I Have a Pokemon Mystery Dungeon System in a World with Pokemon

"Wait, you two don't drink alcohol?"

Dante and Focalors were at the alcohol section, having already finished buying all the ingredients at the food section. When he asked her what alcohol she preferred, the answer she gave surprised him.

Currently, Focalors is wearing a green wig and blue contacts to disguise herself from the eyes of others. After hearing his question, she gave Dante a small nod.

"Our father and family prohibited us from drinking alcoholic beverages until we were adults. So yes, this will be the first time we're having one."

"Huh, then I recommend this for you guys first. It's light and very suitable for beginners."

Dante leaned down and took a Moscato d'Asti from the bottom shelf. It's an Italian wine that has a slightly sweet and acidic taste, with little bitterness that you can expect from the typical alcohol. 

"Alright, I'll listen to your arrangement. But remember to choose a sweeter flavor for Furina. That girl would refuse to drink if it tasted bitter."

"We can mix it with the juice we bought earlier if she wants it to be sweeter. How about you? Wanna try something harder?"

"There's no need to waste a whole bottle. I'll just try a taste of your drink later."

"For being twins, you sure act older than Furina. Did you two grow in a different environment or something?"

"It's rude to call a lady old, Dante."

"I think being called old while in your teens is a compliment."

Focalors covered her mouth and lightly chuckled. 

She glanced over the wine bottles, her eyes glancing at each one as if reading their labels. However, from her unfocused pupils, it was as if she was looking at something past them.

"Our family has a long history, one can even say we're nobility. Of course, that means we've had all the material possessions we ever wanted since birth." 

"…from your tone, it doesn't sound like something you're happy about."

"It's not really a matter of being happy or sad. As only appropriate by having that much privilege, conversely, there is a corresponding duty to our family. And as luck would have it, I was chosen to be the next heir instead of Furina."

Dante looked at Focalors whose face had a shallow smile. He wondered, just how much weight was resting on her small shoulders to make her so different from her twin?

...

After picking everything up in the grocery section, they lined up at the counter and paid for everything. With the Space Bag, they didn't need to worry about the luggage. After putting everything they bought inside the bag, they headed towards the Toy shop to buy the board games.

Because it was time for people to get off work and students to leave school, the number of people inside the mall had rapidly increased.

Dante urged Focalors to walk faster. If they are slow, there will be longer lines at the counter later.

"Hey, Dante wait! Sigh, honestly."

Focalors looked at the people walking past her, trying to get a glimpse of Dante's figure. However, with her below-average height, her effort yielded no results.

Just as she was about to take out her phone to call him, she felt a hand suddenly tap her shoulder. Turning her head, she saw Dante looking at her with a disapproving gaze.

"Seriously, how come you're still getting lost at your age. It seems I need to retract my previous statement about you being older, after all."

Focalors squinted her eyes and looked Dante directly in the eye.

"Well, if it wasn't because a certain someone was rushing, maybe this wouldn't have happened in the first place."

Seeing the unhappy look on Focalors face, Dante gave a sheepish smile. 

"Anyway, let's go. The store is just there."

Dante led the way once again, this time making sure to reduce his speed. However, due to the habit he gained while shopping with Shinobu, he habitually held Focalors hands while turning around.

Focalors was stunned as she felt Dante's warm and firm hands wrapped around her own. Looking at the back of the man in front of her, laughing and talking with Pikachu, Focalors tried to speak up. But as she opened her mouth, a look of hesitation flashed across her face. 

"Hey, Pikachu, look there's a plushie of you! Hahaha, no one's even buying it!"

"Pika pika!" (People in this world have no taste! Let's buy all of them, Dan!)

"No way! What are you even gonna do with so many?"

"Pika…" 

"Hey Focalors, do you want on-"

Dante then noticed that, yes, he was accompanied by Focalors. So…whose hand is he holding now?

His head stiffly turned to the side, and saw Focalors silently looking at his hand that was holding hers.

"Ah, sorry. Force of habit."

He quickly retracted his hand, only now noticing how much softer Focalors was compared to Shinobu.

"No. It's fine. It's to prevent us from being separated, after all."

Focalors nodded, showing that she didn't take the incident to heart. She 'calmly' walked past Dante and into the store, turning her head left and right as if looking for the things they were here to buy. 

Dante looked at Focalor's back, surprised about her nonchalance. Maybe it's because girls in other countries are more open?

He quickly caught up with Focalors, and soon, the both of them were talking and laughing once again.

—

Meanwhile, outside Focalors' and Furina's cottage. 

After the three girls finished cleaning up the house and setting it up for the party, they began to do their own things while waiting for Dante and Focalors to come back. 

Candice and Furina were playing with the snow generated by Snover on the front porch. Meanwhile, Shinobu was chatting with her subscribers and telling them about her next livestream.

"Hey Shinobu. How long has it been since you and Dante started dating?"

"About a month now."

"So, how far have you guys gone?"

Shinobu looked up from her phone and saw Candice with a curious expression, ignoring the half-finished snowman she and Furina were making. 

"It's a private matter between the two of us."

"Oh come on~ it's just us girls here. Did you two at least kiss?"

Shinobu maintained a poker face and refused to give Candice any information. After asking for more times to no avail, Candice had to give up pestering her. Instead, she turned her attention to Furina who was concentrating on piling up snow for the snowman.

"Hey Furina, have you ever kissed someone during your acting career?"

"No! Geez, why are you so curious about something so b-boring?"

"Boring? That kind of thinking will make you grow up alone in the future!"

Candice put her hands on her lips, her tone becoming like a teacher imparting knowledge to a student.

"As long as I have my sis and dad, I don't need anyone else."

"Hmm? Then what if Focalors married someone in the future? I'm telling ya, it's best to find a partner while we're still young and sexy~"

Furina stuttered but couldn't find a rebuttal. Especially when thinking about the kind of family they have, Focalors marrying in the future is only a matter of when, not if.

Luckily, the sound of wings flapping in the sky saved her from having to reply. Looking up, Dragonite, with Focalors and Dante on his back, had returned from their shopping trip.

Focalors, who were more familiar with Dragonite, rode on his neck above the wings, while Dante was positioned at the back below the wings. Dragonite slowly lowered his altitude, and the both of them simultaneously got off.

"Thanks, Dragonite."

"Dra~"

Focalors smiled and rubbed Dragonite's belly before returning him to the Pokeball. 

"What were the two of you talking about just now?"

"N-nothing particularly important! Where are the ingredients? Let's start cooking so we can start the party earlier!"

Focalors gave her sister a suspicious look. Furina evaded her gaze, and, seeing Dante enter the house with the Space Bag, quickly rushed over to help unpack.

On the side, Candice stood up and stretched her body. She took Snover back to the Pokeball before also heading inside. The snowman, which was half-finished, slowly began to melt without Snover to maintain the temperature. 

Shinobu bade farewell to her chat and also came to help.

After the ingredients were all placed on the table, Furina and Candice drove Dante and Focalors out of the kitchen. They want the two to guess which of them will make what dish.

"You do realize they bought the ingredients you requested, right? I don't know about Focalors, but Dante is a decent cook himself. He probably knows the dishes we want to make already."

"Heehee, then that just makes this even more of a challenge! Hey, why don't we…"

Two hours passed and soon, the three of them finished cooking the meal for dinner. 

They took out the dishes and arranged them on the table. There were 5 omurice, a garlic roasted chicken and potatoes, a blueberry ice cream, a variety of pastries, and a macaroni bolognese. 

"Jajan! And finally, the last one!"

Furina ran back into the kitchen and slowly returned holding a large cake. The cake was circular in shape, exquisitely decorated to look like a crown with a blue and white coloring. 

"Sorry for the wait! Well, can you guess which of us cooked which?"

"I am only certain that the macaroni bolognese was made by Furina. Maybe the pastries too? As for the rest…is the omurice made by you, Shinobu?"

"Hah! Shinobu definitely made the omurice and the garlic roasted chicken and potato. So, the ice cream and cake was made by Candice then."

"Enkkk! Haha, wrong! I made the roasted chicken and potato, Shinobu made the macaroni bolognese, and Furina made the ice cream!"

The three girls cheered and clapped each other for successfully tricking the two. Dante and Focalors met each other's eyes and shook their heads helplessly at their childish antics.

"Wait, what about the cake? Who baked it?"

"Oh, that's a combined effort of the three of us. Candice and I helped bake it while Furina was the one in charge of decoration."

"Come on! I'm already hungry, let's eat, let's eat!"

"Don't forget to put the ice cream in the refrigerator first."

"Oh, that's right. And the cake, too!"

After settling down, everyone sat around the dinner table and finally began to eat.

A/N: Sorry for the late chapter, it's just been a busy week. Hopefully, I'll be able to return to normal next week.