Language Cheat Reincarnation – Young Girl VTuber Saves the World
Chapter 357-11

SS 28. [‘Bet’ Game - Final Round 1]

Everyone is down to just one chip. The final round, a life-or-death gamble, has begun.

"Alright then, how about we start by each of you having a private chat with me... Is that okay? We need to make sure Ogu doesn’t know how many chips each of you is betting."

"Yeah, that sounds good."

The Orthrus group members, along with everyone else, agreed to the proposal. My plan was proceeding smoothly.

***

"Iroha-sama, how many chips should I bet?"

One by one, I was in private voice channels with the VTubers. It was Ilyena’s turn. I answered her question as naturally as possible.

"Alright, Ilyena, could you bet ‘4 chips’?"

"Understood. I’ll make sure not to make any mistakes."

"Right. If you mess up, someone will definitely end up being dragged down with you."

"Ugh, I managed to avoid the punishment game, so I'd hate for that to be the result."

"Haha."

"By the way, Iroha-sama, how many chips are you betting?"

"Me? I’m betting… ‘5 chips.’"

"I see. Haha! I wonder how many chips Ogu-san will bet; it’s nerve-wracking!"

"Yeah, definitely."

None of the bets within the team overlap. Who among the team gets pulled down depends solely on Angu Ogu’s bet count. ...At least, under normal circumstances.

***

"Is that everyone?"

After finishing private chats with everyone, I returned to the group voice channel. A quick check confirmed… yes, all good.

"Ah, so this game is finally coming to an end."

Orthrus sighed with a hint of nostalgia. It seemed they were a bit reluctant to see the game end.

"Haha. But there’s still a few minutes left."

"What should we do? Small talk, maybe?"

"Oh! In that case, I actually have something I want to do."

"Something on your mind, Iroha?"

"Well, actually, while I’ve had private chats with everyone, I haven’t had one with Ogu yet. What do you think, Ogu? Since it's a special occasion, want to chat one-on-one for a bit?"

"~~~~! Y-yes, yes, please!"

"Oh, Oru-chan, Oru-chan... this is definitely it! Those two really are…!"

"N-no, it's not like that at all!"

"Exactly. We should leave them be."

"That’s not what I mean either!"

"Not at all! If anyone’s in that kind of relationship with Iroha-sama, it’s me, not Ogu-san!"

"Oh no! Now it's even more complicated!"

"Nee, nee~ Iroha-chan. You know~ actually, your big sis here~"

"Oh, no need to join in, Nee!"

"Oh, um, no... that’s not what I meant..."

"Alright, alright, got it. I’ll hear you out after I’m done chatting with Ogu."

I still had something I needed to do. That’s why every second was precious now. Ten minutes felt far too long just to wait, but way too short to actually do something. While I was thinking that, Nee suddenly brightened up and said, “Ah, Iroha-chan, actually, never mind! Forget it!"

"Wait, which is it!?"

I unintentionally slipped into Kansai dialect, just like my duo partners. But, well, if she resolved it herself, that’s fine.

"Muahaha, sorry everyone. Iroha is mine!"

"Alright, Ogu, hurry up and move to the private voice channel."

Good grief, these people, honestly. My cheeks felt warm. I pinched them to stop myself from grinning.

***

Switching to the private voice channel, I did a quick “ah, ah” mic check. A response came immediately.

"Loud and clear. Just the two of us now!"

"Well, we’re usually alone at home anyway."

"Iroha, you don’t get the romance of it."

"Is this really about romance? Whatever. More importantly, I actually have something I want to tell you, Ogu."

"Huh? What is it?"

"Hey, Ogu..."

"—How about we get buried together?"

"!?!?!? Wh-wh-what, does that mean?!"

"I mean, in a ‘let’s socially die together’ sense."

"Wow, you really scared me... that’s what you meant, huh."

"What else would I mean?"

If I had said, "let’s get buried in the same grave"... That would’ve been the perfect proposal line for a zombie like Angu Ogu. But that’s not something I plan on saying… at least, not yet. And of course, actually dying is out of the question.

"I’m sorry for being sneaky and making you lose when you should’ve won."

"Is that what you were worried about?"

"...Yeah."

I nodded slightly. Angu Ogu let out an exaggerated sigh and then laughed.

"Don’t worry about it. That’s part of the ‘game’ too! Besides, I had fun!"

"Thanks. But, you know, it’s only fair if the underhanded player loses in the end, right?"

"Yeah, you have a point."

"Right? Besides, for this final round... I said someone would be taken down with them, but... actually, that was half a lie."

"What?"

"Because the truth is, I set it up so I could ‘die’ alongside you."

"So that’s how it was!"

"I won’t leave you alone, Ogu. I’ll join you for the punishment game."

"....."

Angu Ogu was silent for a moment, thinking deeply. Then, with a resigned shout, he exclaimed, "Argh, fine! You win! I’ll accept the disgrace with you, Iroha!"

"Together, maybe the shame will only be half as bad."

"Or maybe double?"

"Haha, you might be right. Alright, here it is. I bet…"

And just like that, I told Angu Ogu my bet. Everything was in place. All my victory conditions were met—!