Gourmet master of the Pokemon world

#57 - A family of five

"Gang! ! !" Who is it? ! ! !

Snorlax bounced out of An Jue's arms like its butt was on fire.

Diancie and the others also gathered around when they saw this.

An Jue smiled and explained to everyone, "This is Sobble, and will join our family from now on, becoming the new assistant cook at Snorlax's home!

By the way, Sobble cooks very delicious food."

"Mie sou~ Mie sou~" Hello everyone!

Sobble took the opportunity from An Jue's shoulder, waving its arms to greet everyone.

Originally, Snorlax was still in shock from its master having a "new apprentice," but when it heard An Jue say that Sobble cooked delicious food, it immediately walked to Sobble's side in a shy manner.

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"Gang~ Gang~" Hello, can we be good friends?

It stretched its chubby little hand towards Sobble.

"Mie sou~ Mie sou~~" Of course!

Sobble generously placed its hand into Snorlax's palm.

"Gang~ Gang~" Then will you make delicious food for me to eat in the future?

Snorlax asked with a shy face.

"Mie sou~ Mie sou~" Of course, of course.

Sobble nodded affirmatively.

Snorlax and Sobble's conversation made everyone cover their mouths and snicker, only An Jue, who didn't understand Pokémon language, looked confused, and the ever-sleeping Komala didn't care at all.

At this moment, An Jue suddenly saw a green, tender mushroom head in Gardevoir's arms, and he exclaimed, "Gardevoir, Gallade, your baby is born! When did it happen?"

No wonder everyone was gathered together just now, they were looking at Ralts.

Ralts is really too cute!

"Sha Nai~ Sha Nai~" It was this afternoon, I brought it here to let the boss take a look.

Gardevoir replied.

After speaking, it gently said to Ralts in its arms, "Sha Nai~ Sha Nai~" Baby, this is mommy's boss, thanks to the boss you were able to be born smoothly.

Gallade also looked at Ralts with a gentle face, the love in its eyes almost overflowing.

"Russ~ Russ~~"

Unexpectedly, little Ralts was not shy at all, and stretched out its arms towards An Jue.

"Russ~ Russ~" Hug~ Hug~

"Oh my~" An Jue quickly handed the Komala in his arms to Snorlax, and took the opportunity to hug Ralts into his arms, gently stroking its mushroom head and saying, "Good baby."

The fan-like organs on top of Ralts' head are their emotional sensors, so when An Jue touched its head, it instantly felt An Jue's love for it, so it intimately lay on An Jue's chest and called out "Russ~ Russ~".

An Jue's heart was almost melted into a puddle of water by its cute appearance, he felt that he now had the mentality of an old grandpa, towards Rachel and towards Ralts as well.

Diancie shook its head, "Not yet."

"Gang~ Gang~" Waiting for Master together.

Snorlax said with a serious face.

An Jue patted Snorlax's head while saying, "That's just right, tonight we'll make a big meal and hold a welcome ceremony for Sobble."

"Gang~ Gang~"

Hearing that there was a big meal, Snorlax immediately cheered.

"Then let's start making dinner."

Saying that, An Jue led Snorlax and Sobble into the kitchen, while Komala was handed over to Diancie by Snorlax.

After entering the kitchen, An Jue handed some of the dishes to Snorlax to make, while he began to make the beef stew with potatoes that he had planned earlier.

Before starting, An Jue asked Sobble, "Sobble, do you want to show everyone your skills and let everyone see your abilities?"

Hearing this, Sobble's eyes lit up, and immediately made an "OK" gesture to An Jue.

An Jue thought for a moment and said, "Can you make soup? Why not make a soup for everyone!"

"Mie sou~ Mie sou~"

Upon hearing this, Sobble confidently puffed out its chest and gave An Jue a thumbs up.

"Then I'll be looking forward to it!" An Jue said with a smile, he pointed to the refrigerator not far away, "There are ingredients in there, see what you need, feel free to use them,"

Sobble nodded, and in the blink of an eye came to the huge refrigerator, and after opening it, the dazzling array of ingredients inside immediately made its eyes blur.

As a chef, this full of ingredients made it feel very at ease.

Seeing that Sobble was already busy, An Jue also started to work.

He took the fresh beef he had just bought and cut it into pieces, recently his knife skills have been getting better and better, each piece of beef was cut to about the same size.

Wait for the hot water in the pot to boil, put the beef into the pot to remove the blood, after boiling for a while, you can scoop it up when blood foam appears on the surface of the boiling water.

Then cut the scallions into sections, and put them into the pressure cooker together with the beef that has been drained of blood, then add appropriate amount of water and ginger, star anise, bay leaves, cinnamon, peppercorns, fennel, garlic, salt, soy sauce and other seasonings for stewing.

Then take the potatoes and carrots and cut them into large pieces, then put them into the oil pan and stir-fry with salt, soy sauce, star anise, peppercorns, etc.

After stir-frying appropriately, add the beef and soup from the pressure cooker into it, then pick out the scallions and garlic that have been stewed for a long time, and then add fresh scallions and continue to simmer over low heat.

When the soup in the pot is reduced to the right amount, a beef stew with potatoes is completed.

While An Jue was making the beef stew with potatoes, Sobble's eyes were fixed on it without blinking.

Its soup had already been made one step ahead.

What Sobble learned from Zimi's Grandpa Heavenly King were all dishes with a strong Kalos region culinary style, so what it cooked was a borscht soup.

Soon, the aroma of beef stew with potatoes emanating from the kitchen, and the aroma emanating from the braised eggplant, dry-fried green beans, scrambled eggs with tomatoes, and hand-torn cabbage made by Snorlax intertwined together, Sobble felt that its nose was almost overwhelmed.

Too fragrant!

It was the first time it knew that food could emit such a rich and domineering aroma.

Seeing that the beef stew with potatoes was almost ready, An Jue patted Sobble's head and said, "Get ready, let's have dinner."

"Gang~ Gang~" I'll serve the dishes! I'll serve the dishes!

Upon hearing this, Snorlax diligently brought the food to the restaurant, not forgetting to greet Diancie together, it was already so hungry that its front chest was sticking to its back!

Soon a table full of dishes was placed on the dining table, after everyone was seated, An Jue announced, "Dinner can begin!"

"Gang~~"

Snorlax cheered and neatly served everyone (Pokémon) a big bowl of rice.

An Jue and the others' staple food tonight was rice, this rice was the reward An Jue got from doing daily tasks the day before yesterday, it was so fragrant to eat!

People in the Kalos region don't eat rice; their staple food is generally bread. Even if supermarkets occasionally sell rice, it's transported from the distant Johto region, and the quantity is limited.

Rice is the staple food in Johto.

Therefore, rice is not easy to buy in the Kalos region.

As everyone began to eat heartily, Ange took out a bottle of wine and placed it in front of the Komala. "Here, Komala, the reward I promised you!"

Komala paused in its rice-shoveling action, immediately hugged the wine bottle, and quickly took out a wine glass from its backpack, filling it to the brim with a smooth motion.

The rich aroma of wine instantly filled the restaurant.

Ange thought, "As expected of a high-end product worth 50,000 Happiness Points!"

Seeing Komala happily drinking, a smile appeared on Ange's face. Only at times like this did Komala's expression become lively.

Ange didn't have a fondness for alcohol, so even though the wine smelled very fragrant, Ange didn't drink it.

"Come on, Sobble, quickly try my beef stew with potatoes. It's delicious with rice."

Saying that, Ange scooped a large spoonful of beef stew with potatoes into Sobble's rice bowl.

"Mie sou~ Mie sou~~"

Sobble wiped its saliva while scooping a large mouthful with its rice spoon.

Woo ma~ Woo ma~~

It chewed slowly, allowing the aroma of various spices to explode and blend in its mouth, then produce new aromas. The soft and glutinous potatoes, the chewy beef—everything made it feel like it was immersed in an ocean of deliciousness.

It was so delicious, a delicacy it had never tasted before.

Munchlax was also very enthusiastic, constantly using chopsticks to put dishes into Sobble's bowl.

"Gang~ Gang~" Try my cooking, try my cooking! What I made is also very delicious.

Sobble was very obliging, eating the dishes Munchlax gave it in large mouthfuls, then squinting its eyes and giving Munchlax a thumbs up.

Munchlax beamed with joy from the praise.

Ange and Diancie watched Munchlax and Sobble interact with benevolent expressions, exchanging smiles.

"Mie sou~ Mie sou~" You guys should also try my borscht.

Sobble urged everyone.

Sobble's borscht was very different from the soups Ange had inherited. The most direct difference was that the borscht contained a lot of ingredients—vegetables, meat… The soup was thick, giving people the feeling of 'eating' soup rather than drinking it.

Everyone obligingly took a large bowl and was amazed by the first bite.

Sobble's culinary talent was indeed remarkable.

Sobble was still young. According to Zimi, it hadn't been learning from its grandfather for a particularly long time. For its age, it was already very impressive to bring its cooking skills to this level.

Compared to those master chefs, Sobble was definitely far inferior, but if placed in a family setting, its cooking skills would be very eye-catching.

"Sobble, great job!"

"Gang~ Gang~" Let's learn together and improve together in the future.

"Sobble, I'm impressed."

"Hiccup~"…

Everyone praised Sobble endlessly.

Sobble loved being praised the most, and it instantly felt that this home had a very compatible vibe with it.

"Mie sou~" I'm great, right?

It struck a smug pose and gave itself a thumbs up.

Diancie was the first to give it a thumbs up. "Great job!"

Ange and Munchlax immediately gave a thumbs up as well upon seeing this.

"Awesome, Sobble."

"Gang~ Gang~~" Very impressive, I like you.

Sobble was instantly so happy that it hopped around on the table.

After dinner, everyone gathered together as usual to chat and play. Sobble had just arrived, and Munchlax pulled it to a corner of the sofa to play games.

Sobble hadn't played games before. It squatted on Munchlax's round, soft belly, encircled by Munchlax's arms, making Ange envious.

Munchlax's belly must be more comfortable than the sofa.

Sobble watched Munchlax's chubby fingers move nimbly on the screen, its eyes wide like bells.

"Mie sou~ Mie sou~~"

Sobble thought Munchlax was too amazing, and its gaze was full of admiration, occasionally letting out a cry of amazement.

Munchlax said proudly, "Gang~ Gang~" I'm amazing, right? I'll teach you!

"Mie sou~ Mie sou~"

Sobble nodded excitedly, indicating that it wanted to become even more amazing than Munchlax.

Munchlax stretched out its hand with a smug look, wagging its index finger, looking like a senior, and said, "Gang~ Gang~" Compared to me, you're still far behind!

Ange and Diancie were amused by them both.

While laughing, Ange opened the system, intending to share the subsystem's permissions with Sobble. After sharing, he remembered that he hadn't claimed the reward for the recruitment mission yet.

Opening the taskbar, the recruitment mission was indeed completed.

[Recruitment Mission] Recruit a new assistant chef - Completed, reward to be claimed.

After thinking about it, he directly clicked 'Claim'.

Congratulations, Master, for completing the [Recruitment Mission] Recruit a new assistant chef. Reward: Individual Values +2, Recipe 'Porridge'.

Ange was used to the Individual Value reward, but the recipe reward made his eyes light up.

He had long felt that selling only steamed buns and stuffed buns in the store was a bit dry, and the 'Porridge' recipe was unlocked just in time.

Ange flipped through the recipe and found that the unlocked 'Porridge' included various types, such as red bean porridge, mung bean porridge, black rice porridge, seafood porridge, century egg and lean pork porridge, millet pumpkin porridge, corn oatmeal porridge… everything was available.

However, some types of porridge could not be made with Ange's current conditions, such as century egg and lean pork porridge. As far as he knew, the Pokémon world didn't have such a thing as century eggs. If he wanted to make century egg and lean pork porridge, he would have to make century eggs himself.

Ange knew how to make century eggs, but making century eggs took time!

Forget it, let's talk about it later.

Looking at the newly acquired Individual Values, Ange decided to add them to Sobble, as he had originally obtained them because of Sobble.

Of the 2 Individual Values, Ange added 1 to Speed, because Sobble's Speed Individual Value was only 1 point away from being full, and the other 1 point was added to Physical Defense, because Sobble's Physical Defense Individual Value was the lowest.

This way, all of Sobble's Individual Values were above 20 points (including 20).

Sobble

[Attribute] Water

[Characteristic] Sniper

[Gender] Male

[Level] 14

[Skills] Pound, Growl, Water Gun, Water Pulse, Bind, Soak, Hydro Pump, Water Pledge, Whirlpool, Water Sport.

[Individual Values]

HP: 20

Attack: 29

Physical Defense: 20

Special Attack: 31