Sister Weedle, Brother Charmander? Li Pi, You're Really Naughty!

Sister Weedle, Brother Charmander? Li Pi, You're Really Naughty!

User "Li Pi" requested to connect with you!

Connection successful!

"Li Pi? You really do look like a troublemaker at first glance!"

Having just successfully received a wave of traffic sent over by the Dream Protection Bureau, pushing the live stream chat's viewership past five hundred, Ye Yinchuan was in a great mood, and his tone naturally became more relaxed.

Although Officer Tan's departure from the live stream chat had taken away quite a few viewers, the retention rate was still decent.

"Hello, Streamer."

The person on the other end did not show their face, instead aiming the camera at a Pokémon.

"I connected with you because I have a question I'd like to ask."

Ye Yinchuan focused his gaze. The Pokémon in the camera had a green back and yellow belly, a pair of red Y-shaped antennae on its head, large black pupils surrounded by pale yellow sclera that extended downward. Every segment of its body bore yellow ring-shaped markings, mimicking its own eyes, making it look as if its entire body were covered in eyes.

It was a Worm Baby Pokémon. Though that sounded a little strange, the phrase was meant to be read as "Worm Baby" and "Pokémon."

That was right. This was the Weedle found everywhere in the Pokémon World, to the point of being somewhat overabundant!

At that moment, the Weedle was clinging to a leaf with its two pairs of prolegs, happily chewing away at it.

Ye Yinchuan noticed the statuses on its panel: Panic, Lonely, Increased Appetite.

"..."

Alright, alright. Weak, pitiful, and helpless—but at least it could eat, huh?

What was there to appraise about a Weedle... There'd be too many of these even if you used them for stir-fry!

Upstairs, don't underestimate Weedle! It can evolve into Rayquaza!

Ye Yinchuan could not help but laugh when he saw the bullet comments.

Weedle evolving into Rayquaza was practically a classic Pokémon World meme, wasn't it?

Although Rayquaza's official Chinese name should have used the character meaning "sit upright," many people still habitually called it by the character used in "constellation."

Ye Yinchuan himself preferred the latter as well.

After all, according to Chinese naming conventions, that character sounded more like it belonged in a name.

"Go ahead. What's your question?"

Ye Yinchuan was also rather curious. What kind of problem could a Weedle have?

"It's like this. Streamer, my younger brother is about to start Pokémon Middle School. My parents bought him a Charmander. I wanted a Pokémon too, so they bought me a Weedle..."

Bro, your family is that biased?

Weedle versus Charmander, damn, that's like a toy car versus a supercar!

There's a story here!

"Uh... I've heard of Son Preference, but never Brother Preference. How many years apart are you and your brother?"

Ye Yinchuan could not help asking.

"I'm a girl. I used a voice changer because I was afraid people would recognize me. I didn't dare go to those big streamers either—I was afraid I'd get exposed... My brother is one year younger than me."

Whoa! Your mom didn't even take a break after giving birth?

Son Preference, confirmed!

You still don't have a Pokémon? Even though you're a year older? That's so sad...

"I didn't go to middle school because my family didn't have the money..."

Alright, alright. There's money when the younger brother goes, but no money when the older sister goes, huh?

To put it bluntly, you were probably an accident.

Ye Yinchuan could not help empathizing with her.

So there was Son Preference in the Pokémon World too?

He was not trying to start a gender war. He simply wondered why, when they were both their parents' children, some people were born only to suffer unfair treatment because of their gender or other reasons.

"Some bullet comments know they're saying nasty things, so shut up. Nobody thinks you're mute."

Ye Yinchuan said angrily.

This girl was already pitiful and humble enough. If she had to endure online harassment after seeking help online, he could not tolerate it.

The streamer's standing up for her!

I support this! Some bullet comments really are nasty!

I'm out! Not even five hundred followers, and you dare talk back to your fans?

Heh, hurry up and leave! The streamer's spreading positivity—I'm following him anyway!

Watching the bullet comments, Ye Yinchuan remained calm.

You could never satisfy everyone, so stop trying to please them all and just be yourself!

Ye Yinchuan did not feel the slightest regret over the viewers who had been driven away. What kind of Streamer attracted what kind of people; he only needed to tend to his own little plot.

"Little girl, go on."

"I just want to know whether this Weedle they bought me has good aptitude, whether it has any potential for training. Actually, I also dream of becoming a Pokémon Trainer! But I can't possibly spend money to get someone to appraise it. I don't have any money..."

Trying to become a Professional Trainer with a Weedle? Tough.

She can't even attend Pokémon Middle School, and she wants to become a Professional Trainer? Forget it, I talk too harshly. I'll mute myself.

Streamer, talk this kid out of it. She should give up while she can!

"Alright, I'll take a look for you. Bring the camera closer."

Ye Yinchuan did not want to crush the child's enthusiasm right from the start.

Although the panel had already popped up, he still had to put on a show. It would also keep people from criticizing him for looking down on others.

Bug Baby Pokémon: Weedle

Level: 4

Type: Bug

Gender: Male

Base Stats: D-Rank (195)

Individual Value: C-Rank (65)

Ability: Shield Dust

Nature: Lonely

Moves: Tackle

Status: Panic, lonely, voracious appetite

Evolution Line: Weedle - Metapod - Butterfree

Special: None

Ye Yinchuan went over Weedle's panel once more. It could not exactly be called ordinary; it simply had no highlights whatsoever.

D-Rank Base Stats were practically the lowest among Pokémon.

Paired with C-Rank Individual Values—one word: perfect.

Just as some Bullet Comments had said, this Weedle was not even trash. It belonged in the ingredients pile!

"Little girl, this Weedle is only suitable for raising as a household Pokémon. If you work hard enough and evolve it into a Butterfree, then becoming an amateur Trainer is still possible. As for being a Professional Trainer... I can't really say."

After giving it some thought, Ye Yinchuan spoke.

He could not discourage her too harshly, nor could he give her too much hope.

So there could not be even the slightest exaggeration.

After all, giving someone hope only to leave them in despair was the cruelest thing of all.

Low EQ: No chance. High EQ: I can't really say.

Sigh, the Streamer was still too gentle. It was not impossible to raise a Weedle into a powerful Butterfree, but it was definitely not something an ordinary person could achieve. Bug-type Pokémon grew quickly, but both their Upper Limit and lower limit were low!

"I understand..."

There was a stretch of silence from the other end of the camera. Then the camera began to shake slightly, and it sounded as though someone was sobbing.

"Sigh, little girl, don't..."

Ye Yinchuan's heart softened for a moment, and he did not even know how to comfort her.

But suddenly, through the window behind the camera, he spotted a reflection—it was clearly a little boy!

"Li Pi, you little bastard! You dared to play me!"

Ye Yinchuan's heart skipped a beat, and he immediately felt as though his feelings had been deceived!

All his previous pity and sympathy vanished without a trace.

At that moment, Ye Yinchuan's face was expressionless, with only a faint, barely discernible sneer at the corner of his lips!

What's going on with the Streamer? His expression looks wrong.

Did his persona collapse?

Even the slightest expression was magnified on a livestream camera.

The change in Ye Yinchuan's expression was especially clear to the viewers!