My Pokémon Story of Seasons

Chapter 95 We are the champions

Old Jack returned to center stage, holding the envelope containing the final statistics.

There was still some cream stuck to the corners of his mouth and beard, and he couldn't quite stop smiling.

Tong Hua and Arthur stood in front of their respective cooking stations, waiting for Old Jack to announce the final result.

"Cough cough."

Old Jack raised the megaphone, cleared his throat, and his expression instantly turned serious.

"Now, I will announce the voting results."

Below the stage, the audience members who had returned from voting eagerly awaited their return, their faces beaming with excitement and anticipation, clearly still immersed in the wonderful emotions brought by the strawberry cake.

Jessica nervously tightened the mane of the fiery horse, praying in her heart that Tong Hua would win the championship.

On stage, Arthur and Miss Goth stood ramrod straight, their serious expressions carrying a hint of barely perceptible tension.

Tong Hua took a deep breath, looked at the Pokémon around her, and smiled easily.

Old Jack opened the envelope and began to read aloud.

"The winner of this year's Spring Festival Cooking Competition will be determined by a combination of scores based on audience votes."

Old Jack deliberately drew out his voice, his gaze sweeping across the room, a playful smile on his face, making everyone's hearts leap into their throats. Jessica held her breath, and Arthur unconsciously clenched his fists.

Tong Hua felt the little paws of the foam squirrel gripping his clothes tightly on his shoulder, and Mini Fu also wriggled restlessly in his arms.

"Tong Hua from Fairy Tale Ranch! Wins the championship with a huge advantage!"

Old Jack finally announced loudly, his serious expression instantly crumbling into a bright smile, "Congratulations, son!"

"Yay!!!" Jessica was the first to jump up, hugging the Rapidash's neck tightly. "We won! Little Tong won!"

Thunderous applause, cheers, and whistles erupted from the audience, creating an incredibly enthusiastic atmosphere.

The children jumped and danced excitedly, while the adults laughed and clapped enthusiastically.

On stage, Arthur did not show any signs of sadness upon hearing the result.

On the contrary, he had already tasted Tong Hua's cake earlier, and at that time he knew that he was most likely to lose, so he was already mentally prepared.

All eyes were immediately drawn to Tong Hua and his Pokémon team.

"Tears!!!" The foam squirrel excitedly jumped onto Tong Hua's shoulder, pointing its little paws at the cheering crowd below the stage.

"Ah-ma! Ah-ma!" Sweet Wuni happily jumped and spun around on the spot.

"Fufu~" Mini Fu rubbed against Tong Hua's chest.

"Miloo!" Big Milk Tank patted its round belly happily.

"Game." "Worm." The forest tortoise and the worm hummed softly and contentedly, their eyes filled with satisfaction.

"Knock knock!" Salt Stone Treasure seemed to sense the atmosphere as well, and began to sway on the ground.

Tong Hua froze for a second, then a surge of immense joy and relief washed over him. He bent down and gave each of his companions a tight hug, one by one.

Finally, he stood up, smiled, and thanked all the audience members.

"Thank you everyone! Thank you for casting your valuable vote!"

Tong Hua, not forgetting the rights of the victor, continued speaking.

"The strawberry cake I made today uses strawberries and cream produced by our Fairy Tale Ranch!"

Furthermore, it will also be available for sale at our Happy Dessert Shop in the ranch in the future!

Welcome, dessert lovers!

After a series of defeats, Tong Hua smiled contentedly. The audience below the stage also reacted enthusiastically; it seemed she could now focus her work on the dessert shop.

At this moment, Arthur and Miss Goth, who were standing to the side, suddenly came up and started talking to each other.

With a look of relief and sincere blessing on his face, Arthur extended his hand to Tong Hua: "Congratulations, Tong Hua."

Your cooking was fantastic; I learned a lot from it.

"Thank you." Tong Hua squeezed his hand tightly. "Yours is not bad either. You are welcome to visit Fairy Tale Ranch anytime, and you can also try other desserts."

"I will definitely go," Arthur said with a smile. "And while I'm at it, I'll learn from them and see what kind of place can make cakes like this."

"Goth, I think we should go out and travel again, shouldn't we?" He looked at his companion.

"Gothic." Miss Gothic nodded slightly. Wherever Arthur was, she was willing to follow.

After all, they've always been like this, traveling around to learn how to cook, and they're used to it.

Only then did Old Jack step forward and personally hang a heavy gold medal, engraved with a pattern of abundant fruit and ears of wheat, around Tong Hua's neck.

The medals gleamed with a golden luster in the sunlight.

Then, he handed over a thick envelope: "This is the prize money for the cooking competition and the agricultural product selection. Use it wisely."

If your grandfather were still alive, how wonderful it would be to see you become so outstanding, my child! You not only won the competition, but you also won everyone's hearts. Enjoy this honor, and I look forward to more surprises from Fairy Tale Ranch!

"I certainly won't let you down!"

Tong Hua accepted the prize money, his heart pounding with excitement. He once again raised the medal towards the cheering crowd below and the Pokémon beside him.

Spring of the 112th year of the Alliance Calendar, May 23th.

Tong Hua and Fairy Tale Ranch became known to the public for the first time, and this time it was not just within the small area of ​​Chicory Village and Wind-Swept Town.

Because some of the audience members were media professionals, Tong Hua was interviewed by several newspapers, including the Almía Daily, after the match.

Another wave of news across the region; the publicity work can be said to have been done perfectly.

Presumably, in the future, there won't be a need to rely so much on the ranch's sales to make money, and the dessert shop should become a new pillar of income for Fairy Tale Ranch.

In the evening, Tong Hua and the Pokémon had dinner at the village chief's house.

Actually, she mainly wanted to watch cartoons on TV. After dinner, Tong Hua used her prize money to buy some fresh fruit and brought her homemade dishes to Sunshine Ranch.

"Grandpa Yang, we've come to see you!"

Despite it being a rare festival, Grandpa Yang didn't come out to enjoy the festive atmosphere because he was taking care of the Pokémon and animals on the ranch.

"Oh? What brings you here?"

When Tong Hua entered the ranch, Grandpa Yang was preparing to eat dinner.

There was a bowl of rice and several small dishes on the table, suggesting that someone was drinking alone.

"There's a festival in the village today! I've been looking for you all day and couldn't find you, so I came straight here."

"Wow!" Tuotuoyin also came forward and put some fruit he was carrying in front of Grandpa Yang.

"Oh, so it's today. I'd completely forgotten—"

No wonder there seemed to be some commotion outside, it turns out it's a festival. "Sunshine~" Tong Hua was chatting with Grandpa Yang when a sunflower monster suddenly walked out of the ranch.

The sunflower monster walked straight toward the worm, as if to greet him.

"Worm!" The worm responded happily upon seeing the sunflower monster, leaning forward in a friendly manner.

The two Pokémon seemed to get along very well, and naturally huddled together, whispering to each other.

Seeing Tuotuo's happy face, Tong Hua smiled and placed the fruit he had brought and some portable snacks he had made on the table.

"Grandpa Yang, today's festival is so lively! Please eat first, and I'll tell you all about it as you eat. These are some snacks I made myself, and some fruit I just bought. Please try them."

Grandpa Yang looked at the sumptuous food on the table, then at Tong Hua's sincere face, and a hint of emotion flashed in his eyes.

Then, Tong Hua really started talking, from the giant milk tank obstacle race to the cooking competition, and how she won many championships.

As he spoke, the Pokémon around him helped to add to his story.

Sweet Wuni, Mini Fu, Salt Stone Treasure, and Tuotuo Earthworm originally lived in Sunshine Ranch and were very close to Grandpa Yang.

Watching everyone gesticulate and recount their stories, Grandpa Yang felt as if he were truly there, reliving the joy of the spring festival.

"Haha, great! Great! It makes me happy too!"

As Grandpa Yang listened to Tong Hua's vivid description and watched the Pokémon perform their clumsy yet adorable act, his wrinkles beamed with joy.

He would occasionally sip a little wine and pick up a piece of pastry that Tong Hua had brought, eating with great relish, as if he were also tasting the liveliness and sweetness of the festival.

"So many interesting things happened today," Grandpa Yang said with satisfaction, looking at Tong Hua and the energetic Pokémon around him. "You were all great, everyone got first place, hahaha."

His gaze fell especially tenderly on Tuotuo, Sweet Wuni, Mini Fu, and Salt Stone Treasure.

"You little ones, you've become so capable at Fairy Tale Ranch, just like Tong Hua. That's wonderful, truly wonderful—seeing you like this puts my mind at ease."

"Ah!" Sweetie happily spun around, and Mini Fu and Salt Stone Treasure followed suit and jumped up and down.

"Waaah!" Tuotuo rubbed its head against Grandpa Yang's hand, then looked at the Sunflower Monster next to it, as if it had endless things to say.

A warm atmosphere filled the ranch cabin under the setting sun. Tong Hua looked at Grandpa Yang's satisfied smile and the natural affection between the Pokémon and Grandpa Yang, and her heart was filled with warmth. Sharing joy really does double happiness.

"By the way, Grandpa Yang," Tong Hua suddenly added before finishing.

"What's wrong?"

Actually, there's another thing I need to do today.

I recently opened a dessert shop on a ranch. Although it's only just opened, there might be a demand for delivery services in the future.

I asked the vendor at the market who supplies us with rice and seasonings, and she said that the big-billed gulls she uses for deliveries are also purchased from Grandpa Yang.

So, I want to buy a few too.