I Was the Supporter of a Popular Dungeon Streamer, but the Power Harassment Was Too Much, so I Quit. I’m Useless Anyway, so It Shouldn’t Be a Problem, Right? Huh? The Views Are Dropping Like Crazy? - 20

Chapter 20: Huh?

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“What do you mean by picking a fight? What are you planning to do?”

“I’m thinking of challenging them to a ‘Guild Duel.'”

As the name suggested, a guild duel was a battle between guilds. It was conducted through the Guild Association, where both sides wagered their guild’s assets and competed fairly. The stakes varied. Personnel, items, status, money, anything of value.

Furthermore, the losing side also had their “Guild Points” taken. Guild points were earned by completing quests commissioned by the Divine Order or the Guild Association. The higher the points, the higher the guild’s ranking. Most guild duels were held with the primary goal of seizing these points.

However, Odd Cat ranked 9th in the guild rankings, while Fenrir was at 109th. With such a gap, even if we won, the guild points we’d gain wouldn’t be significant.

“Of course, guild points aren’t the main goal. Our real objective is Kisaragi-chan’s membership.”

“If you want Kisaragi, just buy her out. She’s only working with Iizuka because of her debt. If you offer her more money, she’d gladly come to our side.”

This person had more money than she knew what to do with. Paying off Kisaragi’s debt should be easy for her.

“I really wish I could, but it seems Kisaragi-chan made a contract to work as Iizuka’s partner for ten years in exchange for him covering her debt. She signed the contract a year ago, so she still has nine years left. She can’t leave Fenrir, nor can she break away from Iizuka.”

“She actually signed a contract like that… No wonder Iizuka is getting cocky with her.”

“That’s why I’m going to challenge them to a guild duel and bet on the annulment of that contract.”

“They won’t take the bait. You alone could take on all of Fenrir.”

Abisu alone could take on the entirety of Fenrir’s force.  As a former member of Fenrir, I could say it with confidence. Abisu could wipe them clean easily. 

“Well, I’ll make sure to set some good handicaps for them. You’re in, right? I mean, you’ve got some grudges against them too. Let’s give you a proper chance for revenge.”

“Mind your own business. I don’t intend to take revenge.”

Abisu sat on the chair beside the bed and crossed her legs.

“Is that so? But when we ran into Iizuka the other day, you looked more than ready to kill him.”

“Of course, I can’t forgive him, but if Fenrir loses the duel, it won’t just affect Iizuka. It’ll drag the rest of the guild down too. Not everyone in Fenrir is a villain. I don’t want to let my personal vendetta cloud my judgment. The duel should only be a last resort.”

“Then what’s your first option?”

“I’m going to negotiate directly and ask them to release Kisaragi. Maybe they’ll agree without a fuss.”

“Yeah, right.”

“It might be a long shot, but it’s not impossible. More importantly, it establishes that we attempted diplomacy first. If we resort to force right away, it’ll paint us in a bad light.”

“How mature of you.”

Abisu spoke with a hint of exasperation.

“Of course, if Iizuka turns out to be a complete idiot with no room for discussion, then we’ll have no choice but to use force. We will challenge them to a guild duel.”

I could only hope we didn’t need to go that far…

“Anyway, I need to talk to Kisaragi at least once first.”

“Got it. I’ll arrange for you to be discharged today. I’ll send you a message later with the hospital and room number where Kisaragi-chan is.”

“Thanks.”

“No need to thank me.”

Abisu stood up, placed a hand on the door to leave before she suddenly turned back.

“Oh, right. I forgot to mention this to you. Your prosthetic arm is still unfinished.”

“Unfinished?”

“Yep. You see, Origin is like an OOPArt egg. It hasn’t hatched yet. As you gain experience, it’ll eventually transform into an OOPArt that aligns with the shape of your soul. It will take some time, but I’m really looking forward to seeing what kind of OOPArt it’ll become.”

You know, I’m 100 times more excited about it than you.

“Just to be clear, keep that prosthetic arm a secret, for both our sakes.”

With that, Abisu waved her hand with a casual “Bye-bye~” and left the room.

I looked down at my prosthetic arm.

“Unfinished, huh?”

So there’s more to this prosthetic arm since it’s still evolving? 

Before this, the thought of going into the labyrinth felt like a drag, but now… I couldn’t wait to dive in.

“Speaking of which, I wonder how Mia’s doing.”

It had been a little over a week since we split up. She should have resumed her labyrinth exploration activity by now. As her former partner, I was curious about her progress.

“Let’s check.”

I opened a video site and navigated to Mia’s channel.

“…Huh?”

The view counts on her recent videos made me do a double take. Each new upload was getting fewer and fewer views.

Six days ago: 850,000 views.

Five days ago: 400,000 views.

Three days ago: 150,000 views.

Two days ago: 100,000 views…

“What the hell?”

Her views had plummeted. To figure out why, I started with the video from six days ago, the first one she posted after I left. It showed Mia attempting a solo run in the middle level of Amatsugahara. And honestly… It was terrible. She kept triggering traps, struggled against weaker monsters, and even got chased off by a regular Minotaur, the same kind she used to dominate effortlessly. The comments section was, unsurprisingly, a mess.

《This is what happens when a dead weight is left behind. LOL》

《At least this video is educational enough. A great example of how NOT to explore the labyrinth.》

《How did she get an OOPArt when I didn’t? Life is seriously unfair.》

《An OOPArt that controls lightning is a total jackpot and she’s squandering it.》

《I had my doubts, but yeah, she really can’t use a single spell on her own, huh?》

《No S-Support guy, no point in watching. Unsubscribing.》

Oof… That was rough.

With no moderation, Mia must have seen every one of these hate comments. I could just picture her fuming, panicking. The next day’s video featured a new Supporter, but their teamwork was a disaster. Mia was constantly yelling at her new Supporter and her harsh attitude toward her partner earning even more backlash in the comments section.

The third video wasn’t even labyrinth content. It was a casual chat stream in her room with her donned in a low-cut top to show off her chest. The next day was a makeup tutorial, where she tried passing off luxury cosmetics as “affordable,” which only got her flamed even harder.

Yeah, she’s completely lost her spark.

“…Well, not my problem anymore.”

Even if she brought this on herself, it was painful to watch. I closed Mia’s channel and, for the sake of my own future, started researching videos from other A-rank Seekers.

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