Chapter 67 – There are too many things I have to worry about!

“Having thе Witсh of the Мind show up in this situаtiоn is just tоо muсh!”

‘Shе herself isn’t hеre, yоu knоw. I think that Аbаzurе is рrоbablу eхperimеnting, tеsting whеthеr she cаn eхert her effесts all the way оvеr in distant Japan? I suspесt she’s trying to comе thrоugh via the Оtherwоrld likе lаst timе.’

This conversаtion was hаррening on thе stаirs оn the waу to the sеcond floor.

Shirоkо was listening tо this with а blank, рuzzled loоk.

She’s listening to Sрicе’s strеam, but she’s the typе of listеnеr whо doеsn’t grasp thе dеtаiled situatiоn!

Well, I think оnlу fаns whо аre rеаllу into thе lоre would remember this stuff anyway.

Normally, you wouldn’t think this was real talk, right?

※『Little Spice has a new archenemy involved!?』『Witch of the Mind… so she’s the mind control type!?』『Sounds strong』『Wouldn’t she get one-punched in close combat?』『If she can control minds, why doesn’t she just hack transportation to get here?』

“Oh, right. She could just hack the transportation system and come.”

‘Wasn’t she lacking in methods to deal with monsters that spawn in closed environments? She’s the type to manipulate the people around her to use as pawns. Like I said before, she has no direct Combat Strength. But back in the day, this controlling power of hers was strong, you know. She manipulated an entire kingdom from the shadows and started wars and everything.’

“Whoa… that’s insane.”

“Little Spice’s backstory is pretty convoluted, huh… I don’t have anything like that at all.”

Perhaps to distract from the tension of approaching the second floor, Shiroko joined the conversation.

“Little Shiroko has no backstory at all!? That’s no good! You need something, even if it’s just for flavor! Listeners feel a story in the streamer’s lore and empathize with it, you know!”

※『Meta conversation happening right in front of us lol』『Little Spice’s story about becoming the old man who succeeded the Witch is pretty out there too lol』『But the fact he ended up in a little girl’s form is truly one of a kind lol』

In Spice’s case, there’s not a single lie mixed in!!

But now, there’s Mashiro—that is, Shiroko’s—streaming style coaching, the LARF Sponsored Deal, plus the timing of revealing his true identity to Shiroko, and on top of all that, the Witch of the Mind’s interference.

Uwooooooh!!

There are!! Too many things to worry about!!

“Enough, I’ll think later! We’re charging in!! Go go go go go—!”

Spice burst onto the second floor!

A group of monsters, Redcaps, was waiting at the entrance and launched an all-out attack right away!

“Eeek!?”

“Shiroko, stay back outside! Hyah—! Ultra-low altitude Levitation!!”

Spice unleashed his Magic!

Lying down at a height just enough to slide, he slipped through between the monsters’ legs!

And from there, it’s rapid fire!

“Hey hey hey, your crotches are wide open! Rapid fire rapid fire rapid fire—! Oh, by the way, you can recreate this move by carrying a skateboard on your back and sliding!!”

『Uguwaaah!!』『Uguwaaah!!』『Uguwaaah!!』

Redcaps, who look like master Goblins wearing red hats.

While dodging their Crossbows, his attacks perfectly hit their crotches from below!

The Redcaps vanished with faces looking like they were about to cry!

Sorry, I get how you feel, but I don’t have the luxury to go easy on you!

“Whoa—! I’ll do it too! Um, a-aim for the crotch!”

『Uguwaaah!!』

※『Ouch ouch ouch lol!』『It’s starting to hurt just watching』『This timing though…』『The female listeners are learning the attack method!』

“Little Shiroko, you don’t specifically need to aim for the crotch.”

“Huh, really!? Oopsie, what did I just blurt out in front of everyone—”

Amidst the Redcaps’ great confusion, Spice and the others were having a carefree conversation.

It seems they were probably being controlled by Mind Magic, but the crotch attacks seemed to have broken the Redcaps’ control.

So with remote control, a strong impact can break the domination.

Spice rapid-fired the LARF and wiped out the Redcaps!

“I just used the 60-round rapid-fire function, it’s amazing! With this, you could wipe out enemies hiding in Airsoft too—! You could snipe them the moment they peek out!?”

“Doesn’t Airsoft use BB Pellets?”

“Good question, Shiroko-kun! LARF has its own tournaments, you know. The side using Air Guns is more hardcore, and I think that’s the side Spice was into! LARF is more like sport shooting! Kinda.”

“Yin and yang…?”

“Hey, stop that.”

※『Little Shiroko, that’s going too far lol』『They both have their good points!』『Gotta admit, actual military-style Airsoft Air Guns are more specialized』『LARF can be played even by little kids, after all』

There really are streamers who use Air Guns as weapons in a military-style Airsoft way, you know.

Any method of Clearing the Dungeon is fine!

Adventure Streams are free!

As long as you’re betting your own life, no one complains, and it’s actually effective.

So, the second Floor was a group battle floor.

It seems they planned an all-out attack at the entrance, but their downfall was that Spice who came in was too tiny and they missed their first strike, and then their stance was broken by the crotch sniping.

The Witch of the Mind needs to study more!

…Or rather, maybe the Witch of the Mind is all talk about command and control…?

Her tactical level has felt pretty amateurish from the start.

‘She just needs to dominate them and make them fight amongst themselves, then just dominate the survivors, so she never needed military strategy or anything. I don’t think she’s very smart!’

Flota casually dissed the Witch of the Mind!

※『Little Flota is intense lol!!』『Taking advantage of the opponent’s main body not being here to verbally tear her down, that’s the style!』『Whoa~, so Witch battles are rap battles, huh』

Is that so.

Maybe.

The Witch of the Mind, who seemed to have heard this conversation, sent a horde of monsters down from the upper floor!

Whoa—, she’s mad, she’s mad!!

“Eeek!! What should we do!?”

“This time, why don’t you try the 60-round rapid fire, Little Shiroko! I’ll get ready too in the meantime. It’s fine, they’re just doing a banzai charge with no tactics or anything, so it’ll be an easy win—”

And so it was.

The monsters charged right into the rounds Shiroko was rapid-firing while shrieking.

It seems the Redcaps were the largest monster force, and this time there weren’t that many of them, either.

After that, Spice, who had retrieved the bullets, joined the mopping-up battle, and the monsters’ little Stampede ended in a Total Wipeout.

“O-oh, it’s over! I’m tired!”

“The LARF’s power is incredible! And the recoil is this light even when rapid-firing! Um, this LARF is available for pre-order right now, exclusively for those watching this stream! It’s limited quantity and comes with a Spice sticker, I hear!”

“Little Spice is so tough…!!”

※『Uwooooooh』『We’re buying it too, buying it』『You can use it even without much strength』『This really works on monsters, huh』『The Spice sticker is the Meat Brigade’s emblem!』

Lots of streamers use it, after all.

Amidst all that chaos, Spice figured it was a good chance.

“By the way, Little Shiroko…”

“W-what is it?”

To her, still breathing heavily, Spice whispered.

“The method using your legs seems to suit you best. As expected of a former track and field club member. The results of your training in university are showing!”

“Huh? Huh, huh, huh!?”

Shiroko whirled around with tremendous force.

Well then, time to start the reveal.

The parts where his identity might be exposed to the listeners, Floppy is changing to muffled sounds, so no worries!