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

Fortunately, everyone present was very proactive in releasing cover songs. Even a lazybones like Xu Hai Chuang never missed a deadline when recording songs.

A cover song that has been successfully released still has a lot to do, but everything is difficult at the beginning. From now on, we just need to proceed step by step.

Just as Shimizu Toru put down his phone, he heard Yuhi Lily knocking on the door from outside: "Toru~ Can you open the door?"

"Um... what would you do if I said it's not convenient?"

"Nothing will happen~ At most, I'll just go in and soak with you next time you're taking a bath."

It sounds quite promising, if it weren't for the fact that you have to take what an angry woman says in reverse.

When Shimizu Toru opened the door and saw the box of six Okamoto 001 tablets in Yuhi Lily's hand, he knew that tonight would be a sleepless night.

Isn't it said that women are like wolves in their thirties and tigers in their forties? What's up with this woman? A succubus reincarnated?

"Tou~ If you don't finish this box tonight, I won't let you rest~"

"Fine, I won't sleep then! Who's afraid of who! This time, there's no Rion to help you share the firepower!"

We've only just started living together, and he's already acting like a submissive husband. I have to get this little succubus under control! At worst, I'll have to lean on the wall to walk tomorrow!

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The cigarette is all burned out, and my hands are sore now, but the nearly 900 initial orders definitely prove that all the effort was worthwhile.

I have exactly 1000 blades left, and I owe seven chapters. I'll update tomorrow night, and try my best to update before 10 PM.

Book 1: Chapter 66 The First Audition for an Important Role

The next day, Daisuke Sakazaki looked at Toru Shimizu, who was yawning constantly, and couldn't help but worry: "Shimizu, don't stay up late lately, you're getting dark circles under your eyes."

"There were some special circumstances last night, but it won't happen again. You mentioned you had a new voice acting offer?"

Last night, we fought until after 1 a.m., and Xiyang Lili finally gave in to him. She couldn't even get out of bed when we left. She should be able to rest for a few days now.

Seeing that he knew what he was doing, Daisuke Sakazaki nodded and got down to business: "It's an invitation from an anime adaptation of a manga. You'll have about two episodes of screen time, which is much better than your previous roles."

"I just made it onto the trending list yesterday, and I already received a special invitation today. Looks like I should have posted my own photo a long time ago."

Shimizu Toru took the concept art book from his manager, and upon seeing the anime's title, his previously beaming face instantly turned cloudy: "The Land of the Lost?"

"What's wrong? This original work is a hugely popular series that received rave reviews on Weekly Jump+. Although it's a Sino-Japanese co-production, the production company is a subsidiary of Pierrot (Naruto), and the staff list is quite impressive."

Upon hearing this, Shimizu Toru's lips twitched, thinking to himself: And then what? He brought out a bowl of history with a Bilibili rating of four points or so?

It's not easy to get a score below 6 on Bilibili; even The Rising of the Shield Hero has a score of 7.4.

Very few Sino-Japanese co-productions are even passable. Even the first season of Under One Person is significantly inferior to the second season, which features only domestic casts.

This "Land of the Lost" is even more heavyweight, turning a 9.5-point masterpiece into an epic piece of garbage that has absolutely no connection to the original work except for the background and characters.

The character arcs, combat, voice acting, and storyboarding are all lacking in merit, especially the protagonist's character design, which is portrayed from the very beginning as a greedy and despicable person.

The plot is roughly that a little boy asks the protagonist to rescue his brother, but the protagonist says he doesn't have enough money to go. However, after hearing that there is a very valuable treasure, he immediately agrees. This part does not exist in the original work at all.

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The various ferocious monsters with different abilities in the original work have been changed into peaceful natives who like to eat cotton candy, and the male protagonist with his bug-level abilities has been weakened to the point that he can only go toe-to-toe with the grunts.

To put it bluntly, it's just like those TV dramas adapted from online novels; apart from the names of the male and female leads, it has absolutely nothing to do with the original work.

Incidentally, Weekly Jump+ is Shueisha's manga app, and "The Land of the Lost" was never serialized in the physical Jump magazine.

However, another short manga by the original author later passed Shueisha's popularity poll and was granted the right to be serialized, but the author voluntarily gave it up.

The first role with a significant amount of screen time was wasted on a terrible production?

Shimizu Toru would rather give up this opportunity than have her name appear on the pillar of shame. What difference does it make if she's just a supporting character or a lead role?

Is it something to be proud of to have a terrible game like Kemono Friends 2 or The Promised Neverland 2 on your resume?

"Since you're so adamant, I'll turn it down for you. There's also an offer for an original animation, but you'll need to audition, and you might not get it."

"An audition is fine, am I worse than everyone else? — Holy crap! CAROLE & TUESDAY!?"

Daisuke Sakazaki was already used to Toru Shimizu's occasional quirks about speaking Chinese, assuming it was something he'd picked up from a University of Tokyo exchange student when he lived in Ikebukuro.

But the other party's strong reaction still puzzled him: "You think highly of this work? Bones has indeed produced a lot of excellent works in recent years."

You might not know which company Bones is, but almost everyone knows the studio behind Bones.

Even those outside the fandom are familiar with series like Fullmetal Alchemist, Eureka Seven, Darker than Black, Soul Eater, Blood Blockade Battlefront, Bungo Stray Dogs, Mob Psycho 100, and a banned anime called Oni Gakuen.

"Bones also has Bungo Stray Dogs Season 3 this season, plus the one you have is a completely original music anime, so not many people in the industry are optimistic about it."

Adding to the problem is that the storytelling ability of the general director, Shinichiro Watanabe, has declined significantly in recent years. Both "Terror in Resonance" and "Space Dandy" were criticized for being subpar. This film is also written and directed by him, so it can be said that the debuffs are stacked up.

In reality, this music anime, translated as "Carole & Tuesday," doesn't have many other highlights besides its good songs.

But the character Shimizu Toru has is one of the main characters! It's Roddy, the one with bangs covering one eye, voiced by Irino Miyu.

"Carroll and Tuesday" isn't that great, but who are we comparing it to?

Compared to "The Land of the Lost", it has advantages in every way, not to mention that many of the songs in this anime have become quite popular.

—After all, it was specially commissioned to have Western singers sing on its behalf, so for music anime audiences, it can be considered a minor masterpiece, with a 9.7 rating on Bilibili.

On one side is a supporting character from a terrible work, and on the other side is a main character from a niche masterpiece. It's obvious which one to choose.

Finally, the original voice actor for Roddy, Miyu Irino, had played leading or main roles in popular works such as Anohana, Daily Lives of High School Boys, Haikyuu!!, and Osomatsu-san.

However, because she decided to study abroad three years ago, her popularity has plummeted. The only actress whose name is still recognizable in the last two years is Akane Kashiwazaki from last year's "Run with the Wind".

"It's decided! When's the audition?"

"The first episode will air on the 11th, you'd better go tomorrow."

Seeing that Shimizu Toru had made up his mind, Sakazaki Daisuke couldn't force him to agree. Besides, before an anime airs, no one knows whether it will be a hit or a flop.

—Of course, this excludes companies like J.C. Staff that frequently run three, four, or even five projects simultaneously. While A1's reputation has been reversed, the former remains unchanged.

One-Punch Man Season 2, handed over from Madhouse to J.C. Staff, unsurprisingly suffered from various animation errors, with visibly poor animation quality in both daily life and battle scenes.

Having landed a role similar to Giyu Tomioka, the Water Pillar, in Demon Slayer, Toru Shimizu was in a pretty good mood all morning.

Although, as a music anime, I don't have my own highlight moments, which is singing, I'm just a close-up viewer who witnesses the growth of the two main characters, so there's nothing memorable about me.

Many voice actors who have been in the industry for two or three years haven't even had the chance to audition for this role, so he's already very satisfied.

In other words, with ARTSVION as her backer, if she had been with a smaller agency, Shimizu Toru probably wouldn't even be able to get a few minor roles right now.

Even the smallest role is a resume, an opportunity to make your presence known to supervisors and seniors. Who knows when you might meet a benefactor willing to lend a helping hand?

Volume 1: Chapter 67 The Hidden Nursery Rhyme King of the Rainbow Society

"I'm back~"

"Welcome home! You worked hard today too, yay! ~"

At the entrance, Lily in the sunset smiled and patted Shimizu Tomo's head, exuding an aura like that of a Yamato Nadeshiko.

Rion Takamiya, watching from the side, pouted and said, "I clearly made lunch, so why are you playing the role of a virtuous wife and loving mother?"

"There's nothing I can do. I've been stripped of my right to cook, since I can't cook Chinese food."

Pulling Qing Shui Tou to the table and sitting down, Xi Yang Lili served him food while saying cryptically, "I really envy you, Liyin~ You can cook for Tou yourself."

"Damn it (〃＞皿＜)! I know, I'll make lunch from now on too!" Feeling like she'd been ripped off by KFC, Rion Takamiya angrily attacked her own replica of shredded green peppers and pork.

"www, stop bullying her. She's already a bit simple-minded; what if she gets even dumber?"

Qingshui Tou tried all the dishes one by one. They were alright. Although they weren't perfect in terms of color, aroma, and taste, they were at least above average.

"You don't have any plans this afternoon, right? The renovation workers will probably be coming over."

"That's great! Now we can sing karaoke at home whenever we want. I even bought a second-hand karaoke machine."

We previously discussed converting a room on the first floor into a karaoke room specifically for live-streaming singing sessions, so naturally we need to find someone to improve the soundproofing.

Although it's not too difficult to buy materials online and then do it yourself, Shimizu Toru feels that some money is rightfully earned by others.

If he really wanted to do everything himself, he should be mixing mud and firing bricks right now, why would he need to rent a house?

"How about we wait until the renovation is finished and invite Green Fairy, Thousand Ma and the others to sing karaoke together offline? It's a pity that we don't have 3D models of everyone yet, otherwise we could make 3D karaoke sets."

Nijisanji has an unspoken but unwritten rule regarding whether or not someone will be made into a 3D character: the channel must have 100,000 subscribers.

Of the Eutpes, only Toru Shimizu received a silver shield.

Even the closest to this goal, Gentian and Green Fairy, only reached 100,000 followers in May, and their 3D versions didn't come until September and the end of November, respectively.

As for Yuuyo Lily and Machida Chima, one only has 50,000 followers, and the other suspended her activities in October due to her studies, only to resume broadcasting six months later. Then she became a Silver Shield winner the following month, and by the end of the year she had 200,000 followers.

Needless to say, Xu Hai Chuang is a newcomer. Not everyone is like Shimizu Toru, aiming to break fan growth records right from the start.

"I believe that once our team is unveiled, you will soon be able to obtain the Silver Shield and then make it 3D."

To put it bluntly, Eutpe is currently completely innocent and using his fame to influence others. Who in this incredibly wealthy circle wouldn't want that?

His two original songs on YouTube alone have helped many cover artists gain thousands to tens of thousands of followers, making him a true guiding light.

Like Green Fairy, who has released more than two cover songs every month since her debut, sometimes five or six a month, she wins purely by sheer volume, but she is still a long way from the Silver Shield.

No wonder she was the most enthusiastic after the repertoire was finalized. The opportunity to win the Silver Shield was just two months ahead of her, so how could she not be excited!

"That's great~ We're in the same group doing cover songs, but someone didn't even invite me~"

Hearing Rion Takamiya's resentful complaint, Toru Shimizu felt a chill run down his spine and quickly explained, "It's mainly because I've never heard you sing before, Rion."

"I've heard it before~ How should I put it, it's a completely different person when she talks to someone else, her voice is so cute that it sounds like she's singing a nursery rhyme."

Upon hearing this, Shimizu Toru raised an eyebrow and looked at Takamiya Rion, who wanted to refute but didn't know how to start. He thought to himself, "So you're a nursery rhyme queen, you silly goose."

"No, it's not that exaggerated! At most, it's just that the scale isn't quite as impressive. If I wanted to look cool, I could definitely look cool!"

After careful recollection, it seems that the only song I remember Rion Takamiya singing is her cover of KING's "Shimizu Toru". I silently lit a candle for her.

Even a cover by KING that's good enough to get hundreds of thousands or even millions of views only gets 100,000 views on Bilibili, let alone compared to Kuzuha, who's number one on YouTube.

There are already a lot of talented singers in the group, you can't just force her in, can you? Is it okay to use her to highlight the other singers?

The topic eventually fizzled out, and feeling underestimated, Rion Takamiya immediately enrolled in a professional vocal training class.

Since she's idle during the day anyway, she might as well use the time to improve herself. When her singing skills are perfected, let's see who dares to laugh at her!

Around 1 p.m., a dozen or so renovation workers arrived. They charged extra for the clear spruce water and said they'd prefer to finish in one day.

For veterans in the civil engineering industry, as long as they don't delay payment, they'd even take on a job tiling the Great Wall!

After working for more than three hours, they finished everything from soundproofing and electrical circuits to the display screen, and even took the trash with them.

Shimizu Toru, seeing the two eager to try, waved the brand-new microphone in his hand: "Want to give it a try?"

The karaoke system can be secondhand, but the microphone definitely needs to be brand new, otherwise who knows how dirty it is.

"I'll go first! I have to prove to you that I'm not some kind of nursery rhyme king!"

Rion Takamiya immediately requested a song called "Kyoyama Rū? Vorwar" – if you don't know katakana, just search for "Yiyue Ling" on Bilibili.

The song was originally a fan-made doujinshi of Anna Kyoyama written by a fan of Shaman King. It was later seen by the original manga author, Hiroyuki Takei, and covered by Anna's voice actress, Megumi Hayashibara. It was later officially made into the ending theme of the remake and is one of the representatives of doujinshi becoming official.

As soon as she started singing, Shimizu Toru knew where the problem lay: her singing ability wasn't good, and her breath control wasn't stable enough.

The tone of voice is also average. Even though I've tried to adjust it, I still can't sing the original song and feel the same way.

The three points mentioned above are enough to block her path to becoming a professional singer. No matter how hard she tries in the future, she will at most be a karaoke queen, only able to fool laymen.

"Even my best song isn't that great. Oh well, everyone has their strengths and weaknesses. Being too perfect would make me seem inhuman."

As soon as Shimizu Toru finished speaking, Yuhi Lily retorted with a speechless expression, "Aren't you the least human-like one? Tell me yourself, what flaws can prove you're not a fake human?"

"...There are many things I don't know. I've only just started learning musical instruments, I'm not good at any sports, and I'm not very good at dancing."

Fortunately, even if voice actors participate in the 2.5 project, the dance moves won't be too difficult.

If he's really going to end up like those amateur groups like JSB and Nyanpo, jumping around and suddenly doing somersaults, then he should just stick to voice acting behind the scenes.

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The original plan was to guarantee three chapters per day, and then add two more as a bonus for reaching 1000 subscribers.

But I underestimated the aftereffects of writing 20,000 words yesterday; my fingers are still sore.

I can only manage two chapters today as a token gesture. I'll try to add more tomorrow. I currently owe eight chapters.