Wang Yao's Pokémon Journey

"But I don't just feed the rice balls. I also feed half of the croquettes and deep-fried pork cutlets that my mother only makes once every few days to Magikarp."

Ash retorted.

Just massaging the tail muscles and scrubbing the scales... He really hadn't paid attention to this before, so it seems he'll have to make up for it later!

We must not let Xiaomao run away alone!

And his Magikarp will definitely be the first one to evolve!

……

The leisure time in the afternoon passed quickly, and it was evening in the blink of an eye!

"Come on! Everyone, please taste my cooking!"

Although the dishes for dinner were purchased by Aunt Hanako, Xiaogang still firmly grasped the position of chef for dinner after insisting on his arguments.

"My brother's cooking skills are great!"

Jiro will naturally speak up for Xiaogang.

"That's right! The dishes made by Gym Master Xiaogang are very delicious~"

Guangshu and Ishiya, who were out for training, also rushed back in time for dinner.

The two of them have been apprentices at the Deep Gray Gym for some time now, and are not expected to participate in the Quartz Conference this year.

Xiaogang said that two of the first batch of fossil pterosaur eggs will be reserved for them.

It is estimated that they will have to wait until the fossil pterosaur eggs hatch... and after Monkey King and Nidorino evolve one after another, Hiroki and Ishiya will "graduate" from the Dark Gray Gym and start their journey as trainers again.

Judging from the time, he might become a competitor of Xiaozhi and Xiaomao in the same class...

Because there were a lot more people this time than when Wang Yao came last time, the original large dining table could no longer accommodate everyone, so a small table was temporarily put together.

"It smells so good! Xiaogang, your cooking skills have improved again!"

Wang Yao opened the lid and smelled the aroma from the stew pot.

"The main courses include braised lamb and fried fish fillet... and seafood mushroom soup!"

Because there were too many people dining and the table was too big, Xiaogang's family had always practiced separate dining, with three or four bowls and plates placed in front of each person.

"We have pasta and rice...if you want something lighter, we have porridge to go with it."

Xiaogang was wearing an apron and holding prepared dishes in his hands, constantly flashing between the kitchen and the dining room.

"Xiaogang, your cooking skills are really good..."

Although Hanako was not the main chef, she helped Xiaogang and prepared some side dishes.

She was very satisfied with this young man who worked hard and meticulously.

I wish Xiaozhi could become this reliable.

Thinking of this...Hanako couldn't help but worry about Xiaozhi's future of traveling alone next year.

If she could have a mature and reliable older brother like Xiaogang to take care of her companions, she would feel a lot more at ease.

……

Today's dinner is probably the most sumptuous one Xiaogang's family has had in recent years.

Xiaogang's family dinner was already comparable to the size of an ordinary dinner party, and with the addition of Wang Yao and Professor Oak's group, it became even more lively.

During this time, Professor Oak and Takenō were drunk. Professor Oak grabbed Takenō and kept introducing his experience in creating the Pokémon Kawase...

Wu Neng also drunkenly talked to Professor Oak about the power of rock-type Pokémon...

In the end, it becomes a competition between two people... to see who can create the better Rock-type Pokémon, Sawada!

The two drunk people were carried by Wang Yao and Xiao Gang to a room on the second floor to rest... I don't know if they can get up on time to attend the opening ceremony tomorrow.

……

The next morning, Wang Yao and his group arrived at the crowded entrance of Pipi Cultural Center.

In addition to Pippi and the discoverer of the Moon Stone, many prominent figures from Kanto and Johto were also invited to attend the ribbon-cutting ceremony.

Even Master Shiba, one of the Four Heavenly Kings, came to the scene.

"I didn't expect you could still get up, Professor Oak..."

Wang Yao looked at the energetic Dr. Oak with curiosity.

Otherwise, how can we say that the other party can become a doctor...

Not only did he wake up early, he also took the time to take a shower and change into a new white coat... and finally he even had breakfast with Wang Yao.

The other uncle Wu Neng, who was also drunk, had just gotten up...and it would take a while for him to get here.

"This is a magical ability that only adults can possess. Yao, you may be a great trainer, but you haven't grown enough as a man yet!"

Professor Oak still had the energy to joke with Wang Yao.

"I'm not really looking forward to this kind of ability... I only drink beverages."

Wang Yao never liked drinking.

Originally, Wang Yao’s favorite drink was Coke, but after arriving in the Pokémon world, what he drank the most was iced fruit juice of various flavors.

"Yes, yes! Juice is still the best!"

Xiaozhi also thinks that sweet juice tastes the best.

As for the beer and the sake that Professor Oak and the others drank last night... he had secretly tasted them, but they both tasted bitter and astringent, and he had no idea why anyone would like to drink them.

Chapter 138: Pipi Cultural Center! And the Forgetful Picosi!

The ribbon-cutting ceremony on the opening day was designed to be very brief.

This is also because there are too many tourists on site... We try to shorten the nonsense before the opening as much as possible.

First, Professor Oak came on stage and had a few polite words about love and peace with Mr. Yasuhiro, the owner of the Pipi Cultural Center and former owner of the Deep Gray Science Museum.

During this period, Professor Oak also created the Pokémon Kawanagi specifically for the Pipi Cultural Center.

"During the moon-viewing party, the soft skins all appeared en masse!"

"——Everyone should get along well with Pippi!"

……

After the speeches, all the invited guests took a group photo together.

Wang Yao also mixed in the crowd and took photos, and his position was quite conspicuous. On the left was Professor Oak, and on the right was a muscular half-naked man.

It seems that everyone has gotten used to the fact that Master Sheba doesn't wear clothes on a daily basis.

"Wow... I was standing next to Master Sheba when we took the photo just now! I'm so lucky!"

Xiaogang was so moved that tears welled up in his eyes. As the gym leader of Deep Gray City, he was naturally among the invited guests and stood on the right hand side of Master Shiba.

Moreover, he seemed to have a special admiration for Master Shiba. Even when the crowd had already poured into the cultural center, he was still thinking about him.

"Let's go! There are too many people in the museum, let's go in quickly!"

Wang Yao pulled Xiaogang, who was still feeling moved by himself, into the cultural center.

……

"Why is there a Pikachu here?"

After entering the cultural center, Wang Yao received a tourist map from the visitor center.

Looking at the map, he found that the Pipi Cultural Center was divided into four major exhibition areas.

They are the Pipi exhibition area, Pikachu exhibition area, Eevee exhibition area, and the mixed exhibition area.

The mixed exhibition area is not a mixed living area like the first three... but it is filled with some small Pokémon such as Psyduck, Marielu, and Grasshopper to make up the numbers.

It's a bit similar to the configuration of the Pokémon Fans Club managed by President Masuda in Vermilion City.

In addition, these four exhibition areas are interconnected, and Pokémon can visit each other freely during the day, but will return to their own areas to rest at night.

"Ayao, the Pipi tribe you brought back only has a few dozen of them... If there were only Pipi, the whole venue would be too monotonous, wouldn't it?"

Xiaogang explained to Wang Yao.

During the construction of the cultural center, he also participated in the construction work, so he knew some inside information.

"...and if all the tourist burden is given to Pipi, they will also be very stressed."

As a Pokémon breeder, Xiaogang highly praised the cultural center's concern for the mental health of Pokémon.

"It makes sense."

Wang Yao nodded, but he still went straight to the Pipi exhibition area.

Most tourists do the same.

Apart from the Eevee exhibition area, which is still somewhat popular, only a few tourists who don't want to mingle with the crowd will choose to visit the Pikachu exhibition area and the mixed exhibition area.

"There are so many people here... What are they doing over there?"

Arriving at the Pipi exhibition area, Wang Yao saw a group of people queuing at a window in the already crowded hall.

“That’s picking up the interactive ticket.”

Xiaogang stood on tiptoe and took a look.

"Each visitor can get a five-minute interactive ticket to enter the Pipi interactive area and have face-to-face contact with Pokémon."

"And this interactive ticket is limited to 300 tickets per day and can only be used on that day."

Xiao Gang said as he looked at the tourists queuing up.

"But Yao, you don't have to queue...don't you have that?"

Xiao Gang pointed at a golden badge pinned on Wang Yao's chest and said.

It was a pure gold badge with a Pipi pattern printed on it. As the main contributor to the establishment of the cultural center, Wang Yao had the privilege of entering the Pipi exhibition area free of charge for life.

You can even bring two additional companions for free.

"Eh, I thought it was just a souvenir."

This badge was given to him by Li Ke after the group photo. That guy stuttered when he was nervous, and Wang Yao didn't hear his introduction clearly when he received the badge.

"This is an important badge that even Master Sheba doesn't have... Don't lose it."

Xiao Gang looked at Wang Yao speechlessly.

"Then let's go in quickly... Speaking of which, my Picosi is still here."

Wang Yao captured Picosi before the gym was built, so it is naturally considered as his Pokémon.

But there's no point in having a Picosi in his team... If he keeps it alone in the ranch, he's afraid it'll get lonely after being separated from the group. It's better to just leave it in the cultural center to lay eggs.

Leading Xiaogang through the employee passage, Wang Yao arrived at Pippi's living area.

"There are so many Picos... which one is mine?"

When Wang Yao first captured her, she was still in the form of Pipi. At that time, a small part of her pink bangs was burnt by the little fire horse, making it easy to identify her.

But after so much time has passed, the burn marks have long since recovered.

Looking around, all around me are pink, silly-looking Pipi and Picosi...

"Picosi!"

"—Are you my Pixie?"

Wang Yao stopped them one by one and asked them questions.

"Skin?"

Picosi, who was stopped, tilted his head, pointed his finger at his face, and shouted with a puzzled expression.

These guys seem to be living too comfortably, the expressions on their faces are similar to those of Psyduck.

"..."

Wang Yao suspected that their brains had rusted and broken... or maybe they were just stupid to begin with, but he didn't pay attention to it at the time.

"This is a bit hard to find...should we ask the staff?"