Mallow agreed.
Far faster than Baimu had expected.
"You can take your time deciding."
He glanced at the juice in front of her, only half finished.
Mallow's father said cheerfully, "Traveling to improve our cooking is a proud tradition at the Aina Cafeteria!"
"Besides, her brother should be back soon. Mallow's helped out for so many years. It's his turn to pull his weight!"
"Dad! It's not like helping out was hard. You're the one who works hardest!" Mallow chided.
Tsareena elegantly swished her thick, leafy hair. "Ama~"
Baimu said, "Come to think of it, Orre would suit you. You like discovering ingredients and creating new dishes, right?"
"Orre happens to have plenty of plants rarely seen elsewhere, including some that have gone extinct."
Extinct plants!
Mallow gasped. "That's amazing! How were they brought back? Some kind of technology?"
"Through... the power of Pokémon."
Baimu smiled.
As a mummy from ten thousand years ago, Calyrex naturally created plants from his own era as well.
Ten thousand years was a long time, yet not so long in the grand scheme of things.
Hearing this, Mallow looked forward to visiting unfamiliar Orre even more.
After leaving the Aina Cafeteria, Baimu was amazed he had actually managed to recruit someone.
If Sophocles agreed, he could add an information technology teacher too.
As for Lana...
Fishing lessons? Swimming lessons?
Alola had so much untapped talent. There had to be a place for each of them.
Being young was no problem. They'd grow up on the job.
In high spirits, Baimu returned to the seaside cabin.
"Is everyone back?"
Since this trip to Alola was a vacation, he hadn't taken many Pokémon to Ula'ula Island.
He had chosen Galarian Corsola for the battle against Caitlin because Corsola was so lazy. Wherever they went, Corsola curled