By around seven that evening, their dinner was finally ready.
The elderly woman, who was both the owner and the cook, prepared a sumptuous dinner and covered more than half the square table with food.
Since this was a lone island out at sea, far from the mainland, vegetables were scarce, and most of the ingredients here were seafood. Perhaps because they had paid generously, the elderly woman's decades of superb cooking skills were on full display in every platter and dish of seafood. Both the colors and the presentation made their mouths water.
Fresh seafood paired with outstanding cooking techniques-they did not even need to taste it to know it would be delicious!
Even ordinary ingredients had been cooked to fragrant perfection, making them eager to try a bite.
Sure enough, before the meal even began, Misty had already sneaked a piece. After tasting it, she gave an animated thumbs-up!
"Mmm... this is weally good!"
Seeing Bea looking at the table in surprise, apparently astonished by the lavish dinner, Xia You could not help smiling. "Don't be shy. Dig in."
Bea hesitated before asking, "Do you normally eat this much?"
"Of course not." Xia You shook his head. "We're usually pretty casual about meals. We only occasionally have a feast when we meet up with friends. It's become a habit of ours."
Only after hearing that did Bea finally pick up her bowl and chopsticks. However, she did not seem interested in the seafood and instead fixed her eyes on the desserts.
This struck both Xia You and Misty as quite a contrast.
After all, anyone who saw Bea dressed like this and knew she was a Pokémon Trainer specializing in Fighting-types would instinctively assume she was like those fitness enthusiasts who ate little oil or sugar, followed a