"What, just one room?"
Hearing the lobby manager's words, Axel was instantly stunned.
The lobby manager also subconsciously pinched the corner of his clothes, nervously glancing at Platinum.
As a worker for the Berlitz family, right now he was panicking to the extreme.
According to the family's rules, technically he hadn't done anything wrong.
After all, he had left open Platinum's exclusive room as required.
But the problem was, the Berlitz family's rules were meant to serve the core members.
He had just clearly seen Axel and Platinum arriving together in the same carriage.
And the young lady had even been sitting in this "Mr. Bodyguard's" lap, laughing so happily.
Even if nine-tenths of his brain had been given to Psyduck, the lobby manager could still guess these two didn't have a simple relationship.
If he arranged for Mr. Bodyguard to stay in the staff dorms, wouldn't the young lady give him a hard time later?
Yet Platinum herself didn't show much of a reaction. She blinked and said casually, "One room is fine. Help me prepare some Pokémon ingredients, and also make some Eastern-style dishes and wine to be sent up."
"Axel is leaving tomorrow, so tonight we'll have a little catch-up."
"D-drink... drink wine?", The lobby manager was completely dumbfounded. The bodyguards and waiters nearby also froze for a few seconds, then fled the scene as fast as possible.
'The young lady, drinking wine with a man alone in the same room..."
Was this something they were supposed to overhear?
Wouldn't they be tossed into the Berlitz family's furnace for this?
"Young lady, don't you want to think it over again?", After standing stunned for a while, the lobby manager felt like he had to try and salvage the situation.
Others could run away, but where could he run?
If the young lady really suffered a loss inside their hotel, he would be shipped off to the research institute as experimental material!
Thinking of the Berlitz family's deep and terrifying rule, the lobby manager's heart was trembling.
"Our hotel's dining services are really excellent, and we have so many wonderful themes."
"'Pitying the Stars,' 'Inviting the Moon,' 'Farewell,' 'Watching the Sea'... No matter which themed room, it's far better than eating inside a regular suite."
"How about considering one of those private rooms?"
The young lady blinked, slightly furrowed her brows, and in her eyes there appeared a look somewhat like Pheromosa's.
With just one sentence she made Axel instantly understand why Platinum was called "the young lady."
"Lobby manager, right?"
"Am I the young lady, or are you the young lady?"
The lobby manager's face turned bitter. Between dying tomorrow or dying today, he decisively chose dying tomorrow.
"Contact the head chef, five minutes... no, three minutes to serve the food!"
———
As the elevator doors closed tight, the lobby manager wiped his sweat. His deeply bent back finally straightened up.
"Damn it... why does this kind of death-flag scenario have to fall on my shift?"
"Well, since I chose to be loyal to the young lady, I might as well give it my all."
The lobby manager knew very clearly. When caught in a scandal, the worst thing was to play both sides.
If he called the Berlitz family now, maybe he could save his current position.
But in the future, getting promoted would be almost impossible.
After all... the future master of this family would still be Platinum Berlitz.
In this situation, if the hotel's general manager didn't fire him later, that would already be considered pretty good.
"Those doormen, don't just stand at the door. Go help in the dining department right now."
"And waiters, two-thirds of you go serve the young lady exclusively."
After sending out a string of orders, the lobby manager sighed, hurried out the back door of the hotel, and headed toward the kitchen.
Tonight, he had to personally oversee the dining department, ensuring absolutely nothing went wrong.
What no one noticed was that above the hotel, a ripple of distortion appeared.
In the next moment, Mesprit's figure quietly revealed itself.
———
Back in the room, Axel sat somewhat stiffly on the living room sofa, releasing Gardevoir from her Pokéball for courage.
From the bathroom came the sound of running water, along with Platinum's lightly hummed song.
Adding to that, the faint fragrance drifting through the suite's air system... Axel's mind almost instinctively recalled last night's battle against Gardevoir and Pheromosa.
Glancing at the half-closed bathroom door, Axel couldn't help swallowing a mouthful of saliva.
"This girl really doesn't treat me like an outsider, huh?"
["Master, do you want to go in and join her?"]
["I don't mind at all~"]
Sensing Axel's nervousness, Gardevoir flicked the Gyarados with a light forehead pop and teased Axel.
As expected~ her master was actually quite upright.
It was just these rich women who turned bad once they had money, or sometimes coincidences just forced things.
Otherwise, her master wouldn't have been taken down by so many little heiresses.
But tonight... she, Gardevoir, would absolutely swear to protect her master's purity to the death.
So what if it was just a suite? No way would this little heiress take him down again.
This young lady might be rich, but compared to Caitlin she was much easier to handle.
Even if it was only one room, as long as there wasn't some ridiculous assist from Kyurem, Gardevoir was confident she'd absolutely make sure Axel stayed untouched tonight.
Seeing Gardevoir teasing, Axel twitched the corner of his mouth.
'Damn it, from now on I have to brush my tags at night seriously.'
Ever since Pheromosa had risen up, this girl really couldn't tell who was the big boss anymore.
Just thinking of yesterday's battle, Axel felt his brain go completely blank.
He had lost so damn miserably.
But tonight, he suddenly thought of a way he could steadily defeat Pheromosa.
First unleash a Z-Move, then fight.
Surely he couldn't lose again, right?
With that thought, Axel's eyes lit up. He opened the ordering system on the table and placed the black card Platinum had just paid with onto it.
Without saying a word, he just kept clicking the plus sign behind the oysters and sea cucumbers.
Tonight he had to eat something to boost himself, so he could get it all back from Gardevoir later.
At the side, Gardevoir was laughing so hard her shoulders shook, lightly covering her lips.
["Hahaha, master, I'll be waiting for you~"]
Gardevoir pinched the still listless Gyarados with one hand, her finger lightly tapping her lips.
["Just afraid... if Gyarados can't even manage a basic Tackle, how could he possibly win a battle?"]
———
Under the lobby manager's orders, the entire dining department was a scene of fiery activity.
Dozens of chefs lined up cooking, flames from Fire-type Pokémon practically joined into a sheet.
Waiters were busier than ever, even the Octillery hired for part-time help felt like it didn't have enough arms.
By the time three minutes were up and the waiters were preparing to deliver the dishes, from the speakers suddenly came an urgent beeping sound.
[Detected Berlitz family core member has ordered, prepare immediately!]
[Detected Berlitz family core member has ordered, prepare immediately![
The sounds almost overlapped into one. The lobby manager and head chef both rushed to the ordering machine at the first moment.
After glancing at the dish list, the head chef was completely dumbstruck, his mouth twitching as he looked at the lobby manager.
"Th-this... these dishes, can we even serve them?"
If they really sent these up, wouldn't either the young lady or that unknown fellow end up dead?
The lobby manager took a deep breath, his eyes firm as he looked toward the Berlitz suite. He patted the head chef's shoulder.
"Brother, whether we can move up or not depends on this one shot."
"Everyone pulls overtime tonight. Get all the Water-types working part-time to dive for sea cucumbers."
"This time, we've got to charge straight through to the end!"
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