The Villainess VTuber Rips People Apart-Chapter 172

Sora seemed to do better with Vocaloid songs or calmer tunes. She was like that when we went to karaoke last time.

Still, that lyric stayed in my head.

But it wasn’t a song I’d listen to over and over, so I only listened to Sora’s song once.

And then, I went right back to Labyrinthos solo queue.

D-Day 5.

A message came from Sora on Discord.

Ayano Kouji Sora

[I'm planning a song relay with the members of the Fantasy League.]

[Would you be interested in participating?]

I knew the Leviathan people were busy practicing for matches these days.

So, Sora was preparing a song relay project on top of that. Impressive.

Ayano Kouji Sora

[We went to karaoke with Laura the other day.]

[That’s when I thought I’d like to start a song relay.]

[With Rui’s help, I think we can pull it off.]

[We’re expecting about 20 participants.]

She said that.

Leviathan had Rui, so I guess their drive for these kinds of projects was definitely strong.

Son Nalim thought for a moment before replying.

Son Nalim

[Thanks for inviting me.]

[But would it be okay if I give you an answer later?]

[I want to focus on my match practice right now.]

Ayano Kouji Sora

[Yes, that’s fine!]

[Anyway, scheduling might take until the end of February or early March.]

[I’m still debating whether to add a request system or task song system.]

[You can take your time with the answer!]

The conversation ended there, and Son Nalim went back to practicing for Labyrinthos.

D-Day 4.

A message came from Elenoa.

Elenoa

[Senior Nalim..]

[I want to get closer to Laura.]

[Could you help me with that?]

Son Nalim

[Sorry.]

[I’ve been busy with practice and haven’t been able to meet with Laura.]

[Tell me after the match is over.]

Elenoa

[Ah, you’re busy! I’m sorry for bothering you!]

After finishing her conversation with Elenoa, Son Nalim continued practicing Labyrinthos.

D-Day 3.

It had been a while, but Laura did a collaboration stream with Sora.

【Watch the Baddario Festival together】 【Aurora/Ayano Kouji Sora/EYEAI】

The Baddario Festival featuring Mashina.

And it wasn’t just Shina who was there; Rui was also performing. Rui couldn’t cancel this external event, the Baddario Festival, no matter what.

[But isn’t Baddario a character merchandise brand?]

[I thought they mainly release characters like Yellow Pitina and Pping Pping Pudding. Why are they doing a performance like this?]

Laura’s voice rang in my ears.

While I was doing solo queue in Labyrinthos, I was listening to Laura’s broadcast.

I didn’t even look at the stream.

After all, the Baddario Festival was a paid online concert. So, you could only watch it on a special platform, not on YouTube, and you obviously needed to pay for it.

Because of that, Laura couldn’t just play the Baddario Festival concert on her stream. If she did, she’d be banned for broadcasting it illegally.

I wasn’t really interested in Rui’s performance, and I wasn’t particularly invested in Shina’s performance either.

So, I figured there was no need to watch the screen. I just listened to Laura’s voice.

[Well, I guess.]

[Now that I think about it, why is Baddario doing something like a virtual festival?]

Sora, sounding unsure, voiced that thought.

Baddario already had a loyal fanbase. Those fans would keep buying Baddario’s products no matter what. So Baddario had been expanding into new fanbases for quite some time.

Do you know Show and Prove by Rock? That was clearly targeted at otaku. Otaku who like cute girl characters may not necessarily like Yellow Pitina, but they could like Show and Prove by Rock.

And surprisingly, they’ve also released horror games, and there are even VTubers affiliated with Baddario.

I think Baddario’s trying to attract new otaku fans.

I think the idols, singers, and VTubers at the Baddario Festival are probably part of their effort to expand that fanbase.

— That’s what I wanted to say.

But of course, due to the physical distance, I couldn’t tell Laura that.

In three days, I’d have to face Leviathan in a match, so right now, practice was more important.

[Shina sings really well, huh?]

I did kind of want to see it.

That’s what I thought.

D-Day 1.

The whole Gryphon team was practicing.

And there was the ban-pick meeting.

"Ultimately, I think the key is how we stop Laura."

Son Nalim said that.

The ace of Leviathan, Aurora.

Son Nalim, at least, understood Aurora’s physical strength and carry potential.

Back when they had teamed up in ranked games, Aurora had been on a rampage.

And even in Dungeon Seeker, she had taken down monsters while under debuffs.

Honestly, I wondered how much the ban-pick would even matter against Aurora. Even if we picked a character other than Dark Knight, Berserker, or Thief, Aurora would still probably perform well.

"The only option seems to be, I’ll try to stop Laura, so you guys win the match."

"Are you sure about that?"

Shinomoya Yuki, the 2nd-tier member of Gryphon, asked, looking concerned.

Son Nalim nodded.

"Yeah. It’s fine. I’m confident."

She said that.

D-Day 0.

The day of the match against Gryphon was drawing near.

And SerenadeKR's (promising) new member Elenoa was... a little down.

Noa-ttspi.

Why do you look so sad?

"I have no reason to talk to Laura!"

Noa shouted to herself in the living room.

For example, you might envy someone who married a celebrity, but you probably wouldn’t feel truly jealous.

Humans tend to resign themselves to things they can’t have rather than showing greed for them.

"You were never going to be mine in the first place…" and people tend to give up reasonably and accept reality.

On the other hand, if it’s something that could have been mine, but I just barely missed it, it’s... infuriating!

The AGSS event had been held for five days.

For three of those days, Noa had hosted the handshake event, but Laura apparently only visited on the first day and never came back!

Actually, Noa hadn’t thought much about it before.

"I’d love to get closer to Laura~. But since we’re from different companies, it might be a little hard to get close, right?"

"Oh, but Fantasy League? Maybe there’s a chance? It’d be great if there’s a chance~."

That’s how she’d been thinking. And she’d had a great opportunity at AGSS, but... for some reason, she missed it!

Noa was strangely frustrated by it.

"Okay... I’ll invite her to a collaboration. If we get close there, that’ll work."

So, Noa decided she wanted to invite Laura to a collaboration.

Ah, but I don’t have a reason. I need a reason.

Noa’s inner voice, the gangster within her, was saying that.

How should I invite her to make it look good?

She pondered that, and before she knew it, it was the day of the Leviathan vs Gryphon match.

"Y-yeah...! Laura’s probably busy with practice right now! It’d be better to invite her after the match against Cerberus next week, right? Right, Laura!"

Oh, Noa-ttspi.

That’s such a SuMin kind of thought.

Isn’t self-deprecation too Chon-like?

GuiJok and SuMin are just different ranks, but in the end, they’re both human. You’re a great person too, you know?

Stop hesitating, take a step forward, and just do it.

Noa’s inner Laura Chad seemed to say that.

But I guess because our Laura’s been overseas, her pronunciation is pretty hard to follow. Especially when she says "SuMin," it rolls so much that I wondered what word it was.

Anyway, alright, Laura.

I’ll invite you to the collaboration.

"I’ll watch this match first!"

The match was about to start, so there was no way she could send an invite message now.

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So, Noa decided to quietly watch the match.

【#Fantasy League】 Watch my glory 【Aurora and Leviathan’s perspective】

[Should we talk about the ban-pick? I think the opposing team will probably focus on banning Laura and Rui.]

On the screen, Choi Gaho said that.

[We should also focus on countering their ace. Let’s ban Son Nalim and Shinomiya Yuki.]

[Club owner, I would disagree.]

Then, the real Laura spoke up on the screen.

[Disagree with what?]

[Ban cards should focus on Shinomiya Yuki. We don’t need to ban Son Nalim.]

[So, you’re suggesting we leave Son Nalim’s Paladin open?]

"Eh?"

Noa tilted her head as she listened.

[Let Nalim play her Paladin. That should be enough for us to win.]

[What’s your reasoning?]

[Because I’m sure I won’t lose to Nalim’s Paladin.]

Laura smiled a little.

Wow, our Laura.

She’s so cool...!

That feeling is exhilarating! I look up to her...!!

Noa subconsciously clenched her fists.

Hehe, Noa-ttspi.

This is what GuiJok means.

Noa’s inner Laura Chad seemed to say that.

It was winter.