Volume 1 Chapter 5: You Have No Viewers Left!
Lin Lin took a deep breath and tried to cheer herself up.
After a fierce inner struggle, she…
She finally decided to face this old nightmare.
It’s just singing one song. She… she’s not completely bad at singing anymore!
And now she’s a cute girl, with a professional, voice-actor-level voice.
If she sings now, it should be totally fine, right?
Besides, if she really wants to become a virtual idol, singing will be unavoidable in the future.
She can’t keep running away forever.
And also…
Just now, Dog Bro encouraged her!
Mm…
Alright. Decision made!
Sing!
“No problem! I… I’m going to start singing now!”
Lin Lin said nervously. Then she took a few deep breaths and prepared her voice.
She thought about what the viewer had said.
Late at night, can’t sleep, wants her to sing a song.
Well, that’s basically a sleep song!
He even encouraged her earlier. Singing one song should be fine, but which song should she sing?
Hmm…
A lullaby?
Cough cough…
She’s still young. She doesn’t want to sing “mom-style” songs yet.
Maybe she should choose something else?
After thinking for a bit, a melody suddenly came to mind that felt pretty suitable.
She looked again at Dog Bro’s ID, which was simple, proud, and a little funny, and remembered how he suddenly appeared in her stream. Lin Lin cleared her throat.
Ahem…
Yeah, this fits.
Gao Liang held his phone, and without realizing it, he started to feel a little excited.
What level of singing could this white-haired vampire cat girl have?
Honestly, it made him curious.
“Ahem…”
The girl slowly began to sing:
“♩♫ Piggy—”
“♩♫ Piggy↑—”
“♩♫ He’s not bad-hearted~”
…
“♩♫ Piggy—”
“♩♫ Piggy↑—”
“♩♫ Silly but cute~”
…
“♩♫ Big head and big ears↑—”
“♩♫ Loss brings blessings, falling teaches wisdom~”
“♩♫ Smart and capable↓~”
“♩♫ Piggy lives a carefree life!~”
…
Uh…
Gao Liang’s hand holding the phone trembled slightly.
He couldn’t hold back his expression, half laughing, half crying.
This girl…
On Lin Lin’s side, after finishing the song, she clearly felt that the other side had gone silent.
She was done singing, but no message appeared for a long time.
Th-this…
Dog Bro? Dog Bro, are you still there?
Did I sing you to sleep?
No, please…
At least tell me how I sang before you sleep!
Waaah…
If you don’t comment, I’ll feel like I sang out of tune!
Lin Lin lowered her head nervously, then looked up again and again, checking to see if he had criticized her yet.
What kind of strange experience is this, anyway?
She clearly really wanted to hear his opinion, but at the same time, she was afraid of seeing an unfriendly comment.
Mm…
After a long time, Gao Liang finally responded.
“You… have… no… viewers… left!”
He sent this message and then watched the streamer on the screen with great interest.
How would this girl try to make him stay?
It was really exciting to watch, heh~
…………………
No viewers left…
Huh? Huh?!
Lin Lin quickly waved her hands and shouted toward the screen in panic:
“No! Don’t, don’t go! I… I just sang a song for you!”
“You were clearly calling me a pig!”
Gao Liang smiled slightly as he watched the little vampire girl shaking her head, speaking in a wronged tone with a nasal voice. He couldn’t help but laugh.
Lin Lin froze.
Ah… She got found out. Ahem…
“No, no, that’s not what I meant at all! I just happened to think of that song, really! Ahem… You’re Dog Bro, not a pig.”
Lin Lin explained in a rushed tone.
Gao Liang didn’t know whether to laugh or cry at this explanation.
Who would believe that?
But well… he didn’t really dislike this little vampire being a bit playful.
“Mm…”
Seeing that he didn’t send any more messages, but also didn’t leave, Lin Lin felt a bit regretful.
She should’ve chosen a lullaby. With no other choice, she decided to change the topic.
“Well… putting the lyrics aside, um… Dog Bro, how do you think I sang?”
Lin Lin asked with a bit of hope. This was the first time since that KTV incident that she dared to ask someone for an opinion about her singing.
Mm…
Honestly, Gao Liang didn’t find it easy to judge.
It was obvious that she hadn’t received professional singing training, and the sound card and microphone quality were not great either.
But still… he had to admit, he liked her voice.
If he had to give a sincere comment, he would probably say something like, “It’s pretty good, keep it up!”
But…
This time, he answered with a bit of bad humor.
“You sang really well. Next time, don’t sing.”
Uh…
When Lin Lin saw his message, her vision almost went dark.
Th-this feels a bit too targeted, doesn’t it?
So that song really was the right choice!
Hmph!
She didn’t say anything more. She just opened her music app, opened her playlist, and put one song on repeat—
Ahem…
While she was silently competing with him like they were chatting in a group chat…
The boy hiding under his blanket smiled to himself and suddenly remembered that today was the end of the month.
Oh right! He had once won a Super Rocket in a platform lottery.
If he didn’t use it this month, it would expire next month.
Mm…
And this little vampire girl was pretty interesting. He might as well use it on her. No point wasting it, right?
So…
Just as the little vampire was sulking in front of the screen—
Suddenly!
System messages flashed across the screen.
【User “Watching VTubers Makes Me a Dog” has sent streamer “Ari-chan” a “Super Rocket”! Come watch the stream now~】
Not only did the system message appear in the chat, this special gift, worth 1,000 yuan, also triggered a site-wide broadcast.
Soon, a full-site announcement floated across the top of the screen.
And this wasn’t limited to Lin Lin’s stream, every live room on the platform saw it.
Even people who weren’t watching any stream, just browsing the homepage, could see it.
At this hour, the site-wide broadcast naturally attracted many late-night viewers.
Curious people rushed into the stream, wanting to see what kind of content could make a rich viewer spend so much money.
After all, it wasn’t common for someone to tip 1,000 yuan at once. Doing so usually meant the streamer had something special.
1,000 yuan might not be huge money, but it’s definitely not small either.
So…
Lin Lin raised her eyebrows in shock as more and more viewers poured into her stream.
The system kept announcing new viewers entering, and Lin Lin looked completely confused.
Before long, her stream’s popularity score climbed to 2,000, which meant roughly one to two hundred real viewers.
Uh…
Wh-what?
Why… why are there suddenly so many people watching?!