[Sentinel and Guide] How Did the Cub I Raised on Stream Turn Out to Be a Big Shot?

Ji Liu is a small-time game streamer. One day, he discovers a new game called Travel■■ in his full-dive gaming pod. It's a game where you raise little animal cubs.

There are rainbow-colored kittens, little snakes with wings, and snow hares with long ears. Each has its own personality, and they're all so soft and adorable that Ji Liu falls for them instantly.

But according to the game's rules, the cubs go traveling after staying at home for a while. Every time they come back, they're covered in wounds and lie listlessly in their nests.

Ji Liu: !!!

Poor things! The cubs have it so rough!

Ji Liu falls into the trap set by the scummy game developers. He spends money like crazy, buying companion cards and equipment and upgrading skills, then kicks monsters around to protect the cubs on their travels.

Thanks to his tireless efforts, the cubs' lives get better and better, and they no longer get hurt on their travels. Ji Liu's streaming career also takes off along the way.

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One day, Ji Liu transmigrates to an interstellar world of sentinels and guides.

Ji Liu: I'm screwed. All the money I made streaming is gone. QAQ

To make a living, he starts looking for work. But the moment he opens the interstellar network, the trending topics leave him stunned:

#Super S-Class Guide Ji Liu's Recent News#

#A Review of Boss Ji Liu's Past Achievements#

#Three Sentinels Brawl Over Ji Liu! Which One Will the Top Guide Accept? An Exclusive Look at the Confession That Has Everyone Talking...#

Ji Liu: ...

Is this right? This can't be right!

It turns out the game was his spirit form. It turns out every time he bought a companion card and fought monsters, they were real monsters in the interstellar world. It turns out the cubs in the game... were three of the most famous top sentinels in the galaxy?!

He looks at the three sentinels who have come to find him-

Marshal Horace hands him a letter of appointment from the interstellar fleet. "Ji Liu, so you were here all along."

Council Speaker Yu Huan adjusts his glasses and smiles. "Ji Liu, you are my light."

Executive Wu says softly, "Ji Liu, thank you for finding me."

Ji Liu: …

He just wants to know how to get the money he spent back out of his spirit form.

[Reader's Guide]

1. A love-triangle situation, but the love interests are all split aspects of one person.

2. My take on the sentinel-guide setting, with lots of original worldbuilding.

Theme: Love can overcome anything