Ch 22 - Miko danye!~

"Thank you for the food." I said as I put my spoon and fork on top of my plate.

"Hah...Well, I better go wash my mess and continue with the music." I said as I got my plate and put it in the sink as I ran the water on the tap to clean the plate before I proceed to wash it.

In truth, I already finished the whole song. I worked on some major details before I ate lunch. However, in terms of mixing and getting the sound I want...it's not quite there yet.

"Hah...I also hate the fact that my mind is thinking of so many rhymes right now for my verses…"

Matter of fact, I did a rough draft of my 1st verse of the song already. I still gotta clean it up and fix some lines later on…Shit, I'm really in the mood to write the lyrics first before I do the beat.

Well, it's not like the beat is unfinished. So I guess I could just live with what I have right now and do the lyrics first.

'Well, at least I know what might be the hit song of my EP.'

"I'm The General" shall be the "Could You Please RIP" of my EP.

"I wonder how many views it shall get." I chuckled.

One thing is for sure, it shall exceed 1 million after a week. Hell, I'll be happy if it can exceed 2 million after a week. This isn't me being egotistical. It's just that my hit song follows the usual hit rap song formula.

Flexing? Check. Bitches? Check. Money? Check. Power? Check. Have those 4 things in your rap song, and it's more likely to be a hit song.

"Well, I've done my remix of Calli's song already, so I guess I have nothing to worry about now." I said as I finally got the sponge and started washing the dishes.

After doing that, I finally went back to my computer and wiped my hands on my boxers. I also got rid of my shirt, making my boxers the only thing that's covering me up.

"Lemme see...I think I could change this line a bit." I said, looking at the 3rd bar of my lyrics.

I proceeded to write the whole song, and I would proceed to keep on with the lyrics until I felt like I can take a break and check the whole thing to see if I should continue refining it until I'm satisfied…

~~Shiina's POV~~

"Shiina, me and your mom shall go buy some groceries. We might be late because of other stuff too, but we'll bring snacks, okay?"

"Yup! Please buy me some biscuits when you get back home!" I said.

"Of course." My dad giggled.

"Make sure to lock the door and bring the key with you if you ever try to go out, okay? And take care of yourself!" My mom said.

"Yeah!"

"Well, we'll be going now!" They said as the door closed.

I went and locked the door, and I breathed out.

"Now that mom and dad are gone…" I said while smiling.

"I'm finally alone in the house…"

…

…

…

"Hah...!~ Hah...!~ Shiro-niichan...!~" I said while putting my head against the bathroom's wall while I used my right fingers to help me climax.

My brain started going so wild, thinking of so many lewd positions that me and him could be in while in the shower. Matter of fact, my imagination is getting so vivid that it almost feels like the real deal. Like he inserted his thing inside me.

It's as if he's literally behind me.

"Shiina...you're so fucking cute...!" He said.

"Hah...fuck me more, Shiro-niichan!~ Stick it up inside me more!~"

"Hehe...Your pussy is so tight. I love it...!"

"Hehe...~ I'm glad Shiro-niichan loves my pussy.~"

"Hah...!~ Normally, we shouldn't be doing this, 'cause we're both biological siblings...!~" I said.

"But you're just too cute. I can't imagine another man having you!" He said as I turned around while continuing to finger myself.

"Stupid Shiro-niichan...you do know you're the only man I've ever fallen in love with!~"

I imagined me and him kissing as his tongue twirled around mine, feeling every movement as passionate. As if he just wants to keep connecting with me. In reality though, I stuck my tongue out as I panted.

'Oh, I really want to kiss him...!~ Even though he won't permit it, I just want to do it one time...!~ One...time...!~'

"Ah, fuck! I'm about to cum!~" I said as I sped up my fingering speed.

"Fuck...! I'm about to cum too, Shiina...!~" I imagined Shiro-niichan saying it.

"Hah...!~ Hah...!~ HAH...!~ Cum inside me, Shiro-niichan...!~"

"Here I...come...!"

"Hah...!~ Hah...!!~ HAH...!!!~ HAH!!~~ FUCK...!" I said as my hole finally released all the pent-up pleasure, releasing a lot of milky fluid from my hole.

"HAH...! Hah...! Hah...hah…" I looked down at my right hand that was now wet.

"Hehe.~ Another masturbation session that felt really good.~"

Though, when was it never good? When it's Shiro-niichan I'm thinking about, I'm always at my happiest.

I cleaned the floor, cleaned my body, and I went back to my bed as I breathed out, still thinking of my big brother.

"Ah...just a few days before I can finally meet my big brother…" I said as I put my right hand on top of my forehead, feeling a slight coldness from it.

'...I wonder how me and him will have a conversation? I know all the things he'll ask, but one question he most likely might ask would be about...our blood relation.'

"Well...if he were to ask that, then he could tell from one reason by just comparing our faces." I pouted as I changed my position to lie on my right side.

Though, another way to verify that me and him are real blood-related siblings would be to compare our DNA results that me and him took separately. He did his DNA test out of curiosity while I did mine 'cause my parents wanted to know something. Before that DNA test, my parents also didn't know, including me, that me and him actually came from the same parents...well, sorta. We did have similar faces, but there's a bit of a difference if you look closely.

So with that, I deduced that, since he's tall while I'm short, and he has pure red eyes and white hair while I had white hair with black strands and red and blue eyes, the only thing I can make out is that we came from the same mother who had red eyes and white hair. Our fathers were different.

'Well, sometimes, it is a bit of a sad truth to know your real parents had a really fucked up life…' I thought as I clenched my fists.

But that doesn't matter now...I'm in a better place, and it's thanks to my dad that I'm able to have the life I have right now.

"Sigh...you know, the more I think about it, the more I want to meet my big brother." I pouted more.

You better prepare, Shiro-niichan...!

~~Shiro's POV~~

"Phew...I got quite a lot of shit done this day."

Recap of what happened this afternoon 'till this evening? Basically, I finished the instrumental of "I'm The General" and put my lyrics to a stop for now, since it's already finished, but I wasn't satisfied with some parts of the lyrics. I also made another song that was based off of phonk and soundcloud rap, making a really gritty bass that sounded similar to CORPSE's "E-GIRLS ARE RUINING MY LIFE" while also keeping that soundcloud-ish vibe to it.

Oh. I also sampled Calli's moan for that soundcloud-ish song. Her "Guh"'s are so amazing. I swear I didn't get a boner as I listened to it though. For real.

And lastly, I congratulated Roboco through the official Hololive server, along with everybody else. Right now, she's actually eating at a cafe with the 0th gen. What a nice friendship.

Though...for my case, it was special, since, at afternoon, Roboco demanded something from me when she DM'd me through Discord, which was to go to her room...

"Please pat me in the head and congratulate me for my 3rd anniversary!"

"E-Ergh...? W-Why?"

"Just do it!" Roboco said as she pouted.

"...Sigh. If I do it, you'll release me, right?"

"Un! So please! Congratulate me!"

I did a rat noise similar to what Luna would do and sighed once more.

'Girls are such a pain...why do I even bother?' I thought as I deadpanned at Roboco who was smiling very widely as I patted her head.

"Thank you, Shiro-kun!~ I love you!~" She said.

I sighed and thought, 'Yeah, yeah. Just let me go back to my room, please. I wanna finish the song already…'

And so, now I'm here, resting in my room.

"Well...I'm bored, so I guess I'll watch a bit of Hololive clips...oh?"

I went to Youtube, and...wow. I never knew I'd get a lot of love from the Hololive community.

"Unbelievable…"

Memes from tweets I made, clips from other Hololivers' comments about me, and other videos about me…

"...Heh. Guess I'm gonna have a good viewer count this Saturday…" I said.

I went to my channel and was curious as to how many were waiting. It shocked me.

"Woah...100 viewers waiting?"

It's just 2 days before the real stream, and there are 100 waiting. I even had around 20k subs already.

"...Heh. Can't wait for everybody." I smiled as I went back to my usual business.

"Well, I'm not here to egosurf. I'm here to enjoy myself and watch some Hololive clips!"

As much as I love the attention, I came here to watch some good ol' comedian-I mean, idol clips from Hololive!

"Then after this, I'll just sleep." I giggled.

However, just before I was gonna look at a clip of Suisei, I got a sudden call from Discord. So the ringtone rang in my headphones as I looked as to who called.

"Rushia, huh...?" I said as I accepted the call.

"H-Hello? Shiro-niichan?" Rushia said.

"Hmm? What's up?" I said.

"Well...I was just calling to check up on you." She said while giggling a bit.

'Hmm? Is it about why she was being distant though? I mean, she can't just outright say it, so I guess I'll just go along with the flow.'

"Ah, thanks. I'm doing fine, thank you. How about you?" I said.

"Ah. I'm fine too...Are you busy?"

"Not really. I just finished some songs, so right now I'm just watching Hololive clips."

"I see...that's good...Um, you know I uh...I want to apologize for something."

'Ah...here it is.' I thought.

I still gotta keep on with the flow though.

"Oh? Apologize for what? I don't think you've done anything bad, honestly." I said.

"Well...I apologize for seeming like I hated you…"

"Oh? Why?"

"I uhh…" She said as she breathed in through her teeth.

"...Shiro-niichan. I have something to confess."

"Alright. What would you like to confess about?"

"Well...I...I love you!"

"Hmm? Don't you love me though?" I asked.

"N-Not that! I mean, I love you as my big brother figure, but...but I also love you as a guy! As somebody of the opposite gender!"

'...Oh...so that's why.'

Now that I think back to it, I guess it would've made sense if she was distant after I rejected her dad's offer to be her boyfriend and possible future husband.

Ah...sometimes I do feel bad that I might just become her boyfriend out of pity...but we know that THAT type of love would break rather quickly, since one side did it 'cause they feel bad and not 'cause they legitimately love the person, unless you fell in love with the other as time went on, but that's a special circumstance.

"...Well, in truth, Rushia, I guess I kind of knew, but…I'm sorry. I think we both know that I'm not gonna accept your confession." I said, slightly clenching my right hand that was on my mouse.

"...I knew that already...I just...wanted you to know that, aside from just a big brother, I see you as a man too...Well, that's all I wanted to say! I guess you can continue with your business now. So, with that out of the way, please have a good night, Shiro-niichan!"

"...Rushia, wait." I said just before she was about to cancel the call.

"Hmm?"

"...You fell in love with me because of the love I gave you, right?"

"..." She kept silent.

"It's because you wanted this type of love, right? A person that was willing to devote themselves to you."

"...Yes." She said with her voice slightly wavering.

"...You know, how're you and Marine doing, actually?"

"Oh? We're doing fine...I guess."

"Were you able to restore your relationship back to normal?"

"Y-Yeah...though, we're not girlfriends. We just went back to being friends and started back in square one."

"...You see, Rushia. From the way I see it. Marine really loves you."

I'm sorry, Rushia. But I don't want lust to control you. I've been there, and the only way to tell if you really love me is if I do this to you.

"She was really worried at that time when you ran away from us up to the pier, and was even willing to step back to really evaluate your relationship to see if you two can take the next step or not. I, however, Rushia, have just known you for about 4 days. Unlike Marine, I still have yet to know more about you. Although we can become boyfriend and girlfriend, I fear that we still have yet to see each other's darkest secrets…"

"And it's not a case of if we're willing to know everything about each other. It's a case of thinking 'will I be happy if I get together with him/her for the rest of my life?'"

"...W-What are you trying to imply here, Shiro-niichan?"

"I'm saying that Marine might be the better choice for you. Again, I won't judge you for your actions if I'm the one you really want, but...I want you to really think about it, and not just let us get into a relationship instantly."

Unlike people's fantasies where they think couples are having it easy, then they're so wrong that their school grades mark rather high. Relationships take a lot of responsibility, and if you're willing to rush that relationship, it's like going into battle with tactics without strategy. You can get so many things down in a short amount of time, but you will suffer in the end.

"So, here's a favor I'm asking of you, Rushia. You can decline if you want to, but I think it's better for you to accept it...Talk with Marine for a bit, and evaluate your relationship with her. After that, think about who you really want to be with. It's in those moments where you can finally make the final decision and save yourself."

"...And why are you doing this?" She asked.

"...I love you, Rushia. I don't want to hurt you. Sticks and stones may break my bones, but a heartbreak can kill even the strongest of hearts. Of course, I love you as a big brother figure. You might be nice as a girlfriend, and you're quite the ideal girl, but...the more I think about it, I don't think you'd be happy with me if we ever got into a relationship."

"So please...not just for my sake, but for yours too, please go evaluate it with Marine, and weigh both sides of the balance scale. It may take days, weeks, and even months, but if you follow the right path, then you'll be truly happy. Remember, love and lust have similar feelings, but their concepts are entirely different."

I smiled as I moved my mouse towards the red button.

"I'm done with my little talk with you. Do you have any more to talk with me, or are you gonna go now?"

"...I think I'm also happy with what we talked about. Thanks for talking with me, Shiro-niichan. I really appreciated it." She said.

"I see...goodbye, Rushia."

"See you later, Shiro-niichan...love you."

"Love you too." I said as I ended the call and sighed.

"Well, even though we're adults, I guess we're still immature, huh?" I leaned back.

Can't say I blame it though. We're still around our 20s. It's only until we get above at least 25 until our minds mature a lot. Until then...we're still just some kids in an adult's body.

"Well. I think I can continue what I intended to do now…"

Watch some Suisei clips, and see where my recommendations take me afterwards…

~~Rushia's POV~~

"I see...talk with Marine, then reassess my true feelings, huh...?"

'Love and lust are similar, yet they're different…' I thought.

It made me think back to the time I masturbated while thinking of Shiro. I guess...he's right. Maybe if I end up being with him, it'll make me realize I was just infatuated, not in love with him…

It made me put on a smile and shed a few tears, however, not too much to the point where I'm really crying. I had to wipe it off of my eyes.

"He's right...Marine said that we should go back to being friends and take this relationship back to where we got it step-by-step…"

I stood up and clenched my fists a bit.

"Shiro-niichan...Marine...if it's for our relationship's sake, then I have to do this!"

~~Kurome's POV~~

"Phew...we finally set camp." I said.

"Me and Hide shall go on night watch for now, General Kurome." Sakura said.

"Un. I shall work on what we have gathered for now and see where we should head to next." I said.

"Oi! If you girls are too slow, we're gonna eat your MREs!" Suzuki said.

"OI! YOU GUYS! I'LL SLIT YOUR THROATS IF YOU ATE MY CRACKERS!" Sakura shouted as Hide and the boys laughed.

"Hehe...sometimes I do miss that type of atmosphere...back when Shiro was here…" I said as I clenched my fists a bit.

'Though, I can't let my emotions get in the way. Right now...I'm dealing with a very dangerous man, and now that my son is living his desired peaceful life, I need to make do with what I have.' I thought.

I went to my bed, put my hands behind my head, and closed my eyes as I tried recalling information.

'From what we have gathered, he wasn't anywhere around Russia. Not even a single evidence nor suspicion was found...though, there was this abandoned base where he used to work before back in the old days...before he decided to change base since he didn't want to keep himself up in the open after getting the information of his base found out.'

"If it's confirmed that he's not here in Russia by tomorrow, then there's the other place where he's most likely in."

His home country...

Croatia.

~March 05, 2021 5:20~

~~Shiro's POV~~

"E-Eurgh...." I said as I got up from my bed and instantly sat up.

'Well...there goes my early bird personality coming back. I guess I should go dress up quickly and try out the workout once more before I finalize it for next week.' I thought.

I went to my phone, turned off the alarm that was supposed to go off two minutes from now, and I went and had breakfast. The same as usual, bread and coffee.

I then got my clothes and went outside quickly.

"...Shit, I should've bought Miko a present yesterday...well, good thing I know exactly what to get her for this birthday. Heh, and it's especially a weird one, in addition." I said as I stretched my arms.

Today is Miko's birthday. March 05.

"Hoowee...so many birthdays, am I right? Fuck, even Anya's birthday is coming seven days later. Time flies by fast, huh...?"

It didn't even feel like I've known them for about 4 months. It's as if I have just known them since last week.

"Well, enough thinking about the past! Right now...!"

I started jogging towards the bridge from the Holohouse.

'Right now, I gotta finish my workout routine and buy Miko a present!' I thought.

~~Miko's POV~~

"Err…" I said to myself as my phone buzzed the alarm.

"Hrrmm…" I went and reached out for my phone and turned the alarm off as I sighed.

"...March 05, my birthday, huh...?" I giggled a bit.

'...It's just a normal day like any other day...The others must've bought cake for me, huh?' I thought and smiled a bit.

'Please...you could've used that money for something else...maybe for your gacha games or something...or maybe for your own living expenses like food...I don't see why I'd need cake for such an ordinary day…'

Then again...I don't wanna worry the others, so I guess I have no choice…

"Well, I can't keep the others waiting, right?" I said to myself.

I still need to take a shower, then dress up...then...put on a smile and hope the others buy it.

~~Pekora's POV~~

"Are you guys ready to greet Miko-senpai?" I asked.

"Yeah!" Rushia and my genmates said.

"Pekora, remember that you're gonna be the one to lead Mikochi to the cake, okay?" Sora said.

"Of course! I know that, you know?" I said.

"Can't wait what Miko-chan will think about our presents for her!" AZKi said as her eyes sparkled.

"You're quite energetic." Suisei giggled.

"Of course! It's Miko's birthday, after all!" AZKi said.

"I wonder how she'll react to us greeting her?" Roboco giggled.

"Somehow, though, we also got caught up in this." Astel sweat dropped.

"Agreed." Roberu and Oga sweat dropped.

"Well, it's not like we weren't gonna greet though. So I guess this is fine…" Oga said.

"Still, weren't you supposed to be sleeping right now?" Astel asked while chuckling.

"Shut up, like Miyabi's birthday, I was disturbed again, you know?" Oga giggled as Roberu and Astel did the same.

"Sigh...boys." Us girls said as we deadpanned to our front.

~~Miko's POV~~

"N-Nyahallo...!-" I yawned before getting cut off by popping noises and a lot of people nearby as I got down from the stairs.

"Happy birthday to you! Happy birthday to you! Happy birthday, Miko-chi! (Miko-senpai!) (Miko-chan!), Happy birthday to YOUUUUU!!!!" Everybody said as some of them wrapped their arms around me and I laughed.

"Thank you, everybody!" I said.

"Sorry, Miko-senpai, we don't have anything to give you. What an embarrassment…" Roberu giggled nervously.

"Please forgive us! We'll do something about it!" Astel said.

"Gotta admit...we didn't even give Nene-senpai a gift, so we do feel a bit guilty about it…" Oga said.

"Ah, it's okay, Holostar boys! You don't need to worry about it!" I giggled.

'I mean...why would you even try to worry about it? It's nothing special, to be honest...no need to worry about somebody trivial like me…' I thought.

"Hey, sit down and relax! Take a good look at all the food we bought and prepared for you!" Pekora said as she showed the sparkling gold food that was laid on the table.

"Woah...! Chocolate cake!" I said as I looked at the cake that was placed at the farthest seat in this table.

"Let's go and take a seat!" Pekora said.

We all went to our seats, and the Holostars just sat there looking at us from their own table.

"Wah...! Thank you guys so much for the food!" I said.

"You're welcome!" The girls said.

"Hey, don't include us there. We didn't do anything. It'd be shameless of us to say we had participation in that." Roberu giggled nervously and sweat dropped.

"But you boys went through the trouble to greet Mikochi in person! That's already good enough!" Sora said.

"...Oh? Speaking of boys...I thought Shiro-kun was gonna give gifts for Miko-senpai like he did for Nene-chan and Miyabi." Astel said.

"I know, right? Now that you mention it, he did this without fail! I won't be surprised if he ever comes back here with something in his hand for Miko-senpai!" Roberu laughed.

"Well, you DID knock on his door, and there seemed to be no reply. Hell, his door was locked but you couldn't even hear anything inside his room. Though, we don't know how long it'll take until he's back though…" Oga said as he leaned back on the couch's backrest.

After Oga said that, the sliding door of the Holohouse immediately opened, and we saw a guy holding two gift bags while also panting just a bit like he went on a short jog while also seeming like he sweated a lot.

~~Shiro's POV~~

"Hah...oh? Thank god I was just in time for the damn birthday…" I sighed and put my palm on my forehead.

"Miko, happy birthday! I hope you're in a wonderful mood right now!" I said with a smile under my mask.

"E-Eh?" Miko said.

The others just stared through my soul, seeing me enter with a rather sweaty shirt that I just changed into a while ago with me also panting a bit. I'm currently breathing in through my nose and breathing out through my mouth.

"Here you go. Here's some presents for you." I said as I gave out one of the two gift bags.

"T-Two?! For me?!" Miko said as she immediately stood up and went to me.

"Seriously? You never fail to amaze, Shiro-kun." Roberu said as he laughed while going up to me and slapped my back a couple times.

"Ah...haha...well, I can't miss out on a special occasion like right now, you know? Besides, she's one of the daisenpais, so I gotta give something special for her." I said.

"Still, don't you think your money will run out? Don't get cocky just 'cause you were able to pay for Rushia's father's operation." Astel giggled and elbowed my left arm.

"Don't worry. I'm about to become a Vtuber, so I'm getting money anyway."

"Still, what did you do before you came here? You smell a bit stinky, no offense, and you also seem to be panting a bit...did you work out?" Oga said.

"Oh, I went and tried to finalize my exercise routine so that I can think about what to do to keep my body in shape. I don't wanna be a lazy bum with all sorts of illnesses, you know?" I chuckled.

"Y-You went out to exercise?!" Miko shouted as the rest of the girls gasped.

"Y-You went out on a jog?!" Pekora asked as she came to where we were too.

"Not just that. I did a load of stuff like pull-ups and whatnot."

"Eh?! Sugoi! You look like you only went out on a light jog!"

"Did you just come back after buying gifts though?" Miko asked.

"Ah, no. I bought your gifts first while jogging in the streets, then did my exercise routine, then finally jogged back here." I said.

"EH?! YOU LOOK RATHER ENERGETIC THOUGH?!" All the girls came in storming, mushing me into an imaginary corner.

"Of course I do...!" I groaned a bit.

"I mean, I worked out a lot ever since I was a kid, so it's to be expected that I should be able to do very vigorous exercises...Nonetheless, open that gift bag first before I give you the 2nd bag, Miko." I smirked and chuckled.

"Oh? O-Okay…" She said as she opened it and saw the contents of the bag.

"C-Chocolate...? Heart-shaped? With a very nice bow and case?" She said.

"I thought pink and white could suit your shrine-maiden appearance." I said.

"And...a-an emerald ring?!" Miko said as everybody gasped and they looked pale as hell.

"EMERALD?! DID YOU GO TO A DAMN JEWELRY SHOP?!" Everybody shouted.

"Huh? Yeah. Don't worry, it's not expensive though. Just a 100 yen."

"Phew...good thing you didn't go overboard with your gifts." They said.

"I-Is this really fine?!" Miko asked.

"Yeah. I mean, that's why I bought it." I smiled.

Miko looked at me for a bit before looking down at the ring and putting it on her finger.

"Wah...! It actually looks better on my finger than I originally thought!"

"Right? It looks rather beautiful!" I chuckled.

Miko blushed a bit at it, and especially the girls. The boys, however, deadpanned.

"Uh...just to be clear, the context is that it looks majestic, right?" Astel raised his hand a bit.

"Un. It's not an engagement ring, don't worry." I snickered a bit.

The girls breathed out, which I'm imagining must've been them thinking that it was an engagement ring...those rings cost like fucking 100,000 yen for fuck's sake. I can afford it, but I don't even think of Miko that way!

"And now...a gift I'm rather proud of...!" I said as I pulled out the contents of what was in the second bag.

Miko gasped and widened her eyes at the sight of some beautiful pink flowers in a bouquet for her.

"SO YOU DID GO OVERBOARD FOR YOUR GIFTS!" The others shouted.

"W-Woooah...!!!!! It's so...!" Miko said as she slowly took it when I handed it to her.

"Beautiful!!" She said as her eyes looked like it sparkled out of tears, even though she wasn't actually crying.

"Pink carnations...don't you know what that means, Miko?" I asked.

"E-Eh? No...What does it symbolize?"

"Gratitude." I chuckled and smiled.

"You've been a daisenpai of Hololive for a good while. You're one of the members of Hololive that built it to where it is. Sometimes, we gotta look back and appreciate what you've done to make Hololive into this one big group that everybody admires." I said.

"Happy 21st birthday, Miko. I hope you'll continue being a daisenpai for everybody."

And before I knew it, tears ran down from her eyes to her cheeks, dropping down to the floor as everybody reacted a bit late to her tears.

"W-W-Why're you crying?" I said.

"Oi! Miko-chan! Don't cry!" Suisei said.

"Hey, apologize to Miko this instant, young man!" Suisei said as she looked at me.

"WHAT THE FUCK DID I EVEN DO, OMAE?!" I shouted.

"You made her cry, you know?!" She said.

"LIKE HELL I BULLIED HER! YOU'RE JAPANESE, RIGHT?! LEARN THE FUCKING CONTEXT!"

"That's right!~ Apologize instantly!~" Roboco said with a smug smile.

"YOU'RE JUST INTENTIONALLY MAKING THE SITUATION WORSE, AREN'T YOU?!"

'Ah...I hate women so much. They're a big fucking hassle.' I thought.

Though, seeing Miko cry as she held the bouquet of flowers that I gave her...it does put a smile on my face.

'Seeing people like her enjoy special days like these...I can't ever forget that I wanted to keep that up for those that I can protect.'

People being happy, enjoying the small things, being together like a family, and overall, living the life of a normal person...even if I had to sacrifice my life and everything about me, if I can at least make one more person happy, like what Miko is experiencing right now...then it's all worth it.

"I-I don't...sniff...I don't know what I did to deserve these gifts...!" Miko said.

"Seriously? What do you mean you 'don't know'?" I said.

"I mean...for you to go far for these gifts...don't you feel bad about yourself for going through the effort?" Miko asked.

"Why would I? I mean...it's your birthday, right? It's a special occasion. You celebrate these little things, and realize that, despite how little it looks...its value costs more than that of a billion dollar mansion."

"So, Miko. I hope you'll take good care of those gifts of yours, okay?" I continued.

"Sniff...Okay...once again, thank you so much for the gifts…" Miko said.

"Damn...guess we have no choice now, huh?" Roberu scratched his head.

"We gotta buy our own presents for Miko-senpai later too!" Oga giggled.

"We can't let Shiro-kun take the spotlight all for himself, right? Miko-senpai! We'll make sure to buy you something!" Astel said.

"T-Thank you...everybody...really...!"

Miko cried a bit more while holding the bouquet close to her chest.

"I'm thankful to have joined Hololive! If I never did, I wouldn't have met you amazing people!" Miko said.

I chuckled.

"Once again, Happy 21st Birthday, Miko! (Miko-senpai!) (Miko-chi!) (Miko-chan!)" We all said in the living room.