He knows Pokémon better than me.

Chapter 2997: Adjacent cabin neighbors?

While Kukui was busy cooking, Rock Dog followed behind with his tail wagging, intending to help, as there was no room for a second person in the kitchen.

"Doctor, take your time. I'm going to go for a walk outside first~!"

After hearing Kukui's response from the kitchen, Xiaozhi put Eevee on his shoulders, pushed open the door and went out.

Well, there is no Pikachu on the shoulder, but an Eevee. Isn't it a bit strange?
But he hadn't taken a good look at the beach yet. Xiaozhi took a deep breath and looked around.

"It's almost time for dinner, let's just walk around the door."

Xiaozhi did not walk far. He looked around and found that the beach was very empty. The same was true for the sea right in front of him. There were no obstructions and the view was wide.

But about two or three hundred meters away from the wooden house, there was actually a wooden house built on the beach, which was very abrupt.

When I came here just now, my attention was on Kukui's house and I didn't see it yet.

"Beep! Besides Professor Kukui, is there anyone else who has a hobby of building a house on the beach, Loto?!"

Rotom turned around and took a picture of the house in the distance.

The house over there is much smaller than Kukui's research institute - this is both Kukui's home and his research institute.

It is only about 1/3 the size, and the sea surface in front is a reef area. Rugged reefs of varying heights protrude from the water. Some of the reefs are home to Pokémon that spoil the view, such as Slowpoke and Slowpoke.

Well, it’s not really a beautiful coastline.

Before he knew it, Xiaozhi had walked outside his neighbor's cabin.

The door was closed tightly and the windows were sealed tightly, so it was impossible to see what was going on inside.

However, some footprints can be seen on the steps at the entrance, which are not covered by sand. It is obviously not an abandoned hut that has been uninhabited for a long time.

Could it be a friend of Dr. Kukui?
"Oh Xiaozhi, why are you here~?"

I was trying to study it when I heard Kukui's voice from behind.

Turning around, Xiaozhi found that Kukui was still wearing a scarf, and there were even some charcoal marks on his face, as if he had fought a big battle in the kitchen.

"The meal is ready, let's go back!"

"Oh, by the way, Doctor, what is this house?"

Xiaozhi couldn't help but point at the room in front of him, feeling it was eerie and gloomy.

"This is the house where a young and outstanding trainer lives. His age is probably about the same as Xiaozhi, right~?"

When this person was mentioned, Kukui's eyes lit up immediately, and he obviously admired the other person very much.

"Are you my age?"

Xiaozhi muttered to himself, that should be a student of the Pokémon school, or perhaps a student with excellent grades who graduated early?

"By the way, didn't I just say that someone had lived in your attic before? It was this person who lived there~"

Speaking of this, Kukui seemed a little smug.

Although the other party moved out later, he probably fell in love with the environment of his research institute, so he built his own wooden house on the beach a few hundred meters away. He is currently his only neighbor.

It’s just the other person’s personality and preferences, a bit curious!

Kukui rubbed his head and looked at the shabby rocky area on the sea surface right in front of the wooden house with some distress.

Especially at night, it can even feel eerie!
That’s right, the kid himself is quite gloomy, and he probably chose this area as the scenery in front of the door on purpose.

"But she has recently gone to another island, so I won't be home for her return. I'll introduce you two to each other~!" Kukui urged Xiaozhi to go home:
"Anyway, let's try my special Alola cuisine first~!!"

Speaking of cooking, Xiaozhi's stomach started to growl. He suppressed his curiosity, licked the corner of his mouth, and quickly walked back to the research institute.

Until I saw three plates of charcoal-black unidentified objects placed on the dining table.

Xiaozhi: ".?"

There was a plate of food whose shape could be vaguely identified as a heart. This made Xiaozhi bite the bullet and look at the large landscape water tank next to it.

Well, the two love fish are still there, so it shouldn’t be that outrageous.

Maybe it just doesn’t look good, but it actually tastes okay?
Under Dr. Kukui's eager gaze, he grabbed his fork and tried to pick up a piece and put it into his mouth.
"Missing the first day of Citron!"

This was the only thought in Xiaozhi's mind.

The most outrageous thing is Kukui. It seems that he didn't realize his cooking skills were terrible until this moment.

"Haha~ Actually, I live alone most of the time and don't cook~"

Kukui laughed dryly and said that studying cooking was much more difficult than studying academic subjects!

"Sure enough, let's go to Einar Restaurant to solve the problem of eating in the future."

Eina Restaurant is a restaurant opened by Mao's family. It is near the school. It has a wide variety of stews, barbecues, and seafood fried rice. Kukui basically has his three meals a day there.

"Reliable!"

Xiaozhi nodded solemnly, restaurant takeout is the best choice!

For the first time, the two men who neither of them cooked resonated with each other.

Not just now. Xiaozhi always feels like he has met Professor Kukui somewhere before?
The latter gave him a very familiar feeling.

Moreover, there is an inexplicable sense of familiarity?
Dinner was not the main point. After barely eliminating these unidentified objects, Kukui's gaze fell on Eevee who was eating with the Rock Dog next to him, and his expression gradually became serious.

"There is an item that can transform the Ice Dragon Kyurem, the Gene Wedge. Does this Eevee have it?"

"And it can evolve and degenerate into various types at will.!?"

He had listened to Xiaozhi's description in its entirety and was shocked. This Eevee had extraordinary potential.

According to Mr. Akroma, Ibrahimovic's exclusive Z-pure crystal may indeed produce a miraculous reaction with Ibrahimovic's specially made gene wedge, thereby helping the latter to control its own evolution.

"I haven't seen Eevee's specific Z-pure crystal yet, but there's a chance it exists."

Kukui pushed up his glasses. Although ordinary Z-moves were not common in the Alola region, they were not particularly rare either.

The rare ones should be the exclusive Z-Crystals for specific Pokémon.

For example, his Blazing Roaring Tiger has an exclusive Z-Crystal, which allows him to perform a unique evil-attribute Z-move!

Ibrahimovic's words
"I don't know much about this Pokémon, but I know a student who is very good at commanding Eevee in battle. He also has a common Z-Crystal that Eevee can use. He seems to have been looking for Eevee's exclusive Z-Crystal before, and maybe he has found it now."

Kukui was carefully flipping through the contacts on his phone, muttering:

"He is an outstanding graduate of our school. He should be two years older than you. He passed several island pilgrimage tests before he graduated."

"Once I get in touch with him, I'll arrange a meeting between the two of you."

"good."

Hearing this, Xiaozhi was overjoyed and nodded with satisfaction. The first mission was going very smoothly so far!