Chapter 15: Fatty Already Apologized, Is Monkey Still Talking Tough?
[666, is the streamer just making stuff up?]
[That's not a Nidoran♀—I'll perform a Poison Sting dental floss routine if it is!]
[A shiny Pokémon? No way!]
[There are femboy Pokémon now?]
In front of her screen, watching the livestream, Hu Yue's expression was slightly tense as she stared intently at that "Nidoran♀."
Its body was blue, with a few dark blue spots, looking like a large mouse.
It had triangular red eyes, stood on all fours with two-toed limbs, and had a large white front tooth, two pairs of whiskers, and big ears.
The poison spikes on its forehead and back were relatively smaller compared to a Nidoran♂, and its toes were slightly rounder.
No matter how you looked at it, it resembled a Nidoran♀—nothing like a Nidoran♂.
"A shiny Pokémon? If Xiao Chuan hadn't pointed it out, no one would've even thought of that. How the hell did he even notice?"
Hu Yue's confusion stemmed from the fact that Nidoran♀ and Nidoran♂ were essentially the same species, with obvious gender differences. This particular case was one in a million.
Fatty and Skinny Monkey also stared for a while before asking:
"Streamer, are you serious? A shiny Pokémon? That's worth a fortune!"
"A shiny Nidoran♂ that looks like a Nidoran♀? Streamer, you're not messing with us, right?"
Seeing Fatty and Skinny Monkey's mix of shock, disbelief, and faint hope, Ye Yinchuan felt a slightly evil thought rise in his heart:
"The way you two looked down on me earlier… I almost wish this wasn't a shiny Pokémon. It's too good for you."
But alas, the facts were right in front of him. Ye Yinchuan couldn't just lie through his teeth.
At the end of the day, someone else's shiny Pokémon was just that—someone else's. All he needed to do was focus on his stream, grow his audience and influence, and make some cash. That was enough.
"Absolutely certain. Isn't it obvious? If this Pokémon were a Nidoran♀, why would it be so resistant to breeding with a Nidoran♂, even to the point of attacking it?"
"I admit, this shiny Nidoran♂ is special—so special it almost fooled even my eyes. But almost isn't enough. In the end, it couldn't escape my sharp gaze!"
Ye Yinchuan deliberately exaggerated his words, adding a bit of drama for the sake of stream entertainment.
[Now that he mentions it, that kinda makes sense.]
[Don't listen to the streamer's nonsense. I've been watching this whole time—that's a Nidoran♀!]
[Yeah, if a shiny Nidoran♂ could look like a Nidoran♀, we'd have known about it by now!]
[Is this a script? Are you messing with us?]
Judging by the chat reactions and the skeptical looks from Fatty and Skinny Monkey, Ye Yinchuan's explanation alone wasn't convincing enough.
Sighing, he decided to cut to the chase:
"Actually, there's an easy way to verify this. Just bring in a Nidoran♀ in heat for breeding. If it succeeds, that'll prove I'm right."
On camera, Ye Yinchuan wore a slightly helpless expression, as if saying, "I've said my piece. If you don't believe me, that's your problem."
[Where are we supposed to find another Nidoran♀?]
[Is the streamer just buying time?]
"Oh, I've got that covered!"
Fatty's eyes lit up as he pulled out another Poké Ball—this one containing a Nidoran♀.
As everyone knew, Nidoran♀ and Nidoran♂ could coexist peacefully with the opposite gender, but same-gender pairs could never be kept together. They'd attack each other on sight.
So while Fatty owned multiple Nidoran♀, he'd never let two of them meet.
[Wait, bro, you actually have one?]
[What kind of rich kid keeps two Nidoran♀?]
Ye Yinchuan finally understood.
Judging by Fatty's clothes and home environment, this guy was at least upper-middle class.
And the fact that he owned two Nidoran♀? Well, looking at his username, it wasn't hard to guess why.
In the livestream:
Skinny Monkey first recalled the Nidoran♂.
Then, Fatty sent out his Nidoran♀, and Skinny Monkey picked it up, bringing it closer to the shiny Nidoran♂…
Something astonishing happened.
The shiny Nidoran♂ showed no signs of aggression. Instead, its eyes gleamed slightly as it wriggled excitedly, raising its horn repeatedly—a clear mating display.
The Nidoran♀, though initially wary, sniffed the shiny Nidoran♂ and didn't show much resistance. Soon, the two were nuzzling, exchanging scents.
At this rate, successful breeding was all but guaranteed!
"See, folks? That's the mating posture of a Nidoran♂. This is 100% a shiny Nidoran♂!"
[Holy shit, he was right?]
[No way, the streamer actually called it?]
[A shiny Pokémon? Damn, already rich and now even luckier!]
[Streamer, you're for real?]
The chat exploded, with some viewers even starting to send small gifts.
After all, actions spoke louder than words. What they'd just witnessed was undeniable proof that Ye Yinchuan was right.
A faint smirk curled on Ye Yinchuan's lips as he awaited Fatty and Skinny Monkey's reactions.
His smile said it all.
"Streamer, I never expected you to be this good. If you hadn't pointed out that this was a shiny Nidoran♂, who knows how long I'd have been kept in the dark!"
[The "kept-in-the-dark" guy has arrived!]
[Haha, Fatty's redemption arc!]
"I sincerely apologize. Here, have some gifts—hope you won't hold it against me. If I have any Pokémon questions in the future, I'll come to you!"
As Fatty spoke, he picked up his phone.
[User "Nidoran♀ Is My Waifu" has sent you 2x "Master Ball" gifts!]
Watching two Master Balls bounce onto the screen in quick succession, Ye Yinchuan couldn't help but grin.
Two at once—Fatty was definitely generous!
[I was laughing earlier, but now I'm crying! You happy now?]
[Since when do high schoolers have this kind of money?]
[Fatty? No, this is Big Bro Fatty! Bro, drop your contact info!]
[Fatty already apologized—is Monkey still talking tough?]
[Where's the rhyming roast? Don't tell me you've run out of creativity!]
With Fatty's apology and gifts out of the way, Skinny Monkey scratched his head, his face turning red as he struggled to speak under the barrage of teasing comments demanding an apology.
"S-streamer, you're the real deal!"
After a long pause, Skinny Monkey gave a thumbs-up to the camera. "I, Hou Xiaotian, truly lacked discernment today—I overestimated myself! I also owe you an apology, right here in front of everyone!"
[Where's the gift?]
[You think a few words are enough?]
[Hou Xiaotian, blind and bold, mocked the streamer with rhymes untold. But shiny Nidoran♂ stole the show, leaving Monkey's ego in the cold!]
The chat wasn't about to let him off easy!