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

The recruitment criteria for the two are different. Just like how Aoki Hina didn't know how to play electric guitar before joining MyGO, she only knew how to play acoustic guitar and piano. Musical instruments can be learned gradually.

For someone like Lin Gu Zi, if their skill level isn't high enough, using sheet music during a live performance isn't a big problem, even if the drummer is the band's metronome.

—As for the bass, needless to say, the audience might not even be able to hear whether he played it or not.

The true soul of a band is always the lead singer, since people go to a live performance mainly to hear the songs.

No band has ever become famous simply because they play drums well or guitar brilliantly; Nightwish and F.I.R., who are known for kicking their lead singers all the time, are no exception.

A good lead singer not only needs to have excellent singing skills, but also needs to be able to interact with the audience, and their appearance must be flawless.

It also requires physical strength and vocal endurance. Not to mention that, like Sasaki Riko, she can sing more than a dozen songs in a single concert without even taking a sip of water in between, leaving Teacher Da Miao exhausted.

At the very least, you can't perform consistently in the first half, then falter in the second half, and end up hoarse the next day, right?

The reason why Shimizu Toru was targeted, besides her face that appeals to both men and women, is because BEAASTARS previously released their first promotional PV.

One of the reasons is that he wrote, composed, and sang the theme song "Monster."

With his good looks, solid singing skills, songwriting abilities, and established fan base, Bushiroad naturally wouldn't miss out on such a high-quality resource.

"Shimizu-san, please design a signature move."

Wearing a motion capture suit, Shimizu Toru suddenly remembered many of the references to BanG Dream! that were reverse-inputted by members of the band when she heard what the staff said. So that's how they all came about.

"If we're talking about signature moves... how about a side somersault?"

"Huh? A side somersault??"

The staff present almost thought they had misheard. Dude, you're the lead singer of a band, not a group of migrant workers?

Thinking they didn't believe him, Shimizu Toru took a small step, first doing a handstand and somersault, then a one-handed side somersault, and finally a side somersault without using any hands.

I showed off my fitness progress over the past few months; it seems all that hard work on my core strength has paid off.

He practiced this move at home for several days to perfect it so he could make a name for himself at BML, and he even learned it from a dog with a mysterious accent.

"Um...while it certainly has a unique personal style, doesn't it seem a bit out of place with the character of Seven Star Lotus?"

Nanako Ren is the name of the lead singer of the band Argonavis, and she is a first-year student at a university in Hakodate, Hokkaido.

—By the way, she's just a vocalist, so Shimizu Toru's electric guitar practice was basically for nothing.

"Was it out of character? How about this then?"

As Shimizu Toru spoke, he made a heart gesture, just like Higuchi Enka, saying "I'm very unhappy to serve you.jpg".

"That's fine, but Shimizu-san, isn't your expression a bit too cold?"

A blank expression wouldn't work, so Shimizu Toru had to give them a heart gesture and a wink like Chihaya Aine. That should be lively enough, right?

Besides making a heart shape with his hands, he also designed a move where he extends his right hand forward and then gradually clenches his fist and retracts it, which is the same move from Aaron Kwok's "I Love You Forever" dance, except that his palm is facing upwards.

In addition to his own singing, he also makes quite a few small movements with his free hand. Although he's not to the point where he can't sing if he's tied up, it's enough for him.

In the original timeline, Argonavis happened to catch a bad cold, causing a project with top-notch singing skills and a good animation to become a flop. Even the mobile game became a meme because the Chinese version was delayed.

The live shows are still running, but there's been no second season of the anime, only two theatrical films.

"OK~ The motion data capture is almost done. Next, Shimizu-san, please practice Golden Line a lot. The premiere is coming soon, and it will definitely be in a place you would never expect."

Goalline, Argonavis' first single, is actually the finish line.

An unexpected location? Shimizu Toru raised an eyebrow, thinking to himself, aren't new band debut performances usually held in live houses with hundreds of people?

Where else could it be? It can't possibly make its debut at the Budokan, can it?

As for the song "Finish Line," although it is quite difficult and has various long high notes, it is right in his comfort zone.

Unlike Ms. Sakura, who says "I'm actually not good at singing" but manages to reach C5 with her cover songs and live performances through unconsciously forcing her way through, he is at least a semi-formally trained singer.

My lung capacity and stamina have also begun to improve thanks to my persistent fitness efforts, so that my voice is no longer hoarse for several days after a two- or three-hour singing session.

As long as the major cold at the end of the year doesn't come, Shimizu Toru is confident that he can take Argonavis to a higher level than the original timeline.

However, all of this is just his personal ambition for now, and the actual effect will depend on the feedback from his first appearance.

If the response is enthusiastic and people don't dislike the boy band project, Bushido will definitely increase its resource allocation.

Furthermore, Argonavis is not a traditional female-oriented project, but rather a general-oriented one, unlike the July anime series "Ensemble Stars!" and "High School Star Musical".

—Actually, there's another BL manga-based band anime in the July season called "GIVEN," and they had previously extended an invitation to Toru Shimizu, but he decisively declined.

"Excuse me, I'll take my leave now. See you next time, Hashimoto-san."

Before leaving, Shimizu Toru nodded to the drummer Hashimoto Shohei, who had previously been a stage actor, and bowed slightly to the staff.

After he left, Shohei Hashimoto complained to the staff, "Why is it that Shimizu-san has already finished, but I haven't even finished half of it?"

"Hey, although we're also very curious, he seems to be very familiar with motion capture. As long as we mention the desired effect, he can create it immediately."

Hearing this, Hashimoto Shohei scratched his head: "Is that so? Or am I just too stupid?"

"No, your response speed is already above average, and as for Shimizu-san, he's completely at the level of a pro."

"It seems my teammate has a little secret to him."

Volume 1: Chapter 117 First Offline Meeting with the VSPO Team

To Shimizu Toru's surprise, his words came true and Argonavis' first stage performance was indeed arranged at the Budokan.

Of course, with only one single, they couldn't start with a concert; instead, they were the first to take the stage as a warm-up act.

The warm-up act is different from the guest performers in the middle of the show. During the warm-up act, the audience is usually not fully seated yet, and their attention is not very focused.

RAISE A SUILEN's drummer, Natsume, had a stunning eight-minute warm-up solo at 7th.

Argonavis' debut performance happened to be a warm-up act for RAS's Budokan concert.

Tomizu is a little worried that if things go wrong, she might be ridiculed by the entire internet for playing such a big game right from the start.

Fortunately, there's still some time before the premiere, so he needs to practice with his teammates more before then. Otherwise, if something goes wrong, his reputation could be ruined.

Although one could recover their reputation through subsequent live highlights, just like Yang Gongfei, who would choose the path of being infamous and famous if given a choice?

Because he was so focused on practicing with Hashimoto Shohei and the others, he didn't realize that the VSL main event was about to begin until Usagi Mimi reminded him.

—In the original timeline, after Ye Shi and others registered for the competition, Nijisanji ultimately chose to withdraw from the competition because one of the judges, Narukami, was known for digging up insiders and exposing VTuber scandals.

However, this time, because of Shimizu Toru, after he threatened that if Narukami was not kicked out, both Nijisanji and VSL would withdraw from the competition, the VSL organizers had no choice but to compromise.

After all, League of Legends doesn't have a large audience in Japan, and there are only twelve teams in total.

Nijisanji and VSPO are still the two teams with the most attention. If they withdraw from the competition, then this lousy competition will really have very few viewers.

The day before the start of the main tournament, Shimizu Toru received an invitation from Hanae Nazuna and others, asking him to go to the VSPO agency to provide them with offline coaching for the match.

Fortunately, they were free that day, with no voice acting work and the band rehearsal being canceled because guitarist Daisuke Hinata and keyboardist Shuta Morishima had other commitments.

So on June 28th, Shimizu arrived at VSPO's office under the blazing 31-degree sun.

Although it's called an agency, it only received investment more than three months ago, expanding from one operation to three, and in many ways it still looks like a makeshift operation.

For example, 3D models. Although the four early members, Hana sisters, Ichinose Rei, and Suzume Toto, were all 3D models as early as the end of last year.

However, the 3D models were of very poor quality, and even the 2D Live suits had a cheap feel to them, a far cry from what came later.

The costumes of Hinano Tachibana and Mimi Usagi, who debuted this year, are much more detailed than those of the Hanaya Sisters, clearly indicating that they hired good artists.

"Nice to meet you. I'm Toru Hanyu, and you must be Hinano, right?"

"Huh? How did you guess that??"

Wearing a black mask that covered the lower half of her face, Shimizu Toru glanced at the group of girls and immediately identified who they were.

The most beautifully dressed and with the best figure is Tachibana Hinano, who is VSPO's unanimous number one choice for being the most suitable girlfriend.

She can cook, is feminine, and has a good sense of style—these are all points that others often mention in live streams. Most importantly, she has a personality that's just like a little girlfriend: proud yet clingy.

The one who is shorter and has a less prominent chest is Usagi Mimi, but her facial features are very delicate.

Nutto Noah, who also has exquisite features, has the second best figure among the group, but her personality is that of a crazy person online but a socially awkward person offline. She is hiding behind the others and dares not speak.

The remaining buds, shepherd's purse and violet, while not as beautiful as the three of them, are still considered beauties compared to ordinary people.

The former was casually standing with his hands on his hips, staring intently at his clear face, as if trying to see his face through the mask.

Hana-ya Sumire stood obediently to the side, and greeted him quietly when she saw him, clearly also a socially awkward person.

"I won't tell you how I guessed it. Let's all take our seats and warm up in training mode first."

After clapping his hands, Shimizu Toru stood in front of a row of computers that resembled those in an internet cafe, and said in a serious tone: "Let me make this clear first, if you guys play terribly today, what I promised before will no longer count."

"Dame—For the Chinese food that Toru-kun made himself! I'll smash the other side!"

Usagi Mimi quickly sat down on the gaming chair, and because her legs were short, she stood on a small stool, otherwise she probably wouldn't be able to reach the ground.

Speaking of this, Shimizu Toru used to think that the height of girls in anime who were all around 150cm was simply data filled in by the production team with their feet.

But after seeing many Japanese girls who were actually only 1.5 meters tall in real life, he realized that the animation team was actually a realist.

The tallest of the five, Hinano, is only about 155cm tall, and even with shoes on, he's less than 1.6 meters.

With the weather getting hot, everyone was wearing loose clothing, and Qingshui Tou, standing at the back and looking down, had a complete view of him.

Is this guy a D cup? He's short but has a big belly, huh?

Ahem, focus! Now is not the time to think about this!

After practicing with Shimizu Ken's tutorials for over two months, I gradually started to have more stamina in that area, and I could even hold my own against two opponents.

He's been a bit restless lately. It's true what they say, people are never satisfied; wanting more after getting what they want is the norm.

"It's starting! Since the other side doesn't have an Nth Iron Man, Noah, you should go for the first pick and get an Nth Iron Man for everyone!"

"Ah! OK, OK!"

While she was already used to hearing Shimizu Toru call her by her name online, it still startled Kurumi Noa when she was addressed by her name so directly offline.

Especially when I turned around and saw his face, which, because he was wearing a mask, made me wonder just how good-looking he was, my heart raced even faster.

"Mimi, you've mastered Blind Monk, haven't you? Let them see what driving test part two is all about."

"No problem~ Leave it to me!"

After confidently patting her barren chest, making a crisp sound, Usagi Mimi's expression suddenly fell.

Hmm—I've heard that guys like big, fierce guys. Does that mean I'll never have a chance?

Damn it (〃＞皿＜), why don't I have breasts like Hinano?!

"Hinano, focus on your lane and suppress the opponent. If you have extra energy, roam and help out."

"I understand! We won't let them get away with this!"

"The bottom lane remains the same. First, make sure you don't get caught, then think about dominating. Don't get too carried away."

"Just wait and you'll be cooking us a big meal!"

Volume 1: Chapter 118 Shimizu Toru: Don't do this, I'm scared

Compared to the later V-League APEX, the level of the participants in VSL was indeed much lower. For example, the top lane Teemo in the second game left Shimizu Toru speechless.

This thing gets flamed by teammates in casual games, yet someone actually dares to use it in a competitive match. Nutcracker's methods are truly ruthless.

They won both BO3 matches on the first day with a score of 2-0. After the match against Shimizu Toru, it was clear that the championship was practically theirs.

To put it bluntly, many of the other teams can't even last-hit properly, let alone manage their macro, team fights, or team composition. They're all so bad it's embarrassing to watch.

So when Hanae asked him if he could come to the office for the next two days, Shimizu Toru refused without even thinking: "Forget it, there's no need."

"Hey~ But didn't we agree that you'd treat us to Chinese food after we won the championship?"

"Then I need to prepare the ingredients in advance. If you win, you can come to my house directly. Otherwise, we can only have hot pot."

Fortunately, he didn't have any scenes in the first few episodes of "Dr. Stone", his scenes in "Fire Force" were in the second half, and "Beastars" was an October anime.

Aside from "Carol and Tuesday" and "Vincent" she is currently busy preparing for the premiere of "Argonavis".

It's a pity it was just a warm-up performance for RAS, otherwise the title of the fastest Budokan would have been changed.

"I heard that your house is a very large detached villa, Coach, with an orchard, a vegetable garden, and even a karaoke room. Is that true?"

"...Has it already spread this far?"