Chapter 414 – Had Fun, Now What?
Finishing the streaming in the afternoon, Max had nothing to do now. At this point, his streaming schedule was a mess. Sometimes, he would pop up in the morning and sometimes at night. But, somehow, the viewers in the morning were more than that at night.
'The competition. Not many streamers do a morning stream and most are streaming at night after work or something. I guess I will stream in the morning for now and at night again if I have the time to.'
Now, though, he didn't know what to do. After taking a shower and a quick lunch he ordered online, Max sat on the couch. Without any business to take care of, he decided to help Lily prepare the concert. There were a few people he had to contact and connect with StoneSword.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
'A concert… If there is someone who knows a lot about music and stuff, it must be them, right? Vtubers.'
And there was a Vtuber who owed him a debt after agreeing to appear in one of her programs. He smiled and contacted that certain person.
[Breeze: Princess, do you have time? I need a little bit of help and hope that we can talk in a Video Call.]
All he had to do was wait. He knew that Princess Peach would need time if she really agreed for a Video Call. Rather, he guessed she would invite him to a VR world instead of doing a Video Call to have a chat, seeing that, as a Vtuber, she probably wanted to hide her identity.
Ding!
The reply came faster than he thought.
[Princess Peach: Hmph! I will make time for you. Let's meet in my Lobby tonight. Be grateful!]
[Breeze: Alright, see you later.]
As expected, she didn't refuse and wanted to meet in the VR world. The time was tonight, so he had nothing to do again.
"Let's just go to Zaza-P's studio and practice with Lily."
At least that would be useful for the concert. Besides, he also wanted to hear her singing.
With that, he changed clothes and went to Zaza-P's studio. He took a taxi and arrived shortly. Because he was here before with Lily, the system on the door recognized his face and allowed him to enter.
No one except those registered could enter as this studio was still rented by Lily until her album was finished.
Inside the studio was empty.
'They must be in the recording room.' He thought as he walked toward it. He carefully entered the room without making any noise.
Zaza-P noticed him and winked, pointing at the booth where Lily was preparing to sing.
"Sit down. You came at the right time."
Max nodded at him and made himself comfortable on the rotating chair near the producer. Looking at the booth, Lily opened her mouth and began to sing.
"Dear world…"
Her voice was powerful and clear, making Max open his eyes wide in surprise. The lyric was about the current world, where it was practically split into 2: the real world and the virtual world. She expressed what she felt about it.
"One becomes two, and two are where we enjoy ourselves."
This song wasn't about romance but about excitement. A smile adorned Lily's face as she sang without even trying. It was the best. Max really loved her expression when she sang. He closed his eyes, letting himself feel her voice better.
Unfortunately, the recording was split into many parts. Before she could even finish the song, she stopped and looked in their direction, eyes wide as she just noticed Max's presence. He waved his hand at her and she blushed.
"Good job, love~ Lil Lily sang better today. Is it because her handsome boyfriend is watching her, I wonder?" Zaza-P giggled playfully as he looked at Lily.
That only fueled the red on her face and spread it further.
"N-No, I didn't even realize Max was here!" Lily tried to defend herself, but it was too bad for her. The enemy was Max.
"So you didn't realize that I am here? And I came here after livestreaming just to see you…" He shrugged, looking on the ground with a crestfallen expression.
"That's not my–" She raised her voice and paused, realizing that Max was chuckling. She found out that they just teased her. "Max, stop teasing me!"
"Hahaha, my bad. I just found a chance to."
"Indeed. You have a good sense of teasing, Max boy." Zaza-P praised.
"Heh, you're not so bad yourself, Zaza-P."
Both nodded at each other in recognition of their timing.
Lily was pouting. She put the headset down and exited the room, approaching Max. When she was behind him, she raised her hands and punched his shoulder.
"Ouch, that hurts, Lily."
"You deserve this! Don't embarrass me again."
"Okay, okay. I understand so stop it!" Max turned around and caught her fist as she was satisfied. "Technically, I am still recovering. What will you do if I am sick again from getting punched?"
"Then I will nurse you!"
"While wearing a nurse outfit?"
"Yes– Wait, don't tease me again!" Lily blushed again after she answered. She hid her face with her hands. "B-But if you want me to, then… Yes. I will do that."
This time, Max was the one caught off guard. He only smiled at her and patted her head.
"Don't force yourself if you're uncomfortable. Doing something like last night is enough for me. Rather, just your presence is enough to calm me down."
"Un… I won't force myself."
The atmosphere between them was so sweet that the air seemed to turn pink. At that moment…
"Lil Lily, should I leave the room for a while?" Zaza-P's voice broke down that atmosphere. He looked apologetic and continued, "Sorry, darling~ But we have many things to be done today or you won't be on time."
Lily gasped and nodded. "You're right."
"Good luck, Lily." Max said and turned to Zaza-P. "Can she finish before night? I need to take her somewhere to talk with someone who can help us prepare for her concert."
"Sure, Max boy. That depends on Lil Lily though."
"I can," Lily said confidently. "Let's continue."
She immediately prepared herself and entered the booth once again after telling Max to wait for her. After that, the recording continued until sunset. She managed to record all the parts she needed to record that day.
Then, they headed back to the apartment and Max explained who they would meet. Lily looked excited to meet Princess Peach, as they had become friends after that cooking program.
When the clock showed 6 PM, Princess Peach messaged him.
[Princess Peach: Enter this Lobby. If you don't come in 10 minutes, I will just ignore you!]
'As arrogant as usual. No, she has become more arrogant. Her roleplay skill has increased, eh?'
Thinking that, he logged into the VR with Lily.
"Welcome to my castle, I guess!"
As soon as Max and Lily entered the Lobby, Princess Peach greeted them haughtily.
The Princess was dressed in a frilly dress and held a paper fan in her hand. She stood at the height of the stairs that led to a pure white castle.
Based on the lore, Vtuber lore, this white castle was where Princess Peach grew up with her maids and servants. She was taught to be a ruler and grew up with that mindset. That was why she was haughty or arrogant.