Chapter 4: Diana's Adventure

"You want it all? Lol, leave some for us!🤣"

"Sure, greed knows no limits!🗣"

"Little girl, just choose one already!🗿"

Seeing the chat explode with comments, Diana stuck out her tongue playfully.

"Since I can't have them all, I have to choose wisely..."

Diana decided to check out the Pokémon in each red and white ball.

The first one revealed a small red dinosaur. The Pokémon's name was Charmander.

"Not good, next one."

Diana immediately chose to pass.

The second ball revealed a green creature similar to the game icon but much smaller and cuter.

"Wow, isn't this a jerk?"

She grinned. "Bulbasaur? More like Bulba-bore!"

"I don't want this one, guys... no way."

"Isn't this the Pokémon that looks like the one in the game icon?" a viewer noted.

Passing on Bulbasaur, Diana moved to the last ball. Inside was a blue turtle—Squirtle.

"My god, this turtle is so cute, wow!"

Having passed on the first two, she quickly chose Squirtle.

After making her choice, Diana initiated a vote in the live broadcast room to see which of the three Pokémon was most popular among her fans.

The result was clear: Bulbasaur was the favorite.

"Huh, Gary has to choose his starting Pokémon too?" she noticed.

Gary, the rival in the game, had to choose from the remaining two balls. His choice was Bulbasaur.

"Wow, did this game sneak a peek at the chat in the live stream?"

"He actually chose the jerk?! A wise choice!🙃"

"Gary knows more about live streaming than Diana!🗿🗿🗿"

Seeing Gary's choice, her fans in the live stream burst out laughing.

Diana had just held a vote, and the fans voted for Bulbasaur, which Gary then chose.

"He knows too much!"

"Humph, what if he chose that Pokémon?" Diana said seriously. "If he battles me, my Squirtle will definitely beat him!"

The chat filled with laughter: "I don't believe it🤣🤣," "Try it if you can!😈," and "Go for it!"

Gary in the game launched his first challenge to Diana.

"Really?" Diana hesitated. She had been joking, but now Gary was challenging her. Encouraged by her fans, she accepted the challenge.

In a burst of melodious battle music, Diana's Squirtle faced off against Gary's Bulbasaur. Gary's Bulbasaur quickly landed two critical hits in a row, defeating Squirtle.

"Hahaha! As expected, Diana!🤣🤣"

"Did someone say they would defeat Gary and Bulbasaur on the first try? Lol!"

"Chad Bulbasaur vs. Virgin Squirtle!"

"Girl, you didn't even last three moves! Lol!"

"Little girl No. 1 is done. Time for little girl No. 2 to take over!"

Diana's fans overwhelmed the chat. No one expected the final mini-game to have such an engaging concept. Diana herself was stunned.

Ignoring the settings, Diana chose to restart and register a new account. She wanted an account with zero defeats.

"Little girl No. 2, starting again with Squirtle!"

"Thank you for the $20 chat from 'God of Losers'... I wasn't serious just now, but I won't lose next time!" Diana promised with a determined face.

Again, she chose Squirtle, and Gary chose Bulbasaur.

With the experience of her first defeat, Diana was more skilled now.

"See? This is my true strength!"

This time, the battle went differently. Squirtle used Tackle, followed by a Tail Whip to lower Bulbasaur's defense. Squirtle then delivered a series of well-timed Tackles, avoiding Bulbasaur's attacks and finally defeating him.

After defeating Gary, Diana cheered: "Where are those who laughed at me? Come out and apologize!"

"Girl, you're acting like you won a championship after beating the first opponent!"

"Wow, you're so happy after passing the novice tutorial?"

"This is the only one on PaidTube. After the novice tutorial, she acts like she won the championship!"

The fans in the live stream interacted intensely with Diana.

"Hey, you guys are so arrogant now!"

Diana snorted: "Remember what I said before. From now on, I won't lose until I clear the game!"

With a determined spirit, Diana started the next part of her journey. After passing Route 001, she entered the next city, obtained an item from Professor Oak, and returned to the starting city to complete the first system mission.

She received items called Pokédex and Poké Ball.

"So this red and white ball is called a Poké Ball!"

"Pokémon Pokédex? It's quite functional!"

"Is this really just a mini-game? The world-building is impressive."

"I just checked the game store. This game is less than 10MB!"

"Less than 10MB? The content feels richer than many big games!"

"This game is only $9. I've already downloaded it. After watching Diana's live broadcast, I'm going to play it myself!"

"I'll download it too. $9 is too cheap!"

Watching Diana play, many fans in the live stream were inspired to download the game. In an era when small games started at $20 and big games at $50, a game for less than $10 with such strong gameplay was a welcome surprise.

Of course, they didn't forget about Diana.

"Pokémon school? Nope. Not going back to school."

"Okay, it's not hard to catch Pokémon, but couldn't you do it faster though?"

"Wow, we're in a forest now?"

"This Weedle is disgusting, kill it!"

"Huh? Why is my screen flickering? Is there a virus on my computer?"

"Wait a minute... why is my Squirtle dead? What's going on?!"

"Could there be bugs in this game?"

"Is there any Counting-kun here? This is the first time that Little Diana has died in the Viridian Forest! 🤣"

"Count-kun has already been killed!"

"Don't play, girl. I believe this bug can't be cracked."

"Anyone been watching the live stream all night since last night?"

"No way, Diana is still playing? I went to sleep and even got ready for work!"

The enthusiasm of the chat hadn't diminished, but Diana, the player, was already starting to flail. Only the ghost knew how many times she had died in the Viridian Forest. According to her fans' jokes, she had died so many times that even Count-kun was already dead.

"I really can't believe it!" Diana exclaimed as she drank a bottle of Red Bull. "Staying up all night, and you guys can't figure out a small game?!"

"The big thing is bad; she may be trapped in the same time period and can't get out!"

"I can't stand it anymore. Go to sleep first, girl. Come on. 😴😴!"

"I wish my grandson could see Diana walk out of the Viridian Forest!"

"Ding, you received a $10 superchat."

Diana, in the midst of playing, noticed the notification in the PaidTube background. Normally, she was too lazy to read private messages, but being tired from playing for so long, she decided to read it slowly.

[GC: Anchor, you are poisoned.]

Poisoned?

Seeing this keyword, Diana realized in an instant. Sure enough, it wasn't her gameplay but the game's own virus that had poisoned her computer!

[Diana: Is it a virus in my computer? Is this game a virus game?]

Virus in her computer? The game a virus game? Game Changer shook his head with an embarrassed smile. This girl's imagination was really rich—what a pity she wasn't a storyteller. Oh wait, she was a streamer.

[GC: It's not your computer that has a virus; it's your Squirtle that has been poisoned.]

[Diana: Squirtle poisoning? What does it mean?]

[GC: In this game, poisoning is a DEBUFF...]

[Diana: Why didn't you say so sooner?!]

First, avoid fighting Weedle. Weedle's Poison Sting had a chance to poison. Diana was obviously unlucky, with a 100% poison rate.

Second, upon entering the Viridian Forest, there was a tree with detoxification fruit. The Detox Fruit could remove the poisoned state.

Third, before entering the Viridian Forest, go to the store and buy antidotes, then enter the forest well-prepared.

Fourth, you really need to visit the school in Viridian City. Explore the cities more; you can find some hidden things.

Diana followed Game Changer's advice dubiously. This time, after being reborn at the Pokémon Center, she went straight to the store and bought a few antidotes with her remaining money.

"Huh? What is this little girl doing?"

"Buying antidotes? Wait, is it what I think it is? 🙀"

"Could it be... she found a way to crack the bug?"

Seeing Diana's different approach this time, the fans in the live stream were not calm. Many other streamers following her operations were also excited. Before today, they had never played a small game that shopped in a game store and had a helping hand in the game's plot. Almost all game stores were tools for game business circles to make money!

In the spotlight, Diana entered the Viridian Forest, then walked to the tree Game Changer mentioned, and clicked.

"Congratulations on getting a detoxification fruit!"

Looking at the prompt words in the text

 box on the game page, Diana was overjoyed. It seems that the content of that private message is real!

"You may not believe it, but!" Showing her long-lost smile, Little Diana was full of confidence: "I, Little Diana, finally understand this game!"

In the screen-filled chat in the live stream, Diana manipulated her game character and encountered Weedle again. After defeating Weedle and her Squirtle being in a poisoned state, Diana decisively opened her backpack and used the antidote on Squirtle.

"I tell you, this is the strategy I analyzed after passing through countless deaths..." While playing, she explained the so-called bug to the fans, which was not a bug at all but the setting of the game. She introduced the existence of DEBUFF, the poisoned state, to her fans and explained three ways to crack it.

"Test it yourself, it really works!"

"I've walked out of the Viridian Forest, and with the antidote, my Pokémon is no longer afraid of poisoning!"

"Good job, girl. Finally, you have used your brain!"

"Am I the only one who doesn't believe that this is the strategy that Diana thought of herself out of nowhere? No? 😕"

Walking proudly sideways in the Viridian Forest, the happy Little Diana was about to cut back to the private chat and thank the fan who provided her with the strategy.

"Game Changer? This name is a bit familiar..."

Just now, she only paid attention to the content of the private message but didn't pay attention to the ID of this fan. This realization made her think of something, and she hurried back to the game store to find the game details page of "Pokémon."

Game Name: "Pokémon Green"

Game Memory: 5.8MB

Game Publisher: Game Changer!

Diana's eyes widened as she stared at the screen. "Game Changer? Could it be the same person?" She quickly switched back to her private messages. The name "Game Changer" seemed to glow with significance. A smile spread across her face as she realized who had helped her all along.

"Thank you, Game Changer," she whispered to herself, grateful for the guidance that had finally led her out of the Viridian Forest. Her fans continued to cheer her on, oblivious to the private revelation she had just experienced.

With renewed determination, Diana knew that this was just the beginning of her journey. And with Game Changer's help, she was ready to face whatever challenges lay ahead in the world of Pokémon.