I opened a restaurant in the Pokémon world.

"Mr. Sakaki, what do you think of this rock worm?" Heath asked Mr. Sakaki curiously. Mr. Sakaki gave a thumbs up in satisfaction. The rock worm was indeed worthy of being called a rock worm; it tasted great and was arguably the best-tasting ingredient among the many ingredients Mr. Sakaki had ever eaten.

Heath smiled and was about to say something when Mr. Sakaki's phone rang. After glancing at his phone, Mr. Sakaki apologized to Heath and left Heath's food truck. Heath scratched his head. It seemed that Mr. Sakaki had been quite busy lately. He wondered if Mr. Sakaki was going back to Evergreen City.

……

"Doctor, look! We seem to have successfully cultivated a living embryo using the genes extracted from the dream and combined with our own research findings." On an unnamed island, a group of people were excitedly surrounding the central instrument.

"In that case, let's call it Subject A." The doctor pondered for a while; they hadn't decided on a name for this new life yet.

Inside the instrument, only a tiny pinkish thing could be seen floating.

Chapter 477 Father and Daughter

After Mr. Sakaki left, Heath sat comfortably in her food cart waiting for lunch break. When lunch time came, Heath sold a large number of Three Kingdoms limited set meals again. Heath's eyes narrowed with laughter. Including today's sale, Heath had basically recouped the cost of designing the cards, and it seemed that she could continue to earn some more.

Of course, if you include the money earned from the rock worms, Hiss is basically making a profit right now. However, since the rock worms are obtained by exchanging customer satisfaction, it can't be said that they are completely free of cost.

"Almost done." Heath yawned. Lunchtime was over, and Heath planned to rest early to recharge after pulling an all-nighter. However, just as Heath hung the "Closed" sign on the door, he heard a knock.

Heath was a little confused. He didn't know many people in Pewter City. If he had to name one, it would probably be Officer Jenny and Ms. Lenna. However, Ms. Lenna would probably be returning to the Sinnoh region soon, so if he had to name someone he knew in Pewter City, it would probably be Brock and Officer Jenny.

But Officer Jenny should still be busy handling various affairs in Deep Grey City, and Xiao Gang should still be studying in Evergreen City, so who came looking for him?

However, when Heath opened the door, he was stunned for a moment because what came into view was a strange combination: a girl sitting in a wheelchair and a middle-aged man pushing the wheelchair.

"Hello, if you're here for a meal, my restaurant is already closed today." Heath hesitated for a moment as he looked at the man and woman in front of him, then said politely. Although Heath felt that the two might be a father and daughter, he really didn't have enough ingredients to entertain his guests.

"Hello, we're not here to dine. I wanted to ask... if you need a waiter?" The man rubbed his hands together, asking somewhat nervously. Heath frowned. Was this man here to apply for a job?

However, Heath couldn't help but glance at the girl below. She was quite ordinary-looking, with freckles on her face. She seemed to have just come of age, but sometimes girls look like adults even when they are underage, so it's hard to say.

"Are you the one applying for the job?" Heath asked the man in front of him. Although his food cart already had Zoroark and he didn't need any waiters, Heath was still curious about this strange combination, so he asked one more question.

“No, it’s my daughter who wants to apply for a job. Her name is Yukino. She’s a young woman who just turned twenty. She’s very young and capable. Do you think it would be possible to give my daughter a job?” the man asked cautiously, his eyes filled with a hint of flattery and ingratiation. Heath looked at the man in front of him strangely. He felt that there was something wrong with this man, but he couldn’t quite put his finger on it.

However, at this moment, Heath noticed that some people were frequently casting strange glances at her. The man seemed to have also sensed that something was wrong, so he lifted his daughter's wheelchair and walked into Heath's dining cart. Heath was stunned by the man's actions, and by the time she reacted, the man had already closed the dining cart door.

“Sir, if you’re willing to pay a large sum of money, my daughter can be sold to you directly… whatever you want.” The man rubbed his hands together, then looked at Heath nervously. Heath was stunned for a moment when he heard this. He really didn’t expect the man in front of him to say such a thing. Heath’s first reaction was that this was some kind of prank show.

But seeing the man wantonly tearing open the girl's clothes to show Heath his 'product', Heath realized that the man was serious.

Without hesitation, Heath summoned Officer Jenny and restrained the man, preventing him from leaving with the girl. When Officer Jenny arrived and saw the man, her face showed extreme anger.

“Mr. Masaki, although you are Yukino’s father, your actions have violated the law!” It was clear that Officer Sakura knew the father and daughter.

“Miss Officer Jenny, I just want to help my poor daughter find a job. You don’t have to say that, do you?” The man looked at Officer Jenny with some anger. In the middle of their argument, the girl named Yukino sat coldly in her wheelchair. Her face was expressionless and her eyes were devoid of any emotion, as if she were dead.

The arguments and disputes eventually subsided. Heath did not record the incident, and Yukino remained silent, like a dead person. Officer Jenny could only take them back to the police station to handle the matter.

"Sister Jing, are they really father and daughter?" Heath looked at Officer Jenny with some surprise. Although he hadn't heard much, he knew that they were indeed father and daughter. He had previously thought they were human traffickers.

"...They are indeed father and daughter. Yukino is deaf and mute. She was doing alright, but then she was in a car accident and broke her leg. Her mother died early. Her father initially sold the house and car to save his daughter, but..." Junsa sighed.

"...It couldn't be cured, and Mr. Masaki lost his job and started drinking heavily every day. Later, Mr. Masaki became like this, forcing Yukino to work and even trying to sell her." Officer Sakura said helplessly, and Heath scratched his head.

"Then why not let Yukino live on her own?" Heath looked at Officer Jenny strangely, not understanding why Yukino and Masaki should be together.

However, Hiss soon realized that Yukino's family background meant she couldn't possibly have any savings. Even if the Alliance could help her temporarily, they couldn't help her every day. Masaki, on the other hand, was Yukino's guardian and a normal person with all four limbs intact. Unless Yukino went to another city, it would be difficult for her to get rid of Masaki.

"Who said we haven't done it? Actually, the Alliance has been following up on this matter, but Masaki sometimes sneaks out to find Yukino and does things like this. Today, we're going to lock him up for a few months!" Officer Jenny said through gritted teeth, then turned and left. Heath awkwardly touched his nose. He had thought there was some kind of melodramatic story, but he didn't expect the Alliance to have been taking action all along. It was just that Masaki was clinging to his daughter.

Thinking of the deaf-mute girl with lifeless eyes, Heath couldn't help but sigh. This world is truly a mess; there are always people living in misfortune.

Chapter 478 Can Pokémon Be Trainers Too?

After seeing Officer Jenny off, Heath lay down on the bed, but he knew he couldn't sleep now. If he fell asleep, he felt his biological clock would get messed up. So Heath forced himself to get out of bed and wait for the night to come.

"But now that you mention it, what should I do?" Heath scratched his head in anguish. He wasn't sure what he should do either. He wasn't keen on entertaining guests, since the food in the dining car was almost gone. If Heath wanted to entertain guests, he would have to go outside to buy some ingredients, which would be quite troublesome.

Moreover, Heath sometimes wants to rest, and a proper balance between work and rest is quite important.

So after hesitating for a while, Heath decided to go to the Pine Grey City Gym to take a look. Although Heath had been in this world for a long time, he had never actually seen a gym battle in every town.

With that thought in mind, Heath left his bedroom, put away his Pokémon with a Poké Ball, and then drove his food truck toward the gym in Pewter City.

The Pine City Gym is still under Brock's control, but Heath remembers that by the time Ash embarked on his journey, Brock had already taken over the Pine City Gym. Heath is now quite curious about what the Pine City Gym under Brock's leadership will be like.

When Hiss stopped and walked out, he saw a very simple gym. The overall color was rock gray, and the roof was also made in the shape of rocks. From this, it can be seen that this gym is indeed a rock-type gym, and it is also the first gym on the gym challenge route recommended by the League.

Yes, the League also has a recommended route for Gym challenges for Trainers. However, this route is similar to the challenge routes in the game I played in my previous life. However, this world implements flexible battles, which means that the Gym will send out different teams to deal with the challenger based on the challenger's strength. If the challenger is very strong, then Mr. Martial will take action.

When Hiss arrived, he saw several people dressed as trainers going in. Curious, Hiss followed them in. Speaking of trainer cards, Hiss himself was a trainer. After all, once you have a Pokémon, you need to register a trainer card to determine the number of Pokémon and badges a trainer has caught. Trainer cards are also very important credentials, as they are needed when participating in gym battles.

However, the gym battles in this world are different from what Hiss imagined. First of all, every trainer can challenge a gym, but they need to pay a challenge fee, which is very cheap, only 100 League Coins. This fee can provide trainers with services such as healing, which is also a source of revenue for the gym. After all, in addition to the annual funding from the League, gyms also need some other profit points to maintain the normal operation of a gym.

In addition to this fee, each gym will also set up an entrance exam based on its own circumstances. Heath had heard before that the entrance exam in Pewter City was to learn to identify the types of minerals, which was a knowledge-based test. There was also an Electric-type gym exam, which was a bit outrageous. Trainers needed to have a "Basic Electric Qualification Certificate" to challenge the gym.

As for the Viridian City Gym, Heath remembers it's a battle-oriented gym, requiring trainers to have at least four badges to challenge it. However, Heath has heard that gyms in some regions have even more bizarre test requirements, though Heath hasn't seen anything more outrageous yet.

When Heath entered the gym in Pyrenees City, he saw Mr. Wu Neng talking quietly with a staff member in the lobby. Heath did not intend to disturb Mr. Wu Neng. Although Heath had met Mr. Wu Neng once, Heath felt that he was not very familiar with him. So Heath took a look at this unique gym.

"Trainer, do you want to challenge the Gym?" Zoroark asked excitedly. Charmeleon's Poké Ball moved, showing that challenging the Gym was very interesting to Charmeleon and it was looking forward to it.

"No plans." Hiss shook his head. He never intended to challenge a gym. If Hiss had wanted to challenge a gym, he could have accepted Sister Feng's sponsorship and become a trainer. But now Hiss felt that being a chef was more enjoyable. The people in the Pokémon world were super interesting, and there were all sorts of strange and wonderful Pokémon in this world. Hiss was very interested in this world.

However, at this moment, Heath saw a very strange scene.

A Slowbro, holding two Poké Balls, stared blankly ahead before slowly walking to the counter and slapping a leaf onto the table.

"Slowpoke, you're challenging the gym again." The staff at the counter smiled when they saw this. Heath blinked. This Slowpoke actually wanted to challenge the gym? What was going on? Could it be that some unlucky soul had accidentally been transported into Slowpoke's body?

Slowpoke and Slowbro are both magical Pokémon. Some psychics have studied these little creatures and found that their minds are mostly blank, as if they are not thinking about anything. And very few of them can survive to evolve into Slowking.

Compared to Slowking, Slowpoke, and Slowbro, it's like comparing heaven and earth. One is a Pokémon with superhuman intelligence, comparable to the world's top scientists, while the other is the kind of Pokémon that makes you think, 'Just surviving is a victory.' How can you compare them?

However, because of this, when Heath saw a Slowbro trying to challenge the gym, he was completely dumbfounded. What was even more outrageous was that the staff actually agreed.

Heath looked at the Slowbro with a strange expression as they followed the staff to a battle arena. Curious, Heath went over and saw a boy in a gym uniform nervously walk up. Then, a unique gym battle began.

What surprised Heath the most was Slowbro. This little guy's battle skills were quite impressive. Relying on a Poliwag and a Diglett that it had caught from who-knows-where, it defeated the Geodude and Onix in the boy's hands, but was defeated just as soon as it was defeated.

Slowbro still looked dazed, and Heath couldn't figure out what was going on in the little guy's head.

Chapter 479 An Easy Battle

Heath was very curious about the Slowbro, but after losing the battle, the Slowbro left in a daze. The little look in its eyes gave Heath a headache. He felt that staring at the Slowbro for too long made him feel dull, as if nothing in the world was worth paying attention to.

To avoid ending up like Slowbro, Hiss decided to abandon the idea of ​​following Slowbro to see what it was up to. After all, who knew if Slowbro would sit by the water fishing all day? But Hiss had heard that Slowbro couldn't fish with its tail because its tail was bitten by a Shellder, and could only catch fish by swimming. There was also a very unique theory that if the Shellder was removed from Slowbro's tail, it would regress into Slowpoke.

However, it seems that no one has tested whether this view is correct, but according to the Alliance's early research reports, it seems to be true. However, the removal of the giant tuna is very difficult, as it bites very tightly.

"This world is truly full of wonders." Hiss shook his head, both amused and exasperated. A Slowbro could become a Trainer? And it even seems to be aiming for the Gym Badge. Is it going to embark on a badge-collecting journey to participate in the league?

Next, Hiss visited the other battles in the gym. He had to admit that most of the trainers' battles were unique. Hiss thought this might be because the Pewter City gym was considered by the League to be a gym for beginners. So, some of the trainers' performances made Hiss want to laugh. But at least they knew about type advantages and disadvantages, and most of them used Water and Grass-type Pokémon.

Heath lost interest after watching for a while. He felt like he was watching an anime where trainers were shouting things like, "Use Water Gun on Squirtle!" or "Get out of the way!" Heath couldn't help but think of Ash's Master Triple.

"This Pokémon battle is pretty much what I expected." Hiss yawned. Although it wasn't very interesting, Hiss had at least spent some time at the gym. Now it was lunchtime, and Hiss thought that after he went back and made dinner for Officer Jenny, it would be about time to get ready for bed.

"Trainer, Charmeleon says it wants to try a battle." Zoroark called out to Hiss just as he was about to step out. Hiss was taken aback, but looking at the quiet Poké Ball, he remembered that he had indeed promised Charmeleon that he would bring it to a battle.

Hiss scratched his head in anguish. The battle itself was easy. This was Hiss's first time challenging a gym, and the information registered on his trainer card wasn't much. If Hiss were to challenge a gym, he would probably only encounter a Graveler. Fire-type Pokémon do indeed have a tough time against Rock-type Pokémon, but the problem is that that's based on the assumption that Fire-type Pokémon only use Fire-type moves. Hiss knew that his Charizard had unknowingly learned the Fighting-type move Brick Break after studying with Mr. Fujiyama.

Thinking about Charmeleon's muscular physique, Heath felt that he could handle even elite gym students without any problems, not to mention that Heath had other Pokémon.

The problem is that challenging a gym requires passing an exam, and Heath has not learned anything about mineral identification.

However, Heath knew that interpersonal relationships were very important at times. Whether in his past life or now, as long as society and interpersonal relationships existed, maintaining good relationships with others was very important. Heath also happened to know Mr. Wu Neng and Mr. Wu Neng's most valued son, Xiao Gang.

However, after looking at the mineral identification exam questions, Heath gave up on his plan to use connections, because the questions were really too easy, the kind that even a fool wouldn't make a mistake on. Heath even felt that he only needed to cram at the last minute.

And in reality, it was pretty much as Heath had imagined. After Heath crammed for the exam, he passed it very easily, obtained his challenge number, and then went to the arena to face his first opponent in this world.

"Charmeleon, just this once." Heath reluctantly released Charmeleon, and after seeing Charmeleon's muscular body, Heath thought that the Geodude might be traumatized.

Then Heath's battle turned into this.

"Splitting tiles".

"next."

"Splitting tiles".

There wasn't a single one that could fight back. Rock-type Pokémon aren't very fast to begin with, and they were completely helpless against Charmeleon that had been trained. The referee was stunned. Meanwhile, Hiss got his first badge, the Rock Badge, which made Hiss laugh and cry at the same time.

In reality, this badge is just a copper item, very inexpensive, but the workmanship is still quite good. After all, it's a matter of a league's reputation. Badges from each regional league are usually of good quality, and the badges of the champion and the Elite Four are absolute treasures, rumored to be made of gemstones.

"I never thought I'd be in a gym battle again." Heath lay on his bed, both amused and exasperated. He had already prepared dinner for Officer Jenny and the others, and it was now 8:30 PM. Heath was starting to feel sleepy.

"It's about time to sleep..." Heath yawned and slowly lay down on the bed. Soon, Heath fell asleep. However, before falling asleep, Heath vaguely heard some kind of argument coming from the living room. Heath wanted to get up and check, but the feeling of drowsiness made Heath give up the resistance and fall into a deep sleep.

……

When Heath woke up the next morning, he woke up naturally, at the same time he usually did. However, when he turned around, he was surprised to find that Zoroark and Farfetch'd were not in his room.

"What did those two little guys go to do?" Heath was a little confused. Zoroark sometimes did stay up all night, but Farfetch'd never did that. It always slept very punctually.

Heath pushed open the bedroom door with a puzzled look, and then couldn't help rubbing his eyes, wondering if there was something wrong with them.

Because right in front of him, Farfetch'd, Zoroark, Charmeleon, and Snorlax were lying on the ground, their faces bruised and swollen. Heath was instantly dumbfounded. Had a thief broken in? Or had some Pokémon rushed in and fought with his Pokémon?

Chapter 480 Zoroark's Desire to Dominate Kanto

"Gentlemen, I think it's necessary to have a serious discussion about who is the leader among us." Zoroark rested his chin on his hands, looking at his companions with a serious expression in his eyes.

"Boss?" Farfetch'd, who had been forcibly dragged out by Zoroark, looked at Zoroark with some confusion, not quite understanding what he meant.

Charmeleon rolled its eyes and continued to huff and puff as it worked out its muscles. When it went to battle today, it found that although its muscle strength had increased a lot, it still felt a little pain in its hand when it was splitting Onix. This made Charmeleon feel that its training volume was not enough.

However, Charmeleon didn't care about Zoroark's talk of being a "boss." It had no interest in such status and preferred to train its body to become a stronger Pokémon as soon as possible. If it could shatter rocks with a single punch, it would be considered to have achieved some success.

Snorlax remained still, still sleeping, with a soft snoring sound. This was something Snorlax had deliberately controlled; otherwise, its snoring would probably keep all the Officer Jennys in the building awake.

"Hey, it's the one who's leading us!" Zoroark looked at his uninterested companions and suddenly realized that this wasn't quite what he had planned. Zoroark had originally thought that after he said these words, Charmeleon and Farfetch'd's eyes would sharpen, and then everyone would start battling each other based on their own abilities.

But to my surprise, no one was interested in what kind of leader he was?

How could this be allowed! Zoroark believed that every team needed a leader, the strongest to protect his companions, dominate the entire Kanto region, become the strongest in Kanto, and stand at the pinnacle of Kanto. If they ever got into a group fight, they could choose a rainy day, all dressed in black and carrying black umbrellas, and then throw the umbrellas away together when engaging the enemy...

"That was so cool!" Zoroark was excited. If Hiss were awake, he would definitely know what that idiot Zoroark was thinking. He must have watched "Hot-Blooded Trainers" that he bought before, and the scenes in it stimulated his brain to the point of being abnormal.