July 26, evening.
Jubilife Pokémon Park.
As evening fell, the tourists and customers had left one after another.
The Pokémon Restaurant was closed for the night, and Li Wei had told the staff to get some proper rest.
Tomorrow's theme park opening would be the real battle.
They moved tables and picnic blankets beside Swan Lake and enjoyed hot pot and barbecue by the water.
Dayou, their best barbecue cook, took the stage again.
Not wanting to leave Dayou to do all the work alone, Blue helped him with the barbecue.
Li Wei had prepared both the hot pot broth and the desserts, so nobody felt right asking him to handle the barbecue too.
"The park opens tomorrow, so I won't be able to entertain everyone like this. Consider this an early treat. Eat well and have fun."
Before dinner, Li Wei woke Regigigas so the Pokémon could enjoy the meal with everyone.
Seated on the ground, Regigigas slowly ate the Poffins and Pokéblocks Li Wei had made.
Regigigas paid no mind at all to Pikachu, Togepi, Buneary, and Shaymin climbing onto the giant's head.
"How is it?"
Regigigas answered exuberantly, "Regi-"
"As long as you're happy."
Regigigas definitely couldn't attend tomorrow's opening ceremony, so this was the only way to give the Pokémon a taste of it in advance.
After a dinner enjoyed by hosts and guests alike, the moment everyone had been waiting for finally arrived.
It was time for Regigigas to craft figurines.
Professor Oak and the others weren't the only ones interested. Red, Blue, and their friends were too.
Blue had even brought a video camera to record it. He had no intention of releasing the footage, but he wanted to understand the process.
Like Blue, Cynthia was fully prepared.
This would be one of the