If there was one thing that had changed dramatically in this world, it was the calendar.
Amid a timeline with a hint of Conan Logic, the League calendar had merged with the lunar calendar earlier, and undergone more changes.
He had never been good at figuring out lunar dates anyway, so it made little difference. He could just follow whatever the calendar said.
But with the holidays approaching, the area around the school grew quiet again.
The permanent shopping centers were still open, but the nighttime street stalls had vanished, and the school cafeteria had closed for the break too.
The students had all gone home. Staying open would only mean losing money.
At times like this, the vendors had to move elsewhere to keep doing business.
Xin Mu was stocking up at the supermarket. With the new year approaching, prices had already begun rising, and they would probably jump again in a few days.
Besides, holidays here were granted in full, with no deductions or compensatory workdays. Medical facilities like Pokémon Centers had someone on duty twenty-four hours a day, but supermarkets and shopping centers did not.
Of course, profit would still tempt some people to give up their holidays and stay open even on Lunar New Year's Eve, but their prices would rise too. Stocking up ahead of time was always the right choice.
"Flour, rice, salt, Berries... which of you grabbed the dried noodles?"
Xin Mu and his Pokémon were pushing three shopping carts. Aside from his own, Meownei and Lucario each pushed one, and all three were full of assorted ingredients and everyday supplies.
As Xin Mu checked their purchases against his list, he unexpectedly found a few extra items.
As a kind of quick-cooking noodle, dried noodles sold fairly well, but occupied a somewhat awkward