NOVEL NEXT Chapter 6.1: First Collaboration
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I’m getting nervous.
Karara11: I hope everything goes smoothly…
Notpopularmmos: Don’t inconvenience Kuroneko-san.
H30delirius: Go, Yui-chan!
Terrorised: Uaaa~ This is the first collaboration stream of the second gen right? I’m looking forward to it~
Megalad: What’s starting, exactly?
“Hm? It’s a Q&A!.”
“Yes! As announced today, it’s a collaborative Q&A with my new friend! Kuroneko-san!
“….Kuroneko-san? Hello~”
Skydoesnothing: Oops.
Msbeast: Is Kuroneko-san feeling shy?
I feel awful. I feel nauseous. I’m pale all over. I stared at the call screen dumbfounded, my mouth opening and closing like a fish. A stream with so many people? …. It’s impossible…
“What’s going on? The call is connected, but… Is my microphone malfunctioning?”
Todele: Is it a broadcast accident?
H30delirious: Accidents are common at Kuroneko-san’s place.
Anothy: But this is the first microphone accident, right?
Gradually, the comments filled with voices of concern from Yui-chan’s fans and demands from Kuroneko-san’s fans to hurry up. Ah, even though I debuted only a few days ago, my fans seem to have a good understanding of how to treat me. They must be recalling the scene of my first livestream in their heads. In that case, I have no choice but to do it…
“Go-g-good evening…”
“Kuroneko-san!? I think your mic is broken! I can barely hear your voice!”
Wasdfe: No, no, Yui-chan, you made a mistake, Kuroneko-san’s voice has always been this tiny.
Kraiff: And she’s short to boot.
Russianwomble: Above all, she’s flat-chested.
Ah!
“Who’s calling me a flat-chested, penniless, trash mental-comm-shy loser!?”
There are good and bad things you can say, you know!?
“Yes! So, today, I’m collaborating with Kuroneko-san. Please give her a round of applause everyone~!”
“Um, um, thank you very much.”
“Kuroneko-san, it’s too dark—raise it up a bit.”
Th-this girl. She was calling herself socially awkward just the other day, but there’s no doubt she’s handling this smoothly and isn’t an amateur at all! She must have been a pro in her previous life!
“Well, actually, I was the one who reached out to kuroneko-san for this collaboration. I’ve been wanting to collaborate with you since I first saw your debut stream.”
“What!?”
“Because, during everyone’s nervous debut streams, there’s no way a newcomer would do something like that!”
“That… like that…”
Cue script leakage. Forced 15-minute ending. Ignoring character settings. Seeking praise.
Wait, why am I still able to continue as a virtual YouTuber…?
“When I saw that clip, I was thinking, I was absolutely sure that collaborating with this girl would be fun!”
“T-thank you?”
Hussnd: Praise overload, lol
Terrorised: Throwing water balloons about to burst is fun, you know
Liliana: ↑ That’s too much, lol
Sharen: But Kuroneko-san seems even quieter than usual, is she okay?
Tmnrtn3: This little kitten is too socially awkward to do a collaboration…
“So, shall we move on to the Q&A part right away?”
With those words, Natsunami Yui switched the screen. It seems she had sorted out the Q&A questions in advance, but she hadn’t shared the content with me. In other words, I’m facing an extremely difficult mission without a clear script, relying on Natsunami Yui’s ad-libs in this live combat situation.
Is this going too far with a challenge run just because it’s my second life?
“Alright! First question! ‘Kuroneko-san and Yui-chan, good morning, good afternoon, and good evening. For this collaboration, I’d like you to share your honest first impressions of each other!’ they say. As I mentioned earlier, I thought you were a cute and fun-looking kid. What about you, Kuroneko-san?”
“Uh, well… First impression. First impression…”
During the group call, I was quietly lurking on the sidelines, so I barely remember what anyone said. And during my debut, I was getting scolded by my manager, so I missed her stream entirely. In other words, this recent group call is my first real interaction with her.
In that case…
“Brown hair, big boobs, a sunny personality…”
“Huh?”
Alandol11: Uh-oh
Bigsnoopg: Kuroneko-san! Stop blurting out your thoughts during the collaboration!
H30delirious: Is there even a filter in her head?
Natsunami Yui is a high school girl with chestnut hair tied in a side ponytail. Unlike me, she’s rocking a fashionable, sexy look, wearing her uniform in a way that emphasizes her cleavage. It’s safe to say that this appearance is one of the reasons why I find it hard to approach Yui-san. I bet around summer, she’ll get a new illustration with a tan and a sideways peace sign from the management.
“Um, um, shall we move on to the next question?”
aaronshoaf4644: Wow, in just three lines, Yui-chan lost all her momentum
JazziJaz30: Kuroneko-san not thinking at all, huh?
daiana47: Why are they fighting during a collaboration?
Darkdaddydirty437: Sunny Personality vs. Introvert
“Next question for our high school girls! Please honestly tell us your preferred type of guy! There have been a lot of questions like this today. I guess we’re curious about love because you two are like a pair of pretty high school girls, right!?”
mrnonsense1031: I’m curious!
alexanderkuptsov6117: What if it’s me?
geebean9091: ↑Don’t lose hope
aer71367: They haven’t said anything yet!?
“Well, I personally like dependable guys. Someone who would come to my rescue right away if I were in trouble! And it’s even better if they don’t expect anything in return!”
miasargent4728: She’s being unreal at the end~
anxia-tea5846: Sounds realistic enough
RoganBits: I wonder if I have a chance
“What about you, Kuroneko-san?”
“Uh, well, I don’t really like guys…”
Great_Olaf5: What!?
rebeccalambert3240: Did I hear that right?
ramonalavigne8953: A shocking confession