TS Vtuber Streaming Life - Chapter 121

“…I’ll be away for a moment.”

…Why can’t I hear any response?

“Ah.”

Are you still muted because it’s annoying to keep getting mentally attacked?

I opened the settings again and unmuted myself.

[Huh! ‘It’s chocolate friendship!’ Hehe! It’s so funny hearing that voice and tone! Haha!]

…Should I mute myself again?

[Honestly, I think it’s cute that Roje is embarrassed to say that….]

[Si-ru, what a common sense comment.]

…What are you talking about?

“I’ll just go rinse my mouth and brush my teeth because I accidentally said something too embarrassing.”

[Why! Ear-]

Ignoring it, I took off my headphones and placed them on the desk, muted the good mic, and left the soundproof booth to go to the bathroom.

“sh*t….”

It didn’t feel like anything at the time, but now the shame is overwhelming.

“Ah… Let’s take a break for a moment….”

I sat on the toilet, leaned forward, covered my face with both hands, and meditated for a moment to calm my dizzy mind.

“Phew….”

I need to calm down… I need to calm down… Will I calm down…?

“Ha… let’s wash my face and rinse my mouth quickly and get back in.”

The viewers and members who are probably enjoying this festival atmosphere while I’m not there would not appreciate me being away for long.

“By the way… what about the chat window…?”

If only I could change it to subscriber chat for today!… It would be more organized chaos….

Should I just freeze it and do that? It wouldn’t hurt to not see the chat and just communicate with the walls for a day, right?

“…Let’s just do it.”

The reality of the situation was starting to hit me.

It’s already happened, and it’s a punishment I agreed to, and I even minimized it by twisting my body, but what am I doing now?

I organized my thoughts and angrily brushed my teeth before entering the soundproof booth.

And sitting down at the chair, I turned on the mic—

“…Should I take just a little more time before I come back?”

Habitually, I realized that my gaze was trying to go toward the chat window, and the embarrassment that had subsided began to rear its head again.

…But wouldn’t it be weird if they couldn’t continue without me?

Oh, no. I’ve already been figured out as Manitto and have done the punishment, so it won’t be a problem for the progress to stop because I’m absent.

“Phew… then let’s eat ice cream while we do this.”

To keep my anger in check, I’ll need something cold inside me.

I left the soundproof booth again, took a tub of ice cream from the freezer, grabbed a spoon, and returned once more.

I placed the ice cream on the empty spot on the desk and put on my headphones—

[When is Roje coming?]

[Leave her alone. She’s cute—]

“d*mn….”

Just before I put on my headphones, a comment made me instinctively pull the headphones away from my ears so I couldn’t hear anything.

“Let’s just eat ice cream….”

I’m nervous even though I didn’t drink any alcohol….

-Why isn’t this girl turning on the mic after coming back?

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-She said she’s embarrassed, haha!

-She’s so cute, haha! Just let it go, haha!

-Roje, the born tsundere, what are you eating?

-She keeps going back and forth; it’s super cute, haha!

-Hahaha, reading it like a Korean language book but is really super embarrassed, huh? Haha!

-d*mn, Yuk-su is really a bad woman for us today.

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Ah, right.

You can see the avatar moving, right?

As the cold entered me and I calmed down a bit, I instinctively looked at the chat window like usual.

But I’m glad I checked now…

I put on the headphones and turned on the mic.

“Ah, I’m back. I’m eating ice cream.”

[What? It’s ice cream, not chocolate? Ah! Could it be—]

“Do you want me to make you say something inappropriate?”

[…Sorry.]

“So where did we leave off?”

[Progress? After Somi pointed you out and you did the punishment, we haven’t continued at all.]

“…Why not?”

[Why do you think? Obviously, the impact—]

“Shut up.”

[…You asked me to talk.]

“I didn’t mean for that kind of response, you know.”

[Ugh….]

-Melodramatic DDD

-Melancholy concentration is intense right now, haha!

-Haha, her being embarrassed is super cute; d*mn, haha!

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[…I don’t think I can mess with Roje today.]

[Older sister, watch closely. She’s embarrassed right now too—]

“Ha….”

[I didn’t say anything? You know? Older sister loves our Roje?]

[Han-byul, do you think Roje would make it easy for you?]

“Why not? That’s possible.”

[Hey. Don’t tease her saying things you don’t actually intend. You have an aura that’s about to take a companion with it.]

“Hmm… Wouldn’t it be better to have some false hope instead of no dreams or hopes at all?”

[…No, you’re joking, right? Roje? What are you trying to make her do…?]

“No, but why are you scared? The wish rights aren’t a punishment, so I can’t make you do what I want, and it’s just lines!”

Even if I ask, I usually don’t speak, so there’s no point in making the other members do it.

Moreover, the lines have to be broadcast-worthy, so it’s not like I can just make them say anything over the top.

[Ah, well… just because you’re saying you’re going to make someone do something automatically makes me nervous….]

“…I’ve been curious since earlier; what’s my image like?”

[Uh… Should we skip?]

“…Yes.”

I thought earlier that I really need to manage my image.

-They probably think I’m crazy, haha!

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-If you look at the usual behavior, it’s roughly clear what your image is, haha!

-Sadistic tsundere with a crazy personality.

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-Hahaha, can a person exist with all four of those traits at once??? This is insane, haha!

“So, anyway. Who’s next?”

[Hmm… Would the one pointed out as Manitto do it?]

“Oh, should I? Then I’ll point someone out.”

[Sure! Let’s do that!]

“I choose Ms. Han-byul.”

[Really?! You really chose me—]

“C-Come on, we just talked about this; don’t drag it out unnecessarily. I’ll send you the lines.”

[…That’s too harsh.]

-Hahaha!

-You’re so mean, haha!

-d*mn you, can’t you at least match the rhythm a little? Haha!

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Phew, thank goodness.

The chat window feels like the usual atmosphere.

-Roje, who made friendship chocolate is more merciless than usual?

-Roje, please just keep it like this; if you act crazily like usual, the dopamine rush when there are punishments like earlier would be crazy!

-Interpretation of intentions) Oh no…! I left because I was embarrassed, and now the progress is super delayed?! City… City! Oh! Right! In times like this, I should encourage them to progress quickly while acting tsundere…!

…No, I guess I just happened to see some normal chat.

“…I sent the lines.”

[Oh, I checked… Roje?]

“What?”

[…Is this correct?]

“It is.”

[Why? What did you send?]

“Nothing special, there was a letter-writing mission among the challenges, right?”

[Oh. Ah, wait. Hey. Don’t tell me…?]

“Yes, I copied and sent you the one you need to recite. Oh, please change any weird parts as you read, like my real name or something. Got it?”

I had planned to read it on yesterday’s broadcast, but after thinking it over, I figured it would be more embarrassing for Yubin to read it herself than for me.

-Oh no, haha, they said the content was a secret, and now you’re making her read it? Hahaha!

-She said she wrote it with early morning emotions, so it’s really cringy, Han-byul said, hahahaha!

-That’s why the girl is nervous; you’ve done it again, haha!

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[Oh? Don’t you usually check this and correct it yourself?]

“Oh, to be honest, I read halfway, got cringed out, and just gave up and only read the last line.”

When I decided on making her read the letter, I attempted to read through it carefully for review, but I failed.

[…Really?]

“Yes.”

[…I still worked hard on it though.]

“…That’s why I had Ms. Han-byul read it for better clarity, so it gets imprinted correctly in her head. She can’t read it alone.”

-This crazy tsundere, haha!

-You’re showing that you’re a bit hurt, so she’s trying to comfort you immediately, haha!

-Haha, is this what she always does during broadcasts? Haha, now I see why she’s sweet, haha!

[Ah… If only you had read that line with this tone, it would have been absolutely perfect…!]

“…Be quiet.”

[So, I’m reading it?]

“Yes.”

[To Roje. Hello, Roje? It’s been a while since we got to know each other—]

“Ah, wait a moment.”

[Oh? Why?]

[Is she cringing?]

[…Already?]

“Phew… it’s definitely more effective hearing it in a voice directly than just reading it.”

-So she’s cringing, huh? Haha!

-Wait, haha, you haven’t even read the first line yet, hahaha.

-Are you already doing this? Hahaha!

…Did I make a mistake by asking?

I feel like I dug my own grave….

[Uh… Should I read it again?]

“Yes.”

[To Roje. Hello, Roje? It’s been a while since we got to know each other—]

“Ah, I’m really sorry, but just a moment.”

[Wow… you stopped at exactly the same timing as before? Is this even possible?]

[No, Maknae, how much can you not stand being cringed out? How are you supposed to do a dating sim later?]

[Oh? Dating sim? What are you talking about?]

-Dating sim?

-What’s that?

-???? Are you doing a dating sim?????

[Didn’t we meet in the early morning? At that time, we made a wish about whether Roje is really my Manitto or not! So for my wish, I suggested we do a dating sim in real life!]

“Phew… I’m still trying to manage my feelings right now; could you please not provoke me?”

[But seeing you act like this makes me so excited for that time! Yay~! It’ll be fun!]

…I have to build up my endurance by then.

After that, while forcing myself to avoid cringing, I listened to the letter recitation, enjoyed hearing about the other members’ Manitto and penalties, and spent a fun time before sending the server I had fun playing on for a week.