Dad, Please Let Me Be Your Only Fan!

That's all I have to say about the book itself.

This is, for lack of a better term, a "going on sale" announcement. I'm too lazy to play the victim card; after all, hoping for a lot of views with such a niche story is a pipe dream. I'm just treating this as a reward for myself, writing a purely spiritual idol story. As usual, I'm asking for votes, blades, first-time subscriptions, and regular subscriptions.

Finally, I'm announcing a bounty.

150 blades for 2,000 characters.

15,000 cat coins for 2,000 characters.

A golden treasure chest for 30,000 characters.

The book is doing terribly, so there's no upper limit. It could be shut down at any time.

Don't ask why there are no bounties for monthly or recommendation tickets. It's because I've tried it before, and I'm afraid of dying???

Volume 1: 52. Deduction, Breathing a Brand New World.

The next day.

Morning, C-Class practice room.

Kiriwake Yayoi criticized with a serious expression:

"Qing Bao, your movements are too stiff!"

On Chu Yuanqing's delicate and beautiful face, a serious expression was mixed with a sense of utter despair. Her hair was tied into a ponytail, and sweat dripped from her temples, making her skin look even more tender.

The girl stood still, her eyes guiltily lowered. She was secretly and awkwardly tugging at the hem of her skirt with her slender fingers, trying to cover the alluring expanse of her fair thigh, but she couldn't hide her beautifully curved lower leg beneath it.

This body was too perfect. Whether it was the leg length in golden proportion, the perfectly balanced curves, or even the fair and smooth skin, it made the short skirt look exceptionally eye-catching when worn.

Xie Qingxuan, therefore, glanced at her a few more times than usual.

Seeing this, Liang Xiaoxiao silently pulled her short skirt up a bit higher.

Tang Liuli quietly cursed the "vixen" before turning her head and leaving with a blush.

As Chu Wangshu passed by, she couldn't resist touching it, enviously remarking that it felt better than her own before reluctantly leaving.

The other contestants in the dance studio, during their occasional breaks, couldn't help but stare at her legs blankly.

The direction of the live stream's madness today was also heading this way at full speed, with truly terrifying comments.

Chu Yuanqing was wearing the outfit the production team had distributed yesterday. It was said to be the uniform for the second evaluation and even the theme song performance. The outfit was simple, leaning towards a JK style: a white short-sleeved top and a white short skirt. When worn, her slender waist was faintly visible, and her milky white, delicate skin caught the eye, making one want to peek at her navel, fully showcasing the coolness of summer.

Honestly, for the other contestants, this was no different from usual and allowed them to get used to it in advance, which could be considered a good thing.

But for a father in his middle age, this was truly terrifying.

The tentacle monsters that had recently disappeared from his mind were

The viewers in the live stream, acting like Sherlock Holmes, successfully analyzed the reasons behind Chu Yuanqing's subpar performance. They conjured up a logical explanation on their own, felt dejected about it, self-sabotaged a bit, and then shouted their slogan of "sending someone to debut" even louder.

Kiriwake Yayoi wasn't stupid either. She glanced thoughtfully at those big white legs and said, "Xiao Qing, you look really uncomfortable in a skirt. Aren't you wearing safety shorts?"

Chu Yuanqing covered the hem of her skirt, annoyed, and mumbled, "I am! How could I not be!"

After saying that, the girl's tone softened rapidly. She tugged at her skirt, pursed her lips guiltily, and added, "It's just that I'm not used to it because I've never worn one before. It feels so drafty down there, I feel really insecure."

Kiriwake Yayoi suddenly understood, then asked curiously, "Also, you're clearly cute, but you don't seem good at doing cute poses."

Chu Yuanqing was speechless for a moment, feeling a mix of joy and sorrow.

The good news was that not being good at it meant she was still normal.

The bad news was that she'd been called cute, and she wanted to die.

She looked serious and earnestly argued, "Because society is complicated. Being too cute makes people underestimate you."

Kiriwake Yayoi felt these topics touched on personal privacy, so she politely didn't dwell on them. Instead, she said seriously, "In short, Xiao Qing, what's important for you right now is how to get through a whole singing and dancing routine smoothly."

"To adapt in advance, you should wear a skirt for all your training from now on. You'll get used to it slowly."

"As for those moves and facial expressions, I think besides experience, your bigger problem is psychological."

"Why don't you try the method acting approach?"

Chu Yuanqing hadn't recovered from the terrifying bad news yet. She asked, half-understanding, "Method acting?"

Kiriwake Yayoi explained, "In acting techniques, there's a school called 'experiential acting' where actors start from themselves, living in the character's situation to achieve more emotional depth."

"I think this applies to idols as well."

"Actually, no one is perfect. Because we're imperfect, we waver, we make mistakes, we fail, we let down the sweat of the audience, we can't perform at our limit."

"From the moment I first stood on stage, I knew that with just my current self, I couldn't present the best stage to the audience."

Kiriwake Yayoi paused here and said, "But what about the future Kiriwake Yayoi?"

"If it's the Kiriwake Yayoi who becomes a national idol, the Kiriwake Yayoi who carries the expectations of millions of fans, the Kiriwake Yayoi who has been tempered on countless world-class stages, she could definitely do better, perhaps even approach perfection."

The girl's eyes sparkled, and the smile on her lips was firm and perfect.

"Some things are like this. Because you believe, because you feel you can do it, you achieve it."

"Ultimately, this is a form of self-hypnosis. Abandon your original habits, abandon the superficial froth of your conscious mind, abandon the self that has nothing to do with the stage."

"In the end, leave only the pure you, the pure you as an idol."

"Xiao Qing, if you can achieve this, you can breathe in a whole new world."

Volume 1: Chapter 53. Ignited, Reborn from the Ashes. (3K)

These lines, packed with information and incredibly chuunibyou, caused chaos in the live stream chat:

"Breathe in a whole new world???!"

"Damn it, I'm fired up!"

"Is this the ultimate skill of Japanese idols? I love it."

"Even though they're idols, they're not messing around!"

"The purity of this 'little cherry blossom' is so high. If she can achieve this level of immersion, entering the [Flow State] must be easy, right?"

"This is too wild. I'm starting to suspect she wasn't using her full power in the initial evaluation."

--flow.

--[Flow State].

Although for Chu Yuanqing, this was a child's skill.

For 99.9% of the world, this magical state, which combined complete immersion, overloaded efficiency, potential activation, accelerated thinking, and more, was an unattainable dream.

Those who could truly enter and control the [Flow State] were all top talents in their respective fields, qualified to wear the crown of the highest realms.

The idol industry, which relies on the stage for its livelihood, especially requires focus and charisma.

According to industry rumors, members who hold the Center position in popular girl groups with billions of streams are undoubtedly top-tier idols who have a preliminary grasp of the [Flow State].

Among the world-renowned girl groups, taking the currently popular [Death Butterfly] as an example, the leader and Center of this group is known to have mastered the [Flow State].

-Xie Qingyu.

This Ziwei Star, renowned throughout the nation, was the core reason why netizens already considered Xie Qingxuan a "Great Demon King" before her debut.

The reason why Kiriwake Yayoi's current proposed acting method has garnered such attention from the audience is that, when combined with her past experiences, it truly resembles a unique path of immersion tailored just for her.

If she can maintain her purity and steadfastly advance along the path she has forged for herself, then achieving mastery over the [Flow State] will no longer be an unattainable feat.

If this were a fantasy novel, this would be the so-called "potential to become a king."

Chu Yuanqing's little brain buzzed, feeling utterly bewildered. Wasn't she being taught how to overcome her shyness in dancing? How did it suddenly veer into such a confusing territory?

However, the acting method itself was easy to understand.

It was nothing more than using strong self-suggestion to elevate one's mental will for a brief period, thereby synchronizing with the breath deep within the soul, reaching a temporary resonance, and ultimately achieving miraculous and incredible progress.

Chu Yuanqing understood this, and in fact, it could be said that no one in the world understood it better than she did.

Because the prerequisite for activating the blessing of [Immortality] was believing that she would not die.

And theoretically, to activate this blessing, one had to steadfastly believe that death would not come even in the fleeting moment when both soul and flesh were torn apart.

This fantastical activation mechanism led to a situation where, upon first awakening this blessing, no one in the vast city of End Times believed she would become the Savior who would turn the tide.

But as it turned out, Chu Yuanqing did indeed succeed. She twisted her own will, defiled her own soul, altered the memories of the blessing, and repeatedly performed this act after each rebirth, essentially deceiving herself into reaching the end.

During this process, the mental technique of self-suggestion had long since merged into instinct. As soon as she died and was resurrected, everything would reset to its original state, and a switch deep within her soul would be flipped, deleting the true condition for activating the blessing.

This [Immortality] blessing, exploited to its fullest extent, was the core reason she could protect the flame of civilization single-handedly.

However...

The price was that her mental will, her personal core, had withered like a flower, falling into a state of chaos. It became difficult to discern her true self. In the later stages of the apocalypse, she even had to actively seek death to reset her soul and find a moment's respite.

The reason Chu Yuanqing hesitated about whether to change her gender was also because she herself didn't know if she was still herself, and this physical form was almost the only proof she had.

From this perspective, transforming one's life form was truly like being reborn.