Chapter 13: Before God

Why did Orange Quiet Forest do that?

Some people put on a virtual avatar, but in reality, they take off the mask in their heart.

She wasn’t really planning to become an idol.

She thought that even if the prank went wrong, the worst that could happen was just not becoming one.

She hadn’t even half-stepped into the circle yet.

But during that whole operation, it actually felt quite interesting, and she even ended up chatting happily with the viewers afterwards.

Then the live stream was cut off.

“Ahhhh ehh ah~!”

Along with a scream, the live stream room was cut.

After changing back into her original clothes, she was taken to the reception room.

On the way, she heard a staff member patiently explaining things to her.

That fluffy-haired woman was there too.

She had actually already been selected? Was this some kind of prank activity?

Hmm…

Where should she sit?

On the left, four girls were already sitting side-by-side on a large sofa.

The team from the company should be sitting opposite them.

The employees on the opposite side were sitting scattered about, everyone very relaxed, with an atmosphere as comfortable as being at home.

Aunt was sitting in the beanbag chair at the very back, facing away from her, not saying a word, silently blending into the background.

Actually, Orange Quiet Forest quite liked companies with this kind of atmosphere.

If it were too serious, even if it was work she wanted to do, she would quit.

The fluffy-haired woman naturally sat down directly opposite the four girls.

It seemed she was the boss.

“You can sit too, Quiet Forest.”

Orange Quiet Forest scanned the room.

On the long sofa to the left, four girls sat side-by-side.

Their expressions varied—some nervous, some curious—but their gazes were all fixed on her, the one who had just entered.

Should she sit with these four girls?

Wouldn’t that mean she had already made up her mind?

The four girls on the sofa were also shocked.

The person who just pulled that stunt… was actually such a beautiful girl with long, straight black hair.

This… they didn’t know what to say.

Forget it.

Having come this far, there was no need to make a fuss anymore.

Actually, Orange Quiet Forest thought being an idol wasn’t bad.

There would be fun every day.

Doing it for a while longer would be fine, meow.

Being an idol really was interesting.

Seeing that everyone had arrived, the fluffy-haired woman put away her playful, smiling expression and sat up straight.

She looked around at the five girls in front of her, finally settling her gaze on Orange Quiet Forest.

“Orange Quiet Forest, have you made up your mind?”

Orange Quiet Forest nodded.

“Yes, I’ve decided to debut.”

Orange Quiet Forest felt Miss Orange Berry’s back tremble slightly.

Was it her imagination?

The other party was overjoyed and clapped her hands.

“Excellent! I was worried someone might drop out midway. Everyone, please rest assured, we will definitely support your idol activities with all our strength. Oh, let me introduce myself. I’m the boss of NAMO Entertainment Agency. My name is Chu Yong. I look forward to working with you all from now on.”

The following process became much more formal.

Chu Yong explained the relevant terms in detail.

Considering there were minors, some matters needed discussion with guardians, so she let the girls take the documents home for now to discuss in detail another day.

Then, she quickly moved the topic forward.

“Anyway… about what happened earlier with Quiet Forest.”

Hearing the topic return, all five girls flinched.

Chu Yong continued.

“Let’s see how things develop first. However, after signing the contract in the future, please don’t do such radical things again. Even if you want to do something, please report to us first. Otherwise, we won’t know how to handle it either. We’ll do our best to manage the… intense content you created this time.”

Orange Quiet Forest sat up straight like a primary school student who had done something wrong, placing her hands obediently on her knees.

“Okay, meow.”

“We’ll discuss punishment later. First, let’s choose characters based on ranking. The first penalty: Orange Quiet Forest chooses last.”

After all, she had gone a bit too far.

The residual xp mindset from her past life had made her want to let loose completely, without considering the consequences.

“Okay…”

But…

That cute, white-haired, cute white-haired younger-sister-type virtual avatar.

After that display earlier, everyone seemed to feel it had already been thoroughly… marinated by Orange Quiet Forest.

Now, just seeing that avatar would automatically bring to mind the demonic “Gahahaha” laugh and her artistic performance.

This led to…

Fujiriria = Orange Quiet Forest.

This label was already welded on like a cyber tattoo.

The four others were all tacitly in agreement and didn’t choose Fujiriria.

In the end… it was still left for Orange Quiet Forest.

Chu Yong nodded.

“Then it’s decided. In a few days, after signing the contracts, I’ll send you all the demo tracks and lyrics for your respective character songs. Apart from Fujiriria, who will be announced first as already decided, the remaining characters will debut one by one in order. Let’s maintain some mystery first, be virtual streamers for a while to build hype, and show your faces later.”

Chu Yong went on to explain many more details.

A woman with tea-colored shoulder-length hair raised her hand slightly.

“Then, what about our group name?”

“=π, meaning waiting for infinite possibilities. Mhm, mhm.”

Indeed, with this gathering of… unique individuals, the possibilities were truly infinite.

From the boss to the idols.

“Okay.”

That was roughly it.

Later, Chu Yong explained some details in depth, like how the project had been in preparation for a long time, the characters were designed before the selection, the character songs were already composed, and each character had a two-minute animation PV for the warm-up period, though it wasn’t voiced yet.

Because Fujiriria’s animation PV was completed first, and the others still needed fine-tuning, that’s why this child was chosen today.

Who would have thought Orange Quiet Forest would end up marinating this character so thoroughly…

Really… hard to know how to evaluate it.

At this point, Orange Berry, who had been in the background, spoke.

“Hello everyone, I’m Orange Berry, in charge of behind-the-scenes work. Let me make this clear first: I am Orange Quiet Forest’s aunt, but I won’t show her any favoritism. She causes trouble for me every day! Please keep a close eye on her too.”

“I’ll be obedient, meow!”

Orange Berry didn’t reply to her.

And so, the staff all left, leaving time for these five newcomers to interact.

Orange Quiet Forest was crazy on the internet, whether gaming or streaming, but offline, she became well-behaved.

Kunomi Umi kept her head down.

Jing He Xuanyiang, as if she were at home, browsed her phone without regard for anyone else, occasionally chuckling.

Finally, Cao Qian Ju broke the atmosphere, gently clapping her hands to dispel the awkwardness in the room.

Cao Qian Ju, with her straight, tea-colored shoulder-length hair, looked at her new teammates.

“Alright, since we’ll be teammates from now on, let’s first exchange contact information and create a group chat.”

Orange Quiet Forest immediately responded.

“Okay.”

Didn’t have the guts to speak first, but wasn’t afraid to be the first to reply, right?

Then came the customary self-introduction round.

A girl with blue-purple hair, with small braids on both sides of her head, spoke.

“I’m Jing He Xuanyiang, eighteen years old, a freshman. I look forward to working with you all.”

The last girl, who looked a bit fierce with her sky-blue and white hair, scanned her surroundings.

“I’m Hoshisuna. I carry a dream for the entertainment industry. I look forward to working with you. My goal isn’t just to be an idol; I also want to become an actress.”

Cao Qian Ju appropriately boosted the mood.

“A singer, huh? That’s really nice. I heard we’ll have character songs too. We’ll be recording new songs soon.”

Orange Quiet Forest felt a bit downcast.

“Yeah… new songs. But before the new songs… there’s a lot of practice waiting for us.”

“…”