NOVEL NEXT Chapter 76
[Virtual YouTuber, Thread 287 About Kainoh Izumi]
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11. What are you saying to the viewers?
12. But if someone has watched Mei-chan’s first broadcast until now, they must be a bit weird, right?
13. 12 << That's true…
14. 12 << Then that means most of us here are weirdos.
15. 14 << So that’s right.
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25. I was moved.
26. I’m looking forward to Mei-chan’s live.
27. There's a lot of hype chat today.
28. I’m happy I can watch Mei-chan’s broadcast too.
29. Isn't it a bit strange for a touching atmosphere to last less than 10 minutes in a broadcast?
30. The fact that there’s a touching atmosphere in Mei-chan’s broadcast is strange to begin with.
31. 30 << It’s too much, but it’s true.
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75. Sudden dinner time.
76. The broadcast start time was a bit awkward.
77. They should arrive within an hour, right?
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151. Why are they taking so long?
152. At this rate, we'll hit 150,000 before they arrive.
153. There hasn’t been any problem, right?
154. But at least it’s a relief the subscriber growth speed has slowed down.
155. I calculated, and as long as they come before midnight, it should be fine.
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201. It passed midnight, lol.
202. We hit 150,000 too, haha.
203. I never expected to hit 150,000 without a broadcast.
204. I didn't want to see a failure like this…
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281. Mei-chan’s in the chat, lol.
282. She fell asleep after eating and got tired, what a perfect JK.
283. Well, if there weren’t any problems, that’s good…
[Virtual On-Tuber Minor Gallery]
[Title: Mhm~ Keep talking nonsense~]
[Post: ㅇㅇ]
Falling asleep after eating means no endurance broadcast, who cares~
[Upvotes: 91 / Downvotes: 3]
ㅇㅇ: We’re sorry! Come back! We’ll do better and never do that again! I love you! Please forgive me just this once!
└Oyakubo
: It broke…
Maker: Is this the first VTuber from Star Flow to reach 150,000…?
Opposite of the Avatar: Falling asleep after eating, that’s quite the JK vibe.
└Opposite of the Avatar: This is totally JK.
Gurineur: Seeing this makes me think she has real talent.
└ㅇㅇ: But is this kind of talent really necessary?
ㅇㅇ: It’s all your fault!
└ㅇㅇ: There are too many bullies, and Mei-chan is exhausted, you bad people!
└ㅇㅇ: Our socially awkward communication disorder loser Mei-chan wants to do lives, but you made fun of her!!
└Rabbit Gongdu
: You’re the worst, you jerk, haha.
★
[【150K Celebration Apology Broadcast】I’m sorry everyone… #KainohIzumi #Star’sFlow]
“I-I’m sorry…”
-This failure of endurance was different and fun.
-I think not having any notice was a bit off though.
-If you truly reflect deeply, it’s okay.
-What’s with the nonsensical title of a 150K celebration apology broadcast? Haha.
“I-I’m truly reflecting…”
When I woke up, my phone was filled with countless messages.
Aside from my peers Koga, Akabane, Aki, and Utsumi, my manager, Kurokami-senpai, Namikawa-senpai, Natsune, and even my aunt Shia and my older sister Yuyika.
They were all worried if something happened to me, and of course, there were many posts in the chat and various communities asking about my whereabouts.
My name even trended in the real-time searches on the chat.
So, as soon as I woke up, I posted an apology notice on the chat, still a bit sleepy, and went live at 9 AM.
-So this is the celebration broadcast?
“W-Well, not exactly… If I did it at this time, many people might miss it, so I’m thinking of ending it as just an apology broadcast for now.”
Above all, since it was an impromptu broadcast, the viewer count was lower than usual.
If I did a celebratory broadcast like this, many people who couldn’t watch would probably be sad.
“Anyway, I’m really sorry… I caused worry; I’m so s-sorry…”
-So the real celebration broadcast is, as mentioned in yesterday’s endurance, at 7 PM?
“Yeah. Unless something major happens, I-I think so.”
As much as I wanted to do it right now, when I told my manager that, I got scolded.
I think my manager should learn the good term “conciliatory”…
Of course, I knew it shouldn’t be done from the start.
-I hope it becomes a fun celebratory broadcast.
-I hope nothing like yesterday happens again…
“I-I’m really sorry…”
Ultimately, in the hour-long broadcast, I ended up apologizing for nearly 40 minutes before it ended.
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[Manager: So are you going to do a Dotsumachi during the celebratory broadcast?]
[Kainoh Izumi: What do you think would be good…]
[Manager: I think it would be better if you did.]
“Haaa…”
Dotsumachi can be seen as a double-edged sword of content.
Think about it.
If I connect to the Miscord server for a call, and no one shows up until the end of the broadcast?
Wouldn’t that be incredibly awkward…?
Of course, since Koga promised to join the Dotsumachi, that won’t happen, but if no one else comes other than Koga, that would also be awkward…
However, it’s true that there’s no better content for a celebratory broadcast than Dotsumachi.
In the VTuber industry, collaborations with members are important, and Dotsumachi is one way to show how close the members are.
“…I guess I should do it?”
Ultimately, having made the decision, I started writing the Dotsumachi invitation…
★
[【150K Celebration Broadcast】Thank you everyone! ─(≧▽≦)>#KainohIzumi #Star’sFlow]
-─(≧▽≦)>Zumi Zumi!
-─(≧▽≦)>Zumi Zumi!
Finally, the 150K celebration broadcast that drew near.
But why? Is it because something happened yesterday?
I didn’t feel nervous like I wouldn’t be able to do anything.
No, that’s not it.
I am now a body with a new goal of doing live.
Having taken on a new goal of “The 150K subscriber owner VTuber who cleared the Arcana Shooter’s Hell difficulty,” Kainoh Izumi has become a body that doesn’t get nervous…!
“Hehe…”
I felt like a robust 40-year-old silver-haired middle-aged man would suddenly pop out inside me.
But if it’s for my lovely JK’s Izutomo, I must seal that away.
Now, it’s 20 seconds to 7 PM.
Like a general stepping onto the battlefield, I quietly closed my eyes and steadied my breath.
And the moment it turned 7 PM.
“K-Kazumi…. The one who dreams of a world where everyone can smile, a-Ambiance Maker. It’s Kainoh Izumi…!”
I boldly declared to the world.
-Hi Izumi!
-Hi Izumi!
=Friday JP¥ 50,000: Congratulations on 150K!
=Maker JP¥ 50,000: Keep broadcasting hard!
=Starry Sky JP¥ 50,000: Please continue with Yeo-sang and your hard work in broadcasting!
Red hyper chats poured in like a flood, but it wasn’t enough to fluster me.
After all, just yesterday’s endurance broadcast was at an incredible level; if it’s a celebratory broadcast, this much is expected.
I absolutely did not panic, I swear.
“U-Um, first of all, I’m really sorry for falling asleep during yesterday’s endurance broadcast…”
There will be Izutomo who didn’t see the morning apology broadcast, so I started by bowing my head in apology.
I even thought about using a thumbnail with a white screen and black text saying “I’m sorry,” but my manager completely scolded me for that.
[Manager: Don’t do things that would worry the viewers.]
True. In the VTuber industry, that thumbnail would trigger viewers’ trauma.
If tomorrow’s Natsune’s stream thumbnail has a white screen with something like “Important Notice” written…
Just imagining it is terrifying, so I’ll never do something like that again.
I might really cry.
“Anyway, thanks to all of you, I’ve reached 150K subscribers… I’m really grateful…!”
-Mei-chan’s hard work has paid off.
-Remembering Mei-chan trembling and awkward when she debuted is really heartwarming.
“Buhh…?”
W-What? The viewers are so kind.
I thought everyone would be mad after yesterday’s incident.
“R-Right? Even I worked hard… I’m amazing, right?”
When I think about it, 150K isn’t a small number on an internet broadcast, right?
I’ve worked hard to get here, so isn’t it right for me to be praised?
I’m really a TS cute girl after all. Amazing!
“Today, I’ll let you all praise me as much as you want!”
-Shouldn’t you correct this instant pride?
-No matter what, the person who caused yesterday’s chaos seems too confident.
-Isn’t it usually the case that you wouldn’t let bygones be bygones after being praised?
“C-Can’t we be a bit kinder on a day like today…?”
-I was going to be kind, but it’s Mei-chan who’s being so smug.
-Just a little praise and she gets so cocky.
-She’s at the level of following a sketchy uncle who praises her on the street.
“It’s not that much!”
★
The sudden discussion of ‘If Kainoh Izumi would follow a suspicious middle-aged man who praises her, or not,’ thankfully ended.
To think we chatted for nearly 10 minutes about such a useless topic.
You all don’t know, but my mind is that of a 40-year-old middle-aged man.
There’s no way I would follow a suspicious uncle who praises me.
“Phew. Anyway, for the 150K celebration, I’m thinking of doing a Dotsumachi…”
-Mei-chan’s Dotsumachi? I’m worried…
-Did you inform everyone properly?
“I-I’m sorry! Of course, I informed everyone properly….”
Starting from Natsune, I told all my peers.
It might be impossible to contact all the Star Flow members since it’s the year-end, but luckily, I got a fair amount of replies saying they would join, including Koga.
If no one replied except Koga, I might have cried…
“Then shall we start?”
Please let there be no problems during the call.
I hoped for this as I switched to the screen that would show the participants of the Dotsumachi.
Ding!
[Yahoo!]
And the first person to enter was…