"What do you sell here...?"
The first customer to enter asked curiously, looking at the facilities inside.
Lucas was about to answer when he heard the customer exclaim.
"Oh, Lucas?"
Lucas could only respond with a smile.
"Hello."
"Is this your shop?"
Lucas nodded. "This is a shop managed by Gothitelle, specializing in desserts, bread, cakes, snacks, as well as herbal tea and herbal medicine. If you need anything, feel free to look around. Of course, you can also sample them."
Gothitelle stepped forward, ready to ask what she wanted to sample.
However, the customer waved her hand. "Oh, why bother sampling? Lucas's shop wouldn't trick people, would it? My child has a cough, and I was just wondering why Lucas wasn't selling herbal tea yet."
At this point, she suddenly remembered and quickly asked, "Lucas, you said you sell herbal tea here. Do you have any today?"
Lucas nodded heavily under her expectant gaze. "Yes, we do. However, some special herbal teas are not available yet because we don't have the necessary herbal medicine. But if it's for a cough, we have it. Still, I recommend you bring your child to see me; I can prepare a more suitable herbal tea or herbal medicine for you on the spot."
The customer nodded happily. "Alright, I'll bring them over later for Lucas to take a look. Oh, and the bread here—"
"Don't worry."
With those two words, the customer was overjoyed and quickly bought several loaves of bread.
Gothitelle helped her pack them, and after she paid, she left with the bread.
Lucas and Gothitelle exchanged glances.
He shrugged.
There was nothing he could do; his reputation was just that big.
Seeing his smug expression, Gothitelle turned and went into the back kitchen.
Too lazy to bother with him.
As soon as the customer walked out, she saw several parents who were old acquaintances, dropping their children off at school. She held up the bread in her hand, gesturing for them to look.
"Look, the bread I bought from Lucas's shop. It smells so good!"
The parents were attracted by Lucas's shop.
"You bought it from the Breeding House?" "Has the Breeding House started selling bread too?"
"Did you go to the Breeding House so early?" —
"No, Lucas also opened a shop here in Twinleaf Town, not far from here, next to the Pokémon Center," the customer explained.
"What?! Lucas opened a shop in Twinleaf Town?!"
"That's right. Besides bread and cakes, they also have herbal medicine and herbal tea. I'm planning to go home and bring my child over to take a look; he's always coughing."
"Has he finally started selling herbal tea again?"
Because the Breeding House's herbal tea was very effective for symptoms like coughs, mild fevers, and indigestion, many people would order it from the Breeding House. However, due to the previous fever incident, the Breeding House's supply of herbal medicine was depleted, and so the Breeding House stopped its herbal tea and herbal medicine services.
This left many people in Twinleaf Town eagerly anticipating the Breeding House resuming sales of herbal tea and herbal medicine.
Now, hearing that Lucas had opened a shop in Twinleaf Town and would also sell herbal tea and herbal medicine, they were very excited.
"But Lucas said some special herbal medicine isn't ready yet, and only ordinary herbal tea is available for sale."
Everyone nodded, as the Breeding House's herbal tea and herbal medicine were all made from herbal medicine grown at the Breeding House, and those herbal medicines were much more effective than ordinary ones.
More and more people gathered around.
Suddenly, someone asked, "How does the bread taste? I heard Lucas is an excellent chef."
The customer was stunned for a moment. "I haven't tried it yet, but it smells really good."
"Why don't you try it now? If it's not bad, I'll buy some. After all, it's Lucas's shop, so we should support it."
"That's right, you try it. Lucas is such a good person; we should definitely support his shop."
During the fever incident, it was Lucas who turned the tide and took the lead, and he didn't even charge for it afterward.
The people of Twinleaf Town remembered this well.
The customer nodded, took out a soft sweet honey bread, and took a bite.
A sweet sensation instantly filled her entire mouth.
"Mmm—so good!"
Then she finished the bread in two or three bites.
She also shared her bread with several parents around her.
Everyone was captivated by the unique flavor.
Soft texture, with the sweet and happy taste of sweet honey.
"It's too delicious! Lucas's cooking lives up to its reputation. I'm going to buy a few more. Anyway, we've all seen the quality of the Breeding House's ingredients."
The customer finished speaking, turned, and left, followed by a large crowd.
"I'm going too." "Me too."
Lucas, who was still being smug with Vulpix, saw someone enter the shop and smiled.
"Welcome—"
The moment he looked up, Lucas froze.
A very long line had formed outside at some point.
?!
When did so many people arrive?!
At this moment, the customer said, "Lucas, the bread is too delicious. Give me five of each kind again."
Lucas: —
Gengar saw Lucas still dazed. It floated to the side, picked up bags, and started packing bread.
—
"Gen Gengar—
—"
Please come again next time~
Looking at the crowd queuing outside, Gengar nudged Lucas.
Move aside, you're blocking my work.
By the time Lucas came to his senses, half of the Breeding House's bread was gone.
Along with the Tiramisu and other desserts made that morning.
Gothitelle called out to Lucas.
"Gothita."
Come in and help quickly.
Seeing Lucas slowly run in, it directly pulled Lucas in with its psychic power.
"Hey, be careful, I can walk by myself!"
"Gen Gengar"
Lucas joined the battle in the back kitchen.
Gothitelle was assisting him.
Gengar was greeting customers outside and packing with Azumarill.
Initially, with Gothitelle's help, Lucas could manage. But then people came to buy herbal tea and herbal medicine, so Gothitelle had to go help with the brewing.
Lucas was left alone in the back kitchen, bustling about.
"Gen Gengar—"
Hurry up, we're out of stock.
Lucas's hands were moving so fast they were a blur.
The line not only didn't shorten but grew even longer.
Because many people had heard the news and rushed over.
Lucas was simply too busy and pulled out his phone to call Mr. and Mrs. Fujino.
Soon, Machoke, Vex, Heracross, Pinsir, Luxray, Staraptor, and others were all called over to help.
Once they arrived, Gengar had them greet customers, maintain order, and pack, then it floated into the kitchen itself, put on a chef's uniform, and began assisting Lucas.
Although Gengar's cooking skills were mediocre, its ability to assist was unique in the entire Breeding House.
Even Gothitelle and Mime Jr. couldn't compare to it.
With its help, loaves of bread came out of the oven and were sent out.
On the kitchen glass, Lucas and Gengar, dressed in chef's uniforms, were reflected, working with an efficiency that no machine in his previous life could match.
Even Shauna, who had planned to come to the shop to rest after school at noon, was forced to join the work.
Lucas's mindset was about to explode.
Never again work in the catering industry in my next life!!!
Also, when will this day end, seriously?!
Lucas screamed in despair in his heart.
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