I, the Rock King Emperor with 21 billion in power, have joined the chat group.

[Visible.....]

[Unable to see...]

Moving silently, step by step, one step at a time.

He walked out of the ward where Shiina Hikaru was.

"Ah~~~!!! Thank you, thank you, Yulai-chan. I'll definitely treat you to the dessert shop in front of the station tomorrow. You can have whatever you want."

"It's just peeling an apple, why are you so grateful? Hehehe~~! But if you want to treat me to that dessert shop, you absolutely mustn't go back on your word."

"Absolutely, absolutely not!"

.....

Shiina Hikaru waved his hand as he said goodbye to Hase Tomoyori.

As soon as Hase Tomoyori left her sight, she immediately shrank into the blankets and trembled.

What exactly was that thing?

monster?

ghost?

Why am I able to see that thing?

It's broad daylight, and the sun is shining brightly outside... Why are monsters and ghosts appearing?

Thinking this, Shiina Hikaru wriggled out of the blankets, only daring to peek out with his head, looking up at the window not far away.

Ok? ? ?

Wait, why is it always foggy outside the window?

In her vision, a layer of gray mist completely obscured the vast expanse of heaven and earth.

The sun's radiance was as if it were nearing sunset, its orange-red glow resembling the setting sun.

The sunlight could not penetrate the fog at all, and only a small portion of it could reach the ground.

In the distance, amidst the increasingly dense fog of the mountains and forests, a massive, indistinct giant was slowly moving.

Whether it was a psychological illusion or not, Shiina Hikaru felt that with each movement of the giant, the ground of the entire Japanese archipelago was trembling.

And beneath the sun, high in the sky, hundreds of enormous eyeballs, linked together, gazed down incessantly.

Click!

Click-clack!

The sound of the eyeballs rubbing and rotating was like that of a rusty machine.

Shiina Hikaru couldn't help but move his gaze upwards.

No!

Her mind was trembling; both her body and soul were warning her not to look over there... not to look over there... absolutely not to look over there.

"Ha~~~~! Ha~~~~~!"

Gasping for breath, she suddenly slammed her head down, causing it to slam against the window.

"it hurts!"

She couldn't help but let out a soft cry, but that prevented her from looking up any further.

"Ha~~~~! Ha~~~~~! Ha~~~!"

A long breath escaped from her small lips, but there was not a trace of feminine coquetry. Anyone who saw her like this could tell that she had been shocked beyond what her mind could comprehend.

Something's wrong with this world!

Something's wrong with this world!

----Boss, I need to go back and work 24/7!

----Boss, I want to work 996 (9am-9pm, 6 days a week).

Shiina Hikaru shouted in his mind that neither the original Zhou Ming nor the original Shiina Hikaru was a person bold enough to ignore these strange things.

Why did I come into this world?

----Did I make a mistake?

-----What unforgivable thing have I done?

Someone please help me!

-----Help!!!!

-----Help!!!!!

Having just transmigrated and immediately encountered such a mind-stimulating event, Shiina Hikaru's mind could no longer maintain its composure. Unable to tell whether she was unconscious or trying to escape, she humbly roared in her mind before falling into a deep sleep.

She seemed to hear a faint sound.

【...】

A strong desire has been detected...

[The Multiverse Chat Group System is starting up...]

[Current chat group member list...]

[-----The Promising Future True Lord joins the chat group----]

[-----100,000 priestesses join the chat group-----]

[A cute 17-year-old girl joins a chat group-----]

[-----The Darkness of the Ring enters the chat group-----]

[-----An incorrigible evil party has entered the chat group-----]

【……】

P.S.: This is a side story I suddenly felt like writing, just one chapter.

Section 0 VTB (1)

Sato Mei first heard her sister say that she had become a virtual streamer a year ago.

At the time, he didn't pay much attention to this matter.

Having just transmigrated to this world two days ago, he is still unfamiliar with everyone.

Even if they possess their original memories, it's like watching a movie. They can't possibly have the same familial affection they had for their brothers and sisters in this large family.

At the time, he focused most of his attention on organizing the advantages brought by time travel, such as songs and novels that had never existed in this world before; different technological paths; different knowledge structures; different cultural works, and so on.

She also devoted some of her attention to dealing with the relatives who showered her with concern every day because of her recently deceased parents.

So when her cousin told her that she had become a virtual YouTuber, Sato Mei didn't pay much attention.

The second time he heard his older sister refer to herself as a virtual streamer was a year later, during dinner time.

The older sister, with her short, burgundy hair, high nose bridge, and loose plaid shirt, is serving rice to her younger siblings, parents, and other family members.

As she handed the food to her relatives, she casually remarked, "My original business, the Fairy Tale Publishing House, was a bit unreliable. So I'm planning to break away and become a solo live streamer. An acquaintance asked me to form a group with her."

"Rice~~~ Rice!!!" Her voice was drowned out by the incessant cheers of Xiao Wu, the youngest girl in the family.

"Mmm~ Mmm." The father and mother simply nodded, smiling kindly. "It's all up to you, it's all up to you. You can make your own decisions."

The second son is a senior in high school this year, the age to take the college entrance exam. The family has some spare money to enroll him in tutoring classes. So he was eating his rice while looking at the exercises on the table, not paying attention to his sister's topic.

The four women were staring intently at the television.

She is just 10 years old and in the fifth grade of elementary school. She is at the age where she likes magical girls.

She naturally didn't notice her sister's words; the lovely voice from the television completely filled her ears.

"Even I, with a heart as vast as the ocean, have reached the point of no return!"

A cute little girl with a bob haircut raised her arm and shouted along with the lines on TV.

After his parents died, Sato Mei lived in his uncle's house—which is the house he lives in now.

Based on age, he is the third child in the family.

Now, due to lack of sleep, his eyelids are drooping slightly.

His dark circles and frequent blinking made it seem like he might fall asleep any moment.

"Virtual streamer?" He repeated it, slightly bewildered, after hearing his sister's words.

"Yes, Ming, you know about virtual streamers too?" The older sister raised her head, revealing her beautiful, fair neck, and looked at him with some happiness.

Unlike many virtual YouTubers who are unwilling to let their families know that they are in this industry, my sister doesn't seem to care much about it, or rather, it's just a hobby.

She can still earn enough to live on from her regular job as a corporate slave—although it's very tiring.

“Of course I’ve heard of it.” Sato Mei looked at his sister with surprise, his previously sleepy eyes slowly opening. “I’ve seen it occasionally, but…”

He didn't finish his sentence before shaking his head in resignation, shoveling two mouthfuls of rice into his mouth and taking a sip of the miso soup in front of him.

Then he suddenly looked up and asked the older woman, "What's your Twitter username?"

"Hey, didn't you tell me about that name? Don't you know?" The older sister asked, a little puzzled. She picked up her rice and sat back down in her seat.

After sitting down, she reached out and stopped Xiao Wu, who was trying to grab the rice in front of her with her bare hands, and said gently and warmly, "You can't do that, Xiao Wu. It's impolite to grab rice with your hands."

A four-year-old child can't possibly break free from a 26-year-old single woman, not even Xiao Wu.

Even with her hands held, Xiao Wu didn't forget to call out for her dinner: "Rice~ Rice."

She was like a paramecium, just repeating the same sentence.

Amidst the chaos, Sato Mei shook his head and asked his question again.

"I'm not asking about your personal Twitter account, but your Twitter account as a virtual YouTuber. Don't tell me you don't even have that."

"Oh, is that it?" The older sister came back to her senses in surprise, and waved her hand dismissively: "It's called Scarlet Erio, that's the name I'm going to be reincarnated as. My original name was abandoned because I withdrew from the fairy tale club's project."

"Yeah, keep trying."