The red light drew Dragapult's negative emotions away, and its expression softened visibly.
"Dree?"
Dragapult blinked and looked around as if it barely knew where it was. Only when it spotted Baimu beside it and the food bowl beneath it did it understand what was going on.
Yet it couldn't muster the slightest anger.
That one bite from Shuppet had left it utterly mellow. All its resentment and bitterness were gone, leaving only the joy of eating delicious food.
It lowered its head and quietly took small bites, chewing each one slowly.
Its triangular head gave it an unusual mouth. If it tried to eat too much at once, food inevitably spilled out, which was how it had embarrassed itself earlier.
In all fairness,
the food was delicious enough to give it another reason to stay.
Dragapult had nothing against Baimu personally. What it hated was the fact that he was human. It didn't know how to distinguish one person from another and stubbornly believed all humans were the same.
After spending the past two days with Baimu, Aggron, and the other Pokémon, it had begun to realize it didn't need to be so hostile toward him.
But whenever it remembered what it had been through, its anger returned.
Only now that Shuppet had absorbed those negative emotions could Dragapult view its situation objectively.
Its opinion of Baimu had improved, too.
Of course,
it had no intention of showing it.
Dragapult had never been the expressive sort. It preferred to observe quietly on its own.
"Now's a great chance to get closer!" Emily nudged Baimu with her elbow and gave him a meaningful look. "You can have a proper conversation for at least an hour."
"An hour? It lasts that long?"
He was rather surprised.
"Of course. Lots of our