After returning from the Little Cat Headquarters, Da Tian didn’t rush for Jiang Mo to start the live broadcast. The next match was in two days, followed by a five-day break. If the team won the victory, it would be the best time to start the broadcast.
In the second match of the SVP Summer Tournament, they were up against the CAG team. It wasn’t as difficult as facing RAG; Jiang Mo didn’t play, and they won 2-0 against the opponent.
[Did they win? Did Xia Zeyu suddenly perform well? Why is he in such good form this season? Before the match, I was looking forward to seeing the substitute play.]
[Xia Zeyu: You guys are really strange, huh? Last season, I didn’t play well, and you criticized me. This season, I’m doing better, and you’re still talking about me. What do you want me to do?]
[Haha, Xia Zeyu seems so pitiful! Although I feel sorry for him, I’m also looking forward to the substitute guy playing. Maybe the league should arrange a seat for him in the player’s area for watching. I can just watch his reactions without paying attention to his gameplay.]
[Do you all consider Wish as the SVP team’s mascot?]
Of course, he’s the mascot.
Jiang Mo is their team’s treasure. He hasn’t been here for long, but he has already helped Xia Zeyu with half of his issues.
Manager Da Tian thought contentedly, as Jiang Mo finished his meal and walked into the training room, he was pushed into a seat by Da Tian.
“I’ve already notified on Weibo. Your fans know you’re going live today and have been eagerly waiting. I don’t think I need to tell you what to say and what not to say during the livestream. You have the experience, after all.”
Jiang Mo nodded and proficiently opened the livestream backend.
After signing with the Little Cat platform, Wish’s name was added to the SVP team’s main livestream. Some of the team’s fans noticed, and every day, they eagerly awaited his livestream. In the two days before going live, his livestream account gained over 20,000 followers. Of course, this number couldn’t be compared to Xie Ning and the others.
Among these 20,000 people, some followed him because of his performance in the first match, while others were die-hard fans of the team who intentionally followed him to make sure he didn’t feel left out.
A good number of people had already gathered in the livestream room, chatting in the chatbox and urging him to start the stream. This reminded Jiang Mo of the days when he used to livestream using the Land Encounter account.
Back when the livestream room had just over 10,000 fans, many enthusiastic fans used to warm his livestream room every day.A smile appeared in Jiang Mo’s eyes. When the clock struck seven, he promptly opened the livestream.
The viewer count wasn’t as high as Da Tian had imagined. In the first minute, the popularity only rose to 30,000. Da Tian wasn’t worried at all, and Jiang Mo didn’t pay much attention.
[“Is this Wish’s livestream room?”]
[“Why is there no sound? And no face either. It’s fine for the host not to turn on the camera, but aren’t they planning to use a mic either?”]
It was at this moment that Da Tian remembered and reminded Jiang Mo, “You need to turn on the camera.”
“Okay.” Jiang Mo hadn’t used the camera in a long time, and it took a while to set up.
Suddenly, a frame appeared on the screen, and the audience in the livestream room saw the familiar white hair and black mask.
[“Ah, it’s Wish!!!”]
[“Why are you still wearing a mask so late at night? Can you breathe properly like this? Be careful not to get a face full of pimples from the stuffiness!”]
[“Mind your own business. If they don’t want to show their face, why force them? In the e-sports world, being good at the game is what matters, not appearance.”]
Jiang Mo greeted the viewers in the livestream room a belated “Good evening, everyone. I’m Wish.”
[“He looks aloof on the outside, but why is his voice so gentle?”]
[“This is probably a contrast that’s cute, right?”]
Jiang Mo opened up League of Legends (LOL) without selecting a specific mode and asked the viewers, “What would you like to see?”
He tried to slow down his speaking speed, speaking without hesitation. To the viewers, it seemed like this white-haired streamer was nervous, and his voice was trembling.
[“Haha, he looks so nervous. His voice is trembling, kind of cute!”]
[“Don’t be so nervous. We won’t bite. Relax!”]
[“Ranked games! How about duo queuing with Xie Ning, jungle duo! Tao Zi is also fine, the jungle coordination looks good too.”]
[“Let’s play ARAM! Always playing ranked gets boring. Let’s have some relaxation in a casual match.”]
Jiang Mo thought for a moment and decided to start with an ARAM game to warm up. Before he could even create the room, the screen erupted with a splendid display of fireworks.
[SVP·Lemon set off a celestial firework in your livestream roomand left a message—Take me to play!]
Jiang Mo paused, lifting his head to look at Xie Ning diagonally across. Xie Ning winked at him and repeated, “Big brother, take me to play!”
[“??? What did I just hear? Is that Xie Ning’s voice? He’s not doing his own livestream, so what’s he doing hiding in someone else’s livestream room?”]
[“Dmn, why is he calling Wish ‘big brother’? Is Wish older than Xie Ning? Doesn’t seem like it. Xie Ning looks much older than Wish!”]
[“Is this for real? Xie Ning must be mad!”]
Not wanting to embarrass his teammates, Jiang Mo hadn’t even said the word “okay” when the screen erupted again with dazzling fireworks.【
[RAG Tiny Tower set off five celestial fireworks in your livestream room and left a message—Big brother, take me to play!]
[“???”]
[“Xie Ning is understandable, but why does Xu Ta also call Wish ‘big brother’? Are they relatives or something?”]
[“Maybe they already knew each other, just playful banter?”]
[RAG·Gaoze set off ten celestial fireworks in your livestream room and left a message—Wish, take me along too.]
[“??? I don’t understand. Why is Gao Ze from Team RAG also…”]
[“At least be grateful that Gao Ze didn’t call him ‘big brother.’ If Gao Ze had really called him ‘big brother,’ the majestic image of Gao Ze in my mind would have been shattered.”]
[Who is this guy really?! Why are Xu Ta and Gao Ze asking him to play games together?”][
[SVP·Lemon: Are you part of our team? Fans from other teams, stop trying to flatter people from our team!]
[RAG Tiny Tower: Huh, I’m talking to my big brother. Who are you? Scrutinizing and investigating. Your big bro is back to resume streaming, and you’re just sending one firework. Who do you think you are?]
[SVP·Lemon set off eleven celestial fireworks in your livestream room and left a message—Stop talking nonsense. When I set off dozens of fireworks for my brother, you weren’t even here. You came later, and my brother hasn’t even acknowledged your position. Who do you think you are calling brother?]
[RAG Tiny Tower set off twelve celestial fireworks in your livestream room and left a message—I just like calling that, so what? He hasn’t denied it either! Wuu wuu wuu @Wish, big brother, I’m your good little brother, right!]
Jiang Mo: “…”
[SVP·Lemon set off thirteen celestial fireworks in your livestream room and left a message—Stop acting up. As long as I’m here, you won’t set foot in our home! My brother and I are family!]
[RAG Tiny Tower set off fourteen celestial fireworks in your livestream room and left a message—Have you ever heard a saying? The family’s flower is not as fragrant as the wild one. The little brother at home isn’t as good as the one outside. I’m affectionate and can sweet talk, I’m great at buttering up. I’m willing to let my bro take the jungle role, can you do that?]
Jiang Mo: “…”
He didn’t want to admit these two as his little brothers, but seeing the screen filled with fireworks, the corners of Jiang Mo’s mouth under the mask had already lifted high.
So much chaos! This was probably the joy of the third party benefiting from the quarrel between two parties.
Seeing Jiang Mo’s livestream room turning into Xie Ning and Xu Ta’s “home ground,” Da Tian slapped his forehead, suddenly stood up, and walked over to grab Xie Ning’s ear. “You just can’t stay out of trouble for a day, can you?”
“Ouch ouch ouch!”
Xie Ning’s pig-like squeal echoed in the livestream room, and the screen was filled with [“hahaha.”]
[“Wait a minute, what did Xu Ta and Xie Ning mean by what they said just now? What does “resume streaming” mean?”]
[“Also, the vibes of these two people are so familiar. Xie Ning doesn’t usually call others ‘big brother,’ right? I remember he called someone ‘big brother’ before.”]
[” Xiao Jieba?”]
Jiang Mo didn’t hide anything and casually explained the situation.”Yeah, I, I livestreamed on Little Cat TV before because I used my big brother’s account. That’s why the livestream room got banned. I’m already of legal age; it’s not underage streaming!”
[“What the heck???”]
[“What the heck!!!”]
[“Ahhhhh, it’s Stammer’s lost little brother QAQ. You’ve actually gone pro, crying, I can see you again! I’m so close to tears. Please don’t abandon livestreaming in the future, make sure to stream a lot!”]
[“Xiao Jieba?!”]
[“What the heck, in my memory, Xiao Jieba is a very cute younger brother. How can he be this handsome guy in front of us?”]
[“Haha, Wish is pretty cute too!”]
[“Ahhhh, Stammer’s little brother can’t possibly be this handsome! Oh my god, how am I supposed to call him ‘husband’? Brother turned into husband, I… I don’t want this face anymore, husband smooches!”]
Because the livestream room was banned, the fans who couldn’t see Xiao Jieba’s livestream were heartbroken for a long time. Upon hearing the news, they immediately flooded into Wish’s livestream room.When they saw the white-haired youth, they subconsciously froze, and a thought came to their minds – can their Xiao Jieba really be this handsome?
[“Sob, siblings, I’ve been wandering for so long, and I’ve finally found a home QAQ”]
[“Xiao Jieba, I don’t know how I’d survive without you! Sob sob sob, I finally waited for you! I just knew you’d come back.”]
[“From now on, if anyone dares to say anything bad about Wish, they’re going against me! Our Xiao Jieba is amazing!”]
[“Xiao Jieba’s husband set off a celestial firework in your livestream room and left a message—Sob sob sob, my treasure, you’re finally back. I haven’t spent a single penny of the money I topped up for you last time. I’ve been waiting for you to come back so I can spend it. Quickly say my name!”]
Jiang Mo: “…”
Jiang Mo looked at this name with a complicated expression on his face. He couldn’t say it out loud. He had an intuition that if he did, the person upstairs would immediately rush down and declare sovereignty in front of everyone in the livestream room.
“Thank you, kind sir!” Jiang Mo continued to brush it off as usual.
[“Xiao Jieba’s husband: Ahhhh, not ‘kind sir,’ can’t we skip the ‘kind sir’ title between us? You don’t sound . that when you say other people’s names!”]
Jiang Mo apologized, “Thank you, kind sir.”
[“Xiao Jieba’s husband: I appreciate that you’re still humoring me QAQ!”]
[“Hahaha, I’m dying of laughter. Is this the previous ID of Xiao Jieba’s brother?”]
[“Brother, you truly are Xiao Jieba’s number one devoted fan. Wherever Xiao Jieba is, you’re there too. Truly…persistent, hahaha!”]
[“Genuinely feeling for this kind sir, I can only offer a respectful laugh for now.”]
Jiang Mo hadn’t even started playing the game, but in just ten minutes, the number of viewers in the livestream room had jumped from the original 20,000 to 200,000.
Da Tian stood behind Xie Ning, supervising him, and at the same time, kept an eye on Jiang Mo’s actions with his phone. When he saw this astonishing data, even he was taken aback.
Before becoming the SVP manager, he had been with other teams. Hadn’t he seen it all?
This was the first time he had seen someone gain over 200,000 followers within less than half an hour of starting a livestream. And the numbers were still increasing.
[RAG·Gaoze: Wish, how about teaming up?]
After being interrupted by their own jungle player, Gao Ze personally stepped in to teach Xu Ta a lesson, then returned to his seat to set off a few more celestial fireworks for Jiang Mo.
Jiang Mo: “Okay, sure.”
[FG·Fang Yan set off ten celestial fireworks in your livestream room and left a message—Um, how about bringing me along too?]
[UN·Chen Jia set off ten celestial fireworks in your livestream room and left a message—If it’s convenient, bring me along as well!]
[“???”]
[“At this time, why aren’t you practicing in training matches properly? What are you doing in an SVP player’s livestream?”]
Not only these few individuals, but Jiang Mo also received warm greetings from various major teams. Watching the constant stream of celestial fireworks, Jiang Mo’s eyes became blurry.
He could take Cheng Yu to a high-end restaurant tomorrow and order the entire menu without feeling guilty!
Not only the viewers lurking in Jiang Mo’s livestream, even his fans were baffled. When did Jiang Mo get to know so many professional players? Apart from the NG team, almost all thirteen teams’ members had made appearances, right? Was this new substitute player so well-liked?
Before his transmigration, Jiang Mo was acquainted with these players, and after the transmigration, he had crossed paths with them a few times during ranked matches. Sometimes they were teammates, sometimes opponents, but Jiang Mo hadn’t communicated with them much. He didn’t expect that when he started a livestream, these people would help him engage the audience. He smiled and thanked each of them.
A game could only have ten players, five on each side. Jiang Mo could only invite four others to join him. They were more agreeable and accommodating than Xie Ning and Xu Ta, who were constantly arguing. They added Jiang Mo as a friend, and he considered himself owing them one game for now.
Jiang Mo created a room, invited Gao Ze, Chen Jia, Fang Yan, and RAG’s top laner, Best. They didn’t play ranked, opting for a more relaxed game in the Cloning Mode.
No one answered the viewers’ confusion. Xiao Jieba’s fans, in hindsight, remembered something.
[“Holy moly, it’s been so long since I’ve watched Xiao Jieba’s livestream, and Xie Ning also hasn’t streamed for a long time. Without him nagging in my ear, I almost forgot something. Do you remember Xiao Jieba’s Hanfu ID?”]
[“Moo!!!”]
[“Holy cow, I just remembered, it’s Moo!”]
SVP didn’t invite an unknown substitute jungle player; this dude is the fearsome Moo who dominates the Korean server.
[“Dmn, @SVP team, you kept it well-hidden! Thought you brought in airborne troops, turns out it’s a trump card.”]
[“What’s so special about it? Don’t mythicize players so easily. So what if it’s Moo? If he loses, we’ll still criticize. He’s played a lot of casual games normally; who knows how he’ll perform in a real tournament.”]
[“You’ve got quite the sour tone. Xiao Jieba does play casual games, but King’s Glory casual games aren’t Silver or Gold ranks. Ever heard of masters among the common folk? Is it so hard to admit someone’s skilled?”]
[“I don’t care! I’m Moo’s die-hard fan, from now on, I’m Wish’s die-hard fan! Who dares to insult him, I won’t stand for it!”]
[“Suddenly want to interview Xia Zeyu. Moo is your substitute now, how do you feel?”]
Xia Zeyu was, of course, watching his master’s livestream and saw the barrage of comments.
How does he feel? His feeling is that his disciple can’t do anything except shower him with gifts.
…
While Jiang Mo was playing games with Gao Ze and the others, his livestream room climbed to the top spot in the League of Legends section in less than an hour, with over four million viewers. For a streamer starting on their first day, this was extraordinary. The platform’s viewership might have some inflation, but the follows required real-name verification, so this data couldn’t be faked. Jiang Mo’s follower count had jumped from the original 20,000 to nearly 900,000.
Not only were SVP’s loyal fans and Xiao Jieba’s fans, as well as Moo’s technical fans, watching, but fans of other teams’ players were also drawn to Jiang Mo because of their respective team’s reasons.
Cao Xing, the head of the Little Cat platform, was monitoring the backend data in real-time. Seeing the overwhelming shower of gifts in Jiang Mo’s livestream, he couldn’t stop grinning.
[“Darling, you’re such a gem!”]
Out of the 13 LPL teams, only NG team had no activity.
Half an hour ago, Xu Li finished his solo queue and watched helplessly as Jiang Mo’s stream shot up to the front page. Not feeling a bit sour would be fake.
He started with a lot of enthusiasm when he first debuted, but ever since joining NG team, he’d been constantly suppressed and was nearing a breaking point.
Since the change in ownership, the team’s performance plummeted, and the teammates played lacklusterly. This game was a team effort; one person’s effort alone wouldn’t lead to victory.
He tried to encourage his teammates to step up, but they were all lured by immediate gains and blinded by the present benefits.
Can one earn much by focusing solely on playing professionally?
They weren’t top-tier players, their annual salaries were meager. It was better to make money during the short golden period.
He initially thought that pushing for higher rankings and performing well would catch the eye of other teams during the transfer period, but the management of major teams ruled out NG, the struggling team, while selecting players. Xu Li was infuriated and, reluctantly, had to renew his contract with NG.
If he didn’t choose NG, he’d have nowhere to go, wasting a season’s time. It was better to give it another try.
Upon knowing that Wish was Moo, Xu Li secretly blamed Jiang Mo for everything.
No wonder no one wanted him. They all wanted Moo; how could they even notice him?
He didn’t consider that even though major teams were fiercely vying for Moo, Jiang Mo was a jungler, while he was an AD carry. Their positions had no conflict.
The news about Jiang Mo was announced on the last day of the transfer period, and it didn’t steal anyone’s spotlight.
Xu Li remained expressionless, refreshing Jiang Mo’s stream repeatedly. The number of followers in Jiang Mo’s stream was increasing every second, about to surpass nine hundred thousand.
This was the perfect debut data he had dreamed of.
Gaining everyone’s attention, the attention of various team players…
Yet, all of this was not his; someone effortlessly achieved it.
“Hey, they’re all sending gifts to Wish. We’re playing against them next, so as a gesture, I’ll send him a few fireworks.” Zhao Fa exited the female streamer’s stream, saw SVP·Wish’s name floating on the front page, and driven by curiosity, he clicked to take a look and was startled by the astounding gifts and attention.
Xu Li’s eyes reddened, sneering, “Do you have any influence over him? Are you that close? Gifting tens of thousands to someone for free, and the platform takes a cut too.”
“We’re not close because we don’t know each other. If you’re not close, there has to be a process to become close. If you don’t take the initiative, how could you become close?” Zhao Fa said, then sent three starry fireworks to Jiang Mo.
Xu Li sneered a couple of times, cursing Zhao Fa for spending money recklessly, giving money to the opponent.
Truly foolish.
…
Jiang Mo streamed for three hours before going offline.
Today was a day off, and he decided to sleep early. After returning to his room and taking a shower, Chi Yu was sitting in his usual spot, holding a cup of warm milk.
Having learned from the previous lesson, Jiang Mo expressionlessly took the milk and drank it all in one go.
Chi Yu seemed to be in a bad mood, his face devoid of the usual smile as he reached out to touch Jiang Mo’s stomach.
“What’s wrong?” Startled by the sudden poke, Jiang Mo laughed, afraid of the ticklish sensation.
Chi Yu took the empty cup from Jiang Mo’s hand, placed it on the bedside table, and then firmly held Jiang Mo’s wrist, locking him in his embrace.
“W-What’s going on?” Familiar with Chi Yu’s sudden actions, Jiang Mo was less flustered than the first time.
However, sitting face to face was too intimate, especially when being closely observed by Chi Yu. No matter how used to it he was, he couldn’t suppress his instincts.
Jiang Mo’s cheeks turned red. Chi Yu didn’t kiss him but instead hugged him tightly, and his head rested somewhat listlessly on his shoulder.
“Chi Yu, what’s wrong? Did something at work bother you?” Jiang Mo hugged Chi Yu back and patted his back.
Chi Yu shook his head, and the soft strands of his hair brushed against Jiang Mo’s neck and ears, making him feel a bit ticklish.
“Called me the wrong name again. Is Jiang Xiaopeng going through a rebellious phase?” Chi Yu’s lips were against Jiang Mo’s clavicle, sounding a bit muffled.
Jiang Mo: “…”
Jiang Mo: “Brother.”
Even upon hearing this address, Chi Yu didn’t cheer up.
Chi Yu rarely entered the training room. He was afraid that his presence would make the younger members of the team uncomfortable. He also knew that Jiang Mo didn’t like being too intimate in front of his teammates.
So he endured it.
During Jiang Mo’s livestream, Chi Yu sat in their bedroom and watched the entire broadcast.
Seeing the barrage going crazy calling Jiang Mo “husband,” he endured and nearly rushed downstairs to the training room, intending to tell the audience in front of Jiang Mo’s camera that Jiang Mo was his and his alone.
Why were these people calling someone else’s boyfriend “husband”?
“A-Are you not happy? Did I make you angry?” Jiang Mo thought for a while but could only come up with this question.
“Our Xiao Jiang is so amazing, they’re all calling you ‘husband’,” Chi Yu said with a hint of jealousy. “I don’t know, maybe you’ve made me wear so many ‘green hats’ outside.”
Jiang Mo: “…”Jiang Mo was rarely amused by Chi Yu’s unusual tone. “Brother, you call me a kid, but you’re more childish than me.”
Now he learned to back-talk him?
Chi Yu lifted his head and squinted.
Jiang Mo caught a hint of ominous vibes. Before he could say, “I take back what I just said,” the lights in the room were dimmed by Chi Yu.
Jiang Mo was held tightly in Chi Yu’s embrace, the front-facing hug too intimate. Chi Yu’s lips pressed forcefully, descending from the top to the bottom…
At first, Jiang Mo thought Chi Yu was being somewhat gentle, but he was mistaken.
He cried until he couldn’t catch his breath, and Chi Yu didn’t let up.
Still sitting in Chi Yu’s embrace, pressed closely without any barrier, Chi Yu deliberately teased him, pressing him even harder into his embrace.
“Brother, I-I was wrong…” Jiang Mo grabbed Chi Yu’s arm, but his hands were sweaty and slippery, unable to grip firmly, so he could only hook onto Chi Yu’s neck.
This sentence seemed ineffective, and Chi Yu’s actions became rougher.
Tears were licked away, and Chi Yu leaned into his ear, instructing, “Why call me ‘brother’? Call me ‘husband.'”
Jiang Mo: “…”
Chi Yu: “You promised to listen to me.”
Jiang Mo covered his face and, before Chi Yu could do anything else mischievous, called out softly.
“…Husband.”
After this call, it was like reaching the end of a fuse. Instead of reining in, it became even more unrestrained.
For for xu li, he doesn’t realize his own abilities and inadequacies, jealousy maybe exist but blaming his misfortune on someone else who doesn’t even enter real life is really annoying,
Momo was right! Xu li is the way he is.
Thank you for translation, Love.