Hobbyist VTuber

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[Stop, stop chasing me!!]

[Alright, now just insert the battery… Wait, wait, wait!! Why is it moving!!]

[Ugh… I died again…]

The most familiar voice in the world.

At the same time, a voice that makes Dayeon laugh just by hearing it.

[Uh, uh…? Don’t come! Don’t come!! Aaah!!]

Soon, Dia was once again devoured by a giant cat plushie, and I had to quickly mute the mic.

Laughing so hard that I could barely breathe didn’t suit the mature witch Hida.

“Ah, ah… I’m going crazy, seriously…”

Maybe it was because I kept laughing while watching Dia get eaten by all sorts of monsters.

Tears had already welled up in the corners of Dayeon’s eyes.

Dia, who stubbornly used honorifics only with Hida, also played her part well.

Even while screaming at the monsters popping up all over the amusement park, Ha-eun’s efforts to maintain her manners with Hida were vivid.

[Now, we just need to go to the Viking ride. We’ve been everywhere except the Viking, right?]

– Mol?lu

– I don’t think we went on the carousel.

– We’re not sure either, so let’s check from the beginning.

– There’s an ending ahead.

– Uh, look behind you!

– Hmm, you died again, huh?

[Uh… huh? Why aren’t my feet moving?]

-Swoosh.

-Thud!

[Ah! Let go of this!]

“Do you think they understand human language? Just let yourself be eaten quietly.”

[Ugh…! It’s not my fault…!!]

Soon, Dia was swallowed whole by a giant statue.

After that, until she found the final clue for the ending, Dia became a snack for the monsters.

Teasing Dia like that was, in a way, a natural progression.

After all, the highlight of horror game streams like <Cat Playtime> is the death scenes.

It wasn’t strange that the chat sped up every time Dia got a game over.

“The monsters won’t go hungry for a while~.”

[I… I didn’t die that much!]

“Oh my, what are you talking about? There’s no monster that doesn’t enjoy the taste of Dia.”

[…That’s too much…]

With Hida joining in to tease Dia, the effect doubled.

There wasn’t a single moment where Dia, the senior from Fantasia, showed any difficulty.

Perhaps that’s why.

From the start of the stream, the viewers, who had witnessed Hida’s subtle madness, enthusiastically cheered for Hida, saying she was even more intense than Dia.

[This… this is cheating! People will think you’re the witch’s boyfriends!]

Dia getting angry at the viewers who only sided with Hida was also a treat.

The viewers’ counterattacks against Dia, who was scolding them, were also things Dayeon couldn’t help but laugh at.

– I never thought the day would come when Dia would obsess over me.

– Where in the world can you find a girlfriend like this?

– A crazy girlfriend who shoots her boyfriends as a hobby.

– Is it all about the red pill? Wait, thinking about it, Dia is the best, right?

– Dia doesn’t side with the viewers!!

And so, in the Discord call, Dia was getting beaten by Hida.

In the stream chat, Dia was getting beaten by the viewers with words and messages.

In Dayeon’s opinion, there couldn’t be a more ‘educational’ moment.

Even though the atmosphere was praising Dia when they finally reached the ending of <Cat Playtime>.

Most of the <Cat Playtime> stream was spent watching Dia get tossed around by monsters while munching on popcorn.

[Ugh, now just lower the barrier…!]

[Kyaaaah!!]

[Die─! You monster cat!!]

– Gasp ㄷㄷㄷ

– Poor cat ㅠㅠㅠㅠ

– Monsters have lives too;;

– The monsters were just living quietly, and then some uninvited guest… I can’t say that, right?

And so, finally, the ending credits of <Cat Playtime> appeared on the screen of Dia and Hida’s joint stream.

The post-horror game talk between Dia and Hida started a little later.

[I watched the ending as you instructed, Witch. How was I…?]

Dia’s polite tone was still intact.

On the other hand, Hida, with her uniquely mature voice tone, teased Dia almost every moment.

“Rumors say you’re good at games. Guess they were all lies~?”

[Th-that’s because I did as you said. If I did it my way, I would’ve died 10 times less.]

“Hoho, excuses.”

[It’s not an excuse!]

“Alright, let’s say it’s not an excuse~.”

[Ughhh…!!]

Strictly speaking, I didn’t think the familiar voice on the other side of the headset was 100% serious.

‘As a former viewer, Hida is just playing along with the stream’s atmosphere of teasing Dia.’

But just because it’s not often that you can openly tease Ha-eun.

The base of Hida’s broadcast remarks was mixed with Dayeon’s genuine feelings.

“Alright, now that we’ve roasted you enough, shall we move on to part 2?”

Soon, a karaoke program appeared in the center of the stream screen.

Dia’s pupils shook violently.

[Wh-what… Is part 2 a singing stream?]

“Yes.”

[Uh, well… I haven’t practiced singing, so it’s a bit…]

For Ha-eun, Dia’s singing stream required separate preparation.

Not only did she have to practice singing in Dia’s voice tone, not Pinocchio’s, but she also had to check if it didn’t sound like Pinocchio’s singing.

That’s why only frustrated voices kept coming from the other side of Dayeon’s headset.

But she had to keep her mouth shut when she faced a familiar song title just a few seconds later.

『Old Staccato』

“Last time, during the first reveal, it was live, right? If you could sing it live like that, you don’t need to practice separately, do you?”

[…Yes…]

– ㄹㅇ She knows everything.

– Dia, the human counter ㄷㄷ

– As expected from a former viewer.

– No matter what excuse she makes, she can counter it all~~

– Hida is a true Dia fan.

And so, thanks to Hida’s free pass, another live performance of 『Old Staccato』 was about to begin.

｢♪──♪♪───♪♪─♬♪｣

[W-wait! Stop the intro!]

A frantic voice requested the 『Old Staccato』 MR to stop.

What followed was a complaint that her throat was a bit sore from the screams during the <Cat Playtime> playthrough.

[I’ll go drink some warm water and come back. Can you wait a bit…?]

“Hmm.”

[Please, Witch. If my throat goes, I can’t stream!]

When was the last time I heard such a desperate voice from Ha-eun?

No, had there ever been even once?

‘…Cute.’

And so, Dayeon finally agreed to grant Dia’s request, as if out of kindness.

But she couldn’t just wait around until Dia’s throat recovered.

“Then, shall I sing something? What do you think?”

She asked the viewers for their opinion on how to fill the unexpected blank time.

The chats she faced were all in favor, from start to finish.

– Yessssssss

– Let’s go, Witch’s singing.

– I heard she’s good at singing, is that true?

– So what are you going to sing?

“Hmm, I’ll think about what to sing.”

First of all, Hida’s singing skills were good in a different way from Dia’s.

Thanks to her experience playing the ‘child prodigy soprano’ in her childhood, Dayeon could also sing classical music to some extent.

In other words, most of Hida’s singing streams were classical music.

Crucially, the classical genre itself had a grand feel compared to other genres.

-Ding.

『O Fortuna』

– ?

– What did I just see?

– Witch, is this right??

– Why is this here?

The reactions that were puzzled by Hida’s song choice quickly changed to the opposite as soon as the first part of the song began.

A majestic high note came from Hida’s avatar, who had calmly closed her eyes.

｢O──♪ Fortuna─♪ vel──♪♪ ut luna────♪｣

– OMG

– Wow lololololol

– She killed it.

– Witch, what’s with the vibe???

– Why is she so good??

– She’s insane lololololol

[…Wow…]

In other words, a twist.

Not a single viewer wasn’t surprised when Hida, who had been teasing Dia along with them, unexpectedly revealed her classical singing skills.

However, because Hida’s 『O Fortuna』 was so intense.

The response in the chat during Dia’s relatively calm 『Old Staccato』 was lukewarm.

Of course, there were no harsh criticisms, and Ha-eun was also surprised by Hida’s classical singing skills, so it wasn’t an incomprehensible situation.

But the response during the subsequent 『Illusion』 was definitely there…

[…Good job…]

The voice that came when the joint stream finally ended was clearly downcast.

No, rather than downcast, it had become quiet.

“…This doesn’t feel good.”

In any case, Dayeon had been close to Ha-eun for over 10 years.

She could immediately tell that something was off with Ha-eun.

Sure enough.

“Ah, you’re here?”

“………Hi.”

The next day, when they met at Narae High, Ha-eun’s mood was clearly down.

In other words, she was sulking.

Of course, from Dayeon’s perspective, she could ask Ha-eun who she was sulking at and why.

But she couldn’t pretend to know the reason.

‘If she finds out it’s me, she’ll definitely get angry…’

Even though it wouldn’t be strange for Ha-eun to get angry, Dayeon couldn’t imagine Ha-eun getting angry.

After all, Ha-eun had never genuinely gotten angry, not even once.

‘…That time was a misunderstanding.’

Strictly speaking, she had shown something resembling anger before.

But that was only a brief misunderstanding in middle school, so it was an exception.

‘If those words back then were serious, I’d really be in trouble… …Probably not, right.’

Anyway.

Dayeon didn’t particularly want Ha-eun’s sulking to continue.

-Ding.

[Hello? Dayeon?]

“Yeah, Jinsu oppa. I want to send a coffee truck.”

[…A coffee truck? To whom? Where?]

“To Lee Ha-eun. To the <Veterans> filming site.”

[Hmm… Got it. I’ll look into it and call you back~.]

Dayeon prepared something to cheer up Ha-eun without revealing herself as Hida.

It was an apology gift in advance for when Hida’s red pill would be revealed in the distant future.

And so, until the coffee truck with Dayeon’s name arrived at the <Veterans> filming site.

Until she secretly headed to the filming site without telling Ha-eun and surprised Ha-eun, who was puzzled by the unexpected coffee truck.

“You’re the first person I’ve sent a coffee truck to, Lee Ha-eun.”

“Ah… …Thank you.”

Dayeon was certain that Ha-eun’s mood would improve somewhat.

When the two of them drank warm coffee together later, Ha-eun was definitely back to her usual self.

However.

[ @!#!$@#@%@#$!~? ]

“Ah, yes. I’ll… talk to her.”

After Ha-eun, who was on the phone with someone, turned her gaze to Dayeon.

More precisely, after she unknowingly accepted Ha-eun’s ‘cameo’ suggestion.

-Jolt.

‘…? The atmosphere feels… different.’

Ha-eun’s vibe started to change little by little.

And it peaked during the filming that started about an hour later.

｢…Manager Kim. Didn’t I tell you… I don’t like repeating myself?｣

Emotionless eyes.

A clear murderous gaze.

A dagger flashing in a tense hand.

-Swish…

The cold blade that grazed Dayeon’s neck sent shivers down her spine.

Even though she had to act scared as the extra ‘Manager Kim,’ at least for this moment, her fear wasn’t acting.

｢Is it so hard… to just do what you’re told?｣

The gaze still fixed on Dayeon’s carotid artery.

And at the same time, the conclusion Dayeon reached.

‘…This guy is really pissed.’

Ha-eun’s mood was still not good.

Otherwise, such a murderous aura wouldn’t be felt.

 

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