Language Cheat Reincarnation – Young Girl VTuber Saves the World

Chapter 413. [A Small World]

 

"Wooooooh~!"

In the green room, I was cheering wildly, gripping penlights in both hands.

No matter how busy I was, I’d decided to always watch the livestream in real time if possible!

That’s why I’d even asked the staff to bring my merch here.

Mai looked at me with exasperation.

"You’re so energetic, even though you must be exhausted~"

"Wrong! If anything, watching this recharges me!"

My name’s being used like an adjective or something... Well, whatever!

"Kyaaa! Gyaaa! Woooh! I love youuuu!"

".........Muu~"

As I kept screaming like that, Mai suddenly hugged me tightly from the side.

Uh, hello? You’re kinda blocking my view?

But... I was in such a good mood from watching VTubers after so long that I let it slide.

Plus, I didn’t want to look away from the screen for even a second.

"Uuuu... I’m so happy, so happy... I can still see my oshi’s live streammmmmm!"

"Whoa... Iroha-chan’s crying for real~"

Why are you so weirded out?

But Mai immediately started patting my head.

"So glad~, so glad~"

"...! Yeah... Yeah, yeah!"

Tears streamed down my face as I nodded over and over.

One song ended, then another...

Watching all these VTubers take the stage one after another, I realized something.

Apparently, without me noticing, my social circle had grown way bigger.

The one singing now was a VTuber I’d once done a raunchy collab with.

The ones who’d appeared when I was hosting were either people I’d done international collabs with or fellow multilingual VTubers...

And some were VTubers I’d super-chatted before.

They’d been niche back then, but my super chats helped them blow up... Then, after we solved that incident, a new era for VTubers began, and they became pioneers in their countries.

Now, it’s all people I know or have talked to.

.........Back at the start, Mai was my only friend.

"Hm? Iroha-chan, what’s wrong~?"

"N-no... It’s nothing."

Noticing my gaze, Mai tilted her head cutely, right up close.

Embarrassed, I quickly looked back at the screen.

Right... Now that I think about it, Mai was the one who started it all.

She asked me to help with Ah-nee’s stream... and that’s how I became a VTuber.

"Iroha-chan, you’re hosting again later, right~?"

"Yeah. But before that... I’ve got a singing slot."

Well, more accurately, I swapped shifts for that.

Before I knew it, the English-speaking VTubers’ segment wrapped up.

The finale was Angu Ogu’s agency—their English branch’s unit song.

With that, her hosting duties were done.

"Ahh... Why do the fun times always end so fast?"

Angu Ogu passed the hosting baton to Ah-nee.

From here on, it’d be Japanese VTubers taking the stage one after another.

For countries with lots of VTubers, we’d assigned dedicated hosts.

No way I could handle everything alone—my voice and stamina would give out.

"Next song when~? Can’t wait!"

"...Um, Iroha-chan~?"

"What’s up, Mai?"

"Shouldn’t you start getting ready soon~?"

"Noooooo! I’m still watching the liveeeee!"

Eventually, panicked staff came to fetch me since I wasn’t showing up.

I was scooped up like a stray kitten and hauled away——.

***

Backstage in the filming area, I kept my eyes shut, enjoying the live through sound alone.

A precaution to avoid accidentally glimpsing my oshi’s real face.

Meanwhile, VTubers and Liver streamers kept performing one after another.

Lots of familiar faces there too...

"Alright, here’s the question—"

"Bzzt! Wrong! Today’s a live, not a quiz show!"

"Wait, seriously? I totally thought we were doing quizzes..."

The banter came from the quiz stream I regularly appeared on.

And then...

"Aw man, I’m gettin’ nervous..."

"D-d-don’t worry! J-j-just do it like usual!"

"Your Highness is even more nervous than me!?"

"You’ll both be fine. C’mon, the audience is basically gods."

"Oh, that’s reassuring—WAIT NO THAT MAKES IT WORSE!? SINCE WHEN ARE THEY POTATOES!?"

"Aha~↑"

The trio doing comedy skits were the same ones I’d done a death game stream with, and who I’d gone to the pool with right after my debut.

And so on... Honestly, the ones I didn’t know were the minority.

"Iroha-san, you’re on after next, so please get ready~"

"Got it!"

A Japanese staffer guided me to the side of the filming area.

Unfortunately, I had to open my eyes while moving.

As I waited in the designated spot, a trio of women—scheduled right after me—returned...

And the moment they saw my face—

""""Ah.""""

Their voices harmonized.

All three froze, mouths agape.

Now that we’d made eye contact, there was no helping it.

Recognizing them instantly by their voices, I bowed deeply like I’d met a god. "Hahaa~!"

"Um, actually, we’ve met before."

"Remember? In Akiba, like a year ago..."

"We took pics with your life-sized panels."

"Eh? Eh? AHHHH~!?"

Of course I remembered—they were VTubers.

Back when Angu Ogu had visited Japan, she and I almost got doxxed and had to bail.

Those three high school(?) girls... were standing right in front of me now.

"You two were so distinctive, I remembered you—but I never thought you were the real deal!"

"Wait, does that mean... we basically took photos with the actual you?"

"Whoa, this kinda thing really happens~"

Turns out, the line between virtual and real was blurrier than I’d thought.

Everyone really was someone I knew...

—The world’s smaller than you’d expect.

That’s what crossed my mind.

Then, before I knew it, my turn arrived.

"Sorry, gotta go now."

"Good luck out there!"

Encouraged by my oshis, I was pumped.

At the staff’s signal——

『Iroha-chaaan! C’mere, c’mere~!』

Hearing that call, I dashed onto the set——.