Chapter 450: Xiao Achu’s Transparent Jellyfish is a Big Eater (4)

Chapter 450: Xiao Achu's Transparent Jellyfish Has a Bottomless Stomach (4)

Song Chuyi felt Fifteen’s desire to be patted again, and his lip twitched.

*This villain’s a bit... masochistic?*

He tapped the jellyfish’s head with his finger. "You can’t pig out like this anymore, understand?"

"I always buy two portions—one for you and one for me."

"No more pigging out."

"Promise me, and I’ll give you one pat."

Fifteen slowly raised its head, as if pondering his words.

The finger pressing against its body was so warm, making it feel incredibly comfortable.

Not just the tapping—even the pale hand smacking its body felt nice.

Like. Need.

When these thoughts arose, it lazily coiled around that pinkish finger, signaling agreement.

Only then did Song Chuyi feel satisfied.

"You’re off the hook today."

He patted the jellyfish’s body.

"It’s 2 a.m. now—you need to sleep."

"Do you know what sleep means?"

This time, Fifteen understood.

It pretended to sleep, slowly crawling onto Song Chuyi’s shoulder, acting as mere decor.

Song Chuyi, however, wasn’t tired. He didn’t need sleep either. Seeing the jellyfish dutifully settled down, he opened his phone and started scrolling through livestreams.

He had already tried—being an ASMR streamer wasn’t feasible.

As a coffee tree (literally?), helping folks sleep was ironic enough, let alone in a world where Mutants were wired and required very little rest.

Basically, three hours a day did the trick.

Nighttime was also when these Mutants were most active, so sleep streams were a lost cause. Fight streams? Now that could sell.

Song Chuyi decided to check out what other streamers were broadcasting.

He sorted the streams—nothing racy or R-rated.

After filtering, only four made the cut.

He clicked into the first one—huh... a guy catching crabs by the seaside in the middle of the night.

That wasn’t something he could do. Management would never greenlight outside broadcasts.

The second livestream was a group dating show—something he couldn’t manage either.

The third was a ghost hunting livestream, which was also out of the question.

Only one livestream remained.

Song Chuyi excitedly clicked in and saw an extremely adorable cat sleeping on camera.

A glance at the stream’s title—"Cat Sleeping"—said it all.

What mattered was that it had quite a few viewers, with over 10,000 people online.

He lingered in the stream for a while and noticed that despite the high viewer count, there were very few tips.

Even when there were tips, they were small amounts—just one or ten dollars.

The comments below were also cautious.

"Aww, such a cute cat! I want one too."

"Cats are man’s best friend!"

"Forget about it—we can’t get pet licenses."

"Better stick to virtual pets."

"Aww, the baby is so well-behaved, let mama give you a kiss."

……

Most viewers were ordinary people, with very few Mutants among them.

Song Chuyi had noticed this too.

He did some research and found that owning pets required a pet license.

This license was extremely hard to obtain—you needed not just expertise but also wealth and influence.

It all came down to the Mutants.

Some Mutants believed that animals were their kind and should stay wild, not be domesticated by humans.

These Mutants currently had the power, so very few people kept pets nowadays.

Even the few who had pets either had ones that were too old to feed themselves or had physical disabilities and needed a caretaker.

Song Chuyi looked at the adorable kitten in the livestream, then at the jellyfish perched on his shoulder.

It suddenly occurred to him: Could a jellyfish be a pet?

Right away, Song Chuyi picked up his phone and messaged his supervisor.

The reply came quickly: "A jellyfish as a pet?"

"Isn’t that thing supposed to live in the ocean? Are you planning to livestream from the sea?"

"Can you even swim well?"

Song Chuyi: ...

He quickly replied, "No, I picked up a jellyfish."

The manager said, "Jellyfish aren’t listed in the 'Pet Keeping Regulations,' so you can keep it."

But Song Chuyi had something else in mind. He swiftly responded, "Can my jellyfish be on stream too?"

This time, the reply from the manager was slower, likely because they had to consult someone else.

A full ten minutes later, a message finally came through.

"I’ve asked around. It’s allowed on stream, but there must be no mistreatment of it."

"You know how prickly those Mutants are."

"Thank your lucky stars jellyfish-type Mutants live deep in the ocean and never come ashore. Otherwise, keeping a jellyfish as a pet would definitely anger them."

After a quick back-and-forth with the manager and confirming they would arrange a pet ownership certificate for him, Song Chuyi finally relaxed.

He looked down at Fifteen, who was pretending to sleep, and said with a smile,

"Starting tomorrow, we’re coworkers."

Even villains couldn’t freeload—they all had to work for him!

Before they knew it, it was late the next night.

That day, Song Chuyi had scored a month-long lease and spent the whole day setting up before finally arriving at the streaming studio at 11 p.m.

Today, he wore an eye-popping red halter dress and a wig. He then leaned down and said to Fifteen, who was lying on the table,

"Today, we’ll be co-streaming."

"So no tentacle-sucking antics, got it?"

Fifteen extended a tentacle and gently patted the back of Song Chuyi’s hand.

That was a yes.

Satisfied, Song Chuyi added,

"I’ll get viewers to play ‘find the jellyfish.’ You’ll need to cooperate with me, understand?"

"You’re a looker—everyone will definitely like you."

Fifteen patted Song Chuyi’s hand twice.

Like.

Like *this* human.

These words popped into Song Chuyi’s head.

Song Chuyi smirked as he bent down, leaning closer to the beautiful jellyfish. His voice softened, laced with warmth.

"I like you too."

The jellyfish’s translucent body flushed pink.

Song Chuyi chuckled softly, straightened up, adjusted his wig, and went live.

As soon as the stream began, viewers began trickling in.

Song Chuyi smiled brightly. "Welcome, everyone. Today, we won’t be doing an ASMR stream."

Comments quickly popped up:

"Yeah yeah, skip the ASMR—it never worked for me."

"Can we see your collarbones again today? *Drooling noises*"

"Can you dance today?"

Song Chuyi glanced at the comments and shook his head lightly.

"Not today, folks."

"Today, we’re playing a ‘find-it’ game."

He toyed with a lock of hair, his eyes tilted up with a teasing glint.

"I’ve got myself a gorgeous jellyfish."

"If you can find it, I’ll pick one lucky viewer to answer a question."