I opened a restaurant in the Pokémon world.

"Where is it?" Heath asked curiously. Ash looked around and then pointed in a direction. Heath looked in that direction and saw a small hill.

Chapter 408 Pokémon on the Hill

It was a small hill covered with lush vegetation. Heath could see that the area was completely covered by trees. It has to be said that the biggest difference between the Pokémon world and his previous life is the greenery. Heath felt that many places in the Pokémon League had preserved their original natural landscapes, and only in the cities inhabited by humans could one still see traces of modern society.

In the past, a large forest park in a city would become a gathering place for people, but not in the Pokémon World, because the people here are extremely familiar with forests and nature.

"Ash, what Pokémon did you see?" Hiss followed Ash, who was excitedly walking up the hill. However, Hiss noticed that Ash's eyes were constantly glancing at Farfetch'd and Charmeleon, and he even touched Snorlax next to him, which made Hiss want to laugh.

Zoroark wanted to jump onto Hiss's head and lie down, just like before, but Hiss refused. Doesn't this guy have any idea about his current weight? Hiss felt that if Zoroark jumped onto his head, he would probably fall to the ground, so Zoroark has now become invisible and is following beside Hiss, looking unhappy.

“A kind of… bug-type Pokémon, with a strange appearance. It’s white, but it looks… eh? That’s it!” Ash was carefully describing the appearance of the creature, but the next second, Ash suddenly pointed to a spot. Heath looked over and saw a very unique Pokémon crawling on the ground. It was watching Heath and Ash warily, its small eyes filled with a strong sense of vigilance.

Heath narrowed his eyes. The Pokémon in front of him had a white body, some red tentacles on the back of its head, and small paws in front of it. With its unique shape, Heath recognized the Pokémon at a glance.

"This is a Pokémon from the Hoenn region, Fubuzz," Hiss said calmly. He had been wondering if some Pokémon he hadn't seen before would emerge, but it was clear that Hiss knew Fubuzz. After all, this Pokémon was quite powerful. Although its base stats weren't quite at the level of a pseudo-legendary, they weren't far off. Its evolved form, Volcarona, was once praised as an insect-type Pokémon.

Its resistances are also quite good, making it a very special Pokémon among Bug-type Pokémon. If those Bug Catchers knew there was a Flamingo here, they would probably go crazy for it. Although Flamingo's evolved form, Volcarona, is powerful, it is still somewhat weaker in its Flamingo stage. Most importantly, Flamingo doesn't have Volcarona's ability to fly, so its escape ability is weak. When faced with human capture, it can only fight. Bug Catchers can weaken Flamingo's stamina in various ways and finally capture this Pokémon.

The most important survival tactic of the burning bug is probably its smoke-spraying technique, which allows it to hide its location and then escape at high speed. However, this tactic has been countered, and sometimes bug catchers carry a portable hair dryer in order to seize this opportunity.

Even without sufficient resources to train it, the evolved Volcarona is still quite powerful and is very suitable as an early-game Pokémon for training. It can also be used as a transitional Pokémon to catch many other Pokémon, and if trained well, it can even be used to reach the regional league.

However, Heath wasn't interested in Volcarona. He already had Charizard, and his Charizard was quite well-bred. Although Charizard's final evolution, Charizard Charizard, couldn't match Volcarona's base stats, Heath still really liked Charizard, since it was incredibly cool.

"Brother Heath, do you know this Pokémon?" Ash asked with a shocked expression, and Heath couldn't help but smile.

"Ash, if you want to become a Pokémon Trainer, you absolutely need to study Pokémon. You can't just stupidly throw Poké Balls at every Pokémon you see. You need to learn about these little guys, know their general preferences and information, so you can know how to get along with them." Heath was very calm. Back when he was with Sister Feng, besides running his stall, Heath's biggest form of entertainment was reading Pokémon encyclopedias. Because of this, Heath knew quite a bit about Pokémon.

Seeing the wary look on Flameg's face, Heath knew that this Pokémon was observing him. Flameg's strength was undeniable, and as a Bug-type Pokémon, it also possessed Fire-type abilities. Among Bug Pokémon that hadn't evolved to their ultimate form, Flameg was practically the top dog. However, with strength comes weakness. Flameg's power made it an easy target for humans. Among Bug-type Pokémon, Flameg was among the top-ranked. Although it was difficult to catch, once you caught one, you wouldn't have to worry about your battle strength for at least the next ten years. Therefore, Flameg was the dream of many bug-catching boys.

However, fireflies are usually only found in volcanic areas, so Heath didn't quite understand why there was a firefly here.

"Brother Heath, you're amazing!" Ash looked at Heath with fervor. Heath scratched his head, having unknowingly shown off a bit, but he had to admit that the feeling of being admired by someone was just fantastic.

"Are you planning to catch this Flamingo?" Heath glanced at his team composition. Good, he didn't have a single type advantage. Flamingo's type advantage is Flying and Water, as well as its strongest type, Rock. But Heath didn't have any of those types. However, it wouldn't be difficult to defeat it. Farfetch'd could easily crush Flamingo. Farfetch'd, with its Magical Protect ability, wouldn't have any trouble facing Flamingo unless the little guy could learn Electric, Rock, and Ice types, but that was basically impossible.

"No, Mom said I'm not old enough to catch Pokémon yet." Ash sighed regretfully. Hiss's lips twitched. He hadn't expected Ash to be such a good boy. It was quite surprising. Hiss had thought that Ash, with his passion for Pokémon, would probably pounce on him and hug his Charizard.

"So what are you planning to do?" Heath looked at the Burning Bug in front of him. The other creature seemed uneasy. Heath had three Pokémon here, which put a lot of pressure on it, and it was already trying to escape.

Ash scratched his head, seemingly pondering the question, before looking at Hiss.

"Hmm... let Brother Heath take a look?" Ash hesitated for a long time before giving an answer, and Heath helplessly covered his face.

Chapter 409 Mountains and Rivers Connected

In the end, the Flamingo slipped away under Farfetch'd's watchful gaze, and Heath didn't bother with it. Pokémon competition in nature happens every day, and for a Pokémon like Flamingo, if it can't stay in a volcanic cave, its survival rate isn't very high. After all, it's easy for various Flying-type Pokémon to target it outside. Although Heath was curious as to why this little guy was in this place, it wasn't something Heath was responsible for.

But just as Hiss was about to turn around and leave, he heard Ash's surprised voice.

"Heath! Look, that's Pidgeot!" Ash pointed to the sky. Heath looked up and saw Pidgeot with a golden crown flying through the air. Then its body descended rapidly, as if it had spotted something. Heath had a bad feeling. Judging from its appearance, Heath felt that Pidgeot had spotted a Flamethrower.

Bird-type Pokémon like Pidgeot do indeed prey on Bug-type Pokémon. In fact, the reason Bug-type Pokémon don't become overpopulated is precisely because of the existence of bird-type Pokémon. Otherwise, given the reproductive capacity of Bug-type Pokémon, they would probably have wiped out the forest in a few years.

"Just to correct you, the official name the League has given us now is Pidgeot... but I have to say, it's a really awful name." Heath complained, wondering what the League was thinking, changing so many names. For example, Pidgeot used to be officially translated as Pidgeot, but Heath still thought Pidgeot sounded better.

Heath also heard that Celebi had been renamed Celebi. Although Celebi better reflects the Pokémon's abilities, Heath still thought Celebi sounded better.

"Brother Heath, do you think Pidgeot has spotted a Flamethrower?" Ash asked hesitantly. Heath frowned; it was highly likely, since the Flamethrower had just retreated in that direction, and given the situation, it was very possible it had run into one.

"The hill is so big, it's not like..." Heath decided to comfort Ash, but the next second, a dazzling burst of firelight erupted from the forest ahead. Heath's lips twitched. This was a timely slap in the face. He didn't expect that Pidgeot's target was really Flamingo, and Flamingo, a Pokémon, would definitely not sit idly by.

Hiss shook his head, then took his Pokémon and went over. After walking for a short while, Hiss saw a clearing ahead where Fubuzz was confronting Pidgeot. However, Fubuzz didn't seem to be in a good position. Pidgeot was, after all, a Flying Pokémon, and its final evolution at that. It was much stronger than Fubuzz, which was still in its juvenile stage. In addition, there was the type advantage, so Fubuzz was basically doomed.

Furthermore, Pidgeot has the ability Sharp Eyes. If Pidgeot has Sharp Eyes, then even if Flamebuzz emits smoke, it can forget about escaping Pidgeot's pursuit. Moreover, this is a forest, not a cave, and Pidgeot can also fly in the air to chase and wear down Flamebuzz's stamina.

Although it's cruel, this is the world of Pokémon. In places unseen by people, there is also competition and predation among Pokémon.

According to the League, this is something that cannot be interfered with. While the League protects Pokémon, it is only to prevent humans from harming Pokémon or capturing Pokémon for other purposes, such as Farfetch'd being eaten and becoming a protected animal. However, the League does not concern itself with the competitive relationships between Pokémon.

"Brother Heath..." Ash nervously grabbed Heath's clothes. Heath scratched his head. To be honest, according to what he learned from Sister Maple, this was a matter of natural selection and survival of the fittest. As a human, he shouldn't interfere. However, seeing Ash's nervous look, Heath was also worried that if he interfered and Ash witnessed how Pidgeot hunted Flamebug, it would cause Ash some psychological trauma. Children's hearts are very sensitive and fragile.

"Alright, I'll help it out." Hiss sighed, then looked at the Pokémon around him. Snorlax was naturally the best choice. Pidgeot was a Flying-type Pokémon, and it was practically powerless against the Ice-type Snorlax. However, Ash might be curious as to why Snorlax would use an Ice-type move. But seeing Pidgeot charge at the Flamebug again, Hiss simply had Snorlax use Ice Beam to attack it.

Faced with the attack of the Freeze Ray, Pidgeot cried out in terror, then suddenly soared into the sky, dodging the attack, and then looked at Heath's position from the sky with displeasure.

Heath scratched his head and then sent Charizard out. Pidgeot called out disdainfully, and Heath then sent out Farfetch'd. Pidgeot's eyes became slightly more cautious, but it still refused to fly away. Insect Pokémon like Flamebull are somewhat beneficial to Pidgeot after eating them, not to mention that guy was almost becoming its bird food. Pidgeot was not very willing to give up.

"Good grief, why aren't you leaving?" Hiss scratched his head, glanced at Ash beside him, and after seeing that the other wasn't paying attention, patted Zoroark's head. Zoroark rolled its eyes, but still transformed into Raichu, with electricity surging through its body. Only then did Pidgeot leave reluctantly.

Then, the next second, Zoroark returned to his invisible state. Although it was called invisible, he actually just turned into a very small phantom, similar to the shape of a mosquito.

"Buzz!" A wary sound rang out. Heath turned his head and saw that Pidgeot had left, but looking at the big guys around Heath, the fumarole still felt a deep pressure. It watched Heath and Ash warily.

"...Are there any caves around here?" Hiss asked Ash. He remembered that there didn't seem to be any volcanoes in the Kanto region, but it didn't necessarily have to be a volcano. Ordinary caves should be enough to save the life of the Burning Bugs.

"Over there, to the east, there's a mountain range with caves there." Ash pointed in a direction, and Heath squinted and looked over. There was indeed a mountain range there, far away, but it was connected to this land. No matter when, that mountain range always belonged to this place and was connected to it.

“Then let’s send the Burning Bug over there, but we might need some help…” Heath stroked his chin. He didn’t have a Flying-type Pokémon, so walking there would be too much of a waste of time. If he had Dragonite’s help, then flying there would be the best option.

"Ash, why don't you go look for Ash? He should be in the internet cafe in Pallet Town." Hiss looked at Ash with a smile, and Ash immediately nodded.

Chapter 410 Everything is Gray

"Zoroark, can you communicate with it?" Hiss rested his chin on his hands, looking at the salveobble in front of him, and then asked the Zoroark beside him. Ash hadn't returned yet, and Hiss could only stay here and watch over it to prevent the little guy from sneaking away. However, judging from the salveobble's wary look, Hiss knew that if given the chance, the little guy would probably still run away at top speed.

"Of course, but this guy is super wary and completely ignores me." Zoroark lay down on the grass, rolling around and swishing its tail. Hiss glanced at Zoroark; the evolved shiny Zoroark was quite beautiful and attractive, but unfortunately, its personality was still so unreliable. Hiss couldn't sense any growth from Zoroark at all. Although its size had increased considerably, its mentality was still that of Zoroark.

Heath looked at the Burning Bugs, yawned boredly, and decided to buy some Light-Up Tonight, teach Farfetch'd how to make some Light-Up, and then have Farfetch'd cook a batch of Light-Up. After that, Heath planned to leave Pallet Town. Although the pace of life in Pallet Town was very comfortable, Heath was not used to it. He preferred the liveliness of big cities. Moreover, even if it was just to complete his mission, Heath had to get to Pygmy City as soon as possible.

Soon after, Hiss heard the sound of Ash's wings in the sky. Zoroark wisely cast a mosquito illusion on himself and continued to hide. The next second, Ash followed Ash down from the sky. Almost the instant Ash landed, the volcano spewed out a thick cloud of black smoke, but it was no use. The black smoke quickly dissipated completely as Ash flapped his wings.

Seeing the Burning Bug trying to escape, Heath was both amused and exasperated. The little guy was quite decisive, using Smoke to try and escape when threatened. However, in the face of absolute power, it was impossible for the Burning Bug to escape.

"Ash, take your Charizard with you. It'll help you learn more about Pokémon." Hiss yawned. He wasn't interested in going into that cave. This Charizard might become Ash's partner someday. Although Ash didn't catch this Pokémon in the anime, anything was possible. Hiss was indifferent to the anime plot now. Even if Giovanni told him one day that he was actually a League Investigator, Hiss would only…

Well, if that's what Giovanni said, Heath felt that the world was truly in a mess. This astonishing change could even be described as astonishing. After all, in the most outrageous version Heath had ever seen, Giovanni was also a bad guy and could never be an undercover agent.

"Mm!" Ash smiled happily. Heath nodded. With Ash around, Ash's safety was not a problem at all. Heath didn't need to worry about Ash's safety at all, so he left with peace of mind.

However, as he walked, Heath sensed that something was wrong with his surroundings.

"Charmeleon?" Heath turned his head and looked around. Charmeleon was gone at some point. Heath looked to the side again. Snorlax, Zoroark, and Farfetch'd were also gone. Heath was a little confused. He looked around. The once lush green forest under the bright sunlight had now become somewhat gray. Heath scratched his head. What was going on?

Although Heath knew that fog did exist in Pallet Town, and that fog occasionally did rise in the nearby mountains, what he saw now didn't look like fog at all. Rather, the forest looked like another world, everything was gray and hazy. This inexplicably reminded Heath of the Inverted World he had visited before, and that place seemed to be just like this...

Thinking of this, Heath quickened his pace. He remembered that he would see Pallet New Town a little further ahead. Whether it was fog or something else, he could find out once he went out. But as soon as he stepped out of the forest, Heath froze for a moment.

Everything was gray, including the sky, though there were some other hues. Hanging in the sky was a pale white sphere that looked like the sun, but Heath didn't know if it was actually the sun.

Pallet Town is still the same old… no, Heath frowned. Pallet Town had changed. Heath remembered that he and Ash entered the forest from near the Pokémon Center, but now what came into view was a somewhat dilapidated Pokémon Center. It looked like a wooden building, but Heath had just seen a concrete Pokémon Center.

"Is this the Reverse World?" Heath hesitated. He knew about the Reverse World, the other side of this world, a very peculiar place. The world in front of him was almost identical to the Reverse World, but Heath remembered that Giratina, the master of the Reverse World, had once told him to try not to get close to the city.

Just as Hiss was hesitating whether to turn back and find a way back, he saw someone walk out of the Pokémon Center, holding a Bulbasaur in her arms.

"Huh?" The woman noticed Heath, a look of surprise and disbelief flashing in her eyes. Then she quickly walked over to Heath and looked him up and down with curiosity.

"Um... what's wrong?" Heath looked at the gray woman in front of her and asked hesitantly. The Bulbasaur she was holding was also gray. It seemed that everything in this world was this color, and other colors were basically invisible.

“You’re not from this world, are you, young man?” the woman said naturally. Only then did Heath realize that the other woman was quite old, looking to be in her fifties.

"Huh?" Heath was a little conflicted. He didn't know whether he should admit it or not. If he did, would some troublesome things happen?

After all, some of the novels and movies Heath had read before said that you can't let ghosts find out that you're a living person.

"Stop pretending. Everyone in our world is gray, but you... have color." The woman reached out and poked Heath's arm. Heath looked down and saw that his arm was still the familiar color, a stark contrast to the woman's gray arm.

Heath's lips twitched. He hadn't expected to be exposed so easily, but this world must be the reverse world.

Chapter 411 A Different World

"Um... is it too late for me to leave now?" Heath now understood why his Pokémon were no longer around. After all, this was the Reverse World, and if those little guys came in, it would probably cause some trouble, or even a lot of trouble. After all, according to Chinese tradition, the worlds of life and death should be separate.

So now that he's discovered all his Pokémon are gone, Heath feels a sense of relief. It's good that the little guys are alright; otherwise, Heath wouldn't know what to do. But now, thinking about it, how Heath gets out is also a problem, since he doesn't even know how he got in.

"How would I know? Usually, the people who come into this world are dead. Like me, I was cooking pig intestines at home when I accidentally tripped and fell, hit my head on the table, and ended up here." The woman shrugged. Heath paused for a moment. If this woman had said something else, Heath might not have thought much of it, but what the woman was saying sounded familiar to Heath. After all, in Pallet New Town, Heath knew only two people who liked to eat pig intestines.

"Excuse me... what is your relationship with Mr. Lordan?" Heath asked the woman in front of him. He remembered that Mr. Lordan also liked to eat pig intestines, and those pig intestines were made for him by Mr. Lordan's mother. So at that time, Mr. Lordan was like a child longing to see his mother. He missed his mother's taste, not anything else. Fortunately, Heath could see Mr. Lordan's requirements for food in his mind, and thus restored the taste in Mr. Lordan's memory. Otherwise, it would have been a difficult thing to satisfy Mr. Lordan.

The woman paused for a moment, her eyes clearly showing surprise.

"You know my son?" the woman said in surprise. Heath's lips twitched. What a small world. Heath never dreamed that he would meet Mr. Lordan's mother in the Reversed World.

Heath nodded, and then the woman's expression changed instantly. She pulled Heath aside and asked him a lot of questions about Mr. Lordan. However, Heath and Mr. Lordan were just a simple customer and chef, so he could only talk about what it was like to meet Mr. Lordan and about Mr. Lordan's friend. But Heath was dragged along by the woman to repeat these things a dozen or twenty times, which gave Heath a terrible headache. He felt like he was about to memorize everything about Mr. Lordan.

"That brat, I told him before to hurry up and learn how to make pig intestines so he could eat them at home after I'm gone. But that brat just wouldn't learn, and now look what's happened... But thank you so much, Mr. Heath. If it weren't for you, that brat would never have learned how to make pig intestines in his life." The woman wiped away tears from the corners of her eyes and said gratefully. Heath smiled and waved his hand, as long as he didn't continue talking about Mr. Lordan, that was fine. Heath really had nothing more to embellish about Mr. Lordan's story.

But even these monotonous and uninteresting stories sounded like heavenly music to the woman, who listened with complete fascination. Heath, seeing this, felt too embarrassed to say anything. Fortunately, the woman finally stopped asking Heath to continue telling the story of Mr. Lordan.

But soon, the woman began to talk about her affairs. Heath raised an eyebrow, but still sat quietly to the side and listened.

The woman talked on and on. Perhaps because Heath was a living person, she may have unconsciously come to regard him as her own child. So she talked to Heath for a very long time. Heath listened quietly as the woman laughed and called her son a fool, and as she talked about her marriage and her story with Venusaur.

Upon hearing this, Heath couldn't help but glance at Ivysaur. Wasn't this Ivysaur? How did it turn into Venusaur? Heath didn't think much of it; it was just that when a woman is overwhelmed with longing, she momentarily forgets that her Pokémon is actually Ivysaur.

"...Then I said to that brat...Eh? Sorry, sorry, Mr. Heath, I didn't realize I'd been talking to you for so long." The woman said apologetically. Heath waved his hand, not caring at all. As the owner of a food truck, Heath was very good at being a listener, listening to other people's stories and occasionally asking a few questions to show that he was listening attentively.

"Eh... looks like I've caused you a little trouble, Mr. Heath." The woman's eyes suddenly changed, and she carefully stood up, warily blocking Heath's path.

Heath turned his head and saw a Pokémon floating behind him, a Ghost-type Pokémon, Dusknoir, whose single red eye was staring intently at Heath.

The next second, a mysterious wave entered Heath's mind. Before Heath could react, he felt a sharp pain in his brain, as if a thousand insects were crawling inside. Immediately afterward, Heath fainted and collapsed to the ground.

……

"Hiss... What am I..." Heath slowly opened his eyes. He remembered that he was just in the Reversal World, but now when he opened his eyes, he saw a lush green forest and a clear blue sky above the treetops. Heath sat up and found himself lying on the lawn, with his Pokémon sleeping beside him. Heath frowned and shook them to wake them all up.

"What just happened?" Zoroark opened his eyes in confusion. Heath shook his head and didn't speak, but quietly looked around. He had returned to the real world. Could it be that what that Night Demon did was send Heath back to his original world?

Now that you mention it, Heath thinks it's possible that he's wrong about the Night Demon.

“However…” Heath scratched his head. He had no idea why he had walked into the inverted world. It was really too amazing. Heath hadn’t noticed anything wrong along the way. He was just walking along, but everything here had changed. It seemed that everything had become different.

"What exactly happened?" Heath scratched his head. He couldn't have suddenly entered the Reverse World, so there must be a reason for everything here, but what that reason was, Heath didn't know yet.

"Zoroark, do you remember where you fell asleep just now?" Hiss asked, looking at Zoroark. Zoroark shook his head blankly.