Chapter 147 – His Name is Satan Ira

“Wоw, thаt was uneхресtеd. Never thought wе’d hаve a shоwdown for thе tор sроt hеre.”

“Well, Sрice аnd Littlе Ira аrе rаnkеd #1 аnd #2 in the Сute Оld Man rаnkings, аftеr аll.”

“Yeah, уeаh. The world’s gоnе crazy, huh? Bоth Sрice and Ira arе оld men. How are thеу beating оut all thе girls tо tаkе the top spоts?”

The thrее оf them—the twо оf thеm and Mr. Оkonomi—wеre deep in соnversatiоn in а cаfé-style sрace.

Nаturallу, Sрice and Little Ira stоod оut quitе а bit.

Aftеr all, the tор twо cutest wеre sitting sidе bу sidе.

Тhеy wеrе аpрrоached here and there…

“Um, excuse me! You’re Little Spice and Little Ira, right? Can I take a photo?”

“Go right ahead~”

“It’s not like it costs us anything~”

The two of them struck poses together, flashing peace signs.

Hmm, they’re really in sync.

They might be soul twins.

“I’m witnessing a historic moment.”

Mr. Okonomi, for one, had been taking screenshots nonstop since earlier.

Then, after a little while, it seemed he got called back to work.

“Ughhh, my free time is over. I have to return to the office. This break was also to check on an avatar I made for a friend, but…”

“Sounds like a black company~”

In response to Little Ira’s words, the donburi-avatar man shrugged.

Shoulders…?

“It’s a fun company, and the work is fulfilling. Well, that’s it for me! This was great! Oh, and I go by Okonomi, but actually, that’s a friend’s handle—I’m more of a takoyaki guy. If you meet this avatar again, please call me Okonomi.”

With that final mysterious statement, he vanished from the spot with a whoosh.

He had logged out of the VR Space.

“Salaried workers are so busy, huh. Brings back memories.”

“Little Ira, are you also part of the ‘escaped salaryman’ club?”

“Of course! My avatar was self-made at first, but I worked hard, earned money, and eventually could commission an illustrator~”

Little Ira, resting his cheek on his hand, had his demon wings flapping pata-pata.

Not just his appearance, but even his mannerisms were cute.

“That’s impressive~. You really understand cuteness~”

“Little Spice, every single one of your gestures is polished, too.”

“Really?”

“That part where you put a finger to your cheek and tilt your head slightly.”

Perhaps the result of both of them naturally pursuing cuteness is their positions as the top two in the Streamer Cuteness Rankings.

After a while, the person running the café space stopped the attacks on Spice and the others.

“Our establishment is a place for enjoying relaxed conversation or savoring some alone time.”

“Much appreciated~!”

In the VR Space, you find people with this kind of professional dedication here and there.

Now we can focus on chatting with Little Ira.

After that, we talked about various things, catching up on each other’s lives.

“Whoa, so Little Spice’s battle with that Witch was the real deal? I thought it might be staged, but it felt way too intense~”

“Yeah, yeah, it was tough~. What about you, Little Ira? What do you do?”

“Ira does a lot of game streams, so he doesn’t really go into Dungeons much, so you might not know. By the way, actually, Ira is the Cardinal Sin of Wrath.”

“Whaaat?!”

A shocking confession out of nowhere!

The Cardinal Sins refer to those super-powerful Demons that caused a huge stir from around last year to the beginning of this year.

Apparently, they’re beings that humans can mutate into. I heard that Kiraboshi Hazuki is the Cardinal Sin of Gluttony, too.

She overpowered and made the power of a super-strong Demon her own, and now she’s active as an incredibly righteous streamer.

Could it be that Little Ira here is a similar being…!?

“Nahahaha. But it’s more like a fragment, really. Ira’s always raging during games while streaming. That’s kind of his selling point. So, suddenly, this voice offered me power, like, ‘Want some power?'”

“Whoa, so you got a power solicitation, huh?”

“But I didn’t really need it, so I was like, ‘No thanks!'”

“You didn’t want it!?”

“‘Cause you don’t need it in daily life, right~!? Then, a friend of Ira’s who was struggling with streams and had a messy private life became the Cardinal Sin of Wrath. Went crazy. Well, I beat him down, though.”

“I see~. So, if the Cardinal Sin of Wrath was defeated, why are you the Cardinal Sin of Wrath, Little Ira?”

“When that guy kicked the bucket, somehow his voice and power flowed into me. ‘Avenge this anger for me~’ or something. Like, I don’t know you! So, yeah, I’m an old man living together with the burnt-out remains of the Cardinal Sin of Wrath. End of introduction~”

“Whoooa!”

Spice couldn’t help but clap pachi-pachi.

According to Floppy,

“Even with Mana Perception, I detect a powerful Demon reaction from her. It seems she has it completely under control.”

“Amazing.”

“Right~? Anger management is the most important thing for an old man’s survival, after all~”

Isn’t it incredible to control the Cardinal Sin of Wrath with anger management?

“The moment I get irritated, I mentally kill the other person 12 times within 6 seconds in my head~”

By the way, Little Ira said that thanks to the Cardinal Sin of Wrath power, he can do something like a two-stage transformation.

That’s what caused his popularity to explode, leading to his top spot in the Cuteness Rankings.

Everyone has a history!

“So anyway, let’s collab next time~”

“Let’s do it, let’s do it! How about after New Year’s?”

“Of course! Ira does streams where he drinks sake and plays games during New Year’s, so~”

His lifestyle is totally that of an old man!

They exchanged their Zakko info and prepared to part ways.

Little Ira said he’s going to the sauna and then for solo yakiniku afterward.

Really savoring that old man life.

“Little Spice, you have family obligations, right? That’s amazing~. Ira could never do that. I’m too busy managing my own mood, seriously.”

And with a kerakera laugh, Little Ira walked away.

Hmm, he’s someone I feel a real connection with.

Maybe we really are soul twins.