"Tsk, he's really willing to spend money."
Tetsuya thought this, but his hands didn't stop moving, putting beef and a few lobsters onto his tray.
Yes, there are ordinary animals living in the Pokemon World, but their numbers are pitifully small.
Generally speaking, people eat scientifically synthesized ingredients, which are basically indistinguishable from natural ones in taste and texture.
But the restaurant here clearly stated that they used naturally farmed ingredients, not synthesized ones.
Tetsuya felt that the St. Anne had no need to joke about this; true gourmets could still taste the difference.
One must know that natural ingredients are not only scarce but also expensive, and farming cannot be done on a large scale, as if the rules of the world do not allow it.
The cost of ingredients alone is estimated to be tens of millions a day, and the St. Anne travels around the world all year round.
The expense is imaginable.
He took a bite, and indeed there was no difference in taste and texture, but it gave a feeling of freedom and freshness.
Perhaps it was also the taste of money.
As he slowly savored the natural taste, a shadow covered the light in front of Tetsuya.
"Hello, Trainer Tetsuya Tamaki of the Pewter Gym."
Looking up, a young man who looked about the same age as him, with long purple hair and wearing a reddish-brown outfit, was greeting him while holding a tray.
Why is it that every time I meet someone from the anime in my previous life, it's in this situation? Zhang Wei's destined place is the bathroom, so is mine the restaurant?
Tetsuya complained inwardly, forcing a smile onto his face.
"Hello, Trainer Reiji of the Cerulean Gym."
"Haha, I thought you didn't recognize me. You don't mind if I sit here, do you?"
"Not at all, not at all."
Tetsuya was screaming wildly inside, Why is it exactly the same? Yet, to maintain his friendly attitude, he put on a very happy expression.
Reiji sat down naturally. "Let me reintroduce myself. I am Reiji from Veilstone City in the Sinnoh region. I am currently on my first year of travel in the Kanto region and am here to participate in the competition on behalf of the Cerulean Gym."
"Tetsuya Tamaki, from Viridian City in the Kanto region. I'm also in my first year of travel and representing the Pewter Gym in this competition."
Tetsuya ate his lobster and replied casually.
Reiji didn't feel awkward and ate naturally as well. "Speaking of which, we are quite fated, aren't we? There are only four non-inheritors participating in total, and we two met."
"Yes, quite fated." Tetsuya nodded perfunctorily. He didn't know why Reiji suddenly approached him.
"You must have seen the information, right? Among the 32 people, the only ones I recognize as potential opponents are you and two others. The rest are just cannon fodder."
Reiji said some strange words very calmly.
Tetsuya's mind was full of question marks. No, why does this Reiji feel so similar to his brother? Is he this annoying?
He remembered this guy being quite nice, or was he mistaken?
What he didn't know was that before being educated by Brandon, Reiji's behavior was basically the same as his younger brother Shinji, except for occasionally appearing more respectful.
Reiji didn't care about Tetsuya's thoughts and continued talking to himself.
"But I think the information has a lot of uncertainty, so I hope you can have a simple battle with me before the competition.
It's a 2v2, you don't have to use Pidgeot, and I won't use Staraptor.
Besides that..."
"Sorry, I'm busy." Tetsuya ruthlessly interrupted Reiji.
What is this person thinking? Asking his opponent to voluntarily expose their strength to him? Does he look that foolish?
"Hmm? Why?" Reiji was very surprised. "Oh, I see. How about this, the prize for the battle will be 500,000. Although it's not much, it's my challenge fee."
Reiji was confident. He had seen the investigation report on Tetsuya, and this person had a great desire for money.
Although he also valued money, it was nowhere near as exaggerated as Tetsuya.
Tetsuya was speechless. Where did this persona of mine as someone who values money more than life come from? Could it be Brock?
Looks like I need to improve his battle experience when I get back.
Far away in Pewter City, the squinty-eyed man was feeding his younger siblings when he sneezed. "Who's cursing me again?"
Brock's first reaction was Tetsuya. I wonder if they included the part about him valuing money more than life in the report I gave to the other Gyms.
He muttered to himself and continued his babysitting career.
Sighing, Tetsuya felt helpless.
"Firstly, I'm really busy. My Pokemon are all getting physical therapy, so I don't have time to battle you.
Secondly, I... don't care about 500,000. I don't need to battle you.
Thirdly, in the competition, we have a 50% chance of facing each other in the semifinals or finals, so why do we have to battle now?"
It was truly difficult to understand. Were the young people nowadays all so thick-headed?
"We Trainers must constantly challenge ourselves. The strong remain strong, and the weak are not worthy of pity," Reiji said righteously.
Tetsuya rubbed his forehead, deciding to retract his earlier assessment that Reiji and his brother were similar. While Shinji at the beginning had a personality that wasn't easy to like, he wasn't this chuunibyou.
Speaking of which, should he record a voice memo or take a video? If this guy ever became normal in the future, would he consider this a dark history if Tetsuya brought it up?
"Ah, what a shame. I thought that even though you loved money, you were still someone who enjoyed battling strong opponents. I didn't expect you wouldn't fight me." Reiji looked very disappointed.
This guy is really asking for a beating, and he's even using such a childish provocation. How incredibly weird is this? Tetsuya felt a massive headache.
He really didn't want to battle Reiji, but seeing the guy's current appearance, he really wanted to beat him up to vent his frustration.
"We Trainers should constantly challenge strong opponents. Those weak Trainers and weak Pokemon are not worthy of being trained, I believe..."
Watching Reiji eloquently and loudly proclaiming his ideas, Tetsuya gradually noticed that the people around them were starting to look at them strangely.
After observing for a moment, Tetsuya felt it was best to slip away first. He had a feeling someone was about to come and cause trouble for Reiji.
He didn't want to be mistakenly associated with Reiji and get into trouble, so it was better to leave quickly.
As for lecturing Reiji, he'd forget about it. He didn't have that kind of free time.
Taking advantage of the moment Reiji was talking, Tetsuya quickly finished his dinner and left.
As he was about to walk out of the restaurant, he could vaguely hear a few sounds of arguing coming from where he had been sitting.
"You bastard..."
Strolling on the deck of the first floor, Tetsuya paid no attention to what happened in the restaurant afterward.
Not to mention that he wasn't familiar with Reiji and was currently annoyed with him, even if they were close, Tetsuya wouldn't have the inclination to watch the show.
He was here on vacation, not to clash with such a simpleton. It was better to use this time to get some good exercise.
Asking for investment, asking for collection, asking for recommendations, asking for monthly passes!!!
Asking for everything!!
PS: Only two updates today, posted together. I have something to do.
You can write about minor characters in the supporting character thread. The main reason is that I suddenly find it hard to come up with opponent names (dog head).
There will be new characters appearing tomorrow, oh, you can guess.
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