Pokémon: Start with an Admiral Crab!

The ribbon-cutting ceremony on the opening day was designed to be very brief.

This is also because there are too many tourists on site... We try to shorten the nonsense before the opening as much as possible.

First, Professor Oak came on stage and had a few polite words about love and peace with Mr. Yasuhiro, the owner of the Pipi Cultural Center and former owner of the Deep Gray Science Museum.

During this period, Professor Oak also created the Pokémon Kawanagi specifically for the Pipi Cultural Center.

"During the moon-viewing party, the soft skins all appeared en masse!"

"——Everyone should get along well with Pippi!"

……

After the speeches, all the invited guests took a group photo together.

Wang Yao also mixed in the crowd and took photos, and his position was quite conspicuous. On the left was Professor Oak, and on the right was a muscular half-naked man.

It seems that everyone has gotten used to the fact that Master Sheba doesn't wear clothes on a daily basis.

"Wow... I was standing next to Master Sheba when we took the photo just now! I'm so lucky!"

Xiaogang was so moved that tears welled up in his eyes. As the gym leader of Deep Gray City, he was naturally among the invited guests and stood on the right hand side of Master Shiba.

Moreover, he seemed to have a special admiration for Master Shiba. Even when the crowd had already poured into the cultural center, he was still thinking about him.

"Let's go! There are too many people in the museum, let's go in quickly!"

Wang Yao pulled Xiaogang, who was still feeling moved by himself, into the cultural center.

……

"Why is there a Pikachu here?"

After entering the cultural center, Wang Yao received a tourist map from the visitor center.

Looking at the map, he found that the Pipi Cultural Center was divided into four major exhibition areas.

They are the Pipi exhibition area, Pikachu exhibition area, Eevee exhibition area, and the mixed exhibition area.

The mixed exhibition area is not a mixed living area like the first three... but it is filled with some small Pokémon such as Psyduck, Marielu, and Grasshopper to make up the numbers.

It's a bit similar to the configuration of the Pokémon Fans Club managed by President Masuda in Vermilion City.

In addition, these four exhibition areas are interconnected, and Pokémon can visit each other freely during the day, but will return to their own areas to rest at night.

"Ayao, the Pipi tribe you brought back only has a few dozen of them... If there were only Pipi, the whole venue would be too monotonous, wouldn't it?"

Xiaogang explained to Wang Yao.

During the construction of the cultural center, he also participated in the construction work, so he knew some inside information.

"...and if all the tourist burden is given to Pipi, they will also be very stressed."

As a Pokémon breeder, Xiaogang highly praised the cultural center's concern for the mental health of Pokémon.

"It makes sense."

Wang Yao nodded, but he still went straight to the Pipi exhibition area.

Most tourists do the same.

Apart from the Eevee exhibition area, which is still somewhat popular, only a few tourists who don't want to mingle with the crowd will choose to visit the Pikachu exhibition area and the mixed exhibition area.

"There are so many people here... What are they doing over there?"

Arriving at the Pipi exhibition area, Wang Yao saw a group of people queuing at a window in the already crowded hall.

“That’s picking up the interactive ticket.”

Xiaogang stood on tiptoe and took a look.

"Each visitor can get a five-minute interactive ticket to enter the Pipi interactive area and have face-to-face contact with Pokémon."

"And this interactive ticket is limited to 300 tickets per day and can only be used on that day."

Xiao Gang said as he looked at the tourists queuing up.

"But Yao, you don't have to queue...don't you have that?"

Xiao Gang pointed at a golden badge pinned on Wang Yao's chest and said.

It was a pure gold badge with a Pipi pattern printed on it. As the main contributor to the establishment of the cultural center, Wang Yao had the privilege of entering the Pipi exhibition area free of charge for life.

You can even bring two additional companions for free.

"Eh, I thought it was just a souvenir."

This badge was given to him by Li Ke after the group photo. That guy stuttered when he was nervous, and Wang Yao didn't hear his introduction clearly when he received the badge.

"This is an important badge that even Master Sheba doesn't have... Don't lose it."

Xiao Gang looked at Wang Yao speechlessly.

"Then let's go in quickly... Speaking of which, my Picosi is still here."

Wang Yao captured Picosi before the gym was built, so it is naturally considered as his Pokémon.

But there's no point in having a Picosi in his team... If he keeps it alone in the ranch, he's afraid it'll get lonely after being separated from the group. It's better to just leave it in the cultural center to lay eggs.

Leading Xiaogang through the employee passage, Wang Yao arrived at Pippi's living area.

"There are so many Picos... which one is mine?"

When Wang Yao first captured her, she was still in the form of Pipi. At that time, a small part of her pink bangs was burnt by the little fire horse, making it easy to identify her.

But after so much time has passed, the burn marks have long since recovered.

Looking around, all around me are pink, silly-looking Pipi and Picosi...

"Picosi!"

"—Are you my Pixie?"

Wang Yao stopped them one by one and asked them questions.

"Skin?"

Picosi, who was stopped, tilted his head, pointed his finger at his face, and shouted with a puzzled expression.

These guys seem to be living too comfortably, the expressions on their faces are similar to those of Psyduck.

"..."

Wang Yao suspected that their brains had rusted and broken... or maybe they were just stupid to begin with, but he didn't pay attention to it at the time.

"This is a bit hard to find...should we ask the staff?"

Xiao Gang squinted his eyes and looked at the group of Picos around him. He had never seen Wang Yao's Picos, otherwise, with his eyesight as a breeder, he might be able to help Wang Yao identify them.

"It can only be this way."

Arriving at the breeding center, Wang Yao stopped a young lady wearing an apron and dressed like a breeder.

"Hello... I want to ask where is the Pixie that only has a trainer?"

"I am the opponent's trainer, my name is A Yao."

Wang Yao asked, pointing at his golden badge.

"...Pixie? So you are Pixie's trainer... Please follow me!"

"Oh, by the way - my name is Qianhui, and I'm one of the breeders hired to take care of Pippi."

Qianhui smiled at Wang Yao and was about to lead him to the Pipi rest area.

"Ms. Qianhui! My name is Xiaogang - please give me your guidance!"

Xiaogang flashed forward the instant the other party said her name, held Miss Qianhui's hands, and introduced himself with a loving look on his face.

"Um... hello, please advise me."

Qianhui pulled her hands back somewhat uneasily.

"Although this is our first meeting, my love for you is as thorough as your care for Pippi... Oops!"

"Alright, alright...you can express your love to Pipi later."

Wang Yao grabbed Xiaogang's ear and interrupted the spell, then walked towards the Pipi rest area.

……

"The one taking care of Pibaby is your Picosi! She is a very caring elder of the tribe!"

Qianhui said, pointing at a Picosi that was singing to Pibaobao.

"Oh~ That's great - Picosi, do you remember me?"

Wang Yao walked up and touched Picosi's head, then asked softly.

"Pico?"

Picosi used amnesia.

——The trainer has been forgotten!

"Well, it seems that she has completely forgotten the experience of being conquered..."

Miss Qianhui said somewhat embarrassedly.

"……what?"

Wang Yao speechlessly withdrew his hand from his head and took out a shrunken red and white ball from his bag.

Because this red and white ball has never been bound to a ranch, it will not be counted in the column when carried on the person.

biu——!

Wang Yao pressed the recycling button towards Picosi, and with a flash of red light, the other party was collected into the Poké Ball.

boom--!

Press the button again to release the Pokémon, and Pixie will reappear in the same place!

"Skin!?"

Picosi held his cheeks with both hands and looked at Wang Yao in shock.