Chapter 1213: Old Acquaintances in Lumiose

Kalos Region.

The core city, Lumiose.

In the disc-shaped city, every street and alley was crowded with countless travelers who had come for its reputation.

"So many people..."

"Dedenne~"

At the top of Prism Tower, Bonnie looked out through a floor-to-ceiling window.

Dedenne stood on her shoulder, emitting the same exclamation.

Two years later, this little girl who was keen on finding a bride for her brother had now grown into a lively and cute loli.

In about a few more days, she would likely reach the age to go out on a journey.

It was just that compared to the small victories of Ralts and Misdreavus at the start, this little girl's start might be a bit exaggerated...

Of course, these were all stories for later.

At this moment, Bonnie blinked her eyes, as if looking for something in the crowd.

"Bonnie~~~"

Clemont's voice, like a resentful wife, sounded, "It's dangerous by the window; what if you fall?"

The loli turned her head and playfully stuck out her tongue, "I'm looking for big brother All Baimu!"

"All Baimu? Did he come?"

Hearing this name, Clemont's tone rose as he quickly leaned toward the floor-to-ceiling window, gazing at the dense crowd below that looked like Joltik.

He adjusted his glasses and looked around excitedly, but he hadn't seen the handsome young man who had once traveled with them briefly, cold on the outside but warm on the inside, with excellent cooking skills.

Bonnie smiled, "Haven't found him yet~"

Clemont: "..."

Ding-dong~

The Rotom Phone vibrated.

"There is an outside guest at the door."

"Outside guest?"

He was stunned for a moment; in his system settings, receiving guests and Gym challengers were two different procedures.

However, Clemont had been holed up in the Gym for years doing inventions, and he had very few friends.

Who would take the initiative to come to him?

Could the person who came be Ash? Or Serena?

Clemont felt a joy in his heart, while Bonnie, whose curiosity was bursting, took the lead and ran quickly, taking the elevator to the reception hall.

"Ash? Serena?"

Her lively voice passed through the empty corridor and entered the ears of the visitor.

All Baimu stood up, placed the teacup in his hand on the tray held by the robot Clembot, and smiled, "I'm not the two you're thinking of; sorry."

"Ah! Big brother All Baimu!"

Bonnie, who ran out, had eyes that lit up, and she jumped over to pounce on him.

All Baimu raised his hand to catch her, observed her in a high-lift posture, and said, "You've grown quite a bit! You're already a big girl!"

"Hehe~"

Bonnie laughed boyishly.

Dedenne ran all the way along All Baimu's arm, not stopping until it reached the latter's shoulder, rubbing its head against him forcefully.

"Dedenne~"

"Hello!"

All Baimu put Bonnie down and friendly stroked Dedenne's head.

Clemont ran over panting; after a year, his physical fitness seemed to have regressed again, totally unlike the stamina he had when running around Kalos with Ash.

"Bai, All Baimu?"

"It's me, long time no see, genius inventor."

All Baimu stepped forward and said.

Clemont wiped away his sweat and responded happily, "Yeah! Long time no see! Bonnie was just looking for you upstairs!"

Who knew that speak of the devil and he shall appear.

Although the number of times both sides had met wasn't many, friendship was a strange thing.

Meeting the right person, even at first sight, could lead to a deep friendship; meeting the wrong person, no matter how many times they met, they would just look at each other with dislike.

Clemont was undoubtedly a very talented youth, and talented scholars were often admired.

All Baimu was no exception.

Poryphone flew around Clemont, its black and white eyes full of scrutiny.

"You invented the Rotom Phone?"

In the face of the other side's confused expression, it asked.

Hearing this, Clemont shook his head immediately, "No, no, no, I just sold the patent for the Rotom Pokédex; the development of the Rotom Phone was done by their company itself."

"Oh."

Poryphone retracted its gaze with little interest.

Rotom Pokédex?

That was already a version ago!

Haven't you seen that Ash would rather get a new Rotom Phone himself than let the Alola Rotom Pokédex change clothes?

Clemont was full of question marks, and the Rotom Phone in his pocket suddenly flew out.

"It's you!"

"Hmm? Hehe, I wonder who it is; it's you, this loser!"

Poryphone seemed to recognize the other side as well.

Bonnie opened her small mouth in astonishment, "Do they know each other?"

The Trainers on both sides hadn't met for more than a year, so why were the Pokémon acting so familiar with each other?

It was just...

A bit tit-for-tat?

Clemont tried to retrieve the Rotom Phone in a flurry, but the latter was like a cat with its fur standing on end, quickly dodging his palm and continuing to "hiss" at Poryphone.

Bonnie hugged the confused Dedenne and shivered, "Is their relationship very bad?"

"It should be said that the relationship between Porygon and Rotom is very bad."

All Baimu smiled and briefly described the grievances between the two groups.

After listening, Clemont adjusted his glowing glasses and said thoughtfully, "So that's how it is; the innate ecological niche was occupied by Rotom, leading to a series of targeted group conflicts..."

"So amazing, so amazing! Was Porygon created by Dr. Akihabara alone?"

Bonnie's focus was completely different from her brother's.

All Baimu nodded, "Dr. Akihabara further researched evolution and re-evolution."

Clemont showed admiration, "I really want to discuss it with him!"

"Sure, I'll give you his LINE number."

He recalled Poryphone without hesitation.

Clemont was caught off guard by this extremely quick response, and in a flurry, he sincerely asked the Rotom Phone to record the number.

The Rotom Phone was a bit reluctant; it hadn't decided the "winner" with Poryphone yet.

But the important business was ultimately written into its core code.

After exchanging numbers.

The three chatted in the hall, while the two Rotom Phones continued to be tit-for-tat, not making a move but glaring at each other.

Mentioning Champion Diantha, All Baimu smiled, "Not a coincidence; I received the film festival invitation she handed me, so I went."

"Are you in love?"

Bonnie blinked her eyes curiously; at this moment, she was lying on the chair in an ungraceful posture, holding her chin with both hands, her slender calves kicking back and forth.

She was still that little love-brain who was keen on playing matchmaker everywhere and finding a bride for her brother.

Clemont said distressedly, "Bonnie! Don't ask about other people's private matters!"

"Are Ash and Serena in love?"

All Baimu asked back.

Bonnie was stunned by the question, thought about it, and said, "Serena and Ash wouldn't be in love!"

"Hahahaha!"

He smiled and stroked Bonnie's head.

This little girl was also a bit of a novice; after all, Serena's feelings for Ash were simply comparable to an open love, not even counting as a secret crush.

Clemont was surprised, "What? Serena and Ash!?"

This one was even more of an engineering-type straight man.

Chatting until noon, All Baimu naturally ate at the Lumiose Gym, and the one responsible for cooking was the robot Clembot.

The cooking level was unexpectedly high, which made Clemont very proud.

He showed the various recipes and master teaching videos he had input into Clembot, laughed and said, "This is when science creates the future! Clemont Engine! Start up again!"

Click!

He suddenly took off the button.

All Baimu's pupils shrank slightly, then slowly recovered.

Not a big problem; Clemont's chanting was divided into two stages: the first stage relied on himself to chant, and the second stage needed Ash—

'The power of science is truly great!'

As long as one was missing, it wouldn't overload, overload.

Sure enough, Clembot very steadily produced seven or eight mechanical arms, left and right, and made four more dishes.

"Clang, clang, clang!"

Bonnie was full of pride, causing Clembot to also proudly put its hands on its hips.

—

Afternoon.

All Baimu left Lumiose City.

In the morning, because 【Golduck's Smile】 was too busy.

It caused him to miss the opportunity to meet with Lokomoko, so he had to change it to the break time after lunch.

"All Baimu!"

"Master."

He smiled and accepted Lokomoko's hug, facing the awe-filled gazes in the restaurant, nodded and signaled, "Greetings to everyone."

"Champion, hello! Champion, hello!"

"Finally had the chance to see the Champion!"

"It really is him; I always thought they were just being polite to each other..."

A young apprentice said gloomily.

Causing Lokomoko to glare, "How bold! Which brat said that!"

Everyone was silent.

It couldn't be blamed that the person had some doubts; after all, only Lokomoko always said All Baimu was his apprentice, but the two had never appeared on the same TV show.

Fortunately, they often interacted online, and All Baimu had also publicly stated that Lokomoko had taught him.

"Calm down, calm down, it's my fault. I clearly learned precious techniques from you, but I haven't formally taken you as a master yet."

He pacified Lokomoko.

Hearing this, Lokomoko's eyes brightened, "Are you willing to formally take me as your master?"

"Naturally I am willing, but you also know that my life's focus must still be placed on Pokémon, so I'm very sorry..."

All Baimu's hidden meaning was that he couldn't open a restaurant like Siebold.

Lokomoko felt a bit regretful, but very happily said, "Hey! What are you saying? Just your name is enough to make our school widely known!"

He couldn't be considered the peak figure in the culinary world, but All Baimu was already standing at the highest peak of the Trainer world and was moving toward the only throne.

The formal apprenticeship ceremony was very simple.

Lokomoko personally tied an apron on All Baimu, put on a chef's hat, and after eating the dish he made, it was considered complete.

"So fragrant! How can it be so fragrant?"

Others in the restaurant naturally also shared a small portion, and without exception, they were all surprised by All Baimu's craftsmanship.

Lokomoko knew clearly, "Secret seasoning?"

"Yes."

"Sigh, I also tried to collect it, but the Titan guarding the seasoning was too powerful..."

He said melancholically.

All Baimu was slightly stunned, "Powerful?"

Lokomoko was at least a tournament runner-up; how could he not handle a mere Titan?

The chef said, "It might not be difficult for you, but once the Titan eats the seasoning, my Pokémon find it very hard to defeat them."

All Baimu: "..."

So that's how it is; the enhancement range is very high after eating the seasoning?

He had never given the Titans a chance to eat the seasoning, only using them as a compass to search for the seasoning.

Once a location was found, kill them directly!

"I'll share some with you."

He took out a pile of bottles and jars, intending to use them as an apprenticeship gift.

Lokomoko originally wanted to refuse, but after seeing the quantity, he was directly stunned, "You—where did you get so many?"

"Accidentally raided a home."

All Baimu smiled lightly.

Lokomoko: "... That was very careless."

But in reality, he didn't fish until the pond was dry; he pursued sustainable fishing until the pond was dry.

The surrounding fellow apprentices were extremely envious.

But they knew they couldn't grasp it.

The innocent are innocent, but the treasure is a crime; even if they begged for some from the master, they would be snatched away by the senior brothers who had already gone out to open shops.

'Hehehe! How can such treasures fall into the hands of you juniors?'

Then grab it and refine it in an instant...

This is the truth of the dark culinary world!

All Baimu and Lokomoko were harmonious, and a group of fellow apprentices stood like minions.

During the chat, a phone call came into Lokomoko's phone.

"Sorry, closing the shop in the afternoon—Mr. Siebold?"

The caller was none other than Elite Four Siebold, who specifically invited All Baimu and Lokomoko to his restaurant to reminisce.

The two naturally wouldn't refuse.

Even though he had achieved some success in the culinary field, Lokomoko still admired Siebold.

There is a saying—

'When you first become a chef, seeing Siebold is like a Poliwag at the bottom of a well looking at the moon; when you become a head chef, seeing Siebold is like a Cutiefly seeing the blue sky!'

The two moved to Siebold's restaurant, and the fellow apprentices were given a holiday on the spot.

As an Elite Four, Siebold's restaurant was particularly distinctive; not only was it set in a garden, but the architectural theme was also in the style of a gladiator arena.

Diners could watch the battles of Trainers in the arena through reinforced glass windows.

All Baimu felt the environment was familiar, and suddenly remembered that this was the place where Alain and Siebold had fought!

"Long time no see, All Baimu, Lokomoko."

Siebold was still wearing a plain white chef's uniform, with a faint smile on his face, "Do you want to taste my 'secret menu' before the battle with the Champion?"

"It would be an honor."

He said without hesitation.

Siebold was slightly stunned; he was just casually joking...

Lokomoko tugged at All Baimu's sleeve, "Mr. Siebold's secret menu is a battle!"

"I know."

He had also seen the plot, "But it doesn't matter."

Winning against Siebold could reduce the simulator's countdown by quite a bit! Such a good thing wasn't found everywhere.

Not to mention, he, All Baimu, had no other merits, just three—

Brave enough! Reasonable! Many brothers (Pokémon)!

Having a fight with an Elite Four wouldn't affect tomorrow's official match; he could totally use Siebold to warm up.

Of course, it wasn't easy to tell Siebold this casually.

"Hahaha! As expected of you!"

Siebold laughed, "Alright, let's witness your strength first, then witness your cooking!"

Lokomoko was in high spirits and took the initiative to ask to serve as the referee.

The three walked quickly toward the outdoor gladiator arena.

And the guests in the restaurant, upon learning that All Baimu was going to fight Siebold, were excited beyond measure.

"Isn't the match tomorrow? Still fighting others today?"

"Hey! You don't see who All Baimu is; it's normal for a newly promoted Champion to have energy!"

"A trip worth it! Didn't waste the ten times the money I spent to buy a Tauros seat!"

"—Tauros seat!?"

"Sir, regarding the Tauros seat, I hope you can answer some doubts..."

A waiter whispered politely beside that person. ===== CHAPTER 1214 =====