Chapter 240 – Study Stream! Hero Party

Thе first strеаm wаs mеant to cоаch the Нero Раrtу оn whаt tо exрect gоing fоrward.

It wаs suрроsеd to bе a сoaсhing sеssiоn, but hоnestly, аll the strеamers in the раrty are toр-tiеr young talents, so whеthеr it was truly necessаrу or not wаs debаtаblе.

Нowever!!

Thаt is, unless the instruсtоr hаppеnеd tо be somеone with dirеct combat ехperiеnсe аgainst the Dеmon King hersеlf!

“Um, I’ll be blunt frоm thе start, but I think you’re all сurrentlу аt а levеl where уоu сan’t defеat а Grеаt Dеmоn Genеrаl, sо for nоw, уou’re considered non-combatants.”

Talk about starting with a Spartan approach right off the bat!!

But if someone of her caliber says so… you kinda have to accept it, right?

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As for Spice, he’s used to harsh criticism from his working life, so it doesn’t bother him.

First, you need to recognize your own shortcomings, then research trends and countermeasures to hone your skills.

Whoa!

Zelger the Centaur gets angry, stands up, and challenges Little Hazuki to a fight…

“Alright then, I’ll take you down… Oopsie.”

“UGWAAAAH!!”

Long before Zelger’s charge could reach her, Little Hazuki’s chop landed after a light hop.

Zelger goes flying, spinning like a joke.

A high school girl treating a presumably super-strong Centaur like a baby.

And here comes the crucial lecture from Little Hazuki!

When listeners get hyped by the classic lines, the Concurrent Viewer Power skyrockets!

Something like that?

I see!

With Little Hazuki, lines like “Alright then, I’ll defeat you,” or listeners chiming in with “Don’t you know!?” become the triggers for a boost.

The talk was about how Spice and the others should think about their own unique ways to trigger boosts too.

So educational.

“So, what’s important isn’t just strength, but presentation! If your presentation is really good, you can achieve results beyond your actual abilities! But, the effect gets diluted if everyone does it, so let’s discuss as a party and coordinate. Oh, and there are some people who don’t really need this sort of thing.”

“Who might that be? Party members?”

Oh, nice timing with the question, Little Moriton.

He’s good at keeping the conversation flowing.

He’s got potential.

“Ah, yes. Um, well, Captain Kaiware who’ll be joining us later, and Ms. Sherry and Little Spice over there. Ms. Sherry hacks the opponent’s abilities to make them her own pieces, Little Spice has established a style using Grimoires, and Kaiware… I don’t really get it, but he’s incredibly tanky.”

Spice and Sherry, huh!

I see.

And Captain Kaiware…!?

Spice hasn’t met him directly, but he’s supposedly someone Little Hazuki pushes hard, so…

What level is he really at?

Later, thanks to another good question from Little Moriton, the topic shifted to why Kiraboshi Hazuki always has that bug-like, insane strength.

The instructor for this part was Now Fantasy’s Kanna Adelheid.

She shared the secret: after doing so many legendary streams, her movements themselves have become like internet memes.

That lecture content is kinda hard to imitate!

She apparently knows so much about Kiraboshi Hazuki, having known her for so long, that she’s practically an authority on “Kiraboshi Hazuki Studies.”

There’s supposed to be a lecture from her another day.

And so, the study stream ended…

The Hero Party disbanded!

…Not really, they all flooded into a family restaurant instead.

This place recently finished setting up a Centaur Room that Centaur people can use.

By the window seats, there’s something like a horse stall attached.

The world is steadily becoming more accommodating to Other Species!

Oh, a Birdman customer comes in from the upper entrance, and a Birdman staff member guides them to a perch-style seat.

“Great work today, everyone!”

Little Yuusha raises her voice, holding up a cup from the drink bar.

Everyone choruses, “Great work!” and toasts.

Ahh, the drink bar hits the spot~!

As an old guy, after work, beer or highballs would be fine too, but…

Spice is the only adult here…

“Seriously, I was really surprised!! I thought studying now would be such a pain, but Talisa, there was so much you didn’t know!”

“Yeah, I’ve fought alongside Hazuki too, but she really is something else. Way too strong. Trying to catch up to that alone is impossible. She’s like someone guided by a special destiny. It’s a bit frustrating, though.”

Wow, Talisa and Sherry sound so young~.

Spice, the old man, is grinning internally.

Little Moriton seems satisfied that he got to talk a lot today.

Zelger also looks genuinely happy seeing his partner’s growth.

Though, he was the one who charged at Little Hazuki and got sent flying…

“That was me deliberately provoking her, with the intent of showing everyone her power. I understand she’s the Hero who defeated Great Demon Generals one after another. On top of that, I thought it necessary to make those watching the stream understand that her statements weren’t just baseless insults.”

“Whoa!! Zelger, you’re so mature~! Spice here thought she might be trying to make stubborn listeners understand directly!”

“I know about that topic too… How she uses her Art to control malicious listeners. But, well… I wish it could be a bit gentler, or… I wish they’d understand by looking at me before they get hurt.”

How kind!!

Zelger, who built a cool, lone wolf character in contrast to Moriton, was actually a kind-hearted man!

He’s a good guy.

“Spice’s favorability rating just shot way up. This old man loves young people with potential.”

“It feels strange to hear that said about Spice based on his appearance…”

“Even though he looks like a girl much younger than us.”

Zelger and Moriton laughed.