"Sha~"
"Kojie--"
Shhh!
Gengar put a finger to his lips, signaling the newly awakened Celebi to be quiet.
Celebi glanced at Lucas, who was still asleep, nodded her tiny head, and then put a finger to her own lips.
"Sha~" (Very quietly.)
Then she looked at Gengar, who was doing aerobics from a tablet, her small face full of curiosity.
"Kojie--"
Do you want to join?
Celebi tilted her head, and finally nodded.
Gengar grinned and began to teach Celebi aerobics.
After finishing the exercise, Gengar checked the time. It was a little past six. He looked at Lucas, who was sound asleep, and his scarlet eyes darted around. He looked at the forest and suddenly smiled.
"Kojie--"
Do you want to come with me to dig up something delicious?
"Sha?"
Celebi gently flapped her wings, a little curious.
Gengar gestured with his hands.
He described it to Celebi in Gengar's language.
Celebi suddenly understood and then nodded quickly.
Gengar placed the items on the table on the balcony and then took Celebi back to the first floor.
They didn't use the stairs.
Watching Gengar pass directly through the ceiling, Celebi flapped her tiny wings, tilting her small head.
"Sha?"
Gengar's head passed through the ceiling and returned to the balcony, then his whole body emerged.
He smiled apologetically, then took Celebi and floated down from the balcony.
Seeing Mighty and the other two already up and working, he greeted them and then floated directly to the warehouse.
He found a back basket and put it on his back, then took two small hoes.
"Kojie--"
Let's go~
Gengar floated in front, and Celebi chased behind.
"Sha~"
Lucas in the room didn't know how long he had slept. Hearing the sounds from the backyard, he scratched his bed-head hair and sat up.
"Gengar."
Not seeing Gengar's figure, Lucas was a little curious.
"Where did he go to play?"
After speaking, Lucas stood up, went to the balcony, and stretched.
At this time, the sun had not yet risen, and the weather was a bit cool.
Not far from the swing, Shauna was sitting under a big tree with Chingling and Petilil, playing. From time to time, pleasant laughter drifted over with the wind.
It seems I need to find some time to get them a set of building blocks to play with.
Lucas thought to himself as he watched Shauna and the others sitting under the tree.
Staravia was perched on the tree, quietly watching them, occasionally preening his feathers.
In the distance, Mighty and the others were weeding and watering.
Further away, a few yellow figures occasionally took off, and a few more landed and disappeared.
"Ha~"
Lucas yawned deeply, then quietly looked at the backyard, and then into the distance.
The stone path in the backyard led directly to the Tea Garden; further back was the Swing Area, opposite which was the Planting Area; further back was the Grassland Area.
Although more than seventy percent of the backyard could be considered Grassland Area, Lucas still only designated that specific part as the Grassland Area; behind the Grassland Area was the Forest Area, and between the Grassland Area and the Forest Area was a huge Lake, so Lucas designated that area as the Lake Area.
At the same time, next to the Lake were some mountains, covered with many strangely shaped stones that hadn't been tidied up yet.
They occupied a considerable portion of the Breeding House's land, and Lucas decided to find time to clear them out and use them as the Breeding House's Rock Area.
A considerable distance further back from the Forest Area was the Great Forest. At this time, the fence between the Forest Area and the forest entrance had disappeared, destroyed by the Pokémon Hunter that night. Lucas had not repaired it, as with the blessings of the forest Pokémon, there was no longer a need to fence it off.
Oh, right, there was an area behind the Breeding House kitchen, where Lucas had set up a stove and clay pots. That was the Dining Area.
Looking from the Breeding House towards the forest, the layers were distinct.
And currently, Lucas was quite satisfied with the development of the Breeding House.
His daily routine had also improved.
Everything is developing in a good direction!
Lucas took a deep breath, then smiled.
But where did Gengar go, and Celebi is also missing.
As soon as he thought of Celebi, Lucas remembered that while eating a late-night snack yesterday, Celebi held delicious food in both hands, floating in the air and feasting. When she got tired of eating, she would just lie on Lucas's head and continue eating.
This caused him to wash his hair twice when he showered.
"You'll have to get ready for breakfast if you play a little longer."
Lucas smiled and shook his head, then shouted towards Shauna and the others.
Shauna turned her head and saw Lucas waving at them.
"Okay!"
Shauna shouted crisply.
After hearing her, Lucas went back to the restroom to wash up.
After going downstairs and setting out breakfast for Mime Jr., Lucas went to the backyard to call Shauna and the others for breakfast. Just then, two figures flew in from a distance.
One purple, one green.
The purple one had a full back basket on his back. They stopped in front of Lucas.
"Kojie--"
Gengar grinned, revealing a smile.
"..."
Lucas sighed, "I wondered why I didn't see you when I woke up. Turns out you ran off to dig bamboo shoots."
Gengar handed Lucas a bamboo shoot, revealing a mouth full of white teeth.
Lucas took it and looked at it; it was decent.
"You, you just recovered last night, and you already dug him up again, you glutton."
He handed the bamboo shoot back, then tugged at Gengar's mouth, pretending to scold him a few times.
Then he looked at Celebi.
Her two small hands held a bamboo shoot, completely covering her face.
"Sha~"
She smiled at Lucas.
Lucas took the bamboo shoot from her hands, sighed helplessly, "Go wash your hands and eat. I'll deal with these later."
"Kojie--"
"Sha~"
They flew towards the faucet.
"φ" (￣￢￣*)
Gengar chewed his food, his eyes narrowed, slowly enjoying it.
The thought of having bamboo shoots soon made him even happier. It really makes a ghost's appetite grow!
Thinking of this, Gengar shoved two more mouthfuls of breakfast into his mouth, stuffing his entire cheeks full.
After breakfast, Lucas waited for guests at the front, while Shauna took the other Pokémon to the backyard. Lucas went to take a look and found her selecting usable stones and enclosing an area she had planned for herself.
Shauna's small flower garden officially broke ground.
Watching Gengar and Mighty and the others help move and cut stones, Lucas felt relieved and returned to the resting area in front of the counter to lie down.
"You've worked hard, Petilil."
Ever since Petilil and Mime Jr. entertained guests and left their phone numbers, and Lucas praised her, Petilil now sits on the counter every time the store opens, facing the door with a gentle smile.
He imagined that when guests walked in and saw such a cute Petilil, they would surely choose to make a purchase!
"Laji~"
Petilil swayed her body and sweetly responded.
Lucas lay in front, reading a book, while Shauna in the backyard discussed with Celebi and Mime Jr. how to arrange the flower garden to make it look beautiful and pretty.
He wondered if Shauna understood what they were saying, but they were certainly having a back-and-forth conversation.
At Shauna's feet was a Vulpix who kept nodding, nodding no matter who spoke.
Gengar, meanwhile, was holding a bag of cat ears and eating continuously, his gaze fixed on Shauna and the others.
"Awoo~"
Arcanine's voice rang out. Lucas sat up and looked outside. Jenny was dismounting from Arcanine and walking into the Breeding House.
"Good morning, Sister Reese, and Arcanine."
"Good morning."
Jenny nodded, then walked directly towards the backyard, picking up Petilil from the counter as she passed.
"Laji?"
Seeing her disappear through the door behind the counter, Lucas grabbed Arcanine's head and started to mess with it.
"Awoo..."
After a while, Jenny returned to the front. Looking at Lucas messing with the dog's head, she said, "The Pokémon Eggs have been delivered. There are thirty-eight in total. I'll give you twenty. Can you accept that?"
"Thank you, Sister Reese!"
Lucas shouted happily.
Jenny looked at Lucas and made a drinking gesture.
Lucas quickly ran to the kitchen to make her a cup of honey water.
Twenty Pokémon Eggs, at Lucas's selling price of 80,000 to 150,000 Alliance Coins, would be a considerable income once all twenty were sold.
By the time Lucas finished making the honey water and returned to the front, Jenny had already laid out all the Pokémon Eggs on the Breeding House floor.
Handing the honey water to Jenny, Lucas called Gengar towards the backyard.
Taking the stethoscope from Gengar, Lucas began to examine each Pokémon Egg one by one.
Arcanine: "Awoo?!"
Where's my water?!
[Oddish's Egg] [Magby's Egg] [Rhyhorn's Egg] [Scyther's Egg] [Eevee's Egg] [Gligar's Egg]...
There were some from other regions, and some from the Sinnoh region.
But there was no doubt, as expected of a Pokémon Hunter... Lucas's heart bloomed with joy.
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