Bottom-tier voice actress wants to become a big star on VTuber.

"Hiss—over thirty million yen!?"

Although they were mentally prepared for an exorbitant amount, the three people in the Xu-Hai bed were still quite shocked, considering that an ordinary person only earns a little over two million a year.

Moreover, this only accounts for about twenty days of last month; this month's figures haven't even been included yet. The 3D version released a few days ago reportedly garnered several million SC.

Even Machida Chima, who originally preferred handsome older men and wasn't particularly fond of Shimizu Toru's type, subconsciously changed her attitude.

Rindan-no-suke, who had been harboring some thoughts for a while, looked on with delight. If it weren't for the inappropriate occasion, she would have asked Takamiya Rion if she minded having another sister.

When Qingshui Tou and Lvxian brought out the remaining three meat dishes and a soup, they immediately noticed that everyone was looking at them strangely.

"What's wrong? Why are you all giving me the look that you just met me today?"

Hearing this, Xu Hai, who had the least opinion of him, smiled teasingly: "Indeed, we need to get to know him again, after all, someone is about to become a multi-millionaire."

"A multi-millionaire? Oh, you mean that? The money won't arrive until the end of the month. Right now, even the groceries are paid for by Rion. I'm just a gigolo."

There was no way around it; I had already invested all my money in Bitcoin, and seeing that it was rising quite fast a couple of days ago, I couldn't resist and put the rest of my money into it as well.

Now, apart from the few tens of thousands of yuan in cash he has left, he can't even afford a monthly card and has to rely on selling his body to make a living.

"Wow, www was actually broke. That gave us quite a shock."

Although the 30 million would eventually end up in Shimizu Tou's hands, Green Fairy breathed a sigh of relief; this was probably just burying her head in the sand.

"Now that the money's in your account, shouldn't you treat us to a big meal? Like a table full of meat?"

As Longdanzun spoke, he picked up a piece of stir-fried bok choy with his chopsticks, and was about to say the second half of his sentence—"Don't try to fool us with this kind of vegetable like you did today."

I was amazed by the sweet and refreshing taste and crisp texture of the romaine lettuce: "Wait! Why is this vegetable so delicious?!"

"It's just vegetables, why are you overreacting? How delicious can it be?"

Unconvinced, Green Fairy also picked up a piece with her chopsticks and put it in. Having seen the first few dishes were vegetarian, she hadn't even bothered to sneak a bite in the kitchen: "I'm a pure carnivore—it's delicious!!"

Seeing that she had the same reaction, Inu-ino and Machida Chima exchanged a glance and then quickly started eating as well.

Shimizu Toru and Yuhi Riri, although they had picked and eaten the vegetables a few times before, joined in the scramble for them after seeing this, since they could never get tired of eating them.

So before the three meat dishes, the four vegetarian dishes were served first and were quickly devoured.

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I've been eating gossip all day—first, Shindo Amane's affair, then another college student who's not even from a domestic game company—it's all been so bad it's made me neglect my writing.

I still owe ten chapters. No way, I have to write two more tomorrow, otherwise I won't be able to pay them off this month.

Volume 1: Chapter 88 I'll Fight You Talent-Obsessed Guys!

It was still HARMONY STUDIO in Shibuya Ward—Building B. Pushing open the familiar soundproof door, the six members of Eutpe filed in.

The song we're recording today is the same as planned: AAA's "Koi-on to Ame-sora". The verses and harmonies were sent to everyone by Green Fairy two days ago.

Compared to the last recording, the group, which has already developed a basic understanding, is making much faster progress.

So much so that after the recording ended, it was only 2 p.m. when Green Fairy suddenly had a new idea: "How about we have an offline karaoke event?"

"No problem~ I happen to have some things to give you, and I'll have to go back eventually." Shimizu Toru, who had thought about this before, immediately agreed.

Moreover, the various subgroups within Nijisanji maintain close contact and frequently collaborate on live streams and gaming sessions. Eutpe can't just be limited to recording songs and having meals together.

So not only do we need offline collaborations, but we also need online game collaborations. Qingshui Tou decided in less than three seconds what games we would play together.

After everyone returned to the villa in a large group, they went straight to the karaoke room, while Yuhi Lily and Takamiya Rion started to busy themselves with preparations.

With fruit, drinks, snacks, and NS (presumably referring to a type of snack), she was acting like a hostess, prompting Rindan-kun to jokingly say, "Thank you for the hospitality, ladies of Shimizu."

"Pfft-cough cough cough!"

I was trying out the "Clear Water, Every Day" brand of seawater, and wondered what it tasted like. I sprayed it like a fairy showering flowers.

Fortunately, she turned her head in time, otherwise Machida Chima, who was talking to her just now, would have had to go to the bathroom to wash her face first.

Unlike the shy Rion Takamiya, who fled after saying "I'm going to the restroom!", Lily Yuhi smiled and turned the tables: "If you want to join us, Rion and I would both welcome you~"

"Ahem! Let's get ready to go live first. Is it okay to leave the computer here?"

Fearing the two might say something inappropriate, Shimizu Toru placed the notebook in the center of the coffee table, saying, "There are too many people, so let's not expect to meet in person. Let's all be paper cutouts."

When 3D technology becomes available, it will be considered a true karaoke experience, because some people genuinely enjoy cheering on others while they sing.

—This is referring to Rindan-sensei, whose wote technique is so professional that Shimizu Toru feels it's a real loss that the audience can't see it in person.

"Tou-kun, could you sing a song you haven't sung before, so everyone can hear it?"

More than ten minutes later, it was Qingshui's turn. Green Fairy glanced at the comments and saw someone type SC saying they wanted to hear a different song, so she asked.

"You haven't sung this before? How about 'Daytime'?"

【White Day】is a song released in February of this year by the band King Gnu, nicknamed Wang Niu. Many people should have heard the version covered by a certain JK and You Shi.

Incidentally, three out of the four members of this band have beards, while another band called Official Beard Man has clean-shaven members.

"Huh!? Are you sure it's okay?" Xu Hai, who was stuffing mulberries into his mouth, almost bit his finger when he heard this.

Because Osamu Iguchi, the lead singer of the band King Gnu, graduated from the vocal music department of Tokyo University of the Arts, where he studied countertenor and is extremely skilled at switching between his true and falsetto voices. He even has a connection to famous soprano singers.

This characteristic is vividly displayed in the song "Daylight," to the point that the song is so difficult that many girls who try to replicate it in karaoke are criticized for screaming like ghosts.

—But what's really outrageous is that Rima Iguchi's voice is even lower than Masaki Suda's, and she can't even sing the latter's "Finding Mistakes" without using falsetto.

"Whether it works or not, we'll find out by trying. If it fails, Green Fairy, remember to cut this part out."

"OK~"

After cooperating with Green Fairy to adjust the effect of the program, Shimizu Toru picked up the microphone and spoke at the right time: "When the time comes, who knows, who knows, who knows, who hurts, who hurts~"

It is common knowledge that the voice when a person speaks is different from the voice when they sing, and this is for ordinary people who have not received professional training.

For a voice actress like Toru Shimizu, not only can she create a voice for speaking, but she can also create a voice for singing; at most, it just puts a greater strain on her throat.

If he wanted to, he could produce a siren-like chant like Zhou Shen, let alone just a falsetto.

In addition, with the song "Daylight," the high notes were still in his comfort zone, so singing it wasn't actually tiring, but the effect was truly top-notch.

Why did early music variety shows focus so much on hitting high notes? To put it bluntly, it was the standard by which non-professionals judged singing ability.

Later, as more people like Master Hua and Shan Yichun emerged, people finally developed a correct musical aesthetic and stopped blindly believing in high notes.

Shimizu Toru's singing skills have improved since her debut. According to the evaluation criteria of a certain chart UP master, she can already be regarded as a B-level singer.

After all, singing skills are something that you can't develop without practice. Even Zhang Jie admitted that he didn't learn anything too advanced at Berklee; he relied entirely on his daily practice.

If Berklee College of Music were really that great, Wang Yuan wouldn't be subjected to so much online ridicule every time he performs.

As Shimizu Toru put down the microphone, his left hand was immediately grabbed by both hands by Inukai: "Hey! What's wrong??"

Despite being a big sister, A-Chuang pitifully begged in a cute voice, "Tou-kun~ please teach me to sing high notes, please~"

Just by listening to the other person's voice, which is lower than that of many boys, you can tell that Xu Hai is definitely bad at high notes, and that is indeed the case.

"Well, my wide vocal range is something I was born with, and I can't teach you that. I suggest you find a professional vocal coach to help you."

Vocal range can indeed be expanded through training, and practicing high notes is easier than practicing low notes; otherwise, there wouldn't be the saying "childhood training."

Of course, there is an upper limit to this expansion. It's impossible to develop someone like Vitas later on. Generally, reaching B4 is considered good, and C5 depends on talent.

"Aaaaaah—I'm going to fight you bunch of talent-obsessed people to the death!!"

Not getting the answer he wanted, Xu Hai's anger flared up, and he lunged at the sheep like a vicious dog, ready to attack and injure them.

With a quick step, Shimizu Toru dodged the attack, but the unlucky one was Longdan Zun beside him, who was directly pinned down by Hell Biao.

Just as Green Fairy was about to rescue her, Inu-hai suddenly screamed, clutched her chest, and quickly scrambled up to hide behind Machida Chima.

Unfortunately, the latter's height of barely 1.5 meters couldn't hide her 165 cm height, making the scene look quite incongruous.

"Hehehe~ Toko-chan's breasts feel amazing, just as good as Rion's."

"Pfft! You're a repeat offender?"

"Of course~ Not only Rion, but I've also rubbed the breasts of Yoko, Nishi, and Sasaki~ Toru-kun, do you want to know what they feel like?"

"No! I'm not interested in that at all!!"

Even if she were interested, Shimizu Toru wouldn't dare say it in front of the people in the live stream. It's better to talk about these things privately.

Volume 1: Chapter 89 Carrying guns, herding sheep

On April 21, more than a week later, Shimizu Toru met Miyano Mamoru again in the recording studio, and the two finally stood together to record a recording.

After leaving the recording studio, he saw Mamoru Miyano sitting outside waiting, and a thought immediately flashed through his mind.

If handled well, one's popularity might rise to another level, while the other party would not suffer any loss and might even expand their fame.

Although it was a win-win idea, Shimizu Toru was still very cautious when he spoke: "Miyano-senpai, um... are you in a hurry right now?"

"Hmm? There are no plans for now. What's wrong?" Mamoru Miyano raised an eyebrow curiously, looking at the junior in front of him with great interest.

"Here's the thing, I've come up with a short video idea that's perfect for going viral on TikTok, and I'd like to invite you, senior, to star in it."

"TikTok? I'd better listen carefully then, tell me in detail!"

Some people may think that TikTok's influence is not that great since it has only been 19 years.

But in fact, Trump announced the national security review of ByteDance at the end of this year, and TikTok's global downloads had already exceeded one billion in February.

To avoid being watched by Akio Otsuka and the others, the two moved to a quiet, secluded corner, and then Shimizu Toru played a background music track he had just downloaded.

A sound like a Tokyo University student hearing a meme about an old man using a cell phone on the subway immediately came through the phone: "I've carried guns, I've herded sheep, don't tell me we're going to be homeless together~"

That's right, the video that Shimizu Toru planned to film with Miyano Mamoru is the one that later garnered over 13 million views on TikTok: "Holding a Gun and Herding Sheep".

It just so happens that this song isn't popular in Japan yet, so the two of them can be the ones to start this trend. When it's released, the number of plays will definitely increase two or three times.

With Mamoru Miyano's fame, as well as his Jim Carrey-esque facial expressions and comedic talent, this video will undoubtedly go viral on TikTok as soon as it's released!

After playing the song, Shimizu Toru demonstrated the dance moves again. Even though he didn't have much of an expression on his face the whole time, the catchy dance combined with the background music was still very interesting.

As a voice actor in name only but a comedian in reality, Mamoru Miyano immediately became interested and, after learning it two or three times, surpassed his master.

That funny expression amplified the effect several times over, almost making Shimizu Toru unable to hold back her laughter, so she quickly changed the subject:

"That's right! That's it. When we're recording later, I'll stand behind you, and after you finish dancing once, you'll walk out of the frame. When I'm about to dance, you'll pop out again to steal the spotlight. Just do it twice and it'll be OK."

Although he spoke very briefly, the experienced Mamoru Miyano immediately grasped his idea and mentally rehearsed it.

Then he was amused: "Hahaha, start already, start already, I know how to film it!"

Seeing his eagerness, Shimizu Toru immediately pulled over Otsuka Akio, the only two people in the entire theater who could speak, to be the photographer.

Akio Otsuka, who is already in his sixties, held his latest iPhone with a look of bewilderment: "Let me make this clear, I've hardly ever used a smartphone, so don't blame me if the photos aren't good."

"Just play the background music, turn on your camera and point it at us. The only thing you need to be careful about is not to burst out laughing."

Mamoru Miyano's laughter can actually enhance the humor of a video, while Akio Otsuka's laughter only results in him losing his grip on the phone and the camera becoming a blurry mosaic.

"Alright, ready! Go!"

In the narrow corridor, at Shimizu Toru's command, a dynamic background music instantly began to play.

Then, Mamoru Miyano, who was standing upright, suddenly stretched out his right hand in a gun shape, placed his left hand under his right biceps, and swayed his neck from side to side as flexibly as an Indian actor.

After walking in front of the camera, the dance moves changed to one hand pointing to the sky at a 45-degree angle, and the other hand making circles on the side of the body. After walking backwards back to the original position, the dance moves changed to two other moves, and finally the dancer twisted her waist and kicked her legs out of the camera's view.

Only fifteen seconds had passed since the whole process was completed. Behind him, Shimizu Toru, who was also standing straight with his hands on his thighs, started to reach out, shake his head, and walk forward to the music.

Halfway there, Mamoru Miyano squeezed in from the other side of the camera, so he had to stand back with an innocent look on his face.

By the third episode, Shimizu Toru deliberately acted out sighing and looking around anxiously while waiting.

When the line "I've carried a gun, and now I've herded sheep" was sung for the fourth time, Mamoru Miyano stole the spotlight once again, and he walked away speechlessly.

Mamoru Miyano, who had already started laughing, clapped and burst into laughter upon seeing this, and the short video, which was only 40 seconds long, was recorded in just one take.

"Haha, let me see how the video turned out! I have a feeling this video will go viral!"

Akio Otsuka, who didn't get the jokes at all, promptly handed his phone to Mamoru Miyano upon hearing this: "I don't understand any of the things you young people like."

"Oh dear~ please don't say that. You're only about twenty years older than me, and I'm almost twenty years older than Shimizu-kun."

Despite being thirty-six, Mamoru Miyano still has the mindset of a sixteen-year-old. He smiled and comforted her, saying, "As long as you don't admit you're getting old, you can keep up with the times."

Shimizu Toru, who had already watched the video, nodded in satisfaction: "There's basically nothing to modify, you can send it directly. Shall I send it to you, senpai?"