Youthful Piplup Will Not Meet Long-Eared Rabbit Senior

Through the glass that Pogaman had wiped clean, everyone looked into the room.

Excluding the senior student who was in charge of adjusting the machine and Lillie who did odd jobs, the only thing in the room that could elicit such a reaction from Bogarman was that slender long-eared rabbit with cream-colored fluffy balls on its hands, feet, and ears.

"Ah, you've come at the right time. The machine is ready," the senior sister said, turning to Lillie. "Thank you for helping to transport the machine, Lillie."

"It was nothing." Standing in front of the life-sized giant machine, which had a screen and two seats with metal helmets used to test intimacy levels, Lillie wiped the sweat from her forehead and said.

"Is this long-eared rabbit your Pokémon, Senior Sister?" Wei Xin asked curiously.

"Yeah, just like you and Ralts, I've been taking care of him since he was a Pokémon egg." The senior walked to Lopunny's side, put her arm around Lopunny's shoulder and said, "We're really good friends."

"Mmm!" the long-eared rabbit hopped in response.

"Poga, Poga Poga!" Pogaman hopped and skipped over to the long-eared rabbit, pulled out a red rose from behind his back, and knelt down on one knee affectionately.

Dear beautiful lady, may I have the honor of inviting you to dinner at the revolving restaurant in the Oriental Pearl Tower?

Then, she watched Wei Xin warily, afraid that after taking his rose, the long-eared rabbit would turn around and throw herself back into that man's arms.

Even with an iron will, I couldn't withstand this blow.

Until, the long-eared rabbit took the rose, bent down, leaned close to his ear, and whispered, "Meow~".

With a gentle smile, she picked up Bogarman and held him in her arms.

Bogaman stared wide-eyed in disbelief, then turned to see a pair of gentle, slightly smiling, rose-red eyes staring intently at him.

Like rain after a long drought, Piplup finally saw its spring after experiencing two heartbreaks and a public embarrassment that made it a social Ghost-type Pokémon. With tears in its eyes, Piplup buried its face in Buneary's chest and cried its heart out.

What's so great about lolis? Mature women are the true embodiment of this world!

Long-eared Rabbit, it's the Pokémon that could become my mother.

"Wow, the young penguin boy from Youthful Circle meets the long-eared rabbit senior!" Wei Xin couldn't help but exclaim.

"Senior Long-eared Rabbit?" The senior looked puzzled. "But my Long-eared Rabbit is male. Although the difference between male and female Long-eared Rabbits is not obvious, you can't just assume someone's gender right away."

Enhanced punch warning!

Upon hearing this, everyone fell silent, their gazes all falling on Piplup. Hearing this, Piplup stopped crying, looked up, and the long-eared rabbit winked playfully at him.

Hey baby, where should we go after we finish eating?

"Alright, Lopunny, stop teasing Piplup," the senior said after gesturing for Lopunny to put down the petrified Piplup. "Lopunny is an expert at repaying kindness. If you want your Pokémon to learn how to repay kindness, you can't go wrong with him."

"But before that, let's test your friendship level with your Pokémon first," the senior student explained as she and Long-eared sat inside the machine.

"The friendship level between a trainer and a Pokémon is divided into 11 levels, from 0 to 250, with each level consisting of 25 points. Levels 250 to 255 are considered a separate level. Furthermore, according to research, the friendship level between a Pokémon and its trainer affects the Pokémon's abilities, with each level increasing its stats by approximately one percent."

The senior sister turned on the screen, put her hands together, and closed her eyes with the long-eared rabbit, recalling the bits and pieces of their time together.

Shortly after, a set of numbers appeared on the screen: 241.

"It's a little higher than last year, which is not bad," the senior student said. "Intimacy level is affected by many factors, such as the Pokémon's personality and how they interact. Is it like a brother or family member, a partner or a trainer?"

"By the way, Pokémon and their trainers won't learn the Return skill if their friendship level is below 100."

"Who wants to go first?"

"Let's go first, Pogaman and I," Ma Liang said, holding Pogaman who had finally recovered.

He and Bogarman have similar experiences: they eat together, exercise together, and even lost love because of the same person, so their intimacy must be quite high.

"Alright! Just look at each other and reminisce about the times you've spent together."

Shortly after, a set of numbers appeared on the screen: 193.

"193, it seems Bogaman considers you his most trusted brother," the senior sister said.

"Pega Poga!" Piplup proudly puffed out his chest, patted the trainer's thigh, and said with pride.

Dude, guys!

"Next up is Wei Xin and Ralts."

Before his senior sister could finish speaking, Ibu ran straight to the machine, slammed the helmet used to measure brainwaves onto his head, turned around, and waved to Wei Xin.

"Eevee!" Eevee exclaimed excitedly.

Testing intimacy levels—isn't this a great opportunity to prove your relationship with your trainer?

If the affinity test shows 250, the trainer will be so moved that they'll want to take me home immediately and then banish Ralts to the sidelines.

"Okay, I'll test my affinity with Eevee first." Wei Xin patted Ralts' head, carefully reassuring it.

"Ralts~" Ralts nodded obediently. She was satisfied that her trainer was paying attention to her emotions; nothing else really mattered.

Wei Xin sat in the chair, closed his eyes, and tried his best to recall the memories he shared with Eevee. Eevee closed his eyes and kept repeating his love for his trainer in his mind. Then, a string of numbers appeared on the screen.

"Wow!" The senior sister exclaimed as she looked at the numbers.

Could it be that our intimacy level has skyrocketed? My trainer and I are definitely a match made in heaven.

Ibrahimovic jumped off his seat and scrambled to the screen, raising his chin and looking at it excitedly. Wei Xin also joined in.

Three numbers were flashing on the screen.

125!

It's like when Ibrahimovic estimated his college entrance exam score at 720, but when he checked the actual score, he found that he was missing a zero. His little eyes were filled with disbelief.

It's a conspiracy, it must be a conspiracy. This machine must have been sent by Ralts to sabotage the relationship between her and her trainer.

It was a trap; she'd been set up by Ralts!

I'll fight you to the death.

Ibrahimovic jumped up in anger and slammed his head against the screen, but Wei Xin grabbed him by the back of the neck and pulled him into his arms.

With its front paws pawing at Wei Xin's chest, Eevee's little face was puffed up with anger, its tail and ears drooped down in disappointment, its eyes were filled with tears, it sniffed pitifully, and it bit the zipper on Wei Xin's clothes in grievance, not daring to look up at its trainer's face.

"Booboo~" Eevee called softly.

I really like you. Although I can't prove it, I really, really like you.

Eevee timidly raised its head, afraid of seeing the same disappointed expression on the trainer's face as the others.

Although I don't know what I did wrong, please don't hate me. I'll try to figure out how to improve our intimacy level, so please don't abandon me.

All I want is a home.

"Don't worry, I won't hate you because of this," Wei Xin said with a smile. "Besides, the fact that we're not very close means our relationship will only get better in the future, right?"

Wei Xin nuzzled Eevee's cheek: "Once Ralts and I win the freshman tournament, we can bring you home, and then we can do a lot of things to increase our intimacy level."

"Oh no." Senior Sister Huang looked at Eevee in Wei Xin's arms, her expression shifting from resentment, disappointment, and fear to looking up at Wei Xin with eyes full of joy and anticipation. She involuntarily covered her mouth.

That's it, Little Ibrahimovic has decided on him for life.

After calming Eevee down, Wei Xin gently put Eevee down. Eevee obediently lay on the ground, holding its head, closing its eyes, blushing, its mind repeating what Wei Xin had just said.

From now on, the trainer will have to do many things with her to increase their intimacy level.

Wei Xin smiled, turned around, and took Ralts's hand: "Now it's our turn."