Jubilife Breeding Center.
As the children headed to the cafeteria, Cynthia handed Kommo-o's Poké Ball to Li Wei.
"I'll leave Kommo-o with you, then?"
Li Wei took it. "You can count on me."
Compared with the injuries, the bigger problem was the sludge caught between Kommo-o's scales. It needed to be cleaned out.
Otherwise, Kommo-o would get irritated very easily.
At that point, only Li Wei and Cynthia could approach Kommo-o without provoking any anger.
Although it was mealtime, Li Wei still planned to bathe Kommo-o first.
Otherwise, Kommo-o would be terribly uncomfortable.
Li Wei wasn't all that hungry yet.
That was the nature of the job. It was the same for Nurse Joy, who had taken Goodra away to treat the injuries.
Missing a meal at the usual time was perfectly normal.
If the Breeding Center really did open a Pokémon Restaurant, this problem would become even worse.
Li Wei was getting used to it ahead of time.
Seeing Cynthia about to follow him, Li Wei said softly, "Go eat first."
Cynthia shook her head. "It's fine. We'll get Kommo-o cleaned up faster together."
Li Wei didn't try to persuade her again.
He knew Cynthia well.
Once she made up her mind, it was very difficult to change it.
Bathing Kommo-o was an extremely painstaking process. Every single scale needed attention.
They both put on aprons, and Li Wei first gave Kommo-o a shower to wash away the grime on the surface.
There was a room in the washroom specifically for bathing Pokémon, fitted with an enormous showerhead with very high water pressure.
Generally, only larger Pokémon like Kommo-o had any use for it.
A small, adorable Pokémon like Eevee probably wouldn't even be able to stay on their feet under a shower that powerful.
Once the surface was