I Was a Crazy, Berserker-Type Dungeon Streamer, but When I Helped a Beautiful Dungeon Streamer and Treated Her Politely, It Was Revealed That I Was Actually a Normal Person - 13

Chapter 13: A Kind, Humble and Incredibly Strong Explorer Who Shares a 1.5 Million Yen Potion With a Stranger

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I activated the camera drone as soon as I entered the dungeon and started the livestream session. 

“Testing, testing, can you hear me? Well then, let’s just start the stream like usual today.”

I said to the camera, putting on my usual nonchalant attitude. Then, while hoping things weren’t burning in flames, I looked at the comment section cautiously. 

[LOLLL]

[LMAOOO]

[Never thought this day would come.]

[Oh! If it isn’t the kind and incredibly strong explorer who just happened to pass by!]

It was the incarnation of hell. At this point, there was only one thing I could do. 

“What weird things are you all saying? Let’s just start the stream like usual.”

I would keep playing dumb no matter what the viewers said!

[Whoa~ He’s feigning innocence.]

[Hiiragi, unfortunately, that video of yours has gone viral worldwide.]

[Congratulations on becoming the number one trending topic in Japan!]

“Huh…?”

Upon reading the incomprehensible comments, I unconsciously let out a confused voice.

“Number one trending topic in Japan?! No, come on you guys. Stop telling lies. There’s no way I could become a trending topic.”

[Huh? You haven’t seen it?!]

[You really didn’t know? LMAOOO]

[I see. You’re trying to run away from reality. LOL]

“No,no,no,no. I mean, sure, I’m a bit more famous than before, but I only have 300.000 subscribers, you know? There’s no way someone like me could become the number one trending topic in Japan. Stop trying to fool me!”

Becoming the number one trending topic in Japan meant most of the tweets coming from Japan were talking about me. In other words, an unbelievable number of people online were talking about me. There was no way someone with me, who only had 300.000 subscribers could achieve something that extraordinary. 

[You have 500.000 subscribers though.]

[Congratulations! You’re halfway to getting the gold play button!]

“Huh? 500.000 subscribers…? No way…”

What are these people talking about…

I thought to myself as I hurriedly checked my profile and…

“No… No way….”

『Channel subscribers: 554.000』

The numbers of my subscribers had reached over 500.000.

[Ah, my bad. I mean 550.000 subscribers.]

[Your true feelings slipped out today. LOL]

[This guy is hilarious LMAOOOO]

[To be honest, the fact that we’re having an actual conversation means you’ve failed in fooling us. Normally, we wouldn’t be able to talk to you like this.]

“Bu-But still! The fact that I’ve become the number one trending topic must be a lie!”

Flustered, I quickly opened the super popular social media app and checked the trending section.

Trending in Japan

1st place: #BusinessMadman

3rd place: #Hiragi

“What the heck is ‘BusinessMadman’… Don’t tell me, it’s me?!”

[Precisely.]

[Oh! The number of live viewers is increasing nicely!]

[Congratulations on reaching 20.000 live viewers!]

[Dure, you’re panicking like crazy! Pun intended. LMAO]

I already caught a glimpse of the word “20.000 viewers” on the screen, but I no longer had the energy to be surprised. First, becoming a trending topic… Then, reaching 550.000 subscribers and now? 20.000 live viewers?

Crap. My head was starting to spin. 

“Wait a minute. I need to turn off the camera and mic for a bit.”

I twiddled with my device to make sure neither the video nor the audio was being streamed and then…

“WHAT SHOULD I DOOOOO?!?!?!?!”

I crouched down right here and there and held my head in my hands. I was ready to play dumb for as long as I could, but now that I had become the most trending topic in Japan… Ah, I was so shocked that I couldn’t even keep the mask on anymore. 

No, but, why are my subscribers increasing in number?! Is this a joke? Maybe they’re pranking me? Maybe they’re subscribing to my channel just to prank me and then, after a while, they’re all going to unsubscribe?? Right! Of course! I can see right through you guys!

I looked at the incoming comments while contemplating on how I should proceed from here. Even if I were to change my streaming style now, most of the viewers who subscribed to me because of my berserker style would surely leave me. If that happened, the only ones left would be these nasty people… 

I absolutely don’t want that!

So, the only course of option left for me was… To make excuses and continue streaming in the same style as always. 

“Test, test. Can you guys hear me? Well, who cares if you can’t. I’ll just keep hunting monsters like usual.”

[Sorry, but that act is a bit hard to believe now.]

[Don’t suddenly try to start Take 2 all of a sudden, LOL]

[This guy… Did he just suffer from short-term memory loss?]

Tch. It seemed my plan to casually slip back to my usual streaming style had failed. 

“I mean~ Come on. Aren’t you all mistaking me for someone else? Sure, I’m incredibly strong, but I’m not kind!”

[He’s so humble. LOL]

[Nice to meet you! Are you the kind, humble and incredibly strong Hiiragi-san?]

[I’m going to be honest. Hiiragi usually looks like a living weapon and kind of scary, but today he looks kind of cute.]

It seemed the mistaken identity tactic wouldn’t work either… Alright! I had no other choice! It was time to use my last trump card!

“Anyway! I’m not the person you guys are talking about! I’m going to start streaming like usual now!”

The ultimate technique. Being forceful. 

Just as I was about to force my way through and enter the dungeon….

[Ruri Hiiro: Hello! I’m Ruri Hiiro, the streamer that you helped yesterday! Thank you for your help! Thanks to you, I was able to escape with my life intact!]

[LMAOOOOOOOOO]

[THE PERSON IN QUESTION HAS ARRIVED.]

[Is that the real Ruri Hiiro for real? LOLLLL]

“I helped you yesterday…?”

The beautiful streamer from yesterday flashed through my mind. 

So you’re my enemy too?! Come on! You have to be on my side! I mean, I helped you, didn’t I? You owe me one, right?!

However, I couldn’t say anything much since I was the one who left without explaining anything. I literally ran away from her yesterday. 

“Ruri Hiiro: Thank you for sharing the potion with me! I will be sure to pay you back the 1.5 million yen for the potion!]

[No way LOL]

[That potion cost 1.5 million yen?! LOLLL]

[This… Is that really her? The timing couldn’t be better.]

[Giving a 1.5 million yen potion to a stranger (New)]

[So basically he’s a kind, humble and incredibly strong explorer who shares a 1.5 million yen potion with a stranger?]

NOOOOO! THE LIST IS GETTING LONGER AND LONGER!!

Putting the incredibly strong aside, the rest of the traits didn’t scream ‘crazy berserker’ in the slightest! If anything, it made me seem like a very generous explorer! As time went on, I found myself at a loss with the juxtaposition between the image of a crazy berserker I had built and the image of me the viewers had now. 

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