Chapter 128. [Number Oshi = Number Of Happiness]
“—I’m doing a livestream!!!!”
Suddenly, I changed my mind, and Ah-nee exclaimed, “Huh!? What’s going on?” Then she started speaking to me as if I was being ridiculous.
“Iroha-chan, you don’t have to push yourself like that?”
“I’m not pushing myself. I want to do a livestream.”
“But…”
“I want to do a livestream! Please let me do it!”
“Eh!?”
With tears in my eyes, I pleaded with Aih-nee.
Seeing my state, Mai and Angu Ogu were taken aback.
“I-Iroha-chan…”
“We tried to persuade her, but…”
Well, it couldn’t be helped, right?
Well, even I hadn’t realized it until Ah-nee pointed it out.
Right now, the whole world’s attention is on me… or rather, the translator girl, Iroha.
That’s the perfect chance for publicity.
And for someone to debut as a rookie VTuber because of me means increasing my oshi for the future!
Is there anything more important and blissful in the world?
No, there couldn’t be!
After all…
“The number of oshis equals the number of happiness!”
That’s what it means!
Having heard that declaration, Angu Ogu let out a big sigh and then.
“Haa. Just like you, Iroha.”
She said with a slightly mixed expression of amusement.
***
The following days passed by in the blink of an eye.
I had to stay quiet for a few days because of the doctor’s orders.
I wanted to start streaming right away, but there was no helping it.
This is a hospital room.
Considering the inconvenience to others and privacy concerns, it was best to endure it.
However, it was far from peaceful days.
For instance…
“Iroha, you… are you kidding me!? Can’t you take a break already? How many hours are you going to keep streaming!?”
“Well~? Okay, then I’ll stop in about 5 more hours today.”
“Eeeh!? I can’t take it anymore! I’m going home!”
“Wait, you can’t leave yet. After all, Ogu. You promised to teach me English!”
“Help me~!”
“Sorry, with my still inexperienced English skills, I have no idea what you just said. That’s why I need you to teach me more! By the way, about this part here――”
“Someone help~!”
And so, I had Angougou teach me the parts I didn’t understand while watching English-speaking streams.
Then…
“Hehehe~! Iroha-chan, shall I help you wipe your body?”
“Eek! No, stay away! I’m already awake! I can take a bath by myself, you know!?”
“Now, now~ Don’t say that! Oh, or should I change your diaper?”
“I’m not wearing one anymore!? Seriously, have some decency! There’s a line you shouldn’t cross!”
“There’s no boundary between Mai and Iroha-chan~!”
“There’s a thing called ‘even close friends should observe etiquette’! Hey, don’t come any closer! Aaahhh~!”
After having (maybe) enjoyed taking care of me, Mai suddenly became a “diaper supporter” and tried to approach me.
And then…
[Oh, by the way, Iroha-chan has finally stopped wearing diapers~. Oh, and about the diapers, I was the one who used to change them for her.]
>Diapers!?!
>Details please!
>So, is this not Anego anymore, but Mama Iroha-chan has evolved from a toddler to a child!?
>Isn’t it more like a devolution?
>Huh? It’s an evolution, right!?
>Ah-nee! Shut that mouth of yours right now! And don’t think I’ll let you off the hook when you come to visit next time!
[Ah, there she is. Hello~☆]
>The real deal has arrived!
>Laughing so hard, she’s getting furious!
>Anego, you’re not showing any remorse at all!?
In this manner, Ah-nee exposed various things about me during her livestream.
And there’s more…
“Iroha! Do you even understand the meaning of being hospitalized!? You’ve been told to rest, but how long are you going to keep watching streams?”
“It’s, it’s not like that, Mom. I’m studying English.”
“If it’s studying, then there are textbooks, right?”
“But… yes, that’s right! This is also part of the treatment! VTuber streams are a cure-all medicine! Look, I feel energized and lively from doing this!”
“Haaah? That’s impossible! I’ll confiscate your smartphone until tomorrow morning.”
“Nooo-!?”
And my smartphone, which I was secretly watching the stream on, was confiscated by my mom.
Hospital life was full of such tumultuous days.
And then, before I knew it, the time for discharge came.
At the same time, Angu Ogu asked me for a favor.
I immediately agreed, and a few minutes later, I received a call.
The caller was…
“Long time no see, Angu Ogu Mama-san.”
[Hello. Iroha, *+○■△%!]
It was Angu Ogu’s mother.
Apparently, she had been waiting to call me until my health improved – until my discharge was confirmed.
She had been informed in advance that I couldn’t speak English.
Instead, she had put the call on speaker mode, and Angu Ogu acted as an interpreter for me.
“So, what’s the purpose of this call?”
The response was as expected.
It was about the changing world situation.
And I learned…
The end of the war was not as clean and tidy as in story endings.
