Chapter 39: [Happy New Year] Wishing everyone a Happy New Year! [Yuki/Rin/Lunaverse]

A few days passed.

Thankfully, I hadn’t run into the girl next door during that time.

And even if I had, I probably would’ve run away first.

After that happened, how could I ever face her…

Honestly, just remembering it still makes me want to die from embarrassment.

If I ever drink again, I’m a f*cking dog.

Never drinking ever again.

Anyway, time passed, and it was now the evening of December 31st.

The final day of the year—when 2022 would turn into 2023.

So here’s a question.

What was I doing on this oh-so-important day, when you’re supposed to hear the tolling of the New Year’s bell?

[Yuki Yuki has started a livestream.]

[【Happy New Year】Wishing everyone lots of luck this year!【Yuki Yuki / Lunaverse】]

[22,000 viewers watching]

Of course I was streaming.

What did you expect?

It’s not like someone with no friends would be outside celebrating New Year’s, right?

“And that goes for you guys too, Yuki-dan.”

– Hey

– Damn it

– ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ

– Hey

– KISAMA!!!!!

– That’s harsh

– ㅠㅠㅠㅠ

Well, they say streamers attract their own kind.

Streamer like this, viewers like that.

It’s not like Yuki-dan has any New Year’s plans either.

Most of you are either net-addicts or jobless bums like me.

(TL note: Net addict: ネット廃人 / net-haijin)

“Anyway, let’s just enjoy ourselves today. The year’s almost over, after all.”

[2022/12/31 ─ 11:40:53.02]

A big clock was displayed on-screen.

I’d already been streaming for 40 minutes. 11 p.m. was almost over.

Which meant there were only 20 minutes left until the new year.

– I won’t game until next year

– Gonna study hard till next year

– lolol

– lmao

– No fap till next year

– fr lol

– Only 20 mins of the year left, huh

– Not going to the bathroom till next year

“Then I’ll hold back on s*x jokes until next year too.”

– lolol

– What the hell lol

– She really said that?!

– As if you can hold back on that

– lmaooo

– she’s lost it

“Let’s keep things pure and wholesome for just a moment.”

– Pure my a**

– Pure? wholesome? she says

– bruhhh

– “Wholesome” in the middle of a snowstorm

– Sure Jan

[Gawi Ahjussi donated ₩1,000!]

– I bet Yuki’s left nut she can’t resist swearing

“Why are you betting my left nut? Also, I don’t have any, okay?”

– fr lol

– Nut lmao

– Bro… you sure?

– tag: futanari

– Yuki, I thought you had balls

– lmao

Just to clarify—I did, but not anymore.

Woke up one day and they were just gone.

Honestly, becoming a cute girl and losing my balls has more pros than cons…

But sometimes I do miss the old boys I spent 20 years with.

It’s not like I’m a pervert.

It’s just that male and female sensations are different, you know?

Like, peeing as a guy just felt way more refreshing…

…Okay, time to stop that train of thought.

[Nabibobettau donated ₩10,000!]

– What are your plans for next year?

“Next year? Hmm… I’ll definitely keep collabing with Rin on Eden… and probably try out other games too.”

– Yuki x Rin never dies!!

– Other games?

– Eden streams are fun

– What games you thinking?

– What games will you play?

“For other games… I’m thinking of Golden Ring or some Switch games. And if I get the chance… maybe some slightly yabai stuff too.”

– YABE?!

– Golden Ring? Yuki’s gonna struggle lol

– Praise the sun!

– She’s cooking up something cursed again

– Please play rhythm games

– What kind of game even…

“As for the yabai games, that’s a secret. I’ll tell you later.”

Actually, it’s an eroge. So I can’t say it right now.

If I let that slip on stream, manager-san would definitely scold me.

Better to tell them as late as possible. Maybe I’ll just go live without warning that day.

Oh, and I’m not saying I’ll be playing an eroge on stream or anything.

Eroge usually have a “pure route,” so you can clear it without H-scenes.

Of course, if some death scene auto-triggers an H-scene, that’d be a disaster—but I can just Alt+F4 if that happens.

“Oh, and I think my new outfit and 3D model are coming next year too! I don’t know the exact timing, but it should be within the first half of the year.”

– Oooooh

– Please make it short hair!!!

– Swimsuit outfit?

– 3D?!?!

– SWIMSUIT PLS~~~

– Straight long hair plz…

– OMG 3D confirmed

To be honest, even I only got a vague heads-up from my manager.

They just said new outfit and 3D were coming next year. That’s it.

I wasn’t even told what kind of concept the new outfit would have.

“Still, I hope it turns out cute. I’m counting on Mama to draw something nice…”

– fr lol

– Since it’s by Saengcream Pie, we’re good

– Guaranteed quality

– Saengcream Pie! Saengcream Pie!

– Is Saengcream Pie… a god??

Well, Mama is super famous.

Before joining Lunaverse as our exclusive illustrator, she used to work on eroge illustrations.

So she knows exactly where the “turn-on points” are, you know?

“She’s the one who gave Yuki-chan these lovely ‘handles’ on my head too. I believe in her skills.”

– Handles?

– Bruh

– omg lmao

– Did she really say handles herself

– degeneracy

– Are we allowed to grab them?

[Yuginong Yukinongㅋㅋ donated ₩20,000!]

– So I just grab them and smash, right?

“Stop it. You’ll get banned on NewTube for that.”

Honestly, if someone flipped the switch and went full roleplay, I might get too into it.

And if that happens, I’d probably end up getting suspended again—like that time with the school uniform stream.

NewTube’s stricter than the platform I used when I was a cam girl. It can’t be helped.

Oh, by the way, that cam girl platform? It’s dying.

Something about usage fees forced them to lower video quality to 720p… anyway, a bunch of issues came up.

Truly tragic.

Anyway, back to the stream.

[2022/12/31 ─ 11:58:02.49]

While chatting with Yuki-dan, midnight crept up on us.

Only two minutes left until the new year.

I started getting ready to deliver my New Year’s message.

“It’s crazy to think a whole year’s already passed. Like… what did I even do?”

– fr lolol

– The year flew by

– Someone stole my time

– fr lol

– Time passes way too fast

“I bet things will get twice as busy next year. Once the 3D model’s ready, I’ll need to dance too—so I’ll be going to HQ for dance practice and all that.”

But I didn’t hate that kind of busy.

Being busy means you’re living life to the fullest.

No more being a shut-in hiding at home.

It’s time to forget streamer Kim seoeun of the past, and fully become VTuber Kim Yuki.

“I’m sure all of you have things you’re working on too. Whether that’s gaming or whatever else.”

I’m a streamer.

I go live every day to entertain and connect with viewers.

“No matter what your role is—let’s give our best to the things we love. I mean, look at me—I stream my heart out, don’t I?”

– fr lol

– She really does stream a lot

– Respect

– No one streams every day like Yuki

– Monster… terrifying

– “Lunaverse KR’s #1 streamer by hours”

“Haha… being praised like that kinda makes me shy…”

– lol

– Shy Yuki… this is precious

– So cute

– Shut up and accept our praise

– Open wide! Here comes the pats!

– Cheeyaho~ya!!

The chat was prying my mouth open to stuff praise inside.

I chuckled awkwardly and glanced at the clock in the bottom right of the screen.

[2022/12/31 ─ 11:59:11.30]

A year that meant a lot to me.

I got banned from streaming and became a VTuber.

And the streams I started were loved by many.

Thanks to that, I escaped my shoebox of a one-room apartment.

Now, I was eating meat for dinner instead of bean sprouts.

It all feels like a dream.

Sometimes I wonder if I even deserve this happiness.

But at the same time, I never want to lose it.

So I said it.

“This year was a f*cking disaster. It really was filled with awful things.”

So I could move on from last year.

“But I also got an incredible opportunity and made my debut. Thanks to that, I received so much love.”

And to return to the present.

“Thank you so much. It’s all thanks to you, Yuki-dan.”

To express my gratitude.

And to keep going forward.

“You’ll all come see Yuki-chan next year too, right?”

[2022/12/31 ─ 11:59:50.48]

Only 10 seconds left.

Just barely in time, I finished my speech and started the countdown.

“10! 9! 8! 7…”

My old streams were ruined, so I became a VTuber.

I started streaming again, and people loved it.

And I’ll keep giving it my all.

To be loved as the VTuber ‘Yuki.’

To keep entertaining Yuki-dan.

“3! 2! 1!”

The countdown ended, and I shouted with everything I had.

“Happy new year!!!”

The new year had arrived.

A year that held special meaning to me.