Chapter 180

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“…”
This ceiling looks familiar.
Wait, what time is it?

Staring blankly at the ceiling, I slowly turned my creaking neck to look at the clock.
From the sunlight, it didn’t seem like evening yet, but…
Why do I feel so refreshed?

Usually, after pulling an all-nighter, you don’t wake up feeling refreshed at all.
But right now, I feel like I got a full night’s sleep—almost as if I slept the entire day.

…Like someone who actually did sleep the entire day?

“A?!”

The digital clock on the table—its date was two days ahead of what I remembered.
Two days after the stream started.
Which meant—

“Aaaaahhhhh?!?!”

I was late.

—

Nacchan, when are you coming?

Nacchan, it’s cold here without you…

The chicken got cold already…

It’s past the streaming time. Past the streaming time. Past the streaming time. Past the streaming time…

Don’t tell me she’s been sleeping all this time.

Toya, Inari, and Yukitoki are all offline as well…

Nacchaaaaaannng…

[The stream has started.]

“S-sorry I’m late! I-I slept for an entire day, s-so… ugh…!!”

Panicked by the chat going wild—even though my stream was offline until now—I started it up in a rush.
No preparation whatsoever.
I—I need to apologize first. Time to give the most sincere dogeza[1] known to humankind—ugh…!

“…Ugh.”

My head was spinning.
Sure, I stayed up all night, but sleeping for a whole day?
Just how tired was I…?

I darted my eyes around, on the verge of tears.
I had no excuse—none.
It was entirely my fault for falling asleep the whole day without any notice.
I never imagined I’d crash that hard.

It’s okay, Nacchan. We were waiting for you ^^

I’m just grateful you showed up… lol

We’ve been waiting since last night, but unlike you, we’re still awake and fine WW

Don’t worry too much, Nacchan lol

lol
“….”

They were being kind, but who knew what feelings were hidden beneath their words?
They’d said they’d waited since last night… seriously?

I couldn’t just let that slide.
…Time for a dogeza, after all.

“I’m! Really! Sorry…!!”

I hopped off my chair and flung myself to the floor.
I knew it wouldn’t fully mend their feelings, but still!

Since my face was on the ground, I couldn’t see chat’s reactions; my heart was pounding with anxiety.
After a quiet moment of staying bowed, I slowly rose and settled back into my chair.

Now I feel like we’re bullying you…

It’s all good, really lol

Honestly, I kinda saw this coming once Nacchan pulled an all-nighter

As long as you got some good rest, that’s a relief WW

In fact, this super-sleepy Nacchan voice is a rare treat (laughs)

lol

lol

“Th-thank you…”

My voice was in rough shape, probably because I’d just woken up.
In fact, I’d slept longer than usual—my voice was even lower and more husky than normal.
It was the kind of voice I’d never usually let on stream.

“…Could I come back a bit later, after I’ve woken up properly?”

Absolutely not.

Punishment for being late: You have to stream with that voice wwww

If Nacchan isn’t streaming, I’ve got nothing to watch… lol

At least wait until Toya wakes up too ww

If you leave now, we’ll be so disappointed in you.

We waited all this time for you, but you’d leave right after coming on?

But the viewers seemed really into this rough, sleepy voice of mine.
What’s so appealing about a half-dead voice?

No matter how much I tried to clear my throat, once it’s raspy, it doesn’t just snap back.
…Guess I’ve got no choice.

“Then… please excuse how weird my voice sounds for a while…”

No problem ww

Might as well spend the time dishing on those three from last night, right?

Sounds good lol

We got plenty of talk about you yesterday, you know? lol

I’m especially curious about your relationship with Yut-chan…

Of course. I figured as much.
I had a feeling that the three of them ended up talking about me while I was asleep—but hearing it confirmed made me a little jealous.
Ugh, I should’ve fought off the sleep somehow.

“Could I maybe ask what the three of them talked about…?”

Better if you watch for yourself, I think lol

Maybe watch last night’s stream replay ww

I bet you’ll be so embarrassed you won’t be able to talk lol

But that’s exactly what we want to see ww

The more they talked, the less I wanted to see it.
If they’re teasing me this much, the conversation must be humiliating on a whole new level.

…But also, that made me even more curious.

> [“Look at Nacchan. See how her mouth moves in her sleep? It’s the cutest thing.”]
[“She must be dreaming about eating something.”]
[“Eiyt, eiyt, eiyt.”]
[“If you poke her cheeks like that, she might wake up.”]
[“Nah, it’s fine. She definitely won’t.”]

Pulling up the video, I saw Koyuki poking my cheeks, while Inari and Toya tried to stop her.
But she didn’t stop, as if she was sure I wouldn’t wake up.

Well, that’s not too embarrassing.
Munching or fidgeting in my sleep isn’t exactly weird—plenty of people do that.

> [“Toya…”]
[“That’s just sleep-talking, right? She’s dreaming.”]
[“…I love you.”]

But the real bomb dropped right after.
A single phrase that, to anyone watching, was clearly just sleepy mumbling.
But it still stopped me in my tracks.

> [“Oh my.”]

and that bland reaction from Koyuki!
Totally unfazed—who wouldn’t be suspicious?
Now everyone knows that I frequently tell Toya I like her even off-stream!

Nacchan’s face is getting so red ww

Sorry, Nacchan, but this is only the beginning.

In a way, Nacchan was part of the post-stream hangout too, fast asleep wwww

They talked about a bunch of stuff, but eventually they all logged off after staring at sleeping Nacchan. Hilarious lol

Sleeping babies are angels, after all—Nacchan must be an angel times a thousand.

If she’s more than an angel, guess she’s an archangel or something lol

“I—It was just sleep-talking…”

> [\500 Superchat]
“Sleep-talking is basically the subconscious speaking, so it’s closest to your true feelings, right?”

“….”

I couldn’t exactly argue otherwise.
I mean, I’ve known for a while now that my real feelings are that I like Toya.
Seeing me at a loss for words, the viewers got even more excited, making it all the harder to calm the chat.

…Of course, all I did was calm them—I never actually denied it.

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[Nacchan Was Super Late Today…]
[(Pic: Natsu, who skipped a whole day of streaming.JPG)
I visited her channel at the usual start time, but it was offline.
Sure, she pulled an all-nighter, but I never thought she’d crash with no notice.]

ㄴ[Nacchan, I’m dying. Nacchan, I’m dying. Nacchan, I’m dying. Nacchan, I’m dying.]
ㄴ[Still, we did get to watch sleeping Nacchan. So maybe it’s actually good? ww]
ㄴ[←But that means we missed out on an awake Nacchan, so that’s a downside, right?]
ㄴ[I think we should lock up Nacchan and make her stream 365 days a year wwww]
ㄴ[But I’d rather she just get a good rest and come back all lively the next day.]
ㄴ[←Exactly. An all-nighter is rough on anyone…]
ㄴ[I bet she’ll go live today. No way Nacchan would skip two days in a row.]
ㄴ[←And yet, watch us get proven wrong—]
ㄴ[←Hey, quit jinxing it.]

[Nacchan’s Ultimate Dogeza]
[(Clip: Natsu performing a perfect dogeza for her viewers.MVI)
Her form is flawless. It’s awe-inspiring, lololol]

ㄴ[She’s definitely done this before. That’s some practiced skill lol]
ㄴ[←No way ww]
ㄴ[Bet the person who’s seen her dogeza the most is Toya…]
ㄴ[←Or maybe this is the first time for them, too.]
ㄴ[I was kind of annoyed she disappeared without a heads-up, but that dogeza was so sincere that I couldn’t stay mad lol]
ㄴ[Honestly, this is the first time Nacchan’s ever done something like this, so it’s fine, right?]
ㄴ[←Still, you gotta correct bad habits early on, you know?]
ㄴ[←This isn’t childrearing, come on wwww]
ㄴ[←Well, looking at her build, I do feel a bit uneasy, it’s true lol]

[Nacchan Suffering From Her Own Cringe]
[(Clip: Natsu’s expression says “I can handle this.”.MVI)
(Clip: Natsu seeing “that scene” with her own eyes.MVI)
(Clip: Natsu tortured by the embarrassment of her own actions.MVI)
Basically, last night’s post-stream devolved into messing with a sleeping Nacchan lol]

ㄴ[Embarrassed Nacchan is so cute!]
ㄴ[←I love that she never becomes totally numb to it.]
ㄴ[We notice she’s not denying all the fans saying she likes Toya…]
ㄴ[←We’ve all known for a while that Nacchan likes Toya, though WWWW]
ㄴ[I wanna poke Nacchan’s cheeks, too. Bet they’re so soft…]
ㄴ[←Probably super squishy…]
ㄴ[←Anyway, we got some top-tier content again today lol]

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[1] Dogeza is a deep bowing position in Japanese culture, typically on one’s knees with head to the floor, used to show very deep apology or respect.

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