As everyone else left the venue in an orderly fashion, the host asked Li Wei, Ge Li, and the other two to stay behind for a moment.
"The competition starts on the eleventh, so you should decide what Pokémon food you'll be making by tomorrow evening at the latest,
then send me the ingredients you need so we can get everything ready."
"Finally, although we've emphasized this many times, I'll say it once more.
The competition starts at seven in the evening, but you still need to arrive at the Studio before four in the afternoon."
Ge Li grinned. "Okay."
Li Wei nodded. "Got it."
Lalami and Sasha nodded obediently as well.
"Does anyone have any other questions?"
"No."
They had fought their way through the qualifiers, preliminaries, and knockout rounds to reach the final four. Any questions they had had already been asked.
Ge Li made a point of saying goodbye to Li Wei. "I'm heading back to prepare. See you."
"Sure."
Ever since Ge Li learned that their grandfathers knew each other, he had been noticeably friendlier.
Li Wei took longer to warm up to people. He wasn't going to become close to someone right away just because of his grandfather's connections.
After all, he was the one making friends, not his grandfather.
Jubilife Breeding Center.
After experiencing the competition in person, they returned home under cover of night.
As soon as Li Wei got home, he showered and lay down.
Besides cooking, he had signed quite a few autographs before leaving Hearthome TV Station.
He had been the busiest of all the contestants.
Arcanine was yawning too, while Shaymin had already fallen asleep in the crib, curled up into a little ball of grass.
"Lucario, turn off the lights. Time for bed!"
"Luca!"
Li Wei didn't even