Chapter 51: [Gang Beasts] Bang-bang-bang… What, Sakura? Sakura Akari? [Yuki/Rin/Miho/Akari/Lunaverse] (1)

[Yuki Yuki has started a live stream!]

[【Gang Beasts】Thump-thump-thump~ Thump-thump-thump~ …What’s this. Is it Sakura? Sakura Akari?【Yuki Yuki/Rin Rin/Miho Miho/Akari Akari/Lunaverse】] 

[64,000 people watching]

The Lunaverse KR 4-member collaboration finally happened.

As it was a broadcast with all four members gathered, the number of viewers was also enormous.

“Ahem… Ahem!”

I cleared my throat a couple of times due to nervousness.

After that short preparation, I greeted the Yukidan with my usual high energy.

“Yukigenyo!!! The young lady from the moon, Yuki-chan, is here!!”

“Konbanmiho~ The fox who has waited for you for a thousand years, it’s Miho!”

“Konnatsuki!! The demonic sect’s swordswoman who slices the moonlight, I am Rin!”

-Yukigen

-Konnatsuki

-🌸

-ㅇㅋㄱㅇ (Yuki Ganyo – short for Yukigenyo)

-Cherry!

-Stream title kekekekeke

-Konmiho~

-Konnatsuki!!

-Is it Sakura?

-ㅇㅋㄱㅇ!

-🌸

-Konbanmiho~

Everyone seemed accustomed to the broadcasts now, as the greetings flowed naturally like water.

The chat was a bit chaotic with various greetings mixed together, but it was understandable considering fans of four different personalities were all gathered.

[EdwardOppa has donated ₩100,000!]
-So where is our Akari?

“Super Chat arigato! That nickname somehow seems like it would trigger a trauma.”

“Stop saying useless things! And I was waiting for that question anyway. Miho?” Rin interjected.

“Yes. Today, Akari-sunbae is the main star, so she should appear last,” Miho replied.

-Oh

-Is something big coming??

-🌸

-🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸

-The main character appearing last is a national rule. 

-Akari! Akari!

-Something big is coming!!!!

-I want to see our Akari-chan quickly.

-Akari! Akari!

-🌸🌸🌸

-🌸🌸🌸

The chat became quite noisy.

Perhaps because she’s a first-generation member, the anticipation was high?

The chat window started to overflow with cherry blossom-patterned emoticons, symbolizing Akari-sunbae.

‘As expected, a senior with a membership is different; they can even use emoticons like that in chat.’

‘I hope I can open my membership as soon as possible too.’

‘Well, before that, the emoticons need to be completed first.’

Click!

I immediately manipulated the streaming program and started moving Akari-sunbae’s avatar, which I had placed on the outer edge of the screen.

Pink hair slowly rose from the bottom.

Inside the cherry blossom-reminiscent pink hair, there was a clear sky-blue two-tone highlight.

After roughly revealing the avatar, I started speaking, pretending to be surprised.

“Ah! Something pink is coming up from below right now!!”

“Eh? Perhaps… Sunbae has arrived?” Rin asked.

As her head shook from side to side, her twintails swayed accordingly.

I continued to raise the avatar very slowly, at a snail’s pace.

Next, her blue eyes and cheeks, tinged with a light blush, were revealed.

Below the revealed head was an idol-like outfit adorned with plenty of frills, and in her hand, she held a pink, cherry blossom-shaped microphone.

[Akari Akari 🔇]

[Akari Akari 🔊]

Then, as the mute icon in the chat program was unmuted.

A deafeningly loud and cheerful voice echoed through the speakers.

“To your heart, Cherry~ Hello everyone!! The idol who calls forth spring, it’s Sakura Akari!!”

“”……””

At the senior’s introduction that surpassed all imagination.

All the second-generation members fell silent.

Wow.

No,

Woooow…

‘How can someone introduce themselves like that?’

‘I think it’s even more over-the-top than what I did during my first broadcast?’

Moreover, the tension level in her normal mode and her Vtuber mode were completely different.

Can a person change 180 degrees like that?

Isn’t that just a split personality at this point?

No, do people normally develop a broadcast persona after streaming for about a year?

That wasn’t the case for me?

“Wh-what? Why is no one saying anything? Akari-chan has returned, and if you react like that, I’ll be sa~d.”

Her lines were clearly filled with an attempt to act cute.

To that, I asked her a question in a very cautious tone.

“Um, uh… Sunbae.”

“Hmm? What’s wrong, Yuki-chan?”

“You’re quite older than us … aren’t you embarrassed?”

“…Hey. Language.”
“No, I mean, Sunbae, you’ve been broadcasting for a long time… and everyone knows you’re Arasa…” (TL: Arasa is Japanese slang for “around thirty.”)

“……”

-kekeke?

-Uh oh… you can’t say that..

-Age YABE (Yabai – dangerous/awful)

-You pressed the berserk button kekekekeke

-She’s screwed.

-kekekekekekekekeke

-Yuki’s death confirmed~

-Akari-sunbae’s face looks dangerous kekeke

-Her eyes are dead.

(Arasa: around thirty, roughly means approaching 30s)

As soon as I mentioned “Arasa,” her face rapidly darkened.

It wasn’t a metaphor; her avatar’s face literally darkened.

Next, the highlights in her eyes disappeared, resembling those of a yandere.

With eyes holding an unfathomable abyss, Akari-sunbae, in full-on “Genuinely P*ssed MAX” mode, began to speak to me.

“…Listen carefully, Yuki-chan.”

“Y-Yes ma’am?”

Startled by her intensity, I stuttered unintentionally.

It was truly a terrifying spiritual pressure.

With a voice like a mythical beast.

Akari-sunbae continued.

“Akari-chan is an idol, so she’s eternally 17. Got it?”

In her voice as she said that, there was a madness and obsession that made me unknowingly flinch.

‘As expected of an ajumma.’

(TL: Ajumma – middle-aged woman, often used somewhat derogatorily.)

‘As she gets older, her obsession with age increases.’

‘…How pitiful.’

Akari-sunbae continued.

“Idols are eternally 17. Yes, that’s definitely it.”

“But the new year has already passed… shouldn’t your esteemed age be at least 18…”

“I said I’m 17!!!!!!”

-kekeke

-This is f*cking hilarious kekekekeke

-Akari dark mode on

-How pitiful…

-Yep~ Arasa confirmed~

-Suspiciously obsessed with being 17…

-Poor thing…

-Elder sister Chukari, I love you. (TL: A playful way of saying Akari, combining “chu” (kiss) or “chukhahae” (congrats) with Akari, and “ahae” is a cutesy way of saying “saranghae” (I love you).)

I felt sorry for her, but it was like a berserk button, so I couldn’t resist.

I mean, Sunbae, her reactions are even better than Rin’s…

Seeing her scream like that, she’s at least an SSR-grade punching bag.

Should I call it a “human rights punching bag,” surpassing a “human rights character”?

(TL: In gacha games, an “인권캐” (ingwonkae) or “human rights character” is a unit so powerful that everyone should have it to play effectively. “인권백” (ingwonbaek) or “human rights bag” is a playful twist, meaning a punching bag everyone has the right to hit.)

Well, in truth, there was nothing good for me in teasing her about her age.

Because I’m also 27 now, entering my Arasa years.

Even if my appearance is like this, my insides are that of an old man, so I’d inevitably lose if we fought over age.

Besides, Akari-sunbae also looks young for her age.

What good would it do me to deliberately tease her?

Well…

Because it’s fun.

Yes, that’s the reason.

“Alright, alright, how about we stop fighting and start the game soon?” Miho suggested.

“I was about to say the same thing. Besides, isn’t Yuki-gong also of a similar age to Sunbae? Miho-gong and Yuki-gong are the same age,” Rin added.

(TL: “Gong” is an archaic suffix for respect, often used in historical or martial arts contexts, fitting for Rin’s character.)

-Seriously keke

-A fight where only scars remain…

-Rin is smiling… She’s the only one who can smile among them…

-Aren’t they all 17?

-Seriously kekekeke

-Let’s just say everyone is 17.

-Eung-ae, I’m 17 years old. (TL: Eung-ae is baby talk)

-Eung-aeeeeeeeaek

-I think I’m going crazy.

-Eunghae (Bankai)

(TL: A Bleach reference, Bankai is the ultimate release of a Shinigami’s sword.)

[HawawaBeom has donated ₩30,000!]
-Isn’t it common sense for Vtubers to be 17-year-old Hawawa high school girls?

(TL: “Hawawa” is an onomatopoeia for flustered cute girl sounds.)

“Yes, yes, let’s go with that, and Yuki and Akari-sunbae, let’s stop fighting too, okay?” Miho said.

“Okay. Let’s stop now,” Akari agreed.

“I don’t really care if I’m not 17 or…” I started.

“Let’s stop fighting, okay?” Miho repeated, her voice slightly forceful.

Seeing the shadow cast over her face, I could only reply with a small ‘Yes…’

‘Miho-mama is scary!’

‘As expected of a mama, she has a firm side too.’

‘I should stop messing with Miho-mama from now on.’

Thus, peace was restored thanks to Miho’s appropriate mediation.

But amidst the strange war of nerves unfolding between Akari-sunbae and me, the Gang Beasts broadcast proceeded.

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Gang Beasts is a game where you can see the lower depth of a person’s character.

What does that mean, you ask?

Due to the game’s nature, where you have to survive among 4 players to become 1st, betrayal and backstabbing are bound to be rampant.

And through that, you can ascertain a person’s usual character.

Ultimately, on a stage that gets flipped and turned upside down, people can’t help but reveal their petty and ugly undersides.

[Get ready for the next game!]

[Survival ─ The lift]

Why am I telling this story?

Am I trying to prove that I have a pure nature?

[Count down start!]

No, it’s the opposite.

I was vile from birth.

How vile? To the extent that as soon as I became a woman, I schemed to live an easy life through female cam broadcasting.

[3!]

And now, someone like me is in the middle of these four.

A ticking time bomb named ‘Yuki’, who could explode at any moment.

[2!]

Like that, while holding a ticking time bomb that could go off at any moment.

[1!]

The game began.

[Start!]

The map was the “Lift” map, where two lifts for cleaning building exteriors were connected by a single metal plate acting as a bridge.

Although there were railings, it was a structure where one wrong move could lead to falling off the map.

And as soon as the game started, I charged sideways.

“Waaaaah!!!!”

A pathetically small, white, stubby human runs.

The target was the pink human on the opposite side of the lift, Akari-sunbae.

“Yu-Yuki-chan? Wait a mome…”

“Take this!!! Fire Punch!!!!!”

[Spank!]

The pink avatar is pushed back with a cute sound effect.

The person who was my senior in reality is a pathetic loser in the game?!

An unthinkable event where a junior hits a senior was happening right here.

“It hurts!! Akari-chan hurts!!! Stop hitting me!!”

“Fire Punch! Fire Punch! Fire Punch!”

[Slap!]

[Bang!]

[Pow!]

-kekekeke

-She’s hitting her without mercy.

-Fire Punch! Fire Punch!

-kekekekekekekeke

-Where’s the senior’s dignity?

-This one wwwww a senior getting beaten up wwwwwww

“Uoooooh!! Eight Trigrams One Palm! Two Palms! Four Palms! Eight Palms!”

(TL: Reference to Hyuga Neji’s technique from Naruto.)

“Stop hitting me, you crazy b*tch!!!”

“Sixteen Palms!! Thirty-Two Palms!! Sixty-Four Paaaalms!!!!”

“Yaaaaaaaak!!!!!!”

Akari-sunbae’s scream echoes along with the sound of frantic mouse clicks.

I use the index and middle fingers of both hands to click the mouse as if to break it.

(Actually, it was just really loud and less efficient than clicking with one finger.)

By the time I had thoroughly beaten some sense into her to the point she couldn’t regain her composure.

The pink body slides over the railing and begins to fall below the lift.

“Noooooo!!!!”

[4th ─ Akari]

In the end, Akari-sunbae, half-dead from my heartfelt pummelling, is eliminated first.

“Safely took care of one, now who should I take care of next…”

“Yu-Yuki-gong!! Help me!! This crazy fox b*tch is trying to kill me!!” Rin cried out.

“Cr-crazy fox b*tch? Eek…!! Stop saying weird things and die quickly!!” Miho retorted.

Rin and Miho were engaged in a fierce battle on the opposite lift.

Rin’s green avatar was clinging to the railing, her body bent at a ‘ㄱ’ angle, while Miho was diligently swinging her arms from behind, hitting Rin.

‘Huh? Wait a minute.’

‘This is completely…’

“Miho. Even if Rin has M tendencies, you shouldn’t be spanking her on stream.”

“Wh-what are you talking about!! Spanking!!” Miho exclaimed.

“Who on earth has M tendencies! I am not a masochist!!” Rin protested.

-kekekekekekekekekeke

-She’s using psychological attacks now.

-kekekeke

-Spanking lol kekekeke

-Even allies get hit kekeke

-kekekeke

The two of them instantly blushed and protested against me.

In the meantime, I tried to cross to the other side via the metal plate placed between the lifts,

Slip.

“Below?”

My character slid to one side and plummeted straight to the ground.

[3rd ─ Yuki]

My rank immediately shows up as 3rd.

Should I be glad I avoided being first out?

Still, I wanted to get 1st if possible, so the thought of it being a waste came first.

“Aaaaargh!! Let go of this!!!” Rin yelled.

“Just die already!!!!” Miho shouted.

The fight resumed.

Ultimately, Rin, unable to withstand Miho’s attacks, fell over the railing and was eliminated.

[2nd ─ Rin]

Next, Miho’s yellow character is zoomed in on, and text appears on the screen.

[Game!]

[Winner ─ Miho]

“Kkoridan!! I won!!” (TL: Kkoridan – Tail-dan, likely Miho’s fanbase name, as she’s a fox.)

-kekekeke

-Noonaaaaa I believed in youuuuuuㅜㅜㅜㅜㅜ

-Heueung (A sound of satisfaction/moan)

-Miho!

-It ended up like this.

-kekekekeke

-Crush Rin! Crush the universe! Crush everything!

-kekeke

-Why is she so good? kekeke

And so, with Miho rejoicing, her chest bouncing.

The first game concluded.