I opened a restaurant in the Pokémon world.

"Trainer! I want to buy this!" Zoroark tugged at Hiss's sleeve, pulling him over. Hiss then saw a poster on the door of a bookstore.

"Exploring the Human Relationships and Secrets of Ancient People"—the title is so straightforward, it's almost as if they've written "This book is lewd" directly on the cover. The cover itself is also quite unique, leaving Heath speechless. It has to be said that even in the world of Pokémon, the people here have some bizarre and wonderful methods that are truly eye-opening.

"Are you really going to buy this? This kind of book is probably a scam." Looking at the poster in front of him, Heath felt a strong sense of fraud. It reminded him of the time he used a certain software that, even in the 5G era, had a download speed of only 13kb per second without a membership to download a torrent all night, only to find out the next day that it was Black Cat Detective.

Who knows what happened when Heath excitedly grabbed some toilet paper, turned on the player, and was about to enjoy the masterpiece, only to hear the phrase "eyes wide open like copper bells"—it was enough to make him want to vomit blood. But Heath still watched it, because it really was quite good and very interesting.

It has to be said that the animation production level in the past was much higher than it is now, which made Heath wonder whether the animation production level in his previous life was going backwards or making a real progress.

It feels like the animation production in the past was of a higher standard, while the animation nowadays gives the impression of being made after "ten years of studying animation production." The sensory experience is completely different.

"I want to buy it~" Zoroark used her charm, but it didn't seem to work very well on Hiss.

Zoroark used Relentless Pursuit, and Hiss was tortured until his health points reached zero, and Hiss went black!

"Let me make this clear first, don't blame me if you get tricked." Hiss looked at Zoroark with a cold face. This guy was like a little kid who hadn't grown up. Even though he had already evolved into his final form, looking at Zoroark, Hiss always felt like he was talking to a child.

"Hey, I'm sure I won't get scammed." Zoroark hugged the book in his hands with satisfaction, but looking at Zoroark who had transformed into a little girl next to him, and the other passersby's expressions of "I'm calling the police" and "This is the police officer," Heath took a deep breath and then found an opportunity to have Zoroark transform into the appearance of an otaku. Sure enough, the strange looks from the passersby decreased a lot.

Heath breathed a sigh of relief. He wasn't very old, and he didn't look like he was old enough to be a father. In addition, the legal age for marriage in the Pokémon world is nineteen or older. Plus, the little girl holding a book called "Exploring the Ethical Methods and Secrets of Ancient People" looked like a weird uncle taking a little girl to see goldfish. The reason why the passersby didn't call the police immediately was because Heath looked like a good person.

If it were a middle-aged man, Officer Jenny would probably have invited Heath to have tea right now.

"Aww?" Charizard suddenly pointed to the side. Hiss felt a huge object flash above his head, which made Hiss's mouth twitch. Charizard's size was exaggerated. Fortunately, its growth rate slowed down a lot after evolving. Otherwise, Hiss felt that he would probably have to worry about whether some Poké Balls could fit Charizard.

"Huohuo said he wants to check out that gym." Zoroark, despite carrying a book, was still translating very dutifully, after all, she could already see the game store not far away, and the day of the highly anticipated Pokémon game release was just around the corner!

If we're talking about the most famous games in the Pokémon world, then it's undoubtedly the Pokémon series. These new games are often designed by the League itself, using Pokémon from other regions as the main content. The classic gameplay involves battling gyms, collecting badges, and ultimately becoming the champion, making it incredibly popular throughout the Pokémon League.

Heath had also played it, but while playing, Heath found that the plot and characters were completely different from reality. The champion of the Kanto region was named Arkin, and the villain was a dark organization he had never heard of, called "Team All Things Return to One". But that was normal, after all, it would be strange if it were exactly the same as his previous life.

"Let's go, it's still early anyway." Heath yawned. He didn't mind, and Charizard had saved up quite a bit of money, so buying some gym equipment wouldn't be a problem.

However, I'd rather not get a card, since Heath only plans to stay in Baidai City for seven days.

When Hiss led Charizard into the gym called "Have You Worked Out Today?", he saw a giant Pokémon pointing at him, but it was a poster, and the Pokémon on the poster was Machoke.

"Welcome to our gym today... Have you worked out yet? And who are you?" A smiling girl walked over, but then her gaze immediately fell on the fire-breathing dragon behind Heath, and Heath felt as if he could see the light in the girl's eyes.

“I brought my Pokémon to take a look.” Heath smiled, and the girl didn’t seem to mind. Instead, she enthusiastically introduced the gym to Heath. However, Heath noticed that the girl’s gaze was mostly fixed on Charizard, as if she were introducing it to Charizard.

It has to be said that there are top performers in every profession, and this is no exaggeration. At the very least, it's clear that this girl is most interested in the fire-breathing dragon at the gym.

And Charizard was indeed attracted to the girl's attention. Before long, it was Heath walking in front and occasionally grunting to the girl, and then Charizard took the lead, trying out some of the fitness equipment with the girl's enthusiastic introduction.

Chapter 578 Corn Wine

Heath's expression was strange. He felt like he had become a follower of a fire-breathing dragon. The girl had basically ignored Heath's opinions and thoughts, and was enthusiastically introducing all sorts of new knowledge and things in the fitness world to the fire-breathing dragon. Heath was completely confused, but the fire-breathing dragon listened with great interest. When the fire-breathing dragon came out, Heath saw that the fire-breathing dragon was carrying several large bags. According to what Heath had just seen, these bags contained protein powder, new fitness magazines, and even a weighted steel plate bag.

"It's really rare to see you buy so much stuff." Heath didn't mind. The staff at this gym were very professional and didn't do anything underhanded. There was nothing wrong with what Charizard bought. It's just that Heath rarely saw Charizard buy anything. Most of the time, this big guy would have Heathard deposit his salary into his account and didn't have much of a desire to shop. He didn't expect that this trip would result in Charizard buying quite a lot of things.

"Awooo." Charizard happily picked up a fitness magazine and looked at it. Heath curiously leaned over to take a look. He didn't know if Charizard could understand human language, but after looking at it, Heath found that Charizard seemed to understand it, which made Heath much more at ease.

The language in the Pokémon world is very strange. When Sheath first arrived, she felt like she was illiterate. Fortunately, it wasn't too difficult to understand, and Sheath eventually learned the knowledge.

"Corn liquor for sale~ Fresh homemade corn liquor~" Just as Heath was strolling down the street, she heard a vendor's voice calling out, which piqued her interest. She picked up Ralts and walked over. Then she saw a middle-aged man sitting on the edge of the street, cautiously observing both sides. In front of him was a carrying pole, and next to him were two large bamboo tubes with lids on.

"Sir, would you like to buy some wine?" The middle-aged man greeted Heath warmly as soon as he saw him.

"I'd like to see how your corn liquor tastes." Heath was simply curious that people in this world actually brewed their own liquor, which was quite rare. You see, most of the time, the alcohol in this world comes from specialized liquor factories, and there are very few unique homemade liquors like this. Moreover, this corn liquor reminded Heath of some homemade liquors he had drunk in his previous life.

Homemade wine was a controversial topic in my previous life. Some people thought it was unlicensed alcohol and that drinking it could cause problems, while others thought it was actually a very good drink and that there were no issues with it. However, in Heath's opinion, some commercially produced alcohol was far inferior to homemade wine, and sometimes homemade wine actually tasted better than commercially produced alcohol.

"Hey, not to brag, but my corn liquor is really good, and these two barrels have been stored in my special containers for three years!" The uncle looked smug. Heath raised an eyebrow. Three years?

Heath felt he needed to correct a problem: wine isn't necessarily better the longer it's aged. In his previous life, many people talked about 1982 Lafite, leading many to believe that the longer the wine was aged, the better it was. However, that was based on the premise that the wine was properly stored. Only with proper storage would the wine's flavor become more mellow over time; otherwise, it would easily spoil, and the idea that the longer the wine was aged, the better it tasted was completely unfounded.

However, looking at the confident look on the man's face, Heath figured that the man probably really did make some drinks himself, and at the very least, they shouldn't have gone bad.

"Let me try some?" Heath didn't immediately buy any. There were many tricks involved in buying alcohol. Heath had seen quite a few. Some people would put a thin plastic film around the edge of the bottle, so that the contents inside the plastic film would be good wine, but the inside was actually water. Others would put fake wine into a genuine good wine bottle, then put it back in the same bottle and sell the fake wine at the price of good wine.

The uncle generously opened his lid and scooped a small cup for Heath. Heath took it and smelled it first. A rich aroma of liquor wafted out. However, the corn liquor smelled like baijiu (Chinese white liquor). But grain liquors are basically all baijiu, so there was nothing strange about that. The taste was also normal. Heath took a sip, swirled it in his mouth, savored the taste, and then swallowed it.

It's a bit spicy, but that's how baijiu is, and the alcohol content seems quite high. However, what Heath cares about most is the aftereffect of this baijiu. It's very strong, and the taste is also quite good. It's not the kind of inferior fake liquor; it's a high-quality type of liquor.

"How much?" Heath clicked his tongue. His food cart naturally needed to carry some drinks. Although Heath himself didn't drink much, some customers did have specific preferences, and a single drink might not satisfy even the most discerning patrons. So, in the end, Heath decided to buy some of this corn cider, but only on the condition that…

Thinking of this, Heath casually took out his ingredient detector and shone it on the corn liquor in front of him.

Homemade liquor, mildly toxic and drinkable, is made from corn and has a good flavor. When properly stored, it is considered an excellent homemade liquor. However, because it contains alcohol, it is somewhat toxic to the human body.

Heath's lips twitched. Good heavens, when he first saw the news about this corn liquor and discovered that it was slightly toxic, he was a little nervous, wondering if it had gone bad or something. He didn't expect it to be because of the alcohol. Liquor definitely contains alcohol, but alcohol itself does have certain toxic side effects on humans, so it's not surprising.

"How much do you want?" The middle-aged man rubbed his hands together, asking somewhat nervously.

Heath looked at the barrel; he had just seen the man scoop it up from below with a spoon, so there shouldn't be anything wrong with the barrel itself.

"All of them." Heath made the decision immediately.

"All of them? If it's all of them, I can give you a price of 130 Alliance Coins per pound!" The uncle instantly became happy.

Chapter 579 The Rubber Grove Guy's Happy Hut

One hundred and thirty Alliance Coins per pound is not a cheap price, and it could even be said to be a bit expensive. However, the quality of this liquor is indeed very good, so Heath agreed. After purchasing these liquors, Heath gave them to Charizard. These liquors have some weight, which is a very good training method for Charizard.

After Charizard got the two large barrels of liquor, he simply carried one in each hand and followed behind Heath. Heath glanced at Charizard; the Charizard's muscles were now full and bulging, making it look very strong.

After purchasing this unique beverage, Heath wandered around Baide City for a while and discovered some even more unique places, such as unique antique-themed souvenirs and merchandise, and even items selling Dialga figurines. This made Heath somewhat amused and exasperated, although the figurines were quite interesting.

The items displayed in the mall were mostly of very good quality. Heath looked at them and found that the most expensive brand was called "Magical Guy's Happy Hut," which was quite interesting. In addition to this, there were also some even more interesting evil god figurines.

The so-called "evil god" figurines are actually just imitations made by ordinary people. These figurines are characterized by their poor workmanship. Perhaps the figure's pose and body are acceptable, but the face is so unrecognizable that you can't even tell who it is. Heath saw a similar figurine at a stall selling figurines.

It was a Dialga figurine, but Hiss, with his big eyes, thought it was as if Dialga had put the moon from Infinite Tsukuyomi on his face. Moreover, the smile was very strange, giving the impression that it was laughing wildly. When Hiss saw this, he couldn't help but rub his cheeks. He wanted to laugh a little. If Dialga saw himself in someone else's hands and looked like this, he would probably be angry.

However, considering Dialga's identity, Heath felt that this was unlikely. After all, as a chef who also serves as the manager, Dialga's temper is usually quite good. Heath was very experienced in this regard. If Dialga had a bad temper, he would always make people grit their teeth in anger when they encountered those strange customers, and it was not impossible for him to smash the pot. After all, some customers are really very strange, so strange that ordinary people would probably find it difficult to bear.

Heath had encountered some eccentric customers. Some customers admired the chopsticks Heath had bought after their meal and simply took them away. Other customers insisted that Heath round down the price. They had spent 283, but insisted that Heath round it down to 200. Heath wanted to ask, "Where do you get the audacity to ask me to round it down to 83?" But Heath just smiled and said that he would only round it down by 3 dollars at most.

The customer was very unhappy, insisting that Heath looked down on him and wouldn't even budge on the eighty-three dollars, which made Heath just want to laugh.

Therefore, if someone is a chef, a boss, or a cashier, their temper will often improve over time.

Of course, there are some special cases, such as when the owner has a bad temper and uses that as a selling point to do business. This is what was mentioned on the internet in my previous life as shops where the owner's temper was worse than the shop's actual size. These shops often use poor service and bad attitude as their selling points. However, this still relies on the taste of the food. If the taste is not good, such shops will not stay popular for long and will also lose some customers who originally planned to come.

"How much is this figure?" Heath looked at the figure in his hand. It was hard to imagine what the creator's mental state was like at the time, but it had to be said that this kind of evil god figure was quite collectible.

"Eighty." The shopkeeper offered a very cheap price, but Heath knew these shopkeepers could make a lot of money, so he immediately tried to haggle it down to half. After negotiating for a while, Heath finally bought the evil god figurine for sixty dollars.

"It's about time to go back to sleep." Heath yawned and stretched. The time in Sinnoh is a bit earlier than in Kanto, so it was actually quite late.

……

The next morning, Heath got out of bed, and as soon as he got up, he noticed something was wrong. His bed seemed a little cramped.

Heath stared blankly at his blanket. It was indeed very crowded. There was an extra blanket on his bed, and it looked like someone was sleeping there. Heath stared blankly at the blanket. Every morning after waking up, Heath would always be in a daze for a while and not very energetic.

"Luckily I didn't go drinking with anyone last night. This should be Zoroark, right?" Heath yawned and pulled back the covers. He then saw Zoroark's tail, but Heath paused for a moment.

If Zoroark is lying here, then who is lying on the other blanket?

Heath pulled back the covers in confusion, and then saw Mew sleeping soundly. Heath's lips twitched. Goodness, he really didn't expect it to be Mew. If it were Farfetch'd, he could understand, but it was Mew.

Hiss clicked his tongue. He didn't really feel anything about it. After all, Mew and Zoroark were both Pokémon. Hiss felt like he was seeing his old cat jump onto his bed to sleep in the dead of winter.

"It's really cold today." Heath yawned, then took out his phone to check the temperature. It was -2 degrees Celsius outside, not very low, but it was still morning. The temperature should rise a bit by noon.

Anyone who has ever gotten up early knows that the weather is usually quite cold in the morning, which is not surprising.

However, the cold weather improved Heath's mood considerably. After all, the cold weather meant better business for Heath, and people would find it hard to resist a steaming hot pot in the dead of winter.

"Cold!" Just as Hiss yawned and got out of bed, he saw Ralts sitting obediently on the edge of the bed.

"Oh, you've learned a new word?" Hiss chuckled and ruffled Ralts's hair, which felt quite soft.

However, it feels very cold to the touch, which is what reminds Hiss that Ralts is actually a ghost Pokémon, not a living, ordinary Pokémon.

Chapter 580 Pea Shoots

In Hiss's food cart, a new little one joined the washing-up line: Ralts. She was brushing her teeth next to Hiss with a toothbrush, looking quite professional. However, because she was too short, Hiss had to bring Ralts a small rinsing cup, otherwise Ralts wouldn't be able to reach the sink.

Hiss watched as Ralts struggled to stand on tiptoe but still couldn't reach it, and almost burst out laughing.

Hiss originally thought that Ralts probably didn't need to brush its teeth, since Ralts was a Ghost Pokémon and didn't smell at all. Hiss wasn't even sure if Ralts had teeth, but now Hiss knows that Ralts does have teeth.

However, perhaps because Ralts is still young, his teeth still look like tiny baby teeth, which is causing Hiss a lot of worry.

If you tell Ralts not to brush her teeth, she'll seem very unhappy. But the problem is, her teeth are too small; they're barely showing their tip. So, using an adult toothbrush will inevitably cause her gums to bleed. Although Seath thinks Ghosts probably don't have bleeding gums, for various reasons, she still had Mew buy Ralts a children's toothbrush, which finally solved Ralts's problem of having to brush her teeth.

Hiss later realized he had been a bit foolish. He didn't need to do it, since Ralts was a Ghost Pokémon and using an adult's toothbrush wouldn't have caused any problems. But Hiss did it anyway, since Ralts looked no different from a living Pokémon.

"Brush...brush your teeth!" Ralts imitated Hiss's words in its childish voice. Hiss was a little helpless. This little guy had become much more lively recently and had also shown the amazing learning ability of a Psychic Pokémon. Its language learning speed was incredibly fast. However, Hiss was also paying special attention not to trigger Ralts's painful past, otherwise Ralts would suffer for a long time.

"Yes, brushing your teeth, Ralts is great." Hiss chuckled and ruffled Ralts's hair before getting off the food cart. He had set his cart to autopilot before brushing his teeth, and it was now parked next to the entrance of the market.

Although the weather was rather cold, the market was still quite crowded. Many vendors had already set up their stalls and prepared what they would sell that day. Heath looked around and had to admit that the people of Baidai City were quite clever, and a bit cunning, because Heath noticed that many vegetable vendors had sprinkled water on their produce. While this would make the vegetables look better, in such cold weather, the water would also increase their weight.

And because of the cold weather, the water will freeze, which will cause some frost on the vegetable leaves.

In other words, the merchants will make a little more money.

However, Heath had no objection to this. After all, in such cold weather, office workers would probably stay in bed for a long time before getting up, while the vegetable vendor had to get up early in the morning.

Heath bought a lot of ingredients, since business might be even better today than yesterday. He needed to prepare the ingredients in advance, otherwise it would be quite troublesome. Heath bought extra ingredients to make it easier to entertain the guests later. Heath bought extra ingredients to make it easier to entertain the guests later. Heath bought a lot of ingredients to make it easier to entertain the guests later.

After buying the necessary ingredients, Heath was about to head back when she saw someone holding a bag looking at her at the entrance of the market. Heath recognized the person immediately, as Dialga was quite easy to spot.

What caught Heath's attention was the bag in the other person's hand, which contained some fish. So, was Leisure Restaurant selling fish today?

Dialga glanced at Heath and walked in on his own. Heath breathed a sigh of relief. After all, when facing Dialga, Heath always felt like he was facing a creditor, which made him very uncomfortable. It was actually a good thing that Dialga ignored him.

"But I have a feeling that I'll owe you even more in the future, what's going on?" Heath carried the bags of things she bought back to the food truck. The supermarket hadn't opened yet, so Heath had to wait a while. Although Heath had made some hot pot base yesterday, the number of customers still caught her off guard, and the seasonings she had prepared were not enough. Now she had to prepare them all over again.

While waiting for the store to open, Heath prepared some ingredients in advance. He had managed to buy a very interesting ingredient today: pea shoots.

Pea shoots, pea sprouts, pea buds, and so on are all names for it. The names vary from place to place due to regional differences, but what Heath didn't expect was to see this amazing vegetable, pea shoots, in this weather.

Pea shoots are Heath's absolute favorite, his most cherished possession. If Heath were to categorize all the green vegetables in the world, pea shoots would undoubtedly be number one, without a doubt. Pea shoots are tender and delicious, perfect for hot pot, soup, or stir-fry. The leaves are so tender that one bite feels almost like drinking it straight away—a truly wonderful food, and also very nutritious.

In Heath's opinion, the rotating hot pot and pea shoots go very well together. However, if Heath had to choose, he would still prefer to cook the pea shoots in a clear broth pot, so that he could taste the original flavor of the pea shoots, which is truly excellent.

Whether it was out of personal preference or to pair with hot pot, Heath bought a lot of pea shoots. She had to be careful when selecting them, removing the older parts, while the rest were all edible.