Bottom-tier voice actress wants to become a big star on VTuber.

"Hey~ Here's a chance to salvage your reputation. Listen to this question: How many steps does it take to put a giraffe in the refrigerator?"

“Three steps!” Rion Takamiya replied quickly.

"Wrong! It's four steps—first open the refrigerator, then take the elephant out, then put the giraffe in, and finally close the door."

Before Shimizu Toru could finish speaking, they heard the sound of Yuhi Lily pounding the table from the other end: "Hahahaha—no, I can't take it anymore! My stomach, my stomach hurts so much!"

This joke, which has been circulating on the Dongda University internet for over a decade, is indeed quite amusing to outsiders, unless they are the ones answering the question.

As for the person involved, they do laugh, because people do laugh when they are extremely speechless.

"Rion-san, I'll give you one more chance. The king of beasts, the lion, is hosting a party, but one animal is missing. Who is it?"

"Eh... sheep?" Rion Takamiya sensed a trap, but didn't know exactly where it was, so she hesitated slightly before asking.

"—Wrong! It's a giraffe, because it's still in the refrigerator!"

This time, it wasn't just Yuhi Lily who burst into laughter; even Kuzunoha and Ye Shi couldn't hold back: "Pfft, hahaha! A giraffe!? It's true, it can't be there, hahaha!!"

"There's no other way, so I'll just give you the simplest question: How does a girl named Sasaki cross a river inhabited by crocodiles?"

“I know that—she fainted!” Takamiya Rion answered decisively, not even bothering to comment on what Sasaki Saki was.

"Still not right, ε=('ο｀*))) Sigh, because there were no crocodiles in the river to begin with, they went to the lions' party."

After deliberately sighing, Shimizu Toru casually killed the opponent's Nasaki in a one-on-one fight: "Last question, you know. Sasaki died even after crossing the river. Why?"

"Huh!? How many washes??"

"—He was killed by a brick falling from the plane."

"Pfft, hahaha!! No, I can't take it anymore! I'm laughing so hard I'm crying, hahaha!! My stomach, my stomach hurts so much, hahaha!!!"

The operation to make Lily laugh at sunset was a great success!

Volume 1: Chapter 19 After the Collaboration Ends

During the three-hour collaboration, Shimizu Toru led Kuzuha and his team to a nine-game winning streak, even though they were targeted by viewers several times during the process.

Before even reaching level six, the bottom lane started playing mahjong, but it was Yuhi Lily and Takamiya Rion who suffered, who cares about Hanyu Toru?

He was in the top lane, treating the enemy top laner like a pig to be fed, killing them three times in a row and then intentionally giving them a kill, thus sustainably exploiting them.

Then, once you join a resource group, it's like a prehistoric monster has been unleashed. With superior equipment, level, and skill, taking on five opponents at once is no dream.

After all, no matter how fed the enemy ADC is, he's still just a toy for the top laner. After a combo, he'll still owe the top laner two bars of health.

"Tanosi~ Hey hey, shall we continue tomorrow? Tou?" As soon as the broadcast ended, Sunset Lily was already looking forward to playing together again next time.

"How about we do a four-player ranked game tomorrow? I'll carry you guys to Platinum, and then we can stream ranked games together with Ge Ye?"

The matchmaking is too weak. Although the show is entertaining, Shimizu Toru still wants to climb the ranks quickly.

If he can reach Challenger rank in the Japanese server, he might be able to become an official commentator for this year's S9 World Championship—or even if he can't, he should be able to get a secondary commentator position on Bilibili.

After all, Nijisanji and Bilibili have a very close cooperative relationship. Later, Bilibili even became a shareholder of Nijisanji, holding a considerable number of shares, making it the third largest shareholder with 7.34%.

The second largest shareholder is Legend Capital, a subsidiary of American Conscience, holding 10.29% of the shares, while the company's founder, Tian Jiaolu, holds 43.11%.

If I remember correctly, when Nijisanji first went public, its stock price increased eightfold in four months. Maybe it would be worth buying some pre-IPO shares and waiting for them to appreciate?

However, that was back in May 22, and we don't know how long it will take before it can be sold. At the end of the year, there was that historic upset of Saudi Arabia defeating Argentina 2-1, with odds of 80 times.

Generally, you have to hold it for a full year before you can sell it. If Shimizu Toru can help Nijisanji go public six months earlier, then he can maximize his profits.

By then, 100 million yen will become 64 billion yen. That's enough to buy not only a house in Tokyo, but also a building—after all, it's impossible for him to have only saved 100 million yen in three years.

If that major cold had occurred, the three circuit breakers in the US stock market alone would have been enough for Shimizu to make a fortune. Anyone can short sell without thinking.

But if possible, he hopes the biological laboratory in this parallel universe's beautiful country won't be leaked; he'd rather earn less money.

There are many ways for him, a reborn individual, to acquire his first fortune; it doesn't necessarily require sacrificing the lives of tens of millions of people.

Ignoring Kuzunoha's wails, Shimizu Toru made a promise with Kuzunoha, Yuhi Riri, and Takamiya Rion to play a four-player match together the next day, and then shut down his computer.

I played League of Legends for almost five hours today. If I don't take a break, I'll easily get tenosynovitis. Speaking of VTB, even the occupational diseases are similar to those of esports players.

Tenosynovitis, frozen shoulder, cervical spondylosis, cystitis, and even kidney stones caused by not drinking enough water and holding in the bladder during live streams.

Even more than esports players, many people have experienced voice loss and had to recuperate, much like voice actors, since they have to speak with their voices strained every day.

As the saying goes, eighteen is the time to take care of one's health. Qing Shui Tou understands this principle very well, and he only drinks warm water infused with Malva nut.

There are no drinks at home, and I haven't even touched hot pot, my favorite food before I transmigrated, for the past two months.

Whether it's a voice actor or a VTuber, their voice is their greatest asset, so they can't be too careful.

Some singers who smoke, drink, or even smoke opium are, frankly speaking, irresponsible towards their careers and fans. They only realize their mistake when their voices fail, but it's too late then.

Even in the AV industry, there's someone who ruined her voice by smoking marijuana, and then her sister, who works with the same artist, was hailed as the "Golden Stele of Wei".

Before getting into bed, I did some stretching, drank a cup of hot milk, and put on a hydrating face mask. Then, I started lying down and playing on my phone.

As someone who had never even used face wash before transmigrating, he initially rejected face masks.

Unfortunately, his agency stated that what the company values ​​most about him is his face, and if he doesn't take good care of it, they won't give him a suitable role someday.

When you're under someone's roof, you have to bow your head. Shimizu Toru was hoping that one day his identity would be exposed, and he could use the other side to divert attention from him.

He'll be the number one VTuber in the voice acting industry then, provided, of course, that we disregard Sakura, who has barely streamed at all, after she's been spun off from a certain persona.

Shimizu Toru was scrolling through Twitter when Yuhi Lily suddenly called. He answered, slightly puzzled, and asked, "What's up?"

The other person's first words were a name that surprised him: "Toru, do you know Kagura Mea?"

Scumbag maid? I know that all too well, after all, he got into Meaqua because he watched some clips of her.

But she actually knows Xiyang Lili too? What an unfathomable social circle!

"I know, but why bring her up all of a sudden?"

He pretended not to know her well, making Lily believe him: "It's like this, she watched our live stream just now and originally wanted to ask me to hang out with her."

"Mmm, and then?" Shimizu Toru said, mimicking the compliment of a local Japanese person, and waited for what would happen next.

"Kuzunaba isn't coming tomorrow, right? Mea is also in Silver rank, so she can play ranked games with us. But she mainly plays top lane."

Poppy King, it's normal for him to play top lane, and he only goes bot lane when he's playing with his girlfriend.

Oh wait, Mea has probably only been playing LOL for a few months, and isn't the Poppy King yet. She's probably a newbie too.

After understanding the situation, Shimizu Toru naturally wouldn't refuse: "Daijinbu, I'm fine with playing mid or jungle, do you all agree?"

“No problem. Apart from Ye not knowing her, Liyin and I have a good relationship with her.” Lily replied with a hearty laugh.

So, how exactly did that scumbag maid build her network of connections?

It seems like she knows people from both corporate and personal circles; her social skills are almost too overpowered.

Is this really the first generation of Monkey Tower Film, ANMR, and Kagura Meya belonging to 2434?

"OK~ That's all, I'll hang up now, bye~"

"Hmm, Eurasia Smith~"

Just as Shimizu Toru was about to hang up, Yuhi Lily suddenly said, "Hey? Wait, can you... can you say goodnight to me again? I didn't quite hear what you said last time."

"...Aren't our voices similar? Sigh, Eurasia Smith~ May you sleep well."

"Hehe~ Suki~"

Looking at the phone that had already been hung up, Shimizu Toru's lips twitched—truly worthy of being called the Queen of Ten Thousand Women, always talking about Suki.

Image: "Sunset Lily", Location: "Images/1751874600-100444248-113564171.jpg"

Fortunately, Xiyang Lili is a girl; if she were a guy like him, she would have been criticized a long time ago.

Volume One: Chapter Twenty: The Deeply Sinful Man

The following day, March 14th, Thursday.

Shimizu Toru, who debuted only six days ago, has already amassed an astonishing 68000 subscribers to her channel. It seems like she'll be able to release a Silver Shield commemorative edition next week.

Oh no, maybe this weekend, because he'll release his new single "Ovdose" after tonight's song broadcast.

After finishing his class at the agency in the morning, as he was about to leave, Daisuke Sakazaki stopped him: "Shimizu, there's a recording job this weekend, remember to check your email."

"Demon Slayer? It's probably not my turn to appear yet, is it?"

In the original work, Goto first appears at the end of the Spider Mountain arc, which is a few episodes before the end of the first season.

In Japan, anime is usually dubbed two episodes in advance—with only simple line drawings as the script, the voice actors rely entirely on their imagination and acting skills.

Image: "Screenshot from a white box", Location: "Images/1751904349-100444248-113566701.jpg"

As for the other Shinsengumi Imonroku movie, PEACE MAK: Tetsuyu no Mikoto, the character he's supposed to voice, Okita Souji, is already terminally ill in the story and doesn't have many lines, so they probably won't be in such a hurry to call him over.

"Have you forgotten? Several anime series have sent you invitations before. This weekend they're recording 'Kono Oto Tomare!' and you'll be in charge of a small role that appears in the second episode."

One string determines the pitch?

I vaguely remember Shimizu Toru as a romance and inspirational anime, which started with a classic club disbandment crisis.

Daisuke Sakazaki specifically mentioned that he was a minor character, probably only slightly better than random passerby A or classmate B. His lines might not even be as many as the blond school bully who bullied the second male lead at the beginning.

Incidentally, the male lead of this anime is also blond, so much so that he is often mistaken for the second male lead, leading to the misconception that it is an anime about the second male lead and the female lead having a romantic relationship.

"I understand. I will study the character carefully when I get back."

Although Shimizu Toru didn't think there was anything worth studying about a character with no memorable traits, he still had to say nice things.

As a newcomer who just debuted, he was able to receive a special invitation because of his previous popularity. For example, Mitsuki Saiga, who was originally supposed to voice Okita Souji, reportedly only started to have a breakthrough in her career in her sixth year since debuting.

Previously, I could only get a small role every quarter or even every two quarters, and those were all minor characters.

It wasn't until 01 that he voiced a character that everyone was more familiar with, the young Amida Maru in "Shaman King," and the following year he voiced Mark Beth in "GetBackers," finally entering the public eye.

For someone like Toru Shimizu, to start out with a significant role in a work like "Demon Slayer," which is destined to go down in history, is already considered an incredibly lucky start.

After all, not everyone has the luck of Shunsuke Kazama, who, as an idol singer, immediately landed a lead role in "Yu-Gi-Oh!" and voiced the character for hundreds of episodes.

Back at her apartment, Shimizu Toru made scrambled eggs with tomatoes and steamed eggs for lunch, and then sat down in front of her computer.

In the group chat, I tagged Sunset Lily and said, "Could you send me your LOL account and password? I need to help Rion and Mea get to Gold rank so we don't lose the game after just a few wins."

Perhaps due to the difference in time and space, Shimizu Toru remembers that when the S9 Flex Queue was first released, there were no restrictions on rank. One King could carry four Bronze players without any problem. Later, it was changed to only allow players to be two major ranks apart.

However, for some reason, this timeline is set up like solo/duo queue, meaning you can only team up with people in adjacent ranks. In other words, Gold players can only play with Platinum and Silver players.

Kuzue is already Platinum I, and if she wins a few more games she'll be Diamond, then she won't be able to team up with anyone anymore, so let's get them both to Gold first.

That guy is playing solo in ranked mode right now, and he might get dragged down a rank or two, so it's not necessarily necessary to carry him to Gold 1.

As for solo/duo queue, Shimizu Toru is still in Bronze rank, and he doesn't plan to stream solo queue to climb the ranks; he'll just play it privately at most.

Live streaming League of Legends can easily lead to an increase in male fans and a decrease in female fans. He doesn't want to end up like Chanbao, who debuted at the end of the year, or Zhenbaiyao, who only had 1% female fans left after playing cards.

After seeing the message, Lily in the Sunset immediately sent him her account and password without saying a word, and then asked in the group:

"Could you please join the voice chat and teach us how to lane, farm, and team fight? Please!"

"No problem, you can learn whichever position you want, I can teach you."

Based solely on the skill gap between them, Shimizu Toru is more than qualified to be their teacher, not to mention his game understanding which is several years ahead.

Soon enough, several more people joined the voice channel, including Mea.

He pulled her and Rion Takamiya into the room, and while they were queuing, he explained to Shimizu Toru: "LOL is essentially a tower-pushing game. Whoever destroys the enemy's crystal first wins. Theoretically, you can skip team fights and team coordination."

For example, the "suicide Sion" strategy, invented by former professional player and current TFT master Shenchao at the end of last year and later popularized by PandaG, is a prime example.

Once he gets his late-game gear, if the enemy team dares to engage in team fights with his teammates, he can demolish them all the way from the first tower to the crystal.

"Of course, for you guys, things like split pushing and lane switching are still too early. I'll start by teaching you the basics."

To provide a better demonstration, Shimizu Tou, who originally planned to play Nidalee, canceled the queue and switched her pre-selected position to top lane.

The top lane is long, so junglers usually won't gank it. It just so happens that Mea is planning to mainly play top lane, so it's a win-win situation.

"Whether you can win in lane depends on many external factors, such as minion waves, levels, and equipment, but these can all be manipulated, that is, by playing the game of kiting."

As soon as she finished speaking, she was matched with someone in the game. Fortunately, she wasn't forced to fill a role by the system, probably because Rion Takamiya chose the support role first.

First, Shimizu Toru pre-selected Renekton, one of the basic champions for top lane, and then casually banned Garen. He then said, "Mea, pick a champion that doesn't require much skill and switch positions with Rion-san. Watch my gameplay."