Chapter 498: Little Chuer: I'm Your Biggest Fan
Chapter 498: Little Chuer: I'm Your Biggest Fan
April 12th, Saturday, the weather was clear and sunny.
"If you didn't know, you'd think we were in Miare City," Jinghe remarked as he arrived in Violette City and saw the aerial view advertisement of the city. He couldn't help but smack his lips in amazement.
Violette City wasn't always like this, but under the efforts of Tie Xuan, it had been transformed into a circular city similar to Miare City in the Kalos region.
In the center of the city, there was also a tall tower called the Pillar Tower, resembling the Prism Tower in Miare City. It symbolized the friendship between the Hoenn region's Violette City and the Kalos region's Miare City.
When there was an emergency in Violette City, the Pillar Tower would emit a bright light as an alarm.
"Heng ga! Heng ga!" Gramps exclaimed excitedly.
Since they were in Violette City, they had to hurry to the Violette Food Square, as Gramps' stomach was already getting impatient.
Hearing the call of the purple-skinned little fat guy, Jinghe couldn't help but smile helplessly.
"Let's go."
They got on their bikes and headed towards the Violette Food Square.
After the successful construction of the Turf Tunnel by the Devan Corporation, traveling from Kanaz City to Violette City became much more convenient. There was no need to take detours or cross mountains and rivers; they could go straight through the tunnel to reach Violette City, making it much easier.
This tunnel would also further stimulate the interaction between the two major cities in the Hoenn region, promoting development.
This was the initial reason for the construction of the Turf Tunnel.
Fortunately, under Jinghe's suggestion, the wild Pokemon in the Turf Mountains were also well taken care of.
Perhaps due to Little Chuer's fashion show, Violette City was bustling with people, and Pokemon trainers and ordinary folks with their Pokemon could be seen everywhere.
A Tauros riding a Dudunsparce to work, a delivery person with a Farfetch'd, an elderly man walking a Mightyena, and a twin-tailed girl jumping around with a Pikachu—they all slowly rode their bikes, enjoying the scenery of Violette City.
Although Violette City and Kanaz City were not far apart, they had completely different city styles.
Riding along the way to the Violette Food Street that Gramps had been eagerly anticipating, they saw posters of Little Chuer's fashion show everywhere.
It was clear that Little Chuer's arrival had brought a lot of business to the food square.
However, this had little to do with Jinghe.
After retrieving their bikes from Gramps' stomach, he summoned the little ones and began to enjoy the food.
"Boss, I'll have ten octopus balls," Jinghe said as he approached an octopus ball shop, preparing to order while noticing Gramps drooling beside him and Tyrogue standing on his tiptoes.
"Sure!"
The boss happily took the order and hurriedly called his Pokemon, the Octillery, to help.
Octillery? Grilled octopus balls? Jinghe's expression turned peculiar.
The octopus pieces in these octopus balls...
His gaze fell on the several red octopus legs of the Octillery.
Apparently, Jinghe had thought too much.
The reason for having Octillery help was because it had many tentacles, and one Pokemon could do the work of three or four people. In no time, the ten octopus balls that Jinghe ordered were all ready.
Sauce was poured, and bonito flakes were sprinkled on top. The thin, paper-like bonito flakes curled up upon touching the hot octopus balls and sauce.
Jinghe distributed the food to the little ones and took a box for himself, eating with a toothpick.
It had to be said that the octopus balls grilled by Octillery were spot-on in terms of taste.
And this was just the first stop on their food square journey.
"Cha!"
Just as they were eating, Gigalith set its sights on a cotton candy shop across the street.
Since they had decided to eat, Jinghe wouldn't complain about nutrition or taste; eating and drinking happily was the most important.
"Boss, ten skewers of cotton candy, please."
"Boss, ten Village Sandwiches."
"Boss, ten Sticky Balls."
"Boss, ten Magneton Burns."
The so-called Magneton Burns were actually pancakes made from eggs, water, and flour grilled on an iron plate, topped with bonito flakes, onions, cabbage, bean sprouts, pork, and other ingredients.
Essentially, they were okonomiyaki, but since the Magneton was in charge of heating the iron plate, they were called Magneton Burns.
"Lotom, I think we can replicate this," Jinghe suggested as he ate the Magneton Burns, finding the taste quite good.
"Lotom.(PД`q。)·。'゜"
Lotom covered its face.
It was already working hard as a Tauros, and now it had to work even more.
Transforming its "grief" into power, Lotom took out its frustration on the Magneton Burns, taking a big bite.
"Mmm, so good~"
In no time, Jinghe and the others were holding food in their hands, eating, and filling their bags, becoming significant "big customers" in the food square! The food was delicious, but Jinghe couldn't help but grumble about the web of money.
However, he didn't say anything.
Since they were already there, they decided to temporarily ignore the money issue to avoid dampening the little ones' enthusiasm.
"Before coming here, I did some research, and the most famous snack in the Violette Food Square is the Violette Mixed Noodle," Jinghe said after taking a bite of the Sticky Balls and another bite of the Magneton Burns, alternating between sweet and savory.
Seeing the little ones looking at him, he smiled and asked, "Who else can still eat?"
Swish, swish, swish—
Each of the little ones had food in their mouths and didn't say a word, but they all raised their hands in unison.
Jinghe nodded tearfully.
As expected, asking was pointless; if these little ones were let loose, they could devour the entire food square.
"Let's go."
Soon, they arrived at a shop with a large entrance and a bustling crowd.
The place was packed, and it didn't seem like there were any seats available.
Many customers chose to take their orders to go and find a spot in the Food Square to enjoy their meals.
"Jinghe?"
At that moment, a familiar voice called out.
Following the sound, Jinghe saw Bonnie, dressed in an elegant lady's outfit and wearing a wide-brimmed hat that covered most of her face.
Jinghe then remembered that Bonnie was indeed a frequent visitor to the Violette Food Square, and her favorite dish was the Violette Mixed Noodles.
But wasn't Bonnie very busy? How did she have time to come here for noodles?
"Have you finished your order? Let's go eat outside," Bonnie invited with a smile.
"Sure."
Although it was crowded, the noodle shop was indeed efficient, and in no time, Jinghe's ten portions were packed and ready to go.
The two found a spot at a public table in a corner of the Food Square.
The little ones couldn't wait to show off their treasures.
Especially Gramps, who loved eating noodles and pasta. In the past, Jinghe had lured him with a bucket of instant noodles.
The slurping sounds filled the air.
Jinghe and Bonnie didn't speak; they focused on their noodles, as they wouldn't taste good if they got cold.
After a while, Jinghe sighed and took a few sips of the noodle soup.
He had to admit that the popularity of this noodle shop was well-deserved; the Violette Mixed Noodles indeed had an excellent flavor.
"Hngga!" Gramps smacked his lips, looking at Jinghe with pleading eyes.
Seeing his eagerness, Jinghe couldn't help but understand his intentions. He waved his hand and smiled, "Go ahead, go ahead."
"Hngga!"
Gramps immediately stood up, waved his hand, and led the little ones back to the noodle shop.
One bowl of noodles wasn't enough for them.
At the same time, Bonnie gracefully wiped the corner of her mouth with a handkerchief and said, "It seems like you guys like it too."
Jinghe smiled, "The taste is indeed good."
After seeing Bonnie finish her noodles, he asked, "Bonnie, what brings you here?"
Bonnie, understanding his meaning, gently rubbed her temples and gave him a slightly annoyed glare.
"It's all because of you guys leaving me with all this work."
Jinghe felt embarrassed and decided not to respond.
Moreover, he wasn't one of the Four Guardians, nor was he a high-ranking official or manager in the League. What did this have to do with him? Jinghe thought to himself.
"Little Chuer's fashion show," Bonnie said, knowing it was pointless to blame Jinghe, so she got back to the main topic.
Hmm?
Jinghe was slightly taken aback, "Is it about this?"
Were the Four Guardians already taking charge so quickly, even paying attention to a celebrity's fashion show performance?
That's way too scary!
They have too much work already!
But soon, Bonnie provided an explanation, "It's for the Youth Grandmaster World Championship."
Jinghe quickly understood her implication and asked in response, "So... the venue is in the Unova Region?"
"Yes," Bonnie confirmed.
Jinghe realized what she meant.
So that's why Little Chuer came to their Hoenn for the fashion show; he had thought it was Old Man Tie Xuan's idea to attract more visitors to Violette City.
Now it seemed that Little Chuer's fashion show was actually promoting the 'Youth Grandmaster World Championship.'
That also explained why Bonnie had come to Violette City.
Wait.
Perhaps Bonnie had chosen Violette City for the promotion because, on the one hand, it was located in the center of the Hoenn Region, making it easily accessible for residents from other towns.
On the other hand, it might have been an opportunity for her to enjoy a bowl of noodles.
"Aren't you participating too? Didn't you know the venue was in Unova?" Bonnie asked in return.
Jinghe gave an awkward smile.
Although he wanted to participate, he hadn't paid much attention to the details. Genji had signed him up.
He figured that since it was a competition, there was no point in knowing too much beforehand; he could just arrive at the venue when the competition was about to start.
Jinghe thought to himself that he hadn't visited the Unova Region yet.
The Unova Region was said to be modeled after America, and there were many similarities, such as the Pokemon Hollywood and the design of the Unova Grunt.
The Unova Region was relatively farther from the Kanto, Johto, Sinnoh, and Hoenn regions but closer to the Alola Region.
"The venue is in Flying Cloud City, Unova Region," Bonnie added.
Flying Cloud City?
As one of the grandest cities in the Pokemon world and a cultural melting pot, Flying Cloud City featured many things not found in other regions.
The two chatted for a while longer, mostly about the Youth Grandmaster World Championship.
"By the way," Bonnie said, as if remembering something, "That giant submarine of Ghost's was acquired by the Devan Corporation."
"Devan? Submarine?"
Jinghe's eyebrows twitched, and he had a bad feeling about this.
It had been confirmed that Groudon's resting place was not at Mt. Chimney, so it was highly likely that it was asleep in the Seafloor Cavern, along with Kyogre.
However, the Seafloor Cavern was located deep in the ocean, making it impossible for ordinary people to approach, and it was also sealed with a powerful barrier.
In 'Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire,' Team Aqua had used Devan Corporation's submarine technology to create the Submarine 1.
They had broken the seal of the Seafloor Cavern with an Infinite Energy-powered drill, awakening Groudon and Kyogre.
Jinghe had given up at this point.
In the special episodes, Team Magma and Team Aqua had used a different method to awaken Groudon and Kyogre, and the anime version was different yet again.
It was hard to predict what would happen.
The key lay in the Red Orb and the Blue Orb.
Whatever would be, would be; a Skysplitter would take care of them all. Jinghe thought to himself.
"Hmm, so you're in for a big reward.
Bonnie laughed. "Devan is well-known for his wealth and generosity. With their acquisition of the giant submarine, Jinghe will surely receive a portion."
Of course, given Devan's relationship with the Hoenn League and their contributions to the League and the entire Pokemon World, along with their research focus on the submarine, the acquisition price would undoubtedly be reasonable.
However, even with that, it's still better that Devan is paying, rather than leaving it to the League. It will make Jinghe's profits more realistic.
"Money is good! Let's go, I'll take you to see Chuer and Tie Xuan." Bonnie suggested.
See Chuer?
"Okay."
He stood up, looking a little puzzled. "Why haven't Gramps and the others returned yet?"
Didn't they go to get mixed noodles? How could they not be back yet after I finished talking with Bonnie?
Suddenly, Jinghe's heart skipped a beat.
Oh no! Oh no! He hurriedly got up and quickly walked towards the noodle shop, only to discover...
"Gramps is so amazing, eating so much?"
"It's not just Gramps. Dragonite, Martial Bear, and Tyrogue are all incredible eaters."
"If I had to say who's the best, it's Tyrogue. Its size is nothing compared to Gramps, Dragonite, and Martial Bear, but its appetite is just as impressive."
".
Listening to the surrounding discussions, Jinghe, who had squeezed into the crowd, had a face like ashes.
He saw the little ones buried in a mountain of empty bowls.
The smallest eater, Ice Kyurem, had eaten ten bowls!
A waiter stood beside Gramps and the others, scanning the area with his eyes before settling on them with an intense gaze, as if afraid they might run off without paying.
Jinghe touched his forehead.
If they wanted to run now, what could he do? Bonnie, standing nearby, couldn't help but chuckle softly at the sight.
Jinghe's Pokemon were indeed quite interesting.
"Bonnie, King." Jinghe lowered his voice.
"Hmm?"
"Um... I was wondering, if my Pokemon accidentally ate too much while chatting with you, could I get reimbursed?"
Bonnie, King: ".
"Hmm."
Gramps smiled awkwardly, or rather, sycophantically.
Tyrogue kept his head down, following Gramps cautiously, feeling that Gramps' silhouette was so majestic.
They ate together, but Gramps was the only one carrying the burden. What else could he be but a big brother?
In Gramps' words: As the leader, one must be prepared to take the blame!
Jinghe glanced at him irritably but didn't say anything.
They had only eaten a little more than a hundred bowls of noodles; how could he possibly punish these little creatures? Aside from a bit of soreness, everything else was fine.
Seeing this, Gramps secretly sighed in relief.
He knew Jinghe wouldn't blame them.
Violette Gym.
A gym building with a yellowish exterior and a huge golden lightning mark on it.
"Hahahaha—"
As soon as they entered the gym, they heard a hearty and cheerful laugh. "Bonnie, Jinghe, you're here."
As an elder, Tie Xuan was Bonnie's senior, of the same generation as Yuan Zhi, a veteran Trainer with formidable strength.
"Old Master."
"Gym Leader Tie Xuan."
Bonnie and Jinghe greeted him.
"Jinghe, you should come to Violet City more often. Electric Junior often talks about you."
Old Master Tie Xuan was a typical extrovert, instantly acting as if he and Jinghe were close.
It was only because Jinghe had already understood the old master's personality that he didn't feel too uncomfortable.
"I definitely will next time." Jinghe replied sincerely.
"Good, good."
Clop-clop-clop—
At this moment, the crisp sound of horse hooves approached from a distance.
A girl with long golden hair, wearing trendy headphones, and a tall, slender figure appeared, riding a Thunder Zebra.
It was Chuer, the Gym Leader of the Unova Region's Raven Gym and the star of the fashion show!
"Hmm!" Gramps exclaimed upon seeing Chuer.
Seeing her alive!
Chuer also turned her gaze towards Gramps after hearing his voice. When she spotted Jinghe, her eyes lit up, and she lightly patted the Thunder Zebra, causing it to speed up and approach the group.
Chuer jumped off the Thunder Zebra and ran over to Jinghe, her cheeks slightly flushed, and exclaimed:
"Jinghe Teacher, in person!"
Her demeanor was like that of a starstruck fan.
Hmm? Why are you acting like Gramps?
"Jinghe Teacher, can we take a photo together? I'm your fan, no, you're my fan!" Chuer was also very lively, her eyes sparkling as she asked.
"Huh?"
Jinghe was taken aback.
How did this feel a bit off?
Bonnie and Tie Xuan looked at each other, also a bit surprised.
Gramps, on the other hand, rolled his eyes, thinking something unknown.
Chuer took out a poster of the Meowth and Pikachu merchandise, "Can you sign this for me?"
Upon seeing this poster, Jinghe understood.
So that's it.
Chuer was a loyal fan of the Meowth and Pikachu merchandise.
As a Trainer specializing in Electric-type Pokemon, her fondness for the mischievous and adorable Pikachu made perfect sense.
"Okay, sure." Jinghe, caught off guard, replied.
He quickly signed the poster for Chuer, while in his heart, he muttered. The Rocket Team's merchandise promotion was quite good, even reaching the Unova Region.
It seemed that his share of the profits this year would increase significantly.
After signing, Chuer hoped to take a photo together.
When Jinghe saw Gramps holding a phone and Lotom taking photos beside them, his heart trembled.
"Hmm~"
"Jinghe Teacher, want to battle?"
(End of Chapter)
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