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 - 16

Chapter 16: Gratitude

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“Haah… It was the worst day ever.”

I sighed, rubbing my sleepy eyes as I soaked up the sunlight leaking through the curtain.

Glancing at the clock, I saw it was 8:00 AM. Usually, at this time of the day, I’d be rushing to school. However, I was in the middle of summer break and I lived alone. I could wake up whenever I wanted and do whatever I pleased without any problems. In fact, because of the incident from the other day during my livestream, I really didn’t want to go to school. At least, until everything cooled down a bit. 

I had become a notorious figure… For all the wrong reasons!!

“Maybe I should grab some breakfast and take my time with my homework today.”

Yesterday was the worst day after. After I defeated all the slimes, the viewers suddenly realized that I had been using 〈Madness〉 skill for some reason. I was confident that no one would realize it. I was also confident that no one would know that I used to stream without using that skill, especially since I only had 2 viewers at most and I had already deleted all the archives and yet… Somehow, my past got leaked. 

Maybe they all followed the same cult or something?

“Haah… Good grief. Just what am I going to do now…”

However, there was one good thing born from all of this. The donations. 

“I received 1.2 million just from yesterday’s stream alone!”

Thanks to me abandoning my pride, I was able to receive a whopping 1.2 million yen in donations! Even if there was a 30% cut from the system, I would still get over 800.000 yen! 800.000 yen!! That was more than twice the monthly salary of an average salaryman and I was able to get that just from one livestream. 

But, well… The potion that I had given to Ruri Hiiro-san cost more than that.

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Ding-dong

While I was pondering what I should get for lunch, the doorbell rang. 

“Who could it be…?”

I opened the door, wondering if I had ordered anything, but then…

“Good day! You must be Yukito Hiiragi-san,right?”

I was met with the sight of a girl wearing a mask and sunglasses. Furthermore, she was holding onto a paper bag in one hand. 

“Umm… Yeah, that’s me, I suppose.”

“Great! I’m glad I got the right address!”

“Wait a second! You… Are you a fan of mine?!”

This was definitely a home invasion, right?!

“No… I’m Ruri Hiiro, the girl that you helped the other day.”

“Ruri… Hiiro…”

The image of the woman I had saved the other day and yesterday’s livestream flashed through my mind. Yes. The girl who stabbed me twice in the heart after I had helped her. 

I subconsciously took a step back from her. 

“Umm…!”

Seemingly afraid that I would run away, Hiiro-san suddenly grabbed my arm tightly. 

“I’m really sorry about yesterday. I only realized it later after the viewers pointed it out… I didn’t realize that my comments were causing a disturbance in your livestream. It truly didn’t occur to me that Hiiragi-san was livestreaming with a persona…”

“Ahaha… Well, I didn’t tell you anything either, so it’s fine. Besides, being a crazy berserker streamer is not something you’d normally expect from anyone.”

Well, yeah. I couldn’t just put all the blame on Hiiro-san. I guess I should just accept her apology…..

“Huh? Hiiragi-san, you’re not the comedy type streamer?”

WRONGGG!! YOU’RE COMPLETELY OFF THE MARK!!! Who?? Just who planted that stupid idea in this innocent girl’s mind?!

“Your stream was super interesting, so I thought you must be the comedy type streamer!”

“Super interesting…?”

What was super interesting? My stream? Really?

“I-I see…”

This was the first time someone ever complimented my livestream in real life. 

“Hm? Your face is a bit red?”

“H-Huh? Must be just your imagination!”

I immediately turned my face away, causing Hiiro-san to chuckle softly. 

“You’re really interesting, Hiiragi-san.”

What does she mean?

I started to feel her definition of ‘interesting’ was different from my definition of interesting. 

“Right. I almost forgot the real reason for my visit.”

She said as she pulled out a potion filled with purple liquid from her small bag. I knew that potion. 

“This… It’s the same potion I gave to you the other day.”

Right. This was the mental debuff potion that cost 1.5 million yen. She had the same potion I had used on her the other day before.

“Are you sure? This potion is quite expensive, right?’

At the very least, it wasn’t the kind of potion that an average explorer or streamer could easily buy willy nilly. I was a bit worried, thinking she might have to force herself to buy it, but…

“It’s fine. I may look like this, but I actually have 2 million subscribers.”

“Huh….?”

She didn’t seem that much older than me and yet, her subscribers count was four times mine, who had just reached 500.000 subscribers only recently. 

“Umm… I see. I’m sorry for assuming then…”

With that many subscribers, it must be easy for her to buy one potion that cost 1.5 million yen. In fact, 1.5 million yen must seem like a loose change compared to her monthly earnings. 

I was surprised by the amount of her subscribers when Hiiro-san took my hand into hers. She had a serious expression on her face as she peered into mine. 

“Thank you, Hiiragi-san, for driving off that Black Fenrir. You really saved my life. Is there anything I can do to thank you?”

“You want to offer me your gratitude, huh…”

Having more money wouldn’t hurt, but I didn’t have any gear I particularly need as of now. Most explorers would definitely need more money so they could buy better weapons or armor, but since my main weapon was my fist, I didn’t need anything much. All I needed were sturdy gauntlets. As for armor, I liked to keep my armor light so I could avoid getting hit. I didn’t need any sturdy weapons that would only slow me down. Besides, even though this girl earned way more than me, it felt a bit awkward to accept money from someone my age, especially when she was also a high school student like me. 

“You can’t think of anything you want, Hiiragi-san?”

“Yeah… Do you really need to give me something in return?”

“That’s right. As a streamer, I believe I need to give you my gratitude properly.”

Erm…. Then…. What if I were to ask her for a lap pillow…? A lap pillow wouldn’t cost Hiiro-san a dime and I would feel very, very happy. It would be a win-win situation!

“Well, in that case… I have a suggestion!”

She suddenly said just as I was about to ask for a lap pillow. With a serious expression on her face, she gripped my hand more tightly than before and said. 

“How about if you join my clan?”

She said with a smile that could rival any idol’s. There was no way I could ask for a lap pillow in this kind of situation.

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