Chapter 215: The Oranguru Butler Shows Its Prowess

"Mawf~~"

Shuang Nai Xian's eyes sparkled as it gazed at the chocolate cream cake cut into pieces before it; skillfully picking up a fork and knife, it sliced off a piece and placed it in its mouth to savor carefully.

Upon entering the mouth, the outer solidified chocolate shell first snapped, emitting a crisp cracking sound.

Next, the high-quality chocolate began to melt from the warmth of the oral cavity, blending with the cake mixed with cocoa powder and the clear sweetness of the cream that paired with the chocolate's slight bitterness, while the sourness of the fruit used as decoration completed a triple concerto.

The slight bitterness and fruit-like acidity were wrapped in the sweetness of the cream, the shifting flavors leaving Shuang Nai Xian overwhelmed.

The rich flavor, soft texture, and the silky smooth chocolate as the finishing touch truly made this a masterpiece, worthy of being a famous dessert from the Kalos region.

Shuang Nai Xian happily cupped its cheeks, feeling as though it had ascended to heaven at this very moment.

"Bomu~~"

On the other side, the Dragonite sitting there was even worse off; like a pile of soft rubber clay bubbling with pink heart-shaped bubbles, it pressed down on Luo Mu, and if not for the Oranguru beside them, who was tasting cake, casually using its psychic power to stabilize Luo Mu's posture, Luo Mu could never have withstood Dragonite's bulk and would likely have long been pinned to the ground, unable to move.

Korrina silently tasted the chocolate cream cake; although Lucario was worried about her emotions, the cake before them was simply too tempting, and in a careless moment, Lucario ended up with its mouth full of chocolate and cream.

Luo Mu, maintaining his stubborn sitting posture thanks to Oranguru's support, curiously observed Lucario, whose mouth was smeared with chocolate and cream, wondering in his heart whether Lucario counted as a dog or a wolf, since wasn't it said that dogs couldn't eat chocolate?

Or perhaps Lucario didn't have as many scruples as ordinary animals, and the theobromine and caffeine rich in chocolate simply couldn't overcome the unscientific physiology of Pokémon.

It seemed that because Luo Mu's gaze was too direct, Lucario, which already possessed excellent instincts and was currently devouring cake, began to feel restless and uneasy.

At this moment, Korrina, who had been silently eating cake, seemed to have sorted out her emotions on her own; her face regained its cheerful expression as she asked curiously, "Brother Luo Mu, seeing that you have so many Pokémon rarely seen in the Kalos region, could it be that you come from another region?"

Korrina's gaze swept continuously over the four Pokémon beside Luo Mu; she had heard of Shuang Nai Xian, a Pokémon from the Galar region, Swampert seemed to be a recommended Pokémon for novice trainers in the Hoenn region, and Dragonite appeared to be a rare Dragon-type Pokémon from the distant Kanto region.

As for that Oranguru that had left her with no power to fight back, Korrina had learned its name from Luo Mu, who had also said that Oranguru was a Pokémon from the Alola region.

Since each Pokémon originated from a different region, it seemed Luo Mu was a trainer who had traveled for a long time and likely came from another region himself.

Luo Mu nodded slightly: "I come from the Paldea region, which is very close to the Kalos region; just cross a large mountain range, and the land on the other side is the Paldea region."

Korrina pondered: "I seem to have heard of the Paldea region from Grandpa; there seems to be a very famous school there called Grape... Apple, or something named after fruits?"

Luo Mu corrected her: "It is Grandma Ju Zi Academy."

Korrina awkwardly scratched her chin: "Right, right... Grandma Ju Zi Academy, Brother Luo Mu remembers so clearly, haha, are you a student there?"

Luo Mu shook his head: "... No, I never studied at Grandma Ju Zi Academy, though I could barely count as a teacher there, teaching battles."

"A battle teacher!?" Korrina exclaimed in surprise, not expecting someone only six or seven years older than herself to already be a teacher, yet she also felt a sense of expectation for some reason, "I seem to understand somewhat why Oranguru is so powerful."

Conscious that in his future work he would need to gradually deepen his understanding of Luo Mu's preferences and habits in order to serve him more meticulously, Oranguru had been silently listening to the conversation between Luo Mu and Korrina.

Battle teacher.

He didn't know if Luo Mu had to go to the school to teach every day; if that were the case, then every morning henceforth he would need to prepare a sumptuous breakfast for Luo Mu and make a lunchbox for noon.

Breakfast is the gas station of the morning, and a nutritionally balanced lunch is a necessity for physical health.

Fortunately, while he wouldn't claim mastery of cooking, the things he made didn't taste too bad, so he should be able to handle this task well.

As a butler who demanded perfection in everything, Oranguru silently began contemplating future arrangements.

The pleasant dessert time ended, and Luo Mu bid farewell to Korrina and Lucario, who had inexplicably reignited their fighting spirit.

Regarding Korrina's declaration that "This time I will truly undergo harsh training, and then go to the Paldea region to challenge Oranguru to a revenge match," Luo Mu didn't know if the energetic girl Korrina was serious, but with his teacher's mindset taking over, he chose to encourage Korrina and stated he would await her anytime.

Luo Mu rode Dragonite, flying back to Lumiose City before nightfall, and casually found a chain hotel with decent online reviews to sleep.

As for finding Clemont to tell him about the Luxio, that could wait until early tomorrow morning.

Luo Mu fell into a deep sleep, sleeping in one stretch until dawn.

When he woke up, Luo Mu, as usual in a daze, reached out from the warm bedcovers, trying to feel for the pants he had casually thrown on the bed after showering last night, but he felt nothing.

Only after his not-yet-fully-awake brain began to function did Luo Mu realize something was wrong.

That's not right; there was only him in the hotel room, so how could his pants have vanished into thin air?

Just as Luo Mu stared with bleary eyes, looking left and right in disbelief, a beeping sound suddenly came from outside the room, a sound Luo Mu remembered was emitted only after swiping a card to open the door.

Before Luo Mu could react further, the room door opened, and Oranguru's figure appeared at the doorway.

Luo Mu:?

He remembered that last night it should have returned to its Poké Ball to sleep.

And why were several steaming hot food trays floating above Oranguru's head, along with his missing pants and clothes?

"Yare yare."

Oranguru seemed to have timed its entry perfectly to coincide with Luo Mu waking up, showing no surprise at Luo Mu's awakening; it waved the fan in its hand, and the neatly folded clothes flew directly toward Luo Mu, landing steadily in his hands.

Looking at the shirt and pants in his hands, which were clearly ironed without a single wrinkle, and the breakfast Oranguru had brought back into the room still steaming, it was as if Oranguru had pinpointed the exact moment he would wake up.

Luo Mu couldn't help but inhale sharply, thinking in his heart, "Hiss... this butler Oranguru really seems to have some skills; if this continues, will I be raised by Oranguru into a good-for-nothing?"

(End of Chapter)