The gourmet master of the fairy world

Chapter 136 God's Holiday

After the initial shock, Angie gradually regained his composure.

At this time, Xerneas asked, "Excuse me, can I eat now?"

Angie looked at the time and found that it was only mid-afternoon, but since Xerneas wanted to eat, he would make it!

"Xerneas, I'll do it for you now, can you wait a moment?"

"Of course." Xerneas said.

"Snorlax, Lizard, and Gengar, come and help!" Angel said to his three apprentices.

"Just~"

"Ji-mee~"

"Geng~"

The three Pokémon cheered and followed Angie into the kitchen.

In the kitchen, while preparing the ingredients, Anjie said to his three apprentices: "We have to perform well today!"

"Just~"

"Ji-mee~"

"Geng~"

Snorlax, Lizard, and Gengar nodded solemnly.

However, before starting to cook, Geng Gui carefully took off the wreath given to him by his senior brother and hid it in the system backpack.

This way it can always keep the gift given to it by its senior brother!
Outside, Xerneas lay down on the soft grass, and then said to the Pokémon: "Can you tell me about your business and the master of this place?"

Upon hearing this, the Pokémon unconsciously gathered around Xerneas, including Diancie, Magearna, and Volkanion.

They told Xerneas the story of Ange, how they started out hostile to Ange and now liked him, and every detail of their time with Ange.

Time passed minute by minute, and everyone was no longer nervous about meeting Xerneas for the first time. Diancie and Mageara talked to it easily, and Bubble, Ralts, and Meowth even fell asleep leaning on it.

From the Pokémon's words, Xerneas also got a glimpse of Ange's character.

At this time, the two charcoal servants finally came back riding on the fragrant pigs. They had a great harvest today, so they were in a very good mood.

At first, when they saw everyone gathered together, they wondered what was going on, and it was not time for dinner yet.

It wasn't until they saw Xerneas surrounded in the center that the four Pokémon ran over excitedly.

Xerneas saw them, of course.

"Are you back?" Xerneas asked in a kind tone.

"Crack~Crack~" My friend, you are finally here!
The good boy Tan Xiaoshi said happily. At this time, he thought that Xerneas was the sprout deer that Angel mentioned.

"Yes!" Xerneas' voice was filled with laughter. "Since I have made an agreement with you, of course I will come!"

"Hang bang~"

"Hang bang~"

The two dolphins also excitedly came to Xerneas, and Xerneas didn't mind them at all for looking tired from the journey.

Bolkanian, who was standing by, saw the two charcoal servants and the two fragrant pigs being so intimate with Xerneas, almost like they were brothers, and his jaw almost dropped to the ground.

Hey, hey, hey!!! Do you know who you are talking to? Do you still have any sense of awe?
However, seeing Xerneas's attitude towards the charcoal attendant and the fragrant pig, Volkanian forced himself to hold back what was in his mind.

In the kitchen, Angie and his three apprentices were busy. Angie took out all his treasured items, including two precious eggs from Jike Eggs and the light cod meat that he was reluctant to eat. He cooked them all.

He gave two Jelly Eggs to the Lizard to make steamed eggs and tomato egg drop soup respectively.

He himself used the meat of the light cod to make steamed fish and pickled fish.

The sauerkraut in the sauerkraut fish was pickled by Angie himself and his friends Snorlax.

The cabbages in the vegetable garden grew too fast, and even if they were given to the mount goat and the mount lamb, they could not be eaten up. So Angel made a lot of sauerkraut and stored it in the warehouse of the secret fortress.

The aroma of pickled fish was so overbearing that it filled the entire kitchen.

“Crack! Crack! Crack!”

At this time, the good boy Tan Shi poked his head into the kitchen. Because the spicy smell in the kitchen was too strong, he couldn't help coughing.

Noticing the arrival of Tan Xiaoshi, Anjie said in surprise: "You are back?"

"Crack~"

The good boy Tan Xiaoshi nodded and handed the backpack to Anjie.

Anjie took the backpack and asked, "Are all four of you back? Did you encounter any danger today?"

"Crack~Crack~" They all came back and did not encounter any danger.

The good boy Tan Xiaoshi answered with his eyes narrowed, looking like he was in a very good mood.

"Little Tan Shi, you seem to be in a good mood!" Anjie asked with a smile.

"Chaka~ Chaka~" Um~ my friend is here.

The good boy Tan Xiaoshi said.

"Friend? Do you mean Xerneas?" Angel was stunned.

"Chaka?" Xerneas?

This time it was the good boy Tan Xiaoshi's turn to be stunned.

"Crack~Crack~" My friend is the sprout deer!

At this time, Angel remembered that Tan Xiaoshi and the others didn't know that they had made a mistake, so he smiled and said, "I made a mistake last time. I thought you met a sprout deer. Your friend's name is actually Xerneas."

"Crack~"

The good boy Tan Xiaoshi suddenly realized.

Anjie guessed that Tan Xiaoshi and the others might not know the meaning of the name Xerneas, so they said so calmly that they were friends with Xerneas.

However, since Tan-no-Shi and the others didn't realize it, Angel didn't intend to point it out. If Xerneas himself acknowledged that Tan-no-Shi and the others were friends, he, as a bystander, would have no right to comment.

After learning Xerneas's name, the good boy Tan-shi happily left the kitchen.

And Anjie opened the backpack that Tan Xiaoshi handed to him.

When he saw what was in his backpack, he was delighted. It was bamboo shoots! Fresh bamboo shoots!
Yes, it is spring now, which is the season when bamboo shoots are abundant!
With these bamboo shoots, Anjie has more room to play.

After much thought, Anjie decided to make a dish of fried bamboo shoots and meat, which is simple and delicious.

After quickly peeling the bamboo shoots, he took out the seasonings needed for stir-fried bamboo shoots with meat, including pork, rock salt, MSG, sugar, cooking wine, Anjie special bean paste, Aoliniu's oil, onions, ginger and garlic, etc.

After Angie prepared the seasoning, Snorlax and Gengar, who had just finished making stir-fried beans and garlic vegetables, came over.

"Gang~" Master, what is this?
Snorlax pointed at the bamboo shoots that Anjie was slicing and asked. There were no bamboos on the Nibel Plateau, so Snorlax naturally didn't know how to recognize bamboo shoots.

Gengar didn't know either, and also looked at Angel with curiosity.

Anjie replied: "It's bamboo shoots."

"Gang?" Bamboo shoots?
Little Snorlax still didn't understand.

Anjie thought for a moment and explained, "Bamboo shoots are bamboo seedlings."

What is bamboo? Snorlax shook his head, indicating that he still didn't know.

An Jie smiled and said, "I'll take you to see the bamboo when I have time. If I explain it...I can't explain it clearly."

After all, he is not a biology student.

"Just~"

"Geng~"

Snorlax and Gengar nodded at the same time.

While processing the ingredients, Anjie still did not forget to comb them with waveguides.

After cutting the bamboo shoots, Anjie took the pork and separated the lean meat from the fat.

The lean meat is cut into shreds and marinated with sugar, salt, oil, special bean paste and starch.

Cut the fat into slices and then stir-fry in a hot oil pan.

While doing this, Anjie said to Snorlax: "Snorlax, can you help fry the bamboo shoots?"

"Just~"

Snorlax nodded, reheated a pan without oil, put the chopped bamboo shoots in, added a little rock salt to remove the moisture in the bamboo shoots, which would make the bamboo shoots more crispy.

Stir-fry for about a minute.

On Anjie's side, after stir-frying the fat, he added garlic and ginger into the pot to sauté the fragrance, and then added the marinated lean meat and stir-fried it.

After the lean meat was fried until it turned white, Anjie reached out to Snorlax and said, "Snorlax, bamboo shoots."

"Just~"

Snorlax immediately handed the bamboo shoots that had just been taken out of the pot to Anjie.

An Jie took the bamboo shoots and poured them into the pot. With a sizzling sound, the bamboo shoots and meat were mixed together. He quickly stir-fried them while adding rock salt, shallots, green peppers and other side dishes and a small amount of bean paste to color the pot.

As time passed, the fragrance spread, and Snorlax, Gengar, and Lizard all surrounded Angie.

After the stir-fried bamboo shoots and meat were out of the pot, Angie specially reserved a portion for Snorlax, Gengar and Lizard.

"You haven't eaten bamboo shoots yet, right? Come, try it first." Anjie handed the plate to them.

The three Pokémon cheered, took the plate and ran to the side to taste it.

Soon the three Pokémon exclaimed with happiness. Whenever the Master cooked a new dish, they would feel extremely happy because the Master would let them taste it first.

"Gang~" Master, I like bamboo shoots!
After all the dishes were ready, Angie and his three apprentices brought them out together.

Xerneas's body size was not suitable for eating at the table, so Ange spread a picnic blanket on the grass and placed all the food on it.

There were more than a dozen dishes in total, and the aroma was so delicious that even Xerneas couldn't help swallowing his saliva.

Angel smiled and said, "Xerneas, try it quickly, these are specially made for you."

Xerneas nodded and said, "Then I won't be polite." Then he lowered his head and started eating.

The first dish Xerneas ate was the stir-fried pork and bamboo shoots made by Ange.

The moment the bamboo shoots enter the mouth, the perfect combination of meat and vegetables soup flows in the mouth. When you take a bite, the crisp and tender taste is even more amazing.

What surprised Xerneas even more was that this food actually contained a power that slightly increased his physical strength limit.

If used for a long time, Xerneas believed that his physical strength would increase to a very strong level.

Food that could affect its physical abilities was simply unheard of. This was different from the buns and steamed buns that Tan Xiaoshi and Piaoxiangtun gave it last time.

Moreover, the food has an inexplicably harmonious taste, as if it has been specially processed!

After swallowing the food, Xerneas looked at Anjie and said, "Your cooking skills seem to have some special changes compared to before."

Anjie explained with a smile: "In fact, the food you ate before was made by Snorlax."

"Just~"

Snorlax on the side scratched the back of his head embarrassedly.

"Is that so..." Xerneas was surprised.

"But you're right. My cooking skills have really changed a lot since then." Angel added, "I have awakened the power of waveguides, so I use waveguides to process ingredients when cooking."

Xerneas suddenly realized, "I see. That's a great idea. I've never heard of anyone using waveguides for cooking."

Anjie chuckled. If it weren’t for the system, he would never have known that BOE could be used for cooking!

"Xerneas, how is it? Is the food to your liking?"

Xerneas nodded, "Very good."

This was the most special meal it had ever eaten.

Anjie: "As long as you like it, you can come anytime you want to eat my cooking in the future."

Xerneas nodded, then lowered his head and continued eating.

Soon, more than a dozen dishes were eaten up by Xerneas with rice. Even Angie didn't expect that this legendary god of life could eat so much.

Seeing that Ange and the Pokémon were looking at him in surprise, Xerneas didn't feel embarrassed at all. He said to Ange calmly:
"I ate a little too much. I'm sorry to embarrass you."

Anjie shook his head. "It's my honor that you like the food I cook."

While Xerneas was eating, Angel received a prompt from the system. Although he didn't know what the prompt was about, it was definitely related to Xerneas.

While Ange and Xerneas were talking, Diancie, Magearna and the others put away the dishes.

At this moment, Anjie suddenly noticed that Xerneas was covered in dust, so he asked, "Xerneas, you've been traveling so long, do you want to take a bath at my house?"

Xerneas was stunned when he heard this, hesitated for a while and nodded in agreement: "Then I'll trouble you."

Anjie smiled and shook his head, "It's no trouble. I often bathe my Pokémon."

With that, Ange stood up and led Xerneas towards home, bringing it to the bathroom of a guest room.

This was the first time that Xerneas had come to a human's home, and there was a hint of curiosity in its eyes.

"Xerneas, come in."

After preparing the bathing supplies, Angie filled a tub with hot water.

Xerneas nodded slightly and walked into the bathroom.

Anjie: "First, soak in hot water to soothe your body, and then take a shower."

Xerneas had only taken a bath in the wild and didn't know how humans took a bath, so it just did whatever Ange said.

Immersing his entire body in the bathtub, wrapped in warmth, Xerneas couldn't help but sigh.

Anjie smiled and said, "How is it? Is it comfortable to take a hot bath?"

Xerneas nodded, "It is indeed comfortable."

It’s not like I haven’t soaked in hot springs before, but the probability of encountering a hot spring during a trip is extremely small.

After Xerneas finished soaking in the hot water and its tired body was relieved, Angie motioned for it to come out and squeezed out the special shower gel for furry Pokémon to apply on its body.

Soon, a large amount of bubbles enveloped Xerneas, emitting a fresh fragrance.

"What is this?" Xerneas asked in confusion.

Angel explained: "This is a Pokémon-specific shower gel. It has a very strong cleaning effect and can also maintain hair. My little Snorlax and Bubble both use this."

Xerneas nodded, "You humans are indeed very wise in this regard."

Angie gently combed Xerneas's hair with a brush while pressing lightly on it with his hands.

This was a massage technique he had learned specifically, and he used it often on Snorlax, Bubo, and Lizard.

"How is it? Is it comfortable? How strong is it?" asked Angel.

"It's very comfortable. I feel like all the fatigue in my body has disappeared. Thank you, Ange." Xerneas said sincerely.

"You're welcome." Anjie said with a smile while bathing Xerneas, "Am I the first human to bathe you?"

Xerneas nodded, "Indeed."

It never thought that one day it would ask humans to help it take a bath and eat meals cooked by humans.

After Xerneas' body was thoroughly cleaned, Angel used clean water to rinse off the foam on its body, and then took a dry towel to wipe off the moisture on its body.

"Let's go out." After doing all this, Angel said to Xerneas.

Xerneas nodded and followed Ange out to the living room.

"Xerneas, wait a moment." Angel said as he ran into his room.

Although Xerneas didn't know what Ange was going to do, he still stood quietly in the living room waiting.

Soon Anjie came back with something extra in his hand.

"What is this?" Xerneas looked at what was in Angel's hand curiously.

Angie replied, "It's a hair dryer, a tool that can quickly dry hair." He walked to the sofa, sat down, and waved to Xerneas.

Xerneas obediently walked over to stand beside Ange.

Angie plugged in the hair dryer, adjusted the gear, and then carefully blew Xerneas's hair.

"How is it? Will this make the hair dry quickly?" asked Angel.

Xerneas nodded, "A magical item."

In the past, after taking a bath, it would stand quietly in a high place and let the mountain breeze dry its hair.

The warm wind blowing on its body made Xerneas feel drowsy. In the end, it just lay down on the sofa, closed its eyes comfortably, and let Angel do whatever he wanted to it.

After Xerneas's hair was completely dry, Angel turned off the hair dryer and said, "Okay!" As he said that, he touched Xerneas's back. The soft, satin-like hair was simply irresistible.

Xerneas opened his eyes and slowly stood up from the sofa. He felt extremely relaxed all over, as if he had been reborn.

"Thank you, Angie," it said gratefully.

An Jie waved his hand and said, "Nothing, it's rare for you to come to my house."

Xerneas didn't say anything else. It looked out the window, at the setting sun, and said, "I should go now."

Anjie was stunned, "Are you leaving now?"

Xerneas nodded.

Anjie did not try to persuade him to stay, but said generously: "I wish you a safe journey, Xerneas."

Xerneas: "Thank you."

Then everyone and their Pokémon went downstairs.

The other Pokémon seemed to have sensed that Xerneas was about to leave, and they all stood downstairs waiting.

(End of this chapter)