Pokémon: Just won the championship, the newbie growth system is here!

Ye Luo originally planned to go to the Pokémon Center, but for some reason the route started to veer towards the commercial district.

[It smells so good, Ye Luo, let's go eat that!]

Meloeta tugged at the fallen leaves on her scarf, indicating that there was food in the high street that appealed to her.

You can smell the aroma of roasted tree fruits as you walk down the street; this delicacy can be found everywhere.

Simply place various colored tree fruits on a griddle and grill them until one side is golden brown. Then cut the tree fruits in half and sprinkle with seasonings.

There's also a similar method to takoyaki, where fruit and bonito flakes are added to dough balls.

Of course there are fish in the Pokémon world, otherwise what would the Pokémon in the sea eat?

"Give me a serving of fruit balls, spicy tomato flavor, with plum powder."

"One serving is 120g."

Holding the food Meloeta had been longing for, she still wasn't full from the berry salad she had for breakfast.

Spicy tomato sprinkled with plum powder is the perfect combination; the combination of spiciness and the sourness of plum powder creates an addictive flavor.

Ye Luo ate one to confirm it wasn't poisonous, then picked up the second one and blew on it to cool it down.

[Mmm~ Delicious~.]

Meloeta ate the whole fruit ball in one bite, a happy expression on her face.

All I do every day is eat, sleep, and sing whenever I have time. How could I not be happy?

Ye Luo once wondered if Meloeta's lifestyle would eventually lead to weight gain.

However, the truth is enviable: some Pokémon don't change much in size no matter how much high-energy food they eat.

Especially Meloetta, although she eats a lot, her fighting moves are also quite powerful, which balances out that consumption.

Singing is also a way for it to unleash its power; the melody is accompanied by Meloetta's spiritual power, giving the singing the ability to control the emotions of others at will.

It's like Meloeta exercises every day, so no matter what she eats, her body shape won't change.

Eating on the go is practically the norm.

Ye Luo took the Pokémon, who were well-fed, watered, and full of energy, to the Pokémon Center to help them recover.

The quest gives you a measly 200 Alliance Coins as a pittance.

Although it's not much, why wouldn't you take something that's free?

The food expenses in Meloetta during the trip were covered by this fund, as much as it could cover.

Ye Luo walked steadily into the Alliance Center, eating tree fruit dumplings.

Once in a crowded place, Meloetta would quietly disappear, leaving behind a berry ball in her mouth before vanishing.

Walk to the counter and hand the six Poké Balls you have to the nurse in front of you.

"Please heal my Pokémon."

"Okay, please wait a few minutes."

After temporarily handing over the Pokémon to the nurse at the Pokémon Center, Ye Luo found a seat in the lobby and sat down to eat some street food.

He picked up a fruit dumpling with his fork, about to take a bite, when the sound of someone shaking their leg nearby distracted him.

The boy, looking anxious, wore a baseball cap typical of trainers, and his cherry-pink eyes, visible beneath his chestnut-brown frizzy hair, revealed his impatience.

Ye Luo felt like she'd seen this person somewhere before, but she didn't care and continued eating her food.

He was already a bit face-blind, and it would be too much trouble to remember all the trainers he passed by. Rather than trainers, Ye Luo preferred to remember the pairings between Pokémon and trainers.

For example, a calm trainer with an enthusiastic Charmander, or a female trainer with a Bulbasaur.

Pairings like A+B are much easier to remember than individual trainers.

In addition, a trend has emerged from somewhere that trainers in the Kanto region particularly like to wear hats.

This may be because the image of the Kanto League Champion wearing a hat is so deeply ingrained in people's minds that Kanto trainers who want to reach that level and become the world's number one trainer may have been imitating the champion in terms of appearance.

This is similar to the celebrity effect; the things celebrities wear quickly become popular with fans, even if they may not actually be wearing them.

As a result, some manufacturers seized this consumer opportunity and launched a variety of trainer hat styles.

There's a basic red version, then there's a premium red and white version that costs several times more, and then there are limited editions that require points to redeem.

Ye Luo glanced at the hat on the trainer's head next to him, but none of them matched.

It might be a knock-off, just with a slightly similar design.

Ye Luo was pondering the value of the hat on his head when the other person seemed to notice his gaze and looked over with a surprised expression.

"Who are you?"

Leaf Fall: "?"

"Me? We've met before, at Professor Oak's lab."

Ye Luo: "Oh."

Ye Luo recalled the boy who had been late to Professor Oak's lab in his pajamas, and calmly took a bite of a berry dumpling.

His answer was extremely cold, but that's just how Ye Luo has always been; he doesn't like excessive contact with people.

So this boy is probably Shinyano's trainer. I'm not interested anymore.

Ye Luo looked towards the center of the hall, enjoying snacks and delicacies.

The other party was stunned. Logically, they shouldn't have known each other. Then they started introducing themselves and greeting each other.

Why is this person eating all by themselves, as if they don't even know themselves?

He just used an affirmative tone, which means he didn't admit he was wrong, right?

"Um, my name is Xiaoxu."

Ye Luo didn't speak, she just kept eating the tree fruit balls dipped in plum powder.

Xiao Xu wondered what was wrong with this person. She wondered if she had mistaken him for someone else, or if she had mistaken him for someone else but the other person was deliberately ignoring her because she was too weak.

Ye Luo ate the grilled meatballs, but was too lazy to say their names. He wanted to avoid trouble if possible, a lesson he learned on his journey.

Sometimes, even if you don't go looking for trouble, trouble will come looking for you.

From the very beginning, Ye Luo's gaze was not on the boy beside her, but rather on the person sitting in the corner.

The trainer leaning against the greenery looked to be in his thirties, dressed in a punk style and wearing a black baseball cap.

At first glance, he seems like just a trainer who keeps his distance from others, but the way he observes his surroundings and the way he sometimes seems to be on the phone with someone makes him seem very suspicious.

Now Xiaoxu thinks the person sitting next to him is more suspicious.

Xiao Xu stared at the person next to him for a while and was surprised to find that the person seemed to be watching a trainer sitting in the corner who was making a phone call.

Why are you staring at someone who's making a phone call? You think this person is suspicious and are considering reporting them.

Xiao Xu also recalled the Pokémon theft that had recently occurred in Viridian City, where someone attempted to steal other people's Pokémon from the Pokémon Center.

In the end, nothing came of it. Thanks to the timely arrival of the police, the Pokémon were not stolen, but the culprit was not caught either.

Ye Luo ate the tree fruit dumplings, thinking to herself that the nurse was too slow.

Modern Pokémon healing devices only require you to place a Poké Ball inside, and they will automatically release a healing force field to heal the Pokémon's injuries.

It usually takes about seven or eight minutes, and at the very least, no more than ten minutes.

There weren't many people in the lobby right now, so the nurses shouldn't have been busy for so long. Ye Luo stood up, threw the snack box into the trash can, and walked towards the indoor door of the Elf Center.

The punk guy stood up.

"What are you doing! Trainers are not allowed to enter this area."

Ye Luo glanced at the punk guy; he didn't look like a security guard at all.

"What's it to you?"

"I am a security guard here."

"I've never heard of the Pokémon Center having security personnel."

The punk-clad man explained, "Everyone in the surrounding towns knows that Team Rocket came to the Pokémon Center in Viridian City a few days ago and stole Pokémon. They've since stationed guards here. You're suspicious, and I'm going to arrest you as a plainclothes police officer."

Ye Luo ignored him and turned to look at the boy who had been staring at her for a long time.

They probably recognized me, or maybe they wanted an autograph, but that's not important right now.

"Xiao Xu, you live around here, do you know about this?"

"Huh? Ah, um."

Xiao Xu was still confused by the suddenly increasing pressure in front of him when he was asked a question. He honestly nodded and admitted it.

"I know, so it was the Rockets who did this."

"turn out to be?"

Ye Luo's attitude changed abruptly, and she looked at the punk man in front of her with a calm gaze.

The punk guy hadn't realized anything strange about what the kid was saying, but the calm expression on the trainer's face made him break out in a cold sweat.

If he doesn't act now, he'll lose; make him feel that way.

"Why are you panicking?"

Without wasting words, the punk guy immediately pulled out a Poké Ball and threw it, intending to sneak up on the guy and knock him unconscious first.

"Oni-chan, use shadow ambush."

Ghost Cicada, already appearing in the shadows behind Ye Luo, slashed towards him with its crescent-shaped crown gleaming and bearing dark claw marks.

[~♪。]

A shield as light as gauze unfolded, blocking the attack of the demon cicada. Meloetta's song transformed into a flame in her chest, which she held in her hand and ignited into a blazing inferno before striking down at the demon cicada.

Meloetta first used Protect to block Shemira's priority move, then countered with Flame Punch.

The burning demon cicada was instantly knocked to the ground and fell motionless.

The punk guy looked flustered, but Ye Luo's gaze remained unchanged.

"You launched a sneak attack, which is tantamount to you exposing yourself. Everyone saw that he made the first move."