Warm Pre-Heat
I waved my hand around my head and finally silenced the phone alarm that had been blaring since earlier—drururu, ding!
"Ahhh... ugh... I don't wanna get up."
Today's supposed to be an off day... but who am I? A pro streamer. No choice but to stretch and haul myself out of bed.
"Urgh..."
Every time I stretched, my chest jiggled like crazy—no sign of getting used to this yet.
"Ow, seriously heavy."
I grumbled under my breath and stumbled into the bathroom to take care of business first. Ugh... it's only been about a week, but I'm starting to adapt a little. Guess humans really are creatures of habit.
Shoooo...
I shuffled to the sink and splashed cold water on my face, feeling my foggy brain slowly wake up. I seriously don't even remember how I made it home. I know I ate lunch, then hit up every cosmetics store, shoe shop, and outerwear place without skipping a beat.
And midway through shopping, some weirdos started hitting on me, only to get straightened out by my pissed-off sister. Thanks to that, I crashed hard the second I got home.
"Haa... Sis has stamina for days. How does she shop all day like that?"
I shook my head with a mutter and stepped out of the bathroom, plopping down at my desk to survey the room. Did she tidy up while I was out? The little nightstand by the bed had today's cosmetics haul neatly arranged, and the shoes were lined up perfectly by the door.
I half-thought she'd just tossed stuff around as a joke... but no way, does that mean she actually washed the new clothes too? I glanced hopefully at the rack—yep, every single outfit from today was gone.
"...My sis is the best."
How is she this sweet? Back when I was her little brother, she'd grumble endlessly if I asked for help... but she still did it, so maybe she was always sweet? Whatever. Thanks to her, I slept like a baby and could prep for stream in peace.
[Huran has requested a voice call.]
As expected, my nearby sis-types reply at light speed. I chuckled softly and hit accept.
"Hehe... Sis, good evening."
"Gasp...!"
I greeted her with a sleepy laugh, but her response was a sharp intake of breath. What? Something wrong?
"Hic...! Rie, I'm streaming right now!"
"Oh? Uh, o-oh! Hold on!"
I muted quick, took a sip of water, and cleared my throat. I knew it was her comeback stream today, but I figured she'd start an hour before collab—not this early!
Before unmuting, I tabbed into Discord and hopped into Huran's stream.
Her Live2D rig looked kinda young somewhere, with a fried egg on her head for some reason... I'd glimpsed it on Nutube before, but it struck me more as cute than pretty.
More importantly, as expected—being at the center of that whole incident, her comeback draw was massive. Chat was packed.
Haa... my bad for not checking if she was live. Can't complain. I'll just chat a bit with her, hype the viewers, then start my stream before we game...
"Uh, uh! Sis, can you hear me?"
"Yeah! Hehe, loud and clear!"
She'd only been talking about me on her comeback stream? Watching chat, it seemed like she'd been waiting a ton.
"Miss me much?"
"N-no! I just... comeback stream, nothing much to say, so I was talking about our games."
"Oh?"
"So Rie came running the second she woke up to see her sis?"
"Nah, just bored, thought we'd chat before stream. Technically, yeah, calling to see you?"
"Uhuhu..., uhng."
Maybe 'cause of her weird little laugh, but my face heated up. Not pervert-sis weird, but ambiguously...
Not that I'd say it, but yeah—like chat said, it sounded sticky and lewd. Like 19+ ASMR only. Felt guilty even hearing it.
"Hrng... Anyway, starting stream right away?"
"N-no. In a bit."
Unlike my fluster, she switched voices smooth—pro streamer experience. Told viewers 7:30 start, so hang here more, grab quick dinner, then go live.
"You eaten dinner, sis?"
"Huh? Oh, yeah—sandwich before stream. You?"
"Not yet. Cup ramen soon."
Chatting while eyeing chat—same stuff as last time, but somehow embarrassing. Why the freakout? Never talked to a girl before or what?
...Come to think, excluding my sister, Huran's my first girl chat ever. Wait, no—company commander in the army... Kinda sad, but probably just my imagination.
"No ramen—something hearty. Want sis to order?"
"No! Delivery takes forever, and I'm not that hungry."
I shook my head hard saying it, and heard her smack her lips disappointedly. Wait, she doesn't know my address—probably gifting via giftcon like that Olive X voucher last time?
"Aww... okay then... tch."
What? A tongue-click? Thought I misheard, checked chat.
No reaction in chat—must've misheard. Kinda spooky, but Huran's too soft-hearted for schemes. Even if she showed up, ex-man pride means I could handle her! Except the small-chested upstairs sis, obviously.
"Viewers keep asking how you connected."
"Oh, yeah. Been asking since earlier—planned to ask you first."
"Psh... just tell 'em. Said use whenever."
Why do normal words sound weird in stream chat? Is this why streamers watch their mouths? Or did I phrase it off...?
"N-no. I mean, you can film videos freely."
"N-no! For Nutube videos!"
Viewers kept reacting weird, making me flush and stumble words. Not even my stream—gonna cause an incident. Right then—
"Gotta use Rie freely too."
One line from her, chat exploded.
"S-sis? You're live—don't tease like that!"
Since I said "technically calling to see you," Huran went weird—like upstairs sis. Last collab wasn't this bad, but on stream, more yuri moves maybe?
Anyway, time to laugh it off as joke—but when?
"...Sis. That was a joke, right?"
"Huh? Joke what?"
She's definitely baiting donations from viewers. Makes sense after break—gotta rake it in. No way serious. If it was sweet Huran-girl... no, that's not it.
"...Wanna irl, sis?"
I tossed the bait I shouldn't.
"If Rie says use freely."
"...Fine, log into Eternal Loop now."
Sorry, guys. But this mess? All your fault...