chsdbacks Chapter 223 "Little White: Mom, my chapter is here!"
Chapter 223 "Little White: Mom, my chapter is here!"
Chapter 223 "Little White: Mom, I'm back!"
"First playthrough complete! Hooray!"
"Waaaaah—how did it end already—my youth is over—"
"Cry! Cry, all of you! If you don't cry, I'll have Porygon hack into your Pokédex and permanently reduce your chances of encountering Shiny Pokémon in the Pokémon games to zero!"
"Are you a devil?! Stop it!"
"Wow! Salty Fish Teacher! You'll stream a second playthrough, right? You definitely will! Ah! How can I live without your streams and without Pokémon?!"
"Second playthrough! Start! (Voice cracks)"
Amidst a torrent of congratulations, tearful moments, and wailing in the barrage of comments, the last dialogue box on the game screen slowly disappeared.
The live stream screen went dark for a moment, then lit up again, returning to the familiar and nostalgic Pokémon game login screen.
A pixelated shooting star streaks across the deep night sky, accompanied by that classic, exhilarating opening BGM.
The character illustrations of the three characters—crimson, cyan, and azure—appear in turn, facing each other in a triangle, as if foreshadowing a new adventure and bond that is about to unfold.
"As for a second live stream—we'll leave that for now."
Bai Zhou's cheerful voice came through the microphone.
"There are also many interesting side quests and hidden storylines in the game, waiting for all trainers to explore and discover them for themselves."
"Don't forget the hidden clues discovery event we're currently running; the physical rewards and special items I've prepared are quite generous!"
As he spoke, he casually pressed the confirmation button on the encyclopedia, and the screen switched to the save loading page.
"But don't be too sad."
"I'll definitely continue streaming after the next main title is finished, but for now—"
"Let's put a warm end to Xiaobai's magnificent adventure here for now."
As the loading progress bar slowly fills up, the familiar world is once again filled with color.
Pallet Town
"A fresh and peaceful town, a small and beautiful place, symbolizing the pure white color of departure."
A line of poetic text appeared in the upper right corner of the screen, like a footnote to a story, before gradually fading away and blending into the background.
Soothing and warm town background music quietly flowed in.
The soft sunlight bathed the entire town, enveloping everything in a tranquil and warm glow.
On the roof of the house, several finless peacocks were chirping and hopping around.
On the undulating plains, a sea of vibrant flowers sways gently in the wind, showcasing the unique, silent tenderness of the game world.
Pokémon flitted and played among the flowers in twos and threes, creating a harmonious and peaceful scene.
At this moment, Bai Zhou, controlling the protagonist Xiao Bai, is standing in front of a house that is extremely familiar to all players.
This is where their adventure began, and also Little White's home.
This time, however, his orientation changed from facing outwards to facing the front door.
Bai Zhou, controlling Xiao Bai, pushed open the door and entered.
The familiar layout and simple furniture were almost exactly the same as when I left, yet the place exuded the warm and cozy atmosphere of "home".
The old-fashioned box-shaped television in the living room was on, and a blurry pixelated image on the screen was playing some program.
You can vaguely hear words like "challenge," "champion," and "that trainer."
On the old sofa with her back to the door, a simply dressed but gentle-looking woman seemed to hear the door open and slowly turned her head.
When she saw who was standing at the door, her face showed a moment of stunned silence, which was then filled with great surprise.
But that surprise quickly turned into a more ordinary, slightly moist, and calm smile.
"Mom: Welcome home — Are you tired? Come and rest for a bit."
Just then, Xiao Bai, the protagonist under Bai Zhou's command, appeared.
He uttered the first and last line of dialogue that, in the entire game, was truly spoken by "him" himself and belonged to the character.
There was no voiceover; a simple dialog box with an exclamation mark popped up at the bottom of the screen.
Xiao Bai: Mom, I'm home!
The instant the dialog box pops up.
The live stream suddenly went black.
Yi Baizhou has ended its broadcast.
Bai Zhou deliberately chose this time to mark the end of the final live stream of the first generation of Pokémon's main storyline.
Actually, it contains a little bit of my own thoughts.
He wanted to tell all the players who were watching this live stream and accompanying Xiaobai on this journey.
Whether you are a trainer who has already achieved great success in the game and reached the top of the league.
Or those who haven't yet taken the first step on their journey in real life or the game world.
If you're tired, go home and visit your family.
The journey is never a solitary trek, and never forget the place where you started, and the place that will always be waiting for you in the dim light.
Home, and Mom.
Judging from the sea of comments that instantly exploded in the live stream, filled with crying emojis and touching remarks, his thoughtfulness was indeed successfully conveyed.
"Mom! Mom has been waiting for us! Waaaaah~ Teacher Salty Fish, you're not human! You still made me cry even after the broadcast ended!"
"As a player who pursues exploration and adventure, I only saw my mother twice in my entire first playthrough, at the beginning and the end of the journey, but I didn't feel like she was a stranger to me at all, as if she had always been there."
"Good character development really doesn't need much elaboration—I must say, that simple 'Welcome home' really touched me—I'm going to log off and go home to see my mom!"
"Hehe! I'm different from you guys. I like to control my character to go home all the time! Let me tell you a little trick: talking to your mom gives you a free rest, restoring you and your entire Pokémon team to peak condition! A money-saving tip!"
"Hey, are you trying to save money? I'm too embarrassed to call you out on it.jpg"
"I'm getting teary-eyed. I miss my mom in real life. I'll call home tonight."
"Hooray! It's finished! Looking forward to your new work!"
Meanwhile, in a certain online channel.
"Feed? Salty Fish Teacher? I completed all the challenges and successfully cleared the game!"
"But the Heavenly Kings are really tough to deal with. They didn't allow the use of any recovery items during the gauntlet battle, yet they themselves seemed to enjoy using them quite a bit."
"Isn't the difficulty level a bit unbalanced?"
"And then there's the final battle with Little Green!"
"I have to say, this really reminds me of our final showdown back then! It brings back so many memories—"
Feeding? Salty Fish Teacher? Are you listening?
"Hmm!? Strange—why did the online communication suddenly drop? Is there a problem with the signal? Salty Fish Teacher? Please reply!"
"Wait! Why did the live stream go black!? This means—the stream has ended!? Why didn't anyone tell me beforehand!?"
"Brother Bai Zhou!!!"
Crimson's shocked cry, tinged with a hint of resentment at being "abandoned," echoed futilely in the empty online chat channel.
The main control room at the Rainbow Rocket Team base in Tokiwa City.
The internal briefings and oversight reports on recent actions have now been fully processed thanks to efficient operations.
On the huge main screen that occupied the entire wall in front, the last thing displayed was Bai Zhou's live broadcast room, which had gone dark and turned into a dark blue standby screen.
Throughout the main control room, all the suspended auxiliary displays gradually entered a low-power standby state, and the light became dim and quiet.
Only the indicator lights on various instruments emitted a faint glow.
Qinglu leaned back in the comfortable command chair and sighed softly, deeply moved.
His thoughts drifted back to the beginning of his journey from Pallet Town, with the goal of becoming a Pokémon Master.
All those adventures, gym challenges, days and nights of catching Pokémon, and that decisive final battle with Red beneath the Hall of Champions —
Lost.
They lost by a hair's breadth.
He stubbornly believed at the time that it was just luck, and was convinced that he would definitely be able to defeat Crimson if they fought again.
Then—then Professor Oak, who rushed over upon hearing the news, grabbed his ear and gave him a thorough scolding.
The storyline is almost identical to that presented in the Pokémon games.
He hadn't thought much of it at first, but now, from the perspective of an "observer" and through the game, revisiting the scene, his face darkened.
I recall that day from my memory.
Professor Oak immediately showered Red with praise.
What "born to battle" and "with an unparalleled, pure bond with Pokémon" —
Then she turned to him, the "runner-up," and gave him a severe scolding.
The claims of "overly pursuing power," "ignoring the Pokémon's inner world," and "arrogance is the trainer's greatest enemy" —
The scene—anyone who didn't know better would probably think that Green was adopted and that Crimson was Professor Oak's real grandson.
Of course, this is only the surface appearance seen from an outsider's perspective.
As someone who experienced it firsthand, he could certainly deeply understand that behind that stern rebuke lay Professor Oak's profound care and expectations for him.
It was during that time that he truly began to reflect and realize the seemingly small, yet powerful, connection between himself and Crimson.
In fact, it is a crucial gap.
As the "nurturer" —
How could raising Pokémon not involve love and bonds?
It wasn't until he figured this out that he truly became the "nurturer" he would later be known for.
"That Crimson guy—"
Qinglu stared at the dark live stream screen, muttering to herself, but an extremely complex smile involuntarily appeared on her lips.
"Seriously—she's been this annoying since she was a child—"
His profound remark clearly reached the ears of Little Blue and Little Yellow, who were huddled together and whispering something not far behind him.
Xiao Lan rolled her eyes wide without any hesitation and clicked her tongue.
She was annoyed, partly because she couldn't stand Qinglu's pretentious expression, which showed she clearly cared a lot.
On the other hand, and more importantly.
In the final cutscene of the first playthrough of Pokémon, there wasn't a single highlight or cool scene featuring her, the third cover protagonist!
Both Crimson and Cyan are featured prominently in the final storyline of the game, as cover characters.
One became a champion, and the other experienced profound growth!
Little Blue is the only one who doesn't have it!
This made her feel extremely embarrassed and very unhappy!
Yes, she naturally pinned this debt on the game producer, Bai Zhou!
"Idiot, moron, thief, petty, big liar, big jerk, clueless, lacking emotional intelligence."
He's emotionally oblivious and doesn't know how to be considerate of girls.
Xiao Lan muttered under her breath, venting her frustration by piling up all the "fierce" words she could think of in a haphazard and illogical way.
The target was a guy who had just finished his live stream.
Although she knew some "insider information" in her mind.
As a third protagonist detached from the main storyline, his own storyline is a vast and complete hidden plot chain.
It even connects some key stories from the first and second playthroughs.
However, players need to meet specific conditions to trigger it.
Based on the bits and pieces of information she gleaned from playing online games with Bai Zhou, combined with her own gaming experience, she concluded that:
Their own character's storyline may also extend and be deeply involved in the plot of the next main game, making them even more important than what we see now.
Knowing all this, she barely managed to suppress the urge to immediately go and "settle accounts" with Bai Zhou.
only----
Now, in the game's ending animation, only Crimson and Cyan are "gazing deeply into each other's eyes," with no cool scenes of them displaying their great power and outsmarting conspiracies.
I'm still a little upset and very unhappy!
Otherwise, with her methods, uh—
It seems that besides relentlessly pestering and bothering Bai Zhou for a while, there really isn't any more effective way to "retaliate."
Methods —
Next to Little Blue, Little Yellow didn't have as many complicated feelings.
Looking at the green-clad figure, his eyes revealed an increasingly envious and admiring expression.
She didn't know much about the specifics of what happened during the period when Crimson and Cyan became champions.
She was already very satisfied to learn so much about Red's past adventures and growth from the game Pokémon.
However, what she didn't know was that she also had a very complete and touching hidden storyline in the game.
However, this storyline is buried quite deep, the trigger conditions are more stringent, and the main plot unfolds in the second playthrough.
The story revolves around the core theme of "the trials of the Four Heavenly Kings," which leads to profound interactions between her and the four Heavenly Kings of the Kanto region.
And ultimately revealed the source and significance of her special abilities.
So far, no player has been able to fully explore the entirety of this storyline.
Xiao Huang glanced at the now completely black live stream screen again, and suddenly seemed to remember something, letting out a soft "Ah".
"Brother Bai Zhou has ended the live stream —"
She murmured softly, with a hint of barely perceptible curiosity and concern, "What is Little Red doing now?"