Exclusive Skill: Heart of Listening! Little Snorlax: Eating, Sleeping, Loving Master! (Please Follow)

Ding! This livestream earned a total of 4,887 Influence Points!

Current Fame Level increased to: Three, Welcoming Guests!

To advance to the next Fame Level, you still need 19,996 Influence Points!

Would you like to claim the Fame Gift Pack?

The system prompt had arrived, albeit late.

It pulled Ye Yinchuan out of his immersive hug with Little Snorlax.

"Little Snorlax..."

Ye Yinchuan tried to loosen his embrace with Little Snorlax.

"Kaun?"

Little Snorlax looked somewhat dejected. Those pitiful little eyes seemed to say—

Master was the one who wanted a hug first. How could it be over before Little Snorlax had gotten enough hugs?

Faced with that questioning gaze, Ye Yinchuan suddenly felt like a scumbag!

"Be good. I'll hug you again before bed."

Ye Yinchuan patted Little Snorlax's head. Its rabbit-like ears twitched nimbly in response to the affection.

Its whole body stayed still while only its ears moved. For some reason, that made it look adorable and a little silly.

"Don't forget the snacks under your arms."

Seeing that Little Snorlax was still a little unwilling, Ye Yinchuan had an idea.

"Kaun!"

Little Snorlax remembered too. It grabbed a handful of Pokémon Food from under its arm and stuffed it into its mouth.

It did not even chew. Ye Yinchuan really did not know whether it could taste anything.

"Finish it all before bed. I'll give you fresh food tomorrow."

"Kaun!"

Every night before bed, Ye Yinchuan had to manage Little Snorlax's underarms.

The principle was the same as people brushing their teeth every day.

The place where it hid food was stuffy and warm from its body heat. If it was not cleaned regularly, Little Snorlax would end up smelling awful.

That was one reason, aside from how expensive it was to feed, that so many people found Little Snorlax troublesome...

Otherwise, with how cute Little Snorlax was, it would still have some market appeal instead of being as unpopular as it was now.

Only after settling Little Snorlax down did Ye Yinchuan turn to the system prompt.

"This livestream earned 4,887 Influence Points? I was just a little short of leveling up!"

Ye Yinchuan thought to himself.

The previous livestream had earned 3,796 Influence Points. This time, it had increased by roughly a thousand. Although the growth was nowhere near as outrageous as tripling last time, it was still steady improvement.

"That means my livestream's retention is decent, and its popularity is rising steadily too. I'm just missing an opportunity to reach the next level."

All told, this was only Ye Yinchuan's third livestream. As a new Streamer, his traffic, retention, and donation revenue were all quite encouraging.

Ye Yinchuan was content with that. He believed even more firmly in taking things one step at a time; no one could become fat in a single bite.

"A new Fame Gift Pack!"

Compared with the earnings from this livestream,

Ye Yinchuan cared more about the rewards brought by the system's increased Fame Level.

"Will it be a new ability again? Or something else? Does Welcoming Guests mean I'm just starting to gain popularity, or that returning viewers are beginning to appear?"

Either interpretation seemed fitting to Ye Yinchuan, though he leaned more toward the latter.

"Open it!"

Those thoughts only flashed through Ye Yinchuan's mind.

What he cared about most right now was what the system would give him after his Fame Level increased.

You claimed the Fame Gift Pack and obtained the Exclusive Skill: Heart of Listening!

Exclusive Skill: Heart of Listening

Description: You possess the ability to listen to the inner voices of Pokémon. This will help you better identify Pokémon and strengthen your communication with them. However, this ability is excessively powerful, and each use will continuously consume Influence Points.

"Wow! Does that mean I can hear what Pokémon are thinking? Wouldn't that make it easy for me to know what my Little Snorlax is thinking?"

Ye Yinchuan's first reaction was not to use the ability during his livestream.

Instead, he thought that his daily communication with Little Snorlax would become easier and that it would be easier to deepen their bond.

Pokémon might be spiritual and highly intelligent, but they still could not speak human language.

Well, except for Team Rocket's Meowth.

"I have to try it right away!"

Would you like to use the Exclusive Skill: Heart of Listening?

Current remaining Influence Points: 4k+

Estimated duration: 8 minutes+ (can be turned off at any time)

"What?"

Ye Yinchuan almost wanted to curse.

Why was this set up like phone credit? Listening to inner voices consumed Influence Points.

And doing the math, one thousand points only bought two minutes?

It was even more expensive than an international long-distance call!

"Forget it. I still have to try it. I can't hold myself back."

All Ye Yinchuan could say was that Super Influence required points, and Heart of Listening required points too.

He could not earn enough. He simply could not earn enough!

As Heart of Listening activated, Ye Yinchuan felt the faint sounds around him gradually become clear. Yet it was not noisy; he could focus on any one of them at will.

Ye Yinchuan looked at Little Snorlax.

Little Snorlax was currently facing away from him. Ye Yinchuan had no idea what it was doing, but it looked rather sneaky. Amid its honest, cute appearance was a hint of furtiveness.

Soon, Ye Yinchuan heard Little Snorlax's voice.

It was clearly not a human voice, but Little Snorlax's usual cry.

Yet once Ye Yinchuan heard it, it automatically transformed into language he could understand. The feeling was incredibly strange.

"Kaun, the food is gone again..."

"So lonely. Master is so slow. Shouldn't Master sleep with Little Snorlax, ka?"

"So bored. How many naps does Little Snorlax have to take before it can eat, hmm?"

"Armpits are stinky! Smelling them is so addictive, ka! But there's the yummy scent of leftover food, hmm!"

"Kaun! Little Snorlax has to eat well every day and protect Master!"

Listening to Little Snorlax's inner voice, Ye Yinchuan's gaze softened, and he revealed an aunt-like smile.

When summed up, Little Snorlax's inner voice seemed to contain only three keywords—

Eating, sleeping, Master!

"My name has a Yin in it, so calling me Master doesn't seem wrong."

Ye Yinchuan thought with a suppressed laugh.

He did not know why the inner voice he heard came with an accent.

Perhaps inner voices were also a form of language by nature.

Languages had their own traits and shades of personality. Even Pokémon were the same.

But then again...

Did Little Snorlax also have a habit of smelling its armpits? Was it like how some people liked smelling their own socks?

Ye Yinchuan remembered hearing a claim.

That smelling one's feet, or picking and sniffing, was a way of using scent to determine whether one's body was healthy.

As a Pokémon, Little Snorlax retained stronger animal instincts, so that explanation made sense.

"Come on, Little Snorlax. Let's wash up."

"Kaun!"

(Inner voice: Kaun! Master is finally going to wash Little Snorlax until it smells nice, then sleep together, ka! Little Snorlax will be Master's pillow so he can rest well, hmm!)

Ye Yinchuan muttered inwardly.

So even a single cry could hide such rich inner activity?

Feeling Little Snorlax's love for him, Ye Yinchuan's face remained filled with gentleness and affection.

During the underarm cleaning.

"Master is so gentle, ka. Little Snorlax will definitely cooperate properly, hmm!"

"Sleepy... Little Snorlax is going to fall asleep, ka..."

"Hang in there a little longer, ka. If Little Snorlax falls over in the bathroom, Master won't be able to carry it, hmm!"

Ye Yinchuan listened to Little Snorlax's inner voice as he immersed himself in their daily cleaning routine.

Doing this late at night was somewhat tiring, but his heart was relaxed and peaceful.

Influence Points are insufficient! Heart of Listening is about to end!

The system's warning was urgent, but Ye Yinchuan remained calm and was not affected in the slightest.

He could earn more Influence Points once they were gone.

Out of love, he wanted to splurge today and properly listen to Little Snorlax's inner voice.

Besides, he could earn it back in a single livestream, and he did not urgently need it.

"Alright, Little Snorlax. Go lie down by yourself first."

After the washing was done, Ye Yinchuan patted Little Snorlax's butt. It was firm and fleshy, producing a deep, solid sound that was not dull.

"Kaun!"

(Finally time to sleep, ka!)

Little Snorlax dashed away in a flash and promptly lay down.

(Inner voice: Little Snorlax has to be good and not cause trouble for Master... So sleepy. If Master doesn't come soon, Little Snorlax is going to fall asleep, ka...)

Ye Yinchuan still had to wash up and tidy himself.

Before long, though, he heard Little Snorlax's intermittent snoring.

"This child... So it wanted to wait and sleep with me every time, but it couldn't help falling asleep first..."

Ye Yinchuan thought quietly, feeling at peace.

After a while, he finished washing up, turned off the light, and lay down beside Little Snorlax.

Feeling its Fluffy, warm body and listening to its snoring like white noise, drowsiness soon washed over him.

"Good night, Little Snorlax."

Ye Yinchuan had to cherish this time.

After all, once Little Snorlax gained more weight,

if he slept beside it again, he would have to consider whether he could withstand it rolling over in its sleep!

"Right, how much did I earn today? I'll check tomorrow..."

His final thought before sleep slowly sank away, and he drifted into dreams without realizing it.

A peaceful night.