TS Vtuber Streaming Life - Chapter 53

Time has passed, and the representative event of autumn, the Chuseok holiday, has begun.

So as I told the viewers, I came to my home…

“Hmm… What should I do…?”

Now that I’m actually in front of the house, I felt uneasy about not having told my parents that I dropped out of college.

Of course, my parents, seeing this face, think I’ll be fine on my own, so they probably won’t say much.

Even if they do, it would be alright to show them Ms. Se-young’s song since I released a song, but negative thoughts still linger.

“Phew…”

I can’t stay at the apartment entrance forever, so I took a deep breath and went to the door lock—

Huh? Wait a minute…

What was our home password again?

Actually, what’s the apartment entrance password?

I remember the home password, but…

In the end, I couldn’t remember and pressed the intercom to call home.

[Who is it?]

“Uh, Nayun. I’m here.”

Fortunately, Nayun picked up the call on the first try.

[Huh? Older sister? Why didn’t you just come in and pressed the intercom?]

“…I forgot the entrance password.”

[What?! What was it when you came last time?!]

“…Right. So can you open the door quickly?”

I was as flustered as if I’d never experienced this before. Come on.

Open the door quickly while I’m being nice.

I conveyed that sentiment in a more refined way.

[Hehe! Want to cool your head outside for a bit?]

“Hey.”

[Oh? Are you lowering your voice? I can lower my voice too~]

Oh my… It seems my younger sibling is having trouble after the exam preparations.

“Wait just a moment. I’m calling Mom.”

Usually, problems can be resolved 90% by force.

Even delicate machines can often be fixed by a good whack.

Since it’s my bl**d relative, hitting them would work even better.

After all, bloodline synergy is common in games.

[I’ll open it!]

Took you long enough.

Maybe she felt my presence over the line as Nayun quickly opened the door.

I entered the apartment, pressed the elevator button, and fell into thought.

Before the regression, I never forgot the password…

No matter how densely I lived now, I never thought I would forget my home password…

Hmm… I think I won’t forget next time…

But just the fact that this happened is a fresh shock…

It ranks in the top 5 most shocking things since the regression.

Anyway, while pondering such thoughts, the elevator arrived, and I pressed the 14th floor.

While I was dazed, the announcement of the 14th floor echoed, and the doors opened.

Beep beep!

I entered the front door with the password I clearly remembered.

“I’m back.”

I placed the holiday gift I was holding in a suitable spot and forcefully pushed open Nayun’s door.

Bang!

“Hey.”

“Did you come, older sister?”

“Don’t pretend to study.”

Even if you’re a high school senior with less than two months until the college entrance exam…

Senior with less than two months…

Ugh… Should I let it slide?

A bit of 20-year-old mentality says it’s okay to be lenient, but my dominant 28-year-old mentality insists that a senior in high school is still a baby and needs protection.

“Tsk.”

As always, siding with my 28-year-old side, I lowered my hand.

“…Aren’t you going to hit me?”

“It’s only natural for a grown adult who dropped out of college to look out for a miserable high school senior with less than two months left.”

“Ugh! That hurts more! Just hit me!”

“Really?”

Making light of Nayun’s request for a hit, I struck her back lightly with my palm.

Slap!

“Ow! You little brat!”

Slap!

“Ow! d*mn it!”

Slap!

“I’m sorry! I’m sorry!”

Well, now she’s fixed.

See? After a hit, she talks nicely.

As much as I wanted to smack her on the back of the head to correct her properly, it would be too pitiful if her already simple-minded head got worse, so I settled for the slap on the back.

Anyway, I asked a question bothering me since I entered the house.

“So where are Mom and Dad?”

Normally, they should be in the living room when I arrive, but they weren’t around.

“They went out to buy groceries.”

“Oh, really?”

It seemed just a matter of bad timing.

“d*mn… my back….”

“Here.”

There’s one more reason I hit Nayun casually.

“Allowance.”

Because financial therapy is a possibility.

“My back feels so good! You’re the best, older sister!”

“I gave you a generous amount.”

“Really?! Should I take a look~?”

Nayun sang a little tune as she opened the envelope and took out the contents.

“…Hey.”

“What is it, younger sibling?”

“You said you put in a generous amount.”

“Isn’t it sufficient?”

The contents Nayun pulled out were blue bills.

“Are you kidding me? I can’t even buy snacks at the convenience store with this nowadays!”

“Huh? Don’t talk nonsense. A snack is still 1,000 won even after 8 years!”

“Don’t get too detailed!”

At this point, have I made her mad enough?

Noticing that Nayun was huffing in frustration, I revealed one truth.

“Younger sibling. Doesn’t the next one after that blue bill look yellow?”

Upon my words, Nayun’s eyes widened as she quickly flipped through the somewhat thick stack of bills.

“This younger sister who didn’t know her older sister’s intentions acted up for nothing… Please forgive me….”

“If you’re sorry, facepalm yourself.”

“Yes!”

Nayun pretended to headbang jokingly, then began counting the money seriously.

“Wow… you sly one… how clever to put the first bills for each side as 1,000 won since I wouldn’t know how you’d pull them out….”

I was glad that my efforts to figure out a way to catch her were acknowledged.

“Sis! I love you!”

Once Nayun finished counting, she hugged me.

“I don’t love you, so let go.”

After having a brief conversation, I entered my room.

Hmm? It’s clean today?

Maybe because I warned them ahead of time that I’d be staying for three days, the previously messy appearance was nowhere to be seen.

Before the regression, I always informed them, but maybe they found out about that red medicine since I came without notice last time.

Well, if space opens up in the house, that can happen.

I also plan to use one of the small rooms as a storage room.

I ceased my thoughts and lay down on my bed, which I hadn’t seen in a while.

“Ah…”

While the bed I bought when I moved was more expensive and more comfortable, my body seemed to recall this familiar sensation and soon felt an overwhelming urge to sleep.

…Should I take a short nap?

Yeah, they’ll probably wake me up when it’s time for dinner…

***

…What time is it now?

I clearly remember pondering if I should sleep, but why is it dark outside…?

I was going to go out to greet my parents, thinking they would be back—

“…Did Yeon-woo drop out?”

…Mom’s voice reached me.

“Huh? Yeah. I didn’t tell Mom— Oh… I’m screwed….”

…That kid?

The allowance I gave her was pointless after all…!

“Ah… why did that little brat go and do that without saying anything….”

“Right? I told her to come over when summer ended, but she didn’t, so it must be because she dropped out?”

…What should I do?

No, what is there to do?

If they’ve already found out, I just have to go out confidently!

“Why didn’t you wake me up?”

I pretended I didn’t hear them confidently.

“Yeon-woo, sit down.”

“Okay.”

Hmm, seems natural enough?

I checked my status again and sat down in a chair.

“You dropped out of college, right?”

“Oh, did Nayun say?”

I replied back casually without getting flustered and shot a glance at Nayun.

“Ahem….”

“You should have at least discussed it once….”

“Um… that’s….”

Ah, if you’re going to scold me, that’s fine, but if you’re going to be disappointed, it’s hard…

Sadly, the worst case scenario among my anticipated outcomes unfolded.

However, I decided to use the conversation-switching skill I developed during broadcasts to escape the situation.

“Um… I became a singer.”

I played my strongest card.

“What?!”

“What did you say?”

“Huh?! Older sister! What are you talking about?! You never mentioned that!”

…Do I have to tell you everything about my work?

“Wait a minute. Did you release a song too?”

“Yeah.”

I pulled out my phone, opened the music app, and showed my featuring track.

“This one.”

“What?!”

“Really?!”

“This crazy girl! Why didn’t you tell anyone about this?!”

“Ah, but why aren’t you on TV?”

Mom asked, looking unusually flustered.

“Um… revealing my face is….”

“No, even if you have a bad impression, you’ve given birth to a beautiful and nice child, so why?!”

…It’s because I took after your look.

It was a remark that could easily sound disrespectful if spoken aloud, so I muttered it to myself.

“Um… anyway… I dropped out to focus on my activities while attending college.”

I suppose it’s fine not to mention that I’m going to be a VTuber?

“By the way, don’t mention my name when talking to others.”

After receiving various questions, I finally managed to escape to my room as things calmed down.

“Phew….”

Surely, life never goes as planned.

Even if I prepared what I’d say, the circumstances never follow suit, do they?

As I relaxed my body that had been tense in my room, Nayun entered.

“Hey. You little brat.”

And as a gesture of gratitude to my younger sibling who graciously set up the unpredictable situation, I placed her in a headlock.

“Ow! Older sister! Wait! I can’t breathe!”

“What do you mean wait? It’s a waste of my money I gave you, so I’ve got to at least make up for it with insurance money, you little brat. Huh? What? You’re getting stronger? Don’t put in strength? Relax your muscles?”

Isn’t this leniency because she’s a high school senior?

I’ll engrave this hard lesson on her so that nothing like this happens again!

“Ah! Ugh! I’m sorry! I’m sorry! Sorry, but wait! Ugh! Did you really think Mom wouldn’t find out?!”

Ugh… I have nothing to say about this…

“I came to say something! Let’s talk!”

Hmm… is it true?

It didn’t seem like she was lying to escape, so I let her go.

“Cough! Cough! Ugh… this crazy girl… is really squeezing hard….”

“I’m doing it to make it hurt, so it has to hurt.”

“…You big-breasted girl for no reason.”

…Is that a compliment or an insult?

But I understood why Nayun said that.

Since I had her in a headlock, her face inevitably touched my chest.

…I didn’t particularly want to know that.

Anyway.

“So what did you want to say?”

Nayun hesitated for a moment before showing me a serious expression as she turned on her phone and showed me a YouTube channel.

Oh, something familiar—

“Is this… your channel?”

…It’s my channel?

No wonder it felt familiar….