October 2nd, Zhuqing Breeding Center.
Amidst the exclamations of employees and customers,
Gym Leader Li Jia of Celadon City, wearing a headband, a wide-sleeved, narrow-waisted robe, and wooden clogs,
was accompanied by Gym Leader Mashu of Laverre City, similarly dressed in a wide-sleeved, narrow-waisted robe, but with black stockings and high heels.
Among the employees and customers at the Breeding Center, Li Jia and Mashu spotted Li Wei at a glance.
At this moment, Li Wei was conspicuously walking with an excessively fat Lycanroc.
Li Jia's wooden clogs made a clattering sound on the specially constructed brick floor, quickly catching Li Wei's attention.
With a sweet smile on her face, Li Jia elegantly bowed, "It's an honor to finally meet you, Mr. Li Wei."
Mashu, meanwhile, nodded slightly: "Hello."
The Lycanroc curiously observed them, and then... successfully sneezed.
The Lycanroc's sense of smell was too sensitive, unaccustomed to the perfume worn by Li Jia and Mashu.
Li Wei ruffled the Lycanroc's head,
"Go rest first."
"Woof!" The Lycanroc, whose weight loss was showing initial results, walked away with cheerful steps.
Li Wei nodded and smiled: "Just call me Li Wei. Why didn't you let me pick you up?"
Although Li Wei and Li Jia had arranged a time, Li Wei originally thought they would inform him beforehand.
He didn't expect them to just show up directly.
Customers curiously watched Li Wei, Li Jia, and Mashu chatting, "Are they here to see Li Wei?"
Li Jia and Mashu, dressed so elaborately in the middle of summer, were as much a center of attention as Li Wei.
The employees, however, already knew Li Jia and Mashu were coming and explained to the customers.
"They were invited by our Little Boss; he wants to learn from Gym Leader Mashu, who is known as the Fairy Master."
A young girl remarked with emotion, "They're already so amazing, and they're still learning?"
The young girl didn't live in Jubilife City but had come from the neighboring Oreburgh City, drawn by its reputation, and was still traveling and battling in the League.
"Tomorrow is the first day of Fashion Week, isn't it?"
A customer realized.
Li Jia smiled sweetly, "We arrived yesterday. There's a train station near our hotel that goes directly here, so we didn't trouble you."
Li Wei gave Li Jia a big thumbs up.
As expected of a Gym Leader from the Kanto region.
Mashu then asked:
"What's the deal with that Lycanroc?"
Because the Lycanroc was simply too corpulent,
Mashu simply couldn't ignore it.
But was the Lycanroc being abused?
Not at all.
Mashu, who had learned the Pokemon language, could sense their feelings, and communicate with them,
could clearly feel that the Lycanroc really liked humans and could not have been abused.
Generally, if abused, it should be thin and weak, but the Lycanroc was stout and strong, with shiny fur...
Li Wei explained, "That's a Pokemon a customer boarded here; they entrusted us to help it lose weight, and I'm in charge of it."
Mashu nodded: "I see."
Having just met Li Wei, although she knew his family ran a Breeding Center, Mashu hadn't fully grasped it.
Li Jia exclaimed, "This place truly has good business."
Although she had been in the group chat and knew Li Wei ran a Breeding Center, and had seen Li Wei's videos,
Li Jia was still surprised by the spaciousness of the Breeding Center and the constant flow of customers.
Li Wei smiled confidently, "Well, it's now the most famous Breeding House in Jubilife City."
Jubilife City had dozens of Breeding Houses, large and small. Originally, the most famous was Tian Guan Breeding House, backed by Tian Guan Company.
Later, Balu was imprisoned. Although Tian Guan Company converted the Tianfu'an Breeding House franchises into directly managed stores...
Good news doesn't leave the house, bad news travels a thousand miles.
But Tian Guan Breeding House's reputation in Jubilife City had already hit rock bottom, coupled with the flourishing Zhuqing Breeding Center...
After the last Summer Camp and Food Festival held by Shanli Research Institute, the Breeding Center became number one in Jubilife City.
It wasn't Li Wei's self-proclamation; evaluations and ratings on various software all showed it as number one.
After exchanging greetings and answering questions, it was still early for dinner, so Li Jia and Mashu went straight to the point.
"Show me Diancie."
"This humble one is also very interested in Diancie."
As a Gym Leader, Li Jia didn't need a Pokedex, but it was easy for her to retrieve Pokedex information.
"Come with me; it's right over there."
Li Wei pointed to a distant hill.
Diancie had run off to the hill where the Carbink lived after waking up in the morning.
Looking at the distant Pokemon groups, Li Jia curiously asked, "These should all be wild Pokemon, right?"
"Yes, although they live within the Breeding Center's premises, they are indeed wild Pokemon."
Li Wei was off today to learn from Mashu, and at the same time, he also needed to teach Mashu how to make aromatic Poffin.
Diancie, Metagross, Lucario, and the others were all training nearby.
Because this area was far from the various buildings of the Breeding Center, they could use moves to battle without worrying about damaging structures.
"What are they doing?"
Lucario and Galarian Farfetch'd meditating with their eyes closed successfully caught Mashu and Li Jia's attention.
Li Wei explained, "Calm Mind, to improve focus. This was Elite Four Gan Kai's suggestion."
A Rookidee perched on a tree flapped its wings and landed on Li Wei's shoulder after seeing him.
"This is a Rookidee I recently caught; I encountered it while traveling in the Kalos region a while ago."
Seeing the Rookidee so affectionate with Li Wei, especially after hearing it was recently caught, Mashu nodded slightly.
The bond between Li Wei and his Pokemon had already earned Mashu's approval.
This was also why Mashu wanted to come to the Breeding Center herself.
Arcanine had gone for a run and would probably run towards Wuyin Mountain before returning.
After being empowered by Moltres's flames, Arcanine's energy had become even more vigorous; it couldn't go a day without a run.
On the other side, Dragapult and its child were still battling.
Meditating in such a noisy environment was also a way to improve one's focus.
Unlike before when Dragapult's mother would hold back, now that Dragapult had grown, Dragapult's mother was very relieved.
Finally, there was Diancie battling Metagross.
Under the sunlight, its silvery-white body shimmered with a metallic luster, along with its dazzling pink diamond...
And the Carbink cheering them on from the side.
"Na na! Na na!"
(Diancie-sama, go for it!)
Li Jia and Mashu were immediately captivated.
"It's truly too beautiful!"
Few girls can resist Diancie's appearance; after all, it's covered in diamonds, and the pink diamond on its head weighs over 2000 carats...
Well, even Li Wei and Steven couldn't resist.
Lucario and Farfetch'd opened their eyes simultaneously,
Dragapult and its child stopped battling.
Diancie and Metagross also looked this way.