Greatest Streamer System

Chapter 424 – Don't Think About It

Max smiled at Ferin, who made herself comfortable and sat next to him.

"I appreciate it, but you don't need to. I have everything in my control–"

"Lies." Ferin cut him off and crossed her legs, "You won't curse if you have everything under control. The fact you, who never whined, did that is because this problem you face is bigger than you ever handled or guessed. Am I wrong?"

'She got me.' He thought, smiling wryly.

Not that it mattered. Max needed this talk, he knew it.

"Promise you won't tell the others?"

"My lips are sealed." Ferin made a gesture sealing her lips and Max nodded.

He took a deep breath and let himself relax.

"Well, something is indeed troubling me." He said, "Have you ever been afraid of the future?"

"Nope! I know the future pretty well, so it doesn't scare me!" She exclaimed, puffing her chest.

When he looked at her with narrowed eyes, she looked back at him with a gentle gaze.

"I guess that's not the case for you?"

"If that's the case, I won't be troubled now." He answered, sarcasm escaping his mouth involuntarily.

"Wow, you're so sensitive now." Even Ferin was surprised, "So, I will just listen. Go ahead and pour out your problem."

"... Alright."

Max began to tell her what he felt and why he was afraid. Not in detail, but talking about it with Ferin somehow lifted the burden he felt.

Unexpectedly, she also gave pretty good advice.

"Don't think about it. The future can change easily. For example, you can decide whether to marry Lily or not today. If you choose to propose, there is a good chance she will accept and you will be engaged right away. If you choose to delay... Well, you will stay as you currently are. See?

No need to be afraid."

Max did the same. He sat next to her and their hands intertwined without both saying anything. With their hands touching each other, he could feel that hers was trembling.

"Are you nervous?" Max asked quietly, whispering even.

"Un." Lily nodded without hiding it. "Tomorrow is a big day for me. A day where I will stand on a stage with more than 500 thousand people watching. I am afraid that I will mess it up. What if I... make a mistake? I actually want it to be smaller in scale, but..."

"Your brother is going all out." Max finished the sentence for her, and she nodded. "I can't say that I don't understand his feeling of wanting to make it grand, but yeah... I think we never think about that because we believe in you. We trust you that you would be okay even in front of a big audience."

"..."

It was kind of... strange. Just a few hours ago, he was given advice by Ferin. And now he was sitting here, advising his lover.

"Just be yourself and kill the audience with your voice."

"Am I a game character? Pfft."

She burst into laughter. Tears formed on the edge of her eyes. She seemed to feel better than before as her hand stopped trembling.

"Thank you, Max. I need that."

"Anytime." He said, smiling gently. "We also managed to pull the last stunt together. That was pretty fun."

"Un, it was. I also liked the clothes better than my singing clothes, honestly. Ah, don't tell Peachy about it. I don't want to disappoint her."

"Why? Your clothes look pretty cute. It makes you look like a fairy."

"That's why I don't like it..." She muttered, "It makes me look... vulnerable? Yet, I want to look like a strong girl."

"Just think of it this way." Max raised his index finger. "The fairy finally gained her courage and flew freely with someone who took her away. Isn't that romantic?"

Lily looked at Max for a while before smiling, "I never thought you were one who said such a cheesy line."

Hearing that, he chuckled.

"I am a streamer. I can say such a cheesy line anytime. If you want, I can also make you cringe."

"Please, don't."

That didn't stop him from doing it. Lily gave up and just went to sleep to avoid hearing another cringe line from her boyfriend.