I opened a restaurant in the Pokémon world.

Heath checked the time; it would probably take another two hours to cook.

Chapter 236 Heath: I'm really not a pervert

Hiss's edible quartz wasn't ready yet, but he was still quite confident in his ability to cook it. After all, it wasn't really that difficult; the only downside was that it was too tedious, and the process required a powerful Psychic Pokémon to distort the edible quartz for easier processing.

However, Heath soon found himself becoming very busy.

"Heath, do you have time now?" Officer Jenny, who was riding a Growlithe, stopped in front of Heath. After she took off her sunglasses, Heath recognized her as Officer Jenny.

"Jing Jie? Of course there is, what's up?" Heath looked at Officer Jenny curiously. He didn't quite understand why she was coming to see him at this time. Could it be that there were results from the investigation into Karenia's matter? But even if there were, shouldn't the investigation results be released before being announced?

"How's your Snorlax coming along?" Officer Jenny's question immediately made Hiss understand why she was looking for him. After all, Officer Jenny had mentioned Snorlax before, and Hiss had agreed to a request, or rather a commission, from Officer Jenny after consulting with Snorlax.

That is to have Snorlax sing a folk song with Exploud. After all, Exploud is a very strange Pokémon. Their competition method is to see who has the loudest voice. Whoever has the loudest voice is right. And Snorlax is naturally gifted in terms of voice.

"Are we going today?" Heath was a little surprised. He had thought that he would be notified in advance and given time to prepare, but he didn't expect it to be so sudden.

"Well, the original agreed-upon time for the match wasn't this time, but the leader of the Exploud Pokémon suddenly became very anxious, so the match time was moved up." Officer Jenny's expression wasn't very good either. How long had Snorlax been training? But now that the die was cast, Officer Jenny didn't have any good ideas.

Hiss scratched his head. Snorlax had been practicing, but Hiss wasn't sure how well it was going. However, it didn't seem like a big problem to go and ask now.

Thinking of this, Hiss spoke to Officer Jenny, then opened the door to the lounge, called out Snorlax, and asked him the question. Upon hearing Hiss's question, Snorlax's honest face showed an embarrassed expression.

“The big guy said it’s very well prepared!” Zoroya translated very quickly, leaving Heath stunned. He really hadn’t expected Zoroya to translate so fast today. Usually, Zoroya would dawdle and take his time translating after being interrupted by him.

"That's good. Let's go. Today is the day of the competition." Heath breathed a sigh of relief and didn't care too much. Instead, she walked out with a smile and told Officer Jenny about Snorlax.

Meanwhile, Zoroark, with a mysterious expression, called over the helpless Charmeleon and the excited Farfetch'd, and then called over the big guy. The four Pokémon huddled together, seemingly discussing something.

As for Heath, Officer Jenny's expression relaxed a little after receiving Heath's affirmative answer, but only a little. If Snorlax could really defeat those Explosive Pokémon, then this matter would be completely resolved.

“Then the location is after the Indigo League leaves the city, follow the direction of Champions Avenue… I’ll take you there, you drive the food truck and follow me.” Officer Jenny took out a map, but after hesitating for a moment, she put the map away. Then she called Heath and had Heath drive the food truck, following Officer Jenny towards the outside of the Indigo League.

"Sister Jing, how do you judge who wins this Pokémon folk song duel?" Hiss asked curiously. After asking for the location, he set the autopilot to automatic mode, so he didn't need to worry about being distracted while driving.

However, Heath was indeed very curious about this question. After all, folk song duets were such a rare thing. Heath had never heard of any Pokémon folk song duets before. And when it came to folk songs, the only one that came to mind for Heath was probably the Yunnan folk song "Old Driver Take Me With You" that was popular for a while in his previous life.

Judging solely from the type of folk song and other similar folk songs, folk songs are indeed a very unique musical form with distinctive regional characteristics.

The thought of a pair of Explosive Pokémon yelling things like, "Snorlax, take me with you, I want to go to Indigo Land!" always gives me a strange sense of unease.

“It’s actually very simple. If it loses, Exploud will very consciously lead its pack away. Except for some particularly clever, cunning, and treacherous Pokémon, most wild Pokémon are very honest. They never cheat or can’t stand losing. I quite like these Pokémon.” Officer Jenny said with a smile. Hiss stroked his chin thoughtfully and glanced at Officer Jenny’s Arcanine.

Officer Jenny's Arcanine looks very strong, with a body full of muscles that looks particularly intimidating, similar to Maple's Arcanine. However, Maple's Arcanine seems to be a male, while Officer Jenny's should be a female.

"Just the two of us?" Heath looked around curiously. He had thought there would be a lot of onlookers or one or two reporters, but to his surprise, apart from himself and Officer Jenny, there was really no one else.

“Yeah, just the two of us. If the Explosive Monster finds out there are too many people, it will get nervous, which might cause some trouble.” Officer Jenny raised her hand and smoothed her hair, tucking the wind-blown strands behind her ears.

“…By the way, Heath, I have a question I’m not sure if I should ask.” Officer Jenny’s expression was a little strange. Heath paused for a moment, then smiled and told Officer Jenny to go ahead and ask.

“Well… when I was talking to my colleagues in Changqing City yesterday, one of them said that there used to be a boy who lived in their dormitory area who really liked… you know… taking our smelly stockings after a long day of work to the toilet… is that true?” Officer Jenny’s tone was off, and Heath felt like she had been struck by lightning, completely disoriented.

"...Mirror, the Officer Jenny who said that, could it be Officer Jenny?" Heath said expressionlessly. Officer Jenny paused for a moment, then nodded subconsciously.

Heath chuckled. Sure enough, it was this guy.

Chapter 237 Zoroya: This is a small step for the big guy.

Heath had once heard a saying that even if someone is no longer in the martial arts world, their legend will still live on. Heath felt that way now, since he was no longer in Evergreen City, yet he still got tricked by Jun Shaling, that old fox.

However, it's likely that Officer Jenny didn't expect Officer Jenny to actually believe it. After all, Officer Jenny is a well-known seasoned joker in Evergreen City. But even so, when Officer Jenny jokes with people she doesn't know well, she always adds a disclaimer like "it's fake" or "I'm just joking" to prevent others from actually believing her. After all, Officer Jennys know very well that spreading rumors is wrong.

However, Heath could tell from Officer Jenny's expression that Officer Jenny was probably shocked when she heard it and immediately thought of Heath, so she didn't hear what came after.

After Heath reminded her, Officer Jenny's face instantly turned red. She suddenly remembered that Officer Jenny seemed to have said yesterday that it was a joke, but she didn't hear clearly and took it seriously.

Officer Jenny stopped, her face flushed. Heath could see a rather large mountain ahead. Although it was large, it didn't look that big. Heath thought that for a mountain like this, it would be better to just go around it or change the route. However, Heath also knew that the other designers were professionals, and what he had to do was to try his best to win this competition.

"Jing-jie, where are we going to sing a duet?" Heath asked curiously, looking at the hills and forest in front of her.

What's most abundant in the Pokémon world? Plants, that's the first thing Sheath would answer. After all, the vegetation coverage in the Pokémon world is ridiculously high. You could even say that apart from towns and some main roads, other places retain their natural state, which also results in very low levels of air pollution in the Pokémon world.

"Right here, you have Snorlax start singing a folk song, and the Explodemon can hear it. Once they hear it, Explodemon will respond to you, and then the match will begin," Officer Jenny said calmly. In fact, according to Explodemon, if the sound can't be transmitted, then there's nothing to do in the match.

Heath looked at Officer Jenny in surprise, but still called down Snorlax, who was shrouded in Zorua's illusion. He then talked to Snorlax about the competition, and then silently put on his earplugs and stood aside. Heath knew how loud Snorlax's voice was.

"Mirror, do you want to wear earplugs?" Hiss asked Officer Jenny. After all, he and Officer Jenny were standing right next to Snorlax, and unless it had a soundproof ability, it was practically impossible to avoid the loud noise from Snorlax.

“I’m already wearing it.” Officer Jenny nodded, then pointed to his ears. Only then did Heath notice that there were two dark red things inside Officer Jenny’s ears. Heath hadn’t even noticed when Officer Jenny had put it on.

Just as Hiss was about to say something, Snorlax spoke up.

"Roar~" Snorlax opened its mouth wide and roared with great momentum. The huge sound was audible even through the earplugs, which made Heath gasp. Was this the loudest sound when Snorlax sang at full power?

But what the heck is "woo-ru-ru-ru"?

"Whoosh~" A moment later, a loud sound came from the other side. Heath knew that this must be the response from Explodemon. However, Heath couldn't understand Pokémon language at all and just felt it was very strange, but the tone was still quite nice.

Officer Jenny, who was sitting down, put Arcanine into her Poké Ball. This was quite normal, as for a Pokémon like Arcanine with such excellent hearing, being outside would be the greatest suffering in the world.

“Come and sit down. According to our investigation, folk song duets often last for at least an hour.” Officer Jenny waved to Heath with a smile, then took out a pair of earplugs similar to the ones she was wearing and handed them to Heath.

"This can reduce loud noise, but it doesn't affect normal sounds," Officer Jenny explained, and Heath quickly switched to the latest product.

Sure enough, after putting on the earplugs, Hiss felt that the world had returned to normal, which made him breathe a sigh of relief. As long as there were no major problems, it was fine. The sound of Snorlax was now very quiet, which made Hiss feel much more relaxed.

After listening to the folk song duet for a while, Heath lay down on the grass with nothing to do. He was so bored. He had thought that Pokémon duets would be something special, but now Heath realized that it was probably like someone going on a trip abroad and hearing two primitive tribes singing, not understanding a word of what they were singing.

"Mirror, do you understand?" Heath looked at Officer Jenny curiously. He really had never heard of any folk songs from the Pokémon world.

“I don’t understand, but I did some research before. The folk songs in Pokémon are actually phrases with very regional characteristics, like ‘I’m eating mushrooms on the mountain,’” Officer Jenny explained. Heath curled her lip; this was really boring.

Just as Heath was wondering why today's folk song duet had started and ended so inexplicably, he saw Farfetch'd walk down with a smug look on his face, followed by Charmeleon with a helpless and pained expression, while Zorua walked aggressively at the very back.

This wouldn't have been a problem in itself, but the issue is that Farfetch'd is holding a bass that looks expensive, Charmeleon is standing expressionlessly in front of the drum set, and Zorua has turned into a Pikachu, holding an electric guitar.

Heath rubbed his eyes, suspecting there was something wrong with them, but after rubbing them, he found they were still the same.

Meanwhile, Officer Jenny's expression turned strange. But before Heath could stand up and ask Zoroia what he was trying to do, he heard a very familiar piece of music. Although it was a bit childish and out of tune, Heath recognized it. Wasn't this the Seven Fragrances he had written in his notebook?

Then Snorlax's voice changed. Although Heath couldn't understand Pokémon language, he felt like Snorlax was singing "Seven Mile Fragrance"...

Heath blankly removed his earplugs, and with a deafening roar, he realized it: Snorlax... really was singing "Seven Mile Fragrance"...

Chapter 238 Snorlax's Dream

Heath's feelings were somewhat complicated, and it was hard to describe how he felt at that moment. After all, "Seven Mile Fragrance" was a song that Heath used to listen to often. It was a song from his student days that he would still miss. Back then, Heath especially liked to copy Jay Chou's lyrics into his notebook, along with the sheet music, and then happily hum along to himself.

However, Hiss immediately thought of another question: What kind of Snorlax can sing "Seven Mile Fragrance"? And judging from the way Zoroa and the others are acting, it seems they are even providing accompaniment for Snorlax?

Heath's face paled. He rushed to his lounge, only to discover that the notebook he had kept after transmigrating, which contained notes on ways to make money, was gone...

"Damn it, Zoroastriana!" Heath gritted his teeth as he walked out. He was certain that there were never any of these strange musical instruments in his room, no drum kits, electric guitars, or basses at all. So why could he hear singing and see musical instruments?

Of course, it has something to do with the adorable (and wicked) Zorua. After all, Zorua is the overlord of illusions. For him, making people hear voices that don't exist and see objects that don't exist is not too difficult. Combined with Zorua's performance recently, Heath felt that he had grasped the truth.

"Not bad, this song, although I don't understand it, sounds really nice." Officer Jenny looked at Farfetch'd, Zoroark, and Charmeleon playing outside in surprise. It was the first time she had ever heard this kind of song.

"Hmm...it's really good." Heath scratched his head. Good heavens, he had indeed considered becoming a singer. After all, because of his youth in his previous life, Heath still remembered a lot of Jay Chou's lyrics and sheet music. And those memories were easy to forget, so Heath copied them down himself. But later he found that his singing voice was really indescribable, so over time, Heath gave up the idea of ​​becoming a singer.

Moreover, compared to the famous singing Pokémon in the Pokémon world, Sheath has no advantage whatsoever. You should know that whether it's Jigglypuff or Altaria, the very famous idol of the Hoenn region, they all have a great advantage in singing.

Heath watched the singing Snorlax, then silently put on his headphones, which made his ears feel much better. But then, to his surprise, he saw some Pokémon emerge from the forest. They were Exploud and the others. They looked at the singing Snorlax and the 'performing' Zoroark and the others with excited eyes, and kept whispering among themselves.

Soon, Snorlax finished singing "Seven Mile Fragrance," and the Pods quieted down. A Pod that looked very large stepped forward, patted its chest, and then silently led its pack away from the forest, heading towards another hill.

"It worked?" Heath looked at Officer Jenny in surprise. Officer Jenny paused for a moment, then nodded happily. It really had worked.

Seeing Officer Jenny's delighted expression, Heath took off her earplugs, then happily rushed over, jumped up, and hugged Snorlax's big belly. Snorlax frantically waved its arms and legs, but still fell to the ground, and simply lay down on the ground.

Snorlax grinned foolishly, looking up at the bright sky above, its face full of happiness.

[Snorlax's inner wish has been detected, and Snorlax's dream has changed.]

[Long-term mission: Can Snorlax also become a mentor? Things have changed, and now Snorlax wants to become a singer too?]

[Snorlax Wants to Be a Singer Too?: After a hearty singing session, Snorlax finally realized its true inner desire. Train Snorlax to become a singer, and you will receive rich rewards.]

[The First Step for Snorlax to Become a Singer: Training Snorlax to Master Basic Singing Skills]

[Due to changes in the mission, you have received a compensation reward: throat lozenges.]

[Throat lozenges: Since I started using throat lozenges, I've had more energy playing soccer, and I even became a superstar! They relieve throat discomfort.]

Hiss's lips twitched. These missions were really interesting. However, Hiss really didn't expect that Snorlax's mission could change. Hiss had always thought that Snorlax's future was to become a martial artist, but now he didn't expect that Snorlax would actually plan to become a singer.

However, thinking about Snorlax's amazing voice just now, Hiss felt that it was not impossible. After all, it didn't seem too difficult for Snorlax to do this. It's just that Hiss had never sung before and didn't know what these basic singing skills were.

"Heath, thank you so much. This is the reward for completing the mission." Officer Jenny walked over with a smile, then took out a thick envelope and handed it to Heath. Heath curiously opened it and saw a stack of banknotes inside, probably two or three thousand.

"You're too kind, Sister Mirror." Heath scratched his head, but even so, he still put the money away. However, he didn't plan to use the money; he intended to give it to Snorlax to manage himself, since it was money Snorlax had earned on its own.

After exchanging pleasantries with Officer Jenny for a while, Heath led her Pokémon back to the food truck, while Officer Jenny went back to report the mission results. Heath planned to go back slowly on her own later. Back in the food truck, Heath first processed the edible quartz, and then dragged Zoroar and Farfetch'd to the lounge's living room.

"Tell me, whose idea was this?" Heath asked, but his eyes were fixed on Zorua. Charizard was only interested in fitness and was unlikely to do something like this, so it was basically Zorua who did it.

"I made it, how was it? Isn't it great~" Zoroya puffed out his chest proudly. Heath was a little amused and exasperated. Sure enough, it was this guy who made it. But Zoroya did a really good job today. Although Heath didn't know if he had conquered those popping monsters during the folk song duet, the popping monsters did leave after Seven Mile Fragrance finished singing.

"Not bad. Because of your performance, I've decided to forgive your previous debts." Hiss chuckled and ruffled Zoroark's hair. Hiss was quite happy that Snorlax's dream had changed. Hess felt that his Pokémon should have a future plan of its own.

Farfetch'd aims to become an excellent Pokémon chef, Charmeleon aims to become a muscular Pokémon, and now Snorlax has found its own path to become a singer.

But what is Zorua's dream?

Chapter 239 How to Eat Edible Quartz

Heath returned to the Quartz Federation headquarters in the food truck. He didn't go anywhere else, but went straight to the parking lot of Officer Jenny's dormitory, because his edible quartz was ready.

Looking at the soft, jellyfish-like thing in front of him, if it weren't for the fact that Heath had actually made it himself, he would have found it hard to believe that it was actually a mineral. However, Heath did have some ideas on how to make this edible quartz.

This thing looks a lot like jellyfish, and it's said to taste a bit similar too. So Heath figured that as long as he made it the way he would make jellyfish salad, there wouldn't be any problems. With that in mind, Heath decided to start his experiment today.

Jellyfish salad is a very simple dish, but it tastes quite good, and Heath herself likes it very much. However, the most important part of jellyfish salad is the choice of sauce. In fact, you could say that the choice of sauce determines the taste of jellyfish salad. If you want a good jellyfish salad to taste delicious, then the sauce is the most crucial element.

This time, Heath made the most basic sauce: soy sauce and vinegar, with a few fresh lemons to enhance the flavor. Finally, she sprinkled on some of her homemade chili oil and other seasonings, and that's how a cold jellyfish salad was made.

Heath didn't rush to sell it; instead, he took a bite himself first.

With one bite, the cool, crisp texture of the edible quartz emerged. Combined with its bland flavor, Heath felt like he was eating jellyfish, except this jellyfish was very cold and tasteless, with all the flavor coming from the sauces Heath had made.