While Theo was still in the middle of washing up, Volcarona fluttered its wings and flew into the room. With practiced ease, it used its small claws to grab the phone on the table along with the drone camera, then skillfully started a livestream.
After evolving, Volcarona had not only grown broad, magnificent wings, but the four small claws on its chest had also become far more dexterous, and its mind had become noticeably sharper.
It could now gradually understand and learn human writing, and could even fluently "argue" with viewers through the livestream chat.
After opening the stream, Volcarona adjusted the camera to focus on the two little Vulpix sleeping on the bed.
Then it gently brushed them with its wings, making their noses itch so that they rolled around, yawning lazily, their soft and adorable expressions instantly melting hearts.
The livestream chat was immediately flooded with comments, the screen filled with affection.
"I want to hug these two little foxes and sleep with them."
"Our Larvesta… no, our Volcarona streamer is the best, muah!"
"That's right, Volcarona is way better at streaming. Your trainer is too lazy. Just change the account name to yours and go solo."
Seeing these comments, Volcarona felt overjoyed, but quickly raised its wings in a shushing gesture toward the camera, as if to say that such things were better left unsaid openly.
Encouraged by the audience's support, Volcarona immediately flapped its wings, carrying the phone as it flew out of the room to the open space behind the treehouse.
Zweilous, Tyrantrum, and Metagross were eating.
Volcarona went over and tried to pull Zweilous into the stream, but Zweilous did not want to bother with it at all and just wanted to focus on eating.
In the end, unable to withstand Volcarona buzzing endlessly beside it, it reluctantly stopped eating and begrudgingly cooperated.
Volcarona pulled Zweilous aside, fluttered its wings to blow back the bangs covering the two heads, and zoomed the camera in close to their faces, asking the viewers to guess which head was Blue Char and which was Black Char.
"The left one is Black Char. I remember clearly from when it was still Deino. Its right eye droops slightly, it has to be that one."
"The right one is Blue Char. It always bares its teeth. Look at how that one keeps grinning unconsciously, it must be it."
"I agree. And Blue Char's teeth are sharper than Black Char's. Those sharp little fangs give it away."
Seeing that the audience had guessed correctly so quickly, Volcarona felt a bit annoyed and lightly tapped Blue Char's head with its wing, as if blaming it for "giving itself away."
Blue Char was not about to take that quietly. It immediately bared its fangs and let out a roar, then dragged Black Char back toward the dining table.
After wasting so much time playing along with Volcarona, the food was already getting cold.
Volcarona wanted to go for another round, but Black Char, just like Blue Char, ignored it completely, its eyes fixed only on the food.
"Hahaha, Volcarona, now that it has two heads, it's not afraid of you anymore. Go teach it a lesson!"
"Yeah, hurry up, Volcarona. Your boss status is in danger!"
Volcarona was just about to be stirred into action by the chat when the horn-like antennae on either side of its head twitched. It had heard the two Vulpix waking up.
Instantly, Volcarona abandoned Zweilous and happily flew back to find Ice Vulpix and Fire Vulpix.
Compared to Zweilous, these two were far more cooperative and easy to work with. They would pose however it wanted, unlike Zweilous, who only cared about eating and fighting all day.
Sure enough, the two Vulpix were already awake, rolling around on the bed and stretching their tiny paws.
When they saw Volcarona, they immediately wagged their tails and greeted it.
The three of them quickly gathered together and ran to the dressing table, beginning to groom themselves and prepare their "outfits" for the day.
The livestream chat not only offered suggestions on accessories and combinations, but also urged:
"Volcarona, go hurry your trainer! Why is he taking so long to shower?"
"Yeah, hurry him up. At this rate the gym will close before you get there. Drag him out!"
Volcarona found it hilarious. Its small claws tapped rapidly on the screen, typing "trainer equals snail," while occasionally making soft buzzing sounds as if complaining about Theo along with the viewers.
At that moment, Theo walked out of the bathroom, freshly washed, and immediately noticed the ongoing livestream.
"Big Streamer Volcarona, how long have you been live? Let me see the phone, what are you all talking about?"
Completely immersed in chatting with viewers, Volcarona had not noticed Theo at all. Only when it heard his voice did it panic and quickly turn off the screen.
Seeing its guilty reaction, Theo knew something was off. He reached out for the phone, and though reluctant, Volcarona eventually handed it over.
Theo glanced at the chat and immediately burst into helpless laughter.
"Volcarona, just go solo, we'll send you rockets!"
"Theo, you can leave the group. It doesn't matter if you're here or not, we only need Volcarona."
"Volcarona, secretly film the Vulpix sleeping, I'll send ten super rockets!"
"Well, well, Volcarona. You've learned to type and now you're talking behind my back, even thinking about going solo? Why not just fly straight into the sky?"
Theo flicked Volcarona lightly on the head.
Feeling guilty, Volcarona avoided his gaze and quickly flapped its wings to fly out of the treehouse, urging Ice Vulpix and Fire Vulpix to hurry and eat. They still had to head out soon to challenge the gym.
…
After breakfast, just as Theo and his group stepped out of the treehouse to head toward the Fortree Gym, Volcarona suddenly let out a clear, ringing cry toward the sky.
In an instant, a rushing sound swept through the forest.
Beautifly, Dustox, Venomoth, Butterfree, and many other butterfly and moth Pokémon flew out from all directions, circling around Volcarona.
Volcarona proudly raised its wings, showing off to the livestream audience. These were all the followers it had gathered over the past few days in the forest.
After all, with a wingspan exceeding three meters when fully extended, Volcarona naturally carried an overwhelming presence among these butterfly and moth Pokémon.
Pokémon like Beautifly and Dustox typically measured only about one to 1.2 meters in length, and even exceptional individuals rarely exceeded 1.5 meters.
Moreover, Volcarona possessed the Fire-type advantage, which naturally suppressed Bug-type Pokémon, making it an unquestioned overlord among them.
"Volcaaa…"
Full of spirit, Volcarona let out a cry toward the swarm behind it, as if saying: follow me, I'll take you to watch an exciting gym battle.
Beautifly, Butterfree, and Dustox immediately followed, their colorful wings fluttering in the sunlight, shimmering like a flowing rainbow.
Looking at this grand spectacle, Theo could not help but feel both amused and helpless.
This Volcarona truly managed to gather its own audience wherever it went.
Volcarona proudly lifted its head and took the lead, flying toward the Fortree Gym, followed by a vast procession of flying Pokémon, like a magnificent escort formation.
Theo called for the rest of his Pokémon to follow, his gaze resting on Volcarona ahead, who was happily showing off.
Shaking his head with a smile, he said softly,
"Let's go. Let the Fortree Gym get a good look at our grand entrance."
(End of Chapter)