Half an hour later, Axel looked up at the restaurant sign in front of him bearing a Poké Ball logo and began to question his life.
"Little Blue, is this what you meant by cooking?"
After Ho-Oh entered the Poké Ball, Little Blue also became emboldened.
Hands on her hips, she looked like she didn't care whether he ate or not, "Isn't it fine as long as I don't make you cook yourself? Why do you care how I get the food?"
Axel: "..."
Alright, he accepted it.
He couldn't win an argument with Little Blue anyway, after all, she had two mouths.
Except for the little loli, because Axel could shut the little loli's mouth.
"I want one portion of braised abalone, one deep-sea fish, one Stargazer Pie, one...", Little Blue randomly pointed at the menu, only looking at the expensive ones, not the suitable ones.
Because in this world with Pokémon, all wild ingredients were especially rare, almost on par with Pokémon food.
Axel clutched his wallet tightly, "Little Blue, are you an employee of the Silph Company?"
"Huh?", Little Blue blinked, not understanding what Axel meant.
"If you're not a plant, why are you ordering so many dishes?"
Little Blue said as if it were obvious, "The prices here are all doubled. Even if I win and eat for free, it still doesn't feel worth it."
"I have to order more to teach those damn capitalists a lesson!"
"You're not afraid of losing?"
Little Blue stood up, suddenly putting on a coquettish act, gently shaking Axel's arm.
"Of course I'm afraid of losing, but you have Ho-Oh!"
Axel calmly withdrew his arm, "That's true, I have Ho-Oh anyway. If you can't beat them, I'll just run."
Little Blue: "???"
'Wait, are all Gardevoir trainers like this?'
'Bastard!'
Very soon, the dishes were served, and Axel began eating without any mental burden.
Gotta admit, all the ingredients raised in this world were incredibly fresh and delicious, even simple cooking produced amazing flavor.
Soon, the time came to 8 PM. A girl wearing a fiery red dress took two small flags and walked onto the restaurant's central stage.
This woman wasn't exactly stunning, but her figure was explosive.
Slightly less than Little Blue without her concealed Poké Balls.
Emmm... barely met the appetite-enhancing standard.
Seeing Axel's gaze fall on the server girl, Little Blue gritted her teeth hard.
'Damn it, is your beautiful girl Little Blue not even as pretty as that server?'
'If you just treated me a little better, I could become a star for you to see!'
"Good evening, dear guests, it's now 8 PM, and our battle restaurant's featured program is about to begin."
"Here, you can enjoy passionate and dazzling Pokémon battles while you dine."
"Win one match, and tonight's meal is on the house."
"Win three matches in a row, and we'll also offer a one-day stay at our mountaintop villa!'
'Is anyone signing up for the battle?"
Little Blue, puffed with anger, took a few bites, slammed her chopsticks down, and brought her Wartortle up to the stage.
"I'll be the defender!"
Seeing someone come up, the server stepped back and automatically gave up the center spot.
The stage was now Little Blue's, along with the next challenger.
"We already have a defender. This beautiful lady's Pokémon is a Wartortle."
"Is anyone else coming up?"
"If not, our restaurant staff will battle this lovely lady."
There was a wave of murmurs from the audience.
As one of the starter Pokémon, Wartortle was already quite powerful.
However, the deeper it got in the battle restaurant, the tougher the opponents that came on stage.
What if her Wartortle just evolved recently?
With that thought, many trainers began getting eager.
Axel was observing the trainers below when he suddenly heard the "di di di" sound of his phone.
"Who's sending messages at this time?"
Axel blinked and took out his phone, skillfully opening the app.
[Aunt Delia: Axel, I heard you met Ash?]
[Ash said you helped him improve his strength a lot!]
[Before you leave, you must come visit Auntie in Pallet Town, okay? I really want to thank you in person.]
[Photo:(Aunt Delia's Baked Sausages with Cream)]
Seeing the food in the photo, Axel swallowed hard.
Was Aunt Delia's cooking always this generous?
She sprinkled so much cream, it was practically covering her clothes.
Axel admired it for a bit, decisively saved the photo, then fiercely deleted the chat record.
"I got it, Auntie Delia, I'll definitely come visit before I leave!"
[Aunt Delia: Come attack my door?]
"Ahem... typo, I meant pay a visit."
[Aunt Delia: Alright then, but I heard you went to Mt. Moon?]
[If I remember correctly, Red was also at Mt. Moon yesterday. Maybe you two can meet up.]
[Make sure to get along well!]
"Got it, Auntie Delia!"
After chatting with Aunt Delia for a while, since he already had his phone out, Axel figured he might as well check in with the little loli too.
When the call connected, Axel saw that the little loli had just finished bathing and was lying on the bed playing with a tablet while holding a Smoliv.
But unlike usual, the little loli had a serious look in her eyes now, completely different from her usual unserious attitude.
She didn't even realize she wasn't wearing clothes.
"Rotom, activate anti-peeping mode," After instructing Rotom, Axel slowly began enjoying the spring scenery on screen.
He waited quite a while before the little loli finished her task.
["Humph~ Dead Axel, you haven't called me in days!"]
Axel stared without blinking, "If I knew you were giving out such high-level benefits, I'd call you every day."
["What benefits? I haven't even finished my research yet. I've only just reached the entry level, okay?"]
"Don't belittle yourself, they're already quite big."
The little loli blinked, feeling that something was off with Axel today.
But on screen, she couldn't see anything weird about him.
His gaze was clear, no mischievous smile, and he even looked a bit more handsome than before.
Aside from showing a bit more admiration, everything else was normal.
Holding onto her researcher's mindset, the little loli practically pressed her eyes against the screen.
Watching this, Axel was heartbroken.
'Don't get so close, having a little distance is nice...'
Just as he was thinking about how to coax the little loli back, he suddenly heard her confused voice.
["Huh, Axel, how come that girl behind you is wearing the same clothes as my mom?"]
["Is that R-logo outfit really popular in Kanto?"]
Axel froze for a moment.
'Same clothes, R-logo?'
'Isn't that Team Rocket?'
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