Chapter 2: You Wait a Mind, You Magical Uncle!
In Shanhe Kangcheng, inside an ordinary residential complex in Weaving Sunny City.
As early as the first year when his video-making started to gain traction, Xia Hui had secretly rented another room here as his live-streaming and video production base. The purpose was to avoid disturbing his younger sister’s studies.
After getting off the subway, he entered the complex, located Building 1, Unit 102, opened the door, and slipped straight into the small room containing his computer and streaming equipment.
“Time to start.”
Xia Hui sat down in his chair, turned on the computer, put on his headphones and adjusted the microphone, checked the camera, and most importantly, confirmed that his virtual avatar was running normally.
The virtual avatar was his way of avoiding suspicion. He really didn’t want acquaintances to see his real face, especially his younger sister, Xia Xiaocheng.
Even in this era, many people still considered live streaming an improper job. Xia Hui didn’t want to ruin the image he had in his sister’s eyes.
It was worth mentioning that he had asked a friend to design his virtual avatar. Although he had requested a male model, what his friend sent over was a beautiful white-haired, blue-eyed girl with cat ears, along with a note saying it would have great streaming appeal.
Recalling the first time he had forced himself to start streaming using that beautiful girl avatar, Xia Hui had never expected the results to be so good. Everyone seemed to enjoy the wonderful contrast between the cute white-haired blue-eyed girl and his deep uncle-like voice. Later on, he simply got used to it.
Everything was ready except for starting the broadcast. Xia Hui had already gathered basic information about the new magical girl through his phone and came up with a title for the stream room.
【Magical Girl Sunny Wings: Just a Medium Newbie, or Has a New God Arrived?】
After confirming the title, he clicked “Start Live Stream” and stared at the viewer count in the upper right corner of the screen.
For the first few seconds, the screen showed a static background image and his expressionless face.
Then, the viewer count jumped like a school of fish suddenly startled, rising one after another.
76…899…1223…3659….
The first line of comments drifted slowly across the bullet chat:
【Am I seeing things? Streaming at this hour? Did Uncle get fired from his company?】
Seeing the comment, Xia Hui didn’t even raise his eyelids. He picked up his cup, took a sip of water, and replied in a very calm tone,
“Oh, afternoon tea time. Just slacking off for a bit.”
Not only was Xia Hui drinking water, but the virtual avatar also captured and replicated his movements through the camera. It gracefully lifted a teacup and took a small sip, looking elegant and refined.
More comments flooded in and began accelerating:
【Slacking off? At 3:30 in the afternoon? Uncle, something’s wrong with you!】
【Uncle drinking tea is so cute!】
【Oh ho ho ho! Uncle is about to feast on another new magical girl!】
Whether they were joking about him quitting his job, praising how cute the virtual avatar was, or simply going wild, the viewers’ lively enthusiasm had become the norm. Xia Hui couldn’t help but smile faintly as he glanced over the comments.
“Alright, alright everyone. No need for more nonsense. Let’s get to the content!”
He opened a video clip, and the screen switched to a bird’s-eye view of the sky above Weaving Sunny City.
The protagonist, “Sunny Wings,” was one of the recently active new-generation magical girls in Weaving Sunny City. She was known for her high-speed maneuvers and scorching magic arrows. Her distinctive appearance featured a golden-green Lolita dress, a pastoral-style sunflower crown on her head, and the ability to release magic arrows by drawing a bow with both hands.
The battle had already begun. Sunny Wings was engaged in combat with a moth-shaped disaster beast covered in pustules. Her figure was light and graceful as she traced sun-like trajectories through the air. Magic arrows shot out continuously from her hands, causing the disaster beast’s bodily fluids to splatter everywhere.
The bullet chat immediately sprang into action:
【Yang Bao deals damage so fast!】
【Well done!】
【Nice kill! Yang Bao is awesome!】
“Yang Bao” was the fans’ affectionate nickname for “Sunny Wings.” Seeing this, Xia Hui smiled slightly.
“Look here. She’s waiting for the disaster beast to expose its core, then she can finish it with one strike.”
The video slowed down in sync with his explanation.
Sure enough, the disaster beast unfolded its core and prepared to spray powder and escape. Sunny Wings seized the moment and shot out a thicker beam of light, accurately striking the core and exploding it into a cloud of golden-yellow light mist.
【Nice detail!】
【To be honest, that timing was really cool. Yang Bao actually has brains!】
“Not bad.” Xia Hui nodded, his tone sounding like a strict teacher writing comments on a student’s report. “However—”
He dragged out the tone. The bullet chat immediately understood and started spamming:
【Here comes the “but”!】
【Classic twist!】
【Uncle is about to start roasting!】
“—her attack pattern is still too monotonous.” Xia Hui switched the screen to display Sunny Wings’ skills from her last five battles side by side. “It’s almost all just relentless magic arrow bombardment. Against high-armor enemies, she can only scratch the surface. Her armor-penetration is too low. This won’t do.”
【Ah… yeah, that’s true.】
【Yang Bao doesn’t have high burst damage, so she can only be a scratching master. But scratching fast is still okay, right?】
The viewers agreed.
“Does scratching fast count? Time waits for no one. Quick kills are the priority.” Xia Hui said seriously, gently tapping the table. “Sunny Wings is still a newcomer. I’d rate her combat power as medium at best. I hope she doesn’t keep wasting her magic power on arrows that only scratch the surface. She needs to develop new techniques. Also—”
Xia Hui paused, his eyes fixed on the video frame where the girl turned around amid a sky full of glowing particles.
Her golden hair flew gracefully as she flashed a V-sign at the camera. Bathed in the soft glow of the setting sun, she looked full of youthful energy.
The bullet chat went wild with:
【Goddess has descended!】
【Screenshot! Wallpaper!】
【At this moment, we are all Sunny Wings’ wings!】
However, Xia Hui continued in his calm, unchanging tone with one final comment:
“—the light effects are too bright. Overly pursuing exaggerated light effects makes it easy to expose your position, especially at night. It could even turn you into a living target for sniper-type enemies. I suggest changing the dress to camouflage colors, or at least using a matte version. Don’t be so flashy.”
The bullet chat fell silent for a moment, then was flooded by an even more overwhelming wave of 【？？？】 and 【Hahahahaha】.
【Here it is! Uncle’s demonic advice!】
【Sunny Wings: You’re so noble, so amazing, using my appearance against me!】
【Matte version of Sunny Wings… I don’t even dare to imagine how ugly that would look.】
【Uncle: Whether it’s beautiful or not is none of my business. If it affects stealth, it’s a design flaw.】
Xia Hui watched the lively discussion in the comments, the corners of his mouth curving into a faint smile.
He continued the stream, no longer paying much attention to the specific content of the bullet chat, as the few serious voices were drowned out by the overwhelming teasing.
……
In the bedroom of Room 202, Building 7, Unit 1 in Shanhe Kangcheng, Xia Xiaocheng angrily slammed her phone onto the pillow.
“Medium cup?! What kind of joke is that! What do you mean by a matte version of the dress! You even complained that my magic arrows don’t do enough damage and only scratch the surface! Damn Magic Uncle! Do you even know who is protecting the safety of Weaving Sunny City?! Hiding behind the screen and casually saying a few words to tarnish someone else’s hard work!”
Xia Xiaocheng punched the pillow several times in anger, but it still wasn’t enough to vent her frustration. She even reported the stream a few times, yet the broadcast continued.
In truth, Xia Xiaocheng had only just returned home after finishing her fight against the disaster beast. Having gone out on a mission to fight disaster beasts on a Saturday, she was naturally full of resentment, especially after being sharply critiqued on the live stream.
“Why did I even open this stream? Damn Magic Uncle! One day I’m definitely going to show up at your door and question you! Even my brother has never criticized me like this!”
The moment the words left her mouth, the furious Xia Xiaocheng suddenly froze.
Why not catch “Magic Uncle” right now? Why not question him properly? Even just showing up to greet him would be more relieving than doing nothing! Besides, many senior magical girls must have been roasted by this uncle too!
The more she thought about it, the angrier she became. Xia Xiaocheng immediately picked up her phone and searched for the stream room’s information.
“This is… carrying out justice for heaven! It’s not violating any magical girl code of conduct.”
While comforting herself, she used her special positioning privileges as a magical girl to obtain the detailed address of the stream room.
“Stream IP location: Weaving Sunny City… Nice! It’s even in the same residential complex. Magic Uncle, huh? I’m coming to find you right now and get some answers!”
She tossed her phone aside, took out a golden-green gem from her pocket, gripped it tightly, and silently chanted the incantation.
Soon, golden-green light enveloped her body, and the transformation finished in an instant.
Just like the magical girl discussed in the stream, with golden hair adorned by a sunflower crown and wearing a golden-green Lolita dress, Magical Girl Sunny Wings made a grand appearance!
“Magic Uncle, right? Just you wait!”
Xia Xiaocheng grabbed her phone, sensed the situation of nearby residents to confirm it was safe, then quietly flew into the sky and headed straight toward the location of the live stream.