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Chapter 206: Reversal Series Cuisine
Chapter 206: Reversal Series Cuisine
Naoki returned to the kitchen with three buckets of Reversal Water.
Humming to himself, he opened the cabinet and took out the ingredients he needed.
His curious sister, Ai Guanshi, stood beside him and asked, "What are you up to, brother?"
Naoki shook his head with a soft laugh. "No need for your help this time, little sis. I'll handle this. It's just an experiment."
Hearing this, Ai Guanshi nodded and quietly stood beside her brother, ready to assist if needed.
However, Naoki had no intention of preparing a complicated dish.
For his first attempt, he decided to make a simple bowl of clear soup noodles.
He heated the pot and boiled the water. Once it reached a rolling boil, he added the noodles, along with sesame oil, salt, chicken essence, and soy sauce. Finally, he garnished the dish with chopped scallions, a few slices of ham, shredded wood ear mushrooms, two small napa cabbage leaves, and a poached egg.
And just like that, a complete bowl of clear soup noodles was ready.
The soup emitted a tantalizing aroma, with the noodles looking springy and flavorful, resting in the oily broth. The white poached egg sat atop the noodles, surrounded by the green scallion sprinkles.
The dish was a sight to behold, stimulating one's appetite and inducing drooling.
"Wow, that smells amazing! As expected of me!"
Naoki couldn't help but feel proud; his culinary skills were truly becoming more refined.
He made three servings of the noodle dish and placed them side by side on the stove. Then, he looked down, and information about the three bowls of noodles appeared in his mind.
Reversal Noodles: Heart (S)
: A delicacy made with water from the Reversal World, paired with luxurious ingredients.
Dish Effect: Turn the tables. After consumption, the hearts of humans and Pokemon will be reversed. Good people may become evil, evil people may turn good, the timid may find bravery, and the selfish may become generous.
Evaluation: Consume with caution!
"Just as I thought," Naoki mumbled to himself.
For him and the Pokemon on the ranch, trying out this effect would require careful consideration.
Naoki hesitated, looking at the aromatic bowl of noodles and wondering if he should eat it.
He glanced at the other two bowls.
At first, they seemed similar, but upon closer inspection, he noticed some differences.
The names of the other two bowls were still "Reversal Noodles," but the suffixes that followed were distinct from the first bowl.
Reversal Noodles: Technique (S)
: Turns the tables. The effect reverses the abilities, auras, and authority of legendary Pokemon exclusively.
Reversal Noodles: Body (S)
: Turns the tables. The effect reverses the physical condition of humans and Pokemon. The strong may become weak, and the weak may gain herculean strength.
"Huh? Heart, body, and technique? Three different effects?" Naoki was astonished.
However, the effects of heart and body were understandable.
But what did 'technique' mean? And why did it only affect legendary Pokemon, reversing their abilities, auras, and authority...
Could it be that if he fed this to a legendary beast like Giratina, it would reverse its nature from a destructive deity to a creative one?
Additionally, there were the life deity Xerneas and the death deity Yveltal.
Naoki wondered if feeding them this dish would also swap their attributes. It was confusing.
His intuition, however, warned him that doing so might disrupt the ecological balance and attract the attention of the Order Pokemon, Giratina.
Nevertheless, when he thought of the Pokemon most suited to eat this set of dishes, the first ones that came to mind weren't the famous legendary beasts or even the Pokemon on his ranch.
Instead, he thought of the four calamity Pokemon sealed in the Paradius Region—the Ancient Sword Leopard, Ancient Bronze Buck, Ancient Jade Fish, and Ancient Scroll Shell.
The Ancient Scroll Shell could absorb energy from plants, causing the surrounding forests to wither and crops to fail.
The Ancient Cauldron Buck could induce earthquakes, creating deep fissures in the earth exceeding 50 meters when it swung its massive head like a giant cauldron.
The Ancient Jade Fish was mischievous and would control flames reaching 3000 degrees to melt rocks and sand into a sea of lava, happily swimming within it.
The Ancient Sword Leopard, innocent in nature, could control a hundred tons of snow to create avalanches and play freely within them.
But if their natures were reversed...
The Ancient Scroll Shell could become a guardian of crops, protecting them from pests and weeds. The Ancient Cauldron Buck could make the soil more fertile, the Ancient Jade Fish could bring prosperity to fisheries, and the Ancient Sword Leopard could control snowfall, ensuring crops safely survived the winter.
Wouldn't they then become a new quartet of legendary bounties? Naoki's heart stirred with curiosity and temptation.
He had always been intrigued by these four ancient Pokemon, especially the fluffy Ancient Sword Leopard. This ice-attributed snow leopard, with its soft and fluffy fur, would be the perfect companion to snuggle with during summer naps.
However, he had refrained from acting on these thoughts due to the calamities they could bring.
He didn't know the current locations of these four Pokemon; he only knew that they were all sealed within the Calamity Shrine.
To release them from their seals, he would first have to pull out the stakes from various places.
It was too complicated...
"This matter is not urgent," Naoki thought to himself.
The most important thing right now was to figure out the specific effects of these three bowls of noodles.
He gave the [Reversal Noodles: Technique (S)
], which had no effect on regular Pokemon, to Ai Guanshi and her brother, asking them to try the dish.
Then, he ate the "Body" noodles himself.
As he finished the bowl of noodles, Naoki clearly felt his body undergoing a transformation.
The muscles he had developed from years of farm work were withering, and his strength was ebbing away...
When everything settled down, Naoki found himself transformed into a skinny dog, standing as thin as a pole.
Naoki: "..."
His sudden change startled Ai Guanshi and her brother.
Naoki twitched his mouth and turned away, speechless. He decided to boil some water to make a cup of tea using the Reversal World's water.
Soon, the tea was ready, and its information appeared in Naoki's mind.
[Reversal Tea: Heart (S)
]
No, not Heart!
Naoki was not discouraged. He made another cup.
This time, it was Technique.
Naoki: "..." It seemed that the effect was completely random.
After brewing eight cups of tea in a row, he finally got one with the "Body" effect.
Naoki quickly drank it, and his body returned to its original state, transforming from a skinny dog back to his normal build.
Ai Guanshi and her brother breathed sighs of relief simultaneously.
Naoki looked at the remaining pile of Reversal series cuisine with Heart and Technique effects, and a sudden idea flashed through his mind.
What would happen if he fed them to Giratina?
As everyone knew, Giratina represented shadow and destruction.
And the opposite of those two...
The words "light" and "creation" popped into Naoki's mind.
With that in mind, he immediately brought the tea and hot soup noodles to the lake and drank a sip of Poison Mushroom Soup to enter Giratina's domain once again.
However, what surprised Naoki was that as soon as he entered, he saw Giratina's figure.
It seemed that the Pokemon hadn't left and had been waiting there all this time.
Naoki looked around but didn't see the food he had offered before, assuming that Giratina had eaten it all.
Noticing Naoki's actions, Giratina glared at him and asked, "What are you looking at, human?"
Naoki smiled slightly and replied, "Are you satisfied with the food I offered earlier?"
He had found a way to deal with this temperamental dragon: flatter and never confront.
Giratina felt quite pleased, but it still said, "Human food is nothing special."
Naoki smiled without saying a word, then said, "I just made some more food using the water from here, and I want to offer it to you to taste."
Giratina understood.
It thought that this human was quite sensible. Although he wasn't as compatible with it as Miruhog, having another human who worshipped it wasn't bad.
It was like how humans had built statues and towers for Dialga and Palkia long ago.
So, it casually opened a space-time vortex.
Then, Naoki asked Ai Guanshi to pour the hot soup noodles and tea into the vortex.
The gravity of the Reversal World was very unique.
It was a bit like space, where things like tea and soup broth would float in the air instead of dripping randomly.
The Reversal series cuisine that Naoki brought this time only had two effects: changing personality with Heart and altering abilities with Technique.
He wanted to see how Giratina would change after consuming these two types of dishes.
"Try it out!"
Giratina glanced at him, and its massive body glided through the void.
The hot soup noodles and tea disappeared in an instant.
What a crude way of eating... Naoki couldn't help but think.
He stared intently at Giratina.
After consuming the food, Giratina initially didn't feel anything unusual.
But soon, it sensed that something within its body was being altered.
Giratina's eyes widened.
A strong white light burst forth from its body.
"A Normal-type Flash?" Naoki was unsure.
Previously, he had grown luminous crops, and there was a chance that Pokemon would learn the Flash technique when they ate dishes made from those crops.
Only Baboong had learned it at the time, and it looked just like this when it used Flash.
After a moment, the white light that enveloped Giratina completely dissipated.
A completely renewed dragon appeared before Naoki.
Its eyes were no longer blood-red but had turned into a sacred golden color.
Naoki's eyes widened in surprise.
This was... Shiny Giratina?!
No, it seemed a little different from a typical Shiny Pokemon! Perhaps it could be called "Light Rider Giratina," similar to Darkrai and Dark Lugia!
At this moment, Giratina calmly looked at the human before it and asked, "What did you feed me?"
Naoki cautiously replied, "Some magical human cuisine?"
A faint smile appeared on Giratina's ferocious face—a sinister grin, if one could call it that.
"I can feel that they've caused some magical changes within me. It's a sensation I've never experienced before. Nonetheless, thank you, and you're welcome to visit my domain anytime."
Naoki's eyes widened in disbelief, and he exclaimed inwardly, "It has changed! This is definitely not the Giratina I know!"
Giratina seemed to sense his astonishment and, after a moment's thought, smiled faintly and spoke,
"There's no need to be so surprised. I quite like this feeling. Now, let me take you on a tour of my domain!"
Giratina attempted to use its psychic powers to fly with Naoki, but nothing happened, leaving it confused as it turned to look at him.
Naoki could only explain, "My current state isn't truly within the Reversal World..."
Giratina looked slightly perplexed. "Then why don't you come in?"
Naoki's heart screamed, "Because I'm afraid you'll use your powerful moves to bombard me for another 10 minutes!"
But he couldn't say that, so he simply replied, "I haven't found a way to enter yet."
Giratina: "It's simple. I can connect to the real world through the water's surface, and from now on, I can open a passage to this place for you at any time."
Naoki: "..."
Seeing his silence, Giratina sighed as it gazed around its domain. "Sigh, compared to the world you live in, this place is terrible. It's truly not suitable for humans. If only flowers could grow here as well."
Giratina's tone conveyed envy, and Naoki felt that if it were the original Giratina, it would not only be envious but also jealous and hateful.
That was why it had collaborated with Dialga to create the temporal rift and destroy the real world.
It was like a neglected child taking revenge on their parents, and Arceus just happened to be that parent.
At that moment, Giratina suddenly invited him again, "I see that you're good at growing flowers. Would you like to come here and help me plant some flowers on those floating islands?"
Naoki: "..."
He didn't know how to respond.
Help! Giratina would definitely not let him off if it ever woke up!
Just then, a black aura emerged from the Giratina in front of him.
The black aura coiled and flowed around its body, and in the next second, the "Shiny" Giratina returned to its original form.
It glared, its voice rough with anger, "Damn it! What did you do to me?!"
Seeing this side of Giratina, Naoki actually felt relieved.
He sincerely replied, "It's good to see you like this."
Hearing his words, Giratina's anger instantly dissipated.
It huffed out two heavy breaths through its nose. "Hmph, forget what I said earlier! I don't envy you humans! Stupid humans!"
Naoki was taken aback. "Are you still yourself when you're in that state?"
Although his words were ambiguous, Giratina understood what he meant.
It glared at him, irritated. "I am who I am!"
Naoki fell into deep thought.
"The effects of the cuisine don't seem to be permanent. Well, not necessarily, anyway. It could be because Giratina is the ruler of the Reversal World, so it can reverse itself."
"It seems that when a Pokemon's heart is changed, it's still the same Pokemon, and it doesn't switch personalities. However, due to the change in temperament, it might say things it wouldn't normally say."
If that was the case, were the things Giratina said earlier what it truly felt? Did it truly envy the vibrant real world?
Naoki smiled and asked, "Does your invitation still stand?"
What invitation? Giratina paused, then recalled that it was about inviting this human to plant flowers. An emotion flashed through its mind.
But at this point, it refused to acknowledge that it was itself.
Giratina snapped, "I never said anything like that!"
"Okay, okay, okay." Naoki felt the time was almost up, so he said, "I'll be leaving now. See you next time!"
As he spoke, the effect of the Poison Mushroom Soup gradually faded, and Naoki's figure disappeared from the Reversal World.
Giratina, who had been about to rant, paused.
Just like that, he left?
(End of Chapter)
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