Pokémon: Starting as a Farmer Instead of a Trainer

Chapter 153 Don't eat those strange tree kidneys!

Niangguang, the second largest city in the Padiya region, is also a world-renowned city with highly developed high technology and commercial transactions.

Day and night, the city of Niangguang is always ablaze with colorful neon lights, making even the night seem like daytime. It is also the hometown of Naruyu.

While Mingyou extended the cooperation invitation, in Niangguang City... due to the time difference with Kitakami Township, it was already close to midnight in the Padiya region.

Even so, young people enjoying a decadent nightlife can be seen everywhere on the streets, creating a stark contrast with the desolation of Beishang Township.

Located near the battle plaza in the center of Nimbus, the Nimbus Gym is different from other gyms in Padilla. The Nimbus Gym usually opens at noon and stays open until the early hours of the morning.

Having just finished his last match of the day, Gym Leader Qi Shu returned to his gym, collapsed onto the sofa, and tossed aside his Rotom phone, which he used for streaming, looking utterly exhausted.

Pokémon battles are tiring. Although she streams other things, her strength lies in streaming and commentating on battles with her quirky verbal tics. So, even though she's a busy streamer, she still works part-time as a gym leader.

"It's true... the views on these new videos are getting lower and lower, and the popularity of my live streams is also plummeting. Even at the peak of my popularity tonight, I couldn't even get into the top 30. Back in my prime, I dominated the charts for three consecutive weeks every time I went live..."

Qi Shu kept complaining that although he had grown rapidly by taking advantage of the early days of live streaming, now that almost everyone has a Rotom mobile phone, both live streaming and short video platforms have seen a large influx of talented newcomers.

Although she is aware that the quality of her recent videos and live streams has declined due to some uncontrollable factors, she accepts it if she is truly losing to those with real skills and is simply not as good as them.

What she couldn't tolerate was a bunch of people who played games to gain attention, others who relied on spending money or team operations to do outdoor live streams or fake cycling trips around the world, and those who engaged in suggestive dancing and singing... being trampled on by these guys!

In the live streaming industry!

A streamer can die, but they absolutely cannot be without a livelihood!

Survival of the fittest is a natural law, and certainly not the current situation where bad money drives out good!

Some people suggested that she also engage in borderline activities. Although she has created a persona to cater to her fans, many of her fans are children and students. She cannot engage in such borderline live streams to corrupt children, otherwise she would be reported by the Parents' Association.

Not to mention she's the gym leader of Nijigasaki City!

After complaining for a while, she sat up from the sofa, grabbed a bag of potato chips next to her, tore open the packaging, and shared it with the electric frog next to her, and started eating.

She doesn't deliberately manage her figure. Although she claims to be forever 16 years old, perhaps it's some kind of talent. No matter how much she eats, she won't gain weight, and her skin is always great. But her only flaw is that she will never grow taller.

Just then, her agent... or rather, her assistant, came over with a Rotom tablet and told her something. Kishu was immediately startled upon hearing this, raised her sleeve, and her body trembled.

"Going to Upper Myanmar? What kind of place is that? It's not like there's some kind of weird tree trunk there, is it?! I'm scared..."

"It's Beishang Township..."

The assistant pushed up her glasses with a headache. She worked for Qishu, helping to manage the platform account and take orders from GG. She also worked as a receptionist at the Niangguang Dojo, greeting challengers who came to the dojo.

As for Kiki's private life and privacy, she would not inquire about them, and even if she accidentally found out, she would not tell anyone. That was her responsible attitude.

When she received this order from Beishang Township, she carefully investigated the source of the order to ensure there were no problems. After confirming that everything was in order, she decided to accept the order and came to discuss it with Qishu.

"The owner of a haunted house in Beishang Township wants to collaborate with our Qishu Qishu livestream to do a livestream of a haunted house adventure..."

The assistant explained the situation and mentioned that the owner of the haunted house was the same person who had recently been selling fruit for learning tricks at the King of Salted Fish.

Although the other party's main sales area is concentrated in the Sinnoh region, those of them who work in online live streaming spend a lot of time surfing the internet every day in order to keep up with the latest hot topics, so they still have some understanding of this matter.

After listening to the explanation, Qishu slightly raised his head, staring blankly at the ceiling, holding and playing with the Magneton-shaped headdress he had taken off his head, lost in thought.

"Near Sinnoh region... I've never been that far before. But a lot of people have done live-streamed haunted house adventures, so it's not new anymore. Besides, haunted houses are only for scaring kids; it's always the same old thing."

She doesn't care about learning the moves and fruits, but rather how to use live streaming and videos to satisfy the audience and gain more popularity and traffic. After all, she is a streamer, not a businesswoman.

After listening, the assistant adjusted his glasses and said, "Recently, Qishu Qishu's live stream viewership has plummeted, and many people online are saying that you're washed up..."

"yes……"

In the past, Qi Shu would have been furious and retorted upon hearing this, but now he was numb, and the data was right there in front of him.

If this continues, she might really have to go live-streaming to sell cosmetics, like the 79-yuan Florasis brand... or switch to being a borderline streamer for traffic, but then what kind of live streamer would she be? Even kids say they can't handle it.

"So my idea is to take advantage of this work trip to Beishang Township to relax. The environment there is quite nice, and there are natural hot springs. I'll treat it as a break from work and give myself a vacation. It's almost the end of the year, so it's good to adjust my mood."

The assistant continued to offer advice, as she didn't want to see the other person get depressed every day because of declining traffic and end up with "Yu Yu syndrome."

"Adjust your mood...?"

Qi Shu thought about it seriously and realized it was indeed possible. She had almost received a perfect attendance award this year, except for the few days when the Padia Alliance sent people to inspect her work, during which she did not do live streaming.

"Alright then, I'll go tomorrow... no, the day after tomorrow. I still need to take care of the dojo's work tomorrow, and then I'll give everyone at the dojo a day off!"

"I'll arrange the itinerary right now."

"I'll leave everything to you~"

As he spoke, Qi Shu reached out and grabbed the assistant, asking in a low voice with some concern.

"Speaking of which, when you go to this upper village in northern Myanmar, do they really not know how to make 'Gachi tree kidneys'?"

"..."

……

Meanwhile, at the entrance of the newly built haunted house in Beishang Township, Mingyou was discussing something with Simocha. The other party seemed to want to scare others in the haunted house as well, but the Night Demon Spirit disagreed with it coming to cause trouble.

"Mmm!"

"Okay, okay, I'll go talk to them for you, but please don't sprinkle matcha powder on the haunted house guests, and don't attack them."

"Mommy~"

Don't worry!

Seeing how happy Smocha was, Mingyou was about to leave when her Rotom phone suddenly received an email message, so she took it out to check.

It was sent by someone from Qishu, along with the itinerary. We're departing the day after tomorrow, so please have him prepare for the reception in advance and not make it too simple.

"They agreed so quickly!"

Looking at the email, Mingyou was full of surprise. She had thought there would be some back and forth, after all, Qishu was a big streamer. It seemed that she had recently gained some fame by selling fruit that taught her moves.

"Now I can get an autograph in person!"

He actually does have a signed copy of Mirai. When he was ten years old, his parents took him to Bright City to watch Mirai battle other trainers live. After the battle, his parents went to get him a signed copy, which is now kept at their old home in Bright City.

This time, I can go ask for it myself!

"Start preparing! This is the most important first promotional event for the haunted house, so we can't be careless!"

……

Three days passed in the blink of an eye. After a long journey, Qishu finally arrived in Beishang Township in the morning.

To avoid drawing attention, she wore a black face mask and round-framed glasses, and her Magnemite headband was tucked into her bag.

The yellow coat that used to look like it was held in place by wires has now been replaced with a yellow winter coat, making her already petite figure look even smaller.

She had barely gotten off the bus when she couldn't help but start complaining...

"This is way too far! Isn't there a direct train from the airport? And it's supposed to be a tourist area? They didn't even clean up the road here. It's full of gravel. My butt hurts from all the bumpy bus ride."

"It is indeed somewhat inconvenient."

Even the assistant couldn't help but want to complain, then coughed lightly and said, "Mr. Mingyou is waiting for us in Emerald Town ahead. His accommodations have been arranged. Let's go and say hello."

"I'll see just who this guy is!"

As he spoke, Qishu took off his mask and put on two small Magneton-shaped headbands from his bag.

Just as she was about to take off her coat, a gust of winter wind blew, making her shiver and put her hands in her pockets, trembling.

"Ugh...it's so cold, I'll keep wearing this."

Carrying their suitcases, the two walked uphill to Green Town. Because important guests were coming, there were no barking dogs on the roadside today; they were all kept inside their yards.

At this moment, Mingyou was waiting at the entrance of the town. Ponpon didn't want to come to Emerald Town, but Latias was very curious about what an internet celebrity was, so he followed her.

"They're here!"

Naruyu, who was dressed a little more formally than usual, took a step forward to greet the two as they approached. Then, suppressing her excitement, she said, "Kiki... Miss Kiki is as cute as ever. I'm also from Niangguang City, and I've been your fan since I was a child."

Hearing this, Qishu, who had been complaining, suddenly became interested and asked with a smile, "Eh~ can you speak Qishu language?"

Good morning, lunch, and evening!

"Hehe~ You speak Qishu language very fluently, looks like you're a true fan~"

Kiju nodded in satisfaction. It was certainly something to be happy to run into fans from so far away. He immediately moved closer, leaned to the side, and asked in a wary tone, "Hey! Seriously, you guys aren't going to cut my kidneys, are you?"

"???"

……

(End of this chapter)