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nA cute thumbnail of a chibi Hana bonking a cartoon zombie with a chair. The words “Neighboring Malice”, emblazoned in a cutesy font with orange letters.

nNeighboring Malice Let’s play more horror!

nHana Homura Ch.

nLive in 5 minutes

nNovember 16, 12:00 PM

nYes! More gaming with Hana!

nlol that thumbnail’s awesome

nLet’s go imouto!

nBets on if she’ll get scared?

n10K yen that she’s going to scream at the first jumpscare

n10K that it’ll be something unexpected instead

nI bet it’ll be the boss!

n*Eh? Hana streams horror games?*

n*Why a zombie game of all things?*

nwww our little sister’s trolling hard

n???

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nLive in 4 minutes

nMOD: Mama Hana – Good luck Sweetie!

nMama!

nAra ara

n*Is that Hana’s real mom?*

n*I’m new!*

n*Welcome!*

nLive in 3 minutes

n10 USD – *Zombies? After what happened to Alfi?*

n100 CAD – Little sister weekly allowance

n10k yen – www Hana’s trolling Alfi for dying to zombies

nHana Homura Ch. – E-Eh? Alfi nee-chan died to zombies?

nLive in 2 minutes

nPoor Alfi

nMOD: Alfi Titor Ch. – T_T

nAlfi-chan!

nSo why Neighboring Malice?

n20 USD – Hana-chan! Luck Good!

nHana Homura Ch. – Y-You’ll do better next time, Nee-chan!

nLive in 1 minute

nLet’s go!

n*I’m excited!*

n*How different is Hana from Alfi?*

n10 USD – Kusa

nWaiting for Hana Homura Ch. to start…

nHana’s BGM

n“Ohanayo!”

nThe thumbnail changed, revealing a closeup of Hana waving at the camera. She smiled and then stepped back, doing a small twirl. “It’s been a while since we’ve played a game together, hasn’t it?”

nIt’s only been a week

nNot that long!

n*Oh, she’s cute too!*

n*Alfi is cuter*

nBets on if our imouto will get scared this time!

nHana glanced over to read the chat and then smiled. “But a week is a long time, isn’t it? And a lot’s happened!” Hana stepped forward and then pulled a chair from out of frame before sitting down. Afterwards, she leaned forward and placed her elbows on a table in front of her and held up her head. “It’s nice chatting with everyone between songs or in the Superchat readings, but playing a game together like this is more fun, isn’t it?”

n1K yen – Yes

n10K yen

n100 USD

n100 yen – yes

n5 USD – Hai!

n“Oi!” Hana huffed and said, “Don’t waste your money to say one word! And you two with the red superchats! Say something!”

n10K yen – something

n100 CAD – ok

n*Wish I had money to burn like that*

nlol

n*4AM gang let’s go!*

n*It’s getting late here, but staying up for little sis!*

noverseas bros, fighting!

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n“Eh? Overseas- Oh!” Hana’s eyes widened and then she frowned. “*No stay up! Too late! Sleep! Watch archive!*”

n100 Euro – No.

n10 USD – No.

n5 USD – No.

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n10 CAD – No.

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n“…Hah.” Hana sighed and then shook her head. “You all are too irresponsible with your money… But moving on!” Hana quickly changed the subject and said, “Today’s game!” She reached forward and then pressed something. When she did, the screen layout changed.

nHana moved over to the right side, and then chat moved over her head. But it wasn’t the ordinary chatbox. Instead of the usual wireframe, it looked like an old and rotted wooden box, with bloodstains around the edges.

nAnd then, taking up most of the screen, a menu appeared with the title “Neighboring Malice” written in blood. Below that were options for New Game, Load Save, and Exit Game.

nOoh! Spooky!

nNeat!

n*Nice!*

n*She’s really playing a zombie game?*

nI don’t think horror suits Hana…

nYou must be new.

nHana smiled and said, “I spent all morning putting it together! It’s cool, right? Ah, El- Miss Beta helped, but I told her what to do!”

nEl?

nEl… dest sister?

n!!! Miss Beta is really an Onee-sama?

nMOD: Beta – Not yours, at the least.

nShut down here too?!

nHana laughed and then picked up a controller. “Let’s get started! I’m excited to play this game. Hopefully it’s actually scary…”

nOur little sister is too strong.

nYou… want to be scared?

nAs expected of Hana.

nDon’t run around screaming like Alfi when you see the zombies www

n“Eh? Nee-chan did that?” Hana giggled and said, “I didn’t expect her to be the type weak to horror.”

nAlfi Titor Ch. – I’m not!

nwww

nsomeone’s in denial

nAlfi Titor Ch. – I’m really not! Really!

nThe more you deny it…

nHana shook her head and said, “You guys, stop bullying Nee-chan!”

nAlfi Titor Ch. – Right! Stop being mean to me!

n“…You can do that when she gets Superchats unlocked.”

nAlfi Titor Ch. – !!! Traitor!

nwill do!

n100 yen – ok

n5 USD – *Got it!*

nHana laughed and then said, “It’s your turn to get bullied by money, Nee-chan! I can’t wait!”

n*Must be nice having people throw money at you for not doing anything*

n*people waste money on this?*

n*lol otakus*

n100 USD – *Must be nice not having a job and needing to validate your selfworth by hating others*

n???

nWhat are the foreign bros saying?

nThey aren’t bros!

n*And you people must have a lot of time on your hands to hate on someone as sweet as Hana!*

n*No fighting!*

nThere are bad people mixed in!

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n“Eh?” Hana set her controller down and glanced off to the side, frowning. “What are you guys talking about?”

nsome foreign spammers are saying you’re getting money for nothing

nignore them Hana!

nThe Ohana will support you no matter what!

nMust be nice having a company backing you

nMiss Beta!

nHana’s frown deepened as she read the chat. But then she smiled and said, “It’s okay, everyone. Um, I don’t know what the foreign commenters are saying, but it’s true. the only reason that I’ve gotten this far and so fast is because I got a lot of help.”

nYou don’t need to defend yourself, Hana!

nThat’s not true!

nyou work super hard!

nSee? She admitted it!

nso what?! She does more than you do I bet!

nHana shook her head. “It’s true that I put in a lot of effort practicing with Mister John and the others, but if I never met them… If I never met Mister John, I wouldn’t be here right now. I wouldn’t have met my Ohana.” She smiled and said, “I know I don’t deserve all of this happiness and success. But I’ll do my best! And… I hope that will be enough for everyone watching me.”

nof course it is!

n50 USD – Always support Hana you!

n5k yen – you deserve everything Hana!

n100 CAD – Ignore them. Will support always.

n20 USD – *I’ll follow you anywhere!*

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nA rainbow of colors flew through the chat, washing away whatever negative comments might have been written. And at the same time…

nMOD: Beta – *You cannot hide. I hope that paltry sum was worth it.*

n…An ominous message by Beta flew past, hidden in the mix.

nOf course, nobody noticed.

nHana’s eyes watered up as she say the colors flying past in the chat. But she didn’t cry. Instead, she laughed, brushing away her tears. “Everyone’s trying to make me cry again with money, huh? Not this time! More importantly…” She huffed and said, “Stop wasting your money! I can accept it when I’m performing since that’s my job as an idol. But today’s just a relaxing stream! A hobby, not my job!”

n75 USD – *That can’t stop me because I can’t read moonrunes*

n10k yen – And this is spending money for your hobby

n5k yen – Supporting my imouto in her hobbies

n“You guuuuys!” Hana crossed her arms and pouted. “I’m going to turn off Superchats again if you keep this up!”

nAlfi Titor Ch. T_T I’m sorry I can only play games… orz

nHana’s eyes widened and she shook her head. “I didn’t mean that, Nee-chan! You’re a great idol! Promise!”

nwww

nlol

nDistraction success!

nAre we playing the game soon?

nSo impatient!

n“Oh!” Hana nodded. “Right! We should start! It’s already been… fifteen minutes?! Sorry! Let me get the game going…”

nIt’s okay!

nLet’s do this!

n*No worries!*

nFor you we are here!

noverseas bros using Googol translate again www

nHana picked her controller back up and pressed start on New Game

nA cutscene began to play. A helicopter flying over a dark evergreen forest, illuminated only by the headlights. Flashes of newspaper reports with headlines like Mysterious Homicides, Hannibal Lecter Copycat, and Cannibalistic Serial Killers. Following that, a narrator mentioned that the elite COMET Team were flying to Tycoon city to investigate the source of the reports.

nSpooky.

nWe’re playing the remake?

nThis will be scary!

nBut will it be scary for Hana?

nMOD: Mama Hana – Sweetie? Will you really be alright playing this?

nHana glanced to the chat, waiting for the cutscene to finish. Reading it, she smiled and said, “It’s alright! It’s bright out and I have a cup of hot chocolate here in case things get too scary, so I’ll be fine! See?” She reached off to the side and pulled back a tall thermos.

nI… don’t think hot cocoa helps with scares

nWell chocolate helps with stress so maybe…?

nI believe in our invincible imouto!

nThe cutscene ended with the helicopter crashing and text stating that the COMET Team were scattered, leaving three survivors to fend for themselves. And as they wandered through the dark forest, they found themselves at a mysterious manor…

nFollowing that scene, a character selection screen popped up. One was a policewoman with a beret called “Julia White” and the other was a soldier called “Kris Bloodland”.

n“Oh!” She glanced at the chat and said, “Who should I pick?”

nKris!

nJulia!

nKris has better weapons

n*Julia unlocks the true ending!*

n*Does she?*

nThere’s a lot of bad endings for Julia…

nAren’t there more bosses in Julia’s route?

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nHana waited, reading the chat. But after a few minutes and seeing a split, she hummed. “Well… We can always try Kris later.” She moved her cursor over to Julia and said, “If we get a bad end, we’ll try again. Okay?”

n:sweat:

nG-Good luck!

naren’t there more jumpscares in this route?

nDon’t tell her!

n“Ooh! Are there? Then we’re definitely picking this!” Hana pressed confirm and the game started.

nWe’re going…

nLet’s go!

n:gulp:

n*popcorn*

nAnother cutscene. The camera panned to Julia White walking into a lush and luxurious manor lounge, followed by two men, one a tall and muscular African-American soldier and the other a suspicious man with blonde hair and shades.

nNarration started to play out. Story unfurling as the characters talked. And talked. And talked.

nHana frowned. “…Do all horror games have cutscenes this long?”

nNah. Only Neighboring Malice

nYep!

n*Don’t get me started on indie horror games…*

n*At least it’s not a walking simulator*

nwalking simulator, lol. Foreign bros are funny

nThe cutscene ended and Hana got control of her character. “Finally!” She immediately ran off to go explore the manor.

nBe careful!

nDon’t get scared!

nOh no…

n“It’ll be fine!” Hana smiled and made Julia open a door. “What’s the worst that could happen?”

nSHE SAID IT!

nOH NO!

nWait. Isn’t this where the first- fwesd

n*GRAGH!*

nA gargled roar, followed by a zombie with rotting flesh and exposed blood vessels lunging out at Julia.

nA forced jumpscare, one meant to introduce the player to the damage system as well as combat. Most would get caught off-guard and damaged.

nBut-

nHana giggled and made Julia dance around the zombie. “How silly. Isn’t this monster funny, everyone?”

n…

nS-Sasuga, imouto

nAlfi Titor Ch. – :sweat:

n10K yen – I lost the bet…

n“I wonder if I can… Oh!”

nGunshots flashed and then the zombie fell down, collapsing in a puddle of blood.

nHana blinked and then tilted her head. “He died that easily? But I wanted to play with him a bit more…”

nS-Scary.

nPANIK

nNo wonder our sister is so fearless…

n*Wait. Hana’s the scary one?*

n*Always has been.*

n50 USD – *BANG*

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