LIGHTNOVELWORLD Chapter 1 - Lolicon Declaration
✦ Chapter 1 – Lolicon Declaration ✦
「Translator – Creator」
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I’d lived for 25 years as a virgin, a loser, a shut-in, and a recluse.
But finally, I achieved my dream: I TS-ed into a loli girl.
“Wow, holy shit, this body…”
Those were the first words I uttered as I gazed into the mirror.
As someone who had been a dedicated lolicon since birth, the girl in the mirror was the very embodiment of my ideal.
Milky white, soft, and smooth skin.
Bright, crimson eyes.
And a petite stature that looked under 140 cm.
Was this what the word ‘loli’ was meant to represent?
The girl in front of me seemed to have stepped straight out of a manga.
I couldn’t believe my eyes.
Stretch—
Unable to believe it, I pulled at my soft cheeks.
The slight pain I felt on my face.
It was certain. This wasn’t a dream.
I had actually become a soft, adorable loli girl.
“…Gasp!”
And as soon as I realized this, a single word flashed through my mind like a lightning bolt.
“Online streaming…”
It’s “common sense” that when you become a girl, you start online streaming, right?
Plus, if I stream online, I can legally extract money from thirs— I mean, viewers.
And it’s as easy as eating cake.
This is the typical cliché, or rather, the formula of transformation:
TS = Online streaming.
Online streaming = Money.
Therefore, TS = Money.
Proof complete.
Q.E.D.
In other words, even I, a real-life unemployed shut-in, could be sitting on a pile of money overnight…!
Now I could leave this musty semi-basement and live in places like Signiel or Hannam The Hill!
“Ah, and now that I think about it, being a VTuber is all the rage these days.”
Maybe I should try being a VTuber too…?
First of all, since it’s trendy, it should be relatively easy to become famous.
Plus, I quite like the fact that I don’t need to show my real face…
“…Alright. Let’s give it a shot!”
And so, without much thought and with a light heart, I began my journey as a VTuber.
─── ·❆· ───
Four years later, the stream was a complete and utter disaster.
…But why?
[Ritka Rikka]
[21,000 subscribers]
“……”
Twenty-one thousand subscribers— the result of four years of blood, sweat, and tears.
Naturally, my dream of becoming a billionaire was shattered.
No… something’s not right here.
Wasn’t I supposed to hit it big if I TSed and started streaming?
That’s how it works, right?
That’s the usual cliché, isn’t it…!!
But the wall of reality was far too high, and I ended up as a small-time VTuber with an average of 30 viewers.
Far from living in Signiel, I was barely scraping by, behind on rent for my semi-basement apartment.
I was living paycheck to paycheck, quite literally.
“Sigh…”
I let out a deep sigh, slumping my small body.
“What exactly went wrong?”
What could have possibly gone so wrong to result in such a spectacular failure?
My analysis had been perfect, hadn’t it?
Pink hair, a pure and innocent personality, and… ample assets.
Although it was quite far from my personal taste, it should have been the perfect character for a virtual idol.
“…What could the problem really be?”
Was the pink hair the issue?
Or was the Live2D model subpar?
Or maybe… maybe I just wasn’t cut out for streaming.
“……”
I had a moment of gloomy thoughts, but I quickly shook them off.
Being depressed wouldn’t improve my current situation.
Hop—!
I jumped off the bed and headed towards the computer.
This was precisely the time to start streaming.
Once I start broadcasting, all these distracting thoughts would disappear.
I also needed to repay the viewers who had been watching me for four years.
“Come to think of it, wasn’t today the drinking stream with face cam?”
I’m sure I had promised a drinking stream to celebrate 20,000 YouTube subscribers, right?
I was feeling down anyway, so this was perfect timing.
I’d cheer myself up by having a drink with the viewers.
With that in mind, I took out a few bottles of soju from the refrigerator and started the stream.
…Looking back now, I really shouldn’t have done that.
─── ·❆· ───
[YouTube Live: 20,000 Subscriber Celebration Drinking Stream]
[126 viewers watching]
— LOLOLOL
— She’s wasted
— ROFL
— Go wash your feet and get some sleep, ahjumma
— Drunk noona…
“Huh…?”
What’s going on?
I had way more viewers than usual.
And the chat was moving so fast, I could barely keep up.
Gulp—!
Well, whatever.
Right now, I need to drink.
Someone had donated earlier, telling me to take a shot.
I raised my glass, filled to the brim with clear liquid, and giggled.
“Well then… Cheers~ Come on, everyone, raise your glasses too…”
— Stop drinking
– For real
— How many bottles is she going to drink?
— Two and a half bottles, holy crap
— Tomorrow’s hangover is going to be brutal
“Hangover~ That’s a problem for tomorrow’s me…”
Oops, my tongue was starting to get twisted.
Had I really drunk that much?
Two and a half bottles should still be okay…
Although I haven’t drunk this much since becoming a woman…
But I feel good, so it should be fine.
Whatever happens, let’s drink first and think later.
Hehe.
Drink.
Chug—!
Glug glug glug.
The soju slid down my throat, its fiery burn leaving a sweet, sickly aftertaste.
Tap tap.
After tapping the shot glass twice on the desk, I set it down, scrunching up my face as I exhaled deeply.
“Phew~ …hic!”
— What’s with that sound, keke
— What’s with the double tap
— This kid really seems drunk
— For real…
— Hiccups are seriously dangerous
[Hamburger donated 1,000 won!]
— Please stop drinking! You’re almost at 3 bottles! If you puke on half-cam, things are gonna get real bad.
“I’m fine… I can still… hic! …drink more…”
Pour—!
“…Huh.”
I’m sure I poured it into the glass… why is the soju spilling onto the keyboard?
That’s strange… am I really drunk…?
Seeing this, the viewers once again started sending worried messages in the chat.
— Um…
— Are you crazy lol
— She’s way too drunk
— Seriously, stop drinking. This could end badly
“Ah~ I said I’m fine…? Back in the day, I could easily drink five bottles…”
Glug glug.
“…Puha! Ugh… I tell you.”
— Damn, she’s not listening
— Drinking straight from the bottle, she’s lost it lol
— Crazy drunk…
— Please stop drinking soju!
— She’s really going to finish all 3 bottles
— Nah, half of it ended up on the keyboard
I’d given up on using a glass altogether and was now chugging straight from the bottle.
Every time I exhaled, I could smell the alcohol on my breath.
Oh, this might be a bit dangerous.
The smell alone seems to be making me drunker, even without drinking…
“…Urp!”
— Uh oh?
— She’s crazy
— Oh no, she’s going to throw up
— Go to the bathroom
— Please, no…
— If she pukes here, it’s straight to Oshi-hen
— Damn, I can’t believe I’m about to witness a VTuber throw up…
— LOLOLOL
— Puke? Even better
— ?
“…Just kidding~ You didn’t think I was serious, did you?”
I pulled my hand away from my mouth and giggled, my voice thick with fake cheer. The chat, which had been a torrent of panicked messages, finally started to calm down.
— You crazy girl
— Don’t joke about that, dammit
— LOLOLOL
— I was really scared for a second
— Phew, my eyes are safe
“……”
…Sigh.
That sobered me up real quick.
That was a close call.
I almost caused a major broadcasting incident.
Can’t have that, I’m a 4-year pro VTuber after all.
Even though I pride myself on being genuine, I didn’t want to show people my insides like that.
As I wiped away cold sweat and held my dizzyingly aching head, a familiar coin sound played, and a viewer’s message appeared on the screen.
[Meaty_Lover donated 1,000 won!]
— Why is the host’s avatar busty, but her real body is flat?
— Um…
— Dude, that’s…
— Actually, I’ve been wondering about that, lol
— For real
— She’s not ripe…
— Now that you mention it, she seems pretty short too
— Almost like a child’s body?
— Is she even old enough to drink…?
— The steamer is a fraud
“……”
I didn’t respond to the viewers’ questions.
In fact, this had been a persistent query since I first turned on the face cam.
Originally, I’m a lolicon who naturally prefers the loli type.
So these baseless criticisms shouldn’t affect me at all─
— The streamer is a fraud
Shouldn’t affect me at all─
— …is a fraud.
Shouldn’t affect─
— …fraud.
…Shouldn’t─
— Fraud.
“……”
In that moment, the thin thread of reason I was holding onto snapped.
Completely losing my grip on sanity, I growled back in a ferocious voice.
“…What the fuck did you say?”
A fraud?
Me?
This incredibly soft, squishy loli body?
“GAAAAH──!!!”
— ???
— Ah shit, my ears
— What’s with the battle cry??
— LOLOLOL
— GAAAAH!!!
“How dare you speak of big breasts before me!! You have some nerve!”
Big breasts?
In front of me?
This perfect, loli goddess?
You’d prefer the saggy udders of an old maid?
Blood rushed to my head.
Or maybe it was the alcohol.
…Actually, I don’t care about that right now.
What matters is that I’ve been called a fraud.
I continued with a trembling voice—
“…Love is the emotion furthest from big breasts. True love can only be felt for small, soft girls…”
— What the hell is she talking about? Is the host a pedo?
— ‘Soft,’ lol, I agree hehe
— Pedo alert…
— Compensating for your own small size?
— Lame excuse lol
— Then why did you make your avatar busty in the first place?
“Th-that’s because… big breasts bring in big money…”
— Oh come on haha
— Just a money-hungry girl after all
— Lol
— ‘Big breasts bring big money’ What a load of crap
“……”
It couldn’t be helped.
It was a necessary sacrifice—a bitter pill I had to swallow—to survive in the cutthroat world of virtual entertainment.
…But.
But still.
To call this incredibly soft and squishy loli body a “fraud” is…
Don’t you think that’s going too far?
I hung my head, my voice barely a whisper.
“…Guys… are you really… telling me… lolis aren’t hot?”
— Nope
— No
— Definitely not
— Why would we be?
— Why are you suddenly speaking informally?
— For real
— Your roleplay is falling apart
“……”
Was that it…
So that’s how it was…
…That’s how it had been.
Pop—!
Silently, I opened the cap of the soju bottle.
Then, I flipped the bottle and shoved it into my throat.
Glug glug glug glug glug.
— Uh oh
— This crazy girl…
— Drinking because she’s losing the argument
— Stop drinking, dammit!!!
The clear liquid endlessly flows down my throat.
After emptying about half the bottle in an instant, I collapsed into my chair and slammed the desk.
Thud—!!
A pathetic sound for something hit with all my might.
And with that pathetic sound, I declared to the viewers:
“Damn it, you guys… I love lolis…!”
I love lolis, I said.
— End of Chapter —
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