You're not allowed to play Pokémon!

Chapter 152 Am I being a bit redundant?
Tabletop City, Top Fresh Restaurant.

This is a chain restaurant specializing in seafood in the Padia region, and its flagship store in Tabletop has consistently ranked among the top five best-rated restaurants.

Despite the large number of customers visiting Tsukudai City today, this shop is unusually closed.

The reason is also very simple——

A wealthy woman, known for her generosity, simply bought out the entire store for the day.

"You've spent money again, Cattleya."

With an elegant turn of her fork, Zhu Lan glanced at Cattleya, who had finished her meal and was quietly admiring herself, and gave her a gentle smile.

"It's okay, money is the last thing I lack."

Gadriya narrowed her eyes, and her unintentional remark left Qingyu, who was sitting next to Zhulan, speechless.

Even though I know this young rich woman is telling the truth, I still feel like she's showing off, and it's so annoying...

Originally, Qingyu had planned to stroll around with Zhulan, but after encountering Jiadeliya, this small idea was obviously almost impossible.

Therefore, all Qingyu can do now is—

"Boss, another order of seafood pasta, and several more orders of smoked fish slices and crayfish!"

Turn anger into appetite!

When a person is extremely angry, they can eat ten plates of crayfish in one go!

As Qingyu savored the smooth texture of the rice pudding in her mouth, she reached out and called out towards the kitchen.

"Gah!"

"road!"

"Buy~"

At another table not far from him, the Pokémon, led by Garchomp, were wolfing down plate after plate of food.

Among them, Millardon, who was so fast at cooking rice that he seemed to have secretly performed a dragon dance, already had a pile of plates in front of him.

Even the waitress in charge of serving the food was startled by the sight that resembled the realm of hungry ghosts.

Ai-kan-sama (female appearance)

Do these Pokémon usually have a miserable life?

It's like they haven't had a proper meal...

A strange sense of pity welled up in Aiguanshi's heart, while at the same time he felt grateful for his good fortune in having such a good boss.

The boss was right, the outside world really is cruel...

Therefore, I am already very grateful as long as they provide food and accommodation!
“Speaking of which, Cattleya.”

As Zhu Lan silently observed Qing Yu eating with gusto, as if seeking revenge, a smile of satisfaction appeared on her face. Suddenly, she remembered something and turned her gaze to Jia Deliya.

"Since you've left the battle castle, it means—"

"You can now freely control the release of your superpowers, right?"

Because her superpowers are easily swayed by emotions and can easily get out of control, Cattleya rarely leaves the Battle Castle.

To maintain her peace of mind, she needs a lot of sleep every day, which is why she even has the nickname "Sleeping Beauty" in the Battle Frontier.

However, it seems that this problem has now been solved?
"Yes, everything is fine now!"

Under Zhu Lan's earnest gaze, Cattleya nodded emphatically, and her mood brightened considerably.

She cares about me!
As expected, Zhu Lan still has feelings for me!
Originally, Gadriya wasn't entirely sure if she could resolve this potential problem.

But after watching an exhibition match that sent her blood pressure soaring, she managed to keep her superpowers under control despite her emotions nearly spiraling out of control several times.

"So, I'll have the chance to challenge you at the Battle Castle in the future, right?"

Zhu Lan smiled slightly. Since becoming the champion, she feels like she's been surrounded by good news lately.

The new Four Heavenly Kings are all very reliable candidates, and Wusong even has the potential to become a pillar of the alliance.
After being out of contact for half a year, Qingyu finally recovered from that incident and chose to stay in Padia to take on the responsibilities of the Sunny Gym Leader.
Cattleya was finally able to control her superpowers and was no longer confined to that small battle castle.

Thinking about this, she suddenly felt a pang of emotion.

Sometimes, the encounters between people may indeed be arranged by fate.

Five years ago, she met Cattleya by chance in God and Town, and the three quickly became good friends.

Five years later, in Parthia, thousands of miles away, the three of them had another fateful reunion...

Indeed, whether between humans and elves, or between humans themselves, there exists a special attraction that guides us to meet again and again, until our bonds blossom and bear fruit.

There's another way to describe bonds—

fate.

Thinking of this, Zhu Lan's gaze towards Qing Yu quickly softened.

The surrounding sounds suddenly became quiet, with only the occasional soft chewing sounds coming from the Pokémon table next door.

During those few silent seconds, Gadriya's pupils, which had been in a good mood, suddenly began to tremble violently.

Following her gaze, Zhu Lan, who was calmly looking at Qing Yu with one hand supporting her cheek, suddenly reached out and wiped away the sauce that had somehow gotten on Qing Yu's lips.

Cattleya's pupils widened suddenly.

???

I was only stunned for two seconds, but now I can't understand their relationship anymore.
A strange sensation suddenly came from her face, causing Qingyu to pause abruptly. She instinctively looked to the other side with a puzzled expression.

"There's something on your face."

Zhu Lan smiled gently and did not continue with the kind of intimate actions often seen in TV dramas. Instead, she wiped her fingers with a handkerchief on the table.

It seems that her behavior just now was merely an instinctive reaction.

"Oh……"

Qingyu was stunned.

I have a feeling that the atmosphere is a bit strange right now, but I can't quite put my finger on what's wrong.

With Cattleya there as a third wheel, he didn't know what to say.

Since that's the case, let's start with the rice.

Well, how should I put it...

From the perspective of Cattleya, a complete outsider, although it seems a little intimate, considering their childhood friendship, it doesn't seem so unreasonable...?
Even so, Cattleya still felt a little itchy in her nose.

I have this feeling that I've inexplicably become the superfluous one...

What a disgusting feeling!

Cattleya, whose mood had calmed down a little, immediately frowned again.

I was right to decide to join Unicron!

Out of sight out of mind!
……

After finishing her meal, Jia Deliya became sullen for some reason. After saying goodbye to Zhu Lan, she left in a hurry.

Qingyu was a little confused.

He understood the principle that "he who eats another's food is bound to him," so apart from deliberately provoking Cattleya with Patchlitz at the beginning, he really didn't do anything else afterward!
Why did she suddenly get so angry?
Qingyu shook her head.

Are all superpowered people really a bunch of emotionally unstable individuals?

There'll be one more update a little later; I've been struggling with these last few chapters...

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