At 7:30 PM.
Amidst the audience's groans, Aiden once again used his inherited move—
Quick sign-off!
After closing the live stream, Aiden quickly went to the living room.
Eevee was leaning against the soft and comfortable sofa cushion, its small, fluffy body sprawled out at a 45-degree angle on the armrest, watching a documentary introducing the ten scenic spots of Paldea.
"Eee~"
Seeing Aiden approaching, Eevee lazily let out a cute, soft sound, and its fluffy, bushy tail began to wag unconsciously.
"Interested in the ten scenic spots of Paldea? If we have time, let's go and visit all of Paldea together and draw them all."
Aiden chuckled affectionately. Sitting on the sofa, he picked it up and placed it in his arms, using a cat-petting technique from his past life, quickly making it purr comfortably like an engine.
Technically, foxes should be canines, but does this thing resemble a cat or a dog...
From the way it squinted and enjoyed itself, if affinity could be visualized, there would probably be a prompt like "Affinity +1" appearing before his eyes.
As a trainer, maintaining a close relationship with companions is also very important.
As usual, every night was when Riolu went to the Isle of Armor Dojo to train, so it wasn't at Sunlight Gym at this time.
However, even if Riolu were here, it would probably still be training alone quietly, right?
Thinking of this, Aiden couldn't help but shake his head helplessly.
Even Pokémon of the same species often have vastly different personalities.
Eevee had been inseparable from him since birth, so it was only natural for it to be affectionate.
At this rate, he felt that one day he might wake up to find a cute Sylveon at the head of his bed.
Riolu, on the other hand, had a more self-disciplined and boundary-conscious style, spending most of its time improving its strength.
Choosing a more suitable interaction style based on the different personalities of Pokémon is, in Aiden's view, something a mature trainer must learn.
To get closer to Riolu, perhaps a trigger was needed.
So, for now, just maintain the status quo.
While Aiden was thinking this, the Rotom phone in his pocket suddenly vibrated continuously.
Opening the phone, he saw a message from Cynthia.
[Cynthia: Just now, Caitlin came to see me, saying you bullied her? (Garchomp glaring.jpg)]
The moment he finished reading the message, Aiden's heart skipped a beat.
Oh no, Caitlin, you don't play fair by tattling…
What kind of elementary school kid are you!
Oh, this legal loli actually has the height of an elementary school student, never mind then.
[Aiden: No, I just met her in the game. It's normal to win or lose in games, right?]
[Aiden: This little brat Caitlin definitely has a black heart; she's slandering me!]
After receiving the message, Cynthia couldn't help but smile.
Although she didn't know how the feud between Aiden and Caitlin started, from what she remembered, they had always been in this bickering mode.
Though they seemed like sworn enemies, their relationship wasn't actually bad, right?
Neither of them seemed to realize that it had been five years since their last meeting, yet there was no estrangement between them...
However, if their relationship could be more harmonious, that would be better.
[Cynthia: I'm joking. Actually, I was watching your live stream too. The tactic designed around the Sniper ability this time was very interesting.]
[Cynthia: So, do you want to play a match with me and let me avenge Caitlin? (Piplup smirking.jpg)]
???
Several question marks slowly appeared above Aiden's head.
It wasn't that battling with this Sinnoh Champion put much pressure on him since it was just a game, not like facing Cynthia's Garchomp in real life.
[Aiden: Don't you need to sleep? It's already 2 AM in Sinnoh!]
[Cynthia: It's okay, Lucian has already organized next week's work, so I can go in later.]
"Sss—"
No wonder in the Diamond and Pearl storyline, you could encounter Cynthia everywhere.
Sure enough, behind every champion who plays hooky, there's another Elite Four member silently overworking themselves to death...
Lucian, Lucian. You're truly powerful!
[Cynthia: So, shall we play? ~]
[Aiden: Sure, I'll record this session just in case!]
Since Cynthia said this, a man can't say no.
Just a mere Garchomp, eat my Draco Meteor!
...
November 17th, Monday.
The sun was high in the sky as Aiden dragged his tired body into the washroom.
Because he got so engrossed in discussing battles with Cynthia, they ended up chatting until almost midnight, almost forgetting to edit the video, which was his main job.
After staying up late to upload the video, Aiden slept straight through until now.
During this time, he almost got one-shot by Eevee rolling onto his chest.
Before washing up, Aiden skillfully propped his phone on the mirror, opened PokéTV, and prepared to watch some videos for background noise.
As expected, he saw the video he posted last night on the homepage.
Ranked first on the hot list, "Securing Victory with Pure Stats, Sniper Kingdra!"
Alright, it's decided—it's you!
"Hello, everyone, I'm the new streamer Azure Wing."
"Today, let's play with an interesting team, centered around the Sniper-ability Kingdra..."
Listening to his top-notch youthful voice, Aiden happily hummed a tune while washing up.
When he first started streaming in his past life, he was still a young lad with a tender voice and thin skin. Every time he edited videos and heard his own voice, he would feel so embarrassed that he could dig out a five-room apartment with his toes.
But later, he gradually got used to it and even started enjoying it.
In a sense, this is also a kind of growth~
After entering the comment section, the avatar of the user with the top-rated comment looked somewhat familiar.
[Dragon Envoy Lance: An interesting and good tactic. This streamer is worth following. @Dragon Keeper Clair]
Perhaps because he had battled this Kanto Elite Four member before, even Lance left a footprint under his video...
Aiden couldn't help but click his tongue.
Actually, it was quite normal. After all, Lance was a Dragon Envoy (kind of a big deal), maybe he clicked in after seeing the cover featuring Kingdra.
But, maybe because he doesn't surf the internet much, why does he sound like a bot…
And why did he tag someone else.
An image of a girl with light blue hair and a leather bodysuit showing off her perfect figure unconsciously emerged in Aiden's mind.
Clair, the leader of Blackthorn Gym in Johto, and a fellow member of the clan with Lance. In terms of blood relations, they should be cousins.
Her ace Pokémon, besides the standard Dragonite of the Dragon Envoy clan, was precisely the star of this episode—Kingdra.
So it made sense for Lance to share this video with Clair.
Aiden suddenly recalled part of the storyline involving Clair from the Professor Oak game in his previous life.
Lance was the only genius recognized by the clan elder, and Clair, overshadowed by his brilliance, had always hoped to gain the recognition of this cousin.
Hmm, it feels a bit off.
In the Pokémon world, such subtle relationships are quite common.
But those are their family affairs; why should I interfere?
Aiden shook his head, dispelling his excessive curiosity.
Come to think of it, both Professor Oak and Lance have appeared in the comments.
If I can keep up this update frequency, will I eventually be able to collect all these popular characters in the comment section?
Sooner or later, I'll collect all of you in comments!
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