Early the next morning, after making breakfast, Tong Hua woke the Pokémon who were still fast asleep.
"You all remember what I asked you to do yesterday, right?
Delibird, Minccino, I'm leaving the shop to you."
At the breakfast table, Tong Hua checked with them again.
"Chirp chirp!" "Min min!"
The two Pokémon nodded. At last, they could handle things on their own again.
Tong Hua was planning to go sea fishing today, which would also fulfill the promise he had made to the Pokémon that night in Harbor Town.
He had already chartered a boat in advance and used [Tricks of the Trade] to produce the Happy Dessert House's goods in large batches.
Steenee, Dolliv, Purrloin, Ampharos, Grovyle, Riolu, Lucario, and both Celebi were going along, which delighted Minccino.
Finally, nobody would be home to fight him over the chores!
Minccino puffed out his little chest, his fluffy tail wagging excitedly like a little fan, and declared confidently, "Min min! Min min!
Leave it to us!"
Tong Hua couldn't help chuckling at how eager he looked.
He carefully went over the things they needed to watch out for and the prices of the goods, but Delibird and Minccino already knew all of that by heart.
Tong Hua stroked Delibird's feathers and reminded him again, "Be careful when you're making deliveries. Don't rush too much."
"Chirp!" Delibird nodded steadily.
"And don't stay at other people's homes too long. Come back early."
"Chirp chirp-"
Once everything was arranged, Tong Hua took the packed supplies and set off for the dock with a whole procession of Pokémon companions.
There was a tiny dock on Tsukuba Dike, south of Chicory Village.
Although it was a dock, its location was poor and it was far too small. Usually, only a few small fishing boats