After Accidentally Helping a Famous Streamer Who Forgot to Turn Off Her Dungeon Stream, I Began to Go Viral as a Legendary Explorer ～ The Introverted Me Accidentally Dominating with My Mysterious Skill 'Ignore Rules' - Chapter 12: The Introvert, Baffled by a Sudden Change in School Life

Chapter 12: The Introvert, Baffled by a Sudden Change in School Life

[New “Ignore Rules” have been added due to combat experience.]

・Ignore herb respawn time limit

・Ignore opponent’s attack power

★Ignore fire magic usage restriction

★Ignore MP limit

“Ha…?”

The next day, waking up in my bed, I let out a surprised voice upon seeing the string of text floating in my field of vision.

It seemed that I had gained new abilities through my battle with the Red Dragon, but who would’ve thought they would be “Ignore fire magic usage restriction” and “Ignore MP limit”?

If these abilities were to be taken literally, then the only way to describe them was exceptional.

I had never used magic in a dungeon before, but would I be able to use it from now on? It looked like I would have to consider this and more.

“Alright…”

As I finished my morning routine, I continued pondering the mysterious “Ignore Rules” skill.

Like in many games, dungeons also have several rules.

For example, once you’ve picked some herbs, they won’t respawn for several minutes.

For example, using magic consumes MP.

For example, unless you possess a magic skill, you can’t use magic in the first place.

For example, explorers have their own “Status,” and your capabilities are determined by the height of those numbers.

No matter how powerful a skill you may possess, these rules cannot be overturned.

Even if you hold the Sage skill, you can’t fight if you run out of MP; and even if you hold the Swordmaster skill, you can’t fight effectively if your status attack power remains low.

However, this “Ignore Rules” seemed to effortlessly break through such common sense.

At first, it was a skill whose effects I didn’t quite understand, but could this possibly be an outrageously monstrous skill?

“Haha… That can’t be true, right?”

I’m the school’s well-known introverted loser. I’ve been told multiple times that I have “no reason to exist” and that I’m “trash who should die.”

The idea of someone like me getting a strong skill is absolutely unthinkable. Just yesterday, I had my hands full just defending against the Red Dragon’s attacks.

After such contemplation, I finished a quick breakfast and headed to school.

★

“Huh, what…?”

—Something was off.

Upon reaching the school gates, I felt a distinct sense of discomfort. The passing students were all looking at me, so to speak.

I’m (infamously) well-known in the school, so I initially thought they were making fun of me again.

But it didn’t seem that way; rather, it felt like I was being viewed favorably. I wondered if it was just my imagination, but it felt like a group of girls were momentarily whispering, “He looked cool.”

“G-Good morning!”

“Um… you’re Tsukushi Kirishima-san, right?”

For some reason, several people spoke to me like this.

It’s true that my name is well-known within the school, but something was off. Until now, I had only ever received looks of “scorn,” so what on Earth was happening?

As I tilted my head in confusion and proceeded to the classroom, even more mysterious events occurred.

The jerk who had bullied me endlessly—Kento Goyama—wasn’t at school. His absence was quite unusual, and it surprised me greatly.

But that wasn’t all.

“Ah…”

“Damn…”

The guys who had relentlessly picked on me as Goyama’s cronies also seemed uncomfortable and avoided making eye contact with me.

“…?”

What on Earth had happened? What got into everyone?

I couldn’t really grasp it, but thanks to this, I was able to experience a comfortable school life for the first time in a long while. It really struck me how much lighter my mood felt just because Goyama and his gang weren’t around.

However… the most surprising thing didn’t happen until later.

After school, once all the classes had ended and I was heading towards the shoe lockers,

“Tsukushi-kun♪”

Suddenly, a female student called out to me from behind.

“Eh…?”

Initially, I had no idea who she was.

I could only confirm that she was a batchmate based on the color of the ribbon on her chest. Beyond that, I couldn’t figure out anything. She looked like a super beauty and, honestly, not the kind of person who should be interacting with someone like me.

“Um… w-why do you know my name?”

“Ara~, how cold.”

The girl flashed a mischievous smile, looked around for a few seconds, and winked while flashing a peace sign.

“Yaho~, Miru Ayatsuki here☆”

“Ehh…!?”

Hey. 

Hey, hey, hey, hey.

Is this for real?

Sure, this girl is cute and does somewhat resemble Miru, but that’s just a resemblance.

Her hair color and face are completely different from the famous streamer Miru Ayatsuki, right!?

“Um, are you… impersonating her?”

“Whoops~”

The girl made an exaggerated comical gesture, just like she always does during her video streams.

“True, I’m not wearing a wig now, and I haven’t put on makeup, but you don’t have to doubt me that much.”

“Eh… what!?”

“Look. See this name.”

Saying so, she showed me her student ID. Sure enough, the name I had learned from her yesterday—Miyu Ayatsuki—was on it.