Chapter 323: – [MiraMe] A Whole New World for Prodigies (END
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nPlay: boba date – stream cafe
nMiya shuffled her cards and then said, “Now the next big question. Drum roll please!”
nOn cue, a drum roll echoed from off the side.
nRhea blinked and then started looking around the room. “Wait, where’s that coming from? There aren’t any speakers here, are-” She paused and then stared at someone off to the side. “You can play drums?! No, where did you even grab that from? Was that always here?”
n Who is it?
n The new mystery manager?
n A live drum roll just for this? That’s so extra.
n Rhea. You’re an idol, of *course* there’s instruments near by.
n I don’t think that’s how this works.
n Knowing John, I bet every room has everything you could ever need.
nKuromi laughed and then stuck her thumb up to the person off camera. “Great job, Manager Rose!”
nThe drum roll ended and Miya smiled. “Thanks! And now… Which Senpai is your favorite? Mine’s Hana Senpai, by the way. Her positive attitude helps a lot.”
nHana Homura Ch.
nohana_dayo Yep! Imouto’s streams are always happy!
nhanas_oniichan Except when she’s grinding for loot.
nhanafan_101 100%!
n Not Alfi?
n Alfi’s streams are positive too though.
nAlfis_Knight Understandable. The grace of Alfi-sama can be too intense for some people.
n @Alfis_Knight more like you’re all too extreme…
n ^
n Bruh. All of Alfi’s fans are either models, star athletes, or star executives in fortune 500 companies…
n Makes sense. Intense people need intense support.
n“Ooh!” Kuromi stuck her hand up and said, “I like Hana Senpai too! She’s the first streamer I watched!”
n Whoa! Really?
n I forget that Kuromi was a normie before this.
n Wait. Doesn’t that mean Prodigy is all ex-normies except for Rhea?
n No wonder there’s a weird tension.
n Yeah. It’s hard for a cultured person to get along with normies.
nHana Homura Ch.
nAoko Ryuusei Ch.
nAlfi Titor Ch.
nAoko Ryuusei Ch.
nStraightGarbage Queen’s jealous~
nFailureFox Aw. Do you want your cute kouhais to like you, Queen?
nGoldenOrca
nStraightGarbage Wait! What the hell?! @GoldenOrca since when are you a mod for the official Project MirAIs channel?!
nGoldenOrca
nStraightGarbage email protected!#!#email protected
nFalureFox
nStraightGarbage W-Wait! I don’t have anything messages!
n YO! The Three Musketeers are official?!
n Wait! I wanna be a mod too!
nragingeagle Nepotism! Coersion! Cheats!
n @ragingeagle Bruh. You’re saying that like Alfi isn’t John’s daughter.
nMiya tilted her head and said, “Really? I thought you watched a lot of UTube, Kuro-chan.”
nKuromi nodded. “I do. But I usually watch those old martial arts movies or clips from the newer ones. Like Yip Man!” She stood up and then took a stance, throwing out a few chain punches. “It’s fun copying the moves.”
nRhea stared at Kuromi and sighed. “I forget just how much of a normie you all are…”
nKuromi sat back down and frowned. “What’s a normie?”
n Yep. Kuro-chan’s definitely a normie.
n So Kuro-chan was a functioning member of society to start with… and became an idol?
nanime4laifu Cringe. What kind of person calls another a normie?
nhi_jack @anime4laifu Not as cringe as the guy saying that’s cringe.
njetstreamsamuel @hi_jack You’ll never be based, jack.
nRhea shook her head. After that, she leaned back and stared at the camera. “Well, I guess I’ll go next. Hana Senpai’s nice, and I really like Alfi Senpai’s streams. They’re always good material. But obvious winner for me would be Aoko Senpai.”
nAoko’s faint voice echoed in the background. “Buttering up to me now won’t work, you brat!”
n“Aoko!” Alfi’s voice. “Be quiet!”
nRhea flinched and then said, “W-What? It’s true!”
n wwwwww
n XD
n lol
n Of course Aoko would be Rhea’s favorite.
n A cultured woman appreciates culture. :nodnod:
n I wonder if Rhea would get along with Kiiro sensei?
nStraightGarbage I’m stupid. I had messages turned off because I kept getting spammed with death threats. T_T
nFailureFox
nGoldenOrca
nFailureFox
n These are the new mods…?
n I thought Project MirAIs was an idol company.
n Isn’t this the exact reason there’s new management?
nJohn Smith
n @John Smith Nope that it’s an idol company or for new management?
nJohn Smith
nloreowl T_T
n @loreowl Get some sleep, man. Isn’t it like early morning where you are?
nMiya laughed and then said, “Can’t walk back what’s been said, Rere.”
nRhea’s eye twitched. “Don’t call me that.”
n“What?” Miya smiled and tilted her head. “Is there something wrong with it? I think it’s kind of cute.”
nKuromi gasped, her mouth turning into a perfect ‘o’ shape.
nTsubame laughed and then looked at Rhea. “Turnabout is fair play, Rere.”
nRhea pouted.
n Ooh. The Prodigy girls are *spicy.* I like it.
n I’m getting teenaged sister vibes from the group. Love it.
n Male members of Project MirAIs when? I want a night out with the boys.
nTsubame smiled and said, “I suppose it’s my turn next.” She tilted her head to think and said, “…Mm. I do enjoy Hana Senpai’s streams. And Aoko Senpai’s streams are fun too. But if I had to choose, I would say that my favorite senpai is Alfi Senpai.”
nKuromi nodded. “I can see that. You’re just as calm and cute as Alfi Senpai.”
nTsubame’s smile widened and she said, “I do not know about being as cute… but I do look to her as an example of how to stay calm. Though it has been a bit trying in recent times…”
nAlfi Titor Ch.
nFilmHypos
n @FilmHypos lmao. Even you guys got sucked into the rabbithole, huh?
n Tsubame really does give chill vibes like Alfi though.
n I just want to sit and be pampered by Tsubame every day. :melt:
n They both really give cute girlfriend vibes.
n Miya is definitely more GF material though.
n Yeah, but Miya isn’t *waifu* material.
nsandwichlover I dunno. I love a gal who can cook.
noldcrow @sandwichlover Sexist.
nsandwichlover @oldcrow Don’t get me started on abortion.
nTsubame shook her head and said, “Still.” She smiled and adjusted her sleeves before looking back at the camera. “I greatly admire Alfi Senpai.”
nRhea crossed her legs and said, “So we’ve got you two for Hana Senpai, me for Aoko Senpai, and Tsubame for Alfi Senpai… I didn’t think Hana Senpai was that popular though?”
nMiya set her notecards off to the side and picked up her phone. “That’s because her fans are what you’d call ‘normies’ and don’t spend their entire day online.”
nohana_dayo I don’t know about normie, but I *do* work a 9-5.
nhanas_oniichan Gotta work hard to support our cute little sister.
nhanafan202 Archive gang represent! haha…
nalfis_knight Normal is an acceptable way of life, but far from the ideal.
nalfis_cocoa Normality means it will be impossible to meet Alfi-sama!
nalfis_chair Why be normal when you can be exceptional?
nStraightGarbage Facts.
nRhea waved her hand. “Who needs normies anyway.”
nMiya started scrolling through her phone and said, “And this is why we’re going on a trip to the park tomorrow.”
nRhea pouted and said, “But I don’t wanna touch grass~ And the sun’s going to burn my skin! Plus it’s cold.”
n Yeah! Who needs to go outside!?
n lol. What are you, Rhea? A vampire?
n Rhea’s a big mood. :melt:
n Prodigy girls? Trip to the park? :thinking:
n So what you’re saying is that we should be on the lookout tomorrow for a group of four girls in the parks?
n Doxxing is bad!
n Yeah. You don’t wanna be like loreowl’s source who got memory wiped.
n lmao. As if.
n“Anyway…” Miya glanced off to the side and said, “Manager-san says we should do some questions from the chat now before we show ‘that.'”
nRhea flinched and said, “Do we *have* to show that?”
nTsubame frowned and said, “‘That’ part won’t be shown, right?”
nMiya nodded. “Don’t worry.” She glared at Rhea and said, “Since *one* of us wasn’t caught up in that mess, we’ll wait until she experiences it first hand.”
nRhea blinked and said, “What?”
nKuromi shuddered and said, “You’ll see when you go through it.”
n Oh come on. Not another story I need membership to hear…
n UTUBE TAKE MY MONEY AND OPEN MEMBERSHIPS ALREADY!
n Clippers plz. Don’t leave poor gang out.
nJohn Smith
n ??!?!?
nryuuG For real?!
naKiller_Joker Think it through… Be mindful…
n“So…” Miya scrolled through the chat on her phone and said, “What’s a good question…?”
nFrieya Tell us about the novel
/art
/artist that had the most impact in your life?
n What’s your favorite doujin? 😉
nSeraphimIrafil What’s your favorite anime? That seems safe, right?
n Balls or no balls?
ngiggityGrant Crust or no crust?
nseadawgVA @giggityGrant Oh hell no. We are *not* doing this bloody thing again.
n“This one’s probably more for you, Rhea. But what novel, art, artist…” Miya frowned and said, “…I guess basically just what had the most impact in your life?”
n“Easy.” Rhea smiled and said, “Obviously ShintoL.”
nMiya blinked. “Who’s ShintoL?”
nRhea looked at the chat and winked. “I’m sure Chat knows.”
n I don’t?
n Oh god.
n 177013… Those cursed numbers…
n Bruh.
n :sweat:
nJohn Smith
nRhea laughed and then looked over at Kuromi and Tsubame. “What about you two?”
nKuromi punched her fist in the air and said, “That’s easy too! Bruce Li!”
nMiya’s eyes lit up and she said, “Ooh! That’s right. I used to watch his videos a lot too. Grandpa liked them. I think he even has a fake knife hand like that one guy too from Into the Dragon too.”
n“Really?!” Kuromi gasped and said, “Mimi! You’ve gotta show me sometime!”
nRhea looked between Miya and Kuromi and said, “He’s not an artist though?”
nKuromi tilted her head. “What do you mean? He was the best martial artist in the world!”
nMiya nodded. “Yeah. And have you watched his movies?”
n“That’s not…” Rhea paused and said, “…Sure. I… guess that counts. What about you, Tsubame?”
nTsubame paused to think about it and said, “An impactful artist… No. Novel and art are included as well, correct?”
nMiya glanced at her phone and said, “Yeah. Books, art, or artists.”
n“Well… I do not know any artists or art, but I did read a story a long time ago that had a large impact on my life.” She closed her eyes and said, “A story about a young man with terrible karma that lived each day evading death. By chance, he encountered a young girl so beautiful she was cursed to die by a jealous goddess. Saving her, the two eventually lived together and fell in love. But then one day that goddess forcibly pulled the girl away into another world and stole her body, and after that…” Tsubame paused and shook her head. “It was a complicated story that would take too long to recount. But it was very good.”
n Anyone got the source for that story?
n 100% would read that isekai
nneol_won Meh. I’ve read it. It’s not that good.
nrena Yeah. It had a good concept, but the execution was a bit sloppy.
ngrays_myth If you think that’s sloppy, read his work where he has the protagonist save a woman at the end of her life, fall in love, and then watch her die in his arms.
nJohn Smith
n @John Smith Aren’t you a bit too active in chat today, John?
nJohn Smith
n New baby?! Wait, Alfi never mentioned that!
nRhea blinked. “That’s an interesting isekai…”
nTsubame tilted her head. “What does another world have to do with a story?”
n“No, isekai is… Never mind.” Rhea sighed and muttered, “Bunch of normies. Need to go watch anime together or something…”
n lol
n We’ve got normies repping the epitome of weeb culture. the irony.
n Come to think of it, do any of the other girls read manga or watch anime?
nMiya glanced at the chat and frowned. “Favorite manga and anime? I think we basically answered that, right? I don’t really watch or read any of that.” She paused and said, “Well, I guess Ichi’s works are alright.”
nRhea tilted her head. “Ichi?”
nMiya nodded. “Yeah. Ichi Torabu. I got kind of sick of reading them since he always made me check his drafts though.”
nRhea’s eyes widened and she said, “You know Torabu Sensei?!”
nMiya tilted her head and said, “You do too, you know? He’s the artist working with Miss Beta on her game. Plus he’s-“
nSudden static, covering up what Miya was saying.
nRhea gasped and said something in response, but it was covered up by static too.
n Wow. Manager-san’s quick.
n LMAO. Miya casually doxxing people here.
n Anyone able to read lips? We need to know!
n The lips aren’t matching up to any real words. >.>
nMiya glanced offscreen and blushed. After that, the static faded and she cleared her throat. “S-Sorry about that. Um… Technical difficulties?”
n Suuuure.
n Tech difficulties? With Titor’s god-tier setup?
njetstream_samuel It’s because they’re not rocking that email protected$$ windose 99 pewter.
n“A-Anyway!” Miya looked at Kuromi and Tsubame. “What about you two?”
nKuromi shrugged. “The only anime I’ve watched is the one we’re making… so that?”
nTsubame nodded. “The same with me. I will also choose our anime.”
n“Great. That’s done, so let’s move on.” Miya fanned her red face for a bit and then started swiping through chat again on her phone.
n Aw. Miya’s embarrassed.
n More like she just realized she almost doxxed someone live.
n And this is why we have managers for the livestreams.
n I’m surprised that they caught that though.
nDroni
n lmao, wut?
n You’re trolling.
n Don’t tell me… Droni was the manager the whole time?!
nDroni
n Beep once for yes! Twice for no!
nDroni
n …Wut?
nloreowl THE LOOOOOOOOOOOORE!
nFilmHypos
nMiya kept swiping and then shook her head. “Um… Argh, this is supposed to be lightning round- Oh.” She let out a sigh of relief and looked off-screen. “Thanks Manager-san.” She looked back at the front and said, “Okay. This time we’ll fly through these for real.” She looked up at the other girls and said, “Ready?”
nRhea snorted. “Obviously.”
nKuromi stuck her thumb up. “Yep!”
nTsubame let out a calm smile. “Of course.”
n“Alright. Now… Favorite food? Mine is ramen.”
nRhea nodded. “Same here.”
nKuromi mimed frying food and said, “Gotta be Korean BBQ for me!”
nTsubame tilted her head to think and then said, “Chinese food.”
nMiya blinked. “You like Chinese food? But- No. I’ll ask later.” She looked back at her phone and said, “What’s your type? …Type?” Miya frowned. “Type of what?”
nRhea laughed and said, “I like using grass CapsuMon.”
nMiya tilted her head. “They’re asking about that?”
nKuromi threw a punch in the air and said, “It’s gotta be fighting for me!”
nTsubame shook her head and said, “Dragon is the best.”
n“Um…” Miya looked confused and said, “I guess… normal for me then…?”
nRhea gave Miya a blank look.
nMiya coughed and said, “L-Let’s just keep going…”
n Miya *would* choose normal.
nfoxy I wasn’t talking about CapsuMon…
n Aw. We’re not getting the fun questions.
nA quick lightning round. After Miya got into the groove of things, the questions quickly passed by.
nAnd then it was time for the end of the stream.
nMiya stretched and said, “Alright! With that, we’re done!”
nRhea rolled her neck and said, “Finally. It’s been hard carrying this show.”
nTsubame covered her mouth with her sleeve and said, “I suppose it would be considering that you do not suffer backpain like the rest of us.”
nKuromi nodded. “I *know*, right?” She massaged her back and said, “I use wraps and everything, but it still hurts. Especially when I do a bunch of fast moves that makes them flop all over.”
nRhea gave Tsubame and Kuromi a blank stare.
nMiya laughed and looked back at the front. “Take care everyone! And don’t forget to watch Alfi Senpai’s stream! Now, to finish this off…” She waved her hand and said, “Take it away, Manager-san!”
n“Wait!” Rhea spoke up and said, “I want to-“
nThe sound cut out and the screen blinked, like a television being shut off. But then after that…
nPlay: FORGOTTEN LAND – Tunetank
nDramatic music that sounded straight out of a movie trailer.
n“Warning. World Line Protocol initiated.”
nA cold and synthetic voice.
nA close up of Rhea’s panicked face. “H-Hold on! I can fix this-“
nA flash of white light followed by screams from the girls.
nAfter that, Miya stood in front of an office window showing a ruined city, swinging her arm. “Stop joking around!”
nThe camera panned around to show who she was talking to and revealed John, standing there with a serious face. “I’m not. This is a
nA quick jumpcut, showing the girls standing around with a timer over their heads.
nKuromi let out a nervous laugh and said, “Um. We’re… We’re fine, right?”
nMiya crossed her arms and looked over at Rhea. “I guess there’s one way to test it out.”
nA sudden cut.
nMiya charging at Rhea and throwing a roundhouse kick.
nA splash of golden light, and then shattering glass as Rhea flew out the window.
nA close up on Miya’s face showing a dark smile. “*God* I’ve wanted to do that for a while now.”
nAn explosion. A cut to Kuromi dangling from a broken window. “Help, Tsubame!”
nTsubame leaned over to reach out and started to say something. But then there was another explosion, followed by a burst of debris.
nAfter that, Rhea showed up, her hair frazzled and her clothes covered in gray dust. Six high-tech drones floated around her, along with chunks of rubble wrapped in blue lightning.
nThe screen cut to show Miya laughing as she rested a hand on the sword sheathed at her side. “What? Throwing a temper tantrum now? Weren’t you the one saying that I had a bad temper?”
n“Shut up, shut up, shut up!”
nMiya laughed again and then swung her sword, shattering the screen and turning it dark.
nBut the video wasn’t over yet.
n“MIYAAAAAAAAAAAAA!” Rhea’s strangled scream echoed.
nAfter that, the camera showed a scene of Rhea floating in the air above a ruined city, the sky filled with glowing circles.
nStanding on the ground, staring right back up Rhea, Miya smiled, still resting her hand on her sword.
nAnd then the video ended, leaving a timer left on the screen.
n23:59:59
nIt counted down for a few seconds before the stream cut off. But as it did, a suggestion for a premiere popped up in the middle of the screen.
nMiraMe What do you mean it’s a Death Game!?
n OMFG
n Yo! Prodigy is going *crazy* with all these projects!
n XD Prodigy is so freaking extra.
n I am *so* going to be broke this year…
n BlueRaze extra 8K deluxe release edition with behind the scenes when?
n So… are we gonna get a chill slice of life anime with Prototypes too then?
nrational_rabbit Okay. I can dig this.
nloreowl @rational_rabbit Stop. Get out now before it’s too late. Don’t be like Alice…
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