"May, huh? Still, I really didn't expect May to know about me." Heath rubbed his chin, then washed the plate in his hand. He was genuinely surprised that May knew about him, but he was also curious about what Norman had meant when he said May was very curious about him. Heath wasn't a pedophile; he was simply puzzled. After all, he was only a chef, not some impressive figure, so he couldn't quite understand why May would be curious about him.
After all, he was only a chef. May ought to be more interested in Trainers. But then a possibility occurred to Heath: could May actually be interested in Cynthia, who was with him? If that really was the case, it didn't seem particularly strange. Back when they were in Cerulean City, Misty had been very interested in Cynthia.
"Heath, a customer ordered a serving of takoyaki." Kirlia's Telepathy brought Heath out of his bewilderment somewhat, and he nodded. Someone had actually ordered takoyaki? Still, it was a fairly well-known snack in the Pokémon League. Someone had once ranked the most popular snacks across all the Pokémon League's regions, and takoyaki had made the top ten. First place had gone to deep-fried Pikachu, a rather peculiar food.
When Heath first heard of deep-fried Pikachu, he had thought it really used Pikachu as an ingredient. Only later did he learn that wasn't the case. Deep-fried Pikachu was made by carving a potato into the shape of a Pikachu, then stuffing filling into the middle. Eating it produced a slight tingling, numbing sensation, like a little electric shock. Rumor had it that the shop owner who developed the snack loved Pikachu, so he had named it deep-fried Pikachu.
Heath hadn't known whether to laugh or cry when he found out. It