Nazuna Haname is the 'pure and innocent' idol of the popular Vtuber group 'Eclipse Palette.' But she has a secret she can't tell anyone: she's genuinely, hopelessly in love with her groupmate, the flashy gyaru Vtuber Kaname Grace.
During a live collab stream, Nazuna accidentally blurts out her true feelings. Not as a joke, but with a bright red face and streaming tears, she confesses 'I love Kaname-chan!' in front of thousands of viewers. The chat explodes. But instead of outrage, fans go wild:
Nazuna Haname Can't Tell a Lie - First Love Spilling Over! A Tearful, Heartfelt Confession During a Live Stream
I can't do this anymore.
My heart is pounding so hard I can barely breathe.
Haname Nazuna sat in her tiny apartment, facing her streaming equipment. The sound of rain outside the window felt unnervingly loud. Six in the evening. In one hour, her very first collab stream would begin.
"Meow."
At her feet, her white cat Mochi let out a cry. Almost like she was asking, *What's wrong?*
Nazuna exhaled deeply.
"Mochi... I've got a really important stream today."
Mochi rubbed her head against Nazuna's leg, as if answering.
Nazuna's gaze drifted to the small photo frame standing beside her computer. A picture from years and years ago, from a time long past. In the sandbox at Midori Park, a little girl was crying. Beside her, a slightly older girl smiled and reached out her hand.
That day, the one crying and being bullied had been her.
"It's okay now."
The older girl who had smiled and said that. A girl from the neighborhood whose name she never even learned.
Nazuna still remembered it vividly. The warmth of the spring sunshine, the cherry blossoms in the park in full bloom. Tripping and scraping her knee, the other kids calling her "germy" and throwing sand at her.
Crying, and then suddenly a shadow falling over her.
"Hey, what are you doing?! Stop it!"
The older girl had shouted that. With a really scary look on her face. But the face she turned toward Nazuna was gentle.
"It's okay now."
In that moment, something was born inside Nazuna's chest.
She'd been searching ever since.
She didn't know who she was, but she wanted to meet her again, just once more.
She became a Vtuber because she wanted to make someone on the other side of the screen smile. But honestly, it was also because she thought—maybe, just maybe—that older girl might see her.
"I want to see her..."
She murmured it toward the photo.
Mochi hopped up onto Nazuna's lap.
"Meow."
As if to say, *Hey, I'm right here, aren't I?*
Nazuna smiled.
"Thanks, Mochi. Alright, I've gotta get ready!"
Soundproof panels lined the walls of her room. An eighteen-year-old wooden apartment building, rent sixty-eight thousand yen. A 1K room, never what you'd call spacious. But this was everything to Haname Nazuna.
Her streaming avatar was made to be far cuter than she actually was. A girl with black hair reaching her waist, tied in braids, dressed in a modest, elegant one-piece dress. Her height was set much taller than in reality, and her chest was just a little bigger too.
"Well, that part's a secret, though."
Nazuna gave a wry smile as she looked in the mirror.
Right now, she looked completely different from her streaming avatar. Slender and petite, with a modest chest. Only her large, dark eyes were exactly like the avatar's.
Her usual trademarks were cat-motif earrings and a white ribbon tied in her hair. She had them on today too, of course.
The *seiso* rep for Eclipse Palette—that was Nazuna's role.
But the real her was just an ordinary girl who got nervous easily. She'd blurt out her true feelings without thinking, and her face would turn bright red in an instant. Kurogane Erina from the agency was always scolding her, telling her to "commit more thoroughly to the honor student character."
"But I'm just bad at lying, you know..."
She said it quietly.
Mochi replied with a "nya."
Before long, the time drew near.
Nazuna launched the streaming platform. The standby screen was already displayed.
Her partner today was Kaname Grace, also from Eclipse Palette.
The group's *gyaru* rep—a popular Vtuber who was cheerful, easygoing, and took good care of her juniors.
Nazuna had been a fan for a while.
Or rather, she admired her.
"It's fine. I'm going to be properly *seiso*..."
A deep breath.
The countdown until the collab stream began appeared on the screen.
3.
2.
1.
Stream start.
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The streets of Shibuya were bustling as always today.
But the eleventh floor of Corundum Tower, nestled in one corner of it, was filled with a quiet calm, isolated from the noise outside. This was "Starlit Booth," the dedicated streaming studio of the major agency Prism Gate Productions.
With six fully soundproof individual booths lined up and state-of-the-art motion capture equipment installed, it was a sacred ground of sorts for Vtubers.
Inside "Booth C," Nazuna began operating her avatar.
The expression tracking system called "Mirage Engine," developed independently by the agency, faithfully reflected her movements onto her avatar. Just a slight twitch of her eyebrows, and the elegant girl on the screen changed her expression the same way.
(*This technology really is amazing...*)
She always thought that. But today, that wasn't what mattered.
She could tell that her collab partner, Kaname Grace, was accessing from another booth. Iriya-san, the technical staff handling the management, announced in a gentle voice, "Connecting now."
The screen split in two.
On the left, Nazuna's *seiso*-type avatar.
What appeared on the right was—
A cool *gyaru*-type avatar with long, bright ash-blonde hair in loose waves and sharp, narrow eyes. Colorful hairpins were crossed and fastened above her left ear, cute like a little devil.
Kaname Grace.
Nazuna's heart leaped in her chest.
(*Awawawawa...*)
It was really her. Through the screen, but it was the real Kaname-san.
"Hello! It's not Eclipse Friday, but today's a special collab! I'm Kaname Grace!"
A bright voice, full of confidence, yet friendly.
Nazuna tried to say, "N-nice to meet you! I'm Haname Nazuna!"
But her voice wouldn't come out.
Because—
That voice.
"Hmm? What's wrong, Nazunacchi? Nervous?"
Kaname tilted her head through the screen.
That gesture.
That tone of voice.
Something burst inside Nazuna's head.
Midori Park.
A spring day with cherry blossoms in full bloom.
Her small self, crying.
The older girl looking down at her.
"It's okay now."
The exact same voice as that time.
"...Huh?"
A hoarse sound leaked from Nazuna's mouth.
No, it couldn't be. That was fifteen years ago, and besides, it was someone whose name she didn't even know. But, but. This voice alone, she absolutely couldn't mistake. It was a voice she'd heard in her dreams hundreds of times.
"Heyyy, Nazunacchi? Hellooo? The comments are getting worried too, you know?"
Looking at the screen, comments had started flowing.
*'What's wrong, Nazuna-chan?'*
*'The seiso rep is way too nervous lol'*
*'But is she seriously frozen up?'*
Nazuna tried to force a smile.
"[forced smile]Ah, um, I'm sorry..."
No good.
Her voice was shaking.
And her eyes felt hot.
Why hadn't she realized it until now? She'd watched Kaname Grace's streams countless times. She'd liked her for a long time. Respected her. But no way, no way.
"...Um."
"Hmm? What's up, Nazunacchi."
Kaname's voice was gentle.
And that was the final push.
"M-Midori Park... do you remember it...?"
Before she knew it, Nazuna had said it.
The fact that they were mid-stream, that the comments were starting to buzz—none of it mattered anymore.
Kaname's avatar stopped moving completely.
That single moment of silence felt like an eternity to Nazuna.
"...Midori Park?"
Kaname's voice trembled, just a little.
Nazuna couldn't stop.
"Back then, I kept crying, but you—the older girl—saved me, and you said, 'It's okay now,' you said that to me, and then, and then..."
Tears spilled over.
The avatar recognized her expression, and the elegant girl on screen became a crying face.
The comments exploded.
*'Huh? What's this?'*
*'What does this mean!?'*
*'Is this for real!?'*
"W-wait, Nazunacchi, I don't know what you're talking about~? You're a really good actress, lol."
Kaname laughed, trying to brush it off.
But Nazuna could tell perfectly well that her voice was forcing itself to be cheerful. A mask adults wear. To hide their true feelings.
Nazuna shook her head.
"It's not... acting. I've been searching for you all this time, and I became a Vtuber for this day... Kaname-san, you're the older girl from back then. There's no mistake."
Nothing else mattered anymore.
Not the *seiso* character, not the agency's rules, not the mood of the stream.
"Kaname-san, I've always loved you...!!"
She was shouting through her tears.
Her own voice echoed throughout the room.
The comments were scrolling by now at a speed she couldn't possibly read.
*'This is totally for reallllll!!'*
*'The divine yuri of seiso × gyaru has arriveddddd!!'*
*'This isn't staged!? Seriously!?'*
*'Nazuna-chan is crying too much lol but cute'*
Kaname's avatar remained frozen, unmoving.
But soon, in a voice putting on a brave front.
"Eh, what what!? Nazunacchi, your acting is way too good, lol. But this is a prank, right!? Right!?"
"It's not...!! I really, really love you, and that, at least, is absolutely not a lie...!!"
In front of the screen, Nazuna cried her eyes out.
She couldn't stop anymore.
She knew this would blow up. She knew the agency would be furious. Even so, she couldn't help but spill out these feelings she'd kept locked inside, unable to tell anyone for fifteen years, right here and now.
Kaname's avatar took a step back.
"...Sorry, my equipment is acting up a bit."
And then, Kaname's side of the screen went black.
The connection had been cut.
Nazuna was left alone in the stream.
The comments kept flowing.
*'Kaname ran away, lol'*
*'Theory: She couldn't handle a serious confession'*
*'The seiso-chan is crying so much, I feel bad for her'*
But none of it reached Nazuna's ears anymore.
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The stream was forcibly terminated.
She didn't know who cut it. Probably her manager, Kurogane Erina, who had been monitoring.
The room was silent.
As if the uproar moments ago had been a lie.
Nazuna sat in the booth's chair, unable to move. Her tears had dried, leaving her cheeks stiff and crusty.
"...I said it."
Her own voice sounded terribly far away.
She said it.
She finally said it.
She could feel her face turning deathly pale. Her hands were trembling slightly.
But—how strange.
Inside her chest, she felt incredibly clear.
She'd been able to tell the person she loved something she couldn't tell anyone for so long. Just that made her feel the tiniest bit saved.
From outside the booth, she heard a smartphone ringing.
Over and over.
Looking at the screen, notifications had piled up endlessly.
Twenty missed calls from Kurogane Erina.
Messages too: "Contact me immediately," "The stream is canceled," "Come to the agency."
The blood drained from her face.
"...Am I gonna get fired as a Vtuber?"
She murmured it.
She meant it as a joke. But she couldn't laugh at all.
After all, Article 14 of Prism Gate Productions' contract prohibited romantic relationships between talents. It was a rule created three years ago after a scandal called the "Celestia Shock." Breaking it meant suspension of activities, or at worst, termination.
Nazuna stood up.
Her legs wobbled.
Even so, she headed for the exit.
She had to go home. For now, back to her place. Mochi was waiting.
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The next morning.
The sunlight streaming through the window was dazzling.
Nazuna had barely slept. She'd been online all night.
The number one trending topic on social media.
"#NazunaSeriousConfession"
"#EclipsePaletteYuriWar"
"#KanameOnTheRun"
The clipped videos had already surpassed five million views. The comment sections were a festival.
*'Seiso-chan's serious crying is way too intense'*
*'This is for real. I can tell'*
*'Kaname's panic was real too, right?'*
*'But hey, isn't this actually a nice story?'*
*'Still, for the agency, it's probably not okay...'*
Wrapped in her futon, Nazuna kept staring at her phone.
Mochi mewed worriedly by her pillow.
"[weak voice]...Mochi, I've done it now."
Mochi just licked Nazuna's face repeatedly.
Tears came.
The thing she'd dreamed of for so long yesterday, and the punishment that was about to com
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