I opened a restaurant in the Pokémon world.

"No, are you sure there's nothing wrong with your probability design?" Xiao Gang looked at the four cards in his hand with a strange expression. Three were white and one was blue.

Xiao Gang already knew from Hiss what the rarity of the cards Hiss designed was: white, blue, purple, and orange, only four colors. However, Xiao Gang didn't get a single purple card in his two card packs, let alone an orange one.

"How should I know? Maybe you're just unlucky." Heath shrugged. He glanced at the four cards in Xiao Gang's hand. The only blue one was Xu Sheng. But seeing Xu Sheng reminded Heath of when he used to play games. He felt a bit of a stomachache whenever he heard the phrase "Sheng will surely be defeated."

However, Heath still designed Xu Sheng to be blue. After all, Heath is the designer, and strength and weakness are just a matter of patching.

However, Heath did create some orange cards, but after mixing them up, even Heath himself didn't know which pack contained which cards. Heath was a fair person, and the card packs he designed were all the same, without any markings or backdoors.

"But it looks... alright." Xiao Gang looked at the card pack in his hand. It was quite well-made, and the health points and other information were marked. It was a very simple and classic gameplay, and it looked somewhat like a Pokémon battle.

"Do you think you'll have the idea of ​​collecting?" Heath looked at Xiao Gang nervously. This was important; if he couldn't stimulate the desire to collect, then Heath wouldn't be able to make more money.

"It's alright, after all, your card is quite exquisite, and..." Xiao Gang looked at the white card in his hand. The white card had a girl's image on it, a very cute image.

Xiao Gang scratched his head. This unknown feeling seemed quite exciting. Heath breathed a sigh of relief after hearing what Xiao Gang said. As long as Xiao Gang thought it was okay, that was fine. Next, they just had to see how business would go tomorrow.

If business goes smoothly, Hiss can earn more money and accumulate more satisfaction. However, Hiss's main goal this time is to earn back the money he spent on cards. If Hiss hadn't earned a lot before, he wouldn't have been able to come up with 50,000 Alliance Coins.

Heath has closed for the day and plans to go back to the Officers' dormitory area later to prepare dinner for them.

"I met a really interesting person at the dojo today." Xiao Gang sat down in a chair and was eating his curry chicken rice. He had been busy unpacking the package and hadn't had a chance to eat yet.

"Oh?" Hiss became interested and casually touched Brock's Pokémon. Larvitar looked a bit taller and had gained a lot of weight. Hiss thought Pokémon were truly the most miraculous creatures in the world. Hiss was very curious about how much Larvitar weighed now.

"Click~" Young Gilas snuggled closer to Hiss comfortably. Hiss chuckled, picked up Young Gilas, and weighed him in his arms. Young Gilas had indeed become a bit heavier.

Xiao Gang stared blankly at Hiss, wondering if Hiss was not human, otherwise how could he carry such a heavy baby Gilas?

"A little boy named Ash is... a very innocent guy. He's still learning how to train Pokémon, but his love for Pokémon is truly passionate." Brock happily swallowed the curry chicken cutlet in his mouth. The rich curry sauce combined with the aroma of the chicken cutlet gave Brock a unique sense of satisfaction.

Heath's cooking skills are superb. This time, the chicken cutlet she made wasn't very flavorful, but it was precisely because of the two flavors of curry and chicken that the curry and chicken were blended together more cleverly.

"Ash, I know him. He's definitely a very interesting person." Heath smiled. It seems the timeline has changed, and Ash and Brock have met earlier. However, looking at Brock's Larvitar, Heath is curious about what level of strength Brock's Larvitar will reach when Ash embarks on his journey. Will Ash be able to defeat Brock with Pikachu who has just embarked on his journey?

Heath thought the possibility was somewhat slim, but Ash is the main character after all, and he will become stronger in the future. Brock will probably follow Ash on his journey.

Heath chatted with Xiao Gang for a while longer before Xiao Gang left Heath's dining car. It was a rare occasion for him to come back, and he had to go back to his father's place later. Then he planned to continue his studies at the Daichi Dojo in Evergreen City the next day, as his studies were not yet finished.

Heath chuckled as she saw Xiao Gang off, then closed her food cart, yawned, stretched leisurely, and glanced at her Advanced Chef's Eye mission. She figured she could complete it tomorrow if there were more customers.

"Trainer~ Trainer~" Zoroark rushed to Hiss's side, looking at him expectantly. Hiss glanced at Zoroark, then stood up helplessly.

"You want to go to the bookstore, right?" Heath asked with a hint of exasperation. Zoroark had been itching to go ever since he got his paycheck, but there weren't any bookstores in Pallet Town, so he hadn't given it a second thought. Now that he was in Pyrenees City, Zoroark's long-suppressed urge finally couldn't be contained.

"Mmm~" Seeing Zoroark's happy expression, Hiss shrugged helplessly. Oh well, the store closed early today, so Hiss decided to take his Pokémon to the street and see if there was anything they wanted to buy.

Heath stood up, called Farfetch'd and Charmeleon, and put Snorlax away. Snorlax was too big and inconvenient to take out. Also, Officer Jenny had told Heath earlier that Snorlax and other very heavy Pokémon were not allowed on the streets of Pewter City. Apparently, this was proposed by the Pewter City road maintenance department, as they spend a lot of money on road maintenance every year.

"Roar~" Charmeleon roared twice, then slammed its tail onto the floor.

"Firefire says it thinks this city isn't very friendly to big guys." Zoroark remained the same, translating with a smile, clearly in a good mood.

“Indeed.” Heath looked at both sides of the road. There were many such signs on the streets of Pyrenees City, which read, “No Pokémon that are too heavy can walk here.” Pokémon like Snorlax were really having a hard time.

Heath glanced at the road ahead, then paused for a moment. He turned around, and a person walked past him. That person looked somewhat familiar.

Chapter 432 The Pokémon World is Such a Small Place

Heath scratched his head. The person just now looked somewhat like Giovanni, but upon closer inspection, Heath realized that it wasn't Giovanni. Giovanni was taller than that person. Heath knew Giovanni's height very well, as Giovanni was a tiny bit taller than Heath, about one centimeter. The man just now, however, was shorter than Heath.

It's easy to grow taller, but it's very difficult to grow shorter. As the gym leader, Mr. Giovanni has his basic physical examination data, which Heath has seen. He is indeed one centimeter taller than Heath.

Heath also found it hard to imagine Mr. Giovanni wearing height-increasing insoles with a serious expression. Mr. Giovanni would almost never do that; he was very frank about his height and such matters.

Therefore, Heath was certain that the man from earlier could not possibly be Mr. Sakaki; he was probably just someone who looked very similar.

“But thinking about it carefully, Miss Officer Jenny and Miss Joey are quite similar. It’s not strange that there are a few people in this world who look alike.” Heath yawned and then continued leading Zoroark toward the bookstore.

There are many bookstores in Pewter City. Following the map's navigation, Heath arrived at the nearest bookstore. This bookstore had a sign with a pickaxe on it, and the name was very simple: "Mineral Bookstore." Heath thought that the people in the Pokémon world were quite interesting at choosing names.

Heath led Zoroark inside, but Heath didn't go with Zoroark to choose anything. Since Zoroark could now project human forms, Heath let Zoroark go to read the books on his own, while Heath went to the living area and looked at the menu.

"Is this the Mineral Rock Worm?" Heath saw a very interesting book. The cover had a grayish-white worm on it, with the words "Mineral Rock Worm" written on it. Curious, Heath picked it up and looked at it. He then discovered that it was a book explaining the Mineral Rock Worm, from its discovery to its current market value, etc. It had a detailed introduction. After reading for a while, Heath decided to buy the book.

But when Heath turned his head, he was stunned for a moment, because he saw a girl holding a book and smiling at him at the table behind him.

Heath narrowed his eyes; he recognized the girl as Karenia.

It's a bit ridiculous. After leaving the Quartz Alliance, Heath didn't really want to talk to Karenia, nor did he deliberately look for her. But he didn't expect to run into this girl in Dark Grey City.

Heath didn't really want to talk to her. The fact that Karenia was still fine made Heath increasingly think that Karenia was a very scheming girl. After all, it was quite absurd that Officer Jenny couldn't find any evidence that she had harmed anyone.

“Mr. Heath, what a coincidence! Did you follow me here?” Heath didn’t want to talk to Karenia, but Karenia was very interested in Heath. She stood up with a smile, walked up to Heath with a fragrant breeze, and asked playfully.

“I have absolutely no interest in talking to you.” Heath rolled his eyes. This was the funniest joke in the world. Heath had no intention of following Karenia at all. On the contrary, he felt like he was being followed by Karenia. It seemed that no matter where he went, he would run into this girl.

"Hey~ Mr. Heath is really cold and heartless. Shouldn't you be happy to meet an old friend in a foreign land?" Karenia said with a smile. Heath didn't have any other Pokémon with him at the moment. They had to be put away when entering places like bookstores, so apart from Zoroark, Farfetch'd and Charmeleon were put away. Charmeleon was even a Pokémon that was explicitly required to be put away.

It seems that fire-type Pokémon are not allowed to be released in bookstores. Sheath didn't want to have to take on another huge debt after just getting rid of it, so she obediently put Charmeleon back into its Poké Ball.

“I don’t think we’re old acquaintances, Karenia.” Heath deliberately mentioned another name the girl used to have.

Sure enough, Karenia's expression turned slightly cold for a moment, but in an instant, a sweet smile returned to the girl's face. Heath looked at this girl and thought she was really a cunning person. He wondered what she had been through.

"Brother Heath, the former Karenia has already died in the Quartz Alliance." Karenia smiled sweetly, without any coldness. However, Heath keenly noticed that Karenia's shadow under the light seemed to twist slightly, just when he said Karenia's name.

Either Hiss's eyes were playing tricks on him, or there was something in Karenia's shadow. Since this was the world of Pokémon, Hiss basically ruled out the idea of ​​any evil spirits at work. He thought that there might be a Pokémon lurking in Karenia's shadow.

Based on Sheath's understanding of Pokémon, those that can hide in the shadows...

“It’s Gengar.” Hiss slapped his palm. It’s not that other Ghost-type Pokémon can’t hide in shadows, but Hiss and Ms. Lori’s Gengar have played rock-paper-scissors many times, so he knows Gengar quite well. The shadow under Karenia looks like Gengar is hiding in it.

"Brother Heath, what are you talking about? Are you planning to catch one?" Karenia looked confused. Heath looked at Karenia and scratched his head. If Karenia really had a Gengar, then it didn't seem impossible for a little girl to do that.

Heath gave Karenia a deep look. He was curious whether Officer Jenny knew that Karenia had a Gengar. If she did, perhaps they could start by getting information from the Gengar.

"But I have a Gengar, you know. If you want to see it, Brother Heath, I can show it to you~" Karenia said with a smile, pulling out a trainer card. Indeed, a Gengar was registered on it, along with...

Cursed doll?

Heath was somewhat shocked. Unlike the Cursed Doll in the game, the real-life Cursed Doll is a Pokémon that is extremely difficult to catch. This kind of Pokémon has a strong resentment towards living beings, and it is difficult to build a bond with the Cursed Doll. One must be wary of being backfired.

Even Mega Cursed Doll, after its Mega Evolution, will hate its trainer, even if it has already formed a bond with its trainer. Therefore, the League has very strict requirements for capturing Cursed Dolls.

Chapter 433 Cursed Doll

That's why very few people can capture a Cursed Doll, or even a Cursed Doll in its unevolved form, the Wraith Doll. Heath remembers that the Alliance's vetting process is extremely strict, but Karenia actually managed to capture one and even received the Alliance's approval. This proves that the Cursed Doll did indeed form a bond with Karenia.

This is simply outrageous, utterly outrageous. Heath felt that if Karenia really had this kind of talent, becoming someone like Kikuko Tenoh in the future wouldn't be a dream at all.

"...Karenya, are you planning to become a trainer?" Hiss looked at Karenya. There were quite a few talented trainers, and there were even trainers who specialized in Ghost-type Pokémon. However, even these Ghost-type trainers might not be able to catch a Cursed Doll. This kind of Pokémon is like a double-edged sword, with the possibility of harming its owner at any time. But Karenya did it and even got the League's recognition. This is really outrageous.

“Yes, my idol is Elite Four member Agatha Christie.” Karenia smiled even more happily. Heath scratched his head. It really was Elite Four member Agatha Christie. However, Heath remembered that in the annual trainer information released by the League, Agatha Christie, one of the Elite Four members, had never caught a Cursed Doll. It seems that Karenia really has a talent for catching Ghost-type Pokémon. That’s quite impressive.

Heath didn't know what to say. Although he felt that Karenia was the murderer, he had no evidence. Moreover, based on what he heard from his neighbors and Officer Jenny, Heath felt that the death of those scumbags was something to be celebrated. This made Heath's feelings towards Karenia somewhat complicated.

So Heath chatted awkwardly for a few more minutes before leaving. Heath preferred to go find Zoroark rather than continue talking to Kyrenia face to face.

Karenia watched Heath's departing figure with a smile. She found it very interesting. Heath's attitude, his tone of voice and expression towards her, and so on, all intrigued her. She felt she had discovered a very interesting person. Karenia put down the book in her hand with a smile. She could feel that ever since she came to Dark Grey City, she had had a little tail following her. Someone was always following her, and Karenia even knew the identity of the person: Officer Jenny from the Indigo League.

However, Karenia pretended not to know. After all, she was just an ordinary person whose dream was to become the strongest trainer. There were probably tens of millions or even hundreds of millions of such people in the entire league. Who among those who became trainers hadn't fantasized about becoming a Pokémon master?

"There's plenty of time in the future." Karenia smiled as she glanced at Heath's departing figure, confident that she would meet him again someday.

……

"These books you bought... I'm finding them increasingly difficult to understand." Heath looked at the bag in his hand, his feelings and expression somewhat complicated.

"Hehehe, I heard it was written by a teacher from Deep Grey City. It sounds really interesting." Zoroark walked beside Heath with a smile, his hands behind his back. Passersby cast envious glances at him, after all, the girl Zoroark had conjured was indeed very pretty and cute.

Hiss's lips twitched. He looked at the books in his hands. The first one was "When I Discovered the Big Root in the Lonely Queen Bee's Nest." Although just reading the title made Hiss want to complain, considering the books Zoroark had read before, this book didn't seem strange at all. It could only be said that these people's tastes were getting weirder and weirder. Fortunately, the League has always been very good at protecting Pokémon.

However, Heath couldn't quite understand the second book.

In "My 'Daily' Life with My Neighbor, the Young Woman Rumble Stone," Heath was quite skeptical about the legitimacy of the word "daily."

"Let me tell you, Trainer~ This Gravestone has corrupted into a Golem~ It's a very classic Minotaurs masterpiece!" Zoroark excitedly introduced, while Hiss covered his ears. He didn't want to hear it at all. Why would a Gravestone corrupt into a Golem?!

And what kind of person would dare to touch a rock?!

"The people in the Pokémon world are truly full of talent," Heath remarked, before noticing a breaking news notification pop up on her phone.

[According to this newspaper: An unnamed individual claiming to be an employee of the Travel Company previously posted numerous false rumors online about Mr. Awatari, one of the Four Heavenly Kings of the Johto region. These rumors included accusations that Mr. Awatari was impolite, had a very poor attitude, and was less capable than those from other regions. Mr. Awatari has sent a lawyer's letter to the Travel Company. This newspaper will continue to follow up on this story…]

"Is Avalon King really that badly treated?" Heath clicked his tongue as he looked at the news on his phone. Avalon King's reputation was almost completely ruined, which was truly tragic. However, Heath had heard of this Travel Company before. It was said to be a small media outlet similar to the Sun Newspaper in his previous life, and it had even reported on the news of Suicune being caught by someone with a fishing net.

"Farfetch'd!" Farfetch'd suddenly tugged at Heath's sleeve. Heath was startled for a moment, then turned around and looked at Farfetch'd, who was looking excitedly at a shop window next to them. Curious, Heath went over to take a look. There were some products on display, and the first thing Heath saw was [Farfetch'd Beauty Oil].

Heath paused for a moment, wondering what this strange thing was.

"Farfetch'd, do you want to buy this?" Heath asked Farfetch'd with a strange expression. Farfetch'd immediately shook its head, then stretched out its wing and pointed to a spot. Heath glanced at it and saw a kitchen knife in that spot. Heath looked at it again and confirmed that it was indeed a kitchen knife, but judging from the brand, it was a pretty good mongoose knife.

Heath smiled. The Mongoose brand kitchen knife was good, but it was a bit expensive. However, it was indeed very important for a chef to have a handy knife.

"But more expensive isn't always better. Come on, I'll take you inside to try it out." Heath led the faraway duck inside.

"Sir, you have excellent taste! This cleaver is the best one we have in the store, perfect for a chef like you!" The shop assistant approached him very enthusiastically.

"Could you please bring me my green onion duck to try?" Heath said, and the clerk paused for a moment.

"Green onion duck?" The shop assistant looked puzzled and confused.

"Yes, Farfetch'd." Heath nodded affirmatively. He had indeed bought it for Farfetch'd. As for Heath himself, he already had a very good kitchen knife.

Chapter 434 An Unintentional Reminder

In the end, Farfetch'd bought the cleaver, and Heath was quite satisfied with it. After all, the cleaver was indeed very good. If Heath hadn't already had Dialga's cleaver, he might have been tempted. However, having Dialga's cleaver, Heath didn't really care much for this one, since Dialga's cleaver possessed some magical abilities.

These amazing abilities also made Heath lose interest in other kitchen knives. With Dialga's kitchen knife, Heath is now only interested in other amazing items given by the cheat code. Heath is curious whether he will get some other kitchen utensils from Dialga in the future. He can't just move Dialga's kitchen to himself, can he?

Charmeleon wasn't interested in shopping. It had originally planned to buy some fitness equipment, but after discovering that Heath had it all, Charmeleon gave up on the idea. It preferred to use the fitness equipment it was used to.

Charizard is very sentimental. Unless absolutely necessary, such as when all the gym equipment is broken, Charizard has no interest in replacing it. So Heath saves up Charizard's money and takes it out when Charizard wants to use it.

“Deep Grey City is quite a unique city.” Heath yawned, holding a very creative skewer in his hand. It was a skewer of grilled food, but unlike ordinary skewers, this one was grilled with stones.

Oil is poured over the scalding hot stones, then the skewers are placed on them, and you can eat the stone-grilled skewers. Heath took a bite and found that compared to ordinary skewers, these skewers had less of a smoky flavor, that is, the flavor of charcoal, but they were still quite unique. Heath tasted a very strange flavor, and for a moment he didn't know what words to use to describe this unique flavor.

If charcoal-grilled skewers have a smoky flavor, then in Heath's opinion, stone-grilled skewers have a mineral flavor.

Although Heath didn't know what minerals tasted like, he thought that this taste was probably what minerals tasted like.