[Shocking!!! The Queen of Kalos was seen making advances on a man late at night (click the button below to view full details)] — Kalos Sun
[Breaking news, breaking news! The Queen of Kalos' relationship has been exposed, her boyfriend is…] — Lumiose Morning Post
[Major report! Tourists near the Pledging Tree captured footage: Diantha holding hands with a man while feeding Dragonite] — Kalos Weekly News
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In just a single night of fermentation, media outlets everywhere began reporting the same story.
The outside world was in an uproar, and the internet was practically exploding, yet for the two people at the center of it all, it had no effect whatsoever.
Diantha, dressed in loose and comfortable homewear, sat leisurely on the sofa, chatting with her assistant with great interest.
She even felt that the situation was not heated enough, so she deliberately posted a photo on her personal account showing two different hands interlocked with fingers tightly clasped together.
In an instant, the number of comments, likes, and shares skyrocketed wildly, and even the comments themselves reached tens of thousands of likes.
"What are you looking at? You seem so happy."
Silas and the Indeedee siblings carried breakfast to the table. He casually reached out to pat Morpeko's little head, signaling it to go call the Pokémon to eat.
"Silas, come take a look. Someone wants to challenge you to a one on one battle."
Diantha smiled as she handed over the tablet. On the screen was a highly liked comment.
"I personally passed the Elite Trainer assessment this year. Unless you can defeat me in battle, I will not agree to this marriage. Miss Diantha belongs to everyone."
Below it were several pictures. The first showed an Elite Trainer certificate, and the second was a family photo featuring six fully evolved Pokémon, each looking incredibly imposing.
[666, this big shot is awesome]
[I support you. We also don't agree to this marriage.]
[…]
The thread had already reached over a thousand replies, clearly showing just how heated the online discussion had become.
"Wow, it really is lively."
Silas scrolled through it with interest, completely unconcerned. Instead, he asked curiously, "Have I become the public enemy now?"
"More or less."
Diantha replied while playing with his large hand.
"I see."
Rubbing his chin, Silas picked up the communicator on the coffee table and sent an application to the Kalos League.
A few minutes later, Diantha's account posted another update.
There was no text, only a few simple photos.
The first was a screenshot showing a successful application to challenge the Kalos Champion. The second was a casually taken photo.
In it, a brown haired young man rested one hand on the head of a Cyclizar while teasing a Cinccino with the other. He looked up absentmindedly, his brows carrying a hint of laziness, his expression relaxed yet faintly disdainful.
The young man naturally had the confidence to act this way. Beside him stood several extremely obedient Pokémon.
To his right stood a Kangaskhan as massive as a beast, lowering its head as if wanting to nuzzle closer.
On his left was a Dragonite with its battle face on, looking fierce and intimidating.
Perched on Dragonite's shoulder was a Perrserker sharpening its claws, its steel blades gleaming with cold light.
Behind him were three enormous Noivern, their wings so vast they seemed capable of blotting out the sky.
Beneath the dragons were three Mudsdale chewing mud leisurely, occasionally lifting their heads to glance at the camera.
Beside them stood the legendary Pokémon Registeel, and above it, Diancie elegantly lifted her skirt and gave a graceful bow.
Registeel's raised arms each held several Pokémon. Two Charcadet, a baby Chikorita, a Clawitzer with five eye like structures, and a Litten pretending to look fierce.
The moment this post was published, the tone of the comments below underwent a complete three hundred and sixty degree reversal.
[Comment deleted, account hidden, please do not tag me]
[I was wrong. I approve of this marriage. I will never talk nonsense online again.]
[666, changing faces without losing beans, huh]
[Let's analyze rationally. We still have hope. Let's try a top down strategy. You guys go fight Dragonite and Noivern, I will challenge Chikorita.]
[Good plan, I will fight one of the Charcadet]
[I will fight Litten]
Aside from ordinary netizens, quite a few people joined in for fun, including Siebold.
Even now, he did not forget to encourage Silas to challenge the Elite Four, showing remarkable persistence.
Since they had officially confirmed their relationship yesterday, they were currently in the passionate stage, wishing they could stick together twenty four hours a day.
The noise online was merely a small interlude, unable to affect the two of them in real life.
"Cin~ (I'm full, Silas, I'm going out to play.)"
Cinccino said before hopping off the small stool and preparing to run.
"Come back. You have not even eaten half of your usual portion today."
"Cin! Cin! (I'm really full. Bowl after bowl of dog food.)"
Cinccino patted its belly, ignored Silas, and quickly ran out the door.
With Cinccino setting the example, Jigglypuff, Phione, and Brionne called out and followed right after, all running outside.
In an instant, only two people and one mouse remained in the house.
Seeing that there was still so much food left on the table, Morpeko silently sped up its eating pace.
With its mouth stuffed full, it turned to blink at the two of them.
"Morpe? (Eat. Aren't you guys eating anymore?)"
A food loving little mouse would never be influenced by external factors. Silas patted it gently.
"It's fine. All of this food is yours."
Just eating breakfast had already taken over an hour. After finishing, the two of them washed the dishes together, then held hands as they strolled around the ranch.
Diantha quickly embraced the role of the lady of the house, accompanying Silas in caring for and feeding the Pokémon on the ranch.
She did not even mind giving the dirty Mudsdale trio a bath, which was quite rare. There was not the slightest trace of a celebrity's airs about her.
She also worked with Silas to prepare lightning grass dumplings for the five sheeps, which were essentially green dumplings made from tingly pasture grass.
The effect was not much different from regular grass dumplings.
[Lightning Grass Dumplings (D+): A strange dish made from glutinous rice and tingly pasture grass, with a small amount of olive oil added to improve quality. This dish is deeply loved by the Ampharos line.
Dish Effect: Sheep Delight. After consumption, slightly increases the energy accumulation speed of Electric type sheep Pokémon and makes it easier for them to comprehend Electric type moves.]
The effect was good, but the name of the effect made Silas want to complain.
"They're eating, they're eating. Silas, look quickly."
Diantha grabbed Silas's arm and shook it excitedly.
The five sheep Pokémon were eating the food they had made together.
"Yes, yes. Don't let that big fat sheep eat too much."
Lazy Mareep: Nooo!
Not only did they make grass dumplings, they also made poffins together.
Perhaps it was due to the special blessing of love, but Silas's touch was unexpectedly good. Out of the first batch of one hundred poffins, there were actually six Ultra-Fragrant Sweet Poffins.
However, when they counted them at the end, one was missing no matter how many times they checked.
It was not until Silas noticed a small hand again.
As expected, it was the Celebi, a heavy poffin addict.
Seeing that it had been discovered, it immediately fled after stealing one.
Well, now there were only four Ultra-Fragrant Sweet Poffins left.
Given that Celebi's gluttonous nature, whether they could safely survive the night was a serious question.
Trying to catch a Celebi with the ability to travel through time was about as difficult as Groudon learning to fly or Garchomp performing Dragon Dance.
Half an hour later, Celebi appeared again amidst ripples of time. It looked around sneakily, extending its little hand.
Silas was faster and grabbed the four poffins first.
"Do you want them?"
"Celebi!"
Celebi nodded vigorously.
"Bring something in exchange. I can give you all four."
(End of Chapter)