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Gardevoir often uses her phone to search for recipes, so her cooking skills are still pretty good.

"But why is the giant snake in the pot?"

Below, a campfire burned, and a large pot of boiling water was being cooked. The Honey Serpent sat inside, looking like a giant orange-yellow apple that filled the entire pot.

Ye Luo naturally has the largest size iron pot, but he just doesn't use it on ordinary days.

Meanwhile, the Honeycomb Serpent looked completely at ease, the scalding hot water posing no threat to it.

Gardevoir said with a smile as she searched for recipes on her phone.

[Please soak the honey-collecting snake in water for another ten minutes to extract the honey into the broth.]

"Roar~".

Gardevoir's description was incomprehensible to Honey Orochi, as it couldn't understand some of the culinary terms.

But as long as it's soaked in water, it's easy, right?

With its Dragon and Grass typing, Snake is completely unafraid of water, even at 100 degrees Celsius.

Ye Luo was stunned by what she saw.

"I already told you not to cook the honey-gathered snake."

Gardevoir blinked its red eyes and explained.

Why? It's clearly not afraid of water.

Gardevoir was holding a berry in its hand.

"Why are you still holding berries?"

[To prevent burns, gather the giant snake, here you go.]

"Roar~".

The giant serpent ate the berries in one gulp, enjoying the delicious fruit while soaking in hot water, feeling quite content.

Prevent burns? Marinate to enhance flavor!

Ye Luo watched as the water in the pot gradually changed from clear to a murky golden color, and could smell a faint apple fragrance.

In a sense, the nectar from the honey-gathering snake is indeed a good seasoning, but you can't cook it.

Why not just scrape it off and put it back in the pot? This primitive cooking technique might seem a bit scary to outsiders.

[Alright, the broth is almost ready. Now, let's bring out the Honey Orochi.]

"Roar~".

The Honeycomb Serpent surprisingly expressed its desire to soak a little longer, but Gardevoir had no choice but to lift it up with its psychic powers and place it aside.

Then Gardevoir happily added berries, onions, and cream to the pot, and then stirred it with a long wooden spoon.

[Make it delicious, make it tasty.]

It's like a witch in a fairy tale brewing a cauldron, and Gardevoir just happens to be wearing a hat right now.

Since the food was a bit too eye-catching, Ye Luo decided to ignore it for now and wander around to see the view from the top of Mount Tsukimi.

The scenery here is quite nice; you can see the silhouettes of layers of mountains in the distance, and lush forests at your feet.

The Milky Way, with its dazzling stars, seems so close you could almost touch it.

A crescent moon, barely visible, hangs beneath the Milky Way.

Looking eastward at the night view of Hualan City, the golden lights of thousands of homes form a ribbon across the vast land, converging at the center like a glowing spider web.

"It looks so close, but it would take several days to walk there."

There are many ways to take shortcuts, but there's no need for them.

Ye Luo isn't in a hurry to challenge the gym, and spending some time on the way is actually to his liking.

Looking up at the starry sky, I lay down, and the aroma of cooking wafted from the grass.

"It smells pretty good."

However, Ye Luo thought that the production process was somewhat unique, so she decided not to think about it.

Who knows what Gardevoir is up to? It can't possibly be trying to poison its trainer, so it's best to just ignore it.

Gardevoir, with its more thoughtful nature than other Pokémon, often finds itself doing its own thing during the journey.

There are probably very few Pokémon in the world that would go to work.

Gardevoir's intention was to earn some money to buy what it wanted, although Ye Luo didn't know what it wanted to buy. Later, she saw it using its psychic powers to stock up on goods at a convenience store.

A mature Pokémon knows how to earn its own living expenses, and when Ye Luo recalls those past events, he can't help but smile with relief.

"Hey~ (What are you laughing at)?"

Looking up, you see Primarina's reflection, and its gaze falls back on the trainer.

The Lionhair used its webbed to lift Leafy up, leaning her against its body. It held its chest, rhythmically and gently swaying its head, and half-closing its eyes as it sang a melodious song.

"La~~♪".

The songs of the deep ocean float around you with colorful bubbles, making you feel as if you are underwater.

The bubbles reflected the pattern of the Milky Way, the lights of Cerulean City, and the trainers and Primarina under the moonlight.

The songs of the West Lion Sea People have unique melodies and can control the flow of water, and are passed down from generation to generation.

The song contains memories, like scenes from past travels with trainers projected in the bubbles.

On the island's beach, the scene of the curious sea lion Ball Ball's first encounter with Leaf Fall is projected like a slideshow in the bubbles.

In the square and beside the audience of passersby, the colorful sea lions danced and jumped among the bubbles, while the trainer played the harmonica, making music that amused the passersby.

There's also the duet when Primarina, evolving into Primarina, won the Grand Contest championship during their first Grand Contest.

Ye Luo sat up, and west Shi Hai Ren hugged his shoulder, happily rubbing his cheek while singing a beautiful song.

It's like saying, "It's so good to have you on this trip."

"You're traveling now, so don't be so melancholy."

"La~♪".

Primarina gave a happy smile and rubbed against Ye Luo's cheek. It was inconvenient for Primarina to move around on land, so it usually stayed in its Poké Ball and rarely had the chance to act cute with its trainer. When it was occasionally released, it would be overly affectionate.

The aroma of food wafted through the air, and Ye Luo, after taking a sniff, already knew what the dinner would be.

"It smells like curry."

Even without smelling it, just by seeing the ingredients Gardevoir takes out—carrots, potatoes, onions, berries—you can basically guess what it's going to make.

However, there's still some time before dinner, so the curry needs time to let the potatoes simmer until they're soft and extract the starch, which will make the broth thicker.

Ye Luo first listened to the West Lion Hairen singing the anthem, and then took out his harmonica, a musical instrument that had been with him for a long time, from his pocket and started playing it.

Meloetta was naturally involved in the musical performance. Hearing the melody, she forgot about cooking and flew over to sit on Ye Luo's lap.

[La~♪La~♪。]

She sang along to the melody, and with Meloeta's musical talent, she could incorporate any melody.

As for Leaf Fall, it's enough for him to play a few notes like 234 or 156 on the side. With two exceptionally talented musical Pokémon acting as lead singers, the trainer's role is simply to participate.

A song called "Azure Song" sung by Sisley Harren in a bel canto style, with Meloeta providing backing vocals and Ye Luo accompanying on the harmonica.

There are two Pokémon that are good at music, and Leaf Fall discovers many interesting tunes during her journey.

When the song of the sea finished playing, dinner was also finished at the same time, and Ye Luo returned to the campfire with the happy Lionheart and Meloetta.

"Gardedo Special Dish: Iron Pot Serpent Tree Fruit Curry".

The user will experience a slight increase in [attack power] and [defense power].

Because Gardevoir also threw in the high-quality berries it got from the Leaffall blind box and cooked them.

Ye Luo took a bite of the tree fruit curry with white rice, and if you don't consider the preparation process, it actually tastes quite delicious.

Whether the deliciousness is due to the honey from the nectar of the Honey Serpent or the high quality of the tree fruit remains unknown.

Under the starry sky, around the campfire, Ye Luo and his Pokémon enjoyed a fairly sumptuous dinner.