Chapter 100

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Mama (Fake) and Me. (2)

**”KonNatsu~ Hello, this is Ichinose Natsu from V-Spe Gamers!”**

– KonNatsu!

– KonNatsu~

– Hi Nacchan~

– By the way, what’s with today’s thumbnail? “Surprise Guest”?

– It’s not Toya again, right?

– Toya doesn’t count as a surprise guest anymore, she’s just the regular guest lol

– If she’s a regular guest, she’s basically part of your daily life ww

**”Uh, hmm… it’s not Toya. Today’s guest is, um…”**

Thinking about how I was streaming with someone outside the usual V-Spe crew, I wasn’t sure how to introduce them.

It was probably safest to go with something simple, right?

Yeah, let’s go with that. Better than saying something weird.

I cleared my throat and slowly opened my mouth.

**”Today’s guest is… the illustrator Ragu-sensei!”**
**”Hello, I’m illustrator Ragu.”**

– Oh?

– Ragu-sensei?!

– Her voice is so nice…

– This is totally a mother-daughter collab, isn’t it? lol

– Nacchan didn’t even introduce her as her mama, what a bad daughter ww

– At this point, just call her Ragu Mama already, Nacchan ww

– lol

Even though I introduced her pretty normally, the reactions were way over the top.

I mean, wasn’t that a completely normal intro? Why did they all react like they were disappointed?

And listen—calling Ragu-sensei “Mama” would actually be rude _to her_.

I’m sure she wouldn’t like it either.

**”Waaah~!! I can’t believe I get to stream with Ragu-sensei! I’m really happy~”**
**”I’m happy too. I never thought this day would come.”**

– It sounds so weird hearing her called “Ragu-sensei.”

– But Ragu-sensei’s avatar is really cute lol

– It’s got that “yup, this is probably what she really looks like” vibe.

– The under-eye bags are too real ww

– She looks like an office worker who’s been pulling a week of all-nighters wwwwww

– lol

– Wait, are they both using formal speech?

– It sounds so stiff lol

Using formal speech sounds stiff? I think it’s just basic human decency and politeness…

Apparently, Ragu-sensei thought the same, because she turned her gaze from the comments back toward me.

Yep, it’s nice doing a stream with someone who gets me.

Sorry, Natsumin, but that’s probably the vibe for this stream with Ragu-sensei—

**[Hansongyi]
[10,000¥]**

**- The formal speech between you two is kind of awkward. Can one of you speak more casually?**

**”Uh, thank you [Hansongyi] for the ten thousand yen… but, uh, I _am_ speaking casually, you know…?”**

Their username was in Hangul, “Hansongyi,” but the message was written in Japanese.

Most of the Natsumin know I speak Korean, so writing it in Hangul would’ve been fine.

Ever since I openly revealed that I used to be Han Yeoreum, there’s been a huge increase in Korean messages and donations written in Hangul.

Not that I ever ignored them—so if you’re Korean, it’s totally fine to write in Korean!

‘Ah, or maybe it’s because the stream’s in Japanese, so they wanted to be polite?’

– Doesn’t sound casual at all lol

– It really feels awkward because of the formal tone

– Is this their first time meeting?

– Well, if she’s technically the “mom,” but they haven’t met much, I guess it’d be awkward too lol

– Maybe Nacchan’s just super shy because she doesn’t have any cool beauties around her lol

– lol

**”We meet all the time, okay?! Like, _really_ often!”**

Stop spreading weird slander!

Ragu-sensei visits with Koyuki a lot, and we talk plenty! Sure, we use formal speech, but we’re really close!

Besides, we only use formal speech during streams! You don’t get to see that, Natsumin!

…Or at least that’s what I _wanted_ to yell, but as a responsible adult with a sound mind, I resisted falling into their trap.

Whew… if they’d teased me a little longer, I might’ve actually snapped and yelled.

If I’d been streaming alone, I might’ve raised my voice, but with Ragu-sensei next to me, I calmed down quickly.

**”Come to think of it… I guess we don’t _have_ to use formal speech for the stream.”**
**”Ragu-sensei?!”**
**”Then maybe we should just act like we always do, Ichinose-san?”**
**”If that’s what you prefer, Ragu-sensei…”**

– Okay, now this feels more natural lol

– Is Nacchan not gonna use casual speech?

– Don’t expect her to. She still uses formal speech with Nagisa, who debuted at the same time lol

– Our girl still uses formal speech with literally _everyone_ ww

– Ragu-sensei using casual speech does give off a real mom-vibe tho.

Honestly, considering today’s content, Ragu-sensei speaking casually was probably the better choice.

It might help me relax more, too.

**”Anyway! Today’s stream content is called… ‘Do it for me! Ragu-sensei!’”**
**”Basically, it’s a stream where I do the things that Natsumin wanted to do to Ichinose-san—for them.”**

Just to clarify, this idea wasn’t mine or Ragu-sensei’s.

It came from none other than Koyuki.

It wasn’t a bad idea, and Ragu-sensei agreed to it, so we went with it.

Of course, we’d filter out anything too much—

**[1000¥]**
**- Then Ragu-sensei, please do “upsy-daisy” with Nacchan.**

**”That kind of request is a bit too—”**

I never imagined the _first_ request would be something like this.

I mean, I get lifted up by Toya all the time, so it’s nothing new for me—but for Ragu-sensei, it’d probably be a bit much.

They probably didn’t realize where the line was, since it was the first request… or so I thought.

Right when I was about to decline—my body lifted off the ground.

Just like a spring being released—up into the air in an instant.

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**[Shouldn’t Ragu-sensei just debut already?]**
**[She could make her own model, has a nice voice, draws well, and she’s Natsu’s mama—what’s stopping her?]**

ㄴ[Let’s goooo Ragu debut]
ㄴ[Nacchan’s Mom Emote]
ㄴ[But Nacchan doesn’t even call her “Mama” lol]
ㄴ[So? Would you call your mom “Mama” in front of everyone?]
ㄴ[That… sounds kinda rude somehow lol]
ㄴ[“Can’t even call your own mother ‘Mom’…”]
ㄴ[lol is this Hong Gil-dong?]
ㄴ[But seriously, why _hasn’t_ Ragu debuted?]
ㄴ[Because she still makes money just from drawing.]
ㄴ[Though hasn’t she been struggling lately…?]
ㄴ[Hey now.]
ㄴ[Don’t say that to someone recovering from a hand injury.]
ㄴ[(Natsu Even Peaceful Me Is Angry Emote)]

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**[Let’s go “Do it for me!” content!]**

**[(Clip of the stream: Ragu doing what Natsumin ask her to do to Natsu)]

Feels like a “try it in-game through a character” kind of vibe.**

ㄴ[Isn’t this just Ragu benefiting from everything? lol]
ㄴ[Let’s just appreciate that the request got fulfilled.]
ㄴ[Sent a request to lift Natsu and she really did lol]
ㄴ[Natsu might be light, but there’s no way someone with an injured hand could do that.]
ㄴ[Uh… she _did_ though?]
ㄴ[Wait, what?]
ㄴ[She must be strong enough to lift someone like Natsu even with a bad hand lol]
ㄴ[Or Natsu’s just _that_ light.]
ㄴ[We send the requests, but Ragu’s the one having fun.]
ㄴ[Well, seeing embarrassed Natsu is a treat for us too, isn’t it…? Maybe?]
ㄴ[Yeah, we’re getting reactions now…]
ㄴ[(Inari Anti-Pervert Strike Emote)]
ㄴ[(Natsu Is Not Human Emote)]
ㄴ[(Natsu Even Peaceful Me Is Angry Emote)]
ㄴ[(Natsu Will Sue You Emote)]

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**[What the heck happened to Natsu to make her this submissive??]**

**[(Meme: Monkey pouncing on a tiger)]
She’s just getting more and more submissive each day…**

ㄴ[She’s 100% become a proper little lady now.]
ㄴ[Han Yeoreum was always a girl inside, though.]
ㄴ[(Han Yeoreum Is Not A Girl Emote)]
ㄴ[(Natsu Is A Girl Emote)]
ㄴ[Hard to believe this is the same Han Yeoreum lol]
ㄴ[We should be careful, isn’t this getting close to lawsuit territory?]
ㄴ[Yeoreum doesn’t sue people for this kinda stuff lol]
ㄴ[And how do _you_ know that?]
ㄴ[He didn’t sue people for sexual harassment even back when he was a guy.]
ㄴ[You’re gay gay.]
ㄴ[(Natsu Is Not Human Emote)]
ㄴ[It finally feels like she’s complete now. When she was a guy, something just felt off.]
ㄴ[If she hadn’t done that TS-themed April Fools stream, it probably wouldn’t feel like this now.]
ㄴ[But she didn’t stop at a TS-theme—she _actually_ came back as TS lol]
ㄴ[Ahaha.]

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