Kubfu sat on a small stool, its dusty, tangled fur already tidied up. It held a cup of juice in its paws, looking like a teddy bear that had just been thoroughly mauled.
"Guma—"
Something wasn't quite right!
It knew Baimu was strong, of course, but being this strong was a little unreasonable.
Kubfu felt rather troubled.
It had intended for them to fight evenly, then develop mutual respect and happily swear to improve together.
Now it had lost all three battles, and the script had been completely thrown off!
What was it supposed to do now!
Kubfu let its arms hang helplessly, glancing at Baimu, who was still interacting with the livestream viewers ahead of it, and sighed gloomily.
As agreed, the two of them were partners from today onward.
"Wuu."
A strange sound came from beside it. Kubfu turned its head and discovered a rather unusual-looking Zorua.
Not only was it covered in white fur, it also wore an expression as though it had suffered some enormous injustice.
Yet there was a hint of pity in the way it looked at Kubfu. "Wuu~"
"Guma?"
Kubfu did not understand.
Be careful?
What did it mean, the days ahead might not be easy?
Hisuian Zorua did not elaborate. More than any other Pokémon, it understood the cruelty of this group of "outlaws." Kubfu had defied all convention the moment it arrived; it had plenty to suffer through in the days ahead!
Giving it a small warning was already doing all it reasonably could.
Drawing trouble onto itself was not Hisuian Zorua's wish. It quietly slipped away, convinced no one had noticed its little movements.
Little did it know, the Pokémon had all seen what it was doing.
They simply could not be bothered to react.
Baimu soon said goodbye to