IBV C41: The Feelings of One Another

Author: What in the world are you doing, Fuwariiii?!?!?!
Ahem. Sorry for the wait.
Things are starting to look more romance-like…

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Today, I happened to meet Senpai.

She found out right away that I was a VTuber.

But the awkwardness was intense the moment we met.

As I spoke with her, I found out she doesn’t have a boyfriend.

But I wonder why.

I should be happy, but for some reason, I feel gloomy.

I don’t understand why I’m feeling like this.

However, when Senpai asked me if there was someone I liked, I realized.

No, I ended up realizing.

That Kaoru-san and Hana-san have feelings for me.
Whether those feelings are as a man or as something like a friend, I’m not sure.

Yura-san probably only sees me as a younger sibling, but that’s just me speculating things on my own.

If I were to say whether I like or dislike Yura-san and the others, I would definitely say I like them.

But I don’t know what kind of feelings these are.

“Ughhhh! This is so frustratinggggggg!!!”
I was alone on my hotel bed, flailing and kicking my legs around.

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“Ahhhhhhhhh!!! That was too bold of meeeeeee!!!”
I was reflecting on what happened today in my hotel bed.
Confessing in a roundabout way and then suggesting we start as friends? Isn’t this something that only happens in romance novels and manga?!

A sense of shame tormented me in the empty hotel room.

“…But Yuki-kun still doesn’t have a girlfriend.”
As I thought out loud, I could feel my face heat up with embarrassment.
My legs started flailing on their own.

However, I feel like the gaping hole from when Yuki-kun disappeared is slowly filling up.

“My rivals are Mama Yuru and Fuwa-chan…”
I have confidence in my appearance, so surely…

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“Hey, Yura, can we talk?”
“What’s up, onee-chan?”
I decided to have a drink and chat with Yura at the hotel bar.

I ordered a GODI*A liqueur, and Yura ordered a tea liqueur diluted with milk.
“It seems that the senior who caused Yuki-kun’s heartbreak was his modeling partner today.”
“Huh?! No way! What a coincidence!”
I told Yura what happened today.

“And then, the model asked who was the object of Yuki-kun’s unrequited love, and he said it was her…”
“Onee-chan…”

“But Yuki-kun and the model don’t know if their feelings are romantic or platonic, so they decided to start over as friends.”
“Uh-huh.”

“I realized something.”
“What’s that?”

“I truly like Yuki-kun.”
“Well, that makes sense. You like Yuki-kun a lot.”

“Huh? Is it that obvious?!”
“Quite a bit, yeah. What do you like about him?”

“It’s not just that he’s cute, but also his family-oriented side, how he can be passionate about something to the point of changing himself.”
“Uh-huh.”

“Plus, he probably wouldn’t normally crossdress, but he’s trying so hard to fulfill our promise as a VTuber, even as booth assistant. I can’t help but fall for him when I see him like that.”
“I see. There’s only one way, onee-chan.”

“What is it?”
“Snatch him before someone else does.”

“What?”
“If you make Yuki-kun fall for you before anyone else, you’ll be fine.”

“Can I do it?”
“Of course you can! I’ll help too!”

“Yura…”
“And then I’ll get him to call me Yura-oneechan!”

“Haha.”
“Why are you laughing, onee-chan?!”

“It’s just like you, Yura.”
“Hehehe, so let’s make you more stylish, onee-chan.”

“Huh?”
“Now that that’s settled, we must consult your senpai!”

“Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat?!”

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“Hmm-hmhm♪”
I’m in a great mood because I’ve confirmed an off-collab with Yuka-chan, and guess what?

“I found a good book♪”
I found a Yuka-chan book at Suica Books!

And not just that!!!
“I know it’s a Fuwa×Yuka book… but…”
I stare at another book.

“Why is there also a Yuru×Yuka book from the same artist with such quality?! I still bought it, though!!!”

As for the content… perhaps it’s a bit too much to share here♪

Anyway, I’m going to treat these books like treasure! Yes, that’s what I’ll do!
I did buy two of each, but that can’t be helped.

—A Certain Doujin Artist’s POV—

“Hehe, it sold better than I thought.”
“I wanted to draw both, but it was definitely tough… I ended up making a photocopied book. If there’s demand for a reprint, maybe I’ll do offset printing…”

“Even though it was a photocopy, I wouldn’t have made it in time if Yuki-kun hadn’t given me Mama Yuru’s information…”

“I still have plenty of ideas for the upcoming Winter Comiket… I’ll spread the circle of oneesan x shota love even further…”

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