Miss Witch Doesn't Want to be a Diva-Chapter 465 - 177 Internet Idol Clara_2
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"Detecting user sequence level... "[Snow Rat plugin activated, beginning camouflage]
"Sequence rank detected as 2…3, sequence rank detected as 3, qualified to enter the Aijeika network, verifying identity."
"Identity detected as student, subject to class three permissions, user is only allowed to act in areas with a security level of A or above."
"Commencing connection to the game world · Dark Expedition, loading..."
The scene before her eyes brightened, and then her field of view gradually became clear. This was a star harbor located in space, beyond the enormous transparent glass partition, one starship after another was embarking, emitting huge tail streams, and gradually entering a state of faster-than-light travel.
"Just in time," Clara skillfully opened the channel, beginning her search for the gathering point of her affiliated legion.
"Have you arrived, Big Sis?" Someone in the team channel saw Clara come online and immediately called out to her.
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"Here I am, here I am. Can’t you manage without me?" Clara maneuvered her character, leaping into the large mecha fully prepared for dispatch; then, a crimson tail stream shot out from behind her, propelling the mecha along the track with increasing speed until finally leaping into the vast expanse of space.
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Time passed, and tonight, Clara once again fought battles in the distant starry sky with her legion friends, defeating countless enemy warships and mechas and earning a hefty reward and components.
It wasn’t until the dripping sound alert from the immersion pod that she reluctantly bid farewell to her companions.
"Time’s up, I’ve got to log off."
"Alright, see you tomorrow, Big Sis. Without you, we can’t handle it," the team responded.
"Exactly," followed a chorus of agreement from the channel.
There weren’t many girls playing Dark Expedition, and with Clara’s excellent skills, she was a rare talent and thus quite popular in the legion, which was one of the motivations for her gaming.
"Phew—" Clara emerged from the immersion pod and felt a little dizzy.
"Ugh, even though it’s a lower-fidelity game, without sequence 3, it’s quite a strain," she shook her head then got out of bed to take a hot shower in the bathroom to ease her body.
Soon after, Clara walked out of the bathroom wrapped in a bath towel and barefoot, then plunged back into bed.
"It’s already one in the morning, huh? Forget it, I’ll take the day off tomorrow," she glanced at her watch, laying in bed ready to sleep.
But after rolling around in bed for a while and still unable to sleep, Clara sat up again and started browsing through her personal terminal.
[The balance on your card is: 2739 Federation Coins. An estimated 3250 is due next month for fixed expenses, please top up in time.]
"Running low on money," she sighed, leaning against the bed.
She came to South Third District for school, and though her family provided a generous sum of money, much of it went on buying an immersion pod. Rent and food were where she scrimped and saved.
"No, I can’t just sit around doing nothing, I have to find a way to make some money," she then sat up, beginning to think of various ways to earn cash.
As a student, she could only do temporary jobs at most, which didn’t make much money and were exhausting, and would also leave no time for gaming; for Clara, this was unacceptable.
"I’m so envious of those idols and big stars, they don’t have to do anything, and people just keep giving them money," Clara muttered to herself, lying on the bed.
"Indeed, the only way out is to become an idol myself, otherwise, I’m doomed to a life of labor," she thought and started searching online for ways to become an idol.
After scanning various posts and discussions, Clara promptly abandoned the idea of entering the entertainment industry.
It required talents, participation in various trainings, signing of strict contracts, and having some special quality, which, if she had, she wouldn’t be stuck here.
With these thoughts, her attention eventually settled on the ’Virtual Idol’ category—becoming a virtual idol’s biggest cost was the immersion pod, which she had already taken care of.
"Why not give it a try, might just get famous," and with that, Clara started looking for recruitment notices from various virtual idol groups and then applied her skill in research, digging up past dirt and news on these groups.
After eliminating many options, Clara felt that debuting as an individual was more relaxing and fulfilling.
"Exactly, someone of my genius can’t be subordinate to others, going solo is the way," Clara declared.
After two days of tinkering and preparation, she officially started managing her new account and persona.
"The account is easy, and for the appearance, I’ll just pick something from the open-source community, it’ll do for the start." Real-life appearances were off the table—it’s all about virtuality for virtual idols.
Time flew by unknowingly, and after a week, Clara was gradually getting the hang of live streaming, even though the audience in her personal room often didn’t exceed double digits.
"Guess I still need to create some hype," she swiftly came to realize this after a week of broadcasting.
However, long before her epiphany, numerous internet predecessors had the same thought, and all kinds of trite ideas had been used so often that they no longer impressed the audience.
Another week of setbacks and poor outcomes later, Clara began her second round of reflection.
"Gotta think of something else I have to offer."
She looked down at her unimpressive chest while talking to herself and decided against any risqué ideas.
"If I had Mili’s bust size or Hexia’s looks, I’d just make a real-life appearance," Clara continued to daydream on the bed and eventually had a pleasant dream where she became a virtual idol famous across the Milky Way, even being compared to an electronic songstress of the net.
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