Chapter 11 – The Plan to Become a Streamer: Execution Arc

Aftеr that, I went tо а саfé with Маshiro and hаd panсаkes аnd соffее.

“Senрai, аren’t we gоing tо Sushibuсks оr something? Тhis cаfé is a bit exреnsive, and, well, it seеms mоre for older folks, dоеsn’t it? Oh, the pancаkеs are sо fluffy! Dеliсiоus…”

“Sеe? There’s а reasоn it’s ехpensivе…”

It wаs а day sрent buying thе necessarу еquipment fоr strеaming withоut reveаling my true identitу.

Thе fаtigue was slowly melting аwaу.

Swееt things reаlly arе thе bеst, after аll.

I washеd it dоwn with а hоt Аmeriсаnо.

“Ah, аnоther Americano, please.”

And so, the day ended without incident.

After seeing Mashiro home, I laid out my gear at my place.

‘You call this an A-Phone? Fufun, I am Flota! You should revere me as your senior. You may even call me Big Sister.’

‘Understood, Big Sister.’

“The Grimoire and the A-Phone are communicating…”

So it wasn’t just an ordinary tool.

‘Modern Grimoires are something else, aren’t they? It’s like a copy of a copy, but it seems my influence has helped its sense of self become a bit clearer. Hmm, so that’s how this ‘streaming’ thing is done.’

Lately, Flota has been voraciously watching Dungeon Streams.

It seems she intends to fully support me.

How reliable.

And as for me…

“Ah, a Dungeon has spawned nearby. If it’s a small one, they’re popping up frequently.”

I was checking Dun-me, the subscription-based Dungeon detection service I had just registered for.

Apparently, many Streamers have this app on their phones and check for Dungeons daily.

I heard this service is fully backed by the Labyrinth Ministry.

By subscribing, you can obtain the rights to clear that Dungeon.

It’s first-come, first-served, and the rights are valid for 24 hours.

After that, the rights are revoked, and Streamers who didn’t attempt the clear face penalties.

I had promptly registered as a Streamer here, even before my debut.

After that, I created accounts on the SNS platform Tsubuyakix and on Awatube.

“Metamorphose, Spice! A-Phone, film me and upload it to the account!”

‘Understood.’

‘Do your best, A-Phone-chan!’

The A-Phone floated gently through the air, taking several pictures of my transformed self.

Flota and I then sorted through them, debating which ones were good.

We uploaded them along with a promotional message.

‘Nice to meet you! I’ve opened an account! I’m the new Adventure Streamer, Black Pepper Spice! I’ll be doing my Debut Stream tomorrow! Everyone, please come watch!!’

I retsubuyaki’d this account from my usual account.

Then, the Adventure Streamer fans among my followers retsubuyaki’d it further.

Before I knew it, the retsubuyakis were spreading.

The virality is insane.

‘Clip Videos about Master were popping up all over the place! A mysterious beauty, identity unknown, who hasn’t even streamed yet but defeated a Dungeon Boss! Who is she!? That kind of thing.’

“…It’s not good for my name to spread too much as a beauty. I have a feeling I might get pulled too far in that direction and not be able to come back…”

I groaned.

“That’s it. Right at the start of the stream, I’ll announce that I’m actually a guy.”

‘Eeeh! What a waste!’

“I don’t have the confidence to keep up a lie…”

My Awatube subscribers also shot up to several hundred in no time.

Amazing…!

My Tsubuyakix account, which I’ve had for seven years, only has about 100 followers.

Maybe I was lucky that among them was a Streamer fan with a lot of followers.

Replies kept coming to my Tsubuyak posts as Black Pepper Spice.

‘Finally debuting! Can’t wait!!’ ‘I’ve been waiting!!’ ‘I wonder what kind of Streamer she is!’ ‘The icon is overwhelmingly cute too!’

Words of praise kept piling up.

The corners of my mouth kept rising.

I-I’m kind of happy. Incredibly happy.

I never knew being called cute by others could feel this good…

I was so nervous and excited that I couldn’t sleep much that night…

I ended up spending the whole time responding to Mashiro, who kept messaging me nonstop on the chat app LUINE.

Before I knew it, it was morning.

The preparations were complete.

I had already secured the rights to the Dungeon I planned to clear.

Come to think of it, our company’s Dungeon, the one Charaway had secured the rights for… I went and cleared it suddenly, so that should have been a huge problem.

But, I wasn’t a Streamer.

Apparently, in that case, it doesn’t count as a breach of contract. Furthermore, Charaway apparently earned a ton of Concurrent Viewers and Super Chat money from that stream.

A win-win, huh.

I want to reach that level too!

And I want to earn my living expenses!

“Let’s go, Flota.”

‘Yes, Master! Let’s transform right away and head to the site! It would be troublesome to find a place to transform, wouldn’t it? Transforming in the men’s restroom and coming out looking like a girl would be problematic.’

“That might be true too… Alright, Metamorphose, Spice!”

In front of the full-length mirror I bought the other day, I transform into a beautiful girl.

My raven-black hair, glossy like wet crow feathers, is tied in Twin Tails.

Beneath my straight-cut bangs are eyes that shine black like a starry sky without a moon.

My youthful features are incredibly cute.

My skin is pure white and soft.

The glimpses of my arms and thighs from my Gothic Lolita-style Apron Dress (mini) are dazzling.

And the single black thigh-high I’m wearing.

Overwhelmingly cute.

I… no, Spice is the beautiful girl Streamer, Black Pepper Spice!!

Pumped up, I opened the door, only to find my neighbor just heading out.

“Ah, good morning.”

“G-good morning.”

My neighbor looked stunned.

Sorry about all this.

And so begins my, Spice’s, first stream!