They say humans are creatures of adaptation.
Surely that saying is true… I quietly nodded my head alone.
Chirp-Chirp
– I’ve already gotten used to it.
– The adaptation speed is way too fast.
It’s already been three days since the new divine outfit was revealed, a thought I initially considered sealing away in all seriousness.
Now, I’m not embarrassed at all…
After all, Mom and Yuyika have already seen it… And since the Izutomo really love this divine outfit, I can’t say I’m feeling any emotions at all.
– Am I really a pure and lewd JK…?
“…That’s, that’s not true.”
Though a new nickname was born instead.
Ayaka Utsumi left a comment about my divine outfit that got way more support than I ever imagined.
The tag for the divine outfit fan art included “Pure and Lewd JK Izumi”!
Thanks to that, there are Izutomo continuously chatting like that in the chatroom right now.
“And saying that JK is, um, lewd… That statement is really dangerous, you know…”
Well, it’s not like I’m particularly bothered by those chats… but still, it’s better to be cautious!
– Come on, Mei-chan was the one who first said she was looking up lewd fan art.
– Quit putting the blame on the Izutomo now.
“…”
It’s not my fault.
I-I swear it’s not…!
I was just searching as someone who draws to study…!
I can’t exactly say I have zero personal curiosity, but fundamentally that’s the case…!
– Above all, Mei-chan, you’re actually a Water Avatar and not a current JK, right? Hahaha
“D-Don’t say ‘Water Avatar’ just when it’s convenient…!”
This is strange.
No matter how I think about it, the ones acting wrong are the Izutomo who are sexual harassing the current JKs, right?
Why am I being talked about as if I’m the one at fault…?
…Right. This is all Suzuha Koga’s fault.
[You’re a Water Avatar, right? You’re not really a high school student. Even counting all the third-year students, I’m pretty sure no one here is older than you.]
The argument that Koga made during the Empress’s Trial is now being used by the Izutomo.
I’m clearly a current JK, though….
…Right. I’m currently a high school student being sexually harassed by a vague crowd, aren’t I?
The one who caused this is Koga, right?
There’s no helping it…?!
This won’t end unless Koga takes responsibility later on!
Proof completed. In professional terms, it’s Q.E.D.
As I reached that conclusion and casually glanced at the clock, it was already pointing to 9:30 PM.
“Well, I guess that’ll be it for today’s broadcast. Bye, everyone… Let’s meet again…!”
– Bye, Izumi!
– She ran away…
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“Th-Then please take responsibility, Koga…!”
[No matter how I think about it, isn’t this Izumi’s fault? If she hadn’t searched for lewd fan art in the first place, this wouldn’t have happened.]
“Uhh…”
I was countered with a solid argument.
But I didn’t say it wanting to be countered.
It just happened that I accidentally hit ‘I like this’ on the lewd fan art comment due to the comment section, and… that’s how it ended up.
So, the one at fault isn’t me but the ‘I like this’ system in the comment section!
[And asking to take responsibility for that… What does Izumi really think of me?]
“Uh… M-Mom?”
[Don’t call me that…. Besides, such words can be misunderstood, so don’t say them carelessly….]
“Ehh…? W-What’s wrong…?”
[Haa… ]
For some reason, Koga let out a big sigh.
…Sometimes it feels like Koga is trying to force me into saying something for no reason.
I had that complaint pop up, but I knew that discussing this would lead to my defeat, so I chose to stay silent.
And whether my strategy worked perfectly or not, the subject of our conversation naturally shifted.
[Oh, right. Did you see it, Izumi?]
“Eh? What about…?”
[The fan game video uploaded on the comment section today.]
“Oh. I heard about it…”
I had been told about it earlier in the broadcast by the Izutomo.
They said it was a shooting game with pixel graphics, right?
Even though it’s a fan game, they were all amazed by its high quality.
I had planned to search for it immediately after the broadcast ended, but I forgot.
[I saw it earlier… It was really amazing.]
“Heh…?”
Hearing such talks just made me more curious.
I immediately logged into the comment section and searched for the creator’s ID that Koga sent me.
[ShootingStar! @ShootingStarGame]
“Whoa…”
After watching the video, I was… moved.
[Isn’t it really amazing?]
“Yes….”
Of course, it’s only natural to be moved if a fan made a game for us.
Making a game isn’t an easy task, and it requires a huge amount of time, so just the fact that someone put effort into it is definitely touching, right?
But how can I put this?
No matter how I look at it, it feels like it surpassed the level of an ordinary fan game…?
Just looking at the quality of the game itself is incredibly high.
Even through the gameplay video, it was easy to see just how much the creator loved the members of Star’s Flow.
Natsune’s exclusive weapon is a broken cell phone.
That’s proof that she’s one of the veterans among the eight stars from the beginning…
“The demo version is already out?!”
Upon checking, I found that the playable characters in the demo version range from Natsune up to the second-year students.
However, the only characters available to play right away are our second-year students, and the first-year seniors like Natsune can be obtained through in-game gacha.
And they mentioned that third-year students would be added in a separate update later.
[Yeah. It’s a fan game, so there’s no need to get a broadcast permission. I guess everyone will be streaming this for a while?]
Hearing that, I checked the Star’s Flow Miscode group server, and everyone was chatting about this game.
Well, it’s a game viewers can’t help but enjoy while watching.
Finding various memes about the Star’s Flow members would be fun, and just watching the member play as their character to clear the final stage would surely bring up lots of topics to discuss.
Since the quality of the game is fundamentally high, there should be plenty of entertainment in just watching it.
…I was originally planning to play Alpha Hunter tomorrow, but wouldn’t it be fine to just play this game?
[I think it’ll be fine.]
Surely that’s correct?!
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[【ShootingStar!】 A fan game made by our viewers?! Thank you so much for your love!!! So let’s dive in right now! The goal is obviously a clear on the first try!!! #Star’sFlow#KainohIzumi]
– So is Alpha Hunter going to be played later?
– I wanted to see Mei-chan play.
“Yeah. Umm, I think I’ll be doing Alpha Hunter again on Wednesday… Today, I’m going to try this.”
As expected, the response from the chatroom was hot.
After all, Aki started her broadcast early this morning and played it, and everyone was satisfied with her stream.
I’m sure the fans of the other members who watched Aki’s stream were extremely excited as well.
And of course, the Izutomo would definitely be among them.
“Well then, shall we… start…!”
With that declaration, I launched the game.
The first thing that appeared was a simple story of the game.
[Since some time ago, the existence known as ‘Virtual Idol’ started circulating among people.]
[Despite facing countless hardships, they slowly grew.]
[The ones who helped them grow are, needless to say, their fans.]
[It seemed that both VTubers and fans were moving forward together….]
[Then one day, a new hardship appeared before them.]
[A group of evildoers claiming that VTubers should now disappear.]
[To fend them off, the VTubers and fans must unite….]
“Great story…”
The evil group appearing before the comrades who unite.
It’s a plot you could find easily in shonen manga, but… I kinda like such cliché stories.
– Mei-chan really loves this vibe.
“R-Right. This kind of f-feeling leaves a strong aftertaste…”
Talking with the Izutomo like that, I checked the game controls.
Arrow keys move, Z is attack, and X is the special move.
Of course, I was bursting with the desire to try it out beforehand, but I felt like it would be a waste to do so.
So this was the first time I was actually running the game.
“I’ll play as, obviously, myself….”
[Kainoh Izumi]
[Basic Attack: Water Gun (Long Range)]
[Passive: Water Screen (Reduces damage taken from opponents by 5 / 7.5 / 10%.)]
[Passive: Atmosphere Maker (30% chance to increase movement speed by 30% with each attack.)]
[Passive: Gamers (Increases your weapon’s attack power by 30 / 40 / 50%.)]
[Special Move: Yeo-sang (Burns enemies dealing 15% of their total health in damage over 10 seconds. Cooldown 90 seconds.)]
“…Eh? Isn’t this strange?”
– As expected, it’s Yeo-sang…
– I think it’s an element that shouldn’t be missed out on Mei-chan.
“No… um, attacking with water, defending while… and then the special move is Yeo-sang? That’s just strange, isn’t it?!”
If the opponent is burning while I attack, wouldn’t it just extinguish the fire?!
I tried to make my argument pretty logically, but no one supported me in the chatroom….
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Eventually, as the game started, my character appeared in the center of the stage.
And the enemies started to appear around.
Their names were….
[Izutomo]
– Eh?
– Is this for real?
…Oh?
…It’s time for revenge.
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