บท 32: Chapter 32: Mr. Muscular William
"Then you can't appear like this either. You'll definitely be the most eye-catching guy in all of Viridian City." Heath looked at Zorua and frankly stated that Zorua wasn't a Pokémon native to the Kanto region. Pokémon from other regions like this one tended to attract attention from other trainers easily.
"Well then, I'll change into this form." Zorua thought seriously for a moment, then suddenly shimmered. In place of Zorua appeared a Caterpie, while Zorua jumped onto Heath's shoulder and settled comfortably there.
Heath glanced at Zorua on his shoulder. He remembered that Zorua had some weight to it, but strangely, he didn't feel much of a burden. Heath figured it might be a physiological difference among people in the Pokémon world. After all, hadn't he seen newbies like Ash carrying Pokémon that weighed tens of kilograms and playing with them?
Heath was quite satisfied with Zorua's transformation. This appearance made Zorua less conspicuous, making Heath look more like a Bug Catcher at most.
Being a Bug Catcher was probably the most common type of Pokémon Trainer in all of Kanto. Bug-type Pokémon evolved quickly and easily developed battle capabilities. The most crucial point, of course, was cost-effectiveness. Wherever there was a forest, there would be Bug-type Pokémon, and they weren't too difficult to capture.
Heath had considered capturing a Bug-type Pokémon before, which would have fulfilled his dream of becoming a Trainer. But due to debt issues, Heath didn't have much time to think about it.
"Hey! Heath! You're up early today!" After Heath bought the ingredients he needed at the market and pushed his cart to his stall, he saw two figures running towards him from a distance. The taller one among them greeted Heath enthusiastically.
"Uncle William, good morning! Are you exercising today too?" Heath smiled at Mr. William. Although it was still dark outside, Mr. William had already begun his daily routine of exercise.
Mr. William was the president of a small association in Viridian City, different from the larger organizations like the Cute Pokémon Association. Mr. William's association had very few members because not everyone could meet his membership requirements.
"You say that, but life is all about movement and exercise. If you weren't so busy with your business, I'd have tried to recruit you." Mr. William stood smiling in front of Heath. The warm yellow light from the streetlamp shone on Mr. William's exaggerated muscles. If one didn't know better, they might think a Machoke was standing there.
Indeed, beside Mr. William stood a Machoke, a very muscular Machoke with particularly pronounced pectoral muscles. Heath thought it could probably punch with hundreds of kilograms of force, and this Machoke was female.
When Heath first learned that Mr. William's Machoke was female, he was quite surprised. He couldn't see any gender differences in Mr. William's Machoke at all, but Mr. William himself was very sure, so Heath had no choice but to accept this reality.
"No, Uncle William, you know I'm not interested in exercising. Are you sticking to your routine today?" Heath looked at Mr. William and quickly waved his hand. He couldn't endure Mr. William's torture.
The association Mr. William founded was the Muscle Association, with its sole motto being "Life is movement, and muscles make people strong and beautiful." Mr. William's membership requirement was to wake up at five o'clock every morning to start exercising, exercise until seven o'clock, exercise at noon, and exercise in the evening, totaling six hours of exercise a day.
Because of Mr. William's almost strict exercise requirements, his Muscle Association had only four members so far.
"Yeah, the same routine! I'm counting on you!" Mr. William said with great vigor. Then he picked up a stone pedestal from the side and started doing weighted squats.
"Oh my goodness, are you sure this guy is human? Are you sure he's not a Machoke in disguise? What kind of muscle is this!" Zorua looked shocked as she stared at Mr. William. That stone pedestal looked like it weighed several tens of kilograms, maybe even a hundred kilograms!
Heath nodded. He had been very surprised the first time he saw it too, but later when he tried it himself, he found it wasn't as shocking as he had thought.
"Is it really that impressive? I think the stone is quite light." Heath looked strangely at Zorua on his shoulder. He had tried the stone himself, and it did feel very light.
Zorua looked at her Trainer with a strange look. Suddenly, she remembered Heath knocking her on the head last night with a considerable force.
Heath didn't notice his Pokémon's expression. He was focused on preparing breakfast. Mr. William's breakfast was very special—more precisely, it was substantial. Mr. William always ate three sets of breakfast crepes with five eggs each, then a large piece of grilled chicken breast, and a portion of vegetable salad.
Heath felt that if he were eating this, it would probably be enough for the whole day. However, in front of Mr. William, this much food was only considered one meal. Heath seemed to have discovered why Mr. William could be so strong.
Meanwhile, Farfetch'd was helping Heath by slicing the chicken breast. According to Heath's instructions, Farfetch'd had to use green onions to cut the chicken breast into strips, making it easier for Heath to handle.
After spending some time together, Heath had become quite familiar with Farfetch'd's knife skills, which were excellent. Farfetch'd could even make tofu threads. However, there was one problem: when Farfetch'd used green onions to cut things, it tended to carry a strong onion flavor. Therefore, it was necessary to pay attention to the ingredients and cooking methods.
"Mr. William, your breakfast is ready." Heath wiped the sweat from his forehead. It was both a happy and painful experience to entertain Mr. William so early in the morning.
"Great! Thank you, Heath. Your breakfast is truly the source of life." Mr. William threw the stone pedestal to the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust, and then took the bag handed to him by Heath.
He then handed Heath 100 League coins. This was the money Mr. William needed to spend for breakfast. Unless Heath raised prices, eating at Heath's stall cost 100 League coins.
Heath took it with a smile. Although he had already paid off his debts, seeing a little money still made him feel happy.
"What a wonderful day~" Heath stretched lazily. He was looking forward to his customers today.
(End of this chapter)
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