Ye Mom shot him a glare. "The Dragon Elite Four? The Champion? You're just a little Elite Four member. Why invite such important people?"
Ye Qing looked at her in exasperation. "Mom, you've got it all wrong. They're the ones who give the biggest gifts!"
Ye Mom pondered that for a moment, thinking that did seem to be true. "Then you invite them. I don't have that kind of pull."
"You got it!"
Ye Qing sat on the sofa beside the floor-to-ceiling windows and called Doduo first. Anyone else could be left out of something like this, but not him.
Once the call connected, Ye Qing greeted him warmly. "Hello, is this the esteemed Dragon King?"
Hearing Ye Qing's tone, Dragon Tamer clutched his chest and sighed. "Ye Qing? I finally got some time off. What do you want with me now?"
The moment he heard Dragon Tamer was on vacation, Ye Qing grew even happier. "What? You're on vacation? Perfect! My little sister's birthday is coming up, and my mom wants to throw a big party. We're celebrating my achievement of becoming an Elite Four Trainer at the same time, so we'd like you to do us the honor of attending."
Ye Mom leaned over to look at Ye Qing. Why did the boy's expression remind her of a shady merchant?
"What day?"
After a long silence, Dragon Tamer ultimately didn't refuse.
First, this was Ye Qing's first banquet, and it wouldn't be very nice of him not to go.
Second, this banquet would probably be quite an affair. Even a mighty figure like Mewtwo might show up, and he might get to bask in some reflected glory.
"Three days from now, at nine in the morning."
After giving him the time, Ye Qing hung up and called the