I opened a restaurant in the Pokémon world.

Fortunately, Pokémon exist in this world, so these barbecues and fried rice can still stay hot from the oven. This is when the barbecue tastes the best. If the barbecue gets cold, the taste will be greatly reduced.

"Your barbecue is ready, it'll cost you 7,455 Alliance Coins in total." Heath quickly carried a large bag of barbecue and fried rice to Officer Jenny. Officer Jenny's allowance was 50 Coins per person for barbecue, so Heath made a wide variety of barbecue dishes.

“Okay.” Officer Jenny calmly paid the money, then took the barbecue and rode away on her Growlithe.

Heath then noticed that Officer Jenny was wearing a knee-length skirt this time.

Chapter 548 Barbecue stalls always seem to attract troublesome customers.

"...Now that you mention it, I just remembered that Officer Jenny is only thirty-two years old?" Heath stroked his chin. The Officer Jenny used to give off the impression of a middle-aged woman in her forties, with a serious and unfriendly attitude, always wearing a stern face, making people feel as if they owed her millions. But the current Officer Jenny seems to be...

A bit girly?

Aura is a very strange thing. It is impossible to observe with the naked eye, but aura does exist. At least in Heath's opinion, Officer Jenny has an aura, and the current Officer Jenny gives people a younger feeling.

Heath then remembered that on the personnel form for Officer Jenny, it was written that Officer Jenny was actually only thirty-two years old this year. Although she wasn't very young, she wasn't very old either. It was just that her aura was too strong before, giving people the feeling that she was very old. Now, wearing a knee-length skirt, Officer Jenny gave people the feeling of a young girl.

Heath thought of the socks on the other person's feet and her calves that were not at all shy about being exposed. Heath was thoughtful. The Officer Jenny he had encountered before always wore long pants that completely covered her legs. But now that Officer Jenny had exposed her legs, her mood seemed to have improved a lot. Heath couldn't help but shake his head. It seemed that seeking help from Ho-Oh was the right choice. At least it restored Officer Jenny's legs to normal.

Heath knew that Officer Jenny was actually disabled; her leg was a prosthesis. The fact that a disabled Officer Jenny could climb to the position of Captain of the Officer Jenny in Lavender Town shows how much effort she had put in.

Heath had previously wondered if Officer Jenny's strong opinions about him were related to her parents' disability in both legs. Heath later confirmed this, and it was indeed true that Officer Jenny's strong opinions about him were related to her parents, probably because they were motorcycle thieves who had broken Officer Jenny's legs in the past.

No wonder Heath's attitude towards him was like that of a blood feud after he arrived in Lavender Town. It's true that few people can maintain a calm mindset when facing the family of the person who made them crippled.

Fortunately, Ho-Oh intervened, and Officer Jenny has now returned to normal. Although it was someone else's fault, Heath inherited that person's name and identity, so she can be considered to have borne the consequences.

Fortunately, the problem is now solved.

There were still many guests tonight, and Heath's task was completed. Dialga's apron became Heath's apron, which relieved Heath. As the guests gradually thinned out and no one came to eat, it was already three o'clock in the morning.

"Fortunately, no guests caused any trouble today." Heath took a deep breath, wiped his hands, and then began tidying up his tables and chairs while cleaning the room.

Heath didn't really like running a barbecue stand because it always involved drinking alcohol, which is a hobby for many people. However, the problem is that drinking can easily lead to drunkenness and loss of judgment, and it's not uncommon for people to do ridiculous things after drinking.

Moreover, getting drunk can easily lead to drunken brawls. This is not just something Heath said. Bars and barbecue stalls late at night are often the places where conflicts are most likely to occur. The animalistic instincts that are usually suppressed by reason take over under the influence of alcohol, and people turn from intelligent beings into foolish animals, thus doing things that they will regret for the rest of their lives.

So every night, when people start to enjoy the nightlife and the tranquility of the night, it is the busiest time for Officer Jenny, because fights are particularly likely to break out at this time. Drunkards are often not rational, so the only solution is to lock them up and wait for them to sober up before dealing with the problem.

So when Heath decided to start a barbecue stand and serve evening guests, he was prepared for the possibility of conflicts among customers. Fortunately, the customers Heath has encountered so far have been very rational and have not caused any conflicts, which has relieved Heath. Otherwise, it would have been very troublesome if the tables and chairs had been damaged.

After Heath tidied up his tables and chairs, he returned to the dining car, drove it back to his home, and then lay down on his bed.

"Hmm? Wait, it seems the Tenseigan's mission is still not complete..." Heath yawned wearily; he was already very sleepy.

Heath had brought over many servings of fried rice and other dishes to Grandpa Ma Zhide, but the Tenseigan mission was still not complete, which frustrated him. Why couldn't he finish the mission? He only needed one more thing, but that last thing seemed like an insurmountable barrier, leaving Heath completely helpless. He had been hoping that Grandpa Ma Zhide would help him complete the mission, but now that was impossible too. He could only think of another way tomorrow.

Heath grew increasingly drowsy, his eyelids began to droop, and then he pulled his blanket over himself and fell into a deep sleep.

When Heath got up the next morning, it was already past one o'clock in the afternoon. Heath yawned, stood up, greeted Mew, and then took his Pokémon to wash up.

"I have to go there again today to check Ralts' memories, then find a way to make Ralts' wish come true so I can complete the mission. I also need to deal with the Tenseigan issue... I still have no clue about the Origami. This Lavender Town is too troublesome." Hiss thought about his plan while brushing his teeth. He had to admit that there were a lot of things going on in Lavender Town, one after another. So far, Hiss had only managed to keep Dialga's apron; he still had no clue about the other tasks.

This caused Heath some distress. After completing his plans in Lavender Town, Heath intended not to return for a while. Lavender Town was simply too troublesome, with too many things to do.

Fortunately, Heath didn't encounter any burglars. Heath had heard from Sister Ling before that some people would go and move into houses that had been unoccupied for a long time, then freeload and even act as if they owned the house. This was a huge headache and a real hassle to deal with. Luckily, Heath's house didn't encounter this situation.

"Let's go, let's buy some groceries and make lunch." Heath yawned; he still had a lot to do today.

Chapter 549 Legendary Pokémon are Pokémon, not gods.

However, after Charizard evolved into Charizard, Heath had another option for getting around. Charizard had learned the special move of flying, which surprised Heath. He had originally been thinking of going to a department store to buy the flying move.

Some special moves in the Pokémon world can be learned by the Pokémon themselves, or you can try to let the Pokémon learn the move directly through a learning machine. Of course, it is definitely the most convenient if the Pokémon can learn it on its own, since buying a learning machine is quite expensive.

Knowledge is power, and Heath never underestimated that.

Some TMs in the Pokémon world, especially those with extremely difficult moves, are very expensive. The Fly TM is also sold in department stores, but its price is generally stable at around 100,000 League Coins, which is not very cheap. Therefore, most people choose to learn by enrolling in private training classes.

However, training classes also have their drawbacks. They cannot guarantee that every student's Pokémon will learn the Flying move and thus master the ability to fly. It depends on the intelligence of the learning Pokémon. Therefore, many people who sign up for Flying training classes are those who have some confidence in their Pokémon's intelligence.

"Actually, I don't quite understand why Flying-type Pokémon, which can fly, need to learn Flying moves separately." Heath was a little puzzled. He had asked this question before, to Ling-jie, since Ling-jie was the smartest one in Officer Jenny's Team in Viridian City, knew a lot of knowledge, and was someone everyone relied on.

Like a living encyclopedia, she is a very reliable person. No matter what the question is, it seems that you can get an answer by asking Sister Ling.

"Because ordinary flight and flying are two different things. It's like watching a blurry TV on a black and white TV versus watching TV on the best color TV. Although it's both watching TV, the feeling is completely different." Sister Ling answered quickly. Every year, some people in the alliance would ask this question, or they would post it directly on Zhihu. Every year, someone would patiently explain it.

It has even become a meme in the Pokémon world. When someone asks what the difference is between this and something else, if it's similar, someone will say it's the difference between flying and soaring.

Heath didn't quite understand at first. After all, in his view, watching TV was just watching TV, nothing special. At most, black and white TVs just gave people a worse feeling. But after experiencing it firsthand, Heath understood.

Ordinary flight involves strong winds and the risk of not being able to sit still, giving the feeling of wingsuit flying and making one wonder if they will fall to their death at any moment. However, Pokémon that fly have significantly reduced their stamina consumption. Most importantly, trainers can sit very steadily on them without facing the howling wind. It has to be said that Pokémon's moves are truly a magical power.

Now that Flamethrower has mastered the art of flying, Heath can travel much more easily. However, considering that she needs to buy a lot of ingredients every day, and that some ingredients need to be put in the refrigerator as soon as possible after purchase, Heath still chooses to drive her food truck out.

Mew was playing online games with Zoroark, while Charizard continued to train as usual. Hiss looked at the training equipment that was a bit too small for Charizard and decided to buy it a better set of equipment today, otherwise the current equipment would not be able to keep up with Charizard's size.

As for Farfetch'd and Snorlax, these two little guys have been acting mysteriously lately, always gathering together to discuss something. Hiss didn't have any intention of eavesdropping, so he didn't bother with it. Anyway, Zoroark would tell him if anything happened.

When Heath drove the food truck to the market, he found that many people were talking about Ho-Oh. Even the front page of the Lavender Daily was about Ho-Oh, which told the story of how Ho-Oh blessed Officer Jenny and restored her legs. The newspaper also mentioned that Officer Jenny lost her legs because she had participated in the operation to take down the biker thieves, which resulted in the amputation of her legs below the knees.

The arrival and blessings of Ho-Oh were widely publicized by the League, who claimed that it was a blessing bestowed by the legendary Pokémon upon seeing Officer Jenny's pain and efforts. However, Heath curled his lip in disapproval.

Officer Jenny's recovery was actually only related to herself. Ho-Oh wouldn't help others casually. Most of these legendary Pokémon have a sense of 'putting aside the desire to help others and respecting the fate of others'. If you want to expect a legendary Pokémon to help someone for no reason, it's only if that person has done something that the legendary Pokémon have seen.

The reason why mythical beasts are mythical beasts rather than gods, in Hiss’s view, is because each and every one of them is a special individual with their own thoughts, just like humans. They have their own loves, hates, joys, sorrows, and anger. Their views on humans are similar to those of ordinary people. If they have a good relationship with a human, they will help him/her. If they don’t have a good relationship with a human, why should they care about him/her?

While this may sound harsh, most mythical beasts are indifferent to the disasters that befall ordinary people unless they are in a good mood or witness them firsthand.

"This isn't good for the League. It would be better to keep it a secret, or say it's a medical miracle or something." Heath scratched his head. While this could be attributed to a miracle, it also made many people have expectations for legendary Pokémon, which would inevitably cause some trouble in the future. Fortunately, Ho-Oh is mostly homeless, and you can't see Ho-Oh at the Bell Tower in Enju City. Heath felt that legendary Pokémon seemed to have their own homes.

Heath even wondered if Dialga, such a special guy, might choose to open a restaurant as a human. Thinking about it carefully, it didn't seem impossible.

Although that's what he thought, Heath didn't say anything more. Instead, he took Farfetch'd and Zoroark downstairs and bought a lot of ingredients, which he carried back to his food cart. Today, Heath planned to cook some ordinary home-style dishes. He could also take out the steamed chicken he ate yesterday and cook it again. After all, Heath had already prepared the cooking utensils needed for steamed chicken, so eating more of it occasionally wouldn't be a big deal.

Chapter 550 The Truth Revealed

Heath had originally planned to make a steamed chicken dish, which tasted good and seemed to be relatively more nutritious. However, after Zoroark mentioned wanting to try a different flavor, Heath decided to cook it differently for Zoroark.

There are many ways to cook chicken, all sorts of methods, and even some rather unique ones, all of which taste quite good. However, this time Heath is going to make a different kind of dish: braised chicken.

Braised chickens generally taste pretty much the same, with little difference between them. The quality of a braised chicken largely depends on its dipping sauce. A good dipping sauce can enhance the flavor of the braised chicken and is a great way to differentiate it from other braised chickens. However, making a good dipping sauce is not easy, as everyone has different taste preferences. This time, Heath plans to make a Sichuan-style dipping sauce, mainly spicy, numbing, and fragrant. This will make the saltiness of the braised chicken itself much milder, resulting in a very good dish.

Moreover, with Dialluca's pressure cooker, Heath can make braised chicken very quickly, without worrying about wasting time.

It has to be said that Dialga is really useful. What chefs need most is something related to time. With these kitchen utensils that can control time, they are the ultimate kitchen utensils for chefs.

Soon, Heath had prepared a braised chicken, then stir-fried a few side dishes, and finally added some pickled vegetables, and lunch was ready.

"Dream, I'll have to trouble you again today." Heath said to Dream as he tore apart the braised chicken he had just finished cooking.

Yesterday, thanks to Mew, Hiss was able to see Ralts's bubbles. But if he couldn't see Ralts's bubbles, how could he read Ralts's memories and find a way to help Ralts fulfill her wish?

"Okay." Mew started eating. It was very hungry. Eating at Heath's place was always a very interesting experience for Mew, and now it really enjoyed eating there.

After finishing his meal with Mew, Hiss put away his Pokémon and then summoned Charizard to quickly fly him to the place he had visited the day before. When Hiss arrived, he saw a construction crew working on the public toilet in the distance. Hiss's lips twitched. Seeing that place reminded him of some unpleasant memories. It was the first time in his life that he had joined Officer Jenny's Brigade, and it was for vandalizing the public toilet. This made Hiss feel both amused and exasperated.

However, Ralts was not in the place where they had been seen before, which puzzled Hiss. Fortunately, Hiss quickly guessed where Ralts might be.

"...So it really is here." Hiss looked at the small grave he had made for Ralts yesterday. Ralts was sitting there blankly, seemingly lost in thought. Hiss scratched his head, watching Ralts looking at his grave. His heart sank. This poor little thing had suffered too much. But even so, in order to bring her relief, Hiss had no choice but to continue torturing her.

"Mew, I'm counting on you." Hiss sighed. Mew nodded and carried Ralts's remains out again. Upon seeing the remains, Ralts was overcome with grief once more. Then, those colorful bubbles rose up again. Hiss thought for a moment, then reached out and poked a black bubble with his finger.

……

The torrential rain was still falling. Heath stood in the woods, unable to discern where he was. He could only tell that it was a forest, and nothing else. However, this time, Heath did not see the four strange creatures. Instead, he saw little Ralts lying on the ground, and where Ralts' head was turned to the side, Heath saw light.

No, it was a light that was about to go out. Heath looked over and saw that the light was slowly dying down, like a candle about to burn out. With the flickering light, Heath saw a corpse—Gardedor's corpse.

Hiss watched this scene in silence. Gardevoir definitely wouldn't last, but why was Gardevoir hanging here?

Hiss noticed a clue and quickly went over to take a look. Fortunately, Ralts's memory was stable, and Hiss could see what appeared to be the things hanging on Gardevoir...

Just as Heath was struggling to make his way in the darkness, he was ejected, and the fragments of his memory vanished.

Heath had no time to spare; his finger poked at another, darker-colored bubble, and as it popped, Heath saw something else.

……

The rain was still falling, but it had lessened considerably. The four bizarre demons reappeared, and Heath was surprised to find that his perspective was off. The intense pain of suffocation caused Heath to struggle painfully. He looked down and saw the four bizarre demons laughing evilly.

Just when Hiss was about to succumb to the pain, he suddenly became an observer again. Then he saw Ralts hanging from the tree with her head down, while the black figures went over and nudged Ralts' body, making her sway from side to side in the air.

Hiss gritted his teeth. He saw it. The thing hanging Ralts was a rope, something a Pokémon couldn't possibly create, and...

Heath lowered his head and picked up something from the ground—a pencil case.

There was something written on it, but Heath couldn't make it out. He put the pencil case on the ground, looked up at the four black figures in front of him, and wondered if these black figures were...

people?

But before Hiss could continue reading, his memory shattered once more, and he was thrown back to reality. At that moment, all the bubbles on Ralts's body disappeared, leaving nothing but emptiness.

Hiss was silent for a moment. He looked at Ralts, whose eyes were filled with tears, and stroked its head. If Hiss's guess was correct, then...

"What are those two-legged horses with pointed horns? If it's in the pencil case... a compass? Then the triangular torture device must be a set square?" Heath fell into deep thought. He felt that this possibility was quite high, after all, a pencil case appeared in Ralts's memory, a strange pencil case.

“…Sometimes malice really is…tsk.” Heath shook his head, but although he had guessed some of the truth, what should he do next?

Chapter 551 The Belated Light

Hiss looked at Ralts on the ground and scratched his head. He had just seen some things in Ralts's memory, some things that were not so friendly. Although this gave Hiss some guesses about the identities of those people, he was still not sure who did it. However, Hiss also obtained another clue: when Ralts died, her mother seemed to be nearby.

"Mew, can you find Gardevoir's remains?" Hiss asked, looking at Mew. Yesterday, Mew had helped find Ralts's remains, and Hiss wanted to see if Mew could find Gardevoir's remains. If it could, perhaps burying him in the same place as his mother would be the little guy's wish. But if burying him didn't work, then things would get a bit complicated.

"You rascal, make me something delicious later!" Mew looked at Heath, but still agreed. Heath nodded quickly. It's just making food, right? Even if Mew wanted a fancy meal, Heath would make it for Mew without hesitation.

With Mew's full-force search, Heath quickly followed Mew to another place, a forest, or more precisely, a small grove of trees near Lavender Town at the foot of a hill. As Mew's eyes lit up, the skeleton of an adult Pokémon was raised from the soil by its psychic powers.

The passage of time had taken away the flesh and blood from the corpse, leaving only a skeleton. Heath looked at the skeleton in front of him and realized that this must be Gardevoir's remains. He never expected that Gardevoir would be buried in this place.

Hiss looked at the corpse in front of him, and then at the location and direction of the hill. He remembered that Ralts seemed to be looking at this spot before. There was also a butt print on the hill that Ralts had left from sitting for a long time. At that time, Hiss thought that Ralts was looking at the location of the Pokémon Tower. He never expected that the last place Ralts looked at was here.

“Let’s go…” Hiss felt a little heavy-hearted. He wrapped the corpse, which had been buried in the soil for who knows how many years, in a white cloth, then flew back on his Charizard and placed it next to Ralts, who was still unconscious.

Ralts woke up shortly after and saw the corpse beside her. Then, Ralts happily called out something and carefully curled up next to the corpse. Its body gradually began to glow white. Hiss watched silently. It seemed that being buried with her mother was Ralts's final wish.

You have completed the hidden achievement "The Belated Light" and have received a special reward.

[A belated ray of light: When darkness envelops the innocent and vulnerable, how they yearn for light to pierce the darkness, but this light comes too late.]