NOVEL NEXT Chapter 236: Quest to Fans
Xavier held the phone steady for a moment longer, the grin still carved into his face. "Actually… don't go anywhere just yet. I'll be back in a second." He set the phone down on the table, the camera aimed toward the living room. His footsteps faded as he disappeared into his room.
The stream didn't stop. The chat kept rolling, buzzing with hype.
[Wait he just left??]
[Bro what if we get to see his house]
[LMAO imagine if Lyra shows up]
Almost on cue, Lyra leaned into frame, confused at first before realizing the chat was still running. Her sharp eyes flicked to the phone, then widened as the comments started exploding.
[HOLYYYY IS THAT LYRAAAA??]
[SHE'S SO PRETTY WTF]
[Xavier doesn't deserve her]
[Lyra marry me pls]
[Notice me queen]
Lyra blinked, then let out a soft laugh through her nose. She crossed her arms and tilted her head, her tone dry. "You people really have no shame, do you?"
That only made the chat spam harder.
[QUEEN IS TALKING TO US]
[SIMP MODE: ACTIVATED]
[Lol she scary but I like it]
[She's actually hotter than the edits wtf]
Before Lyra could set the phone down, Lilia suddenly popped into frame too, peeking from behind Lyra like a cat testing the water. The chat exploded.
[LILIAAAA ]
[HAVEN'T SEEN HER IN A LONG TIME!]
[Sis-sis combo??]
[Bro Xavier's living with both of them??]
[MY HEART CANT TAKE IT]
Lilia flinched a little at the flood of attention, then tried to cover her blush with her hands. "H-Hey! Don't say weird things!"
The comments doubled.
[SHE SPOKE SHE SPOKE SHE SPOKEEEE]
[Protect her at all costs]
[She's so wholesome omg]
[Better waifu than Lyra confirmed ]
Lyra shot a side glance at Lilia, half amused, half annoyed. "You're really feeding into them, you know."
Lilia pouted but stayed in frame, muttering, "I didn't mean to…" while the chat kept drowning in heart emojis and simping chaos.
Xavier came back, adjusting the cufflinks on his shirt with that usual lazy swagger. But the moment his eyes landed on his phone, his brow arched. Lyra and Lilia were still in frame, chat spamming non-stop.
[Bro HOW is Xavier living my dream life]
[He's literally got cheat codes enabled]
[Fuck this guy fr]
[Xavier out here hoarding goddesses like Pokinom]
[Kick him out, we want sis stream instead ]
[Lyra > Xavier any day]
[Lilia is mine bro back off]
Xavier leaned over the phone, one hand resting on the table, his shadow falling over the two girls. He glanced at the comments, then at Lyra and Lilia, then back at the screen. His grin slowly widened.
"Well, well, well…" he drawled, picking up the phone. "I leave for one minute, and you lot forget whose stream this is."
The chat lost its mind.
[LMAOOOO HE'S BACK]
[We weren't talking about you bro don't worry]
[Protect the girls from this demon!!]
[You don't deserve them ]
[Ratio him rn]
Xavier chuckled, tilting the phone so his fans could see Lyra and Lilia still behind him. "Y'all simping a little too hard. Acting like you'd actually stand a chance." He let out a low laugh, cocky as usual. "If I'm the villain in your little fantasies, then stay mad—'cause this villain already won."
[This guy is insufferable I swear]
[Bro flexing on us LIVE]
[Ok ngl he's got the drip to back it up tho]
[Nah he's pissing me off rn]
[Unsubbing rn (jk I'd never)]
Lyra rolled her eyes, muttering, "You enjoy provoking them too much."
Xavier smirked sideways at her. "And they enjoy being provoked. Don't you?" He angled the phone back at the screen, waiting for the flood.
[YES DADDY]
[Hate him but love him sm]
[This is toxic and I like it]
[Lyra plz save us from him]
[Lilia blink twice if you need rescuing ]
Lilia squeaked, hiding her face in Lyra's shoulder, which only made the comments spam harder. Xavier laughed again, smug and satisfied, like he was feeding off the chaos.
Xavier let the chat run wild for another moment, then finally held up his hand. "Alright, alright. Enough drooling over my girls. Time to talk business." His voice dropped into that cool, commanding tone that always shut the room down. The chat slowed—still spamming, but now waiting.
He reached into his pocket and pulled out the fragment of the goddess. It gleamed faintly under the light, veins of pale gold running through it like it had its own pulse. Xavier held it close to the camera, the glow reflecting in his sharp eyes.
"You see this?" he asked, turning it slowly so every angle shimmered. "Lately, I've picked up a hobby… call it antique collecting. And I need more stones like this."
[wtf is that]
[bro showing off a shiny pebble]
[antique collecting???]
[looks like some god-tier mineral ngl]
[he about to summon Exodia or some shit]
Xavier smirked at the flood of comments. "You can joke all you want. But I'm serious—if you find any fragments like this, I'll pay you generously. I don't care if it's tucked away in your grandfather's drawer, or rotting in some junk pile—if you bring it to me, you'll walk away rich."
[BRB digging in my backyard rn]
[Chat let's raid the caves]
[Man turned us into Minecraft miners]
[He said generously… bet]
[I swear I've seen something like this at my grandma's place…]
Xavier leaned back, still twirling the fragment between his fingers. "Remember, I don't waste time with fakes. Try to scam me, you'll regret it. But if it's the real deal—then congratulations, you just made yourself a lot of money. Consider it a little side-quest for all my loyal fans."
The comments blew up again, half of them joking, half of them already hyped up like they were treasure hunters.
[Bro turned his fandom into a mining guild]
[I want in, how do we send it??]
[Imagine being the guy who finds one and becomes Xavier's favorite]
[He literally just recruited us ]
Xavier flashed that sly grin, tossing the fragment up and catching it with ease. "Exactly. You all wanted to prove your loyalty? Here's your chance. Don't just scream in the chat, deliver too."
"That's all for today, darlings." He ended the stream.