After Heath entrusted his card box to the League auction house staff, Heath's Food Truck returned to its usual peace and quiet. Although a few late-arriving card buffs still came after hearing about it, Zoroark, who was trembling all over with envy, helpfully explained where the box had gone. Some of the card buffs left immediately, but others stayed, planning to have a meal in this food truck that had possessed an unopened box of Starter Pokémon cards.
Only then did Heath learn that these late-arriving card buffs had all seen the news online and rushed over from out of town using various forms of transportation. Heath even wondered whether card buffs from other regions might come here. On reflection, that did not seem impossible, and if the League publicized it well enough, that possibility would become a certainty.
"Trainer, that customer wants a super, super spicy rice bowl. Do we have anything like that?" Zoroark walked over, and Heath heard her telepathic message in his mind. He paused, then raised his eyebrows. Well, well. After all this time, Heath had once again encountered a customer who really loved spicy food. Still, to rule out the possibility that someone wanted to end their life in his food truck, Heath glanced at the customer and saw a girl.
Yes, she looked like someone who was very good at card games, too. Heath even noticed a distinctive badge pinned to her chest. Since he had previously looked up information about card buffs, he now understood what that badge meant. It actually signified that this girl was the Kanto Region Pokémon card Champion. In other words, a Champion-level figure was sitting before Heath. Although she was only a card game Champion, she was still a Champion. That was not a title handed out