Chapter 56: Chapter 56: Insulting a Female

[You can’t wake a person who’s pretending to be asleep. Haters will never acknowledge someone else’s talent. There’s no point in arguing with them, everyone.]

…

The topic being debated in the live comments shot straight to a minor trending spot.

#Analyzing the Charms of a C-level Female Capable of Attracting Star Thieves#

#Can Singing Actually Lower Riot Value?#

#Suspected Emergence of a New Spiritual Power Virus?#

#Are Imperial Mermaid Gene Beastmen Hiding Some Secret?#

#Is Jiang Qin a Weapon Deployed by the Empire?#

The discussion escalated from simple doubts to conspiracy theories, eventually leading to speculation that she was an Imperial spy.

Of course, some people didn’t believe it.

But others felt a little uneasy.

After all, the bar had a full seventy thousand patrons that night, and some of them were clearly not the most rational types.

Once the initial excitement wore off, their first thought was to suspect they had been poisoned.

This was especially true when they saw their Riot Values had dropped by around 1% to 3%.

“Bro… something feels off. I need to go to the hospital and get checked out.”

“That’s it for me tonight. I’m going home to check for any abnormalities in my Spirit Sea.”

“Let’s hang out another time. I’ve got something to take care of…”

One by one, Beastmen made excuses to their companions, left the bar, and headed straight for Blue Star’s central hospital.

“Holy shit, don’t tell me they actually suspect the bar slipped us some kind of illegal substance?”

His companions at Table Three all replied, “Seems like it.”

“Are they insane? If You Wei dared to pull something like that, he’d rot in a Federation Prison for life. Besides, my Spirit Sea feels amazing—better than ever!”

“Same here. Forget them. Let them get all the tests they want.”

“Anyway, the female singer’s already off for the night. No point in us sticking around, so we might as well head out.”

Many people had come specifically for Jiang Qin, so now that she was gone, they left as well.

The boisterous bar emptied by two-thirds in an instant.

***

Beta was buzzing with excitement after leaving the bar. She couldn’t wait to get home, start editing her footage, and post an update.

On her way, however, she took a moment to check on her stream and was met with a toxic flame war.

Both sides had a clear instigator leading the charge.

She didn’t care who was leading the pro-Jiang Qin side, but the ID of the person slandering her seemed… familiar.

Suddenly, she remembered something.

A long time ago, a minor singer had tried to sleep his way into being her partner. Because her own uncle had been the one to introduce them, she’d agreed to give him a chance.

Of course, she ended up rejecting him.

The male was clingy and dumb, and his eyes were full of naked ambition.

He started acting like her partner before he even had her permission, which she found repulsive, so she turned him down right after.

’Right, what was that guy’s name again?’

’Ah, I remember now.’

Beta frowned. ’Bode Luke, you came to my channel to trash Jiang Qin. Is it because her songs are better than yours and you’re jealous? Or is it because you’re salty that I rejected you? Are you trying to piss me off on purpose?’

[What? He’s holding a grudge just because a female rejected him? Can a male really be that classless?]

[Who’s Bode Luke?]

[Some obscure singer. He released a song that got turned into a parody on the Star Network, so he had a tiny bit of fame from that.]

[That’s it? That’s all he is? Talk about clout-chasing someone way out of his league.]

[Even considering him a rival is an insult to our Qin Bao.]

Beta thought about it and had to agree. ’With Bode Luke’s level of talent, he’d never have made it big, even without Jiang Qin in the picture, right?’

’So he really is coming after me!’

“Slandering a female is a jailable offense if I report it to the Female Protection Center. For my uncle’s sake, I’ll let this slide if you just admit you were wrong and apologize.”

Bode Luke was surprised that Beta still recognized his ID after all this time.

’He knew it,’ he thought. ’This female still has a thing for me. She probably only rejected me because she looked down on my low spiritual power and lack of money. But here she is, secretly following my account.’

’Hmph. So sanctimonious.’

At this thought, he grew smug. ’Well, that’s just how females are—always so concerned with appearances. As her future Beast Husband, I should do her this favor.’

[Fine. Seeing as you’re my future partner, I’ll do you this favor and stop exposing Jiang Qin’s ugly true colors.]

[But you’re not allowed to listen to songs from people like her anymore. If you want to hear music, just come to me, and I’ll sing for you.]

Beta: ???

[Huh?? This male is actually Beta’s partner? My world is collapsing!]

[Where on earth did I lose out?]

[Unfollowed. Can’t believe I was a fan of a female with such terrible taste.]

[Let’s go, Jiang Fans. We’re not about to give this annoying rival singer any more clout.]

The live stream, which had thirty million viewers, instantly dropped to just a few million.

Beta was so furious she was speechless. She hadn’t even figured out how to cuss him out, and everyone had already bailed?

These fans were so fickle! They didn’t even give her a chance to explain!

There were so many things she wanted to yell, she didn’t know where to begin. In the end, Beta could only fume, “Fucking moron! You just wait for the Star Police to come knocking!”

With that, she ended the stream and immediately dialed the Female Protection Center’s hotline.

“Hello, I’d like to report citizen Bode Luke for slander and defamation against a female.”

“Understood. We have received your complaint and will launch an immediate investigation. If the allegations are found to be true, we will handle the matter in accordance with the law. Is there anything else we can help you with?”

“No, thank you.”

***

Bode Luke wasn’t bothered when he saw that Beta had ended the stream.

In fact, he was in such a good mood that he started picking out clothes, planning to get dressed up and post some handsome photos on the Star Network to ’fish’ for more attention.

’An outstanding male like me deserves to have more females fighting over him.’

’I’ll show Beta that I’m not some easy catch.’

’As for why she suddenly ended the stream? Obviously, she flew into a rage out of humiliation.’

’All those thin-skinned young females are the same.’

’Madly in love on the inside, but too stubborn to ever admit it.’

It wasn’t until a knock came at his door and the visitors presented an arrest warrant that he realized with a jolt: that damn female, Beta, had actually reported him to the police!

But by then, it was too late for regret. The Star Police wouldn’t even let him use his Light Computer.

He couldn’t contact Beta, nor could he reach her uncle to ask him to plead his case…

On the Star Network, the Jiang Fans were tearing him to shreds.

However, there was an upside to being infamous. At the very least, the play count for his fiftieth-ranked song was going up.

After all, everyone was curious. Just how talented was this guy, to be in such a rush to attack Jiang Qin?

Was Jiang Qin really standing in his way?

The Jiang Fans:

[I’m dying of laughter. You can have that 50th-place ranking all to yourself, okay? Our Qin Bao could never dream of stealing that spot from you.]

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