Chapter 1: The Unboxing Begins
Shanghai,Some rental apartment.
"Brothers, my delivery's here. This time, I'm gonna show you guys something different for the unboxing."
Tang Yu dropped that line in the live stream and got up to open the door and sign for the package.
A minute later,
he dragged a box that was over 1.6 meters long in front of the camera.
This immediately caught the attention of the few viewers in the live room.
[Host, such a huge box—what are you unboxing this time?] [You're a phone unboxing streamer, right? Why the sudden change?]
After setting the box down, Tang Yu wiped the sweat from his forehead. He found it strange—why was this box so heavy? Could it not be inflatable?
Pushing down his doubts, Tang Yu grinned at the camera: "Brothers, unboxing phones hasn't been getting any views lately, so this time I'm switching it up with something different."
His words instantly sparked curiosity among the viewers.
They started spamming him to hurry up.
Tang Yu didn't waste time. He grabbed a pair of scissors, cut the ropes around the box, and quickly opened it.
Soon,
the contents came into view for the netizens.
{F*ck! This is a life-size 2D waifu figure—so realistic!} {Which anime's female lead is this? So cute, I want one too.} {How much? Host, spill it quick!}
The moment they saw what was inside, the viewers' eyes lit up.
Because
lying in the box was a 2D beautiful girl.
About 150 cm tall, flat-chested, with short yet long, fair legs, wearing black funeral attire and a funeral hat on her head.
Who else could it be but Hu Tao?
Tang Yu was stunned too.
He was a transmigrator who had crossed over to Blue Star and become an unboxing streamer.
But because his content was nothing special, his popularity had always been low.
The manager who signed him to the guild had directly terminated his contract.
Even his girlfriend ran off with a big streamer.
You could say
his predecessor had a truly miserable life.
To change this situation,
the transmigrated Tang Yu thought of unboxing life-size figures.
After all,
no matter the world, 2D beautiful girls are forever yyds (YYDS = "eternal gods").
And the reason Tang Yu could buy a life-size Hu Tao figure was because while browsing a gambling site, he accidentally downloaded a "Girlfriend Nurturing APP."
In this app,
all kinds of 2D beautiful girls were for sale.
Hu Tao, Barbara, March 7th, Himeko, Nahida, and so on.
Everything you could want.
What puzzled Tang Yu was that this world had no games like Genshin Impact or Honkai: Star Rail,
yet the app sold figures from those games.
Very abnormal.
But Tang Yu didn't overthink it.
He had nothing left to lose—if it was a scam, the scammers wouldn't get much anyway.
And since he was a new user, the first life-size figure only cost 0.1 yuan.
With the attitude of "even if it's wrong, it won't cost much," Tang Yu placed the order without hesitation.
He never dreamed that the life-size figure he bought for 0.1 yuan would be this lifelike.
"Tsk tsk tsk!"
Tang Yu clicked his tongue in admiration and couldn't resist reaching out to poke and pinch Hu Tao's collagen-filled cheek.
Tsk tsk tsk!
So bouncy!
Tsk tsk tsk!
"I don't know what material this is made of—it feels exactly like the real thing." Tang Yu finished touching, turned to the camera with a grin, and said softly.
He was genuinely thrilled.
However,
his actions looked extremely perverted in the viewers' eyes.
The few people in the live room immediately started cursing him.
{Let go of that girl, let me do it—draw your sword, host!} {So beautiful, the most beautiful 2D I've ever seen! Host deserves to die!}
Right at that moment,
a sweet, girlish voice rang out in the live room.
"Hu..."
"Where is this?"
The sudden voice startled Tang Yu.
He turned back to the box and was shocked to see
the life-size Hu Tao figure had opened her eyes in a very human way.
So, it was the Hu Tao figure who just spoke?
Tang Yu couldn't believe it. His eyes widened.
Inside the box, Hu Tao was also staring at Tang Yu curiously.
She was very confused too.
She had been chasing Qiqi in Teyvat, accidentally fell, and when she woke up, she was here.
Where is this?
Who is the person in front of me?
Is he a bad big brother?
Does he think I'm lying face-down right now?
A million questions flashed through Hu Tao's mind.
The atmosphere instantly became dead silent.
In the live room,
the viewers exploded!
{WTF! This figure is insane—must be super expensive, right?} {Not only the appearance is realistic, even the expressions are lifelike. Dog host, quick tell us which manufacturer made this—I want to custom order ten thousand!}
Tang Yu snapped back to reality. His hand reached toward Hu Tao again.
This time, not her face,
but her jade-like arm.
Hu Tao's face turned red instantly.
Aaaah!
This person is a bad big brother!
Should I bury him alive?
"Huh? The reaction is this realistic?" Tang Yu noticed Hu Tao blushing and was surprised again!
Modern AI is too advanced.
A life-size figure can simulate human expressions perfectly.
"Does it have other functions?"
Tang Yu subconsciously assumed this was a life-size figure installed with smart AI.
Driven by curiosity,
Tang Yu's gaze moved down from Hu Tao's face.
No belly fat at all—this point satisfied him.
His gaze moved further down,
this time landing on...
Noticing Tang Yu's blatant stare, Hu Tao got furious!
Bastard!
Is that place something you can just peek at openly?
So embarrassing, okay?!
"Bast..."
Hu Tao wanted to curse, but the words that came out became something else.
"This isn't polite... I'm... shy..."
Tang Yu was dumbfounded!
He stared closely at Hu Tao. Her face was completely red, her expression a mix of extreme anger and shyness—absolutely explosive!
Personality split?
Using the angriest face to say the most seductive words?
The viewers were even more stunned.
Are figures this smart now?
Then why bother getting a real girlfriend in the future?
The ones dumbfounded weren't just the viewers and Tang Yu.
Hu Tao herself was even more confused!
She clearly wanted to call Tang Yu a bastard just now.
But the words came out twisted.
Some mysterious will changed what she said?
"Bastard, if you keep this up, this parlor director will bury you alive..."
Hu Tao tried to curse again, but it came out as, "No... no... please... dame... dame!" (dame = no/stop in cute Japanese style)
Tang Yu: "(;OдO)"
Viewers: "ꉂ೭(˵¯̴͒ꇴ¯̴͒˵)౨"