Chapter 218: Kitchen Nonsense
"Ama!"
Just then, Steenee and the others poked their heads around the corner of the hallway.
Classes had only just ended, but there were already few students left in the hallway. It looked like everyone had probably gone to the cafeteria for lunch.
Hattrem hid timidly behind the Fairy Tale Exploration Team, her little face full of anticipation.
"So this happened, and then that happened-"
After listening to Steenee and the others explain, Tong Hua, Riolu, and Grovyle all looked at the little pink Pokémon in surprise.
"So-you think I'm a wizard who can lift your curse?" Tong Hua crouched down to meet Hattrem's eyes.
"Bri!" Hattrem nodded vigorously, hope shining in her eyes.
Tong Hua scratched his head, an odd expression crossing his face.
"Well, you're not exactly wrong, but I'm not a wizard. I'm an Alchemist."
Contrary to expectations, Hattrem seemed perfectly calm when Tong Hua admitted he was an Alchemist. Steenee and the others, however, widened their eyes in surprise.
"Ama?!" Steenee stared at Tong Hua in disbelief, as though meeting him for the first time.
"Fufu?" Dolliv and Purrloin also gathered around Tong Hua curiously.
Their reactions made Tong Hua laugh. "What? Didn't I tell you?
"Those bottles of Plant Growth Agent you applied and drank yesterday were made with my Alchemy, weren't they?"
"Ama!" Steenee slapped her forehead in realization, finally connecting those miraculous potions with the word "Alchemy."
Hattrem, who had been rather quiet beside them, spoke up as well. "An Alchemist, an Astrologer-either way, you're a wizard, right?
"Please, find a way to lift my curse!"
Looking at the little Pokémon who had thrown herself into his arms, and those beady eyes that were exactly his weakness, Tong Hua knew he couldn't refuse her-
"All right, I promise!
"But