Language Cheat Reincarnation – Young Girl VTuber Saves the World

Chapter 398. [Reunion]

Light streaming through the window.

Then, the sharp smell of disinfectant stinging my nose.

There was a time when something like this happened before.

Thinking such thoughts, I slowly lifted my eyelids.

There, I was in a hospital room.

It seems I survived after all.

And most importantly... I’ve come back.

Just as I was about to overflow with tears from that realization—

"Iroha-chaaan~!"

"Iroha-chan!"

<Iroha-sama!>

"...Ev-everyone..."

Angu Ogu, Mai, Ah-nee, Ilyena—they were all there.

It wasn’t a dream or a hallucination.

The real everyone was there.

This time, I couldn’t hold back anymore, and as tears streamed down my face, I said:

"——I’m home."

They all rushed to hug me, crying just as hard.

We all cried together, a messy, tangled heap.

The Level 0 incompetent explorer, scorned...

After crying for a while, the doctor who had been waiting examined me... and then, my mother, who had been resting in another room, heard the news that I had "woken up" and rushed into the hospital room.

She had dark circles under her eyes and looked utterly exhausted.

"You idiot! You really... you really...!"

But even so, her expression was bright now.

While being called an "idiot" repeatedly, I was hugged tightly by her.

I don’t even know how many times I’ve cried by now, but still, more tears came.

I was surprised at how much a person could cry.

"I... have something... I want to tell everyone..."

Then, between sobs, I began to speak. It was something I had wanted to tell everyone ever since I woke up.

Everyone listened quietly to my voice.........

"——Can we... watch the VTuber stream now...?"

The moment I said it, I felt the atmosphere in the room change.

Huh? That’s weird. It was such a touching moment just a second ago............

"Iroha, you idiot!!! You’re always making me worry, reflect on yourself already!?"

"Iroha-chaaan, you dummy~! You don’t have enough caution or regret, Iroha-chaaan~!"

"Iroha-chan... even I can’t defend you after what happened this time!"

"Iroha-sama, you need to understand your position a bit more!"

"You idiot... once you’re better, you better be ready for it."

I was seriously scolded by everyone.

I started crying again, but this time for a completely different reason.

B-but it’s not my fault, right!?

Because right before I lost consciousness, it was just the moment when I could finally watch the stream!

And then that explosion happened, right!?

I hurriedly sat up.

"My... my stomach!?"

I lifted my clothes to check.

Ilyena was cheering, "Kyaaa! Iroha-sama!" but that aside...

"Huh? No wound?"

There was no injury there.

Well, there was a small bruise... but that’s it.

In fact, the wounds on my leg from being dragged through the jungle and the one on my temple from being hit hurt more.

But now that I think about it.......

Looking back, there should have been shrapnel stuck in my stomach, but it didn’t hurt much.

As I tilted my head in confusion at the strange situation, there was a knock at the door.

《Mind if I come in?》

Standing outside the open door was a man in a suit.

I didn’t recognize him, but from his demeanor, I could tell he held a significant position.

《I’d like to have a moment alone with Miss Iroha, if that’s alright?》

My mother and the others exchanged glances, then nodded and stood up to leave.

Huh? You’re just going to leave me alone with this stranger all of a sudden!? I panicked, but...

"It’s fine, Iroha. This person is one of Mom’s subordinates. You’ve met him before, right?"

"?"

"Remember, at my house... well, not the White House, but the one before that. You saw him there, right?"

"???"

"Sorry, I was wrong to expect you to remember."

"He’s the one who arranged this private room in the hospital, apparently."

My mother explained this to me, though it still didn’t click.

In the end, I didn’t know who he was... but if that’s the case, I guess it’s fine.

Once I agreed, everyone finally left the room in a group............

"Iroha-chaaan~! Wait, Ilyena-chan, let go of me~!? I want to stay with Iroha-chaaan forever~!? Waaah~!?"

"Alright, alright, you’re in the way, Mai-san, so let’s step outside for a bit."

.........Correction. One person was dragged out.

The door closed with a clatter, leaving just the two of us.

《It’s been a while, Miss Iroha. I am——》

He introduced himself, but I didn’t think I’d remember.

You’re not planning to become a VTuber, are you? No...? I see. Then never mind.

《So, what brings you here?》

《First, this.》

《Ah!? My smartphone!》

What the man handed me was a transparent ziplock bag.

Inside was my smartphone...... but...

《Th-this is...》

《Ah, this is what protected you.》

A cracked, broken smartphone.

A metal fragment was lodged diagonally in it.

I see, I had it in my pocket at the time......

I finally understood why I was unharmed.

What protected me until the very end was VTubers... and my love for VTubers.

If it weren’t for that, I would have thought the dead smartphone was just baggage and left it behind.

And I would have died.

《Perhaps you are loved by the gods.》

《Yes, VTubers are gods!》

《......??? W-well, putting that aside...》

The man cleared his throat and changed the subject.

Huh? You’re the one who brought it up......

《I came to tell you about the outcome of that incident... and the current state of the world. And after you hear this, there’s something I want to ask of you.》

《Something you want to ask of me?》

《I want you to appear at the "VTuber International Live." And then.........》

《——Save the world.》