Chapter 32 : No wonder there are quite a few subscribers

I thought there were quite a few subscribers.

[General] [Damnᄏᄏᄏ There was a previous life] [35]

[General] [I guess they knew about it first in the homeland] [14]

[General] [Nanoka, that bitch, I didn’t know she moved to Korea] [69]

[General] [The thing I said on graduation live… excavation…] [26]

[General] [I thought I noticed it during the debut broadcast of WhitePalette] [43]

[General] [Why Nanoka = Yuki] [241]

“Hmm…”

I realized because of the FlyingCloud.

I already have a gallery? I even have a hundred thousand subscribers…

I never thought that the word ‘transfer’ I casually said during my debut would be this focused on.

If I wanted to transfer, I shouldn’t have graduated in the first place.

Aren’t they idiots?!

“Ugh… Just three days after my debut, and I’m already in trouble…”

Shirahama Yuki’s gallery was made, and within a day, it turned into a huge mess. I did think I wanted to be like Nanoka, but not like this…

Seriously, being treated like the same person is too much.

That person speaks Japanese well, doesn’t she?

“…I’m good at it too.”

Hmm. Definitely… my Japanese is not just at an ordinary level. From daily conversations to mysteries, to fantasy, my Japanese speaking skills are unmatched.

Nanoka didn’t use particularly difficult vocabulary, nor did she speak in a dialect…

I guess I ended up sounding like her because of that distinct voice.

It’s not easy to replicate that feeling—her pure, youthful voice.

I can’t change my voice either. I really don’t see a way to explain this…

I did a collab with Nanoka, but explaining that I’m not the same person… it’s impossible since she’s graduated. If they find out I recorded pretending to collab with Nanoka, it’ll cause a huge scandal…

Should I contact Hanarive?

I’m just a new VTuber with a hundred thousand subscribers, and I’m supposed to ask them to prove I’m not the same person just because my voice is similar to a graduated VTuber’s?!

“Cluck cluck cluck~.”

Literally, I’m screwed.

How do I explain this? After debuting, it’s crucial to quickly establish my charm and concept, but I have to explain the scandal and clarify things now…

I don’t even see a way out…!

My voice is unique and nice.

I’m good at FPS games or whatever.

I also draw well, which I was hoping wouldn’t overlap with anyone’s style.

So many things are overlapping.

Are they saying I’m like my favorite VTuber just because we sound alike?!

This is a ridiculous plot that wouldn’t even show up in a light novel.

“…First, should I try contacting the FlyingCloud?”

She might do something for me.

This was an unfounded guess and shouldn’t be mentioned in such a serious situation. What’s worse, I’m so unlucky that I’ve never experienced anything worth calling lucky. I’m a walking pile of misfortune.

But, for some reason…

I feel like I should call someone now. FlyingCloud might try something.

Someone should be able to help me.

Bang! Bang!

The sound of punching a sandbag, and the sharp breaths and shouts of people filled the white gym.

Since it’s an expensive boxing gym, everyone had a serious expression.

And in the corner of the gym.

Zing—! Zing—!

A sleek black phone with yellow lines drawn like police tape, was crying in the corner of the gym, hoping its owner would notice.

Sorry, poor crying phone, but its owner was busy beating up a pathetic CEO.

Physically,

Thud!

“Ugh…”

A handsome man rolling on the floor holding his left jaw. It was none other than FPS YouTuber Killlognote, Young (25 years old).

“Hang in there~ Hang in there~.”

“It doesn’t look like you’re supporting me at all…”

Coughing and wiping his jaw, Do young was exhausted. Well, Do young is originally an outsider.

Thanks to FlyingCloud who had been calling him to the boxing gym twice a week to improve his stamina for the broadcast, he could now last about five rounds…

“Yeah. It’s pathetic that you’re getting beaten by such a fragile woman.”

If you asked if he could compete with FlyingCloud, who only boxes besides work and meals, the answer was no.

“Are you calling yourself a fragile woman…?”

“Of course. I’m a delicate lady.”

“…Sigh.”

FlyingCloud looked down at Doyoung with yellow eyes devoid of emotion. She was proud and satisfied with how much she had improved, but she didn’t like seeing Doyoung subtly happy when she praised him.

Doyoung, trying to avoid her cold gaze, slowly raised his hand. He was trying to convey he had something to say while also surrendering. It looked silly.

“Manager. The phone keeps ringing.”

“Hmm? There’s no one to come. Well, then, since you lost, bring it to me. Pathetic CEO.”

“Yes.”

Food.

Doyoung silently got up in pain and brought the phone. The world isn’t kind enough to give the loser the right to make excuses, so he had to stay silent.

“Ah. It’s Suhyun.”

“…!”

Suddenly, Doyoung raised his head when he heard the name Suhyun. It was typical Doyoung’s behavior, the type of bull-headed action you’d expect from someone who hears the word “bull” dozens of times a day in a gallery.

FlyingCloud squinted her eyes as she looked at him.

Look at that.

He didn’t even look at the face, but that’s the reaction from that crazy bull.

It’s definitely better to keep Suhyun hidden during a reality collab.

“Lower your head again. This is a private conversation.”

Whoosh.

FlyingCloud answered the phone with her right hand and used her left to push Doyoung’s head back down.

“Ah, hello. Suhyun? It’s been a while. What’s the reason for your call?”

[Ah, FlyingCloud. That… there’s been a scandal.]

“You changed the plan for the two-week move-in schedule. What’s going on?”

[Do you know the VTuber, Higurashi Nanoka? The one who graduated from Hanarive?]

“Of course I know. She had 2.39 million subscribers and her graduation live stream was huge, with over 400,000 viewers.”

[Do I… look like her?]

Suddenly.

FlyingCloud froze mid-action while answering the phone.

Her yellow eyes, which had never shown genuine emotion, shook wildly.

It was absurd. It was so funny that she never considered how similar they were.

Her gaming skills, drawing, voice, personality, tone of speech…

All the limited information you can gather about a VTuber overlaps so much. How did she not notice?

Ah. It must have been because they met in real life first.

She saw the beautiful girl with silver hair and red eyes, and how could she…think Nanoka had black hair and red eyes?

“It’s not Nanoka, is it? Everything is exactly the same. Even the only difference is the color… you wanted to advertise it like that?”

[What?]

“I told you my eyesight is good, Suhyun. The more I hear, the more I want to agree with the viewers’ guesses.”

FlyingCloud, pushing Doyoung away with her knee, put on her coat.

This was a problem that required urgent discussion.

Her guesses are generally right.

“Suhyun, I’m coming over today. Make sure to clean up.”

[Wha… now? This is bad…]

“Hang up. I’m using the unannounced visit right now.”

Silence.

As soon as the unannounced visit was mentioned, Suhyun went ghostly silent.

FlyingCloud had the right to check on the hikikomori Suhyun’s life once a month.

But, the price for that was a hefty hundred thousand won.

Using it now meant FlyingCloud was really serious.

[Okay.]

Suhyun shut her mouth and began cleaning her room.

She had to clean up as much as possible before FlyingCloud arrived.

Scrape. Scrape.

It was beyond her strength to pick up cleaning tools she hadn’t touched since FlyingCloud left.

Maybe I should work out a bit more regularly… if I don’t move for a while, I feel stiff and like I’m going to die.

Sigh.

“Ugh… Should I have called someone else instead of FlyingCloud?”

“If I keep cleaning like this every day, I’m not joking when I say I’m going to die.”

“Please, take it easy…! If FlyingCloud finds out, I’m really going to get in trouble.”

sigh

“Busy enough with the broadcast… and now I have to do this too?”

Such a waste of time…

Ding dong!

Huh.

It’s too early for FlyingCloud to be here.

With that superhuman physique, she probably crosses an hour’s distance in just thirty minutes…

“I’m here, Kang Suhyun. Why haven’t you contacted me for a month? I told you to check in!”

Wah!

That startled me…!

“What’s this! Jiwoo? Why are you here…”

Another person to nag me.

This is more dangerous than the scandal right now…

“Huh? Why? I come once a month to bring you side dishes and clean. What made you clean everything up in advance?”

Ah. What’s going on?

She’s in full-on mom mode…

“Well… I’m growing too…”

Thank goodness…

Jiwoo took off her shoes and stepped inside as if it were her own home.

Actually, except for the fact that she doesn’t pay rent, it feels more like her house, as she cooks and cleans here.

Well, since I’ve got a food supplier, I guess it’s fine!

Who cares if I hear a little nagging? Usually, when someone buys you food and nags you, it’s advice for your own good.

“Hehe. Come in quickly. You’ll see how much I’ve leveled up.”

I’m pretty confident.

At least Jiwoo hasn’t seen the serious cleaning efforts from me yet!

Jiwoo scanned my room with sharp eyes.

She’s saying she won’t let me off just because we’re friends.

After staring for a while, Jiwoo finally smiled.

“Well, it’s much better!”

“Really?!”

Nice. Success!

Now I just need to quickly convince Jiwoo to leave, get a little nagging from FlyingCloud, and talk about the broadcast…

I can at least make some plans for the scandal!

Kang Suhyun really knows how to give her best performance.

Jiwoo suddenly rubbed her chin as if she just remembered something.

She seemed uneasy, like she was about to say something…

Then she opened her mouth.

“Hmm. It’s much cleaner now compared to when you were making a fuss about doing the broadcast.”

“Huh?”

Wait.

I never said anything about a broadcast.

“What… broadcast?”

“What? Did you forget what you said?”

Not knowing my heart was racing, Jiwoo said casually.

“Was it about two years ago? You said you were going to do it. Virtual YouTuber.”