Walking through the hallway, Dante looked at the girl beside him who was clinging to him. Her steps were a bit clumsy, and she had to grip his arms as support to walk in a straight line.
"By the way, what about Candice? Didn't you ask her to accompany you?"
"She fell asleep as soon as they placed her on the bed."
"Oh."
Silence fell between them as they continued their way towards the bathroom.
"Alright, we're here. Come on, I'll wait for you outside."
"Thanks, Dan~"
As Focalors stepped forward, she stumbled and almost hit her forehead on the door. If it weren't for Dante hugging her from behind, she may have ended up doing so.
"Are you sure you're okay? How about we call your sister over?"
"Yeah~ if you're so worried, how about you accompany me inside?"
Dante looked down in surprise. At some point, Focalors held his arms that wrapped around her body. Her eyes met his, and he saw a hint of mischief.
If Dante didn't know by now that she was just pretending to fall earlier, then he would really be a fool.
"Are you crazy? What if I didn't have time to catch you!?"
"Ehehe~ I trust you. Come on, let's go. I already can't hold myself back."
"How cunning, Focalors."
Dante shook his head and followed the girl inside the bathroom.
As soon as the doors were closed, Dante pinned the white-haired girl against the wall, his arms beside her head in a kabedon.
"So? What's all this about?"
"What do you mean? Aren't you here to accompany me?"
Focalors met Dante's steely gaze with an innocent look. Meanwhile, her hand traced Dante's chest, slowly moving up until they were cupping his face.
"I'm serious, Focalors. You already know I have Shinobu, right? What do you plan to try by doing this?"
Hearing Dante's words, Focalors stopped stroking his cheek.
"Ah, yes. Shinobu. Your girlfriend…can't we just pretend she's not there? Like last time?"
"Tell me first, why are you doing this?"
"I don't know!"
Focalors cried in frustration and leaned her head on Dante's chest.
"I saw you and her going all over each other on the sofa. I want the two of us to do that too!"
Dante hugged the somewhat delirious girl in his arms. Her hand weakly banging on his chest, as if blaming him for acting that way with his girlfriend.
Looking at the drunk Focalors, Dante found this side of her both funny and cute.
"You're clearly not thinking straight right now. Let's wait for you to sober up and we'll talk about this again."
"No!"
Dante loosened his hug and tried to step away. However, Focalors pounced on him instead, her hands and feet wrapped around him like an octopus.
"Hey!"
Dante held her shoulders and tried to push her away, but her grip around him was firm. If he wanted to forcefully separate her, she may suffer some injury. As he was thinking of ways to coax her, he suddenly felt a wet and slimy feeling on his neck.
"...are you licking me?"
Focalors didn't respond. Instead, her head turned upwards and captured Dante's lips.
Sensing the girl's soft lips, Dante began to get aroused again. He forcefully separated their lips, his red eyes meeting with hers.
"You're playing with fire, Focalors."
"I can handle it. Come on, Dan~"
With Focalors kissing him again, Dante didn't hold back any further. He pried open the girl's mouth with his own, teaching her their own countries' French kiss.
Their tongues began to tangle with one another, with each collision eliciting waves of pleasure. Dante's hand slid from her back and towards her butt. He grabbed her surprisingly plump ass, causing the girl to let out a moan.
Mirroring Dante's action, Focalors released her grip on Dante, her hand exploring the body of the man in front of her. She slipped her hand beneath his shirt, her nipples hardening as she groped his solid muscles underneath.
Dante sat on the toilet seat, with Focalors straddling his lap. Their kiss became more and more sloppy, their hand movements becoming more and more wild.
Just as Dante was about to pull Focalors' shirt off...
*Knock* *Knock*
"Is someone inside? Focalors?"
Dawn's voice sounded from outside the door.
The couple instantly stopped all their actions, like a deer caught in a headlight.
The two looked very disheveled. If someone saw them, they would have no doubt about what happened between them.
With the consequence of getting caught, Focalors sobered up a little from her drunkenness. She made a shushing gesture to Dante before replying.
"Please wait a moment. I'm doing some private business inside."
"Ah! Ehehe, sorry. Furina and I were just looking for you. Err, I'll go and inform her first."
Hearing the sound of hurriedly leaving footsteps, the two looked at each other and sighed in relief.
After that episode, the two had to end their tryst. Focalors walked back to her room first, and when some time passed, Dante also returned to his and Shinobu's room.
Looking at the green-haired girl sleeping soundly on the bed, Dante felt a little guilty. Still, when he thought about the possibilities for the future, he steeled his determination.
'It seems the operation Make Shinobu Accept A Harem is officially a go.'
That was the last thought in Dante's mind as he hugged his girlfriend and fell asleep.
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In the afternoon, their group set off towards their respective dorms after having lunch together.
During lunchtime, Focalors did not have any special reaction after seeing Dante. She even greeted him good morning in such a casual way that he began to doubt whether she had forgotten all that happened because she was too drunk.
Because it was Sunday, Shinobu had to go to the Grass-type Gym and do her job as an apprentice. On the other hand, Focalors accompanied Furina in shopping for clothes.
"Let's vote. What do you guys want to do today?"
"Pika!" (Let's go to the movies!)
"Azu." (I want to go to the amusement park.)
"Ursa!" (Me too! Me too!)
With the votes being 2 to 1, the group decided to go to the amusement park. Inside the park, the appearance of Dante along with his Pokemon attracted a lot of attention.
After one night, the video of his battle against Pacal had become more widespread. On his shoulders, Pikachu had a hand on his hips as he noticed the awed gazes directed towards him.
Still, their fame was not enough that people began to swarm them. Some did came over and asked to take a picture with Dante and his Pokemon which he happily obliged.
The four enjoyed their time in the amusement park, trying out all the rides and snacks they could find. This was especially true for Teddiursa. At the end of their spree, he held a plushie of a Teddiursa, which was the same size as him.
After going back to the dorms, the four began to do their own thing. Teddiursa followed Azumarill, wanting to try the computer games that his big brother played. Pikachu was sitting on the couch and watching TV.
As for Dante? He was finalizing the plan for their upcoming expedition. Right now, his biggest problem was on what to do with Teddiursa.
There are still 3 days left before Teddiursa leaves the infancy stage, and that is factoring in the double amount of time spent in the PMD world and the human world. During the infancy stage, he is not able to gain any experience from their dungeon explorations.
According to Chatot, their expedition will last for at least a week if everything goes well, and possibly a month or more if not.
And because it's an expedition towards exploring the unknown, even Chatot is uncertain about the difficulty and the number of dungeons they will encounter on the way.
'In the official games, we only had to go through three dungeons before reaching our destination. Since they are placed behind Apple Woods, their difficulty should be higher. About S rank and above?'
Dante furrowed his eyebrows. While he is confident they can protect Teddiursa while exploring unknown S-rank dungeons, the problem is, what if it's ranked 1 star or above?
Finally, out of caution, he decides to return Teddiursa to his Pokeball whenever they are about to enter a dungeon. He will just let him accompany them through the dungeons on their way back.
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