Chapter 112. [The Final Call]
We won.
The feeling of victory finally accompanied us.
One of the live streams we watched showed Oyabin with a gentle smile.
Then, she yawns, saying, “Whew!”.
[I’m getting sleepy again. I’m going to go back to sleep now]
>Don’t go (crying)
>Aren’t you coming back!?
>Sing more for us!!!! (U.S.)
[Hahaha~ Sorry~. It’s not that I’m coming back. Today was just a special occasion. But don’t worry. I’m not retiring. I’m just going back to sleep. I don’t know when we’ll meet again. But we will meet again. Everyone, take care until then!]
>Thank you for showing us a dream, even if it’s just for one day!
>I’m happy to have met Oyabin!
>Until we meet again!
“Bi-eeeeen! I don’t want it! Oyabiiiiin!”
I was crying while watching the stream. My chats were full of reactions.
>Hey, Iroha, your makeup is smudged, lol.
>You returned to normal too quickly, haha.
>Thanks to you, the afterglow of victory disappeared, haha.
“Even if you say that, my priorities are… bi-eeeeen!”
There were troubles, antis, scandals, personal circumstances, and promotions.
There may be various reasons, but parting with your favorite always comes with sadness.
I would do anything to meet them again.
I would be ecstatic for a month if I could meet her again.
That’s the kind of “miracle” it is!
Considering the current situation, I was holding back my reactions.
I’d have held back my reactions now that I’m in this situation.
>You’re leaving your fans behind and focusing on your fan activities LOL
>Iroha, you’re not going to make your fans sad?
>You’ll keep streaming for a lifetime, right? (U.S.)
If you understand how fans feel, it’s only natural, right?
“Ugh!? B-but, you know, I have school and there are many streams I have to watch, and my schedule might get messed up, and… it’s different from this… it’s a change of position, or rather…”
>That’s called double standards.
>You should take responsibility for your statements, right?
>Declaration to be active for a lifetime.
“Anyway!”
I, who gets bashed by my chats shouted to interrupt the flow.
After Oyabin’s stream ended, other VTubers also started ending their streams.
“I guess it’s time to wrap up, huh? Thanks, everyone. By the way, for this time, many VTubers sang songs, and as long as the slogan remains the same, you’re free to arrange them and use them without any royalties. So, keep singing to your heart’s content.”
>That’s generous!
>Thanks to the VTubers who wrote and composed the songs.
>Maybe I should try doing a ‘singing cover’ too.
“Wait a minute!”
Messages started pouring in from the VTubers who had finished their streams.
It went through direct messages, social media, comments, and more.
[Thanks to Iroha, my perspective of the world has changed. Thank you. Good job.]
[To be honest, I had a lot of thoughts as well, but I couldn’t express them. Thanks to your lead, we can now make our voices heard. Thank you.]
>Great job, Iroha! This stream even got featured on TV and broadcast to the public!
“Oh!? No wonder.”
I never expected that it would get featured on TV.
But hearing that, I could understand why.
>I got to know about Iroha by watching TV.
>I don’t know about VTubers, but you’re really cute.
>I’ve become your fan.
And now, the number of viewers was increasing even more.
Of course, the delayed effect of the advertisements might have played a role.
“Oh, a phone call? <<..Hello? …Hello?>>.”
<<…Iroha… Iroha, Irohaaa!>>
>Oh, your wife’s calling, huh?
>Is she crying?
>Good for you, Ogu.
Angu Ogu was sobbing while saying something.
I could easily imagine his tear-stained face.
<<…Hey, calm down. I can’t understand anything you’re saying.>>
<<..Sorry, Iro… uuuh… Thank… sniff… Thank you… sob… Thank you… sob… aah, there we go. Yes, yes, good for you.>>
<<..Yeah… yeah… Yeah, I’m crying! Ueeeh!>>
>TeeTee
>You have an adult’s dignity when you do this, Iroha.
>I can feel her bubbliness. Or is it coolness?
>Can you believe it? She’s in the first year of middle school.
>I mean, you can’t get any more wacky than that.
>↑I can’t go any further.
<<Iroha, thanks to you, I was saved… sniffs… We talked earlier, and she wants to thank you directly… if we could talk… sob.>>
<<Hey, Ogu!? Hold on a second!>>
I hurriedly silenced Angu Ogu.
You’re still streaming, you know!? Are you planning to blurt out personal information about your mother and real-life matters!?
>Why is your mom here?
>Didn’t you have the pre-marriage introduction the other day?
>Does that mean the next step is marriage!?
Fortunately, the majority of viewers interpreted it favorably.
Some viewers who knew what we were talking about went “Aha”.
<<I’m, I’m sorry…!>>
It’s a relief that it didn’t become a big deal.
I got scared, seriously!
<<But, Iroha, thank you. And you’ve been working non-stop these past few days, right? Make sure to take a good rest.>>
<<Now that you mention it…>>
I realized I had been busy and hadn’t been living a proper life lately.
I caught a glimpse of myself in the mirror and saw how terrible I looked.
<<That’s right, I haven’t been getting enough sleep either. And when was the last time I had a proper meal?>>
<<You, what?!?!?>>
“Iroha-chan?”
Mai leaned in close from the side.
You don’t have to make such a scary face, seriously.
“Iroha-chan, Mom was crying, you know? [The least I can do is prepare a meal so that she can focus on her work without worries.].”
“Eh?”
“If you neglect that one meal, you know?”
“I completely forgot. Oh no… I’ll get scolded later.”
“By the way, I’m already mad, you know? After this, make sure you rest properly!”
“Yes…”
Anyway, that settles it.
I ended the call with Angu Ogu, and when I was about to close the live stream…
—–Ring, ring, the phone rang.
