Milotic... (Thanks to: Gengar Who Stays Up Playing on His Phone for the Top Supporter Badge!)

"Thank you, Infernape."

Ye Qing patted Infernape on the shoulder. He had owed so much to Infernape's care along the way.

Infernape smugly brushed a thumb across his nose, tilted his head back, and laughed with his hands on his hips.

"Hey!"

Gengar emerged from Ye Qing's shadow in discontent, pointing at Infernape and telling him not to get too cocky. Without his help, Infernape might not even have won today's match!

"Ah-cha, ah-cha."

Infernape argued that he hadn't even used his full strength. His opponent had gone down before he could even use Blaze.

Reaching a deserted stretch of beach, Ye Qing also let out Milotic, Gardevoir, and Garchomp. They had all appeared in the competition, so it wouldn't matter much even if someone spotted them.

"Garde~"

Gardevoir greeted everyone with a smile and told Infernape and Gengar to stop arguing.

"Mi~"

Milotic lay languidly on the beach as seawater washed over her body. The gemlike scales on her tail glittered in the moonlight.

"Gar~"

Garchomp crouched alone on a rock, staring blankly at the sky.

Mega Evolution. When would I finally get Mega Evolution?

Ye Qing sent Infernape to comfort Garchomp while he walked toward Milotic.

Gardevoir and Gengar sat on the sand by the shore, humming songs as they watched the rolling sea and the bright moon in the sky.

The sea at night had a charm absent during the day. A hundred meters out, everything was pitch-black, with gentle ripples spreading across the water and the sand and pebbles churned up by the waves making a rushing, rattling sound.

Ye Qing took off his shoes and socks, stepped into the cold seawater, and walked over to Milotic.

Milotic continued gazing out into the deep sea, her beautiful fan-shaped tail swaying gently in the water.

Ye Qing