The second day of Kanto Region, Indigo Plateau, Pokémon League Conference.
At this time, Ash had just won three consecutive victories, and Lock-On had basically qualified for the top 32 in advance.
At this time, Ash happily took Misty and Brock and ran outside the venue.
"Let's go! I heard that Indigo Plateau's snack street is very famous! It's hard to come here, you must try it!"
Misty rolled his eyes. "Aren't you tired just after playing the game?"
"The elves are used for playing games, and my stomach is used for eating. There is no conflict!"
Brock is very interested:
"I also heard that there is a restaurant here that is particularly famous for fried noodles. It seems to be called Rocket Chowder Noodles?"
Afterwards, the three people walked through the crowd and arrived at the food street outside the venue.
The whole street was packed and all kinds of aromas were mixed together.
A whole bunch of barbecued meats hanging there exuded a strong aroma, and a bunch of bananas made a "sting" sound when put into the oil pan.
As well as the milky aroma of the dessert, as well as various indescribable aromas, it makes people's stomach growl Hoothoot.
"Come and take a look, fresh Unova barbecue! It's delicious!"
"We also have baked puffs made by Alcremie."
"Authentic rocket fried noodles, meow~ Come and eat, come and taste~"
The vendors shouted one after another, and the clanking of spatulas against iron pots was endless.
Then they saw a familiar figure.
Lu Chen was standing in front of a fried noodle stall, holding a plate of steaming hot fried noodles in his hand, his mouth full of oil.
Gengar was floating next to him, his cheeks were bulging, his mouth was full of fried noodles, and he was still pushing it into his mouth.
The signboard of that chow mein stall says four big characters: Rocket Chow Mein.
There are three stall owners, one male and one female, wearing uniforms and responsible for packing.
Standing in front of the iron plate, frying noodles, was a little boy who looked exactly like Meowth.
He is diligently stir-frying the noodles in the iron pot.
The true identities of these three people are none other than Team Rocket Trio.
Lu Chen saw Ash and the others coming over, swallowed the fried noodles in his mouth, and waved to them:
"Hey, you guys are here too? This fried noodles is very delicious, I recommend you to try it."
Ash The three of them came closer and their eyes fell on the stall.
Jessie, James and Meowth raised their heads when they heard this familiar voice.
After seeing that the person holding fried noodles in front of me was actually Lu Chen,
Meowth, who was working so enthusiastically, was so nervous that the spatula in his hand almost flew out of his hand.
Meowth's tail straightened up, and the hair all over his body exploded into a hedgehog.
"Lu...Lu Chen! There's also a little devil?!"
"Pikachu!"
Pikachu jumped down from his shoulders, walked curiously to the stall, and smelled the fried noodles in the pot.
Jessie pretended to be calm, the spatula in his hand shook like he was sifting chaff:
"Huan... welcome! What would you like to order?"
Ash didn't notice anything unusual about them and looked down at the menu. "I want the signature fried noodles!"
"I... I want one too." Misty said.
"Me too." Brock nodded.
James started frying noodles in a hurry and almost knocked over the soy sauce bottle.
Meowth winked crazily beside him, his meaning was very clear.
Just finish it and let them go!
Lu Chen had already finished his portion at this time, put the plate on the stall, and waved his hands towards Ash and the others:
"You guys eat slowly, I'll go to the front first to see what else is delicious."
After saying that, he took Gengar towards the depths of the food court and quickly disappeared into the crowd.
Ash The three of them waited for a while, and the fried noodles were served.
Ash took a chopstick and stuffed it into his mouth, his eyes suddenly lit up. "It's really delicious!"
Misty and Brock also nodded in praise.
Team Rocket Trio stood behind the stall, looking at each other. Jessie lowered his voice:
"The one just now... is Lu Chen, right? Is he the owner of the man-eating Aerodactyl?"
"It's him." James's voice was trembling.
"He just praised our fried noodles for being delicious?" Meowth couldn't believe his ears.
The three people were silent for a few seconds.
"How about... let's change our profession?"
"Shut up and earn this month's rent first."
Ash After finishing the fried noodles, they continued to wander around the food street.
When walking around a corner, a large-screen TV on the roadside was playing the latest battle report of Pokémon League Conference.
A photo flashed on the screen, and below it was a line of eye-catching titles.
"The latest news from the Arena in Area A: Player Lu Chen used Garchomp to penetrate three! Without saying a word during the whole process, he advanced easily!"
The screen cut to the battle video.
Garchomp stood in the center of the field, and the opponent's three elves were instantly killed by Garchomp with one move!
The whole process was done by Garchomp himself.
Lu Chen, who was standing on the battlefield, showed an indifferent expression throughout the whole process and did not give any instructions during the whole process.
Even after winning, he remained silent.
After seeing this latest news, Ash's feet stopped.
Misty's mouth slowly opened wide.
Brock pushed up his glasses, and the color on his face faded little by little.
"Wait... wait a minute." Ash suddenly felt something was wrong!
"Area Arena...Lu Chen brother wins?"
The three people looked at each other.
If the person playing in Arena A is Lu Chen.
So who is Lu Chen they met in the food court just now?
Lu Chen is alive, eating fried noodles, and his mouth is shiny.
He also said hello to them and praised the delicious rocket fried noodles.
But now the battle report shows that it was during the time when they encountered Lu Chen.
Lu Chen is playing a game in Area A Arena.
"So... who did we just meet?"
Misty's voice was as soft as telling a ghost story.
Brock swallowed. "There can't be two Lu Chen, right?"
The three of them felt a chill on their backs at the same time.
At this time, Team Rocket Trio on the side looked at the latest bulletin and felt his scalp was numb?
"Did you encounter a ghost? Meow."
And in the evening.
In a secret grove on the edge of Indigo Plateau.
Lu Chen leaned against a tree and looked at "himself" in front of him.
The "Lu Chen" stood opposite him, looking exactly the same, wearing the same clothes, and having the same posture.
But if you look closely, you can spot the "Lu Chen" behind it.
There is an inconspicuous little tail that is swaying gently.
"Performing well."
Lu Chen looked at himself in front of him, smiled and nodded.
"It's a pity if you could talk."
As soon as he finished speaking, the body of "Lu Chen" shrank in an instant, the hair sprouted from the skin, the clothes disappeared, and the tail became thicker.
In less than two seconds, a round Zorua stood on the ground.
Zorua raised his head and looked at Lu Chen with a look of complaint.
It opened its mouth, but made no sound.
A clear string of Telepathy was directly transmitted into Lu Chen's mind.
"What I learned is Telepathy, but that doesn't mean I can speak human language."
Lu Chen smiled, took out a string of hot and spicy squid from behind, and waved it in front of Zorua.
"Actually, it's good to exercise like this."
"You see, I have lost a lot of weight in the past few days. This is how I look healthy."
Zorua stared at the bunch of big squids and started to salivate.
It resisted the urge to pounce and kept an aggrieved expression on its face.
"Let's go, this bunch of big squid will be considered as payment for your hard work."
"Well, that's pretty much it."
Zorua took the squid and gnawed it happily.
The spicy sauce stuck to the fur around its mouth, and it hummed with satisfaction while eating.
Lu Chen looked at it eating, laughed, turned around and walked out of the woods.
Zorua followed behind with a skewer of squid in his mouth, flicking his tail.
And just after Lu Chen and Zorua left,
From behind a tree deep in the woods, a figure slowly walked out.
It was exactly Aura Guardian, Aaron that Lu Chen met that day.
Aaron used Aura to cover up his aura and witnessed everything that happened in front of him.
From the moment "Lu Chen" turned into Zorua, to the moment when the real Lu Chen walked out of the woods, he could see it clearly.
Aaron's fists were clenched.
"Damn it..."