These days, Shen Qi only occasionally took Oricorio out for a stroll, and his progress on "I'm a Pigeon Fancier" rose naturally.
Oricorio remained quite calm about staying on Melemele Island instead of returning to Poni Island right away.
She lived alone, so not going home for a few months really did not matter. Still, as such a homebody, she ought to want to spend some time back home.
With some time off over the next few days, Shen Qi planned to take Oricorio home for a visit. Keeping a Pokémon from going home indefinitely was hardly reasonable, but before that, he needed to get her further under his thumb.
"Oricorio."
In the guest room, Shen Qi looked at Oricorio, who was playing on her phone.
Chirp?
"You're such a homebody. Don't you want to go home?"
Oricorio shook her head. "I can hole up anywhere."
Now that Shen Qi took care of her food, clothing, lodging, and transportation, and the new place was quite nice too, Oricorio only had to stay in her room for it to feel just like staying home.
"Oh, really?" Shen Qi poked Oricorio's head. "I'm the one protecting you. You should count yourself lucky I'm not charging you protection money, yet here you are, taking free food and drinks for granted!"
Chirp...
Oricorio grew nervous and shrank toward the corner.
Although Shen Qi had yet to fully complete the "I'm a Pigeon Fancier" script, he already had Oricorio firmly under his thumb.
"I... I... I can pay."
Afraid of being abandoned, Oricorio pleaded pitifully, "I can pay you for your services."
"Hoho, my services are very expensive."
Shen Qi could earn money by entering races.
He could not claim to consistently win prize money in T3, but entering one or two higher-level regular races