Pokémon: Starting with a Pokémon Ranch.

Chapter 140 Su Yu: Opening a barbecue restaurant seems like a pretty good idea?

"Ton ton ton..."

"Jenny~!!"

Holding a skewer of grilled meat in one hand and a bottle of soda in the other.

Squirtle downed a two-liter bottle of soda in one gulp and let out a joyful cry. Indeed, this is what enjoyment is all about!

Beside it, the little lamb and the Alcremie were also busy eating. Besides some skewers, there were also some tree fruit snacks on the table. The little lamb and the others were happily munching on their drinks and tree fruit.

Seeing them eating and drinking so voraciously, Su Yu was somewhat stunned. You guys are... drinking beverages like water?

Glancing at the empty bottles under the table—more than a dozen bottles of soda had already been downed—Su Yu couldn't help but say:

"Hey, everyone, drink less. It's not that scary, is it?"

"Also, you've drunk too much right now, be careful you don't wet the bed when you get home."

"Squirtle, Squirtle~" Upon hearing this, Squirtle shook its head. This amount of water is probably far from enough to make a Water-type Pokémon wet the bed!

"Meow meow!" That's right.

Upon hearing this, the little sheep mount echoed the sentiment, as did the Grass-type Pokémon.

"...Then do whatever you want." Su Yu said helplessly. Fortunately, Alcremie and the others were obedient and didn't eat as badly as Squirtle and the others.

After taking a few bites of a skewer, the barbecue restaurant owner brought out a large plate of new skewers, which were ordered by Squirtle and his friends, and there were quite a few of them.

Upon seeing the skewers, Squirtle's eyes lit up, and it began to devour them.

Seeing this, the barbecue restaurant owner smiled amicably. By then, all the dishes his customers had ordered had been served.

Therefore, the barbecue restaurant owner brought over a bottle of wine and asked Su Yu:

"Young man, how about it? Want to order some together?"

Su Yu shook his head:

"No, I'm not an adult yet, so I won't drink."

"He's not even an adult yet?" Upon hearing this, the barbecue restaurant owner's eyes widened.

"I saw you brought so many Pokémon and you're quite handsome, so I thought you were a college student from a prestigious university. I didn't expect you to be so young."

And these Pokémon all look pretty powerful. The barbecue restaurant owner, though not a trainer, knows about the starter Pokémon and Growlithe.

This young man seems quite extraordinary, possessing such a rare Pokémon. For ordinary people without Pokémon, he's practically a big shot.

The restaurant owner was about to chat with Su Yu a little longer when another group of customers suddenly called him over. Seeing this, the owner had no choice but to turn around and leave.

Su Yu continued eating as usual; the barbecue restaurant was doing quite well. Even at this hour, there were still quite a few customers inside.

"Is this barbecue restaurant doing so well?"

"Then I might as well open a barbecue restaurant, right here on the ranch."

While eating the kebabs, Su Yu thought to himself.

He imagined himself running a barbecue restaurant, with Dongdong Mouse and the Moving Guy coming to patronize it, which seemed pretty fun.

And... he could also enjoy his own homemade barbecue for free every day. It seemed like a real bargain, and Su Yu himself quite liked barbecue, which made him very tempted.

Just as Su Yu was planning how to open the famous barbecue restaurant, a group of Squirtle walked into the restaurant.

They were all wearing specially made fireproof suits, and after they sat down together at the barbecue restaurant, they took off their helmets.

These Squirtles seemed to be regulars at the barbecue restaurant. When they arrived, the owner quickly came over and helped them order.

"Jenny, Jenny~!"

Upon seeing the group of Squirtles, Su Yu's Squirtle immediately greeted them.

Upon hearing this, the fire department's Squirtles responded by waving their hands with silly grins, looking rather goofy.

"Is this your former colleague from the fire department?"

Seeing this, Su Yu asked curiously.

Squirtle nodded immediately.

This was also the first time Su Yu had seen this Squirtle fire brigade. They seemed quite busy, coming to the barbecue restaurant so late at night for a meal.

……

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This late-night snack took quite a while to eat.

The little sheep's bellies were bulging from all the soda. If they weren't Grass-type Pokémon, Su Yu was really worried they would wet the bed that night.

Su Yu ate to his heart's content. He patted his belly and, before leaving, asked the Squirtle Fire Department and the barbecue restaurant owner for their contact information so he could stay in touch later.

Before leaving, Squirtle asked the owner for a large case of soda, seemingly intending to take it back to the ranch to drink. However, Su Yu felt that such a small amount of soda... probably wouldn't be enough for Squirtle and the others to drink for a day.

"Ugh, that's so satisfying. But tropical dragon, are you really not going to eat anything? You don't seem to have eaten much."

Strolling through the streets of the small town, Su Yu looked at the tropical dragon behind him and asked.

While we were having barbecue, Tropical Dragon just lay on the open ground to the side, not even glancing at the food.

"Hey."

Upon hearing this, the tropical dragon shook its head; it didn't feel hungry.

"Alright then, let's just go back."

I glanced at the time and realized it was already 3 a.m. If I went back any later, it would probably be dawn.

……

I quietly slipped back to the ranch and climbed into bed.

"Mama!"

Suddenly, Alcremie's head popped out from under the covers. This time, its little hands gripped Su Yu's clothes tightly, as if afraid that Su Yu would run away.

Seeing this, Su Yu didn't know whether to laugh or cry:

"Where could I possibly go this late? There's no need to worry so much..."

Meanwhile, the tropical dragon, after finishing its fruit milk jelly, shrank back to a size similar to Alcremie. Trying not to disturb the woolly sheep and farfalle, it quietly slipped back into its bed.

The green caterpillar quietly returned to the tree, curled up, and closed its eyes.

Soon, they all drifted off to sleep.

When Yang Hao arrived the next day...

Looking at the quiet scene in the ranch, not far away, there was only Farfetch'd riding Rhyhorn and constantly sprinting and practicing, as well as a few Woolhorn sheep wandering around the ranch, and the wild Pokémon that Su Yu had hired.

Apart from that, Su Yu and the other Pokémon were nowhere to be seen. Upon asking the Wooloos, it turned out they were still sleeping.

"That's strange, what's wrong with Su Yu? It's already ten o'clock and he still hasn't gotten up?"

Yang Hao asked, quite puzzled.

"Could the ranch really have been haunted last night...?"

"Maya..."

The woolly sheep shook their heads in bewilderment, equally clueless as to what had happened. They knew nothing of what had transpired the previous night.

(End of this chapter)