Arven spotted the stranger and immediately went to check on Mabosstiff.
Unfortunately,
eating Herba Mystica did not bring him a visible improvement every time.
"Ruff..."
Mabosstiff growled softly, warmth filling his little dark eyes.
He nuzzled Arven's arm as if to comfort him and tell him not to lose heart.
Baimu put away the Violet Book and went to greet the newcomer. "Master Kofu! What brings you here?"
"I was heading to Porto Marinada for supplies. I always take this little path nearby."
Following the aroma, Kofu spotted the food piled in front of the Pokémon.
A faint golden glow lay over it like a beauty filter.
His eyes lit up, and he burst into laughter. "Not bad at all! You really can make Shining Cuisine! No wonder Lokomoko calls you his top apprentice!"
Before this, Lokomoko had lamented more than once that he had no one to inherit his craft. He worried it would die out when he grew old.
Kofu had also thought such extraordinary cooking might be an innate Psychic-type ability of Lokomoko's. Without that gift, anyone else would find it hard to learn.
Now that he had seen someone learn it, he could rest easy.
Though...
Lokomoko was not much older than Baimu, was he?
Kofu had no time to dwell on it. He had spotted Great Tusk rooting through the food like a starving pig. "Isn't that the Quaking Earth Titan? Did you catch him?"
"No. I fought him and went a bit hard on him, so I invited him to dinner."
Baimu walked over to the Quaking Earth Titan and touched one of his massive, sturdy tusks.
The Quaking Earth Titan kept his eyes on his food and ate with his head down.
Most of the other Pokémon did the same, ignoring the stranger's