"Ohâ, Iâve been caughtâ"
"B-Banchouâ¦"
Banchou, who was secretly trying to make a naughty promise using slang, says this nonchalantly.
I collapse in front of my computer.
"Iroha, you need to learn to doubt people a bit!? Youâre always too defenseless!"
"Ughâ¦"
"Also, the guy who commented on my boobs earlier. Remember this."
â«Ah, crapâ¦
â«Oh man, I'm dead lol
â«I wanted to marry Iroha (U.S.)
"You wonât!? By the way, Ogu. You had a full day of recording today, right? Is it over?"
"I worked super hard and finished super fast!"
"Heh. Was there a stream you wanted to watch?"
"Don't base things on you!? As if Iâd⦠Sigh."
â«Donât mind, Ogu lol
â«She worked so hard just to be with Iroha for even a second
â«Iroha wonât get it unless you say it clearly
"â¦Is that so? You rushed back because you wanted to see me?"
"Wha!? Who asks so straightforwardly!? You expect me to say that!?"
"Ogu⦠Could you please prioritize recording properly? Itâs presumptuous for just a fan to say this, butâ¦"
"Youuuuuuuu!?"
â«Itâs funny how she understands but rejects her
â«Iroha prioritizes âOgu's stream > Ogu herselfâ
â«Thatâs Iroha for you⦠(U.S.)
"â¦But, thank you."
"Ungh!? Cough, cough!?"
â«Huh!? (U.S.)
â«Did Iroha just get all shy!?
â«Is this a sign of the apocalypse?
"Oh my~"
"Iroha, in public!?⦠Uh, Senpai! Iâm still not forgiving you!"
"By the wayâ, âSenpaiâ in America means âolder person you likeââ Itâs so funnyâ I have a promise with Irohaneki too, but Ogu thinks her wayâ"
"Ogu, you're cheating too."
"No!? I only love Iroha the most!"
"What?"
"Ah, no!? Thatâs notâ¦â
Ogu glances at me. Her cheeks are red.
I also feel a bit embarrassed. My face is hot.
"Am Iâ maybeâ intrudingâ?"
"Shut up, Banchou!"
"Ohâ no longer Senpaiâ"
"And the âNetflixâ promise with Iroha is invalid! I wonât give Iroha to anyone!"
â«Oguâs love for Iroha is spilling out lol
â«It feels like their relationship is really getting closer lately (U.S.)
â«Is the ring a real deal? Invite me to the wedding. Iâll definitely attend.
"Thatâs not what this is about!?"
It's getting more complicated!? Thereâs no backing out now.
And now, itâs really time to wrap up.
"Wellâ, today I got to make Irohaneki say lots of embarrassing things, so Iâm very satisfiedâ This is myâ âBig Winââ"
"Iâm done with this!?"
"Soâ, thank you for watchingâ everyoneâ⦠Sabiyo âOnaraâ"
"Wait, even at the very end!?"
And so, the [NSFW] stream with Banchou came to an end.
After confirming the connection was properly cut, I spoke.
"â¦Thank you for your hard work, Banchou."
"Likewiseâ, good jobâ Thanks for the collab todayâ"
"No, no. It was ten times harder than I imagined!"
"Ahahaâ Sorry about thatâ⦠Uhâ, By the wayâ, Irohanekiâ You mentioned during the stream that your tests are in trouble, rightâ?"
"Eh? Well, if I donât get good scores on the next tests, I might be banned from gaming."
"Thenâ, how about I tutor youâ?"
"Really!? Is that okay!?"
Banchou is an elite.
Well, she aimed for a high level of education because she didnât want to work!
Her career is impressive in many ways.
She went to a normal university. But she didnât want to job hunt, so she started a company.
She told her parents she got a job offer from that company.
In reality, she lived off part-time jobs and started a NEET life.
But it became harder to keep up the pretense.
Desperate not to get a job, she started studying intensely.
She entered a super elite university.
Sheâs a super elite or a super NEET.
"Leave it to meâ Iâm confident in enjoying the moratorium to the fullestâ"
"Wow, thank you! Please, teach me!"
I didnât expect the study problem to be solved from such an unexpected source.
Truly, having a VTuber friend is the best!
"Thenâ, Iâll be Irohanekiâs study âadvisorââ Thoughâ it doesnât mean âasshole doctorââ"
"I know that!"
"Iâll send you the schedule laterâ"
"Okay. See you later."
Finally, a joke about how English speakers donât understand Japanese âelongationâ ends the call.
Then, I felt a piercing gaze from next to me.
ãWhat is it, Ogu?ã
ãâ¦Youâre not actually planning to cheat with Banchou, right?ã
ãOf course not!?ã
What even is cheating, whatâs cheating!
Ogu and I arenât even dating!
..At least not yet.
"Seriously. Huh?"
I looked away from Oguâs exasperated face and noticed.
A huge number of messages had arrived.
"Ugh!?"
The senders were Mai, Ah-nee, and Ilyena.
I felt a strong sense of impending trouble.