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"Everyone, we're here~"
Led by the foodie May, the trio quickly arrived at a luxurious hotel.
From the outside, the hotel didn't seem very large, but its ornate decorations made it stand out prominently along Lake Valor.
Moreover, for a seven-star hotel that could impress May, the quality of the food was naturally top-notch.
Indeed, as soon as the group walked outside, a fragrant aroma wafted over.
The foodie May eagerly pulled Dawn inside, with Ash and Brock following close behind.
As the four entered the dining hall, an elderly waiter approached them.
After confirming May's customer status, he didn't immediately lead the four into the hotel but waited at the entrance for a while.
"You guys wait, I'll definitely be back~"
Only after a boy fled in a hurry, uttering such a "harsh" remark, did the middle-aged waiter lead the four inside.
However, this unusual scene piqued the curiosity of the unsuspecting Dawn and Brock.
But instead of asking directly, they followed the elderly waiter into the hotel's interior.
Upon entering, they discovered that it wasn't the scene of a normal hotel as they had imagined; instead, it was a standard battle arena, a hundred meters long and fifty meters wide.
"What's going on?" Dawn's face was filled with surprise at the sight.
Ash, however, knew that this was a hotel where only winners could enjoy delicious meals.
Although the rules were peculiar, the food was exquisite.
Otherwise, it wouldn't have attracted May, who appeared slender but was, in fact, a huge eater, standing beside him.
"Due to the interests of Mr. Qian Qiu and Ms. Qian Xia, only by defeating them in a double battle are you qualified to enjoy a delicious meal~"
The waiter explained the rules to the four, then politely withdrew after speaking.
"How about it? Isn't it interesting, Dawn? Do you want to team up with me!" May blinked her pretty eyes and suggested to Dawn.
"No problem, May~" Dawn readily agreed.
Although Dawn wanted to team up with Ash more, she made her decision after a second thought to understand May better.
With the two girls making their decision, Ash and Brock exchanged a knowing glance, roughly understanding each other's thoughts.
"Then Ash, let's team up!"
"Alright~" Ash readily agreed, "Since that's the case, let's go first!"
"Mhm~"
"Okay~"
Dawn and May naturally wouldn't disagree.
With a sunglasses-wearing referee in a suit, the four on the field simultaneously sent out their Pokémon.
The couple Qian Qiu and Qian Xia sent out Munchlax and Snorlax, while Ash and Brock sent out Monferno and Sudowoodo, respectively.
"Is this Munchlax?" Seeing Munchlax, which bore similarities to Snorlax, Dawn curiously took out her pokedex.
"Sudowoodo evolved, and there's Monferno from Sinnoh!"
Conversely, May also took out her pokedex, scanning Ash's Monferno and the evolved Sudowoodo.
On the battle arena, the two sides' duel had already begun.
Right from the start, Munchlax and Snorlax used Giga Impact and Mega Punch, two of the most powerful moves.
Seeing this, Ash and Brock also had Monferno and Sudowoodo unleash their powerful moves—Close Combat and Take Down.
The battle had just begun, and both sides attacked fiercely, with an air of deciding the outcome in one go.
However, the result was beyond Ash and the others' expectations.
Because in just an instant, the battle was completely over.
Munchlax and Snorlax were instantly defeated by Sudowoodo's Take Down and Monferno's Close Combat, falling straight down.
Everyone present was dumbfounded, only the referee in sunglasses showed no expression.
"This Snorlax is a bit weak! It's only worth three times the price of Team Rockets~" Ash muttered in his heart, based on the prompt in his mind.
The opponent seemed to be all show and no substance.
It couldn't even last one round against Monferno; it was truly flashy but useless.
"Okay, Dawn, let's go~"
For the sake of food, May, without a word, pulled Dawn, ready to quickly decide the outcome like Ash and his partner, and then enjoy the meal.
"Okay~"
Just as Dawn agreed, an unexpected event occurred again.
"This is bad, Young Master Qian Qiu, Miss Qian Xia, the food has been stolen!" A chef, holding a spoon, frantically opened the door to report the situation.
"What—"
Before the two hosts could respond, May exclaimed in surprise first.
And with lightning speed, she transformed into a green blur and arrived at the scene of the crime.
However, she found the entire kitchen engulfed in black smoke, clearly the work of a thief, and the food inside was naturally gone.
"Damn thief, how dare you steal our food~" The gentle and lovely girl at this moment transformed into a Snorlax whose food had been stolen.
Ash and his two companions, following behind May, actually saw raging flames emanating from her.
"So scary, May actually turned into a Fire-type Pokémon~" Dawn asked Ash beside her, somewhat dazed.
"Haha, don't mind it too much~" Ash smiled, "This is May's normal attribute; as long as it's related to food, May will undergo a special evolution~"
He had a strong impression of May's personality.
In her eyes, food was practically her other half.
As expected, the culprits, the Team Rocket Trio, were about to have a bad time.
"Sorry everyone, I didn't expect such a big blunder~"
"Leave all this to us, we will definitely ask Jenny…"
Qian Qiu and Qian Xia, the couple, apologized profusely, bowing, and intended to call the police to recover the ingredients.
But before they could finish speaking, May patted her chest, voluntarily taking responsibility, and threw a Poké Ball from her yellow waist pouch.
"Come out, Munchlax~"
With a flash of red light, a Munchlax, predominantly dark blue with white under its head, belly, and feet, stood rooted to the spot.
"Pika~"
"Ka~"
Upon seeing Pikachu, both enthusiastically waved in greeting.
However, May's action confused everyone except Ash and Brock; what could sending out the gluttonous Munchlax do at this moment?
"Please, Munchlax, please follow the lingering scent here and find the missing food~" May requested with a solemn tone.
"Huh, can Munchlax do something like that?" Dawn asked with surprise, watching Munchlax begin to move.
"Of course, my Munchlax definitely can!"
May raised her head, patted her chest, and responded confidently.
Ash glanced a few times and couldn't help but roll his eyes.
Because in his memory, Munchlax was just as fond of eating as May.
From a certain perspective, the two really got along quite well.
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