Heath scratched his head. Charmander was grilling meat, while Heath had nothing to do for the moment. Although cooking for a large crowd was difficult, this was not his first time doing it. Back in Viridian City, he had been responsible for cooking for the Officer Jennys every day.
There were simply more Officer Jennys here, and the cafeteria was bigger, so Heath had more food to prepare. Still, all of this was familiar territory for him.
But looking at Charmander's powerful muscles, Heath admitted that his feelings were somewhat mixed. Although Charmander would not be taking the path of battling in the future-after all, Heath had no plans to collect badges and challenge Gyms, nor did he intend to compete in the Indigo League and vie with Elite Four member Lance and the others for the title of a powerful Trainer.
Heath was not even particularly interested in becoming Champion. Being Champion was hardly a good thing, as the Champions of the Kalos Region and Hoenn Region demonstrated. For people with their own interests, the title of Champion was nothing but a burden, a heavy burden.
Otherwise, Steven of the Hoenn Region would not have needed to step down, with his good friend Wallace becoming the next Hoenn Champion. After that, Steven spent his days absorbed in digging holes and searching for stones.
But the thought of Wallace brought a strange expression to Heath's face. Heath had originally thought Wallace's Pokémon Contests existed only in the Hoenn Region, but he had not expected the Kanto Region to have Pokémon Contests too. He had seen a Pokémon Contest tent on the road today.
"Raaawr~" Charmander gave a happy roar. Heath turned to look. The large handful of meat skewers Charmander was holding had all finished cooking, though the downside was