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[Ayana Channel]
Ayana’s channel, named [Ayana Channel] mainly focuses on beauty, makeup, and fashion.
Ninety percent of the viewers are women. The remaining 10% are men who watch the channel to learn about beauty and fashion, etc. Although her face is displayed on the channel, she does not seem to have feelings for the opposite sex.
—However, some of the feelings expressed by female fans are [more endearing than the opposite sex] as if they were the feelings a younger sister would have for her older sister.
It is a kind of admiration and respect for a beautiful woman.
Ayana says she has no complaints about that, and is honestly happy to hear such feelings.
“However, there are some fans who are a little extreme……”
As I was confirming the content of the stream and the time of day it would take place, Ayana showed me her phone with a difficult expression on her face.
It was a message screen.
The message began with a light greeting, followed by a description of how much they like Ayana and then a description of how they want to impose their own wishes on her.
“Erm, [Are you planning to hold any offline meetings in the future?] [What kind of clothes do you usually wear?] [Where do you live?’] like that…..”
Nowadays, streamers are treated as if they were celebrities.
To be honest, I thought there would be at least this much.
“These are still the tame ones…….”
Ayana showed me a message she received from another fan.
The messages were from fans who really adored Ayana.
They said what they liked about her, or that her stream cheered them up.
As I read the messages, I felt, I would be so happy if I received such messages from fans.
But as I read through the messages, the content changed to something quite horrifying.
[At minutes 34 and 12 seconds in last night’s stream, your phone was ringing. The stream said it was a work email, but is it true? Is it not a man you are in a relationship with? If so, I am sad. Of course it is up to Ayana sama to have a relationship with the opposite sex, but the fact that you hid it from us means that we have something to be jealous of, right? If so, I recommend that you break up with him. Also, you have been coughing more and more recently, and your facial expression seems a little tired. And also the man that you—]
The text continued at length.
Moreover, the horrifying content in the second half has more characters than the tame fan comments in the first half.
“This is harsh.”
“I’d be fine if it was just once or twice. There are other things like this…”
“…..Wow. Could it be that these kinds of messages are sent more than once?”
Ayana gave a small nod.
How many messages with this kind of content?
“Did you talk to Sagara san about this?”
“I did. But he told me to ignore them. If I reply, it’ll make it worse.”
“I guess so. As far as I read this person’s writings, I get the impression that he likes Ayana, loves her, and is infatuated with her. I feel like it’s gotten worse, or that he has become delusional. If you argue against someone like that, you’re likely to make unnecessary assumptions and send false statements on social media.”
I’m not in a relationship with anyone of the opposite sex.
Even if she responded that way, the fan who sent her this message said, [You’re being force to say something by the man you’re dating, right !?] I feel like if you say something and not ignore that message, there’s a good chance that he’ll use a different method next time.
So perhaps, that’s why Sagara san told her to ignore it.
“As my popularity grows, so do the number of such fans…… I’m getting a little tired of them these days.”
It increases motivation.
It supports the person’s activities.
Such positive figures are not the only fans.
There are also fans who push their own ideas and desires.
What’s worse is that they think what they are doing is “good” and that they are “just giving advice” for her until they are told that she doesn’t like it.
“Ayana, could you show me the account of the person who sent that to you just once more? Also, if there are any other accounts that send this kind of thing, please show me.”
“Eh, okay, but what are you gonna do…..?”
“I’d like to be able to deal with it. I don’t know if it’s possible, but it’s stressful when people keep saying things like that, isn’t it?”
“I know, but……. Are you okay with it?”
I guess she meant whether it would cause any problems if I did something .
“I don’t know if I can handle it, but I’m willing to do what I can. There is no one who is not saddened by such a message. Even Ayana, right? Besides, it’s ridiculous that someone who is trying so hard should just cry themselves to sleep”
“Kei……”
“From now on, we’ll work together as a team. If you need anything, please let me know right away.”
When I told her this, Ayana nodded broadly.
I sat down next to her and showed her the malicious messages addressed to Ayana.
There were messages received from fans, as I had seen earlier, but there were also many slanderous messages sent from anti-fans, who were definitely not fans.
I wondered if this would work……
While I was thinking about this, my eyes met with Ayana’s.
“How can you accept such a message just by yourself?
“Because even if I consult Sagara san, he only tells me about administrative matters. …There’s no one else I can consult with.”
“I see. But from now on, you can rely on me. I graduated from a decent university, so I have a decent amount of knowledge.”
“Pfft, what’s that? It’s not that impressive”
“I’ve got a good education.”
I feel like Ayana’s expression has become a little brighter than when she came to this house.
Perhaps there has been no one who has been an ally to her in her activities as a distributor so far.
Sagara san, who is like a manager, must have thought that if he dealt with this matter, it would definitely become important, and he didn’t want to cause any problems, so he told Ayana to ignore this matter.
Ayana felt that the response was “businesslike.”
That’s why she thought, [I’m all alone] and she must have been suffering and worrying all by herself.
“Kei, you have not changed from before.”
“What do you mean?”
“Kei’s kindness. I feel at ease with Kei by my side……”
Ayana puts her head on my shoulder.
The faint sweet scent and her heat.
“You’ve been stressed out for a long time. What do you do on your days off? Have you picked up any hobbies?”
“No, I don’t have any hobbies. Since I came to Tokyo, I’ve been taking lessons and auditioning to become a model, and I’ve been working part-time in my free time, so I haven’t been able to make friends.”
“I see So you’ve been on your own since you started streaming?”
“Yeah. Even though it was hard, I worked hard by myself for a long time.”
Then a short silence ensues.
“I have a question for you, too….. Kei, do you have anyone you’re dating right now,……?”
“No, I don’t.”
Ayana asked me, and I answered immediately.
“Heh, is that right…….”
Ayana didn’t say anything after that.
However, her expression seemed to be a little happy.
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After that, we talked for a while and I left the apartment where Ayana lives.
“Can we talk?”
I contacted a so called [good lawyer] I met during my university days.
[Do you have a girlfriend? Hey……. That definitely means that she wants to get back on track.]
“…….”
[It’s been a long time since you met again, and Ayana has become a much nicer woman.]
On the way home, the ugly side that lurks inside of me starts talking on its own.
[She doesn’t go out on your days off, she has no hobbies. She doesn’t have any friends in Tokyo, which means she doesn’t have a boyfriend. No close friends of the opposite sex. This woman is going to be an easy fall for you, isn’t she……?]
“……Shut up.”
[You asked to find out, right? Don’t try to appeal to me as a saint now. Besides, Ayana is now your favorite “super popular woman”. Behind the scenes of such a woman—]
“Shut up !”
I shouted on the empty sidewalk.
I came to my senses, checked to make sure no one was around, and headed for home as fast as I could.
I will never go back to the way I was then.
I will never go back to being that scumbag.
I help Ayana with her work.
I’m the kind, dependable childhood friend.
And then, and then–
[You’re gonna make her dependent on you so that she can’t live without you, just like that girl, right?]
My heart beats loudly, and at the same time, my smartphone beeps.
I wipe the sweat from my forehead and pick up my smartphone. It was an incoming call from Sagara san.
“Hello, this is Tachibana.”
[Ah, Tachibana kun. I’m sorry, but I have a favor to ask you…….]
Sagara san apologized and then got to the point.
[I’d like you to be in charge of two more female talents in the company.]
“Two more, is that right? ……I understand, if it’s all right with you.”
[Thanks. Then—]
I was scared to find out what I looked like right now with my smartphone in my ear.
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