Pokémon, Ash's art style is off!

"The pink devil refers to... Chansey?"

She blinked in confusion, looking at Chansey beside her who had frozen in place.

Xiaoxia went up and slapped Xiaozhi's arm. Xiaozhi was fine, but she was the one who was in pain and grimaced.

"I'm so sorry, Miss Joey, and Chansey, please don't mind them!"

"This guy's mind goes on and on; he often talks nonsense, so you can't take what he says seriously!"

Xiaoxia quickly pulled Xiaozhi along and apologized to Chansey, whose eyes had instantly dimmed.

“Lucky↓…”

Even so, Chansey visibly became incredibly disappointed.

Holding the egg, her whole body seemed to shrink, exuding a deep sense of sadness.

He handed the Poké Ball that needed treatment and the weathered, almost ruined Pokédex to the dejected Chansey.

Xiaoxia immediately turned her head and began to scold Xiaozhi in a low voice.

"You're usually quite talkative and charming with Pokémon... no, I mean, quite communicative! What's wrong with you today?"

Xiao Zhi himself seemed a little aggrieved.

"I don't know either... I just felt a sudden, inexplicable chill when I saw Chansey's face, and the words just popped into my head..."

"You know me, all those weird things in my head just keep popping out of my head, and sometimes I can't control them!"

"what?"

As he spoke, he glanced at Chansey's round, dejected back, which was turned away from him, and suddenly exclaimed in surprise.

"That's strange... why does it suddenly seem so reliable and reassuring to me now?"

It felt disgusting from the front, but reliable from the back, leaving Xiaozhi unsure of what to do.

"Lucky↑~"

But Chansey, who had been listening intently to what was happening, instantly recovered from its previous dejected state after hearing Ash's high praise for it!

Holding the egg, its whole body seemed to lighten, and it bounced and hopped, regaining its vitality.

"You did a great job, Chansey."

Miss Nurse smiled and reassured her fluctuating partner, then took the Poké Ball and Pokédex from its hands.

She first placed the Poké Ball on the teleportation device connected to the treatment equipment, and then Chansey, which had regained its strength, pushed it away with a "heave-ho" sound to perform treatment and restore its stamina.

They then picked up the Pokédex detailing their trials and tribulations in Viridian Forest, preparing to verify their identities as trainers.

She pressed a few buttons, but the encyclopedia only lit up for a fleeting moment.

Miss Joey frowned slightly, carefully examined the scorch marks on the outer shell and the internal damage, then looked up and said in a tone that was a mixture of helplessness and amazement.

"Your Pokédex... seems to have really been through a lot."

"It's not just the external damage; the internal data and recognition modules also seem to have been affected, and they're probably completely unusable now."

"Huh? What should we do then?"

Xiaoxia's heart tightened, and she immediately panicked.

Her bank account and identity information are all deeply linked to the encyclopedia!

Moreover, for some unspeakable reasons related to her pride, she did not want to contact her family for help at the moment.

Miss Joy smiled gently, indicating that she didn't need to worry.

"Don't worry, according to the alliance's regulations, we can provide one free replacement service per year for equipment damaged during normal adventure exploration."

He turned around and took out two brand-new illustrated books from the cabinet.

"Here are these two new ones for you. Please register your basic information here first."

"After I verify that your original identity data is correct, I will then help you synchronize the personal information, Pokémon information, and other data from the old Pokédex to the new Pokédex from the League's backend database."

"Thank you so much, Miss Joey!"

Xiaoxia felt a great weight lifted off her shoulders.

Xiao Zhi, on the other hand, seemed indifferent.

His attention remained mostly on the revitalized Chansey, staring intently at it with a furrowed brow, seemingly still trying to understand this duality of "demon on the front, angel on the back."

Xiaoxia couldn't contain herself any longer after registering here.

"Miss Joey! Room key! Bathroom! Hot water! Please!"

She clasped her hands together, her eyes shining, and shouted a series of words.

Heaven knows how much suffering it must have been for a beautiful girl from Cerulean City, a city famous for its water, to only be able to wash herself in the cold stream!

She even secretly vowed to herself that she would give her Pokémon special training from now on, and that she would learn the Hot Water move no matter what!

"Here's your key~" Nurse Joy smiled and handed Misty a key with a number tag. "Channy, could you please help this trainer to his room?"

"Lucky~"

Chansey, already a little shy from Ash's probing gaze, felt like it had been granted a pardon and quickly waddled away from the front desk area with Misty, who couldn't wait to fly into the bathroom.

Ash and Pikachu exchanged a glance.

Nodding, he then tacitly ignored Xia, who was about to fall into a bathing frenzy.

With a twitch of its nose, it followed the enticing aroma of food and rushed straight into the Pokémon Center's restaurant.

The Pokémon Center is a facility funded by the Pokémon League that provides trainers with a full range of services.

They are basically multi-functional facilities that combine hospitals, hotels, and restaurants.

Furthermore, it's essentially free for trainers who already possess a Pokédex, significantly reducing the travel burden for newcomers.

Ash, who had been eating berries for two days, now had his eyes light up when he saw the dazzling array of food.

They were subjected to inhuman treatment by Xia in the Evergreen Forest!

He and Pikachu split up, one on the left and one on the right, and began to devour everything in sight.

"Hmm... Pikachu, we definitely need to find a travel companion who can cook to travel with us in the future!"

Ash, his mouth full of food, mumbled a vow.

"Pikachu!"

Pikachu's eyes widened immediately after taking a bite of the hot food.

Chew, chew, chew.

I tried to swallow the hot food in my mouth.

It tilted its head, then took a bite in disbelief.

"!"

It instantly started eating and drinking like Ash.

You said chew, chew, chew.

Chew this little thing.

Who invented this chewy chewy chewy thing? It tastes so good!

I have no idea what kind of hardship it went through before!

After taking a shower, Xiaoxia walked down the stairs, feeling refreshed and drying her wet hair.

Unconsciously, she heard a continuous stream of exclamations and discussions coming from the direction of the restaurant.

"Look! This is the thirteenth serving of curry rice, isn't it?"

"Well, to be precise, this is the fourteenth one..."

"My goodness... I never expected this skinny guy to be such a big eater!"

"Auntie, could you please bring me another curry? A large one! Extra meat!"

"P...Pikachu!"

"okay!"

A strong, resonant voice rang out from the kitchen.

"Cyndaquil, it seems we've met our match!"

The aunt who was in charge of everything in the kitchen put the pot on the fireball rat.

"Turn up the firepower! Today, I'll see if he eats faster or we cook faster!"

Xiaoxia looked in the direction of the sound and saw that Ash and Pikachu, who were still engrossed in their battle, were surrounded by a group of trainers and Pokémon watching the spectacle, as if they were watching some kind of eating contest.

"Pikachu, pikachu~"

Pikachu was patting its belly, which was now round and full like a little ball, as it slumped in a chair.

He looked both incredibly satisfied and in pain, as if he couldn't possibly fit even half a mouthful more in.

"You two! Can't you watch your appearance?!"

Xiaoxia couldn't help but rub her forehead, feeling a headache coming on. She quickly squeezed into the crowd and whispered a reminder.

Ash and Pikachu looked up at the same time and rolled their eyes in perfect unison.

Whose fault do you think this is?

Finally, amidst his aunt's excited gaze, as if she had finally met her match, Ash let out a burp, signaling the end of the battle.

“Children, if you don’t have enough to eat, just tell your auntie and I’ll make you more. Look how hungry you are.”

As an old-fashioned Kanto native who experienced indiscriminate fighting, the auntie only felt that being able to eat was a blessing.

She likes young people like that.

After all, being able to eat a lot was basically equivalent to having strength when she was young, which gave her the upper hand in battle.

When the aunt asked with concern if he wanted to order more food, he slipped away.

Xiao Zhi waved his hand repeatedly in refusal.