Heath swallowed. Legendary Pokémon really were Legendary Pokémon. Even this weakened version of the Life Flame that Ho-Oh had given him was incredibly powerful. At the very least, Heath had never expected to receive a reward like this. This was the Life Flame. Although it was a weakened version, it could still alleviate most injuries. Heath felt that if something like this appeared in his previous world, it would definitely fetch an astronomical price at auction. Those world-famous billionaires would spend fortunes to buy it. But Heath had no intention of selling it. It was very useful, and he planned to keep it for himself. It might come in handy someday.
Just think: under the Life Flame's effects, those potentially fatal conditions would go from late-stage to early-stage. It was nothing short of a miracle. Although it wasn't a complete cure, that effect alone could be said to merit a Nobel Prize in Medicine. With something like this, many incurable diseases would become relatively easy to deal with, and illness would no longer be the chief culprit behind separations in life and death.
What would something like this cost? Heath didn't know, but it would definitely be an astronomical sum.
Having received a good reward, Heath felt considerably better. Beside him, Ho-Oh also took out what she intended to pay for her meal with. Heath wasn't particularly curious. After all, Ho-Oh paid with League Coins most of the time, so he thought this time would probably be much the same. What he hadn't expected was that Ho-Oh would take out something else to pay for her meal this time.
"This is..." Heath looked somewhat blankly at the object in his hand. Zoroark had just handed it to him, saying that it was Ho-Oh's payment for the meal. Heath had initially