Chapter 61 – How to Tell a Streamer to Quit

Саrрасcio, cарrese, brusсhetta, аnd frеshlу bаkеd рizza from а stone оvеn…

Evеrу singlе оnе of thеm is incrеdibly deliсiоus.

Sо tаsty.

So tаsty I сould talk abоut nоthing but food.

No, no, nо!

Wаit, wait!!

Right now, neither Flotа, Ignitе, nor Floppy аrе here.

I’m thе onlу оnе whо can steer thе convеrsаtiоn back аnd hаvе an impоrtant talk with Мashiro.

“Heу, Мashiro.”

“Yеssir!”

Мashirо looks uр while munching awаy.

Shе’s sо slender, yet she еats sо muсh…!

Wеll, Mаshiro’s slendеrnеss is mоre of а musculаr tуре.

“Тhe оthеr dаy, whilе I wаs watching Twippy, I heard a voice that sounded familiar.”

“Gulp!”

Who actually says “gulp” out loud?

And you stopped eating so obviously, didn’t you?

That settles it.

How transparent can you be? You should learn from how I act as Spice.

You gotta camouflage yourself at least that much!

“Mashiro, you’re an Adventure Streamer, aren’t you?”

“H-h-how did you know that, sir?”

“That Streamer named Kouno Shiroko… that’s you, Mashiro, isn’t it?”

“Mmph.”

Seems I hit the bullseye.

After mumbling something in her mouth, Mashiro gulped down the fresh juice she had ordered.

“Y-y-yes, sir! I was getting used to my job and thought things were going pretty well, sir, but… I felt like there was this empty hole inside me… So I started streaming, sir, just kinda copying what I saw.”

“Ahh.”

The type who just dove in on impulse!

It’s true, the barrier to becoming an Adventure Streamer is low.

As long as you can get your hands on a Civilian A-Phone, anyone can start right away.

Well, those A-Phones are expensive, but even a student could buy one after working a part-time job for two or three months.

That’s all you need.

After that, it’s just an SNS account for promotion and establishing your own character.

Your weapon can be anything.

If you gather Concurrent Viewers, that becomes your weapon.

Although, things that violate the Swords and Firearms Control Law will get you arrested, so those are off-limits… that’s about it.

Come to think of it, the reason Yatagarasu doesn’t use a sword is probably because that would directly violate the law.

So Streamers who use swords as their gimmick all use toy laser blades or vinyl swords, and some even swing around burdock roots.

Let’s get back on track.

“I think being a Streamer is too dangerous for you, Mashiro. You should quit…”

“Y-you don’t know until you try, sir! Besides, I was directly helped by a Streamer, sir! You know about it too, right, Senpai? Little Spice before his debut…”

That’s me—!

So I was the trigger—!

“After watching that, I’ve been admiring it ever since, sir. Little Spice was saying all sorts of confusing things on stream like being an old man, sir, but he was cool, sir. I wanted to be like that too, sir! An adult started dreaming, sir! Is it wrong to dream?!”

Whoa, don’t look at me with those sparkling eyes!

My reasons for streaming are more… well, vague!

And also to make those Witches who killed my grandmother eat their words, I guess.

Right there, while drinking Italian wine, I put my brain into overdrive.

Whoa, polyphenols of the wine, circulate through my brain!

Bestow upon me a nice idea!

And then, an electric current ran through my brain.

“Alright. If you’re that determined, I won’t stop you.”

“Senpai…?”

“But Mashiro, my true feelings are that I care about you. So don’t push yourself too hard, okay? Well, I guess Dungeon Streaming is all about pushing through recklessness anyway.”

“Senpai…!! Y-you care about me that much… I understand, sir! I’ll definitely go big, sir! I’ll go big and, um, save up all sorts of funds and, um, so I can use them for our future together…”

Wrong—!

You’re not getting it—!

Well, but this is fine for now.

For now…

I ended the meal by expressing my support for Mashiro and asked her to please not overdo it.

Damn—, I’m starting to feel like I need to put Mashiro under my protection in various ways.

But right now, she’s hooked on streaming.

It seems she started preparing around the time I invited her to that Streamer group yakiniku the other day, and she just debuted very recently.

It would be tasteless to try and extinguish the flames of passion now burning brightly.

So, I’ll execute the good idea I just came up with.

I searched for Kouno Shiroko’s account on SNS, Tsubuyakix.

Found it.

347 Followers, huh?

She’s just getting started.

Since DMs were open, I sent a message from the Black Pepper Spice account.

‘Nice to meet you! This is Black Pepper Spice! Can we talk for a bit?’

A reply came immediately.

‘Nice to meet you!! This is Kouno Shiroko!! Little Spice, this is an honor! I’ve always admired you! What is it?!’

‘Yeah, actually, I saw your stream, Little Shiroko, and charging in with just a Stun Gun takes some serious guts! So, Spice was impressed by your reckless style and wanted to do a Collab! How about it?’

‘Yes! Yes! A Collab, I’m so happy! Nice to meet you!!’

She’s so excited she’s making typos…

Here, I must teach Mashiro… no, Shiroko, what streaming is all about.

Even in the Streamer world, it’s senpai and kouhai…!!

And so, my plan began.