Chapter 77 – No way that's gonna work!

“Тhat’ll nevеr wоrk! Аlright thеn, mу disciples, lеt’s tаke our timе with this. I’ll read оut thе Маrоs уou’ve аll sent while аnswеring ASМR-stуlе аnd сharging fоrward!”

※『Аnswer time!』『Вееn wаiting for this!』『Shitty Мarоs get ear-mеlting insults in rеturn』『Perfectiоn…!』

Мy disciples arе sо well-trained!

Marо—thоugh it goes bу variоus оthеr nаmes—is a servicе that delivеrs аnоnymous mеssаgеs to somеone in а prompt boх fоrmat.

Streаmеrs oftеn use this, resрonding to interеsting messаgеs gathered there.

I sеe—dоing this during соmbat, аnd with ASMR…!

Sеrарh Batrа, what а triсkу stуlе!

“Bасhо, hellо Littlе Spice, hellooo!”

“Heya!”

※『Bacho from the right ear, Little Spice’s energetic greeting from the left!!』『Whoaaa my ears are tingling!』

Sorry, sorry!

Incidentally, just from this exchange, something like an ASMR field seems to have formed, beginning to rival the horde of helmet monsters.

The monsters are shrieking and howling while slamming their weapons against the field.

Visible ASMR.

At this point, anything goes…

“I’m taking university entrance exams this year, but I keep listening to Bacho’s streams and can’t focus on studying. I’m worried about my future, but I’m thinking maybe if I fail, aiming to become an Adventure Streamer could be good too. Instead of following the same path as everyone else, I might find my own unique route. What do you think, Bacho? I’d be happy to hear Little Spice’s opinion too! So. Hmm…”

Advancing swiftly across the battlefield, fiercely clashing with monsters within the ASMR field.

Seraph Batra is seriously considering her response to the Maro.

“I think, you know, it’s better to have more weapons in your arsenal. First, properly studying the same things as everyone else is good, don’t you think? Things you like, things you want to do—they’ll keep bubbling up even while you’re doing that. What about you, Little Spice?”

Spice took a deep breath.

“Don’t underestimate society~!”

※『Whoooa』『My ears are gone』『【Sad News】Little Spice believes ASMR is for destroying listeners’ ears』『Correct』『A little girl’s scolding is good~』

“So, you see, Spice graduated from university too. Well, it was Little Girl University, but after that I worked at a company before streaming, so you can become a streamer from anywhere. When you can’t focus, take your time detouring, then afterward focus intensely for however many hours—short, concentrated bursts! Entrance exams are memorization. Memorization requires concentration. Once you get used to it, it becomes a habit!”

※『S-such profound words from a little girl!!』『So helpful~』『If only Little Spice had been around when I was young』『This little girl might be older, isn’t she?』

“Okay, thank you Little Spice~. With that, this Maro ascends to heaven… yes, be summoned~”

The final whisper was exceptionally sweet.

Listeners were overjoyed.

Some were leaving comments like ZZZ to show they’d fallen asleep.

And that whisper became the maximum firepower.

The ASMR field expanded explosively, swallowing the monsters in one go and blowing them away along with their helmets!

『Ugwuaaa!! Ascension~』『Ugwuaaa!! Ascension~』『Ugwuaaa!! Ascension~』『Ugwuaaa!! Ascension~』『Ugwuaaa!! Ascension~』『Ugwuaaa!! Ascension~』『Ugwuaaa!! Ascension~』『Ugwuaaa!! Ascension~』『Ugwuaaa!! Ascension~』『Ugwuaaa!! Ascension~』『Ugwuaaa!! Ascension~』『Ugwuaaa!! Ascension~』

“They’re letting out death cries I’ve never heard before!!”

“No matter how many there are, even with soundproof equipment, my ASMR pierces directly into the brain, you know~”

“It was a combat method!”

※『It’s rare for Bacho to fight this aggressively』『Usually it’s more close-quarters combat』

“It’s an attack that tends to involve allies too. Usually I stick to convenient melee combat. I judged that Little Spice has resistance to this, so I’m using it actively. And also… if I spam it too much, it loses its charm, right? Oh, and ASMR clips are prohibited~”

Batra smiled sweetly, making an X with her fingers toward the screen.

This kind of thing is probably why she’s popular.

Good to know~.

“Can I try imitating various things in Spice’s streams too?”

“Of course! Little Spice is already Batra’s disciple, after all.”

“Yay! I’m a disciple!”

※『Cute master-disciple pair』『The path of Dungeon ASMR has widened』『But Little Spice comes to destroy ears』

“I’ll be careful about that~!”

Thus, the Dungeon Clearing advanced steadily.

The factory ruins, the largest structure, were a vast space.

Monster voices could be heard from all around.

Surely, there must be many monsters lurking here, controlled by the Witch of the Mind…

This is troublesome…

Or so I thought, but suddenly Ogres and Orcs came running over in a completely uncontrolled manner.

“Take this! Rubble Accel! And Fireball!”

『Ugwuaaa!』『Ugwuaaa!!』

“Suddenly the enemies aren’t controlled—what’s going on?”

『This is probably, you know~』

Flota floated up to explain.

『The Witch might have taken a direct hit from the ASMR and lost the ability to control the situation? That ASMR is insane~. It severely disrupts the mental concentration needed for magic, so it’s super effective against the Witch of the Mind.』

“Really!? Then I have no choice but to master it!”

I can see the potential of ASMR~!

Naturally, the opponent is probably watching this stream too, so they’ll take countermeasures.

But Batra showed that if their countermeasures are half-hearted, we can break right through them.

“Whoa, Spice will train up my ASMR and destroy the Witch’s ears too!”

“That’s the spirit, that’s the spirit! Let’s make a collab audio next time.”

“Let’s do it, let’s do it!”

※『Bacho and Little Spice collab audio!?』『The one where you’re about to fall asleep and get jolted awake by Little Spice’s voice lol』『I want it~!』

And so.

While clearing the Dungeon, it was a stream full of gains—like the Witch’s weakness and new work ideas.

Good work~!

Alright, I’ll try various things with Mashiro later.

…Oops.

After the stream ended and I parted with Batra.

A new slot has appeared on Spice’s control panel…?

『As expected of the Fragment of Perception, slipping in without letting its presence be sensed~』

“Eeeeeeh!? So this means I can sense magic now!?”

『That seems to be the case. Well, I’ll try to make it so I can handle it properly~. Hey you Fragment! Listen to me! Whoaa rebellion! You damn thing!!』

She started scrambling around.

Will she be okay…?