Vtuber Chapter 3

Vtuber Chapter 3

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3. Listen to My Song 2

We decided to go to karaoke after four people talked about that.

I’ve heard Michiyuki’s singing voice a few times, but I don’t know Kitou-san and Onso-san voices.

I was excited about what kind of song they would sing.

“Well… Can’t we stop doing karaoke after?”

But for some reason, Michiyuki doesn’t like it.

I wonder why he said that. Michiyuki usually kills time by doing that.

In particular, I decided to do karaoke because I lost 3 to 1 from them, so I don’t know why Michiyuki still resists.

“Why do you hate it so much, Michiyuki?”

“Hey, you…”

Michiyuki looks at me with a scary face.

I’m sorry, I didn’t know anything about you. I’m sorry I don’t understand anything.

However, while keeping his eyes on for several seconds, Michiyuki sighed and turned his face away.

“Ok… I’ll do my best.”

Do my best, right.

After all, I couldn’t understand the meaning of his word, so I tilted my head.

☆ 彡 ☆ 彡 ☆ 彡 ☆ 彡

“We’ve arrived, karaoke. It’s been a while since I’ve sung in real life.”

When I entered the karaoke box, some songs played in the holograms. The recommended songs sound loud.

“Kitou-san, do you often sing in VR?”

“I’m not good at it, but I sometimes sing.”

She’s replying to me.

Even in VR, people can sing as if they’re singing IRL.

However, since I want to have fun IRL, I often visit karaoke.

I think the feeling of fatigue after you sang the song is also part of karaoke.

“Onso-san, do you want to sing something? I will put it in.”

“…………Vocaloid”

“Heh. Onso-san sings the Vocaloid song. What’s the song title?”

“………”空ノ弱 (Sora no Jaku).” TN: probably parody of this song.

“OK, leave it to me.”

Michiyuki and Onso also talked to each other like a normal friends.

It’s hard to tell if they’re on good terms when I’m looking at Onso-san, but it looks like Michiyuki is having fun, so I’m sure that they’re a good friend.

I’m talking to Kitou-san again.

“What recent song did you like Kitou-san?”

“Um, the most recent song that I sing is…”LOSERs”.”

“Hah, it’s a hard song to sing.”

“I can’t sing so well. I took many shots. Hmm, people who don’t have any expectations can sing more comfortably.”

“?…Yeah, I see. Can I put it in for now?”

Although I was a little worried about Kitou-san’s clearing coughing that could disguise something, I thought it would be fine.

“Yes, can you please?”

“Ok.”

I touch the hologram with the entry screen and search for “LOSERs”.

「――……」

But I was thinking one thing while operating the hologram.

I think I heard “LOSERs” just recently, but I can’t clearly remember when it was.

It’s an old song, so I don’t think it’s playing in stores or VR. I don’t remember searching for it myself.

If so, while going around “QTube”, I heard by chance-

“-Oh right, Inori-chan was singing it.”

“!?!!?!?”

Suddenly, Kitou-san jolts her body.

It’s not like a convulsion or something like that, it’s a movement that feels like her back gets hit by some hand.

“Kitou-san?”

“Yes, it’s Kitou-san. What’s wrong?”

“No, that’s my line. What happened?”

“Nothing much?”

“No, now–“

“Nothing much?”

“But-“

“Nothing much?”

I think it’s wrong, but it seems that Kitou-san says nothing about it.

Even if I ask her again, I feel like she will repeat “Nothing much?” endlessly like a low-spec NPC.

“…………Ah?”

It was better to withdraw before Kitou-san broke.

I’ll silently return to search for the song.

“Oh, see “LOSERs”. Then I’ll enter the song–“

“Wait, wait. I’ll change the song. It’s a change.”

“Well, I wanted to hear it.”

“I don’t like it. I can’t.”

“Denying that far?”

I feel something wrong, I can’t force her to sing it, so I have no choice but to stop trying to decide for her.

Then, the first song started playing.

The song title is “空ノ弱 (Sora no Jaku)”.

That is the song that Onso-san choose.

I take my hand off the hologram and look at Onso-san.

“…Ano, Hoshino-san. Is Onso-san good at singing?”

Suddenly, Kitou-san spoke to me.

Her breath touches my ear and my body feels hotter.

In this room, I could see that I couldn’t talk at all unless someone talk to me, but it was just too sudden. I’m nervous now.

Her face is close.

However, I didn’t want to think that she was getting upset by this, so I reply her calmly.

“Oh, no. I don’t know, I’ve never heard it.”

“Oh, was that right? You see, Onso-san doesn’t usually talk, so I can’t imagine how she can sing that good.”

That’s right.

Onso-san usually just say small words like “Yes.”, “Hoo.”, “Don’t like that.”, “Unreasonable.”, “Die.”, and so on.

I only see Onso-san says “Die.” to Michiyuki.

“In any case, I’m looking forward to it.”

“Yes, That is right”

We listen to her song.

And Onso-san singing voice that we heard is–

“～～♪”

–It was good.

“Good, it’s too good.”

“If you stream this as a singer, you’ll probably get 1 million views…”

Next to us who was startled, Michiyuki was happily saying that.

Perhaps it’s a downer singing voice, that spreads comfortably through my ears.

Onso-san uses her unique voice to the maximum power to sing that song.

Even if the chorus enters, her voice does not get hot. And her voice remains weak. However, as soon as I entered the rust, I was so excited that I got goosebumps.

It’s not a change in voice volume or empathy.

But I can see that something has changed.

Her singing voice had a strange atmosphere.

“～♪…….”

And her song ends.

I thought it was because I had enjoyed it so much, it finished in no time.

“Onso-san, you’re good at singing. I’m surprised. What were you doing?”

“………… Nothing much.”

“Then it’s talent. It was one level higher compared to some people. But now is it a genius level?”

“…………Just normal.”

Michiyuki is making a compliment for her.

Kitou-san and I also have various things to say, but Michiyuki kept praising her endlessly, so there is no time for us to talk.

Onso-san has no expression as usual, but her cheeks were kind of red, so maybe she might be patient with her grin.

Michiyuki told me what I’m trying to say, so I thought it was good and decided on the next song.

“Uh… uh? The next song is already in. Did you put it in Kitou-san?”

“Yes, while Onso-san was singing. Did you want to sing first?”

“No.”

If anything, I want to hear Kitou-san’s song first.

I’m looking forward to Kitou-san having a beautiful voice.

And the song that she chose is–

“-It’s “Gurenka (Red Lotus)”. It’s Anisong.” TN: That is this one.

“Yes. I like this song because it’s cool.”

It sounds surprising to me because of her song, but “Gurenka” is a popular anime OP that has reached a social boom.

I think it’s stranger if you don’t know about that song.

“Hmm, then.”

The prelude is over.

Kitou-san breathes in–

“–♪”

With that first phrase, I was completely captivated.

She has a strong, straight, husky, and beautiful voice.

It’s like the impact of a sharp sword hitting my neck and penetrating my body.

She has a cool voice.

It’s the same feeling as when a person breathes on a polished Japanese sword rampage in me.

But did I know this feeling somewhere?

Something flickered in my mind, but I couldn’t afford to think deeply.

I'm moved by Kitou-san so much that she sucks my ears and eyes.

“――♪………Yes, it’s over. How was it?

Kitou-san awakes something in me.

“…I love you.”

“No, I know that…”

Yeah surely.

By the way, I was already shaken.

“It’s too different, so I can’t speak it well… Maybe it was so cool and good.”

“Thank you, Fufu.”

Kitou-san is cute but also cool.

It was the first aspect of Kitou-san that I like.

After that, I thought it was time for us, men to start, so I stood up.

“Then I’m next-“

“Wait, wait, wait. Wait a minute, Kazuto.”

However, Michiyuki stopped me.

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