I Became a Member of My Favorite Group! - Chapter 68

Today is finally the day of the joint stream with Verdia.

So, I decided to wake up around nine and start preparing early.

I wanted to check the streaming setup and go over the streaming schedule in advance.

“Huh…?”

But for some reason, when I woke up, my body felt strangely heavy.

I also felt a bit groggy.

Could it be a cold?

Beep-

[36.6°C]

“…Never mind.”

I was worried, so I checked my temperature but thankfully I didn’t have a fever.

It must be because I just woke up.

It was just unnecessary worrying.

Feeling relieved, I turned on my computer and finished checking everything.

I also did a final review of the materials I prepared yesterday.

I made sure the files I needed for today’s content were working properly.

Yeah, good, good.

No issues.

With this, I can definitely make this joint stream fun.

By the way, since Verdia lives in the U.S., the time difference was my biggest concern but thankfully, they had suddenly moved to Japan, so that issue was resolved.

I was even considering postponing the stream to the early morning if necessary.

Maybe this joint stream is being helped by the heavens.

If that’s the case, I should try even harder; after all, it’s the joint stream Yuna has been dreaming of with her favorite!

Ring ring- Ring ring-

While I was busily typing away.

A familiar sound caught my attention, and when I checked, it was a Discord call from Yuna.

“Hey, Yuna. Did you have a good lunch?”

It was almost lunchtime.

As soon as I answered the call, I greeted her warmly.

But for some reason, Yuna’s response was a bit slow.

Huh?

Is my mic not working?

『…Da-jeong?』

“Yeah, what’s up? Is my mic not working?”

『Ah, no, it’s not that… Your voice sounds a bit off.』

“My voice?”

Huh.

Could there really be an issue with my mic?

Why does my voice sound off?

“Hold on. Is there a problem with the settings? Is there a lot of noise?”

『No, your voice is coming through fine. But it’s like… your voice sounds a bit lower? Did you catch a cold?』

“Huh? No way. A cold? Please.”

I’m as healthy as they come.

I’ve only had a cold a handful of times in my life.

Our Yuna, always worrying about unnecessary things but just in case, I took a spoonful of powdered cough medicine from my desk drawer.

Ugh, it’s gross.

I’d rather rinse it down with water, but since drinking water reduces its effectiveness, I had to endure it. I also grabbed a lozenge from the drawer as well.

“I also took a throat lozenge, just in case. Does it sound better now?”

『Hmm, it seems a bit better than before….』

With the tangy lozenge still in my mouth, I got a somewhat vague response.

It’s a bit unsettling, but it should be fine.

Maybe it’s because I wasn’t putting much effort into my voice.

“Hehe, let’s do our best today! It’s the day Yuna has been looking forward to so much.”

『Me…? Ah, yeah. It’s the joint stream with my Oshi, after all. That’s why I’m extra nervous today.』

I totally get that feeling.

I was so nervous the first time I did a joint stream with all the members but Yuna will definitely do great!

“Hey, don’t be nervous! I’ll do my best to support you today!”

『Heh, thanks, Da-jeong. Let’s go eat something delicious together after this is over tomorrow.』

“Okay!”

Growl-

Did my stomach understand the mention of delicious food?

As soon as my stomach growled, my face flushed.

Should I eat now?

Ah, but it’s already past two.

I should also do a quick rehearsal with Yuna, so I’ll skip it today.

I used to live just fine eating only one meal a day, so.

Skipping one meal won’t be a big deal.

“Yuna, let’s do a quick rehearsal together. Verdia said they’d come before the stream starts.”

『Okay!』

Hearing Yuna’s cheerful response, I immediately turned on the stream in private mode.

Originally, we planned to do the joint stream on Yuna’s channel.

But since I’m the intermediary, we decided to stream from my channel, with the concept that the two of them came over to my place.

“Ah, mic test.”

After successfully finishing the rehearsal stream.

We decided to wait for the main stream with our hearts pounding.

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Finally, 7 PM arrived.

Normally, I’d start the stream right away and greet everyone.

But today, since Verdia’s viewers would also be joining, I left it in standby mode for a while.

“Wow…!”

Before I knew it, 18,000 people had joined the stream.

With my mic off, I marveled at the numbers.

The number kept increasing, and soon it surpassed 20,000.

Is this the power of a VTuber with 1 million subscribers?

Of course, combining Yuna’s and my viewers would make up about 8,000 to 9,000.

But even so, the remaining 10,000 or so must have come from Verdia’s channel.

It’s truly astonishing.

• When is the streamer cominggggggggg
• 待機 (Waiting)
• Open the dooooor!!!!!!!!!
• (Knocking emoji)

Everyone’s eagerly looking for me.

Hehe, I guess it’s time to make my entrance.

Calming my nerves, I adjusted my voice.

Changing the standby screen, I officially started the stream.

“Hi, everyone! I’m Lulu, the Axolotl from Blue LUV, here to spread happiness!”

Normally, I just say “Hi,” but.

Since there are many external viewers today.

I introduced my affiliation and concept like other VTubers, greeting everyone as brightly as possible.

• Wooooooooow
• The joint stream is hereeeeeeeeee
• HiLuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu
• 可愛いいいいいい (So cuteeeee)
• ｷﾀ―――(ﾟ∀ﾟ)―――― !! (It’s here―――(ﾟ∀ﾟ)―――― !!)

Oh, there’s a lot of foreign language!

I can really feel that this is a joint stream with Verdia!

Saying “cute” is usually something I’d scold in our stream, but!

Since they’re probably Japanese viewers, I’ll let it slide today!

Behave well from now on!

By the way, what’s with the “HiLu” chat?

Did they just copy my “Hi”?

But do foreign viewers even know the term “Hi”?

I’ll have to ask later.

“And since there are viewers from other countries today, I’ll greet you in your languages!”

• Oh
• Kyaaaaaa
• As expected of a multinational VTuber

A multinational VTuber? What’s that!

I wanted to retort, but I held it in and cheerfully opened my mouth again.

【Hello, English-speaking viewers! I’m Lulu, the Axolotl from Blue LUV, here to spread happiness! Nice to meet you!】

《Are there any Japanese fans? Hello! I’m Lulu, the Axolotl from Blue LUV, here to bring happiness to everyone!》

• Wow, so clean
• The pronunciation is insane
• WTF
• しゅき (I like it)

After introducing myself in English and Japanese and waving my hand.

I got a more enthusiastic response than I expected.

Our regular viewers might not be surprised, but the external viewers probably didn’t expect me to greet them in three languages.

Hehe.

It somehow turned into a surprise.

“As you all know, today, two amazing guests are coming to visit Lulu’s place! How exciting is that?!”

• Yes!!!!!!!!!!!!!
• Call them out noooowwwwwww
• I’m gonna dieeeeeeeee

“Hehe, alright! Since you’re all so eager… should I call out today’s first special guest? Yukiko-chan!”

As I turned to the side and called out loudly, Yukiko-chan appeared with the sound of a door opening.

Seeing Yukiko’s avatar standing in my room feels kind of magical.

“Kon’yuki, kon’yuki, everyone! From Blue LUV! I’m Yukihara Yukiko, the snow woman with cold hands but a warm heart!”

• Kon’yuki!
• Yukiko’s hereeeeeeee
• Yukiko’s really putting effort into her voice today lol
• こん雪! (Kon’yuki!)
• ぱちぱち (Clap clap)

“Oh, did you notice? Hehe, actually, I was so nervous because such an amazing guest is coming today! I even took a calming pill for the first time ever!”

Wow, a calming pill.

She must have been really nervous.

From what I know, Yukiko was practically the only one who didn’t tremble during her debut stream.

I remember after the debut stream, when we all gathered on Discord.

In front of the CEO, who asked for her thoughts, Yukiko confidently said, “It was a piece of cake.”

That same Yukiko is so nervous today that she even took a calming pill.

She must have been really looking forward to this.

Yeah, I’ll make sure to live up to her expectations.

• Can’t resist a collab with Oshi, lol
• It’s understandable to be nervous, lol
• I’d be super nervous too if Yukiko were next to me, lol

Luckily, the viewers seem to find Yukiko’s honest and laid-back response cute.

Alright, it’s time to bring out today’s other special guest, right?

“Then, let’s call out the next guest right away! The super special guest who came all the way from the U.S. to visit Lulu’s place! Shall we all call her together? Verdia-chan!”

“Verdia-chan!”

• Verdia-chan, come outtttttttt
• Something big is coming
• Something big is coming << It’s really big
• Verdia is big, yeah…
• ?

There were some chaotic comments, but I ignored them.

Together with Yukiko, I energetically called out Verdia.

Originally, I was going to introduce her more formally but Verdia requested that we introduce her like a close friend from the very beginning, saying she was fine with it.

Creak-

The sound of a door opening echoed again.

Verdia’s avatar appeared, swaying cutely.

And then, with a mature voice that matched her elegant and sophisticated avatar, she greeted us…

“This one has arrived!”

…Huh?

• “This one has arrived” lolololol
• ㄷㄷㄷㅈ (Shocked)
• The greeting alone made me burst out laughing lololol
• 爆誕 (Explosive debut) wwwwwww

At Verdia’s completely unexpected first line.

Yukiko and I were left dumbfounded, staring at Verdia.

Meanwhile, the chat was flooded with laughter, as if they had been hit by an unexpected attack.

“Ah, hello? I am Verdia Whiterose. Ha, Hanguk? It’s too hard. Hard? It’s hard.”

And then, with a slightly awkward but somewhat cute voice—unlike her mature older sister voice when speaking English—she greeted us.

Wow.

I can’t believe she prepared this much.

As they say, showing even a little effort to speak the local language when visiting a country always boosts your likability among the locals.

• Wow, she even learned a Korean greeting
• Her pronunciation is pretty good, huh?
• 5 head VTuber

As expected, even though it’s their first meeting, all the viewers expressed their fondness.

Smiling slightly as I looked at the chat, I immediately comforted Verdia, who was struggling with Korean.

【Verdia, it’s okay to speak in English if it’s hard! It’s fine.】

【I think I will. I only learned a little, so I’m still not good at it.】

As I comforted Verdia, who was struggling even with her self-introduction.

Her slightly deflated voice was cute.

It kind of reminds me of Erin unnie.

【Hello, everyone. I’m Verdia Whiterose from Prism Company. Today, I prepared a short Korean greeting, but it didn’t go well. I hope you’ll find it cute.】

“Verdia-chan said she’s sorry she couldn’t deliver the Korean greeting properly. But she was super cute, right?”

• For real lol
• Agreed
• 尊死 (So cute I could die)

Yeah, everyone’s finding her cute, as expected.

Well, I thought she was super cute too!

“Hehe, then shall we have fun together, exchanging greetings with the friends who came to visit Lulu’s place?”

Even though it might feel a little awkward at first.

I’m sure we’ll become close quickly once we start talking!

After all, we’ve already exchanged messages a few times before the stream and even heard each other’s voices.

With that unwavering belief, I brought out the content I had prepared.