Serena took a deep breath. "Um, Ash."
"Um, what's going on?"
Ash Immediately turned his head to look at her, Frisk didn't notice anything strange at all.
"Should we go out for a walk too? Snowbelle City seems to have many interesting places, including ice sculpture workshops, dessert shops, and hot springs..."
Serena said, twisting the tassels of the scarf unconsciously with his fingers.
This was an invitation she had the courage to send out, just like Dawn would do, just saying I want to be alone with you is written on her face.
Ash scratched his head and looked embarrassed. "Ah? But I still have something to do. Mr. Wulfric said that there is a Blizzard training ground in the north of the city. I want to try it with Greninja."
Serena's eyes darkened and he lowered his head. "That's it, then forget it..."
Sure enough, it still doesn't work?
Just when she thought this invitation was going to end in vain, Pikachu made a move.
It jumped off Ash's shoulder, went around behind Ash, and began to push his back hard.
"Pika pika!"
(Go quickly, Ash! Serena is so proactive, you need to seize the opportunity!)
Ash was pushed forward. "Eh? Pikachu What are you doing?"
"Pika pika!"
Pikachu didn't listen and just kept pushing.
You want to ask why you are so proactive?
That must be the next year's tomato sauce that Serena quietly promised.
Between the first-year tomato sauce and Ash, Pikachu only thought for 0.69 seconds before making a decision.
Done! Aren't trainers just for sale?
There was no reaction when seeing Ash, but Pikachu's cheeks Spark started to flash.
"Pika... chu!!"
Zizzi!
Ash spit out a puff of black smoke from his mouth, as if he had been enlightened by the electricity. He looked back at Pikachu: "Pikachu, are you saying that I should go shopping with Serena?"
"Pickup!"
Pikachu nodded vigorously, there was no trace of tomato sauce in his eyes Covet, it was all sincerity for your good.
We are brothers of life and death, how can we harm you?
Ash looked at Pikachu, then at Serena who had their fingers twisted together, and scratched his head:
"Okay, okay."
Serena's eyes immediately lit up, and he was instantly resurrected from the loss with full blood, and his tone was full of excitement:
"How about we go to the ice carving workshop? I heard that you can carve it yourself there, and you can even take photos as a souvenir after carving!"
She secretly gave Pikachu a thumbs up, she did a great job.
Xiaozhi was full of enthusiasm. "! In that case, let's go to the ice sculpture workshop."
Pikachu jumped back on Ash's shoulders, showing a smile of relief like an old father's.
That's a year's worth of tomato sauce.
Can't finish it, can't finish it at all.
Being too happy is also a kind of trouble.
It was already afternoon when the two of them arrived at the ice sculpture workshop.
There were not many people in the workshop, most of them were couples or tourists.
Serena immediately saw the photos of Xiaoyun and Dawn on the wall of the workshop, with two ice sculptures placed next to them.
The Piplup in the photo is exquisitely and cutely carved, but the other one, uh... what the hell is that?
Is this really a living thing?
Ash also came over to take a look, looked at the abstract ice sculpture carefully, and nodded. "Xiaoyun's Rayquaza sculpture is very distinctive, but there seems to be something wrong with the proportion of the tail. It should be more slender..."
Serena looked at Ash in shock. "You said this is Rayquaza?"
Are you talking about this loach that looks like a loach that was run over by a car and stepped on several times? It's the domineering Rayquaza that hit the crowd a few days ago with a Dragon Ascent.
I'm fooling you! The buyer's show and the seller's show are not that exaggerated.
Ash nodded seriously and pointed at a certain part of the ice sculpture. "Yes, can't you see it?"
Serena:"... Can't tell at all."
Pikachu: "Pickup..." (As long as you are happy)
Xiaoyun: Brother, you understand art!
"Forget it, this isn't important."
Serena shook his head and brought his attention back. "Ash, let's carve one together too? After carving, we can take pictures together to commemorate it, just like they did."
"Okay! Then carve one!"
Ash immediately nodded in agreement, his eyes bright, "I want to carve Pikachu, the most handsome and most like Pikachu ice sculpture! Serena, what do you want to carve?"
Serena thought for a while, "I'll carve Delphox."
Now that I'm here, I'm sure to carve Starter Pokémon. No one wants to be cool and do anything Rayquaza.
The two paid the money, put on the cold-proof gloves and aprons provided by the workshop, and each chose ice cubes.
Serena has an artistic foundation. She first used an ice knife to gently draw the general outline of Delphox on the ice, including the ears, tail, and the branch wand in her hand. Then she changed to a small ice chisel and removed the excess parts little by little.
Although the movements are not as skillful as Dawn, they are still decent.
On the other hand, look at Ash.
Ash held the ice chisel and gestured towards the ice for a long time, muttering, "First of all, Pikachu is round, then it has ears, and its tail is curved..."
Pikachu stood on the workbench nearby and listened. The more he listened, the more he felt something was wrong.
Is this description too general? Is it that simple?
"OK to start work!"
Ash is sure of winning, and then he goes down with a chisel.
Click!
The ice cube immediately broke off into a large piece.
Ash stared at the gap, lost in thought, "... it seems like it was cut too much."
He changed direction and continued, this time a little more carefully, but the proportions were completely wrong. The body part was carved too long and looked like an elongated potato.
"It doesn't matter, your ears can help..."
Ash starts to carve ears.
However, Pikachu's ears are slender, which requires delicate operation. Ash's ice chisel shook slightly.
Snap.
The left ear... is broken.
Ash silently picked up the piece of ice ear and tried to glue it back with water just like Xiaoyun did before.
"It's okay. It's okay to bend your ears a little. This is called personalized design!"
Pikachu stood beside him, his whole body was numb.
What is this! Is this really it? Does it look so abstract?
After Serena finished carving the outline of Delphox, she turned around to see the progress of Ash. Then she looked at the ice sculpture that was barely a living thing and fell into silence.
Is this... also an artist?
Has a body (elongated potato shape)
There are ears (one long and one short, the short one is shaky),
Has a tail (a crooked sickle),
Have cheeks (two raised bumps)
The most deadly thing is the face. One of the eyes is carved into a circle, the other is carved into a triangle, and the mouth is a skewed seam.
The nose was not carved at all, only one point was poked.
The entire work exudes an aura of abstract brutalism, with a hint of indescribable vulgarity.
In other words, it's like Pikachu was hit by a truck and then stepped on several times.
If Xiaoyun were here, he would definitely slap his thigh and shout, "Oh! It's actually a pickup truck Kizaru! Such a degree of restoration! Ash, you are simply a superman!"
Serena spent ten seconds organizing his words, and finally said euphemistically, "It's very personal."
Ash scratched his head, looked at his work, then looked at Pikachu himself, and said honestly, "It doesn't look like Pikachu."
Pikachu fell into madness.
"It's not just different! It's simply spiritual pollution! Destroy it quickly!"
Ash sighed:
"I'm really not good at this kind of delicate work. When I traveled with Misty before, she made a bento in the shape of Pokémon, and it looked really good..."
Serena Hearing the name Misty, my heart skipped a beat.
She knows the gym trainers Misty, Kanto Region and Cerulean City.
Ash's former partner was very beautiful and capable. The two of them had many exclusive memories.
"I hope you are my exclusive memory..."
She shook her head, trying to get rid of those messy thoughts, with a gentle smile on her face, "It doesn't matter, everyone has something they are not good at, and..."
She looked at the crooked ice sculpture and couldn't help but laugh, "This is actually quite cute, very Ash style."
Click--!
It seemed as if something was broken in Pikachu's heart.
"Pickup..."
(Cute? Serena How thick is your filter! How is this cute? This is clearly scary!)
At this time, the staff came to take pictures. When he saw Serena and Delphox, he smiled and praised, "This lady has done a great job with her sculptures, with smooth lines and a good expression."
Then he turned to Ash's works, and his expression instantly became complicated. "This guest, your works, well, are very Tackle powerful."
He carefully selected his words: "Since the opening of our workshop, we have never seen such expressive works."
Ash blinked. "Are you complimenting me?"
The staff showed a professional smile, "Without a doubt."
Unexpectedly, two talents were born in an ordinary day. Whose general is this?
Pikachu covered his face with his two little paws and couldn't bear to look at it.
It feels... dirty.
When leaving the ice sculpture workshop, Serena received an award for outstanding work, and Ash received a sticker for the most creative award, which was similar to Xiaoyun's consolation award.
They all belong to the "Although I don't know what you are carving, I encourage you to keep working hard" series.
Serena carefully put the sticker on Ash's coat and said with a smile, "Keep it as a souvenir."
Ash looked at the sticker and smiled:
"Well! I will carve better next time!"
Pikachu complained crazily in his heart.
Please, please don't let this happen again.
At this time, a couple with a child walked by. Little Boy pointed at the ice sculpture of Ash and asked:
"Mom, what is that Pokémon? It's so strange."
Mom looked at it and said uncertainly, "Maybe it's Drowzee."
"..."
Ash turned around silently, pretending not to hear.
Serena covered his mouth and snickered.
Pikachu is even more hopeless.
Then they went to the dessert shop, which was where Xiaoyun and Dawn challenged Blizzard's parfait in the afternoon.
Serena looked at the giant Blizzard parfait on the menu, hesitated, and suggested:
"Should we order a small one? The large one seems to be too much to finish."
"Okay! I'm fine with that!"
Ash answered simply, he didn't care, as long as he had something to eat.
Serena said to the waiter:
"Then have a piece of chocolate, a piece of strawberry, and a piece of plain flavor with ketchup on top..."
"Um, are you sure it's ketchup?"
The waiter was slightly startled.
Ice cream with ketchup, what kind of new dark cuisine is this? Are young people's tastes so unique nowadays?
"Yes, I want this."
"That's right, I want this." Serena nodded and smiled softly.
I will do what I promised Pikachu. This is a gift from the assist.
"Pickup..."
Pikachu was so moved that he trembled all over and covered his chest with his little paws.
"Pi Piao has been living for half his life, and he only regrets that he has never met his master. If he doesn't give up, Pi is willing to worship him..."
(Three hundred words are omitted below.)
"Okay, please wait~"
The two found a seat by the window and sat down. Snow had begun to fall outside the window, the street lights were on one by one, and the ice sculptures shone Illuminate under the warm yellow light, like a scene in a fairy tale.
Serena looked at Ash opposite, thinking about how to start the topic.
The date was already halfway through, but they were all talking about Pokémon battles and training techniques, and she wanted to have a more in-depth communication.
She spoke softly, "Ash, what do you think of Snowbelle City? Compared with the cities you have been to before."
Ash answered immediately:
"It's very cold! But it's very suitable for Ice-type Pokémon training! By the way, speaking of ice, I remembered that when Iris and I were traveling in Unova Region, we went to a Snowbelle Gym. It was also very interesting..."
He started talking endlessly about his travel experiences with Iris and so on.
Serena listened silently, keeping a smile on his lips, but the expectation in his heart slowly turned into helplessness.
Iris, the partner of Unova Region, has a lively and cheerful personality, and is like buddies with Ash.
But... she's also a girl.
And when Ash talks about these girls, his tone is so natural and so happy...
Ash suddenly remembered something. "By the way, Serena, do you want to do some targeted training for Delphox? You can use it as your main force in the gym competition."
OK, the topic returns to battle.
Serena lowered his head and poked at the parfait that had just been served. The exquisite glass was stacked with chocolate ice cream and brownie crumbs, and there was a Glaceon head made of chocolate on the top.
This is the characteristic decoration of the store.
"So cute."
Serena looked at the chocolate decoration and smiled reluctantly.
Ash has picked up the spoon and his eyes are shining:
"I'm starting!"
He began to eat hard with his head down, so fast that Serena was stunned.
In less than five minutes, Ash had already solved everything, and then said to the waiter:
"One more!"
Serena ate the strawberry parfait and tried to start the topic again. "Ash, you have traveled to so many areas and met so many trainers. Do you think the girls from any place are more special?"
She asked carefully, but her heartbeat was very fast.
Ash stuffed his mouth with ice cream and said vaguely, "It's quite special. Although Misty always beats me, her Water-type Pokémon is really strong."
"May's performance is great, but her cooking skills are not that good, but her Munchlax is very popular."
"Zoey is also very good at performing, and the battle is super cool, and Iris..."
He counted on his fingers and talked about each girl one by one. He remembered the characteristics of each girl clearly.
Serena's heart sank a little bit.
Ah, you remember it so clearly!
Pikachu was eating his own tomato ice cream, listening to the conversation between the two, shaking his head and sighing.
This child is hopeless. Let's bury him and let's have dinner. I'll sit at the children's table.
After a while, Ash suddenly said, "And Serena, the food you cook is the most delicious, better than Misty and May."
Serena looked up suddenly.
Ah? Do you still have a role?
She thought she was done.