Harold's Mansion.
After personally bathing Sprigatito and blow-drying its fur, Harold held it close.
"Li Wei, thank you so much!"
"Mew~"
Unlike before, Sprigatito no longer resisted. It rested in Harold's arms, completely relaxed.
"You're a wonderful Trainer."
Now Li Wei could more or less understand what Blue had meant when he said Harold was a good man.
Harold might not have been the richest man in Sinnoh, but he was certainly a major figure.
Especially in the Pokémon Food business.
Snowpoint Ranch, which he ran, was a well-known brand in the Sinnoh Region. Its name carried real weight.
After three generations of management by Mr. Harold's family, it had become the leading Pokémon Food producer in the Sinnoh Region.
If he simply liked Sprigatito, he could have had his pick of countless others.
There had been no need for him to choose this one, which had suffered a serious illness and resisted bathing.
Yet he had chosen it anyway.
"I don't know why, but when I saw the look in its eyes out in the rain, I knew it was the one."
"Maybe it just clicked."
Harold looked down at Sprigatito in his arms, the corners of his mouth lifting unconsciously. "Maybe."
Li Wei smiled. "You can keep bathing it yourself from now on. It'll be fine even when I'm not here."
Li Wei hadn't done much today. He had simply acted as a bridge, allowing the two to communicate.
Harold's feelings had reached Sprigatito, so there was no need to worry anymore.
"Like I said, try expressing your feelings more often. It's too hard to make a child guess."
Harold laughed heartily. "All right."
"Now, on to business. Let's sign the contract, though we'll need to revise it a little."
Li Wei signed a three-year endorsement contract with