Back in the room.
Everyone was chatting and laughing.
Hoopa curiously looked behind Baimu and asked, "Little White, where are those people?"
"They got off work."
He answered casually, then smiled and changed the subject. "Hoopa, want something tasty?"
The moment Hoopa heard about food, it instantly threw the Team Rocket trio out of its mind. Its eyes sparkled. "Yes, yes! Let's get doughnuts!"
"I never said anything about doughnuts."
Baimu decisively shook his head. This guy had a doughnut addiction. No matter how many delicious things it ate, it would always think doughnuts tasted best in the end.
He called out to everyone, "It's getting late. How about we find a restaurant and talk while we eat?"
As soon as he said that, rumbling growls like muffled thunder came from Ash and Pikachu's stomachs.
The two scratched their heads in perfect sync and said sheepishly, "Sorry, we always get really hungry after a battle. Hehehe..."
"Pika..."
"Hahahaha!"
The group laughed good-naturedly, then headed to the main branch of Golduck's Smile at Baimu's suggestion.
As they walked out of the room,
Clemont lagged a step behind and quietly asked with some concern, "Wasn't that place supposed to require reservations in advance?"
"I made the reservation a few days ago, and I booked the whole place. I reserved it under the name of a celebration banquet for the Lumiose Conference champion." Baimu chuckled at Clemont's incredulous expression.
A few days ago?
Hadn't the League Conference only just begun then?
He really had that much confidence in Ash?
Clemont could not help asking himself whether he could trust Ash's strength to that extent. When he looked at Baimu again, admiration appeared in his eyes.
Being able to trust a friend so completely was an incredible thing in itself!
Elsewhere,
Baimu recalled Dragapult