Gourmet master of the Pokemon world

About twenty minutes later, Anjay, along with Ninetales and Sandslash, jumped off Metagross. Together, they looked up at the city entrance and the city's retro-style walls.

Like Azoth Kingdom, Rota City largely preserved its architectural style of the past.

Azoth Kingdom had a retro-futuristic feel.

Rota City, on the other hand, had a retro-ancient feel.

Anjay led the two Pokémon into the city, only to be surprised by the lively atmosphere, as if some event was being held.

After some inquiry, he learned that Rota City was holding a festival.

Rota City had always been known for the legend of the Aura Guardian.

Legend has it that hundreds of years ago, the Aura Guardian Aaron single-handedly prevented a war that could have destroyed the kingdom.

To commemorate and praise Aaron, Rota City holds a festival every year.

In the center of Rota City, at Cameran Palace, where the Queen resides, a grand Pokémon battle competition is held every year during the festival.

The trainer who wins the final victory will be awarded the title of "Aura Guardian."

Anjay learned from Ash that Aaron had successfully quelled the war by using the power of the Tree of Beginning.

The Tree of Beginning and Aura are inextricably linked.

Ash also told Anjay not to rashly go to the Tree of Beginning, but to have Mew take him there for safety.

Mew often transforms into other Pokémon and secretly comes to Rota City or Cameran Palace to play. Anjay's task was to find Mew among the many Pokémon.

As long as you exist inside the Tree of Beginning, you cannot avoid being hunted by the immune system.

Moreover, there are three powerful guardians in the Tree of Beginning: Regirock, Regice, and Registeel.

Even if Anjay defeated these three legendary Pokémon with his powerful strength and forcibly interrupted the operation of the immune system, it would not only fail to achieve Anjay's goal, but also lead to more terrible consequences.

That would be to cause the collapse of the Tree of Beginning's immune system. In severe cases, it could even lead to the direct death of the Tree of Beginning.

In short, forcibly entering the Tree of Beginning is not advisable unless you have Mew's permission.

Mew and the Tree of Beginning have a symbiotic relationship. Its permission means the Tree of Beginning's permission.

Ash had entered the Tree of Beginning and had contact with Mew, so he knew so much.

Since entering Rota City, Anjay had been keeping his Aura Perception on, constantly monitoring the Pokémon on the street.

Sandslash and Vulpix were curiously looking at the scenery of Rota City.

Rota City's special geographical location meant that it wasn't usually as lively as it was today. Anjay and the others had just happened to arrive at the right time.

As they walked, Sandslash suddenly grabbed Anjay's trouser leg. Anjay looked down at it, only to see it drooling as it stared at a cotton candy stall.

"Little glutton!" Anjay said helplessly, "Okay, I'll buy you one."

"Sandslash~ Sandslash~" Sandslash happily rubbed against Anjay's leg upon hearing this.

Anjay walked to the stall and said to the owner, "Boss, please give me three cotton candies."

"Okay!" the owner said happily, "What shape do you want?" He pointed to the sign in front of the stall.

The sign showed the shapes and colors of cotton candy available.

Anjay said to Sandslash, Metagross, and Vulpix, "Choose for yourselves!"

Vulpix was surprised to see that it also had a share, but it didn't say anything. Instead, it readily accepted Anjay's kindness, pointing its paw at a Vulpix shape and choosing the red color that matched Vulpix.

Sandslash wanted to choose its own shape, but it wasn't on the sign. It had no choice but to choose a Teddiursa.

As for Metagross, it directly refused to choose. It didn't want to eat cotton candy, so it asked Anjay to cancel its share.

Anjay didn't force it, telling the stall owner to change three to two. Anjay himself didn't have any intention of eating cotton candy either.

While making the cotton candy, the stall owner asked Anjay, "Young man, you're from out of town, aren't you?"

Anjay smiled and said, "You have a good eye, boss."

The owner laughed and said, "That's right! You've come at the right time. Rota City is lively these days. Don't forget to go to Cameran Palace later. You might even see Her Majesty the Queen!"

Her Majesty the Queen usually doesn't show her face easily, but she will definitely appear during the Aura Guardian Festival!

Anjay nodded and said, "That's a must."

Soon, the cotton candy was made. Sandslash couldn't wait to take it and start licking it.

Vulpix also used its psychic powers to control the cotton candy and eat it.

Leaving the cotton candy stall, Anjay continued to stroll through the streets of Rota City. He even visited some deserted corners of Rota City, seeing all kinds of Pokémon, but he didn't see Mew.

Sandslash quickly licked its cotton candy clean. It held the stick in its hand and swung it around, smacking its lips and saying:

"Sandslash~ Sandslash~" Not as delicious as the desserts made by Magearna!

Anjay smiled upon hearing this.

How could it compare? The cotton candy on the stalls is essentially made of simple sugar. The sugar is put into a machine and spun into threads, then wrapped around a stick. There is almost no technical content. It's just for fun.

Vulpix leaned close to Sandslash and asked, "Are the desserts made by Magearna really that delicious?"

"Sandslash~ Sandslash~" Of course.

Sandslash is always 100% confident in its own food.

Staring at Vulpix for a while, Sandslash hesitated for a moment, then casually took out a box of pudding and said proudly:

"Sandslash~ Sandslash~" I'll let you broaden your horizons.

Vulpix asked in surprise, "Where did you get this from?"

"Sandslash..." Of course it's from...

Speaking of this, Sandslash suddenly covered its mouth. Anjay didn't let it tell others about the backpack.

"Sandslash~ Sandslash~" Never mind that, just eat it.

Sandslash opened the box containing the pudding with a chuckle, and scooped out a piece with its own small spoon and handed it to Vulpix.

Vulpix hesitated for a moment, then opened its mouth and swallowed the piece of pudding that was swaying in front of it.

The moment the pudding entered its mouth, the soft texture and sweet taste made it feel as if it was in an ocean of desserts. That full sense of happiness was too intoxicating.

Vulpix instantly felt that the cotton candy it hadn't finished eating was no longer appealing.

"Sandslash~ Sandslash~" Delicious, right?

Sandslash said with a smile.

"Delicious." Loke nodded subconsciously. It asked, puzzled, "You already have such delicious pudding, why do you still want cotton candy?"

"Bo bo ~" You don't understand.

Bo the Groundhog shook its finger mysteriously and said, "Bo bo ~ Bo bo ~" I want to eat everything that's delicious.

Loke thought: What a greedy little fellow.

"Bo bo ~" Here, for you!

Saying that, Bo the Groundhog handed the entire box of pudding to Loke.

"Bo bo ~ Bo bo ~" You've never eaten anything so delicious, you're so pitiful.

Loke: . . .

It had lived for over two hundred years and never expected to be pitied by a little guy today.

Loke used its psychic powers to take the pudding and then used its powers to control the spoon, eating it little by little.

Okay, the pudding really was too delicious, it really was an ignorant, pitiful fox.

After wandering around most of Rota City without finding any trace of Mew, Ange said to Bo the Groundhog, Metagross, and Loke:

"Let's go to Old Town Rota and take a look."

The three Pokémon nodded.

Old Town Rota was in the center of Rota City, and its terrain was much higher than that of Rota City. Ange and the others needed to take a cable car to get there.

Once inside Old Town Rota, Ange found that it was not only lively, but people were also wearing various exaggerated or bizarre costumes.

After asking a passing Trainer, he learned that everyone participating in the festival today needed to change into special costumes to recreate the cultural appearance of Old Town Rota from hundreds of years ago.

"Over there, you can borrow costumes for free, go take a look!" The Trainer pointed to a tower and said to Ange.

"Okay, thank you!" Ange thanked him.

"You're welcome." The Trainer waved to Ange and left.

After the stranger left, Ange said to the three Pokémon, "Let's do as the Romans do."

"Bo bo ~ Bo bo ~"

Bo the Groundhog was very excited and jumped up and down happily.

What should I dress up as? Bo followed Ange into the tower, full of anticipation.

After entering the tower that the stranger had pointed out, Ange found that there was no one managing it. Inside, there were rows of neatly arranged clothes racks, each with various costumes hanging on them, available for anyone to choose freely.

There were dresses for attending banquets, uniforms worn by members of the royal family, armor worn by knights, and even coarse clothes worn by farmers... There were even clothes specially made for Pokémon.

"Which one should I choose..." Ange walked between the clothes racks, picking and choosing.

"Bo bo ~ Bo bo ~" Ange, wear this one, this one looks good.

At this time, Bo the Groundhog tugged on Ange's pant leg and pointed to a set of clothes.

Ange looked in the direction Bo the Groundhog was pointing and saw that it was pointing to a prince's uniform.

Bo the Groundhog knew that Ange used to be a prince, so it specially chose this outfit.

Ange understood the reason for it pointing to this outfit, smiled, and rubbed its head, saying, "Looks like you've been playing with your phone a lot, you even know what princes wear."

"Bo bo ~" Of course!

Bo put its hands on its hips and raised its head proudly.

However, Ange shook his head and said, "Let's forget about it."

Saying that, his gaze swept around and finally landed on a simple farmer's outfit. He walked over, picked it up, and said:

"I'll wear this one."

Bo the Groundhog looked disappointed upon hearing this, but Ange had already taken the outfit into the dressing room. When he came out, he had already changed his appearance.

He was wearing a straw hat, a gray shirt with a dark brown vest on his upper body, and light brown trousers with rough-textured long leather boots on his lower body.

"How is it?" Ange asked with a smile.

"Bo bo ~ Bo bo ~" Good looking! Ange looks good!

Bo the Groundhog was very supportive.

However, Loke honestly commented, "You don't look like a farmer, even if you put on a farmer's clothes."

"Meta ~"

Metagross nodded knowingly.

"Is that so?" Ange walked to the mirror and looked at himself upon hearing this, then touched his chin thoughtfully, "It really doesn't look like it! But never mind, if it doesn't look like it, it doesn't look like it."

After speaking, he looked at Loke and the others and said, "Next, it's your turn."

"Bo bo ~ Bo bo ~"

Bo the Groundhog was very active and quickly ran to the Pokémon clothing area. After a while, it came out in a different outfit.

It dressed itself up as a knight, wearing a helmet on its head, silver armor on its body, and a miniature spear in its hand.

Ange saw its small head in the helmet, unable to see the road clearly, and smiled as he walked over to help it put on the helmet properly.

Bo the Groundhog waved the miniature spear in its hand with great vigor and shouted with spirit:

"Bo bo ~ Bo bo ~" I am the brave knight protecting Prince Ange!

"Hahaha ~ ~"

"Meta ~ Meta ~"

Everyone was amused by Bo the Groundhog's appearance and laughed.

Then, Ange released Stufful and put lace on its tree stump, put a pink lace dress on its body, and put a lace hair tie on each of its ears.

This appearance... was quite charming!

"Bo bo ~ Bo bo ~"

Stufful was a boy. After seeing this scene, Bo the Groundhog covered its stomach and sat on the ground, laughing.

At this time, Stufful suddenly jumped down from Ange's arms, rolled to Bo the Groundhog, raised the tree stump in its hand, and hit Bo the Groundhog on the forehead.

Bo the Groundhog's laughter stopped abruptly.

However, this time it was Ange who laughed.

Happiness will not disappear, it will only be transferred.

Bo the Groundhog covered its forehead and looked at Stufful with a aggrieved expression.

"Bo bo ~ Bo bo ~" It wasn't me who changed your clothes, why did you hit me!

Stufful didn't care, rolled to Ange's feet again, and climbed back into Ange's arms along Ange's thigh.

Then, Ange helped Metagross dress up as a scholar, wrapping its four claws in cloaks and putting gold-rimmed glasses on its eyes.

And also dressed Loke up as a queen.

Loke awkwardly looked in the mirror, "Do I look okay like this?"

In the mirror, it was wearing a gorgeous crown, with gems hanging on its body, and ribbons adorning the tail behind it, like a gorgeous long skirt.

Ange said with a smile, "Don't worry, my vision won't be wrong!"

"Okay." Loke turned its body around, and it actually thought it was very beautiful.

"Now that you're all dressed up, let's go out."

Just as Ange was about to push the door open, someone else came to the tower to change clothes.

It was a girl.

This girl had golden hair like Ange, wearing a purple skirt, with a majestic Pokémon at her side.

It was the Disaster Pokémon, Absol.

After seeing Ange, the girl nodded politely to Ange as a greeting.

During the movement, the sparkling earrings on her ears caught Ange's attention.

It was a Key Stone.

Ange quickly nodded in response, and at the same time was a little surprised, he didn't expect to see a Key Stone in the Kanto region.

That is to say, that Absol is a Pokémon that can Mega Evolve.