No fight broke out.
For one thing, Bewear had battled onstage for four hours and had no energy left. For another, Scream Tail's lips had been grabbed again.
"Big Dumb Tail! What are you trying to do!?"
Baimu glared down at the wicked Jigglypuff.
Scream Tail didn't know what "Big Dumb Tail" meant, but its trainer's unfriendly tone made it clear it was no compliment.
That was too much!
He insulted it whenever he felt like it!
Scream Tail struggled desperately, its lips stretched longer than noodles as it wailed.
And so, the wicked Jigglypuff's remedial lessons were settled.
They would last a week. Once Baimu returned from the Crown Tundra, he would pick it up from Piers.
"It's pretty rough around the edges. If it does anything bad, please bear with it. Discipline it if you need to, and message me if you can't handle it."
As usual, he sounded like a parent dropping a child off at school.
Piers looked a little taken aback, then laughed. "Got it. You really do take care of your Pokémon down to the smallest detail."
Trainers usually treated Pokémon as partners or teammates. That parental attitude of Baimu's was more common among breeders.
"Behave yourself!"
After leaving Scream Tail with that warning, Baimu asked Marnie to help look after it too.
Of course, he wouldn't actually leave until tomorrow.
That evening, Baimu had a late-night meal with Piers, Marnie, and the other band members.
It was only a street stall, but the food was surprisingly good.
"Try this, Champion~ My brother and I have eaten here since we were little~" Marnie bustled about, serving him food.
Her attentiveness prompted one of Piers's friends to nudge him with an elbow and waggle his eyebrows.
Piers: "..."
He gave a cold laugh and motioned