Morning.
Baimu wandered aimlessly.
Dreepy Big Sister lay on his head, largely deciding where they went.
"Dree!"
"You want ice cream? Sure."
He bought two Vanillite-shaped ice creams and handed one to Dreepy Big Sister. He kept the other for himself. "Just don't drip any on my head."
"Dree~"
Dreepy Big Sister promised she wouldn't.
The man and the little dragon sat on a roadside bench and started licking their ice creams.
Even after all this time, she was still the little Gluttony who had trusted Baimu after he fed her just one bowl of food.
She always acted mature in front of her little brother, but her playful nature slipped out without her realizing it.
What an adorable little creature.
Baimu wiped a smear of cream from the corner of her mouth with his finger. Nearby, someone called out, nervous and breathless with excitement.
"E-excuse me, are you the Champion?"
"If by Champion you mean Baimu, then yes, that's me."
He turned toward them.
The boys were beside themselves, clamoring for his autograph.
It had already happened several times that morning.
In Levincia, an international commercial metropolis, more people recognized him than he'd expected.
Partly, Baimu really was famous enough to have been recognized by Iono the night before. But it also had to do with the teaser she'd posted around midnight.
In her video, she'd shown several silhouettes and announced that a special guest would appear on her channel.
The human silhouette was too vague to make out, but the Pokémon's outline was relatively clear.
The comments had filled with wild guesses, and sure enough, someone had guessed him.
So.
His local fans in Levincia had come looking for him.
"We'll be watching tonight's show!"
The boys bowed repeatedly in thanks, then ran off laughing.
Baimu took back