Volume 1 Chapter 6: The Chat Has Arrived!
The sudden surge in viewers completely threw Lin Lin off balance.
She stared at the viewer count in panic, quickly trying to guess how many people were in the stream.
About one or two hundred viewers had rushed in, and many of them had started sending chat messages.
【Just here to watch the big spender throw money around.】
【Big spender, what are you thinking?!】
【So generous! So rich! So awesome!】
【Streamer, say something! Do you have a mic?】
【No mic? Everyone leave, everyone leave! Big spender made a mistake!】
Wait—no, that’s not it!
Seeing the chat telling everyone to leave, Lin Lin quickly cleared her throat and tried to stop them:
“Wait, wait, don’t go! I have a mic! I really do!”
And… the effect was surprisingly strong.
The chat was clearly shocked, and then—
【Holy crap, the streamer’s voice is super seductive. I’m in love.】
【I’m dead.】
【So cute, instant favorite, let’s get married! Baby, when are we getting the marriage certificate?!】
Hey, hey, that last comment, your thinking jumped way too far!
Marriage certificate my foot! I’m a guy!
Oh right!
She remembered she… she was a girl now.
It still felt a bit strange.
Lin Lin tilted her head while looking at the screen. It felt like she had only learned voice acting and was just using a female avatar to stream.
But…
Thinking that way made it easier to accept.
As she watched chat messages fly by and saw her follower count jump from 0 to double digits, Lin Lin suddenly felt much more confident.
Hey, this is actually working…
That sudden site-wide promotion really had a strong effect~
Right, she almost forgot about “Watching VTubers Makes Me a Dog”, Dog Bro.
It was hard to believe he had sent a gift without warning.
And not just any gift. A Super Rocket, which wasn’t cheap at all.
Lin Lin suddenly remembered how streamers she used to watch would always loudly read the giver’s name and thank them warmly after receiving such a big gift.
Mm…
She would do the same!
So, using her memories, Lin Lin copied what she had seen before and tried to act cute.
“Um, thank you to ‘Watching VTubers Makes Me a Dog’ for the Super Rocket! Thank you, Dog Bro, thank you so much, meow~”
Tsk…
Listening to the cute voice coming from the screen, Gao Liang stayed calm.
It was nothing, just a casual click.
But… She was kind of cute.
【Wait, is this the streamer’s first day streaming?】
【First day and already got a Super Rocket? Wow… something shady must be going on!】
【What was the streamer doing just now? Why did someone suddenly tip like that?!】
The chat quickly reacted and noticed something unusual.
The mood even started leaning toward a story about a rich viewer supporting a poor, weak, and helpless new streamer.
Lin Lin quickly waved her hands.
No, no! Her reputation couldn’t fall apart this fast!
If people thought she had done something weird for the tip, that would be terrible.
She hurriedly explained, “Um, I was just singing earlier! Thank you again to Dog Bro for the gift! Wow… there are suddenly so many people here.”
After thinking for a moment, she spoke honestly to the chat.
“Well… to be honest, this is just a test stream, and it’s my very first one. I haven’t decided on a streaming style yet. If there’s something you want to see, you can type it in the chat!”
The girl copied what other streamers did and started asking the chat for ideas.
【Hey, have you done a VTuber Q&A self-introduction before?】
【Yes, yes! I want to see that!】
【I suggest watching the committee chair’s full Q&A self-intro live.】
【That’s right!】
Watching message after message fly past, Lin Lin, whose brain was already overloaded from the sudden rise in viewers, found herself unable to react for a moment.
What does… “VTuber Q&A” even mean?
Uh…
Oh! Wait! She suddenly remembered!
Without realizing it, that catchy melody and those questions popped into Lin Lin’s mind, and she immediately felt relieved.
That thing!
A so-called VTuber Q&A self-introduction is exactly what it sounds like.
It’s a video template where questions and answers help new VTubers quickly introduce their character and settings to viewers.
Alright, let’s do it!
Lin Lin opened a video site, picked a random template, and set the background music.
As the music started, a problem suddenly came to mind.
Uh… Her avatar’s setting…
It didn’t seem very detailed, did it?
What if there are questions she can’t answer?
Should she just make things up?
Oh—wait. She actually does have settings.
She turned her head and looked at the system panel floating in the air, opened the avatar details, and skimmed through them.
Everything was there!
Nice. With this, Lin Lin felt much more confident.
Let’s go!
【Why did the streamer pause?】
【Shh, the streamer is probably reading notes!】
“Ahem, okay, okay, stop spamming, streamer is starting now!”
That guess was pretty accurate…
She moved the mouse to the play button and suddenly felt nervous.
The questions in this Q&A come really fast.
W-will she mess up and start talking nonsense?
Gah—
Before her brain could react, her hand already clicked play.
Eh—eh—eh?!
The music suddenly started!
“Dun dun dun~”
“VTuber Q&A self-introduction!”
“Alright, let’s begin~”
Wait, it’s starting already?!
Lin Lin took a deep breath. No choice, she had to go for it!
“Yay~”
【What is your name?】
She looked at the system panel beside her and read the info out loud.
“Ari!”
【How should we call you?】
“Ari-chan!”
【What kind of VTuber are you?】
“A white-haired vampire cat girl!”
【Your birthday?】
“April 1st!”
【Your age?】
“Forever seventeen!”
【Your gender?】
“Female!”
【Your height?】
“155!”
【Where were you born?】
“Um… hospital?”
【Your charm points?】
“One hundred dizzy points!”
【This is sudden, but please imitate something!】
“Piggy, Piggy~”
Gao Liang silently clenched his fist.
【What is your fan name?】
“Little Sweet Pears.”
……………………
Lin Lin kept introducing herself to the camera, basically saying everything she could.
Most of it was just anime-style character settings.
At the end, as the cheerful music continued, the final question appeared.
【Where do you live?】
Her brain was tired, and she answered without thinking.
“Huadu City!”
……………………
A moment later, she suddenly realized.
Oh crap, did she just say her real location?!
No, no, no, that’s not right!
“Wait, wait! I live in the Demon World! In a vampire castle in the Demon World!”
【Ahem, noted!】
【Heading to Huadu to dox the streamer!】
【First time seeing a streamer dox themselves… amazing!】
Aaaah—
The girl panicked and started shaking in front of the camera.
What do I do? What do I do?!
Uh…
Looks like there’s no way to save this now.
On the other side of the screen, Gao Liang also fell into deep thought.
So… she’s in Huadu too?