"Ralu~"
Just as Ye Qing's heart was about to leap out of his chest, a slightly young, unseasoned voice rang out.
The light receded, and a Pokémon appeared on the table, with orange horns on her head, azure hair covering most of her face, and a long dress that shaded from white to pink.
"Hello, Ralts."
Ye Qing suppressed his excitement, held his hand out in front of her, and greeted her as gently as he could.
"Ralu!"
Ralts gave a delighted cry, and her tiny body, a little over forty centimeters tall, lunged straight into Ye Qing's arms.
Feeling her softness in his arms, Ye Qing was somewhat enchanted. He couldn't help thinking that Ralts really was much better than Monferno, who had called him "my son" as soon as he was born.
"Come on out, Monferno."
Holding Ralts, Ye Qing wanted everyone to meet her. Milotic was too large to let out conveniently, so he could only let Monferno out to meet his new family member first.
"Hacha!"
The moment Monferno came out, he was furious. Pointing at Ye Qing's nose, he berated him relentlessly, declaring that he was far too unethical. He had kindly woken him up, only to be discarded like a monkey that had outlived its usefulness!
"Ralu?"
Ralts buried her little head in Ye Qing's arms, somewhat afraid of this fierce-looking Monferno with his pointed mouth and monkey cheeks.
Ye Qing warned him, "Hey, you brat, don't scare your little sister!"
Little sister?
Monferno scratched his head. He knew what a little sister was, but he had never had a chance to be a big brother.
Although he had joined the family first, surely that aloof, haughty Milotic who kept strangers at bay couldn't be his little sister.
He would probably get beaten up