Return and Danger looming

I'm and have returned to our territory. Big papa was the first to spot us, resting on a tree eating a Mago berry. Not offering a hand, he shoo us away and continued his surveillance. Shouldn't he be moving around the territory instead of resting her? Or was there someone following us?

Passing a group of Rattatas playing, with Jeff keeping an eye on them. Soon we arrived at the center of the territory, where I prefer to sleep.

"Food,"

Hearing Risa's voice, I quickly sniffed myself, besides the smell of blood and Kakuna, there's nothing else. One of the Pidgeys in my mouth is already gone, taking a look around I found it resting under a tree, with Risa tearing it apart.

Glutton.

"You bad talk Risa, didn't you?"

"Carl, did you really not learn Mind Reader?"

"No, but I think I'm about to learn Future Sight, right Risa,"

"Me too," Risa said staring at the Pidgey in my mouth with greed.

Looking where Risa was before, I don't see a sign of that Pidgey, not a drop of blood, not even a feather. She eat all that along with the leg she promised me, and now is threatening me for the other Pidgey.

Glutton.

"Ehem, if you're willing to give me and Risa the Pidgey, we'll pretend nothing happened here,"

This bastard is trying to fish in troubled waters.

"Isn't that right, big sister Risa,"

"hehe~ big sister Risa," Risa mumbles.

Good job inflating her ego, but it's now time for my counterattack.

"Risa, there's no need to make this difficult. I brought this Pidgey for both of us to eat together. Why would you share this with Carl?" I explained.

Carl winced, aghast at my cleverness.

"Yes mate, let's eat together," Seeing the smile on Risa's face, and the despair on Carl's face, my smile couldn't get any brighter.

"Risa, how come you don't want to eat meat from the two Pidgeottos?" I asked, personally I believe Pidgeotto tastes better.

"Pidgeotto?" Both of them asked confused.

I quickly looked around, but sadly, saw no signs of Sera.

"She's gone, isn't she?" I asked.

"Probably dropped 1 for mama and kept the other for herself," Carl exclaimed, his paws on his head.

"Damn it! I'm fighting for baby food when the good stuff is taken away by Sera and her mate!" Carl shouted out in frustration.

"So you're saying me and Sera went out to get Risa's baby food?" I asked curiously.

Angry? No. Just watched a fish that bit a hook that had no bait on it.

"You only now know that! If it were me, I would've asked for Pidgeotto, a Fearow, or even a Butterfree."

No Beedrill? Understandable I suppose.

"Mate, he's saying you're a baby,"

"What? I didn..."

"Youuuu," Risa said out of anger? or embarrassment? With how her face is as bright as an apple, and her tone that's always cheerful, I'm unsure.

Carl quickly used Quick Attack and left. Surprisingly, Risa didn't chase.

"Called me mate," she said excitedly, licking my face like it is her property. This... isn't what I expected.

"Mate, let's eat," She said drooling as stared at the Pidgey in my mouth.

Looking at her, I fear I won't get a bite.

"Mate, I'm your mate, so of course, I'll leave behind food for you," Risa pout.

Did I overact? Looking at her stomach I doubt she can finish this Pidgey, especially after just eating one.

"Sorry Risa," I apologize, putting down our food.

"Call me mate, mate," Risa said angrily, or is it cheerfully.

...

"Thank you for the meal," Risa burped.

"Noooooo!" It's all gone. It didn't even last 5 seconds. I only got a mouthful.

"She's no Rattata, She's a Snorlax, no a Gigantamax Snorlax,"

"Mate I'm a bonafide Rattata,"

"Cap,"

[Cap]

Hahaha, even the system agrees... wait, what? About to question the system, Risa continued.

"Mate. I. Am. A. Rattata." She tried to speak threateningly, but it was too cheerful...

*Pfff*

"Hahahaha,"

"Mate!" She shouted, her face turning bright red.

As I laughed I questioned, when was the last time I laughed this hard. I think it was childhood, before mother had... As the thought hit me my laughing stopped.

I'm getting attached. That's not good.

[Correct you are]

Although I don't think I'll be abandoned in this life.

[Improbable]

I will abandon them to get stronger so that I can have a better life in my next reincarnation.

[A rational decision]

Just like in my past life, I became a mercenary to make lots of money for a better life.

A lick snapped me out of my thoughts.

"Don't worry mate, I'm your mate forever,' Risa smiled, licking me again.

Mate for life huh... I supposed this is a good life too. We have a strong background, and given time we can be the next overlord of route 1.

[Probability of success 80%. Host must know that the resources on route 1 can barely give the host a shallow blue potential]

No problem, after we become the overlord of route 1, Risa and I will make plenty of children, all of which should have good talents. After a couple of years, we'll raid Viridian City.

[Probability of success 5%]

Good enough for me.

"Mate, let's get some berries from mama,"

Saying that I lick Risa's face and walk forward, I could already imagine her dumbstruck face.

"Ah, Mate wait up,"

Risa rushed forward taking the lead. While walking all the bones in my body began to feel tension. My breaths were getting heavy each time I exhale and I felt a pressure building up in the pit of my stomach.

Danger, from where?

This kind of warning is body telling me, something has happened that I'm unaware of.

"Mate, where's papa?" Calling out his name the pressure increased significantly, making me certain about what was wrong.

"Should be guarding the territory, what's wrong?"

"Skirmish,"

***

As for why be accepted, Risa? The answer you'll get for now is that he was an emotional wreck down with a bunch of contradicting thoughts.