In the kitchen, Meowth looked at Ash and asked, 'Boss, what are we making?'
'Misty and Pikachu share the same taste—they both love tomatoes. So we're making Italian meatball sausage pasta.'
'Oh oh! Is that the one, meow? That pasta seems to be quite popular among the upper class.'
'That's right, but since Suzy's jade appraisal energy isn't great, we need to add some medicinal ingredients. But it'll affect the taste...'
'Then let's just make the pasta portion bigger, meow!'
Ash and Meowth locked eyes and said in unison, 'It's gotta be too much! 2-'
Ash heated the pan while saying, 'Meowth, you contact the Chinese restaurant to deliver the ingredients. I'll handle the prep work first!'
'Understand the old lady's Western chef uniform and disguise with a fake beard!'
'Only this way does it feel right! Fresh ingredients were all delivered, and Chansey and Kirlia helped carry them inside. Out of curiosity, Xiaolu took a peek at what Ash was doing and was stunned by the sight before her. This time, instead of the usual high-heat stir-frying, Ash was going for a more refined approach.'
'Kirlia used psychic power to levitate the raw meat and'
'The meat is proportioned correctly. Meowth, help me chop the onions. Pikachu, you pick out the best-flavored tomatoes.' The egg was being beaten while saying, 'Chansey, help pound the beef and pork.
(No problem—
Just as Chansey was using its strength to pound the meat, Pikachu came over holding a few tomatoes. 'Pika!' (These tomatoes have the best flavor, I can confirm based on my years of tomato-eating experience!)
Holding the tomato handed by Pikachu, Ash sliced it with a knife in one swift motion.
Pull. The tomato skin came right off. Then, setting it aside, Ash picked up a well-pounded mixture of beef and pork.
'Add in the chopped onions, minced garlic, and the medicine Misty requested. Then top it off with the breadcrumbs made by heating freshly baked white bread and raw milk together, straining the rich milk, and grinding it into bread sugar! Perfect! [Porcelain'
'Crush the parsley into fine pieces. The egg from Chansey—finally season with salt and black pepper. Very good, old lady, you can start now, meow.'
Then Ash began carefully mixing these ingredients by hand, blending them evenly together. Then, one by one, he rolled them into balls.
Just as Ash was rolling the meatballs, Misty came to his side and whispered, 'It's my favorite spaghetti with meatballs and sausage. Ash really remembered.'
'Miss Suzy, you're awake?' Xiaoxia was a bit surprised that Suzy had gotten up, and Suzy replied with a smile, 'I'm a light sleeper, so I heard everything Ash said.'
'Huh?⊥'
'I'm so happy. So Ash does have feelings for me after all.'
While Misty and May were talking, Ash had already used olive oil to fry the meat and sausages, then used the remaining oil to sauté garlic and poured in Pikachu's favorite tomato sauce. Soon after, a
Rich aromas began to waft through the air, and Ash's silly duck, upon catching a whiff, forgot all about its headache. Drooling, it came waddling over eagerly.
Watching his silly duck approach with drool dripping, Ash added fresh tomatoes while saying, 'Psyduck, it's not ready yet. Wait a bit, got it? If you don't understand, there won't be any for you.'
Psyduck immediately understood everything when it heard that if it didn't comprehend, it wouldn't get its share. It obediently stood aside while Ash was completing the final steps—adding the minced meat, sausages, and some homemade wine and sugar.
Looking at the bright red sauce
Ash turned to Meowth beside him and asked, 'Are the noodles ready?' 'Flowers please_21'
'No problem, serve them up'
'Great! Out of the pot, you two peeking over there, go wash your hands.'
Xiaolu and Suzy glanced at each other after being mentioned by Ash. They stuck out their tongues playfully.
'Two Italian spicy sausage pastas. I'll go mix the bitter flavor Pidgeot likes first. You two should eat while it's hot.'
Watching Ash adjust the seasoning for Pidgeot while wearing a fake mustache, Suzy rested her chin on her hand and remarked, 'Only someone with such attention to detail can take good care of Pokémon...'
'Indeed. Ash is very'
diligent in his work.'
After saying this, the two exchanged a knowing smile.
Meanwhile, the other Pokémon had already started devouring the food in front of them. Primeape and Psyduck were the fastest eaters, and surprisingly, Ash's Water-type Pokémon also took a liking to it.
Little did they know, as the rich aroma seeped through the door cracks and drifted into the street, many sharp-nosed creatures had already begun rushing toward Snow's grooming salon.
'I've said it many times. This is a grooming salon, not a restaurant! And this outfit is just cosplay—I'm Snow's boyfriend.'
This was already the nth person Ash had rejected. They
all treated this place like a restaurant
'Is that so... What a shame._?—'
'If you want to eat, please head to Huaxia Restaurant. We're just having a normal lunch here. Psyduck, wait a moment. I'll serve you right after I finish talking.'
Seeing his silly duck approaching with a plate, Ash first comforted it. Meanwhile, those who mistook this place for a restaurant couldn't help but swallow hard as they watched Psyduck eating with its mouth all red.
I really want to eat it so badly.
Psyduck looked at those people with a strange tilt of its head, then subtly moved the plate a bit behind itself. And Ash looked at Psyduck's
The reaction couldn't help but come to mind.
'Not bad, still salvageable, knows to protect the food. Next'-!