"She's my friend."
Axel pushed open the room door, explained briefly to the staff, and ushered Lusamine inside.
At the same time, he clearly saw what Lusamine was wearing today.
Under a red overcoat was the same outfit as Lillie's: a white dress and canvas shoes.
Even her hair length had been trimmed to be exactly the same as Lillie's, tied up in a high ponytail.
"Sit first. Um... why did you come?", Axel asked.
Lusamine looked at Axel slyly, her tone natural, "Of course I was worried that the people from Dondadon wouldn't serve things properly."
"With me keeping an eye on them, they'll at least give some face to their new boss."
The corner of Axel's mouth twitched, "You're pretty honest. I was wondering when you became the boss of Dondadon today. Turns out you just bought it."
"It's all for Lillie. By the way, where is she?", Lusamine looked around the room but did not see Lillie, so she simply asked Axel.
Axel's old face reddened, "She went to take a shower."
There was no helping it. With the kind of relationship between the three of them, and him bringing the girl home like this..l
"I see," Lusamine's lips curled up as she smiled at Axel.
Looks like her Lillie really was quite charming.
It was just that Lusamine knew sometimes the order in which people appear in one's life is far too important. If you want to slightly break that order, you have to use unconventional methods.
And also... she had only just figured it out herself. Deep in her heart, there might always have been a kind of emotion called admiration for strength.
Otherwise, she would not have gradually gone down the wrong path.
Thinking this, Lusamine quietly took a deep breath. Seeing no sign of Lillie coming out, she gently bit her lip and leaned closer to Axel.
Axel turned his head and just happened to see, under the dim light, a flush of red on Lusamine's stunningly beautiful side profile.
Thump!
Thump!
Thinking about what she was about to say next, Lusamine could even clearly hear the sound of her own heartbeat.
"Axel... you should know who that person you fought that day was, right?"
"I...", Axel felt a wave of stomach pain. Of course he knew who it was, and he knew even more clearly what kind of thing he had accidentally done that countless people wished they could do.
But now that the person involved was asking directly, he really did not know how to open his mouth.
Lusamine stared straight at Axel, "You also know that I've raised Lillie for so many years, and there are many things I owe her."
"I just want to say... for Lillie's sake, there is nothing I can't give now."
"And also, you really helped a lot some time ago. If it weren't for you, Lillie and I might already have completely turned against each other by now."
Although Lusamine spoke lightly, the flush on her face betrayed her true thoughts.
In her heart, perhaps it was not only for Lillie.
She somewhat awkwardly brushed her golden hair aside before continuing, "I ordered some wine and dishes. Later, we can have a good talk, say some heartfelt things."
"And also... Lillie can't really handle alcohol. Take good care of her in the future, okay?"
"Lusamine, I...", Axel heard the implication in her words and looked at Lusamine in shock, his breathing growing a bit rapid.
Ever since the Soft Rice Hard Eating trait had gradually leveled up, he had not felt like this in a long time.
But now, Axel had to admit one thing. Auntie really was more understanding than a young girl.
At this moment, Lillie came out of the room, like a startled little rabbit, her voice hesitant.
"Oh? Why are you here?"
"And also, I... I just didn't have anywhere to stay tonight, and Axel said the battle arena downstairs in his neighborhood was pretty good, so I... I..."
Lusamine smiled, "I just took a look. It really is quite good."
"And the defense level here is not much worse than the Aether Foundation. I'll feel more at ease with you staying here."
"Y-yeah, that's what I thought too! You're wise!", Lillie patted her chest, stuck out her tongue, and leaned against Lusamine, acting spoiled.
Not long after, the food Lusamine had arranged was delivered. Axel took a look and saw that about half of it was made up of dishes he liked. His admiration for Lusamine deepened.
Aside from the combat power he had already shown, almost all of his other information had been sealed by the Alliance's upper ranks.
For Lusamine to precisely find his tastes could only mean that her insight during these few days together had been astonishing.
Soon, after several rounds of drinks, Lillie was exactly as Lusamine had said. One cup and her cheeks were flushed red, two cups and her head turned to mush, three cups and she collapsed, unable to sit up, not knowing where she was even in her dreams.
Axel stood up and grabbed Lillie by the arm, "Let's stop here for today. We'll clean up tomorrow."
"You two can sleep in my room tonight. I'll take the guest room."
His parents would be back after some time, so Axel had no intention of putting Lusamine in his parents' bedroom.
Lusamine stood up, smiling with her eyes, "Then I'll help you support Lillie. Drunk people are really heavy. Which one is your room?"
"That way," Axel pointed out the direction and went with Lusamine, carrying Lillie back to the room.
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It was not until the sky began to lighten that Axel saw Lillie open her sleepy eyes for a moment. Only then did he rely on the speed advantage of the Starry Sky Human race and hurriedly leave the room.
Last night, Lusamine said she could use leftover secret treasures, but Lillie couldn't. You could say she really went all out.
And the way she held Lillie, that protective posture, was also very good at stirring up fighting spirit.
This resulted in Axel's Onix almost never getting a break.
Cloyster, Omastar, Cradily, Electrode all did not get a break either. Every single one of them would hastily receive treatment after fainting, then be thrown back into battle again.
Axel even started to suspect that if this kind of training continued, with Onix constantly gaining experience, its combat power would soon be able to rival Pheromosa in his team.
"The only pity is that Turtle might have to come out a bit later again."
"White Dragon, this isn't because I'm not eager to raise your strength. You're the one who went too hard."
Axel complained a little, then skillfully used Calm Mind on himself and went out to shop according to the list he had made yesterday.
By the afternoon, when Axel returned home, he found that there were a few more gifts in the room.
They were Full Restore items that Lusamine had asked people to obtain from the upper ranks, to be given out in Lillie's name.
As for Lusamine, she had already returned to the research institute early in the morning, saying it was so she wouldn't delay today's work progress.
Axel silently sighed at how considerate Lusamine was, then took Lillie and Gyarados back to the Alola region.
Next, he would first see what effect Gardevoir's Psychic Z had, and then it would be time to head to the Ultra Wormhole.
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