I opened a restaurant in the Pokémon world.

Heath understood, but Miss Saya was really serious. She could have told him about this tomorrow, but she came all this way so late. It was really kind of her.

"Thank you, Miss Saya." Heath smiled. After chatting with Miss Saya for a few more minutes, he saw her off. After all, it wasn't too late, and Miss Saya was feeling quite sleepy. However, Heath couldn't let Miss Saya stay and sleep here, as he didn't have any other beds besides his own bedroom.

After seeing Saya off, Heath glanced at the stray Pokémon huddled together in the awning, shivering and trying to keep warm with each other's body heat. Heath noticed a Vulpix there, but it seemed a little listless and didn't breathe fire to warm itself up.

Heath scratched his head, hesitated for a moment, then took a small grill from his lounge. However, instead of taking it to the other grills, he placed it in the center, lit the firewood, made sure it was ventilated, and then put some dry firewood next to it. Heath then placed a few towels on the side and went back to his lounge to sleep. Heath also closed the door to the dining car.

These little guys won't come in. Stray Pokémon are very wary of humans, and they won't come in easily.

Moreover, the awning outside was enough to shelter them from the wind and rain, and the rain and wind couldn't get in. Heath wasn't worried that they would catch a cold inside, as there was a stove and towels to help them dry off.

Sure enough, not long after Heath went inside, the little guys slowly, step by step, moved to the side of the fireplace. Vulpix bit the towel on the ground and handed it to Machop, asking it to help wipe its body. The little group of Pokémon gathered together like this. Outside the awning, the wind howled and the rain poured down, while inside the awning, the sound of snoring slowly rose.

……

"Yawn, I slept pretty well today, and it's still early..." When Heath woke up, it was already 6:30 a.m. the next day. However, Heath was woken up by the alarm clock. After all, because she slept too late yesterday, Heath did not buy any decent ingredients. Today, she can make up for it properly.

After waking up Zoroark and Farfetch'd, Heath took her Pokémon to wash up. Then, Heath opened the door of the food cart, intending to take away her canopy.

“Ara…” Heath stared blankly at the awning in front of him.

The clean and tidy floor, the washed and laid-out towels, the swept-up charcoal ash, the meticulously wiped-clean awning—even though the little guys weren't there, Heath couldn't help but smile.

No wonder, no wonder Pokémon are such lovable little guys. Heath was thinking of tidying up today, but the little guys tidied up on their own.

"That makes things easier." Heath's mood improved considerably.

Chapter 516 The Popular Zoroark

"Snorlax, I'm going to buy some oranges. You stay here and don't move." Heath patted Snorlax's big belly in a serious tone. Snorlax looked at Heath blankly. It didn't quite understand what the sentence meant, but it understood the word "don't move." So Snorlax just lay down and started to sleep. It had a peculiar fondness for sleeping.

Zoroark gave Heath a strange look. She felt there was something wrong with what Heath had said, but she couldn't quite put her finger on it. So she decided to leave it for the time being and followed Heath outside. Zoroark had recently become interested in housewife life, like grocery shopping. Heath thought it might be because she had read books like "It's perfectly normal for a housewife like me to be able to easily fight the Demon King and save the world with a spatula."

It has to be said that the people in the Pokémon world have quite a vivid imagination. When Heath has nothing to do, he likes to read all kinds of novels written by the people in this world, which is a unique experience for him.

"The oranges are bought, so next I need to buy some ingredients for tonight." Heath quickly bought a large bag of oranges to make lettuce. Next, she would buy some other ingredients. It has to be said that coming in the morning is a good thing, as there are plenty of fresh ingredients available at this time of day, and the quality is also relatively high. However, Heath did see a very unique shop.

"What do you sell here... um? Rice wine." Heath looked at the busy owner in front of him and then at the jars he had laid out in front of him. Heath knew what the owner did for a living. The rich aroma of rice wine was very tempting.

This rice wine isn't your average rice wine; it's a sweet white wine, a type of drink that doesn't cause much of a hangover and is suitable for all ages. However, this owner's business is booming, with long queues of people. Out of curiosity, Heath joined the queue. He wanted to see just how good this sweet white wine was that could keep so many people waiting in line, since he always trusted the judgment of foodies.

Foodies are amazing creatures. They either like something or they don't. Ask a true foodie where to eat good food, and they'll definitely recommend some hidden gem restaurants. You don't have to worry about being scammed by those shady food vloggers, since they're completely different when they're paid than when they're not.

Heath always felt that these people's face-changing skills could fill a textbook; it would be a real loss if they didn't, as it would be a modern-day literary work.

"Trainer, do we have to line up?" Zoroark's transformed Betty attracted a lot of attention as soon as she entered the market. If she hadn't been following Hiss the whole time, people would probably have asked for her contact information.

"Hmm, what, are you going to help me stand in line?" Heath chuckled as she glanced at Zoroark. Farfetch'd couldn't stand in line, and Charmeleon was even less likely to, but Zoroark could.

After all, Zoroark can communicate with others and looks like a girl, so it's not a problem. Who knows, the boss might see that Zoroark is cute and give her more sweet white wine. That's just how realistic this world is; if you're pretty or handsome, you get more preferential treatment.

Back when Heath was in school, he always got a little more food than others when he went to the cafeteria. This was partly because Heath was very sweet-talking; he would call the older women "sister" so sweetly that they would smile from ear to ear.

"Hehe, if you give me fifty League Coins, I'll consider it~" Although Zoroark is currently in Betty's form, Hiss feels like he can see Zoroark's tail swishing back and forth.

However, Heath was quite happy that fifty League Coins would save her the trouble of queuing, so she gave Zoroark fifty League Coins and then gave her two hundred League Coins. Heath planned to buy two hundred League Coins worth of sweet white wine, and then took the Farfetch'd to buy other ingredients.

When Heath returned to the liquor stall, he saw Zoroark standing there in a daze, holding a large bag of sweet liquor. Just as Heath was about to go over, a boy with a flushed face quickly walked up to him and said something to Zoroark. Heath was a little curious, but before Heath could go over, Zoroark saw him.

"Honey, I've bought the sweet white wine~" Heath almost choked on her own spit. This sly fox could come up with something new all day long. The boy next to her walked away disappointed, but the look in his eyes when he looked at Heath was full of envy, jealousy and hatred. Heath looked at Zoroark, who came over and took her arm, and shook her head, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.

"Alright, let's go, it's time to go back and rest." Heath yawned. He only opens for business at night now, so he could choose to go back to his home to rest during the day and study how to cook lettuce.

"And about that clue..." Heath looked in the direction of the Pokémon Tower. He hadn't forgotten that clue. He would go and see what Pokémon was worth recommending later.

Heath hummed a cheerful tune and drove his Pokémon back to his home in Lavender Town, which was close to the Pokémon Tower. As soon as Heath entered, he discovered that his house had been smeared with advertisements.

"There are real estate agents too?" Heath scratched his head as he looked at the various rental and sales listings.

Although Heath will definitely continue traveling and can't stay in Lavender Town forever, Heath still doesn't plan to rent out the house. After all, Heath has seen a lot of terrible tenants, so Heath feels it's better to keep it for herself to save trouble.

Renting a house is never a one-sided choice for the tenant; landlords also need to be discerning, otherwise, disputes can drive them crazy.

Rather than renting it out and having to assess the tenants and sign contracts, Heath felt it was better to live alone. Even if Heath wanted to continue traveling, she could simply lock the house and have someone clean it regularly.

"But these people came really fast. I've only been back for a few days and they're already showing up at my door." Heath looked at the business cards and various advertisements handed to him by the agents, shook his head, and threw them all into the trash can.

"So next is to prepare the asparagus. Stir-frying asparagus with oranges... Hmm, something feels off." Heath looked at the asparagus in his hand. He was finally going to have to make some culinary disaster.

Chapter 517 Ordinary Asparagus

Oranges are a very common and ordinary fruit. They are not considered a luxury fruit, and there are relatively few other varieties. At least compared to grapes, they are considered a rather unassuming fruit. However, oranges are still very popular. It's just that Heath never thought that oranges could be used in cooking, which is quite surprising.

However, since it was the ingredient identifier that suggested it, Heath felt that it wasn't strange for him to make a dish of orange stir-fried lettuce.

"Let me see. First, peel the oranges, and then... um, these white pith don't need to be removed separately, right?" Heath looked at the oranges in his hand, lost in thought. The oranges were wrapped in white pith, which might remind some perverts of strange things like white pith, but in reality, these white pith are edible, just a little bitter. So some people like to peel off all the white pith before eating oranges, but this greatly prolongs the time it takes to eat an orange.

Heath didn't really like the white threads; anyway, it mainly tasted like oranges, and other flavors weren't very noticeable.

So Heath hesitated for a second before throwing the orange in and starting to stir-fry this unique dish. Farfetch'd, the entire Pokémon was dumbfounded. It looked at Heath with a strange expression. Farfetch'd never imagined that one day it would see someone using oranges to cook. But when it realized that it was a trainer, Farfetch'd calmed down and stood by curiously watching.

Before long, the stir-fried oranges and asparagus was ready. Heath looked at the food in front of him, but he couldn't muster much desire to eat it. After all, the combination of whole oranges and green asparagus looked a bit strange, but it didn't seem unacceptable.

A qualified chef usually tastes his own dishes first, so Heath picked up his chopsticks, took a bite, and put it in his mouth. As he chewed, he realized that the taste of this thing could only be described as very unique. The texture was somewhat similar to lettuce, but the taste was like a combination of fennel and mint, which was very unique. The orange flavor was almost undetectable, with only a few leaves having a slightly sour taste due to the juice from the broken orange.

"...Looks like it's a failure." Heath scratched his head. This dish seemed to have failed because Heath found that the asparagus tasted very ordinary. This meant that what Heath made was not the most essential and special cuisine of Lavender Town. So what exactly went wrong?

Following the advice of the market vendors, Heath prepared a simple dish of asparagus using the traditional method. The texture was quite unique, but the taste was rather ordinary. It was a decent-tasting vegetable, but it wasn't quite enough to make people want to linger. Heath frowned.

It seems the people of Purple Garden haven't discovered the true purpose of eating Asparagus. Oranges are probably an essential ingredient; without them, the Asparagus's flavor would be diminished. Heath scratched his head. If that's the case, adding a whole orange wouldn't taste very good. But perhaps Heath could try making orange jam? He could simply mash all the oranges and then add them to the Asparagus and stir-fry them together. That might achieve the desired effect.

Thinking of this, Heath gave it a try, and the lettuce he made had a sweet and sour taste, which made it taste even better. However, Heath still hadn't completed his task, which gave him a headache. What went wrong?

Although he needed to entertain the guests in order to complete the mission, when Heath ate it himself, he found that the taste of the ashes was not particularly good. At least compared with the special ingredients in other cities, it was still inferior. Whether it was Pallet Town, the Indigo League, or Deep Grey City, the special ingredients in those places tasted particularly good.

They even posted their own food guide, which shows just how tempting the food must be.

"Resurrection vegetable... never mind, I'll add it to the barbecue stall menu tonight and see if the customers are satisfied after eating it. If the customers eat it and complete the task, then it proves that the taste of this resurrection vegetable is indeed just like that." Heath tried several more times, even removing the white pith from the orange, but the taste still didn't improve much. Compared to the magical ingredients that Heath had eaten, this resurrection vegetable was just plain and unremarkable.

Heath put the remaining lettuce in the cupboard and turned to look at the Farfetch'd beside him. The duck was looking at him curiously, its big eyes fixed on his hands and the lettuce. Heath was taken aback for a moment. Fortunately, no mission had been triggered, so he breathed a sigh of relief. Otherwise, Heath himself didn't know if he could help the Farfetch'd complete the mission, since he still wasn't very confident about the lettuce.

"It's about time, I should go check out that Pokémon." Heath stretched. Of course, he remembered that the previous clue mentioned a special Pokémon. Heath planned to go and see what kind of Pokémon it was. Otherwise, this matter would be like a thorn in his heart, making him itchy and wishing he could fly over to check it out immediately.

"Trainer, are we setting up our stall?" When Hiss started the food truck, the entire Zoroark Pokémon community was shocked. What time was it? Zoroark felt they couldn't handle going so early.

"What are you thinking? I'm just going to the Pokémon Tower." Heath rolled her eyes. This little guy has been acting crazy all day. If we open this early, who would come to eat barbecue?

But wait, it seems there is barbecue in the morning too, it's just that the barbecue is often called a different name in the morning, such as grilled meat, all-you-can-eat barbecue, buffet, etc. Heath had noticed before that some restaurants in Purple Garden have launched very special all-you-can-eat barbecue, and most importantly, there is no time limit. If you want, you can even eat from morning to night.

Heath thought that if a big eater came, the restaurant owner would probably cry, but the people here seemed to be quite well-mannered, and there was no situation where they were occupying seats and waiting for another meal.

Chapter 518, though late, has arrived.

The Pokémon Tower remains unchanged, still looking unique, solemn, and majestic. In the daytime, it carries a sense of heaviness, and there are many more people during the day. However, most of them are in a very bad mood, and it is rare to see a smile on their faces. Heath can understand their feelings, after all, his favorite Pokémon is buried in this place.

However, the Pokémon Tower was not Sheath's destination this time; his destination was next to the Pokémon Tower.

Following the clues, Heath arrived at a small hill. It could barely be called a hill, though it wasn't very big, but it still had some height. However, Heath estimated that the vertical height was less than fifty-six meters. But the Kanto region is mainly a plain area. There are mountain ranges, but they are mostly concentrated in the Quartz Plateau in the west, so this small hill can't really be described as small.

"There doesn't seem to be any Pokémon around. Maybe we have to wait until night?" Hiss scratched his head, feeling a bit strange. It was very quiet here, and he could hardly see any Pokémon. But that was normal, since this place had been expanded into the Pokémon Tower area. When Hiss came up, he saw many tombstones and some people paying their respects here.

The way of offering sacrifices in the Pokémon world is quite unique, with some subtle differences from the burning of paper money and offerings in the previous life.

There was a Poké Ball here. Heath even saw a Great Ball, a Commemorative Ball, and a Luxury Ball. However, these balls all looked quite old and were broken, so they were not functional. Heath thought that this was probably why these balls were still intact.

Although most people in the Pokémon world are mild-mannered, there are some particularly wicked individuals among them, such as those who have joined dark organizations. For them, if they see an intact Poké Ball and don't take it, they would find it rather strange.

"Trainer! Look, the Pokémon Tower looks so beautiful from this angle!" Zoroark pointed excitedly ahead. Hiss looked over and saw the Pokémon Tower in front of him. Against the blue sky, it did look quite nice. Although it looked a bit short from this angle, it was still quite pretty in the context of Lavender Town.

Heath decided to sit down on the lawn. He'd originally come looking for Pokémon, but since he couldn't find any, relaxing seemed like a good option. However, just as he sat down, Heath noticed a small...

dent?

Heath was a little curious, so he leaned over to take a look. It was indeed a very small dent, which looked like something had been pressing on it for a long time. This made Heath wonder what this shape was.

"Trainer!" Zoroark suddenly called out, startling Hiss so much that he almost pulled up the turf on the ground.

"What's wrong?" Heath frowned and turned his head, then saw Zoroark excitedly pulling a small figure.

Blue, bowl-cut hair, red horns, a small body, and a panicked look...

"Ralts?" Hiss was taken aback. He recognized the Pokémon in front of him at a glance. After all, it was Hiss's favorite Pokémon. He would definitely catch one and train it as his main Pokémon if he had one. This shows how much Hiss loved it. However, what Hiss did not expect was that it was a Ralts in front of him. Moreover, it seemed to be a shiny Ralts. After all, the common Ralts have green hair, but this one had blue hair.

"I just found out! She's spying on us!" Zoroark grabbed Ralts's hand. Ralts panicked and tried to use psychic powers to resist, but Zoroark was a Dark-type Pokémon and was not affected by Ralts.

Farfetch'd and Charmeleon also joined in, while Snorlax yawned and blocked Ralts's retreat. Hiss's lips twitched; the scene before him looked like four thugs planning to attack a little guy.

"Let her go. She should be around here often. Strictly speaking, we're the ones who disturbed her." Hiss waved his hand, and Zoroark released Ralts. As soon as Ralts was released, she immediately used Teleport to escape.

Heath wasn't surprised. He had been wondering what kind of Pokémon would warrant such a special clue, and it turned out to be a shiny Ralts. Although Ralts was indeed very beautiful, Heath still didn't plan to forcefully capture it. After all, Heath's family was already quite large, and there might be even more in the future. But precisely because of this, Heath had some small requirements for the Pokémon that joined him.

"Let's have lunch. I just made some bento boxes with Farfetch'd." Heath chuckled and opened his backpack. Zoroa immediately put down his game console and sat obediently next to Heath, while Snorlax also came over.

Heath simply distributed the food in his hands and then began to eat his picnic lunch.

"Hmm?" Just as Heath was eating, he suddenly noticed a small blue head curiously looking at him from the woods beside him. After noticing Heath's gaze, the little blue head shrank back. Although it was clear that she was trying to hide herself, her white body, which did not retract in time, still gave away her presence.

Zoroark glanced at it but ignored it. She didn't want to deal with a coward right now; she'd rather eat her lunch.

Hiss looked away, but soon caught a glimpse of Ralts peeking out from the corner of his eye, which made Hiss both amused and exasperated.

"Want some?" Hiss called out in Ralts' direction. Ralts shuddered and shrank back. Hiss looked at her helplessly. Although he knew Ralts was timid, this was still...

"Hmm? I remember Ralts seems to be able to sense other people's kindness..." Hiss thought to himself. Then he thought about feeding Ralts, so he divided his braised pork bento in half and put it on the lid, then placed it not far in front of Ralts, and then put a few berries next to it.

Heath sat back down; whether Ralts ate or not was her business, and Heath didn't pay any special attention to it.

Chapter 519 Ralts the Riddler

"Trainer, do you think all life eventually dies?" Zoroark suddenly asked while eating, leaving Hiss stunned. Hiss turned to look at Zoroark with a strange expression. Had the little guy eaten something unhealthy that caused food poisoning and was now hallucinating? After all, it didn't seem like a question Zoroark should ask.

"Pretty much, but the afterlife isn't actually that scary." Heath calmly took a sip of hot tea. Heath had considered bringing some drinks with her; chilled drinks weren't hard to make, all it took was for Snorlax to exhale. However, considering that she had prepared a rather greasy braised pork for lunch, Heath decided to bring a pot of tea to cleanse her palate instead.

Heath was initially quite afraid of death, but after learning that death was not the end but rather the beginning, his fear of death lessened considerably. Dying was simply about living again in his current form, growing younger with each passing year. However, he wondered if dating at eighteen would be considered puppy love or twilight love.

This is a question worth discussing.

However, Heath felt it shouldn't be considered puppy love, since they were already quite old at that time.

"Huh? What's the afterlife like?" Zoroark asked curiously. Heath scratched his head. Giratina had told Heath not to reveal the afterlife to others, because it might make them more inclined to pursue death.