Having experienced the play and enjoyment of the Double Ninth Festival, the lives of Lorze's family became even more flavorful. The liveliness in the treehouse seemed to surpass the past, with bursts of cheerful laughter always ringing out in the quiet forest.
Not only that, the cohesion of the large family had become even stronger than before. Whether it was the old wives who spent day and night together or the newly joined wives, their relationships had become very intimate and close, practically like blood sisters.
As for the newborn babies, even if they occasionally caught a minor illness, they could recover rapidly under the treatment of Heal Pulse, Life Dew, and Celebi's herbal medicine. It could be said they were growing up sturdily while maintaining a very healthy state.
In short, the thriving family made Lorze very gratified: It seems appropriately celebrating festivals acts simply like visiting a gas station; it can replenish motivation for life.
That being said, since returning from the Double Ninth picnic, the young man hadn't been constantly lingering in his lovers' tender haven. Instead, he managed to find some free time to handle his work as a Tree of Beginning researcher.
Coincidentally, it was the end of the month. This month's vital sign data for the Tree of Beginning hadn't been compiled and transmitted to Devon Corporation and the Kanto League yet. It was time to do some work.
Shuttling through the sparse morning light under the forest canopy, Lorze rode Rapidash, bringing Ponyta along, to the research building he hadn't visited in a long time, heading straight for the Tree of Beginning monitoring room. With a flurry of incredibly skillful operations on the console, he pulled up this month's data and skimmed through it at a glance. He had done these things countless times and knew them by heart.
The initial data showed no anomalies. Lorze also read through it very quickly, clicking his tongue in praise in his heart: It seems the Tree of Beginning is also very healthy this month. This can also be seen from our radiant and energetic little Mew at home~
Speaking of which, I always feel like Mew has been especially clingy to me these past few days. Her personality has changed from lively and mischievous to becoming much quieter and gentler. She doesn't even play the video games she usually loves as much anymore, always seeming to seek my company.
No matter how Mew changed, Lorze's affection for her hadn't diminished. So the young man felt all of this was harmless. As long as she could live more comfortably and happily, even if there were some changes, it didn't matter.
While reminiscing about the sweetness of having sex day and night with Mew over the past few days, Lorze very casually browsed and compiled the data, but was greatly shocked by the last few lines—the vital sign data of the Tree of Beginning had shown very rapid changes over the past four or five days!
"Holy crap, what's going on!?"
"Neigh!?"
Lorze almost tumbled out of his chair. This damn commotion startled the Rapidash mother and daughter, who were kneeling and resting nearby, making them kick their hooves and stand straight up!
The young man even suspected his eyes were playing tricks on him. He couldn't help but rub his eyes vigorously and check again carefully, only to find he hadn't read it wrong. The vital sign data from the last few days of the month was truly vastly different from before.
Lorze's first reaction was whether the equipment monitoring the Tree of Beginning had malfunctioned. But after repeated checks, none of the equipment in the entire laboratory building had any problems, meaning there were no errors in recording the data.
These numbers represented the vital signs of the Tree of Beginning. A sudden mutation in the data meant the Tree of Beginning's life status had undergone a massive change, or perhaps... entered a new phase?
Regardless of which situation it was, this was something that had never happened before and should be taken seriously.
The existence of the Tree of Beginning is extraordinary after all. Whether it can survive healthily concerns the safety of the entire Pokémon world. Even if its life activities show just a slight deviation from the normal range, it inevitably makes one feel nervous.
But for Lorze, there was one point even more important, and that was one of his loli wives, Mew.
Mew's existence is closely tied to the Tree of Beginning. If Mew and the Tree of Beginning are said to be an interdependent and inseparable whole, then these changes in the Tree of Beginning's vital sign data often simultaneously reflect certain changes in Mew herself.
All of this made Lorze even more worried—you must know, compared to this immobile Tree of Beginning, the lively and cute Mew baby naturally held a heavier weight in his heart!
Since things had come to this, compiling data and whatnot could be put aside for now. The top priority was to determine Mew's physical condition. Did she need medical treatment or other adjustments? It wouldn't be too late to handle this data after that.
"Rapidash! A situation has come up. Although it's a bit embarrassing to ask you like this... can you take me home right now immediately?"
It had been like this since Lorze was yelling and shouting just now. Rapidash rarely saw Lorze looking so anxious. While nodding, she brought her horse muzzle to the young man's hand and licked it very gently.
"No problem. But honey, don't worry. Even if it's an urgent matter, you must handle it calmly. After all, the two of us, mother and daughter, as well as the other older and younger sisters, are all by your side!"
"Mom is right. Dad needs to calm down a bit, neigh..."
The gentle and virtuous mare infected Lorze with her overflowing maternal nature. Coupled with his precious daughter's energetic persuasion, it indeed calmed Lorze down a bit.
He realized he was a bit too anxious: Just as he thought before, although Mew had shown some changes these past few days, she didn't seem to have any health problems. Furthermore, the environment of the Tree of Beginning hadn't undergone drastic changes; at least it shouldn't be a disaster like the first time.
Or perhaps... it couldn't be!
Lorze suddenly roused his spirits and thought of another possibility: Wait, if it were that, it's actually quite possible. But ultimately, it still needs to be confirmed.
At this point, the young man's mentality shifted. Amidst his apprehension, there was an added trace of anticipation.
"Mhm, you guys are right. I was indeed a bit too anxious. Thank you, Wifey, and my Ponyta baby❤~"
The young man hugged the mother and daughter, kissing each of them. This little sweetness seemed to be very well-received by the mother and daughter. Even the mare's running speed increased by a few notches. Lorze quickly returned to the flower garden outside the treehouse.
And Mew, coincidentally sitting on the swing under the house, seemed to be resting, occasionally gazing into the distance as if earnestly anticipating Lorze's return. As a result, she felt both surprised and delighted at the young man coming home early!
In her field of vision, the returning Lorze practically transformed into a Prince Charming on a white horse, it's just a pity the mare beneath his crotch became a mere backdrop.
"Mew❤!"
With an excited, soft, and sweet cat meow, Mew plunged headfirst into Lorze's embrace. This lively and vigorous appearance also immediately reassured the young man significantly.
"Lorze got off work so early today, hehe❤~ Mew is so happy❤~"
Lorze simply couldn't hold back. Holding the pink little cat by the armpits, he lifted her high up, and then planted a flurry of loud kisses on her cute face.
"Because I missed little Mew too much, I got off work early~"
"Mew❤~"
Lorze didn't directly interrogate Mew with a very serious attitude either. Instead, he carried the little female cat to the swing. While holding Mew in his arms and swinging, he probed into Mew's physical condition.
"Speaking of which, has Mew felt unwell lately?"
"No, Mew..."
Eyes meeting, the guilty conscience in Mew's large, watery eyes completely betrayed her. Lorze smiled and gently patted her small cat butt.
"Really? You have to tell the truth, otherwise Mew won't be a good girl!"
Seeing she couldn't hide it from Lorze, Mew slightly drooped her two not-so-large little cat ears. Poking her two paws together, she said cautiously: "Mew mmh, recently... my body does feel a bit weird... But, Mew thinks it's not a big deal, Mew. It should be fine, right? Mew doesn't want to delay Lorze's work because of myself..."
The pink little cat once again utilized her soft, smooth, sexy delicate body to roll around and act cute in the young man's embrace. But this time, Lorze couldn't just let her have her way.
"That won't do. If you feel there's a problem with your body, you absolutely must tell me, or tell the other sisters. In short, you can't just tough it out on your own. Because if Mew gets sick, my heart will ache terribly too~"
"Woo Mew, sorry Lorze!"
Mew directly made a "＞人＜" expression. This aggrieved appearance was truly too cute and endearing. Lorze couldn't bear to scold Mew either, merely stroking her small head very gently and taking the opportunity to say: "It's fine. But let's take Mew for a check-up right now, is that okay?"
"Okay, Mew! Mew will listen to Lorze and be an obedient, good baby~"
After all, Lorze couldn't bear to overwork Rapidash too much. He simply had Suicune and Rapidash swap shifts, leaving the mare at home to rest. Lorze rode Suicune and brought Mew back to the laboratory building.
Back when conducting the Gigantamax experiment on Hatterene, they had checked the witch's physical condition here. Various medical equipment for conducting physical examinations were equally complete.
"It's just a full-body check-up, Mew doesn't need to worry, okay?"
"Mhm, Mew!"
However, not checking was one thing, but upon checking...
It turned out it was because Mew baby was pregnant.
Looking at the check-up results on the monitor, Lorze smiled with relief—doesn't this exactly confirm his previous guess?
At the same time, an immense sense of pride welled up spontaneously. Presumably because of the relationship between Mew and the Tree of Beginning, being able to make Mew pregnant with his child was truly a...
Great achievement!
However, the Tree of Beginning probably merely altered its life activities in accordance with Mew's pregnancy; it didn't mean the Tree of Beginning itself was also pregnant.
The exact time of conception seemed difficult to determine. But since Lorze shamelessly had sex with little Mew almost every day, he could also determine an approximate timeframe based on her current physical condition. It should be around seven or eight days ago.
"Alright, it's finished now, Mew."
The obedient little cat floated back into mid-air. Looking nervous, she kicked her little paws waiting for Lorze's result. Her heart thumped "thump thump" rapidly, almost bursting out of her chest cavity. The apprehension in her heart had already leaped onto her face.
"Mew... Mew, is it nothing serious?"
Naturally, Mew being pregnant was a highly joyous occasion. But Lorze feigned mystery and seriousness, saying: "It is serious, very serious. Mew's body has truly reached a very, very severe condition."
This instantly scared the maiden-hearted little pink cat so much her face turned pale. After a moment of being stunned, she hurriedly threw herself into Lorze's embrace and started crying and fussing—
"Waaaah, Mew doesn't want to die yet, I still want to live together with Lorze, waaaah! I want to eat lots of delicious food with Lorze, and I also want to have sex with Lorze every day, waaaah!"
"Eh?"
Lorze also didn't expect Mew's reaction to be so dramatic, inevitably feeling a second of guilt and self-reproach in his heart. Mew's appearance truly made his heart ache yet also feel amused. Ultimately, he couldn't hold back and let out a "pfft" laugh.
This laughter made Mew's two little cat ears twitch sharply. The teary-eyed Mew looked up in astonishment. Those large, ocean-blue eyes were currently covered by a thin veil of water.
However, Mew saw Lorze smilingly help her wipe away the tears at the corners of her eyes. His expression was actually very relaxed.
"It is indeed a very serious condition. Because little Mew... is also going to be a mom."
As soon as these words came out, it directly caused Mew's CPU to completely burn out and smoke. Her small head crashed on the spot. It took her quite a while to react to the current situation, uncontrollably resting her little paw on her belly.
"Mew eh? You mean... Mew is pregnant with Lorze's baby now?"
Taking advantage of Mew's daze, Lorze hugged the cute little cat girl even tighter in his arms. The rhythm of the young man's hand stroking Mew's back was the one Mew was most familiar with and liked the most. Whenever Lorze stroked her like this, it always made Mew feel contentedly comfortable.
"That's right. Mew baby has our child in her belly. I'm truly sorry, I originally wanted to give Mew baby a surprise, but it seems I went a bit overboard~"
For Mew, these short dozens of seconds were simply as thrilling as a roller coaster. Fortunately, the final result was a grand gift. Being able to get pregnant with Lorze's child was also what Mew dreamed of. As for that little joke, compared to the happiness of becoming a mother, what did it amount to?
"Woo, Lorze is so mean❤!"
The pink little cat couldn't suppress her excited joy. The emotion of learning she was pregnant still made her seep tears from the corners of her eyes while giggling happily. Seeing this made Lorze feel his nose sting a little too.
Nurturing offspring together with Mew? Such a thing is simply too blissful...
Because Lorze still needed to continue processing his unfinished work, he simply did it while hugging Mew. The little cat lying in the young man's embrace also rested very obediently, not disturbing her husband's serious business.
Although occasionally, the little cat in his arms still couldn't hold back a silly, endearing giggle. This would also make Lorze tacitly curl the corners of his mouth, freeing one hand to pet the cute little female cat.
However, when looking at the data on the screen, the young man's brows still furrowed slightly: How to explain this data regarding the Tree of Beginning was also a very big problem. At the end of the day, it was a happy trouble...
Lorze thought, no matter what, he couldn't type something like "Because this humble one made Mew pregnant, the vital signs of the Tree of Beginning also changed accordingly" in the report. If he did that, I'm afraid it wouldn't just be as simple as being kicked out of academia; he'd probably be expelled from humanity itself!
The young man very astutely changed his phrasing. He directly kept his mouth shut about Mew's condition, only saying that the Tree of Beginning is also a living entity, so the occurrence of a life-continuing behavior like fertilization isn't impossible. As for the process of its fertilization, he would still do his best to investigate. At the same time, he would follow up on monitoring the subsequent life status of the Tree of Beginning, absolutely not letting the Tree of Beginning fall into a dangerous situation.
As Lorze expected, the transmission of this month's data caused an uproar throughout the entire academic community. However, learning from past mistakes, they couldn't dispatch a large number of personnel and machinery to the Tree of Beginning for scientific research. Helplessly, they could only entrust the heavy responsibility of this investigation to Lorze.
In this way, the young man's report, which didn't contain much effective analysis, also managed to muddle through. It seems their lives still wouldn't be disturbed by the outside world. Thus, Lorze continued to live a happy married life with the pregnant Mew and his other wives.
As for scientific research and whatnot... Lorze, enjoying the joy of fish and water with Mew beneath his crotch, had long thrown it to the back of his mind: Is that kind of thing more important than having sex with Mew? Presumably, after Mew gives birth to the child, it will return to normal. During this period, just fooling around will do!