Chapter 318 – The Event Finally Begins

The dау аftеr rеturning from Mongоliа…!

It’s the daу of the еvеnt.

Wеll, оf соurse—it’s the dаy aftеr thе rehеаrsаl.

Таlisa wаs schеduled to арреar, but it was аbruptlу changed tо а video call арpearancе.

Shе should be staying at Моriton’s housе right now.

Аrriving аt thе vеnue instantly via Flight, I еnter through thе stаff еntrancе with а “Нey thеre!”

Whoа, it’s all familiar faсеs!!

“Man… this rеаlly hits dеep, huh…”

“Yоu guys racеd through likе а storm!”

“Hey—it’s Mr. Yаta аnd Littlе Сharа!”

“I’m here tоо.”

“Мr. Slayеr!”

Thе Fоur Guуs аrе all hеrе tоgethеr.

Wеll, Spice and the other three have their slot fairly early on.

While munching on some snacks and treats that were brought in, a compilation video of Kiraboshi Hazuki’s streams so far starts playing.

Hmm, even watching it again, it’s an unbelievable whirlwind of intense footage.

She was involved in every major change that first shook the world, and it was precisely because it was her that the damage was kept almost to zero.

Honestly, even if Spice had encountered those situations back then, I’m not confident I could’ve survived.

“Little Hazuki really has grown up… She’s Ms. Hazuki now.”

“Mr. Yata’s getting sentimental.”

“To think you’d end up seeing off both your partner and your partner’s sister retiring…”

“Oh, right! Mr. Yata, now that I think about it, you actually have the longest streaming career among us here!”

Yatagarasu debuted around the year after Now Fantasy’s dawn.

Teaming up with Ikaruga—a contemporary, or rather, someone who debuted slightly later—they made their mark as the Twin Birds.

And then Ikaruga’s sudden retirement!

Followed by Ikaruga’s sister, Kiraboshi Hazuki’s sudden debut!

And now Kiraboshi Hazuki’s retirement upon graduating high school!!

“Everyone keeps leaving me behind.”

“Yatagarasu, you’ve got me, right!?”

“I don’t plan on retiring either.”

“Exactly! The Four Guys’ friendship is forever!”

“Everyone!”

As we were warmly sharing this camaraderie, the other streamers in the greenroom were watching us fondly.

“Friendship between guys is nice, huh…”

“Yeah, yeah, it really is…”

Little Yukui and Little Matagi—the duo from Hott & Cold—were getting warm in a different sense.

Well then, well then…

Once the event finally began, with simultaneous worldwide viewing, the chat section immediately exploded, overwhelmed beyond capacity!

Whoa!!

That’s when the prepared solution—chat sections divided by country—came into play.

Hundreds of chat windows floated in the air, displaying greetings like “Hello!”” from all over the world.

The world has become one!

And as things progressed, it was finally time for us, the Four Guys, to take the stage!

Charaway charged in boldly first, warming up the venue while reminiscing with Little Hazuki, and then Mr. Yata, Mr. Slayer, and Spice made their entrance!

“Woo-hoo! I never would’ve thought that girl from back then would become this huge!”

“Mr. Charaway! You know, me becoming famous kinda started with that collab stream with you.”

“Yeah, that’s right. Back then, Hazuki-chan’s channel got suspended by some weird program or something, right? That was a real pinch. But then it came back thanks to some mysterious force… Actually, what really shocked me was finding out Hazuki-chan was Ikaruga’s sister. No wonder she had it all…! It was a perfect storm of elements that created that buzz.”

Oh, Mr. Yata, waiting offstage, looks a bit awkward.

Stepping out, he says,

“I do bear some responsibility for that, I suppose. Hello, Ms. Hazuki!”

Yatagarasu, that troublesome listener from back then was dealt with legally!

Then Mr. Slayer comes out and says,

“I’ve come to celebrate Mama’s retirement. May fortune follow you on your new path.”

The most seasoned Dungeon expert among us, who had been clearing Dungeons even before Adventure Streamers existed—the former Labyrinth Ministry Director-General!

And he calls Little Hazuki, who designed his avatar, “Mama.”

It’s such a surreal sight!

And finally, Spice…

“Hey there, Hazuki-chaaan! Yeeeah!”

…comes out, and the five of us sing a song together!

Man, that felt great!

With a “See ya!” we part ways, and the Four Guys head backstage.

Hmm, there was a guy wearing sunglasses in the wings exchanging glances with Yatagarasu.

“Was that Ikaruga?”

“Yep, that’s right. He’s the one who arranged for all of us to be guests together this time. Man, I’ve been feeling awkward about it this whole time.”

Turns out Mr. Yata is more sensitive than I thought, huh?

Whoa!

After Seraph Batra—Spice’s ASMR master—and the Now Fantasy founding Windflower Committee Chair, now the soaring Live Dungeon sensation, the head-chopping Bunny, Pyonparu, put on a lavish stage…

Mr. Watch comes out, and we look back at Little Hazuki’s history again.

This stage is nothing but highlights.

An entity called Mecha Hazuki also makes an appearance via screen.

It seems Beelzebub showed up, and they decided to do Mecha Hazuki vs. Devil Hazuki.

That sounds fun.

From there, the records of consecutive battles against the Cardinal Sins.

So that was Nakabayashi, using Little Ira’s power.

I think I caught a glimpse of that in a compilation video.

Knowing that Lust and Envy—two of the Cardinal Sins—are actually the understanding new-gen duo gives me mixed feelings!

“Oh, Little Momiji’s out too! Speaking of which, I haven’t done a Momiji Spiral lately! Maybe I’ll invite her after the event!”

And now the event moves into its second half!

Spice has another slot coming up, after all.