Pokémon: Starting as a Farmer Instead of a Trainer

Chapter 214 Valentine's Day is coming, Ponpo wants to make chocolate (Seeking monthly votes)

"I think I saw my great-grandmother..."

The resurrected king stood there dumbfounded, unmoved by Mingyou and Ponpon's apologies, its enormous head seemingly frozen in place.

A few innocent cabbages were eaten right in front of it, doing such a thing in broad daylight in the kitchen... even behind its back?

"Where did you get your great-grandmother from!"

Mingyou kept complaining in her heart. It's just that she chopped up a few cabbages to make a dish. It's not that she has to do this. Besides, you and cabbages are not even the same variety!

But the Crowned King doesn't care about any of that. Right now, it just wants emotional compensation. It won't get up today unless it gets several million, or Mingyou agrees to one condition: that it won't pursue the matter of eating turnips anymore.

"You're just going to wait here!"

"What do you mean by 'wait here'? It sounds like I'm trying to scam you. I just wanted to call a friend over to teach them how to use a computer. I won't bother you."

"Friends? No problem, but whether they're willing to learn is their business."

Mingyou welcomes guests and will treat them warmly as long as they don't cause trouble.

The friend that Da Tou Cai mentioned should be the one who set up the studio with the other person. It's unclear what kind of person he is, but he's able to hang out with Da Tou Cai.

That's settled then. Calyrex didn't pursue the matter any further, and the matter was finally put to rest. I doubt many Pokémon would be willing to listen to the other party anyway.

"Mmm~"

Cabbage, delicious!

Mingyou looked at Pengpeng and smiled helplessly.

Time continued to pass, and after the real Azhuo arrived in Beishang Township, Mi conducted the final interview with Mingyou and the manor.

Despite the unexpected incident involving the Rockets, the interview went relatively smoothly overall.

This interview will be turned into a special interview program and will be broadcast at a specific time later to ensure viewership. After all, they definitely want to promote the fact that Mingyou is from Niangguang City.

As the interview team left, the manor gradually returned to its usual routine. Pokémon like Honeybee, which had been hibernating, had awakened from hibernation due to the power of Calyrex and began to eat to replenish their energy.

My friend, who works with Lace Crown, is quite busy lately with a very important investigation and won't be able to come until next month.

So for now, apart from writing the research paper on the evolution of the Honeybee into the Honeybee Orochi, which I had planned to do before, there isn't much else to worry about. I just need to pay attention to the cooperation with the Johto Alliance in a while.

But before that...

The next morning, Ponpo sat on the sofa in the arcade, holding his Rotom phone, searching for recipes for various desserts. He wanted to open a dessert shop in Beishang Township and make desserts for everyone by hand.

Mingyou will also support it, so it is working hard to learn. However, recently on Pokemon TV, if you search for desserts, you will find many tutorial videos on making Valentine's Day chocolates.

After some time, it learned that there seemed to be a holiday called Valentine's Day coming up soon, and it needed to make chocolates to give to its loved ones, family, and friends on the holiday.

Although Mingyou didn't mention this holiday, which means it's not as important as Halloween or Christmas, it's very interested in it.

"Mmm~"

Ponpo watched intently as the video showed the owner of "Pai Sole Mousse," the most famous dessert shop in the Padiya region, unmolding finished chocolates with her teddy bear and a giant spider. It seemed like there were many things needed to make chocolates.

"Hmm..."

But it really wants to do this...

There's no way I can make the cake secretly from Mingyou like I did last time. Once is fine, but if I do it twice or three times, she might get angry.

(Although Mingyou wouldn't be angry with it at all)

So Ponpo had no choice but to go outside and find Naruyu, who was talking to the earth turtles that had just woken up from hibernation, and told him about her plans.

"Making chocolate? Valentine's Day is coming soon?"

Mingyou paused slightly, glancing at the date on his phone. There were only a few days left. In the past, he would never have cared about these kinds of holidays, finding them meaningless. Of course, it wasn't because no one liked him, but simply because now…

"She probably doesn't celebrate holidays like this, and she's been really busy lately. Even if I did send her chocolates... well, I'd better just go buy the ingredients!"

As if something came to mind, Mingyou's eyes sharpened instantly. Regardless of whether Xiaozhao celebrates Valentine's Day or not, there would definitely be a bunch of young students giving Xiaozhao chocolates in a place like Blueberry Academy, right?

Then he should send it too!

We can't let ourselves be outdone in a place like this!

Even though the two are so far apart...

When Mingyou met someone she liked for the first time, her childish competitive spirit was inexplicably ignited.

"It's settled then! I'll give her a surprise. Hopefully, she won't throw away my chocolate."

"Hmm?"

Ponpo tilted her head, looking curiously at Mingyou who was browsing Taobao on her phone. She didn't understand why the other person suddenly became so serious and full of fighting spirit. Was she going to beat someone up again?

At this moment, Mingyou put down her phone and said with a smile, "I've ordered the ingredients and tools for making chocolate. They should be delivered from Yuhong City around noon, then you can make it yourself."

"Mmm~"

Ponpo nodded happily and immediately ran back into the house, intending to tell everyone about Valentine's Day, but it secretly kept its promise to give out chocolates a secret.

Mingyou watched its retreating figure and smiled calmly. Now, Pengpeng no longer requires her to worry about it much. Is this what growing up is like?

Meanwhile, on the other side of the world, on the artificial island above the underwater resource development plant—Blueberry Academy…

Unlike Kitakami Township, it was nighttime in the Unova region, and Blueberry Academy had already closed. Apart from a few students who remained in the classroom to study, most of them returned to their dormitories or went to the ecological dome located in the sea for extracurricular activities.

Because the artificial island has a limited area, the school's teaching buildings and dormitories are located below the sea surface. It is quite normal to see the Gaiyuka passing by outside the protective shield in the distance when you are in class.

Faculty and students live in the same dormitory building, with no gender distinction, only the floors are different.

Xiao Zhao's dormitory is also here. Her room is very simple, without too much decoration, clean and tidy, giving people a comfortable feeling at first glance. Only the washing machine in the bathroom is making the sound of spinning.

The bed sheets and blankets were provided by the school when she joined the company; she didn't buy any herself. They had the Blueberry Academy school emblem on them, and Slowpoke liked to sleep on them.

At this moment, Xiao Zhao was sitting at her desk. She had just taken a shower and was wearing only light clothing. She was putting on her glasses and looking at the books on the desk as she prepared her lessons. The usually mischievous Zoroya was also obediently lying beside her.

"I'm so tired..."

Feeling a little sleepy, she rubbed her eyes. This was the consequence of taking half a month off, which she had to make up for entirely by having other teachers reschedule her classes.

"I wonder how Mingyou is doing lately. I haven't had time to contact him since I arrived... but he must be more tired than me, right? We both have to work hard!"

Xiao Zhao clenched her fists, cheering herself and Mingyou, who was far away in Beishang Township, and her expression immediately perked up. Just as she was about to continue preparing her lessons, there was a knock on the door, and Danyu's voice came through at the same time.

"Sister Xiaozhao, are you asleep?"

"Not yet."

As soon as she finished speaking, Soloar jumped over to help open the door, and Danyu walked in from outside. She wasn't wearing her school uniform, but had changed into more casual clothes, and was wandering around.

Seeing her arrive, Xiao Zhao smiled and stood up: "I haven't seen you for a few days. Is there something you need?"

"I don't think so..."

Danyu smiled and casually closed the door, then asked curiously, "Sister Xiaozhao, Valentine's Day is coming soon, aren't you going shopping to buy Mingyou some chocolate?"

Valentine's Day? Me and him...

Xiao Zhao instinctively wanted to retort, but stopped abruptly. She pursed her lips slightly, changed the subject, and asked, "Who are you buying chocolates for?"

"How could I possibly give it away? Of course, I'll wait for someone to give it to me!"

Danyu crossed her arms, looking confident, and continued, "I've already made a bet with Ziyu to see who gets the most chocolates on Valentine's Day. The loser will cover all the other's cafeteria expenses for the next two weeks!"

Will we win?

"We will win!"

"The question is, can you afford to lose...?"

Xiao Zhao was very skeptical, then crossed her arms and said in a more serious tone, "Don't even think about borrowing money from Mingyou if you lose. I'm not helping you with this! Losing the bet is your problem. If you don't have any BP, go wash dishes in the cafeteria."

"Don't be pessimistic! It hasn't even started yet!"

Dan Yu gritted her teeth, but remained calm towards Xiao Zhao. Finally, she returned to the previous topic, put one hand on her hip, and asked curiously, "So you didn't prepare at all? You're sending chocolates to Ming You, don't let some other woman beat you to it."

"..."

Xiao Zhao fell silent, her beautiful face filled with thought. Given Ming You's personality, he probably wouldn't celebrate Valentine's Day, and besides, he was all alone in Beishang Township, with no one around to give him chocolates.

But this is just too pitiful...

"So I'll give it to him!"

Xiao Zhao made her decision, and Dan Yu put her hands together, smiled and nodded. As their friend, although she often joked around, she still hoped that their relationship would develop smoothly.

"Let's go to Lianyi Town together tomorrow at noon to pick out some suitable chocolates."

Ripple Town is the closest Unova town to Blueberry Academy; a round trip by Flying Taxi takes less than half an hour.

"No need, as for the chocolate... I'll make it for him myself!"

Xiao Zhao shook her head. Although she had been busy lately, she still had time to make a chocolate. And since it was a Valentine's Day gift, it was only meaningful if it was made by hand!

These words left Danyu stunned for a long time before she finally reacted, her expression tense and angry, her teeth clenched: "Could it be that Mingyou cheated on me?"

"Huh? What...?"

"Don't be impulsive, Sister Zhao! Let him live. If he dares to bully you, I'll beat him up for you!"

Danyu quickly grasped Xiaozhao's hand. Even the deepest grudge shouldn't lead to harming someone, so she continued to persuade her, "You absolutely mustn't do anything foolish in a moment of impulse! We don't want to see you in jail, Xiaozhao!"

"What are you talking about?! I can't understand a single word!"

The little girl, tormented by the riddle teller, cried out helplessly.

The level of this person's dessert-making skills would make even the wild Muddy from the Eco-Dome shake its head in disbelief.

It can only be described as a disaster...

……

(End of this chapter)