I opened a restaurant in the Pokémon world.

Heath had always done it this way; he was simply reverting to his old habits.

"Guest, your beer and barbecue, please enjoy." Heath brought the prepared food to the man and then returned to the kitchen. However, Heath still curiously observed the man in front of him. He was very curious about how this man would eat. Heath remembered that people in the Reversed World did not seem to need to eat. They did not have the concept of hunger. Eating had become simply a way to satisfy their appetite.

To Hiss's disappointment, the people in this world ate in the same old way, just like everyone else, without anything special about it.

Heath had expected the guest to take a deep breath, then the food would spoil, and then the guest would say he was full, but he kept eating bite by bite, which was not what Heath had imagined.

You entertained Ah Zhe (the ghost), and you gained one Reversal World Point.

Reverse World Points: Can be exchanged for various wondrous Reverse World items at Giratina.

Heath was stunned for a moment. Goodness, the reward for entertaining guests this time was really special, giving Heath the feeling that he had suddenly returned to his past life and was playing a game.

"Wow, can I exchange these points for wings or something, maybe a Sky Set?" Heath clicked his tongue, but he admitted that he was quite interested in items from the Reverse World, so he calmed down and even looked forward to more guests coming later, so he could entertain more guests and get more points. Heath planned to see what kind of things he could exchange for at Giratina.

Soon, three more guests came in. These three guests were all dressed exactly the same, wearing miner's hats and miner's uniforms.

"Ah Zhe?" The leading man looked at the man eating in surprise, but Heath was stunned for a moment because he realized that he recognized these three men. Heath had served them during the day. The leading man had a scar on his face. That time, he asked Heath for a large and filling meal, and Heath made them knife-cut noodles. At that time, Heath thought that he might have regular customers. He didn't expect to see them here now.

Heath fell silent. Death always comes to people unexpectedly and takes away the people they are used to. Heath had thought about what he would do if his parents left. Every time he thought about it, he felt a deep sadness. Separation from life and death, there is no greater sorrow in the world.

"Hey? Boss, haven't we met before?" After chatting with Ah Zhe for a while, Scarface looked at Heath and then revealed a thoughtful expression.

But before Heath could speak, he casually waved his hand.

"Forget it, the person's dead anyway. Give me some good food, the more expensive the better!" Scarface laughed heartily.

Chapter 466 Life and Death

Heath paused for a moment after hearing the man's words, but he didn't dwell on it too much. If it was the most expensive ingredient, then it would naturally be his lava eel. It was just that he was using lava eel to entertain some deceased guests...

Heath quietly redeemed two lava eels. He planned to make an eel rice bowl for the three guests in front of him as a way of entertaining these guests who had passed away unexpectedly. Heath remembered that when they were eating at his place before, they had discussed the future, but their future had been forever frozen in time. Even if the League offered compensation for these things and the corporations provided subsidies, for them, they had still left this world in the end.

Two lava eels are nothing.

"Okay, just a moment." Heath placed the lava eels in a basin of water. The lava eels needed to be processed separately, which would take some time. However, Heath had done it before, so it wasn't too slow. Soon, Heath had processed the two lava eels, drizzled them with kabayaki sauce, and the fragrant lava eel rice was ready. This was the most expensive food Heath had. Unless Heath could obtain the rock worm and unlock a new recipe, this would be the only ingredient available for the time being.

Heath had considered making purple crab, but it was a bit too delicate and the portion was too small. Lava eel was a better choice, as it had more meat, was very refreshing, and tasted great.

"Everyone, here's your lava eel rice." Heath brought over the lava eel rice, one serving for each person, exactly three servings. The three men accepted them with smiles and sat down next to the man named Ah Zhe. They also ordered three beers from Heath, one without foam and two with foam.

[You entertained a demanding guest, and you have earned 30 Reversal World Points.]

Heath was taken aback, not expecting to be given thirty points this time, which was almost equivalent to him having entertained thirty guests. Was it because he used the high-grade ingredient, lava eel?

That's probably it. It seems the cheat system is quite humane, giving me ten times the points. Otherwise, I would have been making a losing deal, although Heath doesn't really care about that loss.

However, Heath wasn't too excited. He calmly returned to his kitchen and waited for the other guests to arrive.

"Brother, how much subsidy do you think the alliance and our company will give this time? There's only me, my parents, and me in my family. Now that I'm gone, I don't know what to do with my parents." The young man sighed. He had once thought about saving money to find a wife, but now, he didn't even need to think about finding one. Just thinking about his two elderly parents made him feel uncomfortable.

I don't know if my parents will be too sad after I leave, or what will happen to their old age? But there are orphanages in the Pokémon world, so maybe my parents can adopt a child?

The young man's eyes instantly reddened at the thought of his own death and the eternal separation from his parents. Tears welled up in his eyes for a long time, but he managed to hold them back.

"Don't worry, the Alliance and the Association won't treat us badly." Scarface was silent for a few seconds after hearing this topic. He thought of his parents, wife, and children. He didn't know how they would live after he left, or if his wife would remarry.

He sighed, patted his brother on the shoulder. Death is not scary, after all, everyone has to die eventually. But dying with regrets is too terrible, because you can't find peace of mind even after you die.

"Luckily, when I joined the association, I signed a will, leaving all my money to my parents so they could take care of my daughter. That damned woman must be really unhappy now, right? Hahahaha~" The gloomy man also laughed. A Zhe looked at his three companions strangely. Was death such a complicated thing? A Zhe didn't have any thoughts. He was just an outsider in his family. Now that he was dead, his brother should be quite happy, after all, the compensation was a lot of money.

Four men were laughing and joking as they ate and drank in Heath's dining car. Then, seven more guests arrived, all miners, who also ate at Heath's. Eleven guests gathered together. Heath was silent for a second. He had seen the news today; the death toll was eleven.

Just when Heath thought there wouldn't be any guests that night, his wind chimes rang again. Heath looked up with a smile and was surprised to see Miss Joey walk in.

Yes, it was a Miss Joey. She looked to be around thirty years old, and the years had left a few marks on her face, but they weren't very noticeable.

"You lot, you just came down and immediately started causing trouble for me. Didn't I tell you you had to complete the resident registration information?" Miss Joey looked at the miners with a cold face. The miners immediately became much more obedient. They looked at each other awkwardly, then scratched their heads and grinned foolishly.

After the overseers left, Miss Joey curiously turned her head to look at Heath. Then, under Heath's bewildered gaze, Miss Joey walked over and slammed her hand on the table, startling Heath.

"Hey kid, I've never seen you before. Where did you come from?" Miss Joy looked at Heath with suspicion. Heath touched his nose. He was sure he had never been seen before. After all, Heath wasn't actually from this world. He was a living person who was only here to do business because of his cheat ability.

"Do you have a resident ID card? Or did you die suddenly? You were so young and liked to stay up all night, no wonder you died suddenly." Although Miss Joey's words were rather infuriating, her eyes were full of pity. No one likes death, especially not a young person like that.

“Young man, I’ve told you all before: making money is important, work is important, but the most important thing is your own life. Whether you have money or not, you’ll still live your life. What’s the point of letting yourself die suddenly? Who knows, maybe the League will one day achieve lifespan extension and immortality. And look what happened, you died the day before you could achieve immortality. What a pity.” Miss Joy patted Heath on the shoulder, speaking with the air of someone who’d been there all along. Heath’s lips twitched. How was he supposed to explain his situation to Miss Joy?

"Huh? How come you have body temperature?" Miss Joy suddenly paused for a moment, then reached out and pinched Heath's cheek.

"..." Heath scratched his head. Had he been found out?

Chapter 467 Mine Rock Insect

"Miss Joey, what would you like to eat?" Heath asked, looking at Miss Joey in front of him. Although Heath could probably call her Aunt Joey or even Grandma Joey, since people in the Reverse World get younger as they age, not older, Miss Joey, who looked to be around thirty, might have been a gray-haired old lady before.

"Hmm...make me a tomato and egg rice." Miss Joey stared intently at Heath. Heath had just said that he had a body temperature because of cooking. After all, it was normal to have a body temperature when standing in front of the stove for a long time. But Miss Joey felt that something was wrong. She was now observing Heath closely, trying to find that strange thing.

Heath nodded. He didn't care. Even if Miss Joy found out he was alive, she couldn't do anything to him. Besides, there was no such thing as eating living people to bring someone back to life in the Reverse World. Heath was very confident in his safety.

Tomato and egg fried rice—Heath can only describe this dish as simple. After all, tomato and egg fried rice doesn't really require any special skills; it's easy to make and very simple to prepare. It's not particularly difficult, but there is actually a little bit of technical skill involved. Heath had seen others make tomato and egg fried rice before, and after finishing, Heath suspected it was black clay fried with red clay. Heath really couldn't understand how that person could make tomato and egg fried rice to that extent. It just goes to show that there are differences among people in the world, and some people may really not be suited to cooking.

However, it was very easy for Heath to make. A plate of scrambled eggs with tomatoes was ready in no time. Heath deliberately added a little bit of white sugar. This was not Miss Joey's taste, but Heath's own experience. In fact, adding a little white sugar when making scrambled eggs with tomatoes can make the tomatoes taste better. Sometimes white sugar can also play a role in flavoring, especially in more acidic foods. Heath used to add a little white sugar when making pickled vegetables and stir-fried meat. It was very little, but it was necessary. Without it, the difference in taste would be noticeable in one bite.

"Miss Joey, here's your scrambled eggs with tomatoes." Heath smiled at Miss Joey, then placed the scrambled eggs with tomatoes in front of her before turning to go back to her kitchen.

"Wait, you're alive, aren't you?" Miss Joy asked Heath seriously. Heath was taken aback, not expecting Miss Joy to have noticed.

However, it seemed that the Golden Finger had no intention of stopping him from telling the truth. Just as Heath was about to confess, a Night Demon scurried in, holding a resident's ID card in its hand.

"Your lost resident ID card," the Night Demon recited in a monotonous tone before leaving. Heath scratched his head, and Miss Joy finally let go of his hand, dispelling her suspicions about Heath. After all, the Night Demon was the most impartial enforcer, and no one in the Reversed World would doubt the Night Demon.

Heath was somewhat amused and exasperated. It seemed that Lord Giratina did not want the inhabitants of the Reverse World to know that he was actually a living person.

[You entertained Qiao Yifeng, and you have earned one Reversal World Point. You have also received a special reward: Reversal World Resident Certificate]

[Reverse World Resident Certificate: Holding this certificate means you're just a normal dead person in the eyes of the Reverse World residents]

Heath scratched his head. Good grief, a hotfix for an emergency online bug fix?

However, Heath had no objection to this. Although he didn't know what Giratina was thinking, he knew that Giratina must have his reasons for not wanting to reveal his identity. So Heath simply put away his resident card and didn't care about anything else.

But the fact that Miss Joey in front of him was also named Maple made Heath's heart soften a little.

After seeing off the enthusiastic Joey Feng, Heath's food cart fell silent. But after a while, a man walked in. Heath recognized the man; he was Giratina.

"Aren't you curious why I won't let you reveal your true identity?" Giratina asked, looking at Heath. Heath nodded; he was indeed somewhat curious.

“Some people yearn for the world of the living. They have so much to say to the living—family, lovers, children, friends—but they cannot know of the existence of the Reverse World, even though it is now just a legend.” Giratina sat down opposite Heath, and then a worm jumped out of his hand. It looked like a stone worm. Heath was stunned when he saw it. What was this thing?

But then Heath thought of a specialty of Dark Grey City.

"Is this a Rock Worm?" Heath looked at the worm in front of him with curiosity. Although it looked like a stone, the densely packed legs on its body gave it away. Giratina nodded.

"Use this to cook me a meal, I'm hungry," Giratina said calmly. Heath silently took out his food analyzer. Heath had never seen this thing before, so it was necessary to use the food analyzer to see how to deal with this rock bug.

[Rock Worm, non-toxic and edible, is a very strange food. It has flesh with the hardness of rock, but after removing all its legs, the tough flesh instantly becomes soft and is a top-notch delicacy.]

Having seen this, Heath had gained a deeper understanding of how to make this thing. In Heath's opinion, making this thing was quite simple; all he had to do was remove all those densely packed feet. Although Heath had never eaten this kind of unique food before, it didn't seem too difficult.

However, when Heath actually started dealing with the rock worm's legs, he realized that the problem was far more complicated and difficult than he had imagined. The creature's legs were about as hard as rock. If Heath hadn't had Dialga's cleaver, he felt that he probably wouldn't have been able to handle it. No wonder this thing was so hard to catch. With those claws, it wouldn't be difficult for it to move around in the ground.

Moreover, this little thing is particularly fierce, often trying to bite Heath. Just now, it bit the table, leaving a large dent in the marble countertop, which made Heath's scalp tingle. Its teeth are really too good.

If a person gets bitten, a chunk of flesh will probably be gone.

Chapter 468 Coated in breadcrumbs, even the neighbor's kid cried.

"Lord Giratina, isn't this Rock Bug a bit too difficult to work with?" Heath wiped the sweat from his brow. Unbeknownst to him, he had been dealing with this Rock Bug for a full twenty minutes, but so far, he still hadn't finished dismantling its legs. The little guy was too ferocious, constantly trying to bite Heath, but after Heath dismantled half of its legs, it seemed to have given up struggling.

It would even lie down to cooperate, allowing Heath to quickly remove some of its legs. Heath inexplicably felt that he was being a little cruel, but Heath had killed quite a few chickens and ducks before. Although he had never slaughtered cattle and sheep, he had seen others do so, and he could now be the first to handle fresh, still-twitching beef.

When beef is very fresh, the meat may twitch. Of course, to those who don't know much about beef, this might be seen as parasites or contamination. But experienced chefs are actually more delighted to see beef with twitching or even wriggling muscles. For chefs, the quality of ingredients is extremely important.

This fresh beef not only tastes better, but it also adds a lot of color to the food.

“Of course it’s difficult to make. This is a delicacy in Dark Grey City. Back then… never mind, by the way, just a heads-up, the legs of this Rock Bug are edible.” Giratina smiled slightly, the black claws on his back swaying merrily. Heath’s lips twitched. He felt that Giratina’s words were implied, but he couldn’t find any evidence. However, the legs of the Rock Bug were edible? This was unexpected, but it wasn’t too late to know now.

After the rock worm gave up struggling, Heath's processing speed increased considerably. In another five minutes, Heath completely removed all the little creature's legs. After they were completely removed, the little creature trembled and hissed. Heath inexplicably heard a feeling of relief in its voice. Immediately afterward, the rock worm went completely limp and became still. At the same time, the soul of a rock worm crawled out of its body. This creature charged aggressively towards Heath, but before it could take more than a few steps, it was stabbed by Giratina's claw and stuffed into its mouth, where it chewed with satisfaction.

Heath stared in disbelief at the scene, now wondering if he should still cook for Giratina later.

However, after Giratina finished eating, it sat there seriously, waiting for Heath to cook. Heath could only start preparing this unique food for Giratina. The Rockworm was really amazing. After its legs were removed, its body was as soft as dough. After Heath kneaded it, he had a general idea of ​​how to make the Rockworm. He planned to process the Rockworm in the same way as making fried chicken cutlets.

Simply put, it's the familiar routine of [coating it in breadcrumbs, frying it in oil, and making the neighbor's kids drool with envy]. After all, the rock worm's body is soft and squishy, ​​and if it's treated in any other way, Heath is worried that it might become as disgusting as some kind of slug. Heath had even considered treating the rock worms he had on hand in the same way that a certain country in his previous life used baguettes as weapons to treat snails.

After all, these two seem quite similar in terms of physical flexibility.

However, while rock worms are edible, eating slugs requires a lot of mental preparation. Snails and slugs are the same; these soft, squishy creatures contain harmful parasites. If eaten raw, they're basically a death sentence. So, Heath is quite resistant to eating snails. If a chef, in pursuit of the snail's delicate texture, doesn't cook it thoroughly, then eating it is practically like eating pufferfish—the only difference is that one dies slowly, and the other dies quickly.

So Heath gave up on the idea. He hadn't learned how to prepare snails in his previous life, so he didn't know how to cook them. Rather than spending time studying a recipe from his previous life, Heath felt it was better to trust his own judgment as a chef.

In Heath's opinion, this thing was similar to the crab sticks sold in supermarkets, but much softer.

Heath took out a kitchen knife and scraped off the rough parts of the rock beetle's skin, then washed it thoroughly. He then rubbed some seasonings on the beetle to marinate it, and then put it into Dialga's seasoning jar. After setting the time, he took it out. It has to be said that Dialga's seasoning jar is really useful, saving Heath a lot of time.

Giratina glanced strangely at the condiment jar in Hiss's hand. He remembered that this thing should belong to Dialga, but now it was in Hiss's hands, and Hiss seemed to be using it very skillfully. Giratina inexplicably thought of the rumors circulating in the legendary Pokémon community a few days ago. It was said that Dialga suddenly got very angry a while ago, found Palkia who was having tea with Ho-Oh, and beat Palkia up. Although he was also beaten black and blue by Palkia, Palkia was obviously in a worse state.

Back then, everyone was wondering if Dialga was in a bad mood again, but now we know the reason.

But the thought of potentially being fleeced today made Jilatina's feet itch.

Giratina couldn't help but glance at Heath a few more times. Heath didn't notice; he was very focused on cooking. A little while later, Heath scooped out a plate of fried rock worms that had almost no flavor. The thing was now completely coated in breadcrumbs, and if you smelled it closely, you could only detect a faint aroma of fried breadcrumbs.

"Lord Giratina, here's your Rockworm." Heath handed the prepared Rockworm to Giratina, then returned to the kitchen, intending to study how to eat the Rockworm's legs.

Meanwhile, Giratina looked at the Rockworm in his hand and pursed his lips. He always felt that he was being used as a guinea pig by Hiss. However, Giratina still took a bite. As soon as he took the bite, Giratina's eyes widened with joy. The taste of this Rockworm was many times better than its unremarkable appearance. Moreover, because his expectations had been lowered, it tasted even more delicious now.

The texture of the rock worm itself is excellent, as if the freshest seafood and mountain delicacies are mixed together. Moreover, it is marinated, so the rock worm becomes very flavorful. In addition, the high temperature frying of the rock worm ensures that the deliciousness of the rock worm is locked in the breadcrumbs before the juices are lost.

"It tastes good." Giratina's mood improved.

Chapter 469 This... boneless chicken feet?

[You entertained Giratina, and you have earned five Reversal World Points.]

Heath nodded in satisfaction. Giratina was indeed Giratina; even when entertaining someone, the points given were much more than those given to ordinary people. This made Heath even happier. He was very curious about how many items he could exchange for later. However, seeing that Giratina was still eating, Heath could only temporarily give up the idea of ​​going over to ask and instead focused on the limb in his hand.

But thinking about it carefully, since this was a quest triggered by a cheat, Giratina himself should not have known about it.

After the rock worm died, these legs became much softer, but still had some firmness. They weren't as soft as dough. If they were like dough, Heath would have just deep-fried them. But now they felt more like chicken feet, as if there was a bone inside.