Arrival!

"Brother Yun, Ducky was a Pokémon my master gave me too. I didn't spend any of my family's money. Aren't I amazing?"

Chi Duoduo looked up at Mu Yun with her clear, sparkling eyes, eagerly seeking praise.

"Of course our Duoduo is amazing!"

Mu Yun didn't hold back his praise either, rubbing her little head as he spoke with a cheerful smile.

Chi Duoduo wasn't someone who liked taking advantage of others. She only said that because her family wasn't well-off, so she felt that getting a Pokémon through her own efforts had saved her family money and eased Wang Dan's burden.

Despite how lively Chi Duoduo acted around him, her unusual circumstances and her family's financial situation had left her sensitive and somewhat insecure deep down.

That was why she craved approval from others, especially the people who mattered most to her.

"Hehe~~"

Sure enough, after receiving Mu Yun's praise, Chi Duoduo beamed and happily nuzzled against his chest like a kitten that had just been rewarded.

"Oh, right, Brother Yun, what are you doing here?"

"Same as you. My teacher brought me."

As he spoke, Mu Yun pointed a short distance away at Wang He, who appeared to be admiring the river but was actually watching him curiously, and Ferrothorn, who had quietly polished off an entire boxed meal without anyone noticing.

"Ah!"

Chi Duoduo instinctively followed his finger with her eyes. When she saw Wang He looking her way, she blushed bright red and buried her head like an ostrich.

Brother Yun's teacher must have seen everything I just did. Will he think I'm really weird?

Wang He: It is weird, but probably not in the way you're thinking...

Ferrothorn: So tasty (chew, chew, chew). This is good too (chew, chew, chew). Now this is the life~~