Chapter 28: D-7

“No, boss!

Chats at this level are totally fine!”

Koharu said with a grin.

She didn’t seem affected at all.

She seemed to have a stronger mentality than I thought.

「No, then there’s no point in practicing.

The chat just needs to be unexpected.」

“Aww.

I’m first…

Then I can’t use malicious chats…”

No, were you just trying to get revenge?

Putting personal feelings into training, maybe it’s because she’s still young.

Anyway, it’s more about chats that can be embarrassing than pure criticism.

I was confident in this area.

I’m a seasoned veteran who has donated a lot to VTuber broadcasts.

-Ria: You’ve lived for 500 years, but isn’t your way of speaking too frivolous?

“500 years is nothing among Taoists!

I’m still young~!

So this kind of 말투 is okay, right?”

-Ria: Show me a Taoist spell

“Ugh…

My powers are sealed by a spell so I can’t use any more Taoist magic today!”

-Ria: Even if you can’t use it, there must be an incantation

“Well, okay.

I’ll teach you a Taoist spell that brings out the power of fire.

I borrow the flames of heaven and earth!

Crimson flame, dance!

Hongyeomjin!”

Being able to answer up to this point.

It was a rare case even among the VTubers I’ve seen.

But, I was also confident that I could ask questions all day.

-Ria: What is the principle by which Taoist magic is manifested through incantations?

Is there a difference from magic that resonates with mana through word spirits?

-Ria: Which battle do you remember from the battles you’ve experienced over 500 years?

What is the battle pattern of Taoist magic?

Are there any weapons or enemies that are vulnerable to it?

-Ria: From whom did you learn Taoist magic?

Are there any Taoists you’ve formed a relationship with?

Can you still contact them?

-Sarah: Someone is seriously going on a rampage;;

-Karen: Ria, you really have a talent..

Questions just pour out without even thinking

“Uh…

um…

that’s?”

Koharu finally broke down and stuttered.

「You don’t have to try to answer honestly!

I just said don’t ignore it completely.

Change the subject naturally.

Or make it so that similar questions can’t be asked in the future.

Try to respond like that.」

“Okay.

I’ll answer those serious questions 500 years later if you post them on the cafe after the broadcast!

Even Taoists have secrets to keep, you know.”

「Good job!

Keep doing that in the future.」

Koharu’s broadcast ended like that, and the boss praised me.

「Ria did a great job too!

It was ambiguous whether to ban you immediately for those questions, but then you started accepting questions without keeping boundaries…

You played the role of a malicious viewer very well.」

It was sad that the result of my efforts to find someone like me was summarized like that…

But I decided to take comfort in the fact that it was helpful in this situation.

Next up was Sarah.

“Nice to meet you all.

I’m Sarah, who somehow became a magical girl.”

-Karen: Sarah!

How do I subscribe to the broadcast?

I’m trying it for the first time, can you teach me

-Ria: I heard that magical girls exert their power through transformation.

What happens if you’re ambushed before transforming?

-Koharu: You have a nice face

「Haru.

I told you this isn’t a place for malicious chats, right?」

「No, this is a compliment……」

“Look at her copying me after I wrote about my face.”

「Sarah, let’s focus on the broadcast, okay?」

The situation was sorted out like that, and the broadcast continued properly again.

I heard that Sarah was also a case of reincarnation.

Unlike Karen, she didn’t have few viewers, she always had over 150.

So she had the skill to smoothly deflect any question.

Next up was Karen.

Karen didn’t seem as skilled as Sarah, but her quick wit was outstanding.

Many of her answers seemed very witty, and when I checked after it ended, she said she came up with most of them on the spot.

Finally, it was my turn.

I started the broadcast with my avatar on the screen.

Maybe it’s because I showed it to them several times.

Everyone asked a lot of questions about the RP.

But there was nothing difficult to answer.

I answered every question sincerely.

-Koharu: What did I say?

-Karen: I don’t know how I ended up listening to an explanation of the various roles of the World Tree ᅮ

-Sarah: ZZZ…

「Hmm, Ria.

It’s good that you’re not flustered, but wouldn’t answering everything in detail like that also disrupt the flow of the broadcast?」

“There are only interesting questions, so I don’t know where to stop accepting questions.”

「Yeah.

It seems like a difficult part to fix now…

Let’s try to talk about RP mostly during chat time.」

“I’ll try.”

So, other questions followed, besides the RP.

-Karen: Ria, do you have a party that you support?

“I haven’t been here long since I came from another world, so I don’t know anything about politics.”

「Yeah.

That’s a standard answer using RP!」

Actually, I was just being honest…

Anyway, I finished the mock broadcast without much difficulty.

「How was it for everyone?」

「Honestly, I don’t know……」

Koharu said hesitantly.

「You may not know right away, but there will be a day when the difference between having experience and not having it will help.

Everyone did a great job, and since there’s not much time left until your debut, let’s keep up the good work!」

「Fighting!!」

「Oh, one more thing.

There’s no hard feelings about today, right?

Let’s talk about anything that was uncomfortable.

And if you’re feeling bad, blame me.

Say the boss made you do all sorts of things.」

「No!

I feel like we got closer to each other, right?」

「It was fun.

To the point where I want to do it again next time,」

「It was a valuable experience, just like the boss said!」

「If emotions start to mix, we can’t continue the training.」

In the order we did the broadcast.

Koharu, Sarah, Karen, and my answers.

「But there is one thing.」

Koharu added a word.

「Karen and Ria.

I really want to meet you in person!」

She said she felt like we got closer to each other.

I guess that’s why she’s curious, right?

***

Clap clap clap.

I come down from the pull-up bar.

Eunseo was clapping her small hands hard.

I approached Eunseo and her dad, who were watching.

“I’d like to say my greetings today.

I don’t think I’ll be able to see you in the future.”

“Is something wrong?

Are you moving somewhere?”

“No.

I’m going to move my exercise time to dawn.

Then I won’t be able to see Eunseo even on weekends.”

There’s a week left until my debut.

As planned, I decided to move the time to minimize contact with people.

Actually, I don’t have a big burden about the exposure of the red pill.

Ultimately, if someone is to take my story seriously.

Wouldn’t it be better if the red pill was revealed someday?

I had that thought a little.

But since I signed a contract.

For now, I won’t do anything to deliberately expose it.

“Ah…

I see.

You’re going to climb the mountain at dawn even on weekends, not during the day?”

“Yes.

To match my life pattern.”

There’s no need to explain in detail about being a VTuber, so I just said that.

“I’m a little sad too, but Eunseo will be very sad.”

“What?

Why can’t I see you?”

As if she roughly understood the conversation, Eunseo’s eyes shook.

I bent down as usual and met her eyes.

“Eunseo.

Unnie can’t come to the mountain at dawn anymore.

So today is the last day you’ll see me, okay?”

“No~!

I don’t want to!

Then I’ll come at dawn too!

Dad!

That’s okay, right!”

Eunseo’s dad had a troubled expression.

“Eunseo.

That’s a bit difficult.

Let’s say a proper goodbye to Unnie, okay?”

I was embarrassed.

I didn’t know tears would well up in Eunseo’s eyes so quickly.

“No~!

I don’t want to part with Unnie!”

She bursts into tears.

At most twice a week.

And only for a short time.

When did I take root in this little lady’s heart?

“Don’t go!

Unnie, don’t go!”

Eunseo hugged my knees tightly and rubbed her face on my thigh.

“Oh dear.

It seems Eunseo has become very attached to you.”

The man approached with a troubled look, and looking at my increasingly damp thigh…

Before I could think, the words slipped out.

“Okay.

Unnie won’t go.”

“Huh?”

I stroked Eunseo’s head as she looked up with a tear-stained face.

“I’ll come visit Eunseo’s house sometimes.

Is that okay?”

Without proving anything.

Can you like me so purely?

Is it because you’re young?

But I also realized that I was taking the parting with Eunseo too lightly.

“Would that be okay?”

When I asked the man, he quickly nodded.

“Of course.

You’re always welcome.

My wife is also a great cook.

Please come by comfortably.”

We exchanged contact information and addresses, and it turned out we lived in the same apartment complex.

“Oh, you live in building 201?

If you’re this close, we should have met while coming and going.”

“I guess so.”

Even if it ended with a complete farewell, there was a high probability that we would see each other by chance.

Thinking about it that way, I felt a little embarrassed that I said it was the last day at first.

“Hehe, Unnie.

You have to come visit soon, okay?”

“Yes.

I’ll make time.”

Anyway, isn’t it a good thing that I saw Eunseo’s bright smile again…

Thinking that, I smiled back.

Yeah.

Even if I don’t need to go around revealing the red pill.

Let’s not hesitate to make friends because of it.

I felt like I learned that.

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