On Back Mountain, Mew wiped the sweat from its forehead and breathed a sigh of relief as it looked at the mystery realm entrance it had just moved over.
"Mew~"
(Don't you dare forget my ice cream.)
Chen Shi gave Mew a speechless look. "All right, all right. I definitely won't forget. Don't worry."
Mew nodded happily, then turned into an Eevee and jumped onto Chen Shi's shoulder.
"What's it like inside now? Can we go in?"
"Mew~"
(The mystery realm hasn't fully formed yet. It's dangerous inside. We can only go in once it's completely formed.)
Chen Shi nodded slightly at Mew's answer, unsurprised.
A mystery realm couldn't form all at once. It would probably take quite a while longer, and he had already prepared himself for that, so he wasn't in a hurry.
Afterward, he headed home with Mew.
But when he returned to the Villa, he found several more Pokémon outside the door. His grandparents' Salamence, Garchomp, Sceptile, Gengar, Venusaur, and others were all there.
A large table had been set up outside, and Gardevoir kept appearing with Teleport, bringing food out of the house.
Grandpa had also set up a large grill and was brushing oil onto the meat.
Cynthia and Pheobe were helping nearby, too.
The scene was warm and lovely.
Meanwhile, Grandma's Garchomp held a bottle of liquor, taking an occasional sip as his eyes kept wandering toward Cynthia's Garchomp.
Chen Shi noticed, and his expression immediately turned peculiar.
Had Garchomp... fallen for Cynthia's Garchomp?
Salamence, beside him, also noticed Garchomp's unusual behavior and immediately flew into a rage.
I'm right here, and you still dare ogle another dragon?
Salamence's temper flared. With a powerful sweep of her blood-red wing, she sent the unsuspecting Garchomp flying, leaving a huge crater where he crashed into