Language Cheat Reincarnation – Young Girl VTuber Saves the World

Chapter 432. [Middle School Graduation Ceremony]

"Mai, Ilyena-chan. Welcome."

"Iroha-chaaaan~! I missed you so muuuuuch~!"

"Iroha-sama, Iroha-sama, Iroha-sama~! I'm so sorry I couldn't greet you at the airport~!"

"W-Wait!? Both of you!? If you hug me this tight, I can't brea—!?"

The moment I opened the door after hearing the chime, the two of them lunged at me.

I tried to peel them off...... but in the end, I gave up.

N-Not like I was a little happy to be hugged or anything, okay!?

It's just pointless to resist when I can't win against their strength anyway!?

"N-No, Mom!? That's not it at all!?"

""Eeeh, Iroha-chan’s (Sama’s) homemade cooking!?""

"No, I didn’t cook anything!"

""We’ll go wash our hands right away!""

"Uh, I said—!?"

Before I could say I just set the plates, the two went whoosh! and dashed off to the washroom. ...Well, whatever.

Me, my mom, Mai, and Ilyena—the four of us... plus one, sitting around the table.

Aaah, Onee-chan’s got a late recording today, so she won’t be joining the party.

"Alright then, Iroha-chan, lead us in the toast~!"

"Huh? Me!? Ehh, ahem. Well... sorry for worrying everyone so much! And, I’m home!

—Cheeeeers!"

"""Cheers!""" "Nyaa~go."

After clinking our glasses, we took sips of our juice.

The table was filled with party food—fried dishes, sushi that seemed to have been specially ordered, and more.

"Here, Iroha-chaaan~! Aaaahn~!"

"No, I can eat by myse—...... mmpfh!? munch munch......"

"Naah!? M-Mai-san, that’s cheating!? Nooo, Iroha-sama! Me too... Aaahn!"

"Wait, I still have food in my mou— mmmph!? munch munch......!?"

"""Wehehehe... Iroha-chan (Sama) with her cheeks stuffed like a squirrel is so cuuute~!""

D-Do these two mistake me for some kind of pet or something!? Also, Mom’s giving me this incredibly complicated look!?

Please, spare me from doing this kinda stuff in front of my parents!? Seriously!

It’s too embarrassing!?

I desperately munch munch-ed my way through the food before washing it down with juice.

Gulp, pwah—!

"W-Wait, more than me! You two had your high school entrance exams today, right!?"

""Ah......""

"Ahh c’mon, don’t make those sad faces! Me not being able to take the exam... well, it’s not like I don’t care at all, but I’m fine! More importantly, how’d it go? Think you passed?"

I was worried since they had to spend time in America right before the exams—wondering if it affected them. But then, Mai and Ilyena exchanged glances and...

"Fufufuu~! Iroha-chaaan~! Don’t keep thinking of me as the same as back then~!"

"Iroha-sama, actually, both Mai-san and I applied for the English course."

"Oh yeah, now that you mention it."

I think English scores were weighted way higher or something.

Ilyena’s been doing streams about studying English, so she’s probably fine, but Mai...

"Mai’s English got way better after living in America~!"

"...! I see."

Who’d have thought... that Mai of all people...

It’s nostalgic remembering how back in elementary school, she’d always go, "I don’t get this," "I don’t get that," asking me about everything. Kids grow up so fast.

"So, you’re both done with exams and just waiting now, huh~. Guess you can relax for a bit."

""Eh?""

"......... ‘Eh?’"

"Aah~ well~! Iroha-chan... umm~!?"

"Nooo, Iroha-sama!

We still have... THAT’S RIGHT! Safety schools and stuff!"

"R-R-Right! Thaaat~!"

"Oh, right."

I totally forgot.

Exams aren’t just a one-and-done thing.

"Well, that’s a shame, but what can you do... There was somewhere I wanted to go with you two, but... yeah..."

"Uguu~!? No way, Mai wants to play with Iroha-chan~!"

"What are you saying, Mai-san!? That’s obviously a no-go!? Remember our goal!"

"U, uu~!? B-But~!? Iroha-chan’s feeling lonely and we’re just gonna do nothing~!?"

"Nah, don’t force yourselves. Well, it’s a real shame, but I’ll just have the VTuber merch I bought mailed over—"

""Huh???""

"What’s up, you two?"

"Umm~, Iroha-chan? Where exactly did you wanna go together~?"

"Ahh, well, there’s a ton of VTuber merch I couldn’t buy while in America or the Amazon, right? So I was thinking of going on a shopping spree for it."

...Huh? Weren’t you in a rush to launch your business or something, you idiot!?

Of course, that’s important too, but... merch is just as important, damn it!?

If you don’t get it now, you might never get it!?

In that sense—in the "now or never" sense, it’s practically the same as saving your future oshi!

"So, mailing’s fine, but you’d wanna enjoy it ASAP once you’re back, right?"

"Uhh~? Sooo, you just wanted pack mules~?"

"Nah—it’s about sharing the ‘weight of happiness.’"

"That’s called being a pack mule~!? Iroha-chan, you dummy~!"

"Ehh!? W-Why are you mad!?"

"Iroha-sama’s at fault." "You’re the worst."

Wha, what the... If I had the muscle, I’d wanna lug around bags full of merch too, y’know?

This is supposed to be a universal human value—‘happiness’—right!?

"Sigh~, anyway. Speaking of which, Iroha-chan, does this make you a returnee now~?"

"Nah, doesn’t count. I was only abroad for half a year."

You need at least a full year overseas to qualify for returnee admissions.

Returnees get, roughly speaking, an easier time passing exams, but...

"Ahh, I see~. Oh, but either way, it probably doesn’t matter much for Iroha-chan~?"

Yeah, true—in more ways than one.

After that, we kept fooling around... until the party ended—

***

.........And so, the days passed.

I went on merch sprees, watched streams, handled business paperwork and recruitment...

Oh, and did a return stream.

And before I knew it—the day of the middle school graduation ceremony had arrived.