Pokémon: Start with an Admiral Crab!

Because it was not yet fully light, Wang Yao took the cowardly bug back to his room to catch up on some sleep.

I always felt uneasy sleeping on the cruise ship before, but the stable bed like the one in the Pokémon Center makes me feel at ease.

"Wake me up at 7:30~"

Wang Yao simply washed his face and got into bed.

"Ji Ka~"

After evolving into an armored warrior, the coward could no longer squeeze at the head of the bed like before, and had to curl himself up into a ball in the corner of the room.

However, the armored warrior who rolled into a ball was much rounder than the one he used when he was a coward...

……

"Well... Big-billed Gull~ Thank you for your hard work..."

At 6:30 in the morning, Joey Shizuka, who had just woken up, was still a little sleepy.

"Lucky~"

Also coming to take over the shift was Jilidan.

"Gaou~"

The toucan gull moved its wings and then pecked the hook on the wall where the door card was hung with its beak.

"Oh? Is there a trainer coming to check in tonight..."

Because she stayed up a little late reading yesterday, she was still a little sleepy when she got up today...

Shizuka stretched herself and tried to cheer herself up a little.

"It seems that I need to prepare more for breakfast..."

Shizuka put a finger to the corner of her mouth and thought for a moment.

"Go and have a rest first, Owl. I'll call you when breakfast is ready~"

"Gaou~"

The gull took off the little hat on its head, pattered its webbed feet on the floor, and went back to Joey's lounge to sleep.

On the floor next to Joey's bed, there was a comfortable bird's nest made of soft velvet. This was Nurse Ou's new bed.

It is worth mentioning that...the cloth hammock fixed to the wall at both ends next to the bird's nest is a special bed for Jigglypuff.

Only in this way can the soft hammock with a concave middle fit its round body shape.

……

After replacing the substitute, Shizuka's day began~

I spent ten minutes washing up first...and had to help Jigglypuff, who had short arms, brush his teeth.

The next step is to track the condition of injured Pokémon taken in by the Pokémon Center, and this part is mainly taken care of by Chansey.

Shizuka needs to prepare breakfast in the restaurant first.

Including the new trainer who arrived last night, there are a total of seven visitors to the Pokémon Center in Vermilion City.

Pokémon's food is all standard rations uniformly prepared by the Alliance. They are nutritionally balanced and durable, so there is still a lot of stock in the cold storage. You can just heat it up in the microwave when you want to eat it.

Shizuka only needs to prepare human food - although many trainers choose to let Pokémon eat the same food as themselves, they are basically small-sized Pokémon...so there is no need to prepare too much extra.

There are fewer options for breakfast than for lunch. According to the rotating menu that is updated every week, what needs to be prepared today are sandwich side dishes and hand-baked cookies and cream cakes.

The accompanying drinks are hot milk and hot cocoa, which are packaged drinks and only need to be reheated when ordering.

After Shizuka finished baking the cookies, Jigglypuff, who was inspecting the ward, came over to help.

With the help of Jelly Egg, the meal preparation was much faster, but by the time everything was done, it was already seven thirty.

However, most people who travel rarely have the opportunity to rest for a night in a Pokémon Center, so guests at the Pokémon Center will wake up much later than when camping in the wild.

It was not until 7:45 that the first guest came downstairs.

"Ms. Joy, please give us a double bacon sandwich!"

The person who spoke was a little girl with a high ponytail.

"Jenny Jenny~"

The Squirtle beside the little girl's legs raised its paws to emphasize.

"——and hot milk! Double, too!"

"Okay - please find a seat first~"

"...Chikako got up very early today!"

Joey Shizuka responded to the little girl with a smile and tenderness.

"Hehe...Yesterday, yesterday I was too tired from the journey!"

"I...I usually never stay in bed, right? Squirtle!"

Chikako covered her face with one hand embarrassedly and pushed Squirtle beside her with the other hand.

Trying to get the Pokémon to prove themselves.

"Johnny~Johnny~"

Squirtle turned his shell slightly, with a teasing smile on his face.

"What do you mean by that expression, Squirtle?!"

A look of shame and anger flashed across Chikako's face, and she angrily stretched out her hands to arrest the bald little traitor.

"Jenny!"

Squirtle ducked its head and dodged from its trainer's hand, then took small steps and ran to the other side of the restaurant.

“——Stop right there!”

The man and the turtle started a chase in the restaurant.

"Don't run too fast! Be careful not to fall!"

Joey Shizuka shook her head helplessly and started making sandwiches.

Since the side dishes have been prepared in advance, the food is served very quickly.

……

Two minutes later.

"I'm starting~"

"Johnny~"

It only took Chikako and Squirtle a brainstorm to reconcile, and they both picked up the sandwiches in front of them, ready to enjoy breakfast.

After that, guests from other rooms also went downstairs one after another.

Since the sandwiches were already prepared, it was Eggshell who was responsible for taking orders for the guests.

Joey returned to the front desk to be on duty, waiting for today's visitors.

It was not until 8:30 in the morning that Shizuka Joey, who was reading a book at the front desk, heard the sound of the toucan getting up.

"Gaou~"

The toucan gull came out of the lounge with a duck-like step and greeted Joey energetically.

"You're awake, gull!"

"So today's ingredients... um - let me think..."

Joey Shizuka pulled out a pad of note paper and a marker from the counter drawer.

"Hmm... pomelo, ketchup, and pasta... it's time to replenish the hamburger buns..."

Joey Shizuka wrote down the supplies she wanted to buy on a piece of note paper, tore it off and handed it to the gull.

"Gaou~"

The toucans opened their mouths and kept their shopping lists in their beaks.

"I'm counting on you... Big-mouthed Owl! Go find Granny Ting and buy the ingredients for cooking~"

Shizuka touched the gull's head and put the Pokémon Center's exclusive card and bag into the bird's beak.

Joey can use the Pokémon Center's exclusive shopping card to buy food at the alliance-designated store, so he doesn't need to spend his own money.

Moreover, out of recognition of the professionalism and good moral character inherited by the Joey family, the alliance is also very confident that the Joeys will not embezzle money.

"Gah~"

The gull with something in its mouth nodded at Shizuka, and then hopped over to the sensor door.

When the door opened, the toucan flapped its wings and flew away.

"It's really convenient to have a big-billed gull to help~"

Joey Shizuka sighed.

After being cured, Gull has been in the Pokémon Center for two weeks.

She helped Joey a lot during this period, so she was hired by Joey as the nurse at the Pokémon Center and was given a small hat.

In the past, she and Jellyfish would go out together to buy food. Although it wasn’t too far to walk to the store, it always took time to go back and forth.

Sometimes, when there is a call for help in the city, the Toussaints can fly directly over and bring back some small Pokémon.

It also saves Shizuka the trouble of going out for medical consultations.

The appearance of the black-billed gull is a very capable assistant to Joey Shizuka!