Novel Full Chapter 886: Chapter 1103: Home
Chapter 886: Chapter 1103: Home
"Dee~"
Love: "Kid, wake up."
Early in the morning, Love had finished making breakfast and was waking the still-sleeping Julian.
"Got it, Love…"
Julian responded groggily without even opening his eyes.
"Dee~"
Love: "Then come down quickly. I made beef patties—if you come down late, they'll get cold."
"Mhm."
Julian nodded, perking up slightly at the mention of beef patties.
As Love left, Julian patted Celebi and Jirachi beside him. These two were sleeping even more soundly than he was. It took several pats before they woke up.
"Get up. Love made beef patties—first come, first served. If you're late, I'll eat yours too."
With that, Julian got up, swiftly put on his clothes, and headed straight to wash up.
Since returning home from the capital, he had finally settled into the life of a homebody. He had been home for a week now and hadn't stepped outside once during this time.
Aside from his daily meals, he spent his time either doom scrolling or playing games. In short, he hadn't done a single productive thing.
This was the life he wanted.
After washing up, the two little ones had also gotten out of bed. However, Nebby was still asleep, and Julian had no intention of waking it.
It was still in its infant stage and needed plenty of sleep. Waking it would do more harm than good. When it had slept enough, Nebby would naturally wake up on its own.
The infant stage of a First-class Legendary offspring really was quite long. Even with the Pokéblocks provided by the System, Nebby had been in its infant stage for nearly three years now.
Recently, though, he had noticed that its daily sleep time had decreased.
From twenty hours a day to sixteen hours now, signaling that it was gradually transitioning out of its infant stage.
Once it left this stage, its growth rate would accelerate significantly.
But Julian felt that Nebby was pretty cute as it was now. If it evolved into its next form, it would become hard and rigid to the touch, losing the marshmallow-like softness it currently had.
Plus, it would become heavy—and his mother wouldn't be able to carry it anymore.
As soon as he came downstairs, Julian caught the aroma of beef patties. But before he could savor it, he witnessed something that annoyed him.
There were Celebi and Jirachi, the two little rascals, already eating the beef patties.
Clearly, he had finished washing up before them.
"Love, look! Celebi and Jirachi didn't brush their teeth or wash their faces. They're being unhygienic," Julian said as he quickly came downstairs, heading straight to the dining table and snatching the last beef patty.
If he had been any slower, even this last patty would have been gone.
The two little rascals had no sense of decency—coming down to eat without brushing their teeth or washing their faces. That was something he hadn't anticipated.
"Hmph! Don't you dare slander us, you blockhead!"
"Jirachi and I already washed up! If you don't believe me take a whiff of my mouth—it doesn't stink at all!"
With that, Celebi opened its mouth wide, but it was full of beef patty crumbs. Love, however, completely ignored it.
Due to their unique physiology, even if the two little ones didn't brush their teeth, their breath would never have any odor.
"You two really are something else," Julian muttered through bites of his beef patty, glaring at Celebi and Jirachi.
Celebi bravely glared right back. Seeing Celebi like that, Jirachi mustered up some courage and tried to glare at Julian too. But the moment their eyes met, all that bravado evaporated instantly.
"Mage~"
Magearna placed a glass of MooMoo Milk in front of Julian.
He took a small sip and noticed the taste was different from before. Curious, he asked, "Did we get a new Miltank? Why does this milk have a hint of banana flavor?"
"Dee~"
Love: "I've been feeding it some bananas lately, so the flavor's changed a bit."
"No wonder."
Julian nodded.
Miltank milk tended to vary slightly in taste depending on what the Miltank consumed each day.
"Not to your liking?"
Love inquired.
"Yeah, I still prefer the original plain flavor," Julian nodded.
He had grown accustomed to the pure taste; now with this banana twist, he didn't find it particularly enjoyable—in fact, it felt a bit odd.
Love nodded. From today onward, it would stop feeding bananas to the Miltank and revert to the usual Pokéblocks.
The reason Love had suddenly altered Miltank's diet was simply to see if Julian might enjoy banana-flavored MooMoo Milk.
Clearly, he didn't.
"What are we doing after you finish eating?" Celebi asked.
"What else? Just lounge around at home," Julian replied matter-of-factly.
He had no intention of going out, and there was nothing requiring him to leave. At most, he would take a stroll through the backyard to spend some time with his Pokémon.
"Then Jirachi and I are going out for a stroll," Celebi said.
"Go ahead, it's not like I'd stop you."
"But going out costs money, doesn't it?"
Celebi rubbed its fingers together, looking at Julian with an expression of hopeful expectation.
Ah, so it was about money.
Julian nodded. "Alright, I'll give you today's allowance then."
With that, he took out his phone and transferred 100 bucks each to Celebi and Jirachi.
"Dad, this isn't enough. What about the allowance from when we were in the secret realm? Can you make up for that too?"
Celebi didn't get angry; instead, it put on a humble expression, looking at Julian with pleading eyes.
If this were ancient times, that kind of look would surely have been that of a treacherous minister.
After speaking, it shot Jirachi a meaningful glance.
"Yeah, Dad. Celebi and I will even buy you some snacks when we come back!"
One "Dad" after another.
The two little ones had absolutely no dignity when it came to asking for money.
Celebi: 'Having money is great, okay? Besides, my dignity's been long gone after following Julian anyway.'
"Don't call me Dad. I don't have such rebellious kids," Julian said coldly.
Celebi felt anger rise inside, but its face still maintained a smile. 'Can't get angry, can't get angry. The money's not in hand yet.'
"Four thousand each. Not a cent more. I'll save the rest for you. When you marry in the future, I'll give it to you then."
They were in the secret realm for eight months. At one hundred a day, Julian would have had to give twenty-four thousand each to both of them. That was too much money. If he actually gave them that amount, these two guys would definitely get carried away.
"Deal!"
Celebi nodded, beaming.
This wasn't a fake smile—it came straight from the heart.
It hadn't actually expected Julian to give them any money at all. Getting 4,000, and 4,000 each at that, was completely unexpected. In its mind, it was now rich beyond measure.
Now it could buy so many delicious food and fun things.
It was absolutely overjoyed.
Jirachi was so happy that it circled around Julian a few times.
"Don't cause any trouble."
After transferring the money to the two, Julian reminded them.
"Don't worry, blockhead! We definitely won't cause any trouble," Celebi said, staring at the balance on its phone, its smile growing wider.
Julian: (* ￣︿￣)
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