Jing He Xuanyiang lay on the sofa, shaking her phone.
“I’ve been here every time anyway.”
Hoshisuna didn’t make excuses, just silently watched them and nodded slightly as a greeting.
Even those who didn’t say it could see everyone’s worry.
This unspoken warmth made the anxiety that Orange Quiet Forest had felt from traveling settle back down in her stomach.
“Then let’s watch together.”
Orange Quiet Forest walked over to the sofa naturally, sat down, leaned lazily against the backrest, and looked up at the ceiling.
On the screen, Umimi’s debut livestream had officially started.
Umimi’s virtual avatar was named “Couhai.”
When that skin appeared on the screen, the people in the rest room couldn’t help but tease Chu Yong, that budget-conscious boss.
Because Couhai’s character features were exactly the same as Kunomi Umi herself.
Same deep blue short hair, with cute little curls at the ends, and even that small animal aura of seriousness mixed with nervousness was perfectly replicated.
The model came first, and then the person was chosen…
Maybe that was also the reason she was chosen.
As expected, Couhai was indeed nervous at the start.
Her voice trembled a bit, and facing the scrolling bullet comments, the skin’s eyes darted left and right, clearly overwhelmed, and she even stumbled over her prepared lines several times.
Everyone was holding their breath but didn’t know what to do.
Finally, Orange Quiet Forest broke the silence.
“Let’s go too. Let’s talk to Chu Yong.”
The other three were stunned for a moment.
“We should go. If we keep streaming like this, it feels like it’s going to crash again…”
Orange Quiet Forest pursed her lips.
“Rather than waiting anxiously for a crash every time, it’s better for us to step in directly and nip the risk in the bud.”
‘Ah, it’s not like I’m caring about a daughter or anything.’
‘Anyway, she and Umimi are teammates; they had a meal together a few days ago. She can tell Umimi is a very hardworking person.’
‘Even in tonight’s livestream, it’s the same.’
‘She’s shy, not good at facing people, but even so, she still tries hard to say okay.’
‘But frankly, it’s just not enough.’
‘She can’t even reach the level of normal communication, let alone streaming.’
The four of them immediately reached an agreement and pushed open the rest room door.
“Boss.”
Chu Yong saw the four of them and immediately set down her headset.
“Oh, it’s you.”
“How’s it going?”
Chu Yong looked at the livestream.
“It’s okay, though it feels precarious. Even though the operators and everyone have been guiding her through the earpiece, it’s like her limbs can’t keep up with her brain, except it’s not her limbs, it’s her mouth.”
Chu Yong sighed.
“Sometimes I can feel Umimi’s intention, but her mouth still stutters…”
Although Chu Yong had made up her mind when she chose her.
‘I have to be patient with her. She’s a training system.’
‘But when it comes to these urgent moments, it really hurts.’
It wasn’t a streaming accident, but they couldn’t just cut the stream either.
If they actually cut the stream, or if there was some unexpected situation she couldn’t handle.
It felt like Umimi would be crushed.
Orange Quiet Forest sighed and directly spoke out her plan.
“Let us go on too.”
“How can that be? Today is her first broadcast, her personal stage.”
Chu Yong frowned.
“But in this situation, by the time she adjusts herself, the viewers’ patience will have worn out.”
Jing He Xuanyiang chimed in from the side.
She was getting anxious just watching, even though she usually looked lazy.
But today, Jing He Xuanyiang understood how painful contagious secondhand embarrassment could be.
She had already built up a strong resistance to such things.
Cao Qian Ju also nodded.
“Just interact a bit as guests and help her get through this awkward stage. It’s better than a complete cold reception.”
Hoshisuna didn’t speak, but nodded silently to express her stance.
Chu Yong looked at the somewhat anxious bullet comments on the screen.
She was also a bit surprised.
‘She usually comes to the company to practice almost every day, even if there’s no training schedule, she practices on her own.’
‘Hoshisuna, who seems indifferent to others’ affairs, came today and even offered to help.’
Chu Yong sighed.
“It’s not ideal, but it’s better than crashing.”
“Alright. Go to the soundproof room and prepare. I’ll have the operators patch you in.”
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Umimi, who was at a loss in the recording room, suddenly heard a voice in her earpiece.
It was the operator’s notification.
Saying that her teammates were at the company and would be patched in as guests shortly.
Umimi was stunned.
‘Everyone… is watching?’
‘Not only watching, but they even came to the company, and now they’re personally coming to help me out?’
Actually, Umimi didn’t have any thoughts of “my personal debut being stolen.”
Rather, hearing that everyone was coming, her nerves, which were previously stretched to breaking, suddenly relaxed.
‘Warm inside.’
“Mm, I understand.”
She replied softly into the microphone, and the corners of her mouth finally showed the most natural and relaxed smile of the day.
The next moment, the skins of the other four appeared on the screen.
“Good evening, Couhai.”
Everyone greeted naturally and entered the livestream.
It had to be said, with the addition of these four people of different styles, the atmosphere of the livestream immediately livened up.
And everyone knew their boundaries.
No one stole the spotlight; they just chatted and threw out jokes, surrounding Couhai in the middle as if she were the group’s pet.
“Couhai, the deep blue curly hair design of this outfit is so cute.”
Cao Qian Ju naturally passed the topic to her.
With her teammate’s guidance, Umimi followed the topic and slowly talked about her persona and the thoughts behind this outfit.
Her mouth finally stopped stumbling like before.
Midway, Fujiriria played by Orange Quiet Forest and the energetic JK Wu Baisheng started their usual bickering with extreme proficiency.
After a couple of exchanges, they considerately passed the ball to Couhai, who was sandwiched between them.
“Couhai, you be the judge.”
“Huh? Well…”
Although Umimi was still a bit flustered and still needed everyone’s help, this kind of genuine cute reaction actually amused the viewers.
Everyone felt it didn’t matter anymore.
As long as they could end it happily and smoothly like this, it would be fine.
Finally, the last segment arrived.
Everyone accompanied Couhai to watch her debut song music video.
“Step Zero.”
Completely different from the energetic or healing styles of the previous members.
This was a song with an underground style.
It carried a bit of mania, oppression, even negative emotions.
But this was exactly suitable for Umimi herself.
The slightly decadent, even tired tone of her usual speaking voice perfectly matched the somewhat oppressive atmosphere of this song.
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