Chapter 7: Convenience stores are my no-no, I don’t have any money so I’ll just go to a discount store!

“Hmmm~ hmm~ hmhm hmm~♪”

I hummed a tune as I walked down the street.

Broken sidewalks.

Rainbow-colored sludge leaking from trash bags.

Shop signs on crumbling buildings, stained and faded with age.

This familiar scenery—so mundane it’s boring by now—is what I see every day in my neighborhood.

A place called “Crime City,” infamous for its unusually high number of foreigners and frequent dismemberment cases.

But honestly, once you live here, it’s not that bad.

Crime doesn’t actually happen as often as people think, and the shop owners are pretty kind.

…Though no matter how kind they were, none of them would ever let me run a tab.

Anyway—

Today, I headed out for one simple reason: groceries.

[Manager: Don’t worry about paying me back. Just use that money to eat something.]

[Manager: Just until the next settlement.]

“Manager might sound cold, but deep down they’ve got a heart of gold.”

Once they found out I was too broke to even eat, they told me to give them my account info.

When I checked my balance, 100,000 won had been deposited.

Yep. My manager is totally an ATM—no, a tsundere!

Acts annoyed on the outside, but secretly worries about me?

It’s moments like this that make the world feel just a little warmer.

How long had I been walking?

Finally, a green building appeared in my view.

Its sign, now faded from the sun, read “Cheonma Discount Mart” in big bold letters.

To be honest, I was originally planning to hit the convenience store.

Because, obviously, if you’re a TS VTuber, going to a convenience store is a rite of passage.

But… I have no money.

Sure, I could blow that 100,000 won at the convenience store and live like a queen for a few days—but then I’d have nothing left to eat afterward.

And if you want to actually feel full, buying in bulk at a discount mart is always the better deal.

“So with 100,000 won… what should I buy?”

First off—rice.

Rice is non-negotiable.

If you’re Korean, you have to eat rice.

But the problem is… I don’t have a rice cooker.

I had to throw out the electric one because cockroaches laid eggs in it.

And getting a pressure cooker? Yeah, no way I could afford that.

“I’ll just make it in a pot or something~”

Shaking off the complicated thoughts, I stepped into the store.

Even though it was a back-alley neighborhood, the place was surprisingly crowded.

Must be a sale going on.

I weaved my way through the crowd.

At times like this, having a smaller body is actually convenient.

Well, my original height was only 162 cm anyway—not like I was tall to begin with.

“Pork’s 13% off, potatoes are 21%… oh hey, tteokbokki’s discounted too?”

Discounts weren’t that great.

I was expecting at least 30% off.

Kinda disappointing, considering it’s a “discount” mart.

How long had I been wandering the aisles?

As I turned a corner, something caught my eye—

“Si-sixty percent?!”

A whopping 60% discount!

And the item? None other than the legendary human feed: Nunenune snack packs.

[Nunenune – 2.5kg]

[16,500 won → 6,600 won]

“I-I have to get this!!”

No question about it.

2.5 kilograms of food for just 6,600 won!?

This was a once-in-a-lifetime deal!

I immediately reached out and grabbed four boxes.

At a bit over 6,000 won each, that’s about 25,000 won total.

That’s 10kg of snacks stocked up!

Jackpot!

…Except now I had a problem.

I couldn’t see in front of me.

If I tilted my head to the side to look around, the boxes would shift dangerously.

No matter how I tried, I couldn’t get a clear view ahead.

“Uugh… so heavy…”

I grunted, trying to balance the wobbling stack.

Should’ve grabbed a cart…

Even a basket would’ve helped.

Did I forget in my excitement over going shopping for the first time in ages?

Well, it’s too late to go back and get one now—guess I’ll have to carry them to the cart area first.

I wobbled left and right, adjusting my grip with trembling arms, carefully stepping forward.

One step… two steps… three steps…

“Wah—!!”

Something brushed against my shoulder.

I lost my balance and toppled forward.

Crash!!

The tall stack of snack boxes collapsed all at once.

“Owww…”

“Oh my goodness, I’m so sorry, sweetie! Are you hurt?”

“I-I’m fine…”

Ignoring my throbbing knee, I started picking up my precious snacks.

Please be okay…

I haven’t even had one yet…

Please don’t be too crushed…

As I desperately prayed for my snacks’ safety, the woman who bumped into me spoke again.

“Why are you carrying so many snacks all by yourself? Where are your parents?”

“I don’t have any.”

I’m from an orphanage, after all.

It’s been so long now that I don’t even feel much about it anymore.

But the woman’s expression froze instantly.

“…What?”

She blinked in disbelief.

Before she could get the wrong idea, I quickly pulled out my phone and showed her my resident ID.

971014-2XXXXXX

The card showed a photo of a silver-haired, red-eyed girl.

The woman’s face relaxed as she took one look and nodded.

“I’m not a kid. And I’m not lost.”

“A-ah… I see…”

Awkwardly, she nodded and mumbled an apology.

Can’t really blame her for the mistake.

This kind of thing happens all the time when you walk around looking like this.

Honestly, it’s surprising more people haven’t stopped me.

“Take care.”

“Y-yeah…”

I politely said goodbye and resumed gathering my snacks.

But now I had to carry all this over to a cart again…

Ugh. My day just got way more exhausting.

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[☆This is supposed to be… pure?]

(screenshot of Yuki squeezing mayo)

(screenshot of her blushing while handing over a mayo burger)

Seriously… don’t lie to yourselves.

That blush-control level is not normal, okay?

[Likes 7] [Dislikes 0]

– lololol

– This is… a lady?

– Oh yeah, she was playing the lady RP

– RP completely out the window

– Heeeuuugh… I want Yuki-chan’s thick creamy mayo burger…

– Are you… functional in society?

– (I recommend swift suicide, bro)

– tag: futanari

[Why the hell is everyone simping for this Yuki chick?]

Why’s the whole board acting up since yesterday?

Who even is Yuki, you degenerates?

Let me in on this too.

[Likes 1] [Dislikes 1]

– Well…

– SAY IT, DAMMIT

– Fandom recommend

– Basically a mega horny VTuber dropped

– She’s part of Lunaverse KR 2nd Gen

– thx

[☆BREAKING) Yuki about to blow up]

(NewTube screenshot)
https://newtube.com/watch?v=qWrwqUEHJXU

A big channel, Kirinuker, posted a vid.

Our Yuki-chan is about to EXPLODE. Hype.

[Likes 13] [Dislikes 2]

– ooooh

– Blowin’ up big time

– Why not blowin’ up into drama?

– Wasn’t her name something like… chewy noodles?

– Yeah, the one who hit 100K

– What’s a Kirinuker?

– VTuber clipper, basically. Like HotClipper.

– Please read announcements

– Yukigenyo~!!

– KonkonYuki~

– Board unity achieved

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Golden fur.

Priestess outfit.

Fox ears.

Bounce.

And two massive jiggling chunks of meat.

Her chest, swaying with the help of bust morphing physics, moved with disturbingly realistic bounce.

– ㅗㅜㅑ-

– So hot

– Boing boing

– Miho is boing boing

– Chuchu is HUUUGE!

“P-please stop… I was just stretching…”

Miho.

Member of Lunaverse KR 2nd Gen, playing the “mom” archetype.

Her face flushed red as she panicked in response to chat’s teasing.

She didn’t have much streaming experience, so being caught off guard like this was kind of inevitable.

“Haah…”

That other 2nd gen member… what was her name? Yuki?

She didn’t seem nervous at all on stream.

Sure, her content pushed the line, but still… Miho was kind of jealous.

She always got the jitters when she streamed.

Would she ever be able to stream like that, without trembling?

…No use thinking about that now.

Focusing back on her stream, Miho addressed her viewers.

“Oh right, everyone. You all know about tomorrow’s collab, right?”

– ?

– Collab?

– It was announced

– Oh, that thing

– What collab?

“I’m doing a collab with Yuki tomorrow.”

– ?

– ?

– Not with Arin?

– Of all people…

– No way lol

– Can’t imagine this at all

– For real

– Careful, Mama… she’s a perv…

– Degenvtuber?

– lololololol

“P-please don’t say it like that… we’re genmates, after all…”

Honestly, Miho didn’t know much about her either.

They were the same age, which made her feel a little closer, but not much more than casual acquaintances.

Yuki, who actually looked like her avatar with silver hair and red eyes… versus Miho, who was just a worn-down office worker IRL.

While Miho inched toward her thirties, Yuki somehow stayed forever young.

Though… small chest aside…

She figured she’d gladly give up those inconvenient lumps of fat if it meant she could de-age even a little.

Was it just the privilege of the blessed?

Miho didn’t know, but that’s how she felt.

“Still, I’m looking forward to the collab. It’s our first one, and Yuki is really cute.”

– ?

– Yeah, she is cute

– Cute but…

– Drama incoming

– Drama? Incoming?

– Mama’s gonna get banned

– Perma-sexy mode: ON

– Honestly kinda worried

– For real

– Yuki-chan is super YABE

– Is this collab gonna explode…?

“…Don’t say weird things. Nothing bad’s gonna happen.”

But even as she said that, Miho couldn’t shake the nagging anxiety in her chest.

Was this collab really going to be okay?

She just hoped nothing went wrong…

That ominous feeling lingered like an echo—

—until she finally ended her stream.