Vol 1 Chapter 10 – Younger Brother VTuber【Vol 1 – Turning Point】

That day’s Michiru‑san’s broadcast was a work segment. Today was the sketch‑drawing broadcast.

I watched that broadcast from the living room.

“Good evening, everyone! Thanks for your hard work today! You’re all so amazing!”

When the broadcast started, Michi Mama was smiling on the other side of the screen. At the same time, the chat lit up with comments.

Kenzaki: Mama!

Rina＠Gal: Mama!

Gin: Mama!

Dedede: Mama!

It was nothing new to see the screen filled entirely with Mama comments like this. Everyone had been waiting since the broadcast schedule was announced.

“Today is the drawing segment! Yesterday, the Rin‑kun who appeared—it’s been decided he’ll become a VTuber! So, today I’ll be drawing the sketch for his model!”

When creating a model, you first draw a picture and then lay down polygons based on it… or so it seems. They say a model is actually a polyhedron—a collection of points. There was a broadcast where Michi Mama explained it, but I couldn’t really understand it.

Dan‑Gan: You had such a cute voice, right? Looking forward to a beautiful girl model!!

Rina＠Gal: A younger brother who only looks like a little sister… That could work too!?

“Yeah, that’s the plan! After all, he himself only looks like a girl!”

My model seems destined to turn out as a beautiful girl, no matter what. However, the next comment was extremely unsettling.

Dedede: Are you okay? The forum is in chaos. http://www.7ch.thred.id=114514

Dedede’s comment even included the URL to that forum. I was curious, so I clicked the link. The forum appeared in a new browser tab.

Post 85: (Anonymous, speaking as the son)

Frankly, a guy called Rin is just a nuisance, isn’t he? Besides, I don’t want to think about an adult man living with Mama.

Post 86: (Anonymous, speaking as the son)

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Exactly… And seriously, it’s just disgusting. If you’re an adult man, live on your own…

Post 87: (Anonymous, speaking as the son)

A man with a height of 138 cm? Seriously, that’s just not acceptable…

Comments like these were flooding in.

“Hmmm? It’s in chaos, huh? But, you see, the opinions on this forum are totally different from the comments on the broadcast, right? That means that either you’re pretending in front of Mama, or you’re not commenting at all, right? So even if the forum’s in chaos, it doesn’t affect the broadcast.”

Michi Mama dismissed that outright. The forum comments were quite shocking to me. I didn’t mind the talk about human rights, but the “live on your own” part was actually true. Even though I’m an adult, I can’t hold down a proper job, and it made me feel pathetic. However, the video comments were in agreement with that.

Kenzaki: Whoa, that’s awful. I’m gonna shut this thread down…

Rina＠Gal: Kenzaki, need any help?

Gin: Honestly, I’m all for Rin‑kun taking on a body! Mama, just give birth to him!

Dan‑Gan: Hey, isn’t Rin‑kun going to appear yet? (・∀・)っ/凵⌒☆ dck dck

Dedede: Sorry, that was a stupid question.

There were tons of comments like these. What was surprising was that there were quite a few comments eagerly awaiting my appearance today. If there are this many people who are so fond of me, maybe I could unexpectedly succeed as a VTuber.

“I was prepared for mixed opinions from the start. But I didn’t expect the negative ones to be this feeble!”

I was so absorbed in the comments and the forum that I wasn’t watching the broadcast. However, Mama drew incredibly fast. So, I hurriedly shifted my gaze back to the broadcast screen. And there, the line drawing of a beautiful girl had been completed.

“Eh? Who is this beautiful girl?”

Yes, it was a beautiful girl—almost perfect. A breathtaking beauty who wielded even her immaturity as a weapon, exuding a mysterious allure while gazing at me with an impassive expression. And so, I couldn’t help but murmur.

“Oh, and by the way, I’ve drawn it quite to resemble the real person!”

No, that’s just too much. Thinking that, I looked at myself in the mirror. I tried to erase as much expression as possible—adopting a blank, impassive, almost inorganic look. And then, I found that I did bear a striking resemblance…

“Eh? Huh? Is this really how I look from an objective perspective?”

It was the first time in my life that I was surprised by my own beauty. But I’m still so immature… I guess I probably can’t grow any further than this.

Kenzaki: Eh? That’s too beautiful, LOL… Huh?

Gin: I thought he was a boy? He’s a boy, right? Boys are just boys (philosophy).

Dedede: I’m getting excited!

Rina＠Gal: I’ve reported him.

Comments like these kept coming, and the stream of messages urging my appearance only grew faster.

“So, shall we call him up today?”

Michi Mama’s remark sent the chat into a frenzy of agreement.

Thank goodness, it seems only a very small group of people dislike me. Still, I feel a bit sorry for them; because of being picked up by Mama, I’ve disturbed their peace.

“Oh, but before that, let’s decide on your character!”

Out of the blue, Michi Mama said something like that. Then, comments started flying in immediately.

Rina＠Gal: Let’s say he’s our little brother. After all, his very first comment was yesterday, right? Considering that moment when he became a listener was like his birth, let’s have him be the youngest brother!

And then, Michi Mama agreed with that.

“Sounds good! Let’s call him Akihaba Rin‑kun, the younger brother‑type VTuber who only looks like a little sister!”

And so, it was decided that I would debut as a VTuber as everyone’s little brother.

By the way, it’s established that Michi Mama’s real name is Akihaba Misan. And together, the broadcaster and all the viewers are called the Akihaba family.