Chapter 151 – Year-End Four Guys!

“Whееу! I’m baaасk!”

『Wеу-wеy!! Welcоmе back!』

Whеn I returned, Сhаrаwау аnd Slayеr V were nоisilу plауing а gаmе togеther.

Аppаrеntlу thеre arе manу games in VR Spасe you cаn сhallenge with your асtual body.

“What arе уou plаying?”

『А рuzzlе gаme!』

『Controlling fаlling blocks with уоur whоle bodу is а nеw exрerienсe…!』

In this match, as ехpeсtеd, Chаrawaу, being a formеr prо gаmer, is stronger!

Slayеr V is holding his оwn with his innаtе athlеtic abilitу, but whеn it сomes tо prеdiсting thе рuzzlе, Chаrаwаy still hаs thе edge…!

“Whoa! Little Chara wins!”

『Hyah-haa!! Well, as a former pro gamer, that was kinda bullying, wasn’t it?』

『Grrr, I’ll get my revenge!』

Slayer V was genuinely frustrated.

Well then, now that the three of us are gathered, it’s a good time.

The people watching Spice and the others’ stream chose to watch us even though there are things like the Streamer Song Battle and TV stations’ year-end specials.

We gotta entertain them.

“Alright then, until the countdown starts, I’ll give you a tour inside the Virtual Shrine. These are all attractions that unlock at the New Year, but first, the Fortune Slip Cannon. You draw a fortune slip and get shot into the sky, and then you find out your fortune! You could do this right away, but it might be better tomorrow night when Mr. Yata can come in full form! Mr. Yata tonight is probably tired, after allー

※『There’s suddenly an incredible attraction』『You do something that extravagant for just one fortune slip!?』『As expected of streamers, putting their bodies on the line』 Prime Sirloin 『I wouldn’t survive that』

“Well, we’re showing everyone dreams through entertainment! Even in peaceful times, you gotta put your body on the line once or twice! So, let’s move onー. Over here is the life-sized ema, where you write your wish and… like this! Offer it to the giant ema rack! Oh, and one of the operators of this Virtual Shrine is a real Shinto priest, so the Virtual Shrine is officially recognized as a shrine tooー!”

※『Laughed at it being a real shrine』『That giant ema rack clearly has obstacles here and there!』『Things like that bell striker swinging like a pendulum, isn’t that a temple thing?』

『Ugwaaah!』

“Ah, one streamer just got sent flying by a bell striker. Offering failed!”

It’s turning into an action game!!』『Being a streamer is tough…』

But doing reckless stuff like this is fun to watch, right?

And it’s safe since it’s VR.

Other than that, there’s a game where you scoop all the water from the temizuya before it overflows, or seeing how much of the billowing smoke you can draw to yourself compared to other streamers…

※ Maruchou 『The temple and shrine are all mixed up!!』 Rump 『It’s like the very image of Japanese New Year is here…!!』 『The other operator isn’t a real monk, is he?』

“…Correct!”

※『Called itｗ！！』『This place is an amazing facility』『A religious facility filled with activities that show no fear of gods or buddhasｗ』

“See, modern religion has to incorporate entertainment too! So, isn’t it about time for the countdown～? There’s not a single somber moment, we’re gonna see the New Year in all hectic-like! Here we go!”

Running around frantically, Spice arrives at the Four Guys!

Mr. Yata isn’t here again either.

With Charaway and Slayer V, the three of them call out the countdown.

“5!”

『It’s 4!』

『3!』

“2! 1!”

The next moment, Boom! A big firework went off.

The Virtual Shrine was illuminated by seven-colored lights.

The fireworks being launched one after another were so beautiful.

“Akemashite! Congratulations!!”

※『Akemashite omedetou gozaimasu!』『Happy New Year!』『Congratulations!』『Happy New Year!Happy New Year!!』『Please take care of me again this year too!!』

The comment section was streaming by.

Super Chats were also flying in rapidly.

Whoaー, thank you for the New Year’s money!! I’ll use it carefully! If I buy like a huge Flying Head Spirit Microphone… it’ll vanish in an instantー

※『Using it carefully…ｗ?』『If Little Spice is happy, that’s OK!』

Charaway and Slayer V were also interacting with their registered listeners.

Yeah yeah, it’s that special once-a-year moment.

So, we decided to go offer our ema…

The three of us thought about our resolutions for the year.

“Spice’s is, reclaiming Grimoires, I guess. I’ve reclaimed three, so there are three left, right. I should be able to get two next year.”

『Considering the character’s topicality, dragging it out too much isn’t good! For me, let’s seeー. Hosting one big event!』

Oohー, Little Chara’s event? Looking forward to itー!!”

If it’s entertainer Charaway, he’ll definitely do something fun.

『Everyone’s thinking of various things. For me, let’s see. I’ve finally gotten used to being a streamer, so next year I’ll aim for 200,000 subscribers!』

“Mr. Slayer, that might happen pretty quickly…?”

The person behind the avatar has way too much topicality, after all.

And so we wrote our ema noisily.

※『Little Spice’s illustration is so good』『You were drawing!?』

“As a hobby…! I can draw this form too, you know!”

And so, the three of us headed to make our offering.

We jumped to avoid the bell strikers attacking rapidly, and timed our movements to pass under the bells going thud-thud up and down from above!

And after running across the moving footholds…

We arrived at the ema rack!

We could finally hang up our freaking huge ema.

Please take care of me again this yearー!”

Appealing to the listeners here!

I hope the Meat Brigade has a good year too!

At that moment, a familiar man approached from below.

It was Yatagarasu, having finished his New Year’s concert.

He looked exhausted, going “huff huff” as he flopped down spread-eagle.

He came all the way to VR Space just to lie down!

As I thought, the real playtime with the Four Guys should probably be saved for tonight.