The Villainess VTuber Tears People Apart

I, a noblewoman of the Ducal family, know very well that people only see what they want to see and hear what they want to hear.

To be more precise, even when they know the truth, they often twist it into lies.

All to tarnish my reputation, even a little.

To undermine my authority, even a little.

To drag down my prestige, even a little.

They spread false rumors, harass me with slander, and try to trap me.

What I want to say is this:

As a villainous noblewoman, I’m quite used to this kind of situation.

Because I’ve experienced it many times in ‘that world.’

-?

– Retirement? What??

– Retiring before even debuting?

– Wow, streaming right away, huh?

– Hiding behind her little sister and just showing up now?

The chat was speeding up.

I casually checked the Labyrinthos Gallery. Fortunately, it seemed the coordinates were marked correctly.

I glanced at the chat and the live post while moving the keyboard and mouse.

– Aurora¶ : https://thiscode.xx/C0m2h2r2■■ [Pinned Chat]

– ????

– A Discord invite?

– What is this?

– ??

“Nice to meet you all,” I said into the microphone.

“I’m Aurora, a 6th-generation Virtual Talent from EYEAI. I was originally going to debut officially this Saturday, but I wanted to talk with you all before then, so I started this stream.”

– Wow

– Her voice is super hot

– Is she really a girl??

– So, were we getting beat down by a girl this whole time, you morons? Hahaha

“Those of you who’ve seen Rion’s stream might know, but there’s been a lot of talk about me in some communities.”

I brought up a screenshot. It was from my Labyrinthos gameplay.

If it had been VR, I would have shown myself directly logging into Labyrinthos, but since this stream was on PC, that wasn’t possible. Still, a screenshot was enough to prove that I was the player of ‘DucalFamily’sGlory.’

“Of course, I’m confident. It seems some people are calling me a ‘bad-mannered player,’ but I’ve never behaved like that. ──Though, I’m sure there are those who won’t believe me.”

I continued.

You often come across those kinds of people on community sites. People who constantly insult others day after day.

They repeat the same claims over and over. Even when someone presents the truth, they refuse to listen. Sometimes, to protect their own narrative, they go so far as to distort the truth.

For them, the truth isn’t important—they just need something to tear apart.

“So here’s what I’ll do. I’ll refute your claims that I’m a bad-mannered player. If I fail to do so, I’ll graciously admit defeat and retire as a VTuber.”

I grabbed the mouse again.

Click.

The sound of the mouse’s left-click echoed unusually loudly, and the broadcast screen changed.

A shot of my hand, covered in a white glove, appeared on the screen.

– Handcam?

– Did she turn on the camera? Whoa..

– Wow, why are her arms so thin?

– Your hands are pretty…

– Why a handcam all of a sudden????

“I’m sure some of you are thinking, ‘She’s just going to talk about retiring, nothing more,’ right? So, let’s make it simple. If I fail to refute your claims, I’ll raise the camera angle.”

In other words, I would reveal my face.

Of course, for a VTuber, revealing your face is a serious contract violation.

Most VTuber companies don’t encourage using webcams.

However, surprisingly few companies outright ban them. They usually permit webcams for the sake of content variety, like cooking shows, but even then, many have a clause that forbids showing bare hands.

Exposing a VTuber’s actual hand or skin can break the immersion, after all.

At EYEAI, showing bare hands is strictly forbidden, which is why gloves are mandatory for any cooking streams.

So, if showing bare hands is a big deal, intentionally revealing your face is practically career suicide for a VTuber.

It’s an act that would surely get you fired.

‘Well, except for me.’

Since my face looks just like a flat board, I might be the only VTuber in the world who wouldn’t break immersion even if I revealed my face.

Of course, the boss didn’t like it, though.

He probably wanted to stop me, but since I insisted, he eventually gave his permission. So, I probably won’t get fired even if I do show my face.

But I have no intention of taking such a risk.

This is just bait, after all.

As always, all I needed to do was win in the end.

– What is this? Is this some insanely fun content? LOL

– Is there really a VTuber who’s risking everything before even debuting?!

– True madness, I respect it.

– But if something goes wrong, won’t Rion get dragged into this too?

– Mom, I’m scared…

“However, there’s one condition.”

I moved the handcam to the corner of the screen and pulled up the Discord server on the broadcast.

Thanks to pinning the server address in the chat, quite a few people had already joined the Discord server.

I created a voice channel.

“If anyone wants to claim that I’m a ‘bad-mannered player,’ please come to this voice channel.”

I set the maximum number of participants in the voice channel to two.

One of those spots was mine.

“I’ve always been curious about something. There are so many people who criticize idols and athletes in online communities. But I wonder, can they say the same things to their faces? If their claims are sincere, they wouldn’t need to hide behind anonymity, right?”

I smiled slightly.

I had staked my retirement on this as a public figure.

So it seemed only fair that they drop their anonymity. After all, if you want to face me, you must step onto the stage.

“If no one comes, then the claims that I’ve behaved poorly are nothing more than slander. Naturally, there’ll be no reason for me to raise the webcam angle, either.”

I laid it out clearly.

A brief silence followed.

Then, after a short moment, the characteristic ‘ding’ sound of Discord played through my speakers.

“Hello.”

[…H-hello.]

“No need for a long chat. Say what you want to say.”

[Then let me ask, why did you sever their limbs?]

“First, I think there’s a misunderstanding. I’ve never severed all of someone’s limbs.”

I pulled up a few screenshots. These were shots I had taken while playing the game.

“Severing limbs means cutting off both arms and both legs. But as you can see, I never severed all four limbs.”

[W-well, you cut some of them off! What’s the difference?]

“There’s a difference. Naturally, if I fight someone with only one leg a hundred times, I’ll win all one hundred times. Can you not do that?”

[I-I could win…]

“So, while cutting off all four limbs might be considered tea-bagging, cutting off two or three can be seen as neutralizing the enemy.”

[That’s just an excuse…]

“Do you think so?”

I didn’t wait for an answer and interrupted him.

From experience, I knew that winning an argument wasn’t just about logic.

Even the most imaginative person often struggles to articulate themselves effectively.

Conversation has its own techniques. The louder and more dominant one’s voice, the more advantage they have. Having control and charisma is even better.

And I am a noblewoman of the Ducal family, a villainous noblewoman.

“So, what’s your reasoning for thinking it’s an excuse? Do you have any?”

[Well, I…]

“If you don’t, let’s watch a replay together. There’s a duel I had with a Gladiator.”

I played the replay I had prepared.

[Uh…]

“As you can see, the Gladiator was farming neutral mobs. Meanwhile, I hadn’t been able to level up since I was busy chasing him. To begin with, the Dark Knight class doesn’t have the burst damage needed to kill a Gladiator in one hit.”

[……]

“So I had no choice but to chip away at him. The Gladiator relies heavily on his legs, so destroying them would drastically reduce his combat power, giving me an advantage.”

[………]

“Of course, even in that state, if I took a wrong hit from his sword, I could still die. That’s why I also destroyed his arms, to ensure a safer win. Now, do you have a counterargument?”

[Uh, well… no…]

His voice trembled slightly.

[No, I don’t…]

That’s right, you’d say that.

You have no choice.

“Then, goodbye.”

[……]

The first challenger left.

And immediately, the second challenger entered.

[But why did you take off your armor?]

He shot his question the moment he entered.

[If you’re a tank, you should act like one and keep your armor on! Why are you running around without it? Do you want to flash people?]

“Dark Knights have poor detection abilities, and they aren’t particularly fast at hunting, either. So, they have to run around to find enemies. However, since their mobility is low, it’s hard to cover a wide area. That’s why I took off the armor.”

[Yeah right, sure. Why don’t you flash us for real? I’ll just jack off to you.]

“Oh my, can’t come up with a real argument? Are you admitting defeat?”

Did they think I would blush just because they made a dirty joke?

Unfortunately for them, that’s not going to happen. In fact, I take it as a compliment. It shows they know what excites me.

[If detection is the problem, why don’t you just pick a different character? Why does this trolling jerk have so much to say?]

“If I carried the game, you can’t call it trolling, right? Actually, I’ve never lost a one-on-one duel.”

[What a load of crap. That’s just hindsight talking. By that logic, in ranked games where you lost, wasn’t it because your pick didn’t work out and you were trolling?]

“I figured you’d say that, so I’ve prepared a replay. Shall we watch it together?”

I pulled up a new replay.

[…Oh.]

“What’s wrong?”

[No, I mean…]

“This is from a ranked game I lost recently. Right at the start, a Dual Swordsman swung his blades at me.”

I showed the scene.

“He tried to team-kill me first, so I cleanly took him out. No penalties for that. Later, I won a one-on-one against an enemy deserter, but because my team was down a player, we lost to their full squad.”

[…….]

“As you can see from my position, if I had just a little more time, I could have joined the team fight. If that Dual Swordsman had stayed alive, they could’ve delayed the enemy just long enough for me to join and use my ultimate. We would have won for sure.”

[But…]

“Are you trying to say that’s hindsight too, Mr. ‘LovieRizDaisuki,’ the Dual Swordsman who played in that game?”

Click. I minimized the replay.

Click. I maximized the gallery link I had been searching while we talked.

Click. Displayed it on the stream.

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【Virtual VTuber Gallery】

[General] Do you like severing limbs because you want it done to you?

Says they want to be treated like a limb-severing slave~~~

Probably screaming all night with her boyfriend, doing it with Rion too, huh?

Ugh, smells like a used-up non-virgin.

===

“When I searched for your Labyrinthos nickname, I found that you’ve been active not only in the Labyrinthos gallery but also in the VTuber gallery. Just out of curiosity, which VTuber do you like?”

[No, wait… How did you…?]

“I have a good memory. When I heard your voice, I remembered your nickname.”

After all, before I was Aurora the VTuber, I was Laura Iris, the villainous noblewoman.

As a villainess, I might be known as the icon of defeat, losing the male lead to the heroine.

But on the flip side, that means I must maintain an intense rivalry with the heroine right up until the male lead is taken. That’s what keeps the readers of romance fantasy on the edge of their seats.

Because of that, it was natural for villainesses to be superior in every aspect, at least until their downfall.

During my time at the academy, I never once missed being the top student.

Partly due to the strict education I received from the Ducal family, but also because I never forget what I’ve learned.

[Why are you showing this?!]

“You came here to bring me down, didn’t you? Then shouldn’t you be prepared to face the same?”

[Stop dodging the topic, you b****! What does this have to do with your trolling?]

“Your logic was this, wasn’t it? ‘The reason DucalFamily’sGlory lost in solo ranked is because you were trolling as a Dark Knight.’ But I’m saying the loss wasn’t because of me. Would you like to log into Labyrinthos right now, Mr. LovieRizDaisuki?”

[…….]

“Can’t do it? Were you reported for trolling and banned from the game?”

I pulled up the match history search.

No ranked game records in the past few days.

So, it seemed he had been banned.

“I’ve never been banned, though. Oh, by the way, this is a document Rion gave me. It’s from Deadraus Korea, confirming that I have no penalties on my record. Can you see the text clearly?”

[Y-you f****ng… b****.]

“Oh, right, I need to correct something.”

I left a comment under LovieRizDaisuki’s post.

【It’s ridiculous to treat me like a B-tier player. From now on, please refer to me as an A-tier virgin.】

– B-tier virgin vs. A-tier virgin, LOL

– No S-tier virgin?

– This girl is nuts, hahahaha

– I like how confident she is. We’re the ones getting embarrassed watching this.

– Definitely a virgin, no doubt.

– Aurora wins!

“Turns out, you were the troll, not me. Care to counter that, Mr. LovieRizDaisuki?”

[…….]

“If you don’t have anything to say, would you mind leaving?”

At that, Lovie-whatever-his-name-was left without a word.

Once again, I was the only one left in the voice channel.

Adjusting my microphone, I said one last thing.

“Next person, please. If you’ve got the guts.”