Gourmet master of the Pokemon world

Hearing An Jie's cry for help, Miss Joy immediately came to greet him.

Looking at the swelling belly of Gardevoir, Miss Joy asked, "Is it about to give birth?"

An Jie quickly explained, "It's been in pain like this for a long time, but the baby just won't come out."

Miss Joy nodded, "I understand." Saying that, she beckoned to Chansey, "Chansey, take Gardevoir into the delivery room." After that, she turned her head to comfort An Jie and the anxious Kirlia, "Don't worry, I'm here, nothing will happen. You wait outside, the baby will be born soon."

"Miss Joy, please." An Jie said, holding Miss Joy's hand, as if he were the baby's father.

Miss Joy gave An Jie and Kirlia a reassuring look, and then quickly followed Chansey into the delivery room.

An Jie waited in the hall with Komala and Kirlia for a while, then suddenly remembered that Murkrow was still outside, so he said to Kirlia, "Kirlia, I'm going to check on Murkrow, are you waiting here, or coming with me?"

Kirlia shook its head, it pointed to the location of the delivery room, indicating that it wanted to stay here and guard it. If Gardevoir wasn't out of danger, it didn't want to leave.

"Okay, wait a moment, I'll be right back," An Jie said.

Kirlia nodded. In fact, it was very nervous and scared to see so many people for the first time, but when it thought of Gardevoir still undergoing rescue inside, it had to muster the courage to stay here.

Like Kirlia, Murkrow was also uneasy. Don't look at its calm appearance at this time, head held high, chest out, majestic and high-spirited, but in fact, it was panicking inside.

Such a mighty Murkrow standing at the entrance of the Pokémon Center was hard not to attract attention, so passers-by would glance at it intentionally or unintentionally.

This made Murkrow even more flustered.

Also, Murkrow hadn't seen humans much and had a fear of them. You should know that its kind living in the human world are completely different from it and can be regarded as overlords in the Pokémon world.

Cunning, domineering, cruel, cold… These are people's first impressions of Pokémon like Murkrow, and it can also be said to be a stereotype.

"Murkrow!" An Jie ran out of the Pokémon Center and shouted. At this moment, Murkrow felt that An Jie was simply a god descending from the sky.

"Awoo~~~"

Murkrow hopped to An Jie in a few steps, only then revealing a trace of unease.

An Jie saw Murkrow's nervousness and patted its wings to comfort it, "Don't worry, it's okay, I'm here."

At this moment, Murkrow did feel a trace of reassurance.

Then he suddenly thought of something, "By the way, Murkrow, are you hungry? I'll buy you something to eat."

Murkrow shook its head, how could it eat human food?

However, An Jie ignored its refusal, "Let's go, let's go, even if you don't eat, Kirlia has been worried and scared all the way, it must be hungry. Besides, won't Gardevoir need to eat when it comes out of the delivery room later? Giving birth to a baby is very exhausting."

An Jie had already said so much, how could Murkrow refuse?

An Jie inquired at the Pokémon Center and found a Pokémon store nearby that specialized in selling Pokémon items. They had Pokémon food for sale.

"Welcome." As soon as An Jie pushed the door open, a beautiful lady came to greet him, "What would you like?"

An Jie waved his hand and said, "I'll take a look myself first."

The lady still smiled, "Okay, you can call me anytime if you need anything."

An Jie nodded, then looked at Murkrow at the door and said, "Wait for me for a while."

Murkrow nodded obediently.

An Jie walked around the store and soon found the place where Pokémon food was sold.

After some observation, An Jie found that the Pokémon food here was generally divided into two categories.

One category is suitable for trainers to carry when traveling. The most typical of this type is the Energy Cube, whose energy is highly compressed. Eating a little can achieve the purpose of fullness. The advantage is that it is easy to carry.

One category is suitable for Pokémon to eat at home, of which the typical one is Pokémon Cookies. The characteristic of this type is that it tastes good, and the shapes are varied. The ordinary ones are cylindrical, about the size of a child's thumb; the exquisite ones are made into squares, rhombuses, circles, hearts... or even various mini Pokémon shapes. In short, they are very attractive.

As for the price, the first category is generally more expensive.

An Jie thought for a while and picked some of both.

Energy Cube, a palm-sized box, 500 Alliance coins. According to the lady at the checkout, this box can be eaten by Pokémon for two or three days.

Too expensive!

An Jie bought a large jar of Pokémon Cookies, a cylindrical jar one meter high and one meter in diameter, 800 Alliance coins.

Not cheap either.

An Jie walked out of the store holding the Pokémon food he had just bought, and then said to Murkrow, "Let's go, let's go back to the Pokémon Center for dinner."

Murkrow nodded, slowly flapped its wings and flew up, closely following behind An Jie.

An Jie held the large jar containing Pokémon Cookies, put the small box containing Energy Cubes on top, and put Komala on the lid of the jar.

So heavy!

He walked along and said to Komala, "Komala, are you full tonight? If you're not full, you can try the Energy Cubes on top. They're so expensive, I don't know if they taste good."

Komala rolled over, opened the lid of the Energy Cubes, and stuffed one into its mouth.

It must be said that these Energy Cubes look really good. Each one is the size of a fingernail, crystal clear, and there are white, red, green, blue... in a box, like crystals, very beautiful.

An Jie thought the taste should be good.

Just as the person and two Pokémon walked to a dimly lit alley, suddenly a black shadow窜出, with lightning speed, snatched the Energy Cubes that An Jie had placed on top, and quickly flashed back into the alley.

"Awoo~~~"

Seeing this scene, Murkrow cried out, and immediately wanted to counterattack the darkness in the alley. Komala also raised its glowing tree pillow, ready to smash it out at any time.

An Jie quickly stopped the two Pokémon, "Forget it, forget it, it's just a box of Energy Cubes." An Jie naturally had a sense of leniency towards Pokémon, who made him like Pokémon?

Murkrow and Komala stopped. Especially Murkrow, the look in its eyes towards An Jie had a trace of imperceptible closeness and affirmation.

It was obvious that the one who snatched the Energy Cubes just now was a Pokémon.

An Jie looked at the darkness of the alley, and after a long time, he left with Murkrow and Komala.

As he left, a Haunter holding a box of energy cubes cautiously poked its head out from the darkness. This Haunter's color was slightly different from that of ordinary Haunters.

Ordinary Haunters have deep purple bodies and red tongues, but this one was grayish-purple with a light purple tongue.

The Haunter watched Ange's receding figure for a long while before returning to the darkness.

Back at the Pokémon Center, Ange went inside with Murkrow, found Kirlia, and together they went to the area specifically for Pokémon to eat. Ange spent a few Happy Points to buy three food bowls from the system shop, filling each with Pokémon cookies and placing them in front of the three Pokémon.

"Eat up," Ange said.

Murkrow obediently began to devour the food, while Komala showed little interest, rolling to Ange's side to continue sleeping soundly.

Kirlia, however, had no appetite.

Seeing this, Ange advised Kirlia, "After Gardevoir gives birth, both she and the baby will need care. If you don't eat your fill, how will you have the strength to take care of them?"

Hearing this, Kirlia began to eat, bite by bite.

As for Komala's uneaten portion, Ange didn't force it but gave it to Murkrow to finish.

With the two Pokémon full, they continued to wait anxiously, time passing second by second, and Kirlia's mood visibly grew restless.

Just then, the light in the delivery room suddenly went out, and Nurse Joy emerged holding a white and green Pokémon egg.

Ange and the others rushed to greet her.

"Nurse Joy, how is Gardevoir?"

Kirlia's head kept turning towards the delivery room.

"Congratulations, mother and child are safe," Nurse Joy said, handing the Pokémon egg to Ange.

"That's wonderful!" Ange, Murkrow, and Kirlia all breathed a sigh of relief. Ange took the egg and immediately gave it to the eagerly awaiting Kirlia, explaining to Nurse Joy, "Kirlia is the father of the child."

Nurse Joy smiled and nodded, understanding.

"Nurse Joy, may we see Gardevoir?" Ange asked.

"Of course," Nurse Joy nodded. "Gardevoir had a difficult delivery this time, and her body suffered considerable damage. She must replenish her nutrition well in the coming period, or her body will have difficulty recovering."

Hearing this, Kirlia was troubled. It was currently the lean season in the Nibel Highlands, and it was willing but unable to help.

Ange crouched down and touched the top of Kirlia's head, then looked up at Nurse Joy and said, "Of course, we'll take good care of Gardevoir."

Nurse Joy nodded in satisfaction. "Then go see Gardevoir. If there are any problems, feel free to call me and Chansey. If everything is normal before dawn, Gardevoir can be discharged."

"Thank you, Nurse Joy. You've worked hard."

After seeing Nurse Joy leave, Ange was about to take Kirlia and Murkrow to visit Gardevoir when he saw Kirlia tugging at his clothes.

"Kirlia ~ Kirlia ~"

It was thanking Ange.

Kirlia is a Pokémon that can sense the emotions of others. When Ange touched the red sensory organ on its head, it instantly understood that Ange was sincerely helping them without expecting anything in return.

Even the promise he made to Nurse Joy just now was serious.

Feeling that Kirlia's attitude towards him had become much warmer, a smile appeared on Ange's face.

"Let's go, let's go see Gardevoir quickly. Gardevoir must be very eager to see you now."

"Kirlia ~"

Kirlia nodded and pushed the door to the delivery room with Ange.

At this moment, Gardevoir was lying weakly on the bed. Seeing Kirlia enter, it immediately gave Kirlia a bright smile.

When it saw the baby in Kirlia's arms, it immediately reached out to hold the baby.

Kirlia teleported to Gardevoir's side and handed the baby to it.

Gardevoir carefully held the baby in its arms, gently stroking the hard-won child with its palm, its face full of love.

"Gardevoir ~ Gardevoir ~ ~"

Then, Gardevoir sincerely expressed its gratitude to Ange. If it weren't for Ange's help, its baby might not have been born.

"Gardevoir, rest well, don't worry about anything else," Ange said to Gardevoir.

"Gardevoir ~" Gardevoir nodded gratefully.

Then Ange said to Kirlia, "Kirlia, you stay with Gardevoir, Murkrow and I will go out first. Call me if you need anything."

He knew that Gardevoir and Kirlia must want to spend some time alone now.

"Kirlia ~ Kirlia ~"

Kirlia nodded, holding Gardevoir's hand tightly.

Before leaving, Ange left the Pokémon cookies for Kirlia, asking Kirlia to take care of Gardevoir and make sure it ate its fill.

After coming out of the delivery room, Ange went to Nurse Joy to settle the treatment fees.

"The total is 5000 Alliance coins," Nurse Joy said with a smile. "Do you have a formally registered Trainer status with the League? You can get a 50% discount."

Ange shook his head, "I'm not a Trainer." Not only was he not one, but he was also an unregistered resident.

As he spoke, he neatly took out the money and paid the bill.

"Oh ~ Right!" Nurse Joy suddenly remembered something again, "We have incubators here specifically for protecting Pokémon eggs and promoting hatching. Would you like one?"

"How much is one?" Ange asked.

"500 Alliance coins," Nurse Joy replied.

"Alright, I'll take one then." As expected, nothing related to Pokémon was cheap.

Of course, this also proved the prosperity of Pokémon culture in this world from the side.

After paying, Ange carried the incubator back to the delivery room and gave it to Kirlia. He didn't tell Kirlia and Gardevoir how much money he had spent at the Pokémon Center this time, nor did he tell them that the incubator was bought with money.

However, everything he did was seen by Murkrow, who had been paying attention to him. Later, Murkrow secretly told Kirlia and Gardevoir about this.

That night, Ange hugged Komala and leaned against Murkrow, spending the night in the lobby of the Pokémon Center.

Although the late autumn nights in the Azoth Kingdom were cold, Ange leaned against Murkrow's furry wings and spent a warm night. When he woke up the next day, he only felt refreshed.

Early in the morning, Nurse Joy was already busy with Chansey. Ange greeted them friendly.

"Good morning, Nurse Joy."

"Good morning, sir."