Provocative-Style Game Streamer (20 years old) Accidentally Reveals His Kind Personality Due To Forgetting To End The Stream. - Chapter 6: A Certain Customer (1)

A Certain Customer (1)

“A regular size Maple Latte Hot and a regular size Iced Cocoa, right? Will you be having them inside the store? Thank you. Your total comes to 780 yen.”

It’s after 4 pm. Haruto, wearing the uniform of the book cafe, skillfully handles the customer service, operating the cash register and making drinks with practiced movements. He bids farewell to yet another customer after seeing them off.

Haruto has been working six days a week since high school. Although the workplace was troublesome at the beginning, he is now a capable and fully experienced employee.

“Phew. A break, and then six more hours… alright, let’s do my best.”

He quietly motivates himself while looking at the time displayed on the cash register.

Continuing to work efficiently, about 30 minutes pass.

A familiar face appears among the customers.

“Haruto-saaan! Yoohoo!”

“Hey there, Shirayuki-san. Hello.”

Shirayuki Aya, a petite girl with milk-tea-colored bobbed hair, fair skin, and pink eyes, approaches the cash register, carrying a branded bag.

“Is university over for you, Shirayuki-san?”

“Yeah! I’m done. Ah, but today, I only had one afternoon class… I mean, I only had one, so I’m full of energy.”

“Haha, can’t blame you for loosening up. No one here is going to tease you.”

“Because you spoil me like that, my accent still hasn’t changed after two months.”

“Alright, alright. I’m sorry. Please don’t give that look to the store staff.”

As evident from their conversation, she’s a first-year student who moved from the countryside to attend a university in Tokyo. She’s working hard to suppress her regional accent because she’s worried about being teased at the university.

Although she complains about wanting to fix it quickly, she seems happy to hear the words from Haruto. She narrows her pink eyes in a resentful manner, but her lips curl upwards.

“So, what’s your order for today? The usual?”

“Yes. A large size of Strawberry White Mocha, iced! I’ve got just the right amount of money.”

“Understood.”

“And write something on the cup, okay?”

“Sure. Will the illustration be fine?”

“Yeah, thanks!”

She can make such a request because they’re fairly acquainted, and every time she visits, she asks him to write something on her cup. Apparently, it’s one of her little pleasures.

“What will you write today? The day before yesterday, you drew a dog, right?”

“No, it was a raccoon.”

“How about a dog this time?”

“It’s still a raccoon.”

“How about this?”

Then, she takes out her smartphone from her pocket and quickly shows him a photo of the cup he drew two days ago.

“Yeah, it’s a raccoon.”

“A raccoon again…?”

She blinks her big eyes rapidly while staring at her smartphone. Her expression seems to say, “Seriously?”

“Wait, Shirayuki-san, were you taking pictures of the cups…?”

“I take pictures every time. It’s amusing, you know.”

“Because the illustrations are unique?”

“Yes!”

“So, you indirectly called me untalented before, didn’t you… Well, I guess it’s fine since I’m not good at it.”

Indeed, Haruto lacks artistic talent, but he has a certain charm to his drawings that has captured Aya’s heart. She doesn’t criticize him and just agrees with his remark.

“But today, I’m confident. I’ve been practicing.”

“Really!?”

“Yes, I’ll draw a frog. Watch this.”

“Okay, I’m watching.”

Just as he switches to a serious mode, his dialect slips out, but Aya responds without teasing him. Haruto proceeds to draw on the cup as if nothing happened.

“…”

“…”

5 seconds, 10 seconds pass, and the creation is born.

“Oh no… Sorry, I messed up. The frog’s eyes… they got crushed.”

“Oh well. It’s become a punched frog.”

“Um, can I redo it? I feel frustrated.”

He can’t change the cup just because he made a mistake. He asks for a redraw on the same cup…

“No way. I’m taking it home, and a double frog would be embarrassing.”

“T-True… Double frog would be embarrassing…”

He gives up after her logical argument. Now he writes today’s message on the cup.

“Thank you.”

“Have a safe trip back home,” written in a polite manner.

Having fulfilled her request, Haruto continues making the ordered drinks while keeping the conversation going.

“What will you do when you get home, Shirayuki-san? Still university assignments?”

“Nah, I’m gonna play games.”

“Oh, that’s nice. Puzzle games or nurturing games?”

“You have that image of me?”

“I somehow thought you’d play peaceful games… Is that not the case?”

“That’s right. I’m into ABEX.”

“What!? I play ABEX too!”

“Really!?”

Both of them get excited about this coincidence, but Haruto refrains from saying the words he’d like to say: “Let’s play together next time?”

The reason is evident. Haruto’s ABEX ID is “Oni_chan”… “Oni_chan,” known for teasing and provoking…

While it’s possible to change the ID and use a pseudonym, when he’s active in streaming and video uploads, he can’t easily alter his name. If players see his name, it could reduce the likelihood of them following him to YouTube.

Right now, Haruto has three thoughts:

“I absolutely can’t reveal my main account.”

“I can’t let my main account get exposed.”

“I’ll deceive her with a secondary account.”

That’s his plan.

“By the way, what’s your rank, Haruto-san? If you’re in the top rank, we won’t be able to play together…”

“Haha, I’m not in the top rank. I’m still in Platinum.”

“Wha! I’m also in Platinum!!”

“Really? Then we can play together!”

Even if they’re friends on ABEX, they can’t play ranked matches together if their ranks are different. But this time, they managed to get around that issue.

“We have to play together next time, no doubt!”

“Sure, let’s coordinate our schedules next time, and I’ll share my ID.”

“Thank you!”

Having made this promise, Haruto’s main account is actually at the highest rank, “Predator,” which only the top 750 players can achieve.

The difference in skill level between him and the Platinum players around him is evident due to how much he has played…

So it’s not surprising that Aya suspected the possibility of him having a secondary account.

And thus, Haruto will soon come to know this conversation he had with “Ac_Ayaya,” who is both a professional gamer and a Vtuber…