CH 113

Chapter 113. [VTubers are the Best!]

Ring, ring. A call comes through on my smartphone.

“Hmm? Who could it be?”

I tilt my head, not recognizing the number.

Getting a call from an unfamiliar person at this time.

“Could it be some trouble?”

I knew I’d keep my viewers waiting, but I didn’t want them in trouble.

I declined the call and muted the streaming audio before answering the phone.

“Hello, who is this?”

With caution, I respond.

After a momentary pause, there was a reply. I heard English.

<<Hello. Long time no see. This is Angu Ogu’s mother.>>

<<Huh!? Angu Ogu’s mother!?>>

Come to think of it, the displayed phone number seemed to be from overseas. No wonder it was an unknown number.

<<Um, well, why did you call so suddenly?>>

<<I’m sorry for calling out of the blue. Annguoge gave me the number.>>

<<W-Well, that’s fine, but…>>

Is this for real!?

Though we haven’t talked much, I’ve heard her voice many times during speeches, and it sounds exactly like her.

But wait, during phone calls, isn’t synthesized voice used to reduce data transmission?

So relying solely on my memory might not be reliable.

In this situation, just to be sure, I confirm with Angu Ogu.

I quickly receive a message.

[Sorry, Iroha! Mom insisted that she wants to say ‘thank you,’ so I accidentally gave her your phone number!]

[Well, it’s okay. Angu Ogu had already told me she wanted to talk, but isn’t Iroha still streaming? Oh no! I’ll scold Mom for you! She still doesn’t fully understand the manners of VTubers and such.]

[Hahaha, it’s alright. It might make for a good story for the viewers.]

So it seems that it’s her on the other end of the line.

I’m surprised.

<<I heard you’re a sure winner. Congratulations>>

<<Thank you.>>

<<But, um, is it really okay for you to be calling me? You must be very busy right now.>>

Yeah, Annguogu’s mother must be busy more than me.

That’s why I couldn’t believe it.

I never expected her to call me at a time like this.

<<Actually, it’s the opposite. That’s precisely why I took the time to call you. It shows sincerity. Trust and gratitude are built that way. Besides, there’s no such thing as ‘just someone like me,’ right?>>

<<Well, compared to the next president of the United States…>>

<<I heard that you played a crucial role in supporting and leading the future president to victory, right?>>

<<Huh!?>>

<<I even hear information like that.>>

<<Well, it’s just… there’s no confirmation that our actions made a difference. The same result could have been achieved even if we didn’t do anything.>>

<<Politics is about people’s hearts. And people’s hearts are more fickle than you think. And my consulting team acknowledges that your presence played a significant role in our victory this time.>>

<<Is that so?>>

<<Yes. It was also crucial to capture the target audience that hadn’t been influenced by politics until now. Thanks to you. I mean, thanks to all of you, the world was saved.>>

Or Angu Ogu’s mother added mischievously, “Or maybe you… VTubers are something like that? I contacted you because I believe you are their representative.”.

It was somehow just like the prankster Angu-ogu.

<<Or you guys are…. Or are you VTubers just “something” like that? I’m contacting you because I think you represent it. >>

Ah… no matter what, it’s clear that these two are indeed mother and child.

I couldn’t help but smile openly and confidently respond.

<<VTubers are the best!>>

<<Is that so? Hehe, I should reconsider my perception as well. I should apologize to that child too.>>

Angu Ogu’s mother said with a hint of regret in her voice.

<<I’m a politician, so I think about things primarily from a political perspective. Deep down, I couldn’t help but see my child’s decision to become a VTuber as a ‘failure.’ But that was never the case.>>

<<Well, being a politician is an honorable job.>>

<<As a mother, I feel like I’ve failed. It was the job my child chose. And it’s about raising their voice to the masses, responding to the people’s voice. Both are the same, aren’t they?>>

<<…Thank you.>>

<<Why are you thanking me?>>

<<Haha, I don’t know either. But I was really happy.>>

<<Yes, ‘VTubers are the best.’ I’ll use that phrase. We should’ve talked like this, the two of us, much earlier.>>

“Well…”

There was a moment of hesitation.

Angu’s mother opened her mouth <<Well.>>.

<<In that case, as a nation’s representative, I cannot ignore your question as a hero who has saved the country. Let me answer honestly.>>

I felt tense with the ominous introduction.

Did I do something wrong?

<<I believed that Iroha-san was a spy for the enemy side.>>

<<Huh!?>>

Why!?

It was so unexpected that a strange voice escaped me.

<<Ahaha, I’m just kidding about being a spy.>>

<<Well then, Iroha-san. On the day when the nuclear bomb was dropped and there was an attempted kidnapping of that child…>>

<<…Why didn’t you report finding the dead body to the police?>>

Ah… Ahhhhhh!?

I messed up completely!!!!

If things continue like this, my past life and I will become connected!