Pokémon: Starting as a Farmer Instead of a Trainer

Chapter 422 Mary, the Maid Cafe Intern (Seeking Monthly Tickets)

Gongmen City is located in the northern part of the Galer region.

Originally, this place was just a wasteland covered in snow. In recent years, it has been built under the planning and guidance of Chairman Loz of the Marocmont Group and has gradually developed into the largest city in the Galar region.

The entire city was isolated from the snow-capped mountains by an enormous hexagonal outer wall. At the foot of the outer wall stood a magnificent gate adorned with a crown, which was once the only road connecting the city to the outside world.

Until recently, with the development of the subway and Flying Taxi industries, the only way to enter Gongmen City is by train.

This was Mingyou's first time in Gongmen City, or even his first time stepping onto the Galar region of this world. Passing through the Crown Gate, he gazed at the towering skyscrapers in the distance, and the Loz Building, which stood at the highest point of the city...

"It's developing so well, what a pity..."

Mingyou shook her head. The first match was arranged in Gongmen City, where the headquarters of the Marocmont Group is located. It was hard not to suspect that there was something fishy going on behind the scenes.

After all, just over half a month ago, he had thwarted the Marocmon Group's plans in the diamond mining country, and as the president of the Galar Alliance, it would be very easy for Loz to pull off some underhanded maneuvers.

"Mmm!"

Ponpo followed him closely, knowing that this was the enemy headquarters, so she was very vigilant. Tianxi originally wanted to come along, but she didn't because she wanted to avoid causing trouble for Mingyou with her princess status.

But Milton and Kirlia did come; they both volunteered to come. Milton simply wanted to see what the most developed city of this era looked like, as for Kirlia…

"Youyou, I'm here!"

Xiao You's loud voice was very distinctive. Upon seeing her teacher after so long, Kirlia immediately ran forward, with Mingyou following closely behind with a smile, greeting, "Haven't seen you since the Youth Cup, have you?"

"Yes, I've been very busy, but thanks to the data you sent, the improvements to the Maxim Band are basically complete. However, we still need to get past the Maroccomon Group before we can start production."

She had learned from Mingyou some time ago that the Marocmon Group knew about the modification of the Giant Bracelet. Although they helped her take the blame, the risks were still very high.

So for now, this is the only way.

Shaking her head slightly to pull herself out of her thoughts, Xiaoyou glanced behind Mingyou and asked curiously, "By the way, didn't Da Tou Cai come over? I haven't seen it in ages."

"His game is about to be released, and I've been busy with that lately, so I haven't had much time for it."

"I've heard about this. If it weren't for your help, I'm afraid even if they tried for decades, they would never have been able to realize this dream."

"All you need to do is be shameless."

Mingyou smiled helplessly, but decided to leave those topics aside for now...

He walked with Xiaoyou on the streets of Gongmen City. He originally planned to finish the competition as soon as possible and go home, but Xiaoyou saw that he was going to compete here and insisted on inviting him to come out and play.

There was no way I could refuse.

Xiao You chuckled and turned around to look at him: "Hehe, I'll take you to meet a very important person later. He's been wanting to meet you for a long time."

"Could it be the Pill Emperor?"

"Huh? How did you guess that!"

"..."

Mingyou held Pengpeng's hand and sighed softly. "Who doesn't know that Dandi is your senior brother? Who else can be called a heavyweight?"

Xiaoyou gave an awkward laugh, then continued, "Actually, there's one more... You'd never guess it, and it's almost here!"

"Um?"

Mingyou raised an eyebrow and followed.

Soon the two arrived at a shop hidden around the corner of an alley. It looked like a coffee shop, but the sign above it...

"Welcome home... Master?"

Mingyou squinted, carefully examining the words on the signboard and the shop's cute decor, and was completely stunned. This was no ordinary coffee shop, but a... maid coffee shop!

"So...you brought me here?"

Wait, what the hell is this?

The content inside is being broadcast!

Mingyou was dumbfounded. Was this even legitimate? Hey! If I went in, would I really be able to come out?! Were there any elevators for adults inside?!

He lowered his head slightly and pursed his lips. It was just a coffee shop, yet it filled him with a sense of fear. This thing... was probably more terrifying than ten or even nine Marocmont Groups!

Xiao You pushed the door open halfway and turned to look. Seeing him standing there motionless, she called out in confusion, "What's wrong? Come in!"

Mingyou, pulling Pengpeng along as she tried to get closer, looked up, drenched in sweat, and asked, "I mean... are the services here legitimate?"

"ha?"

"It's just... that... that..."

Mingyou found it difficult to speak up, as he had never been to a place like this before, and in his memory, maid cafes had never been clean places.

But before he could finish speaking, Milton, who was behind him, smelled the aroma coming from the coffee shop and, filled with curiosity, rushed in, pushing them all inside.

"Miller~"

"Sent..."

Mingyou was forced into the maid café. A sweet aroma wafted from the desserts and brought him back to his senses. He looked around.

The interior of the café is decorated in a cute style. Several waitresses dressed as maids carry desserts, their faces always seemingly smiling, as they serve the desserts to customers while saying something. In short... the overall atmosphere seems fairly normal.

"Oh, it's a legitimate store after all."

Mingyou finally breathed a sigh of relief. She had thought that Xiaoyou had gone astray because she didn't have money to do research. Why did she keep having so many things on her mind lately? Was she experiencing some kind of anxiety?

Xiaoyou seemed to be a regular here, and she led him to a seat a little further inside. It was only then that Mingyou realized that in addition to humans, there were also Pokémon among the maids and waitresses.

A Maw of Venus dressed as a maid walked over with a menu, smiling, and asked Milletton and the others what they wanted to eat.

"They even have Pokémon maids... The owner of this store has some really creative ideas."

"Of course, the proprietress is from Miare City in the Carlos region. I heard there are coffee shops everywhere there. She was overwhelmed by them before she came here to establish herself during the development of Gongmen City. Without some unique features, it would be difficult to attract customers."

Xiaoyou explained, then raised her hand and beckoned to a maid who looked a little dazed not far away, calling out, "Over here, over here, come here quickly."

"..."

Upon hearing her voice, the other person turned and walked towards her. The pink flower hair ornament that held her twin ponytails swayed gently with her movements, but the girl's delicate face remained expressionless, and her bright blue eyes showed no spirit.

Her maid outfit was also different from the other maids' outfits. As if to highlight her own temperament, she used a deep red base color, with a black trim around the hem, and the waist belt and apron were also black. Paired with black over-the-knee socks, it had a very cute contrast.

Looking at the other person's face, Mingyou was momentarily stunned. She even took out her phone to check with Rotom, her lips twitched, and she looked at Xiaoyou, stammering, "Your friend... has a rather unusual profession."

"Yeah, right~"

Xiaoyou stood up, pulled the approaching girl to her side, and said with a smile, "Let me introduce you. This is Mari-chan~ She's my friend and also your opponent in this World Championship!"

"Hello... My name is Mingyou."

Mingyou reached out his hand with a hint of disbelief, but Mary just looked at him expressionlessly without shaking his hand. After a long while, she slightly parted her lips and responded in a very small but slightly dangerous tone.

"You see, I'm here..."

"..."

This person is terrifying!

In every sense of the word!

Mingyou withdrew his hand. He had no idea how to deal with the other person. Just because you're working as a maid here, you want to kill me?

"It's okay, Mary was just joking. She's always like this."

Xiaoyou pulled Mingyou down to sit, and explained with a smile, "Mari-chan is interning here. She wants to attract more visitors to her hometown, Spike Town, so I recommended she come here. Then she can go back and open a maid café. After all, Mari-chan is so cute~"

"...You're quite the heavyweight too!"

Mingyou is really hard to keep up with; what kind of best friend is she!

……

(End of this chapter)