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

As soon as she sat down, Sunset Lily began to exude her irresistible charm, flirting with the girls. Shimizu Toru, who had no interest in tying up her wings, decisively tapped her on the head:

"Stop fooling around, hurry up and come to the kitchen to help with the cooking, or we'll miss the Koshien team selection."

If Anne is most famous for their top-notch live performances, then when talking about Nijisanji, Nijika is an unavoidable topic.

Originally, this year's first edition was just a small-scale competition for four people, including Shiina Yuika, 486, and Maimoto, but Shimizu Toru communicated with Tenkaiji.

They directly adopted the Rainbow Armor model that had already matured, and four people alone were hardly enough.

Anyone who didn't know better would think we, Nijisanji, are short-staffed! Here are eight of us!

In order to generate buzz, all eight coaches were chosen from popular VTubers, so much so that even Toru Shimizu, who only knew Shohei Ohtani about baseball, was forced to suffer the consequences.

Today marks the open selection phase. Since it's not a 3D offline format, it's obviously impossible to replicate the show's effect of a certain princess losing six consecutive rounds of rock-paper-scissors.

The contestants are the classic love-hate relationship between Kuzunoha and Yoshi, and the Saki-Yui couple between Sasaki and Shiina Yuika.

And Shimizu Toru, Higuchi Kaede, Rize, and Maimoto Keisuke, the number one flammable member of the AV industry.

After dinner, the first Rainbow Armor event started promptly at 7:30 pm, with the familiar face of Tenkaiji as the MC.

"Speaking of summer, it's Koshien! Let's sweat it out together to win Koshien! That's youth!"

Ohhhhh!!

"Well then, please introduce yourselves first. Higuchi-san, please go first."

As soon as Tenkai Tsukasa finished speaking, Higuchi Kaede immediately said, "Tokuryu Tokuryu~ I am Higuchi Kaede, the coach of VR Kansai National High School. Today, I am going to recruit all the Kansai players!"

“Very good! Very energetic. Next up is Lizé-san.”

"Good evening, I'm Liz, the head coach of Royal Hruesta High School. Our goal is to dominate the nation!"

After everyone introduced themselves, the selection process quickly began, and the selections were made in order.

Then the show really got going because Higuchi Kaede immediately chose the Inu-Hei bed, catching Rizawa completely off guard.

"Yoshi~ Lizard, you chose Ange in the first round, right? Then I'll choose Inui. I've been getting along really well with her these past few days."

"Oh my gosh! My inui—"

Seeing this, Shimizu Toru silently complained, "I was planning to collect all the Eute pieces, but now that's impossible."

"Of course not, because my first choice was Midori-sen." Shiina Yuika flipped over the whiteboard below her own character portrait and picked another teammate.

Fortunately, Shimizu Toru named Yuhi Lily in the first round, avoiding a clash with anyone else—then in the second round, he named Takamiya Rion, who ended up being matched with Sasaki Saki, but thankfully he won the subsequent draw.

The selection process for the Rainbow Armor team was also a major highlight, producing many memorable moments.

For example, in the first round of Rainbow Armor in 22, Lizé chose Moon Rabbit in order to chase after her idol, which led to her carelessness and loss of Anjie. The Pandaren and Xixi immediately started causing trouble and fighting for the Xu-Hai bed. After that, she never managed to get all three deer together every year.

"Tohru-kun, why isn't he choosing Jiang Liang-chan? Everyone else is choosing their classmates first!" Shiina Yuika wondered why Shimizu Tohru was so unconventional.

The answer is, of course, that if they don't choose them first, they'll probably have to sleep with Nutnova for the next few days.

Of course, this kind of thing couldn't be said aloud, so Shimizu Toru had already prepared a reason: "Gira's social circle, I don't think anyone will choose her in the first three rounds."

Those who are close to Otogihara Eryo are not in the coach's seat today, which makes sense.

No sooner had he finished speaking than Sasaki Saki started causing trouble again, directly selecting his only fellow student from the same cohort.

Having successfully defeated Rindan-sama, Shimizu Toru was utterly speechless: "Sasaki, you..."

"Hehe~ Didn't expect that, did you? Anyway, I picked Aoi-chan in the first round, so it doesn't matter who I choose for the rest."

Saki Sasagi's other classmate, Nozomi Moruru, graduated last month. I wonder if she can be reincarnated as Himemori Luna now that Anzu is gone.

However, the panda's joy didn't last long, because Wu Yuan turned around and picked her CP Belmond, and together with the previously chosen Chai Ka and She Zhu, they completed the "uncle" group.

Shimizu Toru proceeded with the selection process methodically, and the first seven rounds of nominations brought together a lineup of Yuhi Lily, Takamiya Rion, Rindou Takayuki, Machida Chima, Sister Claire, Suzuhara Lulu, and Aiba Hatsuha.

—Daihui, Alus Alma, and Aiba Hatsuha had their first live stream yesterday, four days ahead of schedule.

The selection rules for Rainbow Armor are as follows: the first three rounds are in order of selection, while the last four rounds are in reverse order, starting from the last person originally selected, in order to ensure fairness as much as possible.

If someone claims to be the same person as another, a lottery is held, and the person who loses the lottery can start choosing again.

In the final round, the order is randomly determined by the roulette wheel, and it is only when the roulette wheel spins and the water turns clear that one suddenly realizes something.

—Why is my team all girls? Isn't this like an all-girls high school?

"I'm the Male Manager of the Girls' High School Baseball Team" sounds like a harem-style light novel.

Having come this far, choosing another boy at the end seemed like overkill, so Shimizu Toru simply chose Kofuku Arus as well.

—Daifuku is Shiina Yuika, because her character design features a large face. Arus is called Xiaofuku because her face is also round.

In other words, Nijisanji has a large number of people, and each of the eight directors can select eight people, which is enough to fill the quota. Other boxes wouldn't even be able to get to the second round.

Next comes the development phase, which requires three years in the game to improve the character's various attributes.

During the development stage, players can take control of the game. However, once the main competition begins and players engage in head-to-head battles, they can only arrange their troops and leave it to the computer.

"Toru's team is all girls, how about we rename it 2434 Girls' High School?"

Shimizu Toru, who already had this idea, readily agreed after hearing Shiina Yuika's words: "That makes sense, but isn't the name 2434 Girls' High School a bit too grand? I think Nara Girls' High School would be better."

"Wait a minute, Toru-kun, aren't you a transfer student?" Sasaki Saki, noticing the out-of-character moment, quickly reminded him.

"I transferred from the University of Tokyo to a high school in Nara, is that not allowed?"

"...This works?"

Volume 1: Chapter 137 Buying a Computer for Nuttonoya

Rainbow Armor has started, and Shimizu Tou no longer has to worry about what to broadcast every day.

The development stage alone can take almost a month to broadcast, until the main competition begins on August 17th.

Two days later, the SMC club, which debuted at the beginning of the month, had its first collaboration event with president Hayato Kagami, the goofy Yoshiyuki Hakase, and Reina Yami.

He played Mario Maker 2, and then the silly guy showed off his unusual thought process, which probably raised the blood pressure of many viewers.

After seeing the slice, Shimizu Toru immediately passed it on to Takamiya Rion: "This child, you might get along very well with her."

"What do you mean? Do you think I'm stupid?" Rion Takamiya, who had already become desensitized to the nickname "Golden Dumb," replied irritably.

"Look, her hair is white. If you get another one with flaxen hair later, you can form a group and debut."

It has to be said that the students at Tokyo University are unparalleled in their ability to come up with nicknames. The girl named Fran E. Lustalia, who will debut next January, is a perfect match for the lovable but clueless guy.

So much so that even the Japanese side later accepted the nicknames given to the three of them; otherwise, there wouldn't have been the famous scene where Zhou Liyi and Wu Yuan asked the three of them how much money they could borrow.

"Tou, Green Fairy asked if you want to participate in her and Dream Chaser's rock relay project, '2434 Bang Rock'?"

Hearing what Lily Yuhi said, Toru Shimizu looked puzzled: "Why didn't she just ask me directly? Why did she have to be the one to relay the message?"

"We were just chatting, and we tentatively decided on August 2nd. You should be free that day, right?"

"There should be. I'll make time for it then. You can have her add me in."

According to Shimizu Toru, the only voice acting role he has so far is for "Vinland Saga". He will have to wait a while before he can do "Dr. Stone" or "Fire Force".

As for the band, their first live performance, or 1st, is scheduled for August 10th. In the meantime, they will mainly focus on practicing songs. The anime is said to be expected to be released in October.

Now there are two main lead actors in the October anime season, and most of the popular themes in the October anime season are sequels, while the original anime series haven't made much of a splash.

The few titles that could potentially compete are all similar to "Is It Only You Who Likes Me?" and "Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun", which are really not very interesting.

Even with four seasons, "Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun" hasn't seen much improvement in popularity; let's just give it to Ayumu Murase.

In January next year, it seems that only Jin's "ID: Invaded" is doing well, but I don't know if it can compete with it.

To be honest, as a new voice actor who has only recently debuted, even though he is already quite popular.

You shouldn't be so picky, acting like a master! If this opportunity were given to someone else, they would have agreed even if they were selling hooks.

However, for Toru Shimizu, if he doesn't have a hit or a dark horse project, appearing in the public eye too frequently will only damage his public image.

Aren't Emperor Chun and Emperor Yu examples of what should have happened?

Normally, given their skill level, it would be considered good if they had one lead role in a drama per quarter, but at the most outrageous time, they could have three or four lead roles in a single quarter.

Unfortunately, they lacked a rich vocal range and their acting skills were only average, which ultimately led to them being ridiculed across the internet.

Although Shimizu Toru has solid basic skills and no weaknesses in his voice, there is no need for him to sacrifice his reputation for works that do not increase his popularity.

After all, most people are actually quite averse to established agencies pushing newcomers to the top.

"It's 11:30 already, time to cook. What do you want to eat for lunch?"

"It's too hot, I don't have much of an appetite. Do you have any recommendations?"

Seeing Lily lying on the sofa, intently petting the cat, Shimizu Toru thought for a moment and said, "How about cold noodles? It's perfect for summer."

Although he installed air conditioning in the kitchen, it was still difficult to work up a sweat while cooking in such hot weather.

Cold noodles are much more convenient. Just boil them, rinse them with cold water, add some shredded cucumber, and mix them together. They taste so much better than the flowing somen noodles in Japan.

"OK~ I like everything Tou makes~"

"Just your sweet mouth."

Despite her complaints, Shimizu Toru couldn't help but smile and happily entered the kitchen.

After the cold noodles were ready, Gentian and Nutto Noah were called out of the bedroom, otherwise they could have stayed in the air-conditioned room forever.

Although the living room has central air conditioning, because the house is too big, some areas still don't get the airflow.

This results in everyone being able to clearly feel the heat wave coming towards them every time they step out of their bedroom, which is in the twenties degree Celsius.

"By the way, Noah, shouldn't you upgrade your computer? I saw your stream before, and it was incredibly laggy."

Hearing this, Nutto Noah, who was eating noodles, was a little confused and said, "Really? I think it's pretty normal."

"...Never mind, I'll take a look for you later. It might be because your C drive is full."

As we all know, there are an unusually large number of C-drive warriors in the V-circle, making it an unavoidable part of the experience.

After finishing the cold noodles, Shimizu Toru followed Kurumi Noa to her bedroom and first glanced at the specs of her computer.

Hmm, how should I put it? It feels like a 3,000 yuan budget for entering the map forum. What kind of old relics are these?

"Your computer is so cheap it's barely worth anything on the secondhand market. I'll build you a new one and give it to you. It's been hard on you using it for live streaming."

No wonder I heard from tachibana hinano that when Nutome Noah was streaming before, she couldn't even turn on her camera and could only put a portrait in the bottom right corner of the screen.

With this configuration, you still want to use face patching? You're dreaming.

"Huh!? No, don't bother, I've already saved enough money to buy a new computer!"

Upon hearing that Shimizu Toru was going to buy her a computer, Kurumi Noa quickly waved her hand and said, "Toru, you've already taken good care of me, letting me stay here for free and not asking me for food expenses."

"You're already mine, why are you being so polite? Isn't it only natural to spend money on your girlfriend?"

If she were a gold digger, that would be one thing, but for someone like Kurumi Noa who wants to settle down with him, Shimizu Toru wouldn't care about such a small expense.

Normally, Yuhi Lily, Takamiya Rion and the others always pay for their own things and refuse to let him pay. Today, he finally got a chance to show off his boyfriend skills.

"Then, I suggest you buy a mid-range one. I don't play those AAA games, so I don't need a high-end graphics card."

"You don't need to worry about that, I know what I'm doing!"

Anyway, the best graphics card right now is the 2080ti, and the 30 series won't be available until next year. Even the higher-end models are just so-so.

Speaking of which, the release of the 30 series seemed to coincide with the mining boom, and it was impossible to buy them within a few days. You also have to hurry up and buy Nvidia stock.

By making a move before the antitrust investigation in August 2020, and then buying back heavily when the price dropped to 59 per share, they made even more money than buying Bitcoin.

Volume 1: Chapter 138 True Fan, Haruka Onomachi

On July 26th, the weather was overcast turning partly cloudy, and the temperature dropped slightly.

In the Shinkansen waiting room, Shimizu Toru was waiting for someone. He had been selected to attend the NicoNico Town Conference in his hometown of Nara Prefecture, and today was the day he was to depart.

Besides him, the people traveling with him included Kuzuha, Haruka Onomachi, and Newi Socieri, who debuted last month and is nicknamed "Auntie Cow".

None of them had met offline before, so Shimizu Toru posted a photo of himself in a small, hastily created group chat to make sure they couldn't find him.

[Kuzuha: Huh? No, Yuzuru, you're that voice actress, Shimizu Toru??]

[Kuzunaba: The one who voices Hodaka Morishima? I can't believe I didn't know this! Are we even brothers anymore!?]

[Onomachi Haruka: Is this real? Hanyu-san, you can't prank someone with someone else's photo!]