After returning to the kitchen to prepare a bowl of knife-cut noodles for Cynthia, Lucas watched her quietly savoring the meal, nodded, and then walked to the lounge area at the front to sit down.
Gengar, Lilligant, and Roselia sat beside him.
Gothorita was in the backyard, accompanying Shauna and Mime Jr.
Just then, a sound suddenly came from outside the door.
"Look, there's a house here!"
"Gengar's paradise, Meow."
"It looks like a Breeding House?"
"So hungry, Meow, I really want to eat, Meow."
Hearing the familiar conversation, Lucas had a guess, stood up, and walked to the door.
He found three people standing outside, looking disheveled.
No, it should be two people and one Pokémon.
"Wobbuffet!"
Now it was two people and two Pokémon.
He saw familiar outfits and faces.
A talking Meowth, a girl with burgundy hair wearing a Team Rockets uniform, and a man with light purple hair.
And Wobbuffet, who had just been recalled into its Poké Ball.
Oh, look, it's the same old acquaintances again.
Team Rockets trio.
But looking at their current state, they must have been beaten and sent flying after trying to catch Pikachu, right?
James and the others looked at Lucas, who had suddenly appeared, as well as Gengar, Lilligant, and Roselia behind him.
They suddenly fell into an awkward silence.
"Um—"
Jessie squirmed a bit.
"Could you share some with us—"
"Sorry for the disturbance."
James directly grabbed Jessie and Meowth and ran away.
"Do you want to eat?"
Lucas's voice came over.
James stopped instantly.
Then the three of them returned to Lucas at an extremely fast speed.
They knelt before Lucas.
"Yes, yes, yes!"
The three of them were in tears.
Meowth shed tears of gratitude, saying, "You're really a good person."
Lucas listened to their chattering voices, which made his head buzz.
"If you don't shut up, you won't get anything to eat."
The scene instantly fell silent.
Lucas looked at them and felt that their clothes were not suitable for entering his Breeding House.
After all, they were members of Team Rockets, and the Sinnoh Champion was eating at his house.
"It's fine if you want to eat, but throw away your Team Rockets insignia."
Hearing Lucas's words, Jessie and James exchanged glances.
Lucas initially thought they wouldn't listen to him, but to his surprise, they threw off their jackets without the slightest hesitation.
Lucas: —
Alright, I overestimated you.
Lucas led them into the Breeding House.
They followed Lucas into the Breeding House and found the interior neat and clean. They then looked at themselves and suddenly felt they shouldn't have come in.
"How about—we just eat outside?"
Lucas turned around and looked at James. Jessie and Meowth beside him were also nodding frantically.
It is well known that the Team Rockets trio are not actually bad, and it seems they have never done anything truly evil.
Their only goal is to catch Pikachu.
Lucas smiled to himself. Now, it seemed they truly weren't bad.
He shook his head.
"No, just don't expose your identities later."
After speaking, he walked into the kitchen.
James and the others followed him into the kitchen. As soon as they entered, they saw a beautiful blonde woman quietly eating her lunch.
Cynthia saw Lucas walk in, then picked up her bowl and handed it to Lucas.
"More."
In just two words, Lucas actually detected a hint of Charm.
"Understood."
Lucas smiled and then prepared another bowl for her.
Cynthia, who had taken the noodles, looked at the disheveled trio and asked in confusion, "They—"
"Oh, them? I just met them at the door. It looked like something terrible had happened to them, and they hadn't eaten yet, so I invited them in for a meal. You don't mind, do you?"
Cynthia picked up some noodles with her chopsticks and shook her head.
"Make more for them, put it on my tab."
Cynthia looked at their appearance, feeling a little sympathetic, and said generously.
"Excuse me, Sister Cynthia, have you paid for anything at the Breeding House?"
Cynthia blinked, then her cheeks flushed slightly, and she lowered her head to eat her noodles.
"So stingy," Cynthia mumbled quietly while eating.
Lucas heard her and smiled helplessly.
Cynthia certainly wasn't short on money; as the Champion of Sinnoh, she was a very wealthy woman.
And Lucas certainly wasn't short on the money for a meal.
This was just a playful joke between them.
"Are knife-cut noodles okay?"
Lucas asked them.
Jessie and James hadn't reacted yet.
"Yes, Meow, yes."
Meowth, seeing that Jessie and James hadn't spoken, quickly answered.
"Huh? A talking Meowth?"
Cynthia looked at the Meowth curiously, stopping her action of eating noodles.
Meowth smiled and replied to her.
Lucas listened to their conversation and let out a sigh of relief.
It was a good thing Cynthia hadn't realized they were members of Team Rockets.
At the same time, his hands didn't stop moving.
After asking a few questions, Cynthia continued to eat her meal.
"Do you think she's the boss's girlfriend?"
Jessie pulled James and Meowth closer, whispering with her head down.
"I don't know, Meow, but it looks like it, Meow."
Meowth secretly glanced and said.
James looked at Cynthia, who was eating noodles, and felt a sense of familiarity.
"I know! She seems to be the Sinnoh Champion, Cynthia."
James lowered his voice and said.
"Ah?!"
"Meow?!"
"Why would the Sinnoh Champion be here, Meow?"
"Exactly, are you sure you didn't make a mistake, James?"
"No, I checked the information before I came. It's definitely Cynthia, the Sinnoh Champion."
"It's a good thing the boss made us change our clothes before we came in."
"Exactly, Meow."
Just as the few of them were congratulating themselves on their narrow escape, a voice almost scared them to death.
"What are you talking about? Chattering away."
"Ah!"
The three of them jumped in fright.
Realizing it was Lucas, they quickly shook their heads.
Lucas placed the noodles in front of them.
"Eat."
Smelling the aroma of the noodles in front of them, the few of them drooled all over the floor.
They picked up their chopsticks and started eating. "So delicious—"
"Exactly, Meow."
"It's even more delicious than the food James makes."
Watching them eat and cry at the same time, Lucas found it somewhat amusing.
As the unyielding trio, some people believed they could be the protagonists of Pokémon.
After all, their personal Charm was quite good; one could say they were a disgrace to villains.
They couldn't even catch a single Pikachu.
Lucas also quite liked them, which is why he let them in to eat after seeing them.
"Eating requires payment."
Lucas suddenly said.
The trio stopped their actions and felt their pockets.
They exchanged glances.
Then Jessie winked at Lucas.
"Boss, you see that—"
Immediately, he felt several murderous gazes fixed on him.
Lilligant and Gothorita were staring intently at him.
And Vespiquen, who had appeared at some unknown time.
As well as Cynthia, who was eating noodles.
She looked at him with a gentle smile.
Jessie suddenly returned to normal.
"Boss, we don't have any money."
After saying that, she burst into tears again.
Lucas was annoyed by their noise.
"Shut up!"
He cut off their crying.
"No money? No money is easy to deal with."
Lucas said with a sinister smile.
Gengar, on the side, played the role of setting the atmosphere.
"Kou~ Hehehehehehe"
The trio instantly got goosebumps all over, huddled together, and suddenly felt a pain in their kidneys.
It's over! We've fallen into a den of thieves!
Champion Cynthia, please save us!
Perhaps hearing their inner plea.
"Cough, cough."
Hearing the cough, Lucas composed himself, and Gengar also licked its lips.
Cynthia, on the side, shook her head helplessly.
Lilligant and Gothorita did the same.
"No money? Then stay and work."
Lucas said lightly.
The trio exchanged glances.
"W-work?"
"Yes, take care of the Pokémon in the Breeding House for me. You can leave once you've paid off your debt."
The trio finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Work, they were most familiar with this.
Then they nodded.
"No problem, Boss!"
"Leave it to us, Meow!"
"Does that include meals?"
The last question was from Jessie.
"All you can eat."
"What a wonderful feeling—"
"Wobbuffet~"
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