'These next couple of days are going to be rough...' Jason noted, exhaling from his nose. Ultra Class matches were highly publicized, pre-scheduled matches that allowed participating Trainers to prepare for their opponents in advance. Jason felt compelled to attend as many matches as he could, and that meant moving around and flying between stadiums.
"What's up? Why the sigh...?" Korrina questioned, performing arm curls off to the side while Jason, taking a break from training, reviewed the coming week's match schedule on a tablet.
"It looks like he's going over next week's schedule," Maylene remarked, one of six people and eleven Pokémon making use of Jason's subspace gym. She hadn't qualified for the Ultra Class but planned to stick around until the end of the current conference. As such, she had been spending her free time hanging out with Korrina and helping her prepare by serving as her sparring and battle partner.
Though her tiny hands felt like they were tenderizing his muscles due to her grip strength, Jason didn't complain when Maylene, standing behind him, began massaging his shoulders. Instead, while resisting the urge to gnash or suck in air through his teeth, he explained, "I want to be present for as many matches as possible. Fortunately, there are only two matches that are scheduled for the same block at separate locations. For those, I'll flip a coin to decide which to attend..."
"You don't need to bother in my case..." Nanahoshi contributed, sporting a slight pout as she groused, "The scheduling committee really had it in for me this year..."
"Yeah...to think you would be matched up against two Elite Four members and a Champion. But it's good exposure, right?" Maeve contributed, doing her best be supportive.
"I suppose..." Nanahoshi conceded, punctuating her words by casually stretching her overlapping hands forward while performing a split. It was odd considering that she was a Steel-type specialist, but she appeared to pride herself on her flexibility—contrasting Maeve's focus on strength and toughness.
"Even if you lose, it's not as though it's the end of the world. Rather, it's all but been decided that you and Maeve will be included among Alola's first generation of Gym Leaders," Wicke appended playfully, wearing pale grey and pink gymwear that looked like it was on the verge of bursting open or tearing at the seams each time she performed a weighted squat. Notably, despite having 300kg on her shoulders, she was able to complete reps of fifteen with little difficulty.
"Oh? Congratulations, you two! I'm certain you'll be awesome as Gym Leaders~!" Maylene chimed, giving off a similar vibe to Korrina as she happily pumped her fists and beamed from ear to ear. Nanahoshi was briefly irked by Wicke's insinuation that their upcoming matches didn't matter, but Maylene's heartfelt congratulations helped, prompting her to mutter, "It's not that big a deal..." as she turned her head and averted her eyes.
'A steely exterior concealing a warm and gooey interior...' Jason mused, unable to prevent an appreciative smile from adorning his face. He could have done without Maylene resuming her kneading of his shoulders, but he would rather endure a bit of pain than discourage someone who was sincerely trying to appeal to him.
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Turning his head toward the sudden collision sound, emanating from the dojo section of the gym, Jason's expression briefly hardened at the sight of a Lucario falling from a spiderwebbed wall crater. Fortunately, it wasn't wearing clothes, suggesting it was either Luca or Maylene's Lucario, Liam.
"Liam! My goodness! What happened...!?" Maylene exclaimed, confirming that the Lucario in question was her partner.
Before Maylene could rush to his side, Liam, rising to one knee, held up his right paw to stop her. Positioned across from him was Luca, standing with his arms crossed and an unimpressed look on his face, encircled by the other Fighting-type Pokémon present.
"What's going on here, Luca...?" Korrina questioned, approaching the scene with a disapproving frown.
'Our friend here needed a reminder of which of us was stronger...' Luca responded, his red eyes narrowing and his Aura surging around him as cerulean-blue flames. The presence of Ren and Laani as spectators had Liam behaving too aggressively during their spar, so he had no choice but to put the older but weaker Lucario in his place.
"Tsk..."
After clicking his tongue, Liam charged forward using Extreme Speed, his body similarly veiled in Aura. Maylene looked troubled upon seeing how aggressively he was behaving, but she didn't try to intervene or stop the impromptu brawl. Such altercations were common between rival Fighting-types, and like her, Liam was feeling frustrated after their elimination from the WCS. He needed to vent, and Luca was an opponent he could readily go all out against.
'I guess I'm going to need to get used to sights like this...' Jason sighed internally. Outwardly, he surprised Maylene by positioning himself behind her and placing his hands on her slender, almost stone-like shoulders. He thought about wrapping his arms around and cradling her, but as they had yet to define their relationship, he didn't want to make things awkward by overstepping his bounds.
"Jason..." Maylene muttered, glancing back and looking up at Jason over her right shoulder. She had been concerned that her suddenly massaging his shoulders had been too forward, so she felt relieved seeing him trying to be supportive.
"Oh? You two seem to be hitting it off well~" Wicke teased, approaching Jason and Maylene from behind while using an off-white towel to dab the sweat from her body.
Before Jason could offer a response, Wicke interjected, expressing, "I have a conference to attend early this morning, so I'm going to head out first. Give me a kiss."
Though he was a little taken aback by Wicke's assertiveness, Jason removed his hands from Maylene's shoulders and obediently swapped saliva with the purple-haired researcher. In the process, she was the one to give his butt a firm squeeze, her breasts indenting against him like soft marshmallows until she released him to remark, "I should return around 2 PM. If you haven't made plans, let's watch a movie together..."
"Oh..."
While he hadn't yet made plans, Jason felt reluctant to commit to anything without first consulting Lillie. Wicke seemed to catch onto this, so instead of insisting that he answer her there and then, she gave him a peck on the lips and hummed, "No pressure..." before releasing him and departing with a deliberate sway to her hips.
'It has been a while since we were last together...' Jason noted, his gaze briefly but inexorably drawn to Wicke's full, heart-shaped bottom before he returned his hands to Maylene's shoulders and focused on the battle between Luca and Liam. Repairing the damage to the gym was going to cost him a fair amount of AP, but he didn't allow it to bother him. Most of the AP he had on hand came from his enriching encounter with Korrina, Maylene, Mikan, and Bea, so, in a way, they had already pre-paid him for the damage their Lucario were causing...
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"This is precisely what I needed after all the meetings and conferences these past few days..." Wicke sighed, leaning back onto Jason's left thigh and popping open a bag of rice crackers. After discussing the matter with Lillie, the blonde-haired heiress had readily encouraged him to spend time with Wicke. The fact that they were actually settling in to watch a movie, however, left him feeling at a loss.
"How has all of that been going? Has the League decided who will be in charge of the project moving forward?" Jason questioned, doing his best to come across as casual as he cupped a feel of Wicke's weighty and soft right breast, giving it a tentative squeeze.
"Mmmmnngh...nothing has been finalized, but it's looking like Professor Magnolia's granddaughter, Sonia, will be placed in charge of the project. It was initially going to be Professor Magnolia herself, but since we need to consider things long-term, she nominated her granddaughter..." Wicke revealed, her voice tinged with breathy passion as she enjoyed the feeling of Jason gently fondling her breasts.
"Sonia...isn't that the childhood friend of the current Galar Champion and WCS Monarch...?" Jason questioned, prompting Wicke to nod and confirm, "That's right. She's a little young at twenty-two, but she's been a licensed Assistant Professor since she was fourteen, predominantly working under her grandmother. She should have become a Professor long ago, but she hasn't published any of her own research."
"I don't remember the specifics, but I recall that she was focused on researching legendary Pokémon and ancient myths. In the games, she was a central figure in helping the Player ascertain the truth about The Darkest Day and its associated Legendaries, Zacian, Zamazenta, and Eternatus..." Jason reminisced, simultaneously tracing his middle finger around Wicke's gradually hardening nipple.
"Uncoincidentally, that happens to be what she's been researching. However, based on the League's investigation, there are no signs that Chairman Rose has been keeping Eternatus imprisoned. He's confessed to researching methods to use Dynamax Energy as a power source, but the methods they've been using are well-documented and adhere to the League's guidelines..." Wicke revealed, punctuating her words with a hot sigh.
"This is the issue with an infinite multiverse...things can appear to line up on the surface, but when you look into them, there are minute differences that change everything..." Jason sighed, closing his eyes and leaning his head back against the sofa's thick leather cushions.
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Setting aside her rice crackers, Wicke gained Jason's full and undivided attention by standing up and promptly straddling him. The latter opened his mouth to speak, but before any words could escape, Wicke slipped her tongue into his mouth and proceeded to engage his for nearly a full, unbroken minute. Jason was surprised by her enthusiasm, but instead of pondering the reason for it, he cupped her bottom and readily made out with the very buxom woman.
"Your pants are in the way..." Wicke muttered, her yellow eyes appearing to shimmer in the low light of the private theater as she gazed directly at Jason.
"I take it this means we're not watching a movie...?" Jason asked with a hint of wryness.
"How about making one instead~?" Wicke countered, her eyes narrowing and a mischievous smile developing across her face as she tightened her arms around the back of Jason's neck and revealed, "I'm not supposed to tell you this, but there is significant scientific interest in how the people of your world procreate. There aren't any definite plans or proposals just yet, but I wouldn't mind being one of your partners in the study..."
"I think you would make a great mother...but I'm vehemently opposed to the notion of my children being research specimens..." Jason answered, a slight frown marring his face. The thought of impregnating Wicke caused his pants to tighten considerably, but he had already made arrangements for him and Lillie to have children after they married. He was prepared to accept responsibility for any accidents that happened to occur, but there was no way he would actively participate in a breeding experiment...
"The subjects would technically be the two of us, but since you're clearly against it, just forget I said anything..." Wicke hummed, tilting her head to the side and licking her lips. She could tell that the proposition had soured Jason's mood, so instead of kissing him herself, she waited for him to take the lead or decide that they would do something else.
Fortunately for Wicke, Jason's consideration for her was greater than his discomfort toward her proposition. Thus, without too much hesitation, he tilted his hand in the opposite direction and leaned in to kiss her. They did eventually put on a movie, but it was primarily to prevent their voices from leaking out as Wicke insisted they have sex right there in the theater...
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