Pokémon: All About the Breeding House

Chapter 337 Michael: You're welcome, Dodo~

Wusong jumped off the back of the bronze bell and entered the breeding shed, where he was startled by the mountain of gifts piled up on top of him.

"Someone got here even earlier than me?"

Wu Song pushed up his glasses and said.

"Mr. Wusong, Merry Christmas."

Lijia turned her attention away from the photo, looked at Wusong at the door, and politely greeted him.

"Ms. Rika, the curator? Merry Christmas."

Wu Song walked to the rest area with a smile and placed his gifts on the mountain of gifts. He had prepared a lot of gifts for this trip.

"Kou Jie~"

Thank you!

Looking at Gengar dressed as Santa Claus, Wusong laughed, "Merry Christmas, Grandpa Gengar!"

Gengar responded with a big smiley face.

"Since Wusong has already arrived, it means we didn't arrive early."

"It's because you spent too much time picking out a gift."

"How can you blame me? I only became conflicted because I felt that everything suited me."

Argumentation came from behind. Wusong turned around and saw Lance and Tsubaki jumping off the back of the Dragonite and carrying gifts into the breeding house.

After Wataru greeted Tsubaki, Gosho, and Rika, he placed his gifts on the mountain of gifts. When Mikoto saw Wataru coming over, he stood up, went to the rest area, and chatted with Wataru and Gosho.

Meanwhile, Clover and Rika took over from Michaeli's place, helping Gengar unwrap the gifts.

The sound of high heels clicking drew everyone's attention to the doorway.

A figure wearing a black coat and high heels appeared at the door, accompanied by a Garchomp. Her delicate face was covered by a scarf, and her long golden hair fell casually over her shoulders.

When Cynthia saw that so many people had already arrived at the breeding center, she peeked her face out from under her scarf, greeted them, went to check out the kitchen, was chased out by Fang Yan, and then joined the Gengar's army.

Subsequently, Nagare, the Gym Leader of Eternia City in the Sinnoh region, Karene, the Kalos Champion, and Gatricia and Wanlong, the Elite Four members of the Unova region, also arrived. As people arrived one after another, the breeding center began to liven up.

Miss Officer Jenny and Miss Joey also came from Twinleaf Town.

As soon as the Fujino couple returned to the breeding house, they went into the kitchen to help.

"Oh, everyone's here?"

Daigo's voice came from the doorway. He looked at the bustling breeding room, which was filled with familiar faces, and said with a polite smile.

"You were the last one to arrive, how are you going to make it up to us?"

Mikoli said with a smile.

Daigo shook his head. "I'm not the last one to arrive."

As soon as he finished speaking, Ash and his friends rushed in. Ash's eyes lit up when he saw that the breeding house was almost entirely filled with Elite Four members and Champions.

"That's Mr. Wataru, Champion Michael, King Gosho, and—"

Ash and Pikachu exchanged a glance, then shouted, "Can I battle you? Please!"

Xiao Zhi bowed deeply.

Xiao Guang, who came in later, covered his forehead. "Just as I expected."

"Mr. Michael, would you like to have a match with me?"

Mikoli refused outright, "No way, I want to spend today looking beautiful!"

Ash was a little frustrated, then he ran up to Champion Cynthia and asked, "Cynthia, can I battle her?"

Cynthia smiled and was about to nod when she heard a voice in dialect from the kitchen call out "Zhulan".

She shrugged helplessly and then went into the kitchen.

"Where's Mr. Wusong? Would you like to have a match with me?"

Wu Song pushed up his glasses. "I refuse to work overtime."

Karen watched Ash searching for opponents, her face full of interest.

"If you don't mind, how about I have a match with you?"

"Karuni said."

Ash turned to look at Karen, "Really? But you are—"

Karuni: ————

"Let me introduce myself, I am Karuni, the champion of the Carlos region."

"The Carlos regional champion? Wow! I'll leave it to you!"

Ash and Pikachu exchanged a glance, then Ash pointed a finger and said, "Pikachu, Thunderbolt!"

Du: ???

Mikoli: ? ? ?

Daigo:? ? ?

Wu Song:? ? ?

Karuni: ? ? ?

I challenged you to a duel and you immediately unleashed a 100,000-volt attack right at my face?!

Everyone: ? ? ?

Gengar turned around, and Dark Hole instantly appeared in its hand.

Everyone: ? ! !

Pikachu had just jumped up when it was knocked away by Ninetales.

Ash: "Pikachu!"

"Ash, haven't I told you that battles have to be done outside in the battle arena?!"

The cold, dialectal voice sent chills down Xiao Zhi's spine.

"Um, I forgot—"

Ash picked up Pikachu, scratched his head, and watched Fang Yan walk out of the counter with Cynthia. Cynthia was holding an ice cream and looked on with amusement.

"I'm sorry, manager."

Karuni wiped the sweat from her forehead. What a close call! She almost got hit by a 100,000-volt attack.

"I'll settle the score with you later."

Fang Yan glared at Xiao Zhi, who lowered his head. Fang Yan ignored Xiao Zhi and instead looked at the people sitting in the rest area.

Karen, Cattleya, and Wanlong are having afternoon tea together; Steven, Lance, and Wusong are chatting; Nagato and Rika are discussing training tips for Grass-type Pokémon; Tsubaki, Xia Lan, Officer Jenny, and Nurse Joy are helping Gengar open presents; and Dawn is asking Wallace for tips on Contests.

Their Pokémon eat and drink as usual, or jump around, or train in the backyard.

Fang Yan glanced around and realized that not everyone had arrived yet.

"What are we having for dinner tonight, manager?"

Xiao Gang put down his luggage and asked about Fang Yan.

Immediately, everyone's attention was focused on Fang Yan.

Fang Yan smiled confidently at this, "Open-air hot pot."

Everyone looked on with anticipation.

Fang Yan snapped his fingers, "And there's a new menu at the breeding house: kiln-roasted chicken, and a bamboo shoot family bucket that you've never tried before."

"Bamboo shoots!"

Cynthia's eyes widened instantly.

That's right, it's bamboo shoots.

If you ask where the bamboo shoots come from in the dead of winter, the answer is—they are delivered overnight from Aspen Town by Darkrai, sourced from Labbet, and are incredibly fresh.

"Never heard of that, wrong."

Xiao Guang said.

"But judging by the shop owner's cooking skills, it must be delicious, right?"

Wusong said with a smile.

Fang Yan nodded confidently, "Stay tuned."

"By the way, Steven, did you come with Ash and the others?"

He asked in a dialect.

Daigo was still dressed in a well-tailored suit. Whether it was because he wasn't afraid of the cold or because he wanted to appear respectable, Daigo took a sip of tea and said, "I met them on the road. They had gone the wrong way at first, so I brought them here."

Fang Yan suddenly looked at Xiao Gang. Needless to say, going the wrong way must be because of you, you squinty-eyed guy.

Xiao Gang avoided Fang Yan's gaze and quickly said, "Then let me go help in the kitchen."

After Xiao Gang left, the person Fang Yan had been waiting for finally arrived.

Gary, a spiky-haired boy with an Umbreon by his side, finally arrived at the breeding center.

Not long after his arrival, Shinji, with dead fish eyes and a crossbody bag, also arrived at the breeding house.

"Shinji, you're here too?"

Ash looked at Shinji, his eyes burning with rage.

Shinji stared at Ash for a while, then looked away and looked at everyone in the breeding center, all of whom were at least Gym Leaders.

He took his hands out of his pockets and politely greeted everyone.

Shigeru's gaze shifted back and forth between Ash and Paul, as if he were lost in thought.

Fang Yan was extremely excited upon seeing this.

It's here, it's here, it's finally here.

My favorite kind of chaotic battle – the rivalry version!

Fight! Fight! Fight!

There's a little voice inside Fangyan's heart constantly shouting.

Cynthia looked at Fang Yan beside her with a puzzled expression, sensing that he was thinking about something unpleasant.

"Shinji, why are you ignoring me again?"

Satoshi questions Shinji.

After Shinji politely greeted everyone, he turned to Ash and said, "It's polite to greet your seniors, but I'm different from you."

"you----"

Xiao Zhi was speechless.

Dialect: Foster Frye. (First Blood)

Ash: "I and Infernape are growing stronger and stronger. I will defeat you completely, Shinji."

Shinji: "But you haven't won at all yet."

Dialect: Dabo Q.

Ash: "Let's battle, Paul! I'll utterly defeat you and show you the bond between me, Pikachu, and Infernape!"

Shinji: "It doesn't matter."

On the surface, Fang Yan remained calm, but inside he was overjoyed.

Just then, Xiao Mao suddenly chimed in, "How about I join in?"

Dialect: Yes, yes, that's it!

Ash looked at Gary, "Gary, you—"

"Let's take a look. Ash, have you really improved? Also, just so you know, Blastoise and I have improved a lot too."

Gary held a Poké Ball in his hand and said confidently.

"how?"

Ash grinned, turning the brim of his baseball cap behind his head. "I couldn't be happier."

"what ever."

Shinji said it casually.

Everyone watched the three boys, who were locked in a fierce argument, with great interest.

"Ahem, in that case, I'll act as the judge—"

Fang Yan coughed twice, then spoke.

"Uncle, we're back!"

The crisp voice, spoken in dialect, interrupted them as Shana rushed in with Tomoyo, shattering the unspoken understanding that everyone had formed.

"Wow! Uncle Wataru, Uncle Michael, Uncle Gosho, Uncle Daigo, Sister Karen, Sister Wanlong—you're all here?"

Shana looked at everyone in the breeding house, exclaimed "Wow!", and then said in surprise.

Looking at the assembled masters, kings, and champions, who were smiling at them, Tomoyo swallowed hard.

A true champion, a king, and the gym owner's favorite.

"Huh? What are you guys doing?"

Shana had a feeling that something had just happened, so she asked.

Karuni's eyes lit up when she saw Shana dressed in the Nine-Tailed Fox outfit. She opened her arms and cried, "Little Shana~"

Shana ran over, then ran past her outstretched hands to Fang Yan. "Uncle, look, these are the clothes Zhi Shi prepared for me. Don't they look good?"

Karuni: ————

Fang Yan looked at Shana, who had transformed into a nine-tailed fox, and thought she was incredibly cute.

"So cute, just as cute as the Nine-Tails."

Fang Yan said with a smile.

"Giggle giggle."

Shana covered her mouth and giggled.

Fang Yan looked at Zhi Shi, who was wearing Gengar-themed clothes and had a cool and cute expression that was incredibly adorable.

"Tomoyo is cute too."

He said in a dialect.

Tomoyo blushed.

Shana then ran over to Karuni, gave her a hug, and then stood in the crowd, looking at the men, puffing out her cheeks as she asked, "Uncles, where's little Shana's Christmas present?!"

"Since Little Shana didn't prepare any birthday presents, she'll just blast you all away with a super-powerful extreme flare grenade!"

Upon hearing Shana's voice, everyone burst into laughter. Then, Wusong stood up, took out a Qilin Qi doll, and handed it to Shana.

Steven took out a Metagross doll, while Wallace took out a Milotic doll.

As for crossing—

Crossing: ∑ (/) /

Oh no, I'm going to get hit and sent flying!

Meeting Xiaoshana's complaining gaze, Du scratched his head.

In the end, Michael secretly slipped him a Dragonite plush toy.

"You're welcome, dodo."

Luckily, I had prepared a Dragonite plush toy in advance, specifically for this moment.

Watari: ————You————

Fine, dodo bird it is, I'll tolerate you for now.