The Dragonite Couple did the same, pulling Dratini and Hu Bin aside for a long round of reminders.
Hu Bin simply made another huge pot of curry rice and invited the Dragonite Couple to join them.
Everyone gathered around one table and ate together in cheerful harmony!
This left Hu Jiaxing and Hu Jiawang on the island absolutely drooling. The other Pokémon had it pretty good, with delicious Pokéblocks to eat. They had even put on weight over the past two days! This was practically a vacation!
Hu Jiaxing and Hu Jiawang were another story. For the past two days, they had lived on instant noodles, sausages, and snacks. Their taste buds were practically dying of boredom.
Hearing Hu Bin and the Pokémon smacking their lips over that delicious curry rice made Hu Jiaxing and Hu Jiawang crave it even more!
Hu Jiaxing was almost drooling when Hu Jiawang rummaged through his bag for instant noodles and asked, "Bro, which do you want? Braised beef, pickled pepper beef, or mushroom chicken?"
Hu Jiaxing's face fell instantly. Over there, everyone was feasting away, while all they had here were different flavors of instant noodles. How could the difference be so huge?
With a gloomy face, Hu Jiaxing said, "Pickled pepper beef. Something spicy to wake up my taste buds!"
"Sure thing!" Hu Jiawang glanced into the bag again, then said with a miserable expression, "Bro, I have good news and bad news. Which do you want first?"
Hu Jiaxing glared at him. "Don't tell me we're out of pickled pepper beef!"
Hu Jiawang smiled. "That's the good news. There's one last packet of pickled pepper beef left."
Hu Jiaxing breathed a sigh of relief. "Then what's the bad news?"
Still smiling, Hu Jiawang said, "The bad news is we're out of