Spring, League Calendar Year 112, April 25.
On the second day after life returned to normal, Fairy Tale Ranch and Happy Dessert House finally reopened.
Early that morning, the ranch's two newest companions began helping Tong Hua run the Dessert Shop.
"Wuo."
Riolu and Lucario kept carrying desserts out and arranging them on the shelves.
"Mmm-"
As Lucario carried the desserts, he secretly took one from every tray to taste.
A certain little chinchilla had not taught him this. He genuinely could not resist eating them himself.
Tong Hua's cooking seemed to possess some kind of magic. Anyone who tasted it became fascinated by it, addicted to it!
"Wuo-"
It even made Lucario, who had originally planned to leave and explore the world, begin to waver.
His heart, which wanted to explore the world, and his stomach, which wanted delicious food, fought fiercely inside him.
Beside him, Riolu sensed Lucario's feelings and could not help looking over.
Why does his cooking taste so good?
I can cook too!
Competitive as he was, Riolu began competing with himself.
Ever since he had crossed over into this world, he had discovered this world's version of himself. He watched his original companions being so close to the other him, even though he had come first, whether it was cooking, companions, or even Aura-
Why did this world's version of him seem to beat him at everything?
A subtle envy and resentment, which even he had not noticed, spread through Riolu's heart.
He watched Tong Hua's back as he bustled around the kitchen, then looked at the exquisite, tempting desserts filling the shelves with their fragrance, and suddenly made up his mind.
"Wuo!"
"I challenge you to a cooking showdown!"
He suddenly shouted at Tong Hua in the kitchen, his eyes brimming with fighting