The Villainess VTuber Tears People Apart

Turning back time.

Aurora said to Anna like this.

“Thinking you can handle everything alone is foolish.”

Even a perfect ducal lady couldn’t excel in every field.

No, rather, precisely because Aurora was a ducal lady, she understood this better than anyone else.

After all, aren’t nobles inherently those who command commoners?

It is commoner laborers who build the mansions nobles live in, and commoner farmers who harvest the ingredients for the food nobles eat.

Would nobles ever roll up their sleeves and work themselves?

To be above others means to figure out how to delegate tasks to others.

Especially for a ducal lady, wouldn’t it?

There was no need for her to do everything herself.

“Everyone has their own area of expertise. So, entrusting what you can’t do to others is the principle of this world, isn’t it?”

“I agree with that. Which is why we’re relying on delivery food for our meals, right?”

Since Laura and Anna couldn’t cook, they bought food from people who made it their trade. That’s how Laura and Anna barely avoided starvation.

“In other words, if there’s someone who can cook for us without spending money, then it’s not a problem.”

Fortunately, Anna’s refrigerator had a decent supply of ingredients.

Apparently, Anna’s family had sent them over for various reasons.

Knowing that Anna constantly ordered delivery, her family must have sent items like kimchi.

And though Anna was born with a silver spoon in her mouth, she had surprisingly frugal tendencies.

If perishable vegetables were sent to her, she would try to consume them out of a sense of thrift.

In other words, it wasn’t as though she had never tried home-cooked meals.

But after a few attempts, she lost interest and eventually gave up on cooking.

Still, she found it a waste to let the ingredients rot, so she would shove them all into the freezer repeatedly.

Thus, Anna’s refrigerator contained a mix of frozen ingredients of indeterminate origin and remnants of her fleeting attempts at home cooking (like salt, sugar, frying powder, and butter).

Laura could never understand why processed powders were also stored in the fridge.

Her understanding of ingredients was practically nonexistent.

“Let’s entrust these ingredients to someone else.”

“But if we call someone, will they actually come?”

Anna began to grasp what Laura was implying. In other words, she was talking about bringing someone to cook.

However, Anna’s guess was only half correct.

“If we’re the ones asking for the favor, we can’t expect them to come, can we? Isn’t it more appropriate to go to them ourselves?”

And so, Laura packed the ingredients and set off.

Why? Because Laura was a maid now.

If she were a ducal lady, she wouldn’t have bothered with such a nuisance, but Maid Laura was different. Please, call me the perfectly pristine maid.

She deliberately avoided using public transport like buses or taxis.

Why? Because her ₩30,000 monthly allowance also included transport expenses.

Thus, she practiced frugality upon frugality.

She didn’t even use a bicycle. After spending the last decade on battlefields, Laura’s body had no need to rely on such weak means of transport.

Communism should thank Laura. If she had enlisted, North Korea’s leadership might have been shredded by now.

Thus, the ironwoman Laura arrived at Inagika’s house in no time.

“Where are your parents?”

“They all go to work during the weekdays….”

“I see.”

Inagika led Laura into her room.

It seemed that had been Laura’s intention from the beginning.

-?

-Isn’t that Aurora’s voice?

-Why is the A-Grade Virgin there, lolol

-Wasn’t she on Anna’s stream just now? lolol

【Aurora’s Foot Towel has donated ₩10,000.】

【So you finally escaped Anna’s house, huh…】

Surprisingly, many viewers on Inagika’s channel had been watching Anna’s broadcast.

After all, there weren’t many VTubers streaming during lunchtime. Since streams typically did better in the evening, there wasn’t much else to watch, so viewers often jumped from Anna’s broadcast to Inagika’s authority stream.

“Don’t you have a spare mic?”

“I-I didn’t prepare one….”

“Then we’ll just have to share one mic.”

Saying so, Aurora carefully placed the headset on Inagika’s head.

Then, she gently pressed Inagika’s shoulders to seat her and quietly exited the room herself.

Is she going to the restroom? Inagika wondered, but no.

Aurora returned, carrying a dining chair she had taken from the kitchen—single-handedly.

Elegantly closing the door, she set up the chair right next to Inagika.

She sat down roughly, grabbed Inagika’s shoulders, and yanked her close.

“L-Laura?!”

It was half an embrace.

But Laura showed no concern for Inagika’s discomfort.

She simply pulled her closer to position the headset mic properly.

“The mic seems to work fine. To put it simply, I’m here to prepare lunch for Anna and myself.”

Laura adjusted the headset mic closer to herself as she explained. Too close, too close, too close…!

“L-Laura… I’m uncomfortable in this position….”

“We’re friends, aren’t we? Then endure a little.”

“Friends….”

At that moment, Inagika realized something. Physical affection was a sign of closeness, wasn’t it?

Come to think of it, in movies, guys would throw their arms around each other’s shoulders.

By that logic, this was something friends could do.

‘Yes, of course…! I’m still Laura’s friend…!’

Recently, Inagika had been losing confidence. After all, Laura had been hanging out mostly with Fantasy League associates.

To be precise, even before the Fantasy League draft, Laura had been close to Chel, Ainatsu, and Sora, but not much with Inagika.

‘Before debut, I was the one who DMed Laura the most on Discord…!’

So Inagika worried she was being forgotten by Laura, but look at this. Shoulder-to-shoulder!

Inagika, correcting her posture, leaned closer to Laura.

With a bit of courage, she draped her arm over Laura’s shoulder as well…! But Laura paid it no mind…!

This is true friendship!

Aurora’s best friend is me, Inagika…!

So close we can throw our arms around each other’s shoulders…!!

“Now, Inagika, please prepare lunch for Anna and me.”

And Aurora, Inagika’s best friend, smiled brightly.

“I- I’m supposed to cook lunch… for you and Anna…?”

“If we order delivery, it costs money. This is an unavoidable measure. Ah, I brought ingredients.”

“That’s not what I meant… Why me?”

‘Because I’m your best friend?’

For a moment, Inagika thought so,

But Laura responded instead.

“You’re the only one streaming right now, aren’t you?”

Laura’s response was blunt.

Streaming during weekday afternoons was rare. As mentioned earlier, evening streams usually had better viewership.

Inagika herself wouldn’t have started a stream this early if not for the authority update.

“W-What does me streaming have to do with cooking…?”

“Because the viewers should know how I got the food.”

If Laura suddenly returned to Anna’s stream with food, wouldn’t viewers suspect she’d bought it?

The essence of this content was overcoming the tight ₩30,000 budget. Any suspicion would ruin the fun.

To make it transparent, Laura had already shared photos of Anna’s fridge and freezer online, leaving Anna utterly humiliated.

What an honest broadcast this was.

“But I’m not good at cooking either….”

“We’re friends, aren’t we?”

“Uh…”

“As friends, shouldn’t it be fine to make a meal?”

Laura spoke.

So in the end, does Laura believe the only thing she can rely on in moments of need is a “friend”?

Yare yare.

It’s time for the “best friend” to step up.

“F-Fine…! If that’s the case, th-then there’s no other choice! A-Also… can I ask for a favor too?”

“A favor?”

“Y-Yeah….”

Inagika nodded.

***

Day 4: Successfully cleared with Inagika’s help.

Day 5: Cleared by Laura barging into Ainatsu’s house.

[Coming home drunk in broad daylight?]

[I told you to restrain yourself.]

[Ju-just let me have one drink…!]

With Laura temporarily staying at Anna’s house, Ainatsu, who had been confined in Laura’s home, finally returned to her own.

During her time under Laura’s strict no-alcohol regime, Ainatsu had somewhat normalized, but human nature isn’t easily changed.

When Ainatsu began a midday drinking stream, Laura went to her house to firmly rein her in.

[If you cook for me, I’ll let it slide today.]

[O-Okay…. I love you, Mom….]

“Hmph.”

Watching this broadcast, Sora found herself inexplicably irritated.

She didn’t know why, but it rubbed her the wrong way.

For some reason.

“Relying on someone else instead of me?”

Sora realized one of the sources of her irritation.

She didn’t like the fact that Laura had gone to Inagika’s house yesterday and Ainatsu’s house today.

After all, she prided herself on being a decent cook.

If Anna, living alone, had given up cooking and chosen the path of delivery food, Sora had taken the exact opposite route, opting to cook for herself.

While she had always enjoyed cooking, recently she’d been putting in even more effort.

Maybe because, as a VTuber, there were occasions to serve food to others? Or perhaps because someday in the far-off future, Sora might get married to someone. It wouldn’t hurt to be prepared for that.

And recently, she had become closer to Rui and received various recipes.

Hanabane Rui

[@Ayanokoji Sora]

[Found the recipe for meat and potato stew!]

[(Link)]

[This person’s a mahjong pro, but their cooking is as good as a professional chef’s.]

[(Link)]

[(Link)]

[This is from a former chef VTuber.]

It was well-known that Rui was a domestic type. She even said she’d serve Sora a delicious meal if she ever visited Japan.

So after putting in this much effort into cooking, someone relied on others instead of her?

Was this what it felt like to have one’s pride wounded?

“Haa… Calm down, calm down….”

Wasn’t the root of all evil is Anna, not Laura?

Anna, who, despite being a 5th gen senior to the 6th gen, made a junior wait on her hand and foot. Such absurdity.

Poor Laura.

What could a girl who’d never even touched water for chores possibly do? …Wait, could she do any household chores at all?

Exactly.

At her core, Sora was angry at this unjust reality.

Especially since she had always looked after Laura in various ways.

In short, it felt like someone had stolen her little sister.

Though Laura was older, and Sora had even called her “unnie” during an escape room game recently.

If someone’s little sister started dating a shut-in, every big sibling in the world would probably feel exactly like she did now.

She wasn’t jealous of Anna making Laura her maid or anything.

Of course not. She would never feel such a petty emotion.

“Maybe I should start streaming earlier tomorrow.”

Sora muttered quietly to herself.

♪♬♩♬♩♪♬♪

At that moment, Sora’s phone rang.

Caller: Aurora

“…!”

Sora quickly answered the call.

“Hello?”

[Are you watching my stream right now?]

“N-No~? I wasn’t watching…~?”

Sora skillfully evaded with a perfect performance.

Technically, it wasn’t a lie. She was watching Ainatsu’s stream.

It was just that Laura happened to appear on Ainatsu’s broadcast, so it couldn’t really be called watching Laura’s stream, could it? Yes, proof complete. Q.E.D.

[Stream during the day tomorrow.]

“Huh?”

[I don’t think anyone else is doing a daytime stream tomorrow.]

“Wait, what are you talking abou—ah!”

This meant she was coming to her house.

Seriously, such a handful, this person.

Anyone would think she was my actual little sister. Even though I’m the younger one here.

Well, I guess there’s no helping it.

“Wh-Whatever~? I was kind of thinking about doing a daytime stream too? What a coincidence~.”

Sora covered it up flawlessly with her performance.

And the next day,

Laura came to her house.

“Hello, Sora-chan! I came to get some food!”

Along with Anna.

“Get out.”

If you reverse 가나다라마바사, it becomes 사바마라다나가.

If you take away the last two characters?

나가 (Get out).

That was the vibe Sora was aiming for with her joke. It definitely wasn’t insubordination against her senior by one generation.

Definitely not.