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Chapter 107 Sirin: I Want to Become a Pokémon Master!

[Thanks for the invitation. I'm currently in North America. Twenty million copies sold out in ten seconds—there's no way I could get even a single one. Do you know how conflicted I felt when I saw that the pufferfish even had glasses?]

[Thanks for the invitation. My father is a mid-level manager at Anti-Entropy. He said the internal management is extremely strict, and even he couldn't get his hands on them in advance. He only managed to snag two through connections when they were released, and he just gave me the good news. They haven't even arrived home yet, but they already have them in the Far East before they've even gone on sale. That's terrifying.]

Could pufferfish really have some powerful backing?

Brothers, I'm scared...

Seeing the continuous speculation from the viewers in the live chat, Xilin proudly puffed out her chest, which barely rose or fell. She smiled smugly, yet feigned modesty, waving her hand and saying, "It's nothing, really. I just happen to have a friend on Anti-Entropy's side who sent me a few sets. It's not as exaggerated as you guys are making it out to be~"

Oh no, she's set it up!

Okay, okay, is that how you play it? Does your friend need any lackeys? I'm quick and easy at serving tea and water!

After glancing at the comments again, Xilin felt even more smug.

Mei and Kiana ran out early, while Sirin waited until now to open the box so she could show it off to everyone in the live stream.

"Ahem, now let's open it and take a look inside."

As she spoke, Xilin pointed the camera of the drone at the large box in front of her, which was almost half her height, and took out a utility knife to cut the tape in one swift motion.

The box was opened and found to be packed full.

More than ten kinds of Pokémon plush toys and all sorts of small accessories filled the entire box almost without leaving any space.

[Still all the bonus items??? That's outrageous!!]

It's important to know that each bonus edition corresponds to only one Pokémon. To collect all the bonus editions, you would need to buy at least ten or more sets. Viewers are increasingly suspicious that Sirin might actually have some kind of connection to the Pokémon.

After bending down and rummaging through all the Pokémon merchandise for a while, Sirin finally took out a small box from the bottom. Without any hesitation, she quickly opened it, revealing a pair of glasses with dark purple frames and a pair of gloves with dark purple patterns.

Celine couldn't wait to put on her gloves and then her glasses.

Turn on!

......

More than ten minutes later, after adjusting all the settings, Sirin finally launched Pokémon under the urging of the audience. As the first streamer to showcase Pokémon, she absorbed more than half of the platform's traffic in just ten minutes. The programmers were probably already sweating profusely.

There's no way around it; Pokémon is all about hype right now. After three months of relentless promotion by Anti-Entropy, everyone is incredibly curious.

He stopped watching games and ignoring the flirtatious female streamers, focusing instead on Sirin's livestream, wanting to see what Pokémon was really like.

As expected, the event did not disappoint them. A few seconds after the Pokémon was activated, three red and white Poké Balls appeared out of thin air in front of Sirin.

The glasses are also compatible with live streaming software, which can export Xilin's field of vision in real time. Combined with the follow-up drone behind her, the two lenses, one large and one small, can be compared and switched in real time.

"Is this the starter Pokémon?"

Point your finger at the Poké Ball, and soon, pictures and descriptions of the Pokémon inside the three Poké Balls pop up.

"Bulbasaur, Charmander, Squirtle... which one should I choose?"

Looking at the three adorable creatures in the picture, Sirin was at a loss for what to do. The audience naturally started pointing and commenting, but Sirin didn't even look at them. This was her first Pokémon, so of course she had to choose the one she liked!

Bulbasaur looks quite cute, Charmander is great, and Squirtle looks adorably silly; choosing one of the three is quite a dilemma for her.

After hesitating for a while, Sirin finally made up her mind and pointed her finger at the Poké Ball containing Squirtle.

"Turtle, I choose you!"

"Jenny, Jenny~"

The moment she made her decision, the other two Poké Balls disappeared under her reluctant gaze, and Squirtle popped out of its Poké Ball, landing on the ground and happily calling out to her.

Xilin's eyes widened immediately. She quickly squatted down and nervously placed her hand on the round glans, carefully touching it.

The sensory gloves simulated a near-realistic tactile sensation, and watching her little turtle happily rub against her palm, Xilin felt her heart melt.

What an adorable creature! It's amazing!!

"Johnny~"

After rubbing against her a few times, Squirtle suddenly stood up on its two legs, put its hands on its hips, and excitedly stretched out its tiny paw with only three fingers.

Xilin paused for a moment, then subconsciously reached out her hand as well.

Seeing this, Squirtle stepped forward, took her gloved hand in his small hand, and gently shook it.

"Johnny~"

Their happy expressions made it seem as if they were saying, "From now on, we're partners."

Is it really that intelligent?

Oh no, I think I'm about to completely fall for him.

[Why do we have to wait another week for the Far East release? I'm so anxious!]

Listen to me, don't rush, let me rush first!

After interacting with the little turtle for a while, Xilin finally remembered her business.

She quickly stood up and said to Squirtle with a serious expression, "We should go on an adventure, little turtle!!"

"Johnny~"

Squirtle's expression immediately turned serious. It nodded to Sirin, then touched its shell with its little paws. Under everyone's curious gaze, it pulled out a pair of sunglasses, put them on its head, crossed its arms, and exuded a boss-like demeanor.

No, this little turtle is actually quite funny.

[Starting with something funny? This time, I have no choice but to pick Squirtle!!]

I'm just curious how it managed to hide its sunglasses inside its shell?

This scene immediately amused everyone, even Sirin couldn't help but chuckle. She reached out and bumped fists with her gang leader-like turtle, and then finally opened the door and went out.

Incidentally, she wore the same red hat as Ash Ketchum on her head.

At that moment, she suddenly recalled the scene from the Pokémon trailer, and a sense of pride welled up inside her. Looking at the vast world outside, she shouted to the sky, "I will become a Pokémon Master!"

"Jenny!"

Before Xilin could even savor the afterglow of her performance, she lowered her head and met the gaze of her parents in the yard.

The father covered his mouth, desperately trying to suppress his laughter, while the mother fared better, looking at her with a gentle expression and even raising her hand to applaud: "Go for it!"

".......ah!!!!"

The redness visibly spread across Celine's face, and she couldn't help but cover her face and rush out of the house.

"Jenny, Jenny!!"

Behind them, the turtle quickly followed.

And so, the woman and the tortoise embarked on their journey.

Chapter 108 My First Pokémon Journey

“Jiewu…”

"Shh~"

Huddled in the bushes, Celine quickly covered the turtle's mouth beside her, signaling it not to speak.

With its mouth covered, Squirtle could only nod slightly to indicate that it understood.

A constant buzzing sound emanated from directly in front of them.

Sirin's journey to becoming a Pokémon Master was thwarted before it even began; she had just entered a jungle when she saw a small insect crawling around in the trees.

Upon seeing that yellow color, Sirin excitedly thought she had encountered a shiny Caterpie and immediately ordered Squirtle to attack.

As a result, this time they really stirred up a hornet's nest.

That wasn't a multicolored caterpillar at all, but a juvenile unicornuate of the beetle.

Beedrill swarms are known for their strong territorial instincts, so how dare Sirin attack them? A piercing buzzing sound instantly echoed throughout the jungle as countless Beedrill, each more than half a person tall, flew out, their sharp stingers aimed straight at Sirin and Squirtle.

With no other option, Sirin had to resort to the best of the thirty-six stratagems: retreat. She scrambled and crawled all the way, utterly disheveled amidst the laughter of the audience, until she lay down in a bush, trembling as she listened to the flapping of the wings of the beedrills still flying around in the sky.

Finally, when the bee-like creatures couldn't find Sirin, they all retreated back into the depths of the jungle, freeing Sirin from her predicament as she crawled out of the bushes.

After tidying up her messy clothes covered in mud and grass, and wiping her dirty little face, with a muddy taste still in her mouth, Xilin took out a water cup and rinsed her mouth for a long time.

After finally managing to tidy up, her gaze fell upon the rapidly scrolling barrage of comments, and Sirin immediately panicked: "What do you guys know? This is called a strategic retreat, not cowardice! There are so many giant bees that are so much higher level than Squirtle, how am I supposed to fight them?!"

Then came some difficult-to-understand "Art of War" quotes, such as "retreating is not considered fleeing," which drew laughter from the audience, filling the live stream with a joyful atmosphere.

Time passed slowly, and the sky gradually darkened.

"Jenny Jenny~"

Seeing her pet turtle gesturing wildly and talking to a big tree, Xilin was speechless and couldn't help but raise her hand and give it a light tap on the head.

"Take off your sunglasses!"

"Johnny~"

Upon hearing its owner's command, Squirtle sadly took off its cool sunglasses. But when it realized it had just been talking to a tree, it immediately started scratching its head with a silly grin, making everyone in the live stream laugh uncontrollably.

[Pufferfish, let Squirtle do the livestream from now on, it'll be way more entertaining than you.]

【Seconded! 】

【+1】

【+1】

......

This scene made Xilin both annoyed and amused, but in the end she didn't say anything, bent down and smiled as she patted the turtle's head.

Just then, Squirtle suddenly became alert. It quickly darted behind a big tree and waved to Sirin.

"Johnny~"

Xilin quickly came up behind it and looked in the direction its short little paws were pointing.

There was a stream in that direction. Xilin looked up, adjusted her glasses, and turned on the binoculars function.

Suddenly, the scene on the riverbank came into her view.