Vol 1 Chapter 22 – Million Live【Vol 1 – Turning Point】

“That day, in that place, I was born. I had lost everything, I had nothing… and then you took my freezing hand—”

This… this was the real reason I was so nervous.

Something I had kept secret from Michiru-san all this time.

A song from my heart.

The very first song I ever wrote.

A song of gratitude—for you.

Listen, Michiru-san.

You gave me the start of my life.

That’s why I love you.

I love Mama.

“I’ll never forget how you gently wrapped me up! So warm, so kind, and what overflowed from me was pure gratitude! Words aren’t enough to express it, so I’ll sing it instead!”

It’s just not enough.

No matter how many times I say thank you—a million times wouldn’t do.

After all, it’s because of you that I’m even alive.

Because of you, I realized my own potential.

It was all you, Michiru-san.

“Thank you… thank you…”

I finished the song.

The very first song I ever created.

I wonder how it turned out.

I hadn’t looked at the comments.

Oh—right. I should at least tell them the song’s name.

“Th-Thank you so much for listening! The title of that song was Full Moon!”

Technically, I was supposed to start with a greeting…

But I skipped right to the song.

I’d kept it completely secret while I was working on it.

But since I made it myself, I instinctively knew how it should be sung.

It’s a strange feeling—when you write your own music, sometimes you can sing it perfectly even on the first try.

The first comment that came in was from Ryu-san.

Ryu: You… YOU!? What the hell, hitting us with such a damn perfect song right out the gate!? You trying to destroy my tear ducts, you little—!!

It was the highest praise I could imagine.

Rough words, but I knew his true feelings behind them.

After that, comments came flying in like a tidal wave.

All of them praising me.

I couldn’t stop smiling.

And then—I saw the comment I’d been hoping for the most.

Michi Mama: Rin-kun!! That was an amazing song!! Mama’s cryingggg!!

The one person I most wanted to hear the song—she’d heard it.

I’ll tell her later… that this was a song I wrote for her.

I’m probably going to get bombarded with questions…

Since I kept the whole thing a secret.

By the way, my sense of pitch is now completely fixed to Hertz.

So, the sheet music I wrote probably only makes sense to me.

It’s all written in frequencies.

Technically, I can rewrite it in do-re-mi, but if I do, I have to mentally convert it back to Hertz anyway.

No, no—focus.

“Big brothers! Big sisters! Thank you so much for coming today! This is my first solo live, and just like the title says, it’s an acoustic set! Feel free to send me requests!”

Honestly, I already felt like I’d done everything I set out to do.

So instead, I could speak boldly.

I’m really glad I sang that one first.

Gin: The songstress of the Akihaba family is born!

Dedede: I heard the angelic soprano takes requests!

Rina＠Gal: YAAASSSS!! Then sing “Kuwagatamushi” for me!

Hatsubread: Gonna go ahead and request Carmina Burana

Mou Tsumattoruto?: Queen of the Night Aria, please!

I was shocked by the sheer variety of requests.

The J-pop ones mostly came from Michi Mama’s side.

The classical and opera requests came from Ryu-san’s followers.

…What kind of VTuber gets opera requests?

“U-Um, sorry—no classical or opera! I only have a guitar!

So, let’s go with Rina-neesan’s request—Kuwagatamushi!”

I sang.

It wasn’t perfect, but pitch-wise, I could hit 100% accuracy.

I didn’t mess up the chords either.

Plus, the guitar part for Kuwagatamushi is simple.

With a mix of strumming and arpeggios, I could mimic a piano.

By tapping the strings with nail attacks and hitting the guitar body with a “slap guitar” technique, I could simulate drums.

Still, the emotional heat didn’t reach the level of MalumDiva or Full Moon, and the comments began flowing again.

Babba: Dang, no classical…

Beethoven Bento (Betoben): Really wanted to hear that aria…

Gin: Wait, this is an acoustic set? You’re doing drums too??

Chai ga Suki~!: Let’s form a band! Rin-kun, you’re on vocals and guitar!

Ryu: Can you believe this kid’s only been playing guitar for a month!?

Dedede: Rin-kun, you’re insane…

Rina＠Gal: Wha!? WHA!? You’re crazy good!!

Beethoven Bento: But I… I can’t leave… I’m hooked on that angelic soprano…

Babba: Same here…

Mike: Super Chat ¥10,000: Next, CanzoRoid please!

I was momentarily stunned—but luckily, it was during an instrumental break.

My first ever Super Chat came from someone overseas.

CanzoRoid—a virtual vocal synthesis software.

Also, the classical and opera crowd from Ryu-san’s fanbase didn’t leave.

They stuck around.

Ryu: Yo, CanzoRoid’s a solid pick! I use it too!

Michi Mama: Aah… Rin-kun’s voice is so soothing…

Even the people who “gave birth” to me as a creator were still there.

They were all listening.

The viewer count only kept rising.

Not a single dip.

“That was Kuwagatamushi, sung through IeCo!

Next up is CanzoRoid—what should I pick?”

The moment I said that, the comment feed exploded.

Alen: Super Chat ¥10,000: Please sing “Hakuchuumu, Tokidoki…” Also, I’m mailing you a Japanese keyboard, Mike…

Kenzaki: Super Chat ¥10,000: “Asa ni Kakeru!”

Ryu: Super Chat ¥10,000: “Rotate Girl!”

Gin: Super Chat ¥10,000: “Funny!”

A storm of ¥10,000 Super Chats, each with a song request.

“What do I do… I just made ¥300,000 in an instant…”

That’s half a month’s salary for my dad.

And in a single moment, it all came flying at me.

I almost panicked.

Ryu: Some of it’s just a congratulatory thing! Don’t stress—just sing! I got your back if anything happens!

Michi Mama: Yeah yeah, it’s like this when someone already has a big name before their first live. It’ll calm down after this, so don’t worry, okay?

Having both of them cheering me on in the comments helped me snap back quickly.

Though, Mike and Alen basically didn’t do anything but Super Chat.

They were probably rich folks from overseas.

Throwing around ten-thousand yen like confetti.

In the end, my first live was a massive success…

No—too successful.

What am I going to do? I made over a million yen in one night.

That’s more than my dad’s monthly salary… Unreal.