Teddiursa really wanted to ** Togepi (third update)

Dian winced at the food bill, but also thought about how he was one step closer to flying.

There was no helping it. His dream of flying on a sword was far too distant. He figured he should start by honestly raising a Pokémon that could carry him through the air.

Of course, he could also take this opportunity to get acquainted with the Pokémon Preserve on Izabe Island and see what secrets it held.

"Sarah said she spotted traces of Togepi in the desert. The reason she ran into the Mirage Tower before was that she'd seen Togepi in there."

Yue Jifei recounted the information she had gathered. "But she seemed to say she also saw a Jigglypuff holding a microphone."

Uh...

Dian's face darkened immediately as he remembered being put to sleep right in front of it.

But Jigglypuff was chasing Togepi?

Could it be?!

Could it be?!

That Jigglypuff had actually... fallen in love?!

What an amazing world. Pokémon really lived up to their name. They completely overturned everything he thought he knew.

"Dian, here. Congratulations."

Yue Jifei handed him a glass of red wine with a faint smile. "That little one has actually grown up. It feels a little lonely."

She looked at the wineglass before her, slightly dazed. "Still, everyone has to grow up, don't they?"

What about me?

She asked herself that question. Why had she come to the Hoenn Region, a place she had never wanted to visit?

Yue Jifei turned to watch him drink and, for some reason, began to smile.

Perhaps it was like searching for something beyond her reach.

Dian drank with Yue Jifei as he rested.

Suddenly, tiny footsteps sounded, and an exceptionally small Togepi slowly came into view.

Upon seeing them, Togepi immediately hurried over, then sucked on