Gourmet master of the Pokemon world

Chapter 261: Friendship is Diamond Again!

After chatting about Ash for a while, the two began to discuss how to cultivate Aura.

Of course, Ya Xuan was mostly talking, and An Jie was listening; Ya Xuan was teaching, and An Jie was learning.

An Jie's Aura was awakened by accident due to the system. The system's teachings on how to use Aura were almost entirely about how to use it for cooking. There were no other applications, and An Jie had been exploring on his own.

Ya Xuan, on the other hand, was a natural Aura user with a family heritage. His family had Aura users in almost every generation, but now he was the only one left.

Therefore, Ya Xuan's family had developed the cultivation and use of Aura to the extreme, with systematic methods.

It could be said that Ya Xuan's use of Aura was even stronger than that of Lucario, who was born with Aura. Using Aura for attack, defense, and exploration... all were Ya Xuan's specialties.

In the process of talking with An Jie, Ya Xuan held back almost nothing.

There might only be these two Aura users left in the world. Ya Xuan hoped that Aura users could continue to be passed down, rather than disappearing altogether.

An Jie then realized it was already noon.

Ya Xuan also heard the movement just now and said with a smile, "It's already this time, let's have lunch first!"

The knowledge of Aura was vast and profound. In the morning, Ya Xuan could only teach An Jie some superficial knowledge, so there was no need to rush.

Hearing this, An Jie suddenly had an idea and said, "Why don't I treat Mr. Ya Xuan to lunch? I'll cook it for you myself!"

Ya Xuan was stunned when he heard this, and then readily agreed: "Okay, then I'm in for a treat today!"

Ya Xuan was not surprised that An Jie could cook. After learning that An Jie was a member of the Azoth royal family yesterday, he went back and investigated An Jie's identity information online.

He not only learned from the Internet that An Jie had opened a very popular restaurant in Azoth Town, but also knew that An Jie had been asleep for five hundred years.

"Then let's go!" An Jie said happily.

Then An Jie made a phone call back to Madame Ginger, asking if he could bring a friend back to the dojo.

Of course, Madame Ginger would not care about this little thing and readily agreed.

Taking Ya Xuan back to the Icirrus Gym, An Jie borrowed the dojo's kitchen and then began to busy himself in the kitchen.

An Jie brought a lot of fresh ingredients with him, including pork, beef, and mutton raised by his family, vegetables and mushrooms grown by him, fish, shrimp, and crabs raised by him...

After taking out the ingredients, Gardevoir and Sceptile helped to pick and wash the vegetables, Aegislash was responsible for cutting and preparing the dishes, and An Jie only had to be responsible for stir-frying.

Everyone had a clear division of labor, so the efficiency was very high.

As time passed, a rich aroma wafted out of the kitchen.

At this time, many dojo apprentices had come to the cafeteria to eat, and they greedily smelled the aroma in the air.

"What delicious food did Lorelei make today? Why is it so fragrant?"

Lorelei was the name of the head chef of the Icirrus Gym cafeteria.

"Yeah, what a special fragrance. The taste is completely different from the past. Did Lorelei develop a new dish?"

"Let's go get food quickly. I can't wait to taste the new dish!"

...

So the apprentices ran to get food full of anticipation.

But when they came to the food serving window, they saw that the food inside was the same as usual.

So someone asked the serving aunt in confusion: "Auntie, why is today's food still these?"

The aunt rolled her eyes and said: "If it's not these, what else could it be? Want to eat swan meat!"

The apprentices were choked.

"But..." someone stammered, "We clearly... smelled another fragrance. Didn't Mr. Lorelei develop a new dish?"

"Oh~~ you're talking about that..." Speaking of this, the aunt also swallowed subconsciously. She said with a straight face, "Don't you think about it, Mr. An Jie is cooking. Do you still expect Mr. An Jie to cook for you? You're all daydreaming!"

Mr. An Jie is a distinguished guest of the dojo!

"Ah? Why is that?" The apprentices were all disappointed.

Just then, Gardevoir and Sceptile came out carrying plates of colorful and fragrant dishes.

Stir-fried beef with scallions, mutton pot, sweet and sour pork ribs, grilled pork belly, diced chicken with black bean sauce, stir-fried shredded water bamboo shoots with meat, tomato and mushroom tofu soup...

In a short while, a table was filled to the brim.

The apprentices only felt that the aroma in the air kept drilling into their nostrils, and when they looked at the simple food in front of them, they suddenly felt a little unable to swallow.

This was just torture.

There was no harm without comparison. They usually didn't think that what they ate was bad, but today they felt uncomfortable everywhere.

When Ginger came to the cafeteria, she saw a scene of apprentices sighing.

"Master..." Seeing the master arrive, the apprentices were teary-eyed, and someone pointed to the table in the corner and said, "We also want to eat that..."

Ginger said with a smile: "I can't make the decision on this."

Then, in the envious eyes of the apprentices, she walked straight to the table and sat down.

Apprentices: Wuwuwu~~~ The master is eating alone!

Since An Jie invited Ya Xuan to dinner, he would naturally not miss Madame Ginger, the owner of the dojo.

After Madame Ginger sat down, she greeted Ya Xuan, who was sitting opposite her, with a smile.

"Hello, welcome to Icirrus Gym, I am the Gym Leader Ginger."

Ya Xuan said: "Madame Ginger is too polite, it is my honor to come to Icirrus Gym!"

The two were exchanging greetings when An Jie came over with the last dish.

"The dishes are all here, let's start!"

Ya Xuan heard this and said: "Great, the waiting time was really torturous!"

Originally, he wasn't that hungry, but smelling the aroma of these dishes, the glutton in his stomach had already been aroused.

Then, under An Jie's greeting, Ya Xuan and Madame Ginger couldn't wait to eat.

Madame Ginger's and Ya Xuan's Pokémon were also taken care of by Gardevoir and Sceptile, and they all ate ravenously.

Ya Xuan's Pokémon, in addition to Lucario, also included Absol, Salamence, Metagross, and Ursaring.

An Jie asked: "Would you two like to drink some wine to add to the fun?"

Ya Xuan said: "Okay!"

Madame Ginger usually doesn't drink alcohol, but she saw that An Jie and Ya Xuan were in high spirits, so she didn't want to spoil everyone's fun, so she nodded.

An Jie then asked: "What kind of wine would you two like to drink? Baijiu, red wine, fruit wine? It's also okay to drink fruit juice."

Ya Xuan thought for a while and replied: "Red wine!"

Ms. Ge Ji Hua then said, "I'll have fruit wine!"

"No problem!" An Jie said, picking up his space backpack and pretending to take out three bottles of wine from it (actually stored in the system backpack).

The red wine for Ya Xuan, with its rose-red liquid poured into a goblet, shimmered with a captivating luster.

The fruit wine for Ms. Ge Ji Hua, a golden liquid identical to the Huangli fruit, released a refreshing fruity aroma as it was poured into the glass.

And An Jie himself drank white wine, the mellow aroma lingering long after the bottle was opened.

"Let's have a toast!" An Jie said.

"Okay!"

Ya Xuan and Ms. Ge Ji Hua nodded in unison.

So the three raised their glasses. Ya Xuan held a goblet, Ms. Ge Ji Hua a glass, and An Jie a small porcelain cup. The three different styles of glasses looked out of place together, but it didn't affect their mood.

It is a great pleasure to have friends coming from afar.

"Good wine!" The moment the red wine entered his stomach, Ya Xuan exclaimed in surprise, his eyes shining.

Ms. Ge Ji Hua also looked surprised. This wine was so delicious!

An Jie smiled and said, "I'm glad you like it!"

Ya Xuan asked, "An Jie, where did you buy this wine?"

Ms. Ge Ji Hua also looked at An Jie with great interest. Although she didn't usually drink, she felt that tasting such high-quality, flavorful wine occasionally would be an absolute pleasure.

An Jie said, "You can't buy it outside. It's all brewed at home."

Ya Xuan exclaimed, "I didn't expect that you, An Jie, are not only skilled in cooking, but also so outstanding in brewing!"

An Jie quickly waved his hand and said, "I can't brew wine. This wine wasn't brewed by me, but by my Throwing Monkey."

Hearing Ya Xuan's praise, An Jie's tone carried a hint of smugness.

How could An Jie not be happy when his own Pokémon was praised?

Ya Xuan and Ms. Ge Ji Hua were even more surprised to hear that it was brewed by a Pokémon. Unbelievable!

Ms. Ge Ji Hua couldn't help but say, "Pokémon are truly creatures with unlimited possibilities!"

"Yes!" An Jie and Ya Xuan nodded in agreement.

The three toasted and drank. By the time lunch was over, An Jie and Ya Xuan were both a little tipsy.

The fruit wine had the lowest alcohol content, and Ms. Ge Ji Hua's alcohol tolerance was unexpectedly good, so she was the only one who didn't blush or feel her heart racing.

Afterwards, under Ms. Ge Ji Hua's arrangement, An Jie and Ya Xuan took a nap in the guest rooms of the dojo.

At around 2:00 PM, An Jie woke up.

Ya Xuan had woken up even earlier than An Jie. An Jie found him in the dojo's battle arena, where he was sparring with Ms. Ge Ji Hua.

Ms. Ge Ji Hua was using Espeon, while Ya Xuan was using Salamence.

Ya Xuan's strength was very powerful. Ms. Ge Ji Hua was no match for him. By the time An Jie arrived, Espeon had just been defeated by Salamence's Crunch.

Seeing An Jie come over, Ya Xuan recalled his Pokémon, while Ms. Ge Ji Hua handed Espeon over to an apprentice to be healed.

Then, the two greeted An Jie.

Afterwards, Ya Xuan opened his mouth to say goodbye to An Jie.

"You're leaving already?" An Jie asked.

Ya Xuan nodded. In fact, his original destination was not Bai Ke City. If he hadn't met An Jie, he wouldn't have gotten off the train in Bai Ke City at all.

"Let's keep in touch by phone later!"

An Jie nodded, "Okay, let's keep in touch by phone!"

He still wanted to learn more about Aura from Mr. Ya Xuan!

Thinking this, An Jie said again, "Since we're parting ways, I have a gift for Mr. Ya Xuan."

"A gift?" Ya Xuan asked in confusion, "What is it?"

An Jie lowered his head and rummaged through his space backpack for a while, and soon took out two things.

The first was a large cardboard box. An Jie opened it, and saw three bottles of red wine of different colors and flavors placed inside.

Ya Xuan looked surprised and said, "It seems I have no choice but to accept this gift."

An Jie smiled and said, "I knew you would like it."

Taking the red wine that An Jie handed over, Ya Xuan looked at the palm-sized brocade box in his hand and asked, "What is this?"

An Jie smiled and opened it, and Ya Xuan was immediately blinded by the things placed inside.

Ms. Ge Ji Hua chuckled when she saw that thing.

Inside the brocade box was a huge pink diamond.

"This is too precious, I can't accept it!" Ya Xuan quickly waved his hand in refusal.

Ms. Ge Ji Hua said, "You should accept it. This thing is nothing to An Jie. He has plenty of them."

Ya Xuan was stunned, "Could it be fake?"

Ms. Ge Ji Hua said, "That's not the case. This is a genuine treasure!"

"Then..." Ya Xuan was confused.

Since it was real, how could An Jie have plenty of them? Did An Jie have a diamond mine?

Looking at Ya Xuan's confused face, Ms. Ge Ji Hua explained the origin of the diamond to him.

After listening, Ya Xuan looked at the pink diamond in surprise.

He didn't expect that An Jie even had a Diancie. Then, to some extent, this diamond was even more precious than ordinary diamonds.

After all, it was a diamond made by a Mythical Pokémon! Only one of its kind, no other branch!

Ms. Ge Ji Hua added, "Not only do you have one, but I also have one! I think you and I are probably not the only two people he has given diamonds to!"

After speaking, she looked at An Jie with a playful expression.

"Hehe~~" An Jie scratched his head awkwardly, "As expected, nothing can be hidden from Ms. Ge Ji Hua."

Ya Xuan was not a shy person. After listening to Ms. Ge Ji Hua's words, he said straightforwardly, "Then I won't be polite! May our friendship be like diamonds!"

This sentence is a common saying in the Pokémon world, widely used to describe the preciousness of friendship. Corresponding to it is also the sentence:

May our friendship be like pearls.

"May our friendship be like diamonds!" An Jie nodded and said.

At this time, Ya Xuan also took out something from his bag and handed it to An Jie.

It was a CD.

"This is my gift to you!"

"This is..." An Jie recognized that this was a TM, but he didn't recognize which skill it belonged to.

Ya Xuan introduced, "This is the TM for the Steel-type move, Heavy Metal Beam."

An Jie looked surprised upon hearing this. Heavy Metal Beam was a powerful Steel-type move, with a power of up to 140. The disadvantage was that the user would suffer recoil damage.

His Metagross, Magearna, and Aegislash could all learn this skill.

Of course, Metagross was good at physical attacks, and Heavy Metal Beam was a special attack skill, so it was not as well-suited for it as it was for Magearna and Aegislash.

"Then I'll accept it!" An Jie readily took the CD.

Ya Xuan generously accepted his gift, so naturally there was no need for him to be shy.

After saying goodbye, An Jie and Ms. Ge Ji Hua escorted Ya Xuan out of the dojo and watched him leave.