The Story About How I Was Fired From My Company and Then Picked up by a Possessive Streamer With Over 5 Million Subscribers - Chapter 14

“…Phew, I can’t believe I just gave a tough talk to my former boss…”

When I place my hand on my chest, my heart is pounding hard. It feels like it’s going to burst any moment…

I mean, I said something like that to someone who used to be my boss, right? There’s no way I wouldn’t be nervous. Honestly, I’m wondering how to explain this to those two…

“Yusuke-senpai!”

As I was thinking this, I heard someone running up behind me.

Turning around, I saw a woman with long brown hair, tied up, who was a bit taller than Rinmei but shorter than average.

“Yuna-chan?”

It was Andou Yuna, a junior of mine at the company.

“Senpai! Is it true that you’re quitting the company!?”

“Yes, that’s true…Huh? You didn’t hear?”

I remembered I had left quite a while ago…

“I-I just got back from my family home yesterday and came to the company today…”

Come to think of it, that boss was unusually lenient with female employees and even did some borderline sexual harassment…

“I-I came to the office and had no idea what was going on! The contracts with the streamers were suddenly terminated, and the workload increased…and then I heard you had quit…”

“I see…I’m sorry for leaving so abruptly.”

“Are you really quitting?”

“Yeah. Well, there are some circumstances…”

I won’t say I was fired…I don’t want it to become a big deal.

“…I’ve always relied on you, Senpai, and there are still so many things I want to learn from you…Ugh…hic…”

“Yuna-chan…”

Even though I thought I had been working hard for the company, it seems there were people who cried for me.

“Yuna-chan, even if I’m gone, keep doing your best. It’ll be okay! I’m sure you’ll become a great director!”

“But, Senpai…I keep making mistakes…”

“That’s normal. Humans are always making mistakes. What’s important is what you learn from them.”

Certainly, Yuna-chan might be making mistakes now, but I can clearly see she’s improving little by little.

She might even become the company’s ace in the future.

“You’ll be okay, Yuna-chan. I guarantee it because I’ve watched you all this time. So…keep doing your best even without me.”

“Senpai…”

“If anything happens, contact me. I’ll help you with any problems…with the streaming or anything else, okay?”

I placed my hand on her head, which seemed on the verge of crying, and gently patted it.

“Ah…”

“…Well, it’s getting late, so…see you later, Yuna-chan.”

I removed my hand from her head, and with determination to sever my ties with the company, I left boldly.

—

“Uh-oh, did I stay a bit too long?”

Checking my phone, it was already around noon. Since it was Saturday, Sayaka-chan was also at home.

(I haven’t even prepared lunch yet…Do we have any ingredients?)

Everyone has good figures but eats a lot, so the food runs out quickly. I wonder where all that nourishment goes…

While I was thinking this, it seemed I had arrived home.

“Sorry, I’m a bit late…”

Opening the door and stepping inside, I was met with a smiling Kanna and Sayaka-chan, and Rinmei, who looked expressionless but slightly angry.

“Welcome back, Eiji-san…You were quite late, weren’t you?”

“Y-yeah…I had some things to take care of…”

Even though they were smiling, I couldn’t stop sweating. For some reason, I could also faintly see a face of wrath…Have I started seeing hallucinations?

“By the way, Eiji-san…”

Then, Sayaka-chan approached me with a terrifyingly similar smile to Kanna’s.

“W-what is it, Sayaka-chan?”

“…Why does your suit smell like a woman?”

“E-eh?”

I was confused by this sudden question.

Was it because I patted Yuna-chan’s head? I sniffed my suit, but I didn’t notice any unusual smell.

“…Eiji…you met a woman.”

“W-well…I met a few acquaintances…”

I’m not lying. After all, she was a junior of mine.

“Eiji-san. I think I’ve said this many times…”

Kanna, with eyes that were almost pitch-black, approached with a menacing look.

“You’re already mine. It’s fine for you to go out, but…if it’s to meet other women…even if you’re Eiji-san, I won’t allow it.”

“?!”

“That’s right, Eiji-san.”

As if determined not to let me escape, Sayaka-chan hugged my arm tightly, wrapping herself around it.

“…Eiji-san, you must not go anywhere, absolutely not. It used to be that you were so far away, no matter how much I reached out, I couldn’t touch you, but now you are here by our side. That makes me so happy. I’m happy that you are near, that I can eat your warm meals, and feel your warmth…So you must not go anywhere without telling us. If you do, I’ll find you even if it takes my life. It’s your fault, you know? Because you’re here with us and giving us so much happiness…So I won’t let you go. No matter what happens, I won’t let you go. Not to anyone…Not to anyone…”

Like a broken radio, Sayaka-chan kept muttering something as her grip on me grew tighter.

“…Eiji.”

This time, Rinmei was holding my hand tightly so I couldn’t let go.

“…Promise…to keep listening to my songs…from now on.”

“Y-yeah…”

“Mm…So you’ll keep your promise…until death.”

Until death…The weight of each word felt heavy on my body.

“U-uh, everyone? I have no intention of quitting, and I’ll stay with you from now on.”

I haven’t even repaid the favor for picking me up, so there’s no way I would abandon them.

“…Really?”

“Y-yeah. It’s true, Rinmei.”

“You won’t abandon us, right? You won’t just leave us after we’re no longer needed, right?”

“It’s okay, Sayaka-chan. As long as you don’t abandon me, I won’t abandon any of you.”

After all, I was the one who was picked up.

“…Eiji-san, can I believe your words?”

“Y-yes…I swear I won’t do that.”

“…I’ll believe you.”

“Y-yes…”

Despite being intimidated by her intense words, I managed to reply to Kanna, and a brief silence filled the hallway…then Kanna returned to her usual self.

“…I understand. I won’t say anything more. I’m sorry for speaking as if I was blaming you, Eiji-san.”

“N-no, I’m sorry for pretending to leave without explaining my situation.”

“No, Eiji-san, you haven’t done anything wrong…Hehe, you’re apologizing for our misunderstanding…you’re really kind.”

With that, Kanna hugged me.

“Uh, Kanna-san? I’d like to prepare lunch, so if you could move aside…”

“…That’s true. I would like to hug you more, but…it can’t be helped.”

Reluctantly, she let go.

“Well then, please take care of us today, Eiji-san.”

“…Yes, understood.”

I needed to check the ingredients…As I was about to take off my shoes, I noticed something.

“Here, Eiji-san. While you were talking with Kanna-san, we changed into slippers.”

“…Yeah. Perfect.”

Somehow, I had changed into slippers without realizing it. The two of them were still clinging to my hand or arm as before.

“Eiji-san, Eiji-san. What are we having today? I’m starving.”

“…I’m looking forward to Eiji’s cooking.”

“Alright, alright, just let go a little…!”

The earlier tense atmosphere seemed like a lie as they buzzed around cheerfully. I felt a bit relieved as we headed to the living room.

—

In the middle of the night, 12:30 AM.

While Eiji was asleep, three people sat in the living room, facing each other across a table.

“…Kanna. What’s this about?”

“Yes. I want to do a live stream soon…”

“…I want to talk about Eiji-san going out today.”

With that, Kanna took out a smartphone with some recorded data saved on it.

“This is Eiji-san’s smartphone. What’s this about?”

“…They really did it…that damn company…”

Clenching her teeth in anger, Kanna spoke sharply.

“…They tried to poach Eiji-san.”

“?!”

The moment those words were spoken, the atmosphere among the three of them changed to one of anger and hatred.

AO Brittia had done something that should never have been done.

It was like stepping on a tiger’s tail…They had also stepped forcefully on the tail of a major streamer.