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

[Newy Socieri: Yes, yes, Hanyu-senpai, you've taken this joke too far.]

[Toru Hanyu: ...I never thought that one day, proving myself would happen to me.]

[Toru Hanyu: Never mind, I'll be in the waiting room. You'll see when you get there.]

[Onomachi Haruka: Eh—could it really be true!?]

Why are they so swayed? Could it be one of their own fans?

After more than ten minutes, someone finally arrived; it should be Ge Ye.

As for how I recognized him? Well, because the person who came was clearly a man.

"Hanyu?"

Shimizu Toru, who was wearing a mask, pulled it down to let him see, and said, "See? It's definitely you, right?"

"Wow—you're really handsome, so handsome it's making me feel a little nauseous!"

Before the words were even finished, someone else chimed in: "Rather than handsome, you should say beautiful, right? It's true that a more androgynous look is the most attractive."

After speaking, the newcomer bowed slightly to the two men: "Greetings, seniors. I am Newi Socieri."

Although the movements weren't large, her supermodel-like figure still caused quite a few twists and turns—I really didn't ruin this idiom.

"Hiss~ Hello, I'm Kuzuha. Today, the weather is really nice."

Shimizu Toru gave him a speechless glance and complained irritably, "Playing a weather deck in front of your juniors? You're so lame!"

"What can I do? I'm from a remote area, it's already difficult enough for me to just step out of my house, don't be so demanding!" Ge Ye said, hands on her hips, looking both unreasonable and self-righteous.

"Where's Onomachi-san? We're just missing her." Shimizu Toru looked around but couldn't find anyone, so she was about to ask in the group chat.

Newey pointed to a pillar on his right: "It looks like someone is hiding over there."

Shimizu Toru followed her finger and saw a petite girl peeking out, but immediately ducking back down after seeing her.

What's going on? Are they playing hide-and-seek here?

"Newey, could you please go and drag her over? Don't delay our departure."

"Ah! Okay, okay! I'll go right away!"

Seeing Aunt Niu run away with a slightly flushed face, Shimizu Toru was completely baffled, while Kuzue looked at him with a ghostly expression and said:

"We've only just met, and you're already using informal language. Is this what they call a 'positive angle'?"

"...Would you believe me if I said I'm just used to calling people that and haven't changed it yet?"

Shimizu Tou was too lazy to argue with anyone about whether he had a "positive angle" or not; he felt like he was a bit like the "i" type of person from Northeast China.

Her family felt she wasn't outgoing enough, but others saw her as a social terrorist—a real double dilemma.

"Waaah—no, don't pull me! No, I can't, I'm going to faint! Oyster!"

Just then, Newy, with her 165cm height and H-cup bust, successfully dragged over Haruka Onomachi, who was only 154cm tall.

Just like in the original setting, Haruka Onomachi is actually a high school student, but she is a little older than the fourteen-year-old character she is supposed to be, and she is seventeen this year.

Seeing her expression of utter disbelief, as if she were seeing a digital idol or any other horse girl, Shimizu Toru couldn't help but find it somewhat amusing: "You're my fan?"

"Yes! Ever since Toru first appeared on the trending list because of Okita Souji, I've always liked him!"

Then Haruka Onomachi began to list the characters she had voiced, even knowing the names of many minor characters who only appeared in one or two episodes.

To be honest, even Shimizu Toru herself can't remember those characters anymore. This time, she's really met a true 24 Pure K fan.

"Um, do you want a photo and autograph? I've been practicing my autograph for months, but I haven't really signed for anyone yet."

"Huh!? Really, really?? This is too, too wonderful!?"

Haruka Onomachi clutched her heart with both hands, looking as if she might faint at any moment: "If this is a dream, I'd rather never wake up."

Celebrities usually have artistic lettering designed by others, emphasizing that it can be drawn in one stroke and that ordinary people can't recognize what it says at all.

Qingshui Tou is different; he uses semi-cursive script. Of course, it's not easy to master a single style of calligraphy, but it's much easier to practice just three characters.

"You can even do calligraphy? Yuzuru, you wouldn't actually be a transfer student from Tokyo University, would you?"

Although the cultural level of papermaking is not very high, the appreciation level of Ge Ye is still above average, after all, whether the characters are well written or not is obvious at a glance.

"When I was selecting people for Rainbow Armor, I mentioned that I'm from Nara Prefecture. Maybe I can go back and visit my grandparents this time."

After receiving his first payment, Shimizu Tou sent several hundred thousand yen to his two elderly parents back in his hometown, telling them to stop growing rice and just grow some vegetables for their own consumption.

I repay the debt of karma for the body I received. Although I can't go back to my hometown to visit often, sending money is still no problem.

"Can we come along? We can spend a few days there and treat it as a vacation."

Kuzue, who rarely leaves the house, couldn't even remember the last time she went on a long trip, and suddenly became as excited as a primary school student going on a long journey.

"No problem, but there's not much to do in the countryside. How about I take you to catch rhinoceros beetles and go fishing?"

Anyway, I have nothing to do lately, so staying in my hometown for a couple more days won't affect my other work. After saying that, Shimizu Toru looked at the other two.

"I, I'm fine with anything! As long as I can be with Tou-kun!"

Seeing Onomachi Haruka completely lose her ability to think, Newi couldn't bear to look and covered her face: "Haruka-chan, please wake up!"

"The train is almost here. Let's go line up first. If you change your minds, remember to let me know."

Shimizu Toru didn't care whether the two agreed or not; he wasn't the kind of person who couldn't resist a woman.

Moreover, one of them is still a minor and the other is already twenty-five. Although they both have good figures, they are indeed not suitable for each other.

Furthermore, having sex with fans is a very bad thing that damages one's character.

Volume 1: Chapter 139 How could fishing be addictive?

Shimizu Toru's hometown is in Gosho City, which is under the jurisdiction of Nara Prefecture. Of course, it is not in the city center, but in a small village nestled against the mountains and by the water.

It's the kind of place that evokes images of summer, cicadas chirping, Ramune soda, and girls wearing straw hats.

After concluding the NicoNico Town Conference, he and Kuzuha and the others arrived at this peaceful rural village.

After eating the watermelon prepared by her grandparents to relieve her travel fatigue, Shimizu Tou grabbed her fishing rod and went fishing.

As a novice angler, although I've never actually fished, I've watched a lot of fishing videos and know how to choose a spot, so I quickly found a good fishing spot.

In a deep water area with aquatic plants, flowing water, and shady trees, I threw two handfuls of fresh corn into the water to create a feeding area, then hooked up some fermented corn and started fishing.

No wonder beginners get a big gift – in less than two minutes, a fish took the bait!

It's a pity that Nara Prefecture is in the Kansai region. If it were in the Kanto region, you could fish for bighead carp in the six prefectures and one metropolis along the Tone River. Meter-sized fish would be like grandchildren, and the resources would be unbelievably good.

"You caught a fish already? Do you have any more fishing rods? I want to try too!"

Kuzuha, who was originally picking up stones to compete with Onomachi Haruka and Niuyi in skipping stones, suddenly became interested when she saw this.

Upon hearing this, Shimizu Toru kicked the fishing bag on the ground and said without turning his head, "There's some inside, take it yourself!"

After playing it for a while, he felt the fish's struggling strength begin to decrease, so he decisively reeled in the line and pulled the fish up. It was a grass carp weighing about three pounds.

"Not bad, not bad. This size is just right for making sauerkraut fish. Any bigger and it would have a muddy taste."

The West Lake Vinegar Fish, which only sold because outsiders didn't believe in superstitions, was made with grass carp weighing about two pounds.

The original plan was to use wild grass carp from West Lake, but that was obviously not feasible. Farmed grass carp, due to their high stocking density and lack of fresh water, have a much stronger fishy smell than wild ones.

Of course, even if the raw materials are not problematic, the method of boiling West Lake Fish in Vinegar Sauce first and then pouring sauce over it probably won't taste very good.

Carp has a stronger earthy taste than grass carp, but it is the top-chosen fish in northern China because Shandong cuisine typically uses deep-frying and braising techniques to cook fish.

After catching two grass carp, which I felt was enough for a meal, I changed my bait and started fishing for bass in clear water.

The bass in Japan are largemouth bass, which are native to the United States. They are also known as "dumb bass" and are particularly easy to catch with lures because they are very sensitive to moving objects and like to chase their prey.

Fun fact: Black bass are an invasive species in Japan, and if you catch them, you can't release them back into the wild. There are usually recycling bins set up along the riverbank.

Mainly in freshwater, without more ferocious carnivorous fish such as mandarin fish, perch, and yellowtail, the bass has transformed into an apex predator in the food chain, nearly driving many local rare fish species to extinction.

Besides sea bass, snakehead fish is also an invasive species in Japan, even though they actively introduced it from North Korea in the late 19th century.

Bighead carp were also introduced around that time, mainly because after the Meiji Restoration, there was a desire to increase the per capita meat consumption rate of the population. Now they have become an invasive species.

"Hiss—here it comes! That's quite a bit of strength!"

In the United States, largemouth bass have grown to over a meter long, with the largest recorded weight exceeding 100 kilograms.

However, at Dongda University, they usually weigh around three pounds. Firstly, foodies can't wait for them to grow that big, so they've already made them into steamed sea bass.

Secondly, it has many natural enemies in freshwater. Compared with mandarin fish and topmouth culter, the bass is a weakling in terms of fighting ability, so it has no chance to be the king.

The fish that Qing Shui Tou caught felt to be at least 15 pounds, and it was so strong that it almost dragged him into the water.

Startled, Kuzue quickly dropped her fishing rod and came to help: "Wow! This is amazing—I'm definitely going to take a picture and post it on Twitter after I catch this fish!"

"Be careful! Don't let it get away, or I won't be able to sleep tonight!"

It took the two of them more than ten minutes to finally tire out the black bass, and they were so tired that they could barely lift their hands.

"Wow~ Fishing is so interesting! I understand why my uncle goes sea fishing every month."

Shaking his aching arms, Ge Ye said excitedly, "Fishing in freshwater is this exciting! If I caught a tuna weighing several hundred pounds, wouldn't that be amazing?"

"With your pathetic physique, if you were to catch a tuna, you'd probably be dragged into the water in the very first second. You should stick to fishing for freshwater fish."

Worried that if he put the black bass in the fish basket, it would bite the two grass carp he had just caught, Qing Shui Tou picked it up and prepared to go back: "Let's go, let me show you what authentic Chinese cuisine is like."

"That's great! Every time Green Fairy comes to your house for a meal, she takes a bunch of pictures that make us drool. I've been wanting to try your cooking for ages!"

It's one thing to just post it in the group chat, but Green Fairy also posts it on Twitter, often in a nine-grid layout.

Thanks to her persistent promotion, it has become an industry consensus that Shimizu Toru's cooking is exceptionally delicious; otherwise, it wouldn't have been like the last time at VSL.

Hinano and her friends wouldn't make their winning reward a free meal at his house, given how widespread his reputation is.

After returning to his grandfather's house, Shimizu Tou began to process the two grass carp. After removing the scales, he split them in half and cleaned the gills, teeth, and black membrane.

First, slice the fish meat off the bones, then slice off the large bones along the fish fillet. There are basically no bones left.

As Shimizu Toru was slicing fish diagonally, he saw Kuzuha, Onomachi Haruka, and Niuyi all pointing their phones at him.

"What are you doing? Are you trying to record the cooking process so you can learn by watching it later?"

Hearing this, Ge Ye shook his head decisively: "No, no, no! Just watching you cut meat like that, I know I'll never be able to learn how!"

"It's not as exaggerated as you say. To put it simply, it's just a matter of practice makes perfect. You can always learn by practicing more—so what about you guys?"

"It's all because Green Fairy always tempts us, so of course we have to get our revenge today! I'm a very vengeful person!"

Upon hearing this, Shimizu Toru felt that they weren't telling the truth, but he didn't delve into it further. As long as his face wasn't in the photos, he let them do what they wanted.

After slicing the grass carp, I marinated it with scallion and ginger water, egg, and starch in that order. This not only removed the fishy smell but also made it smoother and more tender.

Then start the fire and pour in the oil, sauté the pickled cabbage, garlic, chili and other seasonings until fragrant, and then fry the fish head and fish bones together. This way, when you add water and turn up the heat later, the soup will be milky white.

Once the soup boils, you can start seasoning it. Add more salt, a little sugar to enhance the flavor, and some aged vinegar to increase the sourness.

After seasoning, first take out the fish head, fish bones and side ingredients, put them in the soup bowl as a base, then turn off the heat and use the residual heat of the pot to start slicing the fish fillets.

"(╯▽╰ ) It smells so good~ Looks like I'll have to eat an extra bowl of rice today!"

"No wonder Green Fairy and the others often come to your house for meals. If it were me, I'd be happy to go every day!"

"Forget about you, I don't serve little brats."

Volume 1: Chapter 140 The Feeling of the National Team's Departure

After only one night in his hometown, Shimizu Toru had to return to Tokyo because the Bilibili Ice and Fire Song Battle had begun.

Although he brought his laptop, he didn't bring a sound card, and the soundproofing in his hometown was even worse than the apartment he used to live in, so he really couldn't do a live stream.

As soon as she got home, Rion Takamiya jumped onto Toru Shimizu and pouted, saying in a spoiled tone, "Toru~ can you take me with you next time you go back to Nara? I want to see Grandpa and Grandma too."

"That's possible, but it would probably be around the New Year. Aren't you going to visit your ancestral home with your family?"

Upon hearing this, Rion Takamiya pouted even more: "Damn it (〃＞皿＜), Lily is going to sneak away again!"

Gentian and Kurumi Noa will obviously be spending the New Year with their families, so it's unlikely they'll be going back to Nara with Shimizu Toru.

That means only Lily, whose mother is still abroad, and who lives alone in Japan, can openly spend the Lunar New Year with Shimizu as her grandson's girlfriend.

"Alright, come down now. If all else fails, I'll find some time after the New Year to go back with you again."