Pokémon travel photography: Starting with riding the wave of popularity

Chapter 170 Xia Mu is like this

Although he wasn't promoted, the consequence of spending money to avoid further trouble was already unavoidable.

People who live near mountains live off the mountains; people who live near the sea live off the sea.

Because Boshi in Qinghai is located by the sea and has many fishermen, its seafood is not only famous but also very cheap compared to other places.

In the end, Xia Mu chose a highly-rated restaurant. To avoid the group eating too much, the stingy Xia Mu even chose to pay in advance. But even so, when it came time to pay, Xia Mu couldn't help but feel the pain of saying goodbye to her money.

"Waaaaah, my money~"

"You must be happy in someone else's wallet, you must protect yourself, and you must be happy when we meet again, okay? Waaah, how can I live without you, money...."

???

Joey was very embarrassed when he first saw Xia Mu acting crazy. He didn't know whether to move his chopsticks holding the fish or not.

"No, has Natsuki always been like this?"

While awkwardly digging his toes into the ground, Inspector Joey couldn't help but glance at the people around him.

"He's always like this!"

Xiaoyao's expression didn't change at all.

"You'll get used to it!"

Zi and the others were fiddling with the wasabi, trying to make a portion that wouldn't trigger tears.

Even Shin-chan, upon hearing this, started meowing and echoing the sentiment while showing off her light cod fillets.

That's right, my Xia Mu is like that!

So, before the trainer realizes they need to get their money's worth, they should eat as much as possible!

New Leaf Cat urged Joey to eat more, just like a master would.

"Meow ha meow ha (Don't be shy with me · — ·)"

"Thank you!"

Feeling the piercing gazes of the surrounding guests, Joey didn't know how Xiaoyao and Zi could remain so calm.

Anyway, she felt that she had never had such an embarrassing moment in her life.

If she could choose, she would even prefer to be the one treating everyone this time.

wait?

Joey suddenly realized something and looked at Xia Mu with a suspicious look.

Could this guy have done it on purpose, as revenge for me beating him up today?

Xia Mu naturally had no idea that Joey had guessed his purpose while thinking about him.

After wiping away the tears from the corners of her mouth, Xia Mu could no longer hold back.

"New Leaf Cat, leave some for me too—"

Xia Mu started fighting with the cat for meat, picking up several pieces of fish with her chopsticks, dipping them in the sauce, and stuffing them into her mouth. Xia Mu's eyes couldn't help but squint with happiness.

"Aww~ It's so delicious! The Diresh is truly the greatest Pokémon in the world!"

"Meow meow!"

Xin Ye Miao nodded with her eyes narrowed in happiness, just like Xia Mu.

Lightweight Cod, by removing its Pokémon, sheds excess fat to become lighter before attacking its prey.

Because the discarded fat is a rare and delicious ingredient, many places farm cod. In addition, cod's strong regenerative ability makes this ingredient very popular in the market.

Of course, it wasn't just Natsuki and Shin-chan.

Even the Green Vine Snake, after slightly narrowing its eyes and letting out a sigh of admiration, unhesitatingly took out its phone and began searching for nearby vendors selling canned cod.

Snake Sister is trying to ensure that Natsuki and Shin-yomi can enjoy such delicious food on their future journey.

In short.

After a sumptuous seafood feast, everyone slumped in their chairs, their round bellies bulging, and sighed with satisfaction.

"I'm so full, I feel so happy—"

"Mmm, it's been so long since I've indulged in such a delicious meal!"

"I'm a little worried I'll gain weight again!"

Xia Mu sneered at the three uncultured women.

You can't even compliment someone properly? Watch me get the boss to give you a free meal with just one sentence!

Xia Mu stood up, picked up the empty plate, and shouted emotionally.

"The fat on this light cod is so delicious!!!"

"Meow!!!"

Shin-chan always agrees with Natsuki, seemingly lacking any independent thought.

But in reality, Shin-Ye-Nyan just felt that only Xia-Mu's exaggerated, meme-like expression could express her current mood.

So, as Xin Ye Miao nodded repeatedly, she couldn't help but excitedly jump around in her seat.

"Meow meow ha (So delicious!!!)"

finally.

The boss politely asked Shin-chan, who was excitedly jumping around on the table, and Natsuki, who was loud in public, to leave.

"I'm sorry, our shop is too small to be suitable for such outward expressions of emotion. Although I'm very happy, the other customers are having earaches. I'll give you a drink, please leave now—"

The three women: "..."

After being asked to leave the restaurant along with Xia Mu, Joey looked at the can of cola that the restaurant owner had forcibly stuffed into her hand, and then at Xia Mu, who was proudly showing off her spoils to Xin Ye Miao.

"Thank you all for your hard work!"

Joey patted Xiaoyao and Zi on the shoulder.

She had initially thought that Xia Mu's previous performance was all acting, just to make her feel embarrassed.

But now it seems that this guy is completely missing a screw in his head!

"It's okay, I'm used to it!"

Xiaoyao opened her drink, took a sip, and gazed at the sunset over the sea, a faint smile appearing on her face.

"We can take a walk to digest our food!"

"Great idea! Speaking of which, I also have some shops I'd like to visit!"

Zi's ​​expression was full of anticipation, and she seemed to have no thought about what had happened before.

Looking at the two women, Joey felt for the first time like a clueless green recruit.

Hearing the girls' conversation, Xia Mu, who was standing with his hands on his hips under Xin Ye Miao's admiring gaze, suddenly thought of something and immediately moved closer to Qiao Yi.

"Since you're going shopping, why don't I bring your Pokémon along for some fun?"

"OK!"

The one who agreed without any suspicion was naturally Joey, who had only recently met Xia Mu.

As for Xiaoyao and Zi, they immediately sensed something was wrong after hearing Xia Mu's words and showed wary expressions.

"What do you want to do?"

"You're acting strange today, why are you suddenly so enthusiastic?"

Upon hearing the two girls' question, Xia Mu jumped up instantly, just like a cat whose tail had been stepped on.

"No? How could you slander me like this? I kindly wanted to let you shop without worry, and I even brought your Pokémon to the beach for that, and this is how you treat me?!"

Am I really that untrustworthy?

Xiaoyao and Zi didn't believe Xia Mu's words at all.

But Joey was different.

Seeing Xia Mu clutching the hem of her clothes tightly with her right hand, feeling dejected because her friend didn't trust her, Joey felt a little sorry for her.

"Never mind, it's just that Natsuki is watching our Pokémon for us, nothing serious will happen!"

"(O)."

Xiaoyao and Zi exchanged glances and felt that what Qiaoyi said seemed to make sense.

"You absolutely cannot teach our Pokémon any weird or strange things!"

"And we can't lead them to do bad things!"

Upon hearing this, Xia Mu instantly revived.

Without hesitation, Xia Mu snatched the Poké Balls from the girls' hands and ran away.

"Leave it to me with confidence!!"

Xiaoyao: "..."

Purple et al.:

".......

Watching Xia Mu's departing figure, both women felt somewhat uneasy.

But compared to them, Joey, who had just felt sorry for Xia Mu's performance, was even more regretful.

No?

Was I tricked?!

Thinking of Xiaoyao and Zi's instructions to Xia Mu, she became even more uneasy.

"I hope my Latias won't be corrupted by Natsuki—"

At this moment, Joey seemed to already see Latias when he went to pick her up, only to find her drunkenly driving through the air, smoking a cigarette and drinking strong liquor.

"No!!"

Joey grabbed Xiaoyao and Zi and others.

"Why don't we go check on Xia Mu and the others first?"

"good!"

"Um!"

Xiaoyao and Zi agreed without the slightest hesitation.

At this moment, Natsuki was unaware that Haruka and her two companions, who were about to go shopping, were about to arrive at the beach to look for him.

After finding a relatively secluded corner, Xia Mu immediately released all of Xiao Yao and Zi's Pokémon.

"Everyone, go and have fun without worry!"

"Baka!"

"Dororo!"

Blaziken and Excadrill immediately took May and Violet's Pokémon and started playing around.

Seeing this, Xia Mu smiled smugly.

"I've sent everyone else away, hehehe, now you're the only one left—"

Xia Mu looked at Latias's Poké Ball.

Just as Xiaoyao and Zi thought, Xia Mu's enthusiasm was all part of a conspiracy.

As everyone knows, Xia Mu has always been someone who never suffers a loss.

So, after being beaten up by Joey, Xia Mu not only didn't ask for "medical expenses" or "lost wages," but instead treated everyone to a meal, and this was a big reason for that.

"Miss Latias, you don't want me to—"

"Latty?!"

Latias, who had just emerged from the Poké Ball, stared wide-eyed.