"Such an overpowered stat boost... no wonder the battle just now was so strenuous."
Hakuya looked at the introduction panel popping up on the system, unable to stop himself from sucking in a breath of cold air.
It had to be said, worthy of being the ultimate gift from the Creator; this boost was even significantly higher than his Rainbow-grade attributes.
Even the usually calm and composed Cynthia widened her eyes in surprise.
"Is this the Icicle Plate?!"
Regarding this object emitting a crystalline blue fluorescence, even though she had never seen it before, as a professional archaeologist, she guessed it immediately.
In Sinnoh legends, the Creator Arceus established the universe and created Dialga, Palkia, and Giratina.
The first two Pokémon possessed the ability to control time and space, respectively, while the latter existed in the Distortion World, controlling antimatter.
At the same time, she imbued her remaining power into 19 plates. Aside from the 18 plates corresponding to Pokémon types like the Icicle Plate, there was the final Legend Plate corresponding to all types, possessing infinite power.
After absorbing such immense power, it was no wonder Articuno couldn't bear it and went berserk.
"So... while flying on patrol, you saw a group of sneaky people excavating ruins on Mt. Coronet, and this Icicle Plate hidden in the underground cave happened to be discovered by them... Mmm, those people should be Team Galactic..."
"Then, after driving them away with a Hurricane, you touched and absorbed the power on it out of curiosity, and finally became like that?"
Putting away the Icicle Plate, Hakuya looked at the blue-haired beauty lying on the bed, her body limp.
After some conversation, he had roughly understood the sequence of events.
"Mmm-hmm~"
Articuno nodded lightly in response.
After Hakuya stripped away the power of the Icicle Plate, she was no longer as tyrannical and crazy as before but had returned to her usual gentle and elegant nature.
Her blue-and-white light gauze dress complemented her fair, jade-like face. Cold yet seductive, she was like a snow lotus on a high mountain peak—holy and untouchable.
If one got closer, they could even smell a faint, cold fragrance from this elegant beauty.
She fluttered her frost-like eyelashes, her crystal-blue eyes misty with water at some point.
"I'm sorry, I... I can..."
Guessing that she had brought significant losses to the farm just now, the recovered Articuno parted her cherry lips, eager to make a verbal promise to compensate the Trainer in the future.
However, before she could finish, two fingers pinched her soft, pink lips.
"Mmm..."
"I'll let you make it up to me later. For now, rest well."
Hakuya knocked on the blue-haired elegant beauty's head with a huff, then gently pressed her back onto the bed.
It was fine not mentioning it, but bringing it up made his heart ache.
The reclaimed fields, the medicinal garden, and the mountain orchard full of various berry saplings... overnight, they were almost completely destroyed by this Articuno's Ice Beam and Hurricane.
Guardian of the snowy mountains? Highly respected Minor Legendary?
You destroyed the farm and did bad things, so you have to compensate me with your body properly!
At this moment, the domineering farm owner had already thought of a compensation plan for this elegant beauty.
"O... Okay, Master~"
Completely subdued, Articuno looked at him with teary eyes, giving off a "pity me" vibe.
Because she had just gone through a big battle, the elegant beauty was physically weak. After chatting for a while, Hakuya let her rest in his bed for the night.
However...
After settling the blue-haired beauty Articuno, Hakuya felt troubled.
Where was he going to sleep today?
Although he wanted to sleep hugging Articuno and feel the cool, refreshing touch, the problem was that this elegant blue-haired beauty was probably too exhausted. As soon as she fell asleep, the bone-chilling cold aura naturally within her body began to spread uncontrollably outward.
After staying just a little longer, Hakuya couldn't help but shiver several times.
If he really shared the bed, he would probably be frozen into an ice sculpture by the second half of the night.
Thinking about it, it seemed the only option was...
"Senior Sister, it's getting late; go back to your room and sleep~"
Rubbing his chin with slender fingers, Hakuya pondered for a while with a serious expression, then spoke to the blonde beauty who was still waiting patiently beside him.
"Eh?"
Cynthia, who had been silently observing, was suddenly called out and panicked instantly.
But clearly, this wasn't the first time she looked at the farm owner with eyes containing hidden affection. She coughed twice, pretending to be calm as she tucked a strand of hair behind her slightly red ear.
"Then... then what about you, Junior Brother?"
Not just Hakuya, but even Cynthia, who wasn't wearing thick clothes, had a similar feeling just now.
Under the influence of Articuno's aura, Hakuya's room was no different from an ice cellar; it was uninhabitable.
"Sleep on the sofa~"
Hakuya shrugged, having already brought out a small blanket from the bone-chilling room.
???
Shouldn't... shouldn't you naturally come to Senior Sister's room to sleep?!
Cynthia, who had been wondering if they could share a bed and whose face had unconsciously flushed with shy redness, froze instantly, feeling like she had taken 10,000 points of critical damage.
Bad news, this hateful Junior Brother isn't playing by the rules again—
After a moment of silence, Cynthia began looking for reasons to make him stay.
"Sleeping on the sofa will definitely be very cold in the second half of the night. How about you..."
This wasn't wrong. Although Articuno was pacified, the cold wave caused by her wouldn't end immediately. The temperature would drop significantly for the next few days, and sleeping on the sofa all night would definitely lead to a cold...
"Don't worry."
Thinking the blonde beauty was truly just worried about him catching a cold, Hakuya first showed a moved smile, then finally revealed his true intentions (the map revealing the dagger).
"Just one blanket isn't enough, of course, but I can sleep hugging them..."
Following Hakuya's gaze, Cynthia saw more than ten black-haired beauties wrapped only in black chest wraps covering their snowy mounds.
A pack of Fire-type Houndoom—just getting close to them felt like a wave of warmth, let alone sleeping while hugging them.
Of course, whether it was really just sleeping was uncertain.
And the cool blonde beauty clearly realized this, freezing on the spot.
Wait a minute... is that sleeping?
Looking at the Houndoom with ambiguous hearts in their eyes, Cynthia didn't need Hakuya to spell it out to imagine the scene in the living room soon.
Midnight, kissing, exposure, multiplayer, copulation...
She bit her cherry lip lightly, her fair, long legs trembling uncontrollably.
This isn't sleeping at all!
It's clearly... clearly a big orgy!!!
"..."
However, slightly different from what Cynthia thought, they didn't need to wait until midnight.
Just being called by the Trainer, the humanized Houndoom pack swarmed up, surrounding Hakuya with dazed, longing expressions.
A pure and lively dog-girl hugged the Trainer's arm, her soft, plump snowy breasts pressing against him like mochi balls, rubbing out dazzling waves.
Turning his gaze, a petite and energetic lolita looked up, her white jade-like demon horns being stroked gently by the Trainer, occasionally leaking bursts of happy whimpers from her throat.
A voluptuous, graceful, and seductive mature woman licked her dry lips, her fair fingers wandering over Hakuya's shirt. Her succubus-like heart-tipped tail, like her fingertips, traced ambiguous circles.
As for the Houndoom leader closest to him, this black-haired beauty who was previously like an iceberg was now a different person.
Her pretty face was flushed, and she gently peeled back the chest wrap that could barely contain her ample globes, intending to offer them to the Trainer's mouth.
If I don't act now, these Pokémon girls will definitely drain my cute Junior Brother dry!
Cynthia took a deep breath. Her amber eyes were confused for only a moment before bursting with determined light.
"No. You. Can't!"
The blonde beauty, going on the offensive, fully revealed her powerful aura as a Champion. Noble, cool, and domineering, making it difficult for ordinary people to look her in the eye.
Even the usually arrogant Houndoom leader was awed by Cynthia's momentum, not to mention the succubus-like Houndoom pack around her. They shivered and instinctively retreated to the sides.
"Tonight, you can only sleep with me!"
Walking past the group of black-haired beauties, Cynthia, revealing an elegant smile, reached out. Her soft hand, carrying irresistible force, grabbed Hakuya's wrist in an instant.
"Eh?!"
Without further explanation, she dragged the stunned farm owner toward her room.
Inside the room, Hakuya looked at Cynthia, who was lying on her side with her back to him in shyness, with a helpless expression.
Damn it—
My longed-for Houndoom Guard Team Grand Orgy is ruined just like that.
Unlike Hakuya's room, the bed in this guest room where Cynthia slept was narrower.
It was spacious enough for one person, but fitting two adults at once felt a bit crowded.
With just a slight movement, Hakuya could clearly feel Cynthia's voluptuous, perky snowy buttocks pressing against his abdomen.
The jade-smooth soft flesh shook lightly, causing the blonde beauty facing the wall to whimper secretly, and her right hand, lightly held by Hakuya, trembled subconsciously.
"B-By the way, you said earlier that the ones excavating ruins on Mt. Coronet and searching for Arceus's plates were Team Galactic, right?"
Suppressing her shyness, Cynthia pondered for a moment and then got to the main topic.
Just now, after extracting the Icicle Plate, she had heard the full conversation between Hakuya and Articuno from the side.
Ordinary people might not know, but for Cynthia, a professional archaeologist, it wasn't a secret—after Arceus imbued power into the plates, she scattered them randomly. Mt. Coronet, being closest to the divine site, might indeed hide a plate or two in its numerous ruins.
However, what concerned the Sinnoh Champion a bit was the name Hakuya mentioned casually at the end—Team Galactic.
"Numerous personnel, using stars as code names, uniformly wearing uniforms mainly in black, white, and gray... if Articuno isn't mistaken, then it should be them."
For people living in the Sinnoh region, the name "Team Galactic" might not be familiar, but mentioning the Galactic Group it controlled would be thunderous.
Its status was probably one of the top large enterprises in Sinnoh, owning entire office buildings in the economically prosperous Eterna City and Veilstone City. Its main business direction was large-scale machinery research and construction, possessing massive funds and personnel.
However, the President of the Galactic Group and the boss of Team Galactic—Cyrus—was a thorough villain.
Thinking of this, Hakuya casually reminded the Sinnoh Champion beside him.
"If possible, I suggest the League keep a close eye on this Team Galactic in the future, whether through direct pressure or infiltration... according to my personal intuition, they should be plotting a massive but dangerous plan."
Unlike other evil organization leaders, Cyrus's goal was the highest in history. Not for money or power, disdainful of stealing Pokémon or causing regional destruction, but to use the power of the Time and Space Dragons to create a "perfect new world."
Although he knew Team Galactic's general plan, Hakuya couldn't say it outright.
After all, predicting the future was a bit too shocking.
"Mmm... the problem is a bit tricky..."
Cynthia frowned slightly, pondering.
"Based on current information, just their behavior of going to great lengths to collect Arceus plates isn't enough for the League to apply pressure."
She didn't distrust Hakuya's words, but the positioning of the Galactic Group or Team Galactic was somewhat special.
As one of the top corporate groups in the Sinnoh region, if the League's actions were too aggressive, it might cause negative impacts.
Secondly, to determine if Team Galactic was an evil organization, sufficient evidence was needed.
Their current behavior of excavating ruins to collect plates could only count as normal treasure-hunting activities at best and didn't violate League laws.
"However..."
Suddenly thinking of something, the blonde beauty's pupils contracted slightly.
Legend has it that using the power of specific plates at specific ruins could summon the Time and Space Dragons.
Could it be that Cyrus and his Team Galactic were targeting that...
Although she wasn't sure if Team Galactic's goal was what she thought, Cynthia made a decision immediately.
"But don't worry, I will notify the League and the International Police to start investigating this matter later."
"Mmm-hmm~"
Hakuya nodded lightly in agreement.
The facts were just as the blonde beauty said. In his memory, whether in the anime or game plot, Cyrus and his Team Galactic could still operate openly or secretly.
Stealing the Adamant Orb, creating the Red Chain, attempting to blow up Iron Island, controlling the Lake Guardians... until finally summoning the Time and Space Gods—Dialga and Palkia.
Although from the result, Team Galactic's actions would fail sooner or later, letting the League be alert in advance and take action early to avoid unnecessary losses was a good choice.
After chatting about serious matters, the room fell into an inexplicable silence.
Hakuya lay leisurely on the bed, still pondering what stage Team Galactic had reached.
Cynthia faced the wall, feeling the heart-palpitating warmth from her right hand held by Hakuya, a seductive thin blush appearing on her fair, snowy-tender face.
"Speaking of this..."
After a long silence, the blonde beauty suddenly remembered something and finally turned back to lie on her side.
"Calculating the time, my leave from the League should be over too."
"Mmm... is Senior Sister preparing to leave?"
Because of her turn, Hakuya naturally grabbed her now-free left hand and asked softly.
Cynthia was first startled and shy from the warm touch on her hand, but then her expression dimmed.
"Probably in the next few days..."
For her, these short few days of farm life were unlike any previous journey. There were no thrilling adventures, but it was surprisingly peaceful and comfortable.
Whether it was making various flavors of ice cream, undergoing the "no-rules" special training that made her a bit shy, harvesting the bountiful Wan-Wan Grain in the fields together, battling invading wild Pokémon, or sharing a bed now...
Being with someone you like, perhaps doing anything is a happy thing~
"Junior Brother, do... do you have anything you want to say..."
After tremulously stating the news that she was about to leave the farm, Cynthia held Hakuya's hand back. Her fair face was stained with a charming crimson at some point, making one want to kiss her.
Seeing this blonde beauty completely lose her usual noble, cool, and domineering aura, instead looking like a shy, girl-next-door girlfriend, Hakuya couldn't help but chuckle.
It had to be said, Senior Sister's performance of jumping back and forth between strong and weak was surprisingly cute—
"..."
Finally, just as Cynthia puffed out her cheeks and couldn't resist coming up to bite this hateful Junior Brother, a hand slid down from her silky golden hair, climbed onto her snowy waist, and hugged her completely.
"Of course I do."
With her soft body in his arms, besides smelling that faint gardenia fragrance, that cool face stained with the crimson of passion was closer than ever.
After a moment, he gently kissed the Sinnoh Champion whose heart was fluttering before him.
"Mmm..."
Lips touching, the moment the soft, meaty sensation came, Hakuya deftly pried open Cynthia's cold and soft lips, gently teasing her sweet, tender little tongue.
Perhaps because she was a Champion, her learning ability in this aspect was just as outstanding as her command in Pokémon battles.
In just an instant, Cynthia cleverly learned the essentials—her dexterous fragrant tongue wrapped around his without a teacher, and as the deep kiss became more intense, the intertwining lips and tongues made wet chi-chi sounds.
"Mmm-hnn... mmm-chu..."
After kissing deeply for a long time, Hakuya finally released the blonde beauty, who was limp to the bone, slightly.
"I like you, Cynthia."
Facing this face like a peach blossom stamen, as she wished, Hakuya stated his feelings clearly.
At this moment, it wasn't the respectful title of Sinnoh Champion used before meeting, nor the affectionate "Senior Sister" used after getting familiar, but her full name—serious, solemn, and cherished.