The sudden popularity spike completely threw Lin Lin off balance.
Flustered, she stared at the viewer counter, trying to gauge how many had flooded in—roughly one or two hundred, with danmaku already scrolling fast.
【Watching the big shot splurge coins.】
【Big shot, you’re being reckless!】
【So generous! Big shot, awesome!】
【Streamer, say something! Do you even have a mic?】
【No mic? Disperse already! Big shot, you’re being reckless—!】
Huh? Wait…
Seeing the “let’s leave” danmaku, Lin Lin quickly cleared her throat.
“Wait, wait, wait! Don’t go! I have a mic—I *do* have a mic!”
And… the moment she spoke, the danmaku froze—then erupted.
【Whoa, streamer’s voice is so sultry. I’m in love.】
【Ah, I’m dead!】
【Cute! Solo support! Marriage! Following! Darling, when’s our wedding?!】
Hey hey hey—that last comment jumped *way* too far!
Like hell we’re getting married! I’m a guy!
Oh…
Right. I… I’m apparently a girl now.
Still not quite used to it.
Lin Lin tilted her head slightly, feeling like she’d just put on a falsetto voice and a girl-avatar skin.
But…
Thinking of it that way felt easier to accept.
Watching danmaku flash by and her follower count jump from zero to double digits, confidence flickered to life.
Not bad…
This random public-screen shout-out actually worked pretty well~
Oh!
Almost forgot—user 【LookingAtVIsADog】. Almost forgot Brother Gou.
Hard to believe he’d casually drop a gift like that.
A Super Rocket, no less.
Lin Lin remembered: back when *she* watched streams, big gifts meant the streamer would cheerfully shout the sender’s ID and thank them warmly!
Hmm…
Time to copycat.
Channeling old memories, she put on a cute act:
“Um… thank you to ‘LookingAtVIsADog’ for the Super Rocket! Thank you, Brother Gou! Thank you thank you, meow~"
Tsk…
Hearing that sweet, girlish voice, Gao Liang stayed stone-faced.
Just a random click. Nothing special.
But…
Kinda cute?
【Whoa, is this streamer’s debut today?】
【First stream ever and already got a Super Rocket? Tsk tsk… shady PY deal for sure!】
【What was she even streaming before the donation?!】
Danmaku finally caught the weirdness.
Rumors swirled toward “rich patron rescuing a helpless newbie.”
Lin Lin waved her hands frantically. No way! Her rep couldn’t collapse *this* fast!
If people thought she’d promised weird favors… yikes.
She rushed to explain: “I was just singing earlier! Thank you again, Brother Gou! Ah… so many new faces suddenly.”
After a pause, she added honestly:
“To be real—this is just a test stream, my very first. I haven’t settled on a format yet! Type your suggestions in chat, okay?”
Mimicking pros, she opened the floor.
【Ooh, VTuber Q&A self-intro?】
【Yes yes yes!】
【Stream the ‘Committee Chairman & Little General’ Q&A!】
【Sodayo!】
Brain already lagging from the viewer surge, Lin Lin blinked at the flood.
VTuber… Q&A?
Uh…
Oh!
Wait—
A catchy tune and script flashed in her mind. Got it!
It was exactly what it sounded like: a template video where new VTubers introduce their avatar via rapid-fire Q&A.
Do it!
She pulled up a template, queued the bgm.
Then froze.
Uh…
Her avatar’s lore wasn’t *that* detailed…
What if she blanked mid-answer?
Make stuff up?
Wait—she *had* settings!
She glanced at the floating system UI, skimmed the avatar profile.
Fully fleshed out!
Confidence surged.
Go time!
【Why’d she pause?】
【Shh, checking notes!】
“Ahem! Okay okay, stop spamming—I’m starting!”
…Pretty accurate guess.
Mouse hovering over play, nerves prickled.
What if she fumbled the fast-paced questions?
Hiss—
Hand moved before brain caught up.
*Click.*
Huh?!
Music blared!
“Ding ding dong dong~"
“VTuber! Q&A! Self-introduction!”
“Here we go~"
Huh?! Already?!
Lin Lin sucked in a breath. No backing out now—push through!
“Yay~"
【What’s your name?】
Eyes flicked to the system panel.
“Yali!”
【What should we call you?】
“Yali-chan!”
【What kind of VTuber are you?】
“A white-haired vampire catgirl!”
【Birthday?】
“April 1st!”
【Age?】
“Forever seventeen!”
【Gender?】
“Female!”
【Height?】
“155 cm!”
【Place of birth?】
“Wall…achia?”
【Charm point?】
“One hundred points!”
【Sudden request—imitate something!】
“Bajie, Bajie~"
Gao Liang’s fingers tightened slightly.
【Fan name?】
“Sweet Pears.”
…
Lin Lin powered through the script—standard anime-avatar specs, all covered.
As upbeat music neared its end, the final question popped.
【Where do you live?】
Voice numb from talking, she blurted without thinking:
“Huadu City!”
…
Silence.
*Wait.*
Why did I say my *real* city?!
No no no!
“Wrong wrong! I live in the Demon Realm—the vampire castle *in* the Demon Realm!”
【Ahem, noted!】
【Rushing to Huadu to dox the streamer!】
【First time seeing someone dox *themselves*… Streamer, you’re legendary!】
Ahhh—!
Lin Lin flailed in front of the cam. What do I *do*?!
Mmm…
No undo button.
Beyond the screen, Gao Liang fell into quiet thought.
…So she’s in Huadu too?
