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? - 62

Chapter 62:The End of the Legend And….

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Cyan used the nine techniques of Shirotsubaki’s hakkou. From the First Blade to the Ninth Blade, she demonstrated them all. I had seen them in videos before, but witnessing them with my own eyes, from my own perspective, was something else entirely. Did she show all nine techniques as a performance? Or as “instruction” for me? Or perhaps both? That, I couldn’t say. My kurogane was clad in black ink, a stark contrast to Cyan’s Shirotsubaki, but if I could wield kurogane’s ink the way she wielded Shirotsubaki’s hakkou…

After wiping out the monsters, Cyan delivered a final strike to the Butler with her blade, forcibly ending the stream.

“…Alright. That’s enough. This should be more than enough.”

My consciousness faded into darkness. A pure white room. This place was my mental world. Once again, I found myself facing the black haze.

『This is farewell… I won’t be seeing you again for a while…. Or maybe even forever. Hamura… no, Shibuki-kun.』

Cyan’s voice came from the haze.

“You have no regrets left?”

『Plenty. But I did everything I could and I’m grateful to you.』

The haze took on a human shape. For the last time, I stood face-to-face with Cyan in the flesh. I was surprised by a lot of things, but I pushed those thoughts aside and looked into her eyes.

『Shibuki-kun, may I ask you for one last favor?』

“As long as it’s not something unreasonable.”

In a clear voice, Cyan said.

『I want you to conquer Amatsugahara.』

When she said that, her expression looked almost happy. She looked like an adventurer returning home after a long journey, like a weight had finally been lifted from her shoulders.

“…I told you to be reasonable!”

『I’m not forcing you. Unlike the last time, this is just a request. Not a threat, not a negotiation. The choice is yours.』

After making it clear that the decision was mine to make, Cyan continued.

『Conquering Amatsugahara is my duty, my dream—my everything.』

“…”

She was being serious and so, I had to answer her just as seriously.

“Even if I were to find a way to conquer Amatsugahara, I wouldn’t do it. The resources that come from it support not just this labyrinth city, but Japan, and maybe even the entire world. Trying to conquer that would be an act of evil to humanity.”

Cyan curled her lips into a smile.

『There’s no such thing as infinite resources, Shibuki-kun.』

She kept only her lips curved in a smile as she spoke, but her eyes devoid of any light.

『Do you seriously believe… That the labyrinth was born from nothing?』

“…!?”

Everything in this world follows the principle of equivalent exchange. That’s common sense. Something cannot come from nothing. But I’ve always thought Amatsugahara was an exception to that rule. I thought the labyrinth was something supernatural that defied logic.

It seemed Cyan thought otherwise.

If it wasn’t something born from nothing… The very idea sent a chill down my spine. If the labyrinth could produce that amount of resources then… What did humanity have to pay in return…? 

『This is as far as I go. From here on, see the world with your own eyes and decide your path for yourself.』

Cyan’s body turned into shimmering particles of light and vanished. After that, my consciousness returned to my body.

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When I woke up, I was inside a karaoke box.

“…Good morning.”

There was a soft sensation against the back of my head. In front of me was Isshiki-san’s face. It seemed I had been resting on her lap on the karaoke box’s sofa.

“Sorry about that.”

I quickly sat up, but a crushing sense of exhaustion weighed on me. Was this the backlash from lending my body to Cyan?

“…You carried me all the way here after I passed out, didn’t you?”

“Yeah. We’re already back in District Zero. The moment I pressed stop on the performance button, we really returned here…”

I glanced at the door’s inner window. The scenery outside had changed to the hallway of the karaoke place.

“What will you do now?”

“I’ll head back up. We’ll dispose of all of Cyan’s equipment here. Soon, a lot of people will start searching for her. I need to erase any evidence that I was the one acting as Cyan.”

“Understood.”

Using magic, I completely disposed of Cyan’s equipment. By the time I ascended from District Zero back to the surface, morning had arrived. After parting ways with Isshiki-san, I returned to my room—though there was no way I could sleep. I just kept staring out the window at Amatsugahara, towering over the labyrinth city. I had no idea whether what I did was right or wrong. But one thing was certain: the atmosphere of this city had changed.

Television news, online articles, newspapers—everywhere was talking about yesterday’s broadcast. Salarymen, the Prime Minister, the homeless, billionaires, college students, even kindergarteners… Everyone was probably talking about Cyan.

So that’s the view the top Seeker can see, huh? And that’s also the view I’m aiming for, huh?

“…I still have a long way to go.”

Magic, the handling of OOPArts, the way I moved my body—Cyan was leagues ahead of me in every aspect. Even though it was her first time controlling my body, why could she move so effortlessly like that?

I felt about ten percent frustrated and ninety percent excited. Thanks to Cyan, I understood something. I could still become stronger. There was still room to grow in fundamental skills like magic and martial arts.The realization that I still had so much potential… It was exhilarating.

“…The top Seeker, huh?”

And there was one more thing I gained… A single question. The mystery of the great labyrinth known as Amatsugahara. It wouldn’t be wise to take Cyan’s words at face value, but… I wondered why? The labyrinth looked somewhat terrifying now. I knew in my pursuit of becoming the top Seeker, I would need to eventually face…

The true nature of Amatsugahara.

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