After a good night's sleep, most of the fatigue Qingyu had accumulated traveling all the way to Sinnoh and Kitakami had faded.
Feeling refreshed, Qingyu enjoyed a long stretch, then sat on his bed and browsed his phone as usual.
Unsurprisingly, today's video had caused another sensation on Poké TV, replacing Professor Oak's "New Year's Eve Dinner at the Oak House" at the top of the trending list overnight.
"Sure enough, I've still got plenty of influence online!"
Qingyu nodded in satisfaction, but when he reached out to pet Eevee at the head of his bed, his hand met empty air.
He instinctively looked over, and only when he saw the empty space did he suddenly remember.
His gaze shifted to the small new cat bed in the corner of his bedroom.
Now that Eevee had evolved, there was no longer enough room for Sylveon at the head of his bed, so from today onward, Sylveon would sleep in the cat bed in his room.
As for why a fox Pokémon would sleep in a cat bed...
After evolving, Eevee had become a little haughty and prone to clinging to its Trainer, making it remarkably like a big cat.
Besides, it had an actual little kitty for a friend. Birds of a feather!
Watching Sylveon sprawled out in its cat bed, looking utterly relaxed, Qingyu laughed at its completely undignified sleeping posture, then got up and left the bedroom.
He would let it sleep.
At this hour, Riolu was surely already out running. Lately, its range seemed to have expanded beyond Cabo Poco, and it had started exploring in other directions.
Although Qingyu didn't quite understand it, one thing was certain.
Riolu's "morning run" was secondary. Its real goal was probably to find some powerful Pokémon to spar with