Pokémon: I picked up a reborn Eevee at the start of the game

Could that be the reason?

Xia Chen curiously clicked on his own video titled "Gugu Pigeon Cuisine: A God-Level Dish So Delicious It Made Eevee Cry?"

His Pixiv nickname is [I'm Not a Cuckoo Pigeon], which he originally wanted to motivate himself to keep making videos.

Then... in the real world, with its many mundane affairs, unexpected things inevitably happen sometimes.

In short, his fans now call Xia Chen "Master Pigeon".

From the very beginning, Xia Chen noticed something amiss amidst a barrage of comments like "Recommended by Gang Ye, came here because of its reputation!"

It turns out it was that man; that's not surprising.

As a Pokémon fan, Xia Chen is very familiar with the character Brock.

One of the main characters in the original Pokémon series, the most reliable and steadfast man in that team.

Of course, perhaps it's precisely because he's so masculine that Xiao Gang has a somewhat obsessive interest in women who complement him with their gentler nature...

In addition, he is also the Gym Leader of Pewter City in the Kanto region, a reliable older brother who supports a large group of younger brothers and sisters on his own.

Compared to his less-than-stellar identity as the museum owner, Xiao Gang is better known in the world as a breeder.

The top figure in the food court where Xia Chen currently hangs out is this man with an iron will.

Xiao Gang's tutorial videos on making elf food are both simple and detailed, and he never holds back any knowledge.

From professional trainers to novice trainers, everyone can learn a lot from his videos.

Xia Chen was surprised, not expecting that before he even paid his respects, the other party had already generated such a huge amount of traffic for him.

No wonder he's the man who gets the most "friend zone" cards in the Pokémon world!

Brother Gang, please accept another "good guy" card from me!

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Joking aside, Xia Chen scrolled to the comments section and found that the first comment was posted by Xiao Gang, which had more likes than his own video.

"A good job, excellent food learning videos, love from Kanto."

Xia Chen: "..."

This machine translation is so accurate... it's amazing!

The comments below are full of interactions and jokes between Xia Chen's fans and Xiao Gang.

"Double fan ecstasy! I like my favorite content creator, and I also like my favorite content creator!"

"Brother Gang, when are you going to bring your wife along for a video appearance?"

"You'll see it when Groudon takes flight!"

In any case, the influx of traffic is a good thing; whether one can handle it depends on their own abilities.

Xia Chen snapped out of his reverie and continued watching this video, which could barely be considered his first viral hit.

The comments inside are very valuable for reference.

"Buyi?"

Eevee noticed Xia Chen's good mood and looked over curiously, only to see his trainer grinning foolishly at his phone screen.

Ibu's little ears perked up instantly, and its smile was so suspicious... could it be...?

Is Xia Chen looking at other cute elves?

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To put it bluntly, having spent ten years with Xia Chen, she understands him better than Xia Chen himself.

Xia Chen is a great trainer in every way, except he's too much of a flirt. He can't resist cute Pokémon!

In his previous life, Xia Chen's Pokémon, Gardevoir, Ninetales, Primarina... were all recognized as high-value Pokémon.

Thinking of this, Ibu quickly finished his breakfast and jumped onto Xia Chen's lap to scout out the enemy's situation.

But the scene displayed on the screen in front of him caused Ibrahimovic to instantly break down.

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Opening ceremony lightning strike!

This trending phrase in the comments couldn't be more fitting for Eevee right now.

Why?! On the screen is a video of myself crying terribly yesterday!

Xia Chen, don't you have any empathy? You actually cut this out too!

As expected, her tearful and pitiful appearance drew a barrage of "awsl" comments in the live chat.

But Eevee, the protagonist of the group's death, now only wants to learn how to dig and burrow into places where Xia Chen can't see him.

If all else fails, you can use flying, diving, or stealthy attacks!

"Buyi—"

Ibu lay slumped on Xia Chen's lap, his eyes lifeless, like a piece of trash that had lost its dreams.

I am the ace Pokémon of the Meteor City Gym in the future East Huang region, the first Sylveon in the world to defeat the main force of the Transiting Bird in the World Championship!

Such an embarrassing scene was witnessed by hundreds of thousands of people!

Is there no justice left?!

Is there no law anymore?!

The No-Sound Ball is Spicy!

The only consolation is that Xia Chen's videos don't seem to be that popular right now. If he gets over ten million followers in ten years, he can really turn over a new leaf and start making fabric again.

"It's okay, Eevee. Everyone says you're cute, and the episode you appeared in got a lot of views. It's expected to get three or four million views. We won't starve next month!"

Xia Chen's comforting words made Ibrahimovic's vision go black again.

Didn't I remember... Xia Chen's career as a content creator only really took off when he went to university?

It's starting to become popular now...

Perhaps it was my own premature appearance that caused the butterfly effect?

Ibrahimovic was both amused and exasperated. He never expected that his heartfelt expression yesterday, after finally getting to eat Xia Chen's cooking after such a long time, would become the butterfly that flapped its wings.

Well, this is a good thing too.

This time, with information from his past life brought about by his rebirth, Xia Chen has more ample funds for his initial start-up.

In short, ten years from now in this life, Xia Chen will be far more than just a minor shopkeeper from his previous life.

I said, even Arceus couldn't stop me!

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Xia Chen looked at Eevee in his arms, whose emotions were inexplicably fluctuating, and shook his head.

A woman's heart, a needle under the sea.

The female elves seem to be the same way; I shouldn't speculate too much...

Pulling himself back to reality, Xia Chen continued watching the video.

It has to be said that no matter the world, there will never be a shortage of silly netizens and their hilarious comments.

"Waaaaah, I'm so sorry, Snivy... I really... can never go back, but... Eevee is just... so cute!!"

This netizen from Guandu, please stop being so frivolous.

"Master Pigeon, your Eevee looks like it has a very rare disease. I can treat it. Tell me your address and I'll come to your home."

Wow, this box!

"Isn't the focus of cooking videos the food? Look at those tempting colors, I can almost smell the aroma through the screen. I'm so envious... I also want to become a delicious dish and be eaten by Lord Eevee."

That's enough, even I, a pervert, think you're way too perverted...

If you don't die in Chapter 9, you'll have to rely on yourself.

The impact of this video was far greater than Xia Chen had imagined.

By noon, after a full 24 hours, the total number of video views had exceeded one million!

This incredible speed propelled the video into the top ten trending topics across the entire site, and the high-quality content created a virtuous cycle for its popularity.

Xia Chen's personal fan count has exceeded 100,000.

However, he didn't make any promises about reaching 100,000 followers, revealing his face, or dressing in women's clothing. Let's just pretend we didn't know about this significant milestone.

For him, there is something more important now—his first training session with Ibrahimovic.

As Xia Chen brought Little Eevee to the well-equipped training base, he stood straight with a serious expression.

"Every afternoon for the next month will be our special training time. During this time, no acting cute is allowed. I am a training machine without emotions, understand?"

He had watched Mingyi and Snivy train, and both the trainer and the Pokémon were completely different from their usual selves.

Xia Chen understood that to maximize the training effect, being soft-hearted was something that had to be cut off.

Therefore, this admonition was not only addressed to Ibrahimovic, but also to himself.

"Buyi!"

Ibrahimovic proudly raised his head, his eyes practically overflowing with excitement.

Xia Chen nodded in satisfaction. Before finding his own Eevee, he had always heard that Eevee was extremely difficult to train because of its gentle nature, but now it seems that this is not entirely true!

Perhaps it's her past experiences of wandering and being bullied by other wild elves that made her yearn to improve her strength?

Xia Chen thought his guess was very plausible, but he could never have guessed the real reason behind Ibrahimovic's high enthusiasm for training...

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Looking at the "training base" that had been his home for a whole year, Ibrahimovic's eyes showed a look of nostalgia.

Because of my inherent weakness, I spent too much time adapting to the training.

If you're slow at one step, you'll be slow at every step. During those most precious few months, your strength will grow at an extremely slow rate.