Volume 2 Chapter 37: Live Collab in Progress!
“Hello everyone! Your little angel is here! Welcome to tonight’s stream. I’m Ari-chan~”
“I travel all over the internet to bring smiles to all you otaku, this is my mission!”
“……”
(A moment of silence…)
“Sigh—”
That sudden sigh made the viewers, who had entered the stream on time and were excited for this collab, freeze in surprise.
Especially Gao Liang, sitting in front of the screen, his heart suddenly tightened.
What’s going on?
The little vampire girl had never sighed so sadly before. What happened today…?
“I’m tired of this unchanging opening speech, just like I’m tired of this unchanging life.”
“I still remember that day, when a childhood friend told me to believe that I would become the main character…”
“So I really started to see myself as the main character.”
“But for more than ten years, every day has been the same. School, then home, back and forth. A boring life, repeating again and again, without any brightness.”
“Until—”
“I met all of you~”
“Hahaha! Today’s a depressed little vampire girl! Alright! The stream officially starts now! Come on, Little Sweet Pears, flood the chat with comments!”
As the girl laughed, the comment screen, made for the streamer to easily read, appeared on screen.
Watching their messages scroll by one after another, the viewers felt a strange kind of emotion they couldn’t quite explain.
【You scared me, I thought the little vampire girl was graduating.】
【That was intense, your emotional acting is amazing! I got nervous just listening!】
【Is there a chance that was real feelings?】
【Too strong, little vampire girl. That tone, those lines, when are you becoming a voice actor?】
【I really believed it and totally broke down! Waaa, little vampire girl, give me back my tears!】
【Watching VTubers Makes Me a Dog: Are you really okay?】
“Ahahaha, I’m fine, I’m fine! Don’t worry, Dog Bro. Cough. Today is a meaningful stream, so I wanted to do a fun opening~”
“And this is also my way of thanking everyone. Without you all, I wouldn’t have made it this far, and today’s event wouldn’t even be possible~”
After calming the worried viewers, Lin Lin continued,
“Alright, introductions are done! Now let’s get to today’s main event. To be honest, this little vampire girl found a big supporter today! Let’s welcome, Princess Hydrogen! Woohoo!”
After saying that, she clicked a button, and the two of them connected.
Their virtual avatars appeared on a pre-set virtual stage. On Gao Liang’s side, the screen recording was already ready.
“Hello, hello~ Little Sweet Pears from Ari-chan’s stream, and my Hydrogen Atoms from my stream, hello everyone~ This is Princess Hydrogen Hki! I’m really happy to do this collab with little Ari-chan today. Cough. Even though we’ve collabed once before, this one is more official, so I’m very happy~”
“Hehe, today’s opening lines were also provided by Princess Hydrogen! Cough. I heard they were drafted by a little loli. But seriously, can a little loli really write something this deep?”
【What? A little loli wrote this? What kind of genius is that?】
【Isn’t this sad youth style? Isn’t this sad youth style? Isn’t this sad youth style?】
【Spread the word, Ari-chan is the little loli who wrote the opening!】
【No, spread the word, the big sister streamer on the other side is the little loli!】
【What? Big sister is a little loli? Both sides win!】
【Checking the background of the comment above…】
Lin Lin and the chat kept joking about the opening lines. Du Wenmei smiled, then said,
“Alright, let’s get straight to the point! Ari-chan, cough, are you ready?”
“Of course!”
Lin Lin nodded, then explained to the chat.
“Actually, today’s collab will include a small game. The rules are like this, we’ll use software to draw cards. Each of us will draw five cards, and each card has one question on it!”
Du Wenmei added, “Next, we’ll take turns asking each other questions based on the cards. Of course, each person can only ask three out of the five questions! As for which questions to ask and the order, we’ll let the chat in each stream decide~”
Even now, Lin Lin couldn’t help admiring how smart Sister Wenmei was.
The key point of this little game wasn’t really the fun itself. The real goal was to attract some of Sister Wenmei’s fans and bring them to follow Lin Lin.
So why didn’t Sister Wenmei just directly say, “Everyone, go follow my little sister”?
Cough.
That’s because this kind of direct call usually doesn’t work very well. Viewers don’t like being told what to do so openly.
People often react in the opposite way. It’s like how many video creators always ask viewers to “like, comment, and subscribe,” or push ads, but a lot of viewers don’t like that.
But…
Sister Wenmei’s method was clever and a bit ruthless.
The game itself sounded really fun. Fans get to decide the questions and the order. Naturally, they’ll pick the most exciting or shocking questions. This perfectly fits the audience’s love for drama and fun.
However, there’s a trick here.
The questions that the viewers vote for are asked to the other streamer, not the streamer they are currently watching and already like.
That sounds a bit awkward, right? You’d think fans would want to mess with their favorite streamer instead.
But in reality—
Fans won’t just stay in one stream.
The result is simple. Princess Hydrogen’s fans run over to Lin Lin’s stream, and Little Sweet Pears run over to Princess Hydrogen’s stream.
And on P-site, the chat voting system only counts votes from users who follow the streamer.
So without saying it directly, this move pushes people to follow Lin Lin!
Of course, some Little Sweet Pears will also follow Princess Hydrogen, but their fan numbers are on totally different levels. No matter how you think about it, Lin Lin gains more from this.
Sister Wenmei… she’s really too kind. I could cry.
Lin Lin even felt a bit overwhelmed by Sister Wenmei’s goodwill. But since Du Wenmei wants to grow together as a small group, she’s willing to share resources. Whether Lin Lin can hold onto those fans depends on her.
After all, even if Sister Wenmei’s fans follow her now, they might unfollow in a few days if she can’t keep them.
Cough. After thinking for a bit, and after the viewers from both streams visited each other for a while, Lin Lin watched her follower count rise rapidly.
Then she and Sister Wenmei opened the prepared software together and started drawing the question cards!
I draw!
Ah, it feels like doing a ten-pull~
Cough…
When the animation ended, Lin Lin opened her eyes wide and looked at her cards:
【First impression of the other person?】
【Favorite food?】
【Ideal type?】
【Cup size?】
【Future career plans?】
Meanwhile, Sister Wenmei’s cards were…
【Do you have someone you like?】
【How did your first date feel?】
【How many children do you want?】
【How did you meet that person?】
【If you could choose, would you rather be a boy or a girl?】
Hiss—