Volume 2 Chapter 25: How Do You Use the “Play Hard to Get” Move?
“Refusing help?”
Hmm…
The little vampire girl held her chin, frowned cutely, and looked upward as she fell into deep thought.
“Why would she refuse? Hmm…”
【Watching VTubers Makes Me a Dog: Ari-chan, do you think she might hate me?】
Gao Liang sighed sadly and sent this message.
Hearing this, Lin Lin became even less willing to agree with that idea. If she did, wouldn’t that make her previous advice look wrong?
So even though she still didn’t fully understand what the little deskmate was thinking, she pretended to be confident, waved her hand, and said,
“Ahem, don’t worry. Trust me, it must be her stubborn personality causing this! Kids these days really aren’t honest with their feelings~”
However, a different opinion appeared in the chat.
【Is it possible that Ari-chan’s detailed advice caused this?】
【Dog Bro, stop listening to her. If you keep following her advice, you might end up completely falling out with the little girl.】
【A certain virtual streamer is leading her top fan toward crime. Who will control this chaos in the VTuber world? Who is responsible?】
Seeing these comments, even Gao Liang started to feel unsure. Lin Lin got so angry that she slammed the table, her face turning red as she shouted,
“Hey! You bunch of people who have never dated in your lives, how could you possibly understand this better than me?!”
Um…
Even though she herself had never dated either.
Ahem, but saying it like that made her sound very confident!
It gave off the feeling of a cool girl laughing at anime nerds. It was the kind of comment that could silence people or hurt their pride.
But Lin Lin clearly underestimated the chat audience.
Some users did go quiet, but…
It was clear that many viewers had already stopped caring. This simple trick couldn’t hurt them at all anymore!
For example…
【Honestly… Dog Bro, try winning me over instead! I’m available!】
【Ari-chan is not single her whole life? No way, I don’t accept that!】
【Just asking, how many older men has Ari-chan dated?】
【Ari-chan few days ago: “No one understands how to win over a little girl better than me!”】
【Streamer, tell us, if it were you, what would you do?】
“Hmm…”
Seeing the last comment, Lin Lin fell into thought.
What should she do…
She searched through her memories for experience. Even though she had never been in a relationship, as a girl, she probably had just a tiny bit more understanding of romance than boys did.
Hmm…
Suddenly, she clapped her hands, an idea coming to her.
“Got it! Dog Bro, I’ve thought of a good plan~”
【Watching VTubers Makes Me a Dog: Oh? Let’s hear it.】
Gao Liang became interested. The little vampire girl pretended to cough twice and waved her hand.
“Alright, everyone in the chat, listen carefully. If you can, take notes. This strategy can be used in many situations!”
Pfft—
Gao Liang smiled and played along, even grabbing a notebook while listening to her explanation.
Lin Lin coughed twice and began explaining clearly.
“First, when the person you like runs into trouble, don’t rush to help them. First, in situations like Dog Bro’s, if the other person is very stubborn or too shy to accept help directly, it can become awkward. Second, it can easily make you look too desperate.”
【Thanks, I feel personally attacked.】
【The real “desperate simp” is here.】
【It would be great if she were just shy and tsundere. I’m more afraid she doesn’t like you at all!】
“Ahem, that’s true. So today’s strategy only works when both sides have some feelings for each other. If you’re just blindly chasing someone who isn’t interested, then this method definitely won’t work!”
Lin Lin said this mercilessly to the chat, once again breaking everyone’s hearts. After successfully becoming the internet’s “little angel,” the girl continued,
“Next, we need to think about this carefully. Being able to help someone is actually a great way to increase their good feelings toward you. So you should help them, but of course, only if you can truly help. Making things worse is definitely not okay.”
“So where should we start? First, we must be clear that if the other person needs your help, it means they are not strong in that area. That’s why you can help. Otherwise, if they could handle everything alone, there would be no reason for us to step in.”
The little vampire girl raised her eyebrows and continued analyzing.
“If the other person needs help but refuses yours, it probably means they still have other options. At this time, you should act quickly. The longer you wait, the more passive you become, unless you’re sure they have no other choice except you.”
“Now, here comes the key point, how do we take the initiative and get them to accept our help?”
Lin Lin gave a mischievous smile and began explaining like it was a scene from a romance comic.
“Step one: Create a chance to be alone with the little girl. During casual conversation, naturally guide the topic toward the situation where she needs your help.”
“Step two: Ask about her progress and understand her current level. Of course, if not much time has passed, the results are probably not very good.”
“Step three: First, sigh a little about her progress and show some concern. Let her feel that if things continue like this, it might end badly. Create a sense of urgency.”
“Finally, once she starts feeling nervous, casually mention that you have the ability to help. At that moment, she will likely no longer refuse your help~”
“So, the key point is to create a sense of urgency for her!”
The little vampire girl finished her explanation with her hands on her hips, a confident smile on her face. The chat was amazed by her words.
It actually sounded pretty convincing!
【Wow! The streamer really understands this!】
【What a clever “play hard to get” move, she’s really good at this!】
【I learned something. I’m going to try this on my little sister now.】
【Wait, that sounds wrong…】
【This move… feels like I’ve seen it somewhere before…】
【“People only move when they feel cornered.”】
【“I just need to make them believe they have no other choice.”】
【Wait… is this that “Classroom of the Elite” Anime reference?】
Huh?
Lin Lin frowned and thought for a moment.
Uh…
Wait, now that she thought about it, her explanation really did sound similar to a certain Anime MC…
Ahem!
Whatever. Even if it was similar, that just proved her idea was strong!
“So, what do you think, Dog Bro? My advice is pretty good, right? Hurry and try it out, haha~”
Gao Liang sat in front of his screen and smiled slightly.
Hmm…
Although it felt like the little vampire girl might be talking nonsense, it still seemed to have some value.
Hmm…
【Watching VTubers Makes Me a Dog: Okay, I’ll try it later!】
“I’ll wait for your good news~”