Chapter 49

“Good evening, everyone! Tonight, we’re playing Viewer Matches. I already announced it on Weibo yesterday. Big Bros and Sisters just joining, please hit Follow so you don’t get lost if Wolf Fang Yaya Can’t Win gets lost~”

【Wow, why is Yaya wearing glasses today?】

【Silver-rimmed glasses… He really knows what we like. I’m crying.】

【Today’s wifey is so pretty. Overindulge.】

Today, when Lin Linya started the stream, he was wearing glasses. They were thin, silver-rimmed frames, making him look a bit more refined. His already excellent features became even more attractive, and the curve of his smiling eyes was especially captivating.

Lin Linya usually didn’t wear glasses. He had a slight prescription, but it didn’t affect him much. Hearing the comments, he subconsciously reached up to adjust the frames. “Staring at the computer all day, lately I’ve felt like my vision was getting a bit blurry. So I went to the hospital to get my eyes checked and got a pair of Blue Light Blocking Glasses.”

A curious fan asked, 【Blue Light Blocking Glasses? Are they useful?】

Lin Linya pouted. “I’ve got no idea if they’re useful. What I do know is they’re expensive. More expensive than regular glasses. The frames cost four digits, the lenses cost four digits. They’d better be worth it.”

【Hahahaha, wifey looks totally gullible, got scammed for so much money again.】

【Ah, getting glasses at the hospital is such a rip-off. Heartache for wifey.】

【Little money-grubber wifey, he’s so cute, Rocket x1, Carnival x1.】

【I didn’t spend a cent to watch the streamer drop four digits on glasses just to wear them for me. If he isn’t a philanthropist, then what is he?】

Lin Linya clicked on the Glory game icon. “Everyone should know the rules for the Viewer Matches by now, right? If not, go review them on Weibo. Woman, I don’t want to repeat myself.”

The Viewer Matches were suggested by a fan in a private message to Lin Linya. He hadn’t tried it before.

“I’ll send the 5-Man Squad room number and password to the fan group in a bit. If you clash positions, whoever joined last quietly leaves by themselves, okay? This account is a Star Rank Account a fan sister lent me. Just mess around with it, have fun.”

After scanning the code to log in, Lin Linya opened the player profile main page and was startled. “Wow, over three hundred Skins. Thank you, Sister, for your mighty support! I’ll definitely play well on your account. Leave it to me, no worries.”

【I knew Yaya had tons of rich female fans! So envious. Sister, look at me! I’ve got sweet talk and I’ll give you the Blue Buff.】

【It’s okay, ranking up doesn’t matter. As long as Yaya has fun.】

【Wow, the account owner sister appeared! Sister, so generous!】

Lin Linya also saw that Danmaku and promptly said, “Alright, alright, everyone say with me: Thank you, Sister.”

Loading into the game, Lin Linya quickly created the 5-Man Squad room, made the room number and password, and sent them to the fan group. The second it was sent, people started flooding in.

The first person to enter the room had pre-selected three Mages. Their avatar was a very cute anime girl, and their ID was Heaven-sent Little Star, which sounded very much like a sweet girl.

Lin Linya got a bit nervous, his tone softening considerably. “Hello, Miss, can you turn on your mic?”

Heaven-sent Little Star’s mic indicator flashed, but what came through was a deep bass male voice. “I can turn on the mic. But I’m not a Miss. I’m a Bro.”

After saying this, he changed his pre-selections to three Junglers.

Lin Linya fell silent. After a few seconds of speechlessness, he asked, “…What’s going on here, Big Bro?”

Big Bro chuckled. “This is my sister’s account. My own account’s Rank Tier is too high to join the room. So I borrowed my sister’s. I’m also your fan. Can you let me play?”

“I can carry. Trust me.”

【OMG OMG, his laugh is so suave, his voice sounds so good. Yaya actually has such high-quality male fans!】

【Say yes, say yes! We love to see this.】

【Damn, I was smashing the ‘Join Room’ button, refreshing every second, and still couldn’t get in. Now I know why. You male fans have insanely fast APM.】

Lin Linya had no choice but to say, “Fine then. I’ll believe you for now. Let’s see your strength.”

The next to enter was a girl. The moment she joined, before Lin Linya could even queue her, she turned on her mic. “I finally got in! It was so hard, boo-hoo… Yaya, I really, really like you! Is that okay?”

From the girl’s side, a young man’s grumpy voice could be heard. “Not a single word about who helped you grab the spot, huh? My hand is about to break from clicking.”

The girl perfunctorily waved him off. “Alright, alright, got it. Here, take this Switch and go play by yourself over there.”

“Hey, wait a sec. Why did you change my pre-selection to Marksman?”

She dragged her boyfriend back over.

The boy was baffled. “Wasn’t it you who asked me to help you rank up last time? I was playing Solo Queue then, so I changed it. How was I supposed to know you didn’t switch it back?”

The two bickered a couple more times.

The girl turned to ask Lin Linya, “Yaya, can my boyfriend play Marksman? I’ll just watch. He plays Marksman pretty decently. Don’t kick us, boo-hoo… We had such a hard time getting in.”

The Danmaku was dying of laughter. Everyone was saying Miss’s boyfriend was such a henpecked Tool.

Her tone was so pitiful that Lin Linya felt bad refusing, but he was a bit troubled. “Ah? It doesn’t work like that, though. solo fans can play.”

The girl immediately said, “That’s no problem! My boyfriend is your fan too. I’ll send the screenshot of his account level to the group later. Every time we have late-night snacks, we watch your stream together. And when we send gifts, it’s with his card, too.”

Lin Linya: “…Alright then.”

The other two players, Mage and Clash Laner, didn’t turn on their mics. Lin Linya asked, “Any issues? I’m starting. If you didn’t make it on, don’t rush; there’s another bus in an hour and a half.”

“Big Bros and Sisters on board, type ‘1’ in the group chat. Admins, please help verify. Starting.”

【LOL, the Viewer Match suddenly turned into a 5-Man rank-climbing armored bus.】

【Wait, usually in chat, everyone’s all like ‘Sister this, Sister that.’ How come when we start Viewer Matches, it’s all guys competing for positions?】

【There’s a mole. It’s as shocking as finding out your Bestie of several years suddenly tells you she has a ding-a-ling down there. (Crying)(Crying)】

Lin Linya hadn’t expected this either. Usually, his viewers were mostly girls. Yet in this first squad, only the Mage seemed like a possible girl.

He picked the Holy Son, a hero he’d been playing a lot recently, and followed the Mage to help clear the Minion Wave. Although the Mage didn’t turn on the mic, they typed in the chat channel: 【Thank you, Yaya Baby, for helping me clear the wave. Such great Detail. You even damaged the backline minions and left them for me to last hit. Muah~】

Lin Linya didn’t expect to get praised even for this. A bit embarrassed, he adjusted his slipping glasses. “No problem, no problem. It’s part of the job.”

This made him even more certain that the Mage was a more introverted, shy girl, which was why they hadn’t turned on the mic.

【This tone of unconditional pampering… Definitely one of us female fans!】

【Not necessarily. Hard to say. She’s playing Master. Gay hero, you know what I mean.】

【Girls can play Master too. It’s just less common. You not seeing it doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist. Isn’t this kind of hero discrimination?】

After clearing the first wave, Lin Linya saw the enemy mid and Support heading towards the Farm Lane. He pinged the Marksman and was about to head there too when the Mage suddenly typed: 【No need to go, Yaya Baby.】

【Yaya, follow me.】

Lin Linya followed the Mage, perplexed. He watched the Mage sneakily head to the brush diagonally opposite the enemy Jungle’s Blue Buff pit and hide there. The Mage typed to Lin Linya: 【At 36 seconds, throw your Skill 1 into the brush to the left of the buff.】

The enemy buff pit was already empty. Lin Linya was a bit puzzled, but he was very obedient.

Right at the 36-second mark, he threw his Skill 1 into the brush the Mage mentioned. Suddenly, a Blue Buff icon appeared at his feet.

The enemy Jungler, who had been sneakily hitting the buff while hiding in the brush, walked out. Furious, he jumped over the wall to attack him. Master threw a skill at him, suppressing him to Half Health, and he meekly scurried back.

Lin Linya’s eyes widened in surprise. “Wow, such Detail?”

【Master: It’s nothing~ As long as Hubby is happy.】

Lin Linya was utterly shocked. This was the first time anyone had called him “Hubby.” A wave of embarrassment crept up to his ears, turning them pink. “Don’t… don’t call me that. Don’t call me Hubby.”

The Mage typed back: 【Don’t call you what?】

Lin Linya said dumbly, “Hubby, ah.”

Three seconds later, he suddenly realized the Mage had done it on purpose. Blushing furiously, he stammered, “S-Stop teasing me.”

Danmaku:

【…】

【Apologies to the sister just now. I shouldn’t have spoken up for him. He’s actually just a guy, isn’t he?!】

【Hahaha, just now the Marksman asked, ‘What are you guys chatting about?’ and his girlfriend told him, ‘Don’t pry.’ This is hilarious. Straight men would break their brains trying to figure this out, right?】

【Yaya hasn’t realized the severity of the situation yet.】

【Yaya’s voice when he says ‘Hubby’ is so sweet~】

The enemy Support hadn’t returned to the Farm Lane at all. Afraid the Marksman would have to handle the pressure alone, Lin Linya went there too. The enemy Marksman was Arrow Tome, a relatively weak hero in the Early Game.

The Marksman spoke to him in a tone even more shy than Lin Linya’s, proving he was a genuine fan. “Let’s Tower Dive him in a bit. Is your Disrupt ready?”

Lin Linya quickly pinged his Skill to show it was off cooldown.

Kiki activated her skill for Damage Reduction just as she entered the Tower. Lin Linya used Disrupt at the exact same moment, causing the Tower’s protective effect duration on them to shorten inside the tower.

The enemy Arrow Tome used Flash and escaped with a sliver of HP.

But their Master bypassed the enemy Jungle, flashed over a wall, and blindly threw his Skill 1 into the brush behind the Farm Lane Tower, securing First Blood.

The enemy Jungler closed in from the Jungle to flank. Master couldn’t escape. So Lin Linya, playing Holy Son, activated his Ultimate, teleporting him directly back under their own Tower.

Lin Linya couldn’t help but praise him: “You’re incredible. How did you know he was in that brush?”

Master responded: 【Hubby is still more incredible. Thank you, Hubby, for using your Ult to save me. So touched, boohoo.】

Lin Linya: “…”

A little awkward, he automatically ignored the first half of the sentence. “No prob. Part of the job.”

This match, the Mage really played well. Not only were their Mechanics maxed out, but they also kept proactively interacting with Lin Linya. After getting a Kill, they would madly praise Lin Linya: ‘Husband’ is so awesome, ‘Husband’ is the Rank 1 National Support.

Lin Linya had practically become numb to the word “Husband.”

Even though he was playing Support, he experienced the joy of carrying a girl. His team had already pushed to the High Ground, and Lin Linya was still helping Master take the Blue Buff in the enemy’s Jungle.

Just because Master had said: 【Hubby, can you help me get a Blue Buff?】

He beat the Blue Buff down to a single sliver of health, then called the newly revived Master, who was passing through the Jungle, over. “Sis, come get the Blue Buff.”

Master took the Blue Buff: 【Thanks, Hubby~】

Lin Linya hadn’t expected the Viewer Match to go so smoothly. They won the very first game. Returning to the scoreboard screen, he bright-eyed and praised the MVP-winning Mage: “Your Master play is really amazing!”

The Mage suddenly turned on their mic. It was a clear, youthful male voice. “Not that amazing. As long as you liked it.”

After finishing, he even deliberately dragged out the last syllable and called out, “Hubby~”

Lin Linya: “…”

The Danmaku was almost dying of laughter: 【Is this the program you fans prepared? It’s way too entertaining!】

【Hahahahaha, the light has gone out in Yaya’s eyes.】

【I knew it! I KNEW IT! And he even pretended to be a girl to trick our Yaya into getting him Blue. Spit that Blue Buff back out right now!】

When they started the second match, Lin Linya didn’t follow the Mage anymore. He went straight to the Farm Lane with the Marksman.

The Mage played dumb: “Hubby, why aren’t you helping me contest the wave? Or do you not like me calling you that? Is it okay if I call you ‘wifey’ instead?”

Lin Linya expressionless: “It’s nothing. I’m just suddenly allergic to the air in Mid Lane.”

【I’ll say it for him! I’ll say it! Yaya: Every second I spend near you makes me feel nauseous.】