Chapter Summaries

Heath served Professor Ke Xin, an old comrade of Officer Jenny Xiu, authentic eight-treasure rice in Saffron City. As Ke Xin enjoyed the meal enhanced with Herba Mystica, a boy announced that Elite Four member Lance was in the city.

• Heath met Ke Xin, who introduced himself as Officer Jenny Xiu’s old comrade and a professor at Kanto University of Technology.
• A girl cried after tasting Zoroark’s Chopped Chili Eel Head, and Ralts sensed that she missed her mother and comforted her.
• Ke Xin asked Heath for something soft and sticky, and Heath chose to make him eight-treasure rice after confirming he had no illnesses.
• Heath served Ke Xin authentic eight-treasure rice with Herba Mystica, and Ke Xin happily ate the sweet, soft dish.
• A boy stood up excitedly and announced that Elite Four member Lance was in Saffron City.

Heath learned that Miss Nami had fallen ill with a viral cold and decided to prepare food for her. After accepting a ticket to the Technology Expo from a Silph Co. employee, he set out to make her porridge to take to the hospital.

• Lance's arrival drew most of the students away from Heath's Food Truck, and Heath considered whether Lance had come to receive Cynthia.
• A Silph Co. employee told Heath that Miss Nami had a bad cold and was receiving an IV at the Pokémon Center, then delivered her Technology Expo ticket for him.
• Heath asked where Miss Nami was hospitalized and learned her room number.
• Heath decided to prepare bland porridge for Miss Nami and began cooking.

Heath cooked pumpkin and millet porridge for Miss Nami, but Cynthia arrived with Lance and publicly announced that Heath was her boyfriend. After Cynthia left, Heath faced a flood of attention and wondered how he could keep his food truck running amid the crowds.

• Heath prepared light pumpkin and millet porridge for Miss Nami and arranged for a courier to deliver it.
• Cynthia arrived at Heath’s food truck with Lance, Officer Jenny Kim, and a camera crew, drawing a crowd of onlookers and reporters.
• Cynthia announced that Heath was her boyfriend and held his arm, stunning everyone; Lance realized the news would spread across Kanto and Sinnoh.
• Cynthia left after the commotion, and Heath closed his food truck early to answer the calls and messages flooding his phone.
• Heath worried that the crowds waiting outside would overwhelm his business when he reopened the next day.

Heath opened his food truck at Saffron City's Technology Expo after Cynthia's relationship announcement made him the top trending search. He received a prime, lavishly designed stand and prepared to serve customers there.

• Heath saw that Cynthia's relationship announcement had topped the trending searches, while Zoroark teased him about dating a Champion.
• Heath drove his food truck into the Technology Expo building, where Silph Co. and the organizers had arranged a prime exhibition spot for him.
• Heath learned that renowned architect Shaliang had designed an expansive, comfortable dining area especially for him.
• A staff member told Heath the stand's isolation facilities would contain cooking smells, and Heath approved of the setup.

Heath prepared ingredients in his food truck while Cynthia surprised him with a hug and asked about his cooking. They talked about her limited cooking skills and agreed that Heath would cook for her, before his alarm reminded him that it was time for the Technology Expo to open.

• Heath chopped potatoes as Cynthia hugged him from behind and asked why he was soaking them in water.
• Heath explained that soaking cut potatoes preserved their flavor and color, then reflected on customs cooks kept for the Kitchen God.
• Heath asked whether Cynthia could cook, and she said she could make simple dishes such as fried rice.
• Cynthia offered to learn to make anything Heath wanted, but he took her hand and said he would cook for her.
• Heath's alarm rang, signaling that the Technology Expo was about to open.

Heath served Cynthia beef balls before she reluctantly left to give a speech at the Technology Expo. His Food Truck was then overwhelmed with customers, and after a hectic morning he took over cooking so Farfetch'd could rest.

• Cynthia complained about having to give a speech, then enjoyed the beef balls Heath served her.
• Heath opened his Food Truck as customers were already waiting, and Zoroark coordinated the League-assigned servers.
• Heath advertised beef balls as the chef's recommendation and had Snorlax help prepare them while he and Farfetch'd split the other orders.
• The Food Truck stayed packed until afternoon, leaving Heath and Farfetch'd exhausted.
• Heath saw that only one red-braised fish order remained and told Farfetch'd to rest while he took over.

Heath encountered Xiumei, a ghost who was unable to enter his food stall, then met her companions Xiunian and Xiuhui. He learned that the three were wandering spirits, and more customers arrived before he could offer them food.

• A ghostly girl asked Heath for the time, revealed herself as Xiumei, and crashed into an invisible barrier when she tried to enter his stall.
• Xiumei ran away crying, then returned as Xiunian and Xiuhui brought her back and apologized to Heath.
• Xiuhui introduced the three as wandering spirits who had given themselves new names.
• Heath offered to serve the ghosts, but more customers arrived before they could answer.

Heath served Ho-Oh at his food truck, where she chose to eat Farfetch'd's Nine-Turn Large Intestine. Farfetch'd completed the system task, earning Heath an All-Adaptation Potion that could let him withstand any environment.

• Heath greeted Ho-Oh, who noticed Farfetch'd preparing Nine-Turn Large Intestine.
• Ho-Oh asked to eat Farfetch'd's dish rather than one made by Heath, and Farfetch'd eagerly accepted the chance to serve her.
• Farfetch'd brought Ho-Oh the dish and watched anxiously as she ate while Heath served his other customers.
• The system announced Farfetch'd's task was complete and awarded Heath an All-Adaptation Potion.
• Heath read that the potion allowed him to adapt to any environment and wondered whether it would let him walk in the ocean.

Heath received a life-preserving feather from Ho-Oh and discovered its extraordinary value. The feather’s lingering aura drew Xiuhui and her sisters to his food truck, where they realized Ho-Oh had been the blazing presence they encountered.

• After Ho-Oh finished eating, she gave Heath a warm, rainbow-colored feather before leaving in embarrassment at his reaction.
• Heath used his Ingredient Identifier and learned the feather could extend life and slow aging, then hung it around his neck.
• Heath considered asking Ho-Oh for feathers for Cynthia and Sister Feng but worried that having more would attract envy and cause trouble.
• Xiuhui brought Xiumei and Xiunian to Heath’s food truck after they felt a powerful, comforting light there.
• Xiuhui recognized Ho-Oh’s aura in the feather and glared at Xiumei, while Xiunian watched Heath awkwardly, unable to apologize.

Heath welcomed Xiuhui and her two sisters as customers and agreed to serve them, learning that they had not eaten for decades. Xiuhui asked for potatoes with minced meat and meat broth, and Heath turned to her sisters to ask what they wanted.

• Heath considered the rewards he might receive from serving the three ghost customers, noting that his usual candies had limited usefulness.
• Xiuhui politely asked Heath whether ghosts like them could eat his food, and he confirmed that he could see and serve them.
• After hearing Heath's answer, Xiuhui and her sisters felt hunger for the first time in ages.
• Xiuhui requested a large potato stuffed with minced meat and a bowl of meat broth.
• Heath recognized the request as a simple dish associated with a harsh historical era, then asked the other two sisters what they wanted.

Heath prepared foods tied to Xiuhui, Xiunian, and Xiumei’s memories after learning that the three women were unrelated spirits who had died in the area. They shared the meal, and after completing his service, Heath received an unexpectedly unusual reward.

• Xiunian apologized through her embarrassment, and Xiuhui explained that the three women were not real sisters but spirits who could not leave the place where they died.
• Heath made Xiuhui’s potato with minced meat, then prepared tomato-and-egg rice soup, fried chicken, cola, and a burger for Xiunian and Xiumei.
• The three women tasted the food and shared dishes, with Xiunian moved to tears by the familiar flavors.
• Xiuhui thanked Heath and said his potato with minced meat tasted even better than she remembered.
• Heath completed his service, chose “Quality!” as his reward, and was astonished by what he received.

Heath received Kyogre’s cherished watering can, which held a tiny supply of miraculous Primordial Water, while Kyogre realized it was missing and set out to investigate. Heath then accepted Cynthia’s Silph Co. cooking thermometer and learned she wanted him to make a surprising specialty from her hometown.

• Heath examined Kyogre’s Watering Can and worried that the Legendary Pokémon might come after him, as Dialga had after Heath obtained its cooking utensils.
• Kyogre found its watering can missing and suspected Groudon before recalling Dialga’s story about Heath taking his belongings.
• Kyogre left its undersea home to reach the surface and contact Dialga, since there was no phone signal underwater.
• Cynthia gave Heath a Silph Co. thermometer for his kitchen and asked him to make soft-boiled eggs.
• Heath checked Cynthia’s food request and was stunned by the unusual dish she wanted.

Heath made Cynthia radish-based Slowpoke Noodles, and they ate together as a torrential downpour began. A furious-looking blue-haired man arrived at Heath’s closed food truck, but after seeing a terrifying presence behind Heath, he dropped his anger and treated Heath with fearful deference.

• Cynthia told Heath that radish could substitute for Slowpoke Tails in Slowpoke Noodles, and he prepared the dish for her.
• Cynthia enjoyed the noodles and soft-boiled eggs Heath made for her.
• A sudden storm brought lightning, strong winds, and torrential rain, so Heath closed the food truck’s windows.
• A tall blue-haired man knocked at Heath’s closed truck and asked whether he was Heath.
• Kyogre remembered coming to demand an explanation about a kettle, but seeing the presence behind Heath erased his anger and left him feeling wronged.
• Heath found the man’s sudden change in expression unsettling and wondered what he was thinking.

Kyogre visited Heath’s restaurant after Heath acquired his watering can and asked for food that was not from the sea. Heath served him porcini rice and stir-fried wild mushrooms, but Kyogre then asked Cynthia if she was carrying something.

• Kyogre spotted his former watering can in Heath’s restaurant and realized Heath still valued it.
• Kyogre sat down and asked Heath for food, specifying that he wanted nothing from the sea.
• Heath prepared Kyogre porcini rice with ham and stir-fried wild mushrooms.
• Kyogre noticed Cynthia and asked whether she was carrying something, leaving Heath and Cynthia puzzled.

Kyogre visited Heath’s food truck, recognized the red stone in Cynthia’s ring, and left after eating. Heath received an imitation of Kyogre’s lungs that allowed underwater breathing, and after the rain stopped, he prepared to examine Cynthia’s ring.

• Cynthia showed Kyogre a red stone ring her grandmother had given her, which she said had been excavated from ruins in the Sinnoh Region.
• Kyogre sensed power in the stone but decided it was not a concern because it had not come from Hoenn.
• Kyogre finished his meal, paid Heath with a fish, and left as the torrential rain stopped.
• Heath received Kyogre’s lungs (imitation), an item that let its wearer breathe underwater.
• Heath took out the Ingredient Identifier to investigate Cynthia’s ring.

Heath recognized Cynthia’s Red Sacrificial Stone as an artifact from ancient Sinnoh and accepted her offer of another stone. The next morning, he found his Pokémon gathered around a juvenile Lugia.

• Heath realized the Red Sacrificial Stone held energy from ancient Noble Pokémon and accepted Cynthia’s offer to give him a golden stone from the same ruins.
• Cynthia blushed when Heath mentioned Valentine’s Day, then fled after misunderstanding what he was about to suggest.
• Heath fell asleep before using Calm Mind and woke before dawn to prepare for a trip to the market.
• Heath noticed Zoroark and Farfetch'd were missing, then found his Pokémon gathered around a small Lugia.

Little Lugia ran away from home and arrived at Heath’s food truck, where it explained that it wanted to become his Pokémon and compete for the Champion title with him. Heath intended to inform Lugia’s parents, but Little Lugia’s ambition left him startled and Charizard enthusiastic.

• Mew and Zoroark told Heath that Little Lugia had appeared in his food truck while they were asleep.
• Little Lugia greeted Heath as Uncle Heath and complained that its parents had been strict with it.
• Heath listened patiently and decided he would later let Lugia’s parents know their child was with him.
• Little Lugia said it wanted to become Heath’s Pokémon and compete for the Champion title together.
• Charizard reacted excitedly to Little Lugia’s ambition, while Heath nearly choked on his saliva.

Heath explained to Little Lugia that he did not want to become Champion and agreed to let the young Pokémon stay with him for a few days. Ralts gave Heath a handmade scarf, and he set the food truck to head for an old-fashioned produce market before his Technology Expo stall.

• Heath told Little Lugia that people had different dreams and that he did not want to become Champion.
• Heath read Lugia's parents' message agreeing that Little Lugia could stay with him for a few days.
• Heath carried Ralts to the food truck's cab after she asked to see how their home moved.
• Ralts gave Heath a scarf she had knitted, and he thanked her and put it away because hot weather was forecast.
• Heath set the food truck's destination to an out-of-the-way produce market to look for ingredients for his Saffron City task.

Heath took care of the newly awakened Little Red and brought Ralts and Farfetch'd along to shop at a traditional market in Saffron City. Seeing Tauros meat there left him unsettled by the reality of living in a world where Pokémon were real.

• Little Red woke and called out to Heath, who realized the cat was hungry and prepared egg fried rice for it.
• Ralts secretly poked Little Red with psychic power, but the needle had no effect, and Little Red seemed to mock her.
• Heath finished Little Red's meal, then went outside with Farfetch'd and Ralts while his other Pokémon stayed in the truck.
• Heath entered a familiar, bustling market to restock ingredients and noticed that yellow-cattle beef was unusually expensive.
• Heath saw Tauros meat and walked past it, disturbed by the contrast between the imagined Pokémon world and its reality.

Heath’s trip to the vegetable market drew a crowd when Little Lugia appeared beside him, so he called Cynthia and retreated to his food truck. Cynthia learned that the young Legendary Pokémon had run away from home, and the chapter ended with her relating to its story because she had once run away from home herself.

• Heath went to the vegetable market and worried about the League’s rules on which Pokémon could be eaten.
• Little Lugia appeared beside Heath, attracting onlookers who recognized the Legendary Pokémon.
• Heath called Cynthia for help, and she arrived on Togekiss, making the crowd more cautious.
• Heath canceled his market trip and returned to his food truck with Cynthia, ordering ingredients through the Psyduck Merchant Guild.
• Heath reassured the apologetic Little Lugia that its appearance had not upset him, while the news of Lugia at Saffron City's vegetable market spread.
• Cynthia learned that Little Lugia had run away from home and felt kinship with it because she had once run away too.