The Villainess VTuber Tears People Apart

Mashina, a VTuber from SerenadeKR, whose real name is Kim Garam, was screaming.

“Look! I told you! I’d one hundred percent run into Aurora again!!”

– PTSD triggered lol

– Is your school bully here?

– At this point, just request a collab lol

– It’s destiny, just accept it

Mashina was in the middle of her promotion match.

With exactly 2 wins and 2 losses, she was down to her final match.

The moment Mashina hit 2 wins and 2 losses, she started feeling uneasy. What if I run into Aurora again in the last game?

And, just as expected…

Her opponent picked Phantom Thief during the ban-pick phase.

[It’s not confirmed yet.]

The calm voice came from Vincent.

Thanks to Mashina’s whining, Vincent had reluctantly agreed to duo with her.

“No, oppa, I’m telling you, she’s really good!”

[And I’m telling you, I’m not your oppa.]

Vincent sighed slightly. He was always firm in maintaining a solid wall between himself and female VTubers.

The stronger the wall, the better.

Just interacting a little with a female VTuber would lead to people shipping them together.

Some would even come to complain.

Especially among Mashina’s extreme unicorn fans, some would even come to harass Vincent.

And they probably would have given Mashina a hard time too. Probably called her something awful like, ‘A slut who messes around with male VTubers.’

Mashina didn’t usually let those things show, but it clearly bothered Vincent.

Especially since they were from different countries.

That made him even more cautious, and Mashina had a tendency to act overly friendly, which made him worry about how her fans might react.

“Anyway, I came prepared this time! Aurora, get ready! Our Great Vincent is going to crush you!”

[Isn’t it you who should be crushing her?]

Vincent chose his character, sounding a bit exasperated.

Once all the ban-picks were completed, the loading screen appeared before the in-game match started.

“…What? No… Is this really happening?”

***

After singing a song, I immediately jumped into a ranked game.

‘I’ve never sung that song before, but it went surprisingly well.’

I sang it because I was confident, but it turned out even smoother than I expected.

It must have been because it was in French. Honestly, I was more familiar with French than Japanese.

‘After all, I’m a noblewoman.’

The language system from ‘that other world’ was quite similar to French.

Maybe that’s why I could understand it just by hearing it once, and I felt confident singing this song in particular.

‘Still, since I’m a VTuber, I should probably practice a few Japanese songs.’

Singing wasn’t my main content, so I hadn’t paid much attention to it, but now that I was a VTuber, it seemed inevitable that I couldn’t completely avoid it.

Sometimes I had to record MVs, like for Aristogenesis, or participate in karaoke collabs.

And from what I’ve heard, there are VTuber concerts as well.

Some go to external events like the VTuber Music Fest and sing two or three songs, or even hold a One-Man Live concert.

A One-Man Live was often referred to as the pinnacle of VTuber content.

‘I might as well practice little by little.’

I had some interest in live events. A Ducal Lady performing on stage, dancing and singing, could be interesting, and after all, I was a flexible ducal lady.

I thought it wouldn’t hurt to have some idol experience, even if just once.

Though I’m walking the path of a VTuber now, not too long ago, I was still considering whether to be a female streamer, pro gamer, or even an idol.

This could be a good opportunity to experience one of those indirectly.

It might also be nice for us 6th gen VTubers to do a one-man live together.

‘AoiS One-Man Live.’

That could be pretty cool, right?

Sora would definitely want to do a one-man live.

Chel was doing VTuber activities for survival, so she would definitely participate.

Inagika wouldn’t decline either.

‘But first, we need to build our reputation.’

A one-man live would require a lot of money and manpower.

So, the higher-ups would only agree if they deemed us 6th gen profitable.

It’s not a complicated issue.

All we need to do is become more popular than we are now.

By any means necessary.

***

【Diamond I Ranking Point 100】

【Gate Assault Mode Promotion Match】

【 O O _ _ _ 】

***

And so, the final match of Gate Assault Mode Promotion began.

Strictly speaking, it might not be the final match. If we lose this match, we’ll have to play one more.

But of course, I had no intention of losing. Right now, Sora, Chel, and Anna were likely singing hard, so I had to free them quickly.

Of course, even after this promotion match, I still had to climb the Duel Mode rank.

***

【A match has been found: Canyon Map】

【Fulfill one of the following victory conditions:

– Defeat the Gate Boss.

– Annihilate the enemy team.】

***

【Canyon Map Gimmick

– The terrain is extremely rugged.

– There is day and night, and temperature or weather changes may occur.

– Oxygen may be sparse in some high-altitude areas.】

***

“Hello!”

As soon as I entered the game, a female voice rang out.

It wasn’t unusual for players to start the game with a greeting. But the fact that the voice was female was somewhat rare.

In recent games, voice filters were widely used.

Especially in Labyrinthos, which was more of a male-targeted game. Many players used voice filters to hide their identity as females.

“Aurora, right? I’m watching your stream!”

She approached me.

Worn-out clothes, a red cape draped over her shoulders.

And in her hand, just a single wooden stick.

But one thing stood out. A small flying object floated near her.

Flapping its wings, it was unmistakably a dragon.

Small enough to be the size of a puppy. A baby dragon.

The baby dragon flew around, its tail coiled around a sword.

A Dragon Knight.

The only character in Labyrinthos without a passive skill.

At the same time, perhaps the highest high-value character in Labyrinthos.

“Oh my, are you my fan?”

I smiled softly.

This happened occasionally. Ever since my VTuber debut, I’d meet my fans in games.

The Dragon Knight, noticing me, smiled faintly as well.

“Yes, I’m a fan. Good luck!”

She bowed slightly before walking away from me.

That was a bit unusual. Normally, fans who meet me in games try to chat with me more or get shy. But she was rather straightforward.

I looked at the nickname floating above the Dragon Knight’s head.

【Son Narin_SerenadeKR】

“Aha.”

A colleague, huh?

And a familiar name at that.

But to think that a VTuber from the famous Serenade company was my fan.

**8

It couldn’t be helped, it seemed. I had enchanted another soul once again. My talent was truly frightening.

It was the first time I’d met a colleague like this in a game, and it was pretty amusing.

But nothing really changed. As usual, I broke away from the main force.

– Why so indifferent lol

– At least acknowledge her lol

– The promotion match is more important, duh~

***

I minimized the chat window since it was distracting, and I kept walking.

Phantom Thief was a character that stole the enemy’s weapons.

In other words, until they steal something, they are barehanded.

You could start with small tools like throwable daggers by picking certain traits, but I didn’t bother. Even with that, the Phantom Thief’s early game is still weak.

Without weapons, they couldn’t even hunt neutral mobs until using Steal.

In essence, before encountering an enemy, they were no different from a walking ward, and with no detection skills, it was hard to even find enemies.

The only saving grace was that the character’s mobility was fast.

So, like when playing Dark Knight, I skipped all the neutral mobs, ran around the map, and searched for the enemy’s main force.

‘I was planning to play Dark Knight or **Berserker**.’

Since it was a promotion match, I wanted to pick characters I was more comfortable with.

But, as fate would have it, both got banned.

As fate would have it.

***

– Rustle

***

Then, ‘it’ snuck in cautiously but swiftly from the side.

Had I been careless, I would’ve been caught off guard.

But as a ducal lady, I would never let my guard down in a promotion match.

In other words, no problems were ever going to arise.

Anticipating this, I had already chosen traits to detect danger, and I grabbed the blade of the dagger aimed at my neck.

Steal.

I snatched the dagger and swung it immediately.

“Aagh! Seriously!”

The Assassin, who had tried to sneak up on me, let out an annoyed groan and retreated.

“How do you always notice?!”

“Hello, Shina.”

With a smooth motion, I adjusted my stance and greeted her politely.

“Meeting here again, what a pleasure.”

“I’m not happy at all! This is my promotion match!”

“Oh, is that so? Well, it’s the same for me.”

I said, making it clear that I wasn’t going to back down.

Mashina.

I’d heard from the viewers that she was a VTuber under SerenadeKR.

After running into her several times while climbing the ranks these past few days, we’d exchanged a few words.

“Stop playing games! Go outside, breathe some real air! I don’t want to run into you anymore!”

“Is that so? I’m actually quite happy to meet you, Shina. Because I always win.”

“Ugh! Show some respect for your seniors!”

With that, Mashina suddenly disappeared. She had used her stealth skill.

I could feel her presence, but she was moving quickly around me, making it hard for me to pinpoint her location.

From what I’d heard, Mashina had the setting of being a sealed demon VTuber.

Her voice was cutesy, her pronunciation wasn’t clear, and she had a pretty solid loli vibe. It seemed to work well with viewers who enjoyed that kind of ‘moe’ content.

Her mannerisms and behavior were cute, so it was hard to think of her as a senior.

But one thing was certain—she had the skills of a Diamond-ranked player.

***

Whoosh!

Mashina threw several poison needles. At the same time, she flung a shuriken into the air.

Then, she burst into an explosive sprint, circling around to strike at my side.

In that short span of time, she’d set up three moves.

If I dodged the poison needles, Mashina would strike from the side.

If I blocked Mashina’s attack, the shuriken would hit me after a brief delay.

A tactic possible only for a Diamond-ranked player.

To that, I would like to say this: if you were going to do this, you should’ve done it as soon as we met.

I threw the dagger I had stolen earlier into the air.

– Clang!

The shuriken collided with the dagger mid-flight and deflected.

Dodging the poison needles, I then dashed straight toward Mashina.

She pulled out a new dagger, aiming for my abdomen, but I grabbed her arm.

And then, I flipped her over.

“Kyaaaa?!”

– Thud!

Mashina’s back hit the ground hard.

I snatched the weapon from her hand.

“Good work. Do you have any last words?”

“…I really hate you.”

“Is that so?”

– Thunk!

I drove the dagger into Mashina’s neck.

“That’s a shame. I actually quite liked you, Shina.”

I said that, almost as if I were comforting her.

***

【Your Phantom Thief has slain the enemy Assassin.】

【The enemy Beast Tamer has slain your Saint.】

【The enemy Mage has slain your Heavy Armored Warrior.】

【The enemy Mage has slain your Martial Artist.】

【The enemy Dual Swordsman has slain your Archer.】

***

“…Hmm?”

There’s way too much on the kill feed.