[Virtual YouTuber Minor Gallery]
[Title: Toka Mama Narrator Appears]
[Writer: Maker]
[Toka @YukinoToka · 1 minute]
(Izumi Graduation Illustration.jpg)
Go well, Izumi.
Mama will always be cheering for you!
[Recommended: 55 / Not Recommended: 1]
uwu: A true mother of this era…
ㅇㅇ: Izumi is Toka Mama’s first daughter, right?
└Maker: ㅇㅇ…
└Mizukiri Mei-chan: Obviously, she’s an only child…
Suzui-zu: I was happy to see Izumi’s illustrations drawn often.
└Maker: For real… so please keep drawing often.
Mizukiri Mei-chan: I’m tearing up…
[Title: Izumi Narrator ㅠㅠ]
[Writer: Mizukiri Mei-chan]
[Kainoh Izumi☆Star’s Flow_Graduate @KainoIzumi · 1 minute]
I’m off!!!
[Recommended: 98 / Not Recommended: 1]
ㅇㅇ: She’s really leaving…?
Maker: This is truly the last one.
Mei-chan loves you: You said you’re leaving, so you’re definitely coming back, right? I’ll be waiting.
Yeo-sang’s Queen: Damn girl, if you said you’re going, then just go and stop making me cry.
Izutomo: Take the Izutomos with you, damn it!!!
uwu: The narrator has ‘Graduate’ after their name now…
└Mizukiri Mei-chan: Ah…
[Title: I’m a new student but I get why new students are hated]
[Writer: ㅇㅇ]
Thinking about those bastards who didn’t watch Izumi’s graduation ceremony sneaking in and acting all cocky just makes me mad.
I can’t stand even interacting with them.
[Recommended: 162 / Not Recommended: 3]
ㅇㅇ: Mirror therapy is lit, lol.
Mizukiri Mei-chan: For real, if you didn’t watch Izumi’s graduation, is there any reason to live here?
└Dragon Flight: For real, is living here even a joke?
ㅇㅇ: Worst inflow in this forum.
└ㅇㅇ: Inflow after March 8th, 9:30 PM.
└uwu: So true, lol.
ㅇㅇ: (Truly, you are my elder brother!)
[Kainoh Izumi Minor Gallery]
[Title: Day 1 of Izumi’s Return Prayer]
[Writer: Mei-chan loves you🔸]
[Kainoh Izumi☆Star’s Flow_Graduate @KainoIzumi · 1 minute]
I’m off!!!
I’ll be waiting.
[Recommended: 0 / Not Recommended: 0]
ㅇㅇ: How long are you planning to do this?
└Mei-chan loves you🔸: Until you come back.
★
I graduated from Star’s Flow.
I’m not entering a university; it means I’m, Kayanoh Mina, now unemployed.
My heart felt empty.
I smiled bitterly at myself trying to start broadcasting as if it was natural right after waking up.
“Huuaa….”
As I stretched and leaned back in my chair, what naturally caught my eye was the white ceiling.
What should I do from now on?
Mom and my older sister told me that it was okay to take a little break since they had been working hard up until now.
The members of Star’s Flow asked me to just contact them properly, and they would support me no matter what.
…Maybe taking a break isn’t such a bad thing.
After all, I’ve worked hard as a student for 12 years and as a VTuber for 972 days.
Healing my tired body and mind while slowly planning my future seems perfectly fine.
“…No.”
And I instantly erased such thoughts from my mind.
Even in this moment, everyone is working hard.
They are cheering for me, who left Star’s Flow to find my dream.
Knowing that and wanting to do nothing and take a break is too selfish of a thought.
Above all… I’m not tired.
Though I’ve worked hard, it wasn’t painful.
Everything that happened in Star’s Flow was pure joy.
If anything, I could surely run harder using these memories as motivation.
“…Alright.”
Yes. I already know.
It’s okay to take time.
I just need to go slowly, step by step.
Deciding on that, I quietly picked up my phone and entered a phone number.
[Hello? Is that Mina?]
“…Ah. Aunt Shia. I… I’ll try what I mentioned last time.”
[Really?! Okay, Mina! I’ll have it prepared in advance!]
“Yes. Thank you for your help….”
★
My older sister once told me.
Liking something, wanting something, and being able to do something are all different.
When I first heard that, I had questions.
If I could do something I like, wouldn’t it be the perfect choice?
If it’s something I like… Wouldn’t that naturally lead to something I want? I thought.
But now I somewhat understand my sister’s words.
I love games.
If I only consider skill, with effort, I could be a pro gamer.
But I’ve never thought that I want to be a pro gamer; I’ve never thought about making a game either.
As my sister said, what I like, what I want, and what I can do are all different.
…So even if it’s not something I want, I can at least try to challenge myself.
“Looks like I won’t be able to see you for a while. That’s a shame.”
“I’ll definitely come around once or twice a month, though….”
The surroundings were already buzzing.
At the yakiniku restaurant run by Hikari Kurokami, which I visited with Natsune last time.
Today, not all but most of the Star’s Flow members gathered for a meal.
“Well, it’s okay for us to visit too, right?”
“Yeah! I’ve been curious because it feels like Korean viewers have been increasing lately!”
“Um, you can come anytime. Aunt Shia says it’s okay too.”
And I’m heading to Korea the day after tomorrow.
To work as an illustrator.
I’m not resuming my activities as I was on a break.
I’m starting completely anew.
As a rookie illustrator with no foundation.
The reason a break could happen was ultimately because of Mom’s help.
Living with Aunt Shia was also for that reason.
Not to borrow the power of the industry’s top illustrator ‘Toka Yukino’, but to learn tips about living as an illustrator.
…Well, actually, I’m starting all alone without knowing anything.
Literally, I wanted to start completely by myself, but Aunt Shia insisted on living together, so here we are…
“If Izumi continues working as an illustrator… We might ask you for external work later.”
“Y-Yeah… I’ll try to grow to the point all that contact can come! Hehe…”
“Do you have to draw a lot of fan art for us?”
“Yes…!”
Honestly, I had many worries.
I originally said I would never become an illustrator.
If I start my activities, my true identity will soon be exposed.
[Well, as for drawing, it’s only a hobby….]
[I’m not planning to earn money from drawing. I should call it pride….]
“Huuaaa….”
I said that, and yet I’m becoming an illustrator.
It’s an incredibly embarrassing feeling…!
“Iz~ umi~! What’s so worrying?!”
“Huik?! S-Suzuha?!”
The smell of alcohol!
How much did she drink, anyway?!
“Uuumm….”
I learned while being with Suzuha that she doesn’t act differently when she’s drunk.
Usually, she just leans against me quietly with her eyes closed.
But thinking of Suzuha’s young appearance and seeing her like this makes me feel like I’m doing something sinful…
“…How rude!”
“Huuh?!”
Suzuha flicked my forehead and then flopped down onto my lap.
Her face was flushed from drinking, and she pouted with her brows furrowed, probably annoyed.
It was so cute that I almost laughed.
“Izumi’s~ eyes are still beautiful…”
“Thank you, hehe….”
Then, looking at my eyes again, Suzuha said that.
It feels strange how much she seems to like my eyes.
Well, sure, I think I look pretty whenever I see myself in the mirror.
“…Take care. I’ll be cheering for you.”
“Yes… I’ll work hard.”
“Uuumm….”
Upon hearing my answer, Suzuha smiled as if she were happy and buried her face in my belly.
“It’s ticklish, Suzuha…”
“It’s soft….”
★
“Kaya! You have to contact me often!”
“Yes. Tateyama, you too, take care…!”
“Miyauchi says she’s sorry for not being able to come.”
“It’s okay…. I know university life is busy.”
Especially since it’s a national medical school.
If anything, if she wasn’t busy, that would be more unusual.
“Kaya! When you say that, it sounds like I’m the strange one?! I’m also working hard in college!”
“I know that’s not what I meant…!”
“…Kaya has grown wonderfully. Now you even throw back some tsukkomi….”
“Yes. If it were the Kaya of old, I would’ve just turned red without saying anything….”
I don’t want to hear that kind of compliment.
“Now I won’t be able to feel Kaya’s kindness for a while….”
“Huik?!”
Why does Onodera like my chest so much?!
“Oh, hello, Mom, Sis.”
“Ah! Hello!”
The moment that Onodera was teasing my chest, Mom and my older sister arrived, and she straightened her back and got formal.
“Did we come a bit late?”
“No, not at all. There’s still a little time left…. ”
There are still 10 minutes until the entry time.
Knowing how busy Mom and my older sister are, I’m just grateful that they came to pick me up.
“Say hi to Aunt Shia for me.”
“Sure… Oh, Sis, you should come visit sometime too.”
“Okay.”
“Make sure to eat properly. Don’t skip lunch just because Aunt Shia is doing it. Got it, Mina?”
“Yes.”
“…Then, take care.”
“Yes!”
It’s soon time to board the plane.
After hugging everyone once, I gathered my luggage and walked toward the boarding gate.
My heart raced at the thought of a new beginning.
What will I see, and what will I learn?
Imagining various futures, I quietly closed my eyes.
★
“Mina. What name are you planning to use during your activities? You said you wouldn’t use your old name.”
“I’ve thought of several, but… I think I’ll go with this one.”
“…Eh. Really? Is that okay?”
“Yes. It’s not a name that would cause any problems.”
“Well, that’s true, but….”
“And… I want to let everyone know that I’m doing well….”
★
[Virtual YouTuber Minor Gallery]
[Title: Isn’t this Izumi?]
[Writer: Maker]
[Umiko Sen@UmikoSen · 1 minute]
(Working Illustration.jpg)
I look forward to working with you.
This art style is totally Izumi’s.
[Recommended: 66 / Not Recommended: 1]
Dudukri Online🔹: For real, right?
ㅇㅇ: Looks like she’s going toward the illustrator side.
Oyakata🔸: The name itself is a play on words with Izumi.
└ㅇㅇ: For real?
└Oyakata🔸: ㅇㅇ Can be changed to the kanji for ‘Sea God’ and ‘Spring.’
└Oyakata🔸: Seeing the name clearly referencing the water god and spring, it seems they intended that.
└Maker: For real.
└ㅇㅇ: Is this the level of a pro?
[Title: Looks like she’s finally becoming a Communication Impairment Illustrating Artist]
[Writer: ㅇㅇ]
Didn’t you say you had no intention to make money through art?
How much do you need to earn…
Sigh, looks like she only played around with the Izutomos.
[Recommended: 0 / Not Recommended: 0]
Maker: Idiot.
Mei-chan loves you: Don’t slander our Mei-chan, you bastard!
[Title: Seems like she’s living with Toka Mama?]
[Writer: ㅇㅇ]
(During Toka’s broadcast, Izumi appears.mp4)
[Dinner? I haven’t decided what to eat yet….]
[Maybe we’ll just have something at home?]
[Aunt… I’m hungry… Let’s eat….]
[Uh?! I-I’m live right now!]
Right after this, I immediately turned off the mic, but isn’t that Izumi’s voice?
[Recommended: 64 / Not Recommended: 3]
Communication Impairment Ain’t Bad: It really sounds the same, lol.
Maker: For real?
└Maker: Thinking back, when Toka Mama said someone was living with her,
└Maker: I was wondering if it could be Izumi, and it actually is, lol.
Oyakata🔸: Hearing the stuttering and awkward voice makes it clear this is our dork.
└ㅇㅇ: Communication Impairment Identification Manual: ㅆㅅㅌㅊ…
Mizukiri Mei-chan: Wow, why does speaking in Korean sound so cute?
└ㅇㅇ: My ears are being assaulted, lol.
[Title: Damn, turn on the broadcast for Communication Impairment!]
[Writer: ㅇㅇ]
Just say you’re an illustrator Umiko, and I’ll pretend I don’t know, please…
Damn, the narrator only posts drawings and never talks…
But I guess I should think it’s a relief that she seems to be doing well, damn it.
[Recommended: 0 / Not Recommended: 0]
Maker: For real, if you’re going to mess around with names, at least do a broadcast once.
[Kainoh Izumi Minor Gallery]
[Title: 65 Days of Izumi’s Return Prayer]
[Writer: Mei-chan loves you🔸]
[Kainoh Izumi☆Star’s Flow_Graduate @KainoIzumi · 1 minute]
I’m off!!!
I’ll be waiting.
[Recommended: 0 / Not Recommended: 0]
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