In just two weeks, summer vacation will begin for me at high school.
Even though I was the center of attention in all the VTuber communities yesterday, one thing remains unchanged.
“Miss Kayano?”
That is, the fact that I am an ordinary high school girl in reality. Of course, an ordinary high school girl wouldn’t have
memories of being a man in a past life.
Anyway, what’s important isn’t that, but what I was about to say.
“…Yes?”
No matter how much of a hot topic I became on the internet, in reality, I’m an ordinary high school girl. And an
ultra-antisocial one at that.
…Although, saying it like that makes it sound less ordinary.
“Are you getting along well with your friends these days?”
My homeroom teacher was looking at me with a kind smile.
It was the time of year when teachers conducted individual consultations with students before summer vacation, and
today was finally my turn.
“I-I’m doing well.”
The high school teacher’s office, which I wasn’t yet used to. Since I would be seeing it often, I should get used to it
beforehand.
“I’m glad to hear that, but if you ever have any difficulties, please make sure to tell me the truth.”
Teacher, I’m sorry, but the only place an antisocial person like me can open up about difficulties is the internet.
But I couldn’t say that, so I quietly nodded.
“I understand.”
“The class is full of nice students, so I hope you can rely on each other. We’ll be together for three years, after all.”
“Yes.”
The teacher probably already knows how I’m doing at school. I go to school, sit in my seat without talking to anyone,
eat lunch alone in the schoolyard, and rush home as soon as class ends.
At least, it’s a relief that the teacher doesn’t pry into that.
The homeroom teacher from last year was open about it, saying they would correct my personality and causing a
commotion.
Thanks to that, I was able to start hating people for the first time.
-“Please take care of me in the future, Miss Kayano.”
-“Yes, yes. I will also, um, look forward to your guidance.”
Today, I’ve actually talked to people twice in reality.
Since I’ve worked hard, I should reward myself when I get home.
I’ll have two of the high-end macarons that Mom told me to eat one of each day.
Then, I’ll take a short break and do the scheduled broadcast in the evening.
As expected, doing what I want alone at home is the best.
Being an insider feels pretty pointless these days.
It really makes me want to cry…
…I hope summer vacation comes soon.
★
Let me briefly tell you about my past life.
Not the ‘past life’ as a VTuber, but my real past life.
Even though it’s tiresome to talk about now, I was an antisocial person in my past life as well.
Ah, but unlike now, I had one friend, so maybe I wasn’t exactly antisocial?
Never mind.
Anyway, in my past life, I was an antisocial person and, of course, an otaku.
An otaku who tried almost everything without discrimination.
Manga, anime, idols, games, light novels, webtoons, web novels, etc.
What I want to talk about here is web novels.
Specifically, Korean web novels.
There was a genre in web novels called TS Internet Broadcast.
As the name suggests, it’s a story where the protagonist changes gender one day and starts an internet broadcast.
And in these TS Internet Broadcast stories, there is a cliché.
For example, the protagonist is an incredible beauty.
A typical example is me.
I’m an amazing beautiful girl with a great voice.
I also do simple exercises at home, so even though I’m short, my body is quite nice.
Unfortunately, due to my genes, I couldn’t have large breasts.
…That’s not what I was trying to say.
So one of the clichés of TS Internet Broadcast is that the character’s response speed is extremely fast for some
unknown reason.
And using this incredible response speed, gaining popularity through gaming skills is one of the kingpins of this
genre.
So to put it differently?
It means I also have an incredible response speed, so if I do a gaming broadcast, I should be able to achieve great
success!
Of course, in my case, it’s not just TS but a perfect reincarnation as a VTuber, so it’s slightly different from those web
novels. However, I’ve played various games before debuting as a VTuber and have achieved quite good results in
almost every game.
In other words, the grounds are already sufficient…!
I have many other things to do besides games, so I haven’t deeply delved into one game.
“Phew.”
Time was approaching 6 o’clock.
And on the computer monitor was the loading screen for the broadcast.
There were as many as 2,000 people waiting for me in real time.
-(≦)>Zumi Zumi! -(27≦)>Zumi Zumi!
“I feel a bit uneasy.”
The memories of running away after causing trouble yesterday came to mind.
No matter how I think about it, having 2,000 live waiting participants seems to be the only reason for that.
Isn’t the chatroom going to explode as soon as the broadcast starts?
But that’s also a result I have to endure.
Since I chose to be a VTuber, I must endure it with determination.
So, let me make a promise before starting.
- I will stick to RP as much as possible today.
- First, I will absolutely not use honorifics!
- As the clock struck 6 o’clock.
“K-Konzumi~. I’m the mood maker, Kai no I, Izumi who dreams of a world where everyone can smile!”
-Hai Izumi! -Self-proclaimed mood maker has arrived -But at least I can hear the voice at the beginning this time –
Mood-making master VTuber has arrived -I’m curious how they will roast me today
ᄋᄌᄏᄏ
Shouting out the greeting we all agreed on yesterday, I started the broadcast.
It hurt to see that more comments were about my mood-making than greetings.
The Last Queen’s Crown, abbreviated TLQ.
That was the title of the game I was going to play today.
To translate, it means the last queen’s crown.
This game was a fighting game made by a small game company about two years ago.
The setting, as you can infer from the title, is a battle for the last queen’s crown.
And this game drew massive attention as soon as its development news was announced.
Not only because all the playable characters were female but also due to its luxurious voice acting, highly detailed
and impressive modeling, and flashy effects compared to other competing games.
It was evident that this was not something a small game company should be making.
It was natural for it to attract the attention of all gamers.
Also, since it was rumored that the test users gave high praise, no one thought it would fail.
・Until the release day.
On the release day, TLQ’s evaluations plummeted into the abyss.
The worst game optimization.
Server lag.
Matchmaking errors, etc.
Problems that should never occur in a fighting game were rampant, and ultimately, the game was labeled as a cash
grab by the company, which led to a massive refund wave within a day. TLQ became the most minor fighting game
even in the already minor fighting game genre.
And that’s the game I’m going to play on the broadcast today.
The reason I chose this game is that, after looking into various options for the broadcast, I found out that TLQ is not
a game made for the company to make a quick buck and run away.
Despite issues like optimization, server lag, matchmaking errors, and character balancing problems, the developers
have been consistently working on fixing these problems since the evaluation nosedived. As a result, it has become
quite a decent fighting game.
Although the initial impact was too strong, and the number of users didn’t increase significantly, it was a game that
perfectly matched my style back then. So I decided to act on my desire to try it out.
When I announced this, my manager was against it, and the viewers also opposed it when it was posted in the notice,
but…
Well, whatever.
I’m going to do the broadcast I want to do.
“Oh, today, as announced, I’m going to play a game called TLQ…”
- That trash fighting game?
- You’re really playing that?
- Waste of time, waste of money
Do we have to revisit that terrible balance? This is driving me crazy ᄏᄏ
Why isn’t she doing debut broadcast reviews? Other second-generation VTubers are doing broadcasts together while
talking
Do you think she looks like she could chat with her peers?
ᄅᄋ Apologize…
You guys are worse
As expected, the evaluation is poor.
It’s inevitable. That’s the company’s doing.
But I hope that through today’s broadcast, that reputation will improve a little.
I tested it a bit yesterday, and it had definitely improved.
“I, I was really disappointed when I played it before.”
Then why are you playing it again?
Black sheep?
If you know, please don’t play it, Mei-chan…
“B-But after checking it out, I heard it’s quite good now, so I tried it a little yesterday, and it has definitely improved.”
Your voice is so quiet
You can’t even confidently recommend it, huh ᄏᄏ
Is she a new VTuber? Mei-chan’s original voice is like this
Why would a debutant be a new VTuber? ᄏᄏ
I also checked it out after seeing the notice, and it’s definitely better than before
I tried it too, and it was still garbage
The chat room was already ablaze with debate over my words.
…Well, let’s just ignore it.
It seems that getting involved will only make it harder for me.
I just need to proceed with my broadcast.
The manager also told me not to react too much to the chat unless necessary.
“Okay. Then I’ll start.”
With my words, I pressed the TLQ icon, which had a magnificent crown design. With the background music, the
loading screen appeared, and I naturally covered the screen for a moment before clicking the Custom Match button.
I set the room title as “Kai no Izumi’s TLQ Broadcast” and the password as 1231.
After completing the room creation, the lobby waiting UI appeared.
Why custom matching?
“I was originally going to do it through regular matching, but if I’m going to do it, I thought it would be more fun to
do it with you guys. After the notice, quite a few people said they bought it because of me.”
Oh
Mei-chan, you have deep thoughts after all ᄏᄏ
Aren’t you just trying to avoid getting beaten by old-timers?
Please turn up the volume
Just turn up your own volume
…Of course, that’s partly true, but I didn’t say it out loud.
“Okay. Before we start, let me briefly explain the content for today. I’m going to do the 10-set that all gamers who
have played fighting games will have heard of.”
Oh. Except at the start, you didn’t stutter ᄏᄏ
Scary! Growing monster Mei-chan!
But the voice is still the same ᄏᄏ
When watching the broadcast, turn the volume up to the max…
The 10-set is a game rule where the winner is the first to win 10 matches in a 1:1 battle.
Winning in the 10-set means being an absolute winner, and the loser is bound by the absolute and terrifying rule that
they cannot challenge the winner.
“But since 3 matches in 1 game takes too long, I’ll set it to single matches. And if I lose in the 10-set, the broadcast
ends!”
- ?
??
What is this nonsense? - Are you trying to burn us again?
???
Quick broadcast end declaration on the first day ᄏᄏ
As expected, the mood-making master
The chat room was filled with question marks.
But this is fine since I got permission from the manager.
“B-But, since I’m a beginner who just started, only those up to D rank can participate.”
My goal is simple.
To show my excellent gaming skills to the viewers and break away from the image of a VTuber known for being a
‘mood maker’ and someone who specializes in making trouble.
In TLQ’s ranking system, D rank is the second lowest, and after checking recently, it seems that generally, C rank and
below are quite similar.
I had managed to reach A rank when TLQ was first released, and after a bit of practice yesterday, I proved that I
could easily win up to B rank.
So the strategy is to keep a winning streak in the 10-set, gradually increasing the rank of participants, and make the
viewers amazed by that.
If the response is good, it could also become regular content, and it would help increase TLQ’s user base, which
would be beneficial in many ways.
“Alright. Then I’ll start now. The password will be between 1,000 and 1,500.”
At least she’s not ending the broadcast immediately with the rank limit
Mei-chan must be confident to come out like this
ᄅᄋᄏᄏ
As I glanced at the passing chat, I slowly relaxed my hands.
“Ah, hello, Love’s Flame.”
Hello.
About 30 seconds later, an avatar entered the waiting room.
Next to the name ‘Love’s Flame’ was an E rank.
E rank, huh. This should be an easy win.
I bought it after seeing the notice yesterday. Looking forward to it.
“I, I look forward to it too.”
With a ding sound, the lobby screen changed to the character selection screen.
I chose Leticia, the Puppet Lord, who is considered to have a high difficulty level.
The opponent chose Shiro, the Silver Witch, known as a beginner’s character.
Fortunately, the match-up was advantageous for me.
[3, 2, 1.]
The numbers flashed on the screen.
[Usurp The Last Crown!]
The phrase announcing the start of the match appeared.
And I won very easily.
Without taking a single hit.
?
What?
-Didn’t you say you were a beginner?
-Aren’t they a beginner too?
-It’s a match-up advantage
-Even so, isn’t the difference too big?
-Maybe Mei-chan is good at the game?
Seeing the astonished chat room, I couldn’t help but smile slightly.
Nice wining