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Inside the consciousness Space—
"Hey guys! I need a bunch of cookbooks and recipes from different worlds—anything culinary-related! Please help me collect them!"
"Oh! And I could really use some unique ingredients from your worlds too! Help me out, yeah?"
"I'm developing a new path—Spirit Chef. It's all about blending superpowers with cooking. And once I master it, this path won't just be mine... it'll help everyone!"
Chef Renzo was back, rubbing his hands together and making his appeal to the group.
"No problem! I'm in."
Pirate Renzo was the first to respond. "Books and ingredients? My world's full of both!"
"I'll gather what I can too!" Uchiha Renzo added. "The ninja world has a few chakra-based dishes. Might come in handy for your Spirit Chef path."
If food could help people get stronger, he was all for it.
"I'm in too!" said Hero Renzo. "My world's got tons of exotic ingredients and recipes."
Aizen: "Sure."
Swordsman Renzo: "Got it."
Eevee: "Okay!"
Apocalypse Renzo: "+1"
One by one, the others chimed in with their support.
This kind of thing was nothing for them.
"Thanks, everyone! I swear I'll come up with even more delicious recipes and share them with all of you!"
Chef Renzo grinned brightly and left.
"…Guess the newbie might actually be worth something. Unlike you, you damn pervert," Demon Slayer Renzo said, glaring at Hentai Renzo.
'Why him and not me?' Yep—that was the real reason behind his anger.
"…" Hentai Renzo was speechless.
"You're the one who told me to go after that MILF the other day! And now you are angry about it?"
"You even convinced me and said, 'NTR isn't bad—it's just fixing broken marriages!'"
"And didn't I kinda share her only with you?"
Apocalypse Renzo: "..."
Eevee: "Two pieces of trash."
Uchiha Renzo: "The worst."
Aizen: "Perhaps we should test what happens if one of the Renzos dies."
Hermione: "Yes, yes, YES—let's try it!"
Demon Slayer and Hentai Renzo exchanged a glance and vanished instantly, fleeing before Hermione could actually go through with it.
"…They ran," Hermione muttered with disappointment, like she'd genuinely been ready to kill them.
"I'm heading out. If they come back, tie them up for me, will you?" With that, she also left.
"…"
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After some days—
Pokémon World
"Hey… Cynthia…"
Eevee was perched on Cynthia's shoulder, sniffing the faint floral scent on her body, sounding a little unsure and conflicted.
"Hm? What's wrong, Eevee? Are you feeling sick?"
Cynthia looked down at it, sensing something off. She quickly picked it up and held it in her arms, worried.
"No, that's not it," Eevee shook its head, then hesitantly asked, "I was just wondering… if I turned into a human one day, would you still treat me the same? Would you still want to be with me?"
"Pfft—!" Cynthia couldn't help but laugh, gently stroking its head. "You're really worried about that? Don't be silly!"
"But what if it did happen? You know I have weird powers! Even Sabrina can turn people into dolls! So it's not impossible, right?"
Eevee was getting worked up now. Why was she laughing when he was being serious!?
Cynthia, seeing how flustered Eevee got, rubbed her cheek against his with a warm smile.
"No matter what you become, Eevee, I'll always treat you with the same love. I'll always stay with you. I promise."
"So stop overthinking, okay?"
This little guy was really stressing over something like this?
Cynthia didn't even know what to say. Her Eevee was definitely one of a kind.
She'd always had the feeling that Eevee's thoughts were closer to a human's than a Pokémon's.
But like she said—no matter what form Eevee took, she'd never leave him. Ever.
Unless Eevee himself stopped liking her.
To Cynthia, the morning two years ago when she met Eevee was the luckiest day of her life. It marked the start of everything magical.
And it was all thanks to Eevee.
She never saw him as just a Pokémon. To her, Eevee was her closest, most irreplaceable partner in the whole world.
She could live without a boyfriend.
But she could never live without her Eevee.
— — —
Eevee was really touched by what Cynthia said. "Cynthia… thank you!"
"Actually, I've been working on transforming into a human form. I've made a lot of progress recently! But I was scared… scared that if I really turned into a human, you wouldn't like me anymore. That's why I kept it to myself…"
But with what Cynthia had just said, Eevee finally had the courage to speak up.
"Huh? Wait… what did you just say?" Cynthia froze.
She quickly lifted Eevee up with both hands and stared at it seriously. "You said you've what now?"
"I've figured out how to transform into a human! I just need to run the final test!" Eevee looked nervous but determined.
"Wait—seriously?!"
Eevee nodded. "Seriously!"
"Eevee, that's....."
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