Heath did not pay much attention to the unfamiliar man. After all, there were far too many people like him in this world, and Heath was not the richest man in the Pokémon League. Even if he wanted to help them, he could not possibly help everyone. Besides, the man seemed very proud and probably would not accept someone else's kindness for no reason. Still, the man's situation had given Heath a few new ideas. He rubbed his chin, wondering whether he should actually put this idea of his into practice.
Human nature had always been a very complex subject. Some people were relatively indifferent, able to face others' suffering calmly without taking it seriously at all, while others were kinder and might feel pity for someone's circumstances, then think about helping them. But Heath was feeling somewhat conflicted now, because he remembered things he had seen on the news in the past: some restaurants offered charity meals, allowing customers in particularly difficult circumstances to come in and eat their fill.
However, those charity meals had later run into all sorts of strange problems, which were quite troubling. Some had been grabbed up by crowds of older men and women, while in other cases, people who did a good deed were instead accused of putting on an act. That was truly disheartening. So, after some hesitation, Heath still had not decided whether to offer charity meals. In any case, he would not be staying in Eterna City much longer. Once business ended tonight, he planned to use the Anywhere Door to return to Lavender Town.
Once he reached Lavender Town, Heath would decide whether to offer charity meals.
Having thought these things through, Heath felt much calmer and continued serving his customers. Although he had not announced that this was