Platinum Silver Mountain.
Another peaceful day.
On the villa balcony, flowers of every color bloomed in their pots.
Alolan Meowth lounged in the sun, occasionally sipping sweet Berry Juice.
Unlike an ordinary cat curled into a ball, Alolan Meowth behaved almost like a person, lying back on a deck chair with sunglasses perched on its head.
Four deck chairs stood in a neat row beside it, occupied by the equally relaxed Pecharunt and Loyal Three.
"Mm-mm~"
"Eek~"
Munkidori flicked a finger, levitating a potato chip from the round table to its boss's mouth.
Pecharunt crunched it down, then called softly for Moomoo Milk and savored it in small sips.
"Mm-mm~"
Today's milk was good~!
"Woof!"
Okidogi agreed. Its keen nose and palate told it today's milk was top-notch.
Munkidori offered a lazy explanation:
"Autumn's here in Orre, and temperatures are falling. The Moomoo Milk is less affected by the weather during bottling, refrigeration, and transport, so it tastes better."
Its analysis was perfectly sound, but nobody paid it any attention.
"Coo-coo!"
Fezandipiti fluttered into the air. Its feathers had soaked up enough sunshine; any more and they might darken.
It turned toward the house, treading over snack wrappers and kicking aside several drink bottles along the way.
The place was a mess, but Fezandipiti didn't care.
They just had to clean it up before Ogerpon came back!
Every morning, Ogerpon went to pick Berries near Calyrex's garden, and choosing the best ones took at least a few hours.
Sometimes it also helped receive outside deliveries—
Shan Ren had arranged for a team in Pyrite Town to regularly supply Platinum Silver Mountain with goods from the outside world.
That included fresh food of every kind, daily necessities, new electronics, Pokémon clothes, and all sorts of other things.
With Baimu away, everything