Chapter 304. [Trying To See The Invisible]

So, regarding the trouble in Ah-nee’s stream, it seems her character image isn’t showing up.

And when I wondered what she’d do, she just said,

[Well, it’s fine~!]

and kept going.

Left alone on screen, her collab partner… the Irish girl cried out, “Fyeeeen!”

Poor thing. I totally get how hard that must be. But, that’s the fate of anyone who collabs with Ah-nee. You just have to accept it!

《Anego never changes, huh.》

《Haha, definitely.》

Angu Ogu, having finished eating, peeked at the screen.

We still had some time before school, so we tidied up the dishes and moved to the sofa.

As usual, we snuggled up and continued watching the stream.

While Ah-nee was dragging her international collab partner along, she was explaining Halloween traditions.

《Wow. There’s a lot about Halloween I didn’t know.》

《Me too. There might be some things I don’t know.》

From the classic fact that Jack-o’-lanterns were originally turnips in Ireland, to the surprising popularity of fireworks there.

[Okay, okay! Phew~ Boom! Beautiful, yeah~☆]

《Anego, she’s using simple English, so she should know what “fireworks” means.》

《Haha, well, it seems to be getting across anyway.》

Apparently, fireworks are illegal there, so they buy them in Northern Ireland and bring them in.

On the day, the sound of police sirens and fireworks causes quite a ruckus.

《And, it’s about time for school.》

The archive was almost over too.

But of course, Ah-nee couldn’t just end it cleanly. She had to pull something at the last moment.

[By the way, did everyone notice? Actually, the equipment trouble was… a lie! I was perfectly visible in the stream, right~?]

《No way!?》

I had a bad feeling.

I remembered her saying on the phone, “It might be fun to play a prank.”

Please, let it be wrong!

But, these predictions tend to be right at such times.

[Actually, right now, I’m… cosplaying as an invisible person! That’s why I didn’t show up on screen~!]

She got us, what a genius idea (love).

≫Or, is she just covering up real equipment trouble?

≫↑If it’s Anego, it’s possible.

[Hey!? How rude! To prove it was planned, I’m streaming naked right now, right~? See, it looks like only the clothes are floating, doesn’t it?]

《Gyaa~!? I knew it! I told you to wear clothes, didn’t I!?》

≫Even if she’s naked, we can’t tell from our side lol.

≫Naked!? I just took my pants off.

≫Is Anego really streaming naked? (U.S.)

As expected, the comment section was filled with talk about ‘naked’.

As expected of Ah-nee, she’s great at planning. The invisible person idea itself was funny.

But everything got overshadowed by ‘naked’!

Does she have to cause trouble every single time!?

[Before the stream, I showed this look to Iroha-chan and Ogu, and they got really mad and said, “What are you doing!?” So mean, right~? Oh, by the way, their costumes were…]

《《Don’t drag us into this!?》》

Both of us retorted at the screen where Ah-nee was.

We have to give Ah-nee a good scolding later.

《Really, what a person. But Iroha, you like Anego’s quirks, right?》

《No, that’s different!》

Seriously, it’s a problem when your favorite becomes your real-life friend!

You end up involved instead of just being a fan.

[Well, everyone’s used to invisible people, right~? She should have chosen another costume!]

≫There aren’t invisible people that often! lol

≫↑Occasionally? lol

≫↑Invisible people are 90% fake!

[Come on, everyone’s girlfriend cosplays as an ‘invisible person’ every year!… Oh, I meant every day!]

≫Hey!? lol (love)

≫Oh no, that’s crossing the line lol

≫That’s a declaration of war!

[Why’s everyone angry?]

《《It’s your fault!?》》

Again, Angu Ogu and I shouted in unison.

With Ah-nee, it’s not like she’s doing it on purpose, that’s just how she is, which makes it worse.

Then the chime rang.

Panicking, I looked at the clock…

《Oh no!? We’ll be late for school! It’s because Ah-nee started saying weird stuff!》

I quickly grabbed my bag and headed to the entrance.

The secret service who was supposed to escort us must have come because we were taking too long.

《Wait, Iroha! You can’t go like that! Here, use this! My scarf!》

《Oh, right!? That was close! Thanks, Ogu!… Though it’s your fault to begin with!? Anyway, I’ll use this to cover up as much as I can.》

《Sure. Take care.》

《I’m off.》

I ran out of the house and down the apartment hallway.

Angu Ogu’s scent lingered in the scarf I buried my face in—.