Chapter 94 – Four Men Gather at My Home

I rеturnеd hоmе.

Flota’s prерared mаgic cirсlе is rеаllу сonveniеnt.

If she saуs shе’s not а рrоfеssiоnal dеspitе this, I’m reallу lооking fоrward to sеeing just hоw amazing the Grimоirе of Colors trulу is.

I hаve to defeat thе Witсh of Colors…

“Awwаwа—! The рersоn frоm ТV—!”

“Whоa—! It’s really thе Directоr-Gеnеral~!”

Just as I rеturnеd tо my Shogо form, I heаrd surprised voicеs frоm behind.

Mаshirо and Shinо were uttеrly astonishеd seеing Мr. Daikyo.

What, did yоu think I’d droр him оff sоmewhеre alоng thе wаy?

I brought him strаight to mу hоmе.

“Dоn’t wоrry аbоut fоrmalitiеs. I’m just а regular civilian now. Ah, is it alright if I call some people over here?”

“Please, go ahead.”

“W-who’s coming, s-sir?”

Mashiro was trembling.

Shino, meanwhile, had regained his composure, saying, “That’s right, he’s just a regular person now!”

Mr. Daikyo had taken off his suit jacket and tie, letting out a sigh in his dress shirt.

Even though it’s early autumn, that outfit must still be hot.

As for me, when I release Spice’s transformation, I’m just in a casual T-shirt for wearing at home.

This shirt is Spice merchandise, an XL size.

It has “Truly a Bratty Girl” written in huge letters along with Spice’s provocative face plastered all over it, so I can’t wear it outside.

I’ve heard there are brave souls among the meat enthusiasts who wear it, so I made sure to stock sizes from S to XL for them.

Mr. Daikyo was contacting two people… I already knew who they were.

“They said the two of them were already nearby.”

“Those guys… they anticipated Spice’s movements.”

“Since we’ll be collaborating going forward, it’s helpful that they can read the situation easily.”

“U-um… here’s some barley tea…”

Mashiro timidly brought over the tea.

Are famous people scary to you?

“Thank you. I’ll have some.”

Mr. Daikyo took the glass of barley tea and downed it in one go.

Very manly.

Well, I chug drinks too.

After that, any conversation seemed like it would get awkward, so we stuck to safe topics.

Recent economic conditions, current trends on the street… and then, oh yeah.

“I heard that recently, harassment from anti-fans against streamers has drastically decreased. Did something happen?”

“Ah, that. Well, it’s because of the illustrator I’m about to commission for my avatar.”

“That’s where the connection is!?”

The personal connections lead to such an unexpected place… Who is it?

This illustrator who’s free from all constraints, even surpassing the anti-fans…

Just then, the two people he called arrived.

“Chaaasu! Wey-wey! Got a watermelon as a gift!”

“Heya—! All my recordings are done and I’m freer than anything right now—!”

“They’re here—!!”

Charaway and Yatagarasu had arrived.

Along with Mr. Daikyo and me, the four of us men were about to form a collab unit, the Four Guys.

Effectively, this became the Four Guys formation meeting.

“Huh? The people from the yakiniku place before…!!”

“Weyy! How’s it going! So you’re Shogo’s girlfriend!”

“Nice to meet you. We kinda rely on him a lot, you know.”

“These seniors don’t even try to hide how much they lean on me.”

“So that means… I’d be the most junior one here, I guess?”

“Mr. Daikyo, in a way, you’re both the most senior and the most junior, aren’t you?”

True.

It’s a delicate position.

“So, Mr. Daikyo, what about your avatar?”

At Yatagarasu’s straightforward question, he finally revealed what he’d been keeping to himself.

“Actually, I’m thinking of having Kiraboshi Hazuki-kun make my avatar.”

“Wha—what did you say—!!”

The three men were astonished.

He mentioned he hadn’t contacted her yet, but Kiraboshi Hazuki loves interesting things.

I was sure she’d accept.

After that, while cutting up the watermelon Charaway brought, we discussed plans for the future.

“If I’m going to debut, how should we handle publicity… Is it okay to reveal my identity?”

“I think it’s fine, man? There are streamers who declare, ‘A celebrity is going to start activities using an avatar!’ and go for it.”

“Yeah, yeah, I think that’s good too. Let’s gather fans using Mr. Daikyo’s name. Surprisingly, Mr. Daikyo is popular as a cool older guy, you know.”

“He is!?”

Mr. Daikyo was astonished.

It seems he had the perception that older guys would be disliked by younger people.

It depends on the person…

“U-um, I like cool older guys…”

Mashiro muttered, making us four men go “Oooh!” in excitement.

“That’s really helpful info—”

“I see, I see… In my household, my wives are around the same age as me, so I don’t get many chances to learn about generational gaps…”

“Mr. Daikyo, you have a daughter, right?”

“Actually, my eldest is studying abroad, my son is fine, but my second daughter is in her rebellious phase against me…”

“Ah—, can’t research that.”

We were getting lively.

Mashiro’s reaction seemed to become valuable data.

The guys focused on her, demanding more precious opinions!

For Mashiro, this seemed to be a first-time experience too, and she was desperately trying to say something.

Yeah, yeah, this is good, this is good.

Mashiro has a bit of low self-esteem.

It’s okay for her to be a little more assertive.

“Shogo-san, you’re kinda smiling while eating watermelon, huh.”

“Well, yeah. It’s because I think things are definitely going to get interesting from here on out.”

“Is Spice-san’s consciousness getting stronger?”

“Maybe so…”

Japan’s streaming world is currently in the calm before the storm.

But ultimately, I have a feeling the situation will settle in a good place.