I opened a restaurant in the Pokémon world.

This is not surprising, after all, Heath knows very well that the three sisters, Xiuhui, Xiunian, and Xiumei, are ranked according to their age. Therefore, Xiuhui, who died during the feudal period, is the eldest sister, Xiunian, who died not long ago, is the second sister, and Xiumei, who got into trouble because she ran away from home, is the youngest sister. So Xiunian is still alive at this time, and she must be very old. As for Xiuhui, if she had not died, she would probably be a skeleton by now, or even just dirt.

Asking Officer Jenny to investigate this matter isn't too difficult. After all, Heath is now a member of the Officer Jenny family, which is recognized by Old Man Officer Jenny, so the Officer Jennys are very friendly to Heath, treating him like family.

The only problem was that Officer Jenny looked at Heath and seriously told him that once you have a girlfriend, you can't have any opinions about other girls, especially since this person is a mother of three, a middle-aged woman, and the age difference isn't quite right. This made Heath both laugh and cry, and he could only explain and explain again and again, which finally cleared him of his strange fetish of liking middle-aged women.

Besides, Heath isn't Cao Cao, but even if she were, she probably wouldn't be interested in a middle-aged woman. However, Heath also thought that if she really were Cao Cao, she might be more interested, since this best friend of hers was no ordinary person.

As for Heath, with a perfect girlfriend like Cynthia, there's no reason for him to fall for someone else. Besides, Heath is a devoted person who takes relationships very seriously and is loyal. Naturally, he wouldn't be interested in a middle-aged woman, even if she's a fitness instructor and a popular mom.

Although the other party had a great figure and was well-maintained, making her look like a girl in her twenties despite being a middle-aged woman, such a person was extremely attractive to Cao Cao. In his previous life, there was even a song that was very vulgar, and when Heath read the lyrics, he even thought that it was written by Cao Cao, since it specifically praised young women.

"Huh? Speaking of which, where's Mew?" Heath suddenly thought of a question. When he was washing up today, all the Pokémon were there, even Lugia, but he couldn't find Mew. This made Heath a little curious. Mew was usually there in the morning, but he didn't expect it to be gone now. He wondered if it had encountered something interesting while playing yesterday. As for its safety, Heath wasn't too worried. Mew was a very cunning little guy and hard to catch.

"I don't know, Mew went out yesterday and hasn't come back." Zoroark shook her head. She had stayed up all night with just her Pokémon, which made her a little disappointed. After all, such a fun game would be even more fun with Mew by her side. Unfortunately, Mew wasn't there, which made Zoroark feel a bit bored. But then Zoroark thought of those livestreaming hosts she'd seen on video platforms. They seemed to only stream games and interact with their viewers. She wondered if she could do that too…

Heath scratched his head. It seemed that Dream had indeed found something interesting. At this moment, Heath's food truck arrived outside the science exhibition hall. Since it was still very early, there were not many people around. Heath could easily do some of his own things. The food truck was moving without any problems. At this time, there was hardly anyone in Golden City except for the sanitation workers sweeping the streets.

Heath's food truck had just parked when he heard a knock at the door. Heath smiled slightly; it seemed the three sisters had arrived. Opening the door, he indeed saw Xiu Hui and the others. Xiu Nian and the others looked very happy, but Heath noticed that Xiu Hui seemed somewhat uneasy. Heath scratched his head, thinking about yesterday's mission. For these three sisters, they needed to overcome their difficulties together; otherwise, any one of them would feel uncomfortable. So, Heath needed to find a way to resolve this issue.

Thinking of this, Heath smiled and let the three sisters in. She then asked them what they wanted to eat and quickly prepared it and brought it over.

You entertained the three ghost sisters and received 5 Ghost Candies.

Heath frowned. Good grief, giving her candy this time? This wasn't good. Heath had expected some clues, but there were none. If there were none, it meant the rewards given over the past three days were the only clues related to the three sisters' unfulfilled wishes. If that was the case, then…

Heath took out his phone and started watching videos. Xiu Mei curiously came over. This was a small detail that Heath noticed: Xiu Mei was very interested in the phone. However, this time Heath's purpose was not Xiu Mei, but Xiu Nian, since the woman in the video had some relationship with Xiu Nian.

"Xiu Nian, do you know this girl named Bu Mei?" Heath asked Xiu Nian after she finished eating. Xiu Nian was stunned for a moment, then she quickly lunged forward. She lunged so fast that her upper body flew over and landed in front of Heath. Heath was stunned for a moment. Now he knew how Xiu Nian had died.

“Ayumi? Ayumi! This… she…” Xiu Nian stared blankly at the phone in Heath’s hand. She didn’t even care about her lower body anymore. Heath even showed it to her to prevent Xiu Nian’s upper body from falling onto him.

“It really is Ayumi… Ayumi has grown up too. But why is she a fitness instructor? Isn’t that the job I like?” Xiu Nian gently stroked the phone in front of her, which was showing a video of Ayumi. Heath looked at Xiu Nian silently. In the task bar, Xiu Nian’s task had been successfully completed. Now, only Xiu Mi’s task was missing.

Chapter 837 Dancers and Fitness Instructors

"Hey, Zhu Nian, what's your dream?" Under the glow of dusk, a gentle breeze swept across the sky and then across the grass, engulfing the lawn, but it couldn't lift the books of the two girls lying on the grass. At this moment, Ayumi looked curiously at her best friend and close confidante Zhu Nian and asked her a question.

"Huh? Me? Hehe, you know, I don't have much of a talent for studying. In the future, I can probably become a fitness instructor! I've seen those fitness instructors in the gym, and they all have amazing physiques!" Zhu Nian said happily, while Bu Mei next to her showed a surprised expression. Fitness instructor? Are they those people with exaggerated muscles? Bu Mei had seen those fitness instructors before, and they all looked intimidating. It was really hard to imagine that Zhu Nian next to her would want to become a fitness instructor.

However, Ayumi felt that Zhu Nian was right. After all, Zhu Nian was the most athletic in their class and a genius girl who broke the school's sprint record. Unfortunately, her academic performance was really bad.

Zhu Nian chuckled and scratched her head. She didn't have any talent for studying, and her grades were always among the worst in the class. This wasn't to say that Zhu Nian wasn't hardworking; on the contrary, she was very hardworking. But it was as if Arceus hadn't put any talent into her studies when he created her, but instead added a lot of talent into her sports. So Zhu Nian's academic performance was very poor, but she was an athletic champion, and in the future, she could rely on her athletic ability to get into her ideal school.

"Bu Mei, what do you think?" Zhu Nian looked curiously at her only good friend beside her. This was her only friend. She had a bad personality and often offended people. It was not easy for her to have a friend like Bu Mei, so Zhu Nian cherished her friend very much.

"Me? I want to be a dancer! Only a graceful body is the best body for a girl!" Ayumi said happily, as a gust of wind blew by, blowing her long hair behind her ear.

……

"Zhu Nian! Thank you for my birthday present! May I open it?" After the birthday party, Bu Mei found Zhu Nian hiding downstairs at her apartment building. She was still the same as always, not used to interacting with other people. When Bu Mei saw that her best friend was not there, she knew that Zhu Nian must have felt that there were too many people and was too embarrassed to come over. Sure enough, after searching for a long time and making several phone calls, she finally found Zhu Nian downstairs at her apartment building.

"Hmm! I hope you like it." Zhu Nian chuckled sheepishly and handed over the gift in her hand: a rather flimsy-looking envelope. Ayumi happily opened it, and inside was only a piece of paper, which was clearly drawn by Zhu Nian herself. There was also a sentence on it that read, "[Be best friends for life]." Ayumi looked at the gift in surprise and then smiled happily.

"Thank you! Zhu Nian, we'll be best friends for life!" Bu Mei was very happy, and then she pulled her best friend upstairs. She had a birthday party, a birthday party just for her and Zhu Nian.

……

A piece of glass fell from the sky, a shrill scream rang out, and the force of being pushed aside caused Ayumi to fall to the ground. Ayumi could see her best friend lying on the ground, along with blood and the trembling words of her best friend, Takenien, promising to be best friends forever. That day, Ayumi's world was stained with blood.

"Zhu Nian!" Bu Mei, who was already in her forties, sat up in a panic. She gasped for breath. She had dreamed of that day again. She was supposed to be the one who died that day, but her best friend Zhu Nian pushed her away without hesitation and then stayed in that summer forever.

Watching her husband comfort her after being woken up, Ayumi covered her face and collapsed weakly onto the bed. Even after so many years, Ayumi still couldn't forgive herself. If she hadn't insisted on taking Takenen to the science museum with her, Takenen wouldn't have...

"Ayumi has a great figure, but didn't you want to be a dancer? You can't give up your own ideas!" A familiar voice made Ayumi pause for a moment. She turned her head and saw that her husband was already fast asleep, while Zhu Nian, whom she hadn't seen for a long time, was waving happily at her from the windowsill.

Ayumi stared blankly, not afraid. The woman who would hide in her husband's arms when scared by a horror movie was now staring blankly at her long-dead friend, tears streaming down her face.

……

"Phew... This mission is tough." Heath took a deep breath, then shook her head as she looked at Xiu Nian, who was saying goodbye to Ayumi with tears in her eyes. At this moment, Xiu Mi's mission was also completed. After all, her wish was to find her own head and return it to her grave. After Heath told Hikari, she quickly found Xiu Mi's head, which was filled with cement. However, Xiu Nian wanted to see her best friend, so Heath brought the three sisters who had been freed.

"Although Xiu Nian seems carefree, she is actually very sentimental." Xiu Hui said with a smile. She felt yesterday that she was about to transcend and be reincarnated, but Xiu Hui was worried and couldn't let go of her younger sister, so she didn't go directly. But she didn't expect that Heath would help them solve this problem today.

"Second sister is very gentle." Xiu Mei, having resolved her obsession, happily looked at her joyful second sister. They would be reincarnated together. Although she didn't know where they would be reincarnated or what their identities would be, Xiu Mei believed that they would definitely meet again and become the three sisters once more.

Heath watched silently as Xiu Nian said goodbye and returned to her dining car. Then, the three sisters' bodies began to glow slightly, shimmering with white light.

"Thank you, Mr. Heath!" Xiu Hui slowly dissipated, her body vanishing without a trace like sand in the wind.

"Thank you so much, Brother Heath! I'll do anything you need in the future!" Xiu Nian was still as carefree as ever, but Heath could see that her eyes were very red, as if she had conjunctivitis.

"I'm sorry for causing you trouble before. I won't do it again!" Xiu Mei was also very serious. She was very embarrassed and her face was red. After all, she had originally planned to scare Heath, but she didn't expect that Heath would help her solve the problem in the end.

Heath watched silently as the three sisters disappeared before his eyes. The mission was complete, but it seemed he had lost three of his guests. He took a deep breath. They would meet again someday; Heath firmly believed that.

You've completed the challenging task and won a super surprise prize!

Chapter 838 Mysterious Cat

Heath took a deep breath to calm himself down. He could consider this a good deed. He had to admit that the three sisters had a really good relationship, and getting them to fulfill their wishes together within a day was quite a challenge. But there was a reward: a surprise grand prize. Heath was very much looking forward to this surprise grand prize, since it was the first time he had seen the words "surprise grand prize" in any of the tasks given by the cheat system. This made Heath curious about what this surprise grand prize could be.

You have received a special lucky cat.

Soon, Heath saw the reward he had received this time.

"?" Heath slowly typed out a question mark. Goodness, a lucky cat? Heath really hadn't expected that this so-called surprise prize would be a lucky cat. But of course, Heath already had lucky cats. After all, lucky cats weren't that rare. Even though this was the world of Pokémon, finding a lucky cat wouldn't be too complicated. Generally, you could find them in boutiques and similar places. However, Heath also knew that the lucky cat his cheat code gave him was definitely different from a regular lucky cat.

Heath finally found the newly acquired lucky cat in his closet. It was a pure black cat, but not a real cat; it was a plush toy, no different from the lucky cats on the market. The biggest difference was that this cat was pure black, and there was nothing special about it. But that didn't seem right. This lucky cat was black, pure black, and it was similar to the Chinese domestic cats that Heath had seen in his previous life, not a foreign breed.

【Special Lucky Cat: It is entirely black, but turns reddish when exposed to sunlight, becoming a black cat. This is a magical cat from the East, possessing the magical functions of warding off evil spirits and bringing wealth. By worshipping this lucky cat, your restaurant will attract more customers and also ward off evil spirits, increasing the probability of spirits visiting you through eating.】

"This thing is really hard to describe, but the effect of this lucky cat seems to be quite powerful. It increases customer traffic and can even attract those ghost customers to eat here, which is a good thing..." Heath looked at the lucky cat in his hand. The shape of this lucky cat looked similar to the lucky cats on the market. Heath casually placed it on his counter. How to say this surprise prize? There was a prize, but it wasn't surprising enough.

Heath knew about domestic cats. There are actually many varieties of domestic cats. Many people say that domestic cats are just "country cats," but that's not true. In ancient times, domestic cats had all sorts of names. For example, a cat that was entirely black but had white paws was called "Black Cloud Treading on Snow." So, domestic cats are actually divided into many breeds based on their fur color. Heath knew that a black cat like this, which was entirely black without any other colors but shone reddish in the sunlight, was what ancient China called the "Mysterious Cat."

Unlike many modern literary works that portray black cats as evil, ancient people believed that black cats could ward off evil spirits and protect the home. Therefore, black cats were quite rare in ancient times. Of course, nowadays, many people keep cats, and even more people lose their cats, so black cats are not actually that hard to find.

"This little guy reminds me of... hmm?" Heath looked at the lucky cat figurine on the table, and something came to mind. He hurriedly went back to his lounge and found Little Red sleeping in a cardboard box he had prepared, which relieved Heath.

Little Red has been with Hiss for a while now, but it's usually quiet most of the time. It was mostly sleeping recently, and it only woke up a little more these past few days. But now it's sleeping again. Although Hiss knows that Little Red isn't a cat, he's not entirely sure what kind of Pokémon it is. But as long as the little guy is still around, that's all that matters.

Heath reached out to pet the cat, but as soon as his hand went in, he realized it passed right through Little Red's body and touched the cardboard behind her. Heath was stunned; he genuinely hadn't expected to touch the cardboard directly. This wasn't normal. While Little Red's body was different from a typical cat's, it had previously been a physical entity, and it wouldn't have been a problem for Heath to touch her. But now…

Just as Heath was staring blankly at his hand passing through Little Red's body, he noticed something: Little Red's body was becoming increasingly faint. Before Heath could even figure out if there was something wrong with his eyes, Little Red simply vanished from his sight, leaving Heath completely stunned.

"Little Red?" Heath rubbed his eyes and looked again, but he still couldn't see Little Red. Heath even searched his own lounge, but still couldn't find any trace of her. This puzzled Heath. Although Little Red was mostly unnoticed, she was still one of the people in his dining car, and Heath cared about her. But he never expected Little Red to disappear right in front of him. He really didn't know what to say.

Heath took out Hoopa's gold ring, which he hadn't used in a long time. Thinking of Little Red, he reached out his hand, but this time he didn't touch anything, which made him even more confused.

"I don't know what's going on." Heath shook his head. Heath was puzzled by Little Red's mysterious disappearance, but he didn't know how to deal with it in the short term, so he could only leave it for the time being. He would deal with it if he found it later. Besides, Little Red was a Pokémon itself, and Heath estimated that Little Red was a Pokémon with good strength. Maybe the restrictions on it were lifted, so it went back?

"Never mind, I'll look into it next time I have the chance." Heath shook his head, not caring too much. After all, there was no use in caring about such things. Little Red had disappeared and he still couldn't find him. Heath himself didn't know how to find him. He could only hope that he would run into him in the future.

At this moment, Heath's food cart returned to its original position. Heath yawned, feeling a bit sleepy. He wondered if it was because spring was coming, as Heath always seemed to get sleepy in the spring.

"Heath, good morning." Miss Musashi walked in.

Chapter 839 Musashi and Kojiro Meow Meow

"Good morning, Ms. Musashi... Hmm? Mr. Kojiro? Meowth?" Heath greeted Ms. Musashi warmly, but then Heath saw two other people who came in with Ms. Musashi, or rather, a person and a cat. Heath happened to recognize these two people: one was Kojiro, and the other was Meowth, a talking Meowth. In this way, the very classic Team Rocket trio from his previous life was complete. Everyone said that these three were the most famous members of Team Rocket, and that Giovanni and others were not as famous as these three.

After all, Giovanni's main storyline takes place in only one or two anime, but Team Rocket has basically been with Ash all along. It's just unknown how the future anime will arrange the future of these three and Ash. Heath had heard before that the anime team planned to change the main characters and replace Ash with other main characters. Heath thought about it and felt that he was not used to it. After all, he was more used to the familiar Team Rocket trio than other main characters.

Moreover, the Rockets trio has gradually redeemed themselves from comedic villains to unique antagonists who are quite popular. Heath is curious about how he plans to deal with the trio in the future.

"Hehe, Heath, the company assigned me some new colleagues. I had lunch with Kojiro and Nyanko-sensei. They said they had eaten here before." Miss Musashi said with a smile, but looking at Miss Musashi's eyes, Heath knew that Miss Musashi was probably not in a good mood.

This is actually quite normal. You see, at the beginning, Musashi was always carrying out missions alone, and she would reject the teammates who went on missions with her. It was only after she met Kojiro and Meow Meow that the trio was finally settled. Before that, Musashi had changed many teammates. It is probably because Musashi changed teammates so often that Giovanni had no choice but to arrange Kojiro, such a unique person, for Musashi.

Heath was once very curious as to why the trio often caused trouble and led to the failure of their plans, yet Giovanni, the leader of Team Rocket, never dealt with or punished them. Heath even suspected that Giovanni had some special relationship with Musashi, but later Heath learned that Musashi's mother seemed to know Giovanni's mother, and that Kojiro's family was very wealthy. So Giovanni probably let the trio go for this reason.

Of course, we can't rule out the possibility that Giovanni was planning to use the trio's stupidity to hide Team Rocket's other dark side, letting the League see the stupidity of Team Rocket so that they would think the Team Rocket were a bunch of idiots and there was nothing to worry about. That makes sense, but it's a bit far-fetched. Heath thinks the most likely reason is because of Jessie's mother and Kojiro's family background.

"I know, Mr. James and Meowth... Meowth is quite unique. To be honest, it's the first Pokémon I've ever seen that can communicate with ordinary people without being a Psychic Pokémon," Heath said with a smile. In any case, Team Rocket's trio is now officially formed, which is good news. Ash is also about to embark on his journey. When Ash sets off on his journey, Team Rocket's trio will also have to go their own way. So, does this mean that Jessie and James will have come to recognize each other during this period?

However, seeing Kojiro stealing glances at Musashi every now and then, Heath could tell that Kojiro's feelings were complicated. After all, Musashi and Kojiro's fiancée looked exactly alike, but the current Musashi was more charming, and her hairstyle was quite normal, not the strange hairstyle she would have later.

"Haha, it seems you really do know them, Heath... Give me a hot pot, the usual!" Miss Musashi winked at Heath. Heath's lips twitched. He knew what Musashi's usual rule was. After all, Musashi had only eaten hot pot here once. That time, Musashi confidently declared that she wanted to eat super spicy hot pot. Heath resisted the urge to reach out and be a freak, and instead made a super spicy hot pot for Musashi. As a result, Musashi couldn't take it after just one bite, but for her sake, she forced herself to finish it. As a result, Musashi didn't come to his restaurant for a long time.

So, when Musashi mentioned the "old rule," she was naturally referring to the extra-spicy hot pot they had last time. Heath was a little helpless, but since it was the guests' request, she wouldn't refuse. However, out of concern for the guests' health, Heath still looked at Musashi, Kojiro, and Meow Meow and asked them a few questions.

"The hot pot is super spicy, are you sure you want to eat it?" Heath asked Kojiro and Meow Meow. Kojiro scratched his head, then glanced at Musashi, and then patted his chest with a heroic air.

"A real man can't say no!" Looking at the confident Kojiro and Nyanko, Heath's lips twitched. He looked at them with pity and hoped they would be alright tomorrow.

However, Heath remembered that Kojiro and Musashi seemed to have some kind of relationship...

"Hey, Kojiro, not bad. Back in school, you couldn't eat any spicy food at all?" Musashi sat down sarcastically. Heath glanced at his phone; it was a little past seven in the morning. Heath had been delayed a bit while searching for Xiu Mei's head at the exhibition hall, but even at seven o'clock, eating hot pot for breakfast felt strange.

But this is what the guests want to eat. Let alone hot pot, even if a guest says they want a whole table of dishes early in the morning, Heath will cook for them after confirming that they can pay.

However, while Heath was busy cooking, he was also gossiping about Jessie and Kojiro. It seemed that his guess was right; Jessie and Kojiro did indeed have some connection, and it appeared that they were classmates. However, Heath remembered that Jessie's school experience only included one period, which was her time at the Pokémon Medical School...

"Hmm?" Heath paused for a moment. He remembered that Musashi seemed to have a period of schooling, but he had forgotten exactly where he studied.

"Ahem... Musashi, don't worry so much about the past. We're teammates now, right?" Kojiro coughed twice, looking embarrassed. Zoroark blinked; she sensed the gossip.

"Are you a Pokémon too?" Meowth suddenly asked Zoroark, who was taken aback.

Chapter 840 Is this the Phantom Overlord?

Hiss glanced at Meowth in surprise. To be honest, Zoroark's illusionary abilities were quite impressive. Even now, no one had figured out that Zoroark's true identity wasn't human, but a Pokémon. It could even fool cameras, which was incredibly skillful. Hiss himself couldn't understand how Zoroark had managed it. Zoroark's actions were truly remarkable; it was no wonder it was hailed as the master of illusions. With its illusionary techniques alone, Zoroark certainly lived up to its name.

Considering that in that movie, Zoroark could even impersonate Entei, Suicune, and Raikou, it's not surprising that Zoroark is very good at making people laugh. Heath is just curious about how Zoroark can fool the camera.

However, to Hiss's surprise, the powerful Zoroark was actually detected by Meowth, which was quite unexpected. Hiss clicked his tongue and looked at Zoroark and Meowth, but he didn't say anything. He planned to see how Zoroark would handle the situation.

"Hmm? Why do you think that?" Zoroark herself was a little shocked. For so long, apart from some particularly powerful Pokémon, basically no one could detect the illusion she had cast. However, this was because Zoroark did not know the true identities of those legendary Pokémon. Although Hiss knew that Zoroark's illusions could deceive ordinary Pokémon, he was thinking too much about deceiving legendary Pokémon. After all, the reason why legendary Pokémon are legendary is because these guys cannot be judged by common sense.

Although mythical creatures in games and anime often seem weak and insignificant, Heath realized upon arriving in this world that they were truly powerful, far from being as frail as depicted in games and anime. It's similar to how some Marvel characters are invincible in their original comics but become much weaker in the cinematic universe; this is probably a matter of serving the plot.

"Because you had a Pokémon scent on you, though it was very faint... Huh? Where did it go?" Meowth looked at Zoroark curiously. It had just smelled a Pokémon scent on Zoroark, but it didn't expect the scent to disappear in the blink of an eye, which surprised Meowth.

"Meow! That's so rude of you! Ms. Betty is such a cute girl, how could she possibly be a Pokémon?" Kojiro quickly ran over and picked up Meow, then apologized to Zoroark with an embarrassed look on his face. Zoroark smiled at Meow; she had just tried to cover up her scent, but this morning, a moment of carelessness almost exposed her true identity.

This made Zoroark feel somewhat ashamed.

Heath almost laughed, not expecting it to be for this reason. However, thinking about how Zoroark had stayed up all night playing games, Heath's expression turned sour. This little brat needed to be properly disciplined. Staying up late to play games was one thing, but now she was playing games all night long. If this girl wasn't a Pokémon, Heath was really worried that she might suddenly die here one day.

Hiss stroked his chin. Because some Pokémon in this world play games all night, game consoles have a Trainer Mode that can be set to prevent the console from turning on at certain times. Hiss planned to set it up tonight, which would solve the problem of Zoroark playing games all night.