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Chapter 288 Zhulan’s invitation, have you considered joining Team Galaxy?

Author: It’s a fox, not a cat

Chapter 288 Zhulan’s invitation, have you considered joining Team Galaxy?

As the Chinese New Year is approaching, snowflakes are falling again in Hauale City. With the end of the messy events in Alola, many trainers who have gone out have gone home to prepare for the Chinese New Year, and it suddenly becomes lively again.

However, Kabukicho is still the same as always. The number of tourists is less during this time of year, and the noisy streets are gradually covered with snow.

It has been nearly a month since Wan Shi Wu was destroyed. Although it has been repaired, it is basically still in a state of suspension of business.

Hoshino was busy with the Aether Foundation. He had been living there during this period and had not been back much. His home was probably occupied by the ooze monster.

Lillie is also helping here now. None of those Pokémon are willing to leave. Finally, they have completely settled in the Aether Paradise. After this period of adaptation, they will be taken care of by the staff.

Lusamine has returned to take charge of the overall situation a few days ago, but she does not want to take back the position of chairman, and plans to continue to let Hoshino hold the position.

The reason is very simple. She admires Hoshino's spirit of helping Pokémon, and she also knows about the Master House and Kabukicho.

However, she is still managing the Aether Foundation. It can be said that the power is still with her, because she knows that Hoshino is still young and children of this age should go out and have more experience.

Rather than continuing to tie the children to her side for protection, she now hopes that the children can all grow up, so she will give up all her power when a more appropriate moment...for example, after Hoshino and Lillie get married!

They had been busy in the Aetherland until after Christmas, when things here were finally settled. Hoshino and Lillie bid farewell to Lusamine for the time being and returned to Kabukicho...

On the streets of Hoole City, Hoshino bought some things from the business district, and then rode away on Milton. New Leaf Cat lay on Milton's head and watched the scenery. This is one of its habits, and the breeze is very comfortable.

Lillie sat in the back and looked at Milton running like a real motorcycle. She still felt incredible: "The motorcycle lizard is really cool now. The people on the roadside are staring straight in their eyes."

"It's okay now. It was outrageous on the first day. I was almost arrested by Miss Junsha again for talking about modifying a motorcycle to go on the road..."

"Ha ha."

Lillie chuckled softly, and then continued to look around, recalling her experiences this year, she couldn't help but feel a little dazed. Now she finally didn't have to worry anymore and could go shopping and buy things at will.

She gently moved her hair with her fingers and looked at the snowflakes falling in the sky. After a moment of silence, she said: "Meiyue and Xiaoyang will go back to Alola tomorrow. The other classmates will also be back before the Chinese New Year. Let's go and get together with them then."

Let’s get together.”

"No problem. By the way, let me tell you about the establishment of the Alola Alliance. I have already communicated with the King of the Island. Except for Uncle Modan who did not respond, everyone else said there is no problem."

Hoshino said in a soft tone that the establishment of the Alola Alliance is very important. Although the King of the Island has no problem, and there are also sponsorships from the Orange Grape Academy and the Cell Phone Rotom Company, the most important thing now is the support of the Alliance Association.

This is really difficult. There is no need to think about the support from the alliance president, so we can only start from those alliance champions, but this aspect is also very difficult...

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but shake his head. Lillie noticed his mood, and gently pressed her body against his back, asking: "Do you have any new plans after the New Year? For example, traveling?"

"Are you traveling... not yet, but you have time now. If you want to train Pokémon, I can accompany you at any time. Isn't there a world championship next year? You can go and see it then."

"World Championship... I remember that the schedule seemed to have been determined some time ago, right?"

Since Lillie couldn't go out before, she often fished on the Internet when she was dealing with website problems at Wanshiwu. Once when she was chatting with Zhulan about daily life, she heard the other party talk about this matter.

It is said that starting from next year, the World Championships are confirmed to be held every year, and the same is true for the Youth Cup. The events will be staggered in time and venue, and the rules are different anyway. Through this kind of world-class competition, trainers from all over the world can become active.

After listening, Hoshino gradually became more interested and asked: "It's held once a year? Do you also want to participate?"

"Of course! But the minimum requirement for participating in the competition is to be a professional trainer... I still have to go through the examination and upgrade my trainer level."

"It's not difficult for you, right? It's just about taking some test questions, having at least 16 gym badges, and traveling to a few more areas. That's what a trainer should do."

"I only have 5 badges..."

"Me too, what are you afraid of?"

Hoshino doesn't care, and he is also quite interested in this world championship. The last champion was Chihong, and the last champion was Dandi. Now it's been a few years since they compete again, so next year is probably going to be interesting.

And after what he said, Lillie felt the same. Both of them had the same starting point, and maybe they could compete to see who could become a professional trainer first!

The two of them were talking like this. Milerton had returned to the downstairs of the Everything House. Lillie stopped communicating and looked up at the current House of Everything.

Who could have imagined that something like that would happen... Although I have basically recovered as before, I feel like there are still some things missing.

"Where's the signboard of Wanshiwuwu?"

"I haven't finished it yet..."

Hoshino hugged Xinye Miao and got off Milton, and then said: "The sign was handwritten by me before. Now that it's broken, I have to rewrite it if I want to restore it. I'll wait for you to come back and do it together. What do you think?

How about it?"

"Huh? What do you mean?"

"When I first built the Wanshiwu House, it was just me, the Motorized Lizard, and Gengar... but now the house has become completely lively, so I decided to leave everyone's traces behind!"

Hoshino is planning to let everyone leave some traces on the new sign of All Things House, and will continue to add new members to it in the future.

After hearing his plan, Lillie immediately agreed and said excitedly: "Don't forget about little Nebula and Lunala!"

"Don't worry, let's start work now!"

Waiting for them to go upstairs, the izakayas slowly opened, and King Daidai stuck his head out and murmured softly: "I really can't stop as soon as I come back..."

After a while, in the House of Everything, Hoshino took out the plaque he had prepared and placed it on the floor of the living room. With all the Pokémon watching, he took out a pen and wrote "House of Everything" on it. Finally, behind

"A Xing" was written by Lillie.

"Meow~"

Xinye Miao was very excited and pressed her plum blossom seal next to the word "star", followed by Gengar, Sai Fuhao, Pop Dolphin, Iron Baggage, and Machado.

There are also Nine Tails, Roaring Tail, Fairy Eevee, Magearna, and finally Milerton, who directly put his paw prints on the words "House of All Things".

Although the overall look is not very clean and a bit messy, everyone likes it very much. Hoshino stood up holding the plaque and said with a smile: "Then hang this up!"

"Mo Lizard~"

Xin Ye Miao and the others all came to the street downstairs of Wan Shi Wu and looked up at the balcony on the second floor.

Milerton was seen helping to hold the plaque, Hoshino was holding nails to fix it, Lillie was assisting, and Gengar was sitting on the guardrail.

Hearing the commotion, many nearby Pokémon who had just opened for business also came here, and soon a crowd gathered around to watch the fun.

King Slow also came out with the long-tailed fire fox and the blue flame blade ghost to watch the fun together. He observed the surroundings and recalled that it was like this a few years ago, but there were not so many onlookers at that time.

"I actually asked him to build the Everything House. He is truly a man who can create miracles. I am looking forward to his future more and more..."

King Dude murmured softly, and the slime monsters also appeared around. He looked at the words on the signboard curiously, and couldn't help laughing: "Axing from the Wanshiwuwu? These guys are completely incapable of naming. They are all pirated."

taste."

"..."

King Daidai glanced at it and said nothing, but he always felt that the words seemed familiar...

After installing the signboard for the Master House, Hoshino clapped his hands and looked down with Lillie at the street where a bunch of Pokémon had come unknowingly.

Then the two looked at each other and shouted to them: "Wanshiwu continues to open for business!!!"

"Yeah!"

A few days passed quickly, and the newly born Wanshiwuwu had already received many commissions. In order to boost performance at the end of the year, both of them accepted them all and went to help.

And just the day before the Chinese New Year, those former classmates finally came back and made an appointment to meet for dinner and have a good time in Hauale City.

After completing a commission, Hoshino and Lillie headed to the business district. Before they arrived at the meeting point, they saw Mitsuki, Mao, and Suiren who were shopping together.

"Alola~"

Lillie waved hello, then immediately ran over and hugged Mitsuki. They hadn't seen each other for a long time, and the relationship between the best friends had not changed.

"I've grown a little taller..."

Meiyue looked at Lillie, who was taller than herself, then moved her eyes downwards, and nodded as if relieved: "Well, there is no change except for growing taller."

"Don't make fun of this when we meet!"

"At least you've grown taller..."

Shui Lian looked over with resentment, while Mao stood aside with some embarrassment. She was the tallest among these people.

The good sisters hadn't seen each other for a long time, and they exchanged some jokes to exchange feelings. Then Mitsuki turned her attention to Hoshino, who was playing with the cat, and finally couldn't help but give a thumbs up: "You guys are really... so difficult!"

Regarding the confirmation of their relationship, Lillie has already told others in the group and received a lot of congratulations.

Hoshino smiled slightly and responded: "Thank you for always caring about me."

"Yeah, but it's such a pity that you won't have a chance to use the good things I prepared for you."

"???"

Hoshino's face was full of questions, and Lillie quickly changed the topic and asked: "Where are the others? Are they all here?"

Meiyue came back to her senses and responded: "It's about the same. There are still a few classmates whose homes are a little far away, but it's almost here, so let's go there first."

"Um!"

Several people walked towards the meeting place, and Hoshino deliberately walked behind to keep a certain distance to prevent these people from bringing the topic to him.

Fortunately, Mitsuki and the others were still chatting about things that happened during the trip, which made Lillie envious and made Hoshino feel a little guilty after hearing this...

Soon we arrived at the meeting place, and almost everyone had already arrived, even Dr. Kukui and Dr. Barnett.

The work at the Space Research Institute is over, and now the couple can finally relax for a while. Listening to the conversation, it seems that they plan to take advantage of this break to have a child, so as not to be busy again and have no time.

And in this party, no matter how low-key Hoshino was, he was still the protagonist in the end. The star-within-a-star-within-a-star gold content made it impossible for him to hide his brilliance.

Fortunately, Lillie was on the side to come to the rescue. This situation did not last long, and the topic returned to the main point, about the Alola Alliance...

Hoshino told all the things going on in this area, and Mitsuki was shocked after listening to it. He obviously started it by himself, but in the end, he did everything? He also got the support of Miss Yeji!

"you……"

"Don't think too much. As a member of the Alola region, it is necessary to do these things for the development of Alola. It can be said that everything is almost taken care of now. The location of the alliance has been determined to be in Lanakila Mountain.

, although Uncle Modan has not yet given a reply, the other three island kings have agreed, and the rest is up to us!"

With that said, Hoshino took out several Z bracelets and placed them on the table. Under everyone's shocked eyes, he continued: "The Alola Alliance needs knowledge, and Z moves are our advantage!"

"But I can't do too much for the time being. It will still take a certain amount of time to make this, so you can choose a few people who are proficient in single attributes to help. After they are proficient, give me the data of the Z move!"

Hearing that they were on a mission, everyone's expressions became more serious. In the end, Mamane, Kachi, Shui Lian, and Mao each received a Z bracelet. They were the only ones here who played with single attributes.

Fortunately, Dr. Kukui is a doctor in Pokémon moves. He has been interested in Z moves for a long time. This time he had the opportunity to get a Z bracelet and said it would be nice to give it to him.

That's pretty much all I have to say. As the squad leader, Mitsuki took away the last Z bracelet, saying that she would work hard and strive to continue to become stronger during the trip, and then let those champions recognize her!

"come on!"

Lillie encouraged the other party, and Mitsuki smiled slightly and responded: "Don't worry, the first alliance champion in the Alola region in the future will definitely be me!"

"Then come on~"

Hoshino responded with a smile. He was not interested in the Alola champion. If he was interested in anything, it would be the world champion, but he just thought about it.

After the long-awaited class reunion, everyone left reluctantly. Except for a few people with missions, the others basically continued to travel after the Chinese New Year and would not stop.

On the way back to Kabukicho, Lillie sat in front this time, leaning on Hoshino's arms, looking at the moonlight, and sighed softly: "Everyone is working hard, and I feel like I can't continue like this..."

"Want to travel?"

"Yes, but I want to travel with you, but the matter of Wanshiwu..."

"Why do you care about these things? After you are done with this period of time, take regular vacations for a few months. Then you can go wherever you want to travel."

Hoshino also knew that she had not been very free in Kabukicho for a year, and now that she was finally free, she would naturally have such thoughts.

Hearing this, Lillie suddenly showed a smile on her face, and then said: "The Chinese New Year is tomorrow, why don't you take New Leaf Meow and the others to the Ether Paradise to spend it together? With my mother."

"Don't you live in Wanshiwuwu?"

"We'll wait until next year. The main reason is that I want to prepare a New Year's Eve dinner with you and my mother. I have been looking forward to such a normal New Year's Eve dinner for a long time. I don't know if Little Nebula and the others will come back."

"Okay, let's go to the business district early tomorrow to buy groceries, and then go over there."

"Hmm~"

…

The next day, for some reason, the atmosphere during this year's Chinese New Year was much more lively than last year. Hoshino felt this way when he left the commercial area after buying groceries.

When he arrived at the Ether Paradise, Lusamine and Lillie, who had been here in the morning, were taking care of the Pokémon to eat.

The employees were all on vacation, so they could only take care of the Pokémon. Hoshino also joined in and was busy for a while before it was over.

However, he unexpectedly discovered that there were two more attributes in the Ether Paradise: Kong, and Xuwuide and Philomeni were actually here too!

"They found it on their own, and it seems they decided to stay with me."

Lusamine explained the problem of the two ultimate beasts. As for the other two attributes: Sora was sealed after the experiment was terminated. There were originally three, but one was snatched away by Gladion.

But she didn't plan to seal the remaining two, but decided to let them live here like normal Pokémon.

"This ending is not bad."

Hoshino nodded with satisfaction, and then went back to the mansion to prepare the New Year's Eve dinner with Lusamine. Lillie came over to help.

New Leaf Cat and the others are running around in this mansion. The villa is too big, so they can play whatever they want.

The sky is gradually getting darker, and the Ether Paradise stands on the sea like an isolated island, which is in sharp contrast with the Melemele Island in the distance.

But this time it was also very lively. All the Pokémon in Etherland came to the mansion. Everyone gathered together to happily eat the New Year's Eve dinner. Occasionally, they would have conflicts over the food, but they were ignored by Geng.

The ghost quickly persuaded him to leave.

Marshado has gradually become accustomed to getting along with so many Pokémon. This is the first time it knows that there is such a thing as the New Year. There is no concept of time in the spiritual world, only the existence of Halloween.

Hoshino came to it, looked at its expression, and asked with a smile: "Is this your first time celebrating the New Year?"

"Ma~"

"Haha, you'll get used to it gradually. It's like this during the Chinese New Year, everyone gets together and has a lot of fun!"

"Ma~"

Mashado nodded. After coming to this world, he was learning new things all the time.

On the other side, Iron Baggage was almost out of service. Some Pokémon grabbed its tail and head and pulled hard. Gengar couldn't persuade them to leave. Sai Fuhao didn't even give them lucky money, they just wanted to play.

Popper's dolphins were even chased because they watched the third season of Locust Man and knew the existence of Dolphin Man, and mistakenly thought it was Dolphin Man, even though it really was Dolphin Man...

Because it was so lively, everyone had a headache, but it was a lively atmosphere, and Lusamine actually enjoyed it. She had not felt this way for a long time.

At this time, a wave of fluctuations appeared in the sky, and then the Ultimate Cave opened, instantly attracting their attention. Milerton raised his head, but from the Ultimate Cave, two figures suddenly flew out!

"Little Nebula!"

Lillie ran over with excitement and hugged the fallen little nebula. New Leaf Meow also ran over and jumped on the little nebula's head.

Looking at Lunayala falling slowly, Hoshino also stepped forward and gently stroked her drooped head, and said with a smile: "You are really back. I can see that you are also working hard. You have worked hard."

"mahina~"

Seeing Little Nebula and Lunala coming back, Lusamine stepped forward and apologized to them for some of the things she had done.

But they didn't mind for a long time, and they naturally abide by their promise when they come back this time and come back to celebrate the New Year with everyone.

Seeing their appearance, other Pokémon also gathered around. Hoshino went back to the kitchen and brought out the food specially prepared for them.

Everyone spent the New Year happily in the yard. Finally, we watched the gorgeous fireworks blooming above the four islands in the distance. Rotom used the mobile phone as the background to take a group photo of everyone together. The trip ended.

Lively New Year!

Years later, Little Nebula and Lunala left again. They had heavy tasks in the ultimate space and were expected to be busy for a long time.

Hoshino and Lillie returned to Kabukicho after spending one night in Etherland. Naturally, they will have to work harder in the new year!

One month has passed in the blink of an eye...

Recently, Wanshiwu's commissions have returned to normal, with five or six commissions stable every day, and they are all processed very quickly.

Hoshino used this time to make some more Z bracelets. He had already used the effect of the Ultimate Necro Z Pure Crystal given by the God of Light before, in the same way as using Z moves.

It's just that you don't need a Pokémon, you just use this method to inject light into the stone, turn it into a glow stone, and then wait for 24 hours to cool down.

Now that he is not busy, he finally has the opportunity to use the talents given by the God of Glory. The strongest legendary Pokémon has been given a trainer-limited talent. Needless to say, the effect is natural!

But here's where it's outrageous. Hoshino has already used the talent on himself, but he can't see any effect. The ability of the talent is "turn into light". It's just a simple sentence, but he can't understand it.

After all, he was not a Pokémon, so he couldn't check his status after using his talent, but he couldn't understand the meaning of such a sentence, and he had done many experiments on it, but nothing happened.

You must know that this is the talent of the Glory God... Even Magikarp's talent can make you jump twice more, but its talent has no effect at all. How is this possible?

So that day, while there was no one at home, he picked up the sleeping Xinye Miao, stood on the sofa, raised it to the ceiling, and shouted!

"Tiga!!!"

But as soon as he finished speaking, when he was about to change to "Trigger" and continue shouting, he suddenly caught a glimpse of Lillie standing in the aisle, holding a mobile phone, stunned.

The surrounding air seemed to become quiet for an instant, and the two of them stared at each other awkwardly for several seconds.

"Forehead……"

In the end, Lillie looked away first, took two steps back, put her little hands on her chest, lowered her head and said hesitantly: "Well... I didn't see anything... really..."

"..."

Seeing Lillie turn around and leave, Hoshino finally came to his senses, buried his head in the cat's belly, and collapsed on the sofa, now too embarrassed to see anyone.

"……Meow?"

After a while, Lillie returned to the living room and sat across from Hoshino, but her eyes were still awkwardly wandering. After a while, she finally coughed lightly and came back to her senses.

"That...I really didn't see it just now."

"Stop talking...didn't you go downstairs? Why did you suddenly come back?"

"Forehead……"

Lillie took out her mobile phone and handed it over. Hoshino took a look and saw that it was the page of the Wanshiwu website. However, in this chat interface, it was Zhulan who was asking questions!

Now the Wanshiwu website is very popular. Although it has not been specifically promoted, the reputation is there, and with more and more registered users, they have also opened up more permissions to others and attracted more acquaintances into their circle.

And sometimes, those who are responsible for solving problems will also ask questions here. After all, everyone has some troubles.

"Miss Zhulan...there is still this problem..."

Hoshino looked at it carefully and found that the other party did not explain the problem in detail. He just invited the two of them to go to the Sinnoh region and talk about the situation face to face.

Only people in their circle know that the website was opened by Hoshino. As for him, he has been discussed online all the time, and he is also the new chairman of the Ether Foundation, with his status and strength.

At this time, Lillie whispered: "Miss Zhulan has invited us several times before to visit the Sinnoh region, but under the circumstances at that time, I could only refuse, so..."

"Do you want to travel to the Sinnoh region?"

Hoshino saw through her thoughts in an instant, and Lillie nodded. After all, her idol was Zhulan, and the two of them were now good friends, so they could take this opportunity to go over and have fun.

"Hmm...Okay then, when will we go?"

Hoshino doesn't care. The Master House hasn't been too busy recently, so he'll take a few months off to go there. Moreover, this is a question raised by Zhulan himself, so he must take it seriously. After all, there is still the matter of establishing the Alola Alliance, and he needs the other party's support.

.

Seeing that he had no objection, Lillie took back her mobile phone and said very happily: "In half a month, I will finish all the things at hand, and Miss Zhulan has been busy with some things for the World Championships recently. Now that I have passed, she will also

There is no time to receive us."

"You have already planned it..."

"Haha, why don't I just come here to ask you? If you don't want to go, then I won't go either. It would be interesting to travel with you."

Lillie said playfully, then stood up and prepared to continue working, but when passing by him, she still whispered: "That... I really didn't see it, and... this kind of thing, I can understand it, I

I often see Acerola..."

"Stop talking, sister..."

Hoshino almost burst into tears, Lillie quickly left with a smile, and soon there was only one person and one cat left in the living room, and it became quiet.

He scratched the cat's belly and muttered silently: "Are you going to the Sinnoh region... Even Sister Baicai needs to ask the Master House for help? It should be interesting. We can start looking forward to this trip..."

Half a month passed quickly, and the All Things House was on vacation again, which made some Pokémon around them feel very sorry, and they didn't know how many months they would have to wait before coming back.

When he learned that Hoshino and the others were going to the Sinnoh region, King Dude just waved his hand casually and said, "Don't hang up, I still have to wait for you to pay the rent."

"Unlucky, please say something serious!"

Hoshino cursed, then looked at the long-tailed fire fox and said, "I'll leave you to take care of the seasonings in the small attic. I'll bring you souvenirs when I come back. Don't let that ooze monster mess around in there."

The ooze monsters were sleeping everywhere, and it seemed that they had been asleep for thousands of years and were still a little awake. It was also the first time to play in Kabukicho.

If you find it sleeping in the Wanshiwuwu one day, you will know that it probably didn't drink enough last night and will know how to find a way to run back instead of being thrown on the side of the road and then let the street sweeper take it away as a companion.

"huohu~"

The long-tailed fire fox said that there was no problem, just leave it to it, and then the Blue Flame Blade Ghost also wished them a happy trip. Hoshino felt that the other party's attitude seemed to be getting better and better, not as cold as before...

He left Kabukicho on Milton, but Lillie is not with him now. She was called back by Lusamine yesterday.

Because I knew my daughter was going to travel to the Sinnoh region, and I didn’t know when she would come back, I wanted to spend more time with her.

When I arrived at the airport, I saw Lusamine bringing Lillie here with a big show and a lot of big and small bags. She was afraid that her daughter would be hungry outside and that she would not be able to sleep.

"It's not necessary, Mother... I'm not alone, and I also have travel experience. I really don't need to carry so much luggage..."

Lillie didn't know what to say. Fortunately, Hoshino came to the rescue in time. He said a lot of miscellaneous words, promising to take good care of people and asking her to rest assured. Lusamine then agreed to let her go into battle lightly.

Seeing this, Lillie breathed a sigh of relief. Now her mother really cared about her so much that she was a little uncomfortable with it. Then she smiled and said: "Don't worry, I will come back after I become stronger!"

After her daughter said this, Lusamine could only nod her head and continued: "Come on, your body is the most important thing at all times, and... forget it, I feel like you are getting bored if you continue talking.

, but there is the most important point!”

"Um?"

"I'm someone who has been there, and I understand very well that young people like you can easily lose control and make some mistakes, so you must take safety measures, although I don't mind hugging you now..."

"What are you talking about!"

Lillie interrupted her mother with a red face and continued talking. Hoshino stood aside and pretended to look around at the scenery. This topic was indeed a bit too early for them. Travel is the most important thing now!

For a moment, watching the two children walk into the airport, Lusamine stayed there for a while, and finally smiled: "They are all gone, and I am the only one left... But they will all have their own wonderful stories."

In the future, you are right, Moen..."

She looked up and looked at the warm but dazzling sunlight shining on her body...

In the evening of the same day, Hoshino and Lillie took a plane to the Veil City in the Sinnoh region. They had made an appointment with Zhulan to meet in Shenhe Town, but now the last train had stopped and they could only wait until tomorrow morning.

"Mo Lizard..."

Milerton really didn't like towns like this that banned Pokémon riding, but there was nothing he could do about it. Even if it was disguised as a motorcycle, it would be regarded as a modified vehicle and Ms. Junsa would confiscate it.

"Just be patient for a little while. I'll go to Shenhe Town tomorrow. You can run around the town as you please."

"Mo Lizard..."

In this regard, Hoshino was also very helpless. Lillie, who was walking aside, looked at the map on her phone and said, "Have you been here before? Do you have any food recommendations? Let's go there for dinner."

"Well... As for Curtain City, there is indeed one, but the location is a bit remote."

Hoshino thought of the small store he went to when he came to Mumu City a few years ago, where he met Akari who asked him some strange questions. After answering, the other party paid for him.

Lillie was also very surprised when she heard him talk about this: "Isn't Chiri the leader of Team Galaxy? A very famous philanthropic entrepreneur, but he is a bit talkative..."

Apparently she had heard of the other party's name. In fact, the Aether Foundation, as a charity, had invested in some cooperative projects with Team Galaxy, but neither of them knew about it.

Hoshino nodded, not sure if he could meet Akari again this time. Last time, he caught up with Akari at about the same time and worked overtime, and he seemed to often eat at that restaurant.

However, Akari is outrageous. As a boss, he works overtime every day. Aoki just treats overtime as an employee. I feel like these two can get along...

I came to the restaurant again, and the proprietress was still the same, but she seemed to still remember Hoshino. When she saw him walking in with Pokémon, she immediately smiled and said hello: "Is he a customer who has been here before? I have

Saw you on TV."

"Yes, it's me."

"I didn't expect a celebrity like you to come to this small restaurant. Are you bringing your girlfriend with you this time? That's great. What do you want to eat?"

"Let me take a look at the menu first."

"No problem, there are no other customers now, the food will be served right away."

"Well, please excuse me."

Hoshino led them to find a seat and sat down. Lillie sat opposite him, curiously looking at the small restaurant, and found that there were only a few guests, all of whom seemed to have just gotten off work, gathering together to eat and chat.

No one cares about them.

"The atmosphere here is so unique... I'm so lucky you found this place."

"Haha, you have to believe me. After all, I am the cook. I will come here just after smelling the fragrance."

"Your nose is sharper than that of a shaggy dog."

"..."

After ordering the food quickly, the two began to wait. Xinye Miao lay aside and yawned, waiting to eat. Mashado hid in the shadows and observed the surroundings. She was still a little uncomfortable with the unfamiliar environment.

After a while, the waiter Kirby came over with food. Lillie reached out to take it, then touched its head and said thank you.

But just when they were about to start eating, a figure walked in from outside the door as usual, and the boss's wife's voice also sounded: "Mr. Chiri, you are quite punctual today."

"Not much work today..."

Chiri responded, then continued: "Still the third child..."

After that, he continued to walk towards his usual seat as usual, but unfortunately there was someone there again this time, and he was an acquaintance.

Just when he looked here, Lillie also noticed him and whispered: "He's really here..."

Hoshino glanced at it and whispered: "How do you think he compares with Uncle Aoki?"

"They all looked like they were about to die suddenly..."

"really."

"..."

Chiri seemed to hear their conversation, and then walked over there and said hello: "Long time no see. I didn't expect to see you again after so long."

His voice still had the same tone without any emotion. Lillie immediately calmed down, feeling that she would not be able to deal with such a weirdo. However, Hoshino stood up with a smile and responded: "It's been a long time, I didn't expect you to still remember me."

"Of course I remember, the winner of the Youth Cup, the creator of the Z move, the new chairman of the Ethereum Foundation... I didn't expect that a young man who I met by chance would achieve such an achievement in just a few years. I still remember that time

From your answer, it seems that you are indeed very capable..."

Akari put his hands behind his back and continued to say these words without emotion, but it was obvious that the other party seemed to have been quietly paying attention to Hoshino.

"This is really... such an honor."

Hoshino continued to respond with a smile, but he was already on guard and did not dare to relax at all.

Compared to the type of Lusamine that she is not good at dealing with, the Akari in front of her who cannot guess or understand her thoughts is even more terrifying!

Lillie eavesdropped on the conversation between the two and couldn't help but become a little nervous.

But at this moment, Chiri glanced at the Pokémon next to him. Except for Saifuhao, he paused for a moment on Iron Baggage and Milton, then withdrew his gaze and spoke slowly.

"I can see that you have experienced a lot over the years, and I believe you have seen the world more clearly, so I want to ask you again, what do you think of the world?"

It was this philosophical question again. Hoshino gradually fell silent, and Lillie became even more nervous because she didn't know what would happen next.

But at the next moment, Hoshino responded with a smile: "I still have the same answer. This world may not be perfect, but precisely because of its imperfections, it is the world we live in. People meet people, people meet Pokémon, and things happen.

All kinds of things, it’s so colorful and vibrant!”

Although it was just a random ramble, this was what he was thinking, and Chiri stared at him silently for a few seconds, not knowing whether he was thinking about this answer or something else.

Then, he finally spoke again: "You can keep your heart and answer very well, so... have you considered joining our Galaxy team?"

Hoshino: "???"

…

(End of chapter)