Their parents or Pokémon Trainers were not around, and they had limited pocket money. After buying other things, they could no longer afford desserts here.
When faced with situations like that, Florges would give away some classic desserts she had plenty of in stock, if she had time to spare.
"She probably... doesn't make that much doing this, does she?"
Legitimate vendors, even mobile stalls operating out of food trucks or pushcarts, had to pay stall fees in designated vending areas.
Some public places did not charge stall fees, but the plaza in front of the Saffron Gym probably did.
Florges made her own desserts to sell, so her profit margin on the food was high. But after deducting the stall fees and the portions she willingly gave away, her total earnings would certainly take a hit.
"Huh? Shen Qi, are you here to watch the battle Regular Race?"
A girl in Miko-style clothing approached. Wujiang had an identification badge hanging around her neck. With the Regular Race held at the Saffron Gym, she was naturally one of the staff on site.
"I have a Racing event in a few days, so I took the chance to bring my Pokémon out for a walk."
"How nice."
Wujiang slipped the hair tie off her wrist and tied up her thick black hair.
He had to admit that, provided she was not going off the rails with her shamanic antics, she really was a very proper, pretty girl.
"Oh, right. Someone from your hometown is over there."
After the Regular Race a few days earlier, Wujiang had mentioned that the Saffron Gym had a resident from Island 6, but Shen Qi had not been able to figure out who it was.
Even a student as outstanding as Xiao Ming at Pokémon High