With Misty's arrival, Heath's food truck gradually filled with more people. This was certainly peak tourist season in Cerulean City, so Heath had plenty of customers. He did not particularly mind and simply cooked quietly. He needed to close early that afternoon, then take Farfetch'd to the cooking competition. He could also take care of some business of his own along the way. He had not forgotten that he still had not obtained his certification. Only after getting it could he prepare Purple-ringed Octopus, which was tied to Cerulean City's achievement quest and needed to be completed as soon as possible.
As for what came after that, Heath planned to accompany Cynthia to the Sinnoh Region, or use the Portal to go directly to another city he had never visited. After all, getting to that place was not so easy, and going through the Portal was the simplest way. But the quest was not finished yet, so Heath was not in any particular hurry.
After Ho-Oh and Misty, Heath encountered no particularly interesting customers during business hours. At half past one that afternoon, he put up the closed sign. Once the last customer had left, he shut the food truck's door and began preparing for the day's tasks. First, naturally, was registering for the certification exam. That was important, after all, and Farfetch'd's competition was scheduled for sometime after four in the afternoon, with the first selection round not starting until five. Heath did not need to rush.
The location of the Purple-ringed Octopus exam was much like the place where he had obtained his pufferfish preparation certification last time: both were at the League's vocational skills assessment center. Heath took a deep breath. He admitted that he was a little nervous, but once his exam began, he quickly adjusted