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 - 18

Chapter 18: Could It Be, That Person Was the Culprit?

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A few days later. 

“Ah! Hiiragi-san! Over here!”

A beautiful girl was waving and walking towards me with a bright smile on her face.

Right. After asking me to join her clan the other day, she had told me,”Well then, can we meet on Friday? I’d like to greet the owner together with Hiiragi-san and explain your circumstances with the owner.”

And so, I came to the promised meeting spot, which was in front of a fountain, to meet with Hiiro-san. She was wearing a white dress that complemented her blonde hair beautifully. How should I put it… The girl who had given me a lap pillow six months ago was very beautiful, but Hiiro-san was an incredible beauty as well. In terms of appearance alone, Hiiro-san would probably win.

“Well then, shall we get going?”

She said this as she walked beside me.

“Thank you for making time to meet me today. Hiiragi-san is an incredibly strong explorer, so you must be busy.”

“No, not at all. It’s summer vacation now, so I’m not that busy. I’m not doing anything much other than livestreaming.”

Of course, I still had to do weight and stamina training at home, but we were in the middle of summer vacation. So I had plenty of time to spare. 

We walked through the city, which was a bit less crowded than usual on weekdays.

“By the way, Hiiragi-san. You’re a high school student too, huh?”

“Yeah… You seem to know quite a lot about me.”

From the way she was speaking, it seemed she had known about it all along. Indeed. I had mentioned a few times during my streams that I was still a high school student. 

“Well, of course. After all, we go to the same highschool, Hiiragi-san.”

“….Pardon?’

Same high school?! 

Panicking, I tried to recall any memories of seeing a girl who looked like her in my school, but I couldn’t remember anything. In fact, a popular streamer like her would definitely stand out in school. People were bound to talk about her just because she went to the same school as us. 

“Ummm… Are you sure? Maybe you got my school wrong?”

“I don’t think so. I actually received Hiiragi-san’s address from a high school classmate who used to go to the same middle school as Hiiragi-san.”

“…I see.”

I see. I was wondering whether my address had somehow been leaked by someone. I was worried that Hiiro-san got my address through some illegal means, but I guess I was just being too paranoid. 

“But even so, even though we go to the same high school, I don’t think I’ve heard anything much about you, Hiiro-san.”

I said and she seemed to be pondering her answer for a bit.

“Yeah, that’s because… I actually disguise myself a bit at school. Aside from a few really close friends, no one knows that I do dungeon streaming under the name Ruri Hiiro.”

She shrugged nonchalantly as she said so. 

“Dungeon exploration comes at many risks. I might get injured or face an unexpected crisis that could prevent me from diving into the dungeon again. It’s not like I can keep streaming forever either. That’s why I want to study normally at school. I want to be prepared.”

The girl had a faraway look on her eyes as she said so to me. I was impressed by her opinions. While I was diving into the dungeon and streaming haphazardly, she was already thinking this far in the future. 

“I see…”

However, although I was impressed by her deep thinking, but I also thought she was just being too paranoid. 

“But, Hiiragi-san, you’re quite famous at school, right?”

“Ugh…”

While Hiiro-san wore a disguise to avoid herself from getting recognized by our schoolmates, I didn’t do anything of that sort. I mean, I didn’t have any subscribers when I first started streaming. Hence why I didn’t feel the need to disguise myself. However, after the lap pillow incident, my name started spreading like a wildfire at school. Right now… Ugh, I didn’t even want to think about it. 

“Hiiragi-san is the same age as me, but you’re already strong enough that you don’t need to worry about trivial stuff like that. I don’t think you need to think about that sort of stuff, unlike me.”

Her words made me feel she was distancing herself from me. She was afraid of the future. It made me wonder though, why she was so afraid of the future when she had over 2 million subscribers. 

“Ah, here we are.”

She pointed to the white building in front of us and walked inside. I said building, but it wasn’t a particularly tall building. It looked like it had been built only recently, since the walls were still spotless and pure white. I followed her in and noticed a sign on the building. On the second floor of the building, there was a sign that read “Explorer Clan: Haisu” while the other floors had the names of different explorer clans. Then, a man carrying a large bag approached us. That bag… That bag came from a brand that was popular among high-ranking explorers. This man must be…

“Oooh! If it isn’t Ruri-chan!”

“Oota-san!

The man called Oota greeted Hiiro-san with a smile on his face. Ugh, the smile of a handsome man was so dazzling to see!

“Oota-san, are you about to head to the dungeon right now?”

“No, I’m just going to organize some items. What about you, Ruri-chan? Are you recruiting a new member?”

The handsome guy looked at me as he said that. However, his expression was quick to change to one of surprise. 

“Wait a minute… Could it be, you’re the super viral Hiiragi-kun?!”

“We-Well….”

Feeling a bit awkward, I shifted my gaze downward. 

I know. I’m aware I’m famous not as an explorer or a streamer, but as a BusinessMadman!

“Wow… I never expected I would run into you here. Actually, our owner is a huge fan of yours! Our owner has been following your streams since the very beginning, back when you only had one viewer!”

The words ‘very beginning’ echoed in my mind. Could it be… The owner of this clan was the culprit who exposed my 〈Madness〉skill?

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