"Pon..."
Seeing that Team Rocket had captured Meloetta as bait to force Mingyou to come to them, Ogerpon made itself calm down and hid the letter.
It could feel Lance still watching it. It could not make him suspicious, nor could it let Mingyou and the others notice anything wrong and disrupt the date.
So it walked up behind Mingyou, who was buying cotton candy, removed its Ogre Mask, and gave a soft cry.
"Pon~"
"Hm?"
Hearing Ogerpon, Mingyou turned around and asked with a smile, "Want some cotton candy? Why are you alone? Where are the others?"
"Pon~"
Ogerpon merely answered that they were wandering nearby, then deliberately used its cloak to block the gaze coming from behind and offered him the delivery fee Lance had given it.
After hearing its explanation, Mingyou nodded appreciatively. "Some change you earned delivering something for someone? You're learning to earn your own money now."
"Pon~"
"You want me to save it for you? All right. Just ask me whenever you need it."
As he spoke, Mingyou bent down slightly and accepted the money, then handed Ogerpon one of the two pink cotton candies he had just bought from the Whimsicott vendor. He could buy another for himself.
"Don't drop it, okay? It's really sweet, and they even used fructose made from our fruit. If you like it, come back for more later. Ask Meloetta and the others if they want any, too. Just use your Rotom Phone to charge anything you buy to my card."
"Pon..."
"What's wrong?"
"Pon~"
Nothing~
Ogerpon smiled without mentioning that Team Rocket had captured Meloetta. After that brief reply, it put its Ogre Mask back on and left with its cotton candy, disappearing into the crowd.
Mingyou watched Ogerpon disappear with a slightly puzzled expression. After spending