On the way to Golden City, Satoshi and his friends decided to rest in a small town to help Takeshi cheer up. Why did they need to help Takeshi cheer up?
“Satoshi, why didn't I catch a Butterfree? I could have used it to get closer to the big sisters!”
“Oh, don't you like Rock-type Pokémon?”
“But I saw so many beautiful big sisters releasing Butterfree just now!”
Seeing Takeshi getting more and more depressed, Satoshi could only say, “Just try to see the bright side…”
“It's all your fault! Satoshi, don't you realize that my constant disappointment is because of you! Ms. Kasumi! Ms. Shirona! Ms. Sumire... I don't know what to say about this one, but don't you think you have too many fiancées?!”
Looking at Takeshi's righteous indignation, Satoshi patted him and said, “I'm a bad guy, so I choose to have a harem. After all, I can afford it.”
“Waahhh!!!”
Watching Takeshi run away in tears, Satoshi felt like he had managed to comfort him. But then he remembered that among the Butterfree he saved today, there was actually a Shiny one! That was incredible. You know, Shiny Pokémon are rare. So far, Satoshi has only seen this pink Butterfree and Daigo's Shiny Metagross.
That night, as Satoshi was about to talk to Kasumi about life or, well, lives, Kasumi's communicator rang. She then helplessly said to Satoshi, "Sorry, my friend suddenly came over. I'll go pick her up. I don't know what happened, but it would be rude to make her wait."
"Kasumi, you're heartless. Can't you see how I'm suffering?" Satoshi was about to cry. His anger was building up, and now his wife had things to do!
"Sorry, I'll try to help you in other ways."
Satoshi was unhappy as he went with Kasumi to pick up Lusamine and the others. Lusamine's gaze never left Satoshi the entire trip, while Lillie and Gladion curiously looked at Satoshi, the "father" their mother had mentioned.
When they arrived at the Chinese restaurant, Takeshi saw Lusamine and was about to have a meltdown again, but he was quickly subdued by the buff guys who had been waiting for him and dragged off to the buff guys' fitness haven to play.
Meanwhile, Satoshi was cooking, looking very unhappy.
"Damn it, who does that woman think she is? If it wasn't for Kasumi, I'd have splashed her with juice!"
The chefs watching their boss cooking with such resentment trembled.
"What does she mean, she wants to taste the cooking of Kasumi's man? I don't believe it. Since you want to try it, then try it to your heart's content!"
Then, with a sinister smile on his face, Satoshi added countless special spices.
"Heh heh heh, I hope you like it. This is the extra-strong version that only people with anorexia can eat. Hahaha!!!!!"
After laughing maniacally, Satoshi made sure his expression was no longer twisted, then carried three plates of food out. Although he hated Lusamine, the children she adopted were innocent. Satoshi wouldn't punish them.
"Here you go. Enjoy it while it's hot. This is yours, Ms. Lusamine. This is yours, Lillie. This is yours, Gladion."
"Thank you." *3
Lusamine, Lillie, and Gladion each had different reactions after eating their food. Lillie had a happy look on her face, Gladion savored it, but Lusamine burst into tears. What shocked Satoshi even more was that Lusamine was crying while devouring her food.
"What kind of taste buds do you have?! I made the extra-strong version!!!" Satoshi didn't care if Kasumi would strangle him. He was more curious about Lusamine's taste buds. It was too terrifying! She could actually eat this extra-strong version. After finishing, Lusamine looked at Satoshi with tears in her eyes and said, "It's you. You're the one!..."
Hearing Lusamine say those words, Satoshi was stunned. He immediately put Kasumi, Misty, and Yellow behind him, even assuming a fighting stance.
"Who are you? Wait! You can eat that kind of food... Could it be?"
Looking at Lusamine, Satoshi thought of a possibility and felt it was too cheesy, but Lusamine's next action confirmed his thoughts.
"I finally found you! It's really you!" Lusamine suddenly threw her arms around Satoshi and started crying. Satoshi helplessly said, "That... I am Satoshi now."
"Could it be you too!" Lusamine thought of a possibility.
"Ah, yes. After you died, I went with you..."
"I'm sorry! I'm sorry! If it wasn't for me! If it wasn't for me!"
Seeing Lusamine like this, Satoshi comforted her by patting her back and said, "It's okay. It was my choice."
"That, Satoshi, can you explain?" Kasumi was completely clueless. What were her best friend and her man talking about?
Satoshi helplessly said to Kasumi and the others, "Ah, about this. Let me explain a little. My relationship with Lusamine. This involves my past life..."
In a private room, Satoshi explained the relationship he had with Lusamine in his previous life. Yes, Lusamine also had memories of her previous life, and she was Satoshi's lover in his previous life, the one who died from illness.
Satoshi also explained why he knew so much about medicine and nutrition. It was all because of Lusamine's anorexia.
"So, in your past life, you died after Lusamine died? Was it a suicide?" After listening, Kasumi didn't react too strongly. After all, there was the Sumire incident. But she was thinking about something else.
Satoshi said with a deadpan expression, "No, it should have been sudden death. After all, I hadn't slept in the last few days. I was always taking Lusamine to different places."
Hearing Satoshi say this, Lusamine, who had been holding onto Satoshi's arm since then, whispered, "I'm sorry, it's all because of me..."
"It's alright. It was my own choice. But now..." Satoshi looked at Lillie and Gladion helplessly, then said earnestly, "I will try my best to be a good father."
"..." *2
Lillie and Gladion didn't know what to say. Their adoptive mother's past life lover was their adoptive father...
Misty, on the other hand, was immersed in the tragic love story between Satoshi and Lusamine.
"What a great love story..."
"But Satoshi is definitely a good man." Kasumi said with a smile, putting her arm around Satoshi on the other side.
"He didn't give up on you in that situation. It seems I didn't choose wrong."
Lusamine didn't get angry at Kasumi's behavior. After all, the reborn Lusamine knew the situation in the Pocket World, and she also felt guilty towards Satoshi in her past life. So what if Satoshi had a harem? He had been exhausted to the point of sudden death in his past life because of her. What right did she have to stop him from having a harem? Therefore, Lusamine simply smiled and said, "Yes, you really struck gold this time. Satoshi, he's really good..."
Lusamine closed her eyes and leaned quietly against Satoshi, savoring the feeling of being reunited. Lillie and Gladion didn't disturb their adoptive mother at this time, because they could see the genuine happy smile on her face.