Chapter 125. [The Fate Of My Cheat Abilities]
What did I wish for back then?
It was… “Save the VTubers!”.
“Oh, I didn’t realize.”
Among the people who made wishes, it included me without even noticing.
A long time ago, I had also become someone’s “fan” or “supporter”.
“So, I’m also one of the VTubers, huh?”
“Just one, huh? Hehehe~. I wonder about that~?”
“What’s up, Ah-nee?”
Ah, Ah-nee laughed mysteriously.
Before I could ask her about it, the doctor spoke up.
“Well, since your conversation seems fine and the examination is over, let’s keep you hospitalized until you recover your strength, considering your muscles and stomach are weak. If there are no abnormalities, we’ll discharge you.”
“Oh, okay. Thank you very much.”
“No problem at all. Take care.”
The doctor who finished the examination left the hospital room.
After watching him leave the bed, I turned my gaze to A-nee.
“So, what was that about earlier?”
“It’s nothing special. It’s just that Iroha-chan is no longer someone who is confined to being ‘just one VTuber.’ After all, Iroha-chan has become one of the representatives of VTubers!”
She opened her laptop and showed it to me. It was filled with articles about me, Iroha, Iroha, Iroha.
“W-What!?”
And the number of subscribers for [Translator Girl Iroha] is growing abnormally.
My number of followers on Twitter has also skyrocketed.
“W-What on earth is happening!?”
“Well, you did something like that. It’s only natural as a result!”
Anguogu proudly snorted.
Why are you smirking? No, that’s not it!?
“I didn’t want this! I didn’t ask for any of this!”
“Well, you have no choice but to accept it. And look, everyone is grateful to Iroha.”
She showed me the comments from previous live streams and replies on social media.
There were various messages written in different languages.
“…Ah.”
“Iroha, you saved the world.”
After that, I asked what happened to the world in the week since I lost consciousness.
First, about Ukraine and Russia.
“Well, it was a draw, I guess.”
In the end, the source of the nuclear launch remained unknown.
It seemed to have settled ambiguously.
However, Russia was required to provide compensation to Ukraine under a different pretext.
Concurrently, the President of Russia announced his resignation.
Honestly, that was unexpected.
He was even accused of waging war to protect his position.
Based on what I’ve heard so far, Russia lost, but that’s not the reality.
Ukraine also lost some of its territories to Russia.
To put it in Russian terms, they “reclaimed” them.
“Ukraine accepted it quite well. Even though they continued the war because they didn’t want that.”
“What are you talking about? It’s your fault. The media is making it into a heartwarming story. It happened because you, a Japanese person, said it, and they achieved a ceasefire.”
“What are you talking about?”
I furrowed my eyebrows in confusion. Angu Ogu continued, “That’s what happened.”.
“Japan is in a similar position, right?”
Indeed, Japan is also facing illegal occupation of the Northern Territories by Russia. In Russian terms, it’s already their “own territory.”.
And we could say that it is somewhat similar to the situation with the Crimean Peninsula in the Ukrainian invasion this time.
But, despite the impending crisis for Japan, it seems that the priority for the Japanese people is world peace.
That’s how they portrayed it, at least.
“Wow, this is how history is made.”
Convenient??
I don’t know how to describe it.
They conveniently ignored the fact I got heavily criticized by fellow Japanese in the beginning.
“All right! Since Iroha-chan has also awakened… Here, take this. Tell everyone, ‘Everything is okay now!’ and put their minds at ease!”
“…”
I received a smartphone from Ah-nee.
At the same time, Angu Ogu whispered to me in a low voice.
“Can you spare a moment? Mama wants to talk on the phone.”
I… I kept the smartphone I received face down.
Then, I slowly shook my head at the two of them.
“There’s something important I need to discuss.”
“What’s wrong, Iroha-chan?”, “What is it, Iroha?”
I had a vague sense of it.
When they told me that my brain abnormality had been cured, I had a feeling like this.
And when they showed me the computer screen, I understand it.
“I can’t fulfill everyone’s expectations. I can’t even talk to Ogu Mama on the phone.”
“Why? What’s the matter?”
“I’m planning to suspend my VTuber activities.”
In an instant, Anguogu grabbed the collar of my shirt.
She got so excited that she started shouting in her native language, venting her anger up close.
“What the ↑←★●□!!!!”
“Ogu…”
“Iroha, are you □←!?”
“I’m sorry… Ogu, I don’t understand.”
“Ahh!?”
“I no longer understand what Ogu is saying. I can’t understand foreign languages anymore, and can’t read them either.”
“….Huh?”
The strength left Angu Ogu’s hand.
My shirt slipped from her grasp, and my upper body fell flat on the bed.
…Yes, I had lost that cheat-like translation ability.
The discomfort I had always felt, that was it.
The surroundings had been silent for a while.
I couldn’t hear the buzzing of insects that used to be so loud.
Even without headphones, the world remained in silence.
And most importantly, I was now using Japanese without the filter of translation-.
