Living in a Class-Based World

Chapter 10 Video Call ?

Chapter 10 Video Call ?

The Training Service was set to be carried out one week later at Kanda Sports.

Has it turned into a huge uproar on their side?

Yuuta strove hard in working out in preparation for that day. Then again, the issue of him doing his best in his training for the sake of receiving training struck him as somewhat odd. But, he decided to not mind it.

Pheew Hmm? Those are

As he was working out in a gym facility, Yuuta saw other boys arriving for a rare change.

Ahfor us to end up meeting in such a place

The ones heading for the training room were Yuutas classmates. Because this particular room was reserved for men of Yuutas generation aka junior high third-years, the new arrivals being his classmates was the natural conclusion.

Going by Yuuta-kuns memory, Yuuta somehow managed to match their names with their faces.

Looks like Takuya-kun isnt with them, however

Takuya was the leading boy among Yuutas classmates. He was also the reason for Yuuta-kun being expelled out of the classs group chat.

Hmm? Huh!? Why are you here?

Ehh? Isnt that the scum? The shut-in trash is hangin round here!?

Two guys entered the training room. And as soon as they spotted Yuuta, their faces warped in contempt.

Long time no see, Kensuke-kun, Tsubasa-kun.

Hah? Whos allowed you to use my name, fucker? Are you screwin with me!?

Kensuke-kun immediately flew into rage over just having his name used. Apparently he couldnt even stomach shut-in scum like Yuuta taking his name into his mouth.

Sorry.

You think sorry cuts it!? Are you shittin me, you piece of trash!?

Come on, man. Knock it off. Lowering your own reputation by dealing with lowly scum like him is just a waste of time, Tsubasa said to calm Kensuke who was getting more and more pissed off.

Yuuta also rooted for Tsubasa in his mind. After all, hed appreciate it if he could have them ignore his presence.

Well, I was planning to head back anyway.

F-Rank trash working outwhats the fuckin point of that?

Pointlessly wasting his time, how hilarious. Makes me laugh for real.

Yuuta stood up, trying to quickly leave the training room.

Eh?

O-Oh?

Kensuke and Tsubasa both had to look up to see Yuutas face. Their memory of Yuuta was still stuck to the first-year Yuuta-kun who had been shorter than them. But, the guy in front of them was taller than either. Kensuke with his height of 164 cm and Tsubasa with a height of 162 cm had to look up because Yuuta possessed a height of 170 cm.

Y-You became so tall!? Kensuke muttered, seeming somewhat flustered.

H-Huh?

And then Tsubasa noticed something else. Yuuta wasnt just taller than them, but his body was a lot more buff than theirs, too.

Bye.

Y-Yeah.

Yuuta passed in front of the two, exiting the room. Meanwhile Kensuke and Tsubasa could only stare at him leaving, their faces dumbstruck like pigeons that got shot by a peashooter.

Yuuta ended up meeting his classmates under unforeseen circumstances. And afterwards the news that Yuuta had visited the training room immediately spread through Kensuke and Tsubasa.

When asked about Yuuta, both boys only mentioned that Yuuta had grown in height. Unable to admit that Yuutas body had become more muscular and leaner than theirs, they went along with their classmates laughter, who shrugged the whole incident off as scum remaining scum, even if it worked out.

In the evening of the same day, Yuuta would carry out his last Video Call Service. The Video Call with the fourth person, the one right after Mayumi, had ended without leaving any good or bad impressions, just like the first person. Today he would meet the fifth woman.

Since the training with Mayumi has been scheduled, I have nine more Service Activities left to do. If its nine Services within two months, I should be able to somehow get it done. If it looks like I wont cope no matter what, I can just fill up the count by scheduling a few more Video Calls.

The Video Calls were quite convenient since they didnt require much effort from his side. But, even if they were simple enough to schedule, their ease of doing was an entirely different question.

19-years-old Shizuku-san, huh?

Her age reminded him of the second woman who had been quite unpleasant. Of course it wasnt as if this woman would be the same just because of having an identical age, but Yuuta ended up feeling somewhat worried due to his prejudice.

Speaking from the conclusion, Yuutas worries were completely unfounded. Rather, just as it happened during his call with Mayumi, his call with Shizuku yielded him some unexpected gains.

And after that I got totally hooked with Virtual Streamers

Oh, I see

Yuuta managed to obtain some information about streamers in this world during his conversation with Shizuku. Even his previous world had people called YouTubers who did live streams and videos. And this world had people doing something similar.

And the surprising part about this was the fact of men also working as streamers. Moreover, he learned that a mans stream could be used as a Service.

This sounds really neat. Why didnt I think of this myself!?

Yuuta loved playing games in his previous world. He wasnt as good at it as pro-gamers, but he still enjoyed playing games normally.

The same applied to Yuuta-kun. That much Yuuta could tell from Yuuta-kuns memories. After all, even Yuuta-kuns first and last Service Activity was about playing a game with a woman.

A Streaming Service Isnt that awesome!?

Streaming was a highly popular form of entertainment in his previous world as well.

A FPS game, where several people compete against each other, would be a bit tough to put into practice, but I also like playing single-player games. And if its teamplay-games, I could also play together with women, right? Thats a lot more suited to me than Video Call Services, isnt it?

Having discovered a new possibility during his chat with Shizuku, Yuuta kept asking her about all kinds of things related to the state of the streaming industry in order to procure as much information as he could.

You need to register for a paid subscription to watch the streams of men which arent Streaming Services

Oh, okay. How much do these subscriptions cost?

The fees differ, depending on the mans rank. Also, if I remember correctly, you need to be D-Rank to be allowed to ask for subscription for the sake of paid streams

Okay, I didnt know that

Apparently Yuuta wouldnt be able to run paid streams as F-Rank.

But even D-Ranks, ummthe membership for popular men is fairly expensive

Hee, give me an idea?

Let me seeit starts at 500 Yen per month if it is cheap, going all the way up to 10,000 Yen. Even at D-Rank ¹

I wonder whether Shizuku-san has subscribed to someones paid streams?

Do these paid streams happen regularly?

That actually depends on the man

But, the subscription is based on a monthly payment, no? Wont they at least stream several times a month?

Such a rule does no exist. Some men are kind enough to tell their subscribers that they will stream twice a month, but it is not like that is an unshakable promise either

Twice a month?

Is there an average amount of paid streams per month for men?

Most of them stream once a month

Eh? Once a month?

R-Right. You are lucky if it happens twice a month. It is normal for there to be no streams in a month, too

Its good that I asked about this in advance. Itd have been dangerous if I had streamed several times a month

So some dont even stream once a month despite their subscribers paying monthly, huh. Wouldnt it be smarter to register during the times when theres a stream available then?

T-That is

Hmm?

U-Ummthere exist many cases where you cannot watch men, who only stream irregularly, if you have not subscribed to them for several months in a row. You must remain subscribed to them even during the months when they do not stream anything, if you wish to see them later on

Eehh? Would anyone watch them if they use such a way of handling things?

W-Wellif they are popular, yes

Ah, now I get it

Popular men refers to superior men who have high ranks. In short, if I were to do something like this, no one would subscribe to watch me.

Shizuku-san, are you also streaming live or posting videos?

Yes. I am doing it as well

Ohh, maybe I should take a peek?

Really!? Id be super happy!

Huh? Your streamer name is Shizuku, or is it not?

Ah

Yuuta immediately tried to look up Shizukus name, but came out blank.

A-As a matter of fact, Ihave been active as a virtual streamer

So you got hooked on virtual streamers and then became one yourself, eh?

Virtual streamers also existed in Yuutas old world. They were streamers who made content by using cute characters as avatars instead of showing their real faces. They gained popularity corresponding to the era and managed to establish themselves as content creators.  ²

Would tell me your V-Streamer name, Shizuku-san?

Y-Yes, of course! My name as V-Streamer is Akane

Once Yuuta searched for the V-Streamer Akane, he immediately found her.

What a cute avatar shes using.

Found it. Ill watch it later

Sure! Thank you very much!

Shizuku belonged to a company of V-Streamers, so Yuuta also took a peek at the homepage of that company, just to find many V-Streamers with male avatars over there.

Huh? Arent there many male V-Streamers?

Ah, those areactually women

Eh? Theyre women?

Yes, they are women with naturally low voices or women who use voice changers to imitate male voices. I have never heard of real men being V-Streamers

Okay. But wait, when I looked it up, I was shown an article stating that a V-Streamer called Konohamaru is a real man

Oh, Konohamaru-san. Yes, shes a very famous V-Streamer. Umm, her way of speaking, gestures, and behavior are just like that of a real man. Because of that, they say shes actually a man Its not limited to Konohamaru-san either. Many V-Streamers with male avatars are rumored to actually be men. Though this is mostly based on the wish of their viewers for it to be so

But, in reality its different

Wellas far as I know, at least

Shizuku had avoided making a clear statement because she was an active V-Streamer herself, but Yuuta still grasped that real men probably werent performing as V-Streamers.

V-Streamer, huh? Hmm, can Iuse this?

Yuutas present objective was to raise his male rank since it was connected to him leading an affluent life. But, what about the time after he achieved that goal? Itd be only reasonable for him to do something he actually wanted to do.

I wanted to try being a V-Tuber in my previous world, didnt I? The situation in this world is completely different, though.

Just him streaming three or four times a month as a male streamer, who showed their faces normally, would likely be considered as abnormal in this world. On top of that, Yuuta didnt really need any paid subscriptions. Hed be fine to stream for free as hed feel rewarded enough by people watching him.

Most of the things I need for surviving are provided to me. So I dont really need to earn lots of money either.

Shizuka-san, the chat with you was very fun and helpful. Thank you

The pleasure was on my side. I enjoyed our conversation very much, Yuuta-sama. Excuse me, but will you be streaming in the future?

Ive been thinking that it might be nice to do a Streaming Service

Really!? Ill definitely watch it!

Thank you. However, I wont be able to run any paid streams since Im an F-Rank, I suppose. And men dont stream for free, do they?

Eh? Streaming for free? T-Thats trueIve never heard of that

Figures

Once Ive improved and stabilized my own situation, itd be quite nice to perform as a solo V-Streamer, thought Yuuta. And someday Ill do a collaboration with the V-Streamer Akane, too.

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1. You can roughly calculate 140 Yen per Dollar nowadays.
2. Theyre called V-Tubers over here, if you havent figured yet. But since I didnt want to use YouTube terminology in this novel, I went with Virtual streamers. Ill abbreviate them to V-Streamers now that theyve been defined.