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Bingzhou, the shopping street, seven in the morning.

"Gengar."

Inside a building resembling a research station, a plump Gengar was frying eggs.

A pudgy belly, a round body. Gengar even wore a pink apron.

The toaster beside Gengar was heating up. Gengar quickly flipped the eggs, plated them, and turned toward the refrigerator.

A big, fluffy tail had already popped up quietly from below...

A Skwovet that had eaten itself round poked its head out, its shrewd little eyes blinking. At that moment, its cute little nose was twitching as it eyed the three eggs on the plate with ill intent.

But before it could make a move, a pudgy hand seized it by the scruff of its fate...

"Squeak, squeak..."

Skwovet: (◔◡◔)

Gengar: ⊙_⊙

Gengar gave Skwovet's little head an exasperated pat.

This is the children's breakfast. No stealing bites.

"Squeak, squeak!"

Skwovet cried out in protest, its four limbs struggling in midair.

I wasn't stealing anything! I was just... just checking whether you'd cooked them through... That's right! That's all!

Skwovet patted its round little belly with absolute conviction, making Gengar laugh.

"Gengar."

Go wake everyone up.

Skwovet swished its big tail unhappily, then scampered off.

Send me to wake those little overlords? I don't want to get strangled as their bedtime plushie...

Skwovet raced downstairs. After running out through the inner entryway, it headed straight for the entrance.

"Squeak, squeak!"

Behind the front desk, a little blanket covered in all sorts of paint was slowly rising and falling. Throwing caution to the wind, Skwovet jumped straight onto it!

"Smeargle!"

A Smeargle jolted awake in fright, but Skwovet showed no guilt whatsoever and waved its little paw without the slightest ceremony.

Where did Big Sis and Second Sis go?

Smeargle scratched its head with a goofy look.

*Dunno.