Rope completely ignored the people at the table and picked up his chopsticks and began to eat.
He took two bites and then nodded rather appreciatively, although the flavor was still slightly inferior to what he had made himself, but in the end, this kind of meal was all about tasting.
At least Rope and the others really weren't used to these so-called Gordon's meals. Not only was it troublesome to make, the flavor wasn't necessarily as good as curry or something.
Moreover, these researchers and trainers often wander around in the field, so they really don't have that much time to eat such troublesome meals.
All sorts of nonsense. Only those politicians who are busy in the office all day to engage in livelihood and policy will have nothing to think about eating something rare.
The trainers couldn't say that every one of them was an ascetic, but basically they wouldn't demand too much from their food and drink.
But this kind of exquisite dishes made by chefs naturally had their merits.
Rope gave Cynthia a chopstick of food in the bowl in front of her and said with a smile, "Hurry up and eat, the food won't taste good if it gets cold."
Cynthia gave Rope a small smile, then squeezed his hand under the table.
"Uh, good."
And with that, the stalemate at the table was broken.
Cynthia gave Rope and Daisy each a little bit of food, before joking and eating with the pair again. Naturally, no one else at the table was going to do anything too drastic. Sabrina, who was sitting on the opposite side of the table, watched Rope and Cynthia and Daisy laughing and joking, and she was a bit dissatisfied.
But hard to say, she didn't have much to say.
One was a real girlfriend, and the other was a sister who had lived together for a long time. Who was she to get involved?
By virtue of the fact that she and Rope didn't fight?
Sabrina scanned around the other women at this table. None of them were bad, and it also looked like any of them had crossed paths with Rope in ways unknown to outsiders.
Sabrina couldn't help but sigh a little at the thought. Because of this somewhat twisted arrogant nature, her and Rope's relationship has not yet said what substantial progress, honestly, if Sabrina put down a little earlier. If Sabrina had let her hair down earlier, it would have been a toss-up whether there would have been a later Cynthia.
At least that's what she thought to herself.
"Himata, no, Rope," Nessa's voice rang out. Breaking the warm atmosphere at this table.
Nessa met the converging gazes of the crowd, slightly flustered, but quickly adjusted, after all, seriously, she really didn't crave Rope's body...
"When do you have a moment, I haven't been able to get a hold of you online during that time. I want to do another set of portraits."
Nessa said it quite seriously, after all, you'd have to say there's no problem with this, right, a portrait shoot would still give rise to strange associations between the model and the photographer. But if you want to say it's a problem...how could it be. Real photographers have respect for their profession.
Picking up girls was fine, under the banner of photography was fine, getting into something with or without during photography...no way...it was a matter of the most basic beliefs.
"Me too!" Elesa on one side added naturally as she saw how straight balled Nessa was.
These two were all work related in the end. Just one photo shoot for a portrait of kung fu. In the end, it was just a working relationship, there was no touching, no in-depth communication.
How could they talk about liking each other if they didn't even make friends?
High-level female trainers are not worried about marriage. It's just a matter of whether they want to get married or not.
If they want to marry, the list of people who want to marry them can go from Kanto to Kalos, but if they don't want to marry, Galar's former champion and current fairy Gym Leader Opal and Agatha's mother-in-law don't get married and don't have any children, and the life of a Pokémon is much longer than that of a human being, so as long as nothing happens to it, they can probably stay with the trainers for the rest of their lives.
With the company of Pokémon. Trainers won't fall into the point of loneliness even when they get old. That's why quite a few trainers didn't have any worries at all about getting old.
So it wasn't like they had to find someone to partner up with.
It's best to have someone you truly love. If not, it's not impossible to live alone.
That's why Blue is still single...
(Blue: Are you polite?)
"No problem. It's just a photo shoot, it doesn't take much time. I'm preparing for my thesis, so I don't have time to do this with you guys. Let's wait until after the League meeting, and then I'll shoot you two afterward."
Rope didn't shy away from it, he didn't have evil thoughts in his mind, when it came to photography it was just photography and the pursuit of beauty.
Furthermore, although these two were also recognized as great beauties. But seriously...there wasn't a single one sitting here that wasn't a beauty alright. These two might not really be at the top of the list when it comes to face value.
They're all numb.
How could Rope just have evil thoughts about random people?
Seeing Rope's promise, the two of them naturally wouldn't toss anything else, and then honestly began to eat.
But it must be said... this got off to a bad start...
"Professor Rope, this is considered our first official meeting, right?" Oleana had a soft smile on her face.
This would surprise Rose if she saw Rose. When had the self-same vice president been so gentle.
"Indeed, before we were all chatting together on the forums. Now it seems. You and the you from back then have really changed drastically ah Oleana."
Rope was really quite emotional. He had naturally paid attention to this female character that he felt was portrayed the best in the entire Sword and Shield when he was playing the game before. Had also learned about her background. From being a humble researcher to becoming a researcher and proprietor of the Macro Cosmos Group after being encouraged by Rose. Those changes were huge.
And when Rope first interacted with Oleana at the forum. She was a real baby duck. Now she'd also become a dancing swan with a regal and cool demeanor.
"Yes, without your help, there would definitely be no me today!"
Oleana's eyes were filled with emotion. It really was just the past that was hard to look back on. Although it was only a short five years. But it seems like it's already a sea of change.
"So, professor, I hope to be your assistant!"
Oleana said to Rope with a serious expression after she finished lamenting.
Rope: ???
The atmosphere at the table also froze. Everyone had a 'I can't believe you're playing this big' look on their faces. Even Cynthia and Daisy were taken aback. This was no small matter.
Macro Cosmos Group, the real powerhouse of Galar.
Oleana as the president's secretary and vice president. It could be said that she was the third in command of the entire region besides Rose, the president, and Leon, the champion.
Such a person is going to run under Rope's hand as an assistant...
Today Rope dry promised, tomorrow this matter will become the headline of all the newspapers in the entire League.
"There's no need!!!" Rope rushed to stop it.
He didn't want to make such a big news.
"Rope, I'm serious."
Oleana's tone became softer, then said.
Rope believed this, and so did Bea and Nessa on the side.
After all, although Oleana usually looked like a very sharp professional woman, in reality, those who really knew her knew... this woman was crazy...
After Rope became famous, there were some people in Galar who questioned Rope's words. After all, the existence of the legendary Pokémon hadn't been discovered in the Galar region for thousands of years.
The legend of Muji Tide that is also known as Dark Night has never been confirmed. Or rather...actually, the Legendary Pokémon in many places were treated as legends.
And even after Rope came up with empirical evidence, there were still a lot of uninformed folk who didn't believe Rope's words.
This is the same reason that Rope used to see on Earth about what where and where 'dragons' were found.
Even if a photo was actually taken, there were still people who said it was a forgery.
The higher-ups naturally know whether it's true or not. But the higher-ups tend not to circulate this information down the line. This is because there is a chance that this information will be wildly sought after, and then society could all go into chaos.
This is the second worst thing that can happen to a ruler.
The worst, of course, would be if someone with a grudge against the League actually took in Pokémon, a legendary Pokémon with enough power to subvert the League...
These skeptical statements existed in a lot of regions, but the Galar region would have to be the one where this kind of talk has been around for the shortest period of time.
Those people's comments just started circulating online... and then the moed...
And then Oleana went straight to the internet and posted her own words in support of Rope's theory. That's basically an admission that those Mod comments were played out by Oleana's ability.
"I know you're serious, but Oleana, I don't need this many people in my research either." Rope said with a serious face as well.
Before Oleana could continue speaking, Rope immediately said, "Oleana, you have to know that my research is actually about collecting documents, meeting the Legendary Pokémon straight on, and then organizing the manuscript. Collecting documents is something I took care of long before the discipline was established."
"And something like meeting Legendary Pokémon straight on isn't for everyone. Character, strength are all highly demanded."
"Plus, Daisy has always done the final finishing of the manuscript for me. I don't send out manuscripts very often at a time. No need for two assistants at all."
Rope didn't bother to look at Daisy, who was blushing slightly, but continued seriously, "If you want to engage in similar research. I will fully support it. I also support you in establishing your own research team to conduct research on Galar's Darkest Days and the Legend of Sword and Shield. But there's really no need for you to join my team."
Oleana wanted to say something else, but quickly realized that she really didn't seem to have anything more to say. Just like what Rope had said, this discipline really wasn't something that could be learned by the average person. Even if she wasn't afraid of difficulties, in reality, this discipline really wasn't something that could be solved by not being afraid of difficulties.
Seeing that Oleana's mood was a bit low, so Rope spoke, "Of course, if you have any questions, you can also come and ask me. I admit that your business acumen is really good. But I still think you're a good researcher."
Rope looks Oleana straight in the eye as she says this, her eyes filled with a genuine divine light.
Oleana locked eyes with Rope for a moment before averting her gaze and saying, "I will."
She shifted back and then looked straight at Rope, "I definitely will!"
The tone was firm and emotional.
"Then I'll be waiting for you to discuss academics with me."
Rope is also helpless...
Ugh, the damn charm...
He glances at Sabrina without thinking.
Spoon bends... hiss... psychic stress reaction?
So spoon had done something wrong?
Psychic senses being what they are, Sabrina quickly noticed Rope's eyes when Rope's flames weren't burning. And then looked straight up.
Rope hurriedly withdrew her sight...
No, I just solved one, I can't drag another one down. Then tonight must be cleaned up by Cynthia...
'Tonight I'll go to Daisy for a night talk.'
Cynthia's words suddenly came from the bottom of her heart. It was a telepathic communication between them...
Rope's heart was in agony as he looked back at the coquettishly smiling Cynthia and nodded with difficulty.
''I prepared a small snack for you, I'll have Gastly send it to you later.''
Cynthia heard Rope's words and also nodded towards him, looking quite satisfied.
Rope wouldn't have used his perception ability on Cynthia. After all, if you could see someone's favorability towards you, would you feel like you were actually in a relationship with someone, or playing a game?
A joke would be fine. Rope would skewer the game if a system really appeared... it would be hard to tell the real from the unreal...
"Say, Rope, you should be nearing the end of your travels in Kanto." Diantha suddenly asked out of the blue.
So everyone's eyes focused back on Diantha. diantha wasn't nervous at all, just kidding! She is a big star ok. Isn't it a normal thing to be in the sight of everyone!
Until Cynthia looked over as well...
"Er, that's something I've basically already planned. I'm planning on traveling to the Sinnoh region."
Rope's words were just finished, then spoke up.
"I don't recommend it."
Cynthia's voice suddenly rang out.
The crowd looked at Cynthia again. Daisy frowned and withdrew Cynthia's coat.
Cynthia squeezed her hand, signaling her reassurance. Then Cynthia looked at Rope and said seriously, "I came here to discuss this with you as well."
"You say." Rope's expression was serious.
"The Sinnoh region hasn't been very peaceful lately. I've been investigating, but I've never gotten a clue. Just know that..."
She looked into Rope's eyes, "If you go, you'll definitely be a target. That's why I want you to travel elsewhere until I can solve these problems."
She smiled, "I hadn't planned on saying that here. But since Diantha brought it up. I'll just say it."
"If I wasn't there, the target would be you right."
Rope's face was serious. he spoke before Cynthia's words left her mouth.
Cynthia met Rope's serious eyes and then nodded.
The two of them in a long distance relationship, the most important thing was honesty...
"That's why I must go. There's no sense in letting you get in front of me."
"Besides... I want to know... who's bullying my Cynthia."
Rope had a somewhat cruel smile on his face.