Chapter 87

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**Let’s Try to Keep It Quiet During Stream Observations. (2)**

– Wait, what was that just now?

– That laugh sounded _super_ familiar…

– Is someone there with you? Who is it?

– Don’t tell me it’s Toya?

– It _could_ be Toya, ww

– Well, she _has_ been next to Nacchan on stream before, lol

Well… I guess they _can’t_ tell just from the laugh.

I threw a discreet look behind me at Koyuki and made a silent hand gesture off-screen.

_Quiet, quiet!_

If it had been someone else—like Ragu-sensei—I could’ve just brushed it off. But since it was Koyuki, I couldn’t exactly introduce her casually.

“Um, she’s family! Yep, family! And I think it’d be rude to pry further, so let’s leave it at that, okay?”

It felt too impersonal to say she was just a neighbor, and calling her a “friend” felt kind of wrong too—so I ended up telling the truth.

…Hopefully Koyuki wasn’t offended or anything. I mean, Ragu-sensei’s here too, and maybe it’d feel weird for someone like _me_ to be considered family?

No, no—don’t get all negative now, Han Yeoreum.

I shook my head and looked back at the screen—and, as expected, the comments section was in absolute chaos.

– Family? Wait, like… mom? Little sister? Older sister?

– From the voice, it has to be one of those three.

– Since we heard the laugh, can we at least hear her talk too? ww

– Don’t be such a tease, Nacchan wwww

– Let us hear the voice!

– lol

“Ahaha… If you push too hard, she might get overwhelmed and run away, okay?”

I’d made a promise to Toya, so I couldn’t exactly kick Koyuki out of the room.

What was that promise? That I wouldn’t be left alone in the room.

Even though my health had improved, I was still physically weaker than most people, and Toya didn’t want me alone in case something happened.

Same went for Koyuki—so it naturally became a thing for the two of us to spend time together under that condition.

…But wait, if something happens to _both_ of us, isn’t that _more_ dangerous?

No, no—that’s not the important part right now.

“So! With that in mind, today we’ll be playing a game called _Fear and Hunger_! Yay~”

– Don’t change the subject like that lol

– But the voice sounded exactly like Nacchan’s though…

– If Nacchan’s trying _that_ hard to change the topic, it _has_ to be family wwww

– Maybe a younger sister?

– Don’t remember her ever mentioning siblings…

– Could be an older sister?

– But she’s never brought up siblings at all.

Well, of course I never talked about siblings.

Because I _didn’t know_ I had any!

Hmm, do twins count as siblings?

In Japan, twins are kind of treated as the same person… so maybe not?

Ugh—Koyuki, stop fidgeting! I’m having a _really_ hard time right now!

_“This is so much fun, Yeoreum~”_

_“Shhh! Be quiet! Stop playing with my hand!”_

As she crept up beside me and started fiddling with my fingers, I tried using some sort of half-baked telepathy.

You know—like that thing where twins can understand each other without words?

I always thought that was nonsense, but the way I could read Koyuki’s thoughts right now… maybe it wasn’t so far off.

Still—_could you please let go now?_

I’m pretty sure my thoughts got across, and yet Koyuki just kept playing with my hand. So annoying…

“Okay, okay, I’m really starting now, alright?”

– Disappointed…

– Time to backseat the heck outta this game.

– Don’t know the game, but I’m gonna coach Nacchan like crazy.

– Pretty sure the main character dies anyway.

– Can’t Nacchan just retire from Gamers and become a 1.5-gen instead?

– lol

– lol

I finally managed to start the game, but my viewers were not very enthusiastic.

Ugh, next time I stream with Koyuki around, I’m putting a muzzle or a mask on her!

And what’s with telling me to quit Gamers? That’s my _whole identity_, you know!

I clicked through the game’s title screen in quiet frustration, feeling a bit betrayed by my chat.

“I’m starting now! As for that laugh you heard earlier, I promise I’ll explain it later. For now, let’s focus on the game, okay?”

– We _might_ let it slide this time…

– I’ll trust Nacchan on this one, lol

– If it was Inari, I wouldn’t believe a word—but it’s Nacchan, so okay.

– You _have_ to tell us later though, promise?

– So we’re finally learning the truth about Nacchan’s mysterious family, huh ww

– Guess we’ll focus on the game… for now.

Why do I feel like I just got _completely_ outmaneuvered here?

As soon as I said I’d explain later, the comments flipped like a switch. I just blinked blankly at the screen.

Uh, okay then… I guess I’ll play now?

When I glanced to the side, I saw Koyuki covering her mouth, snickering like crazy at my flustered reaction.

…Was it _really_ that funny?

_“Aren’t you laughing a little too easily, Koyuki?”_

_“But it’s just so funny!”_

Well… if she’s laughing, I guess it’s fine.

I’d probably only get around to explaining Koyuki’s identity way, way, _way_ later—but hey, I never said _when_, right?

…Probably fine.

—

**[Nacchan’s so much cuter when she talks about Toya, huh…]**

**[(Clip: “Nacchan talking about eating soba with Toya today.MVI”)**

She gets more excited and chatty when it’s about Toya. It’s adorable ww]

– Honestly, I like her casual talk more than her gaming content lol

– Doesn’t that just mean Nacchan really likes Toya? 草

– Normally she’s so calm…

– Excited Nacchan is the cutest.

– Might as well just do daily collab streams at this point.

– A lot of Totomos and _Perorists_ overlap anyway, lol

– Wait, what’s a Perorist? Don’t tell me…

– Yeah… it’s probably what you think, lol

– Pretty sure that fan name came from a poll when Nacchan was in the hospital. “Perorist” got the most votes lol

– Of course Nacchan didn’t approve it though 草

**[Didn’t we just hear a laugh?]**

**[(Clip: “That clearly audible laugh.mp3”)**

Judging by the timing, it couldn’t have been Nacchan…

But it sounded _exactly_ like her laugh? Did she pre-record it or something?]

– Nah, sounded like someone else.

– But it was way too similar to Nacchan’s laugh…

– Maybe it’s just family?

– Family?

– Nacchan’s _family_…?

– I want to hear more of that voice!

– And more stories about Nacchan’s daily life!

– If it’s a family member, who could it be? Mom? Sister? Little sister?

– Probably a little sister?

– Could be an older sister too ww

– There’s no way another Nacchan exists in that same household lol

– That voice _did_ sound kinda young though ww

**[Nacchan said she’d explain later, right?]**

**[(Clip: “Nacchan promising to explain that laugh later.MVI”)**

I’m gonna post this clip every day till she does. 草**

– That’s evil lololol

– But honestly, unless we do this, I feel like she’ll never tell us…

– This was the first time a family member appeared on Nacchan’s stream. She _never_ talks about them normally.

– Toya’s kind of the same though, isn’t she?

– Yeah, though I think she _did_ mention it once.

– But it was a story about family issues, so after that, both Toya and the Totomos kind of avoided the topic…

– Family stuff is hard to talk about sometimes.

– Still, I hope it’s Nacchan’s little sister ww

– Kinda feels like the little sister might be taller than Nacchan though lol

– That’s rude—but I also kinda agree www

– wwwww

– 草

**[So in the end, Nacchan’s going with “focus on the game” huh…]**

**[If she’d introduced the person next to her, she could’ve raked in those akasupas… what a missed opportunity.]**

– Was that Nacchan just now?

– lololol

– Or maybe it was the person next to her wwww

– But hey, it’s not like Nacchan’s the type to care about money anyway.

– If she did, she’d be doing ASMR by now.

– If she _did_, everyone watching would get arrested lol

– Nacchan’s _intentionally_ holding back on ASMR to protect her viewers, right? ww

– Still hoping she’ll do it someday though…

– But honestly, Nacchan playing games is cute too, so it’s fine either way.