"The God of Speed-Ending Streams!"
"That hand speed! How many years has Salted Fish Teacher been single?"
"Randomly starting a stream is one thing! But ending it just as suddenly?!"
"Tragic! The legendary encounter between Green and Dratini… ended because the streamer's closet moved…"
"A masterclass on how to pull the internet cable at the exact moment your teammate reaches the climax."
"ACHOO!"
The moment Rei Akagi took off his headset, he sneezed loudly.
Rubbing his slightly reddened nose, he looked puzzled.
With my physique, I can still catch a cold?
Or is someone secretly cursing me behind my back…
Shaking away the stray thoughts, he picked up the yawning Gastly in his arms and walked back to the living room.
After all, the real streamer tonight had been this little hero.
Gastly's streaming skills were improving more and more. Aside from occasionally staring at Rei Akagi's handsome side profile and drooling, most of the time it could accurately imitate his tone and expressions.
A natural-born ghost streamer.
Rei Akagi opened the refrigerator and took out a bucket of high-quality Pokéblock s he had bought at great expense, handing it to Gastly.
He would have preferred making them himself, but unfortunately his skills weren't good enough yet.
"Here, some snacks I bought for you. Eat when you're hungry. If you can't finish them, store them in your shadow to keep them fresh. Our family is finally prosperous now—we don't have to live those tough days anymore."
Rei Akagi spoke with emotion, as if reminiscing about bitter past hardships.
"Gaaas~"
Although Gastly didn't remember any difficult times, if Father Emperor said so, there must be a reason~
(￣﹃￣)
Tears streamed from the corner of Gastly's mouth as it floated shakily back to the sofa carrying the massive bucket of Pokéblock s.
Rei Akagi nodded in satisfaction.
He had also bought a portion for Rayquaza, but the little guy was currently coiled around his neck sleeping, so he decided not to disturb it.
After quickly finishing his own dinner, Rei Akagi curled up on the sofa, momentarily lost in thought.
Ever since Pokémon launched, the number in his League Bank account had never stopped increasing.
He had completely achieved financial freedom.
Of course, most of the money still had to be invested back into future game development and operations, so he couldn't spend it recklessly.
But now he finally had the confidence to calmly say that classic line:
"I'm not interested in money."
What pleased him even more was that Battle Points had begun steadily increasing again.
"Assistant A Reminder: Due to the contractor's actions influencing many individuals, a large number of positive feedback responses have been detected. Calculating statistics… please wait."
"Assistant A Reminder: Note—repeated positive feedback of the same type from the same individual will gradually reduce BP point acquisition efficiency."
"Assistant A Reminder: Livestream activity generated 1611.5 Battle Points. Predicted follow-up influence may generate 406.11 additional Battle Points."
"Assistant A, open my status panel."
Contractor: Rei Akagi
Special Ability:
Aura Power – A miraculous composite ability combining telepathy, battle enhancement, and calming/healing effects.
Skills Mastered:
Martial Arts Lv.5
Cooking Lv.3
Programming Lv.3
Pokéblock Production Lv.1
Assets:
1611.5 Battle Points(slowly increasing, trending stable)
Level Explanation:
Lv1 – Basic understanding
Lv2 – Functional use
Lv3 – Proficient mastery
Lv4 – Master-level expert
Lv5 – Human limit
Evaluation:
Super Sinnoh Human
"Over sixteen hundred… and it's stabilizing now."
"Well, being content is happiness."
"Assistant A, get me a Golden Crown Chocolate first. I've been eyeing that thing for a long time."
Golden Crown Chocolate – 600 Battle Points
(Unlock potential and become your true self. Even smoother than a certain brand of chocolate.)
Purchase complete
Remaining BP: 1011.5
Rei Akagi examined the Golden Crown Chocolate that had appeared in his hand out of thin air.
In the games, the Gold Bottle Cap was an extremely rare item used to maximize a Pokémon's Individual Values.
That meant raising every stat's IV to 31—commonly called a 6IV Pokémon.
Items that enhanced a Pokémon's potential were already precious in games—let alone in reality.
Although its shape matched the in-game item, in reality it was merely coated with a thin layer of gold. At its core, it was still just chocolate.
He broke off a small piece and tasted it.
A warm feeling rose from his stomach before quickly fading.
Not bad.
It really was silky smooth.
"Gastly, snack time~"
Smiling, Rei Akagi tossed the remaining large chunk toward Gastly.
Gastly turned its head in confusion.
The moment it saw the target, it jumped up and caught the chocolate in its huge mouth.
"Gaaas~"
(￣～￣)
Delicious!
Kanto Region – Cerulean Gym
Because she stayed up late watching Rei Akagi's stream last night, Misty overslept magnificently today.
By the time she rushed to the Gym, a long line of challengers had already formed outside.
Misty had just released Gyarados into the pool for warm-up when her three sisters rushed over in a panic, their faces filled with worry.
"Misty! There are a ton of Trainers outside today!"
"Yeah! And the Pokémon they brought… they all seem to be Grass-type or Electric-type!"
"You need to be careful! They all look extremely confident!"
Seeing her sisters' worried expressions, Misty froze briefly.
Then her lips curled upward uncontrollably.
She placed her hands on her hips and proudly declared:
"Let them come! I'm the Mermaid of Cerulean!"
Her sisters were infected by her confidence, and much of their worry faded.
Just as they were about to turn around and start organizing the challengers—
Misty called them back.
"Oh right, sisters!"
With a bright smile, she tightened her orange side ponytail neatly.
"Please turn the Gym's ventilation system to maximum power first!"
"And point the air vents… directly toward my command platform!"
She blinked mischievously and pointed at Gyarados, which had just surfaced from the water.
"Also, prepare a bunch of fresh Pecha Berries for me—the more the better!"
Though confused, her sisters nodded vigorously and rushed off again.
Poison Powder? Sleep Powder? Toxic?
Don't underestimate a Gym Leader.
Standing on the Gym Leader's command platform, Misty looked toward the slowly opening Gym doors.
The smile on her lips grew even deeper—calm and confident, as if she had already seen through everything.
"Prepare yourselves for my full-force assault, challengers!"
As the challengers filed in, the arena filled with noisy chatter.
"According to Salted Fish Teacher's guide, we use the time fighting Staryu to set up buffs. After that it's easy! We'll win without breaking a sweat!"
"Hahaha! I learned this technique from Salted Fish Teacher's stream last night—time to test it today!"
"Such a tiny Cerulean Gym! How laughable! Ivysaur, our first Gym Badge is practically in our hands! Charge!!!"
Half an hour later—
"WAIT! Why is it Gyarados right away?! That's not what the guide said! It didn't teach us how to deal with this! Refund!!!"
"It's bad enough that my Sleep Powder couldn't reach—but why did it blow back toward me?! Something must be wrong!"
"WHAT?! Why doesn't my Toxic work?! Since when is Gyarados immune to poison?! Salted Fish Teacher never mentioned this!!!"
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