Chapter 130: Isn’t Mei-chan too easy of a girl?

[Kaino Izumi☆Star’s Flow @KainoIzumi · 3 minutes]
Today at 5 PM. I’ll be reading My Macaron with my sister!
Looking forward to it!
https://ontu.be/XXXXXXX
#StarsFlow2ndGen #KainoIzumi

“Haah….”

I let out a sigh as I looked at the Nater post I had just uploaded.

I never imagined things would turn out like this….
I was sure my sister would refuse, but to my surprise, she accepted without much concern.

…But now, there’s no turning back.
The company has already given permission, my sister agreed, and I even posted an announcement on Nater.

Of course, it would have been best if this never started in the first place.
But at this point, the majority of the community had already been hoping for a stream with my sister.
Even before I posted the announcement, Nater was already filled with comments like:

[I want to see Mei-chan streaming with Anezumi~ #Anezumi]
[StarsFlow, hurry up and debut Anezumi already #Anezumi]

The fact that a separate tag for Anezumi had popped up said it all.

On top of that, there were already dozens of fanart pieces based on the illustration of my sister I had drawn before….
At least there weren’t any inappropriate ones, but still.
She’s just a regular person—was this really okay?

My sister said she didn’t mind, so it should be fine.
But I couldn’t help but feel concerned.

“Ugh….”

But no matter what, the situation wasn’t going to change.
The Anezumi tag already existed on Nater, fanart had flooded in, and the announcement about streaming with my sister was out there for everyone to see.

…Please, just let today pass without any problems.

[【Chat】Reading My Macaron with my sister! #StarsFlow2ndGen #KainoIzumi]

-─(≧▽≦)>ZumiZumi!
-─(≧▽≦)>ZumiZumi!

“Sis, um, on the stream, let’s speak in Japanese like we would in public….”
“Yeah, I know.”
“A-And, please try not to talk about anything too personal.”
“Okay. I won’t say anything that would embarrass you, Izumi.”

Before the stream started, I went over the important points with my sister.

Thankfully, she understood everything right away, but… why did I still feel so uneasy?

All we were doing was reading My Macaron, yet my heart was pounding like crazy.

Izutomos are reasonable people….
Wait, are they?
These are the same people who try to mess with me, a super cute real-life JK.
Are they really reasonable?

Now that I think about it, I’m not so sure.
But since it’s questions for my sister, they shouldn’t be too weird… right?
At the very least, I believe they wouldn’t cross that line!
And I trust that my manager picked only the safest My Macaron entries!

“Hmm hmm.”

I cleared my throat one last time, and as soon as the clock struck 5 PM—

“C-C-C-KonZumi! Your mood-maker, K-K-Kaino Izu-mi… is here…!”

The stream began.

-HiZumi!
-Your voice is even shakier than usual

I couldn’t help it.
This whole thing started without me even meaning for it to happen.
There’s no way I could stay completely calm in this situation.
And even if someone could, that person definitely wouldn’t be me.

“A-Ah… um. So, if you saw the Nater announcement, y-you’d know…. Today, I brought the person Izutomos have been desperately waiting for… my sister….”

-Anezumi is here!!!
-The self-proclaimed super cute, social butterfly, mood-maker JK’s ultra-gorgeous, cool-type sister Anezumi is here!!!

“Y-Yes!”
“We’ll keep that in mind!”

“If only you guys would listen to me that well all the time… Alright, next question.”

• That’s impossible.

[Haizumi!]
[Mei-chan, what do you like most about Anezumi?]

The long-awaited question directed at me was, of course, about my sister.

Now that I think about it, my sister’s best trait, huh?
If we’re just talking about good traits, there are plenty, but the best one would be…

“U-Um, her coolness…?”

After all, the ultimate image of a cool woman in my mind had always been my sister.

“I, I really admire how she always moves forward with confidence…”
“…Oh.”

There was a time when I felt embarrassed because my sister was so amazing, but now, I’m just incredibly proud of her.
No matter what happens, the fact that she’s my sister will never change, and now I know just how much she loves me.

…Saying it out loud like this is kind of embarrassing.
Even now, my sister looks completely unfazed.

“A-Anyway, next question!”

[Please play the “I Love You” game together.]

“…Huh?”

The “I Love You” game? I really don’t want to do that…
Of course, I do like watching clips of Nacchan and Kurokami-senpai playing it, and I still watch them often, but doing it myself is a different story.

• Isn’t this too hard for Mei-chan? lol

• Mei-chan’s actually easy, so she’s guaranteed to lose.

“W-What?! I’m totally fine! I-I’m completely confident in this game!”
“Then… are you going to do it?”
“…Ah. Uhh, I-I have to, right? It’s fine. I’m confident!”

But I didn’t realize until the game actually started.

“Izumi… I really love you.”
“A-Ahh…!”

• Is it over already on the first turn?

• Mei-chan’s way too easy…

That as long as my opponent was my sister, I had no chance of winning.

“Sis… I-I love you…”
“…Mm.”

• She’s too embarrassed to even say it properly.

• Doesn’t this mean Mei-chan just lost?

• Meanwhile, Anezumi isn’t even reacting lol.

Just like chat pointed out, my sister’s expression didn’t change at all.
She’s always been incredibly expressionless, so it was impossible for me to win this game.

Her face did look a little flushed… but that was probably just my imagination, right…?

[Haizumi!]
[A question for Anezumi!]
[What do you think about Mei-chan charming all the StarsFlow members with her overwhelming magnetism?]
[As her sister, aren’t you worried?]

“…Who the hell sent this question?!”

If someone who didn’t know any better saw this, they’d totally misunderstand!

• Anezumi’s already one of Mei-chan’s captives too.

“Ugh…”

As I growled at the screen over the ridiculous question, my sister thought for a moment before calmly speaking.

“…I don’t think Izumi is the one doing the charming. I think people just naturally fall for her because she’s cute. But if anyone wants to take her, they’ll have to get through me first.”

“Urk.”

She just dropped a bombshell.