My Pokémon Story of Seasons

Chapter 187 Half-Step S-Rank

"Whoa!" Upon hearing this, Riolu immediately rummaged through his backpack and pulled out a Time Gear, handing it to Tong Hua.

This S-grade material will become the most important key to the Legendary Exquisite Set!

Tong Hua took the Gear of Time and felt the subtle vibrations coming from her fingertips. She quickly came up with an idea of ​​how to deal with the Gear of Time.

"Alright, everyone, you can all leave now. You can leave the kitchen to me from now on!"

"Terrible!" "Oh my!"

Foam Squirrel and Sweet Wuni wanted to stay and help, but Tong Hua asked them to leave.

Tong Hua walked into the kitchen and gently closed the door. In the large space, only he remained, along with several A-grade materials that had been prepared for a long time.

Grade A seasoning, a secret recipe seasoning, obtained as a reward from the Talisman quest.

Grade A vegetables, Longevity Fruit, also come from the rewards of the Talisman quest.

In addition to the Grade A oarfish I just caught today, which is still alive, and the Gear of Time in Tong Hua's possession —

All the ingredients for making this legendary and wonderful meal are finally ready!

Tong Hua picked up the kitchen utensils, instantly switching her profession to that of a chef.

"call----"

Tong Hua took a deep breath and instead of processing the fish, she focused on the Gear of Time placed in front of her.

These past few days he's been racking his brains, but he still hasn't figured out how to turn this gear, whose material he doesn't even know, into a dish.

Perhaps, just as Dianlong joked before, some things are not meant to be eaten when they are added to dishes, but rather as a means to raise prices.

"In short, no matter what the material is, as long as you are willing to process it, there will always be the best way to handle it."

The reason I don't understand how to proceed is because I know too little about the materials!

Thinking of this, Tong Hua put down the kitchen utensils and picked up the Gear of Time with both hands.

He closed his eyes, and the power of the wave guide, like gentle tendrils, slowly reached towards the Gear of Time in his hand.

At first, what he felt was a profound emptiness, as if what he held in his hands was a huge hole that even if the whole world were put into it, it would not be able to fill it.

But Tong Hua did not give up. He completely immersed himself in it, eliminating all distractions, to feel the power of the gears of time.

Gradually, some vague "feelings" began to emerge.

Although Tong Hua had never experienced it firsthand before, this feeling should be the ability that Riolu possesses as the protagonist of "Sky Exploration Team".

This is an ability called "time-space summoning," which can also be considered as psychic communication. As long as you come into contact with something related to certain specific things, you can see or hear some information from the past and the future.

In the original game of the Expedition series, the protagonist used this ability to help the Forest Lizard find the location of the five Gears of Time.

Now, through resonance with her counterpart in another world, Tong Hua has awakened her Aura Power and gained this ability.

In an instant, Tong Hua's consciousness was suddenly pulled into a bizarre and fantastical vortex!

Countless fragmented images and sounds surged forth like a tidal wave.

"It's too late, the collapse of the Tower of Time is irreversible!"

Tong Hua! Quickly take Celebi to ride the Rainbow Stone Boat!

Let me send this guy back to the future!

In the image, the forest lizard's silhouette looked so reliable. Tong Hua immediately realized that this must be a scene from the future.

"Forest Lizard!" In the scene, the pink Celebi cries its heart out, ignoring Riolu Tonghua's attempts to stop it, and rushes forward desperately.

However, she was too late. She abandoned the forest lizard with five Gears of Time and resolutely jumped into the spacetime portal that Dark Dialga had opened with his last bit of strength.

"No!"

The next second, the scene changed. This time, it showed Riolu and Celebi defeating Dialga, who hadn't completely lost his mind, and successfully placing the Gear of Time at the top of the Tower of Time.

"Why? Why is the Tower of Time still shaking?"

"Tong Hua, watch out!"

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Pink Celebi pushed Tong Hua away, and the two Pokémon lost consciousness in the pillar of light rising from the Tower of Time.

When the light faded, Dialga had regained his senses.

Riolu and Celebi, who should have been erased by timeline corrections, were given a completely new future by Dialga.

The forest lizard, who threatened to kill itself and led the enemy back to the dark future, also had its life extended as a result.

"That's wonderful, that's really wonderful!" Tong Hua was overjoyed as she looked at the images.

"I knew they could do it!"

After a long while, Tong Hua snapped out of her reverie.

Looking at the Gear of Time in his hand, it seemed to have come to life, floating in front of him.

Just as on Earth, there is a saying that "all things have a spirit".

How could objects created by God not possess a spirit?

"Buzz—" At this moment, Tong Hua felt the waveguide emitted by the Gear of Time and realized that what he had just seen was exactly what the Gear of Time had made him see.

"I understand." Tong Hua nodded solemnly. "Actually, you also want to save Dialga from the darkness, don't you?"

The gears of time vibrated gently, emitting a softer, more melodious hum, as if giving an affirmative response.

"Alright then." Tong Hua smiled knowingly.

Suddenly, I had a sudden realization about the entire cooking process. Soon, the sound of "ping-pong" came from the kitchen, and wisps of smoke rose from the chimney.

While Tong Hua was busy in the kitchen, the foam squirrel and forest turtle, who stayed at home today, chatted with the Pokémon that had gone out to sea with Tong Hua.

"Trembling!" The foam squirrel gestured with its tiny paws, curiously inquiring about the fun of today's sea fishing.

"Oh my~" Sweetie also twirled around lightly, and together with Orion, they recounted their experiences at sea that day.

"Mew!" "Meow~" The electric dragon and the pickpocket cat next to them also excitedly shared with everyone.

Fishing was no challenge at all for the head of the investigation team!

The electric dragon stood on a rock and proudly described to the messenger bird and the elfin fairy how it had conquered the sea!

"Whoa." Lucario, standing to the side, conveniently exposed the situation by using its Aura to show everyone some clips.

"Mew!" Ampharos waved its hands repeatedly, trying to stop Lucario, but it was too late!

The waveguide-generated image clearly displays a scene completely different from the description of the electric dragon —

Electric Dragon gripped the fishing rod nervously. When he lifted the rod too forcefully, he not only failed to catch a fish, but also nearly threw himself into the sea due to inertia.

Luckily, Lucario, who was nearby, reacted quickly and pulled him back.

After that, there was the comical scene of him being startled by a lively little flying fish that suddenly jumped out of the water, causing the pearl on his tail to shimmer incessantly.

"Pfft—" Bubble Squirrel was the first to burst out laughing, followed by Sweetie and Orion, who covered their mouths and laughed hysterically. Messenger Bird and Alcremie were laughing so hard they hugged each other tightly.

"Oh no! This...this was just an accident!" Electric Dragon said, blushing and covering his face with his hands.

"Meow~" The pickpocket cat elegantly licked its paws, gave the electric dragon a "you're making this up" look, which made everyone laugh again.

Even the usually calm forest tortoise couldn't help but burst into laughter.

"Okay, okay." Tong Hua peeked out from the kitchen doorway with a smile, holding a spoon with a little sauce on it.

"What's wrong? Why is everyone laughing so happily?"

"Miao Ming!" When Dianlong saw Tong Hua, it was like seeing a savior. He quickly ran over and tried to change the subject.

"Alright, alright, you can all go somewhere further away," Tong Hua said, waving his hand at the Pokémon.

The following scenes may be rather gruesome —

A few minutes later, Tong Hua delivered the pearl king ribbonfish to its destination in the most humane way, and then used the fastest knife skills and the [Stride] skill to preserve the freshness of the fish to a great extent.

With the Grade A fish in hand, the final steps of preparing this dish can finally be completed!

There was a loud "bang"!

Tong Hua locked herself in the kitchen again, and the Pokémon could only curiously peer out from the window outside the kitchen.

They watched as Tong Hua used oarfish as the main ingredient, combined with the essence of the whole longevity fruit juiced and secret seasonings, to carry out the final cooking.

The Time Gear, which was supposed to be the main ingredient, was now floating above the large pot in front of Tong Hua.

It was as if something was being poured into the pot, as if it were alive.

A few minutes later, this legendary and wonderful meal was finally completed.

[Legendary Exquisite Set Meal: Quality A?]

【Effect:???】

[Evaluation: ? (a symbol)]

Recommended processing method (alchemy).

Tong Hua looked at the information panel in front of her, which was filled with question marks, and she herself became a question mark herself.

"Why does this quality seem to be flashing?"

Is this Grade A or Grade S?

Half-step into the S realm?

Anyway, the meal is now ready. Next, it's time for the pink Celebi to eat it.