svetikya Chapter 208 Sunny Day? Torrential Rain!
Chapter 208 Sunny Day? Torrential Rain!
"Okay, that's all!"
At Miss Joey's suggestion, Xiao Gang soon found a good spot by the lake and set up his tent. He also arranged folding tables and chairs so that when night fell, they could sit there and watch the poisonous butterflies courting.
"I've bought all the food!"
"Pikachu~"
After Brock finished getting ready, Ash and Dawn returned with the lunch they had bought from the vendor.
"Hmm, let me see... Not bad, I didn't expect you to buy so much. I thought you would have brought back a lot of food, Xiaozhi."
"Because Xiaozhi said that if we eat too much now, we won't be able to eat anything tonight, which would be a huge waste~"
Xiao Guang seized the opportunity to explain.
"...That's so Ash-like."
After listening, Xiao Gang nodded in understanding, while Xiao Zhi didn't think much of it, but was just happy with his own cleverness.
Three simple servings of fried noodles and three glasses of orange juice made up their lunch today.
"It feels really nice to eat at a place like this occasionally."
While eating his noodles, Xiao Zhi remarked to himself.
The air was filled with the lively cries of vendors, the bustling atmosphere unique to the residents permeating the long festival stalls. But if you glanced to the side, the bright lake reflected the light, the scent of the lake lingering on its surface, forming a transparent water curtain.
Although it was still early, several poisonous white butterflies could already be seen fluttering in the wind on the lake. The feathers, reflecting the sunlight and displaying seven colors, also drifted towards the lake. The two colors complemented each other, much like a painting by a landscape artist.
"That's right! And the weather's so nice today, I feel like I could just sit here and take a nap this afternoon!"
As Xiao Guang said this, he took a sip of orange juice, then leaned back in his chair, stretched, yawned, and said:
"To be able to catch such good weather and a special festival in such a remote place feels like God is blessing me for winning the Mikkelsen Cup!"
Xiao Guang smiled happily, and it seemed that he no longer had the nervousness he had when he first participated in the Grand Contest. Instead, he had a strong belief in victory.
If we ignore the numerous performances Xiaoguang prepared for this competition...
"Oh, by the way, I saw that you can take photos at that stall over there! How about it, Xiaozhi, do you want to take one?"
After marveling at his own luck, Dawn made a suggestion to Ash.
"Take a picture? There doesn't seem to be anything worth taking pictures of... What do you think, Pikachu?"
"Skin?"
Pikachu didn't offer its own answer, but simply took two steps back, seemingly having no intention of getting involved in the matter at all.
"Huh?! It's such a rare opportunity, it would be a shame not to take a picture! Wouldn't it be so atmospheric to take a picture under the bridge made of Bewitching feathers? And aren't there yukatas for rent near the Pokémon Center? Let's each rent one and take a picture!"
"Hmm...it's a bit troublesome, but...it's alright."
"Great! It's settled then! Let's make the reservation after we finish eating!"
Seeing Ash's conflicted expression and Dawn's happy face, Brock and Pikachu, rivals, looked at each other simultaneously and then sighed.
Although they didn't speak, they understood each other's thoughts.
Who am I? What am I doing here?
Youth and happiness belong to them; I only find them noisy.
.......
Lunch is over.
Perhaps it was thinking about the plans ahead that made Xiaoguang particularly excited.
Even though Xiaoming usually eats much slower than Xiaozhi, Xiaoguang was the first to finish eating today.
Seeing that Hikari had finished eating, Satoshi could only hurry up and finish the fried noodles in the box. But just as the two were about to go to the stall to order the yukata they would use that night, dark clouds suddenly drifted into the originally clear sky.
The sky darkened instantly, the air became damp and slightly oppressive, giving the impression that a heavy rain was about to fall.
"It can't be that unlucky..."
Seeing the sky growing increasingly dark, Xiao Guang stopped walking and said with concern.
"It's hard to say. The weather is unpredictable. We can only pray that it's just a shower."
Seeing that things were not going well, Xiao Gang quickly started packing up the tent and tables and chairs.
Unlike the long row of stalls, the stall owners mostly brought umbrellas to keep out the rain. Although they probably wouldn't be very effective in a real downpour, at least they wouldn't get soaked.
Although that's what we thought, it seemed like fate heard everyone's thoughts and was planning a prank.
Before Xiao Gang could put his things away, a flash of white light streaked across the sky, followed by a muffled clap of thunder.
"Hey! We're going to be too late! Ash and Dawn, come help us!"
"Ah? Oh!"
"coming!"
At Xiaogang's call, Xiaozhi and Xiaoguang quickly joined the cleaning team.
Soon, a light drizzle lasting several tens of seconds was followed by a downpour accompanied by strong winds. The wind swept the rain into the shops along the street, and even though almost every shop had prepared large umbrellas, they were rendered useless in the face of such heavy rain.
The crowd called out to each other, and soon all the stalls were packed up. Then they ran towards the Pokémon Center to take shelter from the rain.
.......
"This is terrible... I wonder when this rain will stop. If it doesn't stop, the Poisonous White Butterflies' love relocation won't be possible this year, and we'll have to wait another year..."
Miss Joey looked at the scenery outside with concern and said this.
Because the mating season for poisonous white butterflies is mainly concentrated in the summer, there is relatively little rainfall. Although there have been instances of rain on a given day in previous years, it was usually a light drizzle that stopped quickly.
But judging from today's situation, it's hard to know how long the rain will last, since it hasn't rained here for a month or two.
"This...shouldn't have anything to do with me, right?"
Hwang felt the gazes from Ash and the others, so she hurriedly waved her hands, trying to distance herself from the situation. After all, she had been remarking on how nice the weather was before the downpour, and now it had turned into this mess.
Seeing how nervous Xiaoguang was, Xiaozhi and the other two didn't bother teasing her anymore. So the group had no choice but to stay in a room on the second floor of the Pokémon Center for the time being, waiting for the rain to stop.
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P.S.: Daily request for a gift~ QAQ~
(I'm exhausted from visiting so many people and eating out these past few days.)