Jubilife Pokémon Restaurant.
Dawn picked up a piece of sweet potato coated in golden sugar with her chopsticks, drawing out long, delicate strands of sugar.
Her eyes widened a little.
The moment she bit into it, sweetness filled her mouth. It was a little hot, but happy memories immediately flooded in.
Lily and Saiko were swept up in happy memories at the same time.
For that moment, their thoughts were perfectly in sync, both returning to when they had first debuted as Coordinators.
On the grandest stage of the Pokémon Contest, Saiko had defeated Lily.
But that was not where the happiness lay, or at least not all of it.
They had both given the Pokémon Contest everything they had. Even as they focused completely on directing their Pokémon, the smiles on their faces had been plain to see.
"Pfft!"
Returning to the present, Lily and Saiko exchanged a smile, leaving Nami and Dawn utterly confused.
They had just finished savoring the Candied Sweet Potato, its sweetness reaching their hearts, when another surprising dish arrived.
"This is Crispy Apple."
Xiao Yue followed up by serving the dish to Lily, Saiko, and the others.
"Wow! This looks amazing."
Everywhere Dawn looked, she saw apples.
She had never imagined that apples could be made into a dish like this.
Naturally, Li Wei had made their Crispy Apple with Thousand-Layer Puff Pastry.
The outside was flaky and crisp, the inside fragrant and crunchy, and the aroma instantly filled their mouths.
"It's so good!"
Dawn had no idea how to describe the flavor, only that it was incredibly delicious.
"Oh my gosh, this is way too good!"
Nami now felt like Granny Liu visiting the Grand View Garden, utterly out of her depth.
"Is it really that good?"
Lily and Saiko were a little