At a buffet restaurant high above Goldenrod City~
Young Master Mao waved a hand. "Help yourselves to whatever you want. It's on me."
"Godfather, this is a buffet..." Bill scratched his head sheepishly.
"Ahem, even food won't shut you up..." Gary rolled his eyes at Bill.
"Nom, nom~ This is good, and so is that~" Janine ate with abandon, a huge chicken drumstick in her right hand and a huge lobster in her left, grease coating her mouth.
"Janine, didn't you say you were going on a diet recently?" Whitney asked, questioning everything she knew.
"Yeah, yeah~ It's fine. One meal won't make a difference!" Janine patted her cheeks without a care, her plump double chin wobbling twice...
Gary raised his eyebrows. He had a pretty good idea how she maintained that double chin now.
By comparison, Miss Mary was much more refined, cutting her steak at a leisurely pace.
"Speaking of which, Young Master Mao, is your show educational too? Are you taking over from Professor Oak?" Bill asked curiously.
"Something like that. We mainly take calls and answer questions, and there's also story sharing, music appreciation, things like that," Mary explained.
"Yeah, I'm just there to stir things up," Gary said in decidedly down-to-earth terms.
"Oh~ In that case, I'll drop by for a guest appearance sometime." Waving the grilled chicken skewer in his hand, Bill volunteered enthusiastically.
"By the way, Young Master Mao, have you visited Professor Elm yet? He's the leading figure in Johto's academic circles, so you should pay your respects," Bill reminded him.
"Yeah, Grandpa also asked me to take care of something at Professor Elm's. I happen to be free until the weekend, so I'll go tomorrow." Gary nodded.
As Professor Oak's student, Professor Elm was another impressive Rainbow University graduate.
He specialized