Chapter 88

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**Let’s Try to Keep It Quiet During Stream Observations. (3)**

“And with that, today’s stream is over.”

– Bye bye~
– Great job, Nacchan~
– Huh? You didn’t get startled as much as I expected this time.
– I was so worried you might start coughing again…
– Watching Nacchan’s stream feels like watching a little kid near water.
– It’s like we’re all co-parenting Nacchan, lol.

“Ahem, I am _not_ a Perorist!”

How did my fan name end up being “Perorist,” seriously?

Apparently, it came from a combination of some pervy viewers who said they wanted to lick my tears when I cried, and others who threatened to blow up the V-Spe HQ if I didn’t come back from hiatus…

…There’s no way I’d approve of such a blasphemous fan name, okay?!

Even if everyone else laughed about how funny it sounded and kept calling themselves Perorists—
Still! No matter how you spin it, “Perorist” is _not_ okay!

– But it’s funny though. “Perorist.”
– Pero-pero-pero-pero-pero
– If you think of it as a group of people who want to lick Nacchan all over, it’s kinda… not that bad? 草
– Officer! This person right here!!
– Nacchan’s expression lololol
– That was a textbook anime-style look of pure disgust, lol

Honestly, I haven’t been living in this body that long, and now that I’ve met Koyuki, I’ve gained a more objective perspective.
And with that in mind, some of the comments in the chat…

Look, I _know_ it’s just jokes, but still! Thinking about people saying those things to Koyuki made me feel like… like…

Like my blood was boiling!!

Koyuki, the actual target of my concern, was just chuckling beside me, but still.

“Let’s just go with a normal fan name, okay? Something basic like _Natsumin_? There are plenty of good options!”

– Boring.
– But the way Nacchan gets flustered every time we say “Perorist” is adorable lol
– It’s your fault for being so fun to tease, Nacchan.
– “Natsumin” just sounds kind of lame ww
– It doesn’t sound bad, but if we’re going by vibes, “Perorist” has a better ring to it, so let’s go with that 草

“Anyway! We’ll decide next time, okay? Until then, I’m calling you all _Natsumin_ whether you like it or not!”

– Huh?
– Wait, you can’t just decide that.
– In that case, I’ll go full-force with “Perorist” from now on.
– Nacchan, don’t you know the more you say not to, the more people want to do it? ww
– Every revolution starts with suppression, Nacchan wwwww
– 草

Don’t go making up random justifications to push “Perorist” as the fan name!!

And seriously—how did it go from “Perorist” (a mix of “lick” and “terrorist”) to _revolution_?!

I wanted to rebut every single point, but that’s exactly what the Perorists—no, _Natsumins_—would want, so I held back.

Actually, maybe if I _end the stream right here_, people might realize how serious this is…

“So anyway, today’s stream is officially over! Ending now!”

I purposely put up the “Stream Ending” screen and music, pretending the stream had cut off.

It’d only be for a few seconds, but this way I could gauge the viewers’ reactions.

If someone commented “I’m sorry,” I’d consider forgiving them and maybe doing a casual chatting segment afterwards.

Sure, it might sound childish, but if I didn’t assert myself like this, the stream would spiral into chaos!

And honestly, I wasn’t even asking for much.

_“Just stop with the ridiculous ‘Perorist’ name and go with something normal like ‘Natsumin’—is that so hard?!”_

That’s all I wanted. No more, no less.

A little underhanded, maybe, but…

There was _one_ thing I forgot.

That there was one other person in the room besides me.

And that this person had _zero_ knowledge of how streaming works.

“Yeoreum, is it over?”

“Eek?!”

**[The stream has ended.]**

—

“Ugh… uaaaah… this is bad, _so_ bad…”

“S-Sorry…?”

“It’s not your fault, Koyuki. It’s mine.”

I probably trusted the solo channel setup a little _too_ much.

Ugh, if I knew this would happen, I would’ve warned Koyuki _in advance_!

I ended the stream as quickly as possible, but it was too late—her voice definitely went out on stream.

And that name… “Yeoreum”…

As if it wasn’t already enough of a headache dealing with people figuring out I’m Korean—now they heard _that_?

_…Wait. Is it really _that_ bad?_

“I’m fine… I’m fine…”

“Yeoreum?”

“Nope, not fine at alllll…”

I tried to stay positive—but the moment she called me by my name again, I just buried my head in my hands.

I needed to pull myself together. Koyuki was getting worried because of me.

Get it together, Han Yeoreum. Get. It. Togethe—nope, not happening!

If you asked me if I’ve _ever_ made a streaming mistake before, of course the answer would be yes.

But this… this was…

Ughhhhh…

_“I thought I was okay with getting exposed… but now that it’s actually happened, it feels so weird…”_

“I-I’m sorry…”

“No, Koyuki. This really isn’t your fault. It’s mine—I should’ve been more careful. I’m sorry for making you feel bad.”

I was the one who owed her an apology.

Losing my cool over something this small… I really am still so weak, huh, Han Yeoreum.

I let out a deep sigh and hugged Koyuki tightly as she looked up at me with worried eyes.

Feeling her warmth settle against me, the trembling inside slowly started to ease, and I breathed out in relief.

“…Yeoreum.”

“…Yeah?”

“I’m sleepy.”

“Want to nap for a bit? Though I think if you fall asleep now, you’re out until morning.”

“Minori said I should just sleep when I’m sleepy…”

“Toya too…”

I was getting sleepy too from all the stress and warmth.

Ahh, whatever. Forget all these complicated thoughts—for now, I’m just going to sleep.

When your head’s a mess, the best solution is always a good nap.

As I clung to warm, drowsy Koyuki and closed my eyes, my body and mind slowly relaxed into a peaceful slumber.

—

**[I think “Natsumin” is a good fan name. What do you all think?]**

**[I vote yes.]**

– It’s not bad, but maybe a little _too_ plain.
– “Perorist” has kind of a sketchy vibe though ww
– Sounds like the kind of name that’d get you reported to the cops.
– Honestly, if Nacchan sues the Perorists, I wouldn’t blame her 草
– But if we _do_ go with “Perorist,” we get to see Nacchan’s genuine disgusted face lol
– Like an anime-style “perfect contempt” expression wwwww

– What if we _start_ with Perorist and switch to Natsumin once Nacchan gets used to it?

– What are you, the devil?

– lololol

– So we’re just here to enjoy Nacchan’s scowl, huh? 草

– These people are perverts.

– 草

– 草

**[Wait—didn’t you hear a voice at the end?]**

**[(Clip: “Voice heard just before stream ends.MVI”)**

That sounded like Nacchan… didn’t it?

– I think it was her voice, but it was kinda faint.

– Maybe it was the person next to her?

– If it’s a family member, their voices might sound alike.

– But what did she say? I couldn’t catch it.

– I think she said “Yeoreum”?

– “Yeoreum”? As in Yeoreum-ssi?

– No way lololol

– But it really did sound like Korean… like she said “Yeoreum-ah” ww

– Oh yeah, wasn’t Nacchan Korean…?

– Korean… with the name “Natsu” (夏)… friends with Toya…

– Sounds like someone we _all_ know, lololol

– Wait a sec, don’t tell me… 草

– You’ve been hiding this from us all along, Tona-tsu!!!

– Let’s not jump to conclusions yet, calm down ww

– Okay, I’ve calmed down.

– That was _too_ fast, what the heck wwww

**[Nacchan is _hilarious_, lololol]**

**[(Clip: “Nacchan pretending to end the stream, only to get outed by a ‘Yeoreum-ah’ off-screen.MVI”)**

Looks like she wanted to see how people reacted to being called “Natsumin,” but the person next to her thought the stream was over and said her _real name_ lol**

– Who would’ve guessed her “special someone” was Yeoreum-ssi…

– Is that confirmed?! lololol

– Nacchan’s flustered face was seriously adorable 草

– She got so panicked—it probably _is_ her real name, huh?

– A Korean named “Yeoreum (summer)” coming to Japan and becoming “Natsu (summer)”… that’s actually kinda cute ww

– Doesn’t that mean Nacchan debuted using her real name?

– But Nacchan is a cyber girl, so nationality doesn’t matter!

– Oh right, forgot about that 草

– “Oh right,” he says—get outta here, lololol

– Maybe the person next to her _really is_ family? Maybe she never mentioned them because they weren’t living in Japan 草

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