Night—
The curtain of night gently draped over the land. The distant sea was pitch-black, nothing visible at all, with only the sound of waves endlessly striking Altomare's coastline.
Yu Hai had already woken up at the hotel. He had slept soundly from noon until evening, and he and his Pokémon had finished dinner as well.
Lucario was playing with the little Lugia on a soft blanket. Lucario's Aura could clearly sense the little Lugia's emotions, making him perfectly suited for looking after a child.
From time to time, Lucario gently poked the little Lugia with the pads of his paw. The little Lugia happily bounced around, letting out crisp cries.
So much time had passed, yet Lugia's mother was still nowhere to be seen. Yu Hai's worries had long since faded. Now, he was completely at peace; whether Lugia's mother came or not no longer mattered.
Those anxious days were already behind him, and he had completely relaxed. As far as he was concerned, if Lugia's mother eventually came looking, he could simply return the little Lugia to her.
It was not that he had changed his mind for no reason. There was simply something giving him an unbearable headache.
The little Lugia was in the middle of a growth spurt, and his appetite kept growing. He had practically become a little gold-devouring beast even worse than Iron Hānhān.
Looking at the Pokémon food reserves recorded in his notebook, he could not help sighing to himself. The other Pokémon's average daily consumption, even including what they needed for training, was only a few Energy Cubes.
But the little Lugia spent all day playing without a care in the world, while his Energy Cube consumption was measured by the bowlful—and they were all premium Energy Cubes.
Thinking of this, he