Miss Witch, even if we're poor, we can't sell ourselves!

Miya moved quickly through the shadows of the dense forest, her shoes crunching on the fallen leaves and mud, but she didn't care about slowing her pace.

She covered her mouth with one hand and pressed the dagger dangling from her waist with the other. Her shoulders trembled as she tried to suppress her laughter, and she couldn't hide the corners of her mouth under the fox mask.

So cool!

Fran killed the twilight monster, and then secretly finished it off, successfully plundering more than two hundred points.

This is the amount you earn by killing more than thirty ordinary souls.

All she did was pretend to fall and spit out blood, be carried up a mountain path for twenty minutes, and then secretly release a few slimes in the dark.

Mi Ye was so busy with her lightning-fast evacuation and her joy that she completely forgot about something.

To avoid being distracted, she had previously turned off the barrage display, since having a dense barrage floating on the left side of her field of vision during combat and stealth does indeed affect her concentration.

The problem is that the live stream didn't stop just because she turned off the display.

The live stream was still running, and all viewers who randomly entered from the homepage could see a little witch wearing a white fox mask with red stripes, who had just disguised herself as an NPC and completed the game's first kill.

Although Mi Ye's live stream didn't purchase any impressions and only had a few dozen initial viewers randomly assigned by the system, the level of discussion remained undiminished.

Did she forget she was live-streaming? That's hilarious!

[My older sister is so cunning, I love her!]

So, is this a player or an NPC?

[The NPC above doesn't have a live stream room.]

Why is it the sound of a lucid dream?!

[This is definitely not a lucid dream. I've been a fan for ten years; the voice must be fabricated by the user.]

I'm already looking forward to the Werewolf game on the forum!

The comments scrolled faster and faster at a visible speed, and many people even sent gifts because of the explosive program effect. Some people have even recorded the screen and are preparing to upload it to Mikufans later.

Miya knew nothing about this.

She ran out of the edge of the dense forest, and her feet were no longer on the soft layer of fallen leaves, but on the stone path again.

Dengrong Street is just ahead.

The warm yellow light of the lanterns, like a flowing river, cascaded down the hillside, illuminating the upturned eaves on both sides of the bluestone path.

She finally slowed down, leaned against a ginkgo tree by the roadside to catch her breath, then straightened up, adjusted her crooked mask, patted the grass clippings and dirt off her skirt, and tried to calm her breathing.

But that unyielding smile still lingered at the corner of her mouth.

As he walked towards Dengrong Street, he mentally reviewed the flash of inspiration that had just occurred to him.

The more I think about it, the more I feel that the step of using a falsetto to imitate the voice of a lucid dreamer is a stroke of genius.

At that moment, Honey's camera was pointed directly at her, and the only official live stream in the entire server was broadcasting this first kill, with at least several million viewers.

In front of that camera, she said "See you next time" in a lucid dreaming voice, and then disappeared.

What does this mean? It means that starting tomorrow morning, the entire MikuFans idol community's discussion board will be flooded with the same question.

Who is that little guy who got the first kill in the Thousand Star Adventure, imitated Lucid Dream's voice, and wore a fox mask?

Is it Lucid Dream herself using a alternate account? Is it her teammates deliberately causing trouble? Or is it some completely unrelated new idol trying to ride her coattails?

Or perhaps neither of those are true, and it's just an Easter egg played by the system NPCs of Thousand Stars Adventure?

Miya became more and more satisfied, her steps light as if she were walking on clouds.

However, the only thing that made her conscience ache was that little winged idol.

Mi Ye slowed her pace, unconsciously picking at a ginkgo leaf hanging down by the roadside, crushing it and then letting it fall apart.

Fran genuinely helped her from beginning to end, treating her like an NPC who thought she was lost, carrying her on her back for so long on the mountain road, and even squatting down to wipe the mud off her face when she fell.

He could use [inducement] to deceive her, use tears to gain her sympathy, secretly steal most of her points while she was fighting the monster, and finally make a fool of her in front of the entire server.

In real life, the other party would probably hold a grudge for life.

But there's no other way now; she and the little ghost need to win.

The world won't automatically make way for someone just because they're kind; she understood that a long time ago.

So I'm sorry, I'm really sorry.

Mi Ye thought to herself that if everything went smoothly after the first test, she should be able to save up a considerable amount of money.

I'll find Fran's account on MikuFans and send her some big gifts. Even if she doesn't accept them, at least I'll feel a little more at ease.

He silently apologized again behind the mask, then quickened his pace.

As she walked through the familiar cobblestone alley, the red glow of lanterns under the upturned eaves shone on her once more, turning her pink ancient costume a warm orange hue.

There were more people on the street than before. Many players had completed the first round of point accumulation and were gathering in twos and threes on street corners to exchange strategies.

Some people squatted by the roadside discussing tactics on the ground with tree branches, while others walked and ate steaming hot red bean dumplings they had just bought.

Mi Ye weaved through the crowd, jumped up the steps leading to the mountaintop, and finally saw the two familiar figures under the canopy of the banyan tree, its branches drooping with luminous light.

The little ghost stood beside the bronze railing of the teleportation platform, the hem of her light green ancient costume dress fluttering gently in the night breeze, and the silver stars on the edge of her white veil shimmering in the lantern light.

When she saw Mi Ye's figure in the distance, she immediately stood on tiptoe and waved to her, her wide gauze sleeves sliding down to reveal a section of her fair wrist.

Hoshimachi stood next to the little ghost, his white mask pushed up to his forehead, his dark blue ponytail swaying gently in the wind. When he saw Miya return, he also gave her a faint smile.

Miya smiled behind her mask, already anticipating what the scene would be like on the Mikufans forum later.

……

……

After removing the immersive equipment, I sat up from the bed in the rest room.

Miya rubbed her hair, which was a little messy from being pressed down by the equipment. The ends of her hair curled up slightly and brushed against her neck, making her feel a little itchy.

It was already quite late when she got back, and since Mi Ye had just done something bad, she suggested that they try again tomorrow, as she was a bit tired today.

Sister Hoshimachi said she would stay in the game for a while longer and let them rest first.

The little ghost also wanted to sleep, so the two said goodnight and both logged out of the game.

Finally shaking off the dizziness in her head, Mi Ye put on disposable slippers, pushed open the door of the restroom, walked through the corridor to the restroom, and turned off the restroom light when she came back, leaving only the small night light on the bedside table.

Then she climbed into bed, pulled the blanket up to her waist, leaned against the headboard, and opened MikuFans.

Sure enough, the official account of "Stars Falling into the Sea" posted a new video 20 minutes ago, with a close-up of her fox mask on the cover.

[The First Closed Beta Test of "A Thousand Stars' Adventure" - The First Hidden Boss is Triggered! A Mysterious Fox-Masked Girl Appears, Is She an Idol or a Random Player?]

The number of views has already surged to third place on the site's trending list, and the comment section is practically a massive Werewolf game.

The top comment has already received over 30,000 likes.

That voice is definitely Lucid Dream's own. I'm a longtime fan; no one could possibly imitate that voice to that extent.

There were nearly five hundred replies below, some agreeing, some refuting, and some saying that Lucid Dream had just tweeted today that he had been rehearsing all night, so how could he possibly be in the game?

There is another highly-rated reply below.

[You can customize your voice when you enter the game, didn't you guys ever consider that some amateur player might be deliberately messing things up?]

Several other popular posts are also arguing about different topics.

Based on her physique, some people say that this fox-faced girl is less than 1.5 meters tall, and there is no one that short among active idols. She must be some random passerby who won the lottery.

Someone even created a poll thread listing hundreds of current idols for people to guess.

Some people have also linked the Flower Ghost with the Fox-Faced Girl from tonight. The recording of the live a cappella performance at the radio station is still trending. The pink ancient costume and black short hair look exactly like the same person.

But someone immediately retorted in the comments.

These two voices are completely different. You can only change your voice once when you enter the game; you can't change it afterward.

There was also a reply below.

Is it possible that this is just an NPC, used by the game developers to generate hype?

There is one more follow-up.

[She's definitely not an NPC, I just saw her livestream!]

The official announcement didn't say that only players could stream.

You just have to go through with this, don't you?

Making baseless guesses without evidence isn't going to make much difference.

【…】

When Miya saw this comment, she almost burst out laughing in bed.

That's it! Just keep guessing!

As long as I don't reveal my tentacles and flesh magic for the time being, they shouldn't be able to guess what's above my head.

Miya smiled and glanced at the comments section one last time before leaving MikuFans. She happened to see a newly posted comment with a low number of likes, but the content made her pause.

The official statement says that all the players corresponding to the masks will be revealed after the game ends. Isn't this kid afraid of being cyberbullied for playing like this?

Cyberbullying...

Miya placed her phone next to her pillow, turned to her side, and buried her face in the pillow.

She hadn't really considered such serious consequences, but now that she thought about it, every idol who could participate in the game had a huge following.

Not to mention the one she attacked, who has already been identified as Young Moon's Fran. If the other party's fans find out that she was the one who did it, Miya will explode.

Forget it, I'll figure out what to do tomorrow.

Just as Miya was about to bury her head in sleep, her phone screen lit up.

Upon opening it, I saw a message from Little Ghost.

"I sang three songs while waiting for you at the radio station today. There were many people listening, and someone even gave me a small lantern."

"I feel so happy! Thank you, Hua Bao. Goodnight, see you tomorrow!"

After reading the message, Miya felt even happier and quickly replied.

Goodnight, see you tomorrow!

After sending the message, I turned off my phone, rolled over, and pulled the blanket tighter around myself.

Mi Ye closed her eyes and slowly drifted off to sleep.