Chapter 105: The Pitch-black star is….Service is ending…

[Faction Evaluation] This time, the evaluation is really strict! #KurokamiHikari #KainoIzumi #StarsFlow

Nat-chan, leading with the reason “No one knows more about Hikari than me!”, was the only member of StarsFlow

to have challenged Kurokami-senpai’s faction evaluation twice.

The result of those attempts, however, was two resounding failures.

The only consolation was that, in her first evaluation, she scored 39 points, but in the second, she scored 62 points.

Of course, Nat-chan immediately snapped back saying, “That’s definitely not comforting!” upon hearing that.

But if we’re being objective, Nat-chan’s 62 points were an impressive score.

Let’s think about it logically.

When Kurokami-senpai did her third broadcast, she talked about future broadcast plans.

What was the second plan she mentioned?

The correct answer is “I want to do an RPG raid with the butlers.”

• How were you supposed to get this right?! It’s perfectly understandable that such a reaction came out, right?

After all, this question was from before StarsFlow became a success, so very few people would’ve seen the live

broadcast.

And this was the first question when Nat-chan challenged the faction evaluation the second time.

But the surprising thing was that Nat-chan actually got it right.

What was even more surprising was that this question was considered one of the easier ones.

The hardest question was “What dessert did Kurokami-senpai eat for lunch on the day of her 3D model debut?”

By the way, the answer was tiramisu.

I even rewatched the broadcast just to check, and she mentioned it briefly in passing…

Anyway, I calculated my own score after watching Kurokami-senpai’s debut broadcast, and I only got 27 points.

Of course, I wasn’t really “a butler,” but considering the community’s reaction at the time, a score of 27 was still

pretty high. Real butlers were scoring around 50 points.

In other words, Nat-chan’s 62 points was an insane record, and her statement “No one knows more about Hikari

than me!” was, in fact, true.

And that statement is…

“Here’s the sixth question. What game did I play with Izumi-chan during our collaboration?”

“…B-bloody Night.”

“Correct! You really know me well, Izumi-chan!”

“…Heh?”

• I’ve never seen such blatant illegal recruitment before. ᄏᄏ
• This was the predetermined result since she wanted to add Mei-chan to the faction before.
• Is this… favoritism?

Such responses were inevitable.

Even I, the person involved, started to question whether this was even fair…

But when I shifted my gaze slightly and looked at Kurokami-senpai’s face.

“Hehehe…”

Senpai was smiling so happily that I couldn’t bring myself to say anything.

“Alright, let’s move on to the seventh question. Why are my broadcast viewers’ fan names ‘butlers’?”

“U-uh, that’s… because Kurokami-senpai is… a young lady…”

And then.

• Natsune Nanase2: This is too much!
• Nat-chan is here!
• Konhoshi!

An unexpected twist occurred.

“Oh my, Nanase-chan has arrived?”

“Eek?!”

• Natsune Nanase2: When I did the faction evaluation, it wasn’t full of questions like this!
• Witnessing the scene of illegal recruitment, the enraged victim!

Nat-chan’s sudden appearance and the cheers from the viewers.

I was flustered and looked at Kurokami-senpai, but she just smiled faintly.

“The one who set the questions is me. What exactly is the problem here?”

I don’t know anything. I don’t know anything. I don’t know anything at all…!

• Natsune Nanase2: When hiring people for a faction, it’s natural to be fair, right?! “Oh my, oh my. Of course, I’ll ask easy questions for the people I want to recruit. Isn’t that what an evil noblewoman would do? To become a true evil noblewoman, I’ll only have people on my side, hohoho!”
• Natsune Nanase2: Is this the end for the ‘Black Star’?

“Unfortunately, it seems that way… You’ve worked hard, Nanase.”

• Nanase2: You agreed?!

The end of the 10-minute back-and-forth was…

• Nanase2: I hate Hikari!

With that, Nat-chan sent that message and left the broadcast. “…Life is always full of choices. I just chose Izumi over

you, Nanase…”

• Stop trying to finish it with something cool.
• Nat-chan’s really gonna be hurt by this.

“Now, shall we continue the faction review?” And in the end, I passed Kurokami-senpai’s faction review with a

perfect score of 100. Needless to say, it was the highest score in history, the first-ever perfect score. …Is this really

okay?

[[Casual Talk Broadcast] Listen to my story! #KurokamiHikari #StarsFlow

• Nat-chan, who witnessed the illegal hiring, is sad on Nator.

“Sadly… it can’t be helped.” After a light dinner with Izumi, Hikari turned on the broadcast as promised. Of course,

Izumi had already gone home by then.

• So this is the end of the connection with the Black Star.

“An antagonist needs the right kind of allies. But Nanase was too bright of a person to join my faction…”

• If you put it that way, Izumi seems like the bad guy. Haha.

“The junior who rudely judged the senpai’s broadcast during the show is the bad person, right?”

• Now that I think about it, that did happen.
• So you like Mei-chan, right?

“Of course, there’s a reason I like Izumi. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have given her a chance for a faction review.”

• So, all the members of Starflow must have impressed the young lady.

“Hey! If you say it like that, it makes me sound like an incredibly easy woman!”

Although Hikari was irritated by one of the butler’s comments…

• But the young lady is actually an easy woman, right?
• Back when Tsuba-chan approached you first, you were so flustered you couldn’t even speak properly.
• After the collab, Tsuba-chan was super kind and you excitedly talked about how great she was.
• Even though Tsuba-chan couldn’t pass the faction review, haha.

“Ugh…!”

In front of the butlers who knew exactly what kind of person Hikari was, that comment was like a suicide

declaration.

• Now that I think about it, the young lady has only been extremely casual with Nat-chan and Mei-chan from the start.
• One’s the strongest insider of Starflow, and the other’s the strongest outsider, huh?
• Opposites attract.
• So, what made you like Mei-chan so much?

The butlers were curious about what had made Hikari handle the faction review so differently for Mei-chan. Hikari

had already figured out the intentions behind their words.

“Well… First of all, I liked the fact that, as a junior, she had the nerve to judge me so confidently. And in the collab,

she made an effort for my sake, so I gave her extra points. I’m picking people for my faction, so of course, I’ll choose

those who work hard for me. Ohohoho!”

Of course, that wasn’t the only reason. But how could I tell everyone the truth? The fact that Izumi, whom I met in

person during Hatsumode, was exactly my type. Of course, I’m not talking about romantic feelings. It was just that

seeing Izumi stirred up a maternal instinct within me. For someone like Hikari, who loves taking care of those

around her, that feeling was irresistible. No, wasn’t Izumi the one who was at fault? With her low self-esteem and

fragile personality, she couldn’t help but puff up with pride and give a silly laugh with just a little praise. She couldn’t

help but attract attention. But at first, Hikari thought all of that was just an act for the broadcast. However, to her

surprise, that was all Izumi’s true nature. With her doll-like appearance and fragile personality, Hikari naturally felt

a desire to support her. She thought it was only natural.

• Come to think of it, Nat-chan must have worked hard for the young lady too (oo).
• The young lady can be a bit harsh on Nat-chan sometimes, huh? Haha.

“Nanase is ultimately my senior, and Izumi is a junior, so it’s only natural to treat them differently.” And, after all,

Hikari knew that her connection with Nanase wouldn’t end here. Hikari knew this, so this time, she was just playing

around a little.

• Now the Black Star era is over, and it’s the HikaIzumi era!

“Hmmm. Then, should we call the unit ‘The Sea of Black’? ”

• Are you plagiarizing?!
• Suzuhachi is going to be mad!

“If it’s a challenge against me, I’ll accept it anytime! Even if my opponent is an arrogant junior, I’ll fight with all my

strength! Ohohoho!”

Natsune Nanase @NatsuneNanase. 53 minutes]

I was abandoned by Hikari.

[Natsune Nanase @NatsuneNanase. 49 minutes]

I hate Hikari.

[Natsune NanaseF @NatsuneNanase. 35 minutes]

If I were given questions like these, I’m confident I’d get a perfect score too.

[Natsune Nanase @NatsuneNanase. 20 minutes]

No matter how I see it, my score of 62 is worth more than Izumi’s perfect score of 100!

[Natsune Nanase @NatsuneNanase·15 minutes]

@Kaino Izumi, it’s a battle for Hikari!

[Kaino Izumi☆Star’s Flow @Kainolzumi·5 minutes]

@Natsune Nanase, did I do something wrong?!

[Kurokami HikariG @KurokamiHikari · 3 minutes]

@Natsune Nanase, I think sometimes, seniors should give way to their juniors.

[Natsune Nanase @NatsuneNanase·1 minute]

@Kurokami Hikari, don’t give me that proper answer! I wanted comfort!

By mid-April, the number of subscribers to my channel had almost reached 200,000.

[Manager: I think it’s time for your 3D model debut, Izumi.]

And finally, I received a message like that from my manager.