Guests at the Manor

Mingyou had been worrying about whether they would taste good just moments ago. Now he was already hesitating over whether to sell these tomatoes at all. Something about them felt seriously wrong.

What if Officer Jenny got the wrong idea and came knocking? These things felt a lot like Tasty Rock. He would never be able to clear his name.

"Pon?"

Were they not edible? Ogerpon asked curiously.

"Well, you can eat them..."

Mingyou sighed softly. Although they had a chance of causing hallucinations, strong enough mental power could ward those off, so the tomatoes probably would not affect them much.

"Let's try them first."

He picked two tomatoes and peeled them with the fruit knife he carried. The translucent flesh inside was also white tinged with red, though its colors were even more vivid, just like a Hisuian Zorua.

He took a bite. The grainy flesh melted in his mouth, and sweet, tart juice burst across his tongue, making his eyes light up.

He seemed to see something... Huge, blinding high beams flashed in the gloom, accompanied by the roar of an engine, rapidly closing in on him.

Just as he took a step forward to get a better look, a red dump truck hurtled toward him and ran him over... As though afraid he might get back up, it even reversed and ran him over again.

"Aaaargh!"

Mingyou snapped out of it. Looking at Ogerpon happily enjoying a tomato in front of him, he finally realized that everything he had just seen was only a hallucination.

"That packs a punch... I almost thought I was about to get sent to another world and live another life."

He patted his forehead, still drenched in sweat as the lingering fear refused to fade.

He really ought not to sell these