Chapter 129: Confirmation Is Important
"…Oh."
Top Chat: What’s that?
Top Chat: There’s a room inside the room.
"It’s a soundproof booth."
In the corner of the room we were visiting, there was a small booth taking up about three tatami mats’ worth of space. Peeking through the little window next to the door, I could see an upright piano and some electronic equipment.
Top Chat: Huh.
Top Chat: Soundproof booths are this tiny, huh?
Top Chat: Can’t even run around in there.
"This thing costs at least a million yen."
Top Chat: Eh, it’s that expensive?
Top Chat: In Japanese yen?
Top Chat: Sorry for thinking all streamers should just buy soundproof booths.
Top Chat: Elf-san, you know a lot about this.
"Kyoka was looking at a catalog before."
Top Chat: Ahh.
Top Chat: That’s so Elf-san, remembering details like that.
"It’s pricey, but she said the soundproofing is excellent."
Top Chat: I see.
Top Chat: Did she say anything else?
"『But that doesn’t mean I want a room just for myself!』 — that’s what she said."
Top Chat: Kyoka-chan desperately trying to stop her big brother from moving out of the kids’ room.
Top Chat: I can totally picture that, lol.
Top Chat: Is this room for practice, then?
"Nah, it’s for streaming."
Top Chat: Oh?
Top Chat: Got any proof?
"There’s that round thing Kirishi-tan used before."
I pointed the camera at a device placed in front of the booth.
Top Chat: Ah, a gyro sensor.
Top Chat: Oh yeah, they use those to move the avatars.
Top Chat: I love how smooth 2.5D models move.
Top Chat: Wish more people would adopt this tech.
"The room next door’s the same."
There was a small area for people to wait or give instructions, along with the booth and the equipment. The interior was slightly different, but overall, it looked about the same.
Top Chat: So this is basically a recording booth, huh?
Top Chat: They call it an office, but there’s barely any office space.
Top Chat: Actually… are there even that many employees?
Top Chat: Don’t tell me it’s just the CEO and the secretary, lol.
"Found a game console."
Inside the booth, I spotted a monitor and a console.
Top Chat: 【Breaking News】 Elf-san successfully identifies a game console.
Top Chat: Hell yeah!
Top Chat: Expe dition Com plete
Top Chat: Nothing escapes us!
Top Chat: We knew the answer from the start.
Top Chat: No challenge at all, gahaha!
Top Chat: So, any games?
"None."
Top Chat: Open the lid and check.
Top Chat: Press the button in the center.
"None."
Top Chat: Yup, none.
Top Chat: Expe dition Fail
Top Chat: Wasn’t us.
Top Chat: We know nothing.
Top Chat: C’mon, guys, I can’t chew through this!
Top Chat: Now what do we do?
"They’ve gotta be somewhere."
Top Chat: Commencing second search operation.
Top Chat: Move out!
Top Chat: Oh?
Top Chat: Where are you going, Elf-san?
"I hear game sounds coming from this room."
Top Chat: You can hear it?
Top Chat: I hear nothing.
Top Chat: Not a peep.
Top Chat: Nada.
Top Chat: Try turning up the volume!
Top Chat: You’re the same guy who blew out his eardrums last time, aren’t you? lol
Top Chat: Aaaaaaaah!
Top Chat: Too late.
"Here."
Top Chat: Oh, the booth light’s on.
Top Chat: Someone’s in there.
Top Chat: But we still can’t hear anything.
Top Chat: Try turning up the volume!
Top Chat: Try turning up the volume!
Top Chat: Lol, they’re multiplying.
Top Chat: Infinite loop unlocked.
"Sorry to intrude."
"Oh, Segai-san, is it? Perfect timing! Sorry to trouble you, but could you fetch me a drink? Anything’s fine!"
"Yeah."
I handed the girl playing a game — blindfolded, of all things — the can I had with me.
Top Chat: Ah.
Top Chat: Wait, that’s—
"Buffeeeehhh!? Guh! Wh-What the heck is this!?"
"Miso soup."
Top Chat: At least call it miso juice, man.
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