You Are Poisoned

"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!"

Watching the chat in the live stream and Diana's series of operations, Indra couldn't help but hold his forehead. Diana's repeated deaths in the Viridian Forest could indeed drive the game's early popularity, but if it lasted too long, it wouldn't be good for Pokémon's reputation. After all, no one would play a game with an unbreakable bug.

Thinking of this, Indra, using his new Doogle account, sent a private message to Diana with a $10 superchat.

"Ding, you received a $10 superchat."

Diana, in the midst of playing, noticed the notification in the PaidTube background. Who is sending me a private superchat at this time? 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? Indra 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...]

Seeing Diana's confusion, Indra briefly explained through a private message. In Pokémon, the poisoning status wouldn't disappear outside of battle. Whenever the player took a certain number of steps, the poisoned Pokémon would lose a percentage of their health until it dropped to zero.

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

Indra: ... Say so sooner? Who would have thought someone would turn a simple poisoned state into a mystery game? But it made sense. After all, in this world, gameplay in all games was greatly simplified. They were the first to encounter the poisoned state remaining out of combat settings.

As for detoxification methods, Indra explained to Diana:

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.

Diana followed Indra'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 Indra 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 bulbasaur being in a poisoned state, Diana decisively opened her backpack and used the antidote on bulbasaur

"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.