Ch. 160 MtF – Chapter 160

    Chapter 160

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    **A Voice Just for You. (5)**

    “Everyone say haina~~ri~~!!”

    – Hainari~
    – Why does she look so hyped today?
    – The more cheerful Inari is, the more likely something happened lol
    – Please don’t let this be another story where she messed up again 😭
    – Inari seriously needs someone next to her just to stop her sometimes www
    – 草

    As expected of Inari’s fans, they immediately sensed that something was up.

    Which made sense—after all, _Inari was streaming from our house_.

    Yeah. Our house.
    And if you’re wondering _why_ she was the one starting the stream… well, I don’t really have a good excuse.
    It just sort of… happened. One thing led to another.

    “Today I’m streaming from Toya’s house! It’s like… my turn now or something!”

    “Yeah yeah, great job~”

    “Hey, is that any way to talk to someone who did you a favor by starting the stream?!”

    – wwwwww
    – lmao
    – Their banter’s as chaotic as ever
    – So what’s the reason for this sudden collab?

    “Well, there’s not _really_ a reason…”

    Honestly, calling it a “collab” felt weird now.
    For us, hanging out and streaming kind of just… went hand in hand.

    We were all serious about VTubing—or maybe it was more that we valued the time we had with our fans.

    I dodged Inari’s reaching hand and quietly hid behind Toya.

    “Touching without permission is a crime, Inari.”

    “Hey! I just wanted to _pat your head_! Don’t make me sound like some kind of criminal!”

    “Your intentions were impure.”

    “It was an _unconscious_ impulse!”

    “…You mean you _unconsciously_ wanted to touch my head?”

    – lmao
    – Nacchan’s full-on wall mode today 😂
    – She’s always been guarded, but this is another level
    – Did something happen between her and Inari?
    – 草

    Not really?
    Isn’t this how it always was?

    Inari tries to get touchy, I shut her down, and then—

    _Slide… slide…_

    “Oh, so _this_ is what you were trying to do? Silly Inari.”

    “Tch—don’t say it like you’re showing off!”

    “I mean, it was kinda funny seeing you get rejected when you tried to pet Natsu.”

    – lol
    – So this whole stream was just to tease Inari, huh
    – Now that I think about it, Natsu’s always been like this _just_ with Inari
    – Shouldn’t she give her a break at least once?
    – But if you give Inari an inch, she’ll take a mile…
    – With Inari in the mix, the OG TonaNatsu vibes are kinda back lol

    Are they?

    I glanced at Toya. She smiled at me sweetly.

    Hmm… yeah, maybe it _did_ feel okay after all.
    This must be that trope where the “comedic relief character” blocks all romance progress.

    Not that Toya and I were dating or anything.

    “You two have been kinda awkward lately, haven’t you?”

    “…Not really?”

    “I was hoping I could do a deep dive into Nacchan’s heart today~ how disappointing!”

    Yeah, not happening.

    I took another step behind Toya and mentally dropped Inari’s credibility score by a full tier.
    No way. If I wanted things to go back to normal with Toya—no, better than before—then I couldn’t let Inari sabotage it.

    “So? Why are you suddenly streaming from _our_ house?”

    “Toya brought me, okay?! I didn’t barge in!”

    “…Is that true, Toya?”

    I turned to Toya with suspicion, and she nodded with a reluctant expression—like she wasn’t even sure why she brought Inari in the first place.

    – That face says it all.
    – Is Inari an uninvited guest after all lol
    – I mean, if you just show up at a newlywed couple’s place out of nowhere, anyone would be weirded out 草
    – Newlyweds?? lol
    – TonaNatsu teetee…
    – So what’s the plan for today?

    “Today? Hmm… I didn’t really plan anything. I just started the stream thinking ‘Let’s fix TonaNatsu’s awkwardness!’ or something. Ahaha~”

    What even _is_ that?

    Well, I guess she meant well.
    Toya and I _had_ been feeling a little off lately.

    It was mostly my fault, but maybe resolving things like this wasn’t the worst idea.

    “So, what’s the reason behind the sudden shift in TonaNatsu from lovey-dovey to awkward?”

    “…It’s not really a big deal.”

    “Then you can tell me, right?!”

    “…Not you, Inari.”

    “Why not?!”

    – Zero trust lol
    – Even if it’s not a big deal, some things are just hard to talk about, y’know.
    – I wouldn’t tell Inari my secrets either lol
    – You’d really tell the airhead fox priestess _anything_? 😂
    – 草

    It’s not that I didn’t trust her _that much_, really…

    Watching Inari pout dramatically made me sigh and shake my head.

    She _is_ a good person when she’s serious.

    Too bad that’s maybe… 2% of the time?

    **[Today’s TonaNatsu was sweet right from the start.]**

    **[(Clip: Toya flexing on Inari about patting Natsu.MVI)
    Why does she give off that smug golden-haired delinquent energy today? lol]**

    ↳ [Ughhh~ V-Spe Gamers’ Ichinose Natsu, I _gotcha~_]
    ↳ [↳ Too bad Toya’s the official partner though lol]
    ↳ [↳ A golden-tan yankee with a pure heart? I’m _into_ it.]
    ↳ [↳ But technically Inari is the real blonde fox delinquent here, right?]
    ↳ [↳ For real, it’s Inari trying to steal Natsu from TonaNatsu lol]
    ↳ [Honestly, if I had a partner like Nacchan, I’d brag too lmao]
    ↳ [↳ Are you _serious_ rn? 😂]
    ↳ [(Inari pedo-vanisher.exe emoji)]
    ↳ [(Natsu is not human.exe emoji)]
    ↳ [(Toya: “I’m not a criminal, I’m a VTuber!” emoji)]
    ↳ [Nah, I’d rather steal _Toya_ from Natsu…]
    ↳ [↳ (Natsu: “I refuse.” emoji)]

    **[Maybe Inari isn’t really a golden-tan yankee after all lol]**

    **[(Clip: Inari saying she planned this to help Toya and Natsu’s relationship.MVI)
    All hail the priestess of TonaNatsu unity. Praise Inari Shrine! Like this if you’re thankful 🙏]**

    ↳ [Do we _really_ trust Inari with relationship advice though?]
    ↳ [↳ Honestly? No lol]
    ↳ [↳ Didn’t she once say she can’t feel like someone’s “small” unless they’re 20+ cm shorter?]
    ↳ [↳ LMAOOO where was that from??]
    ↳ [↳ On stream. She’s 160cm and literally said that herself.]
    ↳ [↳ 😂😂😂]

    ↳ [Toya, my dear… Inari is not the one. Do not.]
    ↳ [↳ _crackle_ _static_ This is… a warning… never trust Inari…]
    ↳ [(Inari: “Why are you all so mean to me?!” emoji)]
    ↳ [But also like… Inari is hilarious when she gets flustered.]

    **[Natsu just straight up refused to tell Inari the reason lol]**

    **[(Clip: Natsu saying “Even if it’s nothing, I’m not telling Inari.”.MVI)
    Even if it’s minor, Inari would somehow blow it _way_ out of proportion anyway.]**

    ↳ [If they fought over dinner, she’d say they broke up over miso soup.]
    ↳ [↳ She doesn’t lie, just _dramatizes_ everything lol]
    ↳ [Maybe Nacchan’s just teasing her honestly.]
    ↳ [↳ Our sneaky little Ichinose gal~]
    ↳ [If Inari asked seriously, she might’ve been told.]
    ↳ [↳ When she’s giving advice to fans, she _can_ be super normal.]
    ↳ [↳ The gap is real—chaotic streamer, wise counselor.]
    ↳ [↳ Her chaos persona is probably her biggest self-made shackle lol]
    ↳ [↳ But if she acts normal, she becomes indistinguishable from Toya… so the chaos _stays_.]
    ↳ [↳ lmao, poor Toya]
    ↳ [(Inari: “I can sing too!” emoji)]
    ↳ [↳ Not when it’s enka, Inari.]
    ↳ [(Inari: “I’m not a boomer!” emoji)]
    ↳ [↳ She’s a gal through and through, but her music taste is _ancient_ 😂]

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