Chapter 170
Chapter 170
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Translator: penny
Chapter: 170
Chapter Title: I'm Not Lulu-chan, I'm Yuki-chan!
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Anyway, that's how our collab stream kicked off.
The three of us decided to play Hyper War, Blue LUV's official game.
It had dipped in popularity for a bit but was riding high again thanks to recent tournaments.
Plus, it was the one game all us members—who usually played totally different stuff—could enjoy together.
I hadn't touched it in ages either, so I fired it up with excitement.
But I hit a snag right at the login screen.
A big, fat nickname staring me in the face...
Anyone could tell at a glance it was Lulu's ID, not Yuki's.
Ugh, of all things, I forgot to change my nickname back.
My RP was already busted once, so what was the point? Still, pushing the concept was key, so I steeled myself and denied it firmly.
"P-proxy? What proxy? It's just 'cause it's April Fools—I switched to Lulu-chan's nick for fun!"
Argh, these contrarian Cherries.
Just let it slide—it's not like it'd hurt ya.
They always gotta zero in on stuff like that and make me sweat.
At least the explanation landed, so I figured I could just play now. I went to hit execute...
"Gasp…!"
This sudden wave of defense—or was it offense?—had me gulping and glancing at the Discord nervously.
Yuna didn't see that donation, right?
We were all streaming each other's broadcasts for April Fools, but she must've stepped away to the bathroom or something. Yeah, probably fine.
"Wh-what's wrong with my skills?! I'll hit Plat soon enough…?!"
I put up a bit of a fight to stay true to Yuna's role.
But man, it was tough.
This really showed how much flak Yuna took from the Darudan—or Cherries?—on the regular.
Woo, Yuna's good at Hyper War too…!
Don't hatestack her just 'cause tournaments were her peak!
I oughta ban you all!
『Yuki, you load in yet?』
While I was growling internally and staring down the viewers—Darudan or Cherries, who knew?—
Yuna's voice, masked as the President, suddenly piped up, and I...
"Yeah, I did… Gasp."
I'd slipped into casual speech and barely caught myself with a gasp.
R-right.
She's not Yuna right now—she's the President.
Ugh, dummy…!
I just handed the viewers more ammo.
『Yuki, what's with the 'Yeah' to the President? You wanna get scolded?』
"N-no, sorry! It slipped out. My bad."
『It's fine, Yuki-chan. I forgive you.』
『Lulu, who asked you to forgive?!』
I messed up, so can we just let it go?
This is gonna spiral into chaos again.
Can't we just play nice and game in peace? *sniff*
『President, why's your nick Yuki-chan's?』
『Oh, Yuki was so cute I wanted her nick. What about you, Lulu—why my nick?』
『'Cause the President's so pretty and respectable, I wanted hers.』
『Aw, thanks.』
Nope, no thanks. Never again.
If I do it, it'll be different.
This role swap was hitting my mental HP harder than I thought. No more. Hmph.
Anyway, we finally matched and the game started.
Quick play, no swaps—we spawned attacking.
As soon as pick/ban opened, we stuck to our RP and grabbed each other's most-played champs.
The President, in my guise, picked Kenzo.
Yuna, in the President's guise, picked Anna.
I, in Yuna's guise, picked Zaria.
And so the first game launched.
Gates opened, we rushed left to the second floor.
Poke + standoff comp, so we wanted high ground to fight.
"Huh...?"
But what was this off feeling?
Mid normal standoff, I checked my health bar on a whim.
I tilted my head in confusion.
Why wasn't my HP regenning...?
We had two healers...
Okay, one was Yataru with trash heals, fine.
But Anna in standoff shouldn't heal this poorly.
『Argh, why won't this connect?!』
The rough mutter that followed cleared it up quick.
...Oh, right.
The one on Anna wasn't the President—it was Yuna.
By my memory, Yuna's Anna playtime was under 30 minutes.
Plus Anna heals via bullet hits on allies—aim-heavy mechanic.
Yeah, picking tank might've dug our grave.
Look at 'em laughing.
Not their problem, huh.
Haters.
『Hey, President! Land some heals!』
『Hey, President's old—aim might suck! Lulu, why you so aggro today?!』
『'Cause President's trash!』
Meanwhile, the President was using my rep as a shield for trash talk.
Yuna was using the President's rep as a shield to clap back.
What kinda chaos was this?
Guess I was dumb for thinking it'd calm down once the game started.
"Lulu-chan, mind breaking that enemy lane wall?"
『OK!』
"President, ult on me when it's up?"
『Yeah, let's go!』
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
At least they followed my calls.
We held second floor, kept the standoff going smooth.
I shifted to the point, advancing to shove the enemy tank.
Good thing I kept energy high—ult charged fast.
Self-nano alone could push.
Enemy defensive ults weren't great anyway.
President nailed the enemy wall like I asked.
Enemy line callout + shatter sound confirmed.
Instantly, I dove in yelling,
"President, nano me!"
Anna's ult line hit simultaneous.
Perfect, energy full.
Grab nano, delete a DPS or tank, done.
With that thought, I moved my glowing blue character forward...
"Eh?"
...but something felt wrong. I blinked.
The screen that should've turned blue stayed normal.
N-no way?!
The follow-up line had me facepalming.
Yup.
The President—no, Yuna in the President's guise—had nano'd Kenzo, not me.
Okay, fine up to there.
Kenzo could do my job with nano.
But the problem was...
Thud-
『Whoa! I'm asleep!』
Nano'd Kenzo lumbered forward...
Then ate enemy Anna's sleep dart and dozed off.
We blew our first ult for nothing, lost teamfight hard.
During respawn,
Discord exploded into political warfare as expected.
『Lulu! How do you sleep with nano?!』
『President mis-nano'd—why yell at me?!』
『Talking back to the President?!』
Tell me about it.
I did nothing wrong, yet felt scolded.
Just my imagination?
"N-no! I still got ult—plenty time! Let's go, team!"
Even amid this, I stayed in character.
Pumped the team like classic Yuki-chan.
Prepped next push.
Decent poke earlier filled my ult anyway.
Enemy def ults on cooldown too.
One gravity bomb and we push easy.
That in mind, we rushed out again.
Down to enemy point via second floor like before.
Vrrr-!
Same setup: chew their wall first.
Spotted enemy tank downstairs, DPS upstairs in line.
Perfect—ult slight upper wall hits both floors.
Tank + backline CC'd.
I saw the opening!
Sim done in my head.
Advanced, ulting wall...
Then a flash—some scene zipped through my mind.
Hm?
This looked familiar...
Oh yeah.
Yuna's recent Hyper War ranked stream.
Zaria cannon into the sky—exact spot.
Hold up.
I'm Yuna—no, Yuki-chan right now.
Shouldn't I show Yuki-chan play, not Lulu's?
To commit to RP, yeah.
That clicked.
I adjusted aim higher—third floor, not second.
Locked crosshair there.
Nothing there, just empty air.
But it felt right. Brain said go—I hit Q.
Black blob shot from barrel, arced through air far off.
Pierced the sky.
Some Cherries questioned the scene.
Others got why and just laughed.
Meanwhile, Yuna healing behind me on second floor...
『...Lulu? What was that? Explain.』
Shocked at her dark history aired,
RP shattered, she demanded answers.
I just turned camera, avoiding her gaze.
Th-this isn't personal!
Just staying true to Yuki-chan! Yeah!