An Old Man Restaurant Owner Is Unparalleled by Relying on His Old Tricks. It Turns Out, He’s the Legendary Dungeon Conqueror. - 42

Chapter 42: I Have a Feeling This Is Going to Be a Hit

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After I accepted Koto’s request, I immediately contacted Miku Kanamoto. They were surprised to know I was related to Koto, but they quickly agreed to have another collaboration livestream with Koto. Actually, they had reached out to me first to talk about the second collaboration livestream, but I hadn’t been able to respond due to my hectic schedule. The day of the collaboration livestream came and I introduced myself. 

“Hello, I’m Ken, the owner of Ken-chan’s Restaurant.”

“How’s everyone doing? Are you feeling pumped? Are you smiling? I’m Miku Kanamoto from Phoenix Mountain 38, the idol who will bring everyone lots of energy!”

〈It’s starting!〉

〈I’ve been waiting for this!〉

〈Feels like it’s been forever…〉

〈Can’t believe we get to see these two having a collab again!〉

〈God-tier collaboration.〉

〈This is my favorite collab of all time!〉

〈If only they could do this every day…〉

〈But both of them must be so busy.〉

〈Just be grateful that they’re doing a collab.〉

I started my collaboration livestream with Miku Kanamoto in front of the gate to the Inokashira Dungeon, the dungeon where the recent S-rank promotion test was held. As soon as I started the livestream, comments already flooded in and the number of live viewers instantly reached 300.000 viewers. Of course, Miku Kanamoto was here with her manager, Reika Kaga.

“I really didn’t expect I’d be able to have another collaboration with Ken-san again! I’m really happy!”

“No, no. The pleasure is all mine. I’m the one who should apologize for asking something unreasonable in the first place.”

“No, no! That should be my line! A livestream collaboration with an S-rank explorer is something that most people could only dream of!”

〈Wait, Nishida the one requesting this collab?!〉

〈Seriously?!〉

〈Hey Nishida! Are you trying to get close to Miku-chan? You’re 20 years too late for that!〉

〈Or maybe the people on Kanamoto is the one asking right after Nishida reached S-rank.〉

“Oh, no, no. The one asking first is definitely from our side! It’s just… There was one condition from Ken-san’s end.”

It seemed the viewers on her side were asking about the collab as well, so Miku Kanamoto gave a brief explanation of the situation. 

〈Condition?〉

〈Don’t tell me…〉

〈Nishida, you sly dog…〉

〈Even though you already have Nana Tendou…〉

〈Nishida getting labeled as a criminal in an instant. LMAO〉

〈I’m not going to judge until I hear get the full picture.〉

“Then, allow me to introduce her right away. Today, we will have another explorer joining us! Welcome, Koto Sudou-chan!”

“A-Ah… I-I…”

After Miku Kanamoto introduced her, Koto stepped into the drone camera’s frame. She looked super nervous. 

“He-He-He-He-Hello! M-M-M-My name is Ko-Ko-Koto Su-Sudou! Pl-Pl-Pl-Pleased to meet you all!”

〈She’s totally stumbling over her words. LOL〉

〈LMAOOOOOOO〉

〈Is she a baby?〉

〈You got this, Koto-chan!〉

〈She makes you want to root for her. lol〉

〈Who’s this girl? She’s kinda cute~〉

〈Don’t tell me… She’s a 6th-gen member?!〉

〈She is.〉

〈She just debuted.〉

〈Why is a 6th-gen member here?〉

〈So she’s Miku-chan’s junior, huh?〉

〈She’s pretty cute.〉

〈A future ace candidate, that’s for sure.〉

“You don’t need to be so nervous. It’s okay. Relax. Take it easy.”

“Ye-Yes.”

“Koto, Uncle was nervous when Uncle first started livestreaming too. But once you get used to it, everything will feel like a breeze. You won’t even notice the camera. I’m sure you’ll be fine.”

“Y-Yes… (But to be honest… Rather than the livestream, I’m more nervous because I’m with Miku-senpai.)”

〈Huh? Did he just call her by name without any honorifics?〉

〈You know… Don’t you guys think Nishida is a bit too close to Koto-chan?〉

〈This should be their first meeting, right?〉

〈More importantly, she’s still a high school student, right?〉

〈We definitely have to report this.〉

〈Policeeeeeee!!〉

The viewers were starting to jump to the wrong conclusions, so I quickly explained the relationship between me and Koto.

“Umm… She’s actually my niece.”

〈Huh?〉

〈For real?〉

〈No way. You’ve got to be kidding me. There’s no way such a beautiful girl shares the same DNA with Nishida.〉

〈took the words out of my mouth. LMAOOO〉

〈Now that you mention it, maybe they do look a bit alike? Just a bit though.〉

〈Where??? They don’t look alike at all!〉

〈Ooooh, maybe she’s not related by blood to Nishida.〉

〈You guys are being so cruel to Nishida LMAOOOO!!〉

〈All of you… You guys think you can say anything just because this is Nishida we’re talking about, huh?〉

The comment sections were getting pretty cruel… But to be fair, I could see why. Even I found it hard to believe that my blood relatives could become an idol. This made me wonder just how genetics worked. The combination of my family’s DNA couldn’t possibly produce someone as beautiful as Koto. 

“I-It’s true! Uncle Kenichi is my mother’s younger brother!”

〈Alright. If Koto-chan says so, I’ll believe it.〉

〈Yeah, me too, I believe it now.〉

〈Yup, yup, I believe it too.〉

〈You guys are so soft to pretty girls.〉

〈Thought he was just Ken-san, but turns out he’s a Kenichi.〉

〈Exactly. LOL〉

“Well, as you can see, Koto is an awakened too and since she’s in the same idol group as Kanamoto-san,I thought why not let Koto join us in this collaboration livestream. After all, Koto is Kanamoto-san’s junior.”

“I was really surprised when I heard the story from Ken-san! We had no idea that one of the 6th-gen members of our idol group was Ken-san’s niece! Besides, she just debuted, so this is the perfect timing to get her remembered by the fans! Truly, this livestream collaboration couldn’t come at a better time!”

〈I can tell this collaboration is going to be viral.〉

〈Getting to join this collaboration right off the bat is a great sign for her future as an idol.〉

〈But you know, she probably only got in because of Nishida’s connections, right?〉

〈Even if that’s true, she’s cute, so it’s all good.〉

〈Exactly, LOL. But really, an awakened who’s blood related to Nishida…〉

〈We should be able to expect great things from her as an awakened too.〉

〈I have a feeling this is going to be a hit.〉

“I-I-It’s truly an honor to be able to show my face in the channel of my big senpai from the 4th generation! I-I’ll do my best so I won’t hold anyone back…!”

“Like I said… Koto-chan, you don’t need to be so nervous~ Also… ‘Big senpai’, you say… I’m only 18 years old, you know?”

〈Miku-chan pouting because she’s being called old. So adorable~〉

〈The fourth generation members are gradually turning into veterans.〉

〈More and more 3rd generation members are graduating, so the 4th generations are starting to take the center place.〉

〈You guys know a lot, lol. This is Nishida’s channel, you know? LOLOLOL〉

〈But if Koto-chan is still in high school… That means she just recently got awakened. What is she going to do in this dungeon?〉

“Umm… I can see that some of you are curious about what we’re going to do here. Alright. Let me give you a brief explanation. For today’s collaboration livestream, we’re going to do what people call ‘power leveling’.”

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T/N: Koto getting carried by her max level Uncle…