I opened a restaurant in the Pokémon world.

As he walked, Heath saw something very interesting.

"This is... a photo booth?" Heath stared blankly at the large machine in front of him. It was a street-side photo booth where people could walk in, choose their own frame and other options, pull up a black cloth, and take a photo. The price wasn't too expensive; twenty-five Alliance Coins could get you six quick photos.

This setting looks so familiar, isn't it just like photo booth pictures? This thing can be considered a childhood memory for Heath. Back then, Heath's brother especially liked taking photo booth pictures and then putting on some so-called smoky makeup to become a "funeral love aristocrat". Even in today's society, the "Shamate" group still exists, only they have changed from a symbol of trend to a renaissance.

Heath went in curiously to take a look. The machine did look very familiar, and the internal equipment gave Heath a feeling of returning to Earth.

"I hope I won't see any more 'emo' kids here in the future... But I don't think there are any 'emo' kids in the Pokémon world, right?" Heath shook his head. If it were before, Heath might have actually considered trying it out, matching a photo frame with something like "Forgot Love," but now, Heath is past that age.

Heath pulled back the black cloth and went outside. He saw two young men with multicolored, even glowing, hair waiting outside. They had thick smoky makeup on their faces and even nose studs. Heath couldn't help but look down and saw that there was a hole in their pants.

"Hey, handsome guy~ are you particularly interested in our Rainbow Bro?" It wasn't until the two people started talking that Heath realized that the two people in front of him were actually girls.

But what the heck is Rainbow Gothic? Heath only knows Gothic style, Gothic Lolita and stuff like that. What kind of magical thing is Rainbow Gothic?

Heath quickly waved his hand, realizing that the two girls in front of him must be the "emo" girls of this world. This made Heath both laugh and cry; it seemed that this kind of culture existed even in the world of Pokémon.

After leaving the two members of the Rainbow Gothic family, Heath continued walking towards the bookstore.

"Trainer, were those two women interested in you?" Zoroa asked curiously, perched on Hiss's head.

"Why do you say that?" Heath was a little confused. He couldn't see that the other person was interested in him. He guessed that the other person thought of him as a young man who wanted to become a punk aristocrat.

"Because in the Pokémon world, aren't these oddly dressed creatures used for courtship?" Zoroar looked puzzled. Hiss's lips twitched. Was that even a possibility?

However, Heath felt that this possibility was not out of the question. In his previous life, peacocks were dressed in such flamboyant attire, relying on their beautiful tails to attract females.

But those are animals, after all. Humans, on the other hand, should…

Heath thought of the two girls' thick smoky makeup and their multicolored hair that seemed to glow, and for a moment he really didn't know how to refute Zorroia's statement.

Chapter 147 Ring Toss Game

"Trainer! What's that?" Zoroya pointed curiously in a direction. Hiss looked in that direction and saw a stall. However, this stall was quite large, with various items scattered around, and they were all relatively expensive. Hiss even saw a laptop.

Dragonite PC, a computer brand with a status comparable to aliens in the Pokémon world, is one of the cheapest computers, yet it still costs close to 10,000 League Coins. Heath was quite envious, since he had never heard of the configuration of this computer. Heath was very curious about how this computer's configuration was compared to the computers in his previous life.

However, the Turbo computers were too expensive, and Heath was reluctant to buy one. He didn't expect to see Turbo computers here, which made Heath curious and walk over. Then he saw a slovenly middle-aged man sitting in a chair with his legs crossed and a sign.

"Hmm... ring toss game. One ring costs 100 Alliance Coins, and ten rings cost 999 Alliance Coins. You get whatever you ring, as long as you ring it correctly." Heath looked at the sign and muttered it to himself. The rules were very simple and easy to understand, nothing too difficult to grasp. It was just a regular ring toss game, but the price per ring was quite expensive.

Moreover, you only get a discount of one dollar for every ten attempts, making this ring toss game one of the more expensive ones. However, it must be said that the prizes for this ring toss game are indeed very tempting, including the best Dragonite computer, microwave ovens, ovens, and even a sofa set. The cheapest item starts at 500 Alliance Coins, so you can say that winning even once is not a loss.

But when Heath saw that none of the onlookers intended to participate, he knew that this ring toss was definitely not going to be easy.

"Hey hey hey? Trainer! Look, that's Thief King!" Zoroia excitedly grabbed Hiss's hair and pointed frantically in one direction. Hiss gave her a flick on the forehead without expression before looking in that direction.

It was indeed Treasure King, and it was a single volume. All of the more than 800 volumes from the first Treasure King to the present were displayed in that spot. It looked ordinary, but Heath thought it was probably the most expensive item in the stall. After all, a single volume of Treasure King costs eleven Alliance Coins, not to mention that this collection also has the author's autograph.

"Do you want to play?" Hiss asked, looking at the Treasure Thief manga. Zoroya nodded without hesitation. If he could get the Treasure Thief manga for free with 100 Alliance Coins, Zoroya felt he wouldn't need to buy the book for a long time.

"But your salary is only enough for one time, and there's definitely a catch with this stuff." Heath glanced at the sign, which read, "No refunds once purchased." The owner also had a stack of papers next to him. An owner who could stay in business for so long must have some skills. Heath didn't think the owner would give away gifts for free.

"I...I want to try!" Zoroya said firmly. Heath scratched his head helplessly. It seemed that Zoroya was already planning to take the gamble. This habit was not a good one. Heath did not recommend that Zoroya try to gamble, but seeing Zoroya's attitude, Heath could only try to persuade him again, but it was no use.

Zoroa's eyes were fixed on the complete Treasure Hunter manga set, which was worth over 8,000 yuan. With an autograph, it would easily be worth over 10,000 Alliance Coins. If he could get it for 100 yuan, it would be an investment with an extremely high return.

Heath shook his head helplessly. It seemed that Zorua had never been to the Kanto Alliance Anti-Fraud Center, but this boss was very cautious in his dealings, and he had probably already found solutions to all the legal issues.

Heath took Zoroya to the public restroom, then transformed Zoroya into the little girl he had met before. After all, it felt a bit strange for a caterpillar to play this game; a human form would be better.

Soroya excitedly took his hundred dollars from the week and ran to the scruffy old man to buy a chance to play ring toss.

Before that, the man pulled out a piece of paper from a stack of papers next to him and handed it to Zoroia, asking her to sign and put her fingerprint on it. Zoroia did so without hesitation. Heath tried to stop him but didn't have time. Heath took the paper and glanced at it. The contents were exactly as Heath had expected, completely dispelling any possibility of him causing trouble.

“A veteran.” Heath glanced at the disheveled man, who had already stood up. It seemed this wasn’t the first time he’d done something like this. Zorya was definitely in for a loss.

After the uncle stood up, he threw out a Poké Ball, and a Ursaring stood next to him. Heath looked at the Ursaring blankly. Of course, Heath knew what this thing was—a Normal-type Pokémon. But was the ring toss game the uncle was talking about just about having Ursaring toss those things?

Heath looked suspiciously at the circle on the teddy bear's chest, and the more he thought about it, the more likely it seemed. Meanwhile, Zoroya was already looking at Heath with teary eyes. As soon as Zoroya saw the teddy bear, he remembered the annoying octopus when he went to the arcade to play the claw machine last time.

Heath shrugged helplessly; there was nothing he could do.

Just as Heath had expected, the Circly Bear walked over to Zoroah on its own and stretched out its big hand. Zoroah then reluctantly flung the Circly Bear's hand toward the Treasure King. The Circly Bear then took two perfunctory steps, and then with a "whoosh," it fell to the ground, crushing a pack of tissues on the ground.

"Oh dear, what a pity. This is a consolation prize. Just try harder next time." The slovenly uncle chuckled as he picked up the pack of tissues and handed it to Zoroya. Then he put away the teddy bear and sat down in his chair with a smile.

Heath's lips twitched. A pack of tissues? A pack of tissues that costs a dollar? If you buy in bulk, it might even cost less than a few cents?

The price of 100 League Coins made Zoroia so badly that she became depressed. She ran to Hiss in tears and cried her heart out, while passersby sighed.

Heath glanced down at the piece of paper in his hand. Although the paper guaranteed that the man would not be held responsible, it also stated that if the man did not give the condom, he would have to pay a hundredfold compensation.

"Don't cry. I've already told you, you're too greedy. There's no such thing as a free lunch." Heath ruffled Zoroya's hair. Zoroya was still crying, looking pitiful.

"Hehe, I'm going to make a fortune today." Heath cracked his neck, looking at the middle-aged man with a hostile gaze. Trying to pull a fast one, huh?

Chapter 148 No Merchant is Without Deceit

"Boss, one more time." Heath smiled and took out 100 Alliance Coins, handing them to the slovenly uncle. The uncle chuckled as he took them, then had Heath sign the agreement before summoning the Circle Bear.

"Trainer! This guy is clearly a rip-off, why are you still throwing things at me?!" Zoroar jumped around anxiously beside Hiss, making Hiss very worried that his head might end up as a disco by Zoroar.

"Fine, I'll do it twice." Heath pulled out another hundred, which the shopkeeper happily accepted. He even patted Heath on the shoulder and wished him good luck.

Heath chuckled, while Zoroya was nearly driven mad. However, Heath had his reasons for daring to do this. He then took out a piece of chewing gum from his pocket, popped it into his mouth, and chewed it. He then looked at the Ursaring standing in front of him with a perfunctory expression. It was clear that Ursaring didn't really want to play this kind of idiotic game with its trainer.

"Circle Bear, look, isn't that a tissue? It's clearly the tissue you're going to press down later, right?" Heath smiled and pointed to the location of the Treasure Hunter comic. Circle Bear stared blankly at it, then nodded.

Heath grabbed the Circly Bear's hand and tossed it over there. The Circly Bear obediently walked over and, to the astonishment of the shopkeeper and the onlookers, fell onto the comic book, using its own circles to pin down the book underneath.

"This..." The disheveled shopkeeper stared blankly at the scene. What was going on? The disheveled shopkeeper frowned and glanced at the device on his wrist. There was no indication of superpowers on it, so why would Circle Bear try to trap that comic book?

"Trainer, you're amazing!!!" Zoroa's excited voice almost made Hiss's head explode. This guy was getting way too excited. Hiss helplessly picked at his ears. This little guy was really something.

However, Heath was still very satisfied with his results. After all, he had used a piece of the Enchanting Gum he had obtained earlier in order to get this comic book. He didn't expect the Enchanting Gum to be so effective. Heath smiled as he looked at the other circle in his hand. Next, he would get the Dragonite laptop. With a laptop, Zoroa shouldn't be too bored.

"Young man, not bad." The slovenly middle-aged man walked over with a smile, carrying a large box in his arms. He had already put the entire set of comics inside, and Heath had seen it with his own eyes; there were no problems.

"Uncle, aren't you pretty good too?" Heath smiled. If it weren't for the chewing gum, Heath might have only gotten three packs of tissues after spending three hundred Alliance Coins.

"Forget it, I'm not losing anything anyway." The uncle didn't seem too upset, sad, or angry. He simply handed the box to Heath calmly. Heath raised an eyebrow. If he wasn't losing anything, then it meant there might be something wrong with this comic book.

"Is there a problem with this comic?" Heath asked, frowning. But thinking about it carefully, the agreement did state that the received goods could not be returned or exchanged, and there could be no objections. Judging from the uncle's nonchalant attitude, could there be something wrong with the comic?

"Hehe, this is a pirated copy, but it doesn't affect the viewing experience, does it?" the uncle said with a smile. Heath was a little speechless. The old fox is indeed shrewd. Moreover, if that's the case, the so-called author's autograph is probably problematic. It's probably signed by the boss himself.

Although so many pirated comics are not a small amount, they are naturally incomparable to the high price of the genuine ones. Heath sighed helplessly. This boss is really something. If that's the case, then that computer is probably faulty too.

"I bet you're planning to try and steal my Dragonite computer later, right? Actually, that's a fake too. It looks like a laptop, but once you open it up, you'll find it's just a 3D Dragonite and Pikachu World launcher. It can only play those games." The slovenly uncle said with a sly smile in a low voice. Heath's lips twitched. So, basically everything on this stall was fake. Even if something went wrong with the Ursaring, the owner wouldn't lose too much money.

"Aren't you afraid of getting arrested?" Heath squinted at the shameless merchant beside him. This was the Quartz Federation, after all. Was he selling weapons because he thought Officer Jenny's fighting skills weren't high enough?

Heath had personally witnessed Officer Jenny arrest someone. Back then, a thief from out of town came to Evergreen City. While stealing, he was spotted by Officer Jenny who happened to be passing by. Instantly, all the Officer Jennys became excited, and Officer Jenny even used a set of hand-to-hand combat moves to knock the thief to the ground, dislocating both of his arms on the spot.

The incident was later featured on Changqing City's television station. After all, it was quite surprising that a thief would appear in Changqing City, one of the safest cities in the alliance.

It is said that the trial of the thief was broadcast live throughout the entire process, and Changqing City Prison finally received its first prisoner sent from Changqing City.

Previously, the prison in Changqing City housed prisoners from other cities, which shows how low the crime rate in Changqing City was. Moreover, Heath heard from Sister Feng that the thief was forced to stay in an empty detention center to await sentencing, and Miss Officer Jenny, who was in charge of the detention center, followed the thief around every day, and the thief was almost on the verge of a breakdown.

"Of course I'm not afraid. I've prepared everything perfectly. Look at this Treasure King, isn't it a study version?" The slovenly uncle said with a smile. Heath was speechless. This guy really had no shame.

"Hey friend, if you don't go through the second loop, I can refund your money and give you a few genuine copies of The Thief King, how about that?" the uncle said to Heath with a smile.

"Why?" Heath was a little confused. Since they weren't worth much anyway, why didn't he just collect them as collectibles?

"If too many people can spot the fakes, will I even be able to continue this business?" The slovenly man shrugged. Heath frowned as he looked at the unscrupulous merchant in front of him, feeling that something was amiss.

"What are your true thoughts? Can you tell me? I won't tell anyone else," Heath asked again, chewing her gum.

The man's eyes glazed over for a moment, then he lowered his voice, leaned close to Heath's ear, and whispered a few words. Heath's face lit up with a satisfied smile again. Good heavens, he almost fell for the trap.

That old man, what a elaborate scheme!

Chapter 149: Experimenting with New Dishes

Heath played the ring toss game again, but this time the ring bear wasn't affected by the tempting chewing gum. Instead, amidst the scruffy uncle's tense gasps, it collapsed onto a tissue. Heath could hear the scruffy uncle's sigh of relief, which annoyed Heath. He should have tossed the Dragonite notebook first.

The persuasive chewing gum only makes it easier for others to believe what Heath says, not to make them absolutely believe it. Heath felt that it was already a very rare thing to be able to get Circle Bear to believe him for the first time, and the current failure was within Heath's expectations.

"Closing up, closing up, I forgot to turn off the gas at home." The slovenly uncle didn't intend to listen to what Heath had to say and started packing up his things. The first thing he packed up was the Dragon laptop, although his reason for packing up was a bit too perfunctory.

"Trainer, you're amazing!" Zoroia said with a smile, holding Hiss's hand. However, she said it by directly transmitting her voice into Hiss's head using psychic waves.

"It's alright, but it's a pity that this Treasure King set is a pirated copy." Heath sighed. He had just overheard the shady merchant revealing his true thoughts. It turned out that only the Dragonite laptop in his stall was genuine; everything else was pirated or counterfeit. That's why he deliberately tried to scam Heath, but Heath didn't believe him.

"That's still a good deal, considering there are over 800 comics!" Zoroia said happily. So many comics would keep her entertained for a long time. Heath scratched his head helplessly. There was no need to go to the bookstore; he could go back to sleep now.

After returning to the dining car with Zoroah, Heath lay down on her bed. It has to be said that the Arcanine brand is really suitable for Heath; sleeping on it felt almost the same as sleeping on a bed in Viridian City. Zoroah was still reading comics in the living room. Only Farfetch'd and Charmander were already peacefully sleeping next to Heath. As for Snorlax, it had already fallen asleep.

As soon as Hiss entered, he could hear Snorlax's snoring, which was deafening. Fortunately, the room was very well soundproofed, so Hiss wouldn't be disturbed while sleeping in the bedroom. Hiss figured that Zoroa would be coming in to sleep soon, since reading comics while listening to Snorlax's snoring was a really annoying thing.

Half-asleep, Heath felt something soft and squishy lying on top of him. Heath wanted to open his eyes to see, but he was too sleepy, so he continued to fall asleep.

……

The next morning, Heath woke up very early and found Zorua fast asleep on his blanket, with small bubbles even coming out of his nose. This surprised Heath, who had always thought that bubbles coming out of the nose while sleeping were something that only happened in anime. He didn't expect that this actually happened in the real world.

"Get up, Zoroya." Heath glanced at Zoroya, then helplessly grabbed her by the neck and pulled her to her feet. Ignoring Zoroya's struggles, Heath took Farfetch'd, who was already yawning and getting up, and went outside.

Charmander had finished training and was adjusting its breathing, while Snorlax was still sleeping. Heath called out to Snorlax, but it didn't move until Heath said it was time for breakfast, at which point Snorlax suddenly jumped up.

Snorlax's toothbrush is huge, and the toothpaste it needs is specially designed to match. Otherwise, Heath felt that the toothpaste she used would be as tiny as a small blue bottle in Snorlax's hands.

"I'm so sleepy... Trainer, aren't you going to take a break?" Zoroah yawned and spat the toothpaste into the sink.

"Didn't you just rest for a few days?" Heath looked at Zoroia helplessly. For Zoroia, being Santa Claus was probably a job that suited her interests better, the kind of job that only required her to work once a year.

"Hmph, I used to sleep until I naturally woke up every day, then go to the forest to fight that big guy before going home to sleep." Zoroya pouted, clearly feeling frustrated.

Heath scratched his head. Sleeping until he naturally wakes up every day—what a blissful life! Except for holidays, Heath could never sleep until he naturally woke up, especially back when he was in school, when he often had to get up at six o'clock, which was extremely painful.

"Don't worry about it, let's go buy groceries. Anyway, before you evolve, your job will probably just be to be cute every day and help me translate." Heath looked at Zoroia and rubbed her little head. This little one really doesn't have anything to help her with right now.

Although Zoroark's illusion magic is very powerful, the problem is that Zoroark is still too young. It can't even help Hiss with the work of a waiter. Hiss plans to find out how Zoroark evolved into Zoroark in a while. Once Zoroark evolves, it should be able to help him in more ways.

After driving his food truck to the market where he bought ingredients yesterday, Heath bought a lot of chicken and ingredients and seasonings for making braised chicken. These were all necessary, since Heath planned to make his braised chicken his signature dish. Heath also bought some things he needed to make milk tea.

"There's food and drink, so what's missing?" Heath stood in the market, pondering this question.

Although a main dish and a drink were already quite good, Heath felt that if he wanted to earn more money and recoup the cost of the furniture as soon as possible, he had to consider other food items.