After hearing the whole story, Mingyou scratched his head. He hadn't expected that. In the wild, Pokémon fought over nests all the time.
It happened occasionally at his own Manor, too. A newly arrived wild Pokémon would take over a tree hollow or cave another Pokémon lived in, and the two would come into conflict.
The solution was simple: find the newcomer somewhere else to live. The Manor was quite large now, and its environment was pleasant. Where they lived made little difference.
But that only worked at the Manor...
What had happened here in the Terarium was different. Mandibuzz clearly wasn't friendly, and she was building a nest because she was about to lay eggs. That made things trickier.
Mingyou fell into thought, wondering how to resolve the conflict. In principle, Mandibuzz was in the wrong, but he couldn't judge Pokémon by human moral standards.
While he wrestled with the problem, an invisible figure in the air drew its attention away from the bag where Mingyou kept his dried fruit. It seemed deeply concerned about the matter, too.
Before either of them could act, Snivy charged forward again. Whipping her vines around, she sent fallen petals swirling like snow and unleashed Petal Blizzard at Mandibuzz!
"Mandibuzz!"
Mandibuzz had been watching Mingyou warily in case he attacked her. Now she raised a fierce Hurricane without hesitation—and Mingyou was standing right in its path!
"Mm!"
Ogerpon pulled out her Ivy Cudgel, ready to rush in. Flutter Mane spread her dragon wings and gathered moonlight. A battle seemed unavoidable.
But then a gentle breeze arrived, carrying a song. Or perhaps the breeze itself had taken the shape of that song, its sweet, lilting melody sounding like a beautiful tune whispered beside their ears.
As the unexpected melody washed over them, their agitation