Summer, League Calendar year 112, June 11.
Summer days in Alola were frighteningly long.
At five in the morning, it was already bright outside. Sunlight passed through the hotel's heavy curtains and spilled onto the floor.
"Cin-cin..."
Half asleep, Cinccino instinctively reached for his big, fluffy tail, wanting to pull it over himself.
But to his surprise, he caught nothing.
"Cin?"
No, rather than missing his tail, his arms couldn't move at all. They were bound behind his back!
"Cin!"
Cinccino woke up at once. His eyes flew open, and he discovered that several ribbons had tied him firmly in place.
His hands and feet had been bound together behind his back, leaving his whole body in an extremely embarrassing position.
And his big tail, which he took such pride in, couldn't move either. Purrloin, sleeping beside him, was hugging it like a pillow.
"Meow~ Purr~"
Purrloin was sleeping soundly. She rubbed her fluffy cheek against Cinccino's big tail, a smug little smile lingering at the corner of her mouth.
"Cin-cin!!" Cinccino struggled furiously, but the ribbons had been tied with considerable expertise. The more he struggled, the tighter they became.
The commotion finally woke Purrloin. She lazily opened one eye, saw Cinccino's predicament, and gave a smug little chuckle. "Meow~"
As it turned out, after Cinccino fell asleep last night, Purrloin had secretly carried out her "revenge" using ribbons taken off the hotel's gift boxes.
Now, looking at Cinccino's sorry state, Purrloin had finally avenged her humiliation.
"Cin-cin!!" Cinccino's cheeks puffed up with anger. Suddenly, inspiration struck, and he used Tail Slap! Though his body was bound, he could still move his tail a little.
Caught off guard, Purrloin took a direct hit from the big, fluffy tail and rolled off the bed with a "Meow!"
Just then, the