While they ate in the living room, Nemona kept trying to edge closer to Mingyou. She still hadn't given up on battling him, but Penny, seated between them, deliberately blocked her with his body.
"Can't you sit still for one second?"
Penny muttered the rebuke without holding back. Nemona didn't mind. She kept pressing against him, trying to squeeze past.
"..."
Mingyou was honestly a little scared. Good thing Akari wasn't home, or they would definitely have started fighting.
Everyone else was used to Nemona by now. Uva could only apologize to Mingyou on her senior's behalf, a little embarrassed, before changing the subject to the Larvesta perched on Koraidon's head.
"Is this little one your Pokémon?"
"Well..."
Mingyou didn't hide anything and explained Larvesta's situation. As soon as he finished, Penny pulled out his Rotom Phone and tapped away.
"Found him!"
"Huh?"
"The Volcarona's Trainer you mentioned challenged the League Conference in the Paldea Region last year. He didn't collect all the Badges before the deadline, though, and then he left. He doesn't have a good reputation. There's no need to look for him."
Penny set down his phone. Somehow, in that short time, he had dug through everything about the Trainer, including his social media, and reached a conclusion.
Mingyou was disappointed, but watching Larvesta remain captivated by Koraidon made him realize the "sun" it sought probably wasn't Volcarona. Could it really be something more abstract?
"..."
Even after thinking for a long while, he couldn't reach an answer.
After dinner, Penny lay on Snorlax's belly playing with his phone while everyone else helped clean and tidy the living room. It was only right to help out after eating at someone else's home.
They exchanged contact information with Mingyou before getting ready to leave. They were staying at