Volume 1 - CH 1

“Big brother, would you like to become a game streamer?”

This happened on a leisurely afternoon of a certain day off.

“…What? What are you talking about, Misaki?”

“I think you would be suitable for streaming.”

“…What makes you come up with such an idea?”

Misaki Sakiyama, my younger sister by several years, is currently a 17-year-old third-year high school student.

With slightly upturned eyes, short black bob hair, and round glasses, her appearance is as decent as it looks – she’s my pride and joy as a sister.

“I understand if you want to vent the stress accumulated from exam studying, but if so, you should have chosen a more straightforward way to annoy me…”

“? Why do I have to do such a thing to you? I could never vent stress on you, I only want to show you love.”

“…That’s true.”

Nowadays, it’s rare to hear a sister calling her older brother “big brother.” I am well aware that I am loved.

“So, big brother, about streaming games…”

“I’m not doing it. I’m busy with work, I haven’t been playing games lately, and nobody would benefit from someone like me streaming.”

“That’s why I want you to do it.”

“? What do you mean?”

“You seem to lack energy lately, spending your days off just sleeping… When you were playing games, you had more vitality, you seemed to enjoy yourself.”

“……….”

Of course, it’s more enjoyable to play games you like every day than to do a job you don’t like.

But reality isn’t so sweet as to allow me to make a living just playing games.

In the end, it is our fate to live as gears in society, repeatedly greasing ourselves when we rust.

“Being an adult isn’t as sweet as just living for fun.”

“…Then, how about playing games for just an hour a day?”

“No, listen to me…”

“I want to play games with you again, like we used to. Let’s relieve our daily stress and give it a shot.”

Seeing Misaki bow her head and say that, I held my tongue.

(So, it’s been 5 years already…)

Misaki was a recluse when she was in middle school.

The cause was not worth mentioning – bullying, but since both of our parents were working, I, who was then a carefree college student, took care of Misaki.

And what we always did then was play games.

(…I did a lot to avoid making Misaki anxious back then.)

Well, Misaki didn’t return to school even after that, but thanks to applying to a private school far from home, she met good classmates and is now living fulfilling days.

“The times I spent with you are still my most precious memories.”

“All we did was play games foolishly every day.”

“But you had the legendary 52 kills.”

“That was just luck, I couldn’t do it again if you asked.”

“That’s not true. It was definitely your skill.”

“Even though I almost got banned?”

“Hehehe… That did happen, didn’t it?”

As we reminisced, a nostalgic scent tickled my nose.

Hmm… Maybe it’s not a bad idea to give it a try after a long time.

“…Alright. I guess I can manage about an hour before bed.”

“Big brother…! Let’s start preparing for streaming right away.”

“Hey, wait, I didn’t say I’d become a streamer.”

“Yes, I don’t intend to be more selfish. But… I really want to see you streaming through the screen… is that not okay?”

“Well… sigh.”

As she said this, looking at me with moist eyes, I let out a small sigh.

To be honest, I am extremely weak to Misaki.

In other words, I’m a total siscon. I was trying to refuse, thinking about my work, but I don’t remember being born as a brother who could continue to be so indifferent to my sister, whom I wouldn’t even feel pain if I put her in my eyes.

Well, it’s bad that Misaki knows this and still asks.

“…Well, if it helps you focus on your exam studies, I guess it’s fine.”

“Yes! I’m sure I’ll be able to get into my first-choice school now.”

“You’re so calculating.”

And thus,

The live stream, intended for only one person, started from a small 4.5 tatami mat room.

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“Okay… is the screen showing?”

“Yes, there’s no problem. I can hear your voice clearly.”

“I see. Man, it’s an era where you can easily livestream.”

I had the image that live streaming required a lot of expensive equipment, but it seems that nowadays, you can do it with just a headset with a microphone.

Of course, the sound quality is as you can imagine, but there’s no problem if it’s just to play with my sister.

The video streaming site we’re using is called “Space”.

I thought we’d use Mokomoko Video or Buetube, but according to Misaki, recently streaming sites have been improving, and Space is the best for games.

…Isn’t my sister too knowledgeable about this? Is she really studying?

“What game should we play? A battle royale game that we’re familiar with?”

“How about StylishPeria? It’s the hottest game right now.”

“I don’t know, what kind of game is it?”

“It’s a tactical game where you fight 5 vs 5… a bomb game.”

“I’ve heard of bomb games, but it seems a bit daunting.”

“I think you’ll get used to it as you play. However, I also started with deathmatch to get used to it, so if you want, we can start with deathmatch.”

“You’re not studying, are you?”

I had a slight anxiety that I would have to carry my sister’s retake if this continued – but once I started playing, it was really fun.

Moreover, due to the break I took, I couldn’t win as much as I thought, and as I got more and more serious, the hour passed quickly.

“Phew, it’s been an hour already. Games are really fun, aren’t they?”

“Hehehe…”

“What’s up? Something wrong?”

“No, it’s just that… you look like you’re having fun when you’re playing games.”

“Is that so? I thought I was just playing normally.”

I tend to talk more when I’m gaming –

But it’s best if Misaki enjoys it.

“Well, I guess we’ll call it a day.”

“Okay. See you tomorrow.”

“Make sure you study first.”

“Of course. Goodnight, Brother.”

“Alright, goodnight.”

In this way, I ended the first day with content that didn’t seem like it was a livestream, and after turning off the stream, I heavily leaned back against the backrest.

“Ah… I don’t want to go to work…”

Yoshin Sakiyama, also known as the player name “Gissy”, is a mundane, single, 26-year-old living with his parents, just shy of middle age.

The highest number of simultaneous viewers he had today is, of course, zero.

However,

He is yet to realize that starting to livestream is slowly changing his life.