Uncle Liven left very quickly; he had taken time out of his busy schedule just to pick up Levi and the others.
Uncle’s shop wasn’t too far from here, only 30 minutes by the nearest train.
Buying such a large Breeder base had exhausted their family’s entire savings for these past years, and they still owed Uncle 30 million.
But Levi remained optimistic; after buying it, there was no rent pressure.
His parents could save up this large sum of money, and if nothing else, they could just earn it back.
Especially since the equipment here was so good; as long as they could make a name for themselves, losing money was impossible.
“If worst comes to worst, I can always go compete in the Baby Cup and the League.”
If he could win the League Conference Champion title, he could also get a substantial cash prize.
“Hmm…
once I have some fame, I can also take on sponsorships.”
Levi had everything clearly planned out for himself in an instant.
Suddenly realizing this, he froze.
“Oh no, why am I as blindly optimistic as Dad?”
“Son, what are you saying about me?”
His dad popped up out of nowhere, nearly giving Levi a heart attack.
“Nothing, I was just thinking about how to film videos.”
Leon didn’t notice his son’s deadpan lie and patted him on the shoulder happily.
“Go for it, son!
Work hard, Dad believes in you!”
Levi didn’t respond.
Because “Go for it, work hard, Dad believes in you” was his dad’s classic triple-threat formula.
Noticing that both of them were fully geared up, he asked curiously, “Are you two heading out?”
Compared to his dad, who came from an optimistic family, his mom seemed much more normal.
“We’re heading to Jubilife City center to order some supplies.
Do you want to come with us?”
Levi shook his head.
“No, you guys go ahead.
I’m going to research how to film videos and prepare for the Breeder assessment.”
Before Levi could even finish, Leon had already climbed into a black pickup truck and was getting ready to start it.
“Alright, we’re off then, son.
Go for it!”
His mom also quickly got into the car and left with Machamp and Gardevoir.
Machamp even waved at him—with all four hands!
Levi, having breathed in a mouthful of exhaust fumes, let out a cold laugh.
“They never intended to take me along at all, did they?!”
Levi, who was routinely left to fend for himself by his parents, was already used to it. This chapter was taken from g.com without permission.
The Breeder assessment was in two days, and Levi was full of confidence, but for a moment, he didn’t know what to do.
“I wonder where Lucario and the others ran off to.”
Lucario and the others had said they wanted to look around earlier, and now they were nowhere to be seen.
“Forget it, with their strength, it shouldn’t be a problem.”
Levi summarized his tasks; “Attack of the Breeder House” and “I Really Didn’t Want to Be an Influencer” were the ones he had the best chance of completing right now.
One required 100 customers and Pokémon to be satisfied with the Breeder House, and the other required the account to reach 1,000 followers.
The Breeder House was technically open now, it just lacked customers—after all, they hadn’t even hung up a sign.
Besides hanging up a sign, he also needed to hire some staff—humans or Pokémon would both work.
Levi planned to discuss this with his parents when they returned.
He went back to his room and turned on the computer.
He had already had an Eevee Video Network account for a long time, but he hadn’t posted any videos.
Levi sat in front of the computer in deep thought.
“How can I get the channel started quickly?
Should I create a script?
Like, ‘I found a Shinx’?”
He wouldn’t mention that if he looked out from the floor-to-ceiling window in his room, he could see several Shinx on the hill not far away.
This was a wild Luxray pack; a rough count showed there were over a dozen of them.
The Blue-colored Luxray had most of its body covered in fluffy Blue-black fur, and its long, thin tail ended in a yellow four-pointed star.
Luxray was two sizes smaller in height and length than Arcanine, but it was also an expert at Intimidate.
Levi couldn’t engage in forced buying or selling; there was no guarantee the Luxray wouldn’t give him a Thunderbolt electrotherapy session.
Although he had the Super True Newcomer physique, being paralyzed by electricity wouldn’t be pleasant.
Levi browsed the homepage: Dance, Music, Animation, Sports, Food, Battle, Games…
The Battle section featured real battle footage that had been slightly edited.
The ones with high view counts were: Lance vs.
Lorelei, Leon vs.
Raihan, and Cynthia vs.
Lucian.
He couldn’t find Red vs.
Blue, which left Levi feeling quite unsatisfied.
On the other hand, there were many of Blue’s Viridian Gym battles, with a dedicated collection.
[Gastly, Haunter, do you know how many times I’ve watched this?] [Popular supermodel Elesa!] [Black Pearl Nessa!] [Charmander evolves!]
The Eevee Video Network had very detailed sections.
He pulled up his pants—it was just average.
The videos on the homepage were basically all related to Pokémon.
Even though Elesa was a supermodel, she was also a Gym Leader.
In other words, Pokémon = traffic.
When it came to creating scripts, Levi realized he couldn’t pull it off.
If his script was exposed one day, he’d be banned across the entire network, and then he’d have nowhere to cry.
After thinking it over, it seemed he could only scrape by in the Food or Lifestyle sections.
The Breeder House could connect with both.
The top spot in the Lifestyle section was [Professor Oak’s Backyard].
“Maybe one day the Breeder House could become like Professor Oak’s Backyard.” Levi started dreaming too.
He glanced at his cooking skill, as well as the many dishes the old man had taught him…
The old man said his cooking was passed down by his grandfather, who was Levi’s great-great-grandfather.
Beyond that, he didn’t know, because his great-great-grandfather had come to the Sinnoh region all alone and never mentioned his past.
The old man said his cooking was far inferior to his great-great-grandfather’s.
Even now, thinking of his grandfather, and then thinking of his great-great-grandfather…
Levi felt he was terrifyingly strong.
That was until Levi saw the empty refrigerator…
It was only then that he remembered they had just moved in, and there was nothing here.
Even the Pokémon food was running low for Levi.
The weather was cold now, not suitable for making Smoked Round Citrus Juice, and the Round Citrus he had dried previously had all been used up by him.
Levi had failed miserably when making Smoked Round Citrus Juice before; it was only under the old man’s guidance that he had succeeded.
Facing the empty refrigerator, Levi took out his phone.
[Levi: Dad, buy more ingredients.
I want to film a food video.] [Dad: Alright, son, you got it.] [Dad: Image]
With nothing else to do, Levi watched Scizor, who was keeping watch, and Ninetales, who was lying under a tree, and chose to continue reading.
…
Meanwhile, on Lucario and the others’ side.
The Breeder House was in the suburbs of Jubilife City, but it wasn’t desolate.
There were residents nearby, mostly detached houses with large courtyards and villas.
A man, dressed neatly and riding a Rapidash, was running along the flat road.
A woman, dressed elegantly, was walking a Growlithe with orange fur and black stripes along the road.
There was also a young man riding a bicycle, with a Wingull flying around him.
These people were Lucario and the others’ targets…