Pokémon from Galar

"Ouch—it hurts—! Marie-chan!"

"call……"

Seeing that Yuri had finally regained consciousness, he released his grip on her cheek, then turned and got out of bed to rummage through his backpack and pull out two large plastic bags.

"Ichi-chan, Su-chan, stuff all the cotton balls in here."

As he said this, he and Bai Pengpeng pulled open the plastic bag together, drawing the large clumps of cotton floating in mid-air into the bag.

"Huh... what's going on?"

Yuri stared blankly at the scene before her, raised her hand, and found that she was also covered in white cotton.

"Hey, what did you dream about? You were hugging Bai Pengpeng so tightly, it was deformed when I saw it."

Pointing to the large, fluffy ball of cotton, Mary was truly speechless about this. She had never seen cotton being squeezed out of her clothes when she was still a baby.

While the white pufferfish has evolved, its characteristics haven't changed.

"Forehead……"

Yuri roughly understood what was going on. She turned her head and stared at Balu, who was watching the show with wide eyes, for a moment, then scratched her head and chuckled.

The fluffy white cotton has such a good adhesive effect that Marie can't ask other Pokémon for help for the time being, so she can only let Eevee and Sue, who are skilled in using psychic abilities, do the hard work.

After working for more than half an hour, the harvested cotton filled several plastic bags. Mary leaned against the headboard, holding Xiao Mo, and stared at the pile of cotton next to her. She said half-jokingly:

"So much cotton... enough to make two cushions, so that you won't cause this kind of trouble again, Yuri."

"Hehehe... I didn't mean to, I'm sorry, Mary-chan, and Bai Pengpeng and Yi-chan, Si-chan, I'm sorry."

"Ee~ (It's okay~)"

I-chan didn't mind, but Si-chan's eyes lit up. She wished she could be I-chan's doll. In a flash, she landed next to Mary, tugged at Mary's sleeve, and whispered in Mary's ear:

"Chiru? (Could you make me a doll of Sister I?)"

Mary's eyes lit up when she heard this. "That's right! We can use it to make dolls. It's no fun to just make a pillow with so much cotton."

Turning her head to meet Sis's expectant gaze, Mary smiled and nodded, then reached out and patted Sis's head.

"Sure, how big do you want it?"

"Chiru... (Thank you~ A regular size that I can hug with one hand is fine~)"

"I understand. I'll make it for you after this gym challenge is over."

"Chiru~"

With a happy cheer, Sis-chan hugged Mary's neck and rubbed her cheek against hers, then, blushing slightly, teleported back to her original position.

"What are you and Sisi talking about?"

Yuri was no longer sleepy. After tidying her messy hair in the bathroom, she climbed down next to Mary and sat down, asking curiously.

Mary shrugged, tilted her head, leaned closer, and whispered in reply:

"We're discussing what to do with this cotton. How about we make you a cushion?"

"Really?! Mary-chan can sew too?"

Mary twitched the corner of her mouth and shook her head slightly.

"Actually, I'm not very good at it... In the past, my brother always helped me with similar things, but I can give it a try. You can find relevant tutorials online."

"Hum~"

Yuri gave a proud hum, staring at Mary with anticipation on her face, then pointed to herself.

Reaching out, Mary grabbed Yuri's fingers and pressed them down, saying with a smile:

"Hey hey... I got it, I got it. Please, Yuri, teach me, okay?"

"Mmm! I'm really good at it!"

Seeing Yuri's smug expression, Mary didn't bother to say anything. Instead, she looked at Bai Pengpeng, who seemed completely exhausted and drowsy, and reached out to pick her up.

He placed it between their pillows, then looked down at the bewildered Bai Pengpeng and said:

"Go to sleep, you must be tired after all that fuss."

"nya... (I... I think I'll go sleep on the side...)"

"It's okay, it's okay. Yuri is just not used to your sudden change in body shape. You can sleep next to me, it's fine."

"Mmm! Yes, yes, it wasn't your fault before, Bai Pengpeng, it was my fault. You can just relax and sleep here."

Yuri reached out and gently patted the fluffy little body, then held out her hand for Yuri to hold her wrist, and whispered comfortingly:

Okay, I'll hold your hand forever~

"nya~ (Mmm~)"

The innocent Bai Pengpeng quickly put her worries behind her, hugged Yuri's hand, and closed her eyes.

The large amount of cotton they had previously used was no easy task for Bai Pengpeng, at least in terms of stamina. Although he had just replenished his energy with a few energy cubes, he was now almost asleep.

In the dim light, Mary and Yuri exchanged a glance, then pulled up the covers and lay down together.

I went to sweep the tombs today.

I went to sweep the tombs with my family... Well, anyway, I probably won't have time to finish writing this. I'll update tomorrow, I'll update tomorrow.

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Chapter 85 Another Chance Encounter with Chairman Loz

The day of the two-person gym challenge finally arrived.

The weather is pretty good today, it's a sunny day. If it were still like the heavy rain of the past few days, it would be quite troublesome to fight, since the arena is an open-air venue.

"Hehe~ It's finally our turn to take the challenge!"

Standing with her hands on her hips by the main road of Shuizhou Town, Yuri had an exaggerated expression that said, "It's finally my turn."

However, Mary could understand. Hop always went ahead of them, and his gym battles were scheduled a few days earlier than theirs.

After watching Hop's challenge, Yuri has been unable to concentrate, and she always falls behind her opponent in gym battles. This must be quite frustrating for someone like Yuri who is experiencing it for the first time.

"By the way, has the restaurant we booked gotten a reservation at yet?"

As Yuri walked down the street, she suddenly blurted out something seemingly out of nowhere. Mari paused for a moment, then nodded and said:

"Yes, they sent me a notification before, but I didn't tell you because you were so excited, Yuri. It's tomorrow night."

"Oh! This gives me even more motivation!"

Yuri waved her little fist, looking full of enthusiasm.

As they turned the corner, two familiar faces suddenly appeared in front of them.

"I'm very sorry! The president is extremely busy right now, so that's all for today. Please go back now!"

A beautiful woman in business attire was making a very polite, official statement to the person next to her, while behind her stood Chairman Rose.

But the president's current attire...

The black sunglasses and baseball cap paired with the white casual jacket are fine, but for some reason the bottom half is paired with beach shorts and white leather shoes.

Although one could imagine that President Rose was probably relaxing at the beach, Mary still had a strong urge to criticize his outfit.

"Okay~ Goodbye, President~"

Several young women passing by waved to the president and then left the intersection together.

Meanwhile, President Rose, dressed like a playboy, looked regretfully in the direction the young lady had left, muttering to himself:

"Ah, everyone... I still have time to sign autographs for you all. And I can also give away Pokémon League cards!"

Watching the young ladies walk away, President Rose raised his hand to his forehead, sighed, and then turned to his stern-faced secretary, saying:

"Our career development cannot be separated from the support of our fans. Olive, isn't it too heartless of you to kick them out?"

The woman named Olive placed her hands in front of her, her posture standard and beautiful.

"Responding to fans is important, but president, for the sake of the fans, you should work even harder..."

"President Rose, I will work even harder for you!"

Peter, whom they had met a few times before, also stepped forward at this moment.

"Ah, it's Peter... You're so different from when I used to give you Pokémon. I think... the one who can stand out in the gym battles is either you... or a trainer recommended by the champion."

"I am a trainer personally recommended by you, Chairman. I will absolutely not lose to anyone! Excuse me, I must take my leave now..."

Perhaps feeling resentful at being compared to the two new trainers, Peter gave Guild Master Rose a slightly forceful apology, said goodbye, and headed towards the mine.

Even Mary, who had been watching from the sidelines for a while, didn't know why the president had said those words. Perhaps Yuri and Hop were truly exceptionally talented, but that didn't mean that there weren't any other trainers with strong abilities participating in the gym challenge.

Hmm... perhaps the president was referring to the gym challenges that were limited to the eight arenas, without including the final elimination rounds?

Mary, who knows some information she shouldn't know, always feels that Chairman Loz is implying something, but she also finds it somewhat absurd.

Watching Peter leave, President Rose turned around and walked towards the unremarkable Yuri and Mari.

"It's been a long time, ladies."

Although she wasn't particularly fond of her rather informal attire, Mary still had to maintain politeness, so she nodded and said:

"Long time no see, President Rose."

"Yes, it's been a long time, President Rose!"

Unlike Mary, Yuri's energetic voice immediately drew everyone's attention. President Rose turned her head, smiled, and stared at Yuri for a moment before speaking gently:

"I'm actually quite curious as well, why did Champion Leon recommend you? Are you going to challenge Gym Leader Lurina today?"

“Yes, Mary and I both had our challenges this morning.”

Perhaps it was because President Rose's demeanor today was so much like that of an ordinary handsome middle-aged man that Yuri wasn't as nervous as she usually was during the conversation.

"That's it! I've got a great idea! Let me celebrate with you two after you get your gym badges today! I'd also like to learn more about you two challengers."

Just as President Loz was about to act on a whim and try to continue slacking off, a pleasant but extremely authoritative deep voice rang out from behind him:

"President—your time..."

"..."