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[Title: This Morning’s Suzui’s Tehe]
[Written by: Suzui]
Yawn…. Koga-chan. Let’s eat, everyone….
Ah, okay. Izumi. Just a moment…. Ah?!
…Huh?
E-Everyone, please wait a moment!
Ah, yes…. This is Izumi.
After the Star Fest ended yesterday, it might have been dangerous at that late hour, so we stayed at my house.
Right now, it’s the Star Fest review broadcast, so there was really no need to mention it.
I planned to talk about it separately later.
It’s business, you know? Business!
Huh? Didn’t you say we would speak formally later?
D-Didn’t I just use formal speech?
“Only for Izumi-chan.”
Uh, um….
After this, the conversation halted, and the broadcast ended.
No matter how I look at it, these two are really…
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Ooh: The whole world is Suzui!
└Suzui: We are… living in the era of Suzui…
uwu: Aren’t they secretly living together?
└Suzui: (Suzui’s Tehe)
└Suzui: (This is Suzui’s business❤)
Ooh: They really look comfortable together lol
└Suzui: Koga’s real voice was exposed, so it’s definitely true…
Ooh: In a business relationship, it’s possible to date and marry, right? ooh
Ooh: It’s infuriating how they insist it’s all business while acting like that behind the scenes.
The Best Maid in Existence: Just as I expected, Izumi speaks formally behind the scenes lol
└Ooh: That’s the best point for sure lol
★
“I-I forgot!”
“Why are you so confident?!”
But that’s all I can say….
“Well, it’s not like there’s a problem or anything…”
“Ah, earlier I glanced at the Twitter and saw ‘Pure White Sea Business’ trending, live…”
“Ugh…”
At my words, Koga-chan truly panicked.
“I-I saw a ton of posts on community sites like ‘Suzui’s Tehe’ or ‘The Pure White Sea is too noble’…”
“S-Stop it!”
Seeing Koga-chan in such a rare flustered state made me want to tease her more, so I pulled out my phone and read some reactions from the community, causing Koga-chan’s face to turn red as she pleaded with me to stop.
What’s this? It’s incredibly funny.
Is this kind of reaction what makes people want to joke around?
“Ah… The recent post also said, ‘There’s no way this is business’…”
“Izumi!”
“Huh?!”
As I continued joking around, Koga-chan slammed her hands on the table and stood up.
She was still blushing, but her brows were slightly furrowed… a serious expression from Koga-chan that I rarely saw.
Only then did I realize.
I had provoked an opponent I shouldn’t have.
Why did I make such a foolish mistake?
I knew she was the strongest opponent, Koga-chan, the second-year student, yet here I was.
“Stop it. I clearly told you, didn’t I?”
“I-I’m sorry…”
“If you did something wrong, you have to be punished, right?”
“Eh? Pfft?! W-Wait a second, huh? Koga-chan, pfft?!
Thus, I received a ‘5-minute tickling punishment’ and had no choice but to squirm on the floor, unable to get up until Koga-chan finished getting lunch ready.
★
In just a few days, my subscriber count shot up.
And not just a little; it increased dramatically.
It wasn’t just me either.
All the members of Star’s Flow also saw their subscriber counts rise so much that at first, it felt like a dream.
Right now, Natsune’s subscriber count was just about to hit 1 million, and all the other first-year seniors surpassed 700,000.
I too had surged past the stagnant 380,000 and was already eyeing 500,000.
The cause? Well, it’s obviously Star Fest.
I don’t know the exact reason, but Star Fest has become quite the topic online.
The internet news I’m looking at states, ‘The virtual idol market that was thought to have ended has begun to see a glimmer of hope once again.’
And seeing my name as one of the stars of that news made me feel incredibly proud.
The manager expressed that it was worth all their hard work, and they were super happy about it.
In other words, Star’s Flow, already on a growth trajectory, benefited greatly from Star Fest’s boost.
Oh, and 500,000, huh….
It feels like a pretty significant number, making me think about various things.
Hmm. The more I think about it, the more I should work harder.
After all, what Star’s Flow is presenting is none other than me and the members!
With that in mind, let’s do this today…!
★
[Chatting] Hello, everyone! Today, I’m going to read the ○○○ Encyclopedia! #IzumiKainoh#Star’sFlow
K-Konzumi~. The atmosphere creator, Kainoh Izumi…
-HiZumi!
-Encyclopedia?
-I’m really curious about that ○○○ in the front.
-Does that mean something is coming…?
As I greeted, the chatroom reacted in all sorts of ways.
Looks like some of the Izutomo have caught on, while others remain clueless.
“Ahhh~. As you all know, the subscriber count has increased tremendously since Star Fest, right? We couldn’t even do a commemorative broadcast for reaching 400,000….”
After staying at Koga-chan’s and returning home, my subscriber count had already crossed 400,000.
“So in the end, it means a ton of new Izutomo have joined… I want to let them know who I am…”
–Mei-chan is Mei-chan, right?
–Self-proclaimed social butterfly (awkward communication)?
–The avatar of water (Yeo-sang) Mei-chan!
“Hey! Don’t create a bad image when so many new Izutomo have joined!”
There must definitely be Izutomo who think I’m a pure and lovely girl with a lively but nice personality, right?
If such Izutomo exist… I should definitely protect that illusion.
Hmm….
Should I try changing the atmosphere a bit?
“E-Everyone… Are you well? Welcome to my broadcast….”
–Huh?
–The atmosphere and voice have changed.
–It suits you really well.
Fortunately, the reaction doesn’t seem bad.
If there’s one downside, it’s that my basic outfit doesn’t match this kind of speech and atmosphere….
–The outfit doesn’t match at all, but that’s cute.
–Is this Mei-chan MK-III?
Luckily, there were quite a few Izutomo who actually liked that part.
“Hehehe… I-I’m glad that it seems everyone likes it, even though I don’t really know what ‘moe’ means…”
How is it? My young lady character performance?
Doesn’t it suit me incredibly well?
Earlier, Kurokami-senpai once suggested I try speaking this way, and she complimented me, saying it suited me more than expected.
So I had considered doing it in a broadcast someday, and it finally seems like that opportunity has arrived.
So let’s proceed with this concept today!
–Can I do Kachikoi, Miss Izumi?
“C-Can I?! Kachikoi is strictly forbidden!”
…Ah.
–Yikes!
–In an instant, the new Mei-chan has vanished…
–Bring back Miss Izumi!!!
Well, it can’t be helped.
“Ahhh~. I-I’m sorry, but Miss Izumi has already left… She said she couldn’t handle you all because you bothered her too much. So, you could say it’s poetic justice?”
Right. It’s not my fault; it’s the Izutomo who deliberately said those things!
–Mei-chan caused trouble, but I never troubled Miss Izumi.
“That’s worse, you idiot!”
–Thank you for the reward!
–I still prefer this version of Mei-chan, after all.
“W-Well, it won’t work to say that to me now…?”
Honestly, I’m happy about it.
–But, is Miss Izumi also a dumbbell?
“Hmm…. Ah, maybe?”
When I thought about doing a Kainoh Izumi (young lady version) performance, after all, the biggest reference I have is Kurokami-senpai.
I think it’s incredibly nice.
A seemingly cold and very noble young lady is actually a pure, goofy character…
In that regard, Kurokami-senpai is the strongest, don’t you think?
“Yeah. After all, Kurokami-senpai suits being a goofy character…”
…But wait a minute.
Saying “Miss Izumi too”?
I almost skipped over it because it seemed so natural, but… Isn’t that directed at me?
“I-I’m not a dumbbell?!”
–I can’t imagine Mei-chan not being a dumbbell…
–A contest between Mei-chan and Kuro-chan over who is the biggest dumbbell will become indistinguishable.
Isn’t that a bit much?
After bickering with the Izutomo who were undermining me for ten minutes.
One curiosity arose.
“…So, um, how did we end up on this topic?”
–Not knowing that is a sign of being a dumbbell.
“Ah?! That discussion is now off-limits!”
★
“So in the end, it means a ton of new Izutomo have joined… I want to let them know who I am…”
–Are we starting from there again?
–Your voice is trembling.
What are you talking about, seriously!
“Uuu…”
I wanted to show the new Izutomo a magnificent side of myself, but the abusive Izutomo ruined it all.
Why are these guys always so eager to bother me…?
But I, the grown-up me, won’t back down before these guys.
More than anything, I already know these guys do it because they like me.
Yes~. The Izutomo have undoubtedly lost.
“Ah, by the way? Do you all know that there’s something called the Kainoh Izumi Encyclopedia?”
–So that’s what it was.
“Seems like some people knew after all…. Yep. So today, I’m thinking of reading this!”
–Is it like a wiki?
“No, it’s not exactly like a wiki…. An Izutomo said it’s something they write as a personal hobby. So, if I read this, new people can get an idea of who I am, and the long-time Izutomo can recall memories, and I can look back at myself too, right? That’s what I thought.”
–What a commendable thought.
–You’ve grown, Mei-chan…!
“Hehe…
★
“D-Don’t joke! I never said anything like that!”
–You did.
–You definitely did lol.
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