At the Silver Conference's Festivity Square, Young Master Mao sat behind the Trio's stall with a bevy of girls.
Meowth had personally prepared desserts and coffee, along with Whitney's favorite sweet milk.
"Mmm~ That's the taste! Just the right sweetness!" Whitney took a sip of milk and cupped her cheeks in bliss.
Young Master Mao glanced at the girl's curves, then hurriedly took a couple of gulps of iced coffee to steady himself...
Caitlin looked at Miltank's heaving bounty, then lowered her head to look at her own toes and pouted. "Um, Mr. Meowth, switch mine to milk too!"
"Meowhahaha, understood. I've also got papaya jam. Would you like some?" Meowth asked Caitlin, rubbing his paws together.
"Yes! Add plenty!" Caitlin nodded earnestly.
"Coming right up~" Meowth withdrew obsequiously.
Following Jessie and James's advice, any single female member of the Elite Four of a suitable age around their executive was to be served as a potential lady of the house. They couldn't go wrong with that!
As the saying went, cast a wide net, then focus on cultivating the promising catches...
Erika ate small bites of Rainbow Mousse Cake while soothing Poni beside her. "Professor Oak was already a graduate advisor at our Rainbow University. There's nothing shameful about losing to him."
"I understand, Miss Erika. Poni... will keep working hard." The little girl had long since been won over by Gary's desserts and wasn't feeling burdened in the slightest now.
The square's big screen cycled through live coverage from the various battlefields.
Spectators and some contestants chattered about the day's matches.
"Forty-eight down to sixteen, and it's already this brutal on day one..."
"The scores were so close. Three or four pairs actually tied, and then there's this dimwit who barely won 3-2..."
Ash, in the crowd: (ꐦÒ‸Ó) "Who