Chapter 22

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「The fourth episode of the Masagure collabs～!」

「Dondonpafupafu」

「Y, yaaay……」

Matching Ringo’s monotone reading, Yuugure livened things up in a laid-back attitude while Masaki did so in a meek manner.

For the fourth episode, the pair Yuugure and Masaki—and Ringo—started with a greeting that has become quite familiar to everyone.

「But I’m not the one hosting it this time. I will now call in the host, please enter!」

「Hellooo☆ I’m Midorisaki Zakuro from the first generation of『Studio Virtual』☆☆ Thanks for inviting me☆」

「The empty-headed senpai came……」

「Y, you’re so mean……I wanna go home already」

「I, it’s Midorisaki-san……!」

Masaki felt indebted to the two troubled people.

Many viewers were already anticipating chaos with comments saying『It’s Zakuro-neeee』『Crap, this may be the end of the stream』『Do Not Mix Hazard』.

Looking at those reactions, Midorisaki went「Ehem」and coughed once.

「That was just a joke. I’ve been entrusted with hosting today so I intend to take it seriously. Is that fine, Ringo-kun, Yuugure-kun, Masakichi-kun?」

「Ma, Masakichi……!?」

「Exactly what kind of character are you aiming for, senpai……?」

Are you trying to be the butt of the joke or not? Or could it be both?

The three people are being toyed with by Midorisaki who conducts herself in a way new to them. She ignores them and continues.

「I’ll now be explaining the rules. The rules are simple. These three individuals have taken a test beforehand with five subjects, Japanese, Society, Mathematics, Science, and English, each worth 100 points」

「Yeah we did」

「And now the competition format. Victory will be determined by Masakichi-kun’s score VS Yuugure-kun and Ringo-kun’s score combined」

「Excushe me Teach, I hab a question」

「What is it, Yuugure-kun?」

「Why are we fighting with me and Mikan’s score combined!?」

A reasonable question.

Masaki’s highest possible score is 500 points. With Yuugure and Ringo’s score combined, the highest possible score for them is 1000 points. It’s unfair no matter how you look at it.

Normally, that is.

「Yes, a great question indeed. But the answer is simple…………Yuugure by herself, can’t even be called a match」

「Wh, what!?」

「Umm……sensei」

The one who timidly raised her hand up was Ringo.

「What is it?」

「I don’t think I did that terrible but……We still have to add up our scores even with that?」

「Fumu. There are two reasons for this. The first is straightforward, Masakichi-kun’s score is extraordinarily high」

「Huh, r, really!?」

The one shocked by this was Masaki.

「Umu. I thought the Vtuber species was filled with only idiots……but Masakichi-kun, he usually scores a high number of points. Mhm. It would be way too one-sided」

「So Masaki-kun is an intellectual～. That part of him is also lovable」

「And the second reason is……Yuugure’s score, is extraordinarily low」

「…………So Masaki-kun is an intellectual～. That part of him is also lovable」

「She’s escaped from reality」

The light from Yuugure’s eyes seem to have disappeared even though it shouldn’t be possible.

「That’s why we quickly had Ringo take a test, and that’s the reason for combining the scores」

「So I was forced to take a test because of that. All cause Tsukihi is an idiot」

「Don’t call me an idiot!! Even though I look like this, I’ve worn glasses before」

「You already sound like one」

「Uu……It would’ve been fine if it was just Yuugure since my win would be guaranteed……」

「Masaki-kun!? What do you mean by that!?」

Yuugure is protesting but for Ringo, it was Yuugure’s fault that she was forced to take a test, causing her to look at Yuugure with spiteful eyes.

「And for the punishment game, the loser has to「Sell a voice drama」. Now then, shall we start?」

「Ei, YES SIRRR!」

「Y, yes! I’ll do my best……!!」

「I won’t lose」

The general plan for the stream is to pick up a few questions from each subject one at a time. After presenting the correct and wrong answers, the scores of each of the three people will be announced.

「Okay, first is a question from Japanese. State the reading for the kanji『Squid (烏賊)』. Here are Masakichi-kun and Ringo-kun’s answers」

『Ika』『I love squid (ika) ♡』

「I remembered it at the last second」

「Well, being able to read it is natural」

「Yuugure’s answer is this」

「Torikizoku (I love thighs♡)」

「Why is it the name of a yakiniku chain store……?」

A genuine question from Masaki.

『Torikizoku wwwwwww』『Her gluttony is showing lmao』『Even with the same「I love ♡」, I can feel the sorrows of Yuugure』and etc., the comment section is getting roused up from the get-go.

「Ehh, Yuugure, what was your thought process for this answer?」

「There was the kanji for Bird (Tori, 鳥), and the kanji for Thief (Zoku, 賊) so……」

「By the way, this isn’t『Bird (鳥)』but『Crow (烏)』」

「…………」

「I’m starting to somewhat see the direction this is heading towards……」

Ringo felt disappointed by how weak her teamate was. There were also comments saying『This is the silence of a bottom place loser』『Mikan-shi is speechless』and pitying her.

Masaki, for some reason, said「I see, that’s true……」and reached an understanding.

「Alright then, another question. Who wrote the novel『No Longer Human』? Both Masakichi-kun and Ringo-kun got it right, it’s Dazai Osamu」

「This pattern again!!? Are you two being TeeTee!!? Are y’all idiots!!?」

「Actually, I should be the one attacking you for getting it wrong……」

「Yuugure’s answer:『Yakuza』」

「Tsukihi, did you think that was the right answer?」

「Shut up stupid!! It might’ve been written by yakuza, ya never know!」

Relationships are breaking apart within Team Yuugure from the start.

The results for Japanese are: Masaki 100 points, Ringo 90 points, and Yuugure 25 points.