I smiled at her as though my prank had succeeded. As usual, she let all her venom go and never became too angry in the end, which made her realize just how naive she was.
"Was that really fun, Alcremie?"
"Meow, meow~"
She spun happily, conveying her feelings to me, and that made me feel much better. Yuuri, who had looked anxious until a moment ago, seemed to have softened, as though this had been the right decision. Mr. Bede and Saito seemed amused by my exchange with Alcremie, smiling as they each accepted their food and drinks.
"If I wait too long, my parfait will melt. Well, there's nothing wrong with saying half-melted ice cream tastes good, but I still want to eat it before it melts completely." I shifted my gaze from Milcery back to my parfait and moved my spoon again.
"Hm? Alcremie?"
"Moo?"
Then I sensed something strange about Alcremie, much like what I had felt with Feebas earlier. When I looked back at her, I noticed two things beside her head that she did not normally wear.
Those accessories were actually a kind of candy sold at this Battle Café, shaped like berries and called berry lollipops.
"Is something wrong with those?"
When I looked toward Milcery's fingertips, I noticed another plate besides the sweets everyone was eating. It held more candies, probably extras supplied by the staff. Everyone looked happy as they ate. Apparently, the candy beside Milcery's head had come from there too.
Milcery approached me and swayed from side to side, as though asking, "Do you like it? Does it suit me?" She was so cute that I could not resist patting her head as I gave my opinion.
"Yes, it suits you very well. It's cute."
The joy of being praised