MTL NOVEL Chapter 37: 37
Chapter 37: "Super Male" Machop Limited-Time Return! The First Victim of Pokémon Domestic Violence! Decision on Its Fate! (Request for Continued Reading)
As Ye Yinchuan browsed through potential connections, another gift notification popped up—precisely six Poké Balls again.
The bouncing red-and-white balls on the screen lifted his spirits. Each Poké Ball gift was worth 50 yuan, meaning six totaled 300 yuan. After platform deductions, he would receive 210 yuan—still a significant amount.
With two rounds of gifts, his minimum earnings from this stream had reached 420 yuan.
Ye Yinchuan, secretly thrilled, still expressed his gratitude:
"A big thanks to 'Doduo Courier Station·Awen' for the six Poké Balls! Wishing Boss Wen booming business!"
After saying this, he suddenly realized something.
This name... Wasn't it the station owner from earlier, the one who had the Meowth appraised?
He clicked on the profile—indeed, it was him.
Back then, the owner had mentioned sending him a gift, but Ye Yinchuan had completely forgotten. He didn't expect it to arrive now, much later.
@Doduo Courier Station·Awen: [Streamer, here's my delayed gift! I was too busy playing with Meowth and forgot to pay you for the appraisal!]
"No worries, no worries, you're too polite! My appraisals are always free!"
Though Ye Yinchuan said that, the grin on his face was harder to suppress than in the morning.
[Look at that smug face!]
[Watching the appraisals is fun, but seeing him make money is unbearable!]
"Relax, brothers, you're only feeling this way because the streamer just started streaming two days ago!"
[666!]
[Say no more, let's report him!]
[Please stop sending gifts—if you keep going, the streamer will be driving a luxury car soon!]
Interacting with the chat was immensely enjoyable for Ye Yinchuan.
[User 'Big Muscle Overlord' requests to connect!]
Upon seeing this rather outrageous username, a long-forgotten memory suddenly resurfaced.
Wasn't this the owner of the "Super Male" Machop? The one who got beaten up at the gym?
Last time, after connecting with this user, he had gone to the hospital and hadn't shown up since. Ye Yinchuan had assumed that was the end of it.
He decided to take the call and see what had happened.
[Connection successful.]
The moment the video connected, a muscular man appeared on the screen.
However, he was now covered in bandages, his body bruised all over, with one eye swollen like a panda's. His smile carried a hint of bitterness:
"Streamer, I'm back."
[Who is this guy? The streamer knows him?]
@CarrotLady: [Clearly, you're new here. This guy was one of the first-ever callers in the streamer's appraisals!]
[Geez, what happened to him? Did he mess with the streamer?]
[Is the streamer part of the underworld? Black and white connections? Too criminal!]
"Hey, hey, hey! That's enough! What underworld? The streamer is a law-abiding citizen!"
Ye Yinchuan feared that if he didn't explain, the rumors in chat would spiral out of control.
[His response is suspicious! Authorities should investigate!]
Great. Now he dared not speak—explaining only seemed to make things worse.
[Suspicious! The streamer went silent! He must have something to hide!]
Ye Yinchuan's silence was deafening. He refocused on the conversation:
"Big friend, hello. How's your Machop? The streamer is very concerned for you."
"Sigh, I took it to the Pokémon Hospital for a check-up. Turns out it really has a genetic defect. The doctors even want to keep it for medical research, saying they never expected Pokémon to have 'super male syndrome.' They're even offering compensation."
[Wait, Machop has super male syndrome? Wouldn't that mean endless aggression?]
[First victim of Pokémon domestic abuse.]
[There's compensation? That Machop should definitely go!]
"Did you agree?" Ye Yinchuan asked.
As the chat suggested, an aggressive Machop was dangerous. If it couldn't be controlled, handing it over to professionals while receiving compensation was a solid option.
"I've been struggling with the decision for two days. My family thinks I should take the money before the hospital changes its mind. But I've raised this Machop for so long—I have feelings for it. You get it, right? It's like handing over your own child…"
[Man, just take the money.]
[Why hesitate after getting beaten up like that?]
[Muscle man with a soft heart!]
"Hmm… How much are they offering?"
Ye Yinchuan asked the question on everyone's mind.
"Fifty thousand yuan. More than enough to cover what I've spent raising Machop."
"And what do you want to do? Make a decision you won't regret. Keeping this Machop could pose a danger to those around you."
Ye Yinchuan usually opposed abandoning Pokémon, but this was a special case.
[50,000? I'd sell the streamer for that much!]
[Dude, you could get a top-tier Machop with that money!]
[Hesitation leads to defeat!]
[He's probably already decided to sell it, just looking for moral support online.]
"Some of you in chat are too cynical. Not everyone is that cold-hearted."
Ye Yinchuan believed this man was sincere. He wasn't just making excuses.
"Sigh, they might be right. I admit it—I used to look down on people who sold their Pokémon for money. But now that I'm in the same situation… I'm tempted."
[Instant karma.]
[Making money isn't shameful.]
[The offer is just too good!]
"Brother, don't stress too much. If a Pokémon seriously injures or even kills someone, the consequences are severe. It wouldn't just be taken away—it could lead to legal trouble, even impacting multiple families. In this case, neither you nor Machop are truly at fault."
"You're right, streamer."
The muscle man took a deep breath, seeming to have made his decision.
[Finally, he stops pretending!]
[He's probably grinning at that fifty grand.]
"But the thing is, Machop is innocent. I'm worried about what kind of research they'll conduct. Will they treat it like a lab rat? Drug injections, electric shocks, even dissection…"
[Bro, you're focusing on the wrong problem!]
[Yeah, who knows what kind of research they'll do?]
Ye Yinchuan wasn't surprised. No matter which choice this man made, he could understand.
"So, you want my help?"
Ye Yinchuan hadn't forgotten his promise from the last stream.
"Think it through. You might have to invest even more effort, and it could still end in failure."
The camera shifted to a special Pokémon cage. Inside, a battered Machop clutched the bars, looking full of sadness and guilt.
If not for the trainer's bruises, one might have thought he was the abuser!
"I was furious at first and wanted to give it away. But seeing it like this… I just can't. This isn't its fault—it was born this way. Streamer, I've decided. I want to try again!"
[Bro, don't do this!]
[You're making a terrible mistake!]
[Poor Machop…]
[Hold on, let's see what crazy advice the streamer has this time!]
"Alright, I'll teach you how to handle it. But let me be clear—I'm no expert. I'm just offering my understanding of Pokémon. Combine it with advice from Pokémon hospitals and centers."
Ye Yinchuan spoke sincerely.
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