May flew by, and June arrived.
Jubilife Breeding Center.
The impact of Li Wei winning the twenty-fourth Young Breeders' Competition had yet to fade.
Thanks to the airing of the final episode of the variety show, Li Wei's popularity reached another peak.
Both his Super Rich Poffins and his perfect Pokéblocks sparked heated discussion.
Because of the Super Rich Poffins he had made in the semifinals, demand for Li Wei's Rich Poffins also outstripped supply.
Between making Poffins and Pokéblocks, Li Wei simply couldn't keep up on his own.
Fortunately, they had now solved that problem.
Lalami, his opponent in the finals, had joined Jubilife Breeding Center.
She had approached Li Wei herself and asked to work there.
"After competing against you, I felt I still had a lot to learn. Professor Oak recommended that I come to you."
That was the reason Lalami gave for wanting to join.
A breeder who could consistently make Super Rich Poffins-even more consistently than Li Wei-and who came recommended by Professor Oak.
How could he refuse?
Like Li Wei, Lalami was responsible for Pokémon fur care and Poffins, earning a share of the profits from both.
Li Wei didn't know whether he could keep Lalami at Jubilife Breeding Center for the long term.
But for now, she had certainly solved the shortage of Poffins and given him a little time to rest.
After the show aired the previous night,
Li Wei had secured the Pokémon Breeder Competition's popularity award and would sign a three-year endorsement contract with Harold's company.
But that would have to wait until the company contacted him.
Over the past two weeks or so, Li Wei had successfully mastered Squirrel-Shaped Mandarin Fish and Chili Pepper Fish Head,
though he could only make Squirrel-Shaped Mandarin Fish with a luck buff once