Mingyou stayed at the League Club until lunchtime and got plenty of information from Drayton about Meloetta's appearances at Blueberry Academy.
There was a lot to sort through. Drayton's club activity was set to begin that weekend—just a day or two away. There wasn't much time.
Given Meloetta's personality, so many people searching for it would likely frighten it. It might even flee Blueberry Academy.
Mingyou didn't want that to happen, but he couldn't stop so many students from looking for Meloetta. Trainers naturally wanted powerful Pokémon; he knew that well.
He had to find Meloetta before those students did, protect it, and give it the help it needed.
This was the first competition he faced at Blueberry Academy. They would see who could outpace whom!
Once they had gathered the information, Mingyou and Akari left together. Lacey didn't follow. As soon as she heard about the club activity, she had joined without hesitation, hoping to catch Meloetta herself.
Lacey, who pursued cute Pokémon; Nari, who had inexplicably grown jealous and made him her rival; and Drayton, the Riddler who clearly wasn't being honest...
"It's only your second day at Blueberry Academy, and you've already made three members of the Elite Four your competitors."
Akari shook her head. In the past, she would have complained, but by now she was used to it. Mingyou always managed to get into trouble, yet he was always trying to help Pokémon.
Maybe that was why she had been drawn to him.
At that thought, she remembered how everyone at the League Club had found out Mingyou had spent the previous night in her Dormitory. A faint blush rose to her cheeks. She slowed to a stop and rested a hand against her chest.
"Hm?"
Noticing that Akari had stopped as if something was