Livestream Chronicles: Mastering "Pokemon" with Indra - Part 3

"Can we really go on this ship?"

"Damn, I thought it was just background scenery! No wonder I couldn't get on board last time—I missed rescuing Bill!"

The livestream viewers suddenly connected the dots.

Indra wasted no time. After boarding the ship decisively, he swiftly looted and defeated Gary once more, securing the captain's room and obtaining the TM cut.

With Cut in hand, Indra taught it to Bellsprout and wrapped up his mission aboard the ship, returning to Vermilion City.

"The third Gym is the Electric Gym. We'll tackle it using Rock or Ground type Pokémon," Indra announced, focusing on demonstrating attribute effectiveness throughout today's broadcast.

"Where can we catch Ground-type Pokémon?"

Manipulating his character, Indra ventured into Diglett Cave near Vermilion City. After battling a few Digletts, he successfully captured a Lv22 Dugtrio.

"If you can't find Dugtrio, Diglett is a solid alternative."

After a brief struggle and a few Poké Balls later, Indra added, "But today seems to be my lucky day!"

Just beyond Diglett Cave's other exit lay a side path between Viridian City and Viridian Forest, leading to a small house.

Inside, a scientist NPC in a white coat shared TM 5 - Flash with Indra.

"To unlock the FlashTechnique, you need to capture more than 10 small Pokémon. If you haven't caught enough yet, keep at it until you meet the requirement."

Returning to Diglett Cave to level up Dugtrio, Indra swiftly progressed through Vermilion City with his newly bolstered team, breezing through the Electric Gym after a brief struggle to find the Gym switch hidden in two trash cans.

"Indra's playing too smoothly. Does he ever stumble?"

"He's the developer; of course, it's smooth sailing!"

"Don't mind Diana; she's just jealous!"

Watching the chat light up, Diana sent another $100 Superchat.

"Whether I learn or not, at least I'm paying tuition!"

Diana, frustrated, shot back in the chat, "What about you? Just watching for free!"

"You think Diana's looking down on us?"

"Let's show her who's boss!"

[Superchat Messages: "Shuiyoumian Tianshi - $100!"; "The Water-Eating Bamboo Dragonfly - $50!"; "Pikachu isn't Chukapi - $20!"]

The Superchat frenzy catapulted Indra's livestream to the top spot on PaidTube, with over 3.4 million viewers.

"Thanks for the Superchats! You don't need to give so much. Today's stream is just to set the record straight against some negative online remarks."

Indra continued while expressing gratitude to his viewers.

Leaving Vermilion City, he returned to Cerulean City and used Cut to traverse the Rock Tunnel, employing Flash to light the way.

Emerging from the tunnel, Indra reached Lavender Town. After battling Gary in the Pokémon Tower, the entire building was inexplicably filled with unidentifiable ghosts.

"All these ghosts? What's happening here?"

"Is this a bug, even for a game developer?"

The spooky occurrence puzzled the livestream audience.

"Even game devs face bugs? And they stream it live?"

CA Inc.'s Alex, watching, smirked, "This unfinished game needs a major overhaul. How dare they sell this?"

"Why does everyone seem to be against Pokémon, huh?"

"This stream's dead. I'm out."

Alex got up, instructing his assistant to note every loophole in Indra's livestream.

"Got it, Mr. Alex," Ray affirmed.

As Alex departed, Ray refocused on the livestream.

"A bug? Not at all," Indra explained calmly to the floating chat.

"Let me clarify: 'Pokemon Red/Green' is a fully realized work. Claims that it's unfinished and profit-driven are baseless."

"The 'bugs' you think you see are just part of the game's design, like the Viridian Forest's poisoning incident."

The livestream chat buzzed with discussion.

"Diana: Why is it always me?"

"Why bring up Pikachu again, GC?"

"Don't tease Diana too much this time."

Indra skillfully redirected the conversation back to Pokémon Tower in Lavender Town.

"In my opinion, a great game should not only be fun but also have memorable stories and be humanistic."

The Pokémon series endures not just for its gameplay but also for its rich storytelling.

"For instance, in the first generation, the story of the ghost Marowak in Pokémon Tower."