"Shauna, are you ready?"
As soon as Lucas went downstairs, he found Shauna dressed in the school uniform issued by the school, carrying the small backpack Mrs. Fujino had prepared for her, and sitting at the counter obediently eating breakfast.
"Mm."
Shauna turned her head, chewing on a delicious sandwich made by Mime Jr., her cheeks bulging. She gave a muffled "mm" and then swallowed the food in her mouth.
"Good morning, Uncle."
"Good morning, little Shauna~"
Today Shauna was going to report to school. The effect of delivering fresh milk to the school last time was very good.
On the night after she returned, Shauna told her parents that she also wanted to go to school. Mr. and Mrs. Fujino excitedly contacted the school where Principal Sachi was located.
At that time, Shauna even ran to Lucas's room to ask if she could go to school.
Lucas asked her in confusion, saying that if she wanted to go to school, she should just go, and there was no need to specifically ask him.
Shauna's answer was that after she went to school, no one would deliver the fresh milk, and no one would help her uncle look after the Breeding House.
Lucas burst into laughter after hearing this, then pulled Shauna into his arms and gave her small face two big kisses.
"Go do what you want to do. The Breeding House has me, Gengar, and the others."
That was how Lucas had answered at the time.
So Shauna would be reporting to school today.
Checking the time, it was still early. Lucas patted her small head. Today, Mrs. Fujino had tied a beautiful high ponytail for her.
Looking at the school uniform on Shauna, Lucas couldn't help but frown.
"This school uniform is a bit ugly."
"By the way, can she really not wear her own clothes?"
Hearing Lucas's words, Mrs. Fujino replied helplessly, "The school rule is to wear a uniform. If Shauna were the only one wearing her own clothes, it would inevitably make her feel out of place."
Only then did Lucas drop the matter.
Mrs. Fujino didn't know whether to laugh or cry as she looked at Lucas, who had finally let it go.
Shauna's wardrobe was full of exquisite princess dresses that Lucas had picked out for her, all kinds of beautiful princess dresses, and dolls.
Anyone who didn't know better would think he was Shauna's father, and she and her husband were the outsiders.
"You eat first. Uncle is going out to milk the animals, and I'll help you bring some to school later."
Since Shauna needed to go to school anyway, he might as well have her bring the fresh milk the school needed.
Shauna took a bite of the richly filled sandwich—though it was hard to say if it could still be called a sandwich—and gave a response.
Lucas went to the backyard, finished milking the fresh milk, and handed it to Gothitelle to process in the kitchen. Then he looked at the Gogoat that had come to his side.
"What's wrong?"
Lucas reached out and gave Gogoat a massage as he asked.
Gogoat gestured toward Lucas's iron bucket. Lucas was stunned for a moment, then realized.
"You mean your goat milk can be milked too?"
Gogoat lowered its head to eat a mouthful of grass and nodded.
Lucas was overjoyed and quickly had Gengar bring over a few more iron buckets. He placed them under Gogoat and squeezed with a comfortable amount of pressure, and the goat milk flowed into the iron bucket.
Soon, all three Gogoat were milked. Skiddo cannot be milked.
Compared to Miltank, the amount of goat milk produced by Gogoat was much less.
But it made sense when he thought about it. It would be strange if Gogoat's milk production was as high as Miltank's.
Carrying the goat milk back to the kitchen, Gothitelle was putting the fresh milk into bottles. She looked a bit confused when she saw Lucas coming in with the goat milk.
"Goth?"
What is this?
"We have goat milk now. Let's try some today."
Lucas went over to Gothitelle, poured the goat milk into a pot to boil it for a bit, then poured a few cups and handed them to Gengar, Gothitelle, and Mime Jr.
Gengar blew on the steam and then finished it in one gulp.
"gengar sound~"
It's good, just a bit light on flavor.
Gengar critiqued.
Mime Jr. also finished the goat milk.
"Mime Jr.~"
Mime Jr. closed its eyes and cried out happily.
It seemed to like goat milk more than cow milk.
Finally, Lucas looked at Gothitelle. Gothitelle finished the goat milk in her cup.
She savored the aftertaste.
"Gothitelle~"
It's delicious.
Only then did Lucas get a cup for himself and take a few sips.
How should he describe the taste? The milky flavor was very strong, with no gamey smell, but it wasn't as fresh and sweet as Miltank's milk. The milky flavor was much heavier than the fresh milk, and if you tasted it carefully, you could even detect the fragrance of green grass.
Overall, it and the fresh milk each had their own flavor.
Both were of excellent quality.
Looking at the sweet honey sitting nearby, he had a sudden inspiration and added a bit of sweet honey to it.
He stirred it and took a sip.
!!!
The taste was much better. There was an added hint of sweetness from the sweet honey. The sweetness of the honey and the milky flavor of the goat milk blended together into another kind of ultimate flavor.
"Try this."
Gengar took Lucas's cup and took a sip.
"gengar sound—"
Great!
Mime Jr. and Gothitelle also took a sip and were both very satisfied with this combination.
"In that case, let's keep the goat milk for ourselves to drink. We can wait until the production increases before we start selling it."
"gengar sound——"
"Ni Ni~"
"Gothitelle."
Lucas poured a few cups of goat milk, added some sweet honey, and took them out.
"Little Shauna, try the goat milk from the Gogoat. I even added a bit of sweet honey."
Shauna's eyes lit up. She took the cup, blew on it, and took two sips.
"Delicious!"
Shauna's eyes were wide open. It seemed she liked goat milk even more.
"If it's good, finish it. There's more if you want it."
Lucas took the goat milk and went to Lilligant and Roselia.
"May I ask our beautiful Lilligant, would you like to drink some goat milk?"
"And our elegant Lady Roselia."
Lucas placed the goat milk in front of them and performed a classical bow.
Lilligant covered her mouth and giggled, then jumped off the stool, lifted her small dress to perform an elegant bow, sat back down, and began to drink the goat milk.
Roselia also performed a classical bow and joined Lilligant in drinking the goat milk.
Ever since Lilligant evolved, she would occasionally eat the nutritional meals Lucas made for her. Although they weren't necessary, they were a sign of Lucas's love for her, so she wouldn't refuse his affection.
After breakfast was finished, Lucas placed the milk on Rapidash and lifted Shauna up.
"Study well, eat well, and play well."
"Mm."
Shauna nodded. Her backpack was filled with snacks packed by Lucas and Mr. and Mrs. Fujino. She looked back at Lucas and the others.
"Mom, Dad, and Uncle, I'm going to school now."
After Shauna left on Rapidash, Nurse Joy arrived at the Breeding House with Blissey.
"Shauna went to school?"
Lucas was organizing the fresh milk that needed to be delivered and nodded without looking up.
"It's good for her to go and make more friends."
"Indeed."
Nurse Joy lay down on a chair in the rest area, and Blissey ran to the kitchen to make two cups of honey water.
It was already well-acquainted with all this, returning to the Breeding House was just like coming home.
Returning to the rest area with the honey water, it handed one cup to Nurse Joy and drank one itself.
After finishing its honey water, it sat in the rest area and started chatting with its best friend, Lilligant.
Since the cafeteria wasn't very busy today, Gothitelle also returned to the Breeding House with Vulpix. Dash also came back from the backyard and even went to call Vespiquen.
The Breeding House's Women's Squad, assembled once again.
After Lucas put away the milk, he went back to the kitchen to get them some desserts and milk tea, then brought them out and placed them in their midst.
"Sister Linnea, I'll leave the Breeding House to you for now."
Nurse Joy didn't even look up. Holding Vulpix in her arms, she gave a response and continued to complain about work matters with Lilligant and the others.
Lucas and Gengar looked at each other and shook their heads helplessly.
Just as he was about to set off with Gengar, Gengar shook its head, went back to the room to put on its backpack, came to Lucas, and waved its hand at him.
Bye-bye, I'm going to school too.
Lucas: ————
Gengar floated straight toward the school, leaving Lucas wanting to cry but having no tears.
So no one is coming with me to deliver milk?
Gengar was worried about Shauna being alone at school on her first day, so it was going over to keep an eye on her.
He glanced over at Vulpix's side.
Forget it, forget it.
I'll just go by myself.
Sitting on Gogoat's back, Lucas was about to set off when he noticed a familiar white figure in a tree not far away.
It was holding a berry and nibbling on it blankly.
Lucas grinned.
He rode Gogoat to the base of the tree and clapped his hands to get Pachirisu's attention.
Pachirisu:?
I recognize you! You pervert!
Lucas showed an incredibly gentle smile.
"Do you want to go for a ride together?"
Pachirisu:?
A—a ride? Wi—with you?
It—it's not out of the question.
Seeing Lucas open his arms, Pachirisu thought for a moment and then jumped straight down.
Feeling the fluffiness in his arms.
Lucas showed a "friendly" smile.
"Let's go, Pachirisu."
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