[【Off Collaboration】 Chatting Broadcast with Izumi Senpai!!! #ShokoMizuki#IzumiKainoh#StarsFlow]
– It’s Shoko~!
– Aah?!
– ─(≧▽≦) > Izumi-chan!
– A surprise off-collaboration?!
– Wait! 🏫
– Another new combination has appeared!!!
Actually, I was originally planning to just take a quick break and head home, but since I was here anyway, Mizuki-chan suggested doing a surprise off-collaboration.
At first, I thought I’d be too tired to do a broadcast and then go home… but since I didn’t have other plans and had to wait for the laundry to finish, I accepted Mizuki-chan’s suggestion.
Was it because there were no plans or announcements at all for this off-collaboration?
The reactions in the chatroom were quite lively.
– Is it because of yesterday’s war…
– Mei-chan cried, after all.
And among those, the most talked-about topic was indeed the story of yesterday’s war.
…Though I, for my part, never cried at all.
It’s just a game; there’s no way I’d cry over that, right?
It’s filled with ridiculous slander.
I think it’s time to reestablish some discipline among the Izutomo.
“Shall we start soon, Izumi-chan?”
“Ah, net…!”
“Konshoko~! I’m Shoko Mizuki, the home tutor of Atlas, a 3rd generation member of Star’s Flow!”
– Konshoko!
– I was surprised by the sudden off-collaboration!
Mizuki-chan smoothly starts the broadcast.
Even though it was a spontaneous off-collaboration, she didn’t seem awkward at all.
If it were me, I would have been flustered and turned into a punching bag for the Izutomo.
Well, even though the 3rd generation is my junior, they all had significantly longer experience in internet broadcasting than I did, combined with my previous life.
It’s a level of comparison that’s almost rude, considering I’ve only just entered my second year.
“And as you can tell from the title, today is a surprise off-collaboration! The guest is Izumi Senpai!”
“C-Convention… atmosphere maker, I-I’m Izumi…”
– Hi, Izumi!
– Is this how Mei-chan gets her revenge for yesterday?
“W-well, it’s not like that…”
Of course, it’s true that we met because of yesterday’s event, but a mature adult like me wouldn’t seek revenge over something like that.
“Remember how I destroyed Izumi-chan’s shrine yesterday? Of course, it wasn’t me who destroyed it directly, it was Hikaring, but… I did cause it, after all. So, today, I met up with Izumi-chan and we had a meal together. I tried to invite Hikaring too, but she was too busy.”
“Yeah. It’s not revenge or anything like that…”
As Mizuki-chan naturally explains why we met today, I quietly nod in agreement.
If I don’t clarify this, the Izutomo will continue to slander me.
– Did Shoko-sen buy it?
– Can you tell us what you ate?
“Ah, we went to a sushi place I know. It was so nice seeing Izumi-chan eat deliciously.”
“Yeah, it was super tasty…!”
Though I felt a bit sorry that it was quite expensive for Mizuki-chan.
– By the way, Izumi-chan…?
– Since it’s definitely the first collaboration, why is the distance so close?
“Ah…. You see, after I got home earlier, Izumi-chan shyly said, ‘I would like Mizuki-chan to call me Izumi-chan…’”
“Eh?”
That sounds strange.
Of course, it’s true I asked Mizuki-chan to call me Izumi, but… that wasn’t the feeling at all.
– What a total hunting move, haha!
– Is it the era of Izumi Shoko now…?
The chatroom ignites with Mizuki-chan’s bombshell statement.
Should I really clear that up?
Everyone seems to enjoy it, so it might be okay…
But if I explain this, then I’d have to bring up my real name, too.
…Huh? Is there even a way out of this?
As I momentarily glance sideways toward Mizuki-chan, she was grinning.
She must have been aiming for this from the start…!
– Mei-chan even seduced Shoko-sen…
– Atlas really has become Mei-chan’s now.
…Well, I guess it can be thought of as a teetee sales pitch.
It’s much better than making a mistake while trying to explain and getting Yeo-sang in trouble.
– So what were your first impressions of each other?
“For first impressions… I guess I should say what everyone else said?”
“Did other members talk about me…?”
“Hmm. When I mentioned that I would meet Izumi-chan, everyone told me to be careful.”
“Ehh…”
Be careful? Anyone hearing that would think I’m some scary monster.
I’m just an ordinary, harmless, universe’s top beautiful girl.
“I almost fell for it…”
“Ah, I didn’t do anything…”
“Ugh…! Are you just going to brush off that earlier thing, Izumi-chan?!”
“No… I- I really didn’t do anything…”
Mizuki-chan’s exaggerated gestures, which everyone could clearly tell were an act, left me absolutely baffled.
“Well, anyway, my first impression of you was that you were extremely cute!”
“I-I’m a, a beautiful girl, so that’s only natural…”
– A confident Mei-chan is cute!
– Look at that pose, haha!
– What was Mei-chan’s first impression of Shoko-sen?
“My… my first impression was… a strange person?”
“Eh?”
“As soon as we met, I suddenly kneeled down and said, ‘Thank you for the meal.’…”
“Th-That was?!”
Mizuki-chan looked startled and trembled as she gazed at me.
Ha! That was a punishment for teasing my senpai earlier.
– Shoko-chan just loves her senpai too much, haha!
– This story comes up every time Shoko-chan meets her senpai.
“W-Well, it’s because all the senpais are cute, so I can’t help it?!”
Hmm. So that was always her way.
She really was a strange person.
But thinking about it, everyone I’ve met from the 3rd generation Atlas members had at least one point that made me tilt my head.
I haven’t met Hatakawa yet, so I don’t know for sure, but…
“Is Atlas really just full of weird people…?”
Well, I think it’s okay since they’re all kind people.
“Eh?”
“…Huh?”
– Hahahahaha
– This is definitely Yeo-sang material…
– I’m starting to worry about Atlantis’ future.
– So Atlas was a gathering of weird people…
Did I just say that out loud?
“Th-That’s not it?! I didn’t mean it like that, Mizuki-chan?!”
“Ah, yeah! I get what you mean! So it’s fine!”
“Everyone’s just we-mmmm, weirdly unique, I meant! I-I really didn’t mean it in a bad way! I had no such intention at all?!”
“It’s really okay, Izumi-chan!”
– You’re flustered.
– Sorry, but please keep the RPing.
– Mei-chan always does this when she’s flustered.
– You brought this on yourself, haha!
“Uuuu…”
Even though I wanted to refute it, I couldn’t say anything because it was clearly my mistake.
But I couldn’t just let it slide like this either.
What should I do?
How can I turn this situation around?
Think. Imagine.
Recall everything I can do.
Prove there was no malice behind my earlier words.
And suddenly, I recalled what Koga-chan said before.
[“Izumi sometimes worries too much about such things. Don’t mind every word you say. After all, it’s a broadcast, isn’t it? So when you make a mistake… just go out boldly.”]
Yeah. No need for meaningless excuses or awkward justifications.
What I need to do now is a bold declaration, not pointless excuses.
With nearly two years of being a VTuber, it’s time to prove how I’ve grown…!
“R-Right…! E-everyone I met in Atlas is a weirdo…?!”
“Eh.”
– Uh-oh
– Is she facing it head-on?
– This girl has learned how to deal with Yeo-sang.
“F-First met someone who gave a back hug and said, ‘Thanks for the meal!’…! And putting H-pattern sauce on takoyaki! That’s bizarre, right?!”
– Quite true…
– Came up with a sound argument.
– What about Sakuya-chan and Kaede-chan?
“…S-suzumichi-chan didn’t do anything like that, and Hatakawa-chan, I won’t talk since I haven’t met her yet… but still, more than half of the organization is made up of weirdos…! I mean, isn’t it strange that we’re all so openly working to conquer Earth?!”
– I like how you can honestly admit that!
– Certainly, when you put it that way, it’s hard to argue against the claim of Atlas being a weird organization, haha!
– But saying they’re all weird is a bit much, haha!
Thanks to going out boldly, the chatroom’s sentiment began to shift a little.
But there were still about 10% of viewers expressing discomfort.
That couldn’t be helped.
To viewers who had had no interactions with Mizuki-chan so far, it felt like the first collaboration where I came out spouting nonsense.
I thought I might have to avoid ego-surfing for a while, but at that moment, Mizuki-chan, who had been quietly watching me, finally spoke up.
“…But, you said you liked us just like that, Izumi-chan, right?”
“…Yeah.”
And to that, I answered honestly.
“E-everyone is strange but treats me kindly and gently… so, I like them….”
Because it was all true.
– Huh?
– A harem declaration…?
“Izumi-chan is too cute!!!”
“Ugh?!”
Fortunately, I was able to wrap up what could have been a weird situation during the first off-collaboration with Mizuki-chan without it escalating into a major issue.
…Well, I may have inadvertently fed ammunition to the anti-thread.
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@KainoIzumi☆Star’s Flow responded
I’ll live as a strange person for life.
[Kaino Izumi☆Star’s Flow @KainoIzumi · 3 minutes]
@TsurusakiTsukasa☆Star’s Flow responded
…Eh? ＼(º □ º l|l)/
[Tsurusaki Tsukasa☆Star’s Flow @TsurusakiTsukasa · 1 minute]
@KainoIzumi☆Star’s Flow responded
I like you.
[Kaino Izumi☆Star’s Flow @KainoIzumi · 1 minute]
So is Atlas just made up of weird people…?
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