The Person I Met On The Internet Turned Out to be a Super Popular Yandere Vtuber - Chapter 8

“…Phew”

I relax while enjoying the prepared tea snacks.

I wonder if I’ve ever had such a relaxing time before, not only in this space but also looking at Yame-san smiling in front of me, I gaze at Shiori.

(To be allowed to call by name…)

It’s still not something I’m used to as a matter of course, but I was allowed to call by name.

“Since we’ll be spending time together from now on, let’s call each other by name with affection! Always using surnames feels distant, and I think the way we address each other is important,” she said.

After that exchange, I started calling her by her name… and she started calling me by mine.

And there was another change.

“What’s wrong?”

“Oh, no… um, I’m still not used to it.”

“Is it about the way I talk?”

“Yeah… that’s right.”

Her… Shiori’s way of speaking also changed.

Because as a return for her suggestion to call by name, I asked her if she could just continue as usual.

I heard she’s the same age as me, 23, and usually doesn’t use polite language when talking with friends.

“Honestly, I feel a bit disrespectful. Not using polite language with Asahi-san feels like disrespect…”

“Oh no, I’m not anyone important or anything.”

“Asahi-san is a great person to me. Someone who helped me, supported me.”

I’m not such a grand presence… but if Shiori says it like that, does it mean my presence is significant to her?

“Anyway… it’s really soothing, just sitting here quietly like this. It feels like it’s been a while since I’ve had fun just like this.”

“Even though I see Asahi-san looking so restless… are you really having that much fun?”

“To be honest, it might feel like I’ve been freed from the absurdities of the world.”

“Haha, what’s that about?”

But really, I am feeling a sense of liberation to that extent.

Of course, considering that I will be spending time with her from now on, the tension far outweighs the relaxation… but she envelops me with more healing and liberation than that tension.

“Asahi-san, shall we go out for dinner to celebrate today? I don’t plan to stream today.”

“Oh, okay.”

“I might resume streaming from tomorrow… I feel sorry that I won’t be able to talk with Asahi-san while streaming, but I hope you’ll watch over me.”

“No, no! I’m also eagerly waiting for your streams! Wait, what am I doing…? Talking to you like this… Oh, no, not talking to Zami, but Shiori… huh?”

Uh-oh… I was about to cause various accidents within myself.

Seeing me flustered, Shiori smiled gently, and just being looked at with those kind eyes made me feel embarrassed.

Shiori stood up and quietly sat down next to me.

“It might take some time to get used to, but I’m really happy that I can repay you like this… Yukawa-san says she doesn’t intend that, but these are my feelings.”

“And… um…”

Suddenly, Shiori trembled and looked down.

Even from my perspective, her behavior was clearly unusual, as if she was afraid of something… perhaps because she was the same person who had once consulted and supported Gonzalez, I gently placed my hand on Shiori’s shoulder.

“Yukawa-san, I want to lean on your chest for a bit.”

Saying that, Shiori jumped into my chest – she was scared, remembering that incident after all.

“There are many reliable people… those who listen to my worries, those who empathize with me… but only with you, I can expose everything from the bottom of my heart, and cry in your arms… you, who have supported me from the beginning, are special to me.”

“Shiori…”

The weight of those words felt heavy on my shoulders.

Even though I’m not such a significant presence… but if Shiori says it like that, does it mean my presence is significant to her… is that what it means?

“Anyway, let’s go.”

“Okay.”

After spending a leisurely afternoon, as Shiori suggested, we went out for dinner to celebrate.

“By the way… what’s the celebration for?”

“For the start of our new life together?”

“Uh…”

That way of saying it might lead to some misunderstandings…

Because Shiori said something strange before the meal, I couldn’t even taste the food we ate for dinner… Shiori seemed to have noticed that I was absent-minded, and when I confessed, she laughed, admitting she was the same.

“I like to chat a lot, but I love cooking. So when I can, I’ll be the one cooking.”

“Oh, then I’ll help too. I’ve been living alone for a long time, you know.”

“Really? Then let’s cook together from now on.”

But… Shiori’s homemade cooking.

When it comes to women’s cooking, I only have memories of my mom or my late grandmother.

Feeling like I was walking on air, I suddenly saw something surprising – it was a store specializing in computer equipment, where life-size panels of the members were displayed because a collaboration PC with Citrus was being released.

“I’m also placed here.”

“…’I’m also placed here’ is a power word.”

Since there are about twenty members, it’s impossible to display panels for everyone, but among the selected five panels, there is a panel for Toki Iroha.

“(…She’s right next to me now.)”

Even though I understand that the character as V and the person inside are different entities, I can’t contain this excitement.

“Do you usually come to this kind of store?”

“I come, but just to look around… in such a high-end store, the prices are quite high.”

“That’s true… should we make shared cards?”

“Shiori?”

“It’s nothing. Hey, should I take a picture for you?”

“Really?”

If that’s the case, I might as well have her take a picture.

“Of course, next to Zami!”

“Got it♪”

To be honest, the other four are cute illustrations too… but being next to my favorite is the best.

“Expand your dreams with a computer.”

“Enjoy playing games.”

“Feel it with us.”

“Now, take a bold step.”

In the voiceover that flows like a commercial, of course, her voice is included.

With the collaboration going on, there are people looking for computer equipment as usual, and there are also quite a few customers like me trying to take pictures with the panels and photos, making it lively.

“I want to take a picture with Sana-chan!”

“I… I’ll go with my favorite Momo here!”

And so, it was bustling like this.

In front of Shiori holding a smartphone, I stood next to the panel of Toki Iroha… and there was a heart-pounding moment.

“Okay, I’ll take it.”

Shiori said that.

But her voice seemed like the one I hear during streams… I was startled, but the smile on my face was captured firmly in the photo.

“Did… I really smile like this?”

“Because I was next to you?”

“Huh? …Yeah, maybe.”

Next to me is Toki Iroha… but she is also herself.

Shiori, with a beaming smile, handed her phone to a nearby staff member.

“Excuse me, could you take a picture of the two of us?”

“Sure thing~”

On my left was the panel of Toki Iroha, and on the right stood Shiori.

“A present with just one photo of the two of us sandwiched between♪”

At that moment, I must have been really red-faced.

Looking back at the photo later, it was indeed true… and that photo was also sent to my phone.

After setting it as my wallpaper on my phone, I took a bath.

“…Phew”

The bath… of course, it was shared with Shiori.

I don’t really understand why she insisted that my turn was good, but in this luxury apartment, the bath was also incredibly large… oh, it was enough to blow away the fatigue of the day.

“I’m back.”

“Oh, yes…”

Shiori, after the bath, was a bundle of allure.

Despite feeling flustered by that, we discussed various things and it was around ten o’clock… when she suddenly dropped a bombshell.

“We’re both tired, should we just sleep today?”

“Yeah… yawn.”

“Then shall we go to the bedroom?”

“…?”

Let’s go to the bedroom… oh, come to think of it, there wasn’t a bed-like thing prepared in the room…??

“…Huh?”

“Let’s sleep together.”

To Shiori, who smiled, I calmly retorted.

“What are you talking about?”