Chapter 113: Chapter 112

[Virtual Idol VTuber Gallery]

[Live Broadcast] This is straight-up torture content, lol.

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A stream where they tie up Hanabane and have Laura and Sora flaunt sappy couple stories, lol.

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Bet all the stories they’re reading are real experiences, haha.

Laura must be so experienced with all her “girlfriends.”

Funny how no one doubts Laura’s dating life while playing games for 300 hours straight. ㄴ Who’d have a boyfriend with that schedule?

What did Rui even do to deserve this…? ㄴ Does guilt or innocence even matter when dealing with a villainess?

[Live Broadcast] Is this Laura and Sora’s Yuri Voice Preview?

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If you just clip parts from this, isn’t it basically yuri voice content?

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Exactly!

Ooh, let me hurry and submit a story.

Someone send in an R-rated one. ㄴ First come, first served... ㄴ Gotta have experience to submit something like that. ㄴ Why bother? Laura and Sora will drop yuri voice content eventually. ㄴ As if that’ll happen, lol.

“‘But, Onii-chan…you never pay attention to me unless I do this…!’”

“‘What a silly thing to say! Of course not. You’re my only little sister…and you’re pretty cute too….’”

“‘Eeh? Really?’”

“This was supposed to be a couple story!”

Rui, clearly frustrated, picked up her chair and threw it.

“It was supposed to be a couple story! What the hell is this?”

“A beautiful K-couple story overcoming the obstacle of blood ties.”

“Reality isn’t some dating sim! Is this even a real story?”

Rui was fuming.

When she’d first DM’d us, Rui came off as calm and gentle. But as the stream continued, it was becoming apparent that she had a surprisingly low boiling point.

It turns out she was someone wrapped in layers of self-loathing and inferiority. She had a “trigger” reaction to couple stories in particular, something that wouldn’t have happened if we’d chosen a different theme.

“Well, either way, you’re clearly annoyed, right?”

“Ugh…”

“1,000 yen, please.”

I held out my hand, and Rui sighed, reluctantly pulling out her wallet.

【2025 Year of EYEAI donated 10,000 won】

【Stop exporting weird things, lol】

So far, the donations had accumulated to around 20,000 yen.

She’d technically lost about 200,000 won, but from what I’d researched, there wasn’t much need to worry about Rui’s finances. Judging by her loyal subscriber base, she was a well-supported VTuber.

Plus, with every yen Rui lost, my fans sent donations to cover her losses, meaning this broadcast likely earned her more than she lost.

“Alright, time for the next story. Take your seat again, please.”

“…Have mercy.”

Rui’s voice trembled with desperation.

【This_Code: Private chat with Hanabane Rui】

Hanabane Rui

[(VR My Room invite link)]

[The rookies will be joining us today as well.]

Leviathan Tier 3, Valbara Rian.

A VTuber who projected himself as the ultimate “man’s man.”

“The rookies from Rinko’s agency, huh.”

Rian didn’t know much about EYEAI, but he’d faced off with Kisaki Rinko in last year’s league. Her gladiator character had wiped the floor with him.

Still, her skill with that character had made an impression. He even tried practicing the gladiator class himself but had to give up due to dizziness. He couldn’t figure out how she handled a character with such rapid shifts in perspective.

Anyway, knowing he’d be teamed up with Rinko’s juniors, Rian felt a bit of anticipation.

‘Too bad I missed yesterday’s collab.’

He’d heard Rui, Laura, and Sora had pulled off some kind of unique broadcast. As teammates, he would’ve liked to catch it live, but he’d been busy visiting family.

Maybe he’d go back and check it out later.

“Hm?”

Clicking on the link from Rui, Rian found himself standing in the middle of a forest.

It was a My Room setup he’d never seen before.

Rian had appeared on a few of Rui’s big variety shows in the past, so it wasn’t his first time in her My Room. But he hadn’t seen this preset before.

“Rui? Where are you?”

He looked around, but there was no sign of Rui. No response either.

He checked the room’s participants. Hanabane Rui, Aurora, and Ayano Koji Sora were all online, so they were here somewhere.

The only visible structure was a small cabin deeper in the woods.

‘Guess they want me to go in there.’

With no other option, Rian made his way toward the cabin.

But as he approached, a strange feeling of unease crept over him.

A cabin in the middle of the woods…wasn’t this the setup of a horror movie?

“Rui, are you in there? If you’re there, answer me!”

Bang! Bang!

He knocked on the door, but there was still no response.

With the silence growing, he began to question if something was actually wrong.

‘Do I really have to go in there…?’

Rian resisted the urge to back away.

“Well! A real man doesn’t back down!”

Click.

He flung the cabin door open.

Beyond the door was…a standard cabin interior. Slightly dim, but nothing unusual. Rian relaxed.

At least, until something slammed into the back of his head.

-Wham!-

“Argh!”

Though the VR hit didn’t hurt, the sudden impact knocked Rian forward.

Someone pressed a foot firmly into his back, pinning him down.

“Nice to meet you. I’m Aurora.”

Though he couldn’t see her face, Laura introduced herself.

“W-wait! What’s going on?”

“Don’t move. It’s annoying.”

Press.

Laura leaned her knee onto his back.

Grabbing his arms, she swiftly bound his wrists with cable ties.

“This way, please.”

She took hold of the back of his neck and dragged him forward.

“H-hold on! Can I at least walk?”

“Too late.”

With a dramatic shove, she flung open the inner cabin door and threw Rian inside.

-Thud!-

Cough…

Rian’s body collided with the wall, and he let out a hacking cough. Before he could recover, Sora and Rui approached and strapped him to a chair.

“Ugh… What is this? What the hell’s going on?”

Rian demanded, but no one answered.

Sora and Rui quickly approached with ropes, binding him securely to the chair.

“Laura said she wanted to get closer to her teammates.”

Rui explained in an unsettlingly calm voice.

“Huh… Pretty unique way to bond. Is tying people up a hobby?”

Rian vaguely remembered she sold voice clips that hinted at such tendencies.

Not that he’d admit it on the stream, but he’d bought Laura’s voice clips. Her voice was…alluring.

If something stirred his interest, he’d buy it. Why? Because he was a man.

“Seems there’s a misunderstanding. Imprisonment is highly inefficient.”

“I didn’t know imprisonment even had efficiency considerations…”

Well, not that I’d know either, but I somehow found her words oddly convincing.

This woman could probably decapitate or dismember someone if it came to it.

For Laura, imprisonment was indeed inefficient. Still, Rian couldn’t understand why he had to experience it firsthand.

“Mind explaining? What’s this all about? Some kind of torture?”

“Yesterday, Laura, Sora, and I had fun. Thought you might enjoy it too.”

“Can’t say I’ve ever lived in a place where torture counts as fun… Wait.”

Finally, Rian managed to recall the broadcast name from Rui’s show yesterday.

Listening to Cringe Couple Stories and Donating Every Time You Get Annoyed.

“‘Hello, dear customer. This is your girlfriend Ayano Koji Sora speaking. Could I have a moment of your time?’”

“‘Of course, I’m available.’”

“‘Thank you! By the way, it seems you have an overdue payment… Could you settle it by the end of this week?’”

“‘What happens if I don’t pay? Do I lose my girlfriend privileges?’”

“‘No! Y-you’ll just incur late fees!’”

“Augh!”

Rian screamed instinctively.

It was like having an entire bowl of sugar dumped into his mouth.

Excessive sweetness can be lethal, and Rian was painfully aware of that now.

“This is real torture! Rui, why are you making me listen to this?! What did I ever do to you?!”

“I can’t suffer alone.”

Rui looked at him with bleary eyes.@@novelbin@@

“We’ve prepared over 30 stories for you. Don’t worry about donations—just listen.”

“Thirty?! Listening to thirty of these will kill my soul!”

“Don’t worry.”

Rui nodded firmly.

“The other team members will go through this soon enough.”

The villainess has spread her poison across Leviathan.