Chapter 36

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36. I Wonder If

Being a Mama Isn’t Too Bad 5

Houki-kun, who grinned and distorted

his mouth, stared at me.

“Hey, Kanae-san. You–.“

It’s dangerous! it’s dangerous! it’s

dangerous!

What’s wrong with "It’s

dangerous!", that Houki-kun said?

Everything was dangerous, but it was

the one that would be fatal to my social standing.

The only way to protect my human life

is to silence the Houki-kun. And to silence Houki-kun is to kill the Houki-kun.

It is hopeless to think it.

I’m good. Because when I’m in a pinch,

I still can think clearly. So, I could judge the best move that I can use

easily.

“Eat this…!”

I shook Houki-kun’s hand by pulling it

instead of pushing it in. I took out the grenade in the storage.

This rule is that there is a gray even

without a weapon.

I pulled out the pin with my mouth

without hesitation–

“...! Seriously you..."

――At the expense of myself, I caught

Houki-kun in the blast.

Houki-kun, whose HP had been

decreasing by my fist, died instantly, and I also lost the HP because I

couldn’t get the shield either.

In other words, Houki-kun and I died

together.

I can’t stream my true identity to the

viewers.

☆ 彡 ☆ 彡 ☆ 彡 ☆ 彡

A dim space surrounded by cold air.

The exit has only one large door that

I can see far away, and the light to get visibility can only enter from there.

The wall made of an unknown metal was

cold as if it matched the atmosphere of this place, further enhancing the eerieness

of this space.

That is an asylum.

It is a building where players who

have died but still survive were sent.

“Hey, Hoshino.”

My left hand is tied with a handcuff

and a chain. So I couldn’t escape on my own.

This handcuff and chain was a

so-called “indestructible object” that could exist only in VR.

To get out of this asylum, you need

the help of your allies.

“Reply me, you’re Hoshino.”

I tried to open the item storage with

my free right hand.

If you look at it, the items I

collected to fight have disappeared, and most of the contents have been gone.

By the way, where did those items go?

The answer is my death point, and it is the LoS specification that when you

die, items you have will be scattered and disappear.

Meanwhile, the only thing left in my

hands was the flash grenade that I put at the “top of storage”.

That is because of the rule that if

you die and then are sent to the asylum, you will continue to have only one of

the “items you had in your hand” or the “items you had at the top of the storage”.

Because of the special rule of “No

Weapon”, I had something like a flash grenade, but since “the item I had in my

hand” has the highest priority in this fight because it is an official rule, I

will use any weapon. I often bring it in.

You brought in your ammunition, so

it’s impossible to fight immediately as the resurrection-reskill can prevent

you from doing that. But by having a friend share it, you can kill the enemy to

some extent.

“Hey, don’t ignore me, Hoshino. You

can hear me.”

I silently threw a flash grenade.

“Ugoa!?!? MY Eyes !! MY Eyes !!!”

I wonder what happened.

I want to escape from this asylum.

Inori-chan or Shiroe-chan's help is indispensable.

However, Shiroe-chan must keep her

hand in the battle with Mish-chan.

When that happens, I have no choice

but to pray that Inori-chan will come to me. But I’m worried if she can fight

alone and reach this asylum safely.

I moved my right hand again, this time

projecting a hologram.

What I watch there is a bird’s eye

view of Inori from behind her.

The player who died can watch the

movements of allies, he can grasp the battle situation to some extent.

Of course, you can see Shiroe-chan,

but now that I need Inori-chan’s help, I decided to see Inori-chan’s situation.

It seems that Inori-chan is coming to

this place to help me.

“Well, hey you… You dare to do that?”

I can hear an angry voice from my

back.

I turned my attention to someone

annoyed that his left hand was handcuffed like me on the opposite wall.

“Why don’t you make it a little

quieter? It’s noisy from a while ago.”

“Hoshinoooo……, can you stop it …… !!”

Hoshino?

Who is it?

“What are you talking about? I don’t

know Hoshino.”

I decided to do it.

There is no evidence anyway. So unless

I say something strange, I won’t get caught.

No matter how easy I was, the remarks

that would reveal my identity so easily–

“Kitou-san went to school with a man I

didn’t know, yesterday.”

“Who is that? Tell me more about it.

I’ll kill him.”

“It’s a lie.”

“............”

“............”

‥ …… That’s why I don’t like a genius.

“You’re stupid.”

Well, it is a fact that there is no

point in challenging a genius opponent with more intelligence.

It was impossible from the beginning

that I, whose intelligence was a little lower than average, would win against

Houki-kun in words.

Here, we should recognize his ability

and then negotiate to minimize the damage.

Fortunately, The ball of light was

used by Inori-chan, so the conversation here is only for us.

“… Well, what’s the purpose,

Houki-kun?”

“No, I don’t have any purpose. If you

suddenly get a murderous intention that goes beyond the boundaries of the game,

anyone will care about the other person’s identity.”

That’s right, I’m convinced.

Houki-kun was staring at me with his

face in dismay.

Probably, after recognizing that “I”

was inside, I think that I was looking at this avatar called Kanae again.

“… Then why don’t you break my

identity?”

“That doesn’t help me … well, I’m

pulling it. Is that a hobby?”

“Ah, yeah, for the time being…? I

started doing this after Kitou-san rejected me. I wonder what I’m doing...”

“I don’t even know what kind of stupid

behavior that is...”

“I see....”

I wonder if I’m stupid after all.

Ordinary people don’t become beautiful

Vtubers even if they get frustrated.

At that time, I was in an unstable

mental state due to escapism, but I am worried about my anomaly.

“By the way, Hoshino, what’s that

female voice? The vocal cords of the character couldn’t be tampered with from

the real, and LoS doesn’t have a voice change function.”

“Oh, this is my voice normally. I can

make it even in real life.”

“Seriously …, you...”

“Hey.”

Houki-kun had a stern look that

resembled Michiyuki’s, and I had mixed feelings.

I hate it so much, my female voice ……,

I was shocked with a straight face, but Houki-kun continued to speak.

“Recently, there are people who made

voice changer code in LoS, there was a rumor, so I thought it was exactly that

…”

Voice change in LoS.

The information was new to me and was

a little surprising.

LoS management is strict against

cheats, and at the same time, it’s known to eliminate function expansion from

the player side.

I heard that it is also one of the

cheat measures, but it is.

“Hey, but is it good for management?”

“… Well, I don’t recommend it.”

Honestly, the change in voice doesn’t

affect the game, and I don’t think it’s something to worry about.

I glanced at the hologram that

reflected Inori-chan. It will take a little longer to get here, but it seems

like the fight is going well.

“By the way, the story changes again,

but what was the last time?”

Suddenly, Houki-kun asks me again.

“Are you there?”

“See, something like being family …

Did Mish asks you to be her mama?”

I realized that it was the words I

gave when I hit Houki-kun.

“Yeah. I was so excited that Mish-chan

will call me a mama. But you’re the papa. I couldn’t stop my nausea and murder.

I’m sorry.”

“… Ah, yes. Well, this is a game where

you hit each other, so you don’t have to apologize.”

Honestly, I feel a little sorry for

hitting him regardless of the game.

“But actually, stop being Mish’s mama.

I don’t think Hoshino knows, but her age is–“

When I talked to him just now,

suddenly, Houki-kun screamed with an expression that seemed to come up with

something.

It’s a little annoying how to explain

that expression. But in short, it’s a “bad face”.

No, Buchake Houki-kun had a rather bad

face, but now he has an intriguing face.

Although I felt a little creepy, I

waited for the continuation of that word.

“… I understand, Hoshino. Mish is

cute. I can understand the desire to be her mama.”

“Eh? … Uh, yeah.”

What’s this guy? What I said earlier

is different.

“‘Mama”. Doesn’t it sound good?

Honestly, I thought it was suitable for you, Mama. I’m sure she’s 10 years old

(in VR)? It’s the cutest time for my daughter.”

“That’s right, right?”

“Oh yeah. Please be her mama. By the

way–.“

“?”

“-Tell me, “I’m not good at men, so I

don’t need a papa.”.”

When I heard Houki-kun’s words, I

guess it was the right choice …

In short, Houki-kun doesn’t like the

current situation where a 20-year-old girl is calling him a papa.

Even though she says she shouldn’t

call him, Mish-chan, who calls her dad, is in trouble, and it seems that she

intends to use me to get rid of her papa.

And for that reason, he hid

Mish-chan’s actual age from me.

“I don’t like it because it seems to

be used well...”

“If you do it well, you’re guaranteed

that you won’t lose your identity because when Mish realizes you’re a man, this

strategy becomes meaningless.”

“Hmm, I see.”

Other than Mish-chan-for example, even

if Shiroe-chan notices my identity, that information will be transmitted to

Mish-chan.

In other words, the merit of hiding my

identity is also born to Houki-kun.

As a result, you will get a reassuring

ally.

I decided that this was the only way

to ride.

“Okay, leave it to me… But for that

strategy to go well, my mama’s charm needs to exceed having Houki-kun as papa.

That’s why I don’t need a papa right.

“Just relax, I’ve known Mish for a

long time, so I know her ideal mama. That’s what I’ve known for over a decade.”

“Is that when Mish was born?”

“I’ve been with you for about three

years.”

Mish-chan (10 years old) was not born

ten years ago due to her setting.

I think that there is something that

Houki-kun says that is not here.

The problem is that I have a long

relationship with a 10-year-old girl in the first place.

But she continued to speak as if

nothing had happened, and her courage was terrifying.

“Ask me well, from now on I will tell

Hoshino about Mish’s propensity.”

“How did you get the information from

the little girl?”

“Shut up”

Somehow he turns it around...

Houki-kun, who gave up trying to

fight, was already sick and irritated. He is muttering, “Shit …, that woman’s

setting is too mundane …” arrived at me just because of the tranquility of this

asylum.

It’s troublesome, like the sisters of

a 10-year-old girl (20 years old) and a 7-year-old girl (2nd High).

I don’t know the ages of the two, so

it’s okay, but if I were in the position of Mr. Houki-kun, I would have given

up.

After a bit of bitterness, Houki-kun

returned to me and talked about his propensity.

“Okay, hug me from behind.”

“Hum.”

That is reasonable. I feel like a mama

hug to me.

“So, hold me tight with all my

strength–“

“……Embrace?”

“–Strangle and kill”

“Are you strangling me!?”

“Oh. I want to hug you strongly.”

Perhaps 20 years old is the age at

which propensity is aggravated, or is it a desire to be abusive because of a

strong man?

Anyway, she has a weird habit of

despair.

“It’s okay, can you believe me? That

will make her mellowed. It’s a dream told to me 23 times, so it’s credible.”

“You’re told such a stupid delusion 23

times...”

Although I felt pity for the Houki-kun

in the past, I felt despair for myself, who had to turn that delusion into a

reality.

–Gogogo.

Just now.

After our conversation ended, the

sound of the asylum door opening echoed.

Because Houki-kun and I were the only

ones in this camp, probably Inori-chan came.

“Kanae-san. Are you there?”

Sure enough, I heard Inori-chan’s

voice.

“Inori-chan, I’m here.”

I will reply without any particular

twist.

In this building with no obstacles, it

was a moment for Inori-chan to find me.

Inori-chan looked a little relieved.

She rushed towards me then reached for my handcuff.

And the moment she touched her

handcuffs, the handcuffs became particles of light and disappeared.

“I was surprised. Suddenly a suicide

attack…”

“Aha, I’m sorry.”

I tried to check the condition by

turning my free left hand around. But of course, there should be no physical

condition in VR. It works without problems.

When I looked straight ahead, I

noticed that Inori-chan hold her hand out, so I stood up with that hand.

“–Thank you, Inori-chan.”

“No …. Let’s hurry more than that. I

don’t know how much more time Shiroe-chan has.”

“Yeah.”

While talking to Inori-chan, I looked

at Houki-kun lightly and nodded to each other.

It seems as if you could hear a voice

saying, “I left it to you.”.

However, I thought it was strange to

show Inori-chan how she got along with him. So I went out of the camp without

any further communication with him.

The bright sunlight for the first time

in a few minutes feels good.

“This is Kanae-san. I will run.”

“Yup!”

Inori-chan holding a ball of light

looks still cool.

I felt that Inori-chan was

intentionally trying not to make eye contact with Houki-kun.

There shouldn’t be anything with them,

I think it’s because of their mind.

I cracked my head and started running.

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