Gourmet master of the Pokemon world

Chapter 218: Please Lead the Way, Lucario is Leaving Us...

"Ya doom~ Ya doom~"

Slowking called out twice towards the distant grove, and An Jiao saw a Luxray slowly emerge from within.

"Ya doom~ Ya doom~" Let Luxray lead the way for you.

Slowking said, looking at An Jiao.

An Jiao looked at the Luxray that had already walked to his side and said to it:

"Luxray, then I'll have to trouble you."

"Awoo~" Luxray barked once, signaling An Jiao to follow, and then quickly ran towards the outside of the oasis.

"Mega Altaria, Flareon, let's follow."

An Jiao patted Mega Altaria's neck and said.

"Ace~"

"Bsssh~"

The two Pokémon nodded and ran after Luxray.

After leaving the oasis, Luxray led An Jiao and the others towards the western desert.

An Jiao then remembered that Luxray's eyes had the ability to see through things.

So Lucario, like Flygon and Krookodile, lived underground?

Soon, Luxray seemed to have found something, and it shouted towards An Jiao and the others.

An Jiao quickly flipped off Mega Altaria's back. He ran to Luxray's side and saw a bluestone slab, mostly buried in the sand, at Luxray's feet.

"Is Lucario's residence below here?" An Jiao asked.

"Awoo~" Luxray nodded.

It turned out that Lucario's residence often had sandstorms, so the entrances and exits were mostly buried under the sand.

There were no iconic buildings here, and the terrain could change at any time with the sandstorms.

No wonder Slowking asked Luxray to lead the way; otherwise, even if he told An Jiao a general location, An Jiao really wouldn't be able to find it.

"How do we get in?" An Jiao asked Luxray.

"Awoo~ Awoo~" Luxray wanted An Jiao and the others to help clear away the sand around the bluestone slab.

"Ace~ Ace~" At this time, Mega Altaria volunteered.

An Jiao patted its wings and said, "Mega Altaria, I'm counting on you."

"Ace~" Mega Altaria nodded, and purple light flickered in its eyes. The next second, the sand on the bluestone slab floated up, and it was cleaned up in no time.

"What's next?" An Jiao asked Luxray.

"Awoo~" Luxray barked, then raised its foot and walked to the center of the bluestone slab, gently stepping on a raised part, and that part caved in with a 'crack' sound.

Accompanied by a rumbling sound, the bluestone slab slowly opened, revealing a winding bluestone staircase leading downwards.

After Luxray's introduction, An Jiao learned that this was an abandoned ruin, and after Lucario occupied it, it settled down here.

Following the stairs all the way down, An Jiao and the others came to an open space.

Although the light in this space was not bright, the walls were inlaid with luminous stones, so it did not affect visibility.

"Goth~ Goth~~"

Just as An Jiao and the others were looking at the environment of this ruin, a cheerful song suddenly came from a passage opposite them.

Before long, a Gothita was seen holding a berry, humming an unknown tune, and hopping out of the passage.

That's our berry! Luxray recognized the origin of the berry in Gothita's hand at a glance.

When it saw the uninvited guests, An Jiao and his party, Gothita's singing stopped abruptly, and then it threw away the berry in its hand and let out a terrified scream.

It ran into the passage while screaming, disappearing into the darkness in the blink of an eye.

An Jiao didn't chase after it, but just waited quietly in place.

Before long, with a burst of noisy sounds coming from the passage, a group of Pokémon appeared in front of An Jiao and the others, led by Lucario, whom he had been thinking about.

In addition to Lucario and the Gothita just now, there was also a Girafarig and a Wobbuffet.

As soon as they saw An Jiao and the others, the Pokémon took on a defensive posture, and Lucario even took an attacking stance.

An Jiao just stretched out his hand to say that he had no malice when he saw Lucario launch an attack on him.

A huge Aura Sphere smashed straight at An Jiao.

"Yo yo~~" Doublade flew forward, unsheathing its swords and using Sacred Sword to cut the Aura Sphere in half, and the Aura Sphere exploded in mid-air.

Lucario's offensive didn't stop. After throwing the Aura Sphere, it flashed and quickly approached An Jiao, using Metal Claw to grab at An Jiao.

Seeing this, An Jiao crossed his arms together, blocking Lucario's attack.

Seeing that An Jiao was attacked, Flareon yelled and jumped up, opened its mouth, and a ball of flames surged out of its mouth, then bit Lucario's arm.

Fire Fang!

Don't look at Flareon, Vaporeon, and Jolteon, who usually just know how to be silly and cute, but in fact, their levels are not low; otherwise, they would not have been specially kept by the three spirit traffickers.

Among them, Vaporeon has the highest level, reaching level 51.

Flareon and Jolteon are of comparable levels, one at level 45 and the other at level 44.

Lucario felt the pain, shook its arm and threw Flareon away, and An Jiao jumped up, catching Flareon in time.

"Bsssh~ Bsssh~ Bsssh~~" Flareon, held in An Jiao's arms, bared its teeth and yelled at Lucario.

How dare you hurt An Jiao, I'm not done with you!

An Jiao soothed and touched Flareon's head, then put it on the ground and said to Lucario:

"Lucario, I just want to catch you, I have no malice."

"Lucario~ Lucario~" However, Lucario refused very decisively.

An Jiao's face showed disappointment when he heard this. His catching of Pokémon was based on the premise of mutual willingness. If the other party was unwilling, he would not force it.

"Can I ask why?" An Jiao asked in confusion, "If you follow me, you won't have to worry about food and drink, you won't have to be exposed to the wind and sun, and I won't force you to do things you don't want to do."

Hearing An Jiao's words, Gothita, Girafarig, and Wobbuffet behind Lucario all showed longing expressions.

"Lucario~ Lucario~" However, Lucario still showed anger and sternly refused An Jiao.

An Jiao sighed and said, "Okay, since you're unwilling, I won't force it. Just pretend I wasn't here."

After saying that, he said to the Pokémon around him, "Mega Altaria, Doublade, Flareon, Luxray, let's go."

The Pokémon nodded and followed An Jiao out of the ruins.

An Jiao's straightforward reaction stunned Lucario.

Did he give up so easily?

It just quietly watched An Jiao gradually move away.

"Bsssh~ Bsssh~" An Jiao, are we just leaving like this?

Flareon asked An Jiao.

An Jiao nodded, "Yes, didn't you see? Lucario doesn't want to come with me!"

Flareon couldn't help but look puzzled.

"Bsssh~ Bsssh~" But you came to the desert so hard, are you just going to make a wasted trip?

An Jiao said with a smile, "How can it be a wasted trip? I saw the magnificent scenery along the way, experienced things I hadn't experienced before, and saw Pokémon I hadn't seen before.

More importantly, didn't I also encounter you guys?"

Flareon was stunned for a moment, then felt sweet in its heart, and even the pace of its walking became lighter.

Luxray on the side gave An Jiao a surprised look after hearing his words.

Strange human!

He obviously came to catch Pokémon, but now he's returning empty-handed, and he's still so happy.

Z2 was riding Salamence, flying in the sky directly above the ruins. It had watched An Jiao go in with its own eyes, and now it was watching An Jiao come out with its own eyes.

So fast? Z2 felt puzzled. Did he not find Lucario, or did the catching fail?

However, through the cells hidden in the desert, it quickly knew the reason.

Just as An Jiao and the others were about to leave, a voice stopped him.

"Goth~ Goth~"

An Jiao looked back and found that it was actually Wobbuffet, holding Gothita, chasing after them.

An Jiao asked in confusion, "Wobbuffet, Gothita, do you have something you want to tell me?"

Wobbuffet quickly walked to An Jiao's side, holding Gothita.

"Goth~ Goth~" Gothita gestured and called out.

An Jiao said in surprise, "You want me to take Lucario away?"

"Goth~ Goth~"

"Wobbuffet~"

Gothita and Wobbuffet nodded in unison.

"But Lucario doesn't want to come with me!" Ange spread his hands helplessly.

"Gothi ~ Gothi ~"

Gothita said something that astonished Ange.

It actually wanted Ange to defeat Lucario and then forcibly capture it.

Ange asked in confusion, "Can I know why?"

Gothita and Wobbuffet lowered their heads in disappointment upon hearing this.

"Gothi ~ Gothi ~"

After Gothita's explanation, Ange finally understood the reason.

The environment in the desert is harsh, and there are very few ways to obtain food, making it very difficult for Pokémon to survive here.

Gothita, Wobbuffet, and Girafarig were all able to survive because of Lucario's upbringing. To this end, Lucario even had to frequently steal food from others.

Slowking and the others were among the victims.

Lucario could have had a better life without their burden, but it never abandoned them.

Ange's arrival, and his previous promise, gave Gothita and the others hope.

They hoped that Lucario would no longer be burdened by them and could live a carefree life with plenty to eat.

Lucario would definitely not主动 throw them away, so Gothita, Wobbuffet, and Girafarig secretly discussed having Girafarig hold back Lucario while Gothita and Wobbuffet came to find Ange.

After listening to the two Pokémon's words, Ange fell silent.

He got off Audino and walked to the two Pokémon, stroking their heads and saying:

"You are all good children."

Then he said, "Let's go back and talk to Lucario again."

Gothita and Wobbuffet thought that Ange had agreed to their proposal, so they followed Ange, both happy and sad.

At this time, in the ruins, Lucario had already discovered that Wobbuffet and Gothita were missing.

It seemed to have figured something out, so it angrily wanted to go out to find them, but was held back by Girafarig.

Just then, Ange and Gothita came back.

"Lucario ~ Lucario ~" Seeing Ange again, Lucario angrily shouted at Gothita and Wobbuffet.

Seeing this, Ange quickly said, "Lucario, don't worry, wait for me to finish speaking before you decide whether or not to be angry."

"Lucario ~ Lucario ~" I will definitely not go with you, give up!

Lucario said firmly.

Ange smiled and said, "You don't want to come with me, simply because you can't let go of Gothita, Wobbuffet, and Girafarig. What if I'm willing to take them with us?"

Ange's words stunned Lucario, Gothita, Wobbuffet, and Girafarig.

After a long time, Gothita was the first to react.

"Gothi ~ Gothi ~" Are you really willing to take us with you?

Ange smiled and nodded, "Of course, Gothita is so cute, I'm getting a great deal!"

"Gothi ~ Gothi ~" Gothita's face showed a shy smile upon hearing this.

In fact, Ange's decision to take Gothita, Wobbuffet, and Girafarig was not made lightly.

Magearna's dessert-making skills are getting better and better. As long as the system prompts that Magearna's cooking skills have reached the standard, then the dessert shop can be opened.

But so far, the waiters for the dessert shop have not been selected.

Now, the arrival of Gothita, Wobbuffet, and Girafarig has just saved him the trouble.

"Lucario ~ Lucario ~" Are you really willing to take us with you?

Lucario looked at Ange with a suspicious expression.

Ange replied, "Of course, why would I lie to you?

Don't look at me being all dusty now, my family is actually quite rich, raising a few more Pokémon is no problem at all."

Because he was traveling in the desert, Ange looked really dirty and dusty.

"Gothi ~ Gothi ~"

Gothita ran to Lucario, hugged its hand, and kept acting cute, persuading Lucario to agree to Ange.

Lucario pondered for a long time, and finally nodded in the expectant gazes of Gothita, Wobbuffet, and Girafarig.

"Gothi ~ Gothi ~"

"Wobba Fett ~"

"Gira ~ Gira ~ ~"

Gothita, Wobbuffet, and Girafarig cheered and jumped around Lucario.

Seeing Gothita and the others so happy, a faint smile appeared on Lucario's serious face.

Also relieved was Luxray.

This guy is finally leaving, and finally no one will steal their fruit anymore!

Ange took a step forward, took out four Poké Balls, and placed them in front of Lucario, Gothita, Wobbuffet, and Girafarig respectively.

"Then, please take care of us from now on!"

"Lucario ~" "Gothi ~" "Wobba Fett ~" "Gira ~"

The four Pokémon each responded, reached out (hooves) and patted the Poké Balls, and then each turned into red light and were taken into the Poké Balls.

Lucario, Gothita, Wobbuffet, Girafarig GET DA ☆ ZE!

"Let's go back."

After putting away the Poké Balls of the four Pokémon, Ange happily said to Audino, Flareon, Doublade, and Luxray.

He originally thought that this time he would return empty-handed, but he didn't expect it to be a case of when one way is shut another opens.

Then Ange and his party left the ruins and sent Luxray back to the oasis.

After saying goodbye to Slowking and the others, they embarked on the journey back to the Desert City.

In the blink of an eye, it was evening again. Ange saw that it was no longer suitable to travel, so he said to everyone, "Let's spend the night here tonight."

The Pokémon nodded upon hearing this.

So Ange took out Poké Balls and threw them out, "Everyone, come out!"

As streaks of red light flashed, Diancie, Volcanion, Passimian, Goodra, two Goomy, Vaporeon, Jolteon, and the later additions of Lucario, Gothita, Wobbuffet, and Girafarig appeared outside.

Ange pointed to the new members and introduced them to everyone:

"These are Lucario, Gothita, Wobbuffet, and Girafarig who just joined today. Everyone should be tolerant and take care of each other in the future."

Everyone enthusiastically stepped forward to greet Lucario and the others, except for Volcanion, Goodra, and Goomy.

Volcanion is a tsundere, and apart from Magearna, it is unwilling to take the initiative to get close to others.

Goodra and the two Goomy were just simply shy.

Because of everyone's warm welcome, the new members quickly integrated into the family.

Seeing the Pokémon getting along harmoniously, Ange showed a gratified smile on his face.

"Everyone should be hungry, right? Let's start making dinner!"

The Pokémon cheered upon hearing this, and couldn't help but look forward to today's dinner.

Ange said, "Today our partners have increased again, let's eat something more substantial."

"Vaporeon ~"

"Jolteon ~"

"Espeon ~"

The three Eevee became even happier when they heard this. They squatted in a row not far from Ange, with drool almost flowing out.

Ange said to Lucario, "Lucario, can I ask you to come over and help me?"

"Lucario?" Lucario was stunned, it can't cook!

But it still obediently came to Ange's side.

Then Diancie, Passimian, Wobbuffet, and Gothita set up tents and tables and chairs, while Ange and Lucario made fire and cooked together.

While preparing the ingredients, Ange told Lucario the reason why he captured Lucario, and Lucario immediately expressed solemnly that he would definitely study hard.

At the same time, it couldn't help but be curious about what kind of Pokémon its future partner, Inteleon, would be.

Hopefully not too difficult to get along with.

While cooking, Ange guided Lucario on how to use Aura to process ingredients.

In addition, chopping vegetables, preparing side dishes, and arranging plates were all things Lucario needed to learn.

In the future, with Lucario doing these chores, Inteleon's work will be much easier.

Lucario learned very seriously. As an Aura Pokémon, it was much more proficient in the use of Aura than Ange. It almost learned how to process ingredients with Aura as soon as it tried.

Because he was cooking and teaching at the same time, Ange spent more time on today's dinner. By the time it was ready, everyone's stomachs were growling with hunger.