Chapter 146: OnlyFans
Just as Asahi sent Gary a message asking how he passed the gym challenge, he heard a familiar phrase.
Looking down at Eevee, he raised an eyebrow.
"Eevee, watching livestreams again?"
"Eevee~"
Eevee waved its tiny paws and gave Asahi a pleading look.
"Hm?" Asahi paused. "You're saying you want me to buy you a Tree Curious fan membership?"
He hadn't expected Eevee to learn how to send gifts to streamers.
"Spending money on streamers is a bad habit," Asahi lectured.
He had watched Tree Curious for three years and only sent a single Super Chat. Yet, Eevee, after just two months, already wanted to join the fan club?
No way—he had to correct Eevee's mindset.
That was his plan, until he saw Eevee lower its head, looking utterly dejected.
"..."
Asahi had a hard time saying no when Pokémon looked like this.
If Eevee had just acted spoiled, he could've resisted. But this? He was completely at its mercy…
Sighing, he relented. "Fine, but just this once."
Eevee, who had been slumped on the couch, immediately perked up.
"Eevee~!"
It pounced onto Asahi's head like a facehugger, licking his face enthusiastically.
"Stop licking! It's not dirty, but still—just stop."
Asahi quickly pried Eevee off. While his Aura abilities had slightly enhanced his physique, having a ten-pound Eevee clinging to his head was too much for his neck.
Opening his payment app, he completed the purchase under Eevee's expectant gaze.
It wasn't expensive—just the price of two Ultra Balls.
A drop in the bucket for Asahi now.
"Eevee!"
Eevee, clearly excited, jumped up upon seeing the fan badge next to its profile.
Asahi was curious. "You wanted this badge that badly?"
"Eevee~!"
Eevee excitedly explained all the perks of joining Tree Curious' fan club.
Listening to Eevee enthusiastically list the benefits, Asahi realized it must have been thinking about this for a while.
According to Eevee, the membership included a Tree Curious badge and access to OnlyFans videos.
The badge was expected—streamers often gave fans such things—but… OnlyFans?
Now that caught his attention.
Pulling out his phone, he subscribed to Tree Curious' fan club himself.
Opening the videos—
"Morning, noon, and night, hello hello! This is the Tree Curious channel! Today, we'll explore the traits of the Electric-type Pokémon Magnemite…"
Asahi: "..."
This was not what he had imagined OnlyFans to be.
Scrolling further down, he found that a third of the videos were about training Electric-type Pokémon, another third covered battle strategies, and only the remaining third consisted of Tree Curious' daily life—such as making Paldean sandwiches, dancing, and interacting with his Pokémon.
Right now, Eevee was watching a clip of Tree Curious teaching Bellibolt how to do the Paldea Workout Dance.
Eevee was mimicking Kishu's movements from the video with serious concentration, completely unaware that it had reached the edge of the sofa—until it stepped into thin air...
Thud!
Eevee landed on its back, legs sprawled in the air.
"Vee~!"
Rubbing its head, Eevee looked dazed.
Just as it was about to get up and jump again, Asahi swiftly grabbed the loose skin at the back of its neck, lifting it into his arms. "How can you be so careless? What if you got hurt? Let me see."
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At that moment, Kishu had just finished the previous segment of her live stream and was thanking her viewers for their gifts when she noticed two new subscribers.
"Welcome to the fan club, 'Eevee VeeVee' and 'Slacking Off at Work Again Today'… Wait a minute... That second name sounds familiar?" Kishu paused, and even the little Magnemite hair clip on her head seemed to mirror her puzzled expression.
The chat was much quicker to react than she was.
The moment she read Asahi's ID, the viewers flooded the chat.
"It's the big shot! The one who super-chatted Kishu-chan after nabbing Lt. Surge last time!"
"That last stream was absolutely legendary."
"He's here again. Does this mean he's caught another big fish? Which Gym Leader is in trouble this time?"
Sensing the conversation spiraling out of control, Kishu quickly tried to regain order. "Guys, calm down. What happened with Lt. Surge was a special case. The Gym Leaders in Kanto are all properly certified and undergo regular evaluations. It's not that easy for something to go wrong."
Gym Leaders were officially recognized by the League and had to pass periodic assessments. It wasn't like anyone could just waltz in and become one.
Even though she was based in Paldea, Kishu didn't want her stream to negatively affect her colleagues in Kanto.
However, instead of settling down, the chat erupted with a barrage of question marks and exclamation points.
A sinking feeling crept into Kishu's heart. "Everyone... what happened?"
Someone in chat quickly pointed it out.
"Kishu-chan, check the news."
It was déjà vu.
Just like a few months ago, the same flood of messages sent chills down Kishu's spine.
With a foreboding sense of dread, she opened a Kanto news site.
And there, plastered across the homepage in bold letters, was the headline:
[Fuchsia Gym's Gym Leader Koga Under Investigation for Alleged Ties to Team Rocket.]
A-Another Gym Leader taken down!?
Kishu's mouth fell open as she stared at the news in shock.
She had heard of Koga before. He was a renowned Poison-type expert in Kanto, with deep mastery over toxic Pokémon.
But how did he end up under investigation?
Her mind flashed back to the viewer who had just subscribed to her fan club—Slacking Off at Work Again Today.
Last time, he had sent her a super chat, and soon after, Lt. Surge was arrested.
This time, he joined her fan club... and now Koga had been caught.
This was... too... too...
Kishu racked her brain but couldn't find the right words to describe her feelings.
Meanwhile, as her live stream's viewership skyrocketed, her expression of stunned disbelief was instantly captured and turned into a meme.
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With her naturally adorable appearance and expressive reactions, Kishu's meme spread across the internet at breakneck speed.
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