The Villainess VTuber Tears People Apart

“Was it Anna-senior? Nice to meet you~.”

Sora smiled brightly.

Anna, seeing Sora like that, felt a bit intimidated.

‘…She’s pretty too.’

She looked just like a typical college student these days.

However, Anna had heard that Sora was a year older than Rion, meaning she must have graduated from college already.

And Anna was younger than Rion.

Which naturally meant that Sora was older than Anna. In other words, it was like having a younger senior.

This was something quite common in the VTuber industry.

One of the reasons VTubers were better off compared to other jobs was the “freedom from age”.

There were plenty of VTubers who role-played as 17-year-olds but were actually 38 years old in reality. So, having an older junior wasn’t anything particularly strange.

However, Anna had always been the youngest in EYEAI.

Having a junior for the first time made her feel somewhat timid.

The thought of being “eaten alive by the junior” crossed her mind naturally.

“So, what brings you here?”

Sora welcomed Anna into the house naturally, as if it were her own home.

Anna knew that Sora had been staying at Laura’s house during the Chuseok holidays, but wasn’t this a little too familiar…?

“I was worried about Laura… I heard she’s been streaming for over 100 hours….”

“I just put her to sleep. But she’ll probably wake up again in an hour or two.”

“When did you get here, Sora?”

Anna wasn’t sure how to address her junior. Should she just call her Sora? Sora-san? Sora-nim? …Would calling her “Sora-chan” make me seem like a weeb?

“I came earlier, for the same reason you did, Anna-senior. Ah, you can call me whatever you like.”

Sora said that with a smile. This junior… seems to be pretty sharp.

“It’s my first time actually talking with you, senior. We faced each other as enemies in the tournament, but we were too busy back then.”

“That’s right… It’s also my first time meeting someone in real life before meeting them through a stream… it feels a bit awkward.”

“You can just be comfortable with me. Oh, by the way, I’m streaming right now. What do you want to do, senior?”

Sora explained that she and Chel were continuing the stream while Laura slept.

They could’ve just turned off the stream when Laura went to sleep, but given that they’d been streaming for over 100 hours straight, it would’ve been a shame to stop it now.

“Then… how about I join in on the collab?”

Anna suggested.

It felt odd to leave without even seeing Laura after coming all this way.

And waiting in the living room until Laura woke up seemed just as awkward.

Although Anna still felt awkward around Sora, she thought maybe the awkwardness would ease a bit if they streamed together.

Despite everything, Anna had a desire to get to know the 6th generation a little better.

After all, they were her first juniors. She wanted to dote on them.

And they were also Laura’s peers.

“Hey, guys, Anna-senior is here. Let’s set things up real quick.”

– Oh?

– Did Anna-noona come???

– Why are there always so many guests at this house, lol.

– Anna joins the gallery.

– Our dummy is here, welcome!

“What do you mean, dummy? I’ll remember your username for later,” Anna said with a little smile.

Unintentionally, she chuckled. During streams, Anna was the type who didn’t get nervous.

They somehow set up a phone for the tracking.

There wasn’t enough space to set up a boom mic, so they each wore headsets and tested the microphone volume before starting the stream.

“What were you all up to?”

“We were thinking of playing a game, but you know… running games on someone else’s computer feels a bit awkward. So, we were just accepting questions.”

“Questions? Like advice columns?”

“Not exactly….”

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【Came here to stalk IRL too?】

“We were answering stuff like this.”

“Wow, starting off amazing… I told you to stop spreading weird slander.”

– Slander?

– Fact) She has a history.

– It’s a reasonable suspicion.

– She still hasn’t played the horror game, where’s your professionalism?

– As a senior, you should set a good example.

– Forget an example, she’s more likely to tie us up with iron chains.

– By the way, all the terrorarists have gathered, lol.

“This is driving me crazy….”

Anna was getting roasted by viewers as soon as she joined.

But she couldn’t really snap back.

After all, she did stalk Laura in Minecraft before, and she still hadn’t done the horror game punishment…

But what could she do? It was way too scary to play alone, and the collab restriction wasn’t lifted until around Chuseok.

“I was busy signing up for the tournament… I had to grind to reach Platinum….”

After the tournament ended, Anna had been consumed with ranked games.

Her subscriber count had risen slightly to 50,000, but that was still far too low compared to the real top-tier VTubers.

In drafts, the more subscribers you had, the better your chances were. But Anna’s subscriber count was just middling.

If your subscriber count was ambiguous, it was better to raise your tier as much as possible. That’s why she had sought out Laura for guidance.

And just yesterday, she had hit Platinum.

“Oh, isn’t Platinum pretty high?”

“Well, there’s Dominator, Grandmaster, Master, Diamond, and then Platinum. So, it’s not super high, but it’s kind of high… I guess.”

“Hmm….”

Sora, without realizing it, fell silent.

She’d heard that Bronze, Silver, and Gold players made up 90% of the player base, including unranked players. So Platinum must be in the top 10%, right? To Sora, it sounded like a very high rank.

People envy what they don’t have, right?

In that sense, Sora felt envious.

Of Anna, that is.

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【So, who is Laura dating?】

“What do you mean dating…? We’re just friends.”

A sudden question appeared, as usual, with an amazing topic.

“But Sora, aren’t you pretty blatant with your yuri baiting? It seems a bit suspicious.”

“Isn’t Anna-senior the last person who should be saying that? People call you ‘Creepy Stalker’. What was it again… ‘I admire you, so please die’?”

“Wow… This junior doesn’t hold back. Isn’t bringing that up against the rules?”

– Tai Chi master, lol.

– She’s losing the exchange, haha.

– Maybe you should stay as the youngest for another year?

– Yeah, there’s no way she could act like a senior, lol.

“Anyway, Laura and I are just friends. There’s nothing like what you guys are thinking.”

Sora firmly cut off the conversation, though she knew it wouldn’t make much of a difference.

Yuri baiting, or business yuri, was a term often used. It referred to creating a playful, flirtatious atmosphere between female streamers or VTubers.

It wasn’t a strange concept. Even in male idol groups, members’ physical affection was considered part of the fanservice business.

Especially in the streaming world, where there were a lot of “unicorn” fans, messing with relationships could get you in serious trouble.

Compared to that, yuri baiting had a high approval rating and helped enhance a character’s personality.

In fact, Sora had increased her subscribers this way.

It wasn’t intentional, but when people saw her getting along well with Laura, they labeled it yuri baiting. Many of Laura’s subscribers had migrated over to Sora’s channel.

‘Everyone’s just misunderstanding’.

Sora shrugged.

The word “baiting” should be enough to make it clear.

It was merely a business tool. It’s not like she actually had those kinds of feelings.

But if the viewers liked it, then that was all that mattered.

【User: ‘OO’ has donated 1,000 KRW.】

【So, who’s closest to Laura?】

“Well, that’s obviously me, isn’t it?”

Anna chimed in.

…Huh?

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[Virtual VTuber Gallery]

[Broadcast] “I’m Her Number One”

(Highlights)

Anna: I was the first to meet Laura.

Anna: So, I’m Laura’s closest friend.

[Comments]

– Bullshit, lol.

– Hasn’t she barely interacted with Laura since her debut?

ㄴ It was because of the collab restriction period.

– Was Laura’s first target, ooh-la-la.

– Couldn’t get enough after Louis?

– Ridiculous, lol.

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[Broadcast] Hey Sora, you’re “disqualified” as her number one.

(Sora meme)

“It’s not about who met her first.”

“Isn’t the amount of time spent with her far more important?”

“I stayed at Laura’s house during Chuseok.”

“So, I’m definitely the closest friend.”

(Chel meme)

“I’ve been to Laura’s house more times.”

[Comments]

– ?? Has Chel been hanging out with Laura more than Sora?

ㄴ She’s practically been living at Laura’s for nearly a month now.

ㄴ At this point, she’s not just a friend but family, right??

ㄴ A wife is family too.

– Has it really been a month already, lol?

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[General] I think Sora’s the closest, though.

Meeting her first doesn’t matter. Isn’t the time spent and the quality of that time what really counts?

Sora has spent way more time with Laura, and they’ve even exchanged gifts. Who could doubt that they’re closest?

Chel might have stuck to Laura like a leech, but did she ever even cook for her?

From my neutral point of view, there’s no one closer than Sora.

[Comments]

– Are you in Sora’s fan club?

– I’m not even a Sora fan, but this is true.

– Your vocabulary has improved a lot since we last saw you, Inagika.

– Armor-shield detected.

– I’m Anna, stop talking nonsense.

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[Broadcast] Catfight ON

(Link)

Anna: I was the first to meet Laura.

Anna: Laura became a VTuber because of me.

Anna: So, I’m closest to her.

Sora: The amount of time spent is more important than meeting her first.

Sora: I stayed with Laura during Chuseok.

Chel: I spent the most time with her.

Chel: So, I’m closest to her.

Sora: I played games with Laura and even gave her gifts.

Chel: I also played Blue Record and Quanshin with her.

Chel: I’m planning to gift her Sanrabi too.

Sora: I cooked for Laura.

Chel: I’ll give you that one.

[Comments]

– Is this for real?

ㄴ (Author) Yep.

– “Cooked for her” award, lol.

– Sora, how pathetic…

– Ex-girlfriend vs. current girlfriend, lol.

– I can’t breathe, this is too much.

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[General] “How amusing.”

(Rinco meme)

They dare talk about being her closest friend when they haven’t even attempted a double suicide with her?

[Comments]

– Read The Three Kingdoms and come back.

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“Who are you closest with?”

That was the first question I got after waking up.

I had only taken a brief nap, but the atmosphere in the room had shifted oddly. Somehow, another person had joined, and the air between the three was strange.

“Are you all seriously arguing about something so childish?”

I was baffled.

These were all adults, after all.

“Stop being childish and figure out what we’ll eat for dinner.”