The Adorably Dopey Little Eevee

The sunlight outside the window gradually slanted westward, dyeing the room a warm orange.

Xinhai sat beside the desk, keeping an eye on his partners' training while taking out his notebook to record their progress and shortcomings.

When the evening chill began to dispel the daytime heat, Xinhai called a halt to the training.

"All right, everyone, that's enough training for today. Put away the equipment. We'll have dinner, then get some rest early." Xinhai stood up and began helping his partners remove their weights and pack up the training gear.

"Eevee~" (Right, right, we have to get up early to buy things tomorrow!) Eevee trotted over and rubbed against Xinhai's leg.

"Gardevoir~" (Xinhai, I'll help make dinner too!) Gardevoir placed the Mind Beads back into the wooden box one by one, then elegantly closed the lid.

Blaziken silently pushed the iron canisters it had already scratched through into a corner. It gently flexed its hands to ease the soreness in its palms, then applied some Body Strengthening Potion.

Zigzagoon, Mightyena, and Sandile also finished their training and returned to their own little nests to rest.

Xinhai and Gardevoir prepared a more lavish dinner than lunch for their partners, rewarding everyone for an afternoon of hard training.

After dinner came the usual relaxation massages and storytelling session.

By the time night had fully fallen, Xinhai and his partners were already lying in bed.

Eevee hugged its plush toy, with the Soothe Bell by its pillow and the Fragrant Grass Sachet around its neck. It soon fell deeply asleep in the crook of Xinhai's arm, letting out soft, even snores.

The other partners also slept soundly in their own little nests.

Early the next morning, before dawn had broken, Xinhai gradually woke from his dreams.

He glanced at the electronic