A Heretic in a Chastity-Reversed World Starts Live Streaming - 25

Chapter 25: Flame Princess ①

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No matter how one wished for it, unpleasant things would still come one’s way. True enough, today, she showed up at the Association.

“““(The Flame Princess…)”””

With her short, neatly cut blonde hair and slim, model-like figure, she had a clean, beautiful appearance. However, the gazes of the Association staff directed at her were filled with anxiety and fear.

“Yahoo! Long time no see, huh? Can you connect me to Aina-chan?”

“Y-Yes! Just a moment, please.”

The receptionist immediately contacted Aina and was instructed to guide her to Reception Room B.

“Spica-san, please head to Reception Room B.”

“Okayyy! Thanks a bunch!”

Without any hesitation, Spica headed straight for Reception Room B. Watching her back as she left, the receptionist felt relieved. She believed Aina would somehow handle the situation. Naturally, Spica entered Reception Room B without even a single knock. Aina, already waiting inside, had a very gloomy expression.

“Aina-chan, long time no see!”

“Yeah, it has been a while… Well, take a seat.”

“Okaaay. So! This is sudden, but it’s about Yuu-kun~”

Spica got straight to the point. Aina’s expression darkened even more, but Spica continued speaking without the slightest concern.

“Since this is a rare opportunity, I want to do a dungeon attack together with him. Those are decided by lottery, right? I was thinking I might as well enter, too.”

“I don’t have the right to refuse you. Well… Fine. But let me just make one thing clear—you’re not going to use that, right?”

“That? I’m not going to do anything~. Besides, even if I did do something, there’d be no proof, right? Right?”

Aina clenched her molars at Spica’s provocative tone. Everything was proceeding exactly as she had predicted, yet there was no way to stop it. It might seem like they could just exclude Spica from the lottery in advance, but even that wouldn’t change the outcome. Aina understood this perfectly.

“Haah. Yeah, you’re right. Fine, then. Can we be done for today? I’ve still got a mountain of work to do.”

“Ehh? But I wanted to chat more~. Okay, one last thing. When’s the next temporary party lottery?”

“…Tomorrow.”

“Got it, got it! Then I’m looking forward to tomorrow~! I’ll head home now, see ya!”

“Y-Yeah. See you…”

Spica left with a carefree spring in her step. In contrast, Aina was weighed down by a heavy aura of despair. She no longer had the strength to comfort herself. All she could do was sigh deeply and hang her head down in despair.

“Well… I guess it’s better than her causing some new catastrophe…”

Unusually enough, she left Reception Room B without even doing her “usual things.”

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“Huh? It’s from Sachi-senpai~ Hello?”

“Hey. Are you planning to get close to my Yuu-kun? I just warned you to stop the other day, didn’t I?”

“Geez, don’t get mad all of a sudden! Besides, when you warn me, that just makes me more interested in him! I watched his stream, and he’s totally my type!”

“Hah! Of course he’s cool—he’s my kid. So? Are you planning to use 『Preestablished Harmony』?”

『Preestablished Harmony』 was an artifact that belonged solely to Spica. Aina had been especially concerned about her using it. Its effect was absurd: “Able to manipulate the outcome of events within a certain range.” The exact scope was vague, and it could sometimes fail, but…

So then, why did such a thing belong to a private individual instead of the state? The artifact had been formally transferred from New Zealand, and while the full story was omitted here, suffice it to say Spica had earned it through her accomplishments.

“Huh? Of course I’m going to use it. Next time I call, I might just be ‘your daughter-in-law,’ you know~”

“D-Daughter-in-law!? If you were in front of me right now, I’d crush you to pulp…! Fine, I’ll contact Yuu-kun myself. I will tell him to decline the party request.”

“Hey, that’s cheating! Oh wait, I can just fix it with 『Preestablished Harmony』 Do whatever you want~♡”

“Grrr… You damn brat, you haven’t changed at all… Damn it!!! GRAAAHHH!!! I’m done with you!!!”

“Got it! Talk to you later then~”

Ignoring Sachi’s howling rage on the other end of the line, Spica calmly ended the call. Just as she didn’t care about any of her past controversies, Sachi’s anger didn’t faze her in the slightest. That said, Spica had actually dyed her hair blonde out of admiration for Sachi. Her focus on overseas activities was also inspired by her.

Even The Flame Princess had her adorable sides.

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“Alright, time for the livestream!”

Today Yuu was planning to have a casual chat livestream from his home. He had no idea about Spica’s machinations behind the scenes. Just like always, he cheerfully activated the Sphere, excited to see whether he’d break 100,000 concurrent viewers right off the bat.

—Yuu-kun♡ I’ve been waiting for youuu♡

—Yo~

—Hey hey! You heard about The Flame Princess?

—She’s got her sights set on Yuu-kun

—Seriously, be careful…

—I want to protect him with my life

—↑She could knock you out with one finger

Concurrent viewers: 126,746.

Perhaps due to the Spica situation, he quickly surpassed 100,000 viewers, and he was absolutely thrilled.

“The Flame Princess? Oh, the attacker who works overseas, right? She’s got her eye on me? Huh?? Why?!”

—Check her latest posts. She seems into you and apparently just returned to Japan

—Yuu-kun looking all confused is so cute♡ I wanna hug him♡

—Nobody knows what kind of chaos she’ll cause…

—Isn’t there a contact ban or something?

—↑Flaming Princess: “Whaat’s thaaat? Neva heard of it~”

—Is the Association even handling this properly?

Following the chat’s advice, Yuu checked Spica’s posts.

『Got suuuper interested in a certain streamer, so I’m heading back to Japan!』

『It’s a boy~♡ I think he’s about my age♡』

『I’ll be back by the end of the week. No way I’m not meeting him~』

『At the airport now. Couldn’t sleep much last night ‘cause I was so excited~』

“…Uh, is this really about me? She didn’t mention my name or anything though…”

Yuu wasn’t the type to be overly self-conscious. Even his occasional shirtless poses on stream were done under the assumption that his audience enjoyed them. In short, he wasn’t one of those delusional “I’m so hot, right?” types. If he were, he’d probably have an easier time feeding his need for validation.

—Judging by the timing, it’s definitely about Yuu-kun.

—A recently popular male streamer… Getting on the attacker’s raiders… Same age as The Flame Princess… There’s only one person that matches the criteria. Right, Yuu-kun?

—She doesn’t even need to name names. It’s you, Yuu-kun.

—Be seriously careful. She’s the kind who actually causes property damage without any hesitation.

—Hey, isn’t the temporary party lottery tomorrow? Isn’t that bad??

—↑Yeah, the timing is suspicious…

“Ehh, seriously, me…? Ah, but the party’s determined by lottery, so there’s no way to cheat it, right?”

Pure and naive Yuu had no idea about Spica’s artifact, 『Preestablished Harmony』,or that she planned to use it to manipulate the outcome. To form a party with Yuu—that was her goal. The following events just so happened to go toward her goal. This was the ultimate form of undetectable cheating.

Even if the Association tried to rig the lottery to exclude Spica, the result would still, inevitably, be Spica. Aina had understood from the beginning that the Association couldn’t oppose her.

—If she doesn’t win the party lottery, will she destroy the Association?

—↑It’s scary that we can actually imagine that happening for real. 

—Maybe he should decline this time and buy time until she leaves the country.

—↑That’ll just get the Association wiped out faster.

—No way out lol

—Yeah, not funny though…

“I plan to keep doing regular party activities. I haven’t interacted with other attackers much, so it’ll be a nice change of pace, but…Something about all this feels off. I’m starting to get anxious…”

Because all the comments were so ominous, even Yuu began to get a bad feeling about this. He himself was aware that Flame Princess had caused quite a stir overseas.

“Well, I mean, still… There’s no guarantee she’d win the lottery. Even the Flame Princess wouldn’t complain about a fair lottery, right…?”

–Yuu-kun is so kind

–Are you watching this, Flame Princess? You get what this means, right?

–Don’t betray this trust.

–If you screw this up now, it won’t just be a flame war anymore

Very few people in Japan knew about the so-called 『Preestablished Harmony』. Yuu and his viewers were no exception. Who could possibly imagine that the result of the “fair lottery” Yuu spoke of had already been decided?

Most of the conversation afterward continued to revolve around Flame Princess, and Yuu could only grow increasingly uneasy. With his sense of self-worth left largely unfulfilled, the stream came to an end. He spent the rest of the day thinking about the party lottery happening tomorrow.

“Mmm~ ♡ I can’t wait for tomorrow~ ♡”

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