Pokémon: Starting with a Pokémon Ranch.

Chapter 175 Giving Farfetch'd (crossed out) Pokémon a bath

That evening.

While Su Yu was preparing dinner, Squirtle was still pounding the ground in the field.

With the immense power brought by the Primal Power of Regigigas, Squirtle transformed into a terrifying farming machine all by himself, plowing through the fields.

Ke Rui and Gladio returned from fishing by the lake. Su Yu glanced at their catch and decided to make steamed fish with rice flour tonight.

After dinner, the two stayed in the house for a while. During this time, Rosamund made a phone call.

"Ah, yes, Gladio is with me now, he's been here for the past few days."

"Do you want to talk to him? Hmm... he shook his head at me. It seems he's not very willing. Should I just hand him the phone?"

"Okay, I will try my best to persuade him, so you don't need to worry about it too much."

After hanging up the phone, Su Yu looked at Gladgio and said:

"Zaobo did indeed hide what happened from your mother, but that was to be expected; this guy seems to have nothing to fear."

"But your mom actually called you on her own initiative, didn't you? I remember you said before that she would never call."

Upon hearing this, Gladgio turned his head with a cold face and said:

"Maybe she just happened to remember it."

Su Yu listened, then smiled and shook his head. He might be interested in teasing a proud and aloof woman, but he wouldn't bother with a man.

He turned around to go to the toilet, but when he opened the door, he found Squirtle brushing its back with the brush that Delibird had given it.

"Um... do you take a shower without turning on the lights?"

Seeing this, Su Yu was stunned for a moment. This feeling... is like you opening the bathroom door to use the toilet, only to find a fat, middle-aged man inside, with his back to you, scrubbing his back.

"Jenny, Jenny..." The light switch is too high for me to press.

Squirtle picked up a towel and dried his shiny head, saying this.

"Oh, I see... Then I'll get a stool and put it here for you to sit on."

Since generally speaking, not many Pokémon come to bathe in the ranch often, Su Yu didn't pay attention during the few days he moved to his new home.

"By the way...do you want me to brush your back for you?"

Because of its naturally short arms, even with the long-handled brush bought by Delibird, Squirtle still has difficulty brushing its back; its arms are just too short.

Just like some turtles in his previous life, if you flipped their shells over and left them upside down, Su Yu didn't know if Squirtle could get up on its own.

"Jenny?" Is that alright?

Upon hearing this, Squirtle's eyes lit up, and he handed the brush to Su Yu. Su Yu then moved a stool over, sat down, and began brushing.

While brushing, Su Yu curiously flicked Squirtle's shell, which produced a dull thud like that of heavy steel.

"Goodness, it's as hard as steel now! Looks like the shell conditioner is really effective."

I wonder how much Squirtle weighs now.

With that shell, Squirtle's weight can't possibly be 9kg anymore, Professor Oak, right?

After scrubbing his back, Su Yu picked up the showerhead and rinsed Squirtle. Turning around, he noticed that the Woolworths were already lined up and waiting at the door.

"Wow, you guys are taking a shower too?"

"Mah!" Su Yu washed us!

"The woolly horned sheep immediately said. Seeing this, the little sheep that was riding nearby also ran over to join in the fun."

"Alright, alright... fine then, let's all wash them." Su Yu replied helplessly.

"Would you like some green onion duck too? I'll wash it for you with warm water."

"Huh?!" Really? You're not actually lusting after me, are you?

Don't do that kind of thing (ㄒ﹏ㄒ)d, if you keep doing that, I'm ready to run away from home~!

"Ahem... I promise I won't joke about ingredients anymore, okay?"

Su Yu quickly replied.

After all, the farm still relies on the leek ducks to sustain its leek business. If the leek ducks leave, the farm will lose a pillar industry.

……

……

After Su Yu finished washing all the woolly horned sheep.

When he came out, he saw Gladgio waiting for him not far away.

Seeing this, Su Yu wiped his hands and walked over, asking in confusion:

"What's wrong? Is something the matter?"

Upon hearing this, Gladio hesitated before saying:

"Um... I wonder if you could lend me a few Pokémon?"

"I still care about the Pokémon that asked me for help that day. I want to sneak back into Zaobo's research lab and rescue it."

Now, Gladion addresses Su Yu as "senpai," which means he considers Su Yu to be a trainer whose strength he admires.

Upon hearing this, Su Yu replied without hesitation:

"Oh... about that."

"Let Caterpie and Squirtle go with you tomorrow night. Let's skip tonight, it's getting a bit late."

Upon hearing this, Gladio was overjoyed:

"You agreed?! Thank you, senior!"

As he spoke, he bowed to Su Yu.

Su Yu quickly helped Gladgio up. To be honest, even without his request, Su Yu had planned to do so anyway.

After all, Silvally was clearly in great pain with Zaobo and had been kept under Zaobo's control. Later, Zaobo even put a mask on it to control it.

It would be just right for Gladion to rescue the Sildenafil.

"By the way, Gladio, could you take a look at this for me? Is this menu design appropriate for my barbecue restaurant?"

As he spoke, Su Yu took out a handwritten menu, which he had started preparing when he returned yesterday.

Su Yu's original intention in opening a barbecue restaurant was to create a place where everyone and their Pokémon could gather together to eat and drink. Besides that, he also wanted to increase foot traffic on the ranch and see if he could attract some tourists.

In that case, the menu of a barbecue restaurant seems to need careful consideration.

"what?"

Upon hearing this, Gladgio accepted Su Yu's menu. It listed various kinds of grilled skewers, grilled fish, and various tree fruit snacks.

"There are... pancakes in here?" Gladio looked at Su Yu and asked in confusion.

"I just learned this today, so I'll add it to enrich the menu. Although, it's not certain that anyone will order it," Su Yu shrugged.

Anyway, this isn't some kind of undercover pancake guide; it's a proper employment guide for college students.

Gragio nodded in agreement, then handed the menu back to Su Yu, saying:

"The menu should be fine, after all, your ranch is located in a relatively remote area, so people who come here generally aren't too picky about the food."

"This is the barbecue restaurant... Where are you planning to open it?"

"Let's set it at Caterpie's Sky Tree for now. There's a [Secret Base] there, and the scenery is just right," Su Yu replied.

Just then, Ke Rui overheard Su Yu and Gladgio's conversation, and he leaned over to ask:

"What? Someone wants to open a barbecue restaurant?"

"When it opens, I can bring all my friends to support me. And can I invite all the Pokémon from my construction team too?"

Upon hearing this, Su Yu imagined the scene on opening day, when both people and Pokémon were packed to capacity; it must have been quite lively.

Thinking about this, he couldn't help but nod. This... is a possibility.

(End of this chapter)