Chapter 360: Father-in-law's Concern
Ye Xuan hadn't expected that the very first scene he witnessed upon arriving here would be this rascal kid taking his daughter out drinking!
Originally, he had come intending to praise Hikaru somewhat and ask if he needed any secret treasures.
But unexpectedly,
Right after the preliminaries ended, this kid took his daughter out drinking!
However, watching Hikaru carefully take off Sakura's shoes, then her down jacket, and tuck her into the covers.
Ye Xuan suddenly felt the kid wasn't so bad after all.
Because Hikaru's caring actions looked very practiced, as if he had done them many times before.
This couldn't help but make him recall,
In the past, Sakura... was always looked after by this kid...
"Ahem... Uncle, let me explain..."
After finishing these tasks, Hikaru finally looked towards Ye Xuan and said helplessly, "It was the two senior sisters who invited us to dinner, and then Xiao Xue couldn't resist having one drink, unexpectedly..."
Before he could finish, Ye Xuan held up a hand and said sternly, "Don't tell me about this!"
Hikaru immediately shut up, "..."
"I just came to see my daughter. You kid..."
His gaze towards Hikaru held an indescribable complexity, finally settling into words, "Good performance in the preliminaries. Try to get a higher ranking in the main tournament. Are you lacking any resources?"
Hikaru was stunned: "Huh?"
"I'm asking what resources you're lacking!? Something that can help you get a higher rank in the main tournament!"
Ye Xuan raised his voice slightly, his brow furrowed.
Hikaru answered honestly:
"Well... restorative secret treasures for Psychic-types, or restorative secret treasures for Dragon-types would work... they could boost Latias's strength..."
Ye Xuan frowned slightly, "Your Latias, its strength increased so quickly, could there be any underlying problems?"
From Lord level to peak Master level in just a few short months.
Isn't this speed a bit too fast?
But he quickly shook his head: "Forget it, you yourself are an expert in breeding, you probably wouldn't do something so foolish. Take good care of Xiao Xue..."
"The items will be delivered in two days."
With that, he glanced at Sakura still lying in bed, and then left.
"Phew..."
Once Ye Xuan left, Hikaru subconsciously let out a sigh of relief.
He didn't know if it was because the man was Sakura's father, or a Champion trainer.
Talking with Ye Xuan, Hikaru always felt like a certain nerve in his brain was stretched taut.
"Ngh... Bro..."
Sakura behind him mumbled in her sleep again. Hikaru turned around and found she had kicked off the covers...
"Still causing trouble even when asleep..."
After covering her up again, Hikaru thought for a moment and released Gardevoir.
"Gardevoir?"
"Gardevoir, a light Hypnosis..."
Gardevoir: "..."
Looking at the sleeping Sakura on the bed, Gardevoir pressed her hands down. A faint pink energy enveloped the latter. Sakura, who had been twitching occasionally, immediately fell into a deep sleep.
This was to prevent the girl from having a hangover headache the next day.
Various Pokémon moves also had applications in medical treatment.
For instance, for insomnia patients, just a light Hypnosis could solve the problem.
After settling Sakura down.
Hikaru took a shower and slept on the sofa for the night...
...
Outside Kyoto,
In a certain hotel.
Looking at Yamamoto Nika kneeling on the floor, looking somewhat terrified.
Watanabe Sanetake's face was impassive, but it was precisely this expression that made the several other trainers from Sakura Country beside him dare not make a sound.
The Watanabe family - Sakura Country's largest financial conglomerate, holding Sakura Country's most advanced Compulsory Training Devices.
Some special Compulsory Training Devices could even control Elite Four level Pokémon!
The existence of this technology virtually held the lifeline of Sakura Country, where more than half the populace relied on these devices to become trainers!
One could say,
Half of Sakura Country's sky belonged to the government, and the other half belonged to this Watanabe family!
And this Watanabe Sanetake was the second son of the current generation of the Watanabe family.
A strong contender for the next head of the Watanabe family!
However, he was in a slightly weaker position.
That's why he wanted to come to Huaxia and open up the Huaxia market.
This would greatly help his bid for the position of heir.
Now, the reason Yamamoto Nika was kneeling here was.
The task given to him was to obstruct those Huaxia trainers for at least three days, but unexpectedly, he was eliminated on the first day.
Truly useless!
Looking at the trembling Yamamoto Nika, Watanabe Sanetake cursed inwardly, 'Should have just gone to serve the Emperor...'
With three peak-Master level Pokémon, he actually got caught by a trainer under twenty!
But thinking about the upcoming main tournament of the Youth League.
Being in Huaxia now, he still needed people to do things.
He composed himself, putting on a comforting expression, "It's alright, Yamamoto-kun. This time, it was my oversight. I didn't expect there to be someone with such ability among the Huaxia trainers."
The kneeling Yamamoto Nika was stunned, then looked up in disbelief.
"Yamamoto-kun, come, I will still need you in the future..."
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University
The next morning,
Dawn light streamed through the balcony.
Today was a rare sunny day in December.
The person sleeping on the bed opened her eyes, her mind hazy... But when she clearly saw the room's furnishings, her expression turned baffled.
"Ah!?"
Sakura clutched the blanket tightly, looking around in panic, and screamed. The scream only stopped abruptly when she saw Hikaru, who had just woken up on the sofa.
"What are you yelling about so early in the morning..."
Hikaru rubbed his sleepy eyes, "If you can't drink, then don't drink in the future. One glass and you're out."
"Bro?"
Slightly hazy memories returned to Sakura's mind.
She remembered yesterday's events and couldn't help sticking out her tongue, "I was just curious about the taste~"
She then looked herself over; her clothes were all still on, only her socks were missing.
And because she hadn't showered after passing out drunk yesterday, the blankets still carried a faint smell of alcohol, mixed with the girl's natural scent.
Seeing this, she muttered quietly, "Nothing happened..."
"Alright, get up now that you're awake."
Hikaru called out.
"Oh..."
Getting dressed and putting on her white socks, Sakura sniffed herself, making a slightly disgusted face, "Ew, still smells..."
But suddenly, her eyes lit up. Standing on the covers, she said to Hikaru, "Come here, Bro!"
Hikaru walked over helplessly, "What's wrong?"
But as soon as he got close, Sakura, standing on the bed, hugged him, "Smell me, there's still the smell of alcohol..."
"..."
Hikaru's face was full of helplessness. He gently pushed Sakura's arms away, "Who told you to sleep so soundly yesterday? If you knew it smelled like alcohol, why didn't you go take a shower?"
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