Dinner ended amid this harmonious Qi atmosphere.
Xinhai took the initiative to help clear the dishes, then politely declined Granny Mokuhana's invitation to have another cup of tea, saying he needed to tend to the Pokémon Egg and let his partners rest. He returned to his room with Eevee.
After the door closed, the unique tranquility of a rural night enveloped them, broken only by the faint chirping of insects and the wind in the distance.
"Vee..." Eevee let out a satisfied little burp, jumped onto the bed, and stretched its limbs comfortably atop the soft bedding.
Xinhai smiled, set down his backpack, and first carefully checked the Pokémon Egg inside the temperature-controlled incubator.
The dark red patterns on the eggshell looked deep and stable beneath the gentle indicator light. Soaking in pale purplish-gold Nurturing Solution, it gave off calm waves of life energy.
Gardevoir stepped down from the bed, a faint gleam flowing through her red eyes as she conveyed a reassuring thought to Xinhai—the little one was doing very well, and its energy was slowly but steadily moving toward balance.
"Looks like the Nurturing Solution is quite effective. As expected of something made by the Joy family." Xinhai nodded in satisfaction and gently adjusted the incubator's temperature to ensure nothing could go wrong.
Xinhai looked at the partners in the room and spoke in a gentle Qi. "Get plenty of rest, everyone. We'll set out early tomorrow and try to reach Fallarbor Town around lunchtime."
"Vee!" (Got it!) Eevee was the first to respond, hopping down from the bed and trotting to Xinhai's side.
The other partners also settled down to rest, closing their eyes to recover their strength.
After washing up, Xinhai lay down as well. Eevee expertly burrowed into his arms and found the most comfortable