Lance, the head of the Indigo League's Elite Four, was also hailed as the person most likely to become the Indigo League Champion. Heath was not quite sure why the Indigo League had not had a Champion early on. All he could say was that the Indigo League was only now thinking of following the other Leagues' example and appointing a Champion, and Lance was the most popular candidate.
But as for Lance's Pokémon...
Aside from Dragonite, a very iconic Dragon-type Pokémon, many of Lance's Pokémon were Flying types. This had earned him a nickname among the public: Lance, the Kanto League's Flying-type Elite Four member. Apparently, the Flying-type Gym Leader in the Hoenn Region was even a fangirl of his.
"Heath, you're here already?" Heath had originally intended to walk past silently, then head into the kitchen just as silently to cook. After all, he and Lance did not know each other. Although Heath knew who Lance was, and even knew that he was an investigator for the League, that knowledge came from the anime. In real life, Heath had no access to someone like Lance.
So far, the biggest name Heath had met was probably Cynthia, who had concealed her identity. Of course, that only applied to humans. If he counted all his customers, probably none could be bigger names than Legendary Pokémon.
"Auntie Jenny, did you need something?" But since Old Officer Jenny had spoken, it would not be very polite for Heath to pretend he had not heard. He could only walk over, look at her politely, and ask.
"This is Elite Four Lance of the Kanto League. He's here for a meal today. Could you help me cook something? I'll have a drink with Lance first." Old Officer Jenny asked Heath with a smile, while