Chapter 170: I’m Not Lulu, I’m Yukiko!

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Anyway, that’s how the collab stream started.

The three of us decided to play Overwatch, the official game of Blue LUV.

It had been a bit quiet lately, but thanks to recent tournaments, it was regaining popularity.

It’s also the only game all of our members—who usually play very different games—can enjoy together.

Since it had been a while for me too, I excitedly booted up the game… only to run into a problem right at the login screen.

The nickname staring back at me was…

[BlueLUVLulu]

Anyone could tell this wasn’t Yukiko’s account—it was Lulu’s.

[‘15’ donated 4,000 won!]

• Yukiko, why’s your nickname like that? Did you account-share?
• Gasp
• Account-sharing? Scary.
• Lu…lu?
• Explain yourself.

Ugh, of all things, I forgot to change my nickname.

At this point, my roleplay was already broken, but what could I do?

In situations like this, staying in character is key, so I steeled myself and firmly denied it.

“W-what do you mean account-sharing?! I just changed it to Lulu’s nickname ‘cause it’s April Fools’ today!”

• LMAOOOOOO
• Got it
• Makes sense
• Oh, nickname change?
• Ah, so it’s part of the bit.

Tch, these cherries are so contrary.

Would it kill them to just let it slide?

They always poke at the exact thing that makes people flustered.

Well, at least the explanation was over. Thinking I could finally just play the game, I went to hit the start button—

[‘abbaaa1’ donated 4,000 won!]

• But honestly, how could Yukiko even account-share for Lulu? Her skills aren’t good enough to carry.

“Guh—?!”

• LOL, facts.
• Deadass.
• A gold player doing account-sharing? LOL.
• Our bad, Yukiko. We misunderstood. Sorry.

I swallowed dryly, unsure if they were defending me or just roasting me harder.

I subtly checked the Discord chat.

Please tell me Yuna didn’t see that donation…

We were watching each other’s streams since it was April Fools’, but she seemed to be in the bathroom.

Yeah, she probably didn’t see it.

Probably.

“W-what’s wrong with my skills?! I’ll hit platinum soon…?!”

• Sure…
• Fact: This snow girl started at Gold 1, dreamed of hitting Plat, and is now Gold 4 and diving.
• Be grateful you’re not in silver.

I tried to push back, staying true to Yuna’s role, but…

It wasn’t easy.

Now I understood just how much Yuna gets bullied by the fans…

Ugh, Yuna’s good at Overwatch too…!

Stop downplaying her just because her peak was during tournaments!

Maybe I should just ban them all!

『Yukiko, you in the game yet?』

Mid-growling at the chat (were they Yukiko’s fans or cherries?), Yuna’s voice—disguised as the CEO’s—suddenly rang out, making me instinctively reply…

“Yeah, I’m in… Guh.”

• Guh.
• Huh?
• “Yeah”?
• A female VTuber using casual speech with the CEO? Scary.
• This is gonna cause drama…

I caught myself too late.

R-right…

She’s not Yuna right now, she’s the CEO!

Ugh, stupid me…!

Now the chat’s gonna tear into me for this.

『Yukiko, what do you by saying “yeah” to the CEO? You wanna get scolded?』

“N-no! It just slipped out! I’m sorry!”

『It’s okay, Yukiko. I forgive you.』

『Lulu, who are you to forgive her?!』

Can’t you just let it go since I already apologized?

At this rate, it’s gonna turn into total chaos.

Can’t we just peacefully play the game together? (Sniff.)

[FireFistHaneul]

[BlueLUVYukiko]

[BlueLUVLulu]

『CEO, why is your nickname Yukiko’s?』

『Oh, Yukiko was just so cute I wanted to use her name. But Lulu, why are you using mine?』

『Because you’re so beautiful and respectable, I wanted to use your name.』

『I see. Thank you.』

• LMAOOOOOOOOOO
• Just listening to this convo is confusing.
• Do this again next year.

Yeah, no.

I’m never doing this again.

Even if I do, it’ll be in a completely different way.

This role-swapping thing is way more mentally taxing than I thought, so consider this the last time.

Hmph.

Anyway, after some chaos, we got into a match.

Since it was quick play, there was no role-switching—we started on attack.

And the moment the pick screen opened, we each faithfully stuck to our roles and locked in our mains.

• Ah, Lulu’s Hanzo—classic.
• Yukiko’s gotta be Zarya.
• CEO, have you even played Ana since then?
• She mostly fills when we do Overwatch collabs.

The CEO, disguised as me, picked Hanzo.

Yuna, disguised as the CEO, picked Ana.

And me, disguised as Yuna, picked Zarya.

[Attack begins. Capture the point.]

And so, the first match began.

The moment the gates opened, we rushed out and headed up to the left second floor.

Our comp was poke-heavy, so we needed to hold high ground.

HP 72/400

“H-huh…?”

But What Is This Weird Feeling?

While we were in the middle of a standard standoff, I suddenly noticed my health bar and tilted my head in confusion.

Why isn’t my health going up…?

We had two healers on the team…

Well, sure, one of them was Zenyatta, whose healing output is naturally low, so I could let that slide.

But the other one was Ana—in a standoff situation, her healing shouldn’t be this lacking.

『Ugh, why isn’t this hitting?!』

My confusion was quickly cleared up by the frustrated muttering that followed.

…Oh, right.

The person playing Ana right now wasn’t CEO Kang—it was Yuna.

From what I remember, Yuna has less than 30 minutes of total playtime on Ana.

Plus, Ana’s healing requires landing shots on allies, which isn’t the easiest aim-wise.

Yeah… Maybe picking a tank was digging my own grave.

• LMAOOOOOOOO
• Ana…?
• Is this a no-heal comp?
• Burned a whole clip and landed three shots LOL.
• How is your aim fine on Zarya but like this on Ana?

Of course they’re all laughing.

Not their problem, huh?

So mean.

『Hey, CEO! Try hitting your heals!』

『Yah, maybe the CEO’s too old to aim properly! Lulu, why are you climbing today?!』

『Because the CEO’s playing like garbage, duh!』

Meanwhile, the CEO was using me as a shield to trash-talk, and Yuna was using the CEO as a shield to deflect blame.

What kind of chaos is this?

I was naive to think things would settle down once the game started.

“Lulu, can you break the enemy’s barrier?”

『Got it!』

“CEO, can you give me your ult when it’s ready?”

『Sure, let’s go!』

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

At least they followed my calls well.

We managed to hold the high ground and maintain the standoff, and I slowly moved toward the point to push the enemy tank back.

Luckily, I’d built my ult charge fast.

Even just a Zarya ult would be enough to push through—the enemy healers didn’t have great defensive ults either.

[The barrier’s down!]

Just as I’d called, the CEO broke the enemy barrier, and the sound of it shattering echoed through.

Seizing the moment, I dove forward and shouted:

“CEO, Nano me!”

[You’re powered up! Get in there!]

Ana’s ult line played—perfect.

I’d kept my energy high, so if I got nano’d, I could take out a couple of their DPS or tanks.

With that in mind, I moved my glowing blue character forward…

“…Huh?”

…only to pause and blink in confusion.

For some reason, my screen wasn’t tinted blue from nano boost.

Wait, no way—

[Feel the dragon’s fury!]

I facepalmed at the next voice line.

Right.

The CEO—no, Yuna disguised as CEO Kang—had Nano’d Hanzo instead of me.

Okay, fine.

If Nano’d Hanzo could do what I’d planned, it’d still work.

But the problem was…

Plop—

『Huh?! I’m slept!』

The Nano’d Hanzo waddled forward…only to get hit by the enemy Ana’s sleep dart and immediately pass out.

And just like that, we wasted our first ult and lost the fight.

While we waited to respawn, Discord erupted into a blame war.

『Lulu! How do you fall asleep with Nano?!』

『You Nano’d the wrong person and now I’m getting yelled at?!』

『Who talks back to their CEO like that?!』

• LMAOOOOOOOOOO
• This is pure chaos.
• The CEO who Nano’d wrong vs. Lulu who slept with Nano.
• Fact: The sleep was the CEO’s fault, but the Nano was Yukiko’s.
• Fact: Only Lulu got screwed here…

Yeah, seriously.

I didn’t even do anything wrong, but I still feel like I’m getting scolded.

Maybe it’s just me.

“N-no! We still have my ult! We can do this!”

Staying true to my role, I tried to rally the team like Yukiko usually would as we prepped for the next push.

At least I had my ult ready.

The enemy had no defensive ults left, so even just a Zarya ult could win us the fight.

With that in mind, I rushed out of spawn and took the high ground again.

Zzzzwing—!

I set up the same standoff, chipping at the enemy barrier until their tank dropped to the low ground, lining up perfectly with their backline.

Perfect.

If I aimed my ult just right at the wall, I could trap both their tank and their squishies.

I see the opening!

After mentally mapping it out, I moved in— only for a sudden flash of déjà vu to hit me.

Huh?

This scenario… feels familiar.

Oh, right.

A while back, Yuna had played Zarya in a ranked Overwatch stream… and fired her ult into the exact same spot, missing everything.

Wait.

But right now, I’m Yuna—no, Yukiko.

Shouldn’t I be playing like Yukiko and not Lulu?

If I’m serious about roleplay, that’s the right call, right?

The moment that thought clicked, I instinctively adjusted my aim—not at the wall, but higher.

At nothing.

Just empty air.

But as if compelled, I pressed Q.

[Gravity Bomb, launched!]

The black orb shot out, soaring through the sky… and piercing straight through the stratosphere.

• ???????????????
• BRO?
• LMAOOOOO SHE REALLY WENT FOR THE MEME SHOT.
• Did she just miss her ult for RP accuracy?!
• YOU’RE INSANE.

Some cherries were baffled, while others who recognized the reference just laughed.

Meanwhile, Yuna, who’d been healing from the backline, froze.

『…Lulu. What was that? Answer me.』

She sounded so shocked at having her past failure reenacted that she even broke character.

I just awkwardly looked away.

I-It’s not bullying!

I was just staying true to Yukiko’s character! Yeah!