The Villainess VTuber Rips People Apart

Chapter 130

It’s now the sixth day since I started the punishment game.

To be precise, since it’s past midnight, it’s technically the seventh day. In other words, today is the final day.

I plan to visit Rinko’s house on this last day, but before that, let me recount three stories that happened earlier.

#1. Sora & Anna’s Binaural Banter

"This person is seriously dangerous."

Anna opened the discussion with that line.

It was during an ASMR stream at 11 PM.

Originally, the stream was supposed to have Sora practicing various ASMR techniques, but after the infamous Mimi-Name (ear-licking) incident, Anna opted for a more talk-centered broadcast.

For the record, I wasn’t there.

I was borrowing Anna’s VR gear to do a promotional stream for Aces Arise.

So Anna was streaming alone with Sora.

"Why are you bringing that up again...?"

"Remember earlier today when Laura and I had lunch at your place, Sora-chan?"

"Since you said you wanted to try out the QU-100 mic, we went back to my house."

"And as a little ASMR practice, I had Sora-chan give it a try."

"Laura-chan had never really experienced ASMR properly before, so I lent her my earphones."

"And then, guess what? This person just went straight into ear-licking!"

Mimi-Name LOLDid she really do it???She must do this sort of thing with E girls a lot.This confirms it, Sora’s the main wife.Why do you get to hear it alone?Let us hear it too!!!

"Even big agencies don’t do Mimi-Name, so why on earth would you do that...?"

"I-I didn’t know..."

"I just listened to whatever ASMR popped up in the algorithm, and there were so many people doing ear-licking... I thought it was a standard thing."

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【"For ASMR streams, Mimi-Name needs to become a regular thing."】

【NobleHousehold has donated 1,000 yen.】

【"I’m Laura, and I completely agree with Sora’s opinion."】

"But, Anna-senpai."

"I saw some Horizon Air VTubers doing it the other day..."

"Mimi-Name used to be classified as adult content."

"Back then, you could even get your channel suspended for it."

"Really?"

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【"There was a time when even karaoke streams could get demonetized, LOL."】

"Yeah, that did happen."

"But the rules are more lenient now, so it’s not like they crack down on everything like they used to."

"You probably won’t lose monetization for Mimi-Name anymore. Maybe it’ll get age-restricted, though."

"Still, some agencies outright ban it."

Especially VTubers with pure or innocent personas—they don’t touch ear-licking.

The same goes for agencies. To protect their image and that of their affiliated VTubers, many completely prohibit it.

"Our company is surprisingly lenient about that, though."

"...But doing something like that in a live stream without prior approval could get you in trouble."

"Sora-chan, you’re lucky you got away with it this time because of me."

That’s what Anna said.

Hearing this, Sora, sitting beside her, looked surprised.

"Anna-senpai."

"...This is the first time you’ve actually acted like a senior."

"I think Youth is a good theme. Chel would probably agree too."

"But I don’t know many youth-themed songs."

"If we think about it, it’d probably be songs about school life, right?"

"School life, huh."

If that’s the case, I probably couldn’t sing any youth-themed songs properly.

Well, I could sing them, but without any emotional resonance, it would likely come off as robotic.

#3. Visiting Rinko’s House

After spending all night at karaoke, Anna and Sora were completely wiped out.

Sora went home, and Anna returned to her place, ordered some easy-to-digest porridge, and promptly passed out.

So I headed to Rinko’s house alone, aiming to arrive by lunchtime.

【"Hello? Sorry, Laura, but I don’t think I can do the collab today."】

On the way there, I got a call from Rinko.

"You can’t do the collab?"

【"Something urgent came up... I’m really sorry!"】

"That’s inconvenient. I’m already here."

【"Huh?"】

Ding-dong.

I rang the doorbell.

"If you canceled a prior engagement at the last minute, you must have a good reason. And I think I deserve an explanation."

【"Uh, well..."】

"Come out and explain. If you feel bad and want my forgiveness, you should explain even more so."

I hung up the phone after saying that.

Soon, Rinko opened the door.

"Go on, explain. I’m listening."

"Um, well... someone’s sick..."

"You mean a family member? I thought your family lived overseas."

"...Did I mention that?"

"During your Chuseok stream. I wondered why you didn’t visit your family, so I looked into it."

For the record, Rinko’s family relationships were very well-documented on her wiki.

"If it’s not a family issue, does that mean you have a housemate? I thought you lived alone."

I crossed my arms and smiled.

Cancelling plans at the last minute is understandable, but if I’ve made the effort to visit, I expect a satisfactory explanation.

As I stared at her, someone’s voice came from behind the door.

"...It’s fine, Rinko-senpai. You don’t need to cover for me."

The door opened, and an unfamiliar woman stepped out.

Her face was bright red, her hair disheveled, and her pajama buttons slightly undone.

...?

"Rinko, don’t tell me—"

"It’s not what you think."

Faced with such a suspicious situation, Rinko spoke.

"Whatever you’re imagining, it’s not true."