Heath thought he was a man with perseverance. Wasn't there a saying about that? Where there's a will, there's a way. At first, Heath had been certain he could settle down and study properly, but before long, he put down the book and slumped over the table.
"Ah, there really are some things in this world you can't do no matter how hard you push yourself. Like advanced math..." Heath gave a bored yawn. It was easy to get sleepy when there were no customers.
"Trainer! Trainer!" Just as Heath began considering whether to return to the dormitory early and get some proper rest, he saw Zorua bounding over with a delighted expression.
"What is it, Zorua?" Heath asked, leaning over the counter and looking at her.
"Trainer, what's this arcade place the novel mentions?" Zorua asked curiously.
After Zorua asked, Heath noticed that Farfetch'd had stopped tossing the food in his pan, too. Clearly, Farfetch'd was also very interested in the arcade. Only Charmander was still resting. He had just finished a full workout, and sweat kept dripping from his body.
Heath frowned. There was nothing strange about Zorua's question. After all, the Pokémon world naturally had arcades, too. You could exchange money for tokens, then earn points and redeem them for various prizes.
It was just that Heath wasn't particularly fond of that gambling-like gameplay. The stuff was like the pachinko mentioned in anime he had watched before, exploiting loopholes in the League's rules to stay in business to this day.
Of course, Heath had another reason for disliking arcades.
"An arcade, huh... It's a place with all kinds of game machines. You put in tokens to play. You can win stuffed toys and things, too." Heath gave a simple explanation, and Zorua immediately looked at him expectantly,