“Greetings, I am Shen Yu of Shen Clan,” he spoke curtly, facing the live screen, he was sure he looked like a pale sickly ghost, but just receiving the Gold Ticket didn’t mean he would spring up into a healthy young man right away. He had noticed that he was malnourished for his age, although, some people still found him ‘cute’. He wasn’t aware of ever being called handsome, he had never been ‘manly’ enough, not with his short height and soft delicate looks.
He was already ready with a Yoga mat and a calming incense burning at the side. Yoga was not as entertaining as other cultivation techniques, but it was good for meditation purpose. He could already see some active participants in his live and that was alright, he wasn’t looking for a massive gathering. He just needed to proceed with the live as per request.
[Rizo: oooo, what are you doing? Yoga… isn’t that a bit too humble for your first session????]
[Nannan887: Yo.]
[kkkk93t4juniir: What a lovely face, a shen clan member is really visually appealing *lick lick*]
[7846haku: Idk, lmao, who is this guy, that beautiful waste? Don’t tell me he really got that ticket!?? GOLD! Seriously, what luck.]
[rivetsmoon_shadowspikes: too silent here, I feel sleepy already]
…
[mlate&&&calm: What is happening here? Is he the one who was hyped for receiving a gold ticket? I think I read his name earlier]
[Rizo: I remember, he is the one. Everyone in my batch was talking about it for a week. I remember that he is ill…]
Shen Yu read through the barrage one by one, the barrage was filling half of the transmission with idle chatter. He didn’t care enough to give an instant response to everything, simply went back to doing the first asana. Only after completing the first set did he make conversation, “I received my first Golden Ticket just recently, everyone must have read about it… if you hadn’t, then you may be living under a rock.” He didn’t have to see the barrage to know they were baffled by his attitude.
Although he didn’t want to sound rude, what he spoke was the truth, and he didn’t care much for strangers. These same majority were throwing stones his way just a month back, calling him ‘A waste of Space’ or even ‘A beautiful waste’ in social feeds. Shen Yu had seen them all, he was just good at hiding the grief.
“I will work hard in my mission world. I am prepared for it.” It wasn’t nonsense. “I am going to continue with my Yoga, do ask anything you all want to ask.” Shen Yu was focused on his pose more than the comment section, his body had always been very flexible, he could at the very least, enjoy his Yoga session.
We’re sorry for MTLers or people who like using reading mode, but our translations keep getting stolen by aggregators so we’re going to bring back the copy protection. If you need to MTL please retype the gibberish parts.
[SHINSHIN0JUN: Are you that same Shen Yu who never even completed the 1st stage of Qi Condensation? Are you sure you can come back alive from a mission world?]
[jupitar: Which mission world are you going to accept?]
[le_chien_01: How do you feel after getting the golden ticket?]
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[mirath_ki_wareeth: How old are you? Do you have a girlfriend? Boyfriend? Monsterfriend?]
Yoga didn’t make Shen Yu very tired, but he still felt uncomfortable, the impurities in his body constantly attacked his core that he obviously felt all the time, especially when he meditated. Reading through the barrage, he answered one by one, “I don’t know if I can come back alive, but I will do my best… I have yet to decide the mission world, but I have some in mind, I am waiting for the right time… I feel good… I don’t like red… I am not going to tell my private contact, sorry… I don’t like to smile, thanks for asking… I am not joking around… I was born a cold person, why do you care… I have enough friends, thanks for asking… I don’t know who Jirmin is, please be sensible… I am not a robot, I eat sleep and drink… I don’t know… I am 21, I don’t have a partner.”
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“Replying to new comments… No, the golden eyes aren’t due to cultivation effect, and I don’t own a cat. I also don’t know much about Priest Jin, I have only heard he is also a Gold Ticket Holder…”
Shen Yu was live for almost an hour when he noticed some fresh questions, which were not just idle chatter. They were asking about his academic scores and general history.
“I scored well in theory, 92%, I was pardoned from practicals due to my special condition. I was enrolled in Earth Academia of East, yes EAE, I am not bad at studies. My core subjects were History of Alliance, Racial Difference, Righteous Cultivation anecdote, Strategic Science, Social Studies of Flora and Fauna,” he added in a monotone.
[JurorBlack: Were you really there in EAE? Which batch?]
“Yes, I was in EAE, batch 9002.”
Shen Yu was actually very infamous among the junior cultivators, because he was the only one who couldn’t even reach the 2nd stage of Qi Condensation. So those who were younger and almost his age, in his live session, they were the ones who were asking dull questions or were mocking him. Those who didn’t know him well were asking genuine questions out of curiosity. His barrage was full of differing thoughts.
Shen Yu didn’t answer most of them, although, it suddenly came to his notice that his viewership increased after answering that last question about EAE, and the increase was happening by a very large fold. Was it his clan forwarding traffic? A navy army?
“Greetings to new viewers,” Shen Yu was clipped, he wasn’t going to shower them with praises for just being around and looking. He saw the reversed video of his own face on live screen and noticed the calm and cold stare watching back. He really did have a robot appearance it seems, being talked about and looked at didn’t bode too well for him. And he didn’t know how to express himself in any better way. Faking a smile was too unnatural for him.
He looked at the live comments which were moving along the screen with a very fast pace and noticed a very strange question right away. He had some inkling, but he needed to be sure.
[I_am_cat_Black: Hey man, want to ask if you know anything about Hunter? He was at EAE, batch 9000]
Shen Yu frowned, who were these people… they all ended with ‘black’, it was really odd. Was it someone clowning him, it wasn’t unheard of.
He thought of the question, before answering back in a straightforward manner, “Yes, I knew him as Kai Matsuda. He was 2 years my senior.” His father shouldn’t get mad at him for this tiny explanation, it was nothing friendly, just to the point and short.
[JUNIHblack: !!!!!!]
[Likable78black: ????? Omy]
[HolamysonBlack: wai- you knew him?????!!!!!]
[gul23ishereblack: seriously, and here I was getting tired of knowing nothing, hurry, tell us!!! I am dying to know more about that rogue, did you know him personally?]
[shishishi~~black: 666666 are you his friend? Junior friends?]
[Hunter_is_bald_black: wait, aren’t you a holy son? Why do you know a demon?]
Shen Yu looked at the flickering comment section which was going too fast for his liking, he couldn’t even read properly, although he realized he knew them, they seemed to be… kai’s fan, no Hunter’s fan. He hadn’t known about this trend of adding ‘black’ to the ID, but it seemed to be hinting at Hunter’s Black Ticket status.
Now one thing got more certain, there was a big problem. The majority of traffic was coming from Hunter’s fandom, and these fans were asking him if he knew Hunter. How was he supposed to answer that without offending anyone, could he even? And how did they learn about him, he didn’t remember ever getting mixed with Kai’s fandom on this ID. And his private ID was a private account, his activity was negligent on that face.
Shen Yu felt a little peeved, but on his face were no expressive emotion, “I am not sure why Hunter fans are lingering in my live session, if you want to know about him, you can choose to attend his live session when he comes back from mission.”
And then Shen Yu was left speechless when he read the comments, his cold mask crack a little.
[Junablackblack: ??? Attend his live session? It has been dead before he even started his career.]
[Howling_in_the_wind_black: he is a shadow, lives under a rock, he never listens to us]
[Rou_le_fish: where are all these blacks coming from, seesh]
[blackiseverywhereblack: if you know then tell, don’t be stingy, grumpy baby~]
[hunterisbackbae23black: How do you know he is on a mission???? Hello? Did anyone notice?]
[momma867lovesyou89black: He liked Hunter’s profile pic, I read his profile activity, he is a liar, or he is a fan.]
[wow23445black: I also! He knows hunter is on mission, he liked his profile pic even, hahaha~ I ship!]
[randomiota: these blacks are scary, I am out]
[girlsdontjudgeblack: I am amused that this little baby of light knows our daddy of dark, please make it happen, sisters know what I mean]
Shen Yu was quiet as the comment section chatted on their own, he really had forgotten that social IDs which were public had public history, so even likes and shares could be seen by anyone if they went looking for it. He didn’t know who called in so many fans to his session, but this wasn’t the result he wanted. He looked at the corner of the screen which read the viewer count, [867.89B] the number was in billion so fast, just how many fans were there?
He had expected at least 300M or maximum of 1B, but this was getting crazy very fast. His father would be furious, he had been stupid, he should have checked information on conducting public social accounts before handling his new ID.
Really, these fans were shocking in number. And the viewer count was climbing higher every second.
Thank you for the story!
Ahh. Rotten boys and girls, ruling the Internet. Don’t worry, ShenYu, if Father asks, just say you are using Hunter’s publicity. (It is important to work with, not against your narcissist parent’s crazy until you can gtfo.) If daddy asks, well, you can flutter your eyelashes and ask for candy.
Possible correction (used twice):
Ideal chatter to idle chatter
Thanks for the comment and possible correction!!
Billion?…
Light baby and dark daddy. (#^.^#)