Chapter 13 - First, A Video Post
"Well now, I won't be streaming today either, so what should we do?"
"What should we do, you ask? It's club recruitment week…"
Don't we need to go to the gym?
Yeah, I don't think that's something we should just ignore, is it?
"I left a note at the gym saying, 'Those wishing to join, please come to the club room.'"
…Well, I just came here on my own too.
Anyway, you can't really tell what this club does until you actually come to the club room.
But,
"Don't you get more club funds if you have more members?"
"Club funds depend more on achievements than the number of members. Well, I earn enough for our club, so it's not a problem."
Oh, right…
Well, there's only one seat left, including the VR HMD, so too many people coming would be a problem in itself.
My sister, Miki, will probably join next year, so that'll be just right.
"By the way, Yata-sensei isn't coming today?"
"Today's a day when faculty meetings run long, so she probably won't come to the club room."
Seriously, still the same as before?!
Well, when it's time to return it, I'll ask Bell-buchou.
"Alright, I guess it's streaming practice. Should I go to IRO?"
Shou-kun, wait.
I was about to dive into IRO right away, but Mion stopped me.
I have a suggestion, I don't think we need to do a live stream from the very beginning.
"Oh, what do you mean?"
I think if we post a video of Shou-kun's uninhabited island gameplay with commentary, people will watch it.
Ah, that might be true. Or rather, there's no real benefit to going live from the start, is there?
For Mion… it's probably more reassuring than going live right away.
"That's true. The World Announcement about the Uninhabited Island Discovery is still a mystery. Just compiling that information would be valuable enough, I suppose."
If we go live right away, the Uninhabited Island Start might stand out too much, and that wouldn't be good. Wouldn't it be better to upload an edited video first, and then go live once things have settled down?
"Indeed, that way fewer unexpected things would happen, and it might be good for getting used to it…"
Complaints coming in real-time would be scary, wouldn't they?
Well, that approach is perfectly fine, but…
"Um, in that case, who's going to edit the video?"
"Both of you, of course?"
Bell-buchou casually threw it all onto us.
When she says that, I have no choice but to do it, but I haven't really done much video editing myself.
Looking at Mion, she looked satisfied, or rather, fully motivated—a bit different from her usual timid self.
Well, I figured she liked that kind of thing, given she joined this club, but I wonder if she's good at video editing.
"Um, so what should I do?"
Please play IRO with the same streaming settings as yesterday. I'll also stream with the same group settings.
"So we'll do a group-limited stream, but then edit the archived footage later, right?"
That's right.
I see. If it was just my archive, it would be a double effort to import it into the studio later.
What about Bell-buchou?
"Then I'll just watch Mion-san's stream in real view. Someone might come, after all."
Ah, right, there's still a chance that prospective members might come.
When I opened my eyes, it was the familiar ceiling again.
I'd been here for another full day since yesterday, but since the tent and I were fine, it didn't seem like monsters would appear around here.
"For now, I'll head outside the tent…"
"Shou-kun, are you ready yet?"
Sorry, I'm starting the stream now…
I confirmed that it was set to Mion-only public and started the stream.
"It's started."
"Mm."
Immediately, the viewer count went from 0 to 1.
Hello.
"Yes, Mion-san, hello."
You don't need 'san.' Please try again with "Welcome, Mion."
"Alright…"
I got a correction.
I feel like Bell-buchou is laughing…
Hello.
"Welcome, Mion."
Today, I'd like to introduce IRO's first uninhabited island player. Nice to meet you.
"Nice to meet you too!"
I wondered if I should do something, so I waved my hand towards the camera.
That's good. For now, just play normally. I'll talk to you occasionally, so please respond when you can.
"Got it. For now, I'll go check on the goblins I saw earlier."
Okay, have a good trip.
In terms of length, the first video would probably be good as an introduction to the east side, starting from the sandy beach.
I guess I'll just play IRO freely, answer Mion's questions occasionally, and then she'll skillfully edit it all together into a video.
It's easy since I just have to play as I like, but the editing work seems pretty tough, I thought, as I began exploring the east side again, just like last time.
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Shou-kun, it's about time.
"Got it. Logging out."
I hurried back to the tent and logged out to sleep.
I closed my eyes, confirmed the notification sound from the system, and when I opened my eyes, naturally, I was in the club room.
"Good work, both of you. Just so you know, a notification goes out at 5:40, so there's no need to be on edge."
I wish she'd told me that earlier.
In IRO, you can't tell the real time without opening the system screen, so when Mion said 'time,' I thought it was already 45 minutes past.
Good work.
"Good work. I think we got the footage, but what should I do?"
I'll do the editing, so Shou-kun, you just need to check it over.
"Eh? I don't need to help?"
It's fine. I'll bring it to the club room around 9 o'clock, so please take a look then.
"Alright, I'll head to the Virtual Club Room around that time."
If Mion says she wants to do it herself, I guess I'll leave it to her. Given how she was earlier.
Honestly, I have no talent for video editing, and if it's going to be streamed on her channel, she should do it the way she likes.
"I think it's good to have the teacher look at it too, so I'll contact her."
"Ah, yeah, that would be great. Please do."
Please do.
At the same time, a notification flashed before my eyes: "It is now 5:40 PM. Please log out."
Did I get a notification like this yesterday? No, I had already removed my VR HMD by then. Anyway, I took off my VR HMD and got ready to go home.
Going home now, it would be around 6:30 PM. With dinner and other things, the earliest I could be done is 8 PM.
Assuming my silly sister bought the ingredients, I wonder what she'll tell me to make for dinner…