That night.
Howling winds and the snow mixed within them nearly blanketed the entire night sky, making the stars impossible to see clearly.
Sparse flakes of snow fell without end.
Before long.
The branches, which had somehow gathered snow upon them, were once again draped in pristine white.
Within that dim white world, a brilliant, blazing crimson flower swayed continuously in the biting wind, yet showed no sign of going out.
Besides that, there was the occasional sound of "hehehe" laughter.
There.
Beside the burning campfire, several snowy-white figures wriggled about.
"Awoo—"
Ninetales lunged out of the snow like a starving tiger, its nine tails dancing up and down and making the swirling snow around it even denser.
The falling snowflakes covered the nearby snow mounds even more thickly.
"Tokegiss!! (Clefable!)"
Togekiss cried out, its wings flapping as it sent out streaks of bright white Air Slash, swiftly carving the snow into a sculpture.
To be honest.
At first glance, it really did resemble Clefable somewhat, both in appearance and bearing.
Togekiss's display made Ninetales' eyes light up.
"Kub! (Urshifu!)"
At that moment.
Kubfu on the other side moved as well. It lowered itself into a horse stance, its expression stern as its fists began to strike.
Sometimes heavy, sometimes light.
Before long, it had sculpted an Urshifu standing on one leg with its fists, especially capturing the essence of that crane stance.
Yet Kubfu seemed dissatisfied with it. It frowned, apparently deep in thought.
The last pile of snow remained motionless for a long time.
The little ones could not help but look over curiously.
Sirfetch'd stood before the snow pile like a swordsman in the snow, clutching its leek with its eyes closed.
"Tokegiss!~~ (Ducky, if you don't move soon, you'll turn into a sculpture yourself.)"
Seeing the