[Thank you for the invitation. I'm in North America. Twenty million copies sold out in ten seconds. There was no way to get one. Do you know how complicated I felt when I saw that Puffer actually had glasses?]
[Thank you for the invitation. My father is a middle-level manager at Anti-Entropy. He said that internal management is very strict, and he couldn't even get them in advance. He only managed to get two in advance through connections when they were released. He just gave me the good news, and he hasn't even arrived home yet. But in the Far East, they haven't even gone on sale yet, and Puffer already has stock. It's terrifying.]
[Puffer wouldn't really have some big background, would he?]
[Brothers, I'm scared...]
Watching the continuous guesses from the audience in the comments, Sirin proudly puffed out her barely-there chest. She was clearly smiling smugly, yet she humbly waved her hand, "It's nothing, really. I just happen to have a friend at Anti-Entropy, and they sent me a few sets. It's not as exaggerated as you're making it out to be~"
[Oh no, she's showing off!]
[Alright, alright, so this is how we're playing, huh? May I ask if your friend needs a little brother? I'm super fast at serving tea and water!]
Glancing at the comments again, Sirin felt even more pleased.
Mei and Kiana had already run out early. Sirin, on the other hand, had waited until now to unbox it, just to show off to everyone in the live stream.
"Ahem, now let's open it up and take a look inside."
With that, Sirin aimed the camera of the follow-up drone at the large, almost half-human-tall box in front of her, and with a swift motion of a paper cutter, she sliced open the tape.
Opening the box, it was packed full.
More than ten types of pokemon plushies and various small merchandise almost completely filled the entire box without any gaps.
[And full Benefits ??? Ridiculous!!]
One must know that one special edition corresponds to only one pokemon. To buy all the special editions, one would have to buy at least ten or more copies to collect them all. The audience became increasingly suspicious of whether Sirin truly had some significant connections.
Bending down and rummaging for a long time, after showing off all the pokemon merchandise one by one, Sirin finally pulled out a small, not-so-large box from the very bottom. She quickly unsealed it without delay, and a pair of glasses with dark purple frames and a pair of gloves with dark purple patterns appeared in everyone's line of sight.
Sirin eagerly put on the gloves, then the glasses.
Power on!
...
More than ten minutes later, Sirin, having adjusted all the settings, finally launched pokemon under the urging of the audience. As the first streamer to showcase pokemon, she had absorbed more than half of the entire platform's traffic in just ten short minutes. The programmers were probably already sweating profusely.
There was no other way; pokemon now represented popularity. After three months of tireless promotion by Anti-Entropy, everyone was quite curious.
They stopped watching games, stopped watching suggestive female streamers, and just stared at Sirin's live stream, wanting to see what pokemon was actually like.
The facts did not disappoint them either. A few seconds after pokemon launched, three red and white pokeballs appeared out of thin air in front of Sirin.
The glasses were also adapted with live streaming software, which could export Sirin's vision in real-time, and with the follow-up drone behind her, two cameras, one large and one small, could be compared and switched in real-time.
"Are these the starter pokemon?"
She reached out a finger to the pokeballs, and soon, the graphic introductions of the pokemon inside the three pokeballs popped up.
"Bulbasaur, Charmander, Squirtle... Which one should I choose?"
Looking at the three cute creatures in the pictures, Sirin was at a loss for a moment. The audience naturally started pointing and giving advice, but Sirin didn't even look. This was her first pokemon, after all, so of course, she had to choose the one she liked!
Bulbasaur looked quite cute, Charmander was also great, and Squirtle looked adorably silly. Choosing one out of three made it quite difficult for her.
After hesitating for a long time, Sirin finally made up her mind and pointed her finger at the pokeball containing Squirtle.
"Squirtle, I choose you!"
"Squirtle, Squirtle~"
The moment she made her decision, the other two pokeballs disappeared under her reluctant gaze, and Squirtle also popped out of the pokeball, landing on the ground and happily chirping at her.
Sirin's eyes instantly widened. She quickly squatted down and nervously placed her hand on the round turtle head, gently stroking it carefully.
The haptic gloves simulated an almost real touch. Watching her little Squirtle happily rub against her palm, Sirin immediately felt her heart melt.
What kind of adorable creature is this? So wonderful!!
"Squirtle~"
After rubbing a few times, Squirtle suddenly stood up on two legs, put its hands on its hips, and excitedly extended its small paw with only three fingers towards her.
Sirin was startled for a moment and subconsciously extended her own hand as well.
Seeing this, Squirtle took a step forward, its small hand gripping her gloved large hand, and gently shook it.
"Squirtle~"
Its happy expression seemed to say that they were partners from now on.
[Is it that intelligent?]
[Oh no, I feel like I'm completely falling for it.]
[Why do I have to wait another week for Far East to release it? I'm in such a hurry, so urgent!]
[Listen to me, don't rush yet, let me rush first!]
After interacting with the little Squirtle for a while, Sirin finally remembered the main task.
She quickly stood up and said to Squirtle with a serious expression, "It's time for our adventure, little Squirtle!!"
"Squirtle~"
Squirtle's expression also immediately became serious. It nodded at Sirin, then its small hand touched its shell. Under everyone's curious gaze, a pair of sunglasses was pulled out and put on its head. It crossed its arms, exuding a boss-like demeanor.
[No way, this little turtle is quite amusing.]
[Starting with a gag right away? Now I have no choice but to pick Squirtle!!]
[Am I the only one curious about how it hid the sunglasses in its shell?]
This scene immediately made everyone laugh, and even Sirin couldn't help but chuckle. She extended her hand and fist-bumped her gangster-boss-like Squirtle, then finally opened the door and walked out.
Incidentally, she put on a familiar red hat.
At this moment, she suddenly recalled the scene from the pokemon trailer. A heroic feeling surged within her heart. Looking at the vast world outside, she shouted to the sky, "I want to become a pokemon master!"
"Squirtle!"
But before Sirin could savor the afterglow of her grand declaration, she looked down and met the gaze of her parents in the yard.
Her father was covering his mouth, desperately trying to suppress his laughter. Her mother was better; she looked at her with a gentle expression and even raised her hand to applaud her, "Go for it~"
"....Ah!!!!"
A visible blush spread across Sirin's face. She immediately couldn't help but cover her face and rush out of the house.
"Squirtle, Squirtle!!"
Behind her, Squirtle also quickly chased after her.
One person and one turtle, they thus embarked on their journey.