After Mr. Giovanni left, Heath settled down in his food truck and waited for the lunch break to arrive. When lunchtime came, he sold another large batch of Three Kingdoms Limited Set Meals, smiling until his eyes narrowed to slits. Counting today's sales, he had basically recouped the cost of designing the cards, and it looked as though he could keep making some more money.
Of course, if he counted the money he had earned from Ore Rock Bugs, Heath had basically been turning a profit all along. But since the Ore Rock Bugs had been exchanged for customer satisfaction, they could not exactly be considered entirely cost-free.
"That's about it." Heath yawned. The lunch rush was over now, and he planned to rest a little earlier today to recover from staying up all night. But just as he hung the closed sign on the door, he heard a knock.
Heath was a little puzzled. He did not know many people in Pewter City-really, probably only Officer Jenny Jing and Miss Lennai. But Miss Lennai would likely be returning to the Sinnoh Region soon, so the people he knew in Pewter City were probably just Brock and Officer Jenny Jing.
But Officer Jenny Jing should still have been busy handling various affairs in Pewter City, while Brock should still have been studying in Viridian City. So who had come looking for him?
When he opened the door, however, Heath froze for a moment. Before him was an odd pair: a girl sitting in a wheelchair and a middle-aged man pushing it.
"Hello. If you've come for a meal, my restaurant is already closed for the day." Heath looked at the man and the girl before him, hesitated, then spoke politely. Although he felt they might be father and daughter, he