Basement-Dwelling Loser VTuber

[【Simultaneous Watching】I’m Watching ‘Shiori’s Challenge! N○K X’!!! #KainohIzumi#Star’sFlow]

-─(≧▽≦)>Zumi Zumi!

-Today has finally come!!!

The day I hoped would never come has arrived.

The ‘Shiori’s Challenge! N○K X’ I filmed last week is finally airing today, and the moment that news got out, the Izutomo naturally demanded simultaneous viewing content.

I couldn’t ignore such enthusiastic support, so I asked the manager if it would be okay to have a simultaneous viewing.

[Manager: That’s fine. Please proceed comfortably.]

I got a reply that there was no problem at all.

I meant to ask for it to be canceled, though….

How great it would be if my manager could read my thoughts like Suzuha!

Of course, I didn’t want to do a simultaneous viewing.

I felt like I had a ton of NGs and was embarrassed, and for various reasons, I wanted to decline.

Most importantly, the Izutomo would definitely bother me more than usual…

But in the end, the company granted permission, and it seemed the Izutomo wanted it badly, so I had no choice but to go ahead with the simultaneous viewing.

The airing time for ‘Shiori’s Challenge! N○K X’ is from 11 PM to 11:30 PM.

So I decided to start the broadcast at 10:30 PM just in case of any unexpected situations.

“Um, KonZumi… It’s the vibe maker, Izumi!”

-HiZumi!

-A voice that sounds more tired than usual

-I’m thinking right now that I want to run away immediately

They really know me too well.

Just by hearing my voice, they can guess what I’m thinking.

-Did you enjoy the filming?

“W-Was it really enjoyable? I feel like I remember struggling for two hours more than anything else…”

Shiori was kind, so there wasn’t anything hard about the broadcast itself, but just the fact of appearing on terrestrial TV was quite burdensome.

Especially since the manager and Shiori were subtly bothering me as well….

-Our Shii-chan, please take care of her from now on!

By the way, there were more live viewers today than usual.

The reason? Naturally, it was because Shiori’s fans came to my broadcast.

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[Try X – Shiori @TryXShiori · 1 min]

Izumi-chan who appeared as a guest on today’s ShioX! ☆⌒(≧▽​° )
She’s going to do a simultaneous viewing of ShioX on Ontube today?! w(°ｏ°)w

I want to enjoy it together on Izumi-chan’s channel too~ ☆=(ゝω･)/

Wonder if there’s a TT who will watch together? (^・ω・^§)ﾉ

⇩You can watch here!⇩

https://ontu.be/XXXXXXX

#TryX#Shiori#KainohIzumi#Star’sFlow#ShioX#Shiori’sChallengeN○KX

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Before today’s broadcast started, Shiori left that message, so it was only natural that the fan club ‘TT’ of Try X came over to my broadcast.

But that message, doesn’t it have too many emoticons…?

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[Kaino Izumi☆Star’s Flow@KainoIzumi · 1 min]

We are scheduled to do a simultaneous viewing of ‘Shiori’s Challenge! N○K X’ today at 11 PM.

Everyone, please take care!

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My messages are always like this….

Should I start acting like that to make the Izutomo like me more?

I’ll have to try it later….

-What kind of person was Shiori?

-I’m curious about what you two talked about.

“Sh-Shiori was… an incredibly kind person…”

Yeah. I mean, she did tease me here and there because she’s an Izutomo, but at her core, she really was a nice person.

She even asked me if I was okay whenever I struggled during the filming.

…Well, Shiori’s superstar aura was one of the most challenging reasons for me, though.

-Did you exchange LINE?

“LINE exchange… uh, um. Y-Yeah, we did…”

As soon as the broadcast ended, Shiori was really a nightmare saying, “Let’s exchange LINE! We have to! Let’s go on a date too!”

Of course, I didn’t even have the communication skills to reject that.

As soon as I got home from the LINE exchange, it was a whirlwind of “I want to go on a date with Mei-chan!” or “I want to meet Natsune or Hikarin too.” or “What’s the usual vibe when we hang out with Hinami?”

I nearly fainted at Shiori’s nonstop communication mania….

-How about doing the simultaneous viewing with Shii-chan today?

“…Huh? N-No way. I’ll die if I do that…”

-You’d die? LOL

Yeah, I really would die.

As I chatted with the Izutomo, the time had come around to 11 PM.

It was time for ‘Shiori’s Challenge! N○K X’ to start.

-Mei-chan’s terrestrial appearance…

-I’m nervous for various reasons.

Still, I don’t think anyone is more nervous than I am right now….

“Whew, hehehe… haah… hoo… uhuhuh…”

-Calm down!

-What the heck happened, LOL

[‘Shiori’s Challenge! N○K X!’ Today’s guest is the virtual idol Kaino Izumi-chan and Aikawa Lenka-san, who is the president of the production Star’s Flow, to which she belongs! Please take good care of her!]

[Yes, please take care of us.]

[Alright, please take care of us….]

Just watching feels like my cringe history is being updated, can I just turn off the broadcast and run away…?

Why am I undergoing a self-execution ceremony?

Thinking about it, nothing would happen if I didn’t do the simultaneous viewing.

I let myself be cornered by the Izutomo’s weakness of not being able to reject their forwardness…!

[According to the data we’ve gathered, the charms of Izumi-chan as described by the Izutomo fans are as follows: ]

[…Huh?]

And then, that scene I least wanted to see today appeared on the screen.

[What do the Izutomo think are Izumi-chan’s charms?]

[1st: Incredibly cute! 59%]

[2nd: A personality you want to tease 25%]

[3rd: Unpredictable broadcasting flow 10%]

[4th: Gaming skills 5%]

[5th: Other 1%]

[Wait a minute?!]

“W-WHAAAAAA?!”

I had even asked for this part to be edited out!

Why? Why?!

-LOL

-Mei-chan always gets weak when directly complimented like that.

-Cute!!!

“Ugh….”

Of course, I know I’m the best beautiful girl in the universe.

I admire myself every time I look in the mirror.

But when the Izutomo compliment me so straightforwardly, it feels somewhat creepy.

They rarely say such things normally, so it causes a reactive effect when it happens!

Of course, I know they like me, but that’s that and this is this!

“Th-That’s enough…!”

I protested by raising my voice, but for some time, the chatroom continued with my compliments.

-Mei-chan is cute!

-Cute!

-It’s my first time here, and I just met someone incredibly cute…

-I think I’ve fallen in love with her…?

“Ughhhh…”

The direct hit.

I learned today what that meant.

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[How many times do you usually go out in a week, Izumi-chan?]

[Uh…. Does that mean excluding company and work-related matters?]

[Oh, yes. Going out to hang with friends or taking some rest… those kinds of outings.]

-Mei-chan wouldn’t have such a thing.

-The question is too brutal…

“I have, y-you know, appointments?! That reaction is rude!”

-Interpretation mismatch.

-I can tell it’s definitely not that kind of character, even though it’s my first time seeing you, LOL

“Ugh…”

[As for such outings… um, maybe once every two months…?]

[Eh?! Is it okay to live like that?!]

[W-Well, since it’s a virtual world, it’s alright….]

-Is that true?

-LOL

-My heart aches.

-Is this girl perhaps a loner in Star’s Flow…?

“N-No! It’s not that I don’t go out; we all keep in touch regularly!”

And the fact is, VTubers generally hate going outside.

Typically, there’s me… and then there’s me…

…Yeah! Nekoto and Kaguya also dislike going out!

I don’t know much about the 4th and 5th gen, but… Anyway, out of sixteen members, three of them don’t want to go out…

Huh?

Could it be that my notion that VTubers generally dislike going out is a prejudice of mine…?

Isn’t being a VTuber rather a job symbolizing social butterflies?

I feel like my heart is about to break….

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In the blink of an eye, the 30 minutes that felt both short and long had passed.

[Then can you tell us what you did during your three years after graduating?]

[Um. I traveled in the virtual world and… tried various jobs.]

[Among them, what was the hardest thing?]

[Um, part-time at a convenience store and a restaurant…]

[Ah, I see?]

Each time such questions came up, the chatroom was flooded with reactions.

-Shiori: I’m Shiori from Try X, who wants to go on a date with Izumi-chan!

The Shiori who appeared in the chat told some edited content.

Well, thanks to that, I was incredibly flustered.

[Now! Last question! What activities do you plan on doing in the future? I think the fans watching this broadcast might be curious too~.]

[My goal… is that.]

And finally, the end of the broadcast approached.

[I want to hold a live performance with the members of Star’s Flow… at the Budokan.]

That’s the dream written on the Star’s Flow homepage.

It isn’t a lie. It’s not for show.

And I knew well enough that this was my sincerity.

-We’ll support you!

-I’d love to see Shii-chan and Izumi-chan standing together on that Budokan stage one day!

It’s really troublesome.

These guys are always serious when they tease me, but when it comes to moments like this, they cheer for me with all their might.

That’s why I feel it even more.

As much as the Izutomo like me, I also like the Izutomo.

“…Yeah! Please support me a lot!”

So today, I once again recalled my dream.

I smiled brightly, thinking of the unforgettable sight of that day.

…Considering that I could convey my feelings so honestly, I think it was a good decision to appear in this broadcast.

Surely, if it was just me, I wouldn’t have been able to say such things for no reason other than my embarrassment.

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[Natsune Nanase: Was it because of me that Izumi graduated?]

[Natsune Nanase: I’m really sorry… (｡•́︿•̀｡)]

[Kaino Izumi: That’s absolutely not the case!]

[Kaino Izumi: I’m always thankful for Natsune-chan!]

[Natsune Nanase: But on today’s broadcast…]

[Kaino Izumi: That was my inferiority complex!!!]

[Shiori: Let’s go on a date!]

[Shiori: I want to meet Natsune and Hikarin too~!]

[Shiori: I think it’s important to strengthen the bonds as colleagues aiming for the same goal!]

[Shiori: Let’s go on a date, okay? Date!]

[Kaino Izumi: S-sorry….]

[Kaino Izumi☆Star’s Flow @KainoIzumi · 10 min]

Did everyone enjoy today’s broadcast? (☆▽☆)y

Honestly, I might have been a bit too nervous! ⊂(・﹏・⊂)

But I’m really glad I could say a lot of things that are usually hard to talk about! ρ(^^ )♭

Thank you all, as always! Please take care in the future! ٩(^ᴗ^)۶

[Koga Suzuha☆Star’s Flow @KogaSuzuha · 8 min]

@KainoIzumi☆Star’s Flow reply

Who are you?

[Gorogoro @Gorogoro · 3 min]

@KainoIzumi☆Star’s Flow reply

Give back our Mei-chan!!!

“…Why?”

Appearing on terrestrial broadcasts was such a mistake!!!

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