Chapter 6: Anonymous Comfort

Jiang Qin was not someone lacking self-awareness; having a cheat system did not make her put on airs and refuse to use it. On the contrary, she was delighted—finally, she felt favored for once.

However, she was puzzled by her reputation score. It was an astonishing 138,466 points!

According to the system’s calculations, there were roughly eighty guests and about twenty staff members in the bar that night. Even if each person contributed one point, she should only have a little over a hundred points. How could the number be so absurdly high?

She couldn’t figure it out.

But since she was the one benefiting, Jiang Qin let go of her doubts, assuming the system might be flawed or buggy in some way.

“Miss Jiang, are you ready? The next session of the comfort performance is about to begin.”

After drinking some water and browsing through the system’s marketplace for a moment, a staff member came to call her.

Jiang Qin was the only female in the bar; all other employees were male, so she had a private room. The owner had prepared some equipment for her there, even a small compartment with a bed for resting.

To be honest, Jiang Qin was quite satisfied with this job. Singing just two songs a day, earning a monthly salary in the millions, with food and lodging provided, plus many benefits—it was more than she could have hoped for.

After replying to the staff, she sat down at the piano again, ready to take the stage.

***

Meanwhile, the bar’s front desk was already overwhelmed.

“Cashiers, can you speed up? The comfort session is about to start!”

The males responsible for collecting entrance fees were exhausted from repeatedly processing star coin payments and registering the guests.

“Stop rushing us, we’re already working as fast as we can.”

No one knew why, but since 8:30 p.m., many guests had been arriving intermittently. There were almost a thousand people inside the bar now, and several hundred more were still queuing.

There was no doubt all these people had come because of An Zeyu’s live stream.

His broadcast that night had shot up on the local trending list, attracting many locals who happened to catch the scene of Jiang Qin singing.

So quite a few people had come to check if it was a scam, but many others had come simply because they wanted to hear Jiang Qin’s beautiful voice.

You Wei, watching this frenzy, laughed uncontrollably and proudly told his friend, “See? I told you, I, You Wei, never make a losing deal.”

“This Miss Jiang is truly something special.”

Even though a C-grade comfort female should have no effect on them, Zhu Yongkang had just checked his agitation level and found it had dropped by 0.01%.

Though minuscule, it was surprising enough.

He sighed regretfully, “If only her rank were higher, even males from main star systems would come after her.”

“That’s fine as it is. If she were A-grade or S-grade, it wouldn’t concern us at all.”

Indeed, if Jiang Qin were a high-level female, she wouldn’t be working in a bar; they wouldn’t even get a glance.

The moment the lights went out, all the males fell silent in unison.

The security personnel surrounded the stage tightly, wary of any irrational male trying to approach the female.

Jiang Qin still wore that simple white dress.

The light shimmered upon her slender fingers, as if they were glowing.

“Next, the song for everyone is: ‘Anonymous Comfort.’”

Jiang Qin played earnestly, the melodious notes floating through the bar, calming every heart.

“I no longer shed tears,
Striving to understand the world’s imperfections,
This journey holds many victories and defeats,
Comprehending the paradox of reality...”

Her soft, ethereal voice seemed to possess a soul-cleansing magic.

The throbbing pain in the heads of the males, tormented by genetic agony, eased with the calm the song brought.

In this moment, to these suffering men, Jiang Qin truly resembled an angel.

She was so gentle and serene, stirring no ill thoughts.

Yet Lu had closed his eyes, deeply immersed in the music.

He was a mercenary, spending most of his time battling in the wild; his agitation level was as high as 75%, only a few years away from total madness.

His body never knew ease.

It had been a long time since he felt relaxed.

Unexpectedly, just because Moonlight Bar was affordable, he frequented it and found such a great surprise here.

The only regret was that a single song was too short...

“Sometimes I’m tired but I hear not to lose heart,
Who stands guard for me from afar,
Silent yet precious,
This loneliness is so perfect...”

‘Anonymous Comfort’ was also one of Jiang Qin’s favorite songs.

Whenever she finished a tiring day’s work, quietly listening to music was her most relaxing moment.

Listening to these heartwarming songs always made her feel that even the darkest lives would eventually see an end.

She too would welcome her dawn.

“I tell myself, after sorrow comes another chance,
Thank you for this beautiful loneliness...”

After the song ended, Jiang Qin was sent backstage again by a stage mechanism.

To prevent accidents, the owner had told her not to get too close to the guests.

After all, all the patrons were single males, and if any acted irrationally, it would be bad if they harmed her.

So the bar ensured her safety by keeping a certain distance between her and the customers, preventing any physical contact.

***

Once the female performer left, the restrained males finally dared to speak.

Their glasses clinked as they gulped down the alcohol-mimicking suppressant, their spirits higher than ever.

“I feel like today’s comfort session could at least get me through a trip to the wild.”

Some males had noticed their agitation levels dropping, but none spoke up.

After all, even this bar wasn’t affordable for them every day.

Even though Moonlight Bar’s entrance fee was 100 star coins cheaper than other bars.

They knew if this got out, they’d never receive comfort again, so for their own sake, they chose silence.

Even An Zeyu was no exception.

He checked his agitation level behind the camera again and found it had dropped by 1%.

That meant he spent only a small number of star coins and lowered his agitation by 3% over the entire night!

No need to beg females, no need to be a companion; as long as Jiang Qin stayed at Moonlight Bar, he could remain single forever without trouble.

This temptation was too great.

Even if Jiang Qin only worked for a few years, he would reap considerable benefits.

Therefore, after a moment of silence, he chose to clarify in his live stream.

“Actually, earlier was a misunderstanding. I suddenly realized the neural interface might have malfunctioned; the agitation measurement app isn’t accurate. I’m very sorry for misleading everyone.”

“I told you, there’s no way just having a good singer can soothe you.”

“Exactly, there are so many singers in the galaxy, even orcs with mermaid genes—singing might be pleasant, but it doesn’t do anything.”

“Avoid this bar. They’re using such tricks with a young female to attract customers.”