Pokémon: Start with an Admiral Crab!

The lunch was not very sumptuous, but it was very local.

The main course is a slightly sweet berry risotto, and the side dishes include fried fish fillet and shellfish stir-fried with vegetables.

There was also a bowl of shrimp miso soup specially made by Nobuko's mother.

The ingredients are taken from the right claw of the steelhead shrimp. One shrimp claw weighs more than 40 kilograms, accounting for two-thirds of the body weight.

However, after removing the shell, there are only about ten pounds of edible meat.

"Nobuko, take lunch to Grandpa Yamada."

Xinzi's mother handed Xinzi a wooden double-layer food box.

"--good!"

Nobuko picked up the food box and trotted to the stall in the market to deliver food to Old Man Yamada and Sandshrew.

Originally, the other party was invited to attend the banquet, but was rejected.

Maybe it’s because I was used to taking risks when I was young...

Rather than eating at the table, Mr. Yamada prefers to eat his packed lunch alone.

This seemed to remind him of his past adventures.

"one more bowl!"

Wang Yao gulped down the miso soup in a few gulps.

"Good - there are still a lot. The shrimp meat this time is very fresh. The fishermen on the island caught it last night."

Xinzi's mother served another bowl to Wang Yao.

Although his net worth has reached a small goal, this is the first time Wang Yao has eaten such high-end ingredients.

However, judging from the expressions of Nobuko's family, it seems that the status of this claw meat is similar to that of the croquettes in Xiaozhi's family.

You can eat it every few days.

This is probably the benefit of being an islander...

After dinner, Wang Yao did not stay to continue drinking tea and chatting. Instead, he took the excuse of taking a walk to digest his food and wandered around the island.

After all, he had spent the entire morning at the market and had not yet taken a close look at the island's buildings and scenery.

The terrain of the second island is different from the narrow and rugged first island. The southern part of the island where the pier is located is a wide and flat habitable area.

The island's houses, markets and Pokémon Center are all built here.

The further north you go, the steeper the terrain becomes.

At the northernmost tip of the island, there is a towering cliff, and below the cliff is the turbulent sea.

And Mr. Yamada's house was built on the top of the cliff, overlooking the entire island...

Just looking at this point, he has the demeanor of a reclusive master.

But after walking around, Wang Yao came to the game hall that was being renovated.

Two painters are painting the walls of the game room with roller brushes.

"Oh~Eeeeee~"

Also painting the wall was a long-tailed monster hand, which was hanging upside down on the scaffolding, using its dexterous tail and hands to use three brushes at the same time.

While painting the wall, he made strange "Oh oh, eh eh" noises, as if he treated his work as a prank.

In addition to the workers and Pokémon working, Wang Yao also saw a middle-aged man smoking nearby.

He was wearing a white striped shirt and loose casual trousers, with a bunch of keys hanging on his belt.

She is slightly plump, and the amount of hair on top of her head is a little subtle...

Judging from his appearance, he seems to be the owner of this "Happy Game Hall".

“When will this arcade open for business?”

Wang Yao came forward and asked casually.

"Hey, it's almost done. It will officially open in mid-January next year."

Seeing a tourist coming to ask, the owner of the game hall, Yataro, replied with a smile.

"There's still one month left..."

Wang Yao poked his head in and looked around the store.

Because the store is still under renovation, although the game consoles have arrived in the store, they are all packaged in boxes and have not been opened.

After all, Wang Yao had never experienced an arcade game in the Pokémon world, so he really wanted to give it a try.

But he returned to Kanto a month later, and after that he had to travel to other areas, so I'm afraid there won't be any chance for him to come again.

"There's nothing we can do about it. There are often typhoons on the island, so we can't be careless about the decoration work."

Yataro also wanted to speed up the completion of the project, but whether it was waterproofing the roof or roughening the walls...

You have to wait for the materials to dry thoroughly before proceeding to the next step of construction.

This is the first game hall in the entire Seven Islands Sea Area!

Naturally, it needs to be built with more care.

"Boss, are you from the Seven Islands?"

Wang Yao felt that the bald uncle looked familiar.

"Yeah, oh - I forgot to introduce myself, my name is Yataro."

Yataro took a puff of the cigarette between his fingers, then blew out smoke rings and spoke.

"You should have visited the market over there, right? There's a stall selling dried fish... It's run by my brother Yajiro."

Boss Yataro flicked his cigarette butt and took the opportunity to promote his brother's shop to Wang Yao.

"Oh! I remember now!"

Wang Yao reacted.

But in fact, apart from the similarities between their eyes and eyebrows, the two brothers are not alike in body shape and appearance at all...

My younger brother Yajiro, who runs a small dried fish stall, has been fishing and drying fish all year round...

He looks strong and capable, with a tanned complexion from working in the sun for a long time.

"Haha, I was wondering if you looked familiar... The dried fish is really good. I bought several hundred kilograms."

Wang Yao could only smile awkwardly.

"So the big client my brother mentioned to me at noon is you!"

Yataro quickly threw away the cigarette butt that was only one-third smoked and crushed it with the sole of his shoe.

Then he enthusiastically took Wang Yao's hands and shook them vigorously.

"What's your name, sir?"

Yataro asked.

"Um...Ayao, just call me Ayao."

Wang Yao was slow to react.

"Oh, you have good taste, sir!"

"My family has been selling dried fish for eight generations, and the dried fish my brother makes tastes the best on the island."

Yataro boasted.

"Yeah... that's pretty impressive."

An awkward yet polite smile appeared on Wang Yao's face.

"Dad—I'm here to bring you food!"

At this moment, a childish voice sounded behind Wang Yao.

"Xiao Mi!? Oh, my dear daughter——didn't you say you don't have to bring me food anymore?"

Yataro let go of Wang Yao's hand and quickly went forward.

After putting the small package in his daughter's hand on the ground, he picked her up.

"You went to the Fruit Forest again? I told you it's dangerous there. You can get lost if you're not careful!"

Although there was some accusation in Yataro's words, it was obvious that there was more joy for a father to be cared for by his daughter.

"Ok?"

Wang Yao turned around and watched the father and daughter meet.

Xiaomi looks a year or two younger than Xiaozhi.

The little face is round and there is bangs on the forehead.

"Because... because Dad never comes home for dinner, and Mom said that I'll be hungry if I don't eat!"

Xiao Mi said seriously in Yataro's arms.

However, combined with the other person's cute and young appearance, it was obviously a huge blow to Yataro, the father.

"Dad is eating at uncle's house. Don't worry! Dad won't be hungry here."

Yataro said to his daughter coaxingly.