Pokémon: Pikachu Bonds

"Miss, the sandwiches here are so delicious. Can I meet the chef?" Xiaozhi asked the blonde beauty who was cleaning up the dishes not far away.

"No problem~" the blonde agreed readily, and then shouted towards the kitchen: "Chef~ The customer thought the sandwich you made was very delicious and wanted to meet you."

"Okay, no problem." A familiar figure walked out of the kitchen...

"Xiao Gang!"*2

Xiaozhi and Xiaoxia looked surprised when they saw someone walking out of the kitchen.

"Xiaozhi, Xiaoxia, why are you here?" Xiaogang was very surprised to see two familiar people in front of him.

"Pika~" Pikachu jumped and landed on Xiaogang's shoulder.

"Long time no see, Pikachu~" Xiaogang said as he touched Pikachu's head.

"Pica~"

"We are traveling~ But aren't you training to become the world's number one Pokémon doctor, Xiaogang? Why are you working as a chef in a place like this?" Xiaoxia asked curiously.

"As you can see, I was hired by the owner of this restaurant and became the chef of this restaurant." Xiao Gang said as a matter of course.

"Pika~" Pikachu took the opportunity to jump back into Xiaozhi's arms.

"What about your dream of becoming a Pokémon doctor?" Xiaoxia asked puzzledly.

"I have made up my mind a long time ago. I will dedicate my life to the boss lady and run this store for her." Xiaogang said with a smile.

"Huh?" Xiaoxia blinked.

"Xiaogang, I have great news..." the proprietress came to Xiaogang with an excited look on her face and said.

"Huh?" Xiaogang looked at the proprietress in confusion.

"My fiancé, who is away to improve his cooking skills, will be back soon."

"And he said he would marry me when he came back. Xiaogang, thank you for helping me run this store during this period of time."

"When we get married, you must come to the wedding. I want you to be our best man to witness our love." The proprietress said excitedly while holding a mobile phone, and the screen of the mobile phone showed a photo of her fiancé.

"No... You're welcome. I won't attend your wedding. I met my former travel companions and I want to travel with them..."

Xiao Gang stuttered, and at the same time, he turned pale and weak....

"So that's how it is~ There's nothing we can do. I hope you and your friends have a pleasant trip. I'll give you these dry food to eat on the road." The proprietress handed the dry food to Xiaogang with a smile.

"Thank...thank you..." Xiaogang took the dry food like a walking corpse.

Xiaogang hid in a corner with a lost look on his face, and even forgot how he walked out of the store...

"Cheer up, Xiaogang. Come on a happy journey with us. You will definitely meet all kinds of Pokémon and interesting things during the journey. Be happy." Xiaozhi encouraged.

"That's right~ and you will definitely meet more beautiful older sisters during your travels, and you will also meet your true love." Xiaoxia agreed.

"I will never believe in love again??o·(? ??????????? )?o·?" Xiaogang said with a sad face.

"This is such a headache~" Xiaozhi said, covering his head.

"Pica~"

"It seems that this incident has been a huge blow to Xiaogang." Xiaoxia sighed.

"Xiaozhi?" Suddenly a surprised voice sounded in everyone's ears.

"Huh?" Xiaogang and Xiaoxia looked in the direction of the voice with a little confusion... only to see Tiantong looking at Xiaozhi in surprise not far away...

"Tiantong, long time no see~"

"Xiaozhi, we haven't seen each other for many years~"

Xiaozhi and Tiantong excitedly shook each other's hands.

"Xiaozhi, this is..." Xiaoxia interrupted.

"Let me introduce you, this is my former travel companion Xiaoxia." Xiaozhi introduced.

"I'm the current leader of the Cerulean Gym, Misty, a world-class beauty and the world's number one water Pokémon master." Misty made a scissors gesture.

"I know ~ the three beautiful sisters of Hualan Gym are very famous. I have always wanted their autographs." Tiantong said excitedly.

"Ah~ The three sisters you are talking about are my sisters~" Xiaoxia explained.

"So the three beautiful sisters of the Cerulean Gym and the Cerulean Gyarados refer to you and your three sisters?" Tiantong asked in surprise.

"Blue Gyarados? Do you want to be beaten? (▼皿▼#)" Xiaoxia clenched her fists and stared at Tiantong angrily.

"No, I didn't mean that." Tiantong hurriedly clarified upon seeing this.

"Haha~ Xiaoxia, don't be angry~ Tiantong just made an unintentional mistake."

"He was once my traveling companion." Xiaozhi interrupted.

"I'm Tiantong, the Pokémon Wine Attendant, and the former gym leader of the Sanyao Gym." Tiantong introduced himself.

"I didn't expect you were a former gym leader~ I suddenly realized that Xiaozhi really has a connection with gym leaders." Xiaoxia said in surprise.

"Hehe~ Now that you put it that way, it really is true~" Xiaozhi said with a silly grin.

After all, all of Satoshi's former partners, whether it was Brock, Misty, Cilan, or Citron, were all gym leaders.

"But speaking of which...what is a Pokémon sommelier?" Xiaoxia asked curiously.

"That's a very good question. If you want to know what a Pokémon wine waiter is, please take out the Pokémon that's traveling with you," Tiantong replied.

bang~

"Mugua~"

As soon as Tiantong finished speaking, Psyduck left the Poké Ball on its own and appeared in front of everyone...

"Pikachu, why did you come out without permission again?" Xiaoxia said speechlessly.

"Is Misty's companion Pokémon Psyduck?"

"It's really interesting~It's time to taste." Tiantong said to himself.

Tiantong then observed Psyduck from all angles and said: "Psyduck's dull flavor goes very well with Misty's spicy flavor."

“Even if you are feeling very upset right now, it can calm you down like a peaceful forest.”

"Xiaoxia, you and Psyduck are a perfect match made in heaven. The compatibility is 100% perfect."

Hearing this, Xiaoxia was a little speechless and took out the Poké Ball to take back the Psyduck: "I think I understand what a Pokémon wine waiter is. No need to continue."

"What a pity! I was planning to further evaluate Psyduck." Tiantong said with some regret.

"Tiantong, I want to introduce you to another former friend of mine. The one squatting in the corner is also Xiaogang, who once traveled with me." Xiaozhi interrupted and pointed at Xiaogang who was doing emo not far away.

"Hello~" Xiaogang greeted weakly.

"Xiao Gang?"

When Tian Tong saw someone not far away, he thought he was seeing things and wiped his eyes with his sleeve. After confirming again and again, he confirmed that the depressed young man in front of him was indeed the Xiao Gang he knew.

"Tiantong, do you know Xiaogang?" Xiaoxia asked doubtfully.