Pokémon: Did you play Pokémon today?

Chapter 258 "Little Silver"

"???: Little alligator! Bite!"

The moment the Cyndaquil jumped off Hibiki's shoulder, the red-haired boy, disregarding all martial ethics, took the initiative to issue a command, attempting to seize the upper hand!

Got it!

Ajin was startled and almost jumped off the sofa.

He never expected that the NPC in the game, modeled after Xiao Yin, would be even more shameless than he knew the real person, actually resorting to sneak attacks!

He was about to command Cyndaquil to dodge the sneak attack when a familiar dialogue box popped up, causing him to pause.

"Because of the low affinity, the little totomato didn't choose to listen to the red-haired boy!"

In contrast, the little blue crocodile in the game screen simply turned its head away angrily, plopped down on the spot, and showed no intention of moving at all.

Ajin froze for a moment, then couldn't help but grin from ear to ear.

He glanced quickly at the real Xiao Yin sitting next to him, whose face had instantly turned half black, and his tone became extremely arrogant.

"Hahahaha! Even your own Pokémon won't listen to you! Is that all? You dare to challenge me with such a presumptuous attitude? Silver, you really are—"

He deliberately dragged out the last syllable.

"So useless!"

Sarcasm aside, Akin's hands didn't stop moving.

Such a great opportunity, you'd be doing yourself a disservice if you didn't seize it!

"Cyndaquil! Don't just stand there! Use Tackle!"

The Cyndaquil puffed out its belly, then took a few quick steps and charged towards the still-sulking Totodile!

boom!

With a solid impact, the little saw-tortoise was knocked over several times and landed awkwardly on the ground.

Wow!

The little saw-toothed tortoise immediately protested and angrily got up.

Completely ignoring its trainer's commands, it raised its two little paws and pounced on Cyndaquil with brute force, wanting to avenge the collision!

The red-haired boy frowned, clearly very dissatisfied with the Pokémon's disobedience.

He decisively abandoned his attempt to forcefully command the attack, and instead chose to offer move suggestions the moment the little tortoise launched its own attack.

"???: Little Sawtooth! Use Claw!"

This time, Totodile actually took his "suggestion," and its claws instantly gathered a faint glow of energy as it fiercely slashed at Cyndaquil!

But Ajin didn't give the opponent a chance to consistently output damage, deciding to end the battle quickly!

"Cyndaquil! Use Smoke Screen to blind it! Then seize the opportunity to finish the battle with Tackle!"

The Fireball Mouse understood immediately, took a deep breath, and its round belly swelled up.

Then a thick plume of black smoke erupted, instantly engulfing the charging baby saw-toothed crocodile, causing its determined grab to fall into empty air.

Under the cover of smoke, Cyndaquil began to silently gather its strength.

When the smoke cleared up a bit, revealing the little Totodile still choking and shaking its head inside, Cyndaquil seized the opportunity and charged at it with all its might!

"???: Little tortoise! ​​Get out of the way!"

In the heat of the moment, the red-haired boy's command rang out once again.

However, the little tortoise clearly didn't take these words to heart and just stood there coughing.

As a result, it was hit squarely by Cyndaquil again and rolled back to the red-haired boy's feet in embarrassment.

"???: Totodile! Use Scratch on Cyndaquil again!"

The red-haired boy seemed to still want to salvage the situation.

But the little tortoise simply turned its head away and stayed where it was, showing with its actions that "I'm not fighting anymore! I don't care who it is!" and completely gave up.

"The little tortoise has lost its will to fight!"

"Cyndaquil gained 80 experience points!"

In the first rivalry battle, since the difficulty level was not high and Totodile was "rebellious" throughout, Akin won the victory with almost no effort.

The red-haired boy looked at the little saw-tooth who clearly still had energy but unilaterally declared a "strike," and his eyes revealed obvious dissatisfaction. He then spoke to Hibiki, his tone carrying a kind of forced, childish chuunibyou.

"???: Want to know who I am? Hmph—listen up! I'm going to become the world's strongest Pokémon Trainer!"

"???: This battle isn't over yet! I'll be back for you! Little Sawtooth—take your anger out on me!!!"

Having already lost the will to fight, the little tortoise heard this final command, and for some reason, a surge of inexplicable rage welled up in its heart.

It vented all its grievances and anger by slamming its head against the ground beneath its feet!

boom!

A muffled thud followed, and a cloud of smoke billowed up.

When the smoke cleared, the red-haired boy had vanished, leaving only a small card behind.

A Jin controlled A Xiang to walk over and pick it up. The card had a human-shaped illustration of the red-haired boy, with his name clearly marked next to it.

"Little Silver"

Just then, a bush next to Ah Xiang suddenly shook, and Xiao Yin walked out from it expressionlessly.

He walked straight up to Ah Xiang, snatched the trainer card back, stuffed it back into his pocket, and spoke with a cold tone that was tinged with embarrassment and anger.

"Silver: Give it back! This is my Trainer Card! Hmph—you saw my name, didn't you—"

Without saying another word, Silver maintained a cool and aloof expression in front of Hibiki and quickly walked out of Route 29.

They disappeared in the direction leading to Jihua City.

A moment of silence fell over both the game screen and the atmosphere inside.

Immediately afterwards, Ah Jin burst into laughter, unable to contain himself any longer!

"Hahahaha"

"Want to know who I am? I'm going to become the world's strongest Pokémon Trainer!" Dude! What kind of cheesy lines are you spouting?! Pfft—hahahahaha!

"And another thing! Give it back to me~ That's my Trainer Card~" Pfft! Hahaha, I really couldn't hold it in anymore! And then he had to pull off some kind of smokescreen and disappear instantly! He didn't try to be cool, he just looked even more clownish!"

"If you want to take the main road, just say so! I'm not going to stop you, honestly, why bother? Hahahaha!"

Ah Jin clutched his stomach, laughing so hard he almost fell over, and relentlessly unleashed his "inhumane" sarcastic remarks at Little Silver himself.

Even Chris, who is usually shy and quiet, was moved after watching Silver's actions and lines in the game.

She couldn't help but cover her mouth and let out a soft laugh.

Little Silver:

Publicly executed, he silently put on a "mask of pain," his whole being seemingly splitting open on the spot, his toes so embarrassed they could have carved out a three-bedroom apartment with a garden.

He wished he could rush up and unplug the monitor immediately, so that this embarrassing history would be gone forever!

The reason is simple—

Those ridiculously cringeworthy and incredibly embarrassing lines from the game —

Damn it, he was young and ignorant back then, he really said it himself!!!

Now, let's revisit all of this from an observer's perspective, in a God-like manner—

Let alone others, even he himself thought he was an absolute idiot back then! What kind of stupid things did he do!

He clearly remembered that he had never offended Brother Bai Zhou!

Why is my character in the game presented in such an "authentic" way, perhaps even with some "artistic embellishment"?!

He could even imagine the hilarious reactions of thousands of players when they encountered this scene after the game's official release.

And what kind of deep-rooted "comedian" impression will he have of the character "Little Silver"!

Why do you have to faithfully recreate these embarrassing moments from the past?! Would it kill you to embellish them a little, Bai Zhou?!

It's ruined! It's all ruined!

He, Xiao Yin, had worked so hard to maintain his cold, aloof, and powerful image for so many years, but unexpectedly, he debuted as a top comedian in the game!

This is absolutely unacceptable!

In a corner where no one was watching, Xiao Yin's figure seemed to gradually turn grayish-white, as if it were being slowly pulled away from the colorful world.

With a heartbreaking "crack" sound, he—was completely "dead" (in a social sense).

In a sea of ​​joy, Akin, controlling Hibiki, returned to the Skywood Research Institute with complete satisfaction.

Upon finding Dr. Hollow, they discovered he was being questioned by a dashing Officer Jenny.

Noticing Ah Xiang's intrusion, the two of them turned their gazes over at the same time.

Officer Jenny: We are currently investigating a Pokémon theft! According to one of the laws of investigation, there is a very high probability that the perpetrator will return to the scene of the crime!

Miss Officer Jenny walked aggressively up to Ah Xiang, deliberately putting on a fierce expression.

Officer Jenny: So—you! Are you the culprit?!

"I'm a prisoner???"

Ah Jin was stunned by the accusation; the joy he had felt while mocking Xiao Yin vanished instantly.

He glanced again at Dr. Kumoki, whose face was filled with guilt and panic, and whose eyes were darting around, and a surge of anger welled up in his heart.

"I know! That wretched Professor Kongmu! He said something terrible had happened and told me to come back immediately, but it turns out he just wanted me to come back and take the blame?! You old geezer, you're so wicked!"

Before Ajin could continue cursing, Qinyin suddenly rushed into the room in a panic.

She rushed to Miss Officer Jenny and eagerly defended Ah Xiang.

"Kotone: Please wait a moment! Officer Jenny! This has nothing to do with Hibiki! I saw the real culprit! It's a guy with dark red hair! He sneaked into the research institute!"

Upon hearing this, A-Jin's gaze towards the Qin Yin game character instantly changed, and he was so moved that he almost burst into tears.

"Waaaaah~ Qinyin! An angel! You're an angel! How can there be such a wonderful girl in the world! You're the one who always comes through in these crucial moments!"

Dr. Kongmu finally snapped out of his embarrassment at "betraying his teammates" and quickly stepped forward to explain.

Dr. Kongmu: No, no! Miss Officer Jenny, you've misunderstood! I'm the one who called Hibiki over! He's innocent!

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"Hmph! That wretched Professor Elm, at least you have some conscience! But it's all your fault for being so vague! I almost got arrested as a Pokémon thief!"

Ajin immediately changed his expression like in Sichuan opera, speaking fiercely to the image of Dr. Kumo on the screen.

Finally, with the joint explanation and guarantee from Kotone and Dr. Kumoki, Miss Officer Jenny finally dispelled her doubts about Hibiki.

Officer Jenny: Alright—it seems I was too hasty. I've gathered all the information here, and I'll go track down that red-haired thief immediately!

She paused, as if remembering something, and added, "Ms. Officer Jenny: By the way! Before the official arrest warrant is issued, would you like to temporarily give the criminal a name or code name? It will facilitate our internal communication."

As soon as Miss Officer Jenny finished speaking, an input box popped up on the game interface to name the prisoner.

A Jin paused, and countless extremely insulting and ridiculous names flashed through his mind.

He grinned wickedly and glanced at Xiao Yin, who, despite being "socially dead," still wielded considerable influence.

Under the other party's murderous gaze that seemed to say, "If you dare to cause trouble, I'll take you down with me," he ultimately didn't dare to actually do it.

I honestly entered my real name—Xiao Yin.

Afterwards, Miss Officer Jenny left in a hurry, and Qin Yin also left with her, since she was an eyewitness and needed to go along to give a detailed statement.

In the room, only Dr. Kuki, looking embarrassed and rubbing his hands, remained.

"Ah-Xiang handed the magical egg over to Dr. Kongmu!"

Dr. Kongmu: Hmm? This egg—it's definitely a type I've never seen before, the pattern is very peculiar—well, I'll keep it here for now and study it for a while, maybe I'll make some new discoveries.

Dr. Kuki took the mysterious egg quite naturally and carefully placed it into a constant-temperature petri dish next to him.

Immediately, his gaze was drawn to something on Ah Xiang's body, and his eyes lit up.

Professor Elm: Huh?! You got the Pokédex from Professor Oak?! Hibiki, you're amazing!

"Professor Oak: Professor Oak has a very discerning eye. The fact that he entrusted you with the Pokédex shows that he highly values ​​your talent! I knew you were no ordinary person!"

As he spoke, he cast a beam of admiring light upon the Fireball Mouse, which was affectionately perched on Ah Xiang's shoulder.

Professor Elm: It seems this little guy has become quite close to you—that's great. Now that you've started your journey, how about trying to challenge the gyms in different places?

Professor Elm: If you can collect all the badges, you might actually be qualified to challenge the Pokémon League and vie for the Champion's throne!

Dr. Kongmu: But that's a bit of a digression. Whatever kind of trip you decide to take next, remember to go home and tell your mother before you start, so she won't worry.

After saying that, Dr. Kongmu ignored Ah Xiang and returned to the magical egg with great interest. He took out various instruments and began his research.

"Challenge the gym? Collect badges? Become the league champion?!"

As Akin listened to Dr. Kumoki's words, his eyebrows rose high, and his eyes gleamed with excitement.

"This sounds like the main quest has begun!"

While his personal adventures are largely similar to the current game's storyline, there are differences in the details.

After all, he didn't challenge all the gyms in such an "orthodox" way back then.

I'm thinking about how I'll soon be able to meet the various gym leaders in the Johto region as a "regular army" in the game world.

A long-lost sense of pride welled up in his heart, and a confident and expectant smile appeared on his face.

"Gym Leaders of the Johto region! Prepare to tremble! The future champion is coming to challenge us!"