Azure Star is also a Pokémon Master!

"Su Yi, let us do it. Let the guests cook and stuff," Dan Di said, scratching his head.

Su Yi smiled and said, "This is a gift I prepared carefully to celebrate Hep's birthday and to thank you and Sonia for your help. Today I must let you taste the cuisine from over there!"

"Then we'll look forward to it," Dan Di said with a smile and a nod.

"Huh? It's Brother Su Yi cooking?" Hep looked on curiously.

"Let's begin!" Su Yi's eyes turned serious. He took out the ingredients from the bag one by one and then processed them with his already quite skilled techniques. The cat did the same.

"Leon, your friend's cooking skills are quite impressive!" Leon's mother, who was in charge of cooking at home, exclaimed in surprise. Could a trainer really have such cooking skills? Leon's cooking was always a complete mess.

"According to him, these are essential skills for adventure, although I don't know who stipulated that," Dan Di laughed.

Su Yi and Lu Cao worked together and quickly put the prepared ingredients into the pot.

"So many ingredients I've never seen before, and they smell so good!" Hep exclaimed, swallowing hard as he smelled the aroma gradually emanating from the pot.

"Ever since that meal on Armor Island, I can't help but feel hungry whenever I smell this aroma," Dan Di said with relish. After eating Su Yi's cooking that time, all the fatigue from his busy work was instantly cured, and he misses it whenever he is extremely tired.

“It smells really nice, and now that you mention it, I’m actually looking forward to it too,” Sonia said.

"Happ! I'm here!"

Outside the door, there was a knock on the door.

"Oh! It's You!" Hep excitedly went to open the door, where a brown-haired girl wearing a Scottish round cap greeted her with a smile.

"Happ, happy birthday." Xiaoyou handed over a gift.

Hop smiled and accepted the gift, then introduced it to Xiaoyou: "This is my older brother Leon, you're quite familiar with him, this is Sonia, and this is Su Yi. His Pokémon are very cute, and his cooking is also excellent!"

Xiao You greeted the group politely with a smile. Su Yi turned around and saw the protagonist of the Sword and Shield game.

"Xiao You?"

So cute!

Xiao You habitually smoothed her bangs and politely said, "Hello."

"Please wait a moment, the food will be ready soon." Su Yi nodded and turned back to continue cooking.

Xiao You looked at the person curiously. He was dressed in strange clothes, which looked more like equipment than clothes.

And isn't it usually Hop's mother who prepares dinner? Why is it a complete stranger today? But the aroma coming from there is so wonderful.

"Serve the dishes!" Su Yi quickly finished the last dish.

"The food is served, meow!" The cat smiled as it brought the dishes to the table.

"A talking Pokémon?" Xiaoyou looked at the cute cat in surprise.

“That was Su Yi’s first partner, and they went on adventures together. Adventures, just thinking about them is exciting,” Hep said with a smile.

With everyone's help, more than a dozen dishes were served on the table, including a variety of fried, stewed, and boiled dishes, as well as fruit platters and drinks.

"This is too lavish!" Dan Di exclaimed in surprise.

Hep said gratefully, "Thank you, Brother Su Yi, for preparing so many dishes!"

Looking at the large table of delicious-looking dishes that whetted her appetite, Xiaoyou unconsciously swallowed.

"This is a drink I just learned how to make. First of all, happy birthday to Hop! Secondly, thank you to Sonia and Dandi for their help. Cheers!" Su Yi raised his pearl juice and smiled.

"You're too kind! Cheers!" Dan Di laughed, raising his drink as well.

"cheers!"

Everyone raised their glasses and clinked them together.

Then came a grand feast.

Large chunks of herbivorous dragon meat, pan-fried until crispy and tender, are drizzled with honey sauce gifted by the terrace musicians. Not only does it look appetizing, but it's also incredibly satisfying to chew. The sashimi fish is simply steamed, resulting in sweet and fresh fish with its original flavor. The mushrooms, a specialty of the ancient forest, are paired with a simple sauce, creating a delicious dish with the fresh aroma of nature.

Tender barnacle abalone, chewy pearl oyster meat, and crispy fried coral shrimp.

Like sago pudding, coral eggs were soaked in juice and served with various delicious and juicy fruits from the New World. Everyone ate it and exclaimed how delicious it was.

Chapter 62: The Battle Begins! A Bad Start?

"It's so delicious, but I can't eat anymore," Hep said happily, patting her belly.

"It is indeed a rare delicacy, but I couldn't help eating too much, which is not good for me as I want to maintain my figure," Sonia said with a mixture of happiness and distress.

Xiao You sipped the novel and delicious beverage and nodded in agreement.

"Hop, happy birthday! You're one step closer to going on an adventure." Dante presented his gift.

"Thank you, big brother!" Hep happily accepted the gift and immediately called. Inside was a cool baseball cap.

Su Yi was stunned. In the game, Dan Di's room was full of hats, and it was probably full of them now. It was mentioned before that Dan Di's hats were also the type of hats that were his main body. This younger brother gave him hats for his birthday. I can only say that you are truly worthy of this.

"Happ, this is my gift. I believe you will take good care of it, and I hope you will stay true to your original aspirations and achieve your goals."

Su Yi handed over the dizzying bird eggs that he had prepared beforehand.

"Whoa!!! It's a Pokémon egg!" Hop exclaimed, his eyes wide.

"What is this?" Sonia looked at the pale purple egg, then at Su Yi.

Su Yi nodded and said, "That's right, it's the Pokémon over there."

Sonia understood; they were eggs of rare Pokémon that hadn't yet been added to the Pokédex.

"Take good care of it, Hop, this is a very rare Pokémon egg," Sonia couldn't help but remind her.

"Yes! I definitely will! When I'm able to travel alone, I'll take it with me on my adventures!" Hep nodded seriously, then said with anticipation and longing.

Baa! The Woolbraided sheep climbed onto Hop's lap and looked curiously at the egg.

Dan Di said gratefully, "Su Yi, I didn't expect you to give me something so precious. Thank you."

"Thank you so much for the gift, Brother Su Yi! I love it!!" Hep said sincerely.

"As long as you treat it well, it won't let you down and will become a powerful partner," Su Yi said. He was indeed at ease entrusting the Dazzling Bird Egg to Hep.

"Now that we've eaten and drunk our fill," Su Yi said, looking at the Pill Emperor.

Dan Di stood up with a smile and said, "Your cooking is truly amazing! All my fatigue has been dispelled, and I'm even full of energy and enthusiasm!"

"Especially thinking about playing against you, I'm really looking forward to your new partner and tactics!"

"Huh?! Big Brother is going to fight against Brother Su Yi?!" Hep exclaimed in surprise.

"That's right! This is the battle program we prepared for you!" Dante smiled and gave a thumbs up.

"I'm itching to get started too, let me show you my new partner!" Su Yi stood up and stretched his arms and legs.

"Yay!" Hep danced with joy.

Xiaoyou's eyes also showed anticipation. The battle of the champion, and to watch it so closely, was something that so many people in the Galar region dreamed of.

Soon, the group left the courtyard and, led by Dan Di, arrived at a vast open field.

“This place,” Sonia sighed. This was the place where she and Dandi often fought after they started their adventures together.

"Hoo!" Dan Di breathed in the fresh air of the wilderness with satisfaction. The setting sun was gradually rising in the sky, and the afterglow of the sun shone on him, casting a long shadow.

“Then I’ll be the referee,” Sonia said, leading Lucao, Xiaoyou, and Hep to the side, leaving the field to Su Yi and Dan Di.

"Finally, our second showdown," Dan Di said, adjusting his hat.

Su Yi clashed fists together, grinned, and said, "A battle as thrilling as an adventure—I've been looking forward to this day!"

"Then, the 4V4 battle between Dan Di and Su Yi shall begin now!" Sonia said solemnly.

"Come out!" ×2

Su Yi and Dan Di simultaneously dispatched their Pokémon.

"Kuru!" A Pokémon dressed in a formal suit, wearing a top hat, and holding an icicle cane appeared on the field.

"Awooo!" Su Yi's first attack was the Great Ferocious Jackal Dragon, which roared with full fighting spirit and eagerness as soon as it appeared.

Because of the undulating terrain of the Coral Highlands, which requires frequent climbing and jumping, Su Yi couldn't let the Great Ferocious Jackal Dragon appear. As a result, the Great Ferocious Jackal Dragon was already restless and eager to roam freely.

"An ice-powered, super-powered ice-walking puppet? It's targeting my weakness." Su Yi frowned.

"Kuru~" The ice-treading doll stood in the open field, using its feet, which resembled big leather shoes, to perform a tap dance, accompanied by its waving gentleman's ice cane, just like a tap dancer or a comedian.

"That big guy! Is it also Su Yi's Pokémon?" Hop was taken aback. He had thought that Su Yi's Pokémon were all cute little creatures like Flamboyant, Chansey, and Dewgrass, but who knew that the one he released would be a huge and ferocious lizard.

Xiao You tilted her head, recalling Hep's introduction of Su Yi, and looked at Hep with a puzzled expression, as if to say, "You call this cute?"

"Su Yi, now that I know your Pokémon's type, I won't be idly following up!" Dan Di laughed, shouting, "Ice-Treading Doll! Hail!"

"Ku~" The ice-walking puppet raised its ice staff and pointed it to the sky. Instantly, hail began to fall from the clear sky. One hailstone after another fell from the sky. The ferocious jackal dragon felt the sudden drop in temperature and twisted its body in agitation.

"Great ferocious jackal dragon, roar loudly!" Su Yi shouted.

Enduring the onslaught of hail, the ferocious jackal roared fiercely, unleashing a dark purple shockwave of dark energy towards the Ice-Treading Puppet. The Ice-Treading Puppet, however, spun the ice pillar in its hand at high speed, forming a rapidly rotating ice pillar shield that deflected the roaring impact.

"Kuru!" The ice-treading doll took a few steps back to absorb the impact, and then started tap dancing as if nothing had happened.

"Troublesome indeed!"

"Roar!" The ferocious jackal roared irritably amidst the hail.

"This is a bad start," Su Yi said, his brows furrowed.

"Go for it, big brother! Big brother Su Yi, you have to do your best too!" Hep shouted from the side.

"Go for it, meow!" Luca shouted, waving her paws.

"What's wrong? Stuck at a loss? Then what do you plan to do next? Ice-Treading Doll! Use freeze-drying to turn this area into your territory!" Dan Di shouted with a smile.

"Kuru!" The ice-walking doll tiptoed and began to spin like a dancer. At the same time, the icy cold air spread outwards with its rotation, freezing everything in its path.

"Get out of the way, you ferocious jackal dragon!" Su Yi shouted.

The ferocious jackal dragon retreated rapidly, turning the area within a dozen meters around the ice-walking doll into an ice rink. It gracefully skated on the ice, waiting for the ferocious jackal dragon's attack.

"Phew! This is a show of force, I have no choice but to return the favor! Great Ferocious Jackal Dragon! Use Mount Tai Press down with all your might on that annoying arena!" Su Yi shouted.

Roar!

The ferocious jackal dragon raised its body, its belly enveloped in white light, and then roared as it slammed down heavily.