Language Cheat Reincarnation – Young Girl VTuber Saves the World

Chapter 414. [Monotone Iroha]

 

I dashed toward the filming area—onto the stage.

Just as I reached Ah-nee's side—

"Iroha-chan, squeeeeze~!"

"Gyah!? The hell you doin' outta nowhere, dumbass!?"

I tried to wriggle free from Ah-nee's clinging arms, but she wouldn't budge.

W-what the hell is she thinking, doing this on such a big stage!?

"Ehh~!? Iroha-chan's so mean~! What's wrong with a little hug from your nee~?"

"Yet you went all the way to kissin' with Ogu~!"

"The hell!?"

Once again, my—no, Translator Girl Iroha's face turned beet red. The staff's reaction was way too quick. Yo, you're gettin' a little too used to this, ain't ya!?

"A-Ah, that was an accident!?"

"Ohhh~? So Iroha-chan's fine with kissin' if it's an accident~?"

"Like hell I am!?"

"Anyway~ let's put that talk aside for now,"

Ah-nee finally cut her ad-lib short.

Probably 'cause the staff had been desperately flashing cue cards at her......

Seriously, sorry 'bout our idiot over here...........!

Whenever she hosts, things never go according to script.

"Iroha-chan, I'm so glad you could join the live this time, nee~!"

"My apologies for causing you concern back then."

"Nuh-uh, it wasn't Iroha-chan's fault, nee~! Big nee is just... just so happy you came back safe, that we can finally stand on stage together this time......... sniff......"

"Ah-nee......"

The always cheerful, energetic Ah-nee's voice was trembling.

Her emotions spread through the venue and comment section, moving everyone to tears.

"...It's okay. Ah-nee, I'm right here now."

"...Mhm...... mhm!"

"And I won't let this happen again. I'll make sure my voice reaches the whole world so it never does."

"Iroha-chan...... sob. Then...... sorry everyone for the wait. Please, listen. Translation Girl Iroha's......"

"—It's. A. Small. Word."

The stage darkened at Ah-nee's words.

And so began my solo song—

***

I'd literally just experienced that moments ago.

With that thought, I let myself melt into the music.

—The world's smaller than you'd think.

Just a single word...... can connect people.

Hello, hi, ann-yeong-ha-se-yo...... The lyrics greet the audience in various languages.

Hyperpolyglot—

A song that plays up my character as a multilingual speaker.

I pour my feelings into the song and send them out.

A small word hurt my friend.

A small word gave me courage.

A small word changed the world.

Then, abruptly shifting from that emotional tone—

I flopped onto my side and muttered:

『....Singin' n' dancin's too tirin'—』

On cue, stagehands noisily wheeled something out.

And what appeared was... a body pillow!?

They pressed the mic against the pillow in my place.

Then a beep sounded......

≫M-monotone Iroha's heeeeere!

≫She was alive all along, that bitch!? Lurkin' there the whole time!?(U.S.)

≫Using a stand-in to slack off singing lol (Korean)

The voice coming from the pillow was Monotone Iroha's audio.

Well!? This what y'all wanted, huh!?

Back then, my cheat-like translation skills left me only able to speak in monotone.

But after it evolved into Language Cheat Ability, that limitation vanished—leaving me just tone-deaf.

And the result? Viewers started whining: "Feels lacking," "Miss the monotone," "Bring it back," "This ain't Iroha-chan!"

U-un-un... UNFORGIVABLEEE~!?

Seems the composer also strongly associated me with that image though......

Thus, this ridiculous monotone segment was added as a joke!

"...Pfft!"

Suddenly, I heard stifled laughter beside me.

Ah-nee had lost her composure and burst out laughing.

This solo song was also pre-recorded.

Watching my own (?) performance beside Ah-nee, I let out a relieved sigh.

Her eyes were still red.

Truth is, right after the talk segment ended and the music started, she'd begun legit crying.

The staff apparently hadn't seen her like this before and panicked.

Had she not stopped by song's end, it'd have been a disaster... no, an incident.

"...There there."

"Iroha-chan?"

I absentmindedly patted Ah-nee's head.

She looked puzzled at first...... but soon leaned into it with a contented thud.

The staff smiled fondly at us, making me a little embarrassed but......

Ah well... can't be helped.

.........Too late to care now anyway!

After that kiss nonsense, my dignity's long gone!?

"...Still."

Actually, this monotone audio isn't just my voice replicated by text-to-speech software. It's me deliberately singing in Monotone Iroha-style with added effects.

Yeah, I get it.

I know how convoluted this sounds.

The real imitating the fake—a complete reversal.

But we had no choice.

Copyright issues forced us to play it safe with me recording it myself.

The creator said I could use it freely but......

The software used to make it had all these terms.

Commercial use required this and that............

Nothing in this world is more labyrinthine than romance and copyright law.

Hence the safe route: me singing it.

Which meant grueling monotone practice.

S-such humiliation.........!

Worse, it gave me a habit of singing slightly monotone now.

Might've even made my singing worse than before...

"Nah, must be my imagination! Please let it be~!"

Listening to my own voice, I cried out in anguish—...