Ch 15 - Happy Birthday, Miyabi-senpai!

I went and made a tweet. Before I was interrupted by the sudden trend, I was planning to make a Tagalog pun.

This is what the pun is:

"To all Filipino Takodachis! Protect Ina at all costs. I repeat, PROTECT INA WITH YOUR LIFE!

....Because she's Ina.

Hahahahahaha."

Comments:

"Alright, bois. Basically, Ninomae Ina'nis' nickname is Ina. Ina in Tagalog (Filipino) means "mother"....and you do know what happens when a certain gremlin detective from HoloEN sees a mother…"

The comments? TAKODACHI FAMILY INVASION!

"Oh no…"

"Welp, bois. You heard the man. SHIELD THE QUEEN!"

"*inserts Amelia pic* She can't be stopped…"

I decided to add a comment under the tweet before I actually decide to go out.

"The curse of being multilingual....is that you know too much shit lol"

I put my phone in my pocket, and then I went out of the school. I took at taxi, bought some stuff in a grocery store like banana, rice, coffee, and a couple other things.

I went back to the Holohouse, and the first thing I saw when I went back is that all of the Holostars, except for Miyabi, were in the living room. When I got there, a few of them instantly ran up to me. One of them was Roberu.

"Oi, Shiro-kun...! Hurry up and put your stuff in your room!" Roberu said.

"Eh? Miyabi's about to wake up any second now?"

"No, but we gotta prepare!"

"Ah, I see. Welp, give me a moment, guys...!" I said as I ran up to my room, and saw that they went back to their seats in the lounge.

I put my stuff in the fridge and whatnot, and went back out.

"Yo, why the fuck are you guys up so early?"

"Why not?" Astel snickered.

"I mean, 24 hours ain't nothing to me." Temma chuckled.

"Well, I mean, I'm going back to napping after we celebrate Miyabi's birthday, so...I don't really care that much." Oga giggled.

"Hey, I went to sleep early, okay? It's just that 7 hours is enough for a person." Roberu said.

"a. Well then, I guess you guys do you." I said as I sat down on the couch that Roberu made way for me.

"I know that I got enough rest last night." I said and chuckled.

If you go 4 doors to the right, looking from my room, and see the room in front of that room, that's Miyabi's room. We're sitting 1 table apart from his room, so once we hear his door open, that's the time we shall greet him.

"So...we want to talk a bit about you, Shiro-kun." Kira said.

"Heh. When will the trend of Ishijin Shiro die, huh?" I joked and giggled.

They all also giggled a bit.

"Well, actually, let's start with Suzaku-senpai." Kira said.

"Oh? Suzaku? Hit me with your question."

"So...you gave Rushia 6 million now, right?"

"Mhmm. That means 16 million left in my bank."

"Damn, how'd you get that much money?" Suzaku said.

"Yeah, like, what the hell? We barely reach half a million yen!" Aruran said.

"Say, do you do side jobs aside from military work before?" Kaoru asked as he leaned forward.

"Damn, even me, I barely reached a million yen. What's your secret?" Roberu asked.

I giggled at all of their thoughts being said towards me.

"Well...actually, if we're talking about side jobs like working as a fast food employee or something, no. I never did those. I did, however…"

"Un, un...." They all said as they zoomed in to me.

"....work as a hip-hop beat producer and a rapper before."

"...Eh?!" They all said.

"Wait, so what was your total salary if you never worked in music before?" Suzaku asked.

"Well...I think it'd be...I don't know, prolly around 19 million yen? Maybe 20?"

"Damn....!" They said.

"Say, how did you get a huge fanbase to earn that much money?!" Roberu asked.

"Yeah, I mean, maybe you could let us in on your little secret?" Kaoru asked.

"I mean, damn, you got a lot of attention right now. Surely you know the formula?" Shien asked.

"Heheh...well, there are some factors, but here's a few main things you need to remember. If you want a continuously developing fanbase, One: You gotta start somewhere. It doesn't matter how you're gonna start it. It's recommended you do it in a good way, but if not possible, just start!"

"When I started activities on Twitter, I did a lot of questionable tweets that could get me in trouble." I giggled, making them all laugh as they recalled my first tweet, resulting to Yagoo's end of his "dream". That's right, Old Man. I just shit on your dream.

"However, back when I was just a hip-hop beatmaker, and not a rapper yet? I just send out my beats in Soundcloud. Soundcloud is a website for music, in case none of you know."

"Un, un. We see." They said.

"So, there's that. Once you start somewhere, think of more ideas, ideally, ideas that can make the viewers look at your title and go '...Oh, this guy has GOT to be joking. There's no way a real human actually thought of doing this.' Right?"

"Un, un."

"You don't necessarily have to do it if it makes you not happy with your streaming, but you get the point. If you like the idea, and you're confident it'll work, then do it! That'll come in handy in the long run. And finally…"

"Finally...?" They all said as they leaned in way closer than before.

"There's a saying that I think applies to a lot of fields in life, especially this. 'Strive for progress, not perfection.'"

"...Oh, that's a bit obvious." They said.

"Heh. That's what everybody says!" I said.

"Huh?"

"A lot of times, people would fail because they overlook the simplest of details. Some would be too hungry for progress that they start to lose themselves and go insane, thinking of how they can get more subs and such, and some would just be passive that their growth is a bit slower than it's expected to be."

"Now....I'll admit, it's everybody's preference. I don't care what you want, as long as you're content with what you love. However, if you really want to get what you want, which, in this case, is more subs? More viewers? You gotta EXPERIMENT! Try different things, and see what works and doesn't work."

"Eh...? Mind giving us an example?" Roberu asked.

'Heh, they're getting into the mood.' I smirked internally.

"Well, think of it like this. I have money, right?"

"Un."

"Well, I could use that money for a stream. I could do a challenge where I play Apex, but if I get hurt once, I donate 100,000 yen to a random Vtuber."

"Eh...? Really?"

"Yeah. If I did that, I'd assume I'd at least get 5k viewers in, assuming I get, on average, 1k viewers in every stream. Let's say I don't wanna do that though. Maybe I don't wanna involve money, 'cause I'm a cheap shit. I could do something like 'Counter Strike: Global Offensive, but I only speak Russian', right?"

"Ah...! I see!" Roberu said.

"Oh...? That's interesting." Oga said.

"Hah...so I could do Apex streams with English only." Astel said.

They all talked to each other about their epiphanies, which made me chuckle and smirk.

"Right? You gotta experiment, and see what can give you a boost, and also what you like to do. There are days where it falls, there are days where it comes in very fast, but importantly, it's a field where you just have fun, experiment, see what works, and you learn something new everyday, which you can then apply in the future."

"Eh...? That's actually very smart!" Shien said.

"Huh...well, I guess we'll start applying it the next time we stream!" Aruran giggled.

"Hmm...but we only have a limited amount of talents and options, Shiro-kun. You think it'll be okay?" Izuru asked.

"Of course! It doesn't matter if you're just a lonely otaku that likes to talk about anime, or a shut-in that loves to play games. Because in the end, it's about doing what you enjoy, and trying ideas that you'd like to try out!"

"Haha! Well, thanks for the advice!" Roberu said as he put his arm around me, pulled me closer and rubbed my hair.

"Argh...! Yamero...!" I giggled and tried to get out of his grip while also rearranging my hair.

"Though…" I said as I interrupted them as they exchanged their thoughts and ideas after what I said.

"Let's be clear. If you don't want to follow what I said, then go ahead. You do you, okay? I'm just here to give advice, because in the end, it's all up to you guys! I'm just here to tell you my experience, you know? If you think you just wanna do what you want, and not go for anything crazy, go ahead! There's nothing wrong with just chillaxing. Sometimes, you just gotta take a break from madness to create more chaos." I chuckled.

"But if you really want to try to get more attention, and see what works, then do it. I mean, I'm totally going for a 'Idol Holostars'-esque vibe with my debut stream." I quoted the word with my fingers, and we all laughed a lot, even trying to cover our mouth just to keep ourselves from being very noisy.

"Ey...when it's HoloPro, it doesn't matter who it is, NOBODY is an idol here. Fuzakenna, Shiro-kun." Roberu said.

"Hey, it better be a pure idol debut stream-Oh? Oh shit! Miyabi woke up early!" Shien said as he grabbed a confetti.

"E-E-Eh?! Confettis? Wait, lemme snatch one!" I said as I went under the table quickly with my knees first then head last, and I got one quickly as I went out of the table, lightly hitting the others as we huddled close to together.

"Happy birthday to you! Happy birthday to you! Happy birthday, Miyabi...!" We said as everybody popped the confetti in front of Miyabi, then I did last, 'cause I never knew we were doing improv surprise.

"HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!" We said as we shouted and made a lot of noise.

"So noisy! Calm it down, would ya?!" Miyabi giggled, and we all laughed.

"Hey, happy birthday to our daisenpai!" Astel said.

"Yeah, we've definitely come a long way! Congrats, Miyabi!" Izuru said as he hugged Miyabi from behind and walked like a penguin, along with Miyabi.

"Eheheh...thank you guys so much."

"..Ey, the cake!" Miyabi said as he slowly let go of Izuru.

"Hey, get your presents out!" Roberu said.

"Ah, yeah! Wait, Miyabi! We're gonna go get our presents!" I said.

"Hey, Shiro-kun. Get your present quickly! We'll wait for a while!" Kaoru said.

"Yup. You guys get yours, we'll catch up." Oga said.

"Hey, guys. Let's hustle!" Rikka said.

"Un!" The rest of us said as we went to our rooms quickly, and I closed the door as I instantly got on my fours and got Miyabi's present under my bed. I got it, went back outside, and saw the others go to Miyabi. We also saw the ones keeping Miyabi company go to their rooms as we replaced their seats.

"Woah...!" Miyabi said as he giggled when we sat near him. I was sitting next to Kira who was also sitting next to Miyabi.

"Hey, how are you liking the birthday so far, Miyabi?" Roberu asked.

""Well...you guys being here make me happy already. Giving me presents and a cake make me be on cloud nine." Miyabi laughed.

"Great...!" Roberu smirked and chuckled.

"You guys mind if I open your presents first before I eat the cake and food you prepared for me?" Miyabi asked.

"Sure!" Roberu said.

"I'll start with...hey, about we give our newest kouhai a chance, huh?" Miyabi said as he looked at me.

Everybody started looking at me and I giggled.

"Really, guys? I'M gonna go first?" I chuckled.

"Yup!" Miyabi said.

"C'mon, Shiro-kun! Make the birthday boy happy!" Roberu said.

"Hey, your gift better be something good!" Kira said.

"Do it for the daisenpai!" Shien said as he leaned forward.

"Shiro-kun! Shiro-kun!" Miyabi started.

Everybody started chanting the same thing, before I giggled and stood up and breathed out.

"Hai! Miyabi-senpai! Here's my gift to you!"

"Alright!" Miyabi said as he looked at the front of the present and held it.

"Is this a shirt?" Miyabi giggled as he got the gift.

"Take a look at it...!" I said.

He ripped it open, making a huge rip at the front of the gift, making him see a white shirt folded neatly inside the wrap, with some sort of paper at the front of it.

"Oh...? Paper?" He said as he got the shirt and paper out.

"Miyabi, please read the paper. I'mma go get my guitar real quick." I said as I went to my room to get my acoustic guitar.

I went and got it from the stand, and everybody huddled a bit closer to Miyabi when I got out of my room. I got my guitar, placed it on the seat that's behind us, and I sat on my spot again. As I put the guitar on the seat, I heard their comments saying that my handwriting was actually very neat. No ugly strokes, no unreadable radicals. It was good penmanship. They even said how it had both Japanese and English translations on it.

"Alright...! Everyone is here! Let's go read this!"

Miyabi started reading it, and the letter read this:

"Dear Miyabi-senpai. Happy birthday! I hope you're having a great mood today, because I sure am when I wrote this letter. Hell, I might still be in a good mood in your birthday, but that doesn't matter.

I'll admit it. I never knew Holostars until 2 weeks when I got into Hololive. It amazed me how you guys, especially you, Miyabi-senpai, that you all have been working hard. I'm aware of all the hate you all had when you started, and it does make me a bit sad, but hey, look where you are now! You're loved by everybody, and although you haven't made it to the top, you're #1 in my heart! Sorry, Roberu. I'm gonna have to pass the winning son title to Miyabi for today only." Miyabi stopped reading for a while.

"Oi, fuzakenna, Shiro-kun." Roberu said as we all laughed hard about it.

"I'm everybody's winning son, Roberu! No-No Miyabi!" Roberu said as we all laughed even harder. I even slapped the table and leaned to my left.

"Okay, okay...! Wait, let's let Miyabi finish the letter." I said.

Miyabi started reading again.

"Ah, hai!" Everybody said, especially Roberu.

"Miyabi! Please don't give up! No matter the hardships, you will be able to achieve your goal! Like they always say. Strive for progress, not perfection! Even though you're already perfect in my eyes www.

In all seriousness, be the Hanasaki Miyabi that everyone loves! I wish you well in your future endeavors.

From, Holostar's current kouhai, Ishijin Shiro."

"Woah...! Thank you so much, Shiro-kun!" Miyabi said.

He got the shirt and looked at the front of it.

"Woah...! You even got the shirt reading 'Daisenpai'...!"

"Yup! Sorry that it might not be much, but I hope it's enough to make you happy...!"

"Of course it'll make me happy!" He giggled.

I smirked and chuckled.

"I'm glad."

I looked at the stairs, and saw a few girls going down.

"Ah...morning, Holostars...!" Matsuri yawned.

"Morning, Matsuri-chan! (Matsuri-senpai!)"

"Oh? Matsuri, you look like you just stayed up all night." Rikka pointed out.

"Y-Yeah...I only got 1 hour of sleep." Matsuri giggled nervously.

"Welp, can't blame ya." I chuckled.

"Must've stayed up doing streams and Twitter stuff? Maybe games too?" I said.

"Kinda." Matsuri giggled.

A few others came down the stairs. One of them was Ollie.

"Ollie!" Astel said.

"Onii-cha-I mean, anikiii!!" Ollie said.

Some of us Holostars, especially Astel, let out a little laugh, but held it in for the sake of Ollie.

"Astel-oniichan?~" Astel teased.

"I-It's aniki! A-NI-KI!" Ollie said.

"Just admit your feelings, you damn tsundere imouto zombie." I deadpanned.

"That's not how you treat a senpai!"

"Of course it's not. I just do that to girls in general." I chuckled.

"YOU...!" Ollie said.

'Heh. This is what it's like to be Astel having a cute imouto to tease. Sadly, Rushia feels like an imouto I want to hug rather than to tease...of course, if we collabed, I'll bully her to death.' I giggled internally.

"Anyway, go to Astel. I'll sit afterwards." I said as I got out of the way so that she could sit beside Astel.

Matsuri sat beside Rikka, Ollie sat beside Astel, and the other girls, which were Sora and Roboco, sat in another table.

"Happy birthday, Miyabi-kun! (Miyabi-senpai!)" The girls said.

"Thank you, girls!" Miyabi said.

"We're sorry we can't give you any presents!" Ollie said, scratching her head.

"It's okay. I'm glad everybody went through the trouble of greeting me!" Miyabi said.

We continued along with the birthday celebration, more girls coming in, and some more greeting him happy birthday.

In the middle of it, I whispered something to Roberu's ear. At this time, it was around 6:30.

"Hey, Roberu. I got some sort of idea I want to try."

"Hmm? What is it?"

"How about all of us, including the girls, tell us one thing we like about Miyabi?"

"Eh...? You think they'll participate?"

"Don't worry. I have an idea. It'll be PERFECT."

"...Welp, okay." Roberu said as he gave me a thumbs up underneath the table, telling me that he'll initiate it.

"Hai, minna!" Roberu raised his voice and clapped three times in the air.

Everybody snapped their heads towards Roberu's direction, and me and Roberu looked at everyone. And yes, I switched from Astel to Roberu's side, since I wanted Astel and Ollie to have more sister-brother bonding. And yes, they like to cling to each other too.

"Shiro-kun here has something to propose!" Roberu said.

I stood up, and looked at the girls first. I would then alternate between the boys and the girls as I spoke.

"So! Miyabi, when he debuted, was 18 years old! And because it's been 2 years, he's still 18 years old! Which makes sense if you do the math." I kept a straight face as I joked. It did make some of them giggle. The others? Either a chuckle, or a straight face like I did.

"So, jokes aside, he's come a long way ever since he started. Like, seriously! This guy may not look like it, but despite his health conditions, he's a tank! I'm a soldier, so tanks are really damn cool! And I think Miyabi is cool, and I love that! Then I thought to myself…'what do the others think about Miyabi?'"

I got out of my table, and went to the middle of the room.

"So I got a fun activity that all of us here can try. Don't call the others yet though. Some are streaming, sleeping, working on something, maybe they're even masturbatin-okay, that's dangerous territory. Sora-senpai is here." I said as I looked at everybody, and they gave me the perfect reaction. ALL of them widened their eyes. Some even leaned onto each other 'cause they wanted to keep in their laugh.

"So, without further ado, let's start with me! Er...my favorite thing about Miyabi is that he's come a long way, and is as strong as a tank! Exactly what I said earlier. Roberu, your turn!"

"Me? My favorite thing about Miyabi is that he's our daisenpai!"

"What the-oi, that's like saying people like me in Twitter because I'm a Holostar, fuzakenna!" I said, jokingly. The others laughed, but a few of us laughed real hard. I just kept in my laugh though.

"Next, Shien!"

"My favorite thing about Miyabi-senpai is that he's a real comedian when the circumstances call for it!"

"You idiot, that's exactly what Holostars is. A comedy show. NEXT!" I said, making everybody laugh again. It wasn't as funny as the last one, but we still laughed.

"Oga!"

"I like Miyabi because he's a really fun guy to hang out with, regardless if it's on-stream or off-stream."

"True. Miyabi is a real bro. Next, Suzaku!" I said.

We kept going on with the boys, and then the girls were next. Matsuri liked that Miyabi is a real respectful dude, and Ollie liked the same thing. Sora's was interesting.

"Next, Sora!"

"Um...well, I do like the fact that, despite what everybody thought when he first started, he kept on streaming, and despite the hardships, he finally found his place, and is starting to grow from there!" Sora said.

Everybody clapped and I also clapped while nodding.

"Well, from a daisenpai that started with 13 viewers, and is part of a generation where everybody started at rock bottom, I can see how Sora would sympathize with Miyabi. Next, AZKi!"

The others started telling the things they liked about Miyabi. Honestly, my plan is working. They're all really getting into the mood, and excited to tell what they liked about Miyabi. When I went to Ayame, I was a bit scared, no cap, but she cooperated nicely, so everything was good.

We finished the whole thing, and I clapped.

"Well, that ends the whole session! How do you feel about everything, Miyabi?"

"Well...I'm really happy about everybody's thoughts about me! I never knew even Sora-senpai thought that highly of me! I mean...you know, I'm a Holostars, and we originally were looked down on by a lot of people. We were even sent death threats, and really mean letters. But now, we finally found our ground, and we started to get a lot of love from everybody! Everybody, thank you so much!" Miyabi bowed, and we all clapped.

"Well, that emotional stuff is out of the way now. Hey, Shiro-kun!" Miyabi said.

"Yeah?"

"You freestyled for Nene-chan, right?"

"Yup."

"Well then, make a freestyle song for me too! I mean, you got your guitar here. C'mon! Shiro-kun! Shiro-kun!" Miyabi chanted once more.

'Ah, yes...the chant.' I sweat dropped internally and giggled nervously.

"Shiro-kun! Shiro-kun!" The boys chanted.

Some of the girls chanted too, like Ollie and Matsuri. Some just kept quiet or clapped along without saying anything.

I shrugged and giggled.

"Alright! I'll do a short song for you!" I said as I got a stool, and I got my guitar as I sat in front of the table where the boys were.

"It might not be a lot, but I hope my thoughts will be expressed well." I chuckled as I pulled my right sleeve up from my hoodie.

I started playing Fm7, Abmaj7, Cm7, and Gm7. Only for 4 bars.

These are the chords of Jocelyn Flores - XXXTentacion.

~A/N: Again, forgive me if my Japanese is bad. Still learning stuff Q-Q. Feel free to criticize though, it'll also help me make my kuso japanese better~

"I know you're somewhere. Somewhere.~" (English)

"You've been trapped in your mind, man. Just holding on.~" (English)

"I don't wanna pretend you're nothing. You've got it.~" (English)

"They said you wouldn't win. They were all so wrong.~" (English)

"Ima made Holostars sonzai wo shiranakatta. (I never knew Holostars existed until now)"

"Hontouni. Zannen, my brotha. (For real, too bad, my brother)"

"Nan ka getsu mae ni kizuku bekidatta. (I should've known months ago.)"

"Demo, doujini, maji yokatta- (But at the same time, I'm glad-)"

"Hayaku shiteita. (I knew sooner.)"

"You can rest, senpai. You can lay it now." (English)

"Miyabi-senpai ga otsukareta. Yasunde mo ii na. (Miyabi-senpai worked hard. It's good to rest.)"

"Anti ga? Dou demo ii kedo. (The antis? I couldn't care less.)"

"Dekita kara, ki ni shinai yo. (You did it, so don't mind it.)"

"Chuujitsu na fans iru. Sore ga taitetsu yo. (You got loyal fans. That's what's important.)"

"Koko kara mo, Ganbatte kure. (From here on out, just do your best!)"

"Soushite, ochitara, issho ga tasukeru. (And if you fall, we'll help you.)"

"So don't let anxiety-" (English)

"control you. We're going all the way with you." (English)

"...And you've been feeling pain just to hold on.~"

"...It's good to let it rain. It's what makes you strong.~"

"You've been feeling pain. You've feeling pain just to hold on.~"

"But senpai, let it rain. 'Cause it's what makes you strong.~"

...And I stopped playing.

"WHOOO!!!" The others shouted.

"That was actually amazing...!" Miyabi said.

"Japanglish rapping? Let's go, Shiro!" Calli said.

"Eh...? You're actually that talented, Shiro-kun?" Sora said.

"Hmm...I gotta admit, for your cockiness, you do walk the talk." Suisei looked away and blushed a bit.

"Oh, yes. What do you expect from V-R.A.P.P.'s only member? Of course I can do anything, Suisei-chan." I deadpanned and smirked.

"Oh, urusai! You annoying piece of...!" Suisei said, and we laughed.

"Jokes aside though, I am humble when it comes down to it. I sometimes try to brag because it's funny, and not 'cause I'm an actual egotistical asshole." I said as I placed my guitar on the wall, leaning on the chair to make it stand for now.

'Though, don't we all have some ego in ourselves?' I sweat dropped internally.

"Actually, Rikka, can you hold this guitar for me instead? You're good at playing guitar, so I trust you with my favorite acoustic guitar. Just make sure not to break it though." I chuckled as I gave it to him over the table, and he got it.

"Don't worry. I own a guitar, so I know how to handle stuff like this, you baka." Rikka giggled.

"Well then, I guess I feel content. Let's sing a couple songs here and enjoy our time until we all go back to streaming!" Miyabi said.

"Yeah!" Us boys shouted, along with a couple girls.

We ate the cake, excluding me though, and we talked about some stuff. Just normal trivial stuff. Nothing serious, nothing too funny. Just a good time vibing. Some other girls also decided to go near Miyabi and talk with him. One of them was Sora. We let him sit at the table where the girls were at. It's nice that he's actually starting to converse with the others aside from Holostars.

He is very embarrassed though, so he had Kaoru and Izuru accompany him there.

"Ah...man, it's quite a lively birthday too, I gotta admit." I said.

"Yeah. Look at everybody. Though some Holostars had to stream, and even the girls, Rikka's having a good time singing with Matsuri, and some of our boys there are having a good time too." Roberu said.

"Say, you got some stuff to prepare for your debut, Shiro-kun?" Shien asked.

"Yeah, but uh...it's not too hard, honestly. I can work on it later." I chuckled.

"Well, what are you gonna for now?" Suzaku asked.

"Who knows? I think I'll hang out here for a good while before I go to my room and work on some stuff for my debut."

I looked at everybody hanging out, and then I saw Rushia come down the stairs while rubbing her eyes.

"Oh? It seems Rushia is down here now." I said as I got out of the table and went towards her.

"Hey, Rushia. It looks like you're done streaming your 1 million subscriber special stream."

"A-Ah? Yeah…" Rushia said while widening her eyes and blushing, looking away.

"What's wrong?"

"A-Ah, n-nothing, Shiro-niichan…"

"Your eyebags…" I said as I leaned in towards her, making our faces close to each other.

"A-Ah...S-Shiro-niichan, you're too close…" Rushia said.

"A-Ah, sorry. My bad."

I looked at Miyabi.

"Oi, Miyabi! I'll be getting some food for Rushia!" I said.

"Ah, sure! Get her a plate, please!" He said.

"S-Shiro-niichan, I think I'm okay without eating for now-"

"Nah, just eat breakfast. Trust me. C'mon. Come with me." I said as I grabbed her hand.

"Ah...! Well...okay then." She said.

I got a plate, got some rice and stuff on it, and also cut a piece of cake for her, and let her sit down next to me as Roberu, Shien, and Suzaku are at the other side of the table.

"Huh, she really did her best in her stream, huh?" Roberu chuckled.

"Yeah. I'm glad to see she got 1 million subscribers." I chuckled as well and smirked.

I looked at Rushia, and she looked back at me.

"Hmm? What's wrong, Shiro-niichan?"

"Nothing." I patted her head.

"H-Hey...!" She blushed.

"Thank you for your kind words that you said in your stream." I said.

"...You saw it?"

"Just a clip of it." I got my hand off of her head.

"Hmm? What did she say?" Roberu asked.

I grinned as I thought of her reaction, which was to probably punch me out of embarrassment, and I leaned over the table.

"You see, Rushia said stuff about how she was sad, and venting out her dad's condition, then proceeded to tell the fandead how much she appreciates my hel-"

"YAMETE!!!" She shouted as she punched my shoulder, and I put my right forearm on my mouth while letting my left arm take all the blows.

"I'm sorry! I'm sorry!" I laughed.

"Shiro-niichan...!" She pouted.

"I'm sorry." I said as I patted her head.

I looked at the others, and instantly, I widened my eyes and retracted my hand while blushing.

'T-Their stares...that's scary.' I thought.

"W-W-Well, nonetheless, you gotta finish your breakfast."

"A-Ah, yeah!" She said as she continued eating the food on her plate.

Me and the boys talked more as I watched over Rushia until she was finished, and once she was finished, she said that she'd go to her room to brush her teeth and sleep, which then I just gave her a quick peck on the cheek when we arrived at her room. Don't want anybody getting the wrong idea...

I went down, and went back to my table, but as I walked there, I looked behind to see the glass door of the Holohouse, and not so far from the building, I saw Roboco walking towards us while looking down and holding her back.

"Hmm? Roboco?" I mumbled and stopped as I looked at the door.

I saw a couple other girls looking at the door too in my peripheral vision, and Roboco finally entered the building.

"Hey, Roboco-chan!" Sora said.

"Oh, hi, Sora-chan…" Roboco said as she waved for a split-second and went upstairs, still looking down, but this time with a frown.

"Roboco-chan...?" Sora said as she followed Roboco.

"Hey, wait, Sora-chan!" AZKi said.

"W-W-W-Wait, what's happening?" Miko said.

"Hmm? Is something going on with Roboco-chan?" Suisei asked as she also followed the others.

'What the hell is going on with them...?' I thought.

Roboco slouched a bit, and her eyes actually...now that I remember, she had some red on her eyes...wonder what made her sad?

"Hmm…" I said as I turned to my back and went to the table and sat down.

"What was the commotion about?" Roberu asked.

"Something about Roboco. I don't know what it is exactly though." I said.

"Hmm...well, some of us have problems...that usually happens in the Holohouse." Shien said.

"Hmm? What do you mean?" I asked.

"Well, sometimes, one of the livers will have a mental breakdown and cry. Which then will result to some of the livers wanting to comfort them and go to their room. Not that we're cold, but...you know, it kind of became normal." Shien said.

"Huh...I see."

'That explains why some of them stood still and watched Roboco go back upstairs.' I thought.

"Well, it seems some others are done with eating and stuff. How about we clean up our table and slowly clean everything up as the others go back to streaming?" Roberu asked.

"Hmm...I guess we could do that." Shien said.

"Count me in...!" Suzaku said as he stretched.

"Welp, can't go against a senpai." I chuckled.

Well, gotta do stuff for the birthday boy. It is his special day today.