The neon signs outside flickered in the night, dyeing the glass windows of the rental apartment in a multitude of colors.
After returning home, Su Yu placed the overflowing shopping bags in the entryway.
The phone in his pocket vibrated incessantly; it was a death warrant sent by Elysia.
"Got to start work tonight." Su Yu pointed at the computer desk. "Livestream."
The so-called "rest" appeared particularly ridiculous under the physical constraints of this one-meter limit.
For Kiana, the soft bed in the bedroom was a distant shore she could not reach; her range of movement was deadlocked around Su Yu.
Su Yu rummaged through boxes and chests, dragging out a spare cotton quilt and spreading it on the empty floor beside the computer chair.
He then stuffed a soft pillow over.
"Conditions are crude, just make do for one night." He adjusted his equipment without looking back. "I'll get a folding bed tomorrow; at least it'll keep you further from the ground."
Kiana stared at the simple bedding and sat down quietly.
For someone accustomed to spending nights in ruins and on rooftops, treating concrete as a bedboard, this could already be called stable.
"Let's get the communication tool sorted out first."
Su Yu opened the packaging of the new phone, skillfully inserting the card and turning it on.
The cold light from the screen illuminated both of their faces.
"The operating logic is much the same as on your side."
His finger slid across the screen, demonstrating the basic icons.
"Swipe left to go back, tap to dial. This is my number. Although I'm right here where you can reach out and touch me, it's never wrong to have it saved."
Kiana took the phone, looking at the string of digits on the screen.
There was only one name in the contacts.
[Su Yu]
This was her first number in this world.
And also the first... person she knew in this world.
She shook her head, casting aside those superfluous emotions, and began clumsily exploring the colorful app icons.
Su Yu's side of the battle was far more intense.
[Miss Pink Elf ♪]: Su Yu-chan!!!
[Miss Pink Elf ♪]: If you don't come online I'm going to get angry!!
[Miss Pink Elf ♪]: Although Miss Pink Elf looks very cute when she's angry, keeping a lady waiting isn't gentlemanly behavior~ ♪
Looking at the pink vibes overflowing from the screen, Su Yu accelerated his hand movements. Boot up, push stream, adjust microphone, click "Start Stream".
The black screen of the broadcast room lit up instantly, and the fun-seekers who had long been lying in wait swarmed like sharks smelling blood.
[Holy crap, Brother Su is finally online!!]
[The lazy dog finally moved!]
[Brother Su, you lazy dog, do you only log on when Elysia personally calls you?]
[What do you know, this is the arrogance of a master!!]
[Master's arrogance, lol. Do you know how many people dream of playing games with Elysia? Do you know?]
[I don't even dare to dream such dreams!]
[Turn on the camera! We want to see the handsome streamer!]
Su Yu looked at the bullet comments and spoke with a smile: "Good evening everyone, the lazy dog is open for business."
[Stream started, stream started!]
[Where's Ellie? Where's Ellie?]
[Let me see Miss Pink Elf quickly!]
[Is Brother Su not turning on the camera again today??]
[Handsome streamer Brother Su is just like this, always shy.]
"Don't rush, connecting now."
He skillfully clicked the voice chat invite.
The next second, a pink and tender window popped up on the right side of the livestream.
In the frame, the girl with a face like a faerie was waving at the camera, her smile bright enough to melt polar glaciers.
"Su Yu-chan~ You're finally online~" Elysia's voice was off the charts in sweetness, carrying a natural reverb that made one go weak at the knees. "Miss Pink Elf has missed you to death~ ♪"
[I'll fck you up, I'll fck you up, I'm crazy with jealousy!]
[Brother Su, this woman's rank is too high! You can't handle it, can you let me try?]
[If you can't handle it, let me handle it! I can do it!]
[Every time I see this scene I want to rush into the screen]
[Ellie is so cute ahhhhhhh]
Su Yu responded with a smile: "Miss Elysia, saying that puts a lot of pressure on me."
"High pressure is good~" Elysia blinked. "That way Su Yu-chan will work even harder to carry me up the ranks~"
[This woman is a succubus, right?]
[Definitely not, even succubi aren't this good at it.]
[Brother Su, you really make me envious, you know that?]
The bullet comment section was instantly drowned in "Jealousy makes me separate at the cell walls."
"Miss Elysia, killing someone with praise is illegal." Su Yu clicked the game icon. "What's the plan today? Carry you to victory or..."
"Of course it's to let Miss Pink Elf get MVP~" Elysia said as a matter of course.
The corners of Su Yu's mouth twitched.
With Elysia's skill level, wanting to get MVP would require the entire opposing team to be wooden stakes.
"...I'll try my best."
The loading screen for "Star Counter-Strike" appeared on the monitor.
Kiana, who had been looking down studying the phone, couldn't help but look up at the sound of the game effects.
A familiar yet strange interface was on the screen.
Guns, maps, teammates...
She was not unfamiliar with these things.
When bored at St. Freya, she would also play games with Mei and Bronya.
Bronya was a gaming master, and Mei wasn't very good at this kind of game. She herself would always challenge Bronya again and again, refusing to give up, even though the result was mostly a crushing defeat.
The concept of "Livestream" was still a bit novel to her.
She looked at the constantly scrolling bullet comment window on the right side of the screen.
Those densely packed texts brushed past at an unimaginable speed, fast enough to dazzle the eyes.
Soon, her attention was attracted by Su Yu's gameplay.
This usually lazy man's aura changed the moment he held the mouse.
His eyes were focused and sharp, his fingers tapping out a rhythmic, crisp sound on the keyboard.
As the game began.
Su Yu chose a sniper rifle and moved quickly through the map.
His mouse movements were fluid and precise; every aim, scope-in, and shot was completed in a flash of lightning.
"Bang—"
Headshot.
"Bang—"
Another headshot.
"Bang bang—"
Two consecutive headshots, one shot piercing two!
[Holy crap, this hand speed]
[Brother Su's sniping is still this perverted]
[Is this something a human can pull off?]
[I couldn't get these hands even if I practiced for a lifetime]
[Brother Su is hacking, right? You definitely toggled]
[Toggle your mom, look at this positioning, this prediction, can hacks do this?]
Elysia's voice came from the headphones, carrying amazement.
"Wow~ Su Yu-chan is so amazing~"
As she spoke, she ran around randomly on the map, and was then shot dead by an opponent.
"Oh my, people knocked me down again~"
[Ellie is feeding again]
[Grass, which time is this already]
[It's fine, it's fine, Brother Su is here, 1v5]
[Brother Su: Not only do I have to win, I have to win while carrying this dead weight]
"It's fine, just lie back." Su Yu's voice was as calm as a killer's. "We can win this round."
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