After all, two Legendary Pokémon guarded this place year-round. Surely nowhere else could be safer.
Since Absol was currently acting in a film crew, Ye Qing had not been able to see him either.
Looking at the pitch-black villa not far away, Ye Qing wondered how Wang Yao was doing now.
Based on his previous guess, that fellow was probably in Team R.
It was nothing like the Pokémon League in there; it was a lawless place. With Wang Yao's strength, he might even get bullied.
"Sigh."
Ye Qing sighed. Come to think of it, he owed much of his success in finding Xerneas this time to Wang Yao.
As soon as Ye Qing returned home, Ye Menghan came skipping out, her signature twin ponytails swishing behind her adorably.
"Big Brother, the school is organizing a spring outing. For safety reasons, we need a family member to come along. Would you be willing to go with me?"
"A spring outing? Why didn't our academy have activities like that back then?"
Ye Qing scratched his head. A spring outing sounded relaxing and fun, but unfortunately, he had never taken part in one when he was at school.
Ye Menghan explained, "Yours was a Trainer academy. All you mainly studied was battling, battling, and more battling."
"Even if you had activities, they would've been things like surviving on a deserted island. But ours is a Breeder Academy, so of course it's different!"
Ye Dad put down his newspaper and agreed. "That's right. Son, why don't you go with Hanhan? I haven't had a break in quite a while either. This is a good chance to stay home and spend more time with your mom."
"You old rascal, who wants your company!"
His mom laughingly scolded him from the kitchen, but she did