Lumiose City, the Snorlax Restaurant.
This restaurant was run by Siebold, the Kalos Region's Water-type Elite Four member.
The Kalos Region's Elite Four and Champion all seemed rather distracted from their actual jobs.
Siebold was better known as a chef than as a Water-type Elite Four member.
Much like the famous actress Diantha, whose status as an award-winning actress was clearly more familiar to the public.
The moment Li Wei stepped into the Snorlax Restaurant,
a familiar tremor came through the floor beneath his feet...
Because this was a battle restaurant.
Of the two people battling, Li Wei did not recognize one, but he did know who the other was: Siebold, the Water-type Elite Four member.
Li Wei had not expected to get so lucky.
He had happened to arrive while Siebold was here, battling one of the restaurant's customers.
That was the special feature of battle restaurants.
Anyone who could defeat the head chef or a designated opponent, such as the owner's son...
could win a free meal,
or unlock a special menu.
People often said that the Kalos Region's Elite Four and Champion were slightly weaker than those of other regions.
And that was indeed true.
But against ordinary Trainers, they were still in a completely different league. Siebold won with his Barbaracle while chatting away.
After accepting his opponent's challenge, Siebold had intended to return to the kitchen, but his gaze involuntarily drifted toward the young man who had just walked in.
Like Siebold, the customers watching the battle also found themselves looking toward the entrance.
"Isn't that Li Wei...?"
"He's got a Lucario. It should be him."
Siebold, with his curly blond hair and casual clothes that somehow still looked like a chef's uniform, walked over to Li Wei.
A gentle smile rested on Siebold's face.