Although it looked full of New Year's atmosphere, but it was strangely quiet, there was no one in the luxurious mansion, not even a trace of Pokémon.
All the lights in the courtyard were illuminated towards the mansion, but compared with the extremely lively four large islands of Alola in the distance, they looked particularly strange.
Suddenly, there was a rustling sound, and Gladion, who was still the same as before, moved his steps and stood in the courtyard with Zoroark, looking at the only room on the second floor that was not lit.
"..."
He did not approach, but frowned and clenched his fists, and was about to leave.
But at this moment, a tall woman wearing an elegant golden dress suddenly appeared.
Her appearance is somewhat similar to that of Lillie and Gladion. Her beautiful green eyes look forward with a hint of teasing. The sea breeze blows from a distance, blowing her long golden hair tied into a ponytail.
Gladion glanced at the other party solemnly and said in deep thought, "Lusamine..."
The woman he called Lusamine smiled immediately when she heard she was called by her first name and responded, "Oh, I haven't seen you in a few years and you have grown so big. Are you here to visit your mother during the Chinese New Year?"
"..."
Seeing that he didn't respond, the smile on Lusamine's face seemed to become more dangerous, and he continued, "The intention is very good, but staying up late is not good for the body. You see how obedient Lillie is, she has gone to rest early."
After hearing this, Gladion finally responded in a deep voice, "Even after so many years, you haven't changed at all. Are you still hurting your child by protecting her without caring about her feelings?"
"Hurt?"
Lusamine laughed softly and continued, "Children have to listen to their parents to be the shortcut to happiness. Good children who are obedient will be rewarded, but the only bad children who are disobedient are Punishment."
"You were responsible for the explosion in the laboratory on the island a few months ago, right? One of the three properties that were still under experiment: Sora was stolen... and I don't remember that I taught a bad boy who could steal things. Did he finally learn bad things after staying outside for so long?"
As he spoke, the conversation changed, and Lusamine suddenly smiled slyly like a yandere, and continued, "This is not okay. As a qualified mother, it is my duty to educate my children to follow the right path. Since you are back, then stay, stay by my side, until you become a good boy who belongs to me!"
Seeing that the situation suddenly went wrong, Gladion did not hesitate and asked Zoroark to launch an attack to cover his escape, but at this moment a slender figure suddenly fell from above and stood in front of him.
"This is?!"
He was stunned for a moment, as if he had seen something very outrageous, but at that moment he lost consciousness. The other party stretched out his foot that looked like he was wearing high heels and kicked him in the face with a Rolling Kick...
The fighting that broke out outside did not affect the interior of the mansion, especially the only room on the second floor with the lights off. There was no movement.
In the dark environment of the room, with the faint light emitted from the outside through the curtains, you can vaguely see the existence of many Pokémon dolls, whether on the floor, on the table, or on the bed.
At this moment, Lillie, who was wearing pajamas, was holding a Shiny Clefairy doll and sitting on the bed. She was not asleep, just in a daze.
She didn't want to stay at home, but she had to go home for a reunion during the New Year. This was her mother's order. Even if they had the New Year's Eve dinner, it was only the mother and daughter.
After being in a daze for a long time, she was finally ready to rest. As long as she spent tonight, she could go back to Melemele Island, and then go to Odd Jobs.
But at this moment, her cell phone suddenly rang, which made her stunned, because her classmates and friends knew that she had an early break for the New Year, and she had already said all the New Year blessings that needed to be said.
"Who could it be..."
Lillie took out her mobile phone, but she didn't expect that it was Xingye who sent her a red envelope of 50 yuan. She could only have a Crazy Thursday. For a young lady like her, this was extremely shabby.
"???"
She couldn't understand it, so she typed three question marks directly, and Xingye responded immediately.
"The boss gives red envelopes to employees. It's meaningful. Everyone has a share. You are also a member of Odd Jobs. You must not miss it. But if you want more, just go to bed. My wallet has been emptied today."
Seeing this reply, Lillie couldn't help it. She finally showed a smile on her face and accepted the red envelope. Unexpectedly, Xingye sent a video call again. She hesitated for a moment, then looked at the location of the room door, and finally answered it.
But what surprised her was that what appeared on the screen was not Xingye, but Vulpix!
"Woo~"
Then the voice of Xingye came. "The little guy is unhappy, so I have to let her look at you, but it's so dark over there. Didn't you turn on the lights?"
Lillie, who was still in surprise and excitement, came to his senses immediately when he heard the sound, and then responded, "Well... the light is broken."
"If you can't lie, don't tell it. Since you don't want to tell it, I won't ask."
"..."
"You guys can just chat across the screen. I'm still having dinner here. This is the New Year's Eve dinner I cooked. It's a pity that you, the eldest lady, can't eat it."
"That's really envious..."
Lillie responded in a low voice. After seeing that Xingye really seemed not to be there, he started chatting with Vulpix, even though he couldn't understand what the other party was saying at all.
But she was very happy. It was the first time she felt this way during the New Year. She was so absorbed that she didn't even hear the explosion outside the mansion.
And unknowingly, the bells ringing through every island suddenly began to ring, ushering in the new year, and the entire Alola was boiling at this moment.
Xingye took Cyclizar and the others and stood in front of the door, looking at the gorgeous fireworks in the sky above Hau'oli City.
On the artificial island, Lillie stayed up late for the first time like a bad boy, standing by the window and looking into the distance Melemele Island, admiring the fireworks show.
A new day finally begins...
In the afternoon of that day, Lillie didn't even go to Professor Burnet's house, so he contacted Xingye first, and met Odd Jobs with Vulpix, even though he still didn't dare to contact him.
On the third day of the new year, Tandemaus finally left. With the help of Jenny, they got on the boat back to Paldea Region. After arriving, a ranger would help send them home.
Xingye brought Gengar and Cyclizar to Port Area to give them away. Although they only got along for more than half a month, friendship has already been formed.
Lillie came late because of something, but still managed to catch up. Both of them hope that Tandemaus can return to his companions safely and live a stable life.
On the seventh day of the New Year, Kabukicho was completely back on track, and some very familiar guys like Machoke that we often see appeared.
Within a week, Odd Jobs completed three more commissions from Pokémon. Although they were all dealing with daily chores, this was a good start.
Regarding Odd Jobs Website, after Lillie took over to help promote it, he discovered various problems on the website created by Xingye's business.
So she offered to help organize the website. Although she was not very good at this aspect, at least she knew more than Xingye.
Therefore, for a short period of time, the website operation can only be put aside for the time being, but this is mainly used to make extra money, as long as it looks good and can be used.
But with the last five days of school left, Xingye had almost forgotten that the first prize in the lottery for the TV show hosted by Iono, and the precious ingredients obtained from Titan Pokémon, were suddenly reminded to be shipped...
On the same day, Paldea Region, which is far away from Alola Region and is located to the south of Kalos Region, and the dock of Levincia, the largest city in the east, are loading materials destined for other areas.
As for why we don't choose air transportation, the main reason is that it is too expensive to travel across regions, and it would be a huge loss if it is not worthwhile. Therefore, sea transportation is better.
At this moment, the staff was counting the supplies, and then shouted, "All the physical prizes for the TV lottery for the first three months of the year are here. If they are confirmed to be correct, Pawmot can move up!"
"Roger it!"
Others immediately began to direct the Pokémons to carry it, but at this moment, there seemed to be a petite green figure that suddenly flashed past.
The staff immediately came over to check, but found nothing. When they were about to conduct further inspections, they were called away by others. Then one after another, big electric mice came over and began to help carry the supplies on the ship.
What no one knew was that a hole had been opened under one of the boxes, and a figure had successfully sneaked into it.
It was a little embarrassed, but it still had a smile on its face, showing a pair of pointed teeth, and there was saliva on the side of its mouth. It seemed that it had not eaten for a few days, and this time it was attracted by the scent.
Then he unpacked the package without hesitation, revealing the huge pliers underneath that belonged to Stony Cliff Titan and fell off due to fighting or excessive force. This is the top ingredient from Titan Pokémon.
"Nya Nei~(ecstasy)"