Vtuber Chapter 40

Vtuber chapter 40

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40. How a Vtuber Should be 2

That is a habit I’ve had since I was a child.

When I don’t know what to do, I ask for help from Michiyuki.

I feel a sense of shame that I’m still relying on a single friend in high school, but the fact is that I’ve been helped so many times in my life that when I feel like my heart is about to break, I can’t help but think of Michiyuki’s face.

What on earth have I done to Inori-chan?

No matter how much I thought about it, I couldn’t come up with an answer to that question.

It was midnight.

The lights are off in my room, and I’m lying on my bed, looking up at the ceiling.l

I’ve been doing this for quite some time, but Inori-chan’s words keep reverberating in my mind, and I don’t feel like sleeping.

I opened my cell phone and called Michiyuki.

Usually, calling him at this hour would be out of the ordinary, but I was sure that Michiyuki would be awake.

I felt bad about bothering him, but I still wanted to talk to him now.

I turned off the camera and hid my face from him.

I knew I wasn’t crying, but I know I looked terrible.

――.

Then, after three calls, I heard Michiyuki’s voice.

“What’s up? I’m about to go to bed.”

“Sorry.”

“…………. The first thing you said, "I’m sorry. Go ahead, spout off. “

What kind of image do you have of me?

“Is that so? It’s late, and I usually apologize.”

“I’m telling you, that’s not like you. Don’t you realize you sound like you’re… dying?”

“Eh … Do I have a voice like that?”

“You sound like the dog you had in elementary school that died.”

“Wow. You remember nostalgic stories again.

“That’s right. You’re so rare that everything you do is memorable. “

“I see.”

 A few moments.

“...So what’s the story? I’m not sure what happened to you.”

Michiyuki asks with a serious voice.

I remembered the conversation with Inori-chan.

It’s not like I can explain it in detail, and I’m not sure what I should say, but the important part remains the same.

“… My friend hated me. A friend I thought I was reasonably close to.”

“Friends? A friend? Someone I don’t know?”

“……Yup”

I think Michiyuki knew Inori-chan, but I know that’s not what he was talking about.

“Hmm. I’m not sure what to say. Can you tell me more about it?”

“Well … I guess.”

“Then I guess I can’t help you make up with him directly.”

“I don’t expect that much… I’m not expecting that much. I just wanted to know when I offend people. I don’t know myself.”

I’m sure I’ve made Inori-chan angry, but in the end, the reason remains unknown.

I didn’t mean to offend Inori-chan, but I couldn’t say there was no possibility.

Anyway, the cause must be me.

“First of all, stop thinking that the cause is 100% you.”

“…”

The thing I was thinking about is rejected, and I trembled.

Michiyuki has been very sharp for a long time. But I’m sure he was not as fast as now when he knows my thought.

“Okay, listen carefully, Kazuto.”

“……Uh-huh.”

“You’re an idiot, I don’t need to tell you that, but you’re even more of an idiot than you think.”

“Hey!”

I didn’t call you here to be called stupid.

“I’m not calling to rant. I’ll tell you how stupid you are. You’re so stupid you don’t know how to look good. “

“I know.”

“No, you don’t. You’re never vain. You can't put airs. You never hide who you are to be liked, except in a funny way. Or rather, you can’t. Because you’re an idiot.”

“…”

“In short, you already gave the other person your best image. Usually, you want to look more or less cool, but you’re exposing yourself from the first meeting.”

『要するにお前は、第一印象から相手に、お前の中のド底辺イメージを与えてんのさ。普通なら多かれ少なかれカッコよく見せたがるけど、お前は初対面からダッサイ自分を晒してんの』

“… So what?”

I can’t see what you’re trying to say.

“Don’t you know yet? You showed me that kind of thing at the beginning, but you’re still a friend of mine, right?”

A stunning voice.

“You can’t expect such a person to hate you just because of your unconscious behavior. It’s a great way to make sure you’re getting the most out of your time with us.”

――――.

“Okay, Kazuto.”

“……Yup”

“Don’t doubt yourself. You are not complex enough to be hated without being aware of it. If they hate you, it will be after you have done something wrong. Can you think of anything?”

“No..”

“If so, don’t worry, you’re not bad. There is always another cause. “

“Okay.”

“So suspect something else first. Something happened around your friend, didn’t it? Isn’t there a reason why he should hate you? –Do they hate you in the first place? You know, …….”

“Yes”

“Talk to her first. You’ll be able to find the cause of the problem outside of yourself. They may be looking for help from you. I don’t know.”

“……Got it.”

Speaking of which, what Michiyuki says is just a word that encourages escapism.

But somehow, I felt that I get a new focus.

I don’t know if it’s the right path, but it’s better than standing still.

I could hear Michiyuki sighing.

That is Michiyuki’s habit after he finishes what he wants to say.

“Yes, it’s over, it’s over. The question was too abstract for me to say anything more. Can I sleep now?”

“Yeah, thank you…You helped me.”

“That was good. Good luck! “

“Of course …. Good night.”

“Okay. Bye.”

And I closed my cell phone.

The mechanical light died out. And my room was once again is enveloped in darkness.

But this time, unlike before, there was starlight shining through.

☆ 彡 ☆ 彡 ☆ 彡 ☆ 彡

Looking at the sunlight coming in through the window, I realize that it’s dawn.

Even though I had been groaning in my sleep ever since I hid in my bed, it seemed that I had easily let go of my consciousness after consulting with Michiyuki.

I woke up, picked up my cell phone, and opened Qtube.

The search is for Inori-chan’s stream.

After the phone call with Michiyuki, I had decided that if I found Inori-chan streaming, I would attack her mercilessly as Kanae.

I hadn’t been able to take the plunge because of my fears that it was a common sense thing to do, or that it might make our relationship worsen, but thanks to Michiyuki, I was ready.

Even if I have to force myself to meet her, I will talk to her.

As long as I appear as Kanae in the stream, it won’t be a big problem for the viewers.

“Inori-chan...”

Sleeping once made me feel much better.

I believe we can make up for this, and I have the energy to move forward.

After confirming that Inori-chan wasn’t streaming, I searched around the virtual world based on social media and what other streamers had said.

I looked up every possible hint I could find, whether it was a sighting in LoS or a mention in another game.

I feel like I’m half-stalking her. But for now, I’m not hesitating to run around the digital world.

 But.

“… I can’t find anything at all……. Is it possible that she’s not even logged in?”

I couldn’t find any valuable information.

Time flew away.

Now, I’m walking around LoS with the account of “Kazuto”.

I want to switch to Kanae as soon as I got some information on Inori-chan, but I figured I shouldn’t stand out while searching.

I thought it would be most efficient to open a Qtube or Twiter window and get the information on my feet as well.

And finally, when it was around noon.

“……Email?”

I received an incoming call.

It wasn’t an in-game chat, but a real one.

When I looked at it, I saw that the sender’s name was “Hoshikuzu Houki”, and the subject line read “Immediately Open”.

Wondering what the hell was going on, I followed the instructions and opened the mail.

The contents are simple, only the word “here” and the location information showing the corner of the city of LoS.

It was deep in an alleyway that I would never have had the chance to go to if I were just playing the game.

I’ve never even asked about it because there’s nothing to do there.

I was a little suspicious. But since there was no other place I wanted to go, I decided to go there anyway.

Even if it had nothing to do with Inori-chan, Houki-kun had told me to go. I'm sure I should go.

Looking at the map attached to the email, I ran off.

Sometime later.

“...I wonder if it’s here. It’s dim.”

The closer I got to the indicated point, the more the atmosphere changed into a gloomy one.

There was hardly any people’s insight, and the light coming from the sky was insufficient, making me feel like I was walking through an abandoned building.

The occasional store didn’t active, and the NPCs inside looked bored as they stared at the sky.

Suddenly, I noticed a pair of people walking in front of me.

They are a large man and a small man.

“...?”

It wasn’t strange in itself, but I was a little concerned by the fact that they seemed to be wobbling in their steps.

Their faces had turned red, and they looked like drunks.

The technology that allows you to get drunk in the virtual world reminds me of Houki-kun’s experiment. It’s hard to imagine that such a technology, which was just recently completed, has already been introduced to LoS.

I guessed that the “drink that tastes like liquor” itself had existed for a long time, so I was probably making assumptions or getting drunk in the atmosphere.

I ran past them.

“...The smell of sake. I don’t know if it ever smelled so real.”

I felt a sense of discomfort at the smell that drifted past me as I passed them, but I decided not to worry about it for now and hurried on.

As I walked further and further into the landscape, which was becoming more and more apocalyptic, I arrived at the building that Houki-kun had shown me.

It was a relatively good building for this area, but it was far from fashionable, and it looked like a deserted cafe.

No, that’s not what we should be worried about.

I don’t care what the store looks like is.

More importantly.

“Inori-chan … and Zero Live representative Ibuki-chan… Why are they in such a place?”

I finally found Inori-chan.

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