Star Coffee Shop, Mandarin Island
Riku, Dawn, and Serena sat facing each other. After ordering three coffees, Riku slowly recounted what Grandma had told him earlier, while the two girls wore puzzled expressions.
Their expressions shifted rapidly — from initial confusion to astonishment, then to excitement — all within a few minutes. This display made Riku sigh helplessly. A girl's change of face was probably easier than eating.
"Is there really such a good thing?"
"Absolutely, I agree. Is there even a need to think about it?"
Riku never expected that after hearing about the Orange League forming an Elite Four, the two girls would agree without hesitation. They didn't even pause; their faces were full of excitement.
"You guys can't be serious, right?" Riku frowned. "You haven't even been in the Orange Archipelago for a week. Don't you need to seriously consider this Elite Four matter?"
"Consider what!" Serena laughed. "I used to just want to be a great Pokémon Coordinator, but now I actually have the chance to become a member of the Elite Four."
"That's a huge achievement. I believe my friends will be happy for me when they hear this news, and my parents will definitely be proud of me."
"That's right! What Serena said is correct," Dawn chimed in from the side. "Although the Orange League isn't that great and isn't an international Pokémon League, even if we succeed in forming it, it will definitely be the weakest Elite Four."
"But no matter what, the Elite Four is the Elite Four. It's a high-level title recognized by the Pokémon World League. Being able to become a member of the Elite Four indeed brings honor to our ancestors."
"Why are you guys going crazy over the League elders?" Riku said speechlessly. "You're not even natives of the Orange Archipelago, how can you become the Elite Four here? Don't you want your hometowns anymore?"
Actually, Riku had another fact he wanted to say. The two girls in front of him — including May, who was currently in the Hoenn region — weren't even Elite Four-level Pokémon Trainers. What were they going to use to become the Elite Four?
Lorelei had clearly told Riku before that their Indigo League had many Elite Four-level trainers, all powerful trainers with six Elite Four-level Pokémon. But even with such ample reserves of talent, it still took at least ten years to successfully form a new Elite Four team.
And just wanting to become an Elite Four-level Pokémon Trainer wasn't easy, let alone becoming a member of the Elite Four.
"That's the last thing you need to worry about," Dawn laughed. "Many Elite Four members are actually hired from outside. Some Elite Four-level trainers can't compete with their opponents in the major leagues, so they go to the minor leagues to become Elite Four members."
"As for my hometown... if I can become an Elite Four member, my relatives, friends, and classmates back home will be ecstatic."
No way? Could it be that the concept of clan and localism wasn't that strong in this Pokémon world?
Both girls said so, and both looked eager.
Riku was helpless.
And this matter actually had many benefits for him.
Regardless of whether it succeeded or not, Grandma Hale, representing the Orange League, had already laid her cards on the table. During the time he was forming the League's Elite Four, all resources of the Orange Archipelago would be at his disposal, and one million Poké Dollars would be deposited into his account every month.
With this salary, although Riku couldn't compare to super-rich women like Lorelei and Cynthia, he could be considered a wealthy person. At least next time he went to those big cities in the Sinnoh region and saw the 350,000 Poké Dollar Ultra Balls, he wouldn't have to hesitate for so long.
Ding — System High-Level Continuous Task issued.
Obtain the title of Elite Four Trainer, reward one Lucky Draw, one million system points.
Obtain the title of Elite Four Member, reward one Divine Gift Pack...
Suddenly, just as Riku was about to leave the coffee shop, the system's voice rang in his mind. Helpless, he knew he had to jump into this pit.
...
At the Mandarin Island pier, Dawn and Serena kept pestering Riku, wanting to go home with him. They said they wanted to see what it was like, but they actually just wanted to know what was so special about Riku's living environment that could nurture such powerful Pokémon.
Helpless, Riku could only look at his watch: "What time is it? It's almost dark."
"Are you two planning to stay overnight at my place?"
Dawn and Serena said indifferently, "What's wrong with that? Are you going to eat us or something?"
"You don't mind, but I do," Riku said speechlessly. "There's only one room in my house, and the bed is small. Are the three of us going to sleep together?"
Riku's words made Dawn and Serena look at each other. This Riku was really a straight man, and the two girls could also see that Riku definitely didn't have a girlfriend.
If he had a girlfriend, he would definitely buy a bigger bed!
But as Grandma said, the two girls were only curious about Riku at this stage; they hadn't reached the point of liking him yet.
So in the end, the two girls still went back.
And Riku, holding eleven cups of packed milk tea, hurried back to his small island.
Unconsciously, while counting how many milk teas to buy, Riku realized that he actually had so many Pokémon.
If Pokémon stayed in their Poké Balls and didn't battle or train, they didn't need to eat every day. Moreover, Riku had heard before that Pokémon eating was just to fill their stomachs and didn't increase their strength.
Rich people, like Cynthia and Lorelei, would buy expensive Pokémon food blocks. That was the food that could increase Pokémon's strength.
But now, even though Riku had money, he couldn't buy them. The Orange Archipelago was indeed a relatively backward region, and Riku hadn't even seen Pokémon food blocks before.
With this level of resources, it was no wonder they had never been able to form their own Elite Four team.
Thinking of this, Riku decided to be more cautious when capturing Pokémon in the future.
If he got too many, he was afraid he really wouldn't be able to take care of them all.
Fortunately, Farfetch'd was self-sufficient and could even help with cooking and building a shed.
Later, if he really had too many Pokémon, Riku planned to assign some of them to the berry forest and let Farfetch'd manage them.
Somewhat struggling to carry eleven large cups of milk tea, Riku finally returned to the small wooden house.
The legendary Pokémon and Ralts saw Riku carrying two big bags and thought it was some delicious food.
When they saw it was actually drinks, except for Ralts, the legendary Pokémon all showed disdain:
"I thought it was some delicious food. Master, only kids like Ralts like to drink beverages, we're not young anymore."
"Sigh, if only it was roasted chicken, roasted duck, or roasted goose."
"Canned food is fine too, although we've been a bit tired of it lately, canned food is still delicious."
"Master, since you didn't pack any delicious food, hurry up and cook."
...
Riku had traveled all the way, bringing back eleven large milk teas, only to be so disliked.
He was so angry that he almost wanted to start training immediately and fiercely train these ungrateful guys half to death.
Fortunately, there was still Ralts. She obediently took a milk tea and drank it with relish.
While drinking, she also rubbed her hair against Riku's calf, saying, "Daddy, it's delicious, thank you Daddy."
Sure enough. Daughters were always their father's thoughtful little padded jackets.
Unlike these guys who were good for nothing but eating, drinking, and relieving themselves!
Riku angrily put down the milk tea and then still returned to the small wooden house to cook.
Angry as he was, he still had to eat. He was really hungry after a long day.
Metagross, Lapras, Gengar, and Milotic were also summoned by Riku to drink milk tea, but the legendary Pokémon didn't move, so they didn't dare to move either.
In the end, it was Groudon who drank first.
Maybe it was still a bit thirsty, but after taking a sip, its eyes actually widened as big as cow eyes.
"Disgusting, right?" Kyogre mocked from the side. "I'm not like you. Even if I die of thirst, I won't drink these kids' drinks."
"Disgusting, disgustingly disgusting!" Groudon quickly nodded in agreement, even spitting twice on the ground.
Seeing Groudon drink the milk tea, Gengar was also curious and wanted to try it.
But just as Gengar was about to take its share, Groudon actually snatched it away: "I advise you not to drink it."
"Aren't you a Ghost-type Pokémon? If you drink this stuff, you might disappear into thin air later."
Kyogre was Groudon's old rival of many years and knew that Groudon wouldn't be so kind.
If it was really disgusting, this guy would probably exaggerate it to the whole world, then let Gengar take a sip and watch the joke from the side.
Without waiting for Groudon to stop it, Kyogre took a sip of the milk tea.
Similarly, its eyes also widened as big as cow eyes in an instant.
This... this is so delicious!
What on earth were humans doing? How could they make such delicious drinks?!
"No, Lapras, don't drink it!" Just as Kyogre was exclaiming, Lapras also approached the milk tea.
Kyogre immediately stopped it: "You're a Water-type Pokémon, what are you drinking this for?"
"Don't you know that this human-made drink will damage your Water-type structure? When that happens, the water you spout will become murky. Do you still dare to drink it?"
The two tier 1 legendary Pokémon were ruthlessly bullying Gengar and Lapras.
They wouldn't snatch Ralts's milk tea, and the Legendary Birds could also tell that the milk tea was delicious. If they tried to snatch it, they would definitely cause the Orange Archipelago to collapse.
The remaining ones were only Milotic, Farfetch'd, and Metagross.
Milotic had the same reasoning as Lapras.
As for Farfetch'd, it was the simplest. This duck had always been very good at reading people's expressions since it came to the island.
A bit like a lackey, Farfetch'd actively offered its own milk tea.
Finally, there was Metagross left.
When Groudon threatened Metagross with a gloomy face, the boss-like Metagross immediately stood up and directly scolded:
"Stinky fish, are you looking for death?"
"Metagross is my underling, my underling for life."
"If you dare touch its things, believe me, I'll tear you apart!"
Kyogre's secret attack on Groudon's underling was indeed a bit too much.
Just as it was about to drink the milk tea, it suddenly spat it out.
No one expected that the just and upright Groudon would actually walk towards Metagross and directly reach out:
"Metagross, as my underling, you have to know what to do."
"Hand it over."
"Not letting you drink milk tea is actually for your own good."
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