New Year's Eve~
As the sky darkened, the heavy snow that had fallen all day gradually eased.
In the living room, Professor Oak was watching television with Aunt Delia and the other guests.
In the kitchen, Brock and Gary were busy preparing all sorts of ingredients.
Since there were quite a few people and it was snowing outside, Gary decided they would have hot pot tonight~
Considering everyone's different tastes, he decided to prepare several kinds of broth.
Rumble~ A series of irregular explosions rang out in the backyard. Misty poked her head out angrily. "Ash, it's a holiday for once! Can't you settle down?"
Ash and Raven, standing opposite him, scratched their heads. They had been so bored that they had gone out back to battle.
Having missed the chance to fight any of them at the Indigo Plateau Conference, Ash was itching to prove himself.
In fact, even though Charizard was now willing to obey Ash's commands, Raven still had him on the back foot.
The Jenny Family's Arcanine training was absolutely master-class. Raven's dog practically overwhelmed Charizard's current abilities.
"Awooo (-^〇^-)~" Raven's victorious dog wagged his tail happily.
Gary's Arcanine secretly poked his head out from behind a tree:
(￣y▽￣)~ So Flare Blitz could be combined with Aerial Ace. A flying Flare Blitz, huh~ Learned it~ Yohohoho...
Caitlin and Shauntal were curled up on the sofa watching television. They glanced curiously at A Tao, who was eating sunflower seeds opposite them.
"Aren't you going to battle them?" Caitlin asked curiously.
A Tao curled his lip. "I just don't like playing with those boys~"
Shauntal nodded. "So you're a girl with a boy's looks?"
A Tao rolled his eyes. "I can be cool or sweet, okay~"
Aunt Delia brewed some tea and set it on the table, then