My Pokémon Story of Seasons

Chapter 168 I Eat Eat Eat Eat

For lunch, Tong Hua specially prepared some vegetarian dishes for the whole family of Curly Ear and Long-eared Rabbit, who had saved the forest lizard.

They are the benefactors of the forest lizards and the benefactors of the fairytale ranch.

From now on, we'll be friends with Fairy Tale Ranch.

"Mimi~"

Curly-eared and Long-eared Rabbits ate the dishes made by Tong Hua, and each of them had an expression of great happiness and satisfaction on their faces.

Having lived in the wild for so long, they had never tasted such exquisite and delicious food! Every bite was like a dance on their tongues, full of natural and refreshing flavors and just the right amount of seasoning.

"Tsk tsk!" Foam Squirrel proudly puffed out his chest, as if he had made all these dishes.

However, when she saw the pickpocket cat next to her splattering sauce everywhere while eating, her face immediately fell.

"Meow?"

The pickpocket cat noticed the foam squirrel's gaze, elegantly licked her paws that were covered in sauce, tilted her head, and gave an innocent look, as if she wasn't the one who had made such a mess.

"Terrible!"

"Honestly, you have terrible table manners!" Foam Chipmunk jumped over angrily, picked up a small napkin, and began to wipe the sauce off the pickpocket cat's face and paws.

"Tch, you're the one with terrible sleeping posture, meow—"

The pickpocket cat remembered that lately, its blankets had been frequently pulled away from its bed at night, and when it woke up in the morning, it found the foam squirrel wrapped up like a dumpling, having somehow rolled to the foot of the bed.

Sometimes I really want to tie you to the bed and see if you can still roll around like that—

As the pickpocket cat spoke, it enjoyed the service from the foam squirrel, lazily squinting its eyes and purring contentedly.

At the outdoor table, Tong Hua watched the two little ones interact and suddenly burst out laughing.

Lucario, too, grinned unabashedly, as if he wanted to laugh all the laughter he hadn't felt in a thousand years at once.

Inside the cabin, the Forest Lizard was still lying in bed, with Riolu, two Celebi, and Ampharos taking care of him.

"Mmm—delicious. I never expected Tong Hua in this world to cook so well."

Upon hearing this, Riolu was about to say something, but then thought better of it.

After eating and drinking its fill, the forest lizard fell into a deep sleep.

"Now we can rest easy. We've found the Forest Lizard, and now all that's left is to restore Celebi's power."

As he spoke, the electric dragon glanced at the pink Celebi beside him.

"La-hua—"

She had been in this world for over a month, and by now, her powers should have been restored.

But no matter how they tried, they couldn't open the passage through time.

"It's possible that he sustained a hidden injury while being chased by Dark Dialga in the time-space tunnel—"

"Oh?"

"What should we do?" Leo looked at Celebi with great concern.

"It's a pity I don't know your coordinates, otherwise I could have taken you back." Green Celebi shook his head regretfully.

"It seems that the only thing we can do is to find a way to heal Sparkle's injuries first."

The electric dragon rested its chin on its claws and pondered: "Back in the research team, it was always Mawile who was in charge of healing everyone—"

While Big Mouth Baby is obsessed with archaeology, she's also quite skilled at healing. She can be strict at times, but she's also very reliable.

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As he was talking, Dianlong suddenly laughed sheepishly.

"When the investigation team was first formed, it was just me and Mouthief. We were both newcomers then, and we made a lot of funny mistakes."

A nostalgic look appeared in the electric dragon's eyes. "Once, when I was investigating the murals at an ancient ruin, I accidentally triggered a mechanism and almost got hit by falling rocks. It was Mawile who desperately pulled me out—"

Another time, she got so engrossed in studying ancient scripts that she almost fell into a pit, and I was the one who saved her.

She loves to eat so much; I really want her to try Tong Huajun's cooking in this world.

He was lost in his memories, a warm smile on his lips. After a long while, his eyes hardened.

"We have to go back! They're all waiting for us to save the world!"

"Whoa!" Riolu also raised its head, its icy blue eyes flashing with determination.

After lunch, the foam squirrel carried a stack of plates and started washing them in the kitchen.

The tap was running, and the foam squirrel was diligently scrubbing the grease off the plate with a sponge, its little face beaming with a sense of accomplishment.

"Terrifying~"

Tong Hua was also busy in the kitchen at this time. She had just seen off a group of guests and was about to receive new guests.

Fortunately, the store still had enough stock, and the batch being baked in the oven was almost ready.

"Chirp chirp!"

Moreover, with such capable shop assistants like Messenger Bird helping out, I didn't feel tired at all.

"Ooh." Suddenly, Riolu walked into the kitchen and called out to Tong Hua, who had just returned from seeing off a guest, with a serious expression.

"What's wrong, Riolu?" Tong Hua dried her hands and looked at him.

The two began to communicate using waveguide power.

"I need your help," Riolu said, pushing the pink Celebi into the kitchen.

"What's wrong? Are we still being so formal with each other?"

Tong Hua smiled and ruffled Riolu's hair, then looked at the pink Celebi that had been pushed over.

"What's wrong? Is it about the forest lizard?"

Riolu shook his head: "I know, every dish you make has a magical effect."

We'd like you to cook a dish that will restore Celebi's ability to travel through time.

"what?"

Tong Hua was slightly taken aback. Was she treating me like a wish-granting machine?

What kind of cuisine would it take to restore the ability to travel through time?

Seeing Tong Hua's reaction, Riolu and Pink Celebi felt that the matter might be hopeless, and instantly lowered their heads in disappointment.

"Uh—" Tong Hua subconsciously called out the [Recipe Compendium], but apart from the Happy Strawberry Cake that miraculously reached Grade A quality at the Spring Festival that day, none of the dishes recorded in it could reach Grade A quality.

After thinking for a long time, Tong Hua finally spoke.

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"It's not that it's impossible, but—"

"Oh? Really?!"

Upon hearing Tong Hua say there was hope, Riolu and Pink Celebi immediately raised their heads. As long as there was hope, they would try their best to fulfill Tong Hua's requests, no matter what they were!

"However, this would require very, very special ingredients." Tong Hua's expression turned serious as he looked at the pink Celebi and Riolu.

"The added effects of the dishes I make largely depend on the properties inherent in the ingredients themselves."

To achieve the level of restoring the ability to travel through time, one would probably need some very special ingredients as core components—”

After Tong Hua finished speaking, she herself didn't really have much confidence.

After all, how can something like this, which involves both time and space and is like something out of a fantasy novel, be turned into a dish?

"Ooh—" "La-hua—"

After hearing what Tong Hua said, Riolu and Celebi also fell into deep thought.

"Miao Ming—" Even the Electric Dragon and Lucario, who were eavesdropping outside the kitchen door, couldn't help but start thinking.

For a moment, the kitchen and the surrounding area fell silent as everyone pondered the same question.

What exactly are the ingredients that Tong Hua needs?

After a long pause, Riolu had a bold answer in his mind.

"Ooh!"

He ran into the house, pulled his backpack from under the bed, and took out the Gear of Time that he had been carefully hiding.

They took everything out.

Five Time Gears emitted a soft yet powerful green light, slowly hovering above Riolu's claws.

The resonance between the gears of time even affected the flow of time in the entire cabin, making the air seem heavy and full of rhythm.

"How about this one?"

Seeing Riolu's serious little expression, Tong Hua was completely speechless.

Are you serious?

Not only Tong Hua, but even the Ampharos and the two Celebi looked at Riolu with surprise. They couldn't understand what he was thinking—the Time Gears, which everyone had painstakingly collected and that could save the world, were something else entirely.

You actually brought this up to cook?

Where can you eat this stuff?

But seeing Riolu's earnest gaze, Tong Hua swallowed hard and reached out his hand towards the five Gears of Time—

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