Chapter 575

At this moment.

Having finally finished healing all the injuries on Ash's Infernape and Moltres, Professor Oak hurriedly made his way to the backyard, eager to share the news with Ash.

However.

When he arrived at the backyard.

All he saw was an empty expanse, with Pokémon running freely across the grounds.

Especially at this moment, his phone began to ring.

Professor Oak picked up his phone and took a look.

Upon seeing the photo sent by Ash showing the three of them eating together.

Professor Oak instantly felt that the bowl of instant noodles he had eaten earlier no longer tasted good!

【Alder: Hahaha! Yukinari, I never thought you'd become a lonely old man one day; you're killing me with laughter.】

【Ma Ma Shide: Sigh, I truly envy you. Unlike me, who has my dear wife and son by my side every day; when I'm tired, I can only guide my disciples in their martial arts cultivation.】

【Pryce: I can only pet my little Swinub while hiding alone in my Gym, mourning my fate.】

【Charles Goodshow: My situation is even more miserable; I have to review massive amounts of League documents every day. I'm an eighty-year-old man, yet I only have three or five secretaries to serve me tea and water, and I don't even have to lift a finger to eat! Alas, life is so hard for me!】

【Professor Oak: That's enough from all of you!】

Kanto, Oak Laboratory.

Still eating his instant noodles, Professor Oak slammed the bowl fiercely onto the table.

But the hunger gnawing at his stomach compelled him to pick up the noodles again.

Just then, an enticing aroma drifted through the air.

Professor Oak tilted his head back and sniffed deeply with the tip of his pen.

Turning his head, he saw curling wisps of cooking smoke rising from Delia's house not far away.