Pokémon the Movie: The Journey of a Slate

Naixue was born in an ordinary family. Unlike her parents who were alliance investigators, Naixue liked to stay with her grandparents and watch them run their not-so-big restaurant since she was a child.

Over time, her grandfather began to teach her some cooking skills, but for some reason, Naxue always had some wild ideas when cooking, which resulted in the dishes she made being always weird. Her grandfather only taught her occasionally, and those teachings were deeply engraved in the girl's heart.

Naxue's parents did not stop the girl from learning cooking. In their opinion, learning another skill is a good thing, as it also represents more paths. And because they could not always be with their daughter due to work, on Naxue's fifth birthday, they gave the girl a newly born Vulpix.

The days passed one by one. Although this life is not perfect in every aspect, it is warm enough.

But that day, the League suddenly issued an urgent order to recall the girl's parents, followed by a crackdown on Team Galactic in the Sinnoh region. But when the crackdown was over, Naxue, who had been waiting in front of the door, did not see the two familiar figures.

When the girl finally came out of the grief of her parents' funeral and put their only two surviving elves to rest, another sudden blow almost dragged her into the abyss - her grandparents passed away due to old age, and in the end all they left was a small shop and Gastly who suddenly appeared beside her pillow the next day.

That small restaurant was the life's work of Naxue's grandparents, and it also recorded Naxue's childhood. Naturally, she wanted to inherit the shop, but... Naxue's cooking skills became her biggest obstacle and also discouraged a large number of customers.

Eventually, this small shop became what it is today.

Aislo and others listened to the girl's narration in silence. They looked at the determined light in Naxue's eyes and could not imagine how she could endure the loneliness and confusion when she had just become alone.

"..."

After a moment of silence, Diamond was the first to speak: "Do you want to learn cooking from me?"

"Huh?" Naxue's eyes widened in surprise. She had already recognized who the people in front of her were. You know, Diamond's cooking skills were widely recognized by many people. She nodded quickly and agreed.

"Take us to the kitchen first." After Diamond finished speaking, Naixue hurriedly got up and opened the kitchen door.

The five people walked in. There was not a speck of oil on the floor and walls of the kitchen, and all the ingredients and seasonings were arranged there in an orderly manner.

It was clean and tidy, and the tools were all available. Diamond nodded with satisfaction and then began teaching.

"Nayuki, what do you think is the most important thing when cooking a dish?" Diamond asked seriously.

Aislo and Mary didn't know why they felt something was wrong, and Pal beside them complained quietly: "Why does this question feel like it's from some hot-blooded food comic?"

"Huh? Skills?" Naxue scratched her head and answered tentatively, while also questioning her own heart.

"This answer is just like the questioning of the protagonists in those anime before they make up their minds." Pal was still mumbling, and then he suddenly found a bright spot, "Eh? Wait, are we still hungry?"

"?" Aislo and Mary were suddenly awakened. No wonder they felt something was wrong. They hadn't even eaten yet!

At the same time, Diamond's voice came again, "No, skills are important, but what's more important is the emotion you put into the food."

"It seems like they won't be able to finish this soon. Why don't we go out and see if there's anything to eat?" Pal made a suggestion, and the other two nodded in agreement. Just as the three were about to go out, Diamond's voice came again.

"When I tasted the 'Hundred Flavors' of the Dao just now, I felt that you did a very good job in this regard. Now make me a show of one of your signature dishes." Diamond's teaching idea was very simple. He would first explain some theories, then let his disciples practice, and then teach based on the results. It was simple and effective.

As he finished speaking, Pal also stopped and said to Aisiluo and Mary, "According to Dai Ya's usual habit, he will cook for her after Miss Naxue finishes cooking. How about we wait a little longer?"

"But he is just teaching us. The dishes he cooks may not be enough for so many of us, right?" Mary asked. After all, there is a little Snorlax waiting for food over there.

As the two were talking, Eslo seemed to suddenly think of something. He slowly squatted down and said to his shadow, "Darkrai, Grandma Gengar, can you please buy some food?"

As he spoke, Aislo handed over a black card. With the speed of the two elves, even if they bought the food from Baidai City, which was very far away from Zhuqing City, the food would probably still be hot when they returned.

A black claw slowly stretched out from Ace's shadow, took the black card after making an OK gesture, and then dived back into the shadow.

When Eslo raised his head again, he saw Pal and Mary staring at him quietly without saying a word.

Aislo blinked in confusion, and stood up straight nervously, seeming to be at a loss as to what to do.

"Xiao Luo, you make us look like robots." There was resentment in Pal's eyes. He almost forgot how outrageous the elf in the hand of the person next to him was.

"I forgot just now." Eslo was also a little embarrassed. After all, it was indeed his fault. Ignoring Yveltal's ridicule, Eslo looked back at Diamond's teaching classroom.

"It's okay. Didn't Pal forget to think about it before and just ordered a takeaway?" Mary walked next to Eslo and nodded to Pal intentionally or unintentionally. Then she quietly watched Naxue cooking with the boy.

"? No...ah?" Pal looked at Eslo and Mary in confusion, and he seemed to have not yet reacted to how the topic suddenly turned to himself.

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At the same time, on the other side, in the shadows in front of a restaurant in Yuanzhi City, Darkrai was looking at the menu and thinking about what to order.

[Xiao Luo loves sweets, and so does Mary, Pal and Diamond...] Darkrai hesitated.

[From our previous encounters, Diamond is a foodie, not picky. Pal is not important, let's go buy some sweet food together.] The voice of the flower rock monster broke Darkrai's hesitation.

[Okay, that's it.] Darkrai finally looked at the menu, but there were very few sweet dishes here.

[How about we go to Kalos? I remember the sweets there are quite famous.] The Flower Rock Monster suggested.

[No, let's buy some here first.] Darkrai picked a few dishes, calculated the appetite of humans and elves, and told the name and quantity to the flower rock monster. He didn't want Xiao Luo and the others to wait too long, and then added, [As for sweetness, I can go find a fat sweetie later.]

[Good idea.] Huayanguai nodded, then emerged from the shadows and floated into the store.

...Three minutes later.

Restaurant owner: Is there a famine somewhere?

After watching Rocktroll enter the store, Darkrai floated towards the Pokémon Supply Store. To be on the safe side, he wanted to buy some energy cubes or berries.

On the way, Darkrai also met a blond child, but of course this was not important.

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