Chapter 120: The Internet Celebrity Suffers a Crushing Defeat
As soon as they got Home, Primarina and the others began preparing for their first Livestream.
They had already registered their Account. For their first Livestream, they didn't plan any specific Performance or Program, so they decided to start with a Self-introduction.
The Livestream Room was quickly set up. The four Pokémon appeared neatly in the Livestream Room. After quite some time, not a single Viewer entered the Livestream Room.
"Shi lai~ Shi lai~" They're coming, they're coming...
Suddenly, a Viewer entered the Livestream Room. Just as Primarina cried out, the person left a message and exited.
"Sorry, wrong Livestream Room!"
Primarina: ...
Primarina didn't recognize Text. It could only see that Netizen suddenly enter the Livestream Room and then suddenly leave. It was practically soul-crushing!
After a while, another Netizen entered the Livestream Room. This time, they didn't enter by mistake. They were just a little curious about what this Livestream Room with no Viewers was doing.
"What does the streamer do? Showing Pokémon? Swablu is so cute!"
Primarina didn't know what the Netizen had said in Text, so it could only pretend to be very happy.
But the Netizen also didn't know what it was trying to express. Seeing that the other party wasn't even willing to answer the only Viewer's Problem, they quietly exited the Livestream Room. (The Viewer thought the Livestream Room was set up by a Pokémon Trainer.)
After that, a few more Viewers entered the Livestream Room one after another, but before Primarina and the others could even start their Self-introduction, the Viewers exited the Livestream Room again.
Of course, even if Primarina and the others had successfully given their Self-introduction, no one would have understood what they were saying.
The four Pokémon stayed in front of the Screen all night. In the end, the Backend showed a Fan Quantity of 2, and they didn't even know if they were bot accounts.
Primarina and the others were greatly discouraged, each one looking dejected.
Bai Feng watched the entire Situation in their Livestream Room and said, "This won't work. You can't speak, and you don't recognize Text. How can you interact and communicate with your Fans?"
Bai Feng's words indeed enlightened Primarina and the others. They unanimously agreed that they should think of a way to communicate with their Fans.
At this moment, Chatot actively raised its Wings and spoke in Human Language.
"Me! I'll do it!"
After only saying a few words, Chatot reverted to its own voice.
"Quack~ Quack~ Quack~" I can learn Human Language and help us with Livestream commentary in the future.
Chatot is a Pokémon that is naturally very good at mimicking. Bai Feng was not surprised that it could speak Human Language.
However, it was probably the first time it imitated Human speech, so its pronunciation wasn't very standard, and it couldn't express its meaning fluently. That's why it only said a few words before reverting to Pokémon Language.
Primarina and the others, however, didn't expect Chatot to have this ability. They all showed surprised expressions and solemnly handed over the Task of Band commentary to Chatot.
However, Chatot still needed to practice harder before it could officially take on the job.
"Just having commentary isn't enough. You need a Member who can read Text. Otherwise, how will you know what your Fans are saying in the Chat Comments?" Bai Feng continued.
This worried Primarina and the others greatly. Chatot could learn to speak, but who would learn to read Text? Primarina declared that it couldn't do it; it disliked studying the most!
After some deliberation, Kricketune weakly raised its hand.
Actually, Kricketune had some basic knowledge of reading Text. After all, it had received Major Music Education and would inevitably come into contact with Human Text, but it hadn't studied it diligently at the time.
But now, for the sake of the Band and for Primarina, it was willing to give it its best shot!
Seeing Kricketune voluntarily take on such a heavy responsibility, Primarina was so moved that tears flowed out. Truly worthy of being my best friend!
"Alright, now that you've assigned the Tasks, keep working hard!" Bai Feng encouraged them.
Seeing that it was getting late, Bai Feng got up, intending to return to his Room to sleep. Suddenly, he thought of something else, so he turned back and said to the Pokémon:
"Since your first Livestream failed, why don't you record a Video of you Singing and put it on your Account? Maybe that will attract some Fans."
Primarina and the others' eyes lit up when they heard this. Just as they were about to start recording, they heard Bai Feng say, "It's already late today. Let's talk about it tomorrow!"
So the four Pokémon could only return to their Rooms dejectedly to sleep.
Perhaps they were too worried about recording the Video, but all four Pokémon suffered from insomnia that night. When they woke up in the morning, each one had a pair of large Dark Circles under their eyes.
When Bai Feng saw how they looked, he laughed unkindly.
In the morning, Bai Feng went to comb the Energy for the Fruit Trees as he did yesterday, while Primarina and the others found a scenic spot to record their Debut Song.
Now, many Fruit Trees on Fangxing Mountain had bloomed. Large areas of Sea of Flowers gathered together, making it a good place to record a Video.
After finishing his Busy work at Noon, Bai Feng suddenly received a Phone call. It was from Mr. De Fu. Because Bai Feng had helped find an important Stronghold of the Neo-Genesis Organization, the League planned to Reward him.
Since they weren't sure what to Reward Bai Feng with, they had Mr. De Fu call to ask about the Situation.
"Can I think about it and contact you later? I actually don't know what I need," Bai Feng said to Mr. De Fu awkwardly.
"Ah, take your time thinking," Mr. De Fu said with a hearty laugh. "Call me when you've decided."
After ending the Phone call with Mr. De Fu, Bai Feng returned Home and gathered his Pokémon to ask for their Opinion.
Bai Ye and the others looked at each other after hearing Bai Feng's words, as they didn't really want anything either.
At this moment, Primarina raised its hand and loudly exclaimed, "I have a need, I have a need! I want a new Accompaniment Member!"
The Band only had Kricketune as Accompaniment, and the Music was too monotonous. Primarina had long wanted to recruit another Member.
However, Pokémon with Musical Talent were not easy to find.
"You want me to find a New Member for your Band?" Bai Feng asked, looking at Primarina.
"Mhm mhm..." Primarina nodded quickly.
Hearing this, Bai Feng lowered his head in thought. After a while, he took out his Phone, pulled up a picture to show Primarina, and said:
"What do you think of this Pokémon?"
The picture showed a small green monkey.
"What can it do?" Primarina asked with a puzzled expression.
Bai Feng replied, "It can tap a stick, and after Evolution, it can play drums."
The Pokémon Bai Feng was talking about was Grookey.
Not only could Grookey join Primarina's Band as an Accompaniment, but it also had a Talent ability: when it tapped its Wooden Stick near Flowers and Grasses, the Green Leaf would become even greener, and Withered Flowers would become vibrant again.
This was a Pokémon very suitable for the Orchard.
However, this Pokémon was originally from the distant Galar Region. He didn't know if the Kalos Alliance could obtain one here.
"That's the one!"
After hearing Bai Feng's explanation, Primarina immediately took a liking to the little green monkey.
"Since that's the case, I'll go ask. However, it might not be possible, so you should be mentally prepared," Bai Feng said.
"Bai Feng can definitely do it!" Primarina gave Bai Feng a jinx.
After deciding, Bai Feng called Mr. De Fu's Phone again.
"Ah, it's Bai Feng. You've decided so quickly?" Mr. De Fu's deep voice came from the other end of the Phone.
"Yes, Mr. De Fu, I would like a Grookey. I'm not sure if the League can obtain one," Bai Feng inquired.
"Is that so..." Mr. De Fu hesitated for a moment. "Ah, I'll help you ask first."
Bai Feng nodded in agreement. "Okay, if it's difficult, please don't force it. I don't absolutely need a Grookey."
Mr. De Fu said with a smile, "It's alright, I'll ask first. I should get a reply soon. If we can't get one, you can think of something else."
As expected, that evening Bai Feng received another Phone call from Mr. De Fu. Mr. De Fu told him that the League had agreed to try and obtain a Grookey for him, and the Pokémon would be delivered to him within a week.
After receiving the reply, Bai Feng waited peacefully for Grookey to be delivered.
Meanwhile, Primarina and the others had also finished recording their Debut Song. They uploaded the Video to their Account and then stared intently at the Variation in the Fan Quantity on the Backend.
One, two, three... The numbers kept jumping, but the growth rate was very slow. By evening, the number of Fans had only increased to twenty.
Some Fans specifically left comments Below the Video, saying they really liked Primarina and the others' Performance and hoped they would keep up the good work.
All the comments left were uniformly praising the Video content, but this still couldn't Change the result that the Quantity of Fans following their Account was extremely small.
A week passed in the blink of an eye. These past few days, Primarina and the others had been working hard on Livestream Matters.
Chatot could now express its meaning Completely using Human Language, although it still stuttered when speaking.
But this was already very impressive. After all, it had only just started learning. If it weren't for the Racial Talent bonus, it probably wouldn't have been able to learn it so quickly.
Kricketune's heavy responsibility of learning to read Text hadn't progressed much, but it was very diligent and hardworking. Bai Feng often saw it studying late into the night by lamplight.
Sometimes he really wanted to Remind Kricketune to rest early, but he was also afraid it would damage its confidence.
Kricketune's Personality was actually quite sensitive. Moreover, it wasn't the kind of Pokémon with natural Talent, and its speed in learning various Knowledge was very slow, so confidence was very important to it.
Then there was Primarina. For the great cause of the Band's Livestream, it seemed to have become obsessed. Recently, it had even neglected its morning Training.
How hardworking Primarina used to be as a Pokémon!
This made Bai Feng very angry. It was fine for it to be Busy with Band Matters, but there had to be a limit!
So Bai Feng privately found Primarina and severely scolded it. Only then did Primarina gradually sober up from its frenzy.
It felt very guilty about this and promised Bai Feng that it would never do this again in the future.
During this week, Primarina and the others successively produced several Performance Videos and uploaded them all to their Account. Their Fan Quantity also gradually increased from twenty to three hundred.
But compared to big streamers who easily have tens or hundreds of thousands of Fans, this was still too far off and completely didn't meet Primarina and the others' expectations!
Seeing this, Bai Feng could only advise them not to aim too high or be impatient, and just take things slowly.
Bai Feng would watch each of their Videos carefully and even give appropriate suggestions, but he wasn't a Major professional after all, so the help he could give Primarina and the others was limited.
However, what surprised Bai Feng was that Primarina and the others had a very loyal Fan. When Primarina and the others released their first Video, that Fan followed their Account and constantly encouraged Primarina and the others to keep creating.
Honestly, Bai Feng was moved by this person. Primarina and the others' first Tip, and also their only Tip, came from this person.
Although the Tip amount wasn't large, for Primarina and the others facing difficulties, it was simply a shot in the arm!
It must be said, this Fan was true love!
This day, Bai Feng was Busy working in the Orchard when he saw a Delibird flying towards him from afar.
After seeing Bai Feng, the Delibird flapped its Wings and slowly landed. It rummaged around in its Small Bundle and soon took out a Poké Ball, handing it to Bai Feng.
Just as Bai Feng took the Poké Ball, the Delibird took out a Sign-in Sheet for Bai Feng to sign for.
After looking at the Sign-in Sheet, Bai Feng understood that the Poké Ball had been sent from the Pokémon Center.
The League had sent the Grookey Bai Feng wanted to the Pokémon Center in Couriway Town, and then Nurse Joy had sent it to Bai Feng.
Bai Feng quickly signed his name on the Sign-in Sheet, then handed the Paper and Pen back to the Delibird. The Delibird gave Bai Feng a slight smile, then flew back into the air and disappeared.
When Bai Feng returned Home for lunch at Noon, he released Grookey to introduce it to everyone.
"This is Grookey. Let's all look out for each other from now on!"
"Squeak squeak squeak~" Look out for each other, look out for each other!
This Grookey had a very lively Personality and wasn't afraid of strangers at all. As soon as it came out, it tapped its Small Wooden Stick and greeted every Pokémon. Its adorable appearance made everyone chuckle.
Perhaps it was the mutual attraction between Grass-type Pokémon, but Chikorita was exceptionally enthusiastic towards Grookey. Before Bai Feng could react, it shook off a Leaf and gave it to Grookey.
Grookey held the Leaf, looked at Chikorita, then looked at Bai Feng, and finally took a bite with a crunch, chewing it up and eating it.
＼\\('ω')//／ Oh~~~ So delicious! Fragrant and crispy.
"Squeak squeak squeak~~"
Grookey ate the Leaf in a few bites, then hugged Chikorita and bounced around. The friendship between the two Pokémon was thus formed.
Next, Primarina and the others invited Grookey to join the Band. However, this Matter was simpler than they had imagined.
This little monkey was also a Pokémon that loved Music. After listening to the Performance of Primarina and their Band, it decisively stated that it wanted to join.
Thus, the Primarina Band gained another Accompaniment.
(End of this chapter)