Chapter 353
353 – [OVA] Virtuber Kim Yu-Seong
Ayase usually leads a very miserable life.
Growing up in a single-parent family, she worked as a tutor from a young age and was responsible for the school fees of her two younger siblings. Even after marrying me, she was able to support the two of them on her own without being intimidated by those around her. I support you until the end.
In some ways, she has an honest nature that makes her seem foolish, but she is worth respecting as a person more than just as a wife.
During her 10 years as a vertuber, she has been broadcasting faithfully without taking a single break.
It is generally known that the lifespan of an Internet broadcaster is very short.
In cases where a controversy that cannot be resolved arises, the broadcast itself may be terminated, or even if that is not the case, the content becomes boring and the number of views slowly decreases and then disappears without a sound.
In such a situation, the fact that Vertuber survived for 10 years after it was out of fashion was nothing short of proof that Ayase worked hard.
***
While I was grilling meat on her grill, Ayase suddenly opened her mouth.
“Hey Yoosung, can I talk about something serious?”
I answered with all my attention focused on the meat.
“What is it?”
Then, instead of Ayase speaking straight away, she hesitated slightly before opening her mouth.
“Don’t be surprised and listen?”
“Okay.”
“I plan to retire after this 10th anniversary live performance.”
“What?!”
I was momentarily started and let out a loud voice.
As if she was expecting this kind of reaction from me, Ayase put her index finger to her mouth and shushed me! Shhh! I did it.
“Oh, sorry.”
I smiled shyly and moved the meat on the grill to the edge, then put down the tongs and got ready to listen to her story.
Ayase, who was watching, touched her water cup and said.
“It’s something I’ve been thinking about for quite some time. Now that most of the original Hoshigumi members have retired, I’m tired of being treated like a senior by juniors who are coming up from below.”
Hoshigumi (星組) is the official name of Kirby’s virtual YouTuber group created with the motif of planets in the galaxy.
Among them, Ayase, who played the moon position, dominated an era with the princess concept character from the far side of the moon called Luna Minazuki.
“That’s not the whole reason for retiring, is it?”
Then Ayase hesitated slightly and then said yes.
“After watching my younger siblings enter college early this year, I felt like I had lost some purpose.”
I looked at that and asked carefully.
“Did the boss give you permission?”
“Yes, honestly, I’ve been around for an incredibly long time, so he said it’s okay to retire at any time. The boss said he would create a separate position for me in the company when I retired, but I’m still thinking about it.”
“Is there something you want to do after retirement?”
“Well? It still seems like a story from the distant future.”
Ayase said that and took a sip of water.
“Oh, I’m sorry. Did I say something too heavy? I’m going to eat meat, so hurry up and eat it.”
Saying that, Ayase hurriedly takes out the meat with tongs.
I looked at Ayase quietly and asked.
“Are you okay with that?”
“Huh? What?”
“You always said you started this job to make money, but you actually like working as a vertuber, right?”
“…”
Ayase did not answer.
Perhaps you hit the nail on the head.
“Why don’t you take a long break instead of retiring? You haven’t had a proper rest since your debut. Viewers will understand.”
“… Haha, it’s a comfortable story.”
Ayase said that and suddenly put down the tongs.
“Hey, Yoosung. Do you know that?”
“What?”
“Basically, Internet broadcasters are people who want to get people’s ‘attention’. So, they are the type of people who laugh at someone’s praise or criticism, and promise themselves in bed that they will broadcast harder tomorrow! But these people are even more I know when it’s time to disappear. When people no longer laugh at what I say and become indifferent, that’s when a broadcaster’s life comes to an end.”
So-
“I want to retire at least when I am shining brightest, so that I can accomplish feats that no one else has achieved and that my name will be remembered forever in this industry.”
The person in question said he wanted to do that, but after all, it was strange for me, an outsider, to give any further advice, so I nodded my head calmly.
“Okay. Do whatever you want.”
“… Thank you for understanding.”
Ayase said that and took a bite of the well-cooked meat.
Originally, it should have been a pleasant meal, but thanks to the sudden heavy conversation, the somber mood remained until the end of the meal.
***
Crash!
When we returned home after dinner, it was already past 12 am.
“It’s been a while since I came here.”
Ayase said this as he took off his shoes and placed the convenience store bag he was holding in his right hand on the floor of the entrance.
“I’ll put the beer in the refrigerator.”
“Yes, please.”
I took off my shoes one step ahead of Ayase and entered the kitchen carrying a convenience store bag.
“Is there no one home today?”
I heard Ayase’s voice coming from the living room and answered while putting the beer in the refrigerator.
“Rika went to a local location with Nao, Karen went to her parents’ house, Chairman Meiling and Sasha went on a business trip overseas.”
“What about Mr. Fuma?”
“Fuma-senpai is an exorcism ninja, so he usually works at night.”
“Oh, that’s right.”
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Ayase smiled lowly as she took off her jacket and asked as she turned on the TV.
“Yuseong, is there anything you can settle down with?”
“I just ate. Do you want to eat again?”
“Rice and snacks are separate things.”
“… You’re going to get fat like that?”
“Hmph, I’m taking dance lessons three times a week, so it’s okay?”
Since I couldn’t defeat Ayase with words, I quietly kept my mouth shut and wrapped her apron around myself.
“Then I’ll wash up and come out, so I’ll ask for a snack.”
Saying that, Ayase heads to the bathroom.
I looked at Ayase with bewildered eyes and asked.
“If you’re going to wash, why do you leave the TV on?”
“If you don’t turn it on at night, it’s too quiet. You’re talking to the TV instead of me.”
“Will you do it?”
When I shouted, Ayase laughed and went into the bathroom.
“Ha, you look like a snake.”
As I get older, I feel like I have become more sophisticated.
After murmuring and checking the ingredients in the refrigerator, I started making snacks that went well with the beer Ayase ordered.
***
“Wow~ It smells delicious. What on earth are you going to make this late at night?”
Ayase, who came out with a towel on her head, sniffed and answered the question with a huff.
“Karaage with tofu and kimchi.”
While she was washing up, I took out a cold beer from her refrigerator and put it on the table, and Ayase quickly sat down.
Maybe it was because he often ate Korean food after marrying me, but he didn’t seem to have much objection to tofu and kimchi when he first saw it.
I took off my apron and sat down across from her, opening a can of beer and saying.
“Don’t eat too much just because it’s delicious. All the calories you eat at dinner go to your weight.”
Then Ayase looked at me and said.
“Are you going to keep saying things that are in poor taste?”
“That’s what they say.”
Ta-da!
Beer cans crashing into each other in the air.
Gulp! Gulp! Gulp! Big!
The taste of tofu kimchi after taking a sip of cold beer.
“Wow, what is this? Awesome!”
When Ayase tasted tofu kimchi for the first time, her eyes widened with a surprised expression.
“What do you think? Is it delicious?”
“Yes! Yes!”
Ayase ate it hungrily, probably because the tofu kimchi tasted better than the expensive yakiniku she ate earlier.
As I was looking at her happily, I asked her about something that suddenly occurred to her.
“Now that I think about it, how are your younger siblings doing these days?”
Then Ayase, who was gulping down a beer, looked at me and said, “Those two?”
“Once I entered college, I felt like I had completely lost my life, right? Sometimes, I came home really drunk.”
“… Aren’t you hanging out with bad kids?”
“Ah, they are my younger siblings, but they are not so indiscriminate. And what if we hang out, it’s their life now.”
Ayase’s words about how much she cared for her younger siblings showed her infinite trust in them.
Well, I would have been anxious if I was alone, but since the two of us went to the same school, I guess I felt even more at ease.
“You can stop looking after your younger siblings now, so live your own life.”
As I said that and picked up a piece of karaage and ate it, Ayase said with a smile.
“I still plan to do so. Saying that I will retire is part of that.”
Ayase is only 26 years old.
I started working as a vertuber at the young age of 16, so I was still young even though I had been working in the industry for over 10 years.
Since I’ve always had one job from my dreamy teenage years until my mid-20s, there must be a ton of things I want to do.
Thinking like that, I was able to understand a little why Ayase said she would retire.
At 26 years old, I am the same age as I was before I died in my previous life.
“Yuseong.”
“Huh?”
“After I retire from being a vertuber, will you support me no matter what I do afterward?”
Since it was such an obvious question, I smiled and said.
“Of course. I am your husband.”
I had a lot of money saved anyway.
Even if Ayase, who started a new job, fails in the challenge, she can get up again.
Because when things get tough, I just have to feed them.
Ayase looked slightly surprised when he heard my rant, but then he smiled and rested his chin.
“As expected, I have clear eyes for men.”
“I guess I’m the best husband.”
“Except she has eight wives.”
“Can you stop suddenly hitting me in the solar plexus when I’m doing well?”
When I protested and said that, Ayase drank beer and pretended not to notice.
“Well? Think about it.”
“Hey!”
So we laughed and talked and drank for a long time, not realizing that the night was getting deeper.
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