Chapter 15
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Translator: MadScientist
Chapter: 15
Chapter Title: I don't know who you are
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The two-day homework stream had finally wrapped up.
On the first day, we'd snagged that single win, and on the second, we grabbed two victories—and somehow, it ended even faster than the first day.
So fast, in fact, that we'd clinched the wins before the regular stream end time of midnight.
Thanks to that, the three of us ran a couple more games before calling it quits. Lulu glanced at the clock and started mulling things over.
"Hmm... Guys, I had no idea Lulu was this good at games? But Lulu did so~ well that the homework stream ended way earlier than expected... What now...?"
As Lulu tossed out the question and peeked at the chat, the window was nothing but messages roasting her—no real suggestions in sight.
[lololololololol]
[lulu? good? at? games?]
[aris grinding her teeth]
[if aris is pissed, superchat her]
[im aris, lulu youre dead tomorrow]
[lulu good at games lololol wtf]
[no way lulu is good at games!]
"Tch, I am good at games! I did great! You're all worse than me!"
This is why I prefer Lulu's streams over other VTubers'.
What can I say—most VTuber streams have viewers pampering and babying the streamer, but not here. Lulu's got that brazen little devil, mischievous imp vibe going strong, and she subtly eggs it on herself.
That's why watching her feels more relaxed than your typical VTuber stream. And way more fun, too.
It's not like no one else does this—there are other VTubers who play the punching bag role on purpose.
But Lulu? She nails it so naturally. Others force it, but not her.
She slips into it effortlessly, like it's just her default state—a natural-born sandbag. Pro term: thirsting for abuse.
Look at her now. Aris carried with top damage output, but Lulu's acting like she aced it and ended the stream too quick.
You couldn't fake that vibe if you tried. Lulu's probably like this IRL with her friends, too—thirsting for that treatment big time.
Or if not... that'd be even scarier. Pure acting skill to pull off chaos like this.
"Ahem! Anyway, today! For the first~ time in forever! How about we chat while scrolling the fan cafe~?"
Lulu switched screens to the fan cafe in a flash, like she'd planned it all along.
Dare I say, while bantering with us, her other hand was probably already logged in. No other way she'd swap that fast.
"Let's see~ How many posts have our sacrificial lambs left for us~?"
Lulu scrolled through the cafe posts with her mouse.
There were tons of topics—mostly fun, everyday world tidbits.
She reacted differently to each one.
"Ooh, cross-eyed cutie~ Tweet tweet~"
Coing "tweet tweet" at a cross-eyed photo...
"Wow, I didn't know about this~ I'll try this game later~"
Promising to play recommended new games...
"It'd be nice to have outfits like this~ Lulu only has this succubus getup~"
Gushing over fan art mashing her face with other VTubers' outfits...
She read through the diverse posts, giving spot-on reactions.
She skipped the obvious troll titles on purpose, and the cafe managers had blocked anything too harsh beforehand, so it was smooth sailing.
At some point, I started using Lulu's stream as ASMR for editing clips. Her cafe readings don't yield much clip-worthy gold anyway.
In an hour, maybe one short? Two if lucky?
So, better to edit while listening passively.
Finishing now means more sleep tonight—worth it.
And so, while soaking in Lulu's stream-slash-ASMR and diligently cutting footage...
"GYAAAAAAAH!!!"
Lulu's scream pierced the air.
"What? What's up?"
I muttered and glanced over. On my sub-monitor, the streaming Lulu was staring at... Lulu.
More precisely, the live Lulu was watching clip-Lulu.
In the clip, clip-Lulu got ambushed mid-game, died screaming, then babbled excuses while glancing around guiltily.
"Lulu...! I told you like five times there were people there...!!!"
"There's still some super chat money...!"
"What super chat? I literally mentioned it ten seconds ago. You damn succubus!!"
Even furious Aris chimed in—perfect clip material.
And this clip? I uploaded it yesterday. Technically, early this morning.
"Who the hell posted this in the cafe...?"
I don't mind unauthorized reposts—they credited the source.
But seeing my clip played live on Lulu's stream? Never crossed my mind. I make them just 'cause I love her stuff.
...Not that my subs and views are slacking, but whatever.
The key? Lulu reacted to my clip.
So, how'd she take it?
"Why would you upload something like thaaaaat...!!!"
Chef's kiss.
"I did good stuff too! Lulu did good too!! So why don't you post that and just dump this crap!!"
Peak sandbag awareness—her reaction was gold.
So hilarious, I burst out laughing on reflex.
Meanwhile, chat was lighting up with my name.
[Mango Sticky Cookie is a famous Lulu Squad member]
[fr lol]
[no better Lulu Squad than Mango Sticky Cookie]
[that clip's from yesterday's stream too]
[true Lulu Squad lol]
[posting that cuz real Lulu Squad vibes]
Not just a little—tons of mentions.
"Hey, no nick mentions. Don't be clueless."
Feels great, though. Getting genuine Lulu Squad cred from her fans? Nice.
But that's separate. Mentioning other streamers or NewTubers mid-broadcast disrupts the flow.
Even with my clip as the topic, better be cautious with nicks.
Normally, Lulu's strict about this, so I figured she'd just say "Thanks for the clip" or "Don't clip stuff like this!" and move on—no nick talk.
But today's Lulu was different.
"Yeah, this guy's to~tally a true Lulu Squad member. Nine out of ten clips floating around NewTube are his, right?"
No direct nick drop. But she talked like she knew me.
Her unexpected reaction left me flustered... but honestly thrilled.
My fave saw my channel, my clips? How could that not hype me up?
"Shoutout to this clipper and all the others—thanks so~ much for the clips. But! Post some of Lulu doing good too! Lulu's good at games!!"
Seamlessly shifting to clipper praise while leaning into her role for laughs—classic Lulu.
Watching her like this? Overjoyed, grateful... but...
...as a Lulu Squad degenerate, my troll instincts are bubbling up.
Thanks to the Endless Return homework streams—three days of footage, all raw files with me.
Meaning I can compile every death scene.
"Today's the day."
Yeah. Nick mentions aside, everything perfect—my fave indirectly shouted me out. Monumental day calls for a proper "Lulu Squad" special.
Wait up, Lulu. I'll repay you with the ultimate(?) clip.
I sliced out every death from ~15 hours of her streams, cherry-picked the screamers, synced 'em to beats... and boom: Lulu's Death Montage Movie.
And then...
You're really gonna get hunted down and crunched up chewy, you bad boy.
...Lulu's official NewTube channel dropped a comment on me.
This? Straight-up reward. No cap.