N, the King of Team Plasma—though currently just a puppet—still possesses remarkable abilities. However, kings are often lonely. Thus, N has very few friends; apart from Pokémon, he has almost none.
But exceptions always exist. Even N has someone he acknowledges as a friend—or rather, a close companion.
Beep beep beep.
"This is N. Well, the only one who could have this number is you, Ash—not some random caller."
Realizing Ash was the only person who could possibly have his private number, N immediately pressed him about the reason for the call. On the other end of the line, Ash...
...responded with slight exasperation, "N—I need your help figuring something out. It's about Pokémon."
"Hmm?"
Hearing this, N's interest was instantly piqued. Without showing any outward reaction, he quietly summoned Anthea and Concordia—he had a feeling he was about to hear something absolutely explosive.
"Tell me, Ash. I'm quite knowledgeable about Pokémon, but don't you have Meowth to help with translations?"
"I did ask Meowth. But he could never really explain things clearly, so now I have to turn to you for help."
Hearing this, N became even more interested and said,
"Go ahead and tell me. Maybe I can help you."
"It's like this, you know I have a Ralts, right?"
"Yeah, of course I know. What about it?"
"Now she's evolved into a Gardevoir."
"That's great! She evolved in response to your feelings."
"That's right, but she's been acting so strange after evolving. You know? I—I always sleep with my Pokémon. Every morning when I wake up, the first thing I see is Gardevoir making this really weird expression."
"Huh?" *3
N exchanged glances with Anthea and Concordia,
and they all saw the same confusion in each other's eyes.
"Explain in detail."
"Well, it's like this—every morning when I wake up, Gardevoir is always unusually close to me with this strange expression while muttering something. Honestly, I can't quite capture it properly. You should listen and tell me what's going on."
Then Gardevoir's voice came through the phone, which to N, Anthea, and Concordia sounded like:
(Why does my dear set a different alarm time every day??!? Where's my morning kiss?)
(Ah... Damn Squirtle! Clinging to my dear like a child at night... Can't I have my dear all to myself for just a little while?)
After listening to the phone recording, N and the other two couldn't close their mouths in shock. Such explosive news! Though they'd heard of someone marrying a Gardevoir before—and N's own mother was a Pokémon—but this was clearly a case of Gardevoir actively pursuing Ash! And even taking advantage of his obliviousness to get close...
"N... Are you listening? N? N?"
With great effort, N managed to push his jaw back into place and quickly said, "Ash, I've confirmed the second—"
" - Some things. Do you have any other recordings?"
"Yeah, I recorded it just to ask you. Listen."
"(There are too many people. When can I finally sneak into my dear's room at night??)"
"(Sigh... this affection is hard to convey to darling. If darling finds out I can communicate telepathically with him, I won't be able to call him "darling" so freely anymore...)"
"(Why are all these turtles clinging to darling? Can't they sleep by themselves? Tch.)"
(Ah—! I'm going to sneak into darling's room tonight! Right now, immediately!)
"Sorry everyone...
I have some business to attend to with Lyn today."
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After listening to the recording, N's face turned completely red. Anthea and Concordia had already run off laughing hysterically, while N had to restrain himself - it wouldn't do to burst out laughing now.
"N, what's going on with my Gardevoir? Is she feeling unwell? But she doesn't seem to have any health issues from what I can see?"
"Pfft—"
"?"
"Nothing. Sorry. Burned my tongue on the tea."
N, who had almost burst out laughing, quickly composed himself, afraid he wouldn't be able to hold back his laughter.
"Oh, be careful. So can you give me some advice on my side?"
Hearing Ash's question, N couldn't hide the smile on his face as he replied, "Actually, Gardevoir just feels unsure how to interact with you better after evolving. When she was still a Ralts, she needed you to hold her hand while she floated around. Now that she's evolved into Gardevoir, she doesn't quite know what to do."
"Is that so? This kid really..."
Seeing Ash taking the bait, N's smile grew even more obvious as he continued, "In that case, what you need to do is actually very simple, Ash - just spend more time with her. Trust me—this will calm her heart."
"Things will get better. Oh, and if you're sleeping with the Pokémon at night, try holding Gardevoir in your arms—it'll help her feel more secure. Also, she's been a bit jealous of the Squirtle, which is why she had that expression this morning."
"Ohhh! I see now. Thanks, N! Knowing what's going on makes it easier to handle. I'll try the method you suggested. Thanks again, N!"
"You're welcome. Let's talk again when we have time. My foster father doesn't like me contacting you too often."
"Tch, I'll just beat him up when the time comes—That guy would be perfect. Thanks a lot."
After Ash hung up the phone,
N slowly put down the receiver. After repeatedly confirming the phone was working properly:
"Ahahahahahahahahahaha⊥⊥⊥⊥⊥" *3
That day, the laughter of N, along with Anthea and Concordia, never ceased.
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