March 24th, 8 p.m.
After dinner and washing the dishes, Ichin looked toward the two sisters, Haruno and Yukino, who were still sitting in the living room.
"Haruno-nee, Yukino, I'm going to start a livestream later tonight. Do you two want to join me?"
"Oh! A livestream?" Haruno's eyes brightened with interest. "Is it the Dark Souls launch stream?"
"Yeah," Ichin nodded. "But I'm not playing it myself tonight. I'll be hopping around different streamers' channels to see how everyone's doing."
"That sounds even more fun!" Haruno pumped her small fist excitedly. "What time are you starting?"
"Eleven-thirty. I'll do a thirty-minute warm-up first, and by midnight—Shanghai time—Steam's China region will unlock the game, same as the console release. That's when we'll watch."
"Got it. I'm in!" Haruno agreed immediately, then turned to her younger sister. "Yukino, you coming too?"
Hugging Peppa in her arms, Yukino stroked its head and said softly, "Sure. I don't have class tomorrow morning anyway, so staying up late once in a while is fine."
She herself wouldn't play Dark Souls, but she enjoyed watching others suffer through it. Back when the company was testing the game, she'd already watched Eriri and Aoba suffer endlessly. Watching streamers struggle this time would surely be a different kind of fun.
Seeing that not only Haruno but Yukino had also agreed, Ichin smiled. "Well then, I guess by the time we start streaming, no one in chat will actually be watching the game anymore."
Utaha didn't even need to be mentioned—she'd already appeared on Ichin's streams before.
Although the audience didn't know she was Kasumigaoka Utaha, they did know she was his girlfriend… and technically the boss's wife.
Now with Haruno and Yukino—both beautiful and clearly sisters—joining in, Ichin could already imagine what the barrage of comments in chat would look like.
Though he didn't say it outright, his words made Haruno quite pleased.
"Heh~ You must be over the moon, huh? Three gorgeous girls keeping you company on stream tonight!"
Ichin chuckled. "You're absolutely right, it's an honor. Haruno-nee, want some milk tea? I'll make a pot as thanks for staying up late with me."
"Sure! Add some taro balls!"
"No problem—still got some left from before." He turned toward Utaha and Yukino. "You two? What do you want in yours?"
"Pudding for me," Utaha replied immediately.
"Me too," Yukino said after a moment of thought, "but less sugar, please."
Living around Ichin, even Yukino had gradually picked up a bit of a sweet tooth, thanks to Haruno and Utaha's bad influence.
Hearing Yukino's request, Haruno laughed and wrapped an arm around her sister. "That won't do! Staying up late burns energy—you need the sugar!"
Yukino gave her a side-eye. "No thanks. Half-sugar's fine. The tea itself will keep me awake."
And so, after Ichin brewed a big pot of milk tea and poured it into a thermos, no one drank right away. They took turns playing Ring Fit Adventure in the living room, then each went to take a bath before gathering again in Ichin's room.
Since they'd be appearing on camera, none of the three girls wore pajamas—they'd all changed into casual clothes instead.
Bringing their chairs into the room, Ichin booted up his computer and asked with a grin, "So, how do you want to arrange the seating?"
Utaha spoke first. "I'll sit on Ichin's right. Haruno-nee and Yukino can sit on his left. After all, Ichin's the main host here—we're just the extras."
"Sounds good to me!" Haruno turned to her sister. "So then, Yukino-chan, which one of us gets to sit next to little Ichin? Rock, paper, scissors?"
This time, Yukino didn't yield. She tucked her right hand behind her back and nodded. "One round—winner takes the seat?"
"OK! One round it is~~ Rock, paper, scissors!"
Both threw their hands out at once—Haruno was paper, Yukino was scissors.
"Eh?! I lost?!"
Haruno looked down at her hand in dismay, then grudgingly gave up the seat beside Ichin's left side.
After the three of them had taken their seats, a spark of mischief flashed through Haruno's eyes. She dragged her chair behind Ichin and Yukino, positioning herself perfectly between the two from the back.
"Hehe! Now the camera will frame Ichin right in the center—and my face will still be nice and visible! Ichin, pour me some milk tea~!"
Ichin added taro balls to her cup, poured in the steaming milk tea, and handed it to her. Then he filled the remaining three cups as well.
"All right," he said, glancing at the clock. "I'll start setting things up—we're almost at eleven."
The stream had already been announced on Bilibili the previous day and again that afternoon, so after checking all the equipment, Ichin went live at 11:25.
The moment the broadcast started, the camera came on too. After giving everyone their headphones, Ichin placed the main mic in front of him—he wasn't using the headset mic this time.
Within just two minutes, as the chat window popped up, a flood of viewers poured into the stream.
Holy hell, how long has it been since his last stream?
Doesn't matter—THE boss's wife showed up today!
Wait, there are two more girls now?
This guy's harem just keeps expanding!
So jealous… do they have any openings at his company?
Ichin didn't reply right away. Instead, he glanced over to the secondary monitor, scanning through the console section on the platform—sure enough, most streamers were planning to go live with Dark Souls soon.
After confirming that, he turned to the three girls and said a few words, then finally unmuted the mic.
"OK, sound check—can you hear me? Hey everyone, long time no see, this is Ichin. As announced earlier, tonight's stream is all about the upcoming release of Dark Souls. Since we're the official devs, we'll be doing a quick patrol later to check how different streamers handle their first runs. None of the streamers got early access, so everyone's starting fresh, on the same line."
But despite his thorough explanation, Ichin quickly realized that the audience's attention still wasn't on the game—it was on the three women beside him.
He sighed helplessly. "I knew it. Unless I satisfy your curiosity first, no one's going to focus on the gameplay."
He gestured toward the girl leaning her head between his and Yukino's shoulders. "So let me do a quick intro. The boss's wife needs no introduction, so—this here is Haruno, and this one's Yukino. They're both company shareholders—actually, the only two shareholders I accepted as, well, dog shareholders. Besides that, they're also my honorary sisters—both recognized as goddaughters by my mom.
"Yukino's the younger one, a year below me and Utaha, studying law at Tokyo University. Haruno, the older sister, has already graduated and helps run her family's company. She's basically a top-tier rich lady. For anyone interested, I'll drop her Twitter handle after the stream—make sure to give her a follow."
Before he could finish his sentence, Haruno smacked him lightly on the head.
"Little Ichin, are you saying no one wants me otherwise?"
The moment she said that, Ichin, Utaha, and Yukino all quietly looked away without saying a word.
Meanwhile, the chat exploded in excitement.
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