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

"Let's get started! I'll demonstrate for you first."

Shimizu Toru picked up the serving chopsticks and directly placed half a plate of hanging tenderloin into the strainer: "Three dips, three lifts, six seconds and it's ready to eat."

If you eat at a restaurant, they usually recommend cooking the meat for eight seconds, mainly because they are worried that some customers might have stomach problems and get diarrhea, which could cause disputes. In fact, six seconds is when the meat tastes the best.

The hanging tenderloin is another cut that can compete for a top-three spot, and Wagyu beef has more fat than beef from yellow cattle, so everyone was so engrossed in eating that they didn't even have time to talk.

Only after swallowing the meat did Longdanzun finally have time to comment: "It tastes completely different from grilled meat. It even has a milky aroma when you chew it. This sauce is the finishing touch."

"Try this five-flower toe, which is the hind leg of a cow. There are only this many per cow."

A single shank weighs only about 300 grams, and a cow only has two shanks, which is just enough for one plate.

The texture of this part is completely different from the fatty but not greasy hanging tenderloin. Because of the intertwined muscles and tendons, it is very chewy.

"Oh my god—wait, where's the meat? Weren't there plenty a moment ago?"

With her eyes half-closed and a blissful expression, Machida Chima, having just finished savoring the meat, opened her eyes to find that the cooked meat was nowhere to be found in the strainer; it had all been eaten by others.

"You, you all have no respect for elders and children! I'm the youngest! I'm the youngest!?"

Xu Hai, whose cheeks were puffed up like a hamster's, replied vaguely but firmly, "I can give you anything else, but not the meat!"

"Next time, I'll definitely let you have it! But not this time, I feel like I can eat even more than Luffy right now!"

Even before Qing Shui could rinse it properly, Lv Xian picked up a piece of snowflake ice cream and started cooking it herself.

Her actions immediately ignited a war among everyone scrambling for the meat. In no time, chopsticks flew everywhere, and several plates were emptied in an instant. While grabbing the meat, people accused others of being uncivilized.

"Lily, you'll have plenty of chances to eat this later. Let's give it to everyone else today!"

"No way! Just like Inui said, I can give up everything else, but not the meat!"

"Ah—that's the meat I just cooked! Give it back to me right now!"

"Whoever grabs it first keeps it! Good luck, Qianma-chan!"

Seeing their posture, Shimizu realized that ten pounds of meat probably wouldn't be enough, so he quietly went to the kitchen and took two flatbreads, intending to make some satay beef noodles to tide him over.

As soon as the noodles were cooked, Green Fairy snatched half of them away with her chopsticks: "I knew something was missing. Turns out you forgot to eat your main course. Thanks, Yuzuru."

"Uh...you're welcome, it's nothing."

Then, when he turned around, he found that the other half of the pot had been divided up by Inu-kai and Takamiya Rion, leaving him with not even a single noodle.

Hmm~ Alright, as long as you guys enjoy your meal.

I waited until they stopped eating and the plate was empty before rinsing the scraps I had cut off earlier, which I had planned to save for stir-frying that night, and then cooked two more pancakes and mixed them with satay sauce.

The others were still staring at him intently, as if they wanted to take some from his bowl.

"...You each ate more than a pound of meat, and you're still not full?" Shimizu Toru was a little doubtful, wondering if they could eat another ten pounds.

"I'm full, but I still want to eat." As soon as Green Fairy finished speaking, the others nodded in agreement.

"I understand, you're all greedy girls. I'll get you some snacks to appease your cravings later."

We didn't have any konjac snacks or spicy strips at home, and the three of us had almost finished our potato chips, so we hadn't had time to restock.

Shimizu Toru is going to fry some crispy pork for them to eat as a snack with salt and pepper; it's not difficult to make anyway.

After finishing his meal, Xu Hai started to feel sleepy again, and with a tilt of his head, he fell directly onto Long Dan Zun beside him.

“It seems Inui can’t go home by herself. There’s a clean room on the first floor, why don’t you take her to rest?”

Because the house was originally intended for the landlord's family to live in, each bedroom on every floor had a double Simmons bed, and was fully equipped with blankets, pillows, and other amenities.

You can just lift the dust cover off the bed and sleep right away; otherwise, the Xu-Hai bed will have to be used in the two girls' bedroom.

"Are there any extra rooms? I'm starting to get sleepy too; it's easy to feel sleepy after eating."

With so many people around, Green Fairy wasn't worried about Shimizu Toru doing anything to her, and simply suggested that she also wanted to take a nap.

"Yes, there are eight empty rooms. You can come and play often in the future. It's okay to go to sleep when you're tired."

Upon hearing Lily's words, Toru Shimizu almost spat out a mouthful of noodles onto the table: "Cough! Cough cough!"

"Tou-kun, what's wrong? Are you doing something inappropriate?"

Gentian rested his chin on his hand, smiling as he began to fan the flames: "You're not allowed to lay a hand on Green Fairy, okay? Rion will get angry, right?"

"No, that's right! Don't go around flirting with other women when you already have me and Lily!"

Upon hearing Rindan-sama's words, the thought involuntarily popped into his mind—why not bring Midori-sen in too, to help deal with Toru's Takamiya Rion? He quickly shook his head.

He had promised Lily that he would work with her to keep other women who wanted to get close to Tou out!

—And if we really need to ask for help, we should ask for Longdanzun. She looks like she's the type with strong fighting power, just like Lily.

Volume 1: Chapter 77 Terrifying Audio Sales

Both Ryusei and Inuhiko need to catch up on sleep, and Machida Chima, who has already taken a day off, and Rindan-zun, who has nothing to do in the afternoon, are not planning to leave either.

It was dinnertime, so I decided to try Qingshui Tou's Chinese cuisine to see just how delicious it was, since it actually required two hours of preparation.

The karaoke room has good soundproofing, but it's only at the level of a normal KTV; it's not so bad that you can't hear anything from next door.

Everyone then connected their Nintendo Switch to the 55-inch screen in the living room and started playing Mario Kart.

After Shimizu Toru fried two plates of crispy pork for them, he was about to go to the supermarket alone to buy ingredients for tonight when he suddenly received a call from Jiang.

"Moshi moshi~ Tou-kun, the sales statistics for the April Fool's Day audio recordings are out! Guess how many there were?"

"You've finally finished the statistics, so stop keeping me in suspense and just tell me."

That's right. Today is April 8th. A week has passed, and those who were going to spend money have already bought it. Even if newcomers join the fandom, there will be new voices waiting for them.

It's been exactly one month since Shimizu Toru debuted, but one month isn't worth having a commemorative post, since she's almost at 200,000 followers anyway.

The 200,000-copy anniversary edition and the 3D release edition will be held together to avoid accusations of exploiting investors twice.

"Hehe~ Tou-kun, you'd never guess, a whole 20,000! Surprised, weren't you?"

"Are you sure there's no mistake? How can so many people buy an all-ages audiobook?"

This number was indeed beyond Shimizu Tou's expectations. After all, he only had 60,000 to 70,000 female fans. Surely one out of every three female fans would buy his audio?

If Shimizu Toru has this kind of appeal, he can definitely seamlessly switch to live-streaming e-commerce if he can't make it in the future, since he also has quite a few followers on Douyin.

"The main reason is that your previous sleep aid sound was very popular, which attracted a lot of passersby to join in the fun. In addition, since it was your first time releasing a sound, your fans were very supportive."

"Oh, that makes sense then—what the hell! Why would random passersby come and buy it!?"

"I don't know about that, but anyway, Tou-kun, you've broken another small record. Now all the company records are in your name."

Fastest follower growth, fastest monetization, fastest silver shield acquisition, and the soon-to-be-reached 200,000 followers.

If Shimizu Toru hadn't known that a monster-level newcomer like Salome would emerge three years later, he might have really gotten carried away.

What is two hundred thousand? A million gold coins is nothing to her, just a matter of ten days or so.

Compared to those chosen ones in suits, Qing Shui Tou, who earns a meager 200,000 a month, is simply insignificant.

However, since it was good news after all, his mood improved considerably, especially when he thought that he could get 70% of the 20,000 audio recordings.

Unfortunately, he had all his money invested in Bitcoin at the time, otherwise the profit-sharing ratio could have been even higher. He should learn from this experience next time.

Mapo tofu, cola chicken wings, sweet and sour pork, braised pork belly...

With seven people, Shimizu Tou planned to prepare eight dishes and a soup so that Green Fairy and the others could see her culinary skills.

It's a pity that the vegetables we planted are only just sprouting; otherwise, everyone could have experienced the joy of picking them.

Next month, we basically won't need to buy vegetables at the supermarket anymore, and we'll have mulberries and raspberries to eat, although the quantity is small, just enough to taste.

After buying a small hand-held tiller and turning his backyard into a vegetable garden, Shimizu Toru belatedly realized something.

For the three of them, the vegetable garden of several hundred square meters produced far too much; they simply couldn't finish it all!

Basically, a plot of land, or 200 square meters, is enough for a family of six. In addition to their own food, they also sell some to others every day.

But since the seeds had already been grown and the seedlings planted, it wouldn't be good to pull them up again. So we could only wait until the harvest to give some more to others.

After buying several bags of groceries and returning home, I saw that Xiyang, Lili, and the others were engrossed in playing. So, I decided not to disturb them and went into the kitchen by myself.

Soak the ingredients that need to be soaked, blanch them that need to be blanched, and for dishes like braised pork that require simmering over low heat for several tens of minutes, they are prepared well in advance.

Just as I was working on it, another call came in; this time it was Daisuke Sakazaki.

"Shimizu, don't forget to go to the recording tomorrow. This is your first important role, so you can't be careless!"

"I understand. I've already been there once, so there won't be any problems."

However, Andy only had a few lines in the first episode. Apart from meeting the voice actresses of the two female leads, Miyuri Shimabukuro and Kana Ichinose, and acting opposite Akio Otsuka, it wasn't much different from his previous works.

By the way, Shimizu Toru previously thought he would only earn around 300,000 yen for this anime, but he was wrong about one thing: it's a 24-episode, half-year anime.

In reality, there were over 700,000 yuan, but after the company took more than half, he only received 300,000 yuan.

This is because the company has high hopes for him, so the contract they gave him wasn't too harsh. Other newcomers usually get a 30/70 split, but this time the 70% is really his.

"With this resume, the company can push you to a more important position, but it's basically impossible for you to be in the April anime season."

Most anime series aired their first episode in April, so it's unlikely that the voice actors would be changed midway through, unless someone gets involved in a scandal or other unforeseen incident.

"Speaking of which, an acquaintance of mine mentioned that it seems like they're going to release a remake of Chinese Cuisine Ichiban. Aren't you good at Chinese and can cook Chinese food? Why don't you try to get one?"

"The number one in Chinese cuisine!? No, no, I'm afraid of being expelled from my sect."

Although Qing Shui Tou learned his cooking skills from food bloggers like Lao Fan Gu and Wang Kuan You, he has never formally become an apprentice.

But the thought of making macaroni and cream dumplings for Pangu later in the story still haunts him.

Moreover, even if he were to audition, with his qualifications, he could at most get the role of Chunhuang, while Lan Feihong, the nemesis of Little Master, would be a complete waste of his talent.

Why not try competing for a role in Vinland Saga? Although Vinland Saga's Blu-ray sales weren't great and it was critically acclaimed but commercially unsuccessful, it's still considered a niche masterpiece.

And even though it was a complete flop with only a little over two hundred copies sold, it still managed to get a second season. It's like it was made out of pure love.

—In the industry, a sequel is usually only made if the Blu-ray sales are over 5,000 copies, and a theatrical version will be considered if the sales are over 30,000 copies. The famous masterpiece, The Wall, sold 33818 copies.

However, due to the shrinking Blu-ray market, this standard has gradually lost its mainstream status, and people have begun to discuss average sales per volume more.

But it's truly baffling that a series like "No Game No Life," which sold 8,000 Blu-rays and had its theatrical film gross 700 million yen, has yet to get a second season.

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Chapter 62 has been removed. It's unclear whether it's just a problem with the chapter title or if there's also a problem with the content, since I wrote such a clean and simple piece.

Currently, I have 1096 blades, which is roughly equivalent to being nine chapters short.

Volume 1: Chapter 78 Karaoke After Dinner

Around five o'clock, Xu Hai and Lü Xian, who had slept all afternoon, got up at the same time, just in time for dinner.

"Wow~(╯▽╰) It smells so good~ Yuzuru, you'll definitely be a good husband in the future!"

"Even if you say that, I won't cook for you again next time. You've left me covered in the smell of cooking oil."

Fearing they would start fighting over food like piglets again, Shimizu Toru decided to break the tradition of not talking while eating and divert their attention with conversation: "By the way, after you finish eating, do you want to stay and sing karaoke together? We have a private karaoke room, you know?"

"A karaoke room?" Green Fairy's eyes lit up: "Great! I haven't had enough singing this morning!"

“I’m fine with that too, as long as I can catch the last train,” Machida Chima was the first to nod, though she hadn’t really had enough of singing.

They weren't afraid of minors, and Longdanzun and Xuhaichuang naturally had no objections either, as their broadcast times were all after 10 PM.

"Mmm~ This salt and pepper shrimp is so delicious, it's so crispy!"

"This braised pork is also delicious. It's fatty but not greasy and even a little sweet. It's the first time I've ever thought pork could taste so good."

"These cola chicken wings are definitely the best! Waaah~ What am I going to do if I can't have them anymore?"

The girls were so engrossed in the meal that they wanted to stay forever. Shimizu Toru had fulfilled his original intention by showing them the profoundness of Chinese cuisine.

After dinner, we only had time to go for a couple of walks to digest a little before Green Fairy started clamoring to go to karaoke.

"Wow—" Machida Chima was the first to rush into the karaoke room, curiously poking at the song selection screen: "This...this is even better than a karaoke room! Toru-kun, you're so extravagant!"

Longdan Zun followed and strolled in, his fingertips brushing against the smooth edge of the mixing console: "Truly professional. It seems that Tou-kun is preparing to become the number one singer in the industry."

"You guys sing first, I'll lie down for a bit longer."

The bed swayed slowly in, and she went straight to the comfortable-looking single sofa in the corner, sinking into it like a cat that had found its nest.