Pokémon, Ash's art style is off!

Zheng Hui rubbed his hands together, his excitement evident.

It felt as if what was in front of me wasn't a group of Pokémon, but a lavish crab feast.

"You wouldn't believe it, the meat of the giant crab, especially the claw meat, is so incredibly sweet and delicious..." He couldn't help but swallow hard, his eyes glazed over, "...it's the ultimate delicacy in the world!"

Xiaoxia: "!"

Xiao Gang: "!"

Ash: "!"

The sweetness of the giant crab!

"Brother!"

Xiaozhi suddenly turned around, placed his hands on Zheng Hui's shoulders, and his expression was more serious than ever before.

"It's not too late for you to turn yourself in now and try to get leniency. Eating Pokémon... is a serious crime!"

Xiaoxia and Xiaogang, standing to the side, also seemed to agree wholeheartedly, looking ready to pull out their picture book and call the police at any moment.

Ever since the leek duck was almost eaten to extinction because of its side dish,

The alliance has introduced a series of strict laws and regulations.

They gave special protection to a number of Pokémon with delicious meat or those rumored to have special effects.

This idea has long been deeply ingrained in people's minds.

I felt a slight pressure from the hand on my shoulder.

Then look at the three of them, their eyes filled with the fear of a formidable enemy.

Zheng Hui hurriedly explained, fearing that if he was too late, he would also have a few fingerprints on his body.

"You've misunderstood me! I'm not going to eat them!"

"I just want to eat their crab claws..."

Xiaoxia has already started entering the hotline number for reporting.

"Oh dear! It's not what you think! Just see for yourselves, and you'll understand!"

The three looked in the direction he pointed, still somewhat doubtful.

In the midst of the battle, a large pincer crab was seen engaging in a full-force pincer clash with its opponent.

With a snap, its large left pincer broke off cleanly and fell onto the soft sand.

But the large crab that lost its claw didn't care at all.

I just swayed my body a little uncomfortably to adjust my center of gravity.

He then threw himself back into the fray with renewed vigor, gesturing with his comrades using a single pincer.

"The pincers are already broken... and they're still going to keep hitting them?" Xiao Gang, who came from a remote mountain village, was quite astonished. "Are the big-pinched crabs really this fierce?"

"Pickup!"

Pikachu, perched on Ash's shoulder, also stared wide-eyed.

The rat from the countryside was equally shocked!

"This is what a giant crab looks like."

Xiaoxia, who comes from a water-themed gym, explains the science.

"In fierce fighting, or when they encounter danger or their pincers are stuck and restrained, they will actively break off their pincers to escape or fight back... This is one of their defense mechanisms."

"But you don't need to worry too much, their regenerative abilities are very strong. Look—"

As if to prove her words, she had barely finished speaking when...

The large-clawed crab that had just lost its claw began to wriggle and proliferate at a speed visible to the naked eye at the break point.

It'll probably be by tomorrow morning.

A new, slightly smaller pair of pliers can be used to get the basic shape.

"So... this is what you're going to treat us to?"

All three of them realized what was happening.

Zheng Hui nodded hastily.

"That's right! That's right! That's exactly it!"

"From a legal perspective, it doesn't violate the 'prohibition of hunting and protecting Pokémon' clause, but..."

Let's not even talk about whether they can get over it psychologically.

Xiao Gang watched those lively, energetic crabs waving their pincers and hitting the other crabs with loud bangs.

"...You want to take their pliers? Aren't you sure you won't get beaten up?"

It's important to know that not all Pokémon are docile.

Not to mention you'd have to take action against their parts.

The three of them understood the situation.

Relieved that Ash had released him, George breathed a sigh of relief and then said confidently.

"Don't worry! I'm good friends with them!"

Xiaoxia pouted.

"You eat their pincers and still call yourself their friend?"

"You guys just don't understand, do you?"

As a seasoned foodie, Zheng Hui regained his composure as a researcher and raised one finger.

"Why don't you try to think about it from a different perspective—"

"If you've just finished a fight and there's a pile of hair and nails on the ground, and someone comes along and, without complaint, even cleans up the battlefield for you, leaving it spotless and tidy..."

He paused, then looked around at the three of them.

"Would you feel that he offended you, or would you think that he's actually quite considerate?"

This……

The three men and the rat looked at each other in bewilderment.

Upon closer examination, from this unusual perspective, it seems... to make some sense?

"Just you wait and see!"

Before the three could speak, Zheng Hui had already jogged over.

Just as Xiao Zhi was about to reach out and pull him back in case of emergency, the scene before him made him pause.

The large-clawed crabs, who were fighting so fiercely that their roe was almost spilling out, all stopped and temporarily ceased their fighting when they saw Zheng Hui running over.

One of the particularly large, deep reddish-brown clawed crabs even took a few steps toward Zheng Hui and waved its two intact claws in a friendly manner.

It made a rough but seemingly harmless call.

"Tch~"

Yo ~

Dude, here to clean up the mess again?

Come over here, there are plenty of people here!

As it spoke, it quite proudly stepped aside.

It arrogantly glanced at the group of large clawed crabs.

All of this was built for you, one pound at a time, by it!

"Don't just stand by and watch, you guys should help out too."

Zhenghui was already having a great time picking them up and turned around to call out.

"These are all top-quality, fresh ingredients. After tonight, the tide will wash them away, and they'll be gone!"

"Tsk tsk!" "Tsk tsk!" "Tsk tsk!"

Several giant crabs also started calling out in Ash's direction.

What are you dawdling about!

Is this the efficiency of a cleaning team?

Hurry up and clean up the place!

Don't keep them waiting, they can continue their duel later!

The three looked at each other in bewilderment.

This scene... it was truly the first time they had ever seen anything like it!

"How to do?"

Xiaogang and Xiaoxia both looked at Xiaozhi, waiting for him to make a decision.

Ash looked at Bill's busy figure, then at the Krabby Patches urging him on, and scratched his head.

"Since the giant crab doesn't mind, let's go help it."

"If you can't get over it in your heart... then you just won't eat it."

If it's not illegal and the Pokémon is doing it voluntarily, then they really have no right to forcibly prevent Bill from accepting this gift from nature.

Respecting different lifestyles and choices is also an essential lesson for trainers.

"All right……"

"understood."

The sparring on the beach quickly heated up again, with the sounds of pliers coming off echoing everywhere.

The three people and one mouse also joined the ranks of "beach cleaners".

As she was engrossed in picking up the crab claws that still smelled of the sea and were slightly damp with sand, Xiaoxia's intelligence kicked in once again.