After eating and drinking his fill, Levi returned to his room.
Leaning against Arcanine, Levi chose to use the three random pokémon item lottery tickets in his backpack.
[Ding, congratulations to the host for drawing a metal coat]
[Ding, congratulations to the host for drawing a Speed Booster (Powerful Version)]
[Ding, congratulations to the host for drawing a Life Orb]
Three new items had appeared in his backpack.
[metal coat]: Increases the power of Steel-type moves when held, and can also be used as a held item for evolution.
Levi was very familiar with this; his old man Leon’s Scizor had evolved using a metal coat.
Besides these two uses, a metal coat could also be used in Pokémon cultivation.
This item was suitable for Metang.
Since Metang was nearing evolution, Levi planned to use it to cultivate Metang.
[Speed Booster (Powerful Version)]: Can increase a Pokémon’s speed; one bottle of the powerful version is stronger than six!
If this were the game, Levi recalled that this item would increase Speed effort values by 10 points.
But this was the real world, and Levi found it hard to say what changes there might be for now.
“I’ll give the Speed Booster to Lucario or Arcanine.”
Levi looked at the last item,
[Life Orb]: Increases the power of a Pokémon’s moves when held, but causes a slight loss of HP.
Speaking of the Life Orb, one had to mention the Life Orb + Sheer Force Feraligatr, just start up a Dragon Dance.
In Levi’s memory, Dragapult was also suitable for using a Life Orb.
Among Levi’s three Pokémon, Arcanine had the most stamina, so it could definitely use it too.
Levi quickly made his decision.
He gave the small Blue bottle containing the Speed Booster to Lucario,
“Lucario?”
(What is this?)
“A good thing to boost speed.
You’ll know once you drink it.”
Suspecting it would taste bad, Lucario chose to down it in one gulp.
“How is it?”
(It’s sweet and surprisingly tasty.
I’m going outside to test it.)
“No rush.
I’ll test your speed again tomorrow.”
“Lucario.”
Levi then gave the metal coat, which looked like two button batteries stacked together, to Metang,
“Metang, this is for you.
Just eat it.”
There was no need to speak of the metal energy contained within the metal coat; Metang confirmed it with just a glance.
A metal coat can be ground into powder, or eaten directly.
“Bika!”
“Awoo~”
Arcanine looked pitifully at Levi,
(What about mine!)
“You have one too, play with it!”
Levi took a purple-red Life Orb out of…
his backpack.
“Slurp!”
Arcanine stuck out its tongue and gave it a lick, nodding in satisfaction.
“This isn’t something to eat; just keep it on you.”
Arcanine grinned proudly, wearing a wise expression that said it understood everything perfectly.
Levi could only hope it really understood and wouldn’t eat the Life Orb.
Like the Fire Gem and Fire Stone, constantly licking them or eating them directly was fine for Arcanine, but the Life Orb was different.
Levi could only repeatedly urge Arcanine,
“Remember, this is not something to eat.”
“Awoo!”
(Don’t worry when I’m on the job!)
While Arcanine was contentedly licking the Life Orb, Levi opened the Eevee Video Network.
His first video had suddenly become popular in the afternoon; his direct messages were already 99+, and his followers had reached over 900.
After all, this was Levi’s first video, so many people were likely hesitant about following him.
“The class representative summary is here…”
“Lying at home, cooking skills rising in my heart.”
“Go into my favorites folder and gather dust!”
“Turning in my homework~ Learned it in one go!”
“I already sent it to my girlfriend to watch.
She said it looked delicious, so we’re eating this next time, and she wants me to make it.”
“I already showed my mom.”
Below, there were also some witty replies from netizens,
“Mom: Do you think I look like Sweet and Sour Pork?”
“I already got beaten by my mom.”
Everyone who lived on the Eevee Video Network discovered a new content creator in the food section.
The Sweet and Sour Pork Levi made looked, smelled, and tasted great, and Arcanine, having licked the plate clean, also proved its deliciousness.
Levi estimated that he wouldn’t even need to film a second video to break 1,000 followers, completing the first small goal of the side quest [I Really Didn’t Want to Be a Content Creator].
Levi also planned to post his second video tomorrow.
As Levi drifted into sleep, following the 1,000th follower… Enjoying the story? Read on at g.com.
[Ding, detected that account followers exceeded 1,000.
Phase one goal of “I Really Didn’t Want to Be a Content Creator” completed.
Rewards have been issued.]
[Ding, obtained random pokémon item lottery ticket * 1, random specialty recipe — Crab Roe Lions Head (B-Rank)]
[Phase two goal: Account followers exceed 10,000.]
[Task reward: Random specialty dish * 1, random pokémon item lottery ticket * 2]
…
Early in the morning, the renovation company’s crew arrived with their Machoke.
While washing up, Levi took a moment to check the recipe and special effects of the Crab Roe Lions Head.
[Crab Roe Lions Head (B-Rank)]: Soft texture, rich but not greasy, fresh crab roe aroma.
After eating, strength is slightly increased (permanent, one-time only).
Click to view production video details.
Daily production limit: (0/6)
Note: The difficulty of this dish exceeds the host’s culinary level; production will certainly fail.
Levi muttered a complaint: “You could have just told me not to waste food.”
The system humbly added a line at the end — Please raise your culinary level before trying again; do not waste food.
“…”
It was quite humble in accepting suggestions.
He chose to use the newly obtained pokémon item lottery ticket.
[Ding, congratulations to the host for obtaining Moomoo Milk (High Quality) * 1]
[Moomoo Milk (High Quality)]: A bottle to get your pulse back; consuming a whole bottle can slightly increase stamina (one-time only).
Can also be consumed by humans.
A permanent slight increase in stamina, it was a pity there was only one bottle.
Levi, who possessed the Super True Newcomer physique, had no use for this little bit of stamina, as he didn’t participate in sports.
If only there were 10 bottles, Levi could have arranged things perfectly.
It was quite suitable for Arcanine, who was carrying the Life Orb; Levi planned to cook something special for it.
…
Two Machoke hung up the sign for [Jubilife Breeding Center], signifying that the Breeding Center was officially open for business.
“Yes, yes, yes, that’s it!”
Comrade Leon nodded with satisfaction.
Levi took a photo of the sign, sent it to Dayou and Mizuki, and also posted it on his social media feed.
“I’ve already sent out the job posting; I expect someone will come for an interview soon.”
Levi had edited the job posting and posted it on a recruitment website last night.
Comrade Leon nodded with satisfaction,
“Well done, son!”
Not long after they hung up the sign, the Breeding Center welcomed its first guest.
Maybe it’s not a big deal now… maybe it will be later.
“And If you’re enjoying it, drop a Power Stone for me!”