Basement-Dwelling Loser VTuber

[Utsumi Ayaka: I want to do an offline collab!]

[Kaino Izumi: …Huh?]

[Utsumi Ayaka: I want to do an offline collab with you, Izumi! (╯°Д°)╯]

Suddenly, I received this intense DM from Utsumi.

Using emoticons to make such a passionate request?

I’ve been thinking about it for a while, but doesn’t Utsumi really like me a lot?

Isn’t it the fate of a TS girl to be adored by everyone around her without reason?

But I’ve never had that experience in this life, so I thought fiction and reality were different.

It seems destiny doesn’t change easily.

“Umm…”

But to be honest, I want to decline.

Utsumi is too overwhelming.

I appreciate her liking me so much, but what can I say?

I feel like I might get eaten….

[Utsumi Ayaka: Suzuha formed a unit with Izumi called Pure White Sea.]

[Utsumi Ayaka: Yukari and I went on a date at the cultural festival last time.]

[Utsumi Ayaka: Nekoto and I played together while warring in the Gray City!]

[Utsumi Ayaka: I feel so sad that I haven’t hung out with you, Izumi!]

[Utsumi Ayaka: I want to do Ayazumi tee-tee!]

But how can I decline after she’s said all this?

I thought about it, but my communication skills, weaker than a flea, couldn’t come up with an answer.

However, as a VTuber with 175,000 subscribers who cleared Arcana Shooter Purgatory and ST Cerberus with a Tachi, I found another path besides declining.

[Kaino Izumi: Is it really necessary to do an offline collab?]

[Kaino Izumi: Since we saw each other recently, how about a normal collab broadcast instead…?]

[Utsumi Ayaka: You don’t want to meet in person…? o(〒﹏〒)o]

But Utsumi was a formidable opponent.

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[Kaino Izumi: …When shall we meet?]

[Utsumi Ayaka: How about next Saturday?]

[Utsumi Ayaka: It’d be great to go out on a date and then do the broadcast at home!]

[Utsumi Ayaka: We can just chit-chat and read my macarons on the stream!]

[Kaino Izumi: Where do we meet?]

[Utsumi Ayaka: Should I come to you?]

[Kaino Izumi: …I’ll come to you.]

“Yay!”

At Izumi’s response, Ayaka unconsciously cheered.

How long has she been looking forward to this day since she met all the second-generation Star’s Flow members before her debut?

Ayaka has always been the youngest.

At home, she only had two older brothers, and her childhood friend, whom she had known since she was little, was two years older and an older sister.

Though in school, Ayaka had the older sister position among friends, it was just a playful joke among friends.

Having never truly had a younger sibling, Ayaka fantasized about the existence of a younger sister.

Later, after becoming an adult and struggling through various jobs, Ayaka applied to Star’s Flow on the recommendation of her childhood friend and confidently passed.

When Ayaka first met her fellow trainees before her debut, she realized this was her hope.

Since all her fellow trainees, except one, were younger than her.

Among them, she was naturally drawn to Izumi.

Not just because of her looks, but knowing she was seven years younger captivated Ayaka’s heart.

Of course, Ayaka cherished all her fellow trainees.

Yukari felt like a prickly younger sister, making it easier for them to bond and form a combination called Ayakari.

Nekoto’s natural personality sparked a maternal instinct in Ayaka to take care of her differently from Izumi.

Suzuha was, in fact, more in a position where she was being cared for.

…Even if Ayaka was much taller.

Anyway, now six years younger, Izumi became someone Ayaka wanted to cherish.

But Izumi’s extremely shy personality clashed with Ayaka’s urge to approach everyone as closely as possible.

So, after the monetization celebration group collab, there had been no separate points of contact, and Ayaka’s advances toward Izumi were always one-sided.

However, Suzuha became close to Izumi first, and then she heard that Yukari visited Izumi’s high school for the cultural festival, and there was hardly any opportunity for them to interact in the Gray City game.

Ayaka couldn’t help but feel dejected about that, and after hearing that Izumi was going to Hatsumode, she participated hoping to get closer, but she didn’t gain much there either.

At least now she could be called ‘Ren Onee’ and refer to Izumi as ‘Michi (ミッチ)’?

In the end, Ayaka’s frustrations accumulated and exploded today when she pushed for an offline collab with Izumi….

“I didn’t expect it to succeed like this.”

Especially when Izumi would be coming to her house.

That thought made Ayaka grin with joy.

But soon, an anxious feeling arrived.

If this offline collab was forced, wouldn’t that decrease Izumi’s internal evaluation of her?

Given how shy Izumi already was, that hypothesis was definitely possible.

Ayaka fidgeted, trying to dig for a clear answer that didn’t come.

“Ugh….”

In the end, Ayaka sought help.

To the only person who had ever provided solutions when she hit a wall—her older sister.

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[Kaino Izumi☆Star’s Flow @KainoIzumi · 8 minutes ago]

This weekend! I’m doing an offline collab with my fellow Utsumi! Please give it a lot of attention!

https://ontu.be/XXXXXXX

#Star’sFlow2ndGeneration#KainoIzumi#UtsumiAyaka

[Utsumi Ayaka☆Star’s Flow @UtsumiAyaka · 3 minutes ago]

Finally, an offline collab with Izumi! We’ll be reading my macarons on the stream, so everyone please support us!

https://ontu.be/XXXXXXX

#Star’sFlow2ndGeneration#UtsumiAyaka#KainoIzumi

★

The agreed meeting time with Utsumi was at 5 PM.

Given I had to attend a dance lesson earlier in the day on the weekend, I couldn’t help it, but Utsumi seemed upset, wanting to meet earlier for the “date.”

Speaking of dates, in Korea, when you say “date,” it usually means spending time with a romantic partner, but oddly enough, in other countries, it sometimes refers to hanging out with friends.

But being used to the Korean meaning first, hearing such stories makes me flinch.

“Gah…”

Arriving exhausted at the meeting spot, Hachiko at Shibuya Station, looking at the time—4:53 PM.

And Hachiko’s area was… well, no need to explain, it was noisy.

It was Saturday evening after all, and there was no way the famous meeting place in Tokyo would be quiet.

I was already physically drained but had to endure this crowd.

Will I collapse at this rate?

So please, come quickly, Utsumi….

With such thoughts, I began to recite the Heart Sutra in my head.

“Michi!”

And just when I had recited almost half, Utsumi happily grabbed my left hand, and I came to my senses.

It was 4:55 PM. Exactly five minutes before the appointment time.

“You said you’d leave right after the dance lesson, right? Did you arrive early?”

“Oh, no, I just got here too…”

“Thank goodness. Then shall we go have dinner? I made a reservation in advance.”

“Yeah, Uta….”

“Michi?”

“…Ren Onee.”

“Yeah! Let’s go!”

We went to a Kobe beef Yakiniku place, which is supposedly famous in Shibuya.

I intended to go Dutch, but Utsumi rejected my offer, claiming, “In situations like this, the older sister covers the cost!”

Love free meat.

So delicious.

“Anyway, thank you so much for coming today.”

“Ah, um… Yes. Thank you for inviting me…”

“Honestly, I was a bit worried. Since Michi’s really shy, I was concerned you wouldn’t like that I called you here…”

“Oh, I-I don’t dislike it.”

“Thank goodness.”

Upon hearing my answer, Utsumi smiled.

To be honest, it was quite burdensome, but I certainly didn’t dislike it.

After all, I knew Utsumi was kind.

During the group call before the monetization celebration, she had also sided with me against Koga’s teasing and was the one who most worried about me when I got into trouble.

There’s no way I could dislike someone like Utsumi.

Above all, with such a beautiful and sexy girl liking me this much, anyone who dislikes that must have something wrong with them.

“Actually, I really wanted a younger sister. I only have older brothers and sisters around…”

Utsumi started sharing her story, and I enjoyed the delicious Yakiniku she grilled.

I already heard all her stories, so there’s no problem…?

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[【Chit Chat】It’s Ayazumi Offline Collab! #UtsumiAyaka#KainoIzumi#Star’sFlow]

-ziii…

-─(≧▽≦)>ZumiZumi!

“Are you nervous?”

“Ehh… a little bit.”

But I was less nervous than when I did my first group collab, and even less than when I met Koga and Yukari.

After all, I’m a VTuber who cleared Arcana Shooter Purgatory and ST Cerberus, with 175,000 subscribers.

I’ve definitely grown.

And most importantly, before starting the stream, when I look at my legal drugs—the frame filled with Natsune’s encouragement…

“…Huh?”

Now that I think about it, I’m at Utsumi’s house.

There’s no frame with Natsune’s encouragement here.

“…I think I made a mistake, Utsumi…”

“Izumi?! Izumi?!”

This is it for me….

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