Ch 50 - Taking My 1st and 2nd Pt. 1

"...Yo." I said.

"Yo!- ...Um...w-why are you and Kiara wet?" Risu held in her laughter. I bet it was because of how dirty-minded Risu is. We're wet from the rain, not from cum.

"Stuff...You seen Calli around here, Risu?"

"Y-Yeah…upstairs-"

A small snicker leaked out of her mouth, but she kept holding it in. Goddammit, Risu! Me and Kiara were literally soaked from the rain, and you're here thinking of sex jokes!

"By the way, d-do you need a towel?" She asked with a giggle in-between the sentence.

"Nah...I'll just take another shower."

Thankfully, Risu is the only one in the lounge right now.

"Kiara, take care going to your room."

"Y-Yeah." Kiara said, looking away and going to the stairs.

'Well...at least Kiara is back with the proper mindset. Now I need to take a short hot bath while putting soap on my body to refresh myself. Not to mention, I gotta cook lunch in a bit, and I have to work on my April Fools joke in a bit…'

I don't wanna put the blame on Kiara, but damn...I was happy this morning, now I feel depresso expresso. But no point in whining about it. I'm gonna have to speedrun everything.

And so, I put my clothes in the laundry, went to the shower, dressed up, went to Calli's room to get my stuff, went back to my room, and worked on my April Fools joke quickly.

I then recorded a stream this afternoon. It was a stream discussing some basic music theory. Not like basic scales and stuff, but teaching some interesting music theory that's still rather basic. I also planned this with Daijo before this was made as preparation for the April Fools joke.

"So...there's this infamous chord progression in Japan that I bet you all have heard before. I've said earlier that the I-V-vi-IV progression is very common in the west, but over here in Japan, we have IV-V-iii-vi chord progression. So, in the key of C, instead of going C-G-Am-F, we go F-G-Em-Am." I said as I played it on my keyboard.

"Right? I think you all heard this a million times in Jpop songs and whatnot." I said as I played the progression again, but this time, my right hand plays a random melody.

"...See what I mean? It already sounds very Japanese-ish. Something you'd use in an anime OP, and it's both interesting, and uh...no offense to weebs and simps, but in my opinion...it's fucking boring, the same way how the I-V-vi-IV progression is too boring and a no-brainer."

"The reason why it's interesting is because, unlike the west, this progression we use has constant tension. Everytime you do a chord progression, and it lands on a 'I', it resolves greatly. But in this chord progression, the only tonic chords are the 'iii' and the 'vi', which also resolve, but it doesn't resolve as great as the 'I'."

"And in Japan, we usually like telling stories. In other countries, you can just cut off lyrics at any part, and it can work, but, in Japan and such, that use this chord progression, it's like an ongoing story. There's so much tension and suspense, it never ends, even when it ACTUALLY ends. However, the only reason why I say it's boring though is because this is used as much as the I-V-vi-VI progression."

"I mean, if you wanna use it, do it. It's good enough, but like...if you end up making a stupid ass no-brainer song that you think sounds 'good', you're a fucking dumbass." I snickered a bit.

"'Cause it's not. It's a stupid ass song that just robs your fans of their soul and money, and not giving anything new to the table. You're just making music. We need a refresher sometimes, people!"

"But enough with my ranting. There are actually some western songs that use this chord progression. One of them being uh…" I giggled a bit and prepared to play an Gb chord.

The chords were Gb-Ab-Fm-Bbm. Then I sung an infamous song...

The chat's reaction...PRICELESS.

"Bois. We just got TOGETHER FOREVER'D"

"GOD FUCKING DAMMIT, SHIRO. THIS IS NOT THE RICK ROLL WE WERE EXPECTING!"

"Wwww"

"LMAO"

"Dude thought Rickroll was too overrated, so he just chose together forever-"

"HAHAHA! TAKE THAT, BITCHES!" I said.

"But anyway, you guys get it. This chord progression is common in Japan, the same way how the other chord progression is common in other parts of the world. And if you utilize the tonics, which are the 'I', 'iii', and the 'vi', the subdominants, which are 'ii' and 'IV', and the dominants, which are the 'V' and 'VII', you can make any chord progression you want."

"And remember, the tonics are for resolution, the dominants are for tension, and subdominants are for transition. Try different chord progressions, and see what progressions you like. Who knows? You might like it. Just make sure you don't waste it and create shitty songs with it, or I'mma sock ya throat."

And so, the stream ended, and once it reached nighttime and had dinner already, I went outside around the edge of the school, and looked up at the moon.

"...Hey." I heard a voice behind me.

"Oh? Hey, Ina. Came out here to relax too?" I asked.

"N-No...I just thought going out once in a while where there's not a lot of people would be nice, so...but I didn't expect you to be out here."

"Yeah…" I said as I looked up at the moon.

"The moon is beautiful, right? Oh, and I ain't talking about the shitty 'Tsuki Ga Kirei' Japanese fucking proposal that makes no sense whatsoever."

"Hehe. Do you hate your own country that much?" Ina asked.

"Yes and no. Every person born in their own country loves and hates their own country for their own reasons, you know? I'm a living example of that."

"I guess there's some truth in that...but yeah, the moon is beautiful tonight…"

"...Say, why ARE you out here? Do you just love the moon's brightness? You like taking fresh air once in a while?" She asked.

"...I sometimes take my stress out by reminding myself to be like the moon sometimes."

I opened my palm and faced it towards the moon. Almost as if I was going to grab it.

"Look around the moon. Complete darkness, surrounded with little hopes of lights. However, one of those lights is the brightest in our eyes, the moon. Able to keep the darkness outside while being able to show other people how bright they can shine. I wish to achieve it one day. 'Cause as of now...I still feel a bit unresolved on the inside."

"...That, and also because I…"

"You...?" Ina asked.

"...Well...looking at the moon also helps me let go of my past bit by bit. It's to help me not break down as much as I used to…"

I closed my eyes, and took a breath in...and out.

"...Despite being a soldier, I guess I'm just a human at the end of the day. I'm but a weak fragile twig located in the woods. I can act like a robust oak tree, but all it takes is one small step, and my life breaks into two...heh. But I guess that's how people develop. If you keep breaking a twig, it'll become harder to break into two, until it falls into the earth and soon becomes something else stronger." I said.

"...In my opinion, I think you're already that robust oak tree, Shiro."

"Hmm?"

"Yes, you may be human...but you've done quite a lot for the world. Not just us Hololivers, but for what you did in your past. If any of us Hololivers were in your position, we would've broke down several times...and you, standing here now, goes to show that you're actually quite strong…"

"...Heh, thanks, Ina. That's actually one of the kindest compliments I've ever gotten." I smiled.

"E-Eh? R-Really? N-No no no. There's no way." She giggled nervously and looked away.

"No, really. Soldiers usually are treated like shit."

I looked away and deadpanned.

"I would know, from my 7 years of service." I sweat dropped.

"...Well, if you're gonna go away now, you can. I'll be staying here for a while." I said, looking back at the moon.

I said so, but I glanced a bit to my right after a while, and it seemed Ina still stood beside me.

'Well...I guess I won't bother her.' I smiled.

"By the way, how's Kiara and Calli?" I asked.

"Oh? Well...it seems stuff happened this afternoon, and they reconciled. I heard you got involved in it too?"

"Yes...and I'mma tell you, drying ourselves off was not fun." I went blue.

"However...it seems Kiara and Calli got closer than ever...I was glad it ended nicely." She said.

"Yeah...me too. At least Kiara and Calli ain't gon' be fighting again anytime soon. Matter of fact, if something happens between them, I shall give my applause and be happy for what they've done. After all, it's not like I'm interested in Calli anyway." I sweat dropped.

"Yeah…thank God." She mumbled the last part, but I was able to hear it.

"I know, right? It's good that Kiara and Calli were able to get close."

"..."

"Ina?" I said as I looked at her.

"...Y-Yeah?"

"What's wrong?"

"N-Nothing!" She said as she laughed nervously while I sweat dropped more.

"Huh...okay."

I'mma admit, Ina acted strange just now...but eh.

"...Heh. Now that I think about it…" I said.

"...Hmm?"

"With all the things that happened today, I think I got a new idea for a new song…"

A song about friends...bonds between friends.

~March 31, 2021 5:40 AM~

"Hah...hah...hah...you know, it's sort of become a thing now that we both run together whenever we get the chance." I said, jogging towards the park.

"Mostly because my kouhai is exercising regularly! I'm surprised you make time for this everyday!" Korone said.

"Yeah? I'm actually the one rather surprised you could make time to exercise! Ever since your 24 hour stream playing Assassin's Creed!"

"Shut up!" She said as she laughed while I chuckled.

We did our usual routine, a.k.a my usual routine, and doing the exercises.

"Hah...hah...you sure are catching up quickly with my exercises, ey?"

"Yes, I...I am! Maybe...maybe soon, I can...hah...surpass you!" She said as I stopped doing planche pushups while she stopped her archer push ups, dropping to the ground chestfirst.

"I'd like to see that day come." I chuckled.

"15 more seconds and we're off to do squats next."

"Y-Yeah...!"

And so, once we were done with the exercise, we finally stopped and drank water.

"Gah...that was satisfying." I said.

"Hah...hah...on second thought, I think I'll never surpass you." Korone panted while sweat dropping.

"Well, I am a 'monster', at least from what my friends said before." I looked away and sweat dropped as well.

"Seriously...how much stamina would a JSDF soldier need?"

"Enough to run 10 kilometers with 40 kilos on your back with energy left to spare to fight for at least 10 minutes in hand to hand combat." I deadpanned.

"40 kilos?!"

"Even 10 kilometers is the bare minimum. Imagine running with 60 kilos for 20 minutes. That's my life back then when I was around the middle of my service." I deadpanned more.

"Eh?! ...Hah, whatever...at this point, I really am not surprised anymore. You're just superhuman…"

"Well, soldiers were trained, not to be fit, but to be durable and disciplined, so don't feel bad. Besides, you're a woman. Biologically, you're not even built, let alone made, to fight in a war. No offense to the women who actually were able to be enlisted though."

"Hmph! So you're telling me I'm weak?!"

"Nah, you're quite strong for a boxer. I'm just saying you aren't meant to be carrying 40 kilos on your back."

"...Say, can you teach me knife defenses?"

"Hmm? Why? Just run. Besides, the fact you know how to box is more than enough to defend against a knife."

"Eh?! But don't you guys know how to disarm and all that?!"

"The 'knife defenses' you see online are nothing but either gimmicks, or martial 'arts'. If I gave you a marker, I'd get 1 or 2 marks on me before I get rid of that marker on your hand. And if I did teach you that...it can really kill, you know?"

"Eh...? So even somebody as skilled as you might get stabbed or wounded?"

"Mhmm. Luckily, in situations where I did have to defend myself against a knife, the environment provides." I chuckled.

Is that a ladder? Too bad, I'mma smack the shit out of ya with that. Is that a bottle? Well, guess I have myself a knife. Is that a pen? ...Call me the next Keanu Reeves.

"...Fine, I'll teach you. But only ONE technique, okay? I'm telling you, these techniques can kill."

"Really?! YAY!" She stood up and jumped.

"Jeez, you're energetic...heh. Alright, so...pretend I have a knife on me." I said.

I then taught her a technique I got from Pekiti, the Filipino martial art Alex-sensei taught me. It was simple. Whether a stab or a slice, she had to use the back of her forearms to defend herself and at least aim it to a non-vital part of her body.

As for the actual technique itself, strike with both hands. One hand to stop, deflect, or counter the hand with the knife, and the other hand to attack the opponent's head, whether by palm, fist, chop, or anything you prefer. Eye gouging is preferable if you don't mind blood or doing a bit of violence.

It is not the answer. It is a question, and the answer is "Yes."

"See? It's simple, right?"

"Yeah! Why don't people actually use two hands when attacking though?" She asked.

"'Cause it's martial 'art', not MARTIAL art. There's a reason why, in modern times, we have become more civilized, Korone. I told you...what I just taught right now can take away a life, so use it wisely."

"Yep, Shiro-sensei!"

"D-Don't call me that." I giggled nervously.

"Well, let's get going back, shall we?"

"Mhmm! I feel a bit more confident now, learning something new!"

And so, we went back to the Holohouse, and greeted with my usual "Yo!".

"Exercising together again?" Okayu asked at the kitchen table.

"Mhmm! Hey, today, Shiro-kun actually taught me something!" Korone said with a sparkle.

"Oi, don't just casually teach it now, okay? I already told you why."

"Mhmm. Got it, Shiro-sensei!"

"I told you not to call me that." I sweat dropped.

"Hey, Shi! Can we talk for a bit?" I heard Calli at one of the couches.

"Oh? Sure!" I said as I went up to them.

Calli and Kiara were next to each other, and even smiling. I guess something good happened to both of them. One of them being reconciliation?

"Waddup?" I said, standing a few feet away.

"Soon enough, you'll collab with us, right? Remember my idea?"

"Ah yeah. I was gonna teach you some freestyling." I chuckled.

"Mhmm. But I also thought that, maybe soon enough, you know...we could do an Among us collab. Us, Holomyth, and a couple more branches, including Holostars! You know...really connect the whole company." Calli said.

"What a coincidence. I was actually thinking the same thing too. You know, I was thinking of making a song together with Rikka and Izuru. Teach Aruran some rap. Talk with Roberu. Have a Holostars Among Us. I was even thinking of collabing with other branches and doing something like 'Super Bunny Man'. Nothing wrong with being a bit ambitious."

"Yeah! One day, I wanna collab with you together with Kiara here. You could teach us a thing or two about music or whatnot, or maybe we can play a game together!"

"Hmm…Apex is good for 3 players. That can work. Just casual playing. No need for competitiveness. Looking forward to it, by the way." I smiled.

"Yeah...a-a-and...also…" She said, looking away.

"Hmm?"

"Well...me and Kusotori…"

"Oh? I think I know. You made up, right?" I asked.

"Y-Yeah...that." Calli scratched her head and blushed.

"Mhmm! Thankfully, me and Calli got back together.~ Takamori is still alive!" Kiara said.

"You say that as if we're a couple, Kiara. We're not." Calli groaned.

"Hehe. You two are cute…" I said and crossed my arms.

"Oh? I got a vibration from my bag." I said as I got it out and checked it.

"Ah, Daijo said I have to talk with him for a while. Must be something important. I gotta take a shower. See ya later, Calls, Kiara." I put my hand up as they waved bye, and I went to take a shower.

I did so, dressed up, and went to Daijo's little area where me and him could talk.

"Hoo, thanks for coming, Shiro." Daijo said.

"Well, when it's you, it's usually important. Cut to the chase. Whaddup?"

"Well, I gotta discuss with ya. Number one...you have any pranks for April Fools?" He said with a sinister smile.

I also did the same, and we were connected into one being for this moment only.

"Oh, you bet. I'm gonna rick roll every single motherfucker. Kukuku." I said.

"Sweet. What else?"

"Well...I'll also make an unlisted video where I 'talk about serious stuff'...only to lead to a short beatbox version of 'Together Forever'."

"You're evil." Daijo snickered.

"But anyway, enough fooling around...let's get to the other topics I wanted to talk about. First off, we gotta talk in advance about your schedule next week. In April 6, you're aware your collab ban will be lifted, right?"

"Mhmm. I was actually planning to talk with you about it too. Thanks for the timing." I chuckled.

"No probs. So, from April 6 to April 10, tell me your ideas."

"Mhmm, so...here's how it goes…"

Me and Daijo exchanged ideas, talking about what can and what can't work 'cause of certain circumstances, and we agreed on this schedule for next week.

April 4-5 - Rest

April 6 - Holostars Minecraft

April 7 - Collab with Calli (Freestyle)

April 8 - Astel and Izuru (Valorant)

April 9 - Aruran, Roberu, Temma (Phasmophobia)

April 10 - Rikka (Songwriting)

"Alright, I guess this is good enough. I'll talk with the managers, see what works, fit it into everybody's schedules, and I'll report back ASAP. Lastly...do you have any songs releasing this month?"

"Hmm...well, I already told you about my April Fools joke, but for actual songs...My Usseewa can be done within this month. As for my next song for the next album, I'll be releasing prolly at April 5. Then, if 'I'm The General' gets to 10 million views, I'll release the remix. Obviously, the editing and everything done by me. That's all I'm really gonna be releasing...probably. We'll see what happens."

"I see...well, if that's all, I think we're done talking here. Thanks for coming, Shiro."

"Yuppo! Lemme know if anything urgent has happened. I'm more than happy to be informed." I said, standing up.

That was hella quick. At least I can work on my projects and shit faster.

I finally went to my room, and worked on my projects. Reviewing, as well as working on my newest song...well, song-in-progress.

"Hmm...yeah, I think this song is ready...that was fast." I chuckled.

"...I guess I'll practice my freestyling skills. Nothing better to do until this afternoon." I said.

"Oh, that reminds me...how many views until I can release the remix?"

…Turns out, not a lot. Literally 50k more views, and I'm ready to release the remix.

"Jesus Christ, I guess 'I'm The General' was a huge success. Why else would it have gotten to 10 million so quickly?" I chuckled.

"Well...I better watch out then. I can release it anytime soon…"

~~Kurome's POV~~

"Please come again!" I heard the girl at the counter say as I left the coffee shop and went out with a sigh.

'Well, as far as Saburo and Kichi were in Russia, since that day confirming Adrik's base, it seems Adrik hasn't done any suspicious activity yet.' I thought.

But there's one thing I've been worrying about. What else is he planning? He knows that, as long as he's alive, and doesn't have the necessary technology, he can be tracked by me again...even if he had a low profile, Japanese military is strong, especially how we can gather intelligence almost anywhere…

'I don't wanna involve Shiro in all this. I already planned for a whole week what I was gonna do, and if it happens...if I have no choice and pull the last straw, which is to call him back to active duty, then...Argh, no. I shouldn't think about it negatively.'

Whatever the case, I need to find out everything Adrik is hiding. Who knows? Maybe those four missiles weren't the only thing he's hiding. But then again, it's too early to make assumptions. As long as I make it seem like Adrik's plan is coming together nicely while I seem clueless, that's the time I strike.

…But I just have this uneasy feeling in my stomach...I can't help but worry for Shiro's safety. Obviously, if Adrik's plan comes together, whatever it is, then even Japan's safety is in danger, but...the last thing I want is Shiro to live an irreversible life full of regrets and self-sacrifice. After all, the only thing I want is him to live a normal life.

~~Adrik's POV~~

"AAAARRRRGGGHHH...!!!!" Zelt screamed with his eyes almost looking bloodshot and his body shaking on the bed platform with his hands and feet chained to it.

"Sh sh sh...Zelt, endure it for longer…" The scientist said as he looked at his computer and back at Zelt constantly.

From what was a short time to us and what felt like an eternity for Zelt, he finally stopped shaking and breathed out in huge relief as the scientist unlocked the chains that kept his hands and feet back.

"Alright, Zelt...please stand up." I said, giving him my hand as he held it and slowly sat up.

He finally touched his feet to the floor and stood straight while stretching his neck in a circle and even his shoulders.

"Thank you, Dr. Lev. Let's see how strong you've become, Zelt." I said and faced towards Zelt as he nodded and we made our way to the training room.

We went to a freshly placed wooden dummy that I always put to see how far he's progressed in terms of strength. This is the 6th wooden dummy we have made for this type of occasion.

"Alright...show me what you can do, Zelt." I said as he nodded.

He got into his normal stance, and when he punched the dummy…

"...Heh, this is way better than before. Almost like a huge leap in success."

From just one punch, the head broke off and fell to the ground. A good 4-5 feet from the dummy.

"Tell me, did it hurt, Zelt?"

"Well...just a bit. But it wasn't like before where it still felt like I punched a log. Now it feels like I punched a young tree."

"That's good, that's good…"

I smirked and chuckled.

"Real good...we're sparring tonight, Zelt. No need to hold back. Just give me your best shot."

"Sure, dad. Though, you don't think you might pass out if I go too far?"

"Nah...trust me. We'll be fine…" I said.

I can feel it coming...Kurome coming to my base...so at least, if it ever actually comes down to it, then Zelt can be my ace card here...heh.

~~Shiro's POV~~

"Aaaand...done!" I said as the video finally got uploaded, and the remix released.

I then went to Twitter and tweeted,

"Thank you guys so much for getting "I'm The General" to 10 million views! As thanks, here's the remix to the song, featuring Calli!

*insert link to the video*

The Red-Eyed Demons shall T-pose y'all."

It wasn't live though. It was just uploaded directly. But the views skyrocketed to a good 10k at the first minute.

Few comments...normal stuff.

Cut to when about a good 5 minutes have passed, and the comments and views flooded to a straight 70k views. Comments?

"DAMN BOI, CALLI AND SHIRO REALLY OUT HERE COMMITTING ARSON ALL OVER THE WORLD"

"Calli is fire. Shiro's got the heat. Mix the two together, AND THEY BOTH MURDER THE BEAT!!!!!!!"

"Yo, Calli V-R.A.P.P. Debut when?"

"Shiro's obviously one of the greatest rappers I've ever seen, but Calli's taking the spotlight here. SHEESH."

"'I'mma change the game, but I ain't come here to play'

'Even my masterpiece is not the best of me'.

These two will go far...just watch, bois."

"Heh. Noice...the remix is getting well received." I said.

That reminds me...I wonder if Melon has made a review of my album yet...

"...Hmm...seems like he didn't." I chuckled.

"Anyway...I guess I'll wait till I have to practice with Akina-sensei again. I'll do a talk for the remix tonight."

And so, when I did, and we practiced on my projection and vocal register transitions, we ended the session and drank water.

"Hah! Your voice is so good to work with, Shiro-kun! Your progress is so phenomenal, it almost feels like I don't need to teach you anymore!"

"That's not true, Akina-sensei. I have yet a lot to learn."

"What else do you really have to learn? You can do both falsetto and head voice, as well as sing really well and control your voice well. You just need more practice and it'll solidify!"

"Well...Akina-sensei, there actually really is more."

"Oh? What could it be?"

"You know how I said I liked William Singe?"

"Oh, yeah. What about it?"

"I want to be able to do those riffs with my voice soon."

"Hmm...well, your voice does sound a bit like it, so it's possible. Though…just know, I haven't done riffs in a long while. I know how to do it, but I've never used it too much that I can do it with ease."

"That's okay. I just want someone who can guide me. I can do it too, but, if we think of it like a guitar, I still get string buzz. My riffs are rather amateur."

"Then, that makes both of us students! Let's learn riffs together on Friday, Shiro-kun!" She said, putting her hands to the air.

"Yeah...let's." I smiled.

"You've been so good to me, Akina-sensei. I was thinking I could treat you to something as thanks soon."

"Eh? But it's my obligation as a teacher to teach. No need to do that." She waved.

"Still, I think you should reap the result of your teachings. Maybe this Saturday or Sunday, I can take you out and we can just have a wonderful time."

"E-Eh?! Take me out?!" She said, blushing a bit.

"Oh, I didn't mean to say it that way. It's just a friendly date. No feelings involved." I giggled nervously and sweat dropped.

"Phew...thank god…Well...if that's the case, then I think I can make time for it."

"Really? Nice. Wanna go out for drinks? Bubble tea?"

"That'll be good! I love sweets!"

'...No wonder you're hella thicc, Akina-sensei.' I deadpanned on the inside.

"Then it's a date. I'll be going now, Akina-sensei." I said as I packed my bag and made my way to the door, going to Akame-sensei.

"...Akina-sensei?"

I could see some steam going out of her head while she looked red...I can't tell if my wording was wrong, or she's just misunderstanding it like hell. It made me sweat drop.

But anyway, I finally went to the dancing room where me and the Holostars practiced, and once we were done, we changed shirts to something new and went back to the Holohouse.

"Dude, the way Shiro-kun just stumbled and I caught him was still the funniest thing we've experienced this year in dancing." Oga snickered as we also joined in the laughter.

"Hey, I got confused and was conscious of my arms, as well as not wanting to hit any of you with my feet. That resulted to me stumbling."

"Hey...at least we have something fun to talk about when drinking." Roberu laughed his lungs out, and we followed.

"Ah...konni-chichi-wa." I said to the everybody inside.

"Konnichiwa!" The boys said.

"Konnichiwa!" The girls replied.

"And you know, my manager said she saw Daijo-woah woah, WAHHH!!" I heard to my right.

I looked, and saw Matsuri stumble on the stairs as she was about to fall head first to the floor.

"WOAH!" I said, catching Matsuri and holding her tight in my arms as we both crashed down.

"GRR!" I grunted when we finally made impact.

"Phew...You okay?" I asked.

"Argh...s-sorry...Shiro-kun...oh?" Matsuri said.

"..." The others stared at me and Matsuri as her hand "miraculously" landed on my…

"...Oh? Oh? OH? Aren't you a Japanese-" I cut her off as I grabbed her arm and threw it away while blushing hard.

"O-O-O-OI! THE HELL'RE YOU DOING, GOING UP MY DICK WITH YOUR HAND?!" I shouted.

"YOUR WHAT?!" The others shouted.

"EH?! SHIRO-KUN, YOU ACTUALLY HAVE THAT BIG OF A-" She said before laughing really hard, it resonated throughout the building.

"DON'T JUST CASUALLY SAY MY SIZE, YOU!" I said, groaning and standing up.

"Hey, are you at least okay?" I asked while groaning.

"Y-Yeah...say, what's your size-"

"1 millimeter. Thank you." I said, sighing and still groaning as I put my hands in my pocket.

Now my dick's erect...great. I wanna fap now. Not like I will though...maybe.

"Hmm...how'd it feel, Shiro-kun?" Oga asked.

"Great and not great." I deadpanned.

"Hahaha! Well, don't worry too much. You'll forget it soon after a shower. I got beat from the dance practice. I wanna lie down in bed!" Oga said.

And so, me and the boys finally went back to our rooms and took a shower. I did so, and did a stream.

"Shiro on the mic, Shiro on the beat, Shiro with the heat, everybody, thanks for coming to my stream! Yeah, and you know I got the heat, bro. What's my name? Ishijin Shiro!" I clapped.

"Privates! ...I shall start a new series in my channel called 'Minecraft Xtreme'. It's a Minecraft Hardcore series, basically. I just thought typing 'extreme' that way was cooler." I giggled.

"So! Uh…I'll make a new world, hardcore, no cheats on, and boom! So, while it's loading, I actually want to say to y'all that I have objectives in mind. Of course, every minecraft world has an objective, but for this, I'm actually planning to do some certain things in all aspects of this hardcore world."

And so, when I first loaded up the world, I spawned in a forest. I cut down trees, got stone, got iron, sheared sheep for wool, and made a little cave by digging down and making a temporary base. After cutting down all the surrounding trees and making the appropriate open land for a base, that's when I started making a base.

"So...in the middle here, I hope to kill the wither and make a beacon here. I plan in making a town or city of some sort, and this shall be the center. For now, my little shitty base shall serve as the center." I snickered.

"But yeah...first things first though, we gotta lay a foundation. I got birch and oak trees growing over there, so for this area, I just have to build four pathways, and once that's done, I can finally go mining and search for iron, diamonds, and maybe even redstone and lapis lazuli. Who knows? I better not die though, 'cause this is hardcore." I chuckled.

And so, I went down, mined, got enough iron to make a full armor set, and went up to the surface as I slept.

"Alright...that was one hour already? Jeez...I wish I could play more...maybe I'll permit 30 minutes more. The reason why is because I have a stream after this, and I don't want to take too long."

And so, for the next 30 minutes, I terraformed the land, and mined for more iron by strip mining. I got a lot of iron, my first six diamonds, and a couple more resources. I went to the surface, and did my usual outro. Small progress, but it's better than none.

After that, my next stream was about an after party of my 'I'm The General' remix. I drank Nikka Coffey Gin with ice. The snack that I ate along with it to not make me as drunk was some sliced up hotdog. I already took 2 shots. For reference, the alcohol is 47%

"Yeah...you know, it took me like...20 minutes in total to write the remix. 5 minutes to lay the draft, and 15 minutes refining and rechecking…I don't know about Calli's though. I didn't ask her. Hey, Calli, you in the chat? Leave a message or some shit if you're here…"

"...Hehe. 'Drinking Nikka gin, are we? You're not drunk yet, Taishou?' Yes, I'm drinking gin, but no, I'm still rather sober. Bruhs, do you even know what I drank in mother Russia? I drank half a fucking vodka." I laughed.

"Yeah...not watered down by the way, no chasers. I did eat something. All in all though, me and my squad, along with my mom, drank vodka, but I was the one who took the biggest hit for the team. I do try to not drink too much. Although alcohol can help sometimes, depending on the person, too much drinking will harm you instead. So I try to regulate my alcohol sometimes...yeah." I said, drinking one shot and eating a slice of hotdog.

"Ah...relaxing...you know, if you guys wanna know when I get tipsy, it's when I start giggling a lot." I chuckled.

"...'What age were you when you started drinking?' Oh, if we're talking about properly drinking alcohol like beer or something and getting drunk, it was when I was 13."

And the chat...instant concern.

"WTF??????"

"BRO, WHAT?! 13?! TOO YOUNG"

"Bruh"

"BOI, YOU'RE TOO YOUNG"

"...A lot of people are freaking out. I know what beer does, okay? But don't worry. The instant I got drunk, I stopped. After that, I had drinking occasions sometimes. It's okay, I know my limits. If you're wondering why, my mom was raised by a Filipino man raised by a Japanese person, so she got some Filipino customs ingrained in her. One of them is actually letting children be introduced to alcohol. Obviously, they don't let them get drunk, but rather, they slowly let them get used to it with shots here and there."

"...'You and Calli should collab sometime'. We are actually planning to do that! I wanna…'cause you know, her lyrics say that we're the 'Red-Eyed Demons'. So...I wanna call our duo as 'R.E.D.', like an acronym for Red-Eyed Demons. Eh? Sounds cool, right?"

And so, for the rest of the stream, we talked about the lyrics and interpretations, breakdowns, and even having fun talking about nonsense. After my 8th shot, I started getting tipsy. Calli was actually in the chat and even said how funny I was when I was getting tipsy.

And before some of you point it out. No, I was tipsy, but my mind was clear enough to know I didn't say or do any embarrassing things in the stream.