[Produce Master It’s a showdown! I won’t lose, Senpai! #Star’s Flow 2nd Generation #Izumi Kainoh #Namikawa Tsubaki]
[The rules are simple. Izumi and I each choose five songs. After playing a total of ten rounds and adding up scores, the higher one wins.]
“W-wait, the difficulty is Master Mix…?”
[Of course.]
The difficulty in Produce Master is divided into five levels:
2 Mix, 4 Mix, 6 Mix, 8 Mix, and Master Mix.
According to the difficulty, the number of notes you have to click increases to 2, 4, 6, 8, and Master Mix has 8 notes, but the patterns are more diverse and difficult than 8 Mix.
[And the deck used can impact the score difference based on the cards you own, so naturally, the card rank is set to Normal.]
“Got it….”
Right. If the deck isn’t fixed, the outcome would be determined by the number of high-rank idol cards we each have.
Of course, since both of us have been doing Produce Master for a long time, I assume our card pools would be similar, but Senpai is saying she just wants a pure skill showdown.
[Hehehe… Nodoka-chan, I’ll definitely get revenge on that malicious Chino Producer!]
-No matter how I think about it, Mei-chan went too far this time.
-Well, it’s something Mei-chan does every day…
“What on earth did I do wrong for that?!”
She congratulates the winning idol and comforts the losing idol.
How is it that even the Izutomos are saying such things, praising this perfect response?
I banged the desk in frustration, but strangely, there was hardly anyone on my side.
[Alright. Before we start the competition, how about we each take turns explaining the charm of our respective idols? It’d be great if everyone watching cheered for the idols instead of us.]
“W-well, aren’t we idols too…?”
[Let’s start with the junior, Izumi!]
Namikawa-senpai casually ignored what I said and moved on with the conversation.
…But wait, she naturally left it to me to start?!
Since Senpai is the one who organized this project, shouldn’t she show a demonstration first?
But I’m Namikawa-senpai’s junior. I can’t rebel in front of her authority…
“First, my idol, Suzuki Chino… Her soft, silvery-blue hair and the red eyes just like mine are her charms.”
-What about her personality?
“Chino-chan’s personality? Well…”
Senpai told me to explain my idol’s charm, but honestly, I want to object.
Because I can’t possibly explain all of Chino’s charms in just a few minutes.
…But if it’s what the Izutomos requested, I have to do my best to explain Chino’s charm.
“Ch-Chino-chan appears super shy and quiet usually, but… she has more passion for being an idol than anyone else. So she always gives her best during lessons. And when there’s something she can’t handle, she always relies on me as her producer, which is incredibly cute!”
[Um, Izumi?]
“For example, there’s an idol personal story in the game, and in the second episode, she leans on the producer’s chest and says, ‘As long as I can lean on this chest, I can always look at the stars.’ That’s just so cute!”
There’s even a special CG at that moment, and Chino’s figure under the starlight is pure art.
The charm of her looking up at the producer with the night sky behind her… can’t be expressed in words.
“Plus, she’s really shy, so in an episode where they go on a date, just holding hands makes her face turn bright red! How can I not take responsibility for such a girl?!”
[Um, Izumi? Can you even hear me?]
-Mei-chan on fire cannot be stopped.
-Compared to Natsune, who’s the cooler idol?
“Huh?! They’re both definitely top idols! Don’t make comparisions like that! …Honestly, Chino-chan is slightly more my type though.”
-Natsune Nanase☑: Disappointed, Izumi…
…Huh?
“N-Nat-chan?! It’s not like that?! I like Nat-chan’s singing more!”
-Natsune Nanase☑: For a while, you are banned from calling me Nat-chan.
-LOL!
…Is this how my life ends?
Life is truly meaningless.
“My explanation on Ch-Chino-chan’s charms ends here…”
[…Well, then it’s my turn to explain Nodoka-chan’s charms. Her looks are something, but I also think her tsundere side shown to the producer is the best part.]
Thus, Namikawa-senpai began her explanation in a kind voice, but I was too overwhelmed with mental damage to properly listen.
Why is the world testing me like this…
I’m not even that bad…
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In the end, I couldn’t overcome the mental damage until the last moment.
[Hehehe. I’ve won, Izumi!]
I had no choice but to accept defeat by a score difference of 5200 points.
Even with the cheat of being a TS girl, the penalty for not being able to call Nat-chan by her name was just that immense.
Was this how Hong Gildong felt…?
[Nodoka-chan… I did manage to take my revenge…!]
-Mei-chan really can’t defeat Tsubaki-chan, can she?
-She’s suffered a lot in Gray City too.
[Since I won, it seems I have to carry out the penalty, Izumi!]
“C-can I skip that…?”
[Nope.]
The penalty for losing this match is to change the Nator’s nickname for five days.
If I lose, it becomes [Kainoh Izumi☆Star’s Flow] to [Kainoh Izumi☆Nodoka p], while if Senpai loses, from [Namikawa Tsubaki] to [Namikawa Tsubaki Chino p].
In other words, it was a crucial match for both our producer pride… and I lost it.
[Now, hurry and change it!]
“Understood….”
Sorry, Chino-chan. I’m sorry for being such a weak producer…
In the end, I changed the Nator’s nickname to [Kainoh Izumi☆Nodoka p], and when Namikawa-senpai confirmed it, she happily clapped her hands.
…But you know.
If Namikawa-senpai had explained Nodoka’s charms before me, maybe this wouldn’t have happened?
So really, I didn’t lose to Namikawa-senpai with skill.
If Senpai had explained Nodoka’s charms first, and after that I showed Chino’s charms, this wouldn’t have happened.
No, who knows.
She might have known all along that Nat-chan was watching the stream and planned this.
If that’s the case, isn’t that too cowardly, Senpai…?
But it’s okay.
I merely lost as a Chino p, not as one of Chino p’s fans.
“Well, Chino will be coming out in the next event anyway…”
[You’ve said that, Izumi!]
“Hehe…”
I win, Senpai!
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[Then let’s meet again next time…]
[I’m off now. Sayonara Tsubaki!]
-Byezumi!
-Sayonara Tsubaki!
With that, the ending video began to roll on the streaming screen of Izumi and Tsubaki.
[Hard work today, Namikawa-senpai…]
[You also worked hard, Izumi. It’s okay to be surprised that we suddenly collaborated like this.]
-What’s going on?
-Did Mei-chan forget to mute?
But for some reason, their voices continued to flow on the broadcast.
[Do I really have to act as Nodoka’s producer for five days?]
[Eh…? Didn’t changing the name of the Nator end things…?]
[Of course, with a name comes responsibility.]
-This feels like a mistake.
-Mei-chan really seems to stutter all the time, huh.
-Didn’t Mei-chan never make such a mistake before?
[Oh, by the way, Senpai, did you hear…?]
[Huh? What?]
[The 3rd generation will debut soon….]
[Ah, yeah. I talked to the manager about it this time.]
[I-I’m just surprised to become a senpai…]
-????
-3rd generation debut?
-Really?!
-Finally here!!!
[I still don’t think I have the qualifications for it,…]
[That can’t be true. Huh? Wait a second. Um… Izumi?! Broadcast! Broadcast!]
[Huh…? B-broadcast?! Eeeeeek?!]
-Got caught!
-Byezumi!
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[VTuber, Kainoh Izumi discussion thread 521]
…
46. Is this the first time collaborating with Tsubaki?
47. The bad fate that started in Gray City has come this far…
48. Is Mei-chan a Chino p?
49. No matter how you think about it, this time it was Mei-chan’s fault lol.
…
71. Nat-chan appeared, lol.
72. It’s been a while since I saw Mei-chan genuinely flustered.
73. Is it more attractive because it’s just out of reach…?
…
97. Was this just a mistake?
98. Tsubazumi Teetee!
…
109. The 3rd generation?!
110. Is it okay for this to leak out lol?
111. The video will be taken down right away.
[Virtual Ontuber Minor Gallery]
[Title: Izumi: I prefer Chino over Nat-chan]
[Author: ㅇㅇ]
As an idol, Nat-chan falls short of Chino. (This was actually said)
[Likes: 85 / Dislikes: 3]
Mei-chan love: Don’t slander our Mei-chan, you jerk!
ㅇㅇ: Is this for real?
└ㅇㅇ: Would I lie?
Oya-bung🔸: Arcade ON
uwu: Is this the mindset of a producer?
The Eighth Star🔹: The fact that Nat-chan was watching in the chatroom is funnier lol.
└LO2: What did she say?
└ㅇㅇ: She said for a while, I can’t call her Nat-chan!
└The Eighth Star🔹: I was totally deflated after hearing that.
└ㅇㅇ: Just too cute, honestly.
[Title: They say the 3rd generation is debuting?]
[Author: ㅇㅇ]
[Likes: 113 / Dislikes: 6]
ㅇㅇ: Is this really true?
Oya-bung🔸: This is bad lol.
Villainous Young Lady: Welcome back, Queen of Yeo-sang…
Dongbaek: She is going to cause trouble again, huh.
ㅇㅇ: Where did you see?
└Oya-bung🔸: The video has already been taken down.
└uwu: Check the concept article.
ㅇㅇ: The original is also burning intensely, lol.
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