More than half a month flew by after Professor Kukui, Akari, and the others visited the Manor.
During that time, Mingyou bought Rotom Phones for Ogerpon and Latias. He even spent a hefty sum hiring someone to install a signal base station on the Villa's roof.
They no longer had to worry about endless loading circles.
He had thought the television at home might still work, but it turned out to be completely dead. It was an old household model from over a decade ago, beyond even repairing.
Still, he had no money to spare for a new television just yet. Mingyou decided to leave that until after summer vacation.
With his hands-on instruction, Ogerpon soon learned how to use the Rotom Phone. Ogerpon picked up everything quickly; putting Ogerpon beside Latias made for a perfect example of what to do and what not to do.
Fortunately, after fiddling around on her own, Latias finally figured out how to operate hers and type human words on the keyboard.
After asking Mingyou for help, she finally added Lillie as a friend. Just like that, they became close friends, with one of them completely unaware that the other was a Pokémon.
They both had older brothers, too, and even their brothers' personalities were similar. Latias meant her brother Latios, not her pretend brother Mingyou.
When she learned that Lillie had not done her summer assignment, which required documenting a Pokémon's ecology, Latias immediately offered to help.
Since Lillie was afraid to approach Pokémon, Latias would help her record Munchlax's daily life at the Manor on video.
Mingyou saw all of this, but he turned a blind eye and did not tell Professor Kukui. He also encouraged Latias to make friends.
Compared with Latias, though, Ogerpon had far less going on. Ogerpon only