At Mt. Silver, in the family residential area of Pokémon League Headquarters, Gary ultimately decided to hold the dinner at Lorelei's villa because there were so many people.
Thanks to Young Master Mao and Brock's efforts, an entire long table was covered in all sorts of delicious food.
Whitney, the foodie, spent less than an hour keeping Eevee-chan and the others company in the backyard before she planted herself beside the table and refused to leave.
Her partner in this was Janine. As a ruthless ninja and cold-blooded killer, she had somehow drooled enough to soak a large patch of her face covering...
"Slurp~ It's not that I have no self-control. It's just that when Young Master Mao and Brock go all out cooking, who could possibly resist...?" Whitney sighed toward the heavens.
Compared to Brock's specialty, Western cuisine, Young Master Mao's Donghuang dishes offered far more variety.
Eight cold dishes, eight hot dishes, steamed bass, spicy crab, crystal pork knuckle, stir-fried shredded tripe, stir-fried ribs, sweet-and-sour pork, candied sweet potatoes, clam soup...
"Good grief. If Young Master Mao ever quits being a Trainer, he'd easily be Michelin three-star material in the culinary world." Raven had changed into sportswear and sat nearby, his eyes fixed on the food.
"Michelin?" Young Master Mao wiped his hands and entered the living room. He tore open the cooking pouch of the final dish, French seafood and eel en papillote, and golden light flashed out.
"I'm more like Food Wars!~"
As evening approached, everyone gathered around the long table. Lorelei and Agatha, the last to get off work, arrived together.
"Lorelei, Agatha, thanks for all your hard work." Gary stood to welcome them.
"Oh, it's nothing. I've long since gotten used to it." Agatha affectionately patted Gary's head.
"Bruno and Lance wanted to come