After returning to the village with Meloetta, Lorze unsurprisingly brought up the matter of taking the little songstress away to the elder. And the elder himself also seemed to have anticipated this matter.
What responded to Lorze and Meloetta was silence, a long silence. Lorze and Meloetta, tightly gripping each other's hands, were still a tiny bit nervous. They felt as if they could hear nothing but their own pounding heartbeats, merely sitting properly and anticipating the elder's reply.
The elder didn't speak, merely blindly stroking his gray beard. Slowly, he said: "But... this matter, for us, is not something we can accept casually either. Your Excellency Lorze, you should be able to understand."
Lorze nodded. But for this trip, he was determined to succeed. Because this wasn't his wishful thinking, but a shared desire with Meloetta. So his confidence was very ample.
"Alright. Although we are deadlocked here, the main character of this matter is Meloetta after all, isn't she? Why not listen to what Meloetta means? Meloetta, are you willing to together with me... leave here to live in another place?"
Meloetta's heart already belonged to Lorze long ago. Releasing Lorze's hand, she gently floated up and sat on his shoulder. Holding her beloved man's face, she nodded. Everything was understood without being spoken.
"Yes... I am willing to be together with Big Brother Lorze!"
Although the elder couldn't understand what Meloetta's cry meant, he could guess from her expression that Meloetta's heart leaned towards Lorze's side.
Meloetta's statement was like the last straw that broke the camel's back. The elder seemed to hear it, hearing the crisp snapping sound of that "thread" connecting their tribe and Meloetta.
Seeing this scene, he also sighed deeply: Could it be... the duty of guarding Meloetta that their tribe had carried on for thousands of years or even longer, is going to change owners today?
However, just as Lorze said, their tribe had already failed to keep up with the progress of the outside world. Regarding this point, Ridley, who had personally stepped out of the tribe, had a great right to speak. Wasn't last night also exactly a long heart-to-heart talk between the two of them?
They now no longer had enough strength to continue protecting Meloetta. This cold reality was laid bare before them. No matter how stubborn he was verbally, it was merely deceiving himself; he ultimately couldn't change the facts.
The elder compromised. He wasn't an extremely stubborn person unwilling to accommodate circumstances. If this method could make Meloetta safer, he could only do this. So he allowed Meloetta to follow Lorze and leave the protection of his tribe. This decision would presumably make many tribespeople dissatisfied, but they would still be convinced by his authority.
"Alright. Since things have come to this, it can only be like this. I only hope that Your Excellency Lorze and Lord Meloetta can complete a handover ceremony for the duty of guardianship. How about it?"
Lorze fought back his joy and nodded: "I will respectfully obey your arrangement, Elder."
After leaving the tent where the elder was, Lorze finally couldn't suppress the corners of his mouth and high-fived Meloetta to celebrate: Now Meloetta can follow Lorze and live together!
Before the guardianship rights were truly transferred, Lorze and Meloetta participated in a ceremony in the tribe. Under the witness of all the tribespeople, Lorze incomparably solemnly announced that he would use his life to guard Meloetta's safety. Then, he received a token from the original guardian Ridley—a necklace that their tribe all had.
Although the entire ceremony was just going through the motions, Ridley's expression was very serious. The gaze he cast at Lorze was also full of the meaning of entrustment. Although he only moved his lips without speaking, Lorze seemed to hear Ridley's inner voice: Lord Meloetta, I entrust her to Your Excellency Lorze!
Lorze and Meloetta didn't treat this ceremony as child's play, but truly made vows to each other with a serious and solemn attitude. The two of them were just like a husband and wife who had experienced a lot yet still deeply loved each other. The love between them didn't need to be proven with words; no power could tear it apart.
Lorze suddenly felt, besides himself not wearing a formal suit and Meloetta not wearing a wedding dress, this ceremony was simply like a wedding uniquely belonging to them... Meloetta also had this feeling in her heart. So when taking the oath, she was even more engaged, even more selfless. She made a vow of eternal love to stay together for life with Lorze—A vow made with a Love Ball. Lorze captured Meloetta right in front of the tribespeople. To say they weren't envious... would be a lie. But no one would be unconvinced.
After all the ceremonies were completed, Meloetta nominally no longer belonged to the Ridley tribe. But they weren't in a hurry to leave immediately either. After all, Meloetta still had some good friends, and they were all giving her a farewell dinner. This delay was another two or three days. But both Lorze and Meloetta waited willingly.
When it was time to part, the whole village came to see off Lorze and Meloetta—They were also very reluctant to part with Meloetta. I'm afraid they would never be able to see her again in the future.
The elder and Ridley were clustered at the very front, bidding their final farewells to Lorze. Although the time they spent together wasn't long, they still had many things they wanted to say.
"Perhaps... laying down the responsibility of guarding Lord Meloetta is also a sigh of relief for our tribe. We have always been out of breath oppressed by this heavy duty. And now, perhaps it is an opportunity for us to seek change and progress... This incident also made everyone understand that there are no eternally unchanging things in this world. Thank you for pushing our tribe to make changes, Your Excellency Lorze..."
"Brother Lorze... we had a lot of unpleasantness between us before, but... Sigh! It was all because my mind was too narrow-minded, I'm sorry! Although you are not our compatriot, everyone is still proud of you!"
The man of true nature, Ridley, merely felt ashamed of his previous obstinacy. At the same time, he also harbored guilt towards Lorze and Meloetta. For this, he didn't even hesitate to kneel on one knee to Lorze. But Lorze hurriedly supported him to stand back up—Such a grand gesture... I truly can't bear it!
Seeing Ridley being so sincere, Lorze was even somewhat embarrassed. Although at first it was indeed Ridley acting aggressively like an alpha male, but he himself wasn't magnanimous at that time either. Perhaps in their initial interactions, both of them had places where they were wrong. But those small frictions had all vanished into thin air now.
"Mr. Ridley, please don't say that. We merely came to know each other after a fight (from blows to friendship). Let the past be the past. We might as well look forward to the future. Actually... I am also looking forward to sparring and exchanging pointers with Brother Ridley!"
Before parting, Lorze and Ridley put aside their barriers and hugged each other. He also didn't expect that at the end of the matter, he could actually gain a good friend.
"Mhm, I think it's about time... We won't pester Your Excellency Lorze and Lord Meloetta anymore. Take good care of yourselves, you two..."
"Everyone take good care of yourselves too. If fate permits, we will definitely meet again in the future. Until we meet again!" "Bye-bye everyone, Meloetta is leaving too!"
Not knowing who started it, a farewell song drifted along the gentle breeze. The villagers sang along in chorus. This made the atmosphere of farewell even thicker...
Amidst the song under the setting sun, Lorze and Meloetta left this ancient village, looking back three times for every step taken. This parting was not the end of everything, but a new beginning—For both Meloetta and Ridley's tribe, it was true.
Meloetta tightly held Lorze's hand. Every step taken now, every second spent with Lorze, would be a brand new world she hadn't experienced before. But Meloetta had no fear of the unknown, because the most trustworthy person was right beside her. She was already prepared to join hands with Lorze to embrace a new life.
"Actually, the outside world is also very wonderful, and it must be unfamiliar and novel to Meloetta. I am willing to accompany Meloetta to experience various 'first times' together!"
Moved to tears by the vow Lorze made, Meloetta could only respond to Lorze with her own feelings, loudly speaking out an affecting confession—
"Big Brother Lorze, Meloetta loves you❤!"
Still with the genial setting sun as a background, Lorze tightly hugged Meloetta. They were confidants in art, lovers in soul, and even more so dependencies physically.
"I love you too, Meloetta❤~"
Lorze originally wanted to link pinky fingers with Meloetta to make a vow, but as a result, because Meloetta's small hand was a round sphere, it couldn't be achieved. After a burst of awkwardness, both of them broke into laughter. In the end, they still clasped their hands tightly together and deeply and affectionately kissed each other's lips, seeking a love belonging to themselves from it.
After that, Lorze smilingly stroked Meloetta's sexy little belly, imagining the future little songstress being pregnant: "We are truly husband and wife now. I want to have a cute little baby with Meloetta baby, what does Meloetta think?"
"So annoying❤~ That kind of thing is still too early. But if Big Brother wants it, Meloetta will also work hard, hehe❤~"
Thus, Meloetta was finally no longer alone, and Lorze also had the companionship of a little beauty beside him. Following the scientific research summit, the story of Pinwheel Forest also came to a perfect conclusion...
Although he had already smoothly captured the Mythical Pokémon Meloetta, Lorze still had no intention of going home. Since he had already come to the Unova region, he might as well finish all the things he wanted to do so as not to leave any regrets. Who knows if he would ever come back in the future?
He still wanted to go for a trip to the Sword of the Vale in Eindoak Town from the movies—this was to visit the cute V-boy Victini. Maybe he could even try his luck and see either Reshiram or Zekrom.
But before that, Lorze rode Rapidash across Route 4, which was filled with yellow sand in the sky, and settled down in Nimbasa City—a sleepless city where entertainment is paramount.
His consideration was that these past few days, what with fighting Alder and capturing Giovanni alive, whether it was the wives or himself, everyone was too exhausted. So he planned to come to Nimbasa City to relax before heading to Eindoak Town—After all, Nimbasa City has such a huge amusement park. It could be said that what this place lacks the least are places to play!
The bizarre and motley sights in the bustling city gave Meloetta an immense shock. She felt as if she had returned to the days of living on the seabed countless years ago; in her memory, the city back then was also very lively.
"Wow, so... so amazing..."
When the little songstress opened her mouth wide in amazement, Lorze took this opportunity to lift her beautiful green hair and sniff the faint, clear fragrance on it.
Although she was tickled a bit, Meloetta wasn't resistant. She was very much enjoying intimately interacting with Lorze. Instead, she proactively leaned against Lorze's head and pointed towards a distant building.
"Hubby... what is that strange thing over there?"
Looking in the direction the little songstress pointed, it turned out to be the Ferris wheel in the Nimbasa Amusement Park.
"It's a kind of amusement facility. Sitting inside that little house, you can go to a high place, and then you can overlook this city from above."
"Sounds amazing! Meloetta wants to play on that!"
Meloetta's eyes-shining appearance made Lorze very satisfied: He originally brought his wives here to play, and he exactly hoped everyone could enjoy it properly.
"Of course no problem. But how about we go play tomorrow? It's already very late today. Wait until tomorrow... not just Meloetta, but also the other babies, I will accompany you to play to your heart's content~"
"Mhm oh❤~"
It was already late, so Lorze headed straight for the booked hotel. Along the way, Meloetta was like a village girl entering the city, curiously asking about this and that. Lorze was also incomparably patient, answering everything he knew, and moreover explaining it using words Meloetta could understand.
Meloetta carefully asked Lorze if he would find her too annoying. What she got was of course a negative reply. As long as he heard Meloetta's voice, he would feel very blissful and at ease, wishing he could chat more with Meloetta.
The rooms Lorze booked were basically all large communal sleeping rooms. After all, he truly had too many Pokémon wives. Ordinary double beds fundamentally couldn't satisfy them. Furthermore, large communal sleeping rooms also had the advantage of almost never being fully booked easily. And watching Meloetta rolling back and forth on the soft bed like a child, Lorze thought to himself, isn't this also quite nice?
Besides Meloetta, the other big and small wives were also released by Lorze. Every single one of them had greedy lights flashing in their eyes. Their degree of thirst and hunger in terms of physical lust was absolutely not inferior to Meloetta.
This time there was no foreplay of games. Lorze directly stripped completely naked: Then let's begin!
After fully resting (hearty sexual intercourse) for a night in the hotel room, the next day Lorze and his Pokémon wives hugged and woke up full of energy. After simply having breakfast, they went to Nimbasa City's proud amusement park together with very full mental states.
In this amusement park, besides various amusement facilities, there was also a very coolly decorated pavilion. If the exclusive Poké Ball logo of a Gym wasn't glaringly displayed there, one truly couldn't tell this was a Gym recognized by the League.
Unlike Gyms in other cities, Nimbasa City's Gym was built inside the amusement park. Actually, the Gym Leader Elesa herself was a flawless beauty, and she worked as a model herself, so she didn't reject the entertainment-ization of Gym challenges—Her Gym was more like a large indoor roller coaster pavilion than a Gym, and the challenge activities conversely became like an add-on existence...