this morning, Meowstic had a premonition: This is the time!
The result at this moment also confirmed her guess. The surprise factor wasn't as great as the other wives', but the happiness hadn't diminished in the slightest.
In comparison, Lorze, the dad, looked even more excited and thrilled.
Actually, Lorze originally thought that after seeing his wives getting pregnant one after another, he would become desensitized and numb, not as surprised and delighted as when he first learned Big Sister Mewtwo was pregnant. He thought he would say like an emotionless machine: "Oh, another one is pregnant. Mhm, alright then."
He was actually quite afraid he would turn out like that, because that would mean he no longer held enthusiasm for them, which would definitely make them sad.
Now it seems that wasn't the case at all. After learning of Meowstic's pregnancy, Lorze's enthusiasm, in his own view, wasn't inferior to the previous wives' in the slightest. The joy of becoming a father remained the same.
Ultimately, every single wife was a unique existence to him, so happiness upon happiness would only stack, not mutually exclude each other.
Knowing the result, Meowstic closed her eyes with a face full of happiness. Her small cat paw, however, opened like a little flower, gently stroking her cute little belly.
Finally pregnant with Lorze's baby, meow. Although I probably can't give birth to a whole litter of kittens, I'm still so happy, she thought.
At the same time, Meowstic also breathed a sigh of relief. After all, she had been brooding over getting pregnant lately. Now the heavy stone in her heart had dropped, and she felt at ease.
However, just as Meowstic was enjoying this tranquil happiness, she was passionately hugged in Lorze's arms and showered with fierce kisses—looking exactly like a "poop-scooper" (cat owner) crazily sniffing their cat.
"Smooch smooch smooch smooch❤!"
The young man's lips repeatedly and lightly touched the cat girl's cheeks, lips, nose, forehead... kissing her cute face until it tickled, causing her to uncontrollably let out comfortable yet shy, sweet cat meows.
"Woo meow❤~ S-Stop kissing me, meow, hehe❤..."
"Woo! I'm so happy. Meowstic is going to be a mom too, and I'm going to be a dad again. This is the baby between us, hehe. I'm so looking forward to it."
"Lorze, meow. Meowstic wants to give birth to the baby, meow... Let's raise the baby together, okay, meow?"
"Mhm! I've always wanted to!"
Since they were in the bathroom anyway, Lorze insisted on personally brushing the little cat girl's teeth, washing her face, and grooming her fur. He even deliberately used the comb to tease the tuft of little blue hair on Meowstic's head.
Meowstic was simply incredibly happy, completely unbothered by Lorze's mischievous behavior. But she still complained that her husband was spoiling her like a little baby.
"No, no, no, because today is a special day. So as your husband, it's very normal for me to do a bit more for Madam Wife, right?"
Hearing the words "Madam Wife," Meowstic twitched her snow-white cat ears, revealing a sweet smile. You must know, the relationship between them was always dominated by Lorze. Plus, her figure was very petite. Lorze didn't seem to often say the words "Madam Wife" to Meowstic.
It could be seen that he was truly very happy today.
"Hmph, I know I can't win an argument against Lorze, meow. But still, thank you, Hubby, meow❤~"
After finishing washing up over here, Lorze walked out together with Meowstic sitting on his shoulder. The rest of the sleepy and sluggish wives were also pretty much awake.
For something as happy as a pregnancy, naturally, they had to share it with everyone. They immediately received envy and blessings from the sisters.
"Woo, thank you everyone, meow!"
Lorze also didn't forget to immediately post the news of the little cat girl's pregnancy in the group chat to show off a bit, and then display their affection together with Meowstic. For the wives looking forward to their husband's return, it was truly a double blessing.
Not only that, and precisely at this juncture, Meowstic's pregnancy also served as a reassuring pill for the four new wives. After all, being new to the family, they inevitably still had some worries. Seeing that Meowstic had genuinely and truly become a mother, it made them increasingly look forward to the future. Naturally, that was the future of them having offspring with Lorze...