Miss Lin is a hunky VTuber today?

"Okay, the voting results are in!"

"Well then~~~ let's congratulate this season's clear-headed one! Sakura-sama~!! Bye-bye! Does Sakura-sama have anything to say?"

Xueyue quickly tallied everyone's votes and then spoke.

"The only thing I want to say is that I'm really not happy at all about earning the title of 'clear-cut' in this lineup!!! I can accept Yan-jie, but what kind of stories are Ruoye and Yuanchu telling?!"

Miss Xu roared angrily, not feeling happy at all.

"So, our Chaos Leader, Tobi-chan? Do you have any thoughts to share?"

"Huh? Why me? Wakaba-senpai's Holy Communion is clearly a higher level than Holy Water, isn't it? I've been striving to take on this responsibility!"

The little kite also shouted in dissatisfaction, but her...

Hehe~

P.S.: Although I'm having a lot of fun writing this, this collaboration will take about ten chapters, so I'll omit a little bit.

Section 23 Chapter Twenty-Three: ESC XP Symposium (3)

"I'm striving to be responsible and accountable!"

After Yuanchu said those words, everyone fell silent.

【???you?】

[Clearly identified as Tobi-chan www]

[You still want to take responsibility for this story?!]

The barrage of comments and criticisms never stopped, and the viewers seemed to be having a lot of fun.

"Hmm... how about the next round then? Let's start with Sister Yi Yi this time."

After pondering for a while, Xueyue finally decided to ignore Yuanchu.

"Hey! Why aren't you answering me?! My story is much clearer than the others, okay?!"

Yuanchu cried out unwillingly, but Xueyue, after thinking for a moment, decided to pay attention to her, as she was not as cold-blooded and ruthless as Xu Lin.

"While you have indeed been trying, this..."

"Didn't you have any normal childhood stories? Playing with friends would have been great too!"

"what?"

The nymph was taken aback by the question. She seemed to have thought about it carefully for a long time before answering with great certainty.

"No, I thought about it carefully, and I don't think I had any friends when I was a child."

"Oh, this..." *3

Everyone present fell silent again.

So sad

What kind of environment could raise a girl like Iris?

[The Legend of Loneliness]

"It's okay, Tobi-chan, we'll be your friends from now on, okay?"

Sister Yan couldn't bear to watch any longer and gently offered words of comfort.

"Hey! YiYi, do you want to play OG Gold Panty Smash? I've been wanting to play this game with everyone for ages!"

The fledgling kite, who had been feeling a little disappointed, suddenly became excited.

"What kind of game is it? Anything that isn't too chaotic is fine."

Sister Yan thought about it carefully. It seemed to be a game she had never heard of before, but considering what she had just said, she reluctantly agreed, only with some conditions.

"That game can't be streamed!"

Xueyue suddenly shouted excitedly.

"Is it not allowed?"

Li Huiyan tilted her head and asked, puzzled.

She was probably the newest person to the house and the one who played the fewest games among those present, so naturally she didn't know about this strange, niche game that only a small group of people knew about.

"No, that won't work. It's a game that skirts the line."

Xu Lin gave an affirmative answer.

She had heard of the game before and even saw some concept art before its release, so she knew what it was.

To put it bluntly, it's just a bizarre, Frankenstein's monster game that's clearly a battle royale template but insists on labeling itself as R18.

However, the ability to control various styles of panties in battle might interest some lifelong otaku.

"Hey~! Wakaba-senpai is so heartless! This game is actually quite innovative! It's just panties, what's wrong with streaming it!"

"Yuanchu, please don't apply your own standards to everyone else."

Xu Lin rolled her eyes. She wasn't a moderator, so what was the point of Yuan Chu telling her this?

.......

After Xu Lin and Yuan Chu's shocking revelations in the first round, the stories in the following two rounds were relatively uneventful. This was understandable, as both of them were told by the operations team around the same time to tone it down, so naturally, the show lacked the same level of entertainment value.

This isn't to say that ESC is going to take a clear idol route, but rather that ESC, which has only been around for half a year, doesn't need to give the audience a confused and preconceived impression too early, as that would be bad for its future development.

After all, the boss is still looking for a clear-cut liver to neutralize the current chaos coefficient.

However, judging from the fact that audiences now call them XP, and this name is almost replacing ESC, to the point that many uninformed new fans only know XP and not ESC.

Whether all the boss's efforts will be in vain is really hard to say (laughs).

"Alright, that concludes our first segment. Now let's tally everyone's impression scores."

"First is Sister Yi Yi, clear 1 point, chaotic 0 points, then Miss, clear 2 points, chaotic 0 points, Senior Ruo Ye, clear 0 points, chaotic 1 point, and Tobi-chan, clear 0 points, chaotic 2 points."

"It can be seen that the players on the field are relatively evenly matched in terms of their scores. Ruoye and Yuanchu from the Chaos Group, and Yiyi and Miss from the Clear Group, all scored three points."

"Yes, that's right. The second round of the game requires the four players to be divided into two groups, one with more Chaos and one with more Clear, to play an internal ESC competitive game."

Xueyue spoke at length, dividing the four people into two groups.

"Now let's begin the second round of the game~ The game is called..."

"Chaos vs. Clarity? ESC's 2v2 XP Challenge!"

"Simply put, everyone sends me their own XP, and I release them in random order. Everyone tries to guess whose XP it is. Each person gets one point for a correct guess and one point for a wrong guess. A Clear Mark can offset one point if used in advance, and a Chaotic Mark can turn one point into two points if used in advance."

"That's the game rule. Now, everyone, please send me your XP files. No sharing between us privately!"

"Um, host, I have a question."

As soon as Xueyue finished speaking, Yanjie, who always took games very seriously, started asking questions.

"Okay, may I ask?"

"Can I post any kind of XP? For example, can I post one that I'm not particularly interested in, just something general?"

"of course can."

"So what's the problem on the Chaos Group's side?"

"Ah, no, the rules are very clear."

Xu Lin answered on behalf of the group.

There weren't many ways to manipulate the rules of the game, and the only thing that needed to be confirmed was already asked by Li Huiyan, so there were no problems.

But this doesn't mean there aren't many opportunities for manipulation. After all, the simpler the rules of a competitive game, the more sophisticated the psychological battles become.

For example, Xu Lin could say something very clear about XP, making everyone think that he knows the other party's situation.

You could also write a particularly chaotic fantasy that fits the character's persona, making people immediately think of her, but also leaving them wondering whether Xu Lin did it on purpose, whether this fantasy was submitted by Yuan Chu, or whether it was a smokescreen deliberately thrown out by Sister Yan. It's quite interesting in terms of psychological game.

"Okay, I've received the XP from all the players, but everyone... are you sure this is okay? If you go too far for the game, it might reveal a lot of secrets, you know?"

"No problem."

Yuan Chu replied casually, while Xu Lin and Sister Yan looked thoughtful.

"So, the first XP?"

"I particularly enjoy the feeling of being restrained, perhaps I could try rope bondage?"

P.S.: Bin is awesome! This Fiora is too strong! Go Suning!

P.S.: By the way, I've never blown up a toilet.

Section 24 Chapter Twenty-Four ESC XP Symposium (4)

"I particularly enjoy the feeling of being restrained, maybe I could try rope bondage?"

When Xueyue read the XP aloud, the barrage of comments exploded instantly, with only a few relatively serious comments appearing amidst a screen full of question marks.

【? ? ? 】

As expected of XP Studio

Whose XP is this?!

"Then, shall we have the 'clear' group give the answer first? Each person can give one answer, meaning if you're unsure who it is, you can give two answers at once to ensure accuracy, okay?"

"Hmm... how should I put it? I feel like it's pretty normal if you ignore the rope bondage part. What do you think, Sakura?"

Sister Yan pondered for a moment, analyzed the situation, and then turned the topic to the young lady.

"Ah, I think that's pretty normal too, so let's rule out Iris and Hina first."