The Story About How I Was Fired From My Company and Then Picked up by a Possessive Streamer With Over 5 Million Subscribers - Chapter 27

“Hey everyone, are you watching today? It’s the rookie Vtuber who appeared with the clear skies…Tenharu Aoi here…Ugh…Konpareee…”

: LOL

: She looks like she’s about to cry already, haha.

: Cheer up, Aoi-chan!

: Finally, Aoi’s horror game live stream…I’m so excited.

“Ugh…Everyone…”

The day after playing a horror game with Sayaka-chan, Tenharu Aoi’s live stream began…and of course, it’s a horror game.

As expected, she’s already in tears, and…yes, I’m sitting next to her.

“Aoi-san? You don’t have to force yourself to do this…Oh, everyone, I’m here today as a guest again. It’s Eiji.”

: It’s Eiji!

: Well, Aoi can’t do this alone, can she?

: Aoi looks way worse than in her last stream, LOL.

: Even with Eiji here, she still hates horror games.

“But…if I don’t take a step forward now…!”

“For someone saying that, your hands are shaking.”

“I-I-I’ll be fine!!”

Hmm, she said the same thing yesterday, but it doesn’t seem like she’s fine at all…

“So, we’re playing this today…”

: Oh no, can she handle this?

: Aoi-chan’s totally gonna cry with this one.

: This game is terrifying.

“Hey, hey, everyone? Don’t say that! I’m the one who’s the most scared here…Uuu, nooo…”

Aoi’s teary eyes are focused on a game that’s similar to yesterday’s. It’s a game where you just click the mouse to clear it — simple enough, if you ignore the scary parts.

But today’s game is a hundred times scarier. The setting is in the rural countryside, with a Showa-era backdrop.

“E-Eiji-san…T-this is even worse than the one from yesterday…”

“Yeah…I got scared too. This is probably the scariest one.”

“…I want to quit.”

Despite saying that, she nervously clicks the mouse, starting the game with a trembling hand.

“Eek!?…Ugh…It’s so scaryyyy…”

: LOL

: LOL

: LOL

: Teary-eyed Aoi, you’re doing great!

“For now, why don’t we move forward, Aoi-san?”

“O-Okay…”

As if she never wants to let go of my hand, she grips it tightly and moves forward in the game.

◇

With every click Sayaka-chan makes, the girl in the game progresses through the house. She’s walking through an old lady’s house. Since it’s just the first day, nothing feels too out of place yet.

“I-Inaka (the countryside) always has this creepy image, doesn’t it, Eiji-san?”

“Um, yeah…I guess that’s true. But why bring it up all of a sudden?”

“Of course, it’s to distract myself! I-I’m not scared right now, so I’m talking to make myself feel less frightened!!”

“Oh, right…Sorry.”

: Poor Eiji, getting scolded LOL.

: Eiji’s having it rough.

: Taking out your frustration on him is the worst.

“Shut up! You guys should try playing this yourselves!! It’s super scary! Ahhh! There’s something there, Eiji-san!!”

Then, for some reason, a mysterious girl appeared from the gap between the stairs. Watching closely, I wondered where she had come from.

“Why are you so calm about this!? A ghost just appeared! A ghost!!”

“But…maybe it’s a friendly ghost? Isn’t it bad to make assumptions?”

“It’s not about assumptions! This is a horror game!!”

: True, LOL.

: His logic is flawless, though.

As we kept reading the comments, we moved forward.

“…Huh? Is there someone in the room?”

Sayaka-chan noticed something. No one should be there except for the grandma, yet a shadow was sitting on the bed…

“Uh, Eiji-san? Wasn’t there supposed to be a grandpa living here too?”

“Yeah…He passed away, so he’s not around anymore.”

“Nooooo!! They’re totally going to jump-scare us!!”

Sayaka-chan screamed tearfully as the unsettling atmosphere crept in, and day one came to an end.

Day two…and strange things started happening already.

“Well…I made it to the grandma’s house…There’s nothing weird so far…”

“Aoi-san…I get how you feel, but if you don’t move forward, the game won’t progress.”

“G-Give me a second to mentally prepare!! I have to walk past that ghost girl on the stairs! Do you even know how much courage that takes!?”

: She’s flipping out LOL.

: Just move already!

: LOL

“Ugh…Is it fun for you guys to bully me like this!?”

: It’s so much fun.

: Of course, it is.

: Bullying Aoi is the best.

“So, I see now that no one’s on my side.”

She glared at the screen avatar as if to say, “I’ll remember this,” before moving forward…and then the girl’s head twisted.

“Ahhhh!! Her head! Her head is twisted!!”

“Oh wow…That must hurt.”

“That’s not the point, Eiji-san! Have you played so many horror games that you’ve gone crazy!?”

Was that necessary to say?

“Ahhh, she’s following me! She’s following me!! Go awayyy!!”

“Ssss…”

“…Oh, hello, Grandpa. It’s been a while.”

The sliding door opened, and the grandpa appeared. Sayaka-chan let out a high-pitched scream that no man could ever manage.

: Ghost reunion, LOL.

: Aoi, you’re so popular!

: Wait, aren’t you supposed to be dead…?

“Noooo!! Somebody help meeee!!”

——And from there, a series of strange events began to happen to her.

“…Th-there it is again…N-no! It shouldn’t do anything here! So, just stay calm—”

“Can you see me?”

“…Aoi-san. Pressing that won’t make it go any faster, you know?”

“N-no, no, no…It’s probably just a hallucination…”

“Can you see me?”

“…My ears must be playing tricks on me…Haha…”

: Finally broken.

: This is where it gets scary…

: Hang in there!!

Hearing the creepy ASMR of the girl’s voice, Sayaka was on the verge of tears…

“Whoa, there’s some old man over there…He’s probably here to scare us, right? I know how this goes from playing yesterday! Come on, bring it!”

“AAAAHHHHH!!!”

“GYAAHHH! He’s a zombie! He’s turned into a zombie!!!”

Startled by the old man who burst through the sliding door…

“…Isn’t the girl’s face becoming clearer day by day?”

“Hmm…Isn’t she kind of cute?”

“…I’m starting to wonder if Eiji is actually scared of horror or not…L-look, the zombie old man’s coming! And there’s some grandma telling a story, but there’s no time for that! Hurry up! Hurry up, move forward!!!”

“Oh, if you keep going that way—”

“Huh?”

“Can you see me?”

“…It’s back again…Ahh! I-it’s reflecting in the mirror! I…I can’t hear anything! I hear nothing! I’m not hearing anything at all!”

“Oooooohhhh…”

“GYAAAHHH!”

Freaking out over the girl appearing from everywhere…Sayaka’s screams echoed throughout the room.

◇

“…F-finally, the last day…If I can just get through this…I win…”

After spending so much time, we reached the final day. But I started to get a bit anxious.

(…My stomach’s starting to hurt…)

Yeah, I need to go to the bathroom. The worst part is, Sayaka is totally focused on the game right now, and she’s not holding my hand anymore…Plus, the room’s dark, so there’s a good chance she won’t notice.

(C-can I make it? I’m at my limit…)

I quietly stood up from my seat and slipped out of the room. It’s fine…I just have to come back quickly…

◇

“A-ahhh! The grandma’s being consumed by the monster grandpa!!”

…But it’s okay! Thanks to playing yesterday, I’ve built up some resistance! I’ll just keep going like this…

: Wait, where’s Eiji?

“…Huh?”

I saw a comment like that. Wait, but Eiji is supposed to be…N-not here…

“E-Eiji-san? Where are you? If you’re there, please answer me! Eiji-saaan!!”

…No response.

“…Eiji-san’s gone…W-what do I do, everyone? Eiji disappeared without me knowing! I can’t keep going alone!”

: LOL

: Maybe Eiji got taken too…

: Hang in there!

“…W-wait, you’re joking, right? You’re telling me to keep going?”

The only comments in the chat were encouraging me…But my heart had already reached its limit.

“H-ha…Hahaha…Hahahahaha!!!!…That’s ittttttt!!!!”

I frantically mashed the buttons harder than ever, praying for the game to end quickly.

“A-aahh! It’s following me! Don’t come near me!! Go away!! Go away already!! Hurry up and go somewhere!!!”

Chased by the monster grandpa…

“…W-why is it looking at me? Stop looking at me like that!”

“You were there too.”

“W-wait, no! No, no, no, no, I can’t handle that! I really can’t!!”

It wasn’t the main character that the creepy voice was addressing, but me.

“Wait, wait, wait! Stop looking at me! Don’t look at me! I’m sorry, I’m sorry, I’m sorry! Don’t come closer! I really can’t handle this!!”

“Can you see me?”

“…F-fuhh…”

At the end, as it crept closer and closer, it left me with chills running down my spine, and the game finally ended.

◇

“…Sorry, Sayaka-chan.”

“Idiot…Eiji-san, you’re such an idiot!!”

It seemed even worse than yesterday…When I came back to the room, Sayaka-chan was on the verge of tears, which really shocked me.

According to her, she noticed from the comments that I wasn’t there. Comments…you better watch out.

“Why did you suddenly leave…If you had just told me, I would’ve stopped the game…”

“…I’m really sorry.”

“…It was so scary…”

“Yeah, I’m really sorry. But you did well to get through it. You were really brave…”

“…I’m never playing horror again.”

That’s what she says, but…Sayaka-chan. Unfortunately, it was really popular with the viewers.

So, chances are, we’ll be playing again sometime soon…But I probably shouldn’t tell her that.

And so, Sayaka-chan…Tenharu Aoi’s horror livestream came to a close.

…It’s a secret, but Sayaka-chan wasn’t able to sleep alone for a while after that.