[【Hinami Off Collaboration】It’s been a while since these three have returned! I’ll show you my fear again today! #KurokamiHikari#NatsuneNanase#KainohIzumi#StarsFlow]
[Keyiiiiiik!]
“Ugh?!”
My body instinctively curled up at the sight of a gigantic bug flying right in front of me.
– So scared, lol!
– I wonder how many times that scream is now…
And the chatroom was shamelessly teasing me.
Why though?
Aren’t horror games supposed to scare the players?
I’m playing such a game, so why do I have to wear the label of a coward?
I couldn’t understand.
If you guys played too, you’d definitely react just like me!
“Uh, Izumi. I think now is definitely the time to step back.”
“Yeah. I agree with Hikari!”
The two seniors beside me giggled happily as they kept giving me advice.
…But something felt off.
I could understand if Kurokami was like that.
But how about Natsune?
Natsune was just as immune, if not more so, to horror games than me.
Didn’t she cry out loud halfway through ‘There’s No Absolute Ending’ which was a stepping stone for our channel?
…Of course, I was hiding under my blanket, holding my breath while watching too.
Anyway, considering that game was rated as a C-grade or lower for horror games, it was ridiculous that Natsune could watch this ‘Hive’ while smiling…
– First time seeing Natsune enjoy a horror game.
– Natsune putting on a good show in front of her juniors.
– Is she just enjoying watching Mei, who’s even more of a coward than her?
“W-who’s a coward?! I-I’m not scared at all…”
The eighth star in the chatroom questioned that.
Could it be that they really found it fun to see me scared?
If that’s the case, I might just cry from being too sad.
It’s not like I’m crying because I’m scared, you know?
Thinking that, I slyly glanced at Natsune.
And Natsune was…
“…This is so unfair!!!”
“What?! Don’t take it away, Izumi! I’m going to keep using it! I’m scared! I swear I’m scared just hearing it!”
“I-I’m feeling the same, you know?!”
For some reason, she was wearing a blindfold.
I knew something felt off!
This game, no matter how you looked at it, was much scarier than ‘There’s No Absolute Ending’, and Natsune couldn’t possibly watch it uneasily!
I hadn’t voiced my opinion on Natsune or Kurokami’s continuous agreements until now, and this was the reason!
“Th-this is cheating, everyone! Natsune’s broadcasting but… she’s wearing a blindfold!”
– Huh?
– This game really seems too hard for Natsune…
– But since it’s Mei playing, does it really matter?
– Each person can do different things.
– At least she’s keeping up the chatter, so it’s okay.
“Why am I the one being lenient with Natsune?! What did everyone say when I was too scared to speak?!”
“Anyway, this is confiscation, confiscation!”
“No way…!”
With that, I somehow managed to take the blindfold from Natsune, took a breath, and resumed the game.
No matter how much of the eighth star I was, I couldn’t die alone in a situation like this….
“Anyway… let’s go back as Natsune and Kurokami mentioned…”
It hadn’t even been five minutes since we left the second hideout, but my mental HP was already at its limit.
So first, we should go back, plan thoroughly, and set out again…
[KYAAAAAA!]
“Ugh?!”
“AAAAAAAH!”
As I trembled and tried to turn my vision back, two bugs and a human infected with something began charging towards me.
“Wha?! Am I… flying?!”
“Oh, that looks like a bug.”
“How is Hikari so calm? This doesn’t make any sense?!”
Right! It doesn’t make sense!
Isn’t it Kurokami-senpai who should be the most surprised at a time like this?!
While grumbling about that, I earnestly shot at the approaching bugs and infected human.
But was it because my hands were shaking so much?
Even after using all my bullets, only one bug fell.
“Ughyaaah!”
Run, run, just run for now!
Fortunately, the one that fell seemed to be the huge flying bug, which looked like it could move the fastest.
After confirming that, I immediately turned around and ran towards the second hideout.
“Faster! Faster, Izumi! They’re chasing us!”
“I-I’m moving as fast as I can?!”
Having regained her original self after I took the blindfold, Natsune shouted frantically.
Yes! It’s best to share the hardships!
We made it to the hideout door and opened it….
“…Huh? Ah, it won’t open?”
“Huh? Are you kidding me? Are you trying to prank me, Izumi? Is this revenge for earlier?”
“I-I’m serious, it won’t open?!”
No matter how much I spammed the button, the door handle wouldn’t budge.
[Shiiiii…]
And the sound of bugs and the infected human crawling behind us was getting closer.
“L-Let me in! Please, open up?!!! I-I won’t do it again?!”
“Why did you take my blindfold, Izumi?!”
“Even if you say that, I can’t give it back!”
“Ohohoho! You two look so pathetic!”
– This is the evil noble lady of Star’s Flow!!!
– This side of the lady… unfamiliar but I like it.
– This isn’t the usual comical noble lady we’re used to.
[…]
…Huh?
“D-did it suddenly get quiet?”
“Is that so?”
The door handle still wouldn’t budge.
But the unpleasant sounds we had heard from behind disappeared completely.
“Could it be that the enemies don’t move past a certain range…?”
“If that’s the case, that’s a relief…”
“But now… I have no bullets, what do we do?”
We needed bullets to reach the next destination.
Eventually, we were going to have to go back, so we would need weapons…
“I guess we have no choice but to look for other weapons before we reach that checkpoint.”
Kurokami-senpai’s suggestion made both me and Natsune nod begrudgingly.
The hideout door wouldn’t open, and we couldn’t just stay here forever.
Just as we turned our backs again.
[Ki-shysiyahh!!!]
A horrific bug and an infected human rushed onto the screen.
“Ughyaaaah!!!”
“Gyaaaaaah?!!!”
Instinctively, both Natsune and I screamed simultaneously while hugging each other.
And Natsune smelled so nice.
★
“Uwaaaaah… I thought it’d be fine if Hikari wore the blindfold!”
“Uugh… huff… Kurokami-senpai, you’re the worst… uuuu…”
“Ohohoho! This is what a true evil noble lady is like!”
– A new side of the lady, indifferent to the tears of her senpai and junior.
– Could the lady actually be sadistic…?
– I thought it would fail for sure.
– The bumbling lady?!
Seeing Izumi and Natsune crying while Kurokami grinned, the chatroom was definitely ablaze.
Though there were some comments saying it was too much, most were applauding Hikari’s long-awaited successful plan.
Of course, I felt a bit guilty seeing Izumi and Natsune actually crying, but for now, Hikari enjoyed the praise in the chatroom.
“If I genuinely step up, I can handle this much easily!”
Thus, Hikari’s ‘Instilling Respect for Senpai in Izumi (Making Izumi Cry) Collaboration’ ended successfully.
Though another victim named Natsune was created…
As it was a plan Natsune had agreed to from the start, Hikari thought there was no problem.
★
And so, this collab ended successfully.
Looking around the community, there were plenty of feedback saying it was really enjoyable.
Especially the scene where Natsune, who was thought to be on Kurokami’s side, got reversed on me was already inspiring fan art.
…But our story wasn’t over yet.
“Cheer up, Izumi. Don’t you love Kurokami-senpai? No, I mean Shirou Onee-san?”
“Y-yeah, Shirou is reflecting on this too, so let’s give her one chance.”
“Hmph… no way…”
To have deceived me into playing that kind of game and then ask for forgiveness.
I cried so much that it wiped away the cool image I’d built before, and aren’t they being too brazen?
This I absolutely cannot forgive.
Of course, Natsune was included in that.
Even though she cried with me in the end, she had allowed this plan and wore the blindfold halfway through.
“I think I was too harsh as well. I’m really sorry.”
“Yeah. I knew you’d hate it, Izumi… I’m really sorry!”
Chuckle… both Natsune and Kurokami-senpai poked my cheeks with their fingers.
…No matter how you looked at it, wasn’t this not a hint of reflection?
Even if they sincerely apologized, it was at a level I couldn’t just overlook, and I couldn’t accept such lighthearted apologies.
“Then are you really going home at this time?”
“Y-yeah, I guess I will…!”
“If you go home now, it will be just you, Izumi… are you okay?”
At Natsune’s words, I instinctively stiffened.
Today, I would definitely be home alone… would that be okay?
Just the thought of the bugs and infected humans that covered the screen earlier scared me a ton….
…No. I know this is a kind of threat?
It’s so obvious they’re trying to scare me into spending the night!
I’m definitely not falling for that.
“I-I have to go to school tomorrow…”
“Ah~. Then, what a pity, but it can’t be helped. Saori said she’d prepare cheese hamburg steaks for you tomorrow, Izumi.”
…Huh?
“Right. Saori’s cheese hamburg steak… it’s super delicious, isn’t it?”
“What a pity, but we’ll have to eat it tomorrow, right Yoru?”
“Right. Can’t be helped, Shirou.”
“Izumi will sleep alone tonight and won’t be able to eat cheese hamburg steaks tomorrow… but that’s okay, right? You’re an adult now, especially now that your birthday has passed.”
….
“…I-I’ll stay over.”
“Hmm?”
“What did you just say, Izumi?”
“I’ll stay… I-I’m doing this only this once since I’m feeling forgiving…”
Yeah. This is because Natsune and Kurokami-senpai truly seem to be reflecting on it.
Right. It’s not because I’m scared to be alone or want to eat cheese hamburg steak tomorrow…!
And the cheese hamburg steak I had before going to school the next day was truly delicious.
After all, one must know how to forgive others.
There’s a saying that a person who can forgive is truly a wonderful person.
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