Chapter 16: Two Extremely Happy Neet Otakus

"...Are you sick or something?" The slightly overweight otaku girl sized Chen Yu up and down, rolled her eyes, and prepared to close the door.

"Hey, don't, don't, don't." Chen Yu quickly blocked the door with his body and flashed a smile, "I'm just kidding. Here's the thing, beautiful, we're from the Qingcheng TV Station's 'Win With You' program, looking to quiz some otakus on anime-related topics. If you win, there's a cash reward."

Upon hearing the words "cash reward," the slightly overweight otaku girl lifted her eyelids, skeptically asking, "Paying money?"

"Yes! Paying money!"

"How much?"

"The first question for ten thousand, the second for a hundred thousand, and if you answer the third question correctly, you get one million!"

"Holy shit, for real?" The otaku girl couldn't believe it, looking around suspiciously, "Are you lying? You say you're from the TV station, where's the camera?"

"To ease the contestant's nerves and to perform better, during the quiz segment, we opt for hidden cameras. For instance, look at that..." Chen Yu raised his hand, pointing towards the surveillance camera in the apartment hallway, "that's one of our camera positions."

Indeed, this time he wasn't planning to use "force."

After all, the girl had done nothing wrong to him.

He intended to change her "title" by another means.

As a way to test his hypothesis...

"You sound like a scammer." Standing at the doorway, the slightly overweight otaku girl hesitated for a long time before deciding to close the door: "Forget it, just go away."

"Hey, hey, hey!" Chen Yu stuck his leg in, blocking the door frame again, "Whether it's real or not, just participate and see whether I give you the money or not."

Without giving her time to respond, he immediately started with the first question, "Listen to the first question: In the anime 'Fantasy World Uncle,' in episode five, what kind of sports club members did the uncle say he disliked when he was in high school?"

The slightly overweight otaku girl: "..."

Chen Yu: "..."

The slightly overweight otaku girl: "..."

Chen Yu: "..."

"Is it... too hard?" Chen Yu tentatively asked.

"I can't answer that. Goodbye." The otaku girl, looking unhappy, prepared to close the door.

"Okay! That actually was a test question, the real first question isn't that hard." Chen Yu promptly interjected: "Now listen to the real first question, who is the main character in 'Ninja?'"

"Ninja... main character." The slightly overweight otaku girl paused, tentatively asking, "Is it the Ninja?"

Chen Yu: "..."

The slightly overweight otaku girl: "..."

Chen Yu: "Correct answer! Awarding ten thousand yuan!"

Raising his hands, he cheered and pulled out his phone, "Beautiful, please get your payment code ready, I'm about to release the prize money."

"I... I got it right?" The slightly overweight otaku girl couldn't believe it.

"Absolutely! The answer was flawless!"

"You really pay out?" The girl hurriedly fumbled out her phone, opening her Alipay payment QR code, "Ten thousand?"

Chen Yu, without further ado, scanned it right away.

"Ding!"

With a crisp sound, the girl's phone screen showed a new transaction of "ten thousand yuan."

"Holy crap?!" She covered her mouth in disbelief.

"Congratulations, Miss." Chen Yu started clapping, "You've won ten thousand yuan!"

"They really pay! Awesome!" The slightly overweight otaku girl almost pressed her phone screen to her face, "Exactly ten thousand."

"This is just the beginning." Chen Yu said with a mysterious smile, "Please listen to the second question."

"Okay! You tell me." The slightly overweight otaku girl now seriously came closer, hands together holding her phone, not blinking as she stared at Chen Yu, nervously swallowing.

"Listen to the second question. In the anime 'One Piece,' who is the main character?" Chen Yu stretched out two fingers hinting, "Two characters. Answer correctly for a hundred thousand reward."

"Is it… Pirate?" The slightly overweight otaku girl cautiously said.

Chen Yu: "..."

The girl: "..."

Chen Yu: "Congratulations, you got it right! Awarding a hundred thousand yuan!"

"Ah!" the girl's eyes widened in disbelief, covering her mouth, "I got it right again?!"

"Yes, yes!" Chen Yu picked up his phone, "Please show your payment QR code."

"Okay, okay!" The slightly chubby otaku girl was ecstatic, trying to contain her excitement as she turned on her mobile phone screen.

"Oh, right." At this moment, Chen Yu seemed to remember something, smacking his forehead, "I forgot to tell you. Our prizes are official and taxable. The prize winner has to bear a 10% tax rate."

"What do you mean?" The slightly chubby otaku girl instantly tensed up, pulling her phone back, and her eyes, once again, filled with suspicion when looking at Chen Yu.

"It means if you win a hundred thousand, you have to pay ten thousand in taxes. A million, a hundred thousand in taxes," Chen Yu explained.

"Then... what about the ten thousand I just won?"

"Ten thousand means a thousand in taxes," Chen Yu waved his hand dismissively, "Let's not bother with that. But you got the second question right, and the prize money is a hundred thousand. If you want that prize money, you need to transfer ten thousand to me first."

"Can't you just transfer ninety thousand to me?" the slightly chubby otaku girl thought quickly.

"No," Chen Yu shook his head, "There must be a transfer record."

"Then... give me the hundred thousand prize money first. Then I'll transfer ten thousand to you," the girl cautiously proposed.

"My gosh, why are you so stingy?" Chen Yu was shocked, looking her up and down, "Just send me the first prize money. What if I give you a hundred thousand and you don't pay the tax? I'd be at a loss then."

"I won't, I promise."

"Anyway, that's the rules of the show," Chen Yu stepped back, "Are you still answering the third question? If you don't want the second prize, then our show ends here."

"Hey, don't go, big brother!" Now it was the girl's turn to panic. She rushed out the door and grabbed onto Chen Yu's sleeves tightly, "Let's continue. I'll pay the tax."

With that, she took out her phone and transferred the ten thousand yuan back to Chen Yu.

Chen Yu didn't deceive her; seeing the ten thousand was transferred, he decisively sent her a hundred thousand yuan.

"Ding!"

"Alipay notification, one hundred thousand yuan received."

"Ah!" Seeing with her own eyes the five zeros after the one, the slightly chubby otaku girl gasped, shivering and jumping on the spot.

"Congratulations!" Chen Yu's face was also filled with a smile, "The third question is starting now, are you ready?"

"Thrilling!" The slightly chubby otaku girl slapped her cheeks, trying to calm herself down, tremblingly gave Chen Yu a thumbs up, "I just love this kind of straightforward show. Bring it on, third question! It's for a million, right?"

"Yes," Chen Yu nodded, "Get it right, and the grand prize is a million! This is the ultimate profit for participating in our quiz."

"Whew—" The slightly chubby otaku girl forcefully rubbed her chest, closed her eyes, and took a few deep breaths, "Bring it on."

"Alright! Here comes the third and final question!" Chen Yu looked up at the corridor ceiling, "In the Japanese manga 'Detective Conan', the main..."

"Detective!" the slightly chubby otaku girl shouted out loud.

"Congratulations!" Chen Yu also shouted, excitedly grabbing the girl's hand, "You've learned to interrupt now!"

"Ah!" The girl fell into ecstasy, her chubby cheeks contorting.

"Interrupting wins a hidden achievement!" Chen Yu shouted excitedly, "Prize money doubled! Two million!"

"Ah ah ah ah!" The girl was so happy she nearly went crazy, jumping around on the spot.

"But the tax, still only ten thousand!" Chen Yu kept upping the ante.

"Ah ah ah!" The slightly chubby otaku girl was so excited she hugged Chen Yu, mumbling incoherently, "Thank you, thank you, thank you..."

And at that moment, under extreme emotional excitement, the title above the slightly chubby otaku girl's head changed from [Useless Otaku] to [Deliriously Happy Useless Otaku].

"Swoosh—"

The next moment, just as Chen Yu guessed, a burst of text information sprang from various parts of the girl's body.

[(F grade) Reproductive ability: Can develop a fetus.]

[(F+ grade) Outstanding gastrointestinal system: Even drinking cold water can obtain rich nutrients.]

[(F- grade) Unique thinking: An extraordinary fondness for rotten culture.]

[(E grade) Mutated glands: Loss of part of physiological pleasures.]

"..."

"Ah ah ah ah ah!"

Now, it was Chen Yu's turn to revel in excitement...

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