"You see, it starts just like all of your anime protagonist backgrounds, but his was quite an interesting one..."

I looked at the window.

"You see, Yamada belonged to a Filipino dad and Japanese mom before. Basically saying, he's adopted."

They widened their eyes.

"A-Adopted?! Yuna and Minato Shirazaki isn't his biological parents?!" Sora asked.

I nodded.

"Let me continue..."

She frowned, nodded, and sat back down.

"His parents used to be happy. They were very happy, and a normal family, but...they noticed that Yamada was very intelligent as a baby, despite the father and mother being very average in terms of grades."

"H-How intelligent?" Aqua asked.

"He'd get a grade of 99 in every subject. Or if put in other terms, he gets straight A's. Hell, maybe A+'s"

They widened their eyes.

"Sasuga Yamada." They said.

I giggled.

"Can you all believe that Yamada used to be overweight before?"

They giggled.

"Overweight? He actually used to be fat?" Ayame asked.

"I can't really imagine that." Matsuri said.

"Actually, Ui-mama said that to me yesterday, that she was even shocked to know that Yamada used to be fat, but is now like a model." Subaru said.

We all giggled.

I then frowned.

"Though, that intelligence and body...was abused."

They tilted their heads.

"Even Yamada doesn't know why, but his parents slowly became tyrannical. At first, they were happy. His past mother and father never beat him up, or controlled him, but 'something' just suddenly spiked in them, and they started abusing Yamada. His father would come home drunk, and be so prideful. His mother started controlling him to do this and that. His mother even started becoming slutty, and would cheat just so that she can tell other men that she has the smartest son in the world, and when they'd come home, they'd call him names because he doesn't do what they want and because of his body type. And they..."

I looked at them seriously.

"They...started to physically abuse him for no reason."

They widened their eyes.

"L-Like what? The usual slipper thing?" Rushia asked.

I shook my head.

"He'd get whipped with a belt, and if that wasn't enough, he'd even be punched, threatened with a knife, and get pushed around. Note that he was still kindergarten at that time. So in a very young age, he was abused a lot. And that's not all..."

"There's more...?" They widened their eyes.

"Even his classmates started abusing him. Calling him names, and forcing him to help them with homework. Even the teachers didn't favor him, and would only grade him. He had to rely on himself only, with no one covering his back."

They covered their mouth in horror, and the others were just petrified.

"U-Uso..." Miko said.

"What a harsh life he lived!" Towa said.

"If only those bastards got what they deserved...!" Okayu clenched her fists.

"If only his parents would get karma...!" Botan said.

"It was very good that he got away from them!" Sora said.

I closed my eyes.

"He'd go through that for the rest of his life, until 1st grade."

They looked at me.

"It probably happened around the 1st half of 1st grade, but he decided 'Fuck it, I'd rather starve than to be treated like shit.' And so he did. Before his father would come at him with a knife, he ran away from home, and ran as far as he could."

"A-And where did he stop?" Sora asked.

"...In an alleyway."

"A-Alleyway?! He doesn't have a roof at least?!"

I nodded.

"So he slept for so many days, being a beggar in the streets, trying to find food that was edible and clean, with little to no success every day. He'd sleep in the cold, not knowing how to control his body temperature, and he'd sleep in the rain, knowing that he can't even get a millimeter of shelter from the rain, and the people would just walk by, thinking he was a kid that was stupid, lazy, and has irresponsible parents, without lending a single peso. Not even a cent at least. AT LEAST!" I clenched my fists.

They started crying. The others were still petrified, and the others started getting furious.

"Until...Minato found him in an alleyway."

They looked at me.

"H-His dad found him in the alleyway?" Mel asked.

I nodded.

Flashback start~

Minato's POV

I was walking along the streets trying to bring back groceries for our lunch, snacks, and whatnot, until I heard a child crying in a nearby alleyway.

"A crying child? Where...?"

I leaned against a wall, closed my eyes, and tried to locate it. After a while, I knew where it was, and headed there.

The sound got louder and louder as I approached the location, and it was a young fat boy.

I don't judge a book by its cover, but because of my appraisal abilities, I knew this kid was a good boy that had an education, but his tears were both filled with hatred, and sadness. I couldn't do anything but show pity for the child, so I went near him and crouched.

"Hey, young boy. What's wrong?" I asked in Tagalog.

He looked up to me, but not in hatred or sadness anymore, but was now in a normal state.

"I-I'm fine..." He giggled and wiped his tears.

I patted his head.

"I know something is wrong. Tell me what it is."

He couldn't hold it back, and cried.

"You see...I ran away from my parents."

"Well, how about we send you back?"

"NO!"

I was surprised, but nonetheless, had to help him. I now know that his parents were bad, but lemme ask him one question...

"Say, were your parents always bad?"

He shook his head.

"We used to be a normal family, but...because of my body, and my brain, they controlled me, abused me, and treated me like garbage. I don't know why. I just wanted to have a normal life."

I sighed.

Jeez, what has the world become? Is this what God wanted? Scum? It even amazes me why he created us, despite knowing that we'd turn on him. Though, a normal family that became tyrannical? That amazes even me. Evil spirits or something probably?

I giggled.

"You must be hungry, kid."

I gave him all the groceries I had.

"I'll have to explain to Yuna why I got delayed and used more money that I was supposed to." I giggled nervously internally.

"M-Maraming salamat po. (T-Thank you very much.)"

I giggled.

"Y-You're not gonna take at least 1 bag with you?" He asked.

I shook my head.

"You need it more than I do. Don't worry, kid. Say, what's your name, little boy?"

"...Alex C. Panganiban."

"Alex C. Panganiban, ey? A fitting name for a strong and brave boy."

Though, "Panganib" ironically means "danger." It's good he escaped from danger, or else he'd be abused for life.

"I-I don't know...about 'strong and brave'..."

"No 2x. If you weren't strong and brave, you wouldn't be here, living for around a month or so."

"I lost count of the days I've been here. I'm just trying to survive. All I know is that I am in Grade 1." He said.

I stood up.

"My name is Minato Shirazaki. I might come back here if I feel like it. See you later kid."

"O-Okay. Until next time, Tito Minato."

I smiled.

So when I went home, I explained everything to Yuna, got scolded (hehehe), and went back to the kid for the following days, checking up on him and everything. Until one day...

"I think I'll adopt Alex."

"What?! You do know what that means, right?!" She asked me.

I nodded.

"But..." I smiled.

"He's a good boy, and he's promising. He may still be a kid, but I know he has a good heart."

She sighed.

"It can't be helped, I guess." Yuna giggled.

"Mind letting me meet Alex?" She asked.

I nodded.

We started making our way out.

"Say, what do you think would be a good name for Alex?" I asked her.

"Hmm...We can give him the name 'Arata' from a small mix of our name. Yuna = A & Minato = Rata..."

"Or maybe Yamada, as a result of a half mix of my name and your name. Yuna=Ya & Minato=Mada..."

We snapped our fingers, and pointed at each other.

"Yamada it is!"

We giggled.

"Yamada Shirazaki. I was thinking it kinda goes like a sturdy mountain that has a white cape, signifying that he's a strong child that has a heart of gold, similar to a hero."

She giggled.

"Okay then, if that's how you interpret it."

And so we did. We got Yamada, got him clothes, food, shelter, everything, and adopted him as our child.

Flashback End~

Yagoo's POV

They all cried.

"Yamada...had a harsh life." Haato sobbed.

"He was very lucky to have met his new parents!" Suisei said.

"Who knew somebody that kind and strong had many bruises and scars in the inside?" Choco said.

"Why can't we see his bruises or his spots from abuse? He looks totally fine when we went to the pool." Noel said.

I giggled.

"I don't know why, but he's a true one-of-a-kind kid. He somehow has fast regeneration. Not like Wolverine, but just faster than the normal person would."

They sighed.

"Mattaku, who knew a cheerful person like him would have a dark life? I guess it's understandable if he'd have at least a bit of hatred in his life." AZKi said.

"He never even told me about that..." Sora said.

"He feared that it might change what you think about him." I said.

I mean, it's a man thing.

They all then laughd after a few seconds.

"Is he a baka? Of course I wouldn't change my impression." Sora said.

"Although it's been short, we know Yamada-senpai's nature. He's a good guy." Lamy said.

I giggled.

"Though, what does he do for a coping mechanism?" Flare asked.

"Well, you girls have noticed that sometimes, but he copes by normal stuff, but especially being filthy and bad."

"Like what kind of filthy and bad?" They sweat dropped.

"Well, swearing, listening to angry music, rock, or sad music, acting like Filthy Frank, if any of you seen his videos, rapping, fighting, singing, occasionally flashing the middle finger, and all the things you can imagine for a filthy person."

They giggled nervously.

"So that's why he likes that music that we listened to last night." Aloe said.

"He also copes by doing...you girls know it. The 'man' thing."

They smugged.

"So that's one of his coping mechanisms before. Wakatta." They giggled sinisterly.

I sweat dropped.

Sora stood up.

"Let's give Yamada all the love he needs when we meet him!"

The other girls nodded eagerly.

"Don't."

They glared at me.

"What the hell are you saying? Do you know what you're even saying, Yagoo?" Sora asked.

"I know, but you girls aren't thinking it properly."

They still looked at me, and I stood up.

"It just might bring it back, and although he'd like love, it could actually make him a bit depressed if you think about it."

I sighed.

"Just give him a little bit more love than before. A little bit only." I said as I distanced my thumb from my index finger about an inch.

They sighed.

"Hai."

"And remember to not tell this to anybody, unless Yamada says so, okay?"

They nodded.

I then left and went to my office.

"Yamada..."

I looked forward.

"You're now with a family that loves you, instead of a family that treats you like garbage."

I clenched my fists.

"As long as I'm alive, I will never forgive those scum parents he had before, and I don't care for what reason. If you abuse your child like that, you should go to hell. No parent points a knife at his own child unless he has the intent to kill."

Yamada's POV

After what felt like eternity, I finally woke up.

"O-Ow...my head." I grabbed my head.

The last memory I remember was holding my head, and then fainting because of the pain.

"My past memories..."

I sighed.

"Shake it off."

I giggled.

"No, not the Taylor Swift song." I laughed.

I looked at the clock.

"Yokatta, it's 8:10."

I was worried I'd be late for my Superchat reading.

"Oh yeah, where's Old man and the others?"

I went downstairs. I was the only one left in the house.

"Did Old man make sure to lock my door?"

Yes, he did.

"Welp, if that's that, I'll take my breakfast."

I got my coffee, and had breakfast.

"Itadakimasu." I put my hands together.

I then ate and drank my coffee.

"*sigh* The food and coffee is cold." I deadpanned.

Stupid me, you should've put the phone down, and continued watching later!

I sighed.

"I wonder if Old man told my childhood to the others..."

I don't want them giving me unnecessary love. As long as I'm away from my past parents and my asshole classmates, I'm as happy as I could be. Though, a little bit of love won't hurt.

I continued eating, washed the dishes, brushed my teeth, soaked chicken in the basin, and took a bath. I put on a boxer short, and wore back my undershirt and short on.

"Alright, what could I do..."

I could crack open a few coconuts, but I prefer doing it when I have a lot of time, so I'll do that in the afternoon.

"I guess I'll just do stuff for now."

I looked at some porn images, streams, social media, and whatnot.

"Hmm...I guess I'll do a short video."

I got two pens so that I can pen tap.

I got OBS, and recorded.

I then started rapping "Ramen King" while doing pen tapping.

I then stopped, and uploaded it to Youtube.

"Welp! There goes another video!"

I decided to charge my phone.

After a while, I then started doing Superchat reading.

I then finished doing a Superchat reading, and unplugged my phone.

"90%...good enough."

"Welp! There goes that!"

Is simping for male Vtubers a thing now? Cause that was actually a lot of superchats.

"Okay, so in 30 minutes, the 'reading your comments' vid is coming."

What to do, what to do...

"I think I'll try mixing, and finishing my beats so I won't be working a lot when I'm in the studio."

I then did it.

After it hit 10:30, I prepared OBS, and started streaming.

"Hey guys! The mage of Hololive, Shirazaki Yamada, is here!" I clapped a lot.

"So today! We'll go to my debut to some recent streams I made and read your comments! I am really hoping it's funny."

I clapped twice.

"Dewa...IKIMASHOU!"

I then went to my debut, just normal comments, and then when it went to the Hololive Review, it started going insane.

"'Ey, My man Yamada be looking at Suisei's thighs.' Oh yeah." I laughed hard.

"Guys, I may be cultured, but I'm not too cultured. Trust me." I laughed.

I looked at other comments.

"'Everybody gangsta until Yamada starts gagging.' Oh...you guys don't know the pain I suffer when I get that stuff." I laughed.

"I-It's not even an exaggeration, I legitimately made tears from gagging!" I laughed.

I looked at other stuff.

"'Literally Yamada in the middle of watching Kabukibuki: *Dying*'" I laughed as I looked at the comment.

"I can't help it! It was just so funny at the time!" I laughed.

"Oh man. Anyway, let's continue."

I then found another laughing comment.

"Pekora: HA↑HA↓HA↑HA↓

Yamada: HA↑HA↑HA↑HA↑"

"Oh." I then laughed hard.

"So you guys noticed my laughter, huh?" I laughed.

"I will be honest though. I only laugh like that if I really do find something very funny. If it's just funny, I don't laugh like Pekora." I laughed.

"'Shut up. Luna teaches better than Filthy Frank.' Ooh. Okay. Okay, I see. Go with what you want. I ain't offended." I laughed.

I then found a toxic Filipino comment.

"BUBU MO!!!!!! (You're stupid)"

I laughed.

"Tangina, bobo yan, hindi bubu. Bobo. (Fuck me, it's bobo, not bubu, idiot.)"

I giggled.

"If you guys, don't know what I said, I basically said 'Have a nice day, young man.'" I laughed.

I looked at more comments, and looked at the other videos.

"'Yamada likes spiders, ey...?' Yep, I like spiders. I find them cute." I laughed.

"Uhm...'Man, Yamada be like Doris, relationship advice teachers.'" I laughed.

"Well, this actually comes from experience. Yes, I was in a relationship before, but trust me, it sucked. I was also stupid before, but I know better now, and I have standards for girls now." I giggled.

"'Yamada hates LGBTQ? Then screw off then!'" I sighed and held my face.

"Okay...listen up, everybody. And I will translate it in both English and Japanese so that everybody gets my point."

I started speaking.

"I clearly stated in the video that I don't mind if you talk about LGBTQ. I really don't. Even if you joked a bit. You wanna ship me in gay ships? Sure, I don't give a damn. But I clearly said that you should never mention sex scenes. It literally disgusts me if you talk about Korean, Japanese, or any boys putting dicks in an anus publicly. Keep that shit to yourself or your group of friends. Once again, lemme recap. I don't hate nor love LGBTQ, so you guys are safe, but the moment you mention sex scenes, I really gotta do something about it." I said in both Japanese and English.

I paused for a bit.

"Is everybody good? Good, let's get that awkward atmosphere out the way, and continue!" I giggled.

I continued looking at more comments.

"'Yamada is very kind, but also a bit of a chad.'" I laughed.

I saw another comment.

"'Can we just take a moment to admire how Yamada really cares for the girls despite spending around a week in Hololive? This guy's attitude ain't even simping, it's pure love.'" I giggled, and then sighed.

"...Can-Can I just get this off my chest for a bit?" I giggled.

"Y-You see...I actually used to be a bit of a delinquent before." I giggled.

"I'm not joking. I used to actually fight gangs before. And I took on all of them by myself. Note that the gangs were around 4 at minimum, and 10 at most. So I had to fight them all by myself. Although I did respect my teachers, and higher ups, I would usually get into fights with my classmates, and involved getting into fights with gangs." I giggled.

"I also was a very filthy person before. Like I was as filthy as Filthy Frank before, and I swore a lot." I giggled.

"But as time went on, I just didn't want to continue it. I wanted to be a better person. I wanted to do what I love instead of doing miserable things. And so I did. It's all thanks to my mom and dad that I changed."

I started crying a bit.

"I-I told them 'Mom, Dad. I've done a lot of bad things. I really want to change.' And they did know about what I've done, since I do go to the guidance office usually, but instead of getting angry, they hugged me and my father said, 'My boy, don't worry. You can start now, and we shall support you with all our love and support', while my mother said, 'Yamada, take the changing slowly. You will surely become a good person again.'"

I then started crying a lot.

"It wasn't just my parents too. Especially Old man Yagoo, and other people that I became the person that I am too."

I laughed a bit, and wiped my tears.

"Oh god, I'm crying." I laughed.

"I'm sorry, everybody. I'm like very red right now." I laughed.

"I-I am really thankful for everybody that made me the man I am today. Otherwise, I would've still been the bad person I was before." I giggled.

I looked at the chat.

"Yamada, you're not alone bro."

"Everybody was once bad. It's never late to change for the greater good."

"Who knew that somebody this caring actually was a delinquent? It sure surprised me."

I also got superchats from some of the Hololive girls.

"♥♥" was all of the superchats from them.

"The girls..." I was about to laugh.

"The girls are even sending me love. No! Please! I don't want too much!" I laughed.

I do know a few of them are having streams right now, even the Holostars, but never really expected them to actually do it mid-stream. I even got some chats from the Holostars.

"Oh man, but thank you very much for the love, minna!" I giggled.

I then tried to stop crying.

"Oh man. Let's get all the awkwardness away! Let's continue!" I giggled.

Even while I read some comments, I was still crying.

"Oh god." I laughed.

"Bear with me, guys. I'm still not over it, but I will stop later on, I promise." I giggled.

I continued reading more comments.

After it reached 11:50 AM, I then stopped.

"Oh man." I giggled.

I never expected I would actually cry in a stream for real.

"That was nice, I guess." I grinned.

"Time to go cook rice, and eat lunch."

I cooked rice first.

I then got 1 egg, and cut the chicken.

I then cooked garlic chicken, and fried egg for me.

I unplugged the rice cooker, got rice, and started eating lunch.

"Itadakimasu!"

I then ate lunch.

"That was good!" I held my stomach.

I stood up, and checked my phone.

"If I remember correctly, I think I'll have a surprise Uno stream with the SunTempo trio on 1 PM."

I checked the time.

"Yabai! It's 12:50!"

Gotta go fast!

I started playing this music in my head around the 25 second mark.

https://youtu.be/XCiDuy4mrWU

I washed the dishes, brushed my teeth, and went upstairs.

I prepared OBS, and got to the discord server that we hooked up. I went to the voice channels.

"U-Uhm, sorry for being a bit late."

"It's okay. We were also preparing our OBS too." Roberu laughed.

"Well, ready to get this going?" Astel asked.

"Nn."

"Say, you had Uno before?" Temma asked.

"I liked playing alone before, but now, I think I'd like playing with more people."

"Well then, this is gonna be your first time playing with others." Astel said.

"Hajimemashou!" I said.

We then started streaming. I was the one that hosted the game.

"Minna! Konnichiwa! The mage of Hololive, Shirazaki Yamada, back at it again with another stream!"

We all laughed and clapped.

They all introduced themselves as well.

"Wooh! I can't wait to win again." Temma giggled sinisterly.

"M-M-M-Matte, that's just so not white knight-like." Roberu said.

"I was about to say that." I said.

We laughed.

"So! In this surprise stream of mine, I'm playing with the SunTempo trio."

"Hai!" They said.

"Though, before we start...should we play normally, or have some house rules on?"

"I honestly think house rules would add more spice to our game." Roberu said.

"Yeah. It does make things more fun." Astel said.

"What Astel said." Temma said.

"So...I'll pick the house rules, and we'll do some voting if we want to add or remove something, okay?"

"Hai 2x!"

"So...you can switch hands with the 7 card, all hands switch with a 0 card, you can stack cards, and you have to keep drawing for a card until you have a valid card. Got all of that?"

"Nn 2x!"

"So! Is everybody fine with this?"

"I'm fine with it." Roberu said.

"Me too." Temma said.

"Sounds fun to me." Astel said.

"Dewa...Let's go!"

I started the match.

"Woohoo! Man with the smallest hand here!" I said in a WoohooLad voice.

I got a red 7 and 0, green 4, 5 and 1, a blue reverse, and a yellow skip.

"Ey yo, what the fuck is this hand?"

We laughed.

"Easy for you to say, I don't have a yellow here-" Temma said.

"OOOHHH!!!!" We shouted.

"I-I-I mean....I HAVE A YELLOW CARD HERE!"

We laughed.

"Guys, we got information here. Hehehehe."

It was my turn.

Yamada--Temma--Astel--Roberu

"Jaa, I'll play this."

I played the green 5.

"Hah! I got a 7!" Temma said.

He played it.

"Kuso!" Astel said.

"Oi! That's unfair! Already going in with a 7!" Roberu said.

"Jaa..."

He then swapped with mine.

"KUSO!! MY HAND!!"

IT WAS EVEN A DECENT ONE!

But hey, At least I remember what the cards were earlier. 2 reds, 2 greens, and 1 blue & yellow.

I have a green 0, a red skip, 4 and 5, and a blue 6 and 1.

"Now...take this!"

Astel put down a green 1.

"...It's just a one." I said.

"Yeah, it sounded cooler in my head, now that I think about it." Astel said.

"Well, you should've kept it to yourself!" Roberu said.

We laughed.

Roberu played a red 1.

"Well that helps."

I played the red skip.

"Arigatou, Roberu!"

"UWAH! UNFAIR!!" Temma said along with me.

"No problem, Yamada." Roberu said.

We laughed except Temma.

"No, Yamada. YOU will play your cards." Astel skipped Roberu.

"EH?! ASTEL TOO?!" Roberu said.

"Arigatou, Astel." Temma said.

We laughed except Roberu.

"Okay then."

I'm bracing for impact, so I played a red 4.

"Okay then."

He played a green 4.

I sighed relief.

Good thing he didn't play the 0.

Astel played a blue 4.

"Well damn. I don't have a blue 4, so I gotta draw." Roberu said.

He then started drawing.

After 3 cards, he still doesn't have a blue or a 4.

"EH?! HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE?!"

We started laughing.

"YOU CAN DO IT, SON!" I said.

"Yeah! Go for the win, Roberu!" Astel said.

"Good luck there!" Temma said.

We laughed as Roberu gradually got 12 cards.

"I STILL DON'T HAVE A BLUE!!"

I laughed so hard, I slammed my desk. Sorry desk-kun.

After I while, I heard some sounds.

"Oh, Roberu finally got a blue-WHAT THE HELL?!"

It was a blue draw 2 cards.

"TAKE THAT, YAMADA! UWAHAHAHA!"

"Kuso! Karma is a bitch!" I giggled.

They laughed.

We played more, and then something amazing happened. At this time, the order went counter-clockwise.

Yamada - 10

Roberu - 11

Astel - 13

Temma - 15

"Haha! I got a red 7, Roberu!"

I played it.

"Haha! Jokes on you! I got a red 7 too!"

Roberu played it.

"Jokes on you, Roberu! I got a red 7 too!"

Astel played it.

"Jokes on all of you! I got a red 7 too!"

Temma played it.

"Jokes on all of you! I got another red 7!"

I played it.

We started laughing gradually.

"Me too!"

Roberu played it.

"Oi!"

Astel played it.

"I got a spare here!"

Temma played it.

I wheezed.

At this point, we were dying, but we weren't going down without a fight!

"I GOT ANOTHER 7!"

I played it and wheezed more.

"I GOT ANOTHER TOO!"

Roberu played it and wheezed.

"HOW MANY RED 7'S CAN A MAN HOLD?!"

Astel played it and wheezed.

"OI! I GOT A THIRD HERE!"

Temma played it and died.

"EY, I GOT A 4TH HERE, GUYS!"

I played it and died.

"OH C'MON! HOW MANY RED 7'S CAN A MAN HOLD?!" Roberu wheezed.

I wiped my tears.

"Oh my god! That was frickin' amazing!" I said.

The chat started going wild.

"They should've switched with each other, and left Yamada alone."

"草."

"Lol, wtf was that?"

"So that happened XD." A japanese guy said.

"Huh, what a familiar scene. I wonder what match that was...."

I continued wheezing, and I bet the others are too, but if Roberu isn't gonna play soon, he'll get a penalty.

"Chotto matte!" Roberu slammed his desk and laughed very hard.

He then played a card.

I clapped my hands.

"That was fantastic!" I kissed my index and thumb.

"Oh god, what was that?! What kind of deck did you even have, Yamada?!" Temma asked.

"A deck that contained four 7's. That's what."

We laughed.

We continued playing, and in the end, I won.

"Oh man! So close!" Roberu said.

"Hey, at least you weren't bullied!" I said.

We laughed.

"True. That is true." Roberu giggled.

"Well, wanna go another round?" Astel asked.

"Yeah, but I want this to be a bit more challenging, guys."

"Hmm? What's the challenge?" They asked.

"We're gonna speak English, BUT. Okay? But..."

"Hai. What is it?" Astel asked.

"I will also speak shitty English, and if that's not bad..."

I started changing to my American accent.

"I will also speak Japanese with this accent."

They laughed.

"You actually sound stupid there, no offense." Roberu said.

"Yeah, gotta agree." Temma laughed.

"DeWA, with that said, IkiMAshou!"

They laughed again.

We then started playing again.

Goddamn, it was a blast. This is definitely gonna be clipped. Especially because my Japanese sounds shitty.

Coco, my darling.~ Look what I made.~ You like shitty Japanese, right?~

After a while, the match ended, and Roberu won.

"YEEESSSSS!" Roberu said.

"SAASSSUGAAAA WINNING SOOOONNNN!!!" I said with a Filthy Frank high pitched voice.

The others clapped.

"Wooh! Roberu finally won!"

We laughed.

"Dewa, that's all for the surprise stream. Ey guys, you all had fun?!"

"Yeah! That was quite nice. Good to know you weren't a brat, Yamada." Roberu said.

We laughed.

"I also had fun! That was nice, doing stupid challenges and stuff." Astel said.

"It was also interesting. ESPECIALLY the 2nd match."

We laughed.

"I expect that everybody pooped their pants at home from laughing."

We laughed even more.

"Dewa, that's all for the stream guys, bye!! See you all around 5:00 PM!"

"Bye, minna!!!" They said.

They did their outros, and we stopped the stream.

"Dewa, I'm going now guys."

I disconnected from the voice channel and closed discord. They did the same.

I sighed.

"That was fucking terrific." I giggled.

I then stood up and stretched.

"Yamada-sensei?"

"Yeah?"

I then put my hands together and bowed very hard.

"Please manipulate time for me!"

"*sigh* Well, I guess it makes sense. One hour is probably not enough, but you owe me one."

"Arigatou!"

I quickly got my phone, and texted Yagoo to text everybody, including Yagoo and Tomoko, to go to the Hololive HQ at exactly 3:00 PM, and told him that their time will be compensated. I also texted that I take full responsibility for their time taken.

I then ran downstairs.

"Note that time will rewind as it closes in to 3:00, so time will definitely look trippy. It's best you cover yourself as much as you can so that manipulation won't take too much LF, since I need to put false memories in everybody that saw you."

"Yup!"

I then got the coconuts, and started cutting it. I made sure I got near the fence when it happened.

I cut the coconuts with the bolo, got rid of the water (rip coconut water ;-;), and scraped the insides. I put all of it in a container.

I then put all the coconuts in the trash can.

"Jesus! This can fill Nicki Minaj's ass, and it'd still overflow!"

I sighed.

"I gotta go get more bags."

I went into the basement, and pulled a bag of trash bags.

"Mamma mia, look at these trash bags, bruh."

I emptied the whole thing ,and threw it in the trash. Ironic.

"So, let's put all the remaining coconuts in the bags."

I then put the coconuts in the trash bags. I replaced the trash bin's trash bag with another one, making sure to hold my breathe prior to that.

I then brought the trash bags to the front of my house, and put it near my trash can.

"Risu better not be sneaking in this." I giggled.

I then went back, washed my hands, and started working on making the 1st batch of the Buko salad.

"Hmm...can this fit in the fridge?"

I wonder...is there any rotten food, or expired food in the fridge?

I checked it.

"Okay. Don't need the oranges anymore, this goes here, this will go here, make way for the king!" I giggled.

I then put the container in.

"Hmm, that's good!"

I then closed the fridge, and cleaned up my mess.

"Yeah, although I would like to be Pink Guy, I still clean up." I laughed.

I then put my clothes in the laundry, and took a shower.

"Say, what's the time, Yamada-sensei?"

"2:30."

"Woah, how much LF was taken?"

"Around 50."

"If only I had the same energy-efficient method as you."

"Remember, it's also from experience."

"Yeah 2x."

I then dried myself, put on gray dri fit pants, and a blue dri fit shirt. I brought my sling bag with me, and stuffed everything inside, even my knife. I made sure to record audio with my phone.

I then went to the garage, got my Suzuki, and started driving towards the Hololive HQ.

I then saw everybody standing in the lounge in the 1st floor.

"Welp, Yamada's here." Sora said.

"We don't really mind, but some of the girls do have streams. Sure about this, Yamada?" Kira asked while scratching his head.

I nodded.

"Mattaku, you really will take full responsibility, okay?" Fubuki frowned.

I nodded.

"I promise that all of your time will be compensated, literally."

They tilted their head.

My heart started beating in excitement.

"Ready to execute the plan?" Yamada-sensei asked.

"Ready for Freddy!"

"Let's all go to the 3D studio. Hurry!" I said as I ran up the stairs so that the others could use the elevator.

Sora's POV

"Chotto! Yama-Nevermind, let's go." I said.

They nodded.

We all then gathered in the 3D studio.

Yamada's POV

"Is the portal open?" I asked.

"Yup."

I chuckled.

"Dewa, you all see that wall there?"

I pointed to the wall as I looked at everybody.

"Yeah, what about it?" Aqua asked.

"Everybody, when I say go, we all run inside the wall, okay? 3 2 1 GO!" I said all in one breathe quickly.

I started running into the wall.

"Chotto! What're you doi-"

Too late. I'm already here in Yamada-sensei's side.

Aqua's POV

I tried to tell Yamada to stop before he probably clowns himself, but he was not joking at all. He phased through the wall. The wall jellied a bit, and then returned to a solid form.

"W-What the..."

That stuns me. Is this related to the powers before?

"Dunno what's going on, but THIS LOOKS INTERESTING! HAHAHA!" Roberu then ran inside the wall.

"Wait for me, Roberu!" Rikka said.

"Ah, matte-*groan* nevermind, I'm jumping in!" Matsuri said.

"Wait for us!" Fubuki and Luna ran.

"Welp, I guess we have no choice but to do this." Sora said as she ran into the wall.

"This looks promising, I guess-peko." Pekora ran in.

"Well, if Yamada says so." Yagoo ran in.

"I guess it's time we see this sorcery." Tomoko ran in.

We all then ran in gradually, and then we were in a certain place.

"Okay, but what's in here-"

We all froze up as we saw a duplicate of Yamada.

"T-T-T-T-T-T-T-T-"

Yamada's POV

We looked at the others.

"-T-T-T-T-T-T-T-T-TWO YAMADAS?!" They shouted.

"Oi! What is this magic show you're putting on, Yamada?!" Yagoo asked.

"Huh? But it's not magic, Old ma-Yagoo." I giggled.

"Yep, what you're seeing here is your Yamada from your universe, and me, an older Yamada from another universe."

"Uni...verse...?"

Yamada-sensei checked his watch.

"Jeez, what's taking them long?" He asked.

"Dunno. By the way, are the other hololive branches coming?"

"Yup. Told my wives to get Indonesia, and china here. I'm still waiting until I get a tingle in my senses."

Like Spiderman?

The others were still looking at us flabbergasted.

"What is even happening right now?" They all asked.

"Guys, I know you all are confused, but trust me, everything will be explained later-" I was cut off.

"Here they are!" Yamada-sensei said.

I looked at him happily.

"They are?!"

Portals started opening.

"Woah!!"

Moona, Risu, and Iofi dropped to the floor, while the older selves landed on their feet.

"Did you seriously have to do that suddenly?" Moona sighed.

"G-Gomen." Yamada-sensei giggled nervously

"Welp, you healed them right?" Iofi asked.

He nodded.

"Yup, no bones broken! They're just in an uncomfortable position."

They hugged him.

"Sasuga our husband!~❤️"

Everybody blushed.

"Husband?!" They shouted.

"What is happening?" Risu held her head.

"Where are we?" Moona asked.

"Why are we here?" Iofi asked.

They went near us.

"Yamada?" Risu asked.

"Can you explain to us what's happening?" Iofi asked.

"Just wait." I giggled nervously.

"Yamada's other self has the Indonesian branch as his wives?!" Suisei asked.

"Oh, you girls and guys don't know anything yet. Wait till you see how many wives he actually has."

"HE HAS MORE WIVES?!"

The others then came in. Good thing the china girls are carried.

"Close." Civia-sensei said in English.

"Sorry." Yamada-sensei giggled nervously.

They put down the china girls from my universe down.

"X-xiè xie nin.[(Thank you.) Formal] " Civia said.

"W-Who are you all?" Artia asked in English.

"W-We were also streaming. Is it okay?" Civia asked in English.

The other china girls asked their older selves in Chinese.

"Yamada, should we still wait?" Yogiri-sensei asked.

"She can speak Japanese, ey?" I mumbled.

I bet that thing she's wearing on her neck is the translator. Though, that does look trippy. Her mouth is speaking Chinese, but what's coming out is Japanese.

Yamada-sensei nodded.

"Well, if you don't mind..."

Civia-sensei clinged to Yamada-sensei.

"I want more skin contact with my hubby!~❤️" She said as she kissed him on the cheek, and rubbed her head on his chest.

"No fair! Let us in too!" The older china selves said

"HE ALSO MADE HOLOLIVE CHINA HIS WIVES?!"

"Yamada! Please tell me that's all of his wives!" Sora said.

I looked away, and sweat dropped.

"Um... there's still more."

At this point, they're just shocked. They look like they're about to get brain overheat.

The JP branch finally arrived, but the Holostars aren't here yet.

"Hey everybody!" Flare-sensei said to everybody.

"Hey!" The other universe selves said.

"H-hey..." My universe selves said.

Noel-sensei and Flare-sensei clinged to Yamada-sensei. So did Luna-sensei and Coco-sensei.

"Yamada!~❤️"

The others sighed.

"I guess we'll get our turn next time." Sora-sensei said.

"Definitely." The others said.

My universe guys froze like ice.

"E-Every girl in Hololive is his wife..." They said.

I giggled nervously.

"Where's the Holostars?" I asked Yamada-sensei.

"Wait for a bit. I think they're coming right...now!"

Astel then came in like lightning, and brought everybody.

"*panting* Good thing we arrived in time." Astel-sensei said.

"M-My older self?" Astel said to himself.

"What took you guys?" Yamada-sensei asked.

"EVERYBODY OVERSLEPT!" Roberu-sensei said.

The other universe selves scratched their heads.

"Gomen. We wanted more sleep." Rikka-sensei scratched his head and giggled nervously.

"Well, everybody is here now." Yamada-sensei said.

He looked at me.

"So, let's get to business, shall we?"

I nodded.

I looked at the others.

"Oh yeah..."

They're still stunned.

"We're going back." They all said.

I was about to stop them, but then I thought...

"WAIT, DON'T RUN INTO THE WA-"

Pekora ran into the wall, but failed miserably, and dived head first into a wall.

"Oof! That'll hurt." Me and the other universe selves said.

"ITAI-PEKO!"

She held her head.

"Yamada-sensei, can you please heal her?" I asked.

"Done." He said immediately.

"Well, I guess that's to be expected." I said.

Pekora stood up.

"W-Why can't we go back-"

Pekora-sensei dashed towards Pekora in an instant.

"That was even faster than I could detect!"

"Yup. Pekora is one of the fastest people I know." Yamada-sensei said.

Pekora's POV

I stood up.

"W-Why can't we go back-"

I stepped back a bit.

"Konnichiwa, young Pekora! I'm Pekora from another universe!"

I nodded hesitantly.

"W-Why can't we go back?" I asked.

"Well, you see, Yamada closed the portal."

"Which Yamada?"

"My Yamada. Your Yamada does know how to make portals, but he's still an amatuer really. No offense." My older self said.

I saw the older Yamada get a megaphone out of nowhere.

"Remember to address your older selves as 'Sensei' or 'Senpai'!"

"H-Hai..." We replied.

Yamada's POV

I giggled.

"Where's Yagoo-sensei and Tomoko-sensei?" I asked.

"Huh? I am very sure they came here with the Hololive girls..."

He then looked at my Yagoo and Tomoko-san.

"Oh wait, nevermind. They're getting friendly already." He deadpanned.

"Huh. That's interesting."

I looked at the others.

"The same can't be said for the other branches, though."

They're still confused.

"Well, if you girls and boys will take a step forward, we can start interacting with our younger selves." Yamada-sensei said to his wives and bros.

They nodded.

They took a step forward, and suddenly teleport in front of their younger selves.

"Let's go to a private space and talk a bit more about gifts, okay?"

I nodded.

He opened up a portal, and we stepped in.

We then were in the pink and white space.

"So, let's sit down for a bit."

He summoned a bench, and we sat down.

"So, do you know about Leaders and Supports?"

I shook my head.

I then thought back to that one girl that said "Is he a leader?!"

"Now that I think about it, that one girl said 'Is he a leader?!'"

He chuckled.

"Time to get the PowerPoint out."

I deadpanned.

"Please let it be presentable at least." I said sarcastically.

He was joking. It was actually just a normal presentation.

"You see. There are Leaders and Supports. Two general classifications."

I nodded.

"Leaders are people that can sustain by themselves, and Supports are people that depend on others so that they can sustain themselves."

He looked at me.

"We're Leaders, and everybody else is a Support. If we did a rough calculation, 90% of the population are Supports."

"Huh. Sou ka."

I sighed.

"In school, I wonder if bullies will be idiots and get themselves killed for messing with leaders."

"Seeing as how the education system is stupid, they'll let the bullies win by constricting leaders' rights. Though, there are some rules that can let Leaders discipline Supports, so there's that."

He then showed more.

"Leaders are, like I said, people that can sustain themselves, but Supports can have variety."

He showed a lot of duos, trios, and groups.

"Take Noel and Flare for example. Although one is weak against the other, if they work together, they can be a solid duo. Magic and Physical mixed together to create a solid defense and offense. I call them the 'ShiNui' Duo."

I sweat dropped.

What a portmanteau.

"It's just a name. It's for battle purposes."

Oh yes, Yamada-sensei got into so many battles.

"Though, Supports don't just come in duos or trios, take this group for example."

He showed Fubuki, Pekora, Astel, and Aki.

"I get Fubuki, Pekora, and Astel, but Aki? Is it because of her twintails?"

He nodded.

"They are the 'Speed' Quartet, because they are known for their fast agility and speed. Aki is just barely enough to fit in the category, because she specializes more on materialization, but her twintails can go insanely fast."

He showed another group.

Doris, Lamy, Shion, and Polka.

"I call them the 'Water' Quartet."

"I get Doris and Lamy, but Shion and Polka?"

"Shion is a witch, so although she can't cast water spells, she can summon water elementals."

"Like Warcraft, ey?" I sweat dropped.

"And Polka can throw water at enemies as a distraction, or as an obstacle so they will slip."

"That's surprisingly helpful." I giggled nervously.

He showed Aqua, Ayame, Shion, Pekora, Okayu, Risu and Polka.

"I call them the 'Prankster' Septet."

"Don't need to explain to me about that."

I know why they're "Pranksters."

He showed a duo.

"This is the only Duo that gets paired with me."

It's me and Aqua.

"Why Aqua?"

I kinda get it, but I need confirmation.

"Because I'm battling, and Aqua doesn't really do good in other fields, she is my analyzer. It just makes it so that I won't have brain overheat."

"Huh, sou ka."

Welp, that's that. Though...

"Hey, you can't hold hands with Aqua. That's both lewd, and takes up a lot of space."

"Which is exactly why I shrink her in size, and lock her on my shoulders. So essentially, she's always looking everywhere from my shoulder, analyzing gifts, weaknesses, and whatnot."

I laughed.

"Interesting 2x!"

He then showed Hololive as a whole.

"There is way more, but for now, this is all of Hololive in your universe."

I nodded.

"Remember, when a Leader forms a pact with Supports, they will always follow the Leader, no matter what. Sure, they have their own will, but they're Supports. In the end, they need their Leader with them if they want to ensure their safety and win rate."

"Pact? How do you make a pact?"

"You simply befriend them." He giggled.

He looked at me.

"Well, leader. You have the rest of Hololive on your back right now."

"I got a question. Can supports sustain by themselves even without their Leader?"

He nodded.

"As long as the groups made for them isn't missing one member, they don't need their Leader for the most part."

"I see."

I looked down.

So if you really want to ensure the Support's safety, you need to be with them.

"Should we go back to the others and learn about their gifts?"

I nodded.

"Hopefully I'll remember the names." I giggled nervously.

He chuckled.

"Let's go."

He opened a portal, and we walked through it.

"So! Is everybody in good terms?!" Yamada-sensei asked.

"Kinda." The older selves said.

"We're still kinda confused, but I guess we get a little bit?" Aqua said.

Well, as expected of Baqua.

"So...how about we round up everybody, huh?" Yamada-sensei clapped.

Everybody nodded.

"So, let's start with Sora."

The two Soras nodded.

"My gift is 'Vocal Amplification.'" Sora said.

"Mine is also 'Vocal Amplification.'" AZKi said.

"Mine is 'Terminator.'" Roboco said.

"Mine is 'Criminal.'" Miko said.

"Mine is 'Psychopathic Tendencies.'" Suisei said.

Me and Yamada-sensei started walking slowly to the side as we follow the lineup.

"Mine is 'Vampire.'" Mel said.

"Mine is 'Bicephalic.'" Matsuri said.

"Mine is 'Materialization.'" Aki said.

"Mine is 'Deities.'" Haato said.

"Mine is 'Super Intelligence' ironically."

Everybody glared at Aqua and Aqua-sensei.

"Weird."

Me and Yamada-sensei giggled nervously.

"Mine is 'Witch.'" Shion said.

"Mine is 'Hell's strength.'" Ayame said.

"Mine is 'Seduction.'" Choco said.

"Mine is 'Batter.'" Subaru said.

"Mine is 'Swift Fox.'" Fubuki said.

"Mine is 'Alpha Wolf.'" Mio said.

"Mine is 'Cat from Hell.'" Okayu said.

"Mine is 'Pitbull.'" Korone said.

"Mine is 'Carrot-tene.'" Pekora said.

"Mine is 'Necromancer.'" Rushia said.

"Mine is 'Fire Manipulation.'" Flare said.

"Mine is 'Strength Amplification.'" Noel said.

"Mine is 'Pirate's Pact.'" Marine said.

"Mine is 'Angel's Support.'" Kanata said.

"Mine is 'Dragon's Blood.'" Coco said.

"Mine is 'Goat's Horns.'" Watame said.

"Mine is 'Devil's Power.'" Towa said.

"Mine is 'Candyland.'" Luna said.

"Mine is 'Ice Manipulation.'" Lamy said.

"Mine is 'Kata.'" Nene said.

"Mine is 'Lion Queen.'" Botan said.

"Mine is 'Showtime.'" Polka said.

"Mine is also 'Seduction.'" Aloe said.

"Mine is 'Delinquency.'" Yogiri said.

"Ooh! Yogiri-sensei gave Yogiri the translator?"

Yogiri-sensei nodded.

"Mine is 'Unicorn's strength.'" Civia said.

"Mine is 'Loli.'" Spade Echo said.

I blinked twice while blushing.

"I kinda get her gift, but why the hell is it 'Loli?'"

"It'll be explained later." Yamada-sensei said.

We continued walking.

"Mine is 'Water Manipulation.'" Doris said.

"Mine is 'Knowledge is Power.'" Rosalyn said.

"Mine is 'Ice Manipulation.'" Artia said.

"Mine is 'Squirrel Power.'" Risu said.

"Mine is 'Lunar System.'" Moona said.

"Mine is 'Life Portraits.'" Iofi said.

"Mine is 'Frail Skill.'" Miyabi said.

"Mine is 'Trap's Seduction.'" Kira said.

I deadpanned.

"Makes total sense." I blinked twice.

We continued walking.

"Mine is 'Cat's Lullaby.'" Izuru said.

"Mine is 'Italiano.'" Aruran said.

"Mine is 'Vocaloid.'" Rikka said.

"Mine is 'Lightning Speed.'" Astel said.

"Mine is 'White Knight.'" Temma said.

"Mine is 'Bartender's Cocktail.'" Roberu said.

"Mine is 'Wolf Mafia.'" Shien said.

"Mine is 'Hell's Servant.'" Oga said.

"Ours is 'Management.'" Yagoo and Tomoko said.

"Now that I think about it, A-chan should be here too."

He then summoned two A-chans.

"Oof!" A-chan said.

A-Sensei landed on her feet.

"I was proofreading Holo no Graffiti lines, but you interrupted me." A-sensei said.

"Gomen, but we do need some explanation for A-chan here."

She sighed.

"It can't be helped, I guess. Slow down time, please." A-sensei requested.

Yamada-sensei nodded, and the two A-chan's talked very fast.

"Woah." My universe guys said.

"A-chan's gift is also 'Management.'" Yamada-sensei said.

After 5 seconds, they stopped.

"Welp, that's that. Now line up."

A-chan nodded.

She then went near Sora.

"So, before we get to more stuff...Yamada."

I looked at Yamada-sensei.

"Say your gift, please."

I nodded.

"My gift is 'Copy.'"

Everybody nodded.

"That's honestly a very overpowered gift you have." Miyabi said.

"Yeah, can't believe you can actually have all the powers you want in the world." Matsuri said.

"That's quite a nice gift you have." Aki deadpanned.

I giggled.

"Though, I only got a gist of some of your gifts. The others, I completely get."

Yamada-sensei patted my shoulder.

"Time to explain to everybody about the concept, and naming of gifts."

Yamada-sensei showed a huge screen in front of us.

"Woah! Yamada can do this?!" Yagoo asked.

"Yup. But only if Yamada knows how to make it." Yamada-sensei said.

"Don't worry, young Yagoo. It's very nice to see your son figure grow up and become a King Solomon." Yagoo-sensei said.

"It's kinda ironic for Yagoo to be called 'Young Yagoo.'" I giggled nervously.

We all looked at the screen.

"You see, the names of gifts are never official. Take my gift for example, 'Copy.' It can actually have multiple names like 'Quick Learning', 'Steal', 'Learn Skill', 'All for one', and any sort of name you can think of. And remember, the name of a gift is just a concept. A person can have multiple powers, but has a main power in him/her."

He showed the others.

"Flare's gift can be called 'Fire Elf.' Aqua's gift can be called 'Intelligence.' Choco's gift can be called 'BDSM Play.' So on and so forth. Even Marine's 'Pirate's Pact' has more powers than just being a pirate."

Most of us shivered from the "BDSM Play" name.

"I think I'd prefer 'Seduction.'" Choco giggled nervously.

"I think 'BDSM Play' is fine!~" Marine said in a horny voice.

"Go to Horny Jail." Yamada-sensei chopped Marine's head.

"ITTE!"

We continued watching the screen.

"Gift naming can have a lot of ways to be named. My wives and bros just decided to call their gifts that way." Yamada-sensei said.

He faced everybody and got rid of the screen.

"Are you all okay with your names, or would you like to change it?"

They shook their head.

"I think I'll change it later if I feel like it." Risu said.

The others also said the same thing.

"What about you, young Yamada?"

I nodded.

"I don't really know about 'Copy', since as long as I understand how a gift works, I already own it. And I learn quick, so I think I'll call my gift 'Quick Learning.'"

He giggled.

"'Quick Learning' it is."

"I-I got a question, Yamada-senpai." Fubuki said.

"What is it? Time?"

She nodded.

"Yamada said that my time will be 'compensated' earlier. What does that mean?"

"Well, lemme do a quick demonstration."

He summoned a wooden plank and threw it hard to a wall.

"Woah!" Me and my universe selves said.

"Now, observe closely as I rewind time."

The wooden plank then came back, and Yamada-sensei catched it.

"Woah! That looked like a real-life reverse!" Fubuki said.

"Yep. This is how your time will be compensated, so don't worry." Yamada-sensei said.

They all sighed.

"Yokatta." They all said.

"Oh yeah, I also got a question, Yamada-senpai." Aqua said.

"Nn?"

"You said the 'concept' of gifts. What do you mean by that?"

He giggled.

"That's exactly what I'm about to show you now."

He showed the big screen and summoned benches.

"Sit down, everybody, and enjoy the show."

Everybody sat down with their senseis. Me and Yamada-sensei sat down on the floor.

We then watched a news channel.

"People of the world! This is gonna shake the entire earth! Two scientists have discovered 'gifts'! What are gifts? Do you all remember your childhood where you imagined having powers? Like waterbending, fire breathing, or maybe super strength?! You can now get it! And this is, by no means, fake! Let's take a quick look at some people that these scientists caught." The girl reporter said.

There were three subjects.

"Note that this is an authentic truck. Everything is the same as a normal truck. Now, let's look at subject #1!"

Guy 1 then flipped the truck with a little bit of effort.

"Woah! That was insane!" They said.

"I can do that?!" Noel asked.

"Yup! If you know how to apply Life Force, you can do it." Noel-sensei said.

"Life Force?" Noel asked.

"Wait for a bit. It'll be explained briefly." Yamada-sensei said.

We then continued watching, with Guy 2 having telekinesis, and Girl 1 showing swift punches.

"So? Doesn't that amaze you?! Well, don't fret! You will be able to know what your gift is after this short commercial break!"

It was then an advertisement, and we all talked to each other.

"So...will the others know about LF later on?"

Yamada-sensei nodded.

"Give 'em time."

Yamada-sensei's POV

Before the commercial break ended, Kiara almost flashed herself.

Kiara-sensei's POV

I went through the door, thinking it was the door going to Calli's room, but instead, it was actually the training room.

I saw Yamada and the others shield their younger selves' eyes.

"Kiara! Wrong door! Calli's room was two doors farther!"

I felt time stop.

I nodded quickly, and closed the door.

"Gomen, Yamada-senpai." I giggled nervously.

I then went into the door that actually led to Calli's room.

Yamada's POV

Yamada-sensei covered my eyes, and then got rid of his hands shortly after.

"W-What were you doing?"

"Just playing a bit with my gakusei." He giggled nervously.

I knew it was a lie, but I shrugged it off. Probably something I wasn't supposed to see.

The news continued.

"So, the two scientists, Bill Thomas, an English scientist, and Arata Bautista, a half-Filipino, half-Japanese, will explain how you can know your own gift!"

She then went out, and the two scientists got a whiteboard.

"So, first. Your gift is actually a reflection of your personality. Whether you feel bad, you feel heroic, you're actually heroic, you do things for fun, you like to sing, dance, do martial arts, play Shogi, or anything, your gift is a reflection of what you are." Arata said.

I tilted my head.

Aqua's stupidity is actually intelligence? That still stuns me. Though, my personalities and everything reflect 'Quick Learning'? How the hell?

"Second, you need to know if you're a Support or a Leader!" Bill said.

They laughed.

"Yes, we based this off of an RPG-like game, since this is the best way to describe the classifications." Arata said.

"So, I will explain this concisely. A Support has usually 1 gift, and needs 1 or more people to sustain themselves. A Leader can have 2 or more gifts, and can sustain alone." Bill said.

Bill repeated it once more.

"So! With that out of the way, now comes the best and fun part! Knowing how to use your gift!" Arata said while looking at Bill.

"Yes. You see, there is so called 'Life Force.' And Life Force is like Mana, if we put it in basic terms." Bill said.

"Yes. Life Force is a bit hard to explain, really, but if we put it in basic terms, it's like Mana." Arata said.

"So, for Supports, their LF would be around 8-12 Life Force. For Leaders, they can have 20 and above." Bill said.

Everybody from my universe ooh'd.

"So Yamada has 20 LF?" Aqua asked.

I nodded.

"This is a bit hard to wrap my head around." Noel scratched her head.

"Yeah, I'm not good at Science." Sora scratched her head.

"All you need to know is that Yamada's LF is currently 20, and all of you have 10." Yamada-sensei said.

"Ah! Wakatta!" They said.

We continued watching.

"And you can actually die if you exert too much, but DON'T FRET! A person will start to die if their Life Force reaches 4, but 5 and above, and they're good. The best part? Your Life Force stops the moment it reaches 5, so you're good!" Arata said.

They sighed.

"Yokatta."

"So! With all that information out of the way, to execute an action with your gift, think like you're putting your very life to a certain spot of your body. I will give you an example. If you have the 'Fire Manipulation' gift, think that you're putting your life essence into your hand, and then imagine that you're casting fire. Once that happens, before you know it, you're making fire!" Bill laughed.

"And Bill's not joking! Bill's gift is actually 'Fire Manipulation'! Here, I got a sheet of paper here. Two of them to prove that they're both real." Arata said.

Arata then ripped one sheet of paper until it couldn't be ripped anymore.

"See? It's a pure sheet of paper. So...Bill? Mind giving a little demonstration?"

Bill nodded.

Bill then got the paper, and casted Fire on the paper. It really started burning.

We clapped our hands.

"I can do that?!" Flare asked excitedly.

"Don't do it yet." Flare-sensei sweat dropped.

After a while, getting all the "gifts" info into our heads, the news stopped.

"So? Do you all get gifts now?"

"Well, although I got it, I forgot some information already." Aqua scratched her head.

Welp, Don't worry, Aqua. You may be stupid, but you'll be smart in no time. Wait a minute, now that I think about it...!

"Aqua-sensei! Can I ask you a few questions?"

She nodded.

"Three questions, I'll permit."

I nodded.

"What is white sugar composed of?"

"C12H22O11."

"What is the first known written reference to Japan in the first century AD?"

"It was recorded in the Chinese Book of Han."

Okay, time for a VERY SIMPLE math question.

"Aqua, what's x in the equation 'x⁰ = 1?'"

"Uhm...x⁰? Eto....Ano....Ah...." She held her chin.

After a few seconds of silence, she gave up.

"Mou! Wakaranai (I don't get it)!"

"It's 1. That was such a simple question, I was expecting something like 'x² = 400.'" Aqua-sensei sighed.

Aqua's brain exploded.

"You see, Aqua-sensei, sometimes you really gotta step back from hard questions to test somebody." I said.

"Well, did you get what you wanted?"

I nodded.

"So Aqua will be as smart as Aqua-sensei?"

Yamada-sensei nodded.

"Aqua may be dumb in the start, but trust me, she's a good investment. Once you give her enough knowledge, she's one of the smartest people in the world." Yamada-sensei patted Aqua-sensei's head.

"Hehe. Arigatou, Yamada.~" Aqua-sensei said.

I blushed.

"I'll be like that in the future?" I mumbled.

"Say, I got a question, Yamada-senpai..." Sora asked.

"Nn? What is it?"

Sora fidgeted.

"U-Uhm...all the Hololive girls are your wives, right?"

The other girls listened attentively.

He nodded.

"You wanna know if Yamada will be the same?"

She nodded.

He then laughed.

"Honestly, it depends on him. I definitely know that polygamy will gradually become official, but it comes down if Yamada is ready for that responsibility."

I looked down, and thought for a bit.

"I'll think about it."

My girls blushed hearing that. Especially my kouhais.

Oh, and I also blushed knowing that my kouhais were one of the blushing girls.