Chapter 3 : Discharge

[Breaking News] The Channel Owner is Currently Hospitalized

[Explanation Post on YouTube Community.jpg]

I was wondering why it was so late, but the official news is out: They collapsed from overwork and were taken to the hospital! They’re not seriously ill and will be discharged soon to return to making videos.

Guess I can’t say that videos are more important than health anymore…

Comments

– Sister… You’re human after all…
ㄴ Honestly, I thought they weren’t human because they uploaded videos every day for years. It’s shocking that they’ve been managing it all alone…
ㄴㄴ How can one person upload so many videos and even draw cute pictures for them…
ㄴㄴㄴ Pure Love

– I’m glad they’re okay… but who’s Ai-chan?
ㄴ The owner’s nickname is A.I., so Ai-chan. Since the owner doesn’t have a name when shipped with Kanata-chan, they use the first letter of their nickname, so Ai-chan.
ㄴㄴ Ah! That’s a cute name

– I thought something big would happen soon… I’ve been watching since the channel owner started. The upload frequency wasn’t humanly possible… I’m glad they’re okay and not seriously ill.
ㄴ No… Sister has gone Haruka (far) Kanata (away)…
ㄴㄴ This made me laugh
ㄴㄴ Don’t be mean …Thinking about it, the owner might not mind?
ㄴㄴ To their favorite VTuber’s side
ㄴㄴ It would be heaven for the owner

[Kanata-chan After Hearing the Hospitalization News…jpg]

『Photo of Kanata and Viewers Cheering Together』

『Kanata Writing a Comment』

As soon as she heard the news, she went straight to the owner’s YouTube channel to check the situation and expressed her concern in a very sad voice.

She even left a comment on the hospitalization post and gathered viewers to cheer for a speedy recovery!

AiKana teetee… So good…
(TL Note: AiKana refers to the ship name between Ai-chan and Kanata-chan; teetee is slang for a lovey-dovey relationship.)

Comments

– Owner… I didn’t want you to be *this* happy…
ㄴ AiKana teetee~
ㄴ A comment directly from Kanata-chan… I’m envious

– At this point, I’m curious if the owner is really male or female.
ㄴ What are you talking about? It’s obvious they’re female.
ㄴ Don’t decide the owner’s gender for them
ㄴ LOL

[The Channel Owner’s Gender Revealed!!]
(Zoomed-in window.jpg)

I knew it would be visible…

Comments

– Is knowing whether they’re male or female more important than their health?
ㄴ Of course, it’s more important, isn’t it?
ㄴㄴ Get out

– I think I can see a bit of hair reflected in the window? Seeing such long hair, I think the owner is really a woman, right?
ㄴ Oh
ㄴ It’s real
ㄴ Is the owner really a woman??
ㄴ Sister

[I drew fan art of Kanata-chan visiting Ai-chan in the hospital]

(Ai-chan lying in bed and Kanata-chan peeling an apple for her.jpg)

I drew this in a hurry…

So precious…

I’m living in the age of AiKana…

Comments

– Wow!! ♪⌒ヽ(*ﾟωﾟ)ﾉ !

– Are you human? How are you so fast?
ㄴ Can’t resist AiKana

– Sensei… please draw a picture of Ai-chan and Kanata-chan hugging each other next…
ㄴ I want to see it too
ㄴ Precious
ㄴ Hurry up!!!

– Maybe Ai-chan and Kanata-chan have already met without us knowing? They’re too close for just a clipper and a VTuber
ㄴ That’s actually quite dangerous What other clipper in the world gets drawn with their oshi (favorite VTuber) ?
ㄴㄴ Well, considering that the teetee target isn’t a fellow member of the same generation but a clipper
ㄴㄴㄴ Honestly, Kanata-chan doesn’t have any juniors who can compare
ㄴㄴㄴㄴ Ai-chan is a good match for Kanata-chan

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I was discharged quickly.

All the complicated matters during the week I transformed into a girl were resolved, so all that was left was my decision.

It was a relief for me, someone who needed to go home and edit videos as soon as possible.

More importantly…

‘I-I hope I wasn’t in the photo…?’

At the time, I was in such a hurry to inform everyone that I didn’t even check if I was in the shot before uploading. Later, I started to worry, so I checked the photo again and finally felt relieved.

There was no sign of me anywhere.

The only thing that might be noticeable was my faint reflection in the window light, but since it was a photo, it was barely visible, so it probably wasn’t a big deal.

While I was looking at my phone, my parents, who had finished the discharge procedures, approached me.

“Are you really okay with this?”

Mother asked me with a worried expression, as if she was really concerned.

I know why she’s asking that.

My name, which used to be “Hashimoto Haruto,” has become “Hashimoto Noah.”

She’s asking if I’m really okay with suddenly being called Noah.

I didn’t really like changing my name, but I couldn’t keep using “Haruto” as a girl.

Father suggested using “Haru” since it was similar, but I refused, thinking it was better to change it completely and use a new name if I had to change it anyway.

I chose “Noah” for its somewhat neutral feel, but it seemed to worry them even more.

“Yes… I’m… okay…”

I appreciate their concern.

However…

Well…

Even in the past, I wasn’t very good at talking to my parents, but ever since VTubers became the meaning of my life and I started being a burden to them, I barely talked to them at all. So, it felt burdensome.

And Mei…

I glanced at Mei.

She still didn’t seem to want to talk to me, just staring at her phone.

She became really prickly after entering middle school and started spending more time with her friends…

‘I… I haven’t been paying attention to my family…’

I couldn’t make clips for all of Colorlive’s VTubers—That too in both english and korean were impossible—but I made separate channels for Korean and international fans and uploaded multilingual videos, so I was too focused on that and neglected my family.

I… I only lamented about being a burden to my parents and having a broken relationship with my sister…

But I didn’t actually *do* anything…

‘Kirinuki YouTubers shouldn’t earn money.’

I’m a Kirinuki YouTuber solely to promote VTubers.

It would be like disregarding their efforts and leeching off them if I, who just shares their hard work, earned money from it.

That’s absolutely unacceptable.

Fortunately, the support for TS Syndrome included financial aid.

‘Yes…!’

This is my chance to show my brotherly side.

The amount isn’t much, but Mei is a junior high school girl in her prime. She probably needs a lot of money to hang out with her friends.

Of course, I’m a high school girl now… but even if I became a girl, I wouldn’t make any friends, and I don’t need that much money.

I don’t really need a lot of money since I’m barely functioning at school anyway.

I didn’t buy anything or go anywhere, so I didn’t usually receive much allowance from my parents.

The only thing I spent money on was donating to VTubers, but using the support money I received for having TS Syndrome for donations doesn’t feel right.

It’s not money I earned myself.

It would be burdening my parents even more, who told me to save it for the future.

That’s no good.

But…

Still… It’s okay to use it for my family, right…?

I glanced at Mei and secretly took out my phone.

I heard the support money would be deposited into my account, but I was so busy checking the community posts that I didn’t check how much was deposited…

“…?”

Eh.

What’s this?

Zero, one, two, three, four, five, six, seven…?

“Ehhh…”

T-Ten million yen…?!

“Ueehh…?”

W-What…?

The support money… Did I see that wrong…?

I blinked a few times, rubbed my eyes with one hand, and checked again, but there were still seven zeros.

What is this?

“Wow…”

I, I suddenly became rich…?

…

…

“He, Hehe…”

It came to me.

The ultimate plan…

Even the most prickly monster will eventually fall if given delicious food. Even with my estranged sister, if Mr. Yukichi (the figure on the 10,000 yen bill) appears 1,000 times, with this overwhelming financial power, it’s definitely possible!

I turned to Mei with a triumphant smile.

Time to tame my little sister…!