Chapter 130.2 - SS 6


    SS 6. [Bing A Vtuber For 0 Yen ~ Preparations]


    "Can I be a VTuber for 0 yen!? But when I looked it up on the inte… it costs hundreds of thousands of yen."


    "It depends on how you do it and the conditions, you know~."


    "R-Really?"


    My excitement seeped into my voice upon hearing Maichan''s words.


    Could it be that there''s such a method!?


    "Anyway… after school today, I''lle to your ce!"


    "Okay!"


    I nodded vigorously.


    Wait, huh???


    "Whaaat!? M-Mai-san ising to my house!?"


    ***


    "Excuse me~."


    "Pleasee in."


    I arrived at the house where I''m currently staying together with Mai-san.


    Since evacuating to Japan, it''s the first time I''m inviting someone to this house.


    Honestly, I''m nervous.


    As we were being led to my assigned room, Mai-san suddenly spoke up, seemingly btedly.


    "Come to think of it. This is your rtive''s house, right? I wonder if it was a bad idea toe here…"


    "T-That''s not true. Even though it''s my rtive''s house…"


    As I was about to exin, a hoarse voice interjected, "Oh my.", catching our attention.


    The person looked at us with a wrinkled, gentle smile.


    Is this what they call "Speak of the devil."?


    I''ve be quite skilled at using Japanese idioms.


    "Hello, I''m back."


    "Yes, wee home. Is this your friend? Nice to meet you. It was cold outside, wasn''t it? Make yourself at home."


    "Thank you. Sorry to intrude."


    We were seen off, and we entered my room.


    Mai-san immediately let out an understanding sound.


    "I see. Your grandma is Japanese."


    "Yeah, she''s my great-grandma, but… I want you to call her that way."


    "I see. She seems like a kind person."


    "………Yes."


    My great-grandma said we could stay here as long as we wanted.


    Her sons have already moved out, and there are spare rooms, so she said it''s fine.


    We''re really lucky.


    Having someone in the family we can rely on, and such a nice person at that.


    It makes me feel guilty about my friends whom I left behind in my hometown.


    "Is something the matter?"


    "N-No, it''s nothing! Anyway, what should we do from now on?"


    "Well, let''s see… Can you show me yourputer? You said you have one, right?"


    "Yes. Here it is."


    I said, showing her myptop.


    In an instant, Mai-san''s expression turned serious.


    "Wow, this is aputer… It''s the one provided by the school, right?"


    "Huh? Yes, it is, but…"


    One of the things that surprised me when I came to Japan was the "GIGA School n" or something like that, where each student is provided with a tablet or aptop, but they need to purchase it with the assistance of subsidies.


    Also, having a Wi-Fi environment at home is necessary. They say it''s for doing homework.


    "This one runs on Chrome OS, right? It''s not bad in itself, but there are software issues, and above all, the specs might not be enough."


    "So, you''re saying thisputer won''t work?"


    "Yes, that''s right. To make your VTuber debut, you''ll need a newputer."


    "?!?!?!"


    I thought, "This doesn''t make sense!" and confronted Mai about it.


    "But Mai-san said you can be a VTuber for free!"


    "Well, of course, whether you can debut for free depends on the method and conditions. But realistically, it''s impossible for someone who doesn''t have a smartphone or aputer to debut for free, right?"


    "That''s true."


    "Besides, it depends on whether you already have headphones, a microphone, and other things. The prerequisites can bepletely different for each person."


    When Mai-san said that, I couldn''t argue back.


    Indeed, it''s not as straightforward as beingpletely free if you already have everything you need from the start.


    "There are ways to be a VTuber with just a smartphone, but considering your goals, that might be challenging too."


    "But…"


    I fell silent, and Mai smiled.


    I couldn''t resist and looked up at her smiling face.


    "Surprisingly, there are many people out there who can debut as a VTuber for almost free!"


    "Really?"


    "Yes. The hurdle to bing a VTuber is much lower than most people think! Anyway, leave it to me for now."


    Mai-san said, winking.


    Was it an illusion?


    I rubbed my eyes.


    It felt like a ☆ mark flew from her eyes, or was I imagining things?


    ***


    One weekter.


    "Um, Mai-san? Wha-what''s with this? A desktopputer is sitting here!"


    In my room, a desktopputer had mysteriously appeared.


    Mai-san smiled cheerfully.


    "I got it for you!"


    "You got it? Where did you get it from?"


    "Well, you see…"


    Mai-san calmly answered my obvious question with a nonchnt expression…


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