Heath sat in his food truck, laughing so hard his shoulders shook. He had discovered that he had made an extraordinary amount of money today. After deducting costs, he estimated his net profit at over twenty thousand League Coins-an astronomical sum. For Heath, though, that was a very nice figure. If business stayed like this every day, he could recoup his investment in three days. Of course, Heath also knew how hard it would be to keep this up every day. Still, there was another piece of good news: his Three Kingdoms Card Pack had finally found a broader market. A lot of children were very curious about the card packs he had introduced.
"Zoroark, you get another five hundred in wages today. It's overtime pay." Smiling, Heath took out a thousand League Coins and handed them to Zoroark. Zoroark instantly leaped up in excitement and slammed straight into the ceiling. Heath's mouth twitched at the sight. Could this fellow really jump that high?
Heath left the wildly excited Zoroark alone and handed out overtime pay to Farfetch'd, Charmeleon, and Snorlax as well. After all, today had been exhausting. It made Heath feel as though he were back in Mossdeep City.
Once he finished dividing up the spoils, Heath let out a relieved breath and lay down on the floor. He hadn't felt much while he was busy, but now that he had some free time, he suddenly felt much more exhausted, and drowsiness washed over him too.
"I'll just rest my eyes for a bit." Heath yawned. He only wanted to close his eyes and relax for a few seconds.
But barely any time after closing his eyes, Heath fell straight asleep, his breathing becoming steady. The utterly exhausted Pokémon beside him exchanged looks, then gathered around him, lying