Gourmet master of the Pokemon world

Soon, dinner was ready. Tonight, Ange and the others were having noodles.

Gengar made the noodles, while Ange, Snorlax, and Drizzile prepared the side dishes. There were five flavors to choose from: tomato and egg, braised pork ribs, braised beef, spicy chicken gizzards, and pickled mustard greens with shredded pork.

Looking at the sumptuous dinner before her, Serena said in surprise, "Is this the kind of noodles you can only get at Snorlax's house for dinner?"

Ange nodded and said, "Yes! Our Gengar is the head chef for dinner at Snorlax's house!"

"Amazing!" Serena praised.

"Everyone must be hungry, let's eat quickly!" Ange said.

So everyone chose their favorite flavor and started eating.

Slurp ~

Slurp ~

Soon, only the sound of everyone eating noodles remained at the table.

Finally, after finishing a bowl of noodles, Ash took a big gulp of soup and said happily, "So delicious!"

Glug ~ Glug ~ Pikachu hugged a large bowl bigger than its body, and mimicking Ash, took a big gulp of soup, then patted its round belly and lay down on the table.

"Pika ~ Pika ~" It's so delicious!

The Princess of the Diamond Domain also accidentally ate too much. She gently rubbed her belly and accidentally let out a very loud burp, and everyone's (Pokémon) eyes suddenly turned to look at her.

The Princess of the Diamond Domain covered her mouth with a flushed face and said shyly, "That was very rude."

Everyone burst into laughter upon hearing this.

After dinner, Ange's family chatted with Ash and his friends and the Princess of the Diamond Domain for a while. When they learned that Lechonk and Charcadet had volunteered to help Ash and his friends find Xerneas, Ange looked surprised.

However, he didn't stop them, but said to Ash and his friends, "Then please take good care of Lechonk and Charcadet on the road."

Ash patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, Mr. Ange, with me here, Lechonk and Charcadet will be fine!"

Then Ange added, "By the way, you're leaving tomorrow morning, right? I have to go to Azoth Kingdom for work early tomorrow morning, so I may not be able to see you off, please forgive me."

Clemont quickly said, "No, no, no, we are already very grateful that Mr. Ange took us in and treated us to a delicious dinner. Please take care of your business, you don't have to worry about us."

Ange nodded, "Then eat breakfast before you leave!"

After chatting with Ash and the others for a while, Ange asked Diancie to arrange guest rooms for them, while he took his disciples to train.

Ange, Snorlax, and Drizzile practiced other recipes unlocked by the system, Gengar focused on making noodles, and Magearna focused on practicing her dessert making.

Because the system did not unlock any dessert-related recipes, Magearna could not practice with the materials provided by the training room, nor could she use the training room's teaching system.

However, the advantage of the training room is that it has a special time flow, and this function alone is enough for Magearna to quickly improve her dessert-making skills.

In the middle of Ange's training, Diancie, who had gone to arrange guest rooms for Ash and the others, returned. As always, she transformed into a demon coach, instructing Ange and the others with a serious expression and a strict attitude.

After the training, Ange and the others went back to their rooms to sleep.

The next morning, Ange went to the Royal Capital for work with Drizzile, Ralts, Espurr, and Meowstic as usual.

When he left, Ash and his friends hadn't woken up yet!

While eating breakfast, Ash asked, "Has Mr. Ange already left?"

Diancie nodded, "Yes, Ange always gets up very early! He won't make it to the store opening if he's late."

Serena sighed, "Mr. Ange is really too hardworking."

Diancie smiled without saying a word.

Actually, Ange isn't as hardworking as Serena and the others think. He does get up early every day, but he only works half a day. He can rest however he wants in the afternoon.

Now that various tasks on the Nibel Plateau have gotten on track, there are not many things that Ange needs to worry about and work on, so he is generally more free in the afternoon.

After breakfast, Ash and his friends and the Princess of the Diamond Domain bid farewell to Diancie. Of course, two Lechonk and two Charcadet accompanied them.

Diancie and Magearna sent them all the way to the edge of the grassland.

Ash and the others walked and waved goodbye to Diancie and Magearna.

"Diancie, Magearna, go back, no need to see us off!" Serena shouted.

"No need to see us off!" Bonnie also shouted, jumping up and down.

When Ash and the others' backs disappeared, Diancie and Magearna held hands and went home.

Ash and the others followed behind the Lechonk and Charcadet who were jumping and hopping ahead.

Their first stop was the forest where Lechonk and Charcadet first met Xerneas.

After walking for an unknown amount of time, while passing under a cliff, a Carbink with an unusually thick beard suddenly walked out of a cave, followed by several smaller Carbink.

Seeing that Carbink, the Princess of the Diamond Domain (hereinafter referred to as Diancie) shouted in surprise, "Elder Diamon!" As she spoke, she led Majima, Knight, and Joke towards that Carbink.

It turned out that this Carbink was Elder Diamon of the Diamond Domain. It was the longest-lived Carbink in the Diamond Domain, second only to Diancie in status.

At the same time, Diancie was also born into this world under its watchful eyes.

Elder Diamon: "Princess!"

Like Majima, Knight, and Joke, Elder Diamon also has telepathy.

"Elder Diamon, why are you here?" Diancie asked in confusion.

"Princess, something bad has happened." Elder Diamon said with a serious expression.

"What happened?" Diancie had a bad feeling in her heart.

"Please come with me, Princess!"

As he spoke, Elder Diamon led Diancie and the others into the cave they had just come out of.

"Princess, they are..." Elder Diamon asked as he walked, looking at Ash and the others.

Diancie happily introduced to Elder Diamon, "They are friends I met on my journey. They have helped me a lot along the way and are now helping me find Xerneas."

Hearing this, Elder Diamon sincerely expressed his gratitude to Ash and his friends.

As everyone walked, a collapse suddenly occurred in front of them, scaring them a lot.

"What's going on?" Diancie asked Elder Diamon in confusion.

The Diamond Domain has the support of the Sacred Diamond, so this shouldn't have happened.

Elder Diamon replied with a sad expression, "Princess, the Sacred Diamond has finally reached the end of its life. I came here to inform you of this matter."

"How could this be?" Diancie looked shocked.

"Please come with me, Princess."

Under the leadership of the Diamond Minister, Diancie and Ash's group arrived at a spacious underground space, a part of the Diamond Domain, where white diamond pillars stood all over the ground and the top of the space.

However, the once brilliant and bright diamond pillars had all lost their luster at this moment, turning into dark, decaying rock pillars that were constantly collapsing.

The original Diamond Domain was not like this. It was powered by the Sacred Diamond, connected to all parts of the world by the brilliant Diamond Road, forming a vast Carbink empire.

But now…

"How could this be…" Diancie looked at the scene before her in disbelief.

The Diamond Minister stepped forward with a solemn expression and said, "Princess Diancie, the most urgent task is for you to master the Fairy Aura as soon as possible, and then create a new Sacred Diamond. Only in this way can we prevent the Diamond Domain from continuing to move towards destruction!"

"But… but I can't do it yet," Diancie said sadly, "My country has become like this, and I know nothing about it. I am really too derelict in my duty."

As she spoke, Diancie shed tears of guilt.

At this moment, Ash came over to comfort her, saying, "Diancie, crying won't solve the problem. We can definitely find Xerneas. Besides, isn't there still Mr. Ange? The Diamond Domain will be fine!"

Remembering Ange, Diancie finally had light in her eyes.

The Diamond Minister asked in confusion upon hearing this, "Mr. Ange is…"

Marjema, Dazzle, and Allotrope stepped forward and told the Diamond Minister about Ange.

Swirlix and Charcadet stepped forward with proud faces.

"Chaka~ Chaka~" With Ange here, you don't have to be afraid of anything!

"Kengkeng~ Kengkeng~" Yes! Yes! Besides, we are here too. We will definitely take you to find Xerneas!

The Diamond Minister listened and said in shock, "Unbelievable! There is actually a second Princess Diancie in this world. Now the Diamond Domain is saved!"

"Let's hurry up and find Xerneas!" Ash said.

"Yes, find Xerneas!" Diancie said firmly.

So the group left the Diamond Domain and returned to the surface, this time with the Diamond Minister also accompanying them.

"Princess Diancie, where should we go to find Xerneas?" the Diamond Minister asked.

At this time, the obedient Charcadet rode on the male Swirlix and pointed to the forest in the distance, saying:

"Chaka~ Chaka~" Go there!

When the Diamond Minister saw the forest clearly, a look of shock appeared on his face.

"That is…"

"What's wrong, Diamond Minister?" Diancie asked in confusion when she saw the Diamond Minister's expression was not right.

"That is the Allearth Forest!" the Diamond Minister said with fear on his face.

Ash asked, "Diamond Minister, do you know that place?"

The Diamond Minister nodded, "That is a place that is called the Forbidden Land!"

"Forbidden Land?" Ash's group and Diancie all looked puzzled.

The Diamond Minister explained, "Many years ago, a great extinction occurred in the Allearth Forest, and countless lives disappeared as a result. Since then, no one has dared to approach it."

"What is a great extinction?" Diancie asked, puzzled.

"It is a disaster in which all life falls into darkness and all creatures disappear and become extinct. I personally experienced that disaster. It was too terrible…"

Recalling the scene of that year, the Diamond Minister couldn't help but feel fear.

He continued, "The one who caused the great disaster was the legendary Pokémon—Yveltal."

"Yveltal?" Ash's group had never heard of this Pokémon.

Clemont had heard of it and guessed, "Could it be the legendary Yveltal that can take away all life?"

"Yes!" The Diamond Minister nodded, "That is the being called the God of Destruction, the God of Death, the embodiment of destruction!"

"I almost thought I was going to die in that disaster. It was Xerneas who appeared and saved me in my despair," the Diamond Minister recalled.

Serena asked in confusion, "Why would Yveltal do such a thing?"

Clemont thought for a while and said, "Maybe it was to trigger a new life force."

"Trigger a new life force?" Ash and Serena said at the same time.

"Yes!" Clemont nodded, "Death and life are not completely opposed. What may be brought about after the great extinction is even more vigorous life force! I think this should be the meaning of Yveltal's existence."

The Diamond Minister said thoughtfully, "What Mr. Clemont said may… be right. Death and life are not opposed, but interdependent!"

"Then are we still going to the Allearth Forest?" Serena asked in confusion.

"Go! I want to go!" Diancie said suddenly and decisively.

"Princess Diancie…"

The Diamond Minister, Marjema, Dazzle, and Allotrope all looked at Diancie with worried expressions.

"No matter how difficult or dangerous it is, I must see Xerneas, master the Fairy Aura, and protect my country and people!" Diancie said firmly.

"Princess Diancie…" Seeing such a Diancie, a look of relief appeared on the Diamond Minister's face, and then he said with a firm face, "Go, Princess Diancie, go to the Allearth Forest to see Xerneas. We will always follow you!"

"Yes! Princess Diancie."

Marjema, Dazzle, and Allotrope all echoed the Diamond Minister.

"Diancie, we will be with you too!" Ash and the others also said.

"Everyone…" Diancie looked touched.

"Then let's continue on our way!" Ash said loudly.

"Oh!!!"

After a round of cheering, the group set off again on their journey to find Xerneas.

On the way, the Diamond Minister said as he walked, "Legend has it that after causing the great extinction, Yveltal will turn into a Cocoon of Destruction and fall into a deep sleep, so Yveltal must be sleeping somewhere in the Allearth Forest now.

And it is said that those who disturb the Cocoon of Destruction's sleep will surely bear the wrath of the Cocoon of Destruction."

Clemont said, "So we must be careful not to disturb the Cocoon of Destruction in the process of finding Xerneas, right?"

The Diamond Minister nodded, "Exactly!"

After walking for an unknown amount of time, Ash and Diancie's group finally arrived at the edge of the Allearth Forest.

Looking at the dense forest, Diancie said excitedly, "I can sense it. It is the aura of Fairy Aura, a very strong aura of Fairy Aura! Xerneas must be here!"

"Great! Great!"

The Diamond Minister and Marjema and the others showed happy smiles upon hearing this.

Swirlix and Charcadet were also very happy. They could reunite with their friend.

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