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—A few days ago.
“After the training was over, I should go to the office.”
After finishing the morning training, I left the nearby family restaurant where I had visited for lunch and stretched out.
The training consisted of classroom lectures only, and I had to fight off sleepiness.
But after eating my meal, I remembered the contents of the afternoon and my spirits were lifted.
“I’m about to meet the streamers I’ll be working with.”
I walk toward the building where my office is located.
Tachibana Kei, who has led an ordinary life, graduated from university this spring and started working for [GG Corporation] an office that supports online streamers.
Hisy main job is to provide [various kinds of support] to streamers.
It is similar to a manager’s job, managing the schedules of celebrities such as actresses and actors.
However, there is a difference between a celebrity on TV and a streamer on a stream site. This was made clear to him at a training session held in the morning.
“The company’s compliance training is too long……”
I was reminded during the training that I should be careful about compliance.
This is probably because of a [certain incident] that happened before I started working for this company…….
“All will be decided from now on.”
The partnership with the streamer in charge of the project was about to begin.
I braced myself and entered the office.
“Excuse me.”
My voice echoed in the quiet office as I opened the door.
It wasn’t this quiet when I came here in the morning…… And why is there no one in the office?
I look at my watch.
It’s 12:55. I knew the time was right.
Should I wait outside?
I thought so, and was about to leave the office when–
“—Hey, why’d you do that !?”
I heard a woman’s voice from the back of the office.
Her voice was different in volume and emotion.
There was no response from the other party.
Then there was a short pause.
“I told you to talk to me before anything happens, even if it’s not about work !”
I heard the same person’s voice again.
Perhaps she was making a phone call.
I approach the direction of the voice with trepidation.
A woman holds the receiver to her ear, surrounded by other employees.
The people around her sigh, either with their heads in their hands or in dismay. Seeing such expressions, I knew immediately that something was wrong.
“…..Ah, Tachibana kun.”
I don’t know if I should call out to her…….
I was thinking about this when a small, chubby man with a troubled look on his face noticed my presence.
It was Sagara san, the employee who gave me the training in the morning.
“Sorry, let’s go then.’
A voice so small that it cannot be heard by those around me
I followed Sagara san out of the office and into a long hallway.
Sagara san sighed loudly.
“Haaaaaaaaaa, this is troubling.”
“Is something wrong?”
If he reacted so anxiously, there was no choice but not to ask.
“Well, one of our talents got into trouble.”
“I see……”
[Talent] is the term for a streamer who belongs to GG Inc.
As we exited to the parking lot, Sagara san opened the car door.
There were a number of stuffed toys of some cartoon characters in the car, which was probably not a company car but his own car.
Sagara san took the wheel and started the car.
“What happened…..?
“….He did it with a fan girl.”
“Eh !?”
There is only one thing that comes to mind when he says that.
“But if he just did it, isn’t there still salvation……?”
“…It seems that the girl was underage.”
“Ah.”
It’s over.
It was the moment we understood each other without words.
“The male talent who belongs to our company said that when they met, the other girl answered, [I’m 21 years old !]”
In short, it can be said he was tricked……
“After they got into the hotel, she told him how old she really was. But–by then he was so horny he couldn’t stop himself.”
“So he did what he wanted.”
“How hungry were you for a woman, you son of a bitch !”
The hand gripping the steering wheel tightened.
But Sagara san immediately came back to himself.
“I-I’m sorry, I got so distraught.”
“No, I’m fine. So, what’s gonna happen to that male streamer…..?”
“Well, he will be terminated. However, I wonder what will happen to her who was in charge……”
“Is it something like collective responsibility?”
Sagara san nodded.
“……Tachibana kun, you should also keep track of the private lives of the talent you’ll be in charge of. It’s not just the person who got troubled, it’s also us who are managing them.”
Before Sagara san told me why it was necessary to keep track of the personal lives of the talent I was in charge of, I had already heard about it in the training sessions.
On the day I received my job offer, this GG Corporation was in flames because of a major scandal involving one of its talents.
The reason was that a female streamer, who is very popular among men, was found to have a boyfriend.
A flame just because she had a boyfriend?
Those who know nothing about it would wonder.
Besides, the talents are not [romantically banned] like idols.
Even so, there are still some streamers who are viewed very harshly when it comes to romance.
These are those who have fans who are seriously in love with the streamer, known as [gachi koi].
It is not uncommon for a streamer with such a fan base to come under fire when the existence of his/her lover comes to light.
Fans are outraged, causing enormous damage in many areas, and in the worst case, their personal information is even identified.
Streamers are not allowed to fall in love.
Well, they’re not idols, so they can’t force them.
If they do, it must not be exposed.
And we were nailed repeatedly during the training so that the streamer in charge would not cause any problems.
“Okay, here we are.”
Sagara san parked his car in a nearby toll parking lot and headed for his apartment.
He rang the intercom on the first floor to unlock the door, then took the elevator to the eighth floor.
When he arrived in front of his room, Mr. Sagara rang the intercom.
[…..Yes.]
“Ah, good evening, It’s Sagara.”
Unlike Sagara san’s cheerful voice, the woman’s voice coming from the intercom was tired and small.
After a few moments, the door was opened.
“I’m sorry to bother you when you’re tired. I’m here today to discuss the take over we talked about before.”
“……Yes, of course. Please come in.”
I can’t see her face because she is a little far away from Sagara san, but I can sense that she has a rather curt attitude.
She was probably tired.
Come to think of it, Sagara san told me that she had been streaming until morning. Maybe she wants to sleep.
Sagara san beckoned me to come inside.
“Now that I think about it, yesterday’s stream was also amazing. There were 20,000 people watching at the same time.”
“Yes, I was so happy that I stayed on longer than I had planned…….”
“Well, just be careful about your health. Ah, let me introduce you to Tachibana kun.”
I was led into the living room and I saw her face for the first time.
“I’m tachibana Kei and I will be in charge from now on. I look forward to working with—“
I suddenly choked on my words.
Her face was familiar.
And she was just as surprised with her eyes wide open.
She was my childhood friend and the first girlfriend I had when I was in junior high school—Hayase Ayana.
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