Basement-Dwelling Loser VTuber

When I opened my eyes, I found myself staring at an unfamiliar ceiling.

No.

To be honest, it wasn’t completely unfamiliar.

But if you ask me whether it looked like an everyday scene I would see, the answer would be a definite no.

“Uuuu….”

Even though I just woke up and my body felt stiff, I stretched and looked around.

As expected, it wasn’t strange at all. It was quite a familiar room.

But why am I here right now?

I clearly remember falling asleep while broadcasting at home yesterday….

“…Natsune.”

I called out the name of the room’s owner to get an explanation of the current situation.

And at that moment, I felt something strange.

There was… no one lying next to me.

I was alone in the bed.

Among the members of Star’s Flow, I usually wake up earliest.

Natsune also wakes up pretty early, but she’s definitely slower than I am.

So when I usually sleep with her, it’s normal for me to wake her up.

But why, right now….

…No. There are times when Natsune wakes up earlier than me, too.

Yeah. That must be it.

Thinking that way, I tried to get up and head to the living room, ignoring the glimpse of white hair and the unfamiliar pajamas I noticed in my peripheral vision….

“Ah.”

Just before stepping into the living room, I glanced at the mirror in the corner.

There stood a girl with pristine white hair and ruby-red eyes.

The shocked expression in the mirror was certainly mine, but I wasn’t myself.

I had transformed into Natsune Nanase, the idol I admired.

When I raised my right hand, the ‘Yoru’ in the mirror raised her left hand.

When I shook my head, the ‘Yoru’ in the mirror shook her head too.

There was no denying it anymore. I had to accept it.

“C-could it be that we….”

★

“Did we switch bodies?!”

Izumi… Nanase screamed in disbelief at her situation.

She woke up to find herself lying in Izumi’s room for some reason.

The pajamas she was wearing were also the ones Izumi usually wore.

Turning her gaze slightly to the side, she noticed light brown hair in her view.

‘What the heck is happening….’

With that thought, she stood up to look in the mirror.

“Ah?”

Izumi… ’Kayanoh Mina’ was standing there.

When Nanase raised her right hand, the Izumi in the mirror raised her left hand.

When Nanase shook her head, the Izumi in the mirror shook her head too.

Not wanting to take any chances, she pinched her cheek hard, and a stinging pain greeted her.

“…This isn’t a dream.”

Realizing it was not a dream, Nanase let out a nervous laugh.

She had seen such situations in manga and anime before.

‘But that would mean there must have been some kind of accident for this to happen….’

As that thought crossed her mind, Nanase recalled what had happened yesterday.

In the morning, she went out for an external matter.

She visited a studio for a vocaloid song cover that had been trending recently.

After that, she returned home, relaxed, and went to bed after her evening broadcast.

It was a routine she was completely familiar with, just like any other day.

Of course, she had a call with Hikari and Izumi yesterday before going to bed, but that was just part of her normal life.

‘Could something have happened to Izumi?’

For a moment, that thought crossed her mind, but soon Nanase shook her head.

If she thought about it, Izumi was the one with a life more unchanged than hers.

Izumi could be mistakenly assumed to be a hikikomori by someone who didn’t know her.

Anyway, the most urgent thing for Nanase right now was to contact Izumi.

“Um. Ummm….”

However, staring into the mirror began to draw her eyes to Izumi’s body everywhere.

Usually, Izumi had a strong image of being small and cute among the members of Star’s Flow.

In fact, even considering the fourth and fifth-generation members, Izumi was still the youngest.

But if she didn’t speak, a cold atmosphere would emanate.

By watching silently, it became easy to understand the stories about the misunderstandings she faced at school.

And then her eyes wandered… to the chest.

Nanase glanced around as if no one was watching and quietly lifted her collar slightly.

“Waaaah….”

With a petite figure fitting for a cute girl no one could deny, her chest was the complete opposite of her height.

Even though she wore baggy pajamas, the curves of her body were clearly noticeable.

Nanase, who didn’t consider herself particularly small either, felt bad comparing herself to Izumi.

Of course, she wasn’t on the level that Ayaka was.

But that was why she matched well with Izumi.

“They say big chests can sag easily….”

Yet, Izumi’s chest didn’t sag at all.

It looked more like a sculpture.

“Plus, her skin is smooth and flawless….”

Aside from dance lessons, Izumi hardly exercised.

She didn’t seem to use skin care products either.

How could someone like Izumi maintain such a figure and skin, Nanase couldn’t understand at all.

While wondering about it, she continued to examine Izumi’s body here and there.

“…W-well, it shouldn’t matter since we’re both girls, right…?”

With that excuse in mind, she quietly made a decision.

Swallowing hard enough to hear her gulp turning, she reached out her hand there.

Squish squish….

Of course, there couldn’t be a sound, but it felt like Nanase could hear it.

“Waaaaah….”

Unintentionally, Nanase let out a gasp of admiration.

Izumi’s chest was that big and soft.

“As Ayaka said, this is dangerously unfair….”

But regardless, this sensation was too attractive to stop.

Thinking that, Nanase continued to fondle Izumi’s chest.

And then—

Thud.

“Mina, I’m heading out. But it feels like you slept longer than usual today….”

The door opened, and Seona walked in.

“…Huh?”

“…I should’ve knocked. Sorry. Well, Mina’s at that age too, I guess….”

“That’s not it?!”

Forgetful of the fact she was currently in Izumi’s body, Nanase instinctively replied in Japanese.

“It’s okay, Mina. Yeah. It’s natural…”

From Seona’s perspective, that was all that was visible in the current situation.

“I’ll be back…”

And then—click—Seona closed the door behind her.

“Waaaaah?!”

Nanase showed a strange sight to her idol, ruining Izumi’s image.

Realizing two facts, Nanase quietly screamed.

★

Natsune’s body was incredibly healthy.

To be honest, it was much healthier and full of energy than mine.

Considering that Natsune consistently exercised, it made sense, but perhaps because I knew she used to be frail and have albinism?

Up until now, my image of Natsune was that of a sickly cute girl.

But starting today, I need to change that thought a bit….

So, what should I do next?

Of course, I should contact Natsune, whose body I swapped with, right?

But is it really okay for me to touch Natsune’s phone or anything like that?

It could be seen as blasphemy against this world, couldn’t it?

If the other eight stars found out, it would definitely lead to execution….

“Uwaaaa….”

Usually, in these situations, the first thing is to get curious about the new body and start touching things; that’s the cliché.

“….”

Yeah. That’s impossible.

There’s no way I have the right to casually handle Natsune’s body.

Besides, Natsune is probably in the same situation as me right now, and she would be looking for a way to solve it rather than thinking about touching my body.

But I shouldn’t be thinking about that right now.

Above all, if, later on, I touched Natsune’s body and it got revealed—

‘That would be a bit… Yeah. That would be gross. Haha….’

The moment I heard those words, I would definitely die mentally.

So, the most urgent thing to do is contact Natsune… but.

I still hesitate to touch her phone or computer.

She must have her own secrets, after all.

Of course, I wouldn’t touch anything else if I were to contact her, but it’s still a precarious situation.

So, should I just head home first?

But I’ve heard Natsune has to put on sunscreen or something like that.

Without knowing those things well, could I really…?

Knock knock.

“Yoru.”

While I was lost in those thoughts, a voice called from outside the door.

It must be Seina, Natsune’s older sister….

“Izumi is here.”

“…Huh?”

Her words startled me, and my mind went blank.

★

Hearing the story of Natsune visiting her house, I found out that Natsune had indeed entered my body.

“It’s so comfortable in Izumi’s body~. I don’t even have to put on sunscreen when going out, it’s great!”

“W-what….”

“Oh, sorry. That was a bit too much pressure. I didn’t mean it like that at all.”

“Ah, I know… Yeah….”

“So, Izumi doesn’t have anything on her mind either?”

Natsune asked, and I nodded obediently.

I had spent the whole day at home yesterday, chatted with Suzuha, and after the evening broadcast, I had a call with Natsune and Kurokami before going to sleep.

It was the very essence of my familiar, happy routine.

“Hmm…. Then there’s no choice but to wait for our bodies to return, right?”

“How do we handle the broadcast…?”

“That’s a good question….”

If my body stayed as it was, I would have to do Natsune’s broadcast while she does mine….

To be honest, I’m not confident at all.

Natsune’s broadcasts are always so energetic, there’s no way a born introvert like me could manage that.

“Ugh….”

“There is one way, but…”

“Huh?”

“You can only use it for about two days. But since we really don’t have any methods right now, we have to hope we can return to our bodies in two days.”

Starting from there, Natsune explained the ‘method’ to me.

It was a plausible way, so… I couldn’t help but quietly nod.

★

“Oh, by the way… did you touch my body or anything after waking up…?”

Huh?

“Uwa? N-no?! There’s no way I could act so boldly, or even think about it! That would be disrespectful to you, Natsune! I don’t even deserve that with my filthy heart and body….”

“Calm down! Calm down, Izumi! …Hmm. I figured you would think that.”

Saying that, Natsune wore a slightly awkward smile.

Then, for some reason, she kept repeating things like, ‘I’m sorry…’, ‘Do you think I’m unattractive?’, and ‘Well, considering this appearance…’.

Did I do something wrong…?

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