The Villainess VTuber Tears People Apart

The sound of a vacuum cleaner echoed inside the house.

Recently, Rion had been working late frequently, making it hard to vacuum. Running the vacuum late at night would definitely bother the neighbors.

So, Sora was vacuuming during the day.

“…Why exactly did you come?”

I asked while resting my chin on my hand.

“What did you say? I couldn’t hear you because of the vacuum.”

“I asked why you came to my house.”

“You said you were feeling inconvenienced because the housework was piling up.”

Sora responded as if it were obvious.

I could only sigh in response.

As much as I enjoy being waited on, this situation felt unnatural.

Who in the world goes out of their way to clean someone else’s house?

“…You said I should show some effort.”

Maybe unable to withstand my gaze, Sora muttered.

“I didn’t put it quite that way.”

“Well, you said something along those lines.”

“Let’s go with that. And?”

“…I started to feel a bit guilty.”

Sora turned off the vacuum cleaner.

“You got paid when you taught Anna, didn’t you?”

“Did Anna say that?”

“She didn’t say it outright. But when I listen to her casual streams, I get that impression.”

I later found out that Anna had said something like, “Laura’s a high-maintenance woman!” on her stream.

Moreover, my appearance on Anna’s stream happened when I wasn’t a VTuber. Some viewers already speculated that I must have received a fee for my appearance.

“But I’m getting lessons for free, aren’t I?”

“That’s true.”

“So, I thought I should at least do this much.”

“Honestly, it’s a bit off-putting. You’re going too far.”

“…I know. And besides, I also just wanted to hang out at a friend’s house, so don’t worry about it, okay?”

With that, Sora turned the vacuum back on.

Then, as if something occurred to her, she turned it off again after just a second.

“Have you had breakfast? If there’s something you want to eat, just say so.”

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[General] A-Grade Virgin Waiting Room Quiet

【Guerilla Collaboration】 Since Sora came over to Laura’s house, we’re going to pick a game to play 【Aurora/EYEAI】

What the hell is this collab in the middle of a weekday… f**k…

[Comments]

– Okay, I’m taking a half day off.

– Knew this was coming, so I already quit my job lol

– Why work at all lol If you were a NEET like me, living off your parents, you could enjoy it all without worries lmao

– Why did Sora even go to Laura’s house? lolol

ㄴ Obviously for ya—uh, you know.

ㄴ Weekday couple.

ㄴ What’s a weekday couple, you idiot lololol

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[General] Aurora <- Why do you even watch this dumb VTuber?

She’s good at games, but she can’t handle streams alone, always pushing things onto others and never considering her viewers. Watching her makes me feel dumber and dumber, like my IQ is dropping… Ugh, blub blub! Uhwaaa! I’m just melting… Bubby… bwubwub… Uhwa…

[Comments]

– Self-awareness level: expert lol

– You’re the smartest among the V-Bung-kun fanboys.

– How are you so smart? Harvard student?

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“Hmm… Does this setup work?”

Sora muttered as she positioned her phone.

At EYEAI, each VTuber has two phones.

One is the phone we originally had, and the other is equipment provided by the company.

Surprisingly, we use the phone camera for tracking.

“Is that really so surprising? VTubers started with application companies from the very beginning.”

Sora looked at her phone and moved lightly.

The model on the monitor screen moved accordingly.

“There were VTubers called the ‘Four Heavenly Kings’ back in the day. After they became successful, an app was developed where anyone could become a VTuber.”

And that app was one that tracked Live 2D models.

At the time, the app’s performance was terrible, causing eyes to move bizarrely and creating an uncanny valley effect.

However, technology advanced over time. Now, it’s even possible to track subtle facial expressions.

Thanks to this, using a phone app for tracking is more advantageous than a webcam.

Naturally, if you want to use a webcam, you have to store the model data on your PC.

If you only streamed from home, this might not be a problem, but VTubers apparently stream from a variety of locations. If you participate in ads or events, you have to go to event venues, and sometimes you need to stream from the company’s studio.

Rather than emailing the model data every time, it’s much easier to store it on the phone and carry it around.

There are also other conveniences when manipulating the model, making the phone app superior in many ways.

That’s why, in our company, it’s standard for VTubers to use phones as tracking devices.

“That’s an interesting story. So, are you ready?”

“Yeah, I think I’m all set.”

“Then start the stream.”

“…I had a feeling you’d say that.”

Sora pressed the start button with an exasperated expression, but without complaint.

– How’s it going?

– It’s a daytime stream~

– Good afternoon, everyone.

– Did you two finally get married?

– I knew this would happen lololol

– How about naming the baby with a syllable from each of your names? How about ‘Lala’?

– Is Laura’s house where she’s doing her postpartum care?

“…….”

Sora glanced at me.

I tilted my head, puzzled by her look.

“Why are you staring at me like that?”

“…Aren’t you going to do an opening line?”

“An opening line? Like Rion’s ‘Nya nya nyan’ or something?”

“Yeah, something like that. You need to say a greeting quickly so I can say something too.”

Sora sounded like she wanted to greet the viewers herself.

I never set up an opening line or anything like that.

“You didn’t set one? Then what’s with ‘How’s it going?’ and ‘Good afternoon’?”

“That’s just something the viewers say on their own.”

“So, you don’t even do a self-introduction?”

I nodded.

Later, I found out that VTuber streams generally follow an unspoken format.

For example, Nekozuka Rion would say, “Nya nya nyan! I’m Nekozuka Rion, the Nekomimi princess from the cat planet, nyan!” as her opening line.

It seemed normal for VTubers to say a unique greeting followed by an introduction like, “I’m Nekozuka Rion, the Nekomimi princess from the cat planet, nyan!”

I heard that even Sora has an opening line, like, “Ah, mic check. Can you hear me? I’m Ayanokouji Sora, the VTuber bard from EYEAI’s 6th generation~.”

Even Chel starts her streams with, “Hello. I’m Chel Sumeragi from EYEAI’s 6th generation. Please take care of me.”

I don’t have one.

And I think…

‘Isn’t that a little embarrassing?’

What in the world is Rion thinking when she says an opening line like that?

Even for a noblewoman like me, I could never muster up the courage to say something like that.

“Are we really starting the stream like this? No opening line, no self-introduction, no guest introduction…?”

“It’s already started, so what can we do? The stream title says that Sora came over to my house. We’re picking a game to play, but actually, I’ve already decided which game we’ll play.”

– ?

– ????

– Is the host deciding everything on her own?

– How thorough and prepared she is lol

– Wait;; if you already decided, why title the stream like that;;

– Haha, nobles don’t care about the opinions of commoners lololol

– So true lol

– “You will simply follow my lead.”

– Another Labyrinthos game??

“It’s not Labyrinthos. Though Sora might be hoping for that. Isn’t that right?”

“…That’s true.”

Sora gave a small nod.

“The tournament is only two weeks away, after all. I think I need to practice more.”

“I watched a VTuber’s stream the other day where they were playing Mahjong. A pro Mahjong player was also on the stream and said, ‘Playing 100 rounds without thinking won’t help you as much as playing one round thoughtfully.’”

Playing more games doesn’t necessarily help.

Especially for Sora.

Her lack of physical skill is one thing. But since everyone in the upcoming tournament is below Gold, her physical skill won’t be that important.

What’s more concerning is that she plays based on emotion rather than logic.

She easily gets swept up in the moment, and because her emotions get ahead of her, her teammates can’t keep up.

That’s not something more playtime can fix.

“So, what should I do?”

“First, I think it would help if you learned to stay calm. That’s why I prepared these games.”

I displayed the list of games on the screen.

【Party Playtime 1&2&3】

【In Last 1&2&3】

【Teddy’s Pizza Shop Series】

【Alien: Isolation】

【Biotic Hazard RE: Series】

【Biotic Hazard 7&8】

【Darkness Deception Series】

“Pick one.”