Pokémon: I picked up a reborn Eevee at the start of the game.

Xia Chen put away his phone, yawned, fought off his sleepiness, and began packing his few belongings.

"Let's go, Ugly Fish, let's go home."

…………

With an hour to spare before his flight took off, Xia Chen watched the Bogaman Cup final video on Pixiv.

Although the match had only ended about an hour ago, Ibrahimovic's brilliant performance, the underdog victory, and the fact that the match itself was already incredibly exciting made the game all the more remarkable.

The official Bogarman recording of the final match has already garnered nearly a million views!

Xia Chen came to watch it again, not to relive the emotions, since it was only a short time and there wasn't much to relive.

He mainly wanted to see what netizens thought of him.

That's right. Although he was indeed carried to victory by Ibrahimovic, Xia Chen believed that he still played a crucial role.

Without me, could I have raised such an excellent Pokémon as Eevee?

Besides, Eevee's Return is so powerful that it can instantly kill Nidoran, who still has almost half of his stamina left. Even if Eevee deserves 99% of the credit, it doesn't amount to 1% of my contribution.

So, brimming with confidence, he opened the comments section, ready to see things like...

"Master Pigeon, how did you raise such an excellent Pokémon as Eevee?"

"Master Pigeon, please, please make a video about building a bond with your Pokémon!"

Comments like these.

However, when he opened the comments section, the comments from netizens made him feel dizzy.

…………

[Let's form a group to steal Master Yi's stuff (1/100)]

like

Xia Chen was speechless. Fine. I can understand the netizens' little bit of jealousy.

next.

[I just don't understand, Master Ge, what makes you so special to have met such a wonderful Master Yi? Xia Chen, you really deserve to die!]

like

Xia Chen was furious. Jealousy was one thing, but to open my box?!

Oh, wait, my username was probably already ruined during the competition. But that's going too far. What do you mean by saying I'm not worthy of it?

What's even more outrageous is that so many people liked it!

Stop watching! My Eevee says the video is fake, it's a composite. Don't believe or spread rumors!

Just praise Ibrahimovic, why go through all this trouble?

Scrolling further down, almost all the top comments were either expressing envy of themselves or praising Ibrahimovic.

It's basically a group of Eevee quacks and Xia Chen spitting.

By the end, Xia Chen had become numb to it all.

Forget it, I might as well adjust my mindset and look at the problem from a different perspective.

such as

I want to see that look on your faces, that jealous look on your faces!

Hmm, thinking about it that way makes me feel much better.

……

(Thanks to the generous donor who keeps a string of numbers even though Qidian doesn't allow name changes, here's an extra chapter. I also owe one more chapter to maintain my stockpile of chapters. I'll pay back slowly.)

I'm truly sorry for not being able to add more chapters on time; having a stockpile of chapters is my source of security.

(To respond to the plot of the seminar again, some readers have pointed out that what the protagonist presented was indeed not very substantial, the reactions of the people below were normal, and the male protagonist's reaction was childish and so on.)

Well, I thought about it for a long time while writing it, and even discussed it with the editor several times. The final tone I decided on was to keep it peaceful and not to overdo it.

Therefore, I did not write about either side's reaction as excessive. From their respective perspectives, both reactions are understandable.

One side is more conservative, while the other is more radical, since they have different information, right?

But as the editor said, sometimes you can ignore some logic for the sake of excitement. In the end, I chose the last one among the male protagonist's reactions of "anger, helplessness, and disappointment." To be fair, it's not like I'm being stupid, right?

If the male lead were truly amiable and even very humbly accept everyone's criticism, wouldn't he be criticized as a saint with no temper at all?

I deleted those comments because sometimes these kinds of chapter reviews can negatively impact other readers' reading experience.

If you have any opinions, please leave them in the comments section outside; I won't delete them there.

Chapter 69 Ibu got a blind box egg

Zhijiang City, Ancient Gate Arena Pokémon Center.

Although the Bogaman Cup has come to a successful end, life must go on as usual.

Of the two Pokémon that made it to the finals, Nidoran had already recovered and left early, while Eevee, the winner, was still resting in bed.

"Don't worry, Eevee just used up too much energy in the battle and is a bit exhausted. He'll be fine after a rest. But it's hard to imagine that with Eevee's current physique and strength, he could unleash such power."

Outside the ward, Miss Joey was explaining Eevee's condition to Xia Chen, who had just arrived.

Xia Chen finally breathed a sigh of relief. Heaven knows how worried he was when he heard Mingyi tell him to come directly to the Pokémon Center after he got off the plane.

After giving Eevee some pointers on its daily life and diet over the next few days, Miss Joy left with the Happy Egg.

Xia Chen gently pushed open the ward door. Ibu was fast asleep on the bed, while Mingyi and Tengi sat by his side to take care of him.

When Mingyi saw Xia Chen come in, she put her finger to her lips and gestured for him to be quiet.

Xia Chen: "."

Anyone who didn't know better would think you were her trainer and I was just a guest.

Silently complaining to himself, Xia Chen still slowed down his movements and sat down by the hospital bed.

Ibu was fast asleep, his body under the blanket bobbing up and down with his even breathing, and he seemed perfectly fine.

As Xia Chen approached, her wet nose twitched slightly, as if she smelled a familiar and reassuring scent, and a smile appeared on Ibu's sleeping face.

Xia Chen couldn't help but smile slightly. "Dog nose, huh? So sharp."

Mingyi walked to Xia Chen's side, gently patted his shoulder, and pointed to the balcony outside the door.

Xia Chen understood and followed her out.

…………

"How was the trip to Kanto? Did it go smoothly?"

Xia Chen scratched his head. "It's alright. Although I didn't achieve some of my original goals, I have a better understanding of the evolution of the Uglyfish. I also met a very important senior. Overall, it's not bad?"

Mingyi let out a long "Oh," and said, "That's alright. Let's not miss Ibrahimovic's amazing performance while things are still going well over there."

"Don't worry about that. I can have both fish and bear's paw. I watched the whole last one and then flew back immediately."

Mingyi nodded, changed the subject, and said mysteriously, "Guess what prize Eevee finally chose?"

Xia Chen originally wanted to reply with "How would I know?", but then he thought that ordinary elf items would never smile so sinisterly. It must be something he couldn't guess. It seemed he had to guess in an outrageous direction.

Thinking back to the champion's prize, what was particularly outrageous?

They all seem to be relatively valuable and practical Pokémon items or training materials, right?

No, there is one reward that is rather special.

Xia Chen guessed, "Could it be a Pokémon egg?"

Xia Chen himself almost laughed when he said that.

While Eevee isn't the kind of possessive, yandere Pokémon that wants to monopolize its trainer, it certainly isn't exactly magnanimous either.

Last time I asked her if she could tame the ugly fish, she hesitated for a long time before finally agreeing reluctantly.

Besides, he had clearly stated at home that he had no intention of catching any new Pokémon recently, so Eevee had no reason to choose that Pokémon egg.

However, these are all just my speculations.

Xia Chen looked at Mingyi, whose face clearly said, "How did you guess?" and twitched his lips.

"So, Eevee really chose a Pokémon egg?"

…………

Looking at the white egg with blue markings, resting in the nutrient solution, Xia Chen fell into deep thought.

"So, did the organizers say what kind of Pokémon egg this is?"

Everyone has their own preferences when it comes to Pokémon. If the egg hatches into a Pokémon that you like, that's fine, it just means you can raise your third Pokémon sooner.

Although this means that another money-burning machine has come to the house.

But what if you hatch a hippopotamus, a sand snake, or a fire lizard—something you really don't like?

Xia Chen could then hand it over to a more suitable trainer for training before it comes out.

In the Pokémon games, except for a certain lowly person from the ocean, all Pokémon eggs look the same.

However, the Pokémon eggs in this world are quite similar to those in the anime, and you can identify them by the patterns on the eggs.

Eggs with eye-catching features, such as Togepi and Electabuzz, are particularly easy to recognize.

White with blue stripes is a very common egg pattern that even egg hatching experts may not be able to identify.

However, if the eggs come from an incubator, their offspring can certainly be identified by their parents.

However, Mingyi shook her head, "This egg didn't come from the breeding house. It came from a group of Pokémon hunters we caught a while ago. This Pokémon egg was one of their stolen goods. The League didn't know how to handle it, so they held a charity sale. Bogaman Company bought a few as prizes for the Bogaman Cup."

Xia Chen's heart skipped a beat. Oh no, this has turned into opening a blind box.

As someone with an extremely clear life plan, Xia Chen hates uncertainty the most.

Especially one's third Pokémon. This is a choice that could potentially influence one's entire life.

Helpless, he could only speculate and guess.