Kitchen.
Li Wei had three dishes to practice next.
The first one was Candied Sweet Potato (A-rank).
After eating this Candied Sweet Potato, both people and Pokemon would recall the happiest moments of their lives.
It could be said to be good news for those who felt unhappy.
If someone had never been happy in their life...
Then Li Wei might as well not have said anything.
Li Wei really wanted to know what his happiest moment in life was; he truly couldn't recall anything...
After all, his life had just begun.
Because the oil-bottomed sugar crystallization was difficult, Li Wei had not yet managed to make an A-rank Candied Sweet Potato.
His culinary skill was currently top-tier, allowing him to consistently produce B-rank dishes, even if he hadn't made them before.
As for A-rank dishes, like the Crispy Apple, Squirrel-shaped Mandarin Fish, and Chopped Pepper Fish Head he diligently practiced, he could also make those.
Before the Pokemon Restaurant opened, it was relatively difficult to quickly raise his culinary skill to Master Class.
So, for Li Wei, Candied Sweet Potato could only be practiced.
Next was the Top-Tier Feast—Boiled Cabbage (S-rank), a dish extremely difficult to make.
Li Wei could only continue practicing for now, waiting until next year to raise his culinary skill to Master Class before he would have a relatively high chance of making Boiled Cabbage.
Finally, there was the relatively easy-to-make Spicy Poké Curry (S-rank); although it was an S-rank dish, this dish didn't rely entirely on culinary skill but on ingredients.
This dish incorporated berries, such as Cheri Berry, dragon fruit, and other spicy berries.
This implicitly elevated the quality of the dish.
If Li Wei were to follow the preparation process for Spicy Poké Curry, this dish would only be A-rank.
It was simply that compared to ordinary ingredients, the inherent energy brought by berries elevated the dish's rank.
So, Spicy Pokemon was also a recipe Li Wei needed to practice; if this Spicy Pokemon Curry was successfully made...
The so-called highest rank for Poké Curry, Charizard-rank,
would be surpassed by Li Wei.
Because in the recipe notes, this was evaluated as Moltres-level Poké Curry.
Based on this understanding, Li Wei speculated that above S-rank Poké Curry, there should still be room for improvement.
Ho-Oh-level Poké Curry?
Even if it wasn't Ho-Oh-level, as long as Li Wei could make Moltres-level Poké Curry...
Then Li Wei would gain another title.
Even though Li Wei was very young, he was already known as an Energy Cube Master and Poffin Master.
Li Wei stopped fantasizing and turned his head to look at Diancie, who was waiting beside him, "What do you want to eat?"
Unlike Lucario and Farfetch'd, who disliked being in the kitchen, Diancie quite enjoyed watching Li Wei cook.
(I can have anything.)
"Then I'll make Candied Sweet Potato, and I'll bake you a lemon Basque cheesecake too."
(Okay.)
Ever since his dessert skill reached advanced level, Li Wei would occasionally make some desserts.
He was increasingly able to understand why those who loved desserts would eat them despite the high calorie count.
Because they were indeed sweet, and indeed delicious.
Eating them simply filled one's heart with sweetness.
Li Wei had originally thought Diancie liked to cook, but she never suggested it; she just simply watched Li Wei cook.
.....
August 20th.
Li Wei had been back at the Breeding Center for three days.
Today, he took on a special order: to help a very obese Lycanroc (Midday Form) lose weight.
The average weight for Lycanroc (Midday Form) in the Pokedex was 25 kilograms, but the Lycanroc Li Wei took on actually weighed a full 70 kilograms!
This already exceeded the weight a Lycanroc should have.
Actually, Li Wei's Arcanine also exceeded the average weight for Arcanine,
but that was because Arcanine's bone structure was naturally larger, and Arcanine loved to exercise.
So, even though Arcanine's back looked wide, Li Wei never forced Arcanine to lose weight.
But this Lycanroc was truly different; its weight was almost three times its original, it had already become a ball of fat.
Lycanroc's face, originally wolf-like and somewhat sharp, was now plump and round.
As for why Li Wei accepted?
His Trainer paid him extremely well.
The Lycanroc's Trainer was a wealthy middle-aged man.
For every 1kg of weight Lycanroc lost, it was 100,000, calculated until it reached a normal body shape.
If it lost weight from 70 kg down to a normal 25 kg, that would be 4.5 million, which was truly a lot.
The boarding fee for Lycanroc was calculated separately, based on its size and weight.
A normal Lycanroc would cost 10,000 a day, but with this Lycanroc's size, it would be at least 20,000 a day.
As for why Lycanroc became like this?
The middle-aged man said bitterly, "My mother fed it... This is also my fault, I should have thought of it."
"This Lycanroc was originally mine, but I temporarily left it with my mother because I was busy with business."
"By the time my business was done and I returned to my hometown, Lycanroc was already like this."
This was a classic case of Grandma thinking you're not full.
Lycanroc kept eating and eating in its hometown, its mouth practically never stopping,
and it even lived a happy retired life with the old lady, lying in a rocking chair all day, not exercising.
Just eating and not moving, it's not hard to get fat.
Especially since Lycanroc had no absorption issues.
"I accept."
Considering that Lycanroc's condition was unhealthy, especially since Lycanroc was a Pokemon that loved to chase,
and its Trainer paid enough.
Li Wei took on the task of helping Lycanroc lose weight; he just needed to exercise Lycanroc and control its food.
For Li Wei, it wasn't a big problem.
He could even get his dad to join in and lose weight together...
Looking at the Lycanroc, which sat in front of him, wagging its tail, looking like a ball of meat...
"Let's play frisbee!"
"Awoo!"
Good news, Lycanroc wagged its tail.
Bad news, Lycanroc couldn't jump...
Lycanroc leaped with effort, jumping the height of a matchbox, and the frisbee accurately hit Lycanroc's head.
"Woo~"
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ʕ • ᴥ • ʔ ...
Arcanine was stunned.
Such a low jump was too embarrassing for a Pokemon, wasn't it?
Da You, who was passing by, shook his head, "This is a heavy task. Frisbee isn't suitable for it right now."
Recalling Da You's original profession,
Li Wei asked, "Brother Da You, what do professional athletes like you do if you need to lose weight?"
Da You shook his head, "It can't even jump, so we can't let it run. That would put too much strain on its knees. Swimming, then."
Li Wei's eyes lit up, he snapped his fingers, and looked at Lycanroc again, "It's so hot, let's go swimming first!"
Lycanroc wagged its tail again,
"Awoo!"
Li Wei nodded slightly.
Although this Lycanroc was too obese,
it grew up in a honey pot, or rather, in love; it was very obedient and wouldn't get discouraged.
First step, get an inflatable pool!