CH 126

Chapter 126. [Reason For Hiatus]

“Iroha, you… You’re saying you can’t understand foreign languages anymore, but could it be your memories are gone!?”

My mom’s face turned pale in an instant.

Then she quickly sharpened her gaze.

“Why didn’t you tell me immediately that something was wrong!? I’ll hurry and call the doctor again!”

“Wait, wait, wait!”

I hastily held back my mother who was about to rush out of the hospital room.

But how should I explain this?

“Iroha, I’m sorry. It’s my fault. I must have done something foolish.”

“No, that’s not it! It’s not about that! Ugh… It’s so troublesome!”

I couldn’t come up with a good excuse. I don’t think I can come up with one, no matter what.

That’s why I face it head-on.

“It’s fine! It was weird before, and now things are back to normal!”

“…? What do you mean?”

I’ve already lost that cheat-like translation ability.

So even if I were to explain now, it wouldn’t make much of a difference.

“The truth is, I awakened a little special ability at some point. With it, I could instantly learn foreign languages and speak or read them.”

“Come to think of it…”

Mai seemed to have an idea about it.

This ability first manifested when I guided a foreigner in front of her.

“So the rumors were true. During that live stream, you learned foreign languages instantly.”

“Well, yeah, something like that. And maybe it was possible because there was something abnormal in my brain. But now, as the doctor said… it’s completely gone, along with the ability.”

“Whaaat!? Iroha-chan, if you could do something so interesting, you should have told us earlier!”

“As if I could!”

The atmosphere that was about to turn serious lightened up a bit due to Ah-nee’s remark.

Well, she didn’t have any such intention.

She just said what she thought.

“Ahem… Because of that ability, or rather because of the abnormality in my brain, I used to collapse frequently. But now that it’s gone, I’m healthier than before, you know? So, there’s nothing to worry about.”

“I see…”

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief for the time being.

However, my mom still seemed anxious and interjected, “Even so…”.

“Because I’m still worried, let’s inform the doctor just to be safe, okay? It’s better to have them check it out.”

“Ugh!? It’s, it’s fine! It’s already over.”

“But…”

“Besides, I don’t want to be a guinea pig.”

I used a slightly unfair phrase.

Nobody seemed able to argue after being told that.

“That’s right. I’m sorry.”

It seemed like I convinced my mom.

To change the atmosphere, I clapped my hands and exclaimed, “Alright, let’s end this conversation here!”.

With that, we reached a stopping point.

But just when I thought that Angu Ogu raised her voice. What now!?

“However, because you lost your abilities, there’s no need to stop the live streams, right!?”

“Y-Yeah, Iroha-chan!”

Ah, I see.

This issue was still unresolved.

However, I shook my head firmly.

“I’m sorry, but I had already decided on the hiatus from the beginning.”

“Aren’t you worried about not being the ‘Translator Girl’ anymore? That shouldn’t matter! You’re Iroha, right!?”

“That’s right! Besides, what about our promise to Mai? You said you would make her the manager, right!?”

Upon hearing that, Mai’s face brightened as if she had come up with a brilliant idea.

The word ‘translation’ struck a chord with her.

“That’s right! In this day and age, there’s ‘automatic translation,’ so I’m sure it’ll be fine!”

“That’s right, Iroha!”

Angu Ogu also agreed with Mai’s statement.

However, her expression mixed with complex emotions.

I knew the reason for that.

How many of Angu Ogu’s live streams had I watched?

She knew the difficulties of using a translation device in real conversations.

There would be a delay when recognizing and analyzing the voice, and then further converting it into another language. It was natural.

Every time, their timing would be off by a few seconds.

In conversations where timing was crucial, it was fatal.

That’s why Anguogu studied Japanese as more than just a hobby.

And now, they had reached a point where they could communicate… But!

However, that discussion had no relevance now!

Because…

“Oh, no, that’s not it. Even if I had the ability, I still planned on suspending the streams.”

“Huh?”

“Think about it. I was asleep for a whole week, and this incident started, right? And since then, I’ve been busy non-stop, haven’t I? So, what I’m trying to say is…”

“—I have a backlog of streams I want to watch!!!!”

“There it is!” “Huh?!”

I can’t do any streams until I finish watching them!

Sure, I’m a VTuber, but more than that, I’m a fan!

I’ve done what I needed to do.

I saved the world. That should be enough.

So now… I want to enjoy my hobbies freelyyyyy!