Chapter 44 : Huh? What? What?

Haralive 0th Gen member, Asada Sona.

As the very first Vtuber of the Haralive group, her streaming career is long, and several anecdotes about her exist.

For example, how viewers initially mistook Sona for an AI rather than a real person during her early broadcasts.

Or how Sona was actually an indie streamer first, and then the group Haralive was formed afterwards.

“How was my first broadcast? Hmm······, it was incredibly clumsy compared to now.”

“I only had 30 viewers······.”

“And you know how viewers dropped off day by day?”

“When it got down to 13, I wondered if I should quit, but those 13 viewers kept coming back to the stream consistently.”

“At that time, Ah! Since there are still viewers who keep coming back, let’s not give up and keep going! That’s the feeling I had as I worked

hard.”

“Perhaps it’s thanks to those 13 viewers that Haralive exists today?”

“Ah! Of course, I remember their nicknames too.”

“Who are they? Heheh, it’s a secret.”

Thus, in later days, these 13 viewers came to be called the Knights of the Round Table who protected Haralive and Sona.

This could be considered the most famous anecdote from Sona’s broadcasting history.

Nana asked.

“Are you perhaps one of the Knights of the Round Table?”

“Um······, what’s that?”

‘Truly sorry, but I haven’t watched Sona-nim’s streams much lately.’

“It refers to the 13 viewers who stayed with Sona-senpai for a month from her very first broadcast!”

“Uh······, it’s true there weren’t many viewers back then, right?”

“But one of my few points of pride is definitely having been there as Sona-nim grew.”

“A Knight of the Round Table!”

[-Wow for real?]

[-Maji?] (TL Note: Maji means ‘Really?’ or ‘Seriously?’ in Japanese slang)

[-Nanmi-chan was one of the Round Table Knights?]

[-Is that why you named your nickname Charging Knight?]

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[Meanwhile, she says she has few points of pride?]

[-Nanmi-ya if you have nothing to be proud of, have I lived my life in vain?]

“Huh? Korean chat again? What does it mean?”

“Uh······, I think you can ignore this one too.”

“Wow, still, this is another fact revealed that’s going to cause quite a stir, isn’t it?”

“Did you know Sona-senpai is looking for those Round Table Knights?”

“Huh? Really?”

“Yes! She said she’s been looking for them because she wants to express her gratitude!”

At that, Nanmi broke into a slight sweat.

Should I say my conscience is pricking me quite a bit?

‘Lately, I haven’t watched Sona-nim’s streams often, and more importantly, my oshi changed.’

‘To Inaring·····.’

[Namimichyeotdang] (TL Note: Roughly translates to ‘Nami’s gone crazy’ or ‘Nami is awesome/insane’)

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[Does Sona-nim know? The fact that her Round Table Knight is cheating on her.]

“Thank you for the 1,000 Yen donation!”

“Korean chat again!”

“Hmm······, should I try translating it this time?”

“Ah, it’s better if you don’t! They’re bad words! It’s full of all sorts of Korean curses! I hope the kind Nana-nim doesn’t learn things like that!”

Oops, it seems someone has already translated that content.

To make matters worse, Nana-chan also finished translating.

“Ahahaha!”

Just sheer, explosive laughter.

A fact I didn’t want revealed had been exposed.

“Hmm~ Then who is Nanmi-chan’s current favorite?”

“Within Haralive?”

“Yep!”

“Hearing it might make Nana-chan sad, so I’ll give no comment.”

“Ah······, those words already made me sad.”

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The broadcast, which lasted about 2 hours, ended safely.

After ending the stream, I was chatting with Nana-nim.

“Phew······, I’m glad the broadcast ended without any trouble.”

“Eh? Despite saying that, wasn’t there something?”

“Are you talking about the Sona-nim related stuff?”

“Yeah.”

“Honestly, should I say I was quite surprised?”

I was surprised too.

To think that those 13 viewers who watched Sona-nim’s broadcast back then would be called the Knights of the Round Table overseas.

Nana said.

“Sona-senpai will be incredibly surprised if she finds out about this.”

“I also feel honored yet undeserving to be called a Knight of the Round Table.”

“Even among the fans, they say Haralive wouldn’t exist if it weren’t for those 13 people.”

“Sona-senpai also said those 13 people hold deep meaning for her.”

“Is it really to that extent?”

“Yep!”

If it’s really to the extent Nana-nim says, then my conscience pricks even more?

Because·····, I’ve already switched to another Vtuber.

Of course, it’s absolutely not because I got tired of Sona-nim; it feels more like the situation ended up like this because the number of favorites I like increased?

Still, it’s true I haven’t watched her broadcasts often, so I just feel truly guilty.

I said to Nana-nim.

“Please tell Sona-nim later that I’m sorry·····.”

“Eh? I don’t know what you’re sorry about, but Nanmi-chan, you should tell her yourself! Sona-senpai will like it too.”

“Even though I look like this, my heart is weak, so I might faint as soon as I see Sona-nim.”

“No way, Nanmi-chan.”

“There’s no way the heart of Nanmi-chan, who defeated the Korean pros, is that weak, right?”

“Ah, complimenting me like that makes me not know where to put myself again, hehe.”

“In that sense, Time Click go?”

“Time Click? Ah, well.”

“While we’re at it, I guess I’ll have to show off my cool [The One] title and skills.”

“Wow! Let’s go!”

And it was at that moment.

Ding-

Someone entered the voice channel.

The moment she saw the name, Nanmi’s eyes widened without her realizing it.

Nanmi’s gaze went to the username of the user who entered the channel.

The legend of Haralive’s 0th Gen.

And the very subject of their recent conversation.

“Uh·····, Etto, nice to meet you.”

“Um, Nanmi-nim?”

Asada Sona.

She entered the channel.

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Honestly, I was quite surprised.

Because I didn’t expect Sona-nim to be awake at this hour.

“Eh!? Sona-senpai, you were awake?”

“Uh, yeah.”

“I was about to sleep but woke up midway.”

Because Sona-nim is famous for sleeping early and waking up early on her days off.

I heard she usually sleeps at 9 PM and wakes up at 6 AM?

“Um·····Nice to meet you, Nanmi-nim.”

“Ah, nice to meet you too.”

“Eh!? What!? Sona-senpai, you’re not usually like that!”

Asada Sona’s broadcast concept is very energetic.

To put it differently, one could say she’s quite loud.

Because she truly doesn’t stop talking for even a moment, her voice just keeps going rat-a-tat-tat! as she speaks.

Should I call her the number one top tension member of Haralive?

But right now, she’s acting very demure, like a graceful lady···· causing Nana to be unable to follow the situation.

Of course, there’s a reason for everything.

It was simply because Sona was extremely nervous.

Currently, Sona’s thoughts were like this:

‘What do I do?’

‘I rushed in here impulsively, what should I say first?’

And Nanmi’s thoughts.

‘Wow, it’s Sona-nim.’

Nanmi was simply fascinated.

Like when she met Nana-nim, it felt like seeing a real celebrity.

It was only natural, given that the very person who pulled Nanmi into the Vtuber world had appeared.

Sona opened her mouth.

“Um·····, I heard you were one of the 13 people who watched my stream during my first broadcast back then.”

“Thank you very much.”

“No, rather, thanks to Sona-nim, I think I fell deep into Vtubers.”

“Thank you for continuing to broadcast.”

“It sounds like a conversation between polite members of society!?”

“If you have time, would you like to play Time Click together?”

“Ah, if I’m okay to join.”

“Eh? You joined so naturally?”

Thus, all three turned Time Click on.

Naturally, since their tiers didn’t match, they queued for a normal game.

Nanmi said.

“I’ll play healer.”

“Eh? Can’t you play dealer?”

“Saying it like that makes me want to, but, um····· the game might end too quickly·····.”

“Ah, certainly, given Nanmi-nim’s skills, that would be the case.”

“No, Senpai, are you really okay? You’re not normally like this?”

“Wh-What are you talking about? This is my normal personality?”

“Eh? You were pretending to be demure and suddenly switched back.”

Thus, Sona as Tank, Nana as Dealer, Nanmi as Healer.

Nanmi started the game planning to just focus on healing.

Nanmi said.

“Ninja flanking to the side.”

“Got it! I’ll watch them!”

“Monkey Man in front.”

“I’ll keep healing you, Sona-nim.”

“Ah, yes.”

“Thank you.”

Like that, 1 match, 2 matches, 3 matches.

As the games continued, Sona thought, ‘Huh?’

‘How did I end up playing Time Click with Nanmi-nim?’

‘What was with the ‘uh, huh?’ and then suddenly playing games together?’

‘This isn’t why I came here, though?’

“Uh, Armored Soldier rushing front, Sona-nim.”

“Ah! I’ll take care of it!”

But the thoughts were fleeting.

In Time Click, where a split-second decision could determine the outcome of the game, there was no time to get lost in thought.

Sona merely moved her keyboard and mouse with a confused expression.

‘I, I, didn’t come here for this!?’

“Uh, I got caught by the Ninja, Sona-nim.”

“Ah! I’ll be right there!”