Riding his bicycle, feeling the wind brush past his ears, Adrian was leisurely and carefree.
Although he had gone through a crisis, he had also gained a pokémon egg with infinite potential.
This wave was not a loss for him!
In front of Adrian, the rotom phone floated while providing navigation for him.
"rotom phone, start the stream!"
Before arriving at Fuchsia Gym, Adrian wanted to warm up first.
"No problem! The PokéStation stream is open. Please start your performance, Rotom!"
Rotom was very intelligent. After starting the stream, it immediately pointed the camera at Adrian and even thoughtfully added a piece of soft music to soothe people's moods.
"Eh? Why is Old Fish streaming again all of a sudden? His streaming schedule has been getting more and more irregular lately!"
"Brothers, it's time to eat~"
"Streamer, you still dare to stream? You've even captured a Dratini now; you really deserve to die!!!"
"Father Fish! What about trading the Dratini? I've already washed myself clean~"
"Adrian, don't say your bro didn't warn you. A pokémon like Dratini is quite rare. Be careful of pokémon hunters targeting you! When that happens, it won't be as simple as losing your Dratini."
As Adrian's followers surpassed a million, even if only a small portion of people turned on the stream notification service, it was still a terrifying number in the hundreds of thousands.
Therefore, as soon as the stream started, the chat room immediately became lively, with various bullet comments constantly refreshing and floating past.
"I'm planning to challenge Fuchsia Gym today, so I started the stream early."
"Trade Dratini? You guys can stop thinking about that. Every pokémon is the Streamer's best partner; it's no use even if you wash yourself clean! Hmm? Add money? Not even for more money!"
Adrian then selected a few bullet comments to respond to and stated the focus of the upcoming stream, which was to challenge Fuchsia Gym.
"Fuchsia Gym? I remember the Gym Leader of Fuchsia Gym is Koga, right?"
"Yeah! Koga is best at Poison-type pokémon. Poison-type moves are also very troublesome; it's easy to get poisoned status if you're not careful and fall into negative states. This Gym is not easy to beat!"
"But if you're lucky, you might run into Miss Aya. I really love Miss Aya's red outfit."
"Miss Aya, my goddess! Speaking of which, last time, after Miss Aya's Venonat defeated me, she even stepped on my face and humiliated me as trash. Wuwuwu~ I really want to use Encore on Miss Aya!"
"Get out of here, you simps!"
At first, everyone's talk about Fuchsia Gym was normal discussion.
But when they started talking about Koga's younger sister, the Kunoichi Aya, the bullet comments gradually went off track, and some people even posted photos of Aya.
With her green hair, pink outfit, beautiful face, and a look that looked down on everyone, she clearly had a certain level of popularity among specific groups of people.
"Aya?"
Adrian raised an eyebrow, remembering such a character from the anime, but he wasn't very interested.
While cycling and chatting with his viewers, Adrian soon arrived in front of a massive complex of ancient buildings.
Simple and ancient! Grand!
This was exactly Fuchsia Gym.
"Streamer, be careful! I remember many traps are set in Fuchsia Gym; it's easy to fall for them if you're not careful."
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"Everyone, don't warn him. Let's just sit back and watch Streamer fail!"
"Support! Support!"
"Streamer, go in quickly! Don't dawdle at the entrance."
"Streamer, who are you planning to send out this time? Dratini? I want to see Dratini!"
Soon, the netizens in the chat room reached a consensus, preparing to sit back and watch Adrian fail.
To this end, they even specially sent many bullet comments to confuse him and distract Adrian's attention.
But what they didn't know was that the rotom phone was an intelligent life form. It had been helping Adrian monitor the content of the bullet comments, and some important content would even be specially marked as a reminder. Therefore, Adrian had long since
seen through the netizens' schemes.
However, Adrian was also a cunning old fox. He pretended not to know, and after putting away his bicycle, he walked inside with Pikachu while streaming and interacting with the netizens.
"If everyone wants to see Dratini, then the Streamer will certainly satisfy you. In that case, the first pick is Dratini!"
Adrian happily entered Fuchsia Gym, his eyes looking clear and foolish.
Although it had lost its ability to battle in the match against Clemont, Dratini hadn't actually suffered too much damage. After being sprayed with Potion, its stamina quickly recovered a lot.
Coupled with the nourishment of the energy cubes, Dratini had long since regained its fighting strength.
Hearing this, many netizens also looked forward to it with anticipation.
After entering the large courtyard and passing through the front yard's open space, Adrian walked into the house, stepping on the floor.
Just then, a ball-shaped pokémon appeared in front of Adrian. Its entire body was covered in purple fur, it had pincer-like mouthparts, very large red compound eyes, two white antennae, and grayish-brown hands and feet.
It was exactly the Bug and Poison dual-type pokémon—Venonat!
"Ven~"
Venonat let out a soft cry and then trotted deeper into the building with its little feet.
Seeing this, the eyes of many netizens also grew fervent.
"Streamer, quickly follow this Venonat. It's the guide pokémon of Fuchsia Gym."
"Yeah, yeah! Streamer, hurry up and keep up. If you lose it, you won't be able to challenge the Gym Leader. This is also part of the assessment."
Adrian knew this well and quickly whispered an instruction: "Pikachu, pay attention to sensing nearby electric currents."
"Pika?"
Pikachu was puzzled at first, but after twitching its ears a few times, it soon noticed something was wrong.
Pikachu's ability is Lightning Rod, which allows it to guide and absorb electricity to strengthen itself. Therefore, its perception of electric currents was also exceptionally keen.
And right under the floor ahead, it sensed a powerful mass of electricity that seemed ready to be released at any moment.
Without a doubt, an Electric-type pokémon was hidden underneath.
"Pika~ Pika~"
Consequently, Pikachu quickly spoke up to warn him, pointing at several problematic floorboards.
"Good job, Pikachu!"
Adrian laughed and directly avoided all the traps.
Seeing this, the netizens in the chat room were greatly disappointed.
"Damn it, with Streamer's IQ, stepping on a trap should have been a sure thing. He would've been shocked by Voltorbs until his scalp went numb. But of all things, we forgot to account for Pikachu's Lightning Rod ability, which is very sensitive to sensing electricity. What a pity!"
"Forget it, forget it! There's nothing we can do about this stage. But for the following stages, I don't believe Streamer won't fall for them. Brothers, let's just listen for Streamer's screams!"
While everyone in the chat room was feeling regretful, no one noticed that a pair of eyes was watching Adrian from the darkness.
After passing through the room, led by Venonat, Adrian continued forward, walking through a place resembling a corridor.
"Ven~"
But just then, Venonat's speed suddenly increased, and in a few leaps, it vanished from Adrian's field of vision.
"Streamer, quickly keep up with Venonat! It'll be too late if you're slow."
The netizens got excited again, urging Adrian to catch up.
Because not far ahead, there were transparent glass wall traps waiting for Adrian.
If he accidentally ran into them, his head would surely be ringing.
"No rush! I feel this Venonat is quite gentle; it probably won't abandon me but is waiting for me up ahead."
Adrian laughed and moved forward unhurriedly.
Since the netizens wanted him to hurry, he did the opposite and went even slower, feeling his way with his hands as he walked.
Before long, Adrian touched a transparent glass wall.
"Eh? There's actually a wall here? If I ran into this, wouldn't my head be bleeding? Brothers, you'll have to be careful next time you come to challenge Fuchsia Gym."
Adrian looked honest and kind as he gave the friendly warning, making many netizens grit their teeth in frustration.
But because he was prepared, Adrian avoided all the subsequent moving wall traps, moving window traps, and Kunai traps, leaving many netizens utterly disappointed.
Adrian never falling for the traps was even more painful for them than if they had fallen for them themselves.
Just then, a laugh suddenly came from the darkness.
Before long, a pink silhouette appeared and introduced herself: "Born in darkness, living in darkness—such is the fate of a ninja."
"Kunoichi Aya, reporting in!"
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