Pokémon: Start with an Admiral Crab!

The setting sun shone obliquely among the mountains, and the outline of Yuhong City in front gradually became clear.

"See it—Yuhong City is right in front of us!"

After an afternoon of traveling on the back of a cow, Wang Yao successfully arrived in Yuhong City as planned.

"Let's go to the Pokémon Center for dinner, and let Chansey restore your two bodies' strength."

After struggling to get off the cow, Wang Yao stretched his body and sighed.

"Hey... I feel so tired. I'd better not rush like this next time."

Wang Yao raised his hand and patted his shoulder.

Although the road from Yangguang to Yuhong City was flat enough, the bumpy ride made his butt sore and his shoulders and back stiff.

Leading Kentaro into Yuhong City, traveling on the back of a cow was more tiring than he had expected. He no longer wanted to camp in the wild...

It’s still easiest to have dinner directly at the Pokémon Center, and you can also take a hot bath at the same time.

But you should still save as much as possible with the gift voucher...just pay directly for the stay, it won't cost much for just one night.

"I didn't expect Yuhong City to be so prosperous..."

Wang Yao looked at the tall buildings along the way curiously.

The citizens along the way were curiously looking at Wang Yao and Kentaro and Ponyta behind him...

Compared to the low retro buildings surrounded by jungles in Qianhong City, Yuhong City looks a little too modern.

As another modern metropolis in the Kanto region second only to the super metropolis of Golden City, Yuhong City is also located in the heart of Kanto.

However, Wang Yao had never been to Yuhong City before, but he had heard that the Rockets also had industries here.

It seems to be a... some kind of game hall? It seems to be quite profitable. The brothers who have been here say that there is a lot of money here, little work and no worries.

But A Yao used to scoff at this, thinking that a comfortable life would only erode the Rockets' fighting spirit to dominate the world!

...So he was sent to Alola to mine because of his ambition.

……

Although the Rockets make money here from game halls and gambling machines.

But what Yuhong City is most famous for is not industries like game halls, but Yuhong University, Yuhong Department Store, and the perfume culture here.

The first two are Kanto's number one university and Kanto's largest department store.

Perfume is the unique culture of Yuhong City.

After all, Yuhong Gym's master, Lijia, is a master at blending perfumes, and the entire gym is also a large botanical garden.

"There are so many perfume shops... I can smell the faint scent of perfume when I walk on the street..."

Wang Yao didn't like this overly obvious plant scent.

There is no difference between smelling perfume when doing good deeds anonymously and revealing your identity.

The cat dogs trained by those evil criminals can track your scent from ten kilometers away.

"…It seems like Shizuka and the others don't like spraying this stuff either."

Wang Yao never seemed to smell any perfume on Joey.

"Is it because some Pokémon that need treatment have a more sensitive sense of smell?"

Wang Yao guessed.

As medical staff, you really shouldn't carry too strong a scent of perfume.

"The Pokémon Center is right next to the Jade Rainbow Building... It really deserves to be the official force of the Alliance to occupy such a core location."

Wang Yao saw a large golden sign with the words "GAME FREAK" hanging at the entrance of Yuhong Building.

This is the largest popular media company in Kanto and even the entire Pokémon world.

The famous "Trainer's Magazine" and "Gym Evaluation Guide" are produced by GAME FREAK.

There are also Pokémon Photography Magazine, Pokémon Beauty Pageant... this company is behind them all.

Of course, Wang Yao knew that this company was a small easter egg in the real Pokémon game.

But in the Pokémon world, it is already the world's number one media company.

“I don’t know when my magazine cover will be published.”

Wang Yao’s heroic deeds in the Crimson City where “backpackers destroyed the hunter organization and rescued hundreds of wild Pokémon!” have already booked a magazine cover in advance.

But he didn't know which issue it was...

"Okay... we're finally at the Pokémon Center."

Wang Yao attracted countless attentions from passers-by along the way.

Walking with horses and cows in a modern city... this scene is much more interesting than choosing a new perfume.

He didn't want to be watched, but the luggage was on Kentaro and Ponyta, and he couldn't put them back into the Poké Ball.

"I'll buy a space backpack when I have enough money...but it's so expensive."

With this thought in mind, Wang Yao pushed open the door of the Pokémon Center.

……

The next morning…not too early.

After all, it was already half past nine when Wang Yao got up.

It was past ten o'clock by the time he finished breakfast and went out.

"Haha~ I slept so comfortably last night... After a hard day's work, taking a hot bath before going to bed is especially helpful in relieving fatigue!"

Wang Yao walked out of the Pokémon Center carrying a bag of bear cookies, followed by the armored warrior and Ponyta carrying bags.

"I didn't expect Joey from Yuhong City to be Shizuka's cousin... She only looks a few years older."

Yesterday, after taking a shower, he habitually talked on the phone for a while, during which Shizuka had many complaints about her cousin from the Pokémon Center in Yuhong City.

It seems that it was because she was tricked into taking care of a hornworm egg when she was young - but her cousin told her at the time that the egg would hatch into Psyduck.

The naive Shizuka hid the Pokémon egg in her bed to hatch it... and then she successfully touched a big soft bug in her sleep.

"Actually, I think unicorns are pretty cute..."

Wang Yao threw a bear biscuit into his mouth.

My cousin’s cooking skills are pretty good, and the bear cookies are baked to just the right temperature.

Wang Yao ate one at a time, and the sound of his chewing was very pleasant.

"Ji Ka~"

The coward made a sound of approval.

After leaving the Pokémon Center, Wang Yao headed north along the main road.

There is no official road that goes directly from Yuhong City to Shenhui City, so he needs to find a suitable path through the mountains and forests.

However, a trainer's journey is often not smooth.

"——Go and inform Miss Joy!"

"There are still wounded here!"

"..."

"Someone come and help!"

At an intersection, several cars collided in a chain reaction. Thick smoke billowed from the scene, and a pungent smell of perfume could be smelled from several blocks away.

"Drip~woo! Drop~woo! Drop~woo!"

Junsha, who was patrolling the streets on her motorcycle, was the first to arrive at the scene.

"Ms. Junsha—quickly find someone to put out the fire!"

"There are many sealed large perfume bottles in the transport vehicle! If the fire continues to spread, there will be a risk of explosion!"

A little girl with twin ponytails and a blackened face was rescued from the deformed carriage by a kind passerby, but she still struggled and refused to leave.

After seeing Junsha, he immediately reported the dangerous situation anxiously.

"--What did you say!"

Miss Junsha from Yuhong City immediately became alert.

The main component of the perfume is ethanol, which is very easy to burn and explode!

The accident occurred in the bustling area of ​​downtown Yuhong City... The consequences of an entire carriage of perfume cans exploding at the same time would be disastrous.

"Everyone, please don't gather together! To prevent a secondary explosion!"

Junsha immediately shouted to the onlookers using the loudspeaker she carried in her car.

"Police number 0629 calling headquarters! A series of car accidents occurred at the intersection of Perfume Street..."

After taking down the walkie-talkie, Junsha immediately reported the traffic incident to the headquarters.