Vol 1 Chapter 27 – Announcement【Vol 1 – Turning Point】

Today’s broadcast is with Mama. This is the collaboration stream of Akihaba Rin and Michi Mama. VTubers call the modellers who create their avatars “Mama.” My Mama is Michiru, and she’s also a VTuber. That means I get to stream with Mama—a truly fortunate situation for a VTuber.

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

“Brothers, sisters! You all worked so hard today! Incredible, incredible!”

With this collaboration live stream, Akihaba Rin’s character has really solidified.

Michi Mama praises with a “great job, great job,” while I cheer with “awesome, awesome.” As the younger sibling to the viewers, my basic strategy is to be complimented and pampered.

Kenzaki: Mama! & Rin!

Dedede: With Mama, it’s here――(ﾟ∀ﾟ)――!!

Rina＠Gal: Even Rin… this luxurious feeling…

Already Packed?: Super Chat 10,000 yen: Rin-kun, marry me!

HatsuBread: Mama! & Rin-kun!

Alen: Super Chat 50,000 yen: Rin-kun, you’re the cutest in the world!

Mike: Super Chat 50,000 yen: Rin-kun, I’ve been waiting for you! Oh, I got a Japanese keyboard from Alen! With this, I think it’ll be easier for you to read!

What should I do? I already earned 110,000 yen just from the greeting…

I believe the collaboration between Mama and me benefits her, too. My fans show up—and especially the overseas viewers, who are wealthy and send a lot of Super Chats. Alen and Mike each drop 10,000 yen every time they chat.

“Alen, Mike! If you throw Super Chats too quickly, Rin-kun will get intimidated! Ease up a bit!”

That sounded just like scolding my own child for doing something wrong.

Alen2: Super Chat 1,000 yen: Sorry, Mama… We’re just so thrilled to get to chat with Rin-kun.

Mike2: Super Chat 1,000 yen: Sorry, Mama… And Rin-kun, sorry too!

But it seems they’ll always send at least 1,000 yen.

“If you understand, that’s good! I’m setting limits for you two—greetings must be within 10,000 yen and everything else within 1,000 yen! Got it?!”

Her strict tone somehow makes you feel happy. It’s not just about me; I’m sure she’s thinking about Alen and Mike, too.

Alen2: Super Chat 1,000 yen: With Mama saying that, we have no choice but to follow!

Mike2: Super Chat 1,000 yen: But since she’ll forgive even if we send a little extra, Mama is simply the best!

It seems they’re already completely part of the Akihaba family.

“Hey, Rin-kun. We have an announcement for today, right?”

There are hardly any viewers from Mama’s stream who don’t also join mine. Besides, most of my own viewers are coming along, too.

Then it struck me: I should make the announcement before I forget.

“Ah, yes! Mama and I might not be able to stream tomorrow because of my model shoot!”

It’s my first model shoot, and I might even have some takes rejected. I expect the shoot will likely run long. It starts at 1 PM, and if anything goes wrong, it could last all the way until night. That’s why I decided to announce it today.

Rina＠Gal: Wait—model!?

Dedede: 【Breaking News】 Rin-kun, a real beautiful girl!

Gin: A little brother being a beautiful girl? Is that like an eroge?

Meshimazu: A model? Like that model?

Those were roughly the reactions—my explanation didn’t cover everything.

“Yes, I’ll debut as the exclusive model for a children’s clothing brand called clockchild! My photos will also be featured in Kids MonMo, so please consider buying them!”

Kids MonMo is the children’s version of the fashion magazine MonMo. What if people find out that the model for a kids’ magazine is actually a 27-year-old man?

Rina＠Gal: I’ll definitely buy it! I’ll get a dozen!

Gin: I’ll buy three copies!

Dedede: Same here.

Meshimazu: Same here.

Mike2: Super Chat 1,000 yen: Alen, I’ll send the packing materials. You know what to do next, right?

Alen2: Super Chat 1,000 yen: I got it, brother. I’ll buy them by the dozen and send you six copies. I know the plan: four for promotion, one for preservation, and one for display, right?

The chat rolled by rapidly. I just learned for the first time that Mike isn’t living in Japan.

“Huh? But Mike, you send Super Chats in yen, don’t you?”

I found that odd.

Mike2: Super Chat 1,000 yen: The day I met you, I got hold of Japanese yen—all so I could send you Super Chats!

“Eh!? Oh, I’m sorry!”

I wonder what I’m apologizing for…

“Rin-kun, you owe a thank you here!”

That’s right—I shouldn’t be apologizing; I should be expressing my gratitude.

“Thank you very much!”

While I was speaking, Michiru whispered in my ear. So I just went along with what she said.

“Mike big brother!”

It’s so embarrassing. Really, it’s extremely embarrassing—I feel like my brain is about to boil.

Mike2: Super Chat 1,000 yen: I heard the angel’s gospel—am I still alive?

Gin: Rin-kun’s off to kill!

Dedede: Whew, glad it wasn’t me. If it were me, I’d have died from moe.

Rina＠Gal: I’m going to get a sex change and change my name!

Alen2: Super Chat 1,000 yen: Rest assured, the soul remains in this world. You might be dead, but that means we can still listen to Rin-kun’s broadcast.

“That’s not it! Mama told me to say it…”

Those are words I definitely wouldn’t have said on my own stream.

“Blaming it on Mama is just horrible!”

Mama, with a smirk, said things she didn’t really mean.

Today’s stream was a huge success. Or rather, even if it had failed, it would have still been a success because everything was set up perfectly. I simply cannot fail.