As soon as she stepped out of the kitchen, the old woman's attention was drawn to Roy, who had blocked the entrance to her small shop.
"Long time no see, young man."
It was clear that she still remembered Roy.
Looking at the old woman who was more than two heads shorter than him, Roy bent his knees and squatted down, trying his best to make the old woman look at him at eye level.
It was this old woman who helped me out of that predicament, allowing me to leave Sootopolis City safely; otherwise, it would have been quite troublesome.
"Yes, Grandma, it's been a year since I've had your noodles. I've been feeling unwell all over, and I dream about eating noodles at your little shop every night."
Why does this person look so familiar? Just now, because Roy was so much taller than her, Zinnia only heard Roy's voice.
But when Roy almost crouched down and saw Roy face, Zinnia felt that he looked familiar, but she couldn't remember where she had seen him before.
"Okay, you're all good children. Grandma will go make you noodles right now. Are you all hungry? Hurry up and make them."
The old woman had everyone sit in the small shop. The shop, which was about to close, was lit up again because of Roy and the others' arrival. The old woman went back to the kitchen and cooked several bowls of noodles for Roy and the others.
While cleaning the store, Zinnia secretly observed Roy, who looked somewhat familiar to her.
After passing by Roy countless times, she finally remembered that she seemed to have seen Roy somewhere before. She dropped her broom, excitedly approached Roy, and said:
"You're the outsider who gained the Dragon God's approval last year and defeated Cade at the Edge Cup!"
Zinnia's tone was tinged with surprise.
She wondered why Roy looked familiar at first glance; it turned out that Roy was the outsider who had received the blessing of the Dragon God.
Last year, Cade confidently declared to everyone in Meteor Village that he would defeat Roy in the Edge Cup and show the Dragon God that only the Meteor People were worthy of receiving blessings.
When Cade returned to Meteor Village after the event, he was completely dejected and kept muttering:
"Impossible! How could Misdreavus be Fairy type?! Isn't the evolution of Misdreavus just Mismagius? And what the hell is Bond Evolution?!"
"Yes, it's me."
Roy readily admitted that he had long since discovered that Zinnia was secretly observing him.
After all, what kind of good person would deliberately sweep his shoes with a broom as they pass by, practically staring at his face?
However, he didn't care. This little girl who would summon Rayquaza in the future Pokémon flying with just one finger.
"Roy, I challenge you!"
As Meteor People, the Dragon God is her ultimate faith, and like Cade, she also wants to defeat Roy and gain the Dragon God's approval.
Upon seeing their Pokémon Trainer issue a battle invitation, Shelgon and Whismur both came to Zinnia's side, vying to volunteer for the battle.
"Gu Niu!"
"Roar!"
Roy:??? Breathing on himself?
Roy glanced at them, and the two Pokémon that had just been breathing on him suddenly trembled violently, triggered by an instinct for self-preservation.
The Shelgon instantly hid behind Zinnia again. Gu Whismur was slow and accidentally fell to the ground, lying at Zinnia's feet and constantly looking around.
The human before them gave them a feeling that they were completely outmatched; with their combined strength, they were no match for this man.
Or... maybe we should just forget about it?
Peace is paramount; cherish life and stay away from Roy.
Seeing the two little ones hiding behind her and lying at her feet, too afraid to look at Roy, Zinnia could only Stomping Tantrum in frustration.
What a lack of ambition!
Before Zinnia could say anything more, she heard a sound coming from the kitchen.
"Zinnia! Don't disturb the customers!"
Hearing the old lady in the kitchen call her name directly, Zinnia turned around and saw the old lady's serious expression. She had no choice but to give up the idea of fighting and weakly called out to the kitchen, "Okay, Grandma."
But her thoughts still lingered on Roy.
After giving Zinnia a lecture, the old woman carried a large table out of the kitchen. There were five bowls of noodles on the table, with the middle bowl being particularly large.
The table looked very heavy, but the old woman still held it up easily in her hands.
When the old woman approached the group, she placed the largest bowl of noodles in front of Roy, and then distributed the remaining four bowls to the four of them.
One of Roy's bowls was the size of five of Steven's bowls.
Lisia looked at her small bowl, then at the enormous plus-pro++ size bowl that could be ten times the size of her own, and said to the old woman:
"Mother-in-law, you're being unfair! Why is my bowl so small? And I've never seen such a big bowl here before."
The old woman didn't seem to mind. She walked over to Lisia, gently flicked Lisia's nose with her finger, and said:
"If you can finish this half bowl of noodles first, then I'll give you a bowl just as big."
After placing Lisia's noodles, the old woman turned to Wallace, whose face was still pale, and placed a bowl of noodles in front of her, saying with a hint of regret:
"Child, you need to be more moderate in your daily life."
After giving the other person a sympathetic look, the old woman turned and went back to the kitchen, leaving Wallace completely bewildered.
Wallace felt that his mother-in-law had misunderstood something. What did she mean by telling him to be more restrained?
He ended up in this state because of the side effects of the Potion Steven gave him, plus the fact that he had used up too much energy during his Mega Evolution that morning.
"Mother-in-law, you've misunderstood, I..."
Before Wallace explain, the old woman went back to the kitchen.
I've always told you to be more restrained, but you wouldn't listen. Now look what happened!
Roy wouldn't miss any opportunity to ridicule Wallace.
"You... I...! Steven, look at him!"
Wallace tries to find allies, but it's clear that Steven won't let him off the hook either.
"Roy is right, you really should exercise some restraint."
Wallace coughed Spit Up blood. He shouldn't have asked Steven how even an honest man Steven could be corrupted by Roy.
Seeing Wallace, the two of them broke into bright smiles.
Indeed, only those who have wronged you truly know how wronged you really are.
"Roy, what does 'moderation' mean?"
Phoebe looked at Roy with curiosity, but Roy shut her down with a single sentence.
"You little brat, hurry up and eat your noodles. Don't ask questions you shouldn't."
"Fine, I won't tell you then."
Seeing that Roy didn't say anything, Phoebe, unconvinced, picked up a mouthful of noodles with her chopsticks and put it in her mouth. Her eyes lit up instantly, and she forgot about the question from before, eating the noodles in her bowl in big mouthfuls.
At this moment, the Luxury Ball around his waist began to shake, and Little Absol, who had been sleeping inside Luxury Ball all afternoon, woke up.
Roy released him and gave Little Absol a bottle of Moomoo Milk.
After settling Little Absol, Roy picked up his chopsticks, grabbed a bowl of noodles from the table, and began to eat.
The bowl, which looked quite large, looked no different from a normal bowl after Roy picked it up.
Roy's eating habits were even better than a year ago; he devoured the bowl of noodles in no time.
Lisia and Altaria, who were standing nearby, were completely dumbfounded.
The old woman also came out of the kitchen, and when she saw Roy wolfing down his food, a satisfied smile appeared on her face.
She didn't even need to ask Roy how it tasted; the way he ate it was the best answer for her.