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Join the ServerChahuayuan, balancing the two water cups, was utterly bewildered.
“What are you even saying? Just a few minutes ago, you were speculating that something might be wrong with them. Besides, isn’t this like ‘eating grass by your own burrow’? What kind of virtual streamer pushes their own colleague?”
“But they’re really, really cute!”
Chajingyuan exuded an aura of adorable pink bubbles.
“Come watch with me, Huayuan! Tell me, tell me—how can such an incredibly cute girl exist?!”
“Stop rambling like a maniac. How would I know?”
Chahuayuan pressed a water cup to her older sibling’s lips, silencing them physically, then impatiently pulled out a chair and sat down.
“Let me see…”
Míngyuán Kūnyīn, having just finished her first song, was now casually chatting with the bullet comments.
On the screen, her smile was radiant, her voice as sweet as honey. Listening to her every word felt like smelling a full-sugar milk tea.
📣”Mm-hmm! Thank you~~, thank you everyone! That’s right, that’s right, I’ve been practicing a lot, you know? Because I have love in my heart, and songs that express affection to all the big brothers and sisters out there are my specialty!”
📣”Ah~~ Thank you to this viewer for the SC! Thank you all, please follow me if you’re passing by! I love you all! Following me is a good deal, supporting me is never a mistake!”
“Oh…”
Listening to Míngyuán Kūnyīn’s performance, Chahuayuan nodded thoughtfully, as if a realization had dawned on her.
“I understand now, completely. Is her type what you’d call an RP streamer?”
“Huh? What’s RP?”
Chajingyuan tilted her head slightly, a sharp glint flashing in her eyes.
“I’m warning you, don’t take advantage of being my younger sibling to say vulgar things. What’s this ‘R-P’ and all that nonsense… Ow, that hurts.”
“It’s only because your own mind is full of misunderstandings that you think others are being vulgar.”
Chahuayuan gave Chajingyuan a merciless flick to the forehead.
“‘RP’ is short for ‘Role-Play’! It means role-playing! Aren’t you a hardcore VTuber fanatic? You don’t even know that?”
“How would I know so much? Before today, I only supported Panda-person Shasha. How could I possibly know all that? Do you really think everyone is a hardcore otaku like you?”
“My goodness, I’m amazed… In this day and age, there are still pure, true single-fans who don’t DD at all. What kind of endangered rare species are you…?”
“Stop using this as an excuse to mock me. Just tell me directly what a ‘role-playing’ streamer is.”
Chajingyuan complained, pouting and clutching her head.
Chahuayuan sighed, placing one hand on her hip, and squinted at her ignorant older sibling, adjusting her glasses with a knowing look.
“Alright, a role-playing streamer is just like your beloved Míngyuán Kūnyīn.”
Chahuayuan explained.
“Not only does the information conveyed in their speech adhere to their character’s persona, but their personality is also portrayed as closely as possible to the traits expressed by that persona. They strive to ensure the virtual image has a complete, coherent, and stable independent identity, creating a virtual narrative environment isolated from reality. They try to avoid too much connection with the real world, preventing the audience from encountering anything too real that might shatter the beautiful illusion of the virtual world—that’s roughly the definition.”
“Oh… so that’s what it means. So, Shiori and I haven’t been making good use of our…”
“To be more specific, you see, don’t you find Míngyuán Kūnyīn very lively and cute?”
Chahuayuan continued her analysis.
“That’s because she perfectly embodies her persona as a singing siren maiden. Her speech contains many exaggerated but not awkward, refined vocal inflections, which leaves a strong impression on you. Plus, she already has a good foundation to begin with.”
“Ah… I see.”
Chajingyuan nodded vigorously, a sudden realization dawning on her.
“So she really is that cute! I completely understand now!”
“Uh, that’s the principle, but can you, you lovesick fool, be a little more restrained…?”
Chahuayuan suddenly looked utterly speechless.
“Oh, never mind, I won’t argue about that with you. So, have you decided whether Míngyuán Kūnyīn has any problems? Are you planning to reply tonight?”
“I’ve decided, I’ve decided!”
Chajingyuan’s face was alight with enthusiasm, her small head bobbing like a chick pecking at rice.
She picked up her phone and tapped away on the virtual keyboard:
[Typing] “@Míngyuán Kūnyīn – Cute! Single-fan! Captain Míngyuán Kūnyīn is truly too cute!”… “Ow, ow, ow!”
Chahuayuan had delivered another swift flick to Chajingyuan’s occiput.
Unfortunately, Chahuayuan’s attack wasn’t quick enough this time; Chajingyuan had already sent the message.
Chajingyuan turned her head, her face full of indignation.
“No, why are you hitting me even when I’m saying nice things? Do you really want to knock your older sibling silly?”
“It’s not that… but you’re really acting crazy towards a colleague.”
“Because they’re genuinely cute, and isn’t it good to be kind to people?”
“Uh… I can’t really refute that, it’s just…”
“Just what??”
“It’s just, uh, you—”
Chahuayuan stared at Chajingyuan for a moment with an expression of disappointment, then shifted her gaze to the screen, scrutinizing it for two seconds.
“You don’t even check your own messages. The way I read what you wrote, it sounds completely sarcastic.”
“Eh?? Really??”
Chajingyuan immediately panicked upon hearing this. She quickly held her phone above her head and meticulously re-read the message from beginning to end.
“‘Cute! Single-fan! Captain Míngyuán Kūnyīn is truly too cute!~~’ Isn’t that a perfectly normal compliment? What’s wrong with it?”
“Read it again, but this time, deadpan.”
“Uh.”
Chajingyuan blinked, then lightly cleared her throat.
“*Ahem*, ‘Cute, single-fan, Captain Míngyuán Kūnyīn is truly too cute’… Uh.”
Chajingyuan lowered her phone.
Chajingyuan glanced left and right.
Then, Chajingyuan’s face turned ashen.
“Wahhh…! How could this happen!”
Chajingyuan spun around the room, on the verge of tears.
“I… I…!! I, Chajingyuan, am a battle-hardened internet warrior! I can effortlessly wield any tone, whether it’s rational and objective, sarcastic, or even ‘dragon-head-kill-mother’ memes! How could I unknowingly miss even this problem?!”
“…”
“It’s over, it’s over. Won’t Míngyuán Kūnyīn dislike me now? No, no, I must rectify this immediately.”
Chajingyuan took a deep breath, calmly sat back down, and picked up her phone again:
[Typing] “I want to emphasize, I genuinely think they’re very cute, and their singing is wonderful. There’s no hint of perfunctoriness or sarcasm at all—” “Gah! Ow!”
This time, Chahuayuan was quick as lightning. She delivered a swift flick to her older sibling’s forehead just before Chajingyuan could press send.
Chajingyuan, teary-eyed, questioned Chahuayuan:
“Wasn’t I properly explaining and correcting my mistake? Why did you hit me again?!”
“The previous message only had a *suspicion* of sarcasm, and could have been interpreted positively. But your explanation just now completely confirmed the suspicion, alright? Do you have any common sense at all?”
“Uh…”
Chajingyuan was awkward for a few seconds, glancing back and forth between her phone and her sister’s angry face, eventually choosing to avert her gaze and talk around the subject.
“Re-regardless, anyway! My title as an internet warrior is unshakable. That was just a momentary lapse in judgment because I liked Míngyuán Kūnyīn too much. It can’t determine my true skill!”
“I wasn’t even doubting you about that initially, but now you’re emphasizing it with such a guilty expression. So, do you usually insult people or get insulted? I really have to wonder about that now.”
“Gu-wu—What, what are you saying!”
Chajingyuan instantly panicked.
“That statement of yours clearly shows a lack of professionalism! Insulting and being insulted are two sides of the same coin! Skill isn’t determined by offense or defense, but by the outcome of the battle! A mere internet nobody like you, with no insight whatsoever, shouldn’t question your older sibling!”
“Uh, if you only take the literal meaning of those words, you’re not wrong…”
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