A Weak Demon Lord Started Livestreaming in a Bottom-Tier Dungeon and Went Viral?! After Completely Crushing Rude S-Rank Explorers and Annoying Streamers, the Internet Erupted in Praise. Um, I'm Supposed to Be the Enemy of Humanity, You Know? - 10

Chapter 10: The Weak Demon Lord Tries Livestreaming

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“Olden-san!! We’ve brought the stuff you asked for—!!”

“E-Excuse us for intruding…”

“Ah, welcome, welcome. Erika-san, Konatsu-san.”

Three days had passed since I responded to Erika-san’s interview. Now, Erika-san and Konatsu-san arrived in my hobby room, arms full of equipment.

“Oh ho, so this is it?”

“Yes!! We bought a streaming camera, mobile devices, various handy accessories, and even a large magic power generator!!”

“A-And, we made sure everything is top-of-the-line, so I don’t think it’ll break easily or anything.”

“Oh, that’s wonderful.”

Erika-san taught me everything from how to create an account on the video site “MeTube” to how to stream, and I once again expressed my gratitude to her.

“Really, I don’t even know how to thank you. You’ve done so much for me.”

“Oh, no no!! We should be the ones thanking you for letting us benefit from all this!! Guhehehe!!”

Erika-san had a huge grin on her face. Apparently, despite everything being top-tier, there was still quite a bit of money left over from selling the magic stones she had received from me.

Just imagining what she might spend it on had contorted her otherwise beautiful face into an expression she couldn’t show in public.

“Well then. Since we’ve got the account set up, shall we try doing a test livestream?”

I powered on the camera. Thanks to Konatsu-san giving me advice diligently at my side, I had no trouble starting a live stream.

“Is this thing… Already streaming?”

“Y-Yes. B-But, huh? The number of viewers is…”

“Konatsu, is something wrong?”

At that moment, Erika-san came to her senses and called out to her.

“Ah, Erika-chan. Um, the concurrent viewers on Olden-san’s stream are…”

“What? Oh, don’t tell me fewer people showed up than expected? I mean, we didn’t announce it or anything, so it’s not like tons of people would come right away. That’s just how it is at first.”

“N-No, it’s not that… Just, look for yourself?”

“Hm? —Wha!?”

Erika-san’s eyes went wide as she looked at the number displayed on the monitor connected to the streaming equipment—the number of people currently watching in real time. That number was—

“T-Ten thousand!? Hweh!? Just a few minutes after starting the stream!? Y-You sure that’s not a digit error!? T-This must be a technical glitch, right!? It has to be!!”

“I-I don’t think so. The equipment is brand new. Ah, it just passed eleven thousand…”

“I don’t really get how impressive that is, but… Is this a big deal?”

“It’s not just a big deal!? M-My first stream only had three viewers!!”

“O-One of those was me, and another was your own alt account, so actually it was just one—”

“Konatsu, zip it!!”

This was something I only learned later. Apparently, viewers who had watched Erika-san’s interview stream noticed my livestream and began sharing it on a social media platform called “Tweeter.”

Human information networks were truly terrifying—word of my livestream spread in an instant.

Well, I am a Demon Lord, after all?

A Demon Lord making their streaming debut was something that had never happened before, and it seemed to draw in curious viewers wondering what kind of livestream I’d do.

『Ol-san is streaming for real. LOLL I’m dying LOLL』

『Forget the bone guy, show more of Al-chan-sama.』

『Konatsu-chan and Erika are just chilling in the corner of the screen, lol』

Judging by the comments, it seemed to be going over quite well.

“Hello there, I’m Olden the Demon Lord. Sorry to drag everyone here down, but today’s livestream is just a little trial run.”

『Oh really?』

『Wait, is it ending already?』

“Oh, should we do a little casual chat while we’re at it?”

『Yeah sure. What kind of stuff are you planning to livestream in the future?』

“Well, I haven’t quite decided what I’ll stream yet. I am thinking of covering dungeon-related content, though.”

Tokyo Dungeon had become bustling again, a complete turnaround from before. To keep that energy going, I wanted to maintain popularity through streaming. Before the interview, we were lucky if even one explorer showed up in a day—but now, several hundred were coming daily.

Most of them were men, seemingly hoping for the summoning of the Great Demon Lord. Some even came just to die on purpose, which shocked me.

Not that I’m one to talk, but… What kind of ethics did these explorers have, throwing away their lives so casually?

So, I decided to give a little warning.

“While it’s true that if a large number of humans die in the dungeon, the summoning of the Great Demon Lord will happen sooner. But please, do take care of your lives, alright?”

『That’s not something a Demon Lord should be saying.』

I enjoyed the snark in the comments and continued chatting with the viewers about future content.

“Oh, how about I share some knowledge and trivia about monster biology?”

『You have my full attention.』

“Or maybe I could live-commentate on the battles of explorers who come to Tokyo Dungeon?”

『You have my full attention too!』

“Or perhaps giving people a glimpse into our daily lives. After all, mutual understanding is the most important step in building relations.”

『“Mutual understanding” is not a phrase you expect from a Demon Lord, lol』

And then—

“Hm? What’s this…?”

『What’s up?』

“Ah, I felt a strange presence inside the dungeon. Just a moment.”

I placed both hands on one of the devices and poured magic power into it. With that, an image appeared on the monitor.

“Huh!? It turned on even though the power switch wasn’t touched!?”

“Dungeon equipment like this usually uses magic stones, right? If that’s the case, I can just channel my magic into it and—voilà, even without electricity, I can show what I’m seeing.”

“Whoa, that’s amazing. Wait, but this doesn’t look like your field of vision?”

“Exactly!! I can actually share vision with the skeletons patrolling the dungeon. What you’re seeing is what one of them sees.”

“T-That completely eliminates the need for a cameraman…”

For some reason, Konatsu-san looked devastated, but I decided to ignore that for now. I displayed the vision of one skeleton on the monitor. What it showed was a group of four explorers.

“Eh!?”

“Oh, these people…”

『Wha-!』

『Is this for real!?』

Even Erika-san, Konatsu-san, and the viewers gasped in shock at the sight of these explorers.

“They seem to be quite skilled, but are they famous?”

“F-Famous doesn’t even begin to cover it!! They’re from Japan’s strongest clan, the ‘Hero Party!!’”

“Oh ho? And which one is the Hero?”

“Th-That one!! The one with the ridiculously handsome face!! They’re the third S-Rank explorer in Japan, and their looks are S-Rank too!! They’ve captured the hearts of girls all across Japan!! The absolute pinnacle of the refreshing-type male!!”

“A male…?”

I looked closely at the person said to be the “Hero,” who had an androgynous face, and tilted my head.

A… Male?

“Certainly, their facial features are androgynous, but judging by the bone structure, this person is a woman.”

“Eh?”

『Wha-…?』

…Eh?

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