Wu Baisheng once again used her hearty laughter to drown out Hoshisuna’s explanation.
“Just now, in a place the camera couldn’t see, you were so flustered you didn’t know where to put your hands, and now you’re putting on the cool, aloof air of the Moonlight Maiden. But well—”
Wu Baisheng’s tone suddenly softened without any warning.
In the bottom-right corner of the screen, the virtual avatar’s bright, big eyes curved into two beautiful crescent moons.
She controlled that lone head and leaned it toward the main screen.
Even though separated by the dimensional wall of the picture-in-picture, it was as if she had truly crossed the boundary of space, intimately leaning on Sheyue Jingzhi’s shoulder.
“Who can blame us, Jing Zhi? That’s just your clumsy yet serious adorable personality.”
A soft guitar sound rang out again, accompanied by the girl’s gentle declaration:
“I can’t just stand by and watch my Jing Zhi get bullied by you rotten lot.”
As soon as she said that, the atmosphere in the live stream instantly shifted.
Hoshisuna’s virtual avatar visibly froze for a moment, and her originally cold voice took on a hint of fluster and shyness.
“Bai, Baisheng… don’t talk nonsense, I’m not…”
–Holy crap!!! Cuddling!!!
–Tsundere aloof serious freak × sunny sharp-tongued wife-protector maniac, I ship it, I ship it.
–This is too sweet, I declare I’m no longer a laughing giraffe, I wish you happiness.
Watching the live stream filled with pink hearts and cuddles across the entire screen, the originally extremely awkward atmosphere turned warm and lively.
“Okay.”
Wu Baisheng suddenly cleared her throat.
“Since the mood is already here, today is as good as any. Let’s just debut together tonight—the boss has already agreed, you know.”
As soon as she said that, the bullet comments erupted again.
“But staying in the bottom-right corner is too cramped. Jing Zhi, you hold the fort for five minutes—I’ll head back to the club room and get the lower half of my body back!”
With that, Wu Baisheng’s half-body portrait vanished from the screen with a “shoo.”
Leaving Hoshisuna alone to face the enthusiastic bullet comments.
Having been stirred up by Xuan Xiang like that, Hoshisuna’s aloof composure was completely broken.
The audience no longer saw her as a lofty, perfect goddess, but rather as an “easily embarrassed, serious fool.”
The bullet comments toward her became more tolerant and gentle.
Five minutes later, the screen flickered.
Wu Baisheng, fully dressed in the motion capture suit, appeared proudly in the center of the main screen.
“Sorry to keep you waiting—! The complete puzzle, Wu Baisheng, is here!”
With Wu Baisheng, the second half of the live stream went as smooth as flowing water.
She effortlessly threw out and caught jokes, occasionally using a sunny tone to make sassy remarks at the audience, or turning to tease the overly serious Sheyue Jingzhi, causing her to blush and retort.
The live stream’s popularity skyrocketed.
“Before we know it, it’s almost 12 o’clock.”
Wu Baisheng glanced at the time, smiling brightly.
“So, as a surprise for our dual debut, at midnight tonight, me and Jing Zhi’s first individual character song MV will be simultaneously unlocked on this live stream!”
Hoshisuna also adjusted her state, her voice returning to its cool tone but with a trace of warmth.
“My song is a more classical and ethereal ballad. What about yours, Baisheng?”
“Mine—”
Wu Baisheng winked playfully.
“It’s a very classic youth rock song! The kind that, when you listen to it, feels like running under the blue summer sky, full of the taste of orange soda and the tears of graduation season—the kind that lets everyone crawling in darkness experience a sense of youth.”
–Ooh! Youth vibe!
–Ethereal moonlight and summer youth, I love this contrast!
“But before we watch the MV, I still have a little secret to tell everyone.”
Wu Baisheng suddenly lowered her voice conspiratorially.
“Does everyone remember the backstory that a certain white-haired fox in a wheelchair told during her debut a few days ago?”
The bullet comments immediately recalled.
–I remember!
Waiting in the snowy old school building’s music room for a promised girl to return.
Wu Baisheng chuckled and directly dropped the bomb.
“Oh, actually, the person that made Fujiriria wait bitterly in the snowstorm, even to the point of having her legs broken (physically), was… me.”
The air in the live stream froze for a second.
Then, the bullet comments completely exploded.
–??????
–Holy shit?! What the hell?!
–Wait a minute, you were just cuddling with Jing Zhi, and now you turn around and say you’re Lily’s white moonlight?!
–Homewrecker! You sunny homewrecker!!
Even Hoshisuna beside her was stunned, but she quickly understood the direction and began to ask in a tone of feigned ignorance, turning her head in disbelief to look at Wu Baisheng.
“Baisheng, you and Liliya…”
“It’s clearly written on the official website! You all don’t read carefully, fake fans!”
Wu Baisheng shouted at the camera with righteous indignation, even arrogantly planting her hands on her hips.
“In my character setting, it clearly says ‘has some special past relationship with Fujiriria’! Maybe we even grew up together as childhood friends!”
At this very moment.
Sitting in front of the computer, happily holding a mouthful of “otaku happiness water” was Orange Quiet Forest.
“Pfft—!”
The black cola turned into a tragic fountain in midair, thoroughly spraying all over her expensive gaming monitor.
“Cough, cough—what the hell is this damn fox babbling about meow?!”
Orange Quiet Forest stared dumbfounded at the secondary screen, pulling over a few tissues to frantically wipe the screen.
In her song “Winter Wait,” which was so beautifully tragic and deeply affectionate—even she almost cried from emotion when she sang it—and what she was waiting for… turned out to be this live-streaming, two-timing, sharp-tongued, scheming, popular schoolgirl?!
In the live stream, the bullet comments had completely descended into a frenzy.
–I was the one who came first! The singing, the waiting!
–Why did it turn out like this?
Having a teammate to cuddle with, having a debut MV—two happy things overlapping…
–An unrequited love…
White Album scene…
Kill the White Album scholars!
Amid a tidal wave of bullet comments saying “stomachache” and “kill the White Album scholars,” midnight arrived on time.
Wu Baisheng laughed heartily without a care, while Hoshisuna was embarrassed but couldn’t help laughing along.
Meanwhile, off-screen, Orange Quiet Forest, while wiping the cola off her screen, gritted her teeth and opened a communication app.
“Aiyo~ What are you doing~ Aah~~”
Midnight arrived.
The live stream screen instantly went black, and the originally noisy, cheerful background music was completely cut off.
Without any nonsense transition, Sheyue Jingzhi’s first individual character song MV “Crescent Moon Court” was officially unlocked.
The screen lit up, and what came into view was not dazzling special effects, but a dark, deep giant water mirror.
On the water’s surface, a cold and lonely huge full moon was reflected.
A deep cello sound played mournfully, followed by a few crisp piano notes that fell like water droplets onto the calm surface, spreading ripples.