Hi Master, Little Mermaid Will Support You! 22

Chapter 22

Similar.

Very similar.

The masked streamer’s exposed lower face, from the jawline to the lips, was incredibly similar to MuMu’s.

Wen Ming’s first thought was that it was his little mermaid wearing a mask…

The employee paused the video and zoomed in on the face.

Black hair, black eyelashes, amber eyes.

While these could be disguised, the shape of the ears couldn’t be faked.

It wasn’t MuMu.

It was a human who looked like it.

“Admiral, the masked streamer is a godsend for the company,” the employee said eagerly. “Will you invite him to be Wen Corporation’s spokesperson?”

“No.”

Confirming that it wasn’t MuMu in the video, Wen Ming looked away indifferently:

“Just a flash in the pan.”

In the mermaid room, the ocean blue curtains blocked the sunlight.

The little mermaid was floating on the surface, sleeping soundly.

After the major crisis of Wen Ming checking the surveillance footage last night, MuMu hadn’t slept well and had been catching up on sleep all day.

“Hee… hee…” It must be having a good dream, a smile on its lips as it murmured in its sleep.

‘I’ll see who dares laugh at him!’

In its dream, the female lead of the melodrama stood protectively in front of the male lead:

‘He’s family now, my star coins are his. Anyone who calls him a poor boy should check their own pockets first!’

The female lead beckoned, and someone immediately brought over a large sack, pouring out the star coins inside.

The female lead led the male lead onto a small mountain of star coins: ‘Come, darling, spend as you like!’

“Awoo!” The female lead is so cool!

MuMu, overly excited, rolled over in the water and surfaced, sleepy-eyed.

It had dreamed of its favorite damsel-in-distress, or rather, dude-in-distress, scenario again.

The thought of showering Master with star coins when he was being bullied at work made MuMu feel that there was nothing more wonderful than money in the interstellar world!

“Little Butler!”

The human MuMu sat on the edge of the pool, its legs swinging excitedly: “My first livestream was a success, right? How many star coins did I earn?”

“Current account balance: 0.5 star coins.”

The cold electronic voice made MuMu’s heart sink: “You mean, half a star coin?”

The home butler explained: “The livestream received one gift worth one star coin, split 50/50 with the platform.”

The dream of rescuing its master with a mountain of star coins shattered.

MuMu couldn’t even shower him with a single whole star coin…

“That’s outrageous!” MuMu said tearfully. “Half of my earnings were taken, Master is being exploited by these capitalists every day!”

It slapped the water in frustration, then slumped dejectedly: “Little Butler, send the half star coin to Master.”

Every little bit counts.

“Transfer 0.5 star coins to the main household account?”

“Yes.” MuMu added. “Don’t reveal my identity.”

“Beep beep, anonymous transfer complete.”

Outside the window, the familiar sound of an airship approached.

“Master’s back!” MuMu ran to the scooter, jumped in, and transformed into a mermaid, “speeding” towards the door.

It stopped at the entrance and started “awooing” as soon as the door’s scanning function activated.

The home butler, slightly slower, arrived beside the scooter, saying “Welcome home.”

It was quite lively.

Wen Ming, however, seemed oblivious. He didn’t look at them after opening the door, walking in and closing it calmly.

Then he scanned them with a scrutinizing gaze, from the mermaid to the robot…

The “awooing” and the electronic voice stopped instantly.

Sensing the same emotion from two different non-human beings was rare, but not impossible.

The home butler’s camera jerkily turned towards MuMu:

We’re busted…

MuMu’s palms were sweaty as it gripped the scooter’s joystick, carefully watching Wen Ming:

“Awoo?” What, what’s wrong?

“Food and entertainment provided, so my presence is irrelevant?”

Wen Ming elegantly extended a finger and tapped the emergency button on the home butler:

“Is this just for show?”

Phew…

MuMu breathed a sigh of relief and nuzzled against Wen Ming:

“Woo!” I was afraid of disturbing your work!

Wen Ming didn’t catch it as usual, only placing a hand beneath it to prevent it from falling.

His lowered gaze was somewhat intimidating, and MuMu rubbed its cheek against him:

“Awoo, awoo!”

I really wanted to press the emergency button and talk to you!

You don’t know how strict the viewers in the livestream are, they said I’m not proficient at being human, and even though it’s true, it hurt my feelings, I just wanted to hear you praise me…

When acting coquettishly, MuMu became a chatterbox, describing its anxieties during the livestream.

Wen Ming still didn’t hold it, so it could only keep its tail in the scooter, its upper body leaning out as it clung to him.

“Beep beep.”

The home butler, detecting that the mermaid was in a precarious position, extended its mechanical arms towards MuMu’s waist.

Wen Ming shifted his body, blocking the arms, and scooped up MuMu’s tail, holding it in a princess carry.

MuMu flicked the tip of its tail and continued “awooing” in his ear.

Wen Ming’s expression softened considerably, and he carried it directly to the swimming pool.

MuMu’s consumption of live fish had to remain a secret, so Wen Ming had disabled its access to the balcony.

He had only left fish food for MuMu during his short business trip, but now that he was back, he could give it something it liked.

The swimming pool had been stocked with a different type of fish, and MuMu looked at the unfamiliar fish curiously.

“A species from the neighboring planet, do you like it?”

MuMu was touched: He even brought me souvenirs from his business trip!

It jumped into the pool, caught a fish, and took a bite. The flesh was firm and flavorful.

Even without a concept of value, MuMu knew that such delicious fish couldn’t be bought with half a star coin…

Master’s account was a black hole, constantly absorbing money, yet his life didn’t seem to improve much.

On the other hand, the cost of raising it was increasing.

MuMu finished the fish with a worried frown: I can’t send all the star coins I earn to Master.

It glanced at Wen Ming and made a secret resolution:

“Woo.” I can’t just take from Master, I have to save some star coins to buy him gifts!

It was time to schedule the next livestream…

Opinions on the masked streamer were polarized on the starnet.

His fans revered him as an “interstellar god,” tagging his posts with “miracle”;

Skeptics suspected that the whole thing was staged by blogger Xiao Yu and the masked streamer.

The connection, the shedding of scales, the cockroach, the Wen Corporation advertisement… they had put on a show for views, and the mermaid language was just a gimmick.

Believers, doubters, and onlookers alike followed the masked streamer’s channel and set notifications, waiting to witness a miracle or a takedown.

The suspense pushed the matter into the spotlight…

Xiao Yu and Wen Corporation didn’t respond directly to the speculation.

They had to be cautious, a single wrong word could cause a massive backlash.

But one brave soul stepped forward…

“Just a small gift, very cheap!”

On an ordinary morning, the “Mermaid Language Simultaneous Interpretation” livestream suddenly started.

[Holy crap, I caught it live!]

[This simple setup, awkward pronunciation, and innocent eyes, doesn’t seem like a scammer. Streamer, I’m rooting for you, don’t disappoint me!]

[At least the Wen Corporation fish food didn’t disappoint. I tried feeding it to my mermaid, and it really liked it. /Thumbs up/]

[Streamer, connect with me, my troublesome mermaid will ruin your reputation. /Exhausted/]

Countless optical brains received notifications: “A streamer you follow has started a livestream.”

“Mermaid Language Simultaneous Interpretation,” a newcomer channel with less than an hour of total livestreaming time, was flooded with tens of thousands of viewers in seconds.

And the streamer, seemingly unfazed by the sudden surge in popularity, just sat there, staring blankly…

[Is he really just a clout chaser? He doesn’t seem happy at all with all this attention.]

[I’m used to him ignoring the comments, but I didn’t expect him to ignore the gifts too. /Wiping sweat/]

[Clicked in from the trending list, what’s going on, is this a silent livestream?]

The viewers who had come to “debunk” the scam gradually lost their disdain.

The masked streamer’s aura of indifference to fame and online criticism was definitely that of a remarkable individual!

“Little Butler…”

MuMu stared blankly, its eyes lacking intelligence: “Are you malfunctioning?”

The livestream chat was overflowing with comments and gift notifications, a dazzling mess. MuMu couldn’t understand any of it and was waiting for the Comment Assistant.

“Alert, comment volume exceeds processing capacity!”

The Comment Assistant system emitted a series of strained noises before completely shutting down.

MuMu patted the home butler’s casing, the only method of repair it knew.

“Little Butler, do you know any other assistants? This one isn’t working!”

“Beep beep, upgrading ‘Comment Assistant,’ please wait.”

“Then what should I stream? Entertain myself?” MuMu said worriedly.

The home butler paused for a moment: “The livestreaming app offers various modes. It is recommended to choose one to liven up the stream.”

“Is there one that doesn’t require reading?”

“Beep beep.”

The livestream layout suddenly changed, and another streamer appeared beside MuMu’s image.

“Streamer PK function activated, opponent automatically matched.”

MuMu and the other streamer stared at each other: “…PK?”

“Did you hear? The masked streamer is live!”

“Really? I’ll go check it out.”

“Are you crazy? Slacking off during work hours, you’ll lose all your bonus if you’re caught…”

At Wen Corporation, two employees whispered, then noticed someone approaching and quickly changed the subject, greeting:

“Assistant Xu.”

Assistant Xu nodded with a smile, then, once out of sight, grabbed his hair in frustration:

“Why does the masked streamer always go live during Wen Corporation’s working hours!?”

The first livestream had been during his business trip, the second during a workday, and during the busiest time, no less.

God knows how much Assistant Xu wanted to watch the mermaid language interpretation!

“Sigh, such bad luck.”

Assistant Xu hid in a corner and secretly opened his optical brain: “Just a quick peek, no, just a glance… Huh? He’s in a PK?”

The mermaid language interpretation he had been looking forward to didn’t happen. The masked streamer was in a head-to-head battle with another streamer.

“I was also convinced by your fish food recommendation and just bought a bag.”

The other streamer happened to be talking about a topic Assistant Xu was interested in: “Do you really like that brand of mermaid supplies?”

The masked streamer smiled warmly: “My family member works at the company that makes that fish food.”

So that’s why!

Assistant Xu adjusted his glasses and muttered:

“Once I find out which employee it is, I’ll give them a commendation for their outstanding contribution to the company and a bonus…”

The other streamer suddenly understood: “So you like that company?”

“I don’t like it at all, aside from the products, it’s a terrible place!”

The masked streamer said indignantly: “Long working hours, low pay, my family member is being worked to the point of depression, and I can’t even cheer them up!”

Comments: ?

Other streamer: ?

Assistant Xu: ???

“Which damn employee is this!?”