Pokemon: Reborn Rich Alternate Earth

Chapter 1044: Chapter 1261: Just A Matter Of Time

In a certain Old Man Ken's fast-food restaurant in Lake City, all the diners were gathered together, holding their phones, with the shorter ones struggling to stand on tiptoe.

Everyone wore excited expressions as they looked ahead.

"Twenty! Champion Walker has already eaten twenty burgers!"

"Celebi's at nineteen, about to catch up to Champion Walker!"

"I never expected Champion Walker to be such a big eater!"

"Go, Champion Walker! You can't lose to this glutton Celebi!"

"Hey, your logic is flawed—if Champion Walker beats Celebi the glutton, doesn't that make him an even bigger one?"

Today's Daily Mission required Julian to compete against Celebi in a burger-eating contest.

The reward for completing the task was three Mewtwo fragments and 300,000 points. The points were secondary; the main prize was the Mewtwo fragments.

Julian naturally accepted the task, and Celebi was more than happy to compete with him.

And so, this scene came to be.

Watching Celebi about to catch up with him, Julian shot it a look, signaling that this was good enough.

After all, even if Celebi won, it would gain nothing and still end up getting its butt smacked by him afterward.

Julian could already feel the pressure from Celebi. Damn, this foodie—wasn't its previous record only eighteen burgers?

Was it suddenly in such good condition today that it even broke its own record just because it was competing against him?

But Celebi completely missed Julian's look, single-mindedly devouring burgers with only one thought in mind:

It had to defeat this arrogant fool.

It needed to let this guy who dared to challenge it understand just how terrifying it truly was.

"Go Celebi!"

Jirachi thoughtfully handed Celebi a glass of iced cola.

Celebi took it and immediately gulped it down.

After finishing, its expression instantly went froze. What was going on? Why was its stomach suddenly full? Just moments ago, it could have clearly eaten one or two more.

Looking at the half-eaten burger still in its hand, Celebi realized it couldn't eat another bite no matter what.

The onlookers watching the scene immediately began explaining.

"There's a lot of gas in cola—drinking too much of this stuff easily causes bloating."

"Celebi, you lost!"

"Ah, could Jirachi actually be a mole sent by Champion Walker?"

"Celebi should've paid attention to Champion Walker, he only drank water, no cola."

Hearing the bystanders' explanations, Celebi finally understood why it suddenly couldn't eat anymore.

Looking at the cola in its hand, it realized for the first time that its favorite drink had stabbed it in the back at a critical moment.

And of course, its own good buddy had stabbed it in the back too.

"Celebi, it's not like that! The cola was given to me by Julian to pass to you!" Jirachi hurriedly shook its head, pointing a finger at Julian.

Its expression even carried some indignation after realizing it had been used by Julian as a pawn and had caused its good buddy to lose.

Meanwhile, Julian had already finished his twenty-third burger, and the system had already informed him that the Daily Mission was complete.

"All's fair in war. It's just that you two are too dumb. I'm always telling you to read more books and newspapers, but you never listen. Now you've suffered the consequences of being uncultured."

Julian wore a smug expression—this cola assist had been absolutely perfect.

Adding the three Mewtwo fragments rewarded from this mission, Julian now had ninety-six Mewtwo fragments in total.

Summoning Mewtwo was just a matter of time now.

"You blockhead, you're shameless!"

Julian had truly twisted the knife in the wound. After hearing that, Celebi screamed in fury, jumped onto the table, and launched itself forward, wanting to punch Julian.

It could accept losing, but not when it came to eating—and in such a humiliating way at that.

Unfortunately, its tiny fist was blocked by a banknote that Julian held up as a shield.

"What's this supposed to mean?"

Celebi stared fixedly at the bill in front of it.

"You looked pitiful, so here's a little something for you."

Just a simple hundred bucks, and Celebi was instantly placated.

"Go have fun."

Watching Celebi take the hundred bucks, Julian waved his hand, signaling that it could leave.

So Celebi and Jirachi immediately left, though before leaving they took all the unfinished burgers with them.

Earlier during the contest, Julian had ordered thirty burgers each for the table. And in the end, Julian ate twenty-three, and Celebi ate twenty-one.

So the remaining sixteen burgers were now taken away by Celebi.

"Sigh, how come Celebi got bought off by Champion Walker with just a hundred bucks?"

"That punch would have been so satisfying. At the very least, it could've given Champion Walker a black eye."

Quite a few customers expressed disdain toward Celebi's spineless behavior. Bending the knee for money was understandable, but bending the knee for just hundred bucks? That was way too cheap.

"If you ask me, this matter couldn't be settled for anything less than ten thousand."

"Champion Walker cheated. Celebi's loss was honestly pretty unfair."

"That's because my husband is smart. Besides, my husband already had the advantage in numbers. He was just worried Celebi would eat itself sick, so he used a little trick to end the competition early."

Julian's hearing was extremely sharp, so he naturally heard all the surrounding discussions.

Although many people despised what he had just done, there were also people speaking up for him.

Let me see who's calling me husband.

He followed the voice and looked—hmm... flat as a runway.

"Ahhh! My husband just looked at me, he looked at me! Did you all see that?!"

Julian: 'I reserve the right to pursue legal action against you for slander.'

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At the entrance of the Primal Secret Realm, nearly eleven months had already passed since Julian left.

At this moment, the light around the entrance suddenly began to flicker.

"Arf!"

"Tres!"

The next second, Arcanine and Moltres burst out from the entrance.

"Arcanine? Moltres? Could they be Champion Walker's Pokémon?"

The guards initially thought Pokémon from the Primal Secret Realm had escaped, but upon seeing Arcanine's fiery red color, they immediately realized it could be Julian's Pokémon, especially with a Moltres beside it.

However, these details alone weren't enough to confirm their identities, so the guards quickly surrounded them.

But the very next moment, a Champion-level aura erupted from Arcanine's body. The immense pressure spread out continuously, and the guards nearby were instantly forced to the ground.

"Tres~"

Moltres: "You dumb dog, stop showing off. Let's go find Master."

Arcanine: "Before, when Dragonite, Lucario, and Tyranitar broke through, they all showed off. I want to show off too."

A few seconds later, Arcanine withdrew its aura.

By this time, Duke, who was stationed near the gate of the Secret Realm, had rushed over. He too had thought that a secret realm Pokémon had emerged from inside.

But seeing Arcanine and Moltres, he asked tentatively, "Are you Julian's Pokémon?"

Arcanine and Moltres looked at the guards surrounding them with weapons drawn, and at Duke who was radiating a Champion-level aura. Though unafraid, they understood they couldn't start a conflict here.

So they nodded.

After confirming their identities, Duke waved his hand and dismissed the guards.

"Then go find Julian."

The next second, Moltres shot up into the sky.

"Arf!"

Arcanine: "Stupid bird, give me a lift! I don't want to run all the way!"

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