Heath walked into Vermilion City's vegetable market in high spirits. He planned to try his luck there and see whether he could buy some Kanto Silverfish today, but to his disappointment, he still could not find any. He did, however, spot some specialty ingredients from the Paldea region, such as the Pokémon Klawf. To be honest, Heath was a little stunned when he saw Klawf, but he held back his urge to give it a try and quietly chose some other ingredients to take back instead.
"Is Kanto Silverfish really that hard to buy? I'm even wondering whether I should contact Professor Cerise and see if he can get some." Heath sighed. Although he already knew Kanto Silverfish existed, his first encounter with it had been through Professor Cerise. This made him wonder whether this special ingredient was now supplied exclusively to people in certain professions. Still, Heath thought that was probably unlikely. Perhaps Professor Cerise simply happened to know someone.
Heath had no intention of contacting Professor Cerise just yet, though. It was far too early, so he planned to wait a while and send the professor a message after nine or ten in the morning to ask. He did have Professor Cerise's contact information; he had obtained it when he served him previously.
After buying his ingredients, Heath returned to his food truck and set its destination to his usual daily spot. Then he prepared breakfast for his Pokémon while also getting breakfast ready for his customers. He hesitated over what to serve the customers before deciding to make some Spicy Pepper Soup. After all, drinking a piping-hot bowl of Spicy Pepper Soup in cold weather was a real pleasure.
Spicy Pepper Soup was a food with a very distinctive regional character. Strictly speaking, it was not something