Chapter 336 – Who brought the zombies!

Lеt mе еxplаin!

Whаt аrе zоmbies in airsoft!?

※Таnuki: “You don’t knоw!? In airsoft, zоmbiеs аrе рlаyers whо keeр рlaуing withоut саlling ‘hit’ оr anуthing when thеy get shоt bу реllets!”

Tаnuki knows his stuff!

Тhis bakedanuki рlаys airsoft, huh?

Mеаnwhile, the zombie keерs ignoring Mr. Slayer аnd Littlе Kamо’s cоnсеntrаted attacks, sсattering реllеts everуwhеrе.

Who brought this guу!?

This airsоft tournament is mainlу fоr streamеrs, аnd regulаr peоple cаn onlу рarticipate thrоugh refеrrаls…

“Тhis feеls like an оutsidеr!! Sрice’s intuitiоn is nevеr wrоng!”

Тhеn, аn annоunсеment frоm thе organizers!

“It’s zombie extermination time! Everyone gets a temporary revival! Magic and stuff are also allowed now!”

Whoaaa!!

Cheers echo through the venue!

The zombie flinches and turns around.

Huh?

Something like a thread seemed to fly out from the zombie.

It connected overhead…

Th-this zombie is like a puppet or something being controlled!

“Everyone! This isn’t a human, it’s a puppet! Let’s defeat this thing and drag out the real controller!”

Someone trying to ruin such a fun tournament…

And someone who actually has the ability to ruin it.

It has to be Annette, right?

I mean, there are people everywhere who try to pour cold water on others’ fun, and one of those people was probably made into a vanguard by Annette.

That Witch would definitely choose someone like that.

And so, all the streamers rush the zombie!

A rain of BB pellets pours down!

『Ugwaaaah!?』

Even though they’re just BB pellets, when they pour down enough to cover the ground around the zombie, they work!

Plus, there’s support from the listeners, so maybe actual damage is being dealt?

The zombie collapses with a thud, slides smoothly over the BB pellets, and plows headfirst into a grassy patch before stopping.

A huge cheer erupts.

※『Serves you riiiiiight』『Stupid zombie lolololol』『Smoothly slid away lol』

“Ms. Spice, don’t let your guard down! The real one is coming!”

Little Emina seems to have noticed something!

Looks like she was using her Art to stay alert.

As expected!

“What!?”

So that means the one controlling the zombie is so upset it got defeated that they’re coming to crush us with force?

How immature!

What appeared was Witch Annette’s vanguard.

They look kinda similar to the zombie from before, don’t they?

Well, overall they look a bit shabby.

Like someone who couldn’t afford proper equipment due to budget constraints.

Their weapon is just a handgun too.

『Y-y-y-you guys~!! Playing around and getting paid for it!! I can’t stand you making easy money like thaaaaat!! Retire, you streamers aaaaaaaah!!』

They’re not even showing any intention to fight, just angrily shouting!

“It’s the Witch’s vanguard!! Let’s hunt them down!”

The streamers get fired up with a roar!

『W-w-wait! I’m alone and weak, are you gonna gang up on me!? S-stop it! Attacking an innocent civilian is…』

“Innocent civilians don’t float in the air controlling airsoft zombies to attack people! Take this!!”

Spice dashes in with rapid fire!

Since he’s using Drunk, every hit makes the opponent get more and more intoxicated!

『Ugwaaaah!! My head is spinning~!!』

“I’m going too! Take this!”

“To think you’d come… Now the listeners know I have a little sister.”

“Big brother!? That’s fine, isn’t it? Since you hardly ever come home, from now on I’ll come see you!”

“Eeeeh!? That’s like having surveillance from home!”

Ooh, sibling banter!

Seeing this, the vanguard

『Aaaaaaaaah real sisters I can’t stand theeeeeem!!』

goes ballistic!

You’re just mad at everything in existence, aren’t you!?

But they’re getting toyed with by Yatagarasu and Little Emina’s combination.

They get hit with BB pellets from left and right, get shot in the back of the head by Ms. Shizuru who came trotting up from behind, and then the streamers shower them with a storm of pellets.

Ms. Shizuru also gets hit by BB pellets.

“Oopsies.”

“Ms. Shizu~ru! Ugh, you keep trotting into everyone’s line of fire.”

They retrieve Ms. Shizuru and slide her away on the BB pellets.

At this point, the vanguard’s fate is hanging by a thread!

It’s like they’re getting directly pummeled by countless listeners.

『Ugwaaaaaaaaaah!? Wh-why is it only meeeeee!? That’s so meeeeean!!』

Maybe because you tried to ruin everyone’s fun, you yourself got turned into entertainment!

And so, the vanguard goes boom with an explosion!

Their entire body turned into BB pellets and scattered everywhere.

Once you become Annette’s vanguard, there’s absolutely no saving you.

Hmm, pitiful.

Here, the organizers announce the tournament’s resumption!

We’ll count that battle as a double victory for Team Yatagarasu and Team Spice…

It was decided that after the lunch break, there would be another match.

“Ahh~. This is so much fun. With bullets flying everywhere, it reminds me of when I traveled the world as a Witch.”

“Ms. Shizuru’s bringing up dangerous memories again.”

“Well, this person was flying all over Asia even during several wars~”

“Why are you talking like you saw it yourself, Little Ira?”

“Little Momiji, that’s a secret~”

“I’m back, everyone. As expected, big brother, your eating habits are a mess! That ‘Uber Eats’ thing you use only delivers fast food, doesn’t it!? I have to go to your place and cook for you!!”

Everyone chatted freely about whatever they wanted and greatly enjoyed the airsoft tournament.

Since a streamer’s strength is determined by their number of listeners and concurrent viewers, mixing in fun tournaments like this every now and then is the best choice.

It’s a chance for people to learn about your name and character’s appeal, and to gain more subscribers!

You can have fun and climb the ladder at the same time.

Hmm, dungeon streaming is usually life-threatening, but it’s a good job.

By the way, apparently Little Momiji had snuck out of her school trip to participate…

After it ended, she immediately rejoined her school trip using Ms. Shizuru’s mirror magic!

So busy~!

And then, after the tournament ended and Spice returned home, Mashiro greeted him…

“I’m quitting my job!! I’m going to incorporate Little Spice and handle accounting and miscellaneous tasks to save on taxes, maximizing profits in that area!!”

She made some incredible declaration!!

Wh-wh-what!?