Below, Meowstic, who was helping Florges lift the oven rack, suddenly shuddered. Despite the summer heat, a chill rose from within.
What terrifying force has set its sights on me, meow?
Atop the food truck, Shen Qi did not think Blissey could win.
Their fried noodles were already selling very well compared with similar foods, but they could not compete with barbecue or fried chicken. Their appeal was on an entirely different level.
The same tourist could eat any number of servings of barbecue, but would not eat that many servings of fried noodles, and might not choose fried noodles at all.
On that point alone, fried noodles were bound to lose to barbecue in sales.
Besides, Blissey offered too few toppings. The only optional additions were eggs, ham, squid rings, and... Blissey's eggs.
!
"Blissey's eggs!?"
The secret menu: Blissey's eggs plus fried noodles.
Shen Qi hurried over to the stall and crossed out that secret menu item.
Oldale Town had plenty of Pokémon racing drivers and co-drivers. If they ate it and threw up, anyone who did not know better might think Lilligant was eliminating her competitors through underhanded means.
After warning Blissey not to use biological weapons, Shen Qi walked farther into the district.
Farther in were ordinary stalls selling souvenirs, handicrafts, and practical supplies. Shen Qi even saw a sheet-metal hut shaped like a truck's cargo compartment, selling patterned racing parts and offering car wraps and decorative engraving on individual sections.
"Pidgeot! There are so many Pidgeot."
He recalled that at previous races, besides the organizers' mechanics, there had also been other repair shops around the venue.
Sometimes the organizers' mechanics were busy, and drivers who did not want to queue might pay for service at other repair shops.
Pidgeot repair shops... He had seen them