If It's This Cute, It Must Be a Boy

Su Feng didn't go too far, only muting the accounts that insulted him for an hour.

He had some idea why his stream had suddenly exploded in popularity.

After all, the quality of his stream yesterday was exceptionally high, so it was only natural for it to cause a sensation online.

However, he didn't believe for a second that the change in the term "Pokémon" wasn't influenced by someone behind the scenes.

But whatever, the overall development of events was favorable to him.

"Chirp!"

A drowsy Torchic darted out of the tent, instantly capturing a wave of fans with its adorable appearance.

[Holy crap, the magical beast is really here!]

[You new fans need to chill. The authorities have clearly stated that these creatures are called Pokémon!]

[Torchic is so cute! Come to mama!]

[No male moms, no male moms!]

[I want a male mom!]

[By the way, is Torchic a boy or a girl?]

[If it's this cute, it must be a boy!]

[Hey, hey, that's enough!]

Seeing the audience discussing Torchic's gender, Su Feng was momentarily stunned. He didn't know whether Torchic was a boy or a girl either.

"Torchic, come here for a second."

"Chirp?"

Torchic tilted its head, not understanding what Su Feng wanted.

Su Feng gently picked up Torchic, glanced at its rear, and then slowly put it down.

"Oh, so you're a boy."

"...Chirp!? Chirp!"

Torchic was stunned for a moment, then its face turned bright red as it jumped up and started pecking at Su Feng's head.

"Ahhh, my bad, my bad! I'm sorry!" Su Feng shielded his head with his hands and immediately apologized, showing no backbone.

Although Torchic held back, it still hurt.

The drone captured this scene, giving the haters ammunition to attack magical beasts.

[See, he got attacked on the first day. Hilarious.]

[What bonds? You think you're the protagonist of a Japanese anime?]

[Magical beasts can't change their nature. I told you they're dangerous.]

Su Feng naturally noticed these comments, but he didn't plan to waste any more breath on whether magical beasts were dangerous.

Everything would be decided in his future streams.

After calming Torchic down, Su Feng looked at the drone.

"Let me share a little trick for determining Torchic's gender. Male Torchics have a small black dot near their tail, while female Torchics don't."

"I just checked, and my Torchic is a boy."

[Isn't it possible that the streamer's method of determining gender is the same as pulling down pants to check?]

[That... makes sense.]

[I misjudged Torchic. If it were me, I wouldn't stop until I beat the streamer to the ground.]

[Confirmed: the streamer is a pervert!]

[Pervert!]

Su Feng awkwardly rubbed his nose. After hearing the audience's comments, he realized that his earlier actions might have been inappropriate.

"Sorry, Torchic! I didn't think it through at the time!" Su Feng clasped his hands together, apologizing sincerely.

Suddenly, Su Feng remembered something and pulled out a small bag of candy-like items from his backpack.

The moment the candies appeared, Torchic's gaze was instantly locked onto them.

Although it didn't know what these candies were, its instincts told it that they were extremely beneficial.

"Chirp..."

Torchic turned to look at Su Feng, its eyes gradually filling with tears, as if it was about to cry.

Su Feng: "..."

Oh no, it's the teary-eyed look.

Who could resist that?

"Don't cry, don't cry. These are all for you."

Su Feng took out a piece of candy from the bag and fed it to Torchic, who eagerly swallowed it, its sorrowful expression vanishing instantly.

Watching the excited Torchic, Su Feng couldn't help but smile.

This small bag of energy blocks was specially prepared for Torchic by the system, costing Su Feng all his points.

But seeing Torchic's happy expression, Su Feng felt the points were well spent.

After all, you can't let the child suffer.

"Sigh, I need to save up more points to buy energy blocks for Torchic."

This small bag of energy blocks, at two pieces a day, would only last Torchic a few days. These energy blocks could gradually improve Torchic's physique and were absolutely essential.

Of course, making energy blocks himself would be better than relying on the system.

But there was one problem: the skills and the Berry Blender needed to make energy blocks were too expensive, costing over fifty points combined.

Still, this gave Su Feng a goal. For now, he would focus on acquiring these two items.

Glancing at the screen, he noticed the comments and gifts were skyrocketing, almost flooding the chat.

[I can't handle it. Torchic's pitiful look just now was too cute!]

[Ahhh, I want to hug and kiss Torchic!]

[I can't take it anymore. I'm going to kidnap Torchic right now!]

[Streamer, here's a small gift. Don't let our Torchic go hungry!]

Su Feng: "..."

In just this short time, he had earned more than he did from his entire day of hard streaming yesterday.

All his effort in streaming couldn't compare to Torchic's single act of cuteness. This was just...

"Sigh." Su Feng shook his head helplessly.

But these points would all be used to buy energy blocks for Torchic, so in a way, Torchic was self-sufficient.

"Alright, alright. I'm ready to head deeper into the forest. I wonder what Pokémon we'll encounter today."

In a spot where the drone couldn't see, Su Feng packed up his tent and stored it in the system's inventory.

Most people's attention was on Torchic, so no one noticed when the tent disappeared.

...

"Today, as usual, I'll introduce any Pokémon we come across."

"But today, I have a new partner."

Su Feng patted Torchic's head.

Torchic kept glancing back, toward the direction of its former home.

"If you ever want to come back and visit, I can bring you anytime," Su Feng said, sensing Torchic's reluctance to leave. He thought of his own home on Earth and felt a kinship with Torchic.

"Chirp!"

To his surprise, Torchic shook its head, its eyes gradually filling with determination as it strode forward.

It was as if it was bidding farewell to the land where it had grown up.

"Hey, hey, Torchic, don't run so fast! I can't keep up!"

"Chirp!"