With that thought, Xia Chi pulled his coat tighter.
Then two furry cat paws suddenly pressed against his cheeks, chilled by the biting wind.
He looked down to see Floragato straining up on tiptoe, holding its warm paws against his face to ease the cold.
"Meow~"
Floragato had no idea what its Trainer was thinking. It only wanted him to feel more comfortable.
Xia Chi didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
Kitty, anyone who didn't know better would think you were using Fake Out.
As he watched Floragato's earnest expression, a mischievous impulse suddenly rose in him.
He slipped his hands under Floragato's forelegs and lifted it up.
Floragato squirmed in embarrassment, flailing its limbs in an attempt to escape, but failed.
The humans of this world might not have had the physiques of superhumans from Pallet Town or Hisui, but they were still strong and sturdy.
Even though Xia Chi hardly exercised, lifting Floragato's seventy to eighty jin was still effortless.
Of course, the main reason was that Floragato didn't dare use its strength for fear of hurting him.
Otherwise, there was no telling who would be restraining whom.
After his daily dose of cuddling Floragato, lunch was nearly ready over on little chef Misdreavus's side.
Xia Chi fetched Larvitar from the other room, and they went to the living room to eat.
Shanghai's winter really was colder this year.
By afternoon, the snow had stopped and the sky had cleared.
The temperature outside had actually dropped another few degrees.
Xia Chi knew because he had brought his three Pokémon, who had never experienced snowy scenery before, outside to play.
The morning's snowfall had been heavy, and the snow outside reached his calves.
Several unmanned Snowplows belonging to the Residential Property Management rumbled along. They weren't particularly advanced