None of These Terrible Things Happened

It's reasonable to say that everyone can't be considered to be here for dinner.

But the food on the table was just a little too good.

"Rope, your craftsmanship has improved again!"

Professor Oak chucked a piece of Fried Slowpoke Tail with a satisfied face and said rather emotionally.

The others present nodded as well. They hadn't thought at first that what Rope made would actually be this delicious.

After all, Rope's cooking skills were originally legendary by many. But not many people could actually eat Rope's cooking. Moreover, Rope was not like Shimi, who opened her own restaurant and would occasionally come to cook a meal for them.

After all, he was Kalos, and the Elite Four champions and such were all secondary jobs. Chef and movie queen are the main business.

At this moment, our movie queen is sitting next to Cynthia, like a needle on a pins and needles, like a back, like a fish in the throat.

In short, it's just not comfortable doing anything.

Diantha looked at Cynthia who was smiling calmly beside herself, looking at the proud smile on her face, her heart always had a faint uneasiness.

To know that other people come here to make up for the hilarity to make up for it. But she was Cynthia's best friend!

Cynthia's best friend was thinking about Cynthia's boyfriend. This is really a classic 'good' best friend ah!

As Diantha was fidgeting, a pair of chopsticks suddenly placed a Slowpoke tail in Diantha's bowl.

Diantha looked upwards along the white hand.

Then she saw Cynthiana's light and gentle smile.

"Hurry up and try it, it's Rope's specialty!"

Diantha swallowed a mouthful of saliva and forced a smile as she picked up her chopsticks and filled her mouth with that Slowpoke tail.

Originally, she thought that if she was in such a mood, the odds were that she wouldn't be able to eat much flavor.

However, when the dish entered the mouth, the amazing feeling of satisfaction went straight from the taste buds to the brain.

The absolutely beautiful flavor was simply irresistible.

Diantha, who wasn't in a very good mood originally, instantly forgot about those unpleasantness and just subconsciously extended her chopsticks towards the food over there. And then ate without stopping.

Rope, on the other hand, looked at the scene on the dining table rather helplessly, originally one would be a sword drawn. It turned out that a group of aggressive women were collectively dumbfounded after they saw Cynthia arrive and strike a hostess pose.

It was not known whether Rope's attraction was not enough after all, or whether Cynthia's aura was simply too strong.

Rope smiled and shook her head before offering Cynthia a portion of her meal.

Cynthia took it calmly. Then silently nodded her chopsticks towards Daisy over there.

The corner of Rope's mouth twitched slightly and he nodded, suppressing the doubt and a trifle of snickering in his heart.

Gave Daisy a portion of rice as well.

Daisy flashed a big smile towards Rope. Satisfaction was written all over her face.

Seeing this, Professor Oak was also surprised though. But also nodded with satisfaction.

Professor Carolina is also paying attention to the small movements here. Frowning slightly. Looking at Cynthia's eyes took on a puzzled, even questioning look.

But Cynthia did not respond.

A meal that could be considered as having a thrill, but with a dark tide.

After the meal, New Year's Eve wouldn't just end. Rope was surprised that the Kanto in this world had a party similar to the Chinese New Year. He could only sigh that it is true that the boredom during the Chinese New Year is common to all of us.

So the group watched the New Year's Eve party with great interest.

According to reason, they were all qualified to go to the scene to see. But the people present didn't have any idea about this kind of thing.

"Sabrina, by all rights you should have received an invitation to perform in the program, right?"

Diantha asked as she was also relaxing after the meal, looking at the program with some confusion.

Sabrina nodded and responded, "I did receive it, and also received a song they prepared for me. I didn't have much interest in it though, so I simply didn't go."

Diantha nodded in return, it was only normal for this sort of thing to happen, after all, when it wasn't Kalos' annual night, they always had Diantha up there to sing a song or something like that as well.

Diantha usually didn't refuse either.

After all, practically every regional gala invited one of the Elite Four or Champions to be there for a little appearance.

Kanto's party went to Bruno, but there was no way that Lance would not participate in such an event every year. Not liking it was one thing, but more than that, he had to go home and be a part of his family's party. Especially after the reconciliation with the family, this kind of thing is inevitable.

And at this point two of the Elite Four were in the Oak Institute. So it's only Bruno left in.

Bruno himself doesn't rest for such occasions. After all, he was a true martial arts fanatic. It would be better to spend this kind of time practicing.

But unfortunately...when you're in your position, you're in your position.

Looking at the happy Bruno on the TV, anyone who was really familiar with him could vaguely see how aggrieved this Bruno guy was.

Lorelei face showed a small fox-like smile. This kind of expression couldn't even be shown if she was outside.

After all, she was an Ice Elite Four, and her persona was one of gentleness and generosity.

It was good that it was this situation. All of them were on their own, so naturally there was no need to be scrupulous.

"Rope, were you invited as well?"

Elesa had finally slowed down in Cynthia's aura, and didn't have that provocative feeling when she spoke at this time. It really did look like she was being very, very honest.

But the gleam that leapt in her eyes from time to time could also reflect that this girl would not necessarily give up.

The courtyard was large, and so was the screen. The people in front of them came together in four piles.

Red, Yellow alone together.Rope and a group of beautiful women.Ash, Hanako mother and son and Red's mother.Professor Oak, Professor Carolina and Granny Agatha, the three old men.

And...Blue, who was alone.

Blue sat in his seat and just felt like something was wrong with him. Since when did he not have anyone he could talk with?

In years past, he would have been messing around with Rope and Red by now. Playing against each other, drinking, or setting off fireworks.

But now he wanted to go talk to Red...and when he saw Red and Yellow leaning quietly together, he felt like he'd gone over there to make himself suffer.

Thinking of going to talk to Rope...one look at the scene on Rope's side made his whole body bad. There were so many women surrounding Rope and only one man. Don't they feel awkward?

Blue felt that if he leaned over, he wasn't even looking for a crime. It was purely looking for abuse...

Shouldn't he have a girlfriend to try it on?

Blue couldn't help but rise to that thought.

But then whirled around and shook his head. How could one think like that? What's so good about women. In the end, it's better to breed Pokémon.

Thinking so, Blue just whistled and looked at the screen in front of him, not thinking about anything else.

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"It's New Year's Eve."

A man in a black robe looked at the fireworks in front of him and took a sip of the wine in the bottle. He actually didn't like drinking. It was true that he didn't like drinking at least in the beginning.

Because something like alcohol would paralyze one's nerves. If one drank heavily for a long period of time, it could even cause great damage to one's reflexes. It was enough of a fatal injury for a trainer.

And for a trainer like Aka, it was suicide.

But then he started drinking anyway. Instead, he drank less now.

Back then, when he first came to this world, he was really drinking heavily.

His own world had been destroyed, and he had been uprooted to another world. Looking at the exact same sights as his own world, he had to personally destroy them again as a way to save his own world. This is just more bullshit than those novels.

One's favorite things, and one has to watch them being destroyed twice in a row. This thing is the greatest torture in the world.

And for Aka...when he realized he was being made a fool of, he was simply enraged and saddened.

Not knowing how on earth he could live with himself. Being the most powerful trainer in that world himself, he simply didn't know the truth about the destruction of his world.

One could only say that he was really too much of a loser...

At least that was how he felt himself.

Every time he thought of this, he was incredibly envious of this world's Akira. Because of Rope's presence. That's why the residents here still lived in peace and happiness. The Champion Elite Four trained hard, but so far they hadn't had to experience the so-called life and death yet.

And he, or rather Akira, didn't have to carry the fate of the whole world on his shoulders; he could still cheerfully lean against Yellow on New Year's Eve and look at the stars together.

Instead of being like himself, sitting alone and lonely at the top of the hill, watching the fleeting fireworks.

Footsteps came from behind her, and Aka ignored them, just drinking in silence.

"You're really here."

Ms. Psychic's voice came from behind her.

"It was really you who could find it."

Aka smiled to herself. Like he was laughing at himself for actually holding on to some boring fantasy.

After all, this was the place he had found to relax by himself after the Extinction Crisis had started.

In his own world on the contrary, there were still a few people who did know about it. This world certainly wouldn't be known by anyone.

Except for his own kind.

"What are you still doing here, haven't you already found a new master? You weren't from our world in the first place, so I guess this world shouldn't have any rejection for you."

Aka opened her mouth in a teasing manner. Of course, if there wasn't that blatant killing intent in it, it would have seemed a bit more amusing.

"I really didn't want to bother with you anymore either." Ms. Psychic's words were said in a similarly nonchalant manner. After all, she had now become a pawn of that black-skirted woman, so that meant she wasn't willing to come to grips with the person in front of her who was carrying the pain of the entire world on her back.

"But there is something I want to tell you."

"Is it you who wants to tell me? Or is it the one behind you who wants to drag me onto the board again?"

Aka's mouth took on a coldness in his tone. He was originally of an open-minded nature. But anyone who had carried so much would inevitably undergo a change in character.

Either good or bad. Good and bad. Good and bad.

Ms. Psychic had spent just as much time with him in this world, so she also knew where he was coming from with this temper.

Just shaking her head, she continued.

"You can assume that it's the one behind me who wants to tell you this. But it's really what I wanted to talk to you about, too."

Then Aka's mouth grinned a cold curve and he took another sip of his drink.

"Then let's hear it."

Ms. Psychic was just about to open her mouth to speak when she heard a rustling sound coming from the surrounding bushes.

Upon looking up, a Pikachu with half an ear missing appeared not far away. And up in the trees, an Espeon with a missing tail appeared somewhere as well.

Ms. Psychic shook her head and laughed lightly.

The attitude was really kind of clear.

It was close to just saying 'this news you're talking about better have some value to it'.

"What I told you before about reshaping the world isn't false. As long as you summarize all the origins with your own body, you can create the world following the example of Arzus."

"After that you'll fall into a deep sleep until the world is prosperous enough, and because of the world mark on you, when you wake up you'll go back to your original point in time once again and do everything all over again."

"But this time no one will covet your world. You can live in peace and grant those you care about the right to live forever in that world."

"She lied to you a lot, but not in her methods."

Ms. Psychic's eyes changed as she looked at Aka.

"What you seek is still achievable. It's just up to you to figure it out."

"As for the truth of this message...believe it or not, what does it matter to me. That's all I have to say, so I'll leave you here."

After saying that, Ms. Psychic turned around and intended to leave.

"Wait."

Ms. Psychic's figure lurched, frowning as she turned to look at Aka.

Aka also turned her head and looked at Ms. Psychic, raising the bottle of wine in her hand.

"Happy New Year."

Ms. Psychic looked at the smile on his face.

Shaking her head, she said, "Happy New Year."

With that, he headed down the hill without looking back.

Aka, on the other hand, turned her head and continued to watch the fireworks. But if one looked closely, one would realize that this time, where his eyes were really looking at, were the dots of stars above the sky where the fireworks were.

"It's still the stars that look good."

And so took a drink from the bottle right then and there.

Among the Oak Institute.

Rope and the others had lit fireworks, and everyone was setting them off. What would normally look like childish behavior made everyone smile with joy.

This is how it should be,

New Year's Day is the time to leave behind all unhappiness and welcome the new year with peace of mind.

"It's a new beginning."

Rope looked at the special fireworks in the sky. There was the head of the Inferno Emperor. There was the head of a four-jawed needle dragon, there was the head of Mewtwo, there was Arcanine's, Charizard's, Gengar's...

Every single one of them, no less, every single one of them, not just Rope's, Blue's, Red's, Yellow's, Professor Oak's, Cynthia's, Daisy's Pokémon's were all up in the sky.

And themselves.

And so it was the sixth year since Rope had come into the world.