The returned former hero dominates in VRMMO. ~A life aiming to support his VTuber little sister to the fullest~

Episode 40

With that, she pointed her smartphone screen towards me.

…There, the streaming site Mai and the others use was displayed.

Some sort of ranking was shown, but all of it was about “Little Brave Online,” so the attention this game is getting is immeasurable.

The thumbnail image at the top featured none other than…

Me… or rather, a man wearing a Hyottoko mask who I assumed was me

“What’s with that video? It’s not like I collaborated or anything.”

“Big bro, it’s a clip of the scene where you protected Natsumi-chan from ‘Assassin Break’! It’s already getting crazy views!”

“Wow, really? Will I get a cut from this?”

“Nah, usually the person who clips it gets the earnings, you know? Some contracts involve sharing a percentage, though.”

Is that so?

Anyway, it seems Mai is upset because I ended up in someone else’s stream.

I ask her, trying to appease her while her cheeks are puffed out in a pout.

“I don’t really know much about this Natsumi Kujou girl. Is she a celebrity?”

“She’s super famous! She’s a huge VTuber with over 1.5 million subscribers, you know!?”

“…I see. So that’s why it’s getting so much attention.”

Thanks to that, my channel has also surpassed 10,000 subscribers.

I thought it was thanks to “Assassin Break” and Lulura, but it seems there might also be an influx from Natsumi’s videos.

I should probably keep up with posting videos while I have this momentum.

I’ve already prepared a video showcasing tutorial rewards and such.

It’s a video of me hunting thieves alone, with explanations added in text.

Since my alter ego wanders the net and has acquired editing skills, the editing level should be decent, but the content of the videos itself is pretty ordinary.

It’s all thanks to Natsumi that it’s buzzing, huh.

I was thinking of treating Lulura to some food later as a reward, but I might need to reconsider that.

“I wanted to do the first collaboration with big bro!”

“It’s not like it’s the first collaboration, so it’s fine. Big bro still has many ‘firsts’, you know?”

(Note: still has many ‘firsts’,huh? Really sussy this goddamn siscon)

“Then it’s a promise, big bro!”

Of course it is.

“By the way, is Natsumi affiliated with an agency or something?”

“Yeah, she is. Right now, there are three major VTuber agencies, and Natsumi-chan belongs to one called ‘Many Friends’!”

I might have heard of that agency’s name before.

When I found out Mai was doing VTuber stuff, I vaguely remember seeing that name.

I asked my alter ego working in the room to gather information, and when it shared it…

Sure enough, there it was.

Though well, I hadn’t looked into it much since Mai wasn’t affiliated.

As I was told to investigate, there were indeed names like Natsumi Kujou and Tenmi Mana.

Natsumi’s subscriber count is over 1.5 million, and Tenmi Mana is nearing 1 million…

More than Mai!

“Have I inadvertently sent salt to my enemy!”

“Huh? What do you mean?”

“To have more subscribers than Mai, this is unforgivable!”

“Nah, it’s not a big deal! Subscribers aren’t everything. Besides, since I’m also a fan of Natsumi-chan, I’m glad you helped her out! Thanks, big bro.”

Yeah, you’re welcome.

If Mai is happy, then it’s even more worth it that I helped her.

“Little Brave Online is popular, but streamers are being attacked everywhere right now.”

“Those attacks, like the one Natsumi received, right? Is Mai okay?”

If by any chance there’s someone trying the same thing on Mai, I’ll have to track down their home and make sure they never pull such a stunt again.

Using my hero’s power, it should be easy to locate their house, at least.

Sure thing!

Even the two delinquents who attacked us, I already have all the information on them.

If they try to cause any harm next time, I’m fully prepared to handle it.

“We’re in a place where there aren’t any players who come to attack us while we’re clearing quests. There shouldn’t be any major issues, right?”

I see… That’s good to hear.

If there were people doing the same thing to Mai, I would’ve been PK’ing left and right.

“Well, if there’s nothing, then we should be fine.”

“By the way, big bro, have you figured out how to clear the World Quests?”

“No, not yet. But Lulura said she wants to come later. Maybe that’s the key.”

“Huh? So, it means there might be quests that won’t trigger until after reaching level 30…? Indeed, that might be the starting point.”

“Yeah, that’s right. And if we consider moving to the Fairy Forest afterward, the difficulty might increase a bit more.”

The monsters there were around level 35.

It would be tough to head there right after changing jobs.

“By the way, Natsumi-chan mentioned it in her stream, but big bro, are you going to stream!?”

“I’m not sure about streaming. Dealing with things in real-time is tiring, and I’m thinking of just uploading videos instead.”

“Really? Streaming is fun, you know? I’ll send you lots of super chats!”

Then I’d have to send back twice as many.

But it seems like super chats are skimmed off by various companies, so it might be better to give back in real life.

But interacting with viewers in a visible way seems to be a part of the content, so I’ll see how it goes.

While talking with Mai, I returned to the room and saw my alter ego editing and the other leveling up in “Little Brave Online.”

For now, I instructed to post the first video and switched places with the one playing the game.

The video I posted this time is titled “Easy for Anyone! Complete Guide to Tutorials! [Little Brave Online],” similar to other posters’ titles, making it easier to find when searched.

Now, it’s all about riding this momentum.

After stretching a bit, I returned to the game world.

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