I opened a restaurant in the Pokémon world.

"Good morning, Brother Heath." A familiar voice made Heath suddenly look up, and then he saw Karenia dressed in black with a white cloth strip on his arm, which is the most common mourning attire in the Pokémon world.

“…Good morning, Karenia.” Heath looked at Karenia intently, unsure of the best way to begin.

Chapter 229 Karenia and Karenia

"Would you like something to eat?" Heath asked Karenia. He had just checked his phone, and the news on it showed that the case was still under investigation and there were no conclusions yet.

"One jianbing guozi will do." Karenya smiled shyly, then stood outside Heath's food cart, holding onto the counter with both hands, watching Heath cook intently.

Heath didn't say anything. He temporarily put aside the chaotic thoughts in his mind and focused on cooking for Karenia. He also made some minor adjustments to the jianbing guozi according to Karenia's preferences and tastes before handing her a jianbing guozi that looked pretty good.

Seeing that Karenia's eyes were red and she looked like she had been crying for a long time after paying, Heath was reminded of his previous guess.

"...Karenya, yesterday afternoon, you were working until after 2 p.m., weren't you?" Heath looked at Karenya and said with certainty. Karenya ignored Heath, picked up a jianbing guozi (Chinese crepe), took a bite, chewed for a while, and then slowly swallowed it.

"Brother Heath, you must be mistaken. When you filled out my social practice report yesterday, didn't it say it was around 3 p.m.?" Karenia smiled shyly, as always, but to Heath, Karenia's expression seemed a little strange.

“After you left, I glanced at my phone and remembered it was a little after 2 p.m.,” Heath said calmly. A smile appeared on Karenia’s face as he looked at Heath, the shyness and bashfulness in his eyes slowly turning into confusion.

"Huh? Really? Maybe I remembered it wrong. But it's really amazing that Brother Heath could remember the exact time yesterday afternoon." Karenia smiled at Heath, who scratched his head.

"Did you do this?" Heath decided to get straight to the point. He didn't really like this roundabout way of communicating. If you didn't know better, you'd think the two of them were exchanging secret codes. It was too much trouble. It was better to be direct.

"Huh? What are you saying, Brother Heath?" Karenia looked at Heath blankly, her eyes full of doubt and confusion.

Heath looked at Karenia in front of him and didn't know what to say for a moment. He could only scratch his head, then take out his phone and point to the news on it.

However, Karenia seemed to have been touched on a very painful spot and started crying uncontrollably, which made Heath flustered and even began to doubt whether his memory was wrong and whether he had remembered the time wrong. Was it really okay to keep poking at a child's sore spot like this?

Soon, Karenia stopped crying. He took out a tissue to wipe his tears, and then raised his head with red and swollen eyes, as if two small peaches were hanging on his face.

Karenia left with her jianbing guozi, sobbing. However, as Heath watched Karenia's departing figure, he felt that something was not quite right. Even though Karenia was really crying, he still couldn't explain why Karenia had created an alibi for herself.

"Oh, magical conch shell, can you tell me how Karenia's adoptive parents died?" Heath asked helplessly, taking out the magical conch shell before casually putting it back down. But the next second, Heath found a line of words appearing in front of him.

【Karenya's Gengar】

Heath was stunned for a moment. What the heck?

Karenia... Hiss rubbed his eyes. He was sure he hadn't misread it; the name was Karenia, not Karenia. And then there was the word "Gengar." What did that mean? Was that just a reply from the Conch Shell?

If it really is the answer from the Magic Conch Shell, combined with Hiss's question just now, Hiss felt that he seemed to know something incredible. Karenia's parents should have been killed by Gengar. But what puzzled Hiss was, what was the relationship between Karenia and Karenia?

Thinking of this, Heath decisively sent a text message to Officer Jenny to ask about the problem, and soon Heath received a reply.

"Hmm? How did you know? Karenia is actually Karenia, but when Karenia's adoptive parents took her in at the orphanage, they changed her name to Karenia for some reason." Officer Jenny's Mirror replied quickly. Karenia was actually one of the suspects among Officer Jenny's, but the social practice form with Heath's signature reduced Karenia's suspicion a lot, and now many clues at the fire scene pointed to another perpetrator.

Heath fell silent. Heath had no doubt about the reliability of the cheat system. Since he had just had a stroke of luck and got the information he wanted from the Magic Conch, it meant that Karenia's adoptive parents were indeed killed by Karenia's Gengar, and the fire was probably just to cover up the real cause of death.

Thinking of this, Heath silently sent a message to Officer Jenny. The message said that Heath remembered glancing at his phone yesterday afternoon when he left Karenia, and the time on the phone showed that it was a little after 2 p.m. However, Heath did not have direct evidence. The reason why the 3 p.m. on the practice report was because Karenia said something at the time.

Heath put down his phone after seeing the Officer Jenny's reply that it had been received. The clues had been given, and whether they could be traced back to Karenia was up to the Officer Jennys. What Heath needed to do now was to entertain the guests who might come for dinner and prepare to process the edible quartz. Heath had already processed it several times and hoped to finish it by the afternoon.

“Karenya, Karenia, Gengar…” Heath took a deep breath. This world is really interesting.

"Heath~ Good morning~" A familiar voice. Heath glanced over and saw it was Miss Musashi. She was here again, which made Heath chuckle. Miss Musashi had really been a permanent fixture at the Indigo League lately.

"Good morning, Miss Musashi. What would you like to eat today?" Heath asked with a smile. Musashi had a new hairstyle today. Heath noticed that Musashi seemed to have a lot of knowledge about hairstyles, often changing to some strange and unusual ones, which was quite unexpected.

Today, Musashi has a high ponytail and wispy bangs, making her look incredibly charming. It has to be said that Musashi's looks are actually not bad. If it weren't for the fact that she had that hairstyle later on, Heath thinks Musashi would definitely be a beauty.

Chapter 230 Apologetic Musashi

"Um... Heath... today... um... could you make something... warm and a little sweet?" Miss Musashi stood awkwardly in front of Heath, her face full of embarrassment. Heath was stunned for a moment, then couldn't help but laugh.

"Sure, something sweet and warm, right?" Heath smiled as she looked at Musashi's shy expression, then asked with a chuckle. Musashi bit her lower lip and nodded, her bright eyes filled with shy tears. She tiptoed, making her legs appear even longer, and with the black stockings she was wearing today, Musashi was incredibly charming at that moment.

Even the commuters hurrying by couldn't help but turn around and glance at him several times, making Heath very worried that the commuter might bump into a telephone pole or a wall along the way.

Heath nodded with a smile, then took two eggs from the refrigerator and placed them aside. Next, he took a piece of brown sugar from the cupboard and placed it on the counter. Farfetch'd looked at it curiously, but after a while, Farfetch'd got busy again as more customers came to buy food.

Now, DaCongYa is specifically in charge of selling crab roe soup dumplings. It has to be said that crab roe soup dumplings have won everyone's unanimous welcome with their excellent taste. They have now surpassed Jianbing Guozi (Chinese crepe) and become a popular breakfast food. Heath himself also likes to eat them.

Even on the Quartz Alliance forums, there are several discussions about Chef Onion Duck, the master of crab roe soup dumplings. People are surprised that an Onion Duck would step forward to become a chef. It is indeed a strange thing.

As for Miss Musashi, Heath had already noticed her predicament. As everyone knows, girls experience a few days each month when they are in a state of mood swings and bleeding. During this time, girls crave something warm and sweet, which is a time that causes headaches for countless boys.

"Drink more hot water."

"Go to hell, you straight man!"

Well, that's roughly the situation. But actually, drinking more hot water is indeed a very good way to deal with menstrual cramps caused by menstruation. Of course, if the pain is severe, you can also try taking some painkillers, such as ibuprofen.

Although this world is the world of Pokémon, girls are still girls, and their periods will come every month as they are due. This is something that cannot be avoided. So when Heath saw Jessie's embarrassed look, he understood that Jessie must be going through this special period.

Heath immediately thought of something he had eaten before that was considered breakfast but not quite: brown sugar eggs. Although brown sugar doesn't actually have any blood-nourishing effects, when brown sugar is boiled and eggs are cooked, the combination is surprisingly delightful, even beyond imagination. Brown sugar eggs taste great, and they are also a warming and sweet food.

Making brown sugar eggs is very simple. Just melt the brown sugar, then crack the eggs into the boiling water. However, to keep the eggs in the same shape, it's best to put them in one at a time. Once the first one has set, put the second one in. Finally, pour the cooked eggs and brown sugar water into a bowl. That's how you make a warm, sweet, and delicious bowl of brown sugar eggs.

"Miss Musashi, here's your brown sugar egg, please enjoy." Heath smiled as she took the money, gave Musashi the change, and then watched with a smile as Musashi took her brown sugar egg to a chair and sat down, sipping the brown sugar water with great satisfaction.

"Eh? Miss Musashi, you're having dinner at Mr. Heath's place too?" With a surprised voice, Heath saw Saya walk over with a look of surprise, and then stare at Miss Musashi sitting in the chair with a look of shock on her face.

"Huh? Saya, you're here too? Are you eating here too? Heath's cooking is delicious." Musashi looked at Saya with surprise, and the surprise in his eyes was genuine. Heath watched this scene thoughtfully. He didn't expect that Musashi and Saya knew each other, but it seemed that they hadn't known each other for very long. After all, before Saya ran away from home, she was the famous Miss Joy.

"Of course I know, the food here at Mr. Heath's place is especially delicious... What are you eating?" Saya greeted Heath with a smile, then looked at the bowl in Musashi's hand with curiosity and asked a question.

After receiving the reply, Saya promptly ordered a bowl of brown sugar eggs. Heath did not hesitate and prepared the brown sugar eggs for Saya, then placed them in front of her.

After serving the food, Heath hurried back because there were quite a few guests today, and Heath also had to deal with the matter of edible quartz. Edible quartz production cannot be interrupted, so it was a rather tedious task. Heath felt quite tired after doing this for so long, but in order to complete his task smoothly, Heath still carefully produced this unique edible quartz.

"Let me tell you, there's a very important part to Pokémon medicine: choosing the right treatment method based on the Pokémon's type. Otherwise, using the wrong method can kill the Pokémon!" Listening to Saya and Jessie's conversation, Heath felt that he understood why Jessie and Saya became friends. It seemed that Jessie hadn't given up on her dream of becoming a Pokémon medic.

Heath remembered seeing it in the anime. In one episode, Jessie almost left Team Rocket and chose to stay with a doctor, but of course she didn't leave. At that time, Kojiro seemed to have developed some inexplicable feelings for his teammate.

But who can say for sure about those kinds of things?

Heath calmly spread out the pancakes, just like the pancakes in his hand. He himself knew perfectly well what they were, but how could a first-time customer know whether they tasted good or bad before taking a bite?

Ultimately, one can only try it oneself. The same applies to the relationship between Musashi and Kojiro. Whether Kojiro has feelings for Musashi or not, and whether they are just good friends, is something only Kojiro himself knows.

Just as Heath was handing the pancakes to the customer, he caught a glimpse of a familiar Pokémon out of the corner of his eye.

Chapter 231 Darkrai Regrets

Heath paused for a moment, then turned his head and looked intently. He then saw in the rearview mirror of the dining car that a small yellow ear was indeed emerging from the sewer behind his dining car. Looking at the familiar fabric material and the somewhat dirty shell, Heath instantly recognized the origin of the little creature.

Riddle Q.

What Heath didn't expect was that Mimikyu would follow him here, or perhaps he was just too lucky. So, in such a large Indigo League, Heath was able to run into Mimikyu head-on?

"This is really interesting... But what does this little guy want to do? It should be a stray Pokémon... Does it want to eat something?" Hiss curiously looked at Mimikyu's exposed ears through the rearview mirror of the food truck. The other party obviously had not yet realized that he had been exposed and was still secretly 'observing'. Although, given Mimikyu's obvious actions, this secret observation looked more like open observation.

Sheath had seen this kind of Pokémon before. Back in Viridian City, when Sheath first encountered Ekans and the others, it was a similar situation. However, back then, Sheath noticed the bushes behind her moving while she was setting up her stall, and under Sheath's gaze, a Rattata emerged. Out of curiosity, Sheath fed it some of the leftover jianbing (Chinese crepe) from a customer, and they gradually became acquainted.

Now, in Hiss's view, Mimikyu is in the same situation. However, Hiss has never actually served a Ghost Pokémon before, so he doesn't really know what Ghost Pokémon like to eat. He can't just play rock-paper-scissors with it like he did with Ms. Lori's Gengar, can he?

However, Heath immediately thought of someone he had who might know more about this. With that in mind, Heath looked at Miss Saya, who was chatting happily with Musashi, while Musashi blushed and covered his stomach, saying something shyly.

"Miss Saya, do you know what Ghost Pokémon usually eat?" Heath called out quickly when there weren't many customers. Saya heard Heath's words and turned around, clearly thinking for a moment.

“I remember they usually feed on emotions, but some ghost Pokémon also like to eat what humans like to eat,” Saya said seriously. Hiss suddenly realized that was how it was, but he didn’t know what Mimikyu liked to eat.

Perhaps because Mimikyu only showed its ears and not its body, and it didn't seem to want to eat, Heath didn't see any of Mimikyu's likes or dislikes. Heath did consider taking out the food analyzer to see if he could see any information about Mimikyu, but then he thought that Mimikyu was a very timid Pokémon, and if he actually took it out, who knew if Mimikyu would be frightened and run away.

"Sigh, this ingredient detector is useful, but it's not really useful right now. Oh well, I'll just take a look." Thinking of his ingredient detector, Heath took out the magnifying glass, then casually flicked it. The next second, a line of information popped up on the ingredient detector.

[Darkrai, teetering on the edge of death, is edible yet poisonous. It's a very special ingredient with a dreamlike taste, but it's also difficult to find due to its rarity. Once obtained, it needs to be cooked in a dream to create a non-poisonous dish. Any cooking outside of a dream state will produce potent toxins. It's recommended to eat it with Cresselia for an even better taste.]

Heath's lips twitched. He looked at the direction his food detector was pointing—to the ceiling of his food cart. Heath scratched his head. Was Darkrai up there? Heath himself had no idea.

……

"A devil! This guy! He's a devil!" Darkrai quickly fled from above the Quartz Federation. It didn't know why it had decided to follow this man who was having such strange nightmares, but it just wanted to see why this man had such unique nightmares every day.

Unexpectedly, Darkrai suddenly sensed a mysterious power that instantly saw through Darkrai's identity and conveyed a strange feeling. Darkrai felt like a delicious meal placed on a plate, with someone holding a knife and fork, wanting to swallow it whole. This feeling made Darkrai unable to control its inner trembling, and it quickly ran away.

Darkrai swore she would never come near this man again. He was a devil, a complete and utter devil. What kind of person would be interested in eating Pokémon? Speaking of which, those Pokémon that this guy keeps around…

Darkrai swallowed hard. Farfetch'd became roast duck, Zoroark became stir-fried pork, Charmander was skewered on the grill, and Snorlax was perfect for making shaved ice...

Or rather, is it the staple food?

Thinking of this, Darkrai's flying trick stumbled slightly.

……

You have completed the hidden achievement, "Conqueror of the Mythical Beasts".

[Conqueror of Mythical Beasts: Make a mythical beast genuinely fear you or regard you as its best partner]

You have obtained the special item Hoopa's Golden Circle.

[Hoopa's Golden Circle: The magician's rabbit-catching trick can produce a rabbit, so what can I, Hoopa, produce? Hehehe, guess!]

Heath's lips twitched. What had just happened? Why had he suddenly completed a hidden achievement? And why had he even obtained a Hoopa's Golden Circle?

Hoopa, Hiss remembers, seems to be a special Pokémon from a Pokémon movie. It has two forms, but neither of them is complete. The strongest and most complete form is the one that combines the two. However, in that movie, there were mostly all sorts of legendary Pokémon, all of which were captured by Hoopa from the golden ring.

"If that's the case... this thing is quite something." Heath looked at the gold ring that had appeared on his wrist. It was like a gold bracelet, but Heath had a strange feeling that he could control the gold ring at will, making it bigger or smaller as he wished.

"If I add the Wind Fire Wheels and the Red Tassel Spear, can I cosplay as Nezha?" Heath looked at the gold ring in his hand with a wry smile.

Chapter 232 Hey~ Look what amazing treasure I've pulled out!

Heath looked at the gold ring in his hand and fell into deep thought. He had to admit that the gold ring was quite nice-looking and gave Heath a feeling of being a nouveau riche. However, putting all that aside, the biggest use of the gold ring for Heath was probably to try to pull something out of it when he had nothing to do.

Heath curiously took off the golden ring. He knew about Hoopa's golden ring; in the hands of Unleashed Hoopa, it could capture legendary Pokémon, while in the hands of Little Hoopa, it could capture ordinary items. However, Heath didn't know what his ring could capture.

Heath looked curiously at the gold ring in his hand. There were no instructions for using it. Thinking of this, Heath reached out his hand. As he did so, Heath felt a strange sensation welling up inside him, as if telling him how best to grab something through the gold ring.

"So, can I grab a little red-haired girl if I want?" Heath chuckled and stretched out her hand, which then disappeared into the golden circle.

……

"Ho-Oh, what are you planning to do tomorrow? Isn't tomorrow a holiday?" In a forest near Enchantress City, Ho-Oh was perched on a phoenix tree, with its three loyal subordinates below it: Entei, Raikou, and Suicune. However, Suicune didn't seem to have a very good relationship with the other two legendary Pokémon.

"Nothing much. I'm planning to sleep in at home. It's been so hot lately, and even though today is my day off, I still have to go to work. Sooner or later I'll have to file a complaint about exploitation of labor." Ho-Oh pouted. It had a job in Enju City, a job it found casually when it left Enju City.

Although Yan Di and the others didn't quite understand why Phoenix King, as a divine beast, would want to work for humans, Phoenix King was the leader after all, so they could only listen obediently without offering any opinions.