Chapter 56: Insulting a Female

[You cannot wake someone who is pretending to be asleep; haters will never acknowledge the excellence of others, so there's no need for anyone to argue with them.]
……
The topic being debated in the live stream's barrage comments was quickly pushed into a trending hashtag search.

#An analysis of what kind of charm a C-grade female possesses to attract space pirates#
#Can singing really lower riot values?#
#Suspected emergence of a new type of spiritual power virus?#
#Do imperial mermaid genetic orcs harbor some sort of secret?#
#Is Jiang Qin a weapon dispatched by the Empire?#

The sentiment escalated from mere skepticism to conspiracy theories, eventually leading to guesses that she might even be an imperial spy.
Naturally, some people expressed disbelief.
However, others felt a sense of unease.
After all, the number of guests accommodated in the bar tonight was a full seventy thousand, and some of them were clearly not entirely rational.
As the emotional high faded, their very first reaction was to suspect that they had been poisoned.
Especially when they saw that their personal riot values had generally dropped by about 1% to 3%.

"Bro... brother, I feel something is a bit off. I need to go to the hospital for a physical checkup first."
"Let's call it a day here. I'm heading back to test if my spiritual sea has any abnormalities."
"Let's gather another day, I've got some matters to attend to..."

One after another, orcs found excuses to say goodbye to their companions. After leaving the bar, they headed straight for the central hospital of the Azure Planet.
"Holy shit, do they actually suspect that the bar used some kind of banned drug on us?"
The companions at Table Three all chimed in, "It seems so."
"Are they out of their minds? If Yu Wei ever dared to pull something like that, he'd be rotting in the federal prison for the rest of his life. Besides, I feel my spiritual sea is in fantastic condition—better than ever before!"
"Same here. Forget it, let them be; let them test all they want."
"Anyway, the little female has gone off-duty too, there's no point in us staying here any longer. Let's just scatter."

Many people had come specifically for Jiang Qin. Seeing that she had left, they naturally departed as well.
The bustling bar instantly emptied by two-thirds.

***

Beta was thrilled after leaving the bar; she couldn't wait to go back, start editing her footage, and update her status.
On her way, however, she took a moment to check the live stream room, only to find a scene of utter chaos with people trading insults.
Moreover, both opposing sides had particularly prominent ringleaders.
In supporting Jiang Qin, she didn't care who that person was, but the ID of the one hurling abuses at Jiang Qin looked somewhat familiar to her...
Suddenly, she remembered something.
A long time ago, a minor singer had tried to throw himself at her, hoping to become her male partner. Because the matchmaker was her own uncle, she had agreed to give him a chance.
Naturally, she hadn't agreed in the end.
That male was clingy, foolish, and filled with utilitarian ambition.
Before obtaining her permission, he had already wanted to act as her companion. This behavior deeply disgusted her, so she rejected him upon returning home.
Right, what was that guy's name again?
Ah~ she remembered.
Beta frowned, "Bode Luke, you ran over to my space to curse at Jiang Qin. Is it because her songs are better than yours and you're jealous? Or because I rejected you and you're holding a grudge? So you're deliberately coming here to disgust me?"

[What? You harbor resentment just because a female rejected you? Are there really such spineless males out there?]
[Who is Bode Luke?]
[A third-rate minor singer. He released a song previously that got adapted into a comedic track on the interstellar web, so he gained a tiny bit of clout.]
[Just this? Just this? Is he trying to hitch his wagon to a star for clout?]
[Treating him as a rival is basically an insult to our precious Qin.]

Beta thought about it and realized it was true. With Bode Luke's level of skill, even without Jiang Qin, he probably wouldn't have had any chance of making it anyway.
So indeed, he was still targeting her!
"Insulting a female—if I report this to the Female Protection Center, you're going to prison. For the sake of my uncle, as long as you admit your mistake and apologize, I can let it slide this once."

Bode Luke hadn't expected that after such a long time, Beta would still recognize his ID.
He figured that this female must still like him; she probably just looked down on him for his low spiritual power and lack of money, which was why she didn't want to accept him.
Yet, she had actually been following his account in secret.
Hmph, such a hypocrite pretending to be noble.
At this thought, he grew somewhat smug again. Well, females generally cared a lot about saving face in public.
As her future male spouse, he still needed to grant her this bit of dignity.

[Fine, seeing as you are my future partner, I'll give you this face and won't expose Jiang Qin's ugly true colors.]
[However, you are not allowed to listen to people like that ever again. If you want to listen to songs, come back and I'll sing for you.]

Beta: ???
[Ah?? This male is actually Beta's partner? My world has collapsed!]
[Where on earth did I fall short?]
[Unfollowed. I never expected I would stan a female with such poor judgment.]
[Jiang fans, let's go. We're not going to increase the clout of a hateful peer.]

A live stream room with thirty million online viewers plummeted to just a few million in an instant?
Beta was left speechless with anger. Before she could even figure out how to curse them out, the viewers had all fled?
These netizens were so pragmatic; they didn't even give her a chance to explain!
There were too many things she wanted to yell, so many that she didn't even know where to begin. In the end, Beta could only fume, "Damned morons, just wait for the interstellar police to show up at your door!"
With that, she cut the live stream short and dialed the Female Protection Center hotline.
"Hello, I'd like to report a citizen named Bode Luke for insulting a female and spreading rumors about a female."
"Understood, we have received your request and will immediately begin an investigation. If the allegations are true, we will handle the matter impartially. Is there anything else we can assist you with?"
"No, thank you."

***

Seeing that Beta had turned off her live stream, Bode Luke didn't think much of it.
In fact, he was in high spirits as he began selecting clothes to dress himself up, planning to post some handsome photos on the interstellar web to reel in more fans.
A male as outstanding as him deserved to have more females fighting over him.
He wanted to let Beta know that he wasn't a male who could be won over so easily.
As for why she had suddenly gone offline, it must have been out of embarrassment and anger.
Little females with thin skins were all like this.
Deep down she loved him to pieces, but her mouth was too stubborn to ever admit it.
It wasn't until his front door was pounded on and the officers presented an arrest warrant that he was jolted into realizing that that damned female, Beta, had actually called the police!
By then, however, it was too late for regrets. Those interstellar police officers wouldn't allow him to use his optical computer at all.
He couldn't contact Beta, nor could he reach Beta's uncle to beg for mercy on his behalf...
The Jiang fans on the interstellar web were cursing him out mercilessly.
Still, being infamous had its minor perks—at least the play counts on his song, ranked fiftieth, had gone up.
After all, everyone was extremely curious about what his actual skill level was, seeing as he was in such a rush to attack Jiang Qin.
Could it be that Jiang Qin had somehow blocked his path?
Jiang fans:
[I'm laughing out loud. You can completely monopolize the fiftieth spot all by yourself; my precious Qin really can't manage to snatch that position.]