Fortunately, thanks to the half day of hard work put in by that little housework whiz, Brock, Annie, Misty, and Ash ultimately decided not to offend Professor Ivy. They gave up on the idea of insisting on staying at an inn or hotel.
After the three of them had spent half the day strolling and chatting on the beach outside the research institute, they returned to its living quarters—and were extremely surprised to see:
The sofas and tables in the living room, which had previously been piled haphazardly with all kinds of dirty clothes, smelly socks, dirty underwear, broken boxes, assorted decorations, mountains of unwashed dishes, and various other things both familiar and unidentifiable, had been completely cleared of the foul, sour, rotten, and generally disgusting odors they'd been giving off!
In their place was a clean, bright, tidy living room and kitchen, wiped and polished until they were spotless and filled with the lemon scent of cleaning products. Even the guest rooms were just as clean and orderly?
There was no denying it!
As it turned out, that squinty-eyed "Brock" really did have a bit of a knack for being a butler. After half a day of hard work, he had managed to restore the institute's living quarters and guest rooms to their proper state, despite the damage done by the "Slob King," Professor Ivy, and the three "little slobs," the triplets.
Then, after polishing off the sumptuous dinner that Brock had found time to prepare amid all his cleaning, Annie, Misty, and the others were thoroughly satisfied. They finally forgot all about their earlier displeasure and didn't bring up staying at an inn again. Instead, they prepared to stay at the institute, without the slightest hesitation.
However...
What annoyed Annie quite a bit was that later that night,