Following the crosswalk across the intersection, Caster hurried to the perfume shop. Even before entering, he could already smell a special fragrance that lifted his spirits.
Pushing open the door to the perfume shop, a green-haired girl with twin tails, wearing a pink dress, immediately approached him. Her figure was quite impressive, absolutely stunning.
"Wow! What a gorgeous lady!"
"I thought the Cerulean Sisters were the pinnacle of mature beauties, but someone's even more impressive than them. Whose girl is this?"
"Brothers, three minutes. I need all her info."
"Mommy! Mommy!"
...
When the green-haired twin-tailed beauty "Misako" appeared, Caster's livestream exploded instantly, with comments flooding the screen like crazy.
Seeing the phone Caster was holding, Misako asked guardedly, "Sir, what are you filming?"
As a beauty hub, the perfume shop occasionally had sketchy men show up, either badmouthing the perfume or hitting on the staff, so Misako's sensitivity was quite high.
"Just documenting my life. I'm a streamer; I often share my daily life online..."
Caster first turned off the comment display, then showed Misako his channel information to avoid any misunderstanding.
After confirming Caster wasn't some creepy voyeur, Misako's expression returned to normal, and she smiled, "Sir, are you familiar with perfume?"
"Not extremely familiar. I only know that perfume can help people relax, calm them down, restore their energy, and heal the spirit. It has many uses."
Caster recalled what Erika had said in the anime and immediately repeated it.
As soon as he finished speaking, applause rang out.
Caster turned his head and saw a beauty in an elegant kimono approaching gracefully.
She looked at Caster with gentle eyes and bowed, "Sir, I didn't expect you to understand perfume so well. I can tell you must be a person of refined taste and exceptional character."
"Manager!"
Seeing the kimono-clad woman appear, Misako quickly bowed respectfully.
Caster's heart stirred, knowing the young woman before him was Erika, the darling of the Kanto region.
Whether on earth or here, Erika was extremely popular.
"Erika, I love you!"
"So my wife has appeared. Everyone, please don't get too excited; you'll scare my dear wife."
"That bastard upstairs is daydreaming again. Everyone move aside; let me wake him up!"
"Brothers, guess where my hand is right now?"
"Kimono Erika really has a unique charm. I love it too much!"
"I don't care about this or that..."
(/n: yo this chat crazy)
...
When Erika appeared, the comments went even crazier, showing just how popular she was.
In the Kanto region, the only ones who could rival Erika's popularity were probably Sabrina and Lorelei.
Watching his livestream's constantly soaring popularity and online viewer count, Caster was delighted.
He hadn't expected his luck to be this good, coincidentally running into Erika at the perfume shop, and in the rare "kimono" outfit no less. This was obviously a different flavor for the old perverts.
"Sir, do you have a perfume in mind? If not, I can introduce some to you."
Erika came to Caster's side, waves of fragrance hitting his nose. While feeling refreshed and clear-headed, Caster's heartbeat quickened slightly.
"That would be wonderful!"
Caster readily agreed.
Watching Caster being personally served by Erika on screen, the netizens in the livestream were green with envy, nearly grinding their teeth to dust.
"Old Fish is so lucky, actually getting personal service from Erika. I've been there several times and haven't even seen Erika's face."
"Another day of envying Old Fish."
"Fish Boy, you really deserve to die!!!!"
"Old Fish! Fish Man! Sensei Fish! Please, teach a course on romance! I really want to learn!"
"By the way, who called Erika his wife earlier? Look at the situation now; isn't Fish Boy totally winning?"
"My wife! My wife! Waaah!"
...
Under Erika's guidance, Caster's perfume knowledge improved rapidly.
In the end, Caster even purchased a bottle of basic perfume on Erika's recommendation, very fresh and pleasant.
"Brothers, perfume is great; you've got to buy perfume!"
Holding up the perfume for display, Caster aimed the camera at himself and the gentle, dignified Erika nearby, sneakily pressing the shutter.
Watching Caster with his grin stretched from ear to ear, the netizens in the livestream gnashed their teeth and cursed up a storm.
...
After buying perfume, Caster said goodbye to Erika and came to the Pokémon Center to check in.
Seeing it was still quite light out, Caster bought a bento box and hurried to a lake not far from the Pokémon Center.
"Come out, Magikarp!"
Caster threw out his Poké Ball.
Red light flashed, and the plump, robust Magikarp fell into the water, splashing up large waves.
"Wow! What a huge Magikarp!"
Many people walking by the lakeside were amazed.
But some were dismissive, mocking, "No matter how big a Magikarp is, it's still a Magikarp. What can a Magikarp do? A Magikarp can't do anything; it's just useless."
"Karp~"
Magikarp showed an angry expression, glaring furiously at that person.
Seeing this, Caster quickly stepped forward to calm it down and stuffed a Flying Gem into Magikarp's mouth.
As for retaliating against the mocker or showing off, Caster had no interest in that.
After all, he wasn't some arrogant protagonist!
Besides, if they really fought, Magikarp wouldn't stand a chance anyway.
Because the mocking youth had a Jolteon covered in spikes right beside him. What would Magikarp fight with?
"Karp~"
Holding the Flying Gem in its mouth and feeling the wisps of energy flowing from it, Magikarp's eyes lit up.
The energy from Energy Orbs was attribute-less, or rather, balanced across all attributes, providing comprehensive nourishment but relatively slow results.
In contrast, the Flying Gem contained only pure Flying-type energy. Although it had no nourishing effect on Magikarp's body, it was extremely effective for improving Flying-type energy control.
"Same as usual, Magikarp. Go underwater, absorb the gem's energy while guarding the bait. Just don't let your fellow Magikarp come over..."
Caster gave his instructions, and Magikarp executed a dragon's tail swish, immediately diving underwater and disappearing.
Then Caster leisurely took out the newly bought collapsible fishing rod and carefully attached the bait.
"I heard the fishing here is explosive. I hope it won't disappoint me."
Scanning the lake, Caster saw quite a few fishermen, clearly fellow fishing enthusiasts.
After selecting a fishing spot, Caster cast his line. The bait hit the water with a "plop," creating ripples.
Then he sat cross-legged on the grass and took out his purchased bento to unwrap.
Just as Caster was about to pick up his chopsticks, the float suddenly sank.
"A bite this fast? Awesome!"
Caster quickly pulled the rod, beaming with joy. "For once, the netizens didn't lie to me!"
Soon, a large crab with red upper head and claws, with the rest being white, was pulled ashore.
[Caught "Krabby," reward: 1 "Protect" TM.]
[First time catching "Krabby," bonus reward: 1 "Crab-Specific Bait."]