Ch. 55 MtF – Chapter 55
by AfuhfuihgsChapter 55
So When Is Totomo-chan Appearing? (1)
“Kontomo, everyone~”
– Kontomo~
– Kontomo!
– There she is, the light of my life wwww
– Toya, did you watch Nacchan’s debut stream?
– Nacchan’s first stream was hilarious ww
“Nacchan’s first stream? Of course I watched it~”
Not just watched—I was right behind her.
Watching it on stream must’ve been fun too, but getting to see Yeoreum from behind the screen in person? That’s something only I could experience.
I still remember how adorable her twin-tailed hair would sway every time she got a game over.
[¥1000]
– You didn’t actually watch her stream from right next to her, right?
“Eh? Nacchan’s a cyber girl, so you can’t see her unless you’re in the digital world~”
– Wait, that was part of her lore?
– Cyber Girl Nacchan wwww
– So Nacchan’s debut was actually in the digital realm ww
– Then this is… an offline meeting?
– I knew it! Toya was the blue pill all along. 草
– Toya is cute ww
“Pfft, right?! Let’s say that was Toya’s blue pill moment! No, wait, no no—there’s no such thing as a blue pill!”
I quickly reeled myself in before getting too carried away.
Lately, I’ve been reflexively answering these kinds of jokes, huh.
Anyway, I’m really glad people are reacting positively to Yeoreum’s stream here too.
If she had made her big comeback only to get criticized, that would’ve hurt.
Of course, Yeoreum might not be the type to get too affected by bad comments…
But still, it’s always better not to hear mean things in the first place.
[¥1000]
– Is Totomo-chan next to you?
“What do you think? Hmm… Well, she’s not next to me right now.”
– So she moved out now that she debuted…
– Totomo and Toya were so wholesome, kind of sad to see it go.
– Totomo-chan, if you’re there, say hi!
– I guess they only lived together for a bit before debut.
– So… no more Totomo-chan appearances?
Well, that’s really up to Yeoreum.
I thought of her quietly watching my stream behind me and chuckled.
Now that I think about it, Yeoreum loves watching streams on her phone.
Even though I gave her a tablet so she wouldn’t strain her eyes, a tiny part of me wished she’d just watch me sitting in the chair directly.
“Totomo-chan now lives forever in the hearts of Totomos.”
– Gasp.
– No way…
– Did Toya get jealous of Totomo-chan stealing all the popularity and decide to get rid of her?!
– So Toya sent Totomo-chan into the digital world so she’d never wake up?! 草
– What is this, some Sword Art Online parody wwwww
– Technically, that is virtual reality 草
– 草
From behind me, I heard a small giggle.
I don’t know what part made her laugh, but hey—if she laughed, that’s enough for me.
Luckily, it wasn’t loud enough to be picked up by the mic, so no one in the chat noticed.
It was the kind of laugh only someone who had spent a long time with Yeoreum would recognize.
– Toya-chan looks like she’s in a good mood.
– Yeah, it’s like Totomo-chan’s right there with her.
– Honestly, Toya always says weird stuff when the chat gets things right ww
– Oh, Toyapi! This is a secret, but apparently Totomo-chan is nearby!
– But shhh! It’s our secret, don’t tell the other Totomos!
“……”
No matter how you look at it, don’t you all know me too well?
But no matter what I say now, they’ll just assume Yeoreum’s next to me.
Even if I said nothing, in their minds, Yeoreum’s already right beside me.
Fine. So Yeoreum is next to me. What are you gonna do about it?
She’s quietly watching my stream on her tablet, okay?
“Anyway, today’s stream is for reading super chats, so send lots, okay? I might not even leave until I finish them all, mmkay?”
[¥1000]
– So basically… you’re asking for money?
“Hey! If you put it like that, it makes me sound like some greedy person who only cares about money!”
The usual comedy routine. The usual shrieks.
Back when I first started, I used to wonder, “Do I really sound like that?”
I even lost sleep over it.
But as it turns out, listeners just love to tease.
They enjoy watching me panic—it’s a whole thing.
It took a while to get used to it, but once I did, it actually became easier to handle.
“Ahem. Anyway! Let’s start reading some. Wow, these really piled up. The first one is—”
[¥1000]
– I want to know what color panties you’re wearing today.
“Huh? What is this trash comment—swoosh~”
I grabbed the note on screen with my mouse and chucked it straight into the trash bin icon.
Cleaning up trash IRL and online? What a fulfilling life.
I wiped my forehead with a look of satisfaction as the comment section exploded with 草.
I mean, come on. If you’re gonna ask something weird, at least build up to it with some context.
Just randomly blurting out “show me your panties” is…
Well, in real life, you’d be sued for harassment, you know?
[¥1000]
– What’s the most heartwarming thing that’s happened to you recently?
“Heartwarming? That’s easy—it’s Nacchan’s debut!”
– Toya x Nacchan = TEETEE
– Even if they’re friends, they’re way too close wwww
– I think this is the perfect level of closeness.
– So when’s the offline collab with Nacchan?
– Yeah, yeah. You’ve gotta do an offline collab with her someday ww
An offline collab with Yeoreum, huh… If it were up to me, I’d do it right now.
But it’s not time yet.
Because Yeoreum hasn’t given her okay.
More than anything, if she spends all her time with just me at the start, it’d make it harder for her to bond with Inari or Nagisa.
Aahh… if only we could stream together every day as part of the same unit.
The CEO’s probably having headaches about this too…
The truth is, the V-Spe Gamers unit was basically a brand-new project built just for Yeoreum.
We could’ve just called her a first-gen transfer, but grown-up business reasons always complicate things.
Even now, there are people calling her a “parachute hire” just for debuting in Gamers.
Not that either of us care about that kind of talk.
“An offline collab with Nacchan might be hard until her real-life body gets made~”
– Not just a virtual body… she needs a real one? wwww
– So no offline collab for now, I guess…
– Totomo-chan, please come back just for a bit, Nacchan~
– Watching Totomo-chan and Toya being wholesome was my recent joy…
– Can you ask Nacchan sitting next to you if she’ll work as Totomo-chan again too?
“Aah, who knows~ Let’s leave that up to the Totomos to ask Totomo-chan directly, okay?”
It felt like the Totomo-chan topic would go on forever, so I moved to the next super chat.
Hmm, the next one is…
[¥10,000]
– Watching from the hospital, Toya-chan! I get lonely sometimes being by myself, but hearing your voice always makes that loneliness disappear. I always look forward to your streams!
“Ah! Thank you for the akasupa~ Wait, you’re in the hospital? Take care of yourself, okay? Don’t push yourself, get well soon, and promise to keep hanging out with Toya forever?”
Finally, a normal super chat.
Well, calling it “normal” might not be quite right.
Even though it was just a message on the screen, I couldn’t help but feel touched.
I always tried to respond sincerely to messages like this, but this time it hit a little different.
Maybe because—
There’s someone just as frail sitting right next to me…
Even though she looked healthy, Yeoreum sometimes had small coughing fits that made my heart skip a beat.
She once got hospitalized for two weeks over a simple cold, so my anxiety was doubled.
She might not remember much—half-asleep and half-conscious as she was—but I was wide awake through all of it.
Yeoreum, wheezing and struggling to breathe.
Choking on mucus, coughing helplessly.
Mumbling feverish nonsense with a burning forehead.
“—So you have to get better and promise Toya you’ll be discharged soon!”
– Wow.
– Even hospitalized, still watching Toya—what a true Totomo.
– I have a certification exam tomorrow, but I’m still gonna watch Toya to be a real Totomo.
– Dude, go study wwwwww
– That’s a bad Totomo example, don’t follow that one 草
Right?! If you’ve got an exam tomorrow, go study already!
I laughed as I said it, and the Totomos laughed along with me.
This kind of thing… this feeling of being together with everyone—
This is what I love.
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