Afraid that the sound of blow-drying hair would disturb Gardevoir and Pheromosa, Axel put them away in advance.
The method of making grilled sausages was very simple. The ingredients had already been made into semi-finished products beforehand, so it only required controlling the heat well.
Under the effect of the Breeder's trait, the sausages rolled in the frying pan, quickly emitting an intoxicating fragrance.
Even Axel couldn't help but drool a little.
"Looks like putting the Pokémon away early was the right choice. Otherwise, tomorrow I'd have to make appetite-controlling food for them again."
While eating, Axel put the remaining sausages on a plate and set it in front of the other seat.
"Karen, come out and eat sausages!"
"Yes, Master, let me brush my teeth first."
Axel: "???"
'Wait a minute, you better explain why you're brushing your teeth before eating!'
———
[Next Dorm Room]
Iono finished streaming, changed into pajamas with an electric frog pattern, and happily posted a selfie on social media.
[No stream tomorrow~ Staying up all night to play games and aim for top 100 in our city.]
Immediately, the comments were filled with wailing and mockery:
[ListeningWindAsJade: Hahaha, I'm dying of laughter. Even my grandma pressed a few buttons on my phone yesterday and became No. 99 Ice-Cold Beauty in the city, and Iono's Pikachu still hasn't hit top 100.]
[Trash: Wuwuwu, I won't see Iono wifey tomorrow again. By the way, can you stop aiming for top 100? You've used that excuse like a dozen times already!]
[Raihan: Even though I don't play this game, I can still tell, Iono's definitely trash.]
'AHHHH!'
Iono pinned a groundhog-screaming meme of herself in the comment section to express her rage.
'If I haven't kept running into Axel's ambushes, I would've climbed up already, okay?'
Thinking that way, Iono felt even more justified in eating and drinking Axel's food like it was nothing.
"Hmph, we live next door now anyway. I don't believe I can't avoid you!"
After confirming that Axel's room didn't have any in-game sounds, Iono eagerly leaned against the headboard.
But just as she opened the game, a rich aroma suddenly hit her nose.
After roughly determining the direction it came from, Iono couldn't help but lick her lips.
"Damn it, just when this young lady is launching the game, you're sneaking food at this critical moment?"
Faced with the choice between ranking up and Axel's cooking, Iono decisively chose the latter.
In the character selection screen, Iono sent a message:
[Hey guys, my neighbor bro is sick, and sis-in-law asked me to take him to the hospital. Can we remake?]
[Hahaha, definitely not! I finally matched with streamer Iono!]
[Waa waa waa, I'm going to keep Iono's Pikachu forever stuck outside the top 100!]
[Huh? The two above are too evil! Let's start the game, I'm going to protect my favorite streamer!]
Seeing the selection screen continuing, Iono's Rotom fell from her hand with a clatter onto her thigh.
'It's over...'
'Another viewer match.'
If it were a normal match, maybe it could've ended in ten minutes.
But viewer matches? At least an hour.
———
In Axel's room, Karen had finished drying her hair and was standing reservedly in front of Axel, not daring to sit down immediately.
Axel couldn't help but grin, Gardevoir's training had clearly leveled up again.
He really didn't know what kind of memories Gardevoir and the others had implanted into Karen to make her so cautious around him.
"All right, eat. Remember to tie your hair up."
Axel wanted to remind Karen not to get her freshly washed hair greasy, but Karen already sprang into action.
"I understand, Master!"
Axel froze.
'I haven't even finished speaking. What do you understand?'
Karen lightly licked her lips, then without hesitation, knelt on the floor and moved closer to Axel.
Seeing Karen's actions, Axel instinctively jumped up, hid in the corner, and grabbed all the Poké Balls.
"What are you trying to do?"
Earlier, when Karen brushed her teeth before eating, Axel already sensed she wasn't planning anything good.
'Now it is clear, this girl is clearly lusting after my body!'
'I gave you a place to stay, a hair dryer to use, and this is how you repay me?'
'And it's not like you even found the Glastrier for me!'
'If you had, I might've accepted it today.'
'But I was the one who found it!'
Seeing Axel's reaction, Karen also froze, "Master, didn't you tell me to tie up my hair?"
"I told you to tie up your hair while eating! Who told you to overthink it?", Axel sighed helplessly.
There are too many online memes these days, they're impossible to guard against.
Glancing at the messy bedsheets, Axel couldn't be bothered to clean up. He directly opened the door and walked into Karen's room.
"All right, you eat. I'm sleeping in your room."
"Remember, without my permission, you absolutely cannot come over," Axel instructed seriously.
"And also, use a Pokémon to create a soundproof barrier, otherwise, I won't be able to sleep."
Karen stood up straight and saluted solemnly, "Understood, Master. I guarantee that not even a single fly will get in tonight!"
"Thanks for that," Axel waved to Karen, lay on the bed, and used a psychic technique similar to Hypnosis on himself.
After a full day of exhaustion, this moment… finally, he could get some proper rest.
———
[In Iono's Room]
As expected, the match lasted exactly an hour before finally ending.
Fortunately, even though her fans talked trash and gathered for a group selfie with Iono's Pikachu, they still let her win in the end.
Seeing her Pikachu barely squeeze into the top 100 rankings, Iono licked her lips in satisfaction.
'Today… is definitely the day Iono finally turns things around!'
She ranked top 100 with her game character and could also sneak a bite of Axel's midnight snack.
'Perfect!'
Iono slipped on her slippers, casually washed her hands, and eagerly opened the door to head to Axel's room.
Knock! Knock! Knock!
After knocking, Iono blinked in surprise.
"Indigo League's Elite Karen, why are you here?", Karen sized Iono up.
Even though Iono was wearing pajamas, a woman's intuition told Karen instantly, this was the only piece of clothing Iono owned.
Recalling Axel's reaction earlier, Karen couldn't help but sneer coldly.
'Case closed. So Master really is being targeted by a female hooligan.'
"No wonder Master asked me to guard this place. Someone really is plotting something inappropriate."
"Gigalith, use Confuse Ray!"
Iono froze for half a second, then quickly reacted and took a step back, revealing the Luxray behind her, who had also come to scrounge some food.
A faint current flashed over Luxray's body, and its Thunder Wave also enveloped Karen.
Karen's body went numb and she collapsed to the ground, trembling.
Iono's mind was in total chaos.
The two Pokémon scratched their heads human-like, not continuing the fight.
They both knew now that their trainers were on the same side, the good guys, so this was probably a misunderstanding.
After a few roars, they quickly compared notes and confirmed that both of their trainers were friends with Axel.
If that's the case… then today was just a misunderstanding?
Thinking this, the two Pokémon exchanged a glance and both zeroed in on the food on the plate.
Luxray: 'The food's about to go cold. Let's eat it for our trainers so it doesn't go to waste.'
Gigalith: '(^▽^) Sounds good! That stuff smells amazing! Let's bring out everyone to try it!'
The two Pokémon quickly reached a consensus, placed Karen and Iono on the bed, and released all their trainers' Pokémon, rushing straight for the food plate.
Paralyzed, Karen could only close her eyes helplessly as she watched Gigalith and Luxray in action.
Iono, on the other hand, blinked, struggled to sit up from the bed, and walked in the opposite direction of the food with a silly grin, "Hehehe, I can still eat, I can still move."
"Yummy~ Here I come!"
Clack~
With a crisp sound, Axel's door was suddenly flung open.
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