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

The bangs seemed to be Ralts's protective umbrella. As soon as Xia Chen let down the bangs, Ralts gradually returned to normal, but the lingering blush on her face still showed her shyness.

"Ra...Raru~"

Although Ralts was always praised wherever she went, she was already tired of hearing it.

But if it's Xia Chen... I'd never get tired of listening to it, no matter how long I listen!

Seeing that Ralts wasn't angry, Xia Chen secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

After the excitement and impulse subsided, he felt a little regretful.

He had heard an urban legend that you should never touch a girl's thick bangs, or something terrible will happen.

In my impulsiveness, I completely forgot about this. Luckily, Ralts is my beloved daughter whom I raised...

However, in the future, it's better to greet the elf first before doing anything impolite.

For example, when Eevee evolves into Sylveon in the future, tie a knot in her ribbon or something.

Chapter 118 Ibrahimovic and Xia Chen's Livestream Debut

As the Lunar New Year approaches, the festive atmosphere grows stronger.

The streets were brightly decorated and bustling with activity, and families were enjoying harmonious reunions.

In this moment when loneliness felt like a sin, Xia Chen was especially grateful that such lovely creatures as elves existed in this world.

In the old but cozy house, Xia Chen and Yi Bu were ceremoniously decorating with New Year's decorations and couplets.

Mingyi, his childhood friend, readily helped out from the side.

She handed the Eevee charm to Snake, saying, "Here, Snake, use your whip to hang this on the wall."

While giving instructions to the Green Vine Serpent, Mingyi asked Xia Chen, who was writing Spring Festival couplets, with curiosity, "Hey, Xia Chen, why didn't your family buy any Scorbunny Pokémon charms?"

Next year is the Year of the Rabbit, and the best-selling item on the market right now is the Yan Tu Er (炎兔儿) pendant. The bright red and energetic rabbit symbolizes a prosperous new year.

There are also Lop-eared Bunny and Digger Bunny, but Eevee... seems a bit off-topic.

Xia Chen didn't stop writing, replying matter-of-factly, "So what? Is Scorbunny as cute as Eevee?"

"Buyi!" Eevee, who was helping Xia Chen hold down the couplet with its two chubby little paws, nodded proudly.

If I were a rabbit, would there be a more popular rabbit in the world than me?

Xia Chen then pointed to the wall near the restaurant.

On the wall, where ordinary households would hang a string of carp to symbolize "abundance year after year," Xia Chen's house had replaced it with Milotic.

Mingyi remained silent for a moment, then suddenly asked, "What about Ralts?"

Xia Chen pointed quite smugly to the first line of the couplet he had just written in his hand.

Mingyi glanced at it curiously, and saw it read: "Spring returns to the earth, Ralts is so cute!"

Mingyi: "......"

What kind of strange and incoherent Spring Festival couplets are these!

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After all the fuss, the previously bland living room finally had a festive feel, although it didn't quite suit Xia Chen's taste...

"Then I'll go home for dinner?"

After helping out, Mingyi stretched and asked, "Are you really not coming to our house for dinner tonight? You know my parents."

Xia Chen, who was lounging on the sofa, declined, saying, "Maybe next time. I've been putting off making videos for a long time. I promised my fans I'd do a live stream today."

Although they were childhood sweethearts, Xia Chen was still a little reluctant to spend the New Year at someone else's house, so he made up a reason to refuse.

"Oh, really?" Mingyi's eyes lit up. "Then our family won't watch the Spring Festival Gala, we'll just watch your live stream?"

Xia Chen: "......"

Can I come to your house for a meal now?

What an ultimate social death scene!

Xia Chen now deeply regrets making up that excuse on a whim, and if he goes back on his word now... wouldn't that be a slap in the face to his own past self?

The words that are spoken, the water that is poured out.

With things having come to this point, Xia Chen could only twitch his lips and reluctantly reply, "Oh... whatever."

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At 4 PM on December 31st, a certain pigeon flock.

Although Xia Chen hasn't posted a video for almost two months, the group is as lively as a certain game, and can only be described as booming.

On the last day of the new year, the group chat was unusually lively.

In a daze, a message with many exclamation marks slid past, but it didn't attract much attention at all.

Immediately afterwards, one of the dog administrators activated a complete mute.

Before the group members could even get angry and prepare to send some emojis to insult the group owner and administrators, a glaring message blinded everyone.

"That dead pigeon has finally shown up!! He's livestreaming on Bilibili!! Everyone, rush over and chop him down!!!"

Holy crap?!

Everyone instinctively wanted to type out this sentence to express their feelings, only to find themselves in a state of being muted.

Without hesitation, I turned off Bogarman chat and switched to Pilipili.

Sure enough, in my feed, "[I'm not a pigeon master] is live streaming" was prominently displayed at the top of the page.

With excited hearts and trembling hands, countless fans who had been waiting for Xia Chen's video for two months opened the live stream page amidst their cursing.

The scene shifts, and instead of Xia Chen, a round, fluffy, adorable elf appears on the screen.

At this moment, she was staring at the camera with her two big, bright black eyes, full of curiosity.

The enthusiasm of the comments section was instantly ignited, with dense text filling the entire screen.

…………

"Master Yi!"

"Waaaaah, I missed you so much, Master Yi! I haven't been able to eat or sleep properly for two months since I last saw you."

"Master Yi, don't go! How can I live without you, Master Yi!"

"At least Master Ge has some conscience; he knows what we want to see. With this scene, I can see my mom coming in and calling me for dinner!"

"Where's Ralts? Where's my Ralts? Master Yi and Milotic at least showed up in the competition a few days ago, but where's my lovely Ralts sister?!"

Ibrahimovic watched the frantically surging images, thought for a moment, and then typed a few words in the text box above the live stream screen.

"Xia Chen and Ralts went grocery shopping. I'll chat with you all for a while."

Holy crap! What did I just see?

Is an Eevee chatting with the live chat using text?

The chat fell silent for a moment, then erupted in even more intense chatter.

"??? Really? Could it be that Master Pigeon is hiding behind the keyboard and typing?"

"Don't delay the child's education, hurry up and send Master Yi to university!"

"Stop talking. I just asked my Ye Yibu to help me with my advanced math homework, and she gave me a Leaf Storm. If you have any conscience, Pigeon Master, come to the hospital to see me."

"What's the big deal? Many elves are just as intelligent as humans, and Metagross is practically a supercomputer. What's wrong with Master Yi saying a few words?"

"System message: [I will always love Master Yi] sent one hundred high-grade balls."

"Wow, the little rich girl is here too!"

"She spent 20,000 in one go, what a generous young lady!"

"The boss is muddle-headed!"

On the screen, Ibu twitched its ears, thought for a moment, and then typed another line of text.

"Thanks for the tip! Chatting is really inconvenient, so I'll play a couple of rounds of Pokémon League for you guys!"

audience:"......"

You're an expert in everything from gaming to chatting, and you even thank people for tips. Are you actually a professional streamer who's also a part-time elf?

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"We're back! Ibu, come help us with these things, they're too heavy!"

Xia Chen carried bags of things in and out, calling out loudly for Eevee, who was supposed to be guarding the house.

At their feet, Ralts was also struggling to use her Nen to control and help.

But right now she's too weak to help Xia Chen with any of the burdens.

“Buyi—(Come in yourself, I can’t leave here.)”

Ibu's voice drifted from the room, but he didn't come out.

Although Xia Chen couldn't understand Elvish, he understood her meaning from Eevee's actions and could only summon Milotic to get him involved.

After putting his things away, Xia Chen curiously went into the room to see what this guy was busy doing instead of helping out.

But when I walked in, I saw Ibrahimovic sitting in front of his computer playing games!

Xia Chen was furious. So, while I, Ralts, Milotic, and the others worked so hard to prepare the New Year's Eve dinner, you, as their senior, were just playing games here?

Xia Chen was about to teach the lazy Eevee a lesson when he realized that things weren't so simple.

What does the camera feed in the bottom left corner of the screen mean? Is this... a live stream?

Xia Chen opened his phone blankly and saw the message that his account was live streaming.

Looking at the dense barrage of comments on the screen and his own stiff face in the camera, Xia Chen felt numb.

Ibrahimovic, do you dare to do something mortal?

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