Losing money, mygo, what does it mean that I really lost money?

These "negative" lyrics immediately piqued her interest.

Although she's a bit unreliable, likes to drink, is a little awkward, and a bit childish... Kawahara Momoka is still reliable to these students, and of course she understands Takamatsu Akari's pessimistic lyrics.

Who says Vocaloid songs have to be fast-paced and energetic? You're probably familiar with Doriko's gentle and lyrical songs like "Letter Song" and "Yuhizaka," which she also writes.

After obtaining the lyrics from Takamatsu Akari, she discussed it with Imaizumi Teruyuki, and then had another discussion with Takamatsu Akari. They decided to add the parts Imaizumi Teruyuki wanted to these negative lyrics.

Even if you don't find out the meaning of everything, is that okay? Can you believe in yourself? (Yes, you can.) Is it okay to just stay here? (Yes, you can.) You don't have to try so hard.

Then, the theme song for the character of Yang Gongfei was born.

Originally timid and hesitant to express his opinions, Takamatsu Akira immediately showed a satisfactory determination after seeing the revised lyrics.

"I want to sing. Please let me sing, Ms. Momoka."

Main text: Chapter 49 (from Chapter 47) I have never met a bad person

From Takamatsu Todaki's perspective, this is a very peculiar story.

From a young age, she was unable to make friends with others because of her special interests, or perhaps her habit of focusing too much on certain things. She even scared the mother of a classmate from childhood with a pill bug.

From that moment on, she realized that she was different from ordinary people.

She can be happy about things that ordinary people don't feel, and she can also be deeply troubled by them.

Fortunately, Gao Songdeng kept encountering good people.

The gentle Takamatsu couple didn't force her to conform to "normal" standards; they simply let her live life the way she wanted. When she entered junior high, her classmates generally liked her adorable, animal-like personality. So, although she didn't interact much with others, she was quite popular at school.

Then, she continued to meet kind people.

Imaizumi, who listened to her stories about the space wars involving penguins and pill bugs, invited her to join an agency where she could make friends with people online.

By posting amazing little stories online under the account 【羊宫妃那Officil】, Takamatsu Teng has already amassed a small core group of fans who don't mind her strangeness at all, but instead keep encouraging her.

This made Takamatsu Akari genuinely happy.

She also met some very nice people at the firm.

Chihaya Aine and Yutenji Wakana, who appear to Takamatsu Akari as a pink dog and a cunning purple wildcat respectively, often chat with her in a considerate way. Nakamachi Arale, the golden fox who haughtily holds her head high, is also often able to sense subtle emotional changes and cares about her thoughts.

This period can be said to be the happiest time since Gao Songdeng realized her "special" status. She realized that she could gain precious friends by staying true to herself.

20-year-old mischievous Momoka Kawahara, the leader of Akari Takamatsu, even showed Akari Takamatsu her dream self, such as her little story of forming a band with the band members for life.

Now, although the content written in Takamatsu Akari's notebook, just like "I Want to Be Human," was used as lyrics by the captain of the mischievous group to compose music, President Jin made revisions that she cherishes.

He and others encouraged themselves to accept themselves.

"This is my one and only life; whether I love or not is entirely up to me."

These warm lyrics, these new lyrics that continue the negative tone of Gao Songdeng's original work, are a reflection of herself.

It's so delicious and makes me happy.

The five high-pine lamps felt an unprecedented happiness.

6. And so, driven by happiness, she finally possessed the fuel to burn as light, and began to burn and shine. Like the tolling of a bell cast in a furnace, like the turning of the spinning wheel of fate.

"..."

When she came to her senses, she had already sung "Shiori" in its entirety. Even though she had only listened to it two or three times, a strong feeling in her heart told her that this was Yang Gongfei, this was Gao Songdeng.

All the first-generation members surrounded her.

Kawara Momoka took down her guitar, patted Takamatsu Akari on the shoulder and grinned, "Can't you make a sound? Little Sheep? Ai-on said you can't make a sound when you sing, why would she lie to me?"

Although Gao Songdeng's voice cracked slightly and he had some minor flaws, his performance was emotionally rich. This kind of crying tone, which is theoretically lacking in professionalism, actually made the performance stand out due to the special nature of the song.

In Kawahara Momoka's mind, Takamatsu Takayuki had already passed the test.

Even if this girl named Yang Gongfei sings off-key every time afterward, or even if she forgets the lyrics, her emotional expression at this level is still moving enough to attract a group of loyal fans.

"We first generation members are really great."

Kawara Momoka grinned.

With Princess Yang and Arale Nakamachi, she's determined to make those second-generation members suffer a crushing defeat! Falling behind is fatal. By the time you find your lead vocalist, the first-generation members will have already finished their training. How are you going to catch up?

Chihaya Aine and Nyanmuchi also gathered around.

"Sister Yang is amazing, but don't push yourself too hard when you sing, you're so good..."

"To be honest, you're the real deal, you're a professional."

Nyanko-sensei was a bit more downcast than Chihaya Aine, but she was still genuinely happy for Takamatsu Akari. "I've tried singing 'Red High Heels' many times, but I just can't get the feeling I want to achieve."

"If Miaomeng is so great, she can definitely do it too."

"Sigh, this isn't flattery or modesty, I..."

As they chatted, even as the topic gradually shifted away from Takamatsu Akari, she could still feel everyone's radiance and the happiness that accompanied it. The first-generation members were so warm and welcoming.

The lanterns in the high pine forest have been overwhelmed by happiness.

She is the happiest person in the world right now. She can proudly say that in her ten-odd years of life, she has never met a bad person, nor is there anyone she needs to forgive. She is very happy.

If only this happiness, this joy, could last forever. Hmm.

"Oh right! Little lamb!"

Chihaya Aine suddenly remembered something and took out her phone. "Tonight is my debut performance, Sakuraha Aine! Because it's quite important, the president asked me to do a live stream from the rehearsal room. Remember to watch!"

"Yes. I definitely will."

Consort Yang nodded solemnly.

Evening, in the computer room of the rehearsal room.

Although Tsuzuki Shisen simply handed over the contract, leaving the amount to be filled in by the customer, and that opening a coffee shop in RiNG would basically mean making money while lying down, Imaizumi still carefully reviewed it.

By the time I finished, it was already evening.

He also took the time to meet with his employee, Shiina Tatsuki, who was clearly surprised to meet him at RiNG in Ikebukuro and asked about Arale Nakamachi.

As for Toyokawa Shoko, Shiina Tatsuki was too lazy to ask, nor would she. She had no idea that the guy she didn't want to see was already working for Imaizumi alongside Nakamachi Arale, making money for him.

"that."

A pink-haired figure quietly approached from the doorway.

Maruyama Aya leaned close to Imaizumi and whispered as she handed him a hot meal. "I made this myself. I brought it over this morning but you weren't here, so I just heated it up."

Jin Zhaozhi took it: "Thank you for your help."

I even have female subordinates cooking for me.

Her voice, barely audible, carried a hint of joy: "Because it's the club president."

"Is there anything you need?"

As a courtesy, Jin Zhaozhi returned the greeting with a remark.

Maruyama Aya hesitated for a moment, clearly wanting to say something, but then swallowed it back, shaking her head. "No, nothing, it's just that doing this for the president would be very enjoyable..."

She regretted it as soon as she said it.

Just as Maruyama Ayaka's rapidly heating brain was trying to figure out how to change her tune, Chihaya Ayane's loud, sweet voice rang out: "President, let me tell you, Yoko-nee is amazing! When we sang together, I was so incredibly moved..."

"Hey, Cai Cai, you're here too?"

"I... I just bumped into the president by chance..." Maruyama Aya mumbled, her voice growing softer and softer until Imaizumi, who was next to her, couldn't hear her anymore and quickly ran away.

"Oh my, Cai Cai is so cute."

Chihaya Aine sighed and patted her chest, "President Kim! Tonight, the debut episode of Witch Sakura Aine is ready, streaming on both YouTube and Bilibili, it's ready to start anytime!"

Main text: Chapter 50, Chapter 48: Sakura Aine's Tang Xiao

Sakuraba Aine.

A resilient and energetic girl who desperately craves warmth. She fears loneliness and strives to connect with her companions, but she is also full of contradictions and darkness.

She enjoys eating and being noticed and cared for by others, but dislikes being alone. She is extremely caring towards others, yet terrified of being disliked, and often feigns failure to attract attention.

In the storyline, Sakura Aine is a dog witch with "love magic," possessing the ability to make viewers in her livestream fall in love with her. While traveling with a cat witch and a bard sheep, she arrives in a human city, is drawn to an agency, and debuts with them as virtual idols.

That concludes the highlights of the first half of Sakura Aine's Official debut livestream.

In the promotional concept art released during the live stream, a gray poet sheep, a purple wildcat, and a pink dog are all lying on the belly of a drunken light brown lion. A golden fox, though aloof and independent, still maintains close relationships with the other animals, standing in the very center.

These are the theme impressions of the five members of the first generation.

The self-introduction segments of virtual YouTubers are all pretty much the same, with the most common competition being who can produce the cutest voice. Fortunately, this is the first time viewers are experiencing something new called a virtual YouTuber.

The viewers in Lu's live stream found it novel and gave it fairly good reviews, with a dense barrage of comments.

Is ExElio Studio a zoo?

[So cute, I'll always keep an eye on you]

[Just a casual observer, but I find her crying quite amusing.]

2. [Somewhat makes you want to bully them]

[It's not bad after you get used to the voice; it has a kind of silly feel to it.]

[The anchor's voice sounds so strange, is that really their natural voice? They seem to have no talent whatsoever.]

The comment was deleted by the monitoring firm staff at an almost imperceptible speed.

On YouTube, there are 4700 concurrent viewers, similar to those on Bilibili. A large portion of them are Ps*Ple fans who were drawn in by their agency's promotions.

Moreover, YouTube is more commercially mature than Bilibili, offering advertising revenue, channel memberships, and shopping recommendations similar to a shopping cart. Bilibili, on the other hand, claims it will never change its nature, but after adding ads once, it was criticized and forced to remove them; its revenue relies entirely on live streaming.

Following discussions with Jin Zhao, Bilibili is also preparing a new revenue-generating scheme for content creators (Ps), similar to the later Ps creator incentive program. However, the incentive money will not be comparable to YouTube's, so it's hard to say.

Seeing the innocent comments and friendly interactions between the virtual streamer, Imaizumi, who hadn't experienced this kind of atmosphere in a long time, naturally joined in as well:

[Maruyama Aya's top pick: Cute, first impression, my absolute favorite, she's totally a heart-shaped sweetheart!]

Almost immediately after he posted his comment, a new comment appeared below it.

【Nakamachi Arale Ch.: Cute!】

The viewers in the live stream naturally didn't know that the account was Ima Teruyuki's personal account, nor did he have his agency verify it; he had only told Nakamachi Arale about it. Therefore, some viewers who saw Ima Teruyuki's skillful virtual YouTuber push formula were more focused on his ID.

Why did Cai Cai strongly recommend watching Aine? lol

[Because they both have pink hair, right?]

[You bunch of gossips, don't lump everyone together just because someone has pink hair. My band's leader also has pink hair, does that mean she's also Aya Maruyama?]

[Your statement sounds a bit off; we're all just being cute!]

The discussions in the bullet comments naturally caught the attention of Chihaya Aine, who had been keeping a close eye on the comments.

"Eh, Maruyama Aya-senpai?"

She didn't seem to mind at all that Maruyama Aya had fans in her live stream; on the contrary, she was quite happy. "I'm also a fan of Aya-senpai! During practice... Oh, I'm a witch, right? When I first came to the human city, she gave me a lot of encouragement. She's a very kind person!"

Remember your character settings well!

I thought the witch persona would last until the end of her debut episode, but it only lasted half an hour?

[Laughs, PREO spent 50 yuan trying to win the "gentle woman" prize.]

Why aren't there any collectible sets in Japan? We want them too! E-Company, hurry up and release them!

【...】

The comments on the screen all seemed to be in a good mood.

Aside from a few passersby who found the sound of Chihaya Aine's clips strange, most viewers accepted this livestream format featuring a beautiful virtual girl and got to know her a little.

Next up was the talent show and the segment where she'd make some cute sounds. According to Jin Zhaozhi's plan, she'd perform a section on her guitar, singing "BIBIDIB," and then she could go offline after being a little adorable.

And Chihaya Aine, the cute voice she makes is—

"Hehehehe, that's all for 'BIBIDIB', thanks for listening!"

"Hehehe, hehehe haha..." (The group)

"Anyway, that's all. Goodbye everyone, goodbye everyone!" Because of the funny story, Chihaya Aine couldn't stop laughing and clicked the play button.

Imaizumi, who was trying to create an idol, fell silent as she listened to Chihaya Aine's laughter.

If he remembered correctly, Chihaya Aine had just promised to be the agency's first virtual streamer, setting a good example and leading everyone down the path of virtual idols. The chat room, still reminiscing and praising the song, couldn't hold back any longer.