"Young man, what's your name?"
Mr. Brian was a very kind old man. He had a friendly smile on his face and asked Eddie's name.
"My name is Eddie, Mr. Brian."
Mr. Brian nodded and said, "Hmm~ Not a bad name."
At this time, Ramos said, "Okay, do you really want us to stand at the door and talk?"
Mr. Brian glared at Ramos, then he opened the door completely and said to Eddie with a smile, "Come in, come in."
In this way, Eddie and Ramos were led into the house by Mr. Brian.
Mr. Brian's residence is simply furnished. Apart from some necessary daily necessities, there is almost no special decoration, except for some large and small photos hanging on the wall.
The photos are all of Mr. Brian and various Water-type Pokémon, and you can see that he really likes Water-type Pokémon.
Suddenly, Eddie saw another person in some photos. It was a little boy who was about the same age as him...
At this moment, Ramos, who had already sat carelessly on the sofa, asked, "Where's Siebold? Not at home?"
Mr. Brian replied, "He's out fishing. He should be back soon."
Ramos nodded, then looked at Eddie and said, "Siebold is this guy's grandson, and he is about the same age as you. You two should be able to get along well."
Siebold... this name...
Before Eddie could think about it, he heard Mr. Brian say, "Siebold should be back soon. I'll introduce him to you."
Eddie nodded and was about to speak when he suddenly heard the sound of a door opening behind him. He turned around and looked.
There is a string of wind chimes hanging in front of Mr. Brian's door, which makes a crisp tinkling sound when the door is opened. As the chimes rang, a thin young man walked in.
The boy was about the same height as Eddie, had short light blond hair, and looked very similar to Mr. Brian. He was the boy Eddie had just seen in the photo.
Needless to say, he should be Mr. Brian's grandson Siebold.
But Siebold... this seems to be the name of one of the Elite Four of the Kalos region in the future. Eddie cannot tell whether they are the same person by their appearance, because Siebold is just a young boy at this time.
But the characteristics are consistent. Grandpa is a Water Pokémon trainer and has blonde hair.
"Grandpa, I'm back!"
The young man said as soon as he entered the door. Then he saw Eddie standing in the living room. He was stunned for a moment and stopped. After realizing that there was a guest, he politely said to Eddie: "Hello."
"Hello." Eddie also responded.
"Siebold, you're back!" Ramos said happily.
"Ramos, it's you!"
Only then did Siebold see Ramos sitting on the sofa. He spoke in a familiar tone, and it was obvious that he was very familiar with Ramos.
Behind Siebold was a Clauncher, which was holding an iron bucket in its hand. It followed Siebold very obediently and looked at Eddie with curiosity.
Mr. Brian looked at the empty bucket in Clauncher's hand and asked, "Still no harvest?"
Siebold nodded and said, "No."
Mr. Brian turned to Eddie and explained, "Siebold wants to capture a Clauncher, but he has been to the beach several times and has not succeeded."
Eddie nodded, and then heard Mr. Brian introduce himself to Siebold: "This is Eddie, your Ramos's junior, you two should get along well."
Siebold nodded, smiled slightly at Eddie, then looked at Ramos and said, "Since Ramos is here, stay for lunch. I'll prepare it now."
Ramos clapped his hands and said, "Okay, I've been waiting for you to say this."
Mr. Brian glared at him angrily and asked, "Did you choose this time on purpose?"
Eddie felt strange and didn't quite understand what Mr. Brian meant, but he understood it completely during lunch.
Siebold packed up and was about to go into the kitchen. Eddie saw this and said, "I'll go help too!"
Mr. Brian waved his hand quickly and said, "I'll go, there's no point in asking guests for help."
Ramos quickly stopped him and said, "Okay, let Eddie go, come and chat with me, I have something to tell you."
After hearing this, Mr. Brian had no choice but to stop trying to stop him and found Eddie an apron, which looked like Siebold's size.
The apron is sky blue with white flowers printed on it. It's quite... cute...
When Eddie walked into the kitchen, Siebold had already started working. His movements were skillful and quick, and it was obvious that he often went into the kitchen.
Ohh wow! Eddie exclaimed.
Siebold was also wearing an apron, which seemed to be the same style as Eddie's, even the white flowers printed on it were exactly the same, but his apron was gray.
"Thank you for your help," Siebold said to Eddie.
The two had just met, and neither was good at communication, so it was inevitable that they would feel a little awkward when getting along. They didn't know what to talk about and just focused on their work, hardly speaking the entire time.
Eddie's cooking skills are average, so he can only help Siebold, like washing vegetables, getting things and so on.
As time passed, the aroma from the kitchen became stronger and stronger, and Eddie finally realized how good Siebold's cooking skills were!
At the same time, he was somewhat certain that this should be one of the Elite Four of the Kalos region in the future.
Because besides being one of the Elite Four, Siebold is also a very famous chef!
Soon, Siebold and Eddie brought delicious dishes to the table. Seeing this, Ramos immediately sat down at the table and started eating, not considering himself a guest at all.
"Siebold's cooking skills are still the best!" Ramos said with a satisfied look on his face.
Brian glared at Ramos, then called Eddie, "Sit down, everyone, sit down and eat."
Eddie nodded obediently and then sat next to Ramos.
All the dishes on the table looked so tempting that Eddie didn't know where to start.
Seeing that Eddie didn't move, Ramos pushed a plate of sashimi made from Slowpoke's tail in front of him and said to him, "Try this, it's Siebold's specialty!"
Eddie knew that the tail of the Slowpoke was edible. The Slowpoke tails sold on the market were all specially bred by others, but he had never eaten it before.
Since there are almost no nerves in the tail of Slowpoke, it will not feel pain even if it is broken. It is similar to the feeling of cutting human hair. Because it is so delicious, there are special farms that raise Slowpoke and sell its tail as food.
However, the qualifications for breeding farms that raise Pokémon food are very strictly reviewed. The Alliance even has strict regulations on how often you cut Slowpoke's tail, its living environment, its mental state, etc. You can't just do whatever you want.
Therefore, there are very few such farms, which also makes the selling price of Slowpoke's tail prohibitive.
It's not just the tail of Slowpoke, there are also the rhizomes of Lilypad, the bananas of Tropius, the saliva of Vileplume, the pulp of Sweet Bamboo, etc. If you want to carry out large-scale breeding of these Pokémon foods, they must be strictly controlled by the Alliance.
The tail of the Slowpoke in front of Eddie had been cut into slices of even thickness. The meat was transparent and bright, and looked delicious.
He gently picked up a piece with a fork and put it into his mouth. An unprecedented fresh taste exploded in Eddie's mouth. It was fragrant, tender, soft and smooth, without a trace of fishy smell. After swallowing it, there was even a special plant-like aroma lingering in his mouth.
For a moment, Eddie couldn't find any words to praise such delicious food.
At this moment, he finally understood why Ramos had waited until noon to come over. This meal was worth it!
Siebold is so young, but his cooking skills are so superb that it is simply jaw-dropping.
Ramos and Eddie were extremely satisfied with this meal.
After finishing lunch, Eddie remembered the purpose of his visit today, so he hurriedly looked at Ramos.
Ramos was chatting with Mr. Brian. After noticing Eddie's eyes, he just used his eyes to signal him to be patient.
Seeing this, Eddie had no choice but to follow Ramos's arrangements.
Ramos looked at Siebold and asked, "Siebold, are you going to catch Clauncher this afternoon?"
Siebold replied: "I have this plan."
Upon hearing this, Ramos suggested, "Why not let Eddie go with you? I just happened to be discussing something with your grandfather. If you two go together, maybe the chances of catching the Clauncher will be higher."
Hearing this, Siebold looked at Eddie, and when he saw Eddie nod in agreement, he said, "Okay, let's go together."
So Eddie and Siebold rested at home for a while and then set out, each carrying a fishing rod. Because Siebold and his grandfather often went fishing at the beach, they had a lot of spare fishing rods at home.
Siebold was very familiar with the area and quickly took Eddie to find a suitable spot for fishing.
The coast here is covered with huge reefs. According to Siebold, this kind of environment is more likely for Clauncher to hide.
Before throwing the bait out, Siebold released Clauncher again.
"When we catch a Pokémon, we can have the Pokémon around us defeat it, and then we can capture it," Siebold explained.
Then he thought of something, so he said to Eddie again: "Are you a trainer? If not, I can lend you a Pokémon."
Eddie waved his hand and said, "No need, I have one." Then he released Brionne.
"BRIONNE!!!"
The Brionne was very happy to see the sea, and started shouting at the sea as soon as it came out.
Eddie saw this and warned it, "We're going to go fishing later, so be quiet, or we'll scare the Pokémon in the water and we won't be able to catch anything."
Upon hearing this, Brionne quickly covered his mouth and said that he would remain quiet.
Seeing Eddie's Brionne, Siebold was a little surprised and said, "You also have a Water Pokémon!"
"Yes, this is Brionne."
Eddie nodded in response, then introduced Siebold and his Clauncher to Brionne. The two Water-type Pokémon waved to each other.
After everything was ready, the two began fishing.
Time passed minute by minute, and soon there was movement on Siebold's hook. Siebold was not in a hurry to reel in the rod, but waited for the Pokémon under the water to struggle for a while before starting to pull up with the rod.
Soon the Pokémon underwater revealed its true appearance, an ordinary Goldeen.
Seeing this, Siebold was a little disappointed and didn't even continue to move. In the end, he let the Goldeen struggle and fall back into the sea.
Siebold's fishing skills are indeed amazing. After releasing the Goldeen, he soon caught a variety of Pokémon including Magikarp, Goldeen, Qwilfish, and Corsola.
Looking at Eddie, he didn't catch anything.
This is extremely tragic.
However, all the Pokémon that Siebold caught were released by him. His target was the Clauncher, and it would be useless to catch other Pokémon.
Eddie actually didn't have any Pokémon he wanted to capture. He mainly wanted to help Siebold catch a Clauncher.
Time passed minute by minute, and Siebold still got some gains from time to time. Although he released them all in the end, it could actually be said that he had a great harvest.
Eddie only caught some dead branches and rotten leaves, which made him feel a little embarrassed.
Siebold had clearly taught him some fishing tips, but why didn't any Pokémon take the bait? Am I just that bad? Eddie couldn't help but wonder.
Suddenly an idea occurred to him.
Eddie took out his space backpack, took out the fruits from it, chopped them up with a knife, and finally threw the chopped pulp near his bait.
Siebold looked at Eddie in surprise, but didn't say much. He sometimes used this method, but he didn't use tree fruit, but specially prepared Pokémon food that would be liked by Water-type Pokémon.
Are the fruits of the tree really useful? Siebold is skeptical.
It turns out that the fruits are really useful. To be more precise, the fruits that Eddie brought are useful.
After a short while, he heard movement on his hook.
Eddie was a novice fisherman. He quickly imitated Siebold's previous actions and quickly pulled a Pokémon out of the water.
The Pokémon was fiery red all over, with a pair of golden fins and big round eyes. It was the most common Pokémon in the sea - Magikarp!
"Coocoocooo ...
Hanging on the other end of the fishing rod, the Magikarp was hanging in the air and twisting its body constantly, which made Eddie stunned.
Throwing the Magikarp back into the sea, Eddie continued fishing. Since the first Pokémon was caught, there will definitely be a second and a third, Eddie thought to himself.
Indeed, the second Pokémon took the bait soon, and Eddie was very happy. But when he pulled the Pokémon out of the water, he was dumbfounded.
Or Magikarp...
Then the third, fourth, and fifth ones were all Magikarp.
Eddie thought to himself, could it be that the fruit pulp combination that I just randomly threw down is very popular with Magikarp?
So he changed a few more Berries, cut them into pieces and threw them into the water again.
It turned out that it wasn't the fruit that was the cause, because after a while, another Magikarp was caught!