Finally, after completely concluding their journey in the Sinnoh region, Lorze and his new and old wives embarked on the return trip to the Tree of Beginning on September 24th.
As for the mode of transportation, it didn't necessarily have to be the exact same route they took to get there.
"Whoosh——"
On the waterway of Route 218, a blue figure sped past, swift as the wind. Her speed formed a stark contrast with the slow-moving green train on the high bridge above. Swift as the wind, she could even rival a high-speed bullet train.
However, completely contrary to Suicune's rapid sprinting, not a single drop of water splashed beneath her feet. Wherever her paws passed, only tiny ripples and gentle waves spread out, like a dragonfly skimming the water's surface.
At that time, Lorze was lying prone on Suicune's back, hugging her neck, riding his wife to Jubilife City.
This is the Emissary of the North Wind. She truly is incredibly, incredibly cool. Lorze thoroughly enjoyed the feeling of riding Suicune—it was so badass!
He distinctly remembered that when he was little, he coveted Suicune's beauty and wanted to ride her. Perhaps the seed of adoration for beautiful female beasts was planted back then; it's hard to say. He never expected such a wish to come true after growing up. He even married Suicune as his wife. This is truly...
Not only that, he now had three wives he could use as mounts, covering land, sea, and air omni-directionally. He could even switch up his travel methods for variety.
While traveling, Suicune also had the leisure to turn her head and chat casually with Lorze. After all, the journey was still very long. Having someone by her side to talk and chat with was simply wonderful.
"How is it, Hubby❤? Not bad, right, hehe❤~"
"Madam Wife runs so fast. Feels so amazing and looks so cool❤!"
"Hmph hmph~"
For the sake of Lorze's safety, while running, Suicune would form a layer of water film around her body—although very thin, it was full of her accumulated power—to protect her husband. Otherwise, being exposed to the air at such a high speed would still be very dangerous; it could easily tear skin apart.
However, this guy Lorze was already a humanoid Pokémon to begin with, so to him, it probably wasn't that critical.
They arrived in Jubilife City from Crown City in less than half a day. Suicune's running speed was evident.
"Thanks for your hard work, Wifey. Love you❤!"
"Just paying lip service won't do. Come give me a kiss on the mouth❤~"
Lorze chuckled and crouched down, hugging Suicune's neck for an intense, passionate French kiss with the female beast. Only then did he recall her into her Poké Ball to rest properly, and then entered the sea of people in Jubilife City alone.
After that, entering the airport, passing security, and boarding the flight back to Kanto—the entire process went incredibly smoothly.
As for the final leg of the journey after getting off the plane, Lorze finished it riding Rapidash. The strong mother had also rested in her Poké Ball for a very, very long time and was full of energy, so she ran with a tiger-like vigor.
The beautiful steed carried Lorze as they stepped into the paradise at the foot of the Tree of Beginning. Lorze immediately let his wives out to walk slowly, because this wondrous sight fiercely shocked the newly joined girls.
Actually, while hurrying towards the Tree of Beginning, the new wives had already been shocked—at the end of the firmament, those giant trees grew tearing through the cloud layer. Their root systems snaked into the earth like molten silver, while the main trunks resembled spiral spires carved from millions of emeralds. Every branch seemed to flow with liquid starlight.
As for being situated at the foot of the Tree of Beginning, it was even more so. The domain entrenched by the tree roots was like a deity's treasure trove. The aura energy surging from the depths of the leylines condensed into a blue-purple glowing mist that permeated the air, wrapping around billions of prismatic crystals breaking through the soil where water and grass were lush. Some hung down like icicles, others grew in clusters like coral, leaving the wives staring with their mouths wide open.
Lorze was very satisfied. Back when they first arrived here, they were equally amazed. This place was truly too beautiful.
Their appearance simply looked like country bumpkins entering the city. Even the well-traveled and experienced Suicune and Cresselia couldn't help but be won over by this romantic wonderland.
And within the wonderland, there was a Peach Blossom Spring. That was Lorze and his wives' private love nest—
The first thing to enter their vision was a blooming sea of flowers. At that time, the Tree of Beginning was originally dominated by autumn chrysanthemums, mostly elegant and lively. So this dense patch of flower bushes appeared exceptionally conspicuous at the foot of the Tree of Beginning.
Just arriving here made the old wives incredibly nostalgic. They dove into the sea of flowers one after another, rolling around comfortably. The Eternal Flower Florges also found spare time to tend to her flower garden, applying her Fairy-type energy to it.
And Lorze, very proudly introduced it to his new wives: "We're finally back~ This right here is our home. This large sea of flowers is actually the Florges sisters' territory. If you want to play, feel free!"
However, the keen Zoroark caught a hint that something was off.
"Wait a minute, Florges sisters?"
"Ah... forgot to mention. I actually married all six Florges sisters. But the one who accompanied us to Sinnoh this time is the Eternal Flower individual."
"Mmh hmph, that's how it is. I'm actually the eldest daughter."
The Eternal Flower Florges beside them rubbed her tassel-like floral hair somewhat awkwardly. This left the new wives speechless for a moment—this Lorze is truly unmatched!
After obtaining Florges's consent, Lorze also picked a few flowers and put them on the girls' heads. This immediately coaxed the new wives into happiness. After that, they clustered together, strolling through the flower bushes, carrying quite a romantic flavor.
"Then, the treehouse up there is our house. What do you guys think? Is it okay?"
Zoroark, Celebi, Suicune, and Cresselia all marveled at the large and beautiful treehouse. The wonderful environment of Lorze's home truly far exceeded their expectations. Little Zorua, still young and not understanding the profound significance of real estate, merely followed behind the adults, echoing their sentiments.
Finally, there were the ladies waiting for him at home. Consequently, when Lorze led his new wives up the stairs, his pace became slightly rushed. His eager mood was already overflowing in his words and expressions.
At that time, Indeedee was still working at the door. She was immediately hugged into an embrace by the young man running over, receiving a huge hug.
Originally, Indeedee was working so intently that she didn't even notice. But Lorze's warm embrace was simply too familiar. The little maid almost wanted to cry; after all, she missed Lorze to the extreme too.
After that, Indeedee shouted at the top of her lungs: "Master is home!"
The young man entering the living room was immediately welcomed by the two wives sitting on the sofa chatting—also the earliest two mothers.
And when Mewtwo and Delphox saw the five new women behind Lorze, they also revealed relieved smiles: This guy truly hasn't changed a bit. Just going out for a trip, and he brings home a whole bunch of new wives.
"Welcome home, honey❤! Ah Meng, say hello to Daddy❤~" "Xiao Li too!"
"Woo, mmh~ Ah!" "Mu?"
Mewtwo and Delphox held their two daughters in their arms to welcome Lorze. As a dad, he missed them terribly too, kissing each of his daughters' little faces once.
Fortunately, the young man had the habit of regularly shaving, so his beard wouldn't prick and itch his daughters' cheeks. That spontaneously arising affinity also made Ah Meng and Xiao Li reveal smiles.
"Have the babies been fussy lately?"
Mewtwo and Delphox smiled bitterly. You could tell just by looking at their dark circles: If the well-behaved daughters during the day were like little angels, then their fussing at night made them like little demons. This dual nature of god and ghost is truly an unavoidable hurdle when raising kids.
Lorze felt incredibly heartbroken about this, but returning home this time, he had already brought a solution.
"Then I must grandly introduce this new member—Cresselia, also known as the Lunar Pokémon. She can let the babies get a good sleep, so there won't be any problems anymore!"
Finally!
Mewtwo and Delphox wept tears of joy, moved to tears: Although the babies are very cute, the hardship of raising kids... who understands! These two little ancestors can finally sleep properly!
The two moms also let Cresselia take a look at the little babies. The Lunar Pokémon was seeing children with mixed human and Pokémon blood for the first time.
The two little ones weren't afraid of strangers in the slightest. Instead, they stared at the Lunar Pokémon very curiously with their large, watery eyes.
To this, Cresselia was very excited and also very moved. Regarding the relationship between Lorze and Mewtwo and Delphox, and this fatherly and motherly nature, besides "greatness," she couldn't find any other words to describe it.
But besides the two babies, Cresselia actually had another thing she cared about.
Without a doubt, anyone could sense Mewtwo's immense power. This also confirmed Cresselia's previous guess.
Moreover, judging by her temperament, this big sister must definitely be Lorze's primary wife.
"You've worked hard, Big Sisters. You can safely leave the babies' sleep to me~"
"Wait a minute. Doesn't Cresselia hand out Lunar Wings to let people have sweet dreams?"
The Lunar Pokémon covered her mouth and chuckled softly. This husband of hers knew quite a bit, but he was somewhat rigid in his thinking.
"Silly Hubby, isn't the Lunar Wing also my power? Having my true body here is ten thousand times better than that lifeless object, isn't it?"
"Oh, oh, so that's how it is. I was being too inflexible."
During this moment of banter, Gardevoir, Mew, Absol, Latias, Deoxys, and the others also successively arrived in the living room. All the wives were gathered.
Taking this opportunity, he introduced the new and old wives to each other to get acquainted. Being fellow women belonging to Lorze, they quickly became familiar with each other.
Whether it was a natural familiarity among Mythical Pokémon or a faction alliance of small breasts and short statures, Celebi naturally mingled very well with Mew and Jirachi. The Zoroark mother and daughter were very close to the Delphox mother and daughter; after all, they were both of the fox species.
"How about everyone chat with each other for a bit first? I need to go upstairs to fetch something."
"Can Celebi go with Lorze?"
Actually, Lorze wanted to bring out a welcome gift for the new wives arriving at their new home. As a surprise, naturally, he had to maintain some mystery. Originally, he planned to politely decline Celebi.
But on second thought, this kind of thing was just for fun anyway, and it would also be a good opportunity to show little Celebi around her new home. Lorze gladly agreed.
"It's not like you can't. Then Celebi, come along~"
Because the male master returned, the home became incredibly lively. But the meticulous, considerate, and gentle maid had no intention of indulging in happiness: The husband and sisters who had traveled a long distance must all be starving, right?
"Then I'll go cook for Master and everyone." "That's true, let me help too!"
Absol and Indeedee, wearing maid outfits, had already become sisters who shared no blood ties but were incredibly close. They were also the two most capable and hardworking women in Lorze's home. At this moment, they very astutely went to prepare dinner.
"Thank you both. You've really worked hard, Indeedee, Absol."
Being praised by Lorze made the two little maids blossom with joy. In the blink of an eye, they vanished from the living room. Not long after, the sounds of cooking echoed from the kitchen.
The young man, holding Celebi's small hand, arrived at the storage room on the top floor together with the young girl fluttering her small wings.
Lorze rummaged around in here and quickly found the welcome gifts—the extra PokéNavs he requested from Devon Corporation back then!
Since they were girls marrying into the family, naturally he had to equip them with smartphones and pull them into the group chat.
"Found them, Celebi! Eh, Celebi?"
After calling out a few times and realizing Celebi didn't respond, Lorze hurriedly went out to look. Finally, he found her in another empty room on the same floor.
"Celebi? Why did you run over here?"
"Sorry, Lorze. Because I was very curious, I came over to take a look myself. May I ask if this room is empty?"
"It is indeed empty. What does Celebi want to do?"
"Mmh hmph. Because Celebi has seen many, many flowers, grasses, and plants during her time-space travels, I've always wanted to have my own potion brewing room!"
"A potion brewing room? Sounds pretty good. Then how about I help Celebi tidy up this room later for Celebi to use?"
"Thank you, Lorze. I love Lorze the most❤!"
The little onion head threw herself infatuatedly into the young man's embrace and rolled around. Lorze was quite receptive to this, dotingly stroking her head.
However... if Lorze knew that in the future Celebi would develop new aphrodisiacs here every day to drug the other wives, and even secretly drug herself, perhaps he wouldn't have agreed to Celebi's request—this truly added insult to injury for his already un-wealthy body...
In short, Lorze brought the gifts to the living room and distributed them to the new wives before dinner, and then pulled them into the group chat.
"Consider this a little welcome gift from me to everyone. As for the group chat, it's also our communication channel. If there's anything inconvenient to say face-to-face, just talk about it online!"
"Wow, this is..." "Thank you, honey❤~"
This gift left the new wives overwhelmed by the unexpected favor. This being the case, they could only cherish it even more.
At the same time, in the group chat, Lorze and the old wives together welcomed the addition of the new members. Various secretly taken unflattering "pig nose big head" reaction image memes of each other flew everywhere. The welcoming ceremony couldn't be described as anything but grand.
Actually, Lorze was a bit worried whether using a smartphone would be inconvenient for Suicune. But the ribbon extending from her tail end was exceptionally agile. Typing with it like a hand was effortless!
And after using it, Suicune simply tossed the phone into her hair. Looking at it this way, she was simply even handier playing with it than the other wives. It could be said to be quite convenient.
While everyone was busy, Indeedee and Absol had also finished cooking dinner. Deoxys, with her multitude of arms, helped carry it out.
To be honest, Lorze didn't know how the two of them managed to make so much delicious food in such a short time. And their culinary skills were also quite good—although there was still a slight gap compared to him. He looked forward to the day the students surpassed the master.
Just the smell was appetizingly fragrant. Everyone's starving stomachs had long been unable to hold back!
"Then, let this meal serve as our reunion and welcome for the new members. Cheers!"
"Cheers!"
—The beverage was delicious Berry juice stored at home. Lorze's family didn't have the habit of heavy drinking.
Looking at the thriving family, Lorze was also very happy: Now many wives had already laid eggs and nurtured offspring. Presumably, as more and more wives got pregnant, the family in the future would become increasingly noisy and increasingly lively.
But before that, as expected, he still had to allocate rooms for the new wives!
Except for Suicune, those wives each received a room as usual. But for Suicune wife, a new room had to be built—just like the stable built for the Rapidash mother and daughter.
After all, Suicune's body size was quite tall and large. Another factor was the issue of water affinity—Water-type Pokémon naturally preferred aquatic environments more.
So Suicune's house was also equipped with an exquisite small pool. It was large enough to accommodate Suicune, allowing her to soak her entire body in it to relax. This way, Suicune's rest could also become comfortable and cozy.
Suicune was very grateful to Lorze for his dedication to her. As a mentally mature Legendary Pokémon, she attached great importance to matters of rights and obligations. So she proactively offered to help water the Florges sisters' flower garden. This way, it saved a massive amount of tedious labor.
At the same time, she consciously shouldered the heavy responsibility of purifying the water quality of the rivers at the Tree of Beginning. Wasn't this her old profession? It was a breeze.
This night before going to sleep, the Lunar Pokémon applied her power and influence to the entire house. Everyone sleeping soundly vaguely felt as if a warm power was protecting them. Their hearts couldn't be any more at ease.
Ah Meng and Xiao Li actually slept beautifully through the night without crying or fussing again. Everyone exceptionally got a sufficient and high-quality sleep. However, before going to sleep, Lorze still had some other activities...