After barely sleeping all night, Mingyou gently moved Flutter Mane off his blanket the next morning. He planned to make some tea downstairs to wake himself up, though he had no work to do today.
Iron Valiant managed the Manor even better than he did. That was future technology for you. Apart from replanting crops and checking the results, there was nothing he needed to handle. Butting in would only disrupt Iron Valiant's plans.
He got up and tucked the kicked-off blanket around Ogerpon, who was sleeping on her side atop a Magikarp plushie. Now that they had picked a location, the Dessert Shop could be renovated and open in about two weeks. He couldn't wait to see the little one running it.
With that done, he left the room.
He had spent all last night wondering what Larvesta meant by wanting to touch the sun. Did it want to pet Solgaleo? He wanted to pet the little lion too...
But that hardly seemed likely. How would Larvesta know what Solgaleo was? The sun must mean something else.
Perhaps something that hung in the sky and gave off light. Or something out in the Universe that radiated warmth and shone brighter than anything else!
Mingyou kept turning it over in his mind until a door opened nearby. He looked over and saw Akari, freshly awake, her hair a little messy.
She wore a pale blue nightdress that fell below her knees, covered in cute Pokémon patterns. It showed the slightest hint of cleavage. Ever since she had set aside her modesty and worn a swimsuit, she seemed less restrained about dressing this way. At least she no longer made a point of dressing conservatively at home.
"Morning~"
Mingyou waved. One look told him she had stayed up late too. It