"You can just come in! Why are you poking half your head through the door?!"
Crack, crack-crack-crack-crack...
Cacturne's mouth consisted of interconnected black holes of different sizes. Fully opened, it resembled the jagged, splintered break of a tree trunk snapped by an external force, and the sound it made was like dead wood cracking.
He was smiling bashfully and apologetically, but anyone who didn't know that would have thought an evil spirit had come to claim their life.
"Jili!"
Chansey greeted him and translated while she was at it.
Cacturne had come especially to watch Shen Qi's race, hoping Shen Qi could help him find an opportunity to interact with Shaling.
"What do you mean, you came especially to watch my race? You came to see Maractus, didn't you...?"
Chapter 252: That's all the help your buddy can give you
Crack-crack-crack...
Cacturne's laugh was eerie.
He meant that he was sorry; he hadn't come to watch the race solely for Shaling. He cared about Shen Qi too. He just liked a girl and didn't know how to approach her.
It was clearly an expression of innocent affection and a plea for Shen Qi's help, but that laugh practically heralded a demon's arrival.
Shen Qi could tell Mengge was good-natured, but... with such a terrifying appearance and laugh, could he really win Shaling over?
"I don't get it. You're a driver, and so is Shaling. Old Mr. Fuji took both of you in, and you both came from Pokémon House. It'd be perfectly normal for you to just go up and talk to her."
After the race, Mengge could go straight over and talk to Shaling. That would be entirely natural, and inviting her out for a meal would be perfectly reasonable too.
With everything so smooth and easy, what matchmaking