Chapter 38. [Rivals In Love!]

I’m not interested in love right now.

I’m just a VTuber!

I should have answered her, but for some reason, she nodded strongly.

Is this ……? Is it that I’m relieved that there’s no hint of a serious love interest?

Well, I don’t know how I feel about that.

I sometimes feel “betrayed” by my oshi, too.

I wasn’t a unicorn, so I was able to endure it without becoming an anti-reversal, and the most I could do was throw up. But it was only a “minor” injury that I had to go to the hospital for mental health care because I couldn’t handle my work.

……? Of course, this was in my previous life.

It’s awkward!

Please let me get out of this situation where it’s just the two of us!　Somebody help me!

…… Did that cry of the heart reach somebody?

“Oh ～～～～! I finally found you～～～～!”

“Maaaaaiiiii!!!”

Mai appeared at the back of the school building, gasping for air.

You’re late, you idiot!

I have never been so happy to see Mai in my life.

I thanked my savior from the bottom of my heart for coming.

“Iiiiiiiroooooooohaaaa-chan! I knew you were meeting that girl! I told you no~!”

“Did I say that?”

“Did I tell you?” “Yes, you did! I tried to keep you from seeing her many times!

Mai held her head and said, “I didn’t even know where she went because she was speaking Ukrainian, and when I noticed her after school, she was gone. Ahhhh, if only I could have come earlier.” she groaned.

Oh, I forgot to tell you.

“Sorry, sorry.”

“Mattakuu!! Iroha-chan, are you okay!? You didn’t get kissed again!? Iroha-chan is mine! I won’t give it to you!”

Mai clung to my arm, threatening the transfer student.

What do you mean “again”? I’m not going to let you have Angu-ogu’s! It was an accident!

But “I won’t give it to you”, I see.

Mai was so upset because she thought she’ll lose her “friend” when she found out that the transfer student was in serious love with me.

Seeing Mai like that, the transfer student said …….

<….Fuuh.>

“Hey! Did you see that Iroha-chan? She just snickered at Mai and said something……! Muukie～～～～!”

The two are glaring at each other.

What was that? I’m sure Mai’s appearance is making things even more complicated.

“……Do whatever you want already.”

I gave up thinking.

Ahhh, I want to watch a VTuber’s stream right away to soothe my soul.

I suddenly realized what I had.

Oh yeah, this was for this moment.

I absentmindedly tugged on the string of my security buzzer.

A shrill sound echoed through the back of the school building.

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A few days later.

I was walking down the hallway at school when I felt eyes on me.

I turned around and saw a transfer student staring at me from around a corner.

Our gazes met.

<!!!?>

I wondered if she realized I had caught her, and she hid her face.

No, are you hiding or something ……?

She was hiding her face from the nose down with her smartphone, and her eyes were still glancing at me.

Perhaps my video is playing on that screen.

Or rather, even the wallpaper on her smartphone was “Iroha the Translator Girl”.

And then Mai appeared out of nowhere and wrapped her arms around me.

I turned my wary gaze to the new student, who also provoked Mai.

After that day, this became my daily routine at school.

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School life has become noisy, but if it continues every day, it’s just another day.

I somehow got used to it. I am amazed at how human beings are.

The scheduled collaboration stream with overseas VTubers from various countries ended without incident.

<<Hmmm? Huh? Iroha must have enjoyed her school life a lot, huh?>>

<<Yes! I wasn’t sure what would happen, but now I’m doing great. How’s yours Ogu?>>

<<Muuh ……! Well, well? I’m great too!!!>>

>Again, Iroha-chan, your wife is jealous of you. (US)

>Ogu is Iroha’s wife. (US)

>Iroha-chan is a womanizer, so you need to put a collar on her. (US)

Today’s schedule just happened to match, so it’s a collaboration with Angu-ogu for the stream.

In the flow of the chat, I was reporting the latest situation.

<<Not a wife! And I’m not jealous! I just thought that Iroha become much busier. Even today was our first collaboration in a month.>>

<<Eh, has it been that long already? I don’t know, last time was for free research.>>

<<Terrible!? Iroha didn’t even think about me!?>>

<<Because I’ve been so busy lately. Wow, time flies. It wasn’t me who was busy and couldn’t meet the schedule, but it was Ogu’s fault. You’re preparing a lot, right?>>

<<Uggh, Well, well.>>

>That’s huh. (US)

>That’s right. (US)

> Long-distance relationships are tough. (US)

<<It’s not love! But haha. I want to meet Iroha and play with her. Please come visit me in the U.S. soon! You promised, didn’t you-?>>

<<I want to go too, but I have to go to school. As for the long vacation, I’ll be taking exams this winter and entering school next spring… so maybe next summer.>>

>>Iroha, you’re coming to visit me in the US! (U.S.)

>We’ll take care of your sightseeing in the U.S. (U.S.)

>I’m looking forward to it ！！！！ (U.S.)

<<Next summer? That’s too far away. I can’t wait! Tell your school you’re taking a break because you’re going on a trip!>>

<<Yeah! I can’t do that!>>

<<Oh, I see. I thought Japan was strict about that kind of thing.>>

>I can’t take a day off school for a trip? (U.S.)

>Japanese people are so serious, even students. (U.S.)

>In Japan, taking a vacation for anything other than a near-death illness is considered a bad thing. (U.S.)

<<Haha, they are not that strict. But I want to see you as soon as possible.>>

<<I’ll give you the perfect “omotenashi” when I see you.>>

<<Yes, I’ll be there for you. Well, I’m talking like I haven’t talked to you in a long time, but behind the scenes, we talk every two days or so.>>

<<Hey! Hey! Don’t tell anyone!>>

Angu-ogu let out a panicked sound.