The next morning, Auron got up early to prepare snacks for the legendary Pokémon.
"Ah, it's great to be young—none of the procrastination I had as a salaryman. Right, Minidraco?"
Auron said this after putting sweet-and-spicy cookies made from lychee and peach fruits into the oven, then ruffled Minidraco's head.
"Cheep~"
Minidraco didn't understand what Auron was saying, but still obediently responded.
"At least I still have you keeping me company."
Auron continued preparing ingredients for other flavored cookies as he spoke to Minidraco.
Early in the morning, right after breakfast, they all headed out.
Crobat carried Charizard, and the two Pokémon quickly flew away.
Meanwhile, Snorlax carried Electabuzz as Clawitzer followed behind them into the woods on the school's back mountain.
Whether they were together or not didn't really matter.
"Shuckle hasn't woken up yet."
Auron turned his head to glance upstairs, using his Aura sense to detect that Shuckle was still lying on Charizard's bed, showing no signs of getting up.
"Cheep~"
"Yeah, sleeping peacefully indeed."
When Auron woke up, Charizard had wanted to wake Shuckle for breakfast, but Auron stopped him and told everyone to be quiet so as not to disturb Shuckle's sleep.
Because Auron sensed through his Aura that Shuckle's emotional state was very calm and relaxed.
Probably due to the difference between living in the wild versus living at home.
Wild Pokémon weren't rare in the world—their presence could be seen everywhere in cities, wilderness, rivers, and seas.
Occasionally, Pokémon Mystery Zones would fully open, causing Pokémon to flow out.
Fortunately, compared to the past, these full openings of Mystery Zones had improved significantly.
Now national authorities controlled how Pokémon were released.
Unlike before, when a complete opening equaled a "Pokémon tide."
Just like during that time decades ago in Vantora when Auron's father saved Sui Qianyan—a sudden full opening of a Mystery Zone.
But due to the delayed response, by the time national personnel arrived, the Mystery Zone had already become uncontrollable, forming a massive Pokémon surge.
"Deoxys is about to be born soon too—I wonder if you'll be called big brother or little brother then."
Auron, his hands covered in flour, lightly touched Minidraco's forehead, adding a white speck to its pink forehead.
"Cheep~"
"Haha, technically speaking, Deoxys arrived before you did, even if born later. By that logic, you'd be the younger sister."
Auron joked with Minidraco, then stopped using his Aura to sense upstairs, so he didn't notice Deoxys's energy core gently swaying.
(Sister?)
Meanwhile, right next to Deoxys's energy core, Gardevoir's egg also trembled slightly—but the movement was so small that only Deoxys noticed.
After noticing, Deoxys released a telekinetic force, gently pulling Gardevoir's egg closer so its nutrient solution touched the Arceus plate.
"Auron! Auron! My little Vulpix mom sent me something—quick, help me check it!"
Voice first, person later—that was Tang Yunqin, a remarkable girl with ambitions of being a cool, aloof goddess.
"Alright, don't rush. Let me finish this first."
Auron replied without turning around—anyway, the door was only slightly ajar, so there was no need to go specifically to open it.
"Mmhm, okay."
Tang Yunqin agreed and quietly stood at the kitchen entrance, her eyes warm as she watched Auron's back.
"Gouhong~"
"Hello there, Alolan Vulpix."
"Cheep~"
Hearing Alolan Vulpix's voice, Auron and Minidraco both turned around to greet it.
At the same time, Auron carefully observed Alolan Vulpix.
Pokémon: Vulpix (Alolan form)
Gender: Female
Type: Ice
Ability: Snow Warning (When this Pokémon enters battle, the weather becomes hail.)
Quality: Red
Basic Moves: Powder Snow, Tail Whip, Ice Shard, Grudge, Icy Wind, Dazzling Gleam, Draining Kiss
Egg Moves: Attract, Moonblast, Freeze-Dry, Encore, Hypnosis
Auron looked at Tang Yunqin with both confusion and helplessness.
Confused because the data showed no information about Alolan Vulpix having weak constitution.
Helpless because this was another high-quality Pokémon.
Tang Yunqin's luck was incredible—her starter Pokémon, randomly chosen, was Red quality.
Cloyster, encountered in the wild, was Orange quality.
Her Ice-Fire Darumaka, a battle prize (no need to elaborate—Auron selected it for her), was Orange quality.
And now this Alolan Vulpix—again Red quality.
Plus the Eevee egg Auron had picked for her yesterday, which was Orange quality—Auron was at a loss for words.
So the ones I pick for you end up having lower quality than the ones you choose yourself? Does that mean my cheat system is useless?
"Why are you staring at me like that?"
"Nothing. Just tell me exactly what's going on with Vulpix."
Auron said this, then turned back to start making the next snack—Marril's Dough Fries.
This snack wasn't just delicious—when eaten by Pokémon, it could also cure status abnormalities.
Tang Yunqin looked down at the Vulpix in her arms, slightly frowning as she told Auron: "When she was just born, she couldn't stand steadily. We initially thought it was just because newborns are weak."
"But after she grew a bit more, we noticed she was usually lethargic, so we took her for a check-up."
"The examination results showed nothing wrong, so the doctor said she might just have an innate weak constitution. We should just take good care of her for now and see."
"Innately weak constitution? That doesn't make sense?"
Auron turned around again—his curiosity about Alolan Vulpix's condition had surpassed his interest in making Marril's Dough Fries.
Auron carefully examined Alolan Vulpix, wondering: "Not only does Alolan Vulpix have great egg moves, but her move learning potential is pretty good too. How could she possibly have an innate weak constitution?"
Even ignoring egg moves, just looking at moves she's already learned—she's mastered [Dazzling Gleam] and [Draining Kiss], moves she theoretically shouldn't know at this stage.
How could someone like this possibly have a weak constitution?
And constitution issues should show up in quality—especially since weak constitution cases are always Red quality. If she didn't have a constitution problem, she'd be literally god-tier!
"Could it be...?"
Auron suddenly thought of something and re-examined Alolan Vulpix's data.
"Indeed!"
Auron's eyes lit up—he was certain now. It was exactly as he suspected.