Now That I Have Become a Woman, I Am a Vtuber

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After raiding the Skull 4-Point House, the Team Celestial Realm Division magnificently defeated the enemies.

They smoothly raided the Skull 2-3 Point House, and while there were occasional casualties in buildings with 4 or 5 points, they managed to overcome them.

Having completed the mission, they reinforced their gear and hunted zombies in tougher areas.

By now, everyone was accustomed to squad formations, becoming seasoned veterans.

“…This is the place.”

[Wow… It’s creepy!]

We decided to take on the highly anticipated Skull 7-Point Dungeon.

Before us was a laboratory that looked like it was going to be crawling with zombies.

“Let’s go.”

We all arrived at the entrance of the laboratory together.

“Alright, the vanguard first.”

[That senior… Is it really telling us to go in there…?]

“Yes, yes, that’s the vanguard’s role, right?”

From inside, the sounds of zombies crying could be heard.

Surely there would be terrifying zombies suited for such a high difficulty of Skull 7.

[Oh, it looks really tough….]

“You can do it.”

Honestly, even I didn’t want to go in.

But what else could we do?

We had fitted the vanguard with armor that was even sturdier for this kind of stuff.

Although I, wearing light armor, would quickly become one with the zombies if surrounded, our vanguard juniors were clad in solid medium armor, right?

They should hold out well.

“Alright, vanguard, go!”

[…Understood!]

[Here we go!]

Bam!

The slightly hesitant vanguard members bravely kicked open the door and went inside.

And then….

[AAAAHH!! AAAAAH!! Help!!]

The shrieks echoed instantly.

…As expected, it was tough inside.

“Deploy! Deploy!! Operation commencing!!”

I hurriedly took command at the scene since it was already like that from the entrance, after the vanguard had confirmed the situation.

[Please help me!]

[AHHH! Hurry up!]

Leading the charge team inside revealed a scene from hell, complete chaos with people and zombies intertwining.

– Hahaha

– Damn, they must have picked the wrong commander and are suffering terribly, lol.

“Eliminate them all!”

Immediately, I drew my shotgun and began cleaning up along with the charge team.

First, we prioritized the zombies who were biting at the vanguard.

Bang! Bang!!

[AAAAHH!]

[Help here!]

Bang bang!! Bang!

“Everyone, hold on!”

[I’m dying! Help!]

But thanks to having organized ourselves, after some time, the zombies started to fall at the entrance.

“Almost got them all!”

Once the battle finished….

[Huff… Hah… Is everyone alive?]

“…Looks like it.”

We gathered inside the blood-soaked building.

…Everyone’s stamina was ragged.

– Wow, we actually won, lol.

– I really thought we were done for, haha.

– This was chaos-level chaos.

“First, let’s set up a campfire outside the entrance and regroup.”

[Yes…!]

[I’ll recover quickly!]

Still, it seemed the juniors hadn’t lost their spirits too much.

Although our combat was a bit rough, it was a relief that we had teamwork and passion.

“Can you set up a campfire here?”

[Yes! I’ll do it!]

We lit a campfire at the entrance yard of the tidied laboratory and gathered around it.

[Hah….]

[Can someone give me a bandage?]

[Here you go. And do you have any water?]

[Oh, I have that!]

We relied on each other while resetting things.

Watching them, I had a strange intuition.

This moment might be our last reset.

It had been quite a while since we started the joint stream.

Once we cleared this laboratory, we’d probably end the broadcast.

After all, weren’t these the juniors who were doing their first proper collaboration?

Not knowing when the next opportunity would come, I felt it was time to chat while we could.

“Ah, everyone.”

[Yes?]

[Are we doing an operation briefing?]

“No, no. Just something I’m curious about.”

– Hahaha

– This guy only knows how to ask about briefings.

– Just look at the surprised faces, lol.

“Seriously, how was it entering the Celestial Realm?”

[Huh?]

[When we first entered?]

“Yes, there must be stories like the interview or something.”

Just wanting to keep it light, I thought it’d be good to chat since we had a big task ahead.

– Finally asking this, lol.

– Did we seriously just spend six hours killing zombies??

– Still, he’s showing interest in the juniors, haha.

…Has it really been six hours?

Well, time tends to melt away during missions and various activities.

[Oh, we had an interview.]

“An interview?”

The juniors I was working with were from the 3rd and 4th generation.

Since they were two to three stages below my generation, I was a bit curious about their interview stories.

“What was it like?”

[The team leader and the interviewer were sitting there, and oh boy, they were so scary.]

“The team leader? Who is that?”

Team leader?

I wasn’t sure if there was someone in The Six who could be called a team leader.

As far as I knew, there wasn’t really such a person.

[Huh? The one with glasses and is female….]

“Oh, you mean the manager?”

Thinking about it, I felt like I might have heard that name mentioned as the team leader before.

Already a team leader, huh?

It seems the diligent ones aren’t working hard for nothing; they’re getting promoted quickly.

[Yes, that’s right! I heard she’s in charge of the 1st generation!]

“Wow, she’s already a team leader.”

– Wow.

– If she’s the 1st generation manager, that makes sense, haha.

“What kind of questions did they ask you?”

I asked while adding more fuel to the campfire.

Looking at the sky, I noticed it was getting dark.

I guess it’s better to go in during the day, right?

Think I’ll lay back and have a chat tonight.

[Oh, they asked about motivation for applying and if we had any favorite seniors.]

“Favorite seniors?”

[Yes, they asked for the reasons and everything.]

A favorite senior.

I was a bit curious about this one too.

“Should I ask? Who is your favorite senior?”

These are things that should be inquired about at least once, right?

[Umm….]

[Of course….]

“Oh, just don’t include me.”

I’m excluding myself for now.

If I ask them here, they’d certainly say it’s me.

– LOL

– This guy is totally teasing the juniors, haha.

– Classic, haha.

[Uh, um….]

[I like Anna-senpai?]

[I like Eun-ha-senpai!]

“Eun-ha? Wow, Eun-ha has already become a senior.”

It feels like it was just yesterday when the 2nd generation debuted.

It’s surprising that Eun Seo Eun-ha already has a junior who likes her.

Time really flies.

It feels like my debut was just yesterday as well.

“What do you like about Anna-senpai?”

And so, more time passed, poking into who else they liked.

“So what are the good things about debuting… there must be many, but what are the downsides?”

I asked them other things I wanted to know.

After all, they’re juniors in the same field, right?

I figured I’d ask them various things to gain some insights, or if they faced any difficulties, I could offer some simple advice.

[Ah… I think my schedule has gotten a bit off.]

[Yeah, yeah, lately I’ve been sleeping in the mornings, you know?]

“Oh, your schedule has changed a lot.”

Certainly, it’s common to have your day and night reversed when broadcasting.

I’ve been through that many times myself.

“Exercise is important for that. Huh? You should go to the gym too.”

But I think that’s a necessary aspect of being a virtual streamer.

Since it’s their job to stream at times when everyone’s winding down for the day, rather than forcing themselves to adapt, they should build up their stamina.

– Man, this guy is just a classic teacher, haha.

– Advice-giving classic, lol.

– Wow, really sounds like a boomer.

– Guy’s flexing his gym routine while he’s at it, haha.

“Everyone, working out helps, you know.”

There’s a saying that stamina is national power, right?

Broadcasting personalities are the same.

You need good stamina to boost your broadcasting capabilities.

Moreover, when you’re new, it’s easy to overdo it and ending up drained, so now is the time to work on stamina to minimize the aftereffects.

Anyway, we continued chatting about all sorts of things.

I asked if there were any other hardships and how to deal with things when viewers acted like this.

Well, whether it might help or not, once I acted like a senior a few times, I noticed the sky began to brighten.

“Let’s get up now.”

[Yes!]

[Finally, it’s starting!]

It was almost morning, so it was about time to go in.

We stood up, tidying the campfire.

We cleared away the pots, extinguished the fire, and brushed off our seats; only awkward traces of our camping remained.

“We’re going in.”

We grabbed our weapons and re-entered the laboratory.

Since we organized the entrance earlier, the calm indoors showed no signs of zombies.

But.

Up ahead.

Thud–! Thud–!

As if sensing the presence of intruders, the steel door across the hallway began shaking violently.

They said that from Skull Stage 7 onward, zombie waves are produced per person, right?

Until now, we’d been pressing through with numbers, but now, our numbers were becoming a hindrance.

But I trust everything would be fine.

I believe in my team.

“All units, forward.”

[Yes!]

[Hype!]

Where did that relaxed atmosphere go?

At my single command, everybody gathered in line before me.

“We will die here.”

[Yes!]

[We’ll die together!]

As expected from a coordinated team.

At my command, the juniors responded in chorus.

– Look how solemn it is, lol.

– Are we some kind of investigation squad here?

– Mi-ro, you’re missed! T_T

Clank-!! Clank!!

Meanwhile, at the end of the hallway, the steel door was shaking violently.

“Everybody, form up!”

Seeing that, I organized our formation.

The same formation we first had when Team Celestial Realm was created.

“Alright, let’s eliminate them and die together!”

[Uwaaa!]

[Yes!!]

[We’ll eliminate them all!!]

With battle cries bursting with combat strength.

At last, we targeted the zombies that were slowly being revealed as the steel door began to break.

“Fire at will!”

[FIRE!!!]

Bang!! Ratatata!!

The final curtain of the Team Celestial Realm Division opened.

**

About 15 minutes later.

[Ugh!! Aaaaah!]

[Commander!! Ugh!]

[Senpai!!]

Screams echoed from all directions.

…Where did it go wrong?

It had gone smoothly at first.

We had even defeated the first wave and gotten inside the laboratory.

However.

Inside the laboratory was the real challenge.

Mutant zombies popping out from every room.

A map where movement was difficult.

On top of that, dwindling ammunition and medical supplies.

In the end, we found ourselves cornered at the hallway, barely holding it together.

“…We’re doomed.”

Hearing the diligent fighting sounds ahead, I opened one of the doors on the side of the hallway.

– ???

– Where’s he going??

– What the hell, we have to die together!

Inside the room, there was a large window.

“Looks like there is one.”

I flung the window open and peered down.

It was quite a height, but it looked manageable if we tied a rope.

[Commander!!]

[Senpai where are you!!]

[I can’t hold on any longer!! Give us orders!]

Deliberately ignoring the desperate cries from behind, I tied the rope to the window.

– Hahaha

– Hey, you idiot, didn’t you say we’d die together? Lol.

– Seriously, what a trashy leader, haha.

I’d had a hunch since we had subdued the first wave and entered the laboratory.

How could we handle all of these?

Just look at our squad arrangement.

Scout – Vanguard – Charge.

The two scouts were armed with handguns, and the vanguard was more like a walking punching bag; counting me, only one-third of the group could really handle the wave of zombies.

How could we stop a wave coming in by sheer numbers like this?

Honestly, it was a bit hopeful, but alas, it became clear that it wasn’t going to work.

[Uaaah!!]

[I got bitten!!]

[Help!! Please help me!!]

[Senpai, where are you?!]

As I tied the rope to the window frame, it barely reached the floor.

“…I’ll remember all of your sacrifices.”

– Where are you going, lol?

– This bastard, haha.

– Is he seriously insane??

[Seo, Senpai?!]

[W-Where are you??]

[Please give us the retreat order!]

“Those who can, should live.”

Whoosh!

Without hesitation, I grabbed the rope and jumped out of the window.

Swish- whoosh. Thud.

The place I landed at while quickly climbing down the rope was the yard behind the laboratory.

Ahead, I could see a forest.

Probably, taking the route through that forest would lead to a village.

From there, I could start a new life.

[Uaaah!!]

[I’ll get my revenge!]

[What’s this?!]

Ignoring the screams of (former) squad members behind me, I dashed into the woods.

– Ah, seriously this piece of trash, lol.

– What a lunatic, haha.

– This is just ridiculous, haha.

– How is this guy even a commander??

“Thank you all for everything!”

Thus, the first commander of Team Celestial Realm disappeared into the dark woods with their back to the allies.

– Didn’t something like this happen before??

– Why does the ending feel the same, lol?

– Learned well from the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, haha.

– For these guys, betrayal is just a normal thing, lol.

The short overnight collaboration ended, and in less than half a day from the creation of Team Celestial Realm, it was annihilated.