Perhaps a long time had passed, or perhaps only a little while.
"Merchant, I'm terribly sorry for all the trouble this time. Thank you so very much!"
Princess Diancie gave a rather affected cough, then gently winked (?"ωˉ?), dipping into a slight bow that displayed her excellent manners.
"Your trust is an honor in itself, Your Highness."
Dian likewise bent down and brushed an air kiss over the back of her hand.
Still, it was rather strange. Where had the Diamond Domain learned its etiquette?
He glanced around and realized that Yue Jifei and Princess Sarah had indeed thought of everything. They had booked the entire café... no, perhaps the place actually belonged to one of the two women before him.
Even the windows were specially made, floor-to-ceiling privacy glass.
"Skitty~"
After greeting him, the sweet, obedient Teddiursa curiously went to look at the companions she had never met before.
The crafty Teddiursa, on the other hand, merely gave a cool huff and lifted the hem of her pink skirt, looking more and more like a proper lady bear.
"Meow-pa."
As always, Espurr quietly surveyed everything, neither too close nor too far away.
Meanwhile, the wicked Togepi, bitterly disappointed, was stuffing himself with food and drink. Several crushed, empty beer bottles lay scattered beside him.
"Qiaoxi~"
A Togepi who was as innocent inside as she looked outside happily chased Alolan Vulpix across the wooden floor.
Dian cast another tender glance at Ralts, Mawile, Amaura, and Vibrava as they played and curiously examined everything. "Princess Sarah, thank you so much for looking after them all this time."
"It's nothing. Besides, we still don't know who'll win in the end."
Princess Sarah covered her mouth and teased him playfully.
"Are Misdreavus, Tyranitar, and Aggron all at the institute?"
Yue Jifei removed her