[3-Minute Essay] If that's how you want to play, I'll play too

Lately, a lot of strange things have been happening.

People are telling me they want Hitotarawo LINE stickers.

Well, they say they want them, but they're already on sale...

In fact, they've been on sale for over eight months.

They haven't sold at all, and nobody even noticed them.

I'm getting a taste of Hitotarawo's obscurity.

Since there's demand, I decided to try making some.

After three hours of wrestling with AI, this is what I ended up with. ⬇️

You might think I made it as a joke.

Unfortunately, this is the result of my serious efforts.

I wrote an article about the process, so you'll understand if you take a look.

It turned into a human-faced dog after I tried to make it two heads tall and put a costume on it 😢

I felt defeated, so I decided to go to sleep.

I woke up and looked through the comments section of yesterday's article.

Something unbelievable is happening.

There wasn't a single word in the comments praising my efforts.

Many of the comments contain this guy → 🤣

In fact, the character for "laugh" was appearing frequently.

I just checked, and there are 48 messages I haven't replied to yet.

I'm grateful for the response, but it seems I'm being made a laughingstock.

When I work with AI, it often tends to go in a similar direction.

By the way, regarding the article above, I'm posting it for Jimanyan's project.

You just paste your favorite article you've written into the comments section.

They said it's fine even if you're new to it, so I'd like you to participate.

I know the struggle of gathering people when I've run projects myself.

I'd be happy if you could take a look to help them out.

When I look at my notifications, I see someone introducing my article.

I click the link and read the article.

They've easily made the LINE stickers I struggled with.

And what's more, they made them 2.5-head-tall and cute❤︎

This is what I wanted to do.

They've written two articles about LINE stickers just today.

If you're interested, please go take a look if you'd like.

You'll understand how amazing Takanashi-san is.

Just as I was thinking that, a girl had also written an article about me.

I've thought this for a while, but I love her icon because it's so cute❤︎

I read it hoping that she might make Hitotarao LINE stickers.

And sure enough, she's already made something cute.

Her name is Mogutan Mama.

She writes interesting, occasionally snarky articles, so I really want you to read them.

By the way, the Hitotarawo in a costume that appears in this article exceeded my ideal.

When I looked at my messages, there was an incredible number of unread ones...

152

I was already struggling to keep up with replying to comments as it was.

I opened them feeling anxious, wondering if I had done something wrong.

Huh?

Is that what this is?

She's making LINE stickers on my behalf...

It seems the number of messages was high because she sent me so many different patterns.

She certainly has what it takes to manage so many V-Livers.

She's an entrepreneur who can effortlessly create things even after having already sold her company.

It wasn't just Emiko-san.

They probably felt sorry for me.

Messages were arriving one after another from other people as well.

Among them, there is one person who is making LINE stickers more enthusiastically than anyone else.

Magu-san, who wanted these LINE stickers.

However... there is a bit of a problem.

It's faster if you just take a look first.

I've been romanticizing Hitotarao a bit too much 😅

I felt dizzy looking at the refreshing version of Hitotarao.

Actually, I've been exchanging messages with Magu-san since yesterday, almost like a LINE chat.

In the middle of that, Magu-san started acting a little strange.

Shirokurohakuhatsu 🤔

It's like some kind of spell now.

They've completely lost it.

Since they're working so hard on this, I want to support them in some way.

Just as I thought that, Magu-san is actually running a project right now.

It's an article about Sales Fafa-san, whom I also respect.

It's in a quiz format and it's interesting, so I definitely want you to take a look.

By the way, Sales Fafa-san is being teased in a fun way.

If you love seeing others get teased, I think you'll like this article.

Not satisfied with just LINE stickers, there was even someone who made merchandise.

His name is Alfred-san, and he is usually a very normal person.

He often leaves comments, and his analytical skills, along with his knowledge, are amazing.

I'll show you the Hitotarao merchandise that Alfred-san made.

I have no idea where the demand for these is coming from 😱

Are they trying to make me hold all the inventory?

I can still understand those, but the next one will definitely be left over.

You really shouldn't do it.

It's too embarrassing to keep in my house 😅

Honestly, even I don't want one.

The next one is really going to invite complaints.

If I get sued, I'll lose.

Not a single person in town is even looking at it 🤣

The main point has gone off somewhere far away.

Did they forget that I wanted to make LINE stickers?

Wait, I thought that, but I was wrong.

It seems they remembered after all.

It feels a bit clunky, though 😂

By the way, various people have made body pillows.

Everyone has been kind enough to send me Hitotarawo body pillows.

(Honestly, I don't need them.)

Just when I thought that, Alfred-san took it a step further.

Don't take them off without permission! 🤣🤣🤣

The bed looks so lived-in, it's strangely realistic.

If they're going to go this far, I won't be satisfied unless I go one step further.

I'm not going to use AI; I'm going to make it for real.

I seriously tried selling them.

By the way, I've put out a few others just for fun.

Sometimes they actually sell, which surprises me.

You don't really have to buy them.

I'll just show you what kind of things I've put out.

I don't get a single yen from the Hitotarawo ones, so it's really a waste of money to buy them.

(You don't have to buy the others either. ← This is important)

But I'd be happy if you took a look if you have the time ✨⬇️

Thank you all so much for teasing me! ❤︎

There are limits on comments, so I may not be able to reply to everyone, but I am reading them all.

I look forward to your continued support.

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