From VTuber♂ to VTuber♀ - Chapter 31

MtF – Chapter 31

Broadcast Observation Day 2. (2)

“This is cheating!!!”
“…”
“Lies! Fraud! Scam!”

Pathetic Toya-ppi wwwwww

Didn’t she always say the world of competition is cold and harsh?

No way she’s the type to go back on her own words, right? 草

Nah, no way. There’s no way Toya-chan would do something like that, right?

wwwww

Uta-waku! Uta-waku! Uta-waku! Uta-waku!

(Toya emoji shaking glow sticks)

It was a pity for Toya, but a win is a win, so I had no intention of handing it over.
She should’ve known her opponent better before jumping into a challenge, don’t you think?
I smirked as I looked at Toya’s face, full of despair.
Ah—maybe that looked a bit like I was teasing her.
Just as I tried to lower the corners of my mouth to fix it, our eyes locked.
“To. To. Mo. Chan…!!”
“Kyah?! H-Huh?!!?”
“A precious friend lost a game and is feeling down, and you dare make a smug face?! Hmph! Take this, and this!”
“G-Gah…!? S-Stop it…!! Ahaha—hah…?!!”

…How did things end up like this?
Toya suddenly lunged at me and began poking my sides relentlessly.
W-Wait! That’s a foul! This wasn’t part of the deal!
I tried to protest with all my might, but the only sounds coming out of my tickled body were weak giggles.

“Phew…”
“Huff, huff…”
“Totomo-chan, be honest. You’ve played this game before, haven’t you?”
“…Y-Yeah.”

I confessed in response to Toya’s question.
Well, my gameplay was way too smooth for someone who claimed it was their first time.
Still though?! That doesn’t mean I deserve to be tickled!!
Whether from laughing too much or sheer frustration, tears welled up in my eyes.
When I glared at Toya, she averted her gaze.

“Toya’s mean.”
“Guh.”
“If you don’t do a 2-hour uta-waku, I’ll stay mad.”

Totomo-chan! Totomo-chan! Totomo-chan! Totomo-chan!

Thank you for the screams of Totomo-chan…

She sacrificed herself for the people and turned a 1-hour uta-waku into 2 hours. A saint has truly appeared in Japan ww

A saint who traded 5 minutes of tickling for an extra hour of uta-waku 草

Toya-ppi attacking the winner? She’s clearly past her prime… 草

It felt a bit unfair, but the best way to get what you want isn’t through anger or sulking—it’s just to ask for it.
The moment I said that, Toya’s face turned tearful.
Haha, see? You should’ve thought twice before acting!
I was laughing inside, but kept a straight face just in case she tried to tickle me again.

“Fine! I’ll do it! I haven’t even prepared a playlist, but I’ll do it!”

OOOOOHHHHH!!!

Is this the rare Toya uta-waku that only comes once every six months?!

Now that it’s come to this, you should sing more often, Toya-chan wwww

The person who says she wants to sing live in Korea doesn’t even sing on stream—that’s irony for you ww

Feels like this’ll be the most legendary Toya uta-waku of 2024 草

wwwww

草

Faced with my unblinking stare and the viewers’ cheers, Toya finally gave in, shouting with her eyes tightly shut.
Good, that’s how it should be.
I grinned in victory, and just as our eyes met again, I tensed—
…Thankfully, no tickles this time.

“Alright then, first song—”
Ah, she’s starting.
As Toya suddenly played the intro, I quietly picked up the tambourine lying in the corner.
If it’s come to this, then I’ll play that tambourine with all I’ve got!
Not long after, her voice rang out over the lively music and the jingling tambourine.

—

[Toya’s stream today was seriously fun.]
[I was really mad during the game, but the uta-waku totally healed me ww]
ㄴ[Totomo-chan really is the saint sent by the god of Totomos to save us!]
ㄴ[She got tickled and turned a 1-hour uta-waku into 2 hours—truly a saint…]
ㄴ[She sounds way better than last year somehow 草]
ㄴ[Not just imagination—she actually sings better than last year ww]
ㄴ[But last year wasn’t even that long ago wwww]
ㄴ[How did she improve this much in such a short time? Grass.]
ㄴ[Did something happen after meeting Yeoreum? Like an emotional shift.]
ㄴ[Probably more thanks to Totomo-chan by her side. I heard they live together.]
ㄴ[Living together?!]
ㄴ[Yeah, living together.]
[Totomo-chan <— if she’s a god, everyone better smash that like button!]
[Thank you, Saint Totomo-chan, for turning a lame puzzle game stream into a jam-packed 2-hour uta-waku…]
ㄴ[She’s the true queen of the Totoya Gallery now, not Toya.]
ㄴ[Facing the challenge head-on without backing down, Totomo-chan is amazing lol]
ㄴ[Challenge (to a game she already beat start to finish)]
ㄴ[ㄴlolol but seriously, isn’t it more impressive that she watched Toya play the whole time without reacting?]
ㄴ[ㄴPatience: GOAT Totomo-chan…]
ㄴ[Now that I think of it, Toya shattered her teeth and had to pay over 10 million won for implants, and Totomo-chan forgave her just for a 2-hour uta-waku… incredible.]
[The. Great. Totomo.]
[(Fanart of Totomo-chan with her eyes closed and head raised.JPG)
Oh GOAT…]
ㄴ[The. Great. Totomo.]
ㄴ[Worship the Totomo-chan.]
ㄴ[We keep seeing sudden worship pop up lolol]
ㄴ[If Totomo-chan’s living with Toya, does that mean more frequent uta-wakus?!]
ㄴ[ㄴPlease, yes lol]
ㄴ[ㄴHonestly, just switch to being a singing streamer already lol]

—

“Seriously… singing for two whole hours when it wasn’t even planned—I thought I was gonna die!”
“You did great, Toya.”

I patted Toya’s back as she collapsed onto the bed.
I guess I had some small part in it—just a tiny bit.
She seemed okay for someone who sang for two hours, but her voice was clearly full of exhaustion.

“If I knew this would happen, I would’ve made Yeoreum sing too!”
“I’m not really… um, I can’t sing well.”
“Eh? You sounded better than I expected last time, though.”
“Ah, that… was after my body changed.”

Maybe it’s because I’m still not fully used to this body, but songs I used to sing well now come out wrong.
My voice doesn’t match the memory of how much pressure or breath I need, so I end up going off pitch.
But that’s just a minor issue—the bigger one was something else.

“I can’t speak for long because of my asthma, so… yeah.”

It’s not severe, but that doesn’t mean I’m like a normal person either.
If I talk for too long, I start coughing reflexively, so I try to keep quiet most of the time.

“I’m sorry…”
“You don’t need to be that sorry. It’s not like you did anything wrong. And I enjoyed your singing today, so it’s okay.”

“Yeoreum…!!”
“Wah…!”

Toya, who had been lying on the bed, suddenly pulled me into it with her outstretched arms.
Did I look weird or something?
I’ve noticed this while living with her—Toya tends to overreact whenever I seem upset.
So I guess she thought something was wrong with my face again.

“One day, let’s sing together for sure.”
“…That might be too hard.”
“But don’t you feel accomplished when you pull off something that seemed impossible?”
“Maybe…”

Honestly, it didn’t feel realistic.
I need medicine just to function, and even then, I can’t talk for long.
There’s no way I’d be able to sing properly with a body like this.
You could say I was being too pessimistic, but this was me trying to stay positive.

“If it’s something you really want, Toya, I’ll do my best. So that one day, we can sing on the same stage.”
“Waaah, really?! You promise?!”
“…Yeah.”

I don’t make promises I can’t keep, but if it makes Toya this happy, I’d make that promise again and again.
As she smiled brightly and hugged me tightly, I stared at her face quietly and closed my eyes.

I said it was impossible, but still—
If we could stand on stage together someday…
That would be really, really wonderful.