[China's beginning to notice how long Ivan has been staring at him.] May I ask why you're staring at me?

[China smiles at the Pikachu. Those were so cute!]

I wouldn't call them pets, since they seem to be more intelligent than the natives here, aru. They can actually put up a good fight if they're trained well. Not only that, but when they reach a certain level they completely change their appearance.

[His beautiful Gyarados for example; his precious Lien-Hua.]