Chapter Summaries

Heath served a blue-haired customer who ordered tomato and egg stir-fry and a chicken-and-egg rice bowl, then learned the man played Pokémon cards. Heath reflected on how popular and elaborate the card game had become in the Pokémon world.

• Heath kept the gloves Ralts had given him, despite their extra fingers.
• A blue-haired customer entered Heath's food truck and ordered tomato and egg stir-fry and a chicken-and-egg rice bowl.
• Heath wondered whether the customer had brought Pokémon cards, recalling the game’s popularity and virtual projection technology.
• Zoroark said she had seen Pokémon cards, including one featuring a black Huohuo.

Heath received an unopened first-edition Pokémon card booster box after serving Mutou chicken and egg rice, then learned it could be worth millions of League Coins. He considered selling it to buy more Herba Mystica.

• Heath served Mutou chicken and egg rice and received an unopened first-edition Pokémon Trading Card Game booster box.
• Heath found the box in his cabinet and examined its aged packaging and intact seal.
• Mutou recognized the box, asked to admire it, and told Heath a similar one had sold at auction for three million League Coins.
• Heath and Zoroark reacted to the box’s value, and Heath weighed selling it to buy Herba Mystica.

Heath hesitated over whether to sell his unopened box of first-generation Pokémon cards, which Mutou had said once sold for three million League Coins. After card fanatics crowded into his restaurant and one offered a ten-percent premium, Heath realized the box could be worth even more than he had expected.

• Heath considered selling the unopened card box but rejected using it as a restaurant promotion because he was not permanently based in Vermilion City.
• Heath put the box away, while Zoroark eagerly imagined what she could buy with the money it might bring.
• Mutou’s photo and messages brought card fanatics rushing into the restaurant to see Heath and his rare collection.
• A customer offered Heath ten percent more than the box’s reported three-million-League-Coin auction price, leaving Heath stunned.

Heath’s sealed Pokémon card box drew a frenzy of wealthy collectors in Vermilion City, with offers climbing into the millions. He declined private deals and arranged to consign the box to the League Auction House, then returned to serving customers.

• Collectors offered Heath up to six million League Coins for his sealed Starter Pokémon card box.
• Heath quieted the crowd and announced that he would sell the box through a Vermilion City auction agency.
• Customers lined up to admire the protected card box, delaying Heath’s food truck business until after two in the afternoon.
• Zoroark regretted not pursuing the Pokémon Trading Card Game and was astonished when Heath rejected a six-million-coin offer.
• Heath contacted the League Auction House, which agreed to auction the box for a one-percent commission.

After his card box drew card buffs to Heath's Food Truck, Heath served a Kanto Region Pokémon card Champion who demanded an extremely spicy meal. He prepared his never-before-served Manly Rice Bowl, and the Champion recognized the smell of chilies as he cooked.

• Zoroark directed late-arriving card buffs to the League auction house, while some stayed to eat at Heath's Food Truck.
• Zoroark told Heath that a girl wanted an extremely spicy rice bowl, and Heath recognized her as the Kanto Region Pokémon card Champion.
• Heath had the Champion sign a liability waiver, then confirmed that she truly wanted very, very spicy food.
• Heath began making his Manly Rice Bowl, a dish made almost entirely of chopped chili peppers and chili oil, and turned on the extractor hood.
• The Champion smelled the chilies and exclaimed that she recognized their scent.

Heath prepared an exceptionally spicy Manly Rice Bowl for Xiao Ai, using several kinds of chilies and Ghost Pepper. Xiao Ai loved the heat and ate it eagerly, while Heath warned that people should not force themselves to eat food they could not handle.

• Heath cooked a Manly Rice Bowl with several chilies, half a Ghost Pepper, and Chili Oil.
• Heath finished the bowl with a pickled chili and called Zoroark to serve it while he cleaned his cookware.
• Zoroark carried the dish to Xiao Ai, then hurried away to sneeze because the chili fumes irritated its sensitive nose.
• Xiao Ai took a bite, exclaimed that it was spicy, and continued eating even faster.

Heath served Xiao Ai his spicy Manly Rice Bowl and received a Lucky Star, which he considered combining with the Jirachi Wish Card to help Ralts. Xiao Ai pulled a rare card after eating at his food truck, leaving Heath to wonder whether it might become a popular place for card fans.

• Heath watched Xiao Ai finish the extremely spicy Manly Rice Bowl and received a Lucky Star as a reward.
• Heath considered combining the Lucky Star with the Jirachi Wish Card to improve his chances of helping Ralts.
• Heath noticed that his customer was named Xiao Ai and thought of Sherry from the Conan set nearby.
• Xiao Ai pulled out a card pack after her meal and opened it inside Heath's food truck.
• Xiao Ai excitedly announced that she had pulled the card she wanted, and Heath wondered whether his food truck would attract card fans.

Heath served two fashionable girls who ordered Beef Wellington and pasta, then decided to make his own sauces to improve the meal. He planned to buy ingredients after closing, while Zoroark asked whether the food truck had red wine for the customers.

• Heath decided not to rename his food truck because he would not stay in Vermilion City for long.
• Zoroark suggested opening Heath’s valuable sealed card box to sell the cards, but Heath explained that keeping it unopened preserved its high value.
• Two girls entered the food truck, and one of them seemed to be in poor spirits.
• The girls ordered Beef Wellington, pasta, and a bottle of red wine.
• Heath prepared the food and decided to buy ingredients after closing so he could make his own sauces.
• Zoroark asked Heath whether the food truck had any red wine.

Heath served red wine to two customers after Zoroark learned how to open the bottle. He noticed that Nana looked severely exhausted and heard her say she had not slept for three days, but he could only wonder what was causing it.

• Heath asked the customers their price range and selected a bottle of red wine costing 375 yuan.
• Zoroark admitted she did not know how to open the wine, and Heath taught her how to use the opener.
• Zoroark served the wine and overheard the other customer ask Nana whether she had slept badly.
• Nana said she had not slept for three days and felt as if she were going crazy.
• Zoroark told Heath that Nana seemed mentally unwell, and Heath wondered whether illness or other circumstances were keeping her awake.

Heath chatted with Officer Jenny Aya when she visited his food truck on her day off and asked him to make fifty portions of Crazy Thursday fried chicken. He agreed, leaving her surprised that he could recreate the fast-food favorite.

• Heath dismissed his earlier customers from his thoughts after they left without triggering any system quests.
• Officer Jenny Aya teased Heath about supposedly confessing his love to her when he was young.
• Heath joked with Officer Jenny Aya about anime before asking what she wanted to eat.
• Officer Jenny Aya requested fifty portions of Finger Lickin' Good Original Recipe Chicken for Crazy Thursday.
• Heath confirmed that he could make the chicken, and Officer Jenny Aya was surprised.

Heath prepared savory-spicy malatang for Officer Jenny Aya, who was vacationing without disguising herself and was approached by someone seeking help. Zoroark then brought Heath a restless Stufful, a Pokémon not native to the Kanto Region.

• Officer Jenny Aya ordered savory-spicy malatang from Heath, who made it with ingredients she liked and served it with plain rice.
• Heath reflected on how Officer Jennys struggled to enjoy time off because people recognized them and asked for help.
• A girl approached Officer Jenny Aya after she finished eating and quietly asked her something.
• Zoroark called Heath over and showed him a restless Stufful, which Heath recognized as a Pokémon not native to the Kanto Region.

Heath found an unaccompanied Stufful being held by Zoroark and called Officer Jenny after finding no identification on it. The officers connected it to Vermilion City’s wealthy Shipping King, a devoted Stufful and Bewear fan, but could not explain why it had been left there.

• Heath noticed that Zoroark was holding a Stufful with no Trainer in sight.
• Heath checked the Stufful for identification, found none, and contacted Officer Jenny.
• Two Officer Jennys arrived and said no one had reported a missing Stufful.
• The lead Officer Jenny said a major taxpayer known as Vermilion City’s Shipping King owned a Stufful, but she doubted he would abandon it because he was a devoted fan of the species.

Heath learned that Ralts wanted to return to her waiting mother, so he planned to use the Jirachi Wish Card to fulfill her wish when the new month began. As he prepared to say goodbye, Snorlax unexpectedly communicated with him through Telepathy.

• After Officer Jenny left, Heath continued serving customers and considered whether to revive Ralts or fulfill her wish.
• Heath asked Ralts if she wanted to come back to life, and she said her mother was waiting for her.
• Heath accepted Ralts's choice and planned to use the Jirachi Wish Card the next day to let her return to the Distortion World.
• Heath heard a voice ask whether goodbye meant never seeing each other again and realized Snorlax was communicating with him through Telepathy.

Heath discovered that practicing Calm Mind had awakened a limited ability to communicate telepathically with his own Pokémon. After reflecting on his new power and his Pokémon’s personalities, he welcomed Mew back for a meal as the year neared its end.

• Heath tested his newfound telepathy and found he could communicate with his own Pokémon, but not with wild Pokémon, passersby, or Little Red.
• Zoroark worried that Heath’s ability would cost her work as an interpreter, but Heath reassured her he would still need her help with wild Pokémon.
• Heath found a message explaining that his increased Calm Mind proficiency had granted him telepathic communication with his own Pokémon.
• Heath decided to practice Calm Mind more often in hopes of awakening additional psychic powers.
• Mew returned and asked Heath for omurice.

Heath used the Jirachi Wish Card to wish that the people who hurt Ralts and her mother would turn themselves in and be punished. The wish came true, and four people confessed at the Lavender Town Officer Jenny Building, leaving the officers to question them and contact Heath.

• Heath decided to use the Jirachi Wish Card to help Ralts be with her mother.
• Heath wished that the people who hurt Ralts and her mother would turn themselves in and receive the punishment they deserved.
• The Jirachi Wish Card showed that Heath's wish had a 100% chance of coming true and declared it successful.
• Four people arrived at the Lavender Town Officer Jenny Building and confessed to their crimes.
• The Officer Jenny in charge ordered the suspects questioned and said she would call Heath.

After Heath learned that everyone who had hurt Ralts had been arrested, Ralts began to fade as her wish was fulfilled. She said goodbye to Heath and his Pokémon and left to find her mother, while Heath received a pass that might let him visit the world of the dead.

• Heath learned that everyone who had hurt Ralts had turned themselves in and told Ralts the news.
• Heath received the Ghost World Pass, which let its holder travel between the worlds of the living and the dead.
• Ralts began fading away as Heath held her, then smiled and said she was going back to find her mommy.
• Ralts said goodbye to Heath, Farfetch'd, Zoroark, Snorlax, and Charizard before leaving.

Heath mourned Ralts after she fulfilled her wish and reunited with her mother, but he planned to visit her in the Distortion World. He also decided to ask Ho-Oh to contact Lugia so he could obtain Kanto Silverfish.

• Heath caught Ralts's unfinished scarf and kept it as he grieved her departure.
• Heath encouraged Zoroark and the others to wash up and remember that Ralts's wish had come true.
• Mew joked about having witnessed many partings, and Heath felt somewhat better.
• Heath left Ralts's toothbrush and cup untouched, planning to use his pass to visit her in the Distortion World.
• Heath found no Kanto Silverfish at the market and decided to ask Ho-Oh to contact Lugia for help.
• Farfetch'd asked whether they would see Ralts again, and Heath promised they would.

Heath used the Distortion World pass to visit the other world, where he discovered he could bring his food truck and Pokémon but found his usual spot occupied. He returned to the real world to open for business, while Zoroark remained subdued over Ralts’s departure.

• Heath worried that Ralts might soon be reincarnated in the Distortion World and tested the pass before opening his food truck.
• Heath entered the Distortion World with his food truck and Pokémon, then drove to his usual spot in Vermilion City's Golden District.
• Heath found that Orange Cat Wontons was already doing business at his spot, so he returned to the real world and reappeared where he had first entered.
• Heath drove back to his usual location and opened for breakfast, concerned by how listless Zoroark seemed after Ralts left.
• Four or five boys came in asking for Spicy Pepper Soup and shiitake mushroom buns, and Heath recognized them as the boys who had seen Zoroark the day before.

Heath served breakfast at his food truck while Zoroark struggled with her sadness over Ralts. After Meiyi, a returning customer, left, Zoroark revealed that she had seen dozens of backup boyfriends listed in Meiyi’s phone.

• Heath reminded Zoroark to greet customers with a warmer expression, and she changed her face with an illusion.
• Meiyi ordered Spicy Pepper Soup, buns, and soy milk from Heath, who packed three meat buns separately for her.
• Zoroark perked up after seeing Meiyi walk by with her phone.
• Zoroark told Heath that Meiyi had contacts labeled Backup Boyfriend One through Backup Boyfriend Forty-Two and many notifications about gifts and money transfers.
• Heath compared Meiyi’s charm to Tomie’s.

Heath served customers during the breakfast rush, briefly reflecting on Meiyi’s skill at keeping her backup guys attached to her. Jessie stopped by after exercising, ordered soy milk and buns, and Heath prepared her food while advising her to rest before eating.

• Heath stayed busy serving customers and wondered which of Meiyi’s backup guys would be caught up in her tactics next.
• Jessie greeted Heath after a workout, and he asked whether she had just finished exercising.
• Jessie explained that she had exercised because the company-organized activity had made little progress.
• Jessie ordered soy milk, two vegetable buns, and two meat buns, leaving Heath to choose the fillings.
• Heath prepared Jessie’s order and reminded her to wait until she had rested before eating or drinking.