Pokémon: Reborn as Lucario

Chapter 104: The Daily Routine of Part-time Work

In the very center of the Middel Region's eastern side lies the largest city in all of Middel—Cale City.

On this day, inside the Cale City intercity high-speed train station.

A man in blue casual wear, carrying a suitcase, sat on a bench, playing on his phone out of sheer boredom.

"Ah Jun, have you been waiting long?"

From behind the man, a clear and beautiful female voice suddenly emerged.

The man hurriedly turned his head. What met his eyes was a woman in a white dress, currently looking at him with a gentle smile.

"No, not for very long. I just arrived."

Ah Jun took his lover's luggage, his eyes smiling as he responded.

Ah Jun and Xiao Wan were a couple who had met and fallen in love at Cale City University. This period happened to be the school holidays, so the two had arranged to travel together.

After they boarded the comfortable intercity high-speed train, Xiao Wan excitedly took out a map.

"Ah Jun, where are we going next?"

"Hmm, I plan to go to Zidian City first to buy an electromagnetic levitation car. That way, we can travel freely. We can go visit the Pokémon Ecological Reserve in Verdant Leaf City, or stroll through the Natural Park in Yuanqi City, or go soak in the natural hot springs in Fuquan Town, or..."

Ah Jun's father owned several factories, so his family was quite wealthy. Facing his lover's question, he revealed a slightly wicked smile.

"We can also go camping in the wild and have a world of our own."

"Hey, you... so annoying..."

Xiao Wan playfully tapped Ah Jun with her fist, but her actions were full of sweetness.

…

The couple soon arrived in Zidian City and had also chosen a car they liked.

Seeing his girlfriend's forehead beaded with sweat, Ah Jun felt a little heartache.

"Xiao Wan, why don't we go get a cold drink first? Look how hot you are. We can come back to pick up the car in a little while."

After getting his girlfriend's consent, Ah Jun, familiar with the place, led her to the "Hoenn Ice Room."

"Ding-ling-ling." As soon as they pushed open the door, the crisp sound of the wind chime hanging on the door and the comfortable air-conditioned air inside made the two of them let out a long sigh of relief.

The couple had just sat down when a long-haired young girl in a black and white maid uniform walked over.

"Hello, what would you like to order?"

"No, wait, Ah Jun, why did you come to a place like this?"

Xiao Wan's eyes widened as she looked at her boyfriend.

Ah, right, I forgot to mention. Besides being a cold drink and dessert shop, "Hoenn Ice Room" was also most famous for its maid waitresses. It was, through and through, a maid dessert shop.

"I'm done for. I brought her to this shop out of habit."

Cold sweat beaded on Ah Jun's forehead. He hurriedly explained to his girlfriend, "No, no, no, these are just ordinary waitresses. The most famous things here are their cold drinks and desserts. You'll know once you try them..."

…

"Understood, two 'A Song of Ice and Fire,' right? Please wait a moment, your order will be right up."

Ming Rizhao took the order the couple had finally decided on and returned to the back kitchen.

"Ruru, two 'A Song of Ice and Fire'... and Rio, that's enough out of you! It's just a maid uniform, do you have to laugh for so long?"

Rio suppressed his laughter.

After winning that shaved ice competition a few days ago, the female manager of "Hoenn Ice Room" had agreed to let the three little ones work part-time. Needless to say, Ralts, at the strong insistence of the dessert master, became the new star of the cold drink shop's kitchen. The various cold drinks and desserts she developed conquered all the staff and Pokémon in the ice room.

Rio, due to his sharp claw skills and mysterious, unknown appearance, besides acting as Ralts's assistant in the kitchen, also served food to customers in the shop with his agile movements. Unexpectedly, this move was a blessing in disguise. These past few days, many tourists, having heard that a mysterious Pokémon had appeared in the ice room, came one after another drawn by its fame, instantly making the ice room's business extremely popular.

As for Ming Rizhao, she, unsurprisingly, became a maid waitress at the "Hoenn Ice Room."

Remembering how Ming Rizhao looked so shy and awkward in the maid uniform a few days ago, a style completely opposite to the girl's usual carefree demeanor, Rio couldn't help but want to laugh.

"Although Xiao Zhao is indeed youthful and beautiful, the sense of dissonance is just too strong. I can't help it..."

Rio sighed with emotion.

"(Pokémon Language) Alright, Rio, take these two 'A Song of Ice and Fire' out to the customers."

Ralts interrupted Rio's emotional sigh.

Rio came out from the back kitchen carrying the shaved ice. The shop, packed full of customers, clearly showed how prosperous the ice room's business was at this time.

As the number of customers increased, some strange people inevitably patronized the place.

For example, the two people sitting by the window of the ice room: one man wore a black hat and a black overcoat, while the other was a man in a green overcoat with dark pink hair.

"These two people, dressed so warmly, they must be hot just looking at them. No wonder they came to a cold drink shop to cool off."

Rio complained inwardly as he carried the shaved ice towards his target customers.

The two strange men sat facing each other. On the table between them was a bowl of cherry ice cream.

Suddenly, Rio saw the green-coated man extend his hand and point at the cherry ice cream.

"Taro, are you not eating that cherry? It's a little greedy of me, but I really like cherries. Can I have it?"

"Sure."

"Thanks."

After getting the black-clothed man's consent, the green-coated man delightedly picked up the cherry, bit down, and snapped the cherry stem.

And then.

"Rerorerorerorerorerorero..."

The round, tender pink cherry rolled nimbly back and forth on the green-coated man's tongue, making Rio stare.

"Ah, this..."

What the heck is this familiar, Déjà vu feeling!!!

Rio screamed in his heart.

"Ah, is that the mysterious Pokémon? It's so handsome."

The surprised voices of the customers awakened Rio from his state of frantic internal complaining.

It turned out that, without realizing it, he had already arrived at the couple's table.

"Hello, here is your 'A Song of Ice and Fire' shaved ice. Please enjoy."

"Ah, this Pokémon can talk! No way, I have to take a picture and post it on my feed."

The girl of the couple, Xiao Wan, quickly took out her phone, wanting to take a picture of Rio.

In this gap, Rio looked back in the direction of those two strange men again, but what he saw was only an empty table.

…

Pushing open the door of the ice room, returning from the cool interior to the steaming hot outdoors, the green-coated man couldn't help but fan himself with his hand.

"Taro, where are we going next?"

The black-clothed man said steadily, "Last time I couldn't beat that Pokémon trainer named Dio. This time, I have prepared a new trump card. It's time for revenge."

"By the way, Taro, aren't you hot? Dressed all in black..."

"A little..."

The two walked into the distance as they talked. A figure wearing a sun hat and sunglasses passed them by and entered the ice room.

…

"Welcome."

Seeing a new customer enter the door, Ming Rizhao quickly went forward to serve them.

However, when that customer saw Ming Rizhao's maid outfit, as well as the situation in the shop, they were slightly taken aback.

But after a thought, they still followed Ming Rizhao's guidance and found a seat.

Rio, who had finally escaped from the clutches of the customers, looked at this customer who was wearing both a hat and sunglasses, and pondered.

"In this weather, ordinary people wouldn't cover up so completely, would they?"

Rio felt that this customer had an indescribable elegance about them.

Casually ordering a cold drink, this customer didn't pay much attention to the ice room but instead took out a thumb-sized stone from his pocket and observed it in a daze.

"Thump-thump," Rio's heart suddenly and inexplicably leaped twice with excitement.

He stared intently at the stone in that customer's hand. His keen eyesight was enough to see the stone's appearance clearly—it was a "stone" with a dark purple exterior, several protrusions on its spherical body, and red lines flowing on it.

For some unknown reason, Rio felt an extraordinary attraction to that stone.

"This... what is this?"

Rio was stunned. But Ming Rizhao, passing by, was surprised to discover something.

"Ah, Rio, why are you glowing?"

The girl's exclamation attracted the attention of many surrounding customers. In their eyes, this mysterious Pokémon was now emitting light from its entire body, its appearance as if draped in a gossamer gown formed by a thin, dark purple light, making it exceptionally eye-catching.

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