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 15: Unknowingly Became a Viral Sensation

Chapter 15: Unknowingly Became a Viral Sensation

“Y-You want me to co-manage the video channel with you…!?”

At a nighttime park, seated on a bench, I inadvertently let out a dumbfounded voice upon receiving the shocking proposal from Miyu.

“Y-Yeah. Is that a problem?”

“No, I mean. That’s just—”

She was a celebrity known to everyone, with 10 million subscribers. In reality, the mere fact that I was speaking to her was already unimaginable.

And yet, what she wanted to say was—she wanted me to appear as a regular on her channel. She had made this proposal right then and there.

“Look at this.”

As I was stumbling over my words, Miyu held out her smartphone.

—Clash!? Miru Ayatsuki vs. Emergency Monster—

Without a doubt, this was the archived version of yesterday’s live stream.

Although I was prepared for it, it seemed that yesterday’s battle had been broadcasted all over the world.

The strange behavior of everyone at school, and even the stares I felt when walking through downtown… it must have all started because of this video. Of course, I had a faint idea about it.

“Here, look.”

Miyu pointed to a section of the video displaying the number of views.

“Uh… O-One hundred million views!?”

“Yes. Since I uploaded it last night, it’s already been viewed this much.”

“F-For real…”

Even with over 10 million channel subscribers, the average number of views was usually just a few million at most. This wasn’t unique to Miyu; other video creators showed a similar trend.

Occasionally, there would be videos that exceeded one hundred million views, but those were only the ones that went super viral. Reaching millions of views was relatively rare—yet yesterday’s battle with the Red Dragon had accomplished that in just one day.

“I don’t know all the details, but it seems that the live stream was picked up by Sorakin. That’s what really lit the fire.”

“I see…”

Sorakin, if I remember correctly, was an influencer on Twitter with over 5 million followers.

It made sense. If Sorakin picked it up, the video’s views could spike significantly.

“But that’s not the only reason. At first, I might have left a bad impression, but there was this cool high school guy who came to my rescue when I was in a pinch. He effortlessly handled the Red Dragon’s movements… To be honest, it would be strange if this video didn’t go viral. There were so many interesting elements. So, these views are thanks to you, Tsukushi-kun.”

“No, no, saying it’s thanks to me is a bit much…”

“Being modest won’t do. Can you say the same after seeing this?”

Miyu tapped the tab labeled “Comment List” on her screen. What appeared were rows of comments, each filled with words that could only make one feel embarrassed.

──So cool!!!!──

──He’s seriously awesome──

──Managing to continually fend off the Red Dragon’s attacks? Isn’t he just a monster?──

──Is he stronger than Kawazaki?──

──Not sure if this is true, but his name seems to be Tsukushi Kirishima──

──Hope Kirishima becomes a regular──

“This is…”

“See? It’s clear that the video took off because of you, Tsukushi-kun.”

“Ah, maybe you’re right.”

I would have liked to outright deny it, but after seeing these comments, I couldn’t bring myself to.

To be frank, there are still many unknowns about my “Ignore Rules” skill. It only protected against physical attacks yesterday. Being praised to this extent was an excessive valuation, and it was a bit unsettling to be held to such high expectations.

“Yeah, I understand. Just appearing in videos won’t give you any real benefits, Tsukushi-kun. I’ll make sure you get paid, and also…”

With that, Miyu slowly grasped my right arm.

And then, surprisingly, she pressed my hand against her chest.

“…!? W-What are you doing, Miyu…!?”

“I’ll do other things that you’ll enjoy too, so…”

With moist eyes, Miyu looked at me. The extraordinary softness before me was threatening to blow away any semblance of rational thought, causing me to gulp involuntarily.

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