New World Championships rules: ban Xingye first

After breakfast, Lillie finally got over her embarrassment and calmed down, firmly refusing to discuss the subject any further. Xingye smiled and said nothing.

They had gotten up fairly early that day. Cosmog had also made quite a fuss the night before, so the Pokémon slept in a little longer, recovering from the fatigue of their return from Hammerlocke.

Seeing Kitty and the others come over, Xingye cleared the table and told Lillie, "If you're feeling uncomfortable anywhere, go back to your room and rest. I'll prepare their breakfast."

"I'm fine. I'm pretty fit, you know. I'll stay in the living room and look after them."

"All right, then."

"Meow?"

Listening to their conversation, Sprigatito, who was being hugged by Cosmog, instinctively gave them a puzzled look. Sprigatito stared at Lillie for a particularly long time, sensing something strange but unable to say what.

The morning soon passed. After tidying up, the two prepared to return to Kabukicho, dropping Calyrex off along the way and checking how the Five-in-One Herba Mystica was growing.

After letting Lusamine know, they rode off on Miraidon. Mohn had only just returned and still needed time to recuperate. With Lusamine's help, he was also learning what had happened over the past decade or so, catching up with the world.

Before long, they returned to the Drifter District. With only two days until New Year's, it was much quieter than usual, but Slowking Izakaya never closed. It would always be there waiting.

When Miraidon stopped below Odd Jobs, Slowking, who had been waiting for some time, waved in greeting and said, "Looks like you've done something incredible again."

"Trouble came knocking on its own."

As he spoke, Xingye climbed off Miraidon. Calyrex, who had followed them, surveyed the surroundings and said, "This shabby place hardly looks