The Last Quiet Days, Countdown to the Masters Tournament

After saying goodbye to Nemona and the others, Xingye and his companions passed through the portal to Kabukicho early the next morning, before it closed at six, and hurried home.

On the way, he told them Odd Jobs was being watched. Lillie was furious, and Sprigatito even wanted to stop by and pick a fight with Kingambit, striking first.

Xingye stopped them. They could settle old and new scores together when the time came. For now, they needed to go home and rest, in case Team Rainbow Rocket tried anything...

Ogerpon followed curiously, looking around at everything. It was her first time outside the Paldea Region, and everything here felt unfamiliar without Tera Energy.

Kabukicho was about to close for the day, so there were few Pokémon on the streets. Most were either heading home or lying drunk by the roadside.

As they passed the Smile Restaurant, Nae-chan stood by the entrance enjoying the breeze. She greeted them with a smile, then her gaze landed on Ogerpon. Intrigued, she came over.

"Nae~"

"Ogre?!"

"She's shy around strangers. Don't go acting like a weird big sister just because she's cute. A little candy will do."

Xingye smiled beside them. Nae-chan reached to pat Ogerpon's head, but Ogerpon quickly dodged. Then, as if performing a magic trick, Nae-chan waved her hand, produced a few candies, and offered them to her.

"Nae~"

"Ogre..."

Ogerpon hesitated, then accepted the candy. That finally gave Nae-chan her chance to give her head a good pat.

"Haha."

Xingye smiled happily as he watched them interact. Then he said goodbye to Nae-chan and headed toward Odd Jobs.

Lillie clasped her hands behind her back. Seeing Ogerpon eating candy, she wanted to pat her head too, but Ogerpon reacted at once, hiding behind Zoroark and watching her warily.

"Does