"Beh."
Kubfu clasped its paws together and gave Su Hao and Poipole a fairly standard martial salute.
From those details alone, it was clear that this Kubfu was generally disciplined, resolute, and serious.
But—
"When did this happen?"
A flash of delight crossed Su Hao's eyes. This was good news.
He had not expected Jiang Chengcheng to have already completed the trial and obtained the "Secret Armor"—in other words, the recognition of the Legendary Pokémon infant known as Kubfu—becoming a genuine Legendary Pokémon Girl.
"I only passed the trial recently. I wanted to give you a surprise."
Jiang Chengcheng smiled and beckoned Kubfu over, having it sit beside her.
Kubfu sat on the sofa with an upright, proper posture. It looked extremely serious at a glance.
Then Poipole, which was slightly less serious, perfectly countered Kubfu's seriousness.
Perhaps because it wanted to make another friend, Poipole went up to chat with Kubfu. No one knew what it did, but before long, Kubfu could no longer maintain its stern expression and was practically being led around by Poipole.
Seeing that.
Jiang Chengcheng covered her mouth and chuckled. "This is the first time I've seen this little old man lose his composure like that."
Then she looked toward the direction Xia Jie had left in and asked curiously, "Grandpa Xia is taking so long. Nothing happened, right?"
Su Hao said helplessly, "It's fine. He's overthinking things a little right now. Don't mind him."
His Aura could detect everything clearly.
Near the back door connecting the kitchen to the backyard, Xia Jie was squeezed together with Incineroar, squatting there and grilling fish.
He was probably thinking about leaving some space for the younger generation again.
"Oh..."
Jiang Chengcheng awkwardly ruffled Kubfu's head a few times, pretending to be busy.
After that.
The two