It was hard to imagine a streamer going live again becoming news.
But difficult as it was, Xia Chi had managed it.
Within just ten minutes, news that Xia Chi was streaming again had spread to every corner of the internet.
It was not that his streams were particularly outstanding. Terastallization and Paradox Pokémon had simply been so popular lately that any news about Xia Chi rose with the tide and became a hot topic too.
Xia Chi was still adjusting his camera and microphone when his viewer count shot past 100,000.
Of course, that was the limit of the stream's display, not Xia Chi's reach.
[Holy shit, it really is Xia Chi! He's actually a streamer?]
[Hey, streamer, can you give away a Tera Orb? Tera Shards would work too!]
[When exactly will Streamer Time Machine be developed? Can you give us a firm answer? I really love Scream Tail!]
[Even after making it big, you haven't forgotten the brothers who struggled alongside you in chat, huh? You rascal, Haki Shui.]
[I'm crying. I actually got to see Lao Shui stream again in my lifetime.]
[All you gained was an excellent Pokémon researcher, but we lost a genius streamer! (Squirtle crying.gif)]
[Many years later, facing Arceus, Champion Xia Chi would remember that distant afternoon when he first went live.]
[The old fan stopped, joy and sorrow appearing on his face. His manner finally became respectful as he distinctly called out, "Mr. Chi." Lao Shui shuddered. He knew a tragically thick barrier now stood between them.]
[Lao Shui, can you do that thing again?]
[.]
Judging by the proportions of comments in chat, Xia Chi's longtime fans were already the minority today.
The overwhelming majority were new viewers drawn by his far more impressive title, "the father of Terastallization."
Even