NOVEL NEXT Chapter 58
“Well, I knew Toka Mama was Korean, so I thought it would be nice if we could talk in Korean….”
– Awesome!
– Turns out she’s a dutiful daughter.
– A daughter who loves her mom to a suspicious degree.
– So cute.
The fact that I could speak Korean was secondary; it wasn’t exactly a lie to think it would be nice to converse with Toka Mama in Korean.
As someone who enjoyed drawing as a hobby, I held a kind of awe for Toka Mama.
If we actually ended up talking, I simply thought, “Let’s do it comfortably in Korean!”
Well, I never imagined that Toka Mama was going to be my mom’s close younger sister.
“Well, anyway, we’ve been going for a while, so I’ll turn off the broadcast and head to bed. Izumi, you’re still a student, so I don’t want to keep you up all night, and I have to go out again for work tomorrow.”
“Then, um, good night, everyone….”
– Sleep well.
– Bye, Izumi!
– Thanks for your hard work!
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[Thread 163: Talking About VTuber Kainoh Izumi]
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21. Izumi and Toka Mama did a surprise collab!
22. They seem pretty close, huh?
23. That girl who called her a bad daughter the other day should reflect.
24. 22 << It looks awkward no matter how you see it, lol.
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39. A woman with an irresistible charm who seduces everyone she meets, Kainoh Izumi.
40. We're all caught up in it too, lol.
41. I’m scared of Mei's charm.
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63. Mei is such a dutiful daughter.
64. Make her my wife, Izumi.
65. 64 << But she’s my wife!
66. Why is Izumi so cute speaking Korean?
67. 66 << Mei is originally cute.
68. 66 << Especially when she’s about to cry, that’s the cutest.
69. 68 << Report for abuse.
[Virtual YouTuber Minor Gallery]
[Title: Izumi - I’m Rebellious. Outsiders Should Mind Their Own Business.]
[Posted by: OOO]
??? - I’ve never been rebellious.
Surprising fact) The broadcast where Izumi claimed to be rebellious was this afternoon.
[Recommend: 35 / Disapprove: 5]
OOO: What are we supposed to believe?
Oyabun
: How scary must Toka Mama be? ㄷㄷ
I drew a shark: Even the king of Yeo-sang concedes to this 30-year-old aunt’s power.
OOO: Mei's enemy is Mei.
└OOO: Mei’s enemy ㄷㄷ
└Suzuha: Originally, rebellion comes from Japan.
└OOO: LOL, what a crazy guy.
Maker: A JK’s feelings can change in an instant.
I love Mei: Isn’t that kind of cute too, everyone?
[Title: Today’s Moves of Mei Compilation]
[Posted by: Maker]
Hah, damn, my head broke again…
https://ontu.be/XXXXXXX
[Recommend: 58 / Disapprove: 2]
I Love Mei: I love Mei! I love Mei! I love Mei! I love Mei! I love Mei! I love Mei! I love Mei!
Atmosphere Creator: Does this mean you’re asking me to marry you?
└OOO: What are you talking about? You’re talking to me.
└Maker: Sorry, but she’s already lying next to me.
OOO: Why is my Korean not as cute as that?
└Cat Aunt: Maybe you should look in the mirror first…
└OOO: You little bastard.
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Don’t bullshit me: Can I debut as a VTuber if I can speak like that too?
└OOO: It’s cute when someone like Izumi says it; if you say it, there’s something wrong with your head.
└Don’t bullshit me: Why start a fight, damn it???
★
Right after the broadcast ended, Aunt Shia turned her chair to look at me and said,
“By the way, Izumi… no, Mina, I have something I’m curious about. Can I ask you?”
“Ah, um, y-yeah, it’s fine.”
“Hmm. I watched your broadcast, and you mentioned wanting to do an art stream, right?”
“Yes….”
“Could you show me once? Since I’m quite a well-known illustrator, I get interested when people say they draw.”
“Ah, okay….”
At Aunt Shia’s request, I opened the file of my latest fan art of ‘Charlotte,’ the irrefutable unique concubine from ‘Uncle’s’ series.
Luna and Selina are just concubines who can’t even come close to the charms that Charlotte exhibits.
Charlotte was the first to appear in Uncle and has built the most connections with Uncle Sato—she has no rivals…!
Of course, it’s not that I dislike Luna or Selina.
They are also proper characters and heroines in Uncle’s story, so how could I dislike them?
But these days, whenever I visit Uncle’s fan community, there are increasingly arrogant newcomers claiming Luna or Selina is the main.
Every time I see posts like that, as a longtime fan who followed Uncle’s original from chapter one, I wanted to deliver a little reality check, but I’ve been holding back, worried about facing backlash due to the massive arrogant influx from the anime’s success.
It’s definitely not because I’m scared to post in the community…
What others think of my posts has nothing to do with me, right?
…R-really, that’s how it is.
“…Isn’t this Charlotte from Uncle’s Survival Story?”
“Yes, y-yeah….”
“Wow, I’m not kidding; you really drew this well.”
“Hah, really?”
“Yes. You could totally be a professional without any problem!”
“Really, hehehe….”
The top people in the industry are praising my art, and they’re my favorite illustrators.
It was unreasonable to contain my smile.
“Mina, do you want to be an illustrator, by any chance?”
“Uh, n-no, not really.”
I shook my head immediately at Aunt Shia’s following question.
For me, drawing was merely a hobby I could enjoy.
And it’s a well-known fact that most people lose that joyful feeling once a hobby becomes a job.
So I had no intention of making drawing my profession, no matter what.
The thought of wanting to do an art stream was merely to convey, “I have this hobby.”
“For me, drawing is just a hobby to relieve stress….”
“I see. That’s a bit unfortunate. So, do you remember how you started drawing?”
How I started drawing?
“Uh, um….”
What was my reason for starting to draw?
I liked drawing even in my previous life, but I enjoyed it even before recalling my previous memories, so it wasn’t influenced by my previous life.
It just felt like I had started drawing at some point….
“Sorry, I can’t really remember how I started….”
“Really? Don’t you have any memory of someone recommending it to you back then?”
“Ehhh….”
“It must be there! Think carefully!”
It’s unfortunate for Aunt Shia, but I genuinely couldn’t recall any memories.
However, I could pick up on hints.
I am Kayanoh Mina, who evolved to the next dimension after defeating the Arcana Shooter’s Purgatory…
They wanted to see my drawings.
And Aunt Shia looked disappointed when I said I had no intention of becoming an illustrator.
Seeing her persistent questioning about how I started drawing…
I thought my reason for picking up drawing must relate to Aunt Shia somehow.
In my earliest memories, I remember drawing, and the last time Aunt Shia saw me was when I was around 5 years old.
Plus, I had liked the illustrations of ‘Yuki Yukino’ since I was little, and whenever I saw them, I felt a sense of familiarity.
In other words, I must have developed an interest in drawing when I met Aunt Shia once before I turned 5.
How logically sound is this reasoning?
“Uh, um, did you possibly teach me to draw, Aunt Shia…?”
“Ah, um….”
At my question, Aunt Shia looked at me as if taken aback, wide-eyed.
But she couldn’t hide the slight smiles creeping in from one corner of her mouth, and soon she covered her mouth with her hand, shuffling her feet slightly in joy.
“Actually, it’s not like I taught you, but….”
Aunt Shia, though shy to speak of it, slowly began to share stories from the past as if she wanted to.
“Once, Seona Unnie brought you over to Korea….”
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Aunt Shia had wanted to draw since she was young, but due to realistic issues, she couldn’t properly learn how to draw.
Yet, amid that situation, she continually drew and posted on SNS, and the person who came all the way to Korea, telling her she would support her so she could start drawing properly, was Seona.
In her first year of middle school, Aunt Shia met this person she wanted to be with for life.
And the names were so similar that Aunt Shia thought this meeting was truly fate.
Therefore, even now, whenever Seona asks her to do a commission through the company she belongs to, Aunt Shia takes on the job without hesitation, no matter how busy she is.
After all, this bond had lasted since her first year of middle school.
In fact, Seona had a daughter named Zia, who was only five years younger than Aunt Shia, and Zia became a turning point for Seona and Aunt Shia’s relationship to grow even stronger.
Even though they lived separately in Korea and Japan, they became like sisters, talking almost every day via DMs and making calls.
When over a year passed with Seona’s help, she gave birth to her second daughter, “Mina.”
Though Aunt Shia felt dissatisfied that she couldn’t visit right away due to her studies, as soon as summer vacation hit, she made her way to Japan.
There, Aunt Shia met an adorably angelic little girl.
So cute that she felt the urge to protect her for life.
From then on, Aunt Shia visited Japan every summer vacation.
Though she saved up through commissions consistently enough not to have major financial issues, Seona would always say she would cover all the flight expenses.
Since our parents understood what Seona meant to Aunt Shia, they didn’t oppose her trips to Japan.
Thus, whenever she went to Japan, she spent time playing with Zia and taking care of Mina, and when evening came and they went to sleep, she would draw.
Even if she felt tired at times, those became unforgettable happy memories for Aunt Shia.
And five years passed.