area51novel Chapter 223 A Pokémon that Symbolizes Good Luck and Looks Like an Egg! A cult-like short story about
Chapter 223 A Pokémon that Symbolizes Good Luck and Looks Like an Egg! A cult-like short story about
Chapter 223 A Pokémon that Symbolizes Good Luck and Looks Like an Egg! A cult-fiction story about Pokémon!
When Ye Yinchuan learned the truth, he was also somewhat surprised.
He had initially assumed that the "person" in the Pokédex's description of "establishing a romantic relationship with anyone" referred to Pokémon, but now it seemed he had been far too naive...
The people here are truly human!
"Huh? My sister is Haixing's boyfriend? How could this be?"
The boy's heart was clearly deeply shaken.
Staryu is his Pokémon, and his sister is his beloved older sister, but now he's being told that Staryu likes his sister?
"Well... to be precise, it's Starfish who thinks he's in a relationship with your sister, but I don't think your sister thinks that way."
If even my older sister thinks that way, then she's really too much of a fan!
A romance between a human and a Pokémon... I can't even imagine!
[I really don't know if you guys are just too timid or have limited imaginations. Didn't you guys catch that drama from a while back, where someone and their Gyrocopter were arguing about getting sent to the vet?]
Upon seeing the comments on the screen, Ye Yinchuan was both stunned and slightly puzzled.
Stuck together with your own GyroGear? What does that mean? Is it what you think it means? That scene... I can't even imagine!
However, upon closer reflection, Ye Yinchuan realized it wasn't entirely unexpected.
Since Pokémon are so intelligent and emotionally gifted that they can form friendships and even familial bonds with humans, then love... doesn't seem like it's entirely impossible, right?
Especially before he traveled through time, he knew about the leak of the abandoned Pokémon design.
It's about how many cult stories about "Pokémon having children with humans" were found in discarded Pokémon designs...
As a result, a large number of derivative works that were too embarrassing to look at emerged.
It's clear that the Pokémon official team did consider the possibility of a romantic relationship between the designers and Pokémon, but they probably thought it would be too outrageous and raise ethical concerns, so they ultimately scrapped the idea.
As for what kind of cult story it is...
The most famous of these is the "damage to the reputation of the 'Fireball'" incident.
In ancient times, a woman got lost in the mountains and met a handsome man who offered to take her down. However, he led her back to a cave and did things that cannot be broadcast. Later, the girl's father found out and killed the fiery beast, but the girl was already pregnant with the beast's child. When the villagers found out, they ostracized the beast. In the end, the girl and the child had no choice but to wear the fiery beast's skin and return to live in the mountains...
This story style is really weird, and it's completely out of place with the Pokémon art style... It can only be described as the creator's perverse sense of humor!
Originally, the Fire Beast was quite cool, but after this, it inexplicably turned into an evil kidnapper...
However, these were the very things that were discovered by hackers, and what followed was a large number of memes created by fans.
For example, the Baku leads its cute little Pokémon away from Typhlosion, saying things like "stay away from creepy uncles..."
Or, to put it another way, imagine you're surrounded by blasters in the game...
There are many such cult stories, and characters like Flame Horse, Cyclops Bear, and Tauros are also victims.
Speaking of leaked scrapped cases, we must mention Arceus, the gist of which is as follows—
Arceus was wounded in battle with the giants and transformed into a woman. She was rescued by a man and gave birth to two children. After regaining her divine power, Arceus told the man that she and the giants were of the same origin, so she could not defeat them. However, the two children possessed the power of both humans and Pokémon, so they could. Then Arceus disappeared...
Later, the giants attacked, and the man sacrificed himself to protect the two children. The two children transformed into dragons, each possessing the power of light and time, and slew the dragons...
Arceus reappeared, transforming the corpses of the man and the giant into various things, giving the world new life...
Even in the Pokémon games, there appears a mysterious character named Wusi, a female character dressed as a "widow." While this may not verify the authenticity of the scrapped case, it is very likely that some things have been preserved.
Ye Yinchuan regained his composure.
Meanwhile, the person in the call and the older sister had recovered from their surprise and wanted to know how to resolve the matter.
"There's no other way; humans and Pokémon can't coexist. Otherwise, our current ethics and morals would suffer a huge blow..."
"Of course, streamer, my sister could never be that kind of person!"
"Hmm, it seems my actions caused some misunderstanding with the starfish? How could it possibly think we're in a romantic relationship?"
Ye Yinchuan seemed to be pondering this, and said:
"You probably didn't do anything wrong. After all, just like us humans, sometimes we have the illusion that she likes me... Not to mention, you have some kind of affectionate behavior towards Pokémon, which makes it even easier for Staryu to misunderstand."
[Wait, so how did you figure out, streamer, that the starfish likes the older sister, and not Bogarman?]
[Yeah... Even though Piplup didn't show up, Staryu was really excited, but they did mention Piplup, right?]
[Friendship is perfectly normal, why do you think it's romantic love?]
Ye Yinchuan also addressed the concerns raised by the viewers in the live chat.
"You may not have noticed, but just now the core of the starfish's chest was flashing noticeably, and the light turned pink... This is usually a sign that starfish are showing when they are courting."
If it were just friendship, this wouldn't happen. And the starfish was facing the Connector's sister.
I believe in the streamer; his understanding of Pokémon far surpasses that of the average person and shouldn't be questioned!
It's normal to have doubts, isn't it? What's the big deal?
[I looked it up, and it seems to be true. The core of a starfish is like a human heart; it only accelerates its heartbeat when experiencing intense emotional excitement. A key characteristic of courtship is its rapid, flickering light, often accompanied by a pinkish glow!]
"You can all have your own opinions, after all, such things are very rare... But since the person in the contact asked me what to do, I'll also share my thoughts."
Regarding the comments, he can only offer some superficial signs; he can't possibly claim that he can hear the Pokémon's thoughts, can he?
After clearing his throat, Ye Yinchuan began to speak:
"It's very simple. As a girl, you should know how to completely reject a boy... That is, don't send any signals of affection, don't give any possibility, and don't let him have any illusions..."
The biggest taboo in relationships is being entangled and clingy, giving someone hope only to leave them with despair... Because if you do this, even if the other person's feelings are one-sided, they will invest more and more emotion, and in the end, it might even backfire on you!
What does "backlash" mean?
Haven't you heard the news stories about people ruining their lives because they couldn't get what they wanted?
"Of course, I'm not saying this to be a victim mentality. Just like what you guys in the comments said, when you encounter that kind of extreme pursuer, no matter what you do, it may not be effective. You can only run away, run as far away as possible."
"But our discussion now is limited to Pokémon. For a long time to come, you should not show any affection towards this starfish; in fact, you should deliberately distance yourself and be indifferent."
At this moment, the person on the other end of the line couldn't help but ask:
"Wouldn't that be too cruel to the starfish?"
Before Ye Yinchuan could speak, his older sister spoke first:
"Didn't the anchor already say that giving hope and then letting it turn into despair is the cruelest thing? Since we've realized this problem, we might as well solve it once and for all?"
The person on the other end of the line thought for a moment and continued:
"But my starfish has a poor appetite and is not focused during training, what should I do?"
Ye Yinchuan rolled his eyes:
"What can you do? Die? It's just heartbreak, right? It's normal. Ask around, which man in this livestream hasn't experienced this? It's a hurdle almost every man has to overcome!"
[Waaaaah, streamer, I'm a girl, me too!]
[Exactly, unrequited love is common; loss of appetite and lack of motivation during training are normal, as long as you know they're not health issues!]
"this……"
The person on the other end of the line was speechless.
But Ye Yinchuan hadn't finished speaking:
"If all else fails, find it a starfish so it can find a new mate. It's normal, just like us humans. When we have no other choice, we can easily fall for someone and love them to death. But once you broaden your horizons, you might realize that the person you once loved but couldn't have was just like that..."
[Just entered, is this a dating livestream?]
[That makes so much sense... I just broke up with my boyfriend, thank you, host.]
"All right……"
The person in charge was somewhat disappointed that the problem of the starfish had not been solved immediately.
"Brother, quickly thank the host. If he hadn't told us all this, we wouldn't have known about the starfish's condition, and the problem might have gotten even more serious."
My older sister is still reasonable.
Urged on by her sister, the person on the other end of the line also expressed their gratitude.
"Alright, I hope you resolve your issues smoothly. Next time, let's connect!"
Ye Yinchuan did not pay attention to some trivial details.
Soon, a new connection request caught his attention—
Bobo has no nutritional value:
[Host, my Pokémon egg hatched, but it seems like it didn't fully hatch. Could you help me figure out what's wrong? I've watched your streams before, and I'm wondering if this Pokémon is a mutated Clefairy, Jigglypuff, or a Lucky Egg?]
Ye Yinchuan quickly read the information, his expression shifting.
What does "hatched but seems not to have hatched" mean? Why make it so mysterious?
However, he soon realized something.
"Could it be one of those Pokémon?"
Among the vast number of Pokémon, quite a few are related to eggs.
For example, like the egg, like the little lucky egg...
But the Pokémon that Ye Yinchuan thought of once gave him the illusion that it could evolve into some powerful legendary Pokémon.
At one point, it was even suspected that it had some connection with Lugia and the Latias siblings...
"I've decided on you."
Ye Yinchuan decisively connected via video link.
[Connection successful!]
With the prompt, a man and a woman suddenly appeared in the picture.
"Who's the person connecting?"
Ye Yinchuan was taken aback.
[This is all so pointless; she's obviously a girl.]
[Wait, this girl must have grown up drinking Moo Moo milk; she's overnourished!]
"It's me, the host."
The girl said, "My boyfriend is next to me."
[Okay, okay, so you brought your boyfriend online, huh? Trying to lure everyone in to kill us?]
[If you keep doing this, I'll unfollow you!]
Looking at the comments, Ye Yinchuan slowly typed a question mark.
She's connecting with her boyfriend online, why are you unfollowing my Kirby Mirror?
"My uncle is a professional appraiser. What's the use of finding a streamer? Why do you have to drag me along?"
The man on the other end of the line muttered to himself, but showed no concern whatsoever.
[Hey ho, haven't seen this kind of hothead in ages. How long has it been since you've been online? Never heard of Kirby's amazing skills?]
[I laughed. Professional appraiser, this guy probably has no idea how glamorous the streamer was during the exam—the examiner personally handed him water! Are you scared yet?!]
Your uncle? He's not your father, unless...
Upon seeing this, Ye Yinchuan shook his head, pulled up a Snorlax sticker in the live stream, and sat down on the "boyfriend's" head.
Making such remarks in one's own live stream, not kicking him out outright is already showing him some decency.
[Haha, well done, anchor!]
Honestly, this guy is brainless. Isn't this just making his girlfriend look bad?
"Ogura, if you keep talking nonsense, you can go away by yourself."
The person on the other end of the line realized this and said with some dissatisfaction.
"I'll see just how capable this streamer is. She looks younger than me, how can she be a professional appraiser? She probably bought her certificate!"
This guy is hilarious! If only he had checked! The live stream videos of the streamer exam are all online!
Even if you don't know anything about Snorlax's Pokémon, you should at least know the information about Beastmaster evolving into Salamence, right?
"Little sister, where are the Pokémon you were talking about?"
Ye Yinchuan wouldn't dwell on this matter.
I don't even know who this person is. My uncle is an appraiser. What does it have to do with him or me?
At least, the girl is reasonable, that's enough.
[Haha, when this guy heard the streamer call him "little sister," his fists clenched, but his face was completely hidden by the streamer's Snorlax sticker!]
"It's here."
The person on the other end glared at her boyfriend, then turned the camera to show a newly hatched Pokémon in the incubator.
At this point, the boyfriend also sensed that something was wrong.
This streamer has so many followers! And there's information about Baboon evolving into Salamence. He thought his uncle mentioned it a couple of days ago, so he picked up his phone and searched for information about Snorlax, while also asking his uncle what was going on...
When Ye Yinchuan saw this Pokémon, he couldn't take his eyes off it.
A slight smile appeared on his lips:
"This Pokémon is definitely not a mutation; it's just how it naturally looks. It's a rather rare type of Pokémon, a Fairy-type."
[Wow, there it is! A fairy!]
Speaking of which, Psychic and Ghost types appear more frequently than Fairy types in the streamer's livestream!
Wait a minute? Is this a Pokémon? Isn't this just an egg? Although the pattern is quite pretty...
Indeed, just as the comments suspected, the "Pokémon" in the breeding box looks exactly like an egg, with red and blue triangular ring patterns on it, and some of them are square.
But Ye Yinchuan knew very well what kind of Pokémon this was.
"It wasn't always like this, was it? Can we show everyone what it looks like in its entirety?"
Upon hearing this, the person on the other end of the line's eyes lit up.
It's obvious that the streamer knows exactly what kind of Pokémon it is, otherwise how could he know that?
"No problem, host."
The person connecting to the Pokémon took out some Pokémon food and placed it in front of the Pokémon.
Suddenly, a hedgehog's head emerged from the eggshell, along with tiny limbs and even facial features...
Hmm, this face really does look a bit like Pipi; it's the cute and harmless type.
However, Ye Yinchuan remembered that in the anime, there was an evil Togepi that almost sent Team Rocket and Ash's friends into space and wiped them all out...
Wow! This thing is so cute!
[It really does look like Pippi! But the color and the shape of its head are different!]
See what the host has to say!
Its smile is so healing, and the baby is just too cute!
"This Pokémon is called Togepi. Actually, there are occasional eyewitnesses in the wild. When you search for those eggs, they move on their own... In fact, besides the eggs, there's also Togepi."
"Because it is a Fairy-type Pokémon, Togepi is relatively rare. It is said that they are a symbol of good luck, and their shells are filled with happiness."
Wow! This Pokémon is amazing! Anyone want to team up and steal it?
After glancing at the comments, Ye Yinchuan quickly changed the subject:
"However, this is just a rumor and there is no actual basis for it. Moreover, if you want to share in its good fortune, you must treat it with genuine kindness."
If someone with ill intentions is near it, its energy will rapidly dissipate... So those of you who want to do bad things to Togepi, you should just think about it!
Wait, are Pokémon really that idealistic?
If it could truly symbolize good luck, then it would be a mythical beast!
Ye Yinchuan was also thinking about the relationship between Togepi, the Water City siblings, and Lugia.
The reason they are called the Latias and Togepi is because Togepi and its evolved form are very similar in appearance to the Latias and Togepi legendary Pokémon, as well as their red and blue triangular markings...
As for Lugia, it's because Togepi's evolved form, Togekiss, has a similar appearance to the former.
The latter point, which is Ye Yinchuan's personal feeling, is somewhat far-fetched, but the previous point makes it seem less like a coincidence.
Even Togepi's final evolution, like the Latias and Azur Lane siblings, is shaped like an airplane...
There are outrageous claims that Togepi is the offspring of the siblings from Latias and Tiara... This is just too much!
"Um... host, I'd like to apologize to you, is that alright?"
After a long silence, the "boyfriend" finally seized the opportunity to speak. He had just confirmed that this Kabi Appraiser was definitely a rising star in the appraisal industry...
His uncle was just a junior appraiser, while this Kirby Appraiser was a genius who even top-level appraisers gave extremely high praise to... There was simply no comparison!
"Hmm, it's nothing."
Ye Yinchuan's attitude was indifferent; he didn't care at all about the attitude of a passerby.
[Haha, this kid went to check it himself, and immediately chickened out!]
[He's a real talent; I'd actually find it a bit too much of a stretch to accept his help!]
Just then, the person on the other end of the call brought some Pokémon food and fed it to Togepi. However, Togepi didn't seem to like the food and even looked at it with disdain.
"Host, why does Togepi only eat the food I feed it? My boyfriend was there when it hatched! And it only lets me pet it..."
Ye Yinchuan's expression was somewhat subtle. He thought to himself, "Little sister, isn't this obvious enough?"
"Togepi is helping you. Okay, that's all for now... Do you have any other questions?"
At this moment, both the person on the other end of the line and her boyfriend were completely confused.
The former didn't react, while the latter had just been distracted and hadn't heard what Ye Yinchuan had said earlier, so she didn't know that Ye Yinchuan was "hinting" something to the girl.
But netizens have sharp eyes, and their wisdom is astonishing.
Hey girl, we can't comment on your boyfriend, but please remember, Togepi doesn't like people with bad intentions!
[You're so naive! You should really think about what the streamer is saying!]
"Host, could you please tell us about the identification process for this Togepi, and some things to keep in mind when raising it?"
The woman's boyfriend realized what was happening, but not wanting to cause a scene, he quickly changed the subject.
How could he not understand the "malicious intent" of the comments?
After all, it's their private matter. Although this boyfriend isn't very reliable right now, we can't condemn her entirely just because of this.
He had no interest in meddling in other people's business.
"This Togepi's IVs are probably around B-tier, and its ability is likely Serene Grace. As for feeding it, just follow the guidelines for Fairy-type Pokémon..."
Then there's the fact that Togepi dislikes people with malicious intentions; if such a person gets close to it, it will show resistance, or even become listless.
Ye Yinchuan thought about it for a while, but couldn't help himself and finally added a comment!
(End of this chapter)