Ch 51 - Taking My 1st and 2nd Pt. 2

~April 1, 2021 7:00 AM~

"Aaaand...boom! There we go! Video uploaded, now everybody will hate me." I snickered.

"I guess I'll go to Discord for now and check what the others are doing...aaaand I regret my decision." I deadpanned.

I was happy this morning. Now I have a confused boner after scrolling up and seeing this.

Matsuri: Hey guys, how long do you think Shiro's d*ck is?

If I were to summarize the following messages, most girls thought it was "yabai", few were actually curious, and all the boys just yeeted themselves out of the conversation and had to steer it away.

I decided to not reply and just lurk in the server. Besides, it's not like they know I'm online with all these bots and members...

...Right?

Matsuri: Hey, Shiro-kun is online! Good morning!

"...God fucking dammit, Matsuri." I snickered.

Shiro: Hey. And before you ask anything, no. My dear little "kouhai" is smaller than the average Japanese

Matsuri: Eh?~ Can we go to DMs?~

Shiro: I'm busy. (In Japanese)

With that said, I'mma yeet myself out to oblivion. See ya, bishes (In English)

Closed Discord, and sighed as I went to Twitter.

"Jesus, Matsuri. Stop taking your jokes too far, I might actually get horny." I deadpanned.

So, I got the people really having heart attacks in Twitter, went trending (again), and even got some fellow Hololive members actually scared from that one post that redirects to the beatbox version of Together Forever.

One of them to be Rushia and Roberu.

Rushia: SHIRO-NIICHAN...!!! I'M GONNA KILL YOU! DON'T COLLAB WITH ME EVER!

(Reply to Rushia): But I wuv you UwU (In English)

Roberu: DON'T MAKE TWEETS LIKE THIS, YOU...!! IT CAN GIVE A HEART ATTACK, FOR REAL!

(Reply to Roberu): But you gotta admit, it's lovely wwww

The whole day was fun overall, people pranking each other and talking. We, Holostars, actually talked personally with some of the Hololivers tonight. Iofi, Risu, Aruran, and Oga were talking, and even Roberu and Astel talked with Suisei and Sora. It was just a few members, but it was great. The Holostar fans would be delighted to know about this.

"Say, what songs did you like in the Bloom festival?" Subaru asked.

"Oh, I assume you haven't heard of it yet from a clip or so. Something like 'Suspect' or 'STARDUST SONG'."

"Eh? 'Suspect'?" Subaru asked.

I could feel a certain oni beside Subaru staring at the side of my face. I wanna look back and see my cute oshi, but I refuse to because of the pressure.

"Hmm...could it be you like it 'cause it has Ayame-chan in there?~" Choco smugged.

"Partially." I chuckled.

"It's mostly 'cause the song was very catchy. I like myself some swing music." I said.

"Eh? It is? Then why do you like something like 'STARDUST'?" Subaru asked.

"It talks introspectively. Talks about how we're not just a face on the screen, nor a 'Vtuber', but just a real person behind a character. I like that. It goes to show how we value ourselves and will always stay true, no matter what."

"Eh? That's nice! You're good at analyzing music, aren't you?" Subaru asked.

"Nah, I just have a certain taste in music. My word isn't official or the gospel. It's just merely my opinion." I chuckled.

"Then, what recent song releases have you been looking forward to?"

"Hmm…I'd say Towa's song, 'Palette', Ollie and Astel's cover of 'Envy Baby', Shion's cover of 'Usseewa', and Calli's 2nd EP. Other than that, nothing really clicks." I looked up.

"Eh? You don't like Aki-chan's 'Heroine Audition'-"

"The music production was great, but nonetheless, it sounds like the same generic Jpop idol shiz I hear everyday. 'Shallys' surpasses that song in multiple ways and layers." I deadpanned.

"H-Huh...very strong music tastes, I see." Subaru sweat dropped.

"Not really...just that I know it's for the sake of business and Hololive being an idol agency. I just wished the songs you all put out could be idol-ish while also having something else, other than just appeasing to the gachikois and being pop itself. Not like I have a grudge against that." I sighed.

"Well, that's understandable." Subaru giggled.

"Hmm? Did I hear 'Shallys' there?" Aki asked behind me.

"Yup. What about it?" I said.

"That reminded me that our song will go out on April 6. You better come to my room at 9 PM on that day, okay? And we're drinking beer afterwards!" Aki said.

"Ah, Shiro-kun was actually behind us this whole time?" Matsuri asked.

"Yeah." Aki said.

"Well then, excuse me." Matsuri said as she went out of the couch where the 1st gen were hanging out, and then she sat in front of me.

"Well then, if you don't mind, Shiro-kun...hehe.~" She said with a smug, which made me turn blue.

'Whatever. Guess I'll assert dominance by copying her energy. That'll get her to leave me alone. I reject my dignity, everybody!'

"How big is your dick?"

"...Heh. You really wanna know?" I looked at her in the eyes.

"Mhmm. I might suck it one day." Matsuri said with a big smile.

"E-Eh? Yabai." Choco said, earning the laugh of everybody, and my chuckle.

"Alright, I guess I can't dodge it. It's my current age plus 2."

"Eh? What does that mean?"

"Figure it out yourself. I'm 20 years old. You do the math, pervert." I looked away and chuckled.

"...WAIT, WHAT THE-" Matsuri said as she stood up and held her mouth while widening her eyes.

"Hmm?~ What's wrong, Matsuwi?~ Cat got your tongue? Bet you never expected a Japanese to have that big of a size."

"...A-Ah? You're joking, right? Only foreigners or so have that only." Choco started giggling nervously bit by bit.

"Eh?~ Then show me.~" Matsuri said.

'Welp, you asked for it, brunette fuck.' I thought.

"Sure." I said as I stood up and put my shirt up as I showed my abs and held my pants' garter.

"W-W-WAIT, STOP-" She started laughing as she held her hands across the table.

"Oh? I thought you wanted to see my 9 inch dick. Were you lesbian, after all? Did you love touching yourself while looking at Fubuki pics?" I tilted my head.

"HOI!" She said as she started laughing hard to the point everybody looked at us.

'...Well, guess I better back off.' I thought in my mind and whistled internally.

"Ah, sorry. I was going a bit unhinged, guys. I mean, Matsuri was curious, after all, so I thought I could just casually show it to her. Was I wrong?" I smiled.

"T-THERE'S CERTAIN BOUNDARIES YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO NOT CROSS, SHIRO-KUN!" Subaru shouted.

"Ah, I never knew that." I blinked twice while smiling.

I looked at the boys specifically, and they deadpanned at me while blinking twice. Those stares were literally telling me, "...Watafak?".

But so, it was around 9 PM, I had to sleep so that I could exercise tomorrow at the same time I would everyday, but Subaru said she wanted to talk to me about something. Since the rooms of the Holostars were close to everybody, we had to talk in her room.

We sat at her bed and I breathed out.

"Alright...so, what's up?"

"Well...in just about 5 days, you'll finally be able to collab with all of us, right?"

"Yeah."

"How fast time has flew...if we collab, what would it be?"

"Hmm...who knows? I'd like to do a chill talk stream with you. You just seem to have topics for days, never-ending talk. As expected of an extrovert like you."

"That's not true. I just have a lot to talk about 'cause of my interest in other people!"

"Maybe." I chuckled.

"...Say, are you excited, Shiro-kun?"

"Oh, of course! I mean, I made a lot of friends here, and I can't wait to collab with all of you, especially with people like Calli, Sora, Suisei, Gura, Risu, Moona, Reine, and all of Hololive."

"That's good." She smiled.

"Do you consider me as a friend?" She asked me.

I widened my eyes a bit and looked her in the eyes for a few seconds, taking in the information and confirming what I heard earlier. Not 'cause of my trust issues, surprisingly, but...

"...Didn't you ask me this question before? Of course I do."

"I did, but...I was uh...making sure. You know, you having trust issues, after all...I was wondering how you're doing here. Maybe you're still uneasy or so?"

"Well...if I'll be honest, Subaru, you were the first girl I trusted here. I told you before, didn't I?"

"I know, but...I don't think you told me why. Why was that the case?"

"...I guess your boyish nature was the main reason. Sorry if it sounds a bit offensive." I giggled nervously and sweat dropped.

"...No no. I'm actually rather happy. I'm very happy to be your first." She smiled widely.

"Yeah. Soon enough, let's collab, ey? Prepare some good topics for a talk stream."

"Yup! I'll be sure to make the topics as interesting as possible! Oh, yeah. I also asked you that question, because…" She blushed and looked away while playing with her fingers.

"Hmm?"

"...Say, why do you address even your senpais without honorifics?"

"Well...One reason is because, as time went on, some parts of Japanese culture started to make no sense to me, no offense to Japan, by the way, but another reason is actually 'cause...I see you guys more as colleagues than idols. You act like people I relate to more than people I look up to. Though, you are still idols in my eyes." I chuckled.

"I see...you do know that addressing somebody without honorifics signifies you're close, right?"

"Mhmm. I'm aware of that. It means you're so intimate that honorifics would sound weird."

"Yeah...which is why...if you see us as intimate friends or so…"

She looked at me, but also occasionally looked away while blushing, still playing with her fingers.

"...C-Can I call you 'Shiro' from now on? Is it fine if I drop the '-kun' from your name? I-I...I want us to be even closer! More than just colleagues! I want us to be even closer than friends!"

"...WAIT, WHAT?!" I said, blushing and widening my eyes.

What she said just now was enough to get my heart pumping fast. Ain't nothing ever made my heart beat this fast. "Even closer than friends"?! Y-You don't think she's implying "THAT", right?

"I-Is it fine if I drop it, or...no?"

"A-Ah, it's fine. You know, I was waiting for one of you to finally call me without the honorific."

"Really?! THANK YOU!" She said, wrapping her arms around me instantly.

"H-HEY!-"

I felt her chest rub against my arm and instantly, my pants tightened. I instantly put my legs together as a reflex.

"Please keep calling me 'Subaru'! I hope, in the future, we can get even closer, Shiro!" Subaru said while looking me in the eyes with the biggest smile ever.

"Ah, y-y-yeah…"

'...Gosh, my junior is raging right now, I think I NEED to fap after this…' I thought and blushed.

But when I looked at her eyes staring into mine, I saw a bit of my past in her, and not like the energetic kid...Black hair, blue eyes...her name being "Subaru'...It was faint, but I felt like I got blasted to the past and saw him within her.

I could feel a connection like how I did with Subaru back then. Although me and her are not that close yet, the happiness and friendship is there. The intimacy was perfectly encapsulated by her, and her personality was just the cherry on top.

I smiled softly and wrapped my arms around her slowly.

"O-Oh?"

"...Yeah, I hope we can get even closer, Subaru. Thank you for being my first female friend when I came into Hololive." I said.

"...Hehe, you're welcome." She said.

~~April 03, 2021 9:00 AM~~

"...Heh, Flare looks so cute here…" I mumbled while watching the archive of Flare's 3D birthday stream.

I'm glad she was also happy with the gifts I bought for her. The otamatone was the icing on the cake. Her laughs are a blessing in this world.

"...Oh? There's my Old Man now." I said as I stood up.

In the lounge lies only Civia and Anya, minding their own business on their phones, and Kaoru and Suzaku at the kitchen, chatting with each other.

"Oh? Shiro-kun? What's up?" Kaoru asked.

"Ah, Old Man Yagoo brought his son and daughter, so I gotta babysit them until Monday-"

"OH SHIT, IT'S HIS SON AND DAUGHTER." Suzaku said as he and Kaoru instantly stood up and ran to their rooms while arranging the chairs hastily.

"Wah?-" I got cut off again.

"Ah, nope. I'm not dealing with this again after last year." Anya said as she insantly got off the couch and ran upstairs.

"Yup. Me too. Good luck, Shiro!" Civia said as she followed suit.

"...Huh." I sweat dropped.

"...Hey, good morning." Yagoo smiled as his children held his arms, looking up at me.

Nagi, his daughter, and Reo, his son. These two were huge brats when I babysat them once, but they've tamed down after the years and especially after that "one incident", so...this won't be a problem.

"So uh...this is embarrassing, but you used to be their babysitter when I asked you for a favor, so I think it'll be fine. Please take care of them for a while until our current babysitter gets better!" He said, putting his hands together and bowing a bit.

"No worries, Old Man. It ain't that much of a hassle anymore. By the way, 'current babysitter'? What happened? And who is that?"

"Oh, if you don't know, because of how busy I am, and how my wife also gets work on saturdays and sundays occasionally, we had to get a babysitter, which is an acquaintance of my wife. Yesterday, she went to celebrate her cousin's birthday, but ate too much cake and got tonsillitis." He giggled nervously.

'Hmm...too bad she didn't drink enough water…'

"So now, she visited our house, and my wife is currently taking care of her. I also remembered how much these two liked playing with you. This'll be hard to balance, especially 'cause you're a streamer now, but I hope you can take care of them till Monday, as I said in LINE."

"Mhmm. Won't be a problem. Hopefully the babysitter will get better soon."

"Yeah. She's currently resting and taking antibiotics. She'll be good in about 2 days, so until April 5, please give them a place to rest. That's actually why I brought a futon on my back so that you could set it up in your room. I also have their toothbrushes and paste here with the futon." He said as he went to the couches to put down the futon.

"Yup. Well, Nagi, Reo, it's nice to see you two again." I said, patting their head.

"S-Shiro-niichan…" Reo groaned.

"G-Good to see you again...Shiro-niichan." Nagi held her other arm and looked down while blushing.

"Hehe. You two are still growing, so it's my responsibility to whatever happens the next few days. I'll take care of it from here, Old Man. Go back to your work and whatever."

"Yeah, yeah. Remember to set up the futon, okay? Hopefully you can take care of them. I'll be going now. Here, they can use our Ipad from the house in the meantime." Yagoo gave it to me and waved as he made his way out of the building.

"Well then...you two can just sit here for a while, lemme go make space in my room, okay?" I asked them.

"O-Okay…" They said.

"Here, use the Ipad if you're bored. Shiro-niichan will set up everything. By the way, do you need any food? Are you hungry?"

"Nope!"

"Good."

I went to my room, set up the futon on the floor, moved my instruments somewhere else, and heaved a sigh of relief.

"There we go...that should be good…"

Actually, I think I'll sleep on the floor instead. I feel bad letting them sleep here. I don't know if they're okay with my bed though.

"Nagi, Reo." I said, going back to the lounge.

"Oh? Shiro-niichan?" Reo said.

"Tonight and tomorrow, I'll sleep on the floor, okay?"

"E-Eh? But…"

"I mean, we're fine sleeping on the floor…" Nagi played with her fingers.

"It's fine, it's fine. So am I. Besides, kids like you two need comfort. Don't worry, Shiro-niichan likes it on the floor. Okay?" I said.

"Well...if that's the case, thank you very much!" Nagi said.

"What would you like to eat for lunch? I have some pork, a couple veggies. Maybe you two want noodles or so?"

"Ah! I want ramen for lunch!" Nagi said.

"Can we have boiled egg along with that in the noodles, Shiro-niichan?" Reo asked.

"Mhmm. Fine by me. Would you two also like to have apple juice on the side?"

"YES!" They said with shining eyes.

"Well then…" I said, looking around, seeing if there's any Hololiver in sight.

"...I don't know who would take care of you. You two acquainted with any of the big sisters and brothers in this building?"

"Y-Yeah…" Reo said.

"...B-But hey, we can come with you!" Nagi said.

"Nah, you don't have to. If you're acquainted with them, I guess I'll leave you in their hands."

"N-No!" They both said.

"...What? Why?" I tilted my head and sweat dropped.

"Y-You see…" They both scratched their heads and sweated a bit.

'...Did they also experience babysitting these two when they were brats?' I thought and sweat dropped more.

"Well, just stay in Shiro-niichan's room in the meantime, okay? I'll be going out in a bit. There's bread in the fridge if you need it." I said as I went to my room.

"Okay!" They said, following me.

I got my wallet, went out, and proceeded to buy what was needed for lunch.

When I went back to the Holohouse, I still saw nothingness. Although I heard sounds like the Hololivers streaming and talking to each other, I just knew...nobody in sight except me in the building.

'...Hmm...I guess I'll talk with them a bit after this.' I sweat dropped.

I went and cooked us some ramen, a couple veggies, and egg. Fried egg for me, and boiled eggs for them. 2 for each of us.

"Itadakimasu!" We all said and started to eat.

"...Oh? I got a text message. You two continue eating."

"'Kay!" They said.

'...Huh?' I deadpanned at the message.

It was a ping in the Holostars Discord server by Temma.

Temma: Yo, did you tame the beasts? Is it fine if we can go out safely without us being disturbed by the feral beasts?

'..."Feral beasts"? Bruh?' I sweat dropped and deadpanned at the message.

Shiro: Bruh, it's all good. I don't know what the hell you experienced before...but these two trust me like family. They can't even go against me 'cause they treat me like an onii-chan

Temma: …So they won't try to steal our phones and come into our rooms and make a mess like before?

Shiro: Nah. Even if they did, they'd fear what I could do to them...not like I punished them in any way though.

'Seriously, the hell did they experience back then?' I sweat dropped more.

But anyways, we finished lunch, and we decided to go out of my room and into the lounge.

"..Oh?-" Reo and Nagi stopped as they saw some Hololivers at the lounge.

"...Oh?" The hololivers saw me and the two together.

"Oh, Konni-chichi-wa, everybody."

"..."

"..."

...Dafaq? It's so silent right now.

"Don't worry, they're in good hands, everybody. I took care of them back when I was 16."

"...Phew!" They breathed out.

"W-Well, if that's the case, p-please take care of them well." Reine said while laughing nervously and scratching her head.

"Yeah, I mean, you do have that 'big brother' aura to you, Shiro-kun. Surely, with you around, they won't do something like scatter our UNDERWEAR or LEAVE FOOD TRAILS EVERYWHERE." Fubuki laughed nervously too, but I could clearly see the sweat from her face.

'They look like they have PTSD and shit. Not to mention, I could sense some personal feelings seeping out of Fubuki's statement.' I thought and sweat dropped.

"Say, Shiro-niichan, is this you?" Reo asked as he showed the Ipad to me.

The clip was titled "Shiro plays Phasmophobia". It was when I did the 2nd hunt.

"Ah, yes. It's me."

"Eh? Why don't you try speaking in Japanese more often?"

"I gotta cater to all the audiences. Besides, I do speak Japanese there. I just speak my personal thoughts in English. It's quite a hard job your onii-chan has to do." I giggled and knelt down to pat him.

"H-Hey, I'm not that much of a child anymore!" He groaned.

"But if I remember correctly, you're still around grade 3 or so? You two can't even cook your own food yet."

"Hey! Mom taught me how to cook sweet and sour pork recently!" Nagi pouted.

"Oh, she did? That's nice. Hopefully I can taste it soon."

"If you want, Shiro-niichan, I can cook some for you tonight!"

"Hmm? You can do it without my help? I fear you might cut yourself though."

"I won't! Trust me! I plan to be a chef soon!"

"Is that so? Reo, what do you want to be when you grow up?"

"Oh? That...I haven't decided yet." Reo sweat dropped and giggled nervously.

"Well, hopefully you'll find a good job soon. Nagi, if you'll cook sweet and sour pork tonight, I'll watch over you, okay? I don't want you cutting yourself."

"Hmph! You don't trust my cooking skills enough?!"

"I mean, I've never seen you cook before, since I was the one always cooking for us. Just think of it as me being concerned for your well-being." I said, standing up.

"Anyway, where do you wanna be for now? Shiro-niichan's gotta practice in his room."

"Oh? Practice what?"

"Games. I'm a Virtual Youtuber, remember?"

"Ah, I see!" Reo and Nagi said.

"Then, I guess I'll be going back to my room-...oh?" I looked back at them, holding my shirt.

"...Can we stay at your room for a while?" They asked.

"Sure. Just don't make too much noise, okay? Shiro-niichan doesn't wanna be disturbed while practicing." I chuckled.

I looked back at the Hololivers. I don't know what they were thinking, but they looked rather surprised when they saw us. Almost as if they never knew Reo and Nagi would act like this.

But so, I went to my room, along with the two, and I got my Switch as I played Tetris 99. I had to practice for this evening at 7 PM.

I also bought pork, flour, and all the necessary things Nagi needs to cook sweet and sour pork. Because I had to do Tetris, I had to eat after the stream, which would be around 8 or so.

I started the stream, did my usual intro, and played Tetris. It was still the early stage, so I had plenty of time until the tetrominoes would soft drop to the bottom.

"...Oh? 'Aki showed a sneak peek of a premiere of a new original song featuring you.' Ah yeah, she did. It's called 'Nagareboshi'. Please look forward to it! Me and Aki worked hard on it and were really happy. Did you know that she did the drums? She's amazing, isn't she? I highly recommend you guys listen to it when it comes out. It's gonna be amazing!"

"...Shiro-niichan, do you have any spread for the bread?" I heard Reo to my left.

"Oh? Nah, sorry. I don't have any peanut butter, butter, or anything. You can have some milk if you want to. It's at the door of the fridge." I replied in Japanese.

"...Sorry, guys. That was...Yagoo's children. I'm babysitting them until monday." I said in English and giggled.

"Yeah...so if you guys wonder what the noise is in the background about kids and stuff, it's 'cause I'm babysitting them for the meantime…Oh hi, Calls. Good to see you in the chat." I said.

The chat instantly went hyper. I could see it on my second monitor, even the superchats were raining like hell.

"KAWAIIIIIIIIIIIII"

"SHIRO IS A NII-CHAN"

"Boi's taking care of Best Girl's children LET'S GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO"

"Yoooo, that's hella neat."

"Hopefully it won't be hell. Been there, done that lol"

"Noice. Shiro-niichan"

"...Bruh, everybody's just spamming 'Shiro-niichan' in the chat. Look, just because Rushia addressed me as 'Shiro-niichan' and shit, and now this, doesn't mean I'm a good big brother figure, okay? I'm a lone child. Besides, I was actually the little brother figure when I had my best friend, for God's sake." I chuckled.

"...'How many children?' He has two. A daughter and son. I won't tell their names though. That's gonna invade their privacy. Ah yeah, shit, I need to remind them. Oi, you two, come here for a bit, and don't talk until I'm done talking, okay?" I said, taking my headphones off and doing three things at once. Playing tetris, switching languages, and talking.

"Oh? Yeah?" They asked as they came close.

"Don't address each other's names until I'm done working, okay? Just don't. I'm livestreaming, so if you say something, I can't edit it out. Plus this is broadcasted online, so millions of people can see this. Okay?"

"A-Ah...okay, Shiro-niichan."

"Thank you." I said, putting the headphones back on quickly.

"Well...that was blunt of me, but hey, it works. I ain't complaining." I snickered.

And so, I went on with the stream, still playing Tetris and talking with the chat, and after the stream ended, I breathed out and took my headphones and glasses off.

"That was fun...hey, Nagi, Reo, I'm done-...Oh." I said and looked at the two on my bed, sleeping while leaning onto each other as they're sitting. It made me chuckle.

"Hey, Nagi, Reo." I said softly.

"O-Oh? Shiro-niichan…" Nagi wiped her eyes.

"You two need to sleep properly. Here, I'll do your blanket. Just lie down properly, you two." I said, carrying them and placing them flat on the bed properly.

I put the blanket over and they slowly went back to sleep, with their still drowsy eyes.

"Good night...Shiro-niichan…" Nagi said before they both went to sleep.

"Mhmm. Good night." I said, giving both of them a goodnight's kiss to the forehead before they were off to dreamland. Kids do need their sleep, after all. Heck, they might wake up at the same time as me, and I sleep at around 9 or so.

I went to the table, and saw the sweet and sour pork they saved for me. Still a bit hot when I touched the plate after getting a plate and a fork and spoon to eat. I was starving.

I took a piece of pork, and I mixed it well with the soup, mouth salivating, and I took a bite.

"...Hehe. Nagi is a good cook, isn't she? This is tasty…" I said, taking another bite.

I finished my meal with big satisfaction and a big round belly, washed the dishes, and brushed my teeth.

"Well, I guess I'm turning off the light." I said as I did so and went back to my computer.

"...Oh? Akina-sensei?" I said as I got my phone and went to LINE.

"...Heh. That's funny." I said as I replied to her message. The conversation went like this.

Akina: Shiro-kun? How's the babysitting? When I heard we couldn't go this morning 'cause Tanigo-san needed his kids to be taken care of, I was a bit sad Q-Q. But at least they're healthy and well. I was just wondering how you were.

Shiro: Thank you for worrying. I'm fine, honestly. They just went to sleep. Hopefully you're resting well. Sorry, but I guess this can be reserved for next Saturday or so. I did wish we could go, since you were such in a good mood yesterday when we practiced.

Akina: It's fine, Shiro-kun!~ But seriously...I even woke up early today, but then you told me that it had to be postponed...I saw the stream though where you played Tetris. It was at least fun to watch. I'm currently watching Rushia-chan playing Minecraft.

Shiro: Ooh, that's nice! Right now, I think I'm gonna check my songs and such. I've actually came up with a new idea yesterday, so I'm currently editing it right now. Wasn't able to work on it much since I was practicing music yesterday.

Akina: I see. Good luck on that! I think I gotta go back to my business since I might be disturbing you, plus I wanna see Rushia-chan! Talk to you soon!~<3

Shiro: Mhmm.

I also went to Discord, and talked with the boys. We decided to talk in the lounge. Specifically…

"Why and how the FUCK did you tame those two?!" Temma grabbed my shoulders.

"Uh...I just did it?"

"Bro, do you even know what they did to my phone? I left it on in my room 'cause I was just checking on Temma for a while, and when I went back to my room, they recorded...WITH MY CAMERA! MY FRIGGIN' CAMERA! DO YOU KNOW HOW SCARY THAT IS?! THEY COULD UPLOAD THAT ANYTIME!" Izuru said.

"I was a victim of this too. I mean...Jeez, they were 'exploring' the Holohouse, but they left crumbs in my room. They weren't small, by the way. It was almost as if it's intentional…" Oga said.

"...Huh. So you guys DID experience it…" I grabbed my chin.

"See?! Why do they act so different now, now that you're here?!" Temma asked.

"...Well, you guys had it easy." I chuckled with my eyes looking more dead than a zombie. Even Ollie's eyes were energetic.

"...Huh?" They blinked twice.

"Trust me, you wouldn't understand the shit I went through when they were still younger. Compared to now, that's just harmless…"

Guitar strings intentionally snapped 'cause they spun the tuners too far, especially the high E string, trying to download kid apps in my phone, buying stuff they didn't ask permission for with MY MONEY, running around the park so carelessly, they almost got into a traffic accident...it was hell. I finally knew what it was like being a father at that time. It was just for a week, but it felt like I took care of them for a month.

"...Our sincerest apologies." They said as Temma put his hand on my shoulder.

"How long was it anyway since you babysitted these two?" I asked.

"Oh...a year ago." They all deadpanned.

"And how often?"

"Just once." They all said.

"Phew. They really have tamed down. They used to pull the same shit everyday, you know? But that was about 4 years ago." I put my hand on my head.

"Still, why do they act so kind now, and why are you being called 'Shiro-niichan'? They only called us 'Onii-chan' and 'Onee-chan'."

"Well...that shall be saved for another time. You just gotta know that they've learned their lesson and know what is and what is not allowed." I chuckled.

"...So uh...am I disturbing anything?" I heard at the stairs.

"Oh? Hi, Reine, Anya, Ollie."

"I-I heard the stuff about your stream...how are the two?" Reine asked.

"Asleep."

"Phew...thank you." They said.

"I didn't do anything. They just fell asleep on their own." I sweat dropped.

"Say...you don't think...they pulled a prank or anything in your room the whole day, did they?"

"Nah. They were rather chill. Dunno what the hell y'all experienced, but it seems they've grown up now." I smiled and chuckled.

"You know, they used to call me 'short'. Is it 'cause you're around that they acted rather respectful?" Anya asked.

"Nah...I think it's 'cause they're reminded of me. They're kids, you know? Kids got heroes they look up to. Basically saying, they wanna act mature and respectful now, and I was just a reminder of that."

"Say...they're gonna go back on Monday, right?" Ollie asked.

"Mhmm. It's just 2 days. Until then...I gotta act like the usual 'Shiro-niichan' I am."

"Oh wow, you're finally a big brother, huh?" Reine said and giggled.

"Probably…" I chuckled.

But it's not too bad. I was wondering how the two were doing these past years.