(Sad News) I, a Junior High School Graduate Low Class Streamer Striving to Support My Little Sister, Encountered Two Beautiful Sisters in an Ss-Rank Dungeon, but They Turned Out to Be Unparalleled Yandere Influencers - 65

Chapter 65: Dreaming Of Something

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A few days later in a meeting room of the Dungeon Association. 

“And so, as of today, the Japanese Dungeon Association will cease all operations. All monopolized businesses will be transferred to a new department called ‘Department of Discrimination Prevention between Ability People and Non-ability People’.”

“””….”””

The government officials called the remaining surviving members of the Dungeon Association and announced the abolishment of the association. 

“Members of the Special Forces will be reassigned to help maintain the public order under the jurisdiction of the Japan Self-Defense Force.”

The members of the Special Forces immediately voiced their displeasement at the announcement. 

“Self-Defense Force?!”

“Public security? That’s the unit where losers end up at …. Why do I-“

“Darn it….”

“The pay is low there and I need to get ordered by people weaker than me?! Why do I need to work in a filthy unit like that?!”

Complaints roared from various corners. The government official cleared his throat.

“Ahem!!”

Suddenly, everyone’s attention returned to him.

“Feel free to quit if you guys refuse to comply. You guys are nothing but incompetent fools who can’t even stand against the Blood Queen.”

The government official’s words angered the explorer under the dungeon association.

“Don’t get cocky!!”

“We are strong!!”

“Incompetent fools?! You’re the one that looks like a non-ability person!”

Everyone was getting so agitated. They looked like they were about to attack the government official but then…

“STOP!!”

A man’s dignified voice echoed inside the room. 

“Aside from Aranami-kun who’s still recuperating in the hospital, everyone else from the elite unit is dead. And yet, you guys still have the audacity to demand for your privilege?!”

“…..”

“At least you guys are not dead! You better learn to count your blessings!!”

It was Watanabe. His fists were clenched tightly. He looked very frustrated. 

The government official glanced at Watanabe and gave him a small nod. 

Now that the official had finished explaining the government’s announcement, everyone in the room started leaving the conference room. 

“You, are you going to join the public security unit?”

“No. There’s no way I’m joining. I think I’m going to make my debut as NowTuber.”

“Sounds like a great idea. Now we can’t keep hogging the good requests anymore and there isn’t much benefit in working for the government anyway.”

Watanabe let out a deep sigh as he listened to the conversations around him.

He was all alone. His subordinates who used to idolize him were nowhere to be seen. All four of them had quit their jobs.

He tried to stop them. He told them that it would be difficult to have a good career prospect if they quit here but his effort was all in vain. When he was their age, quitting was not an option. He kept on working even at the cost of his health. No matter how incredulous the job was, he remained loyal to the organization. He convinced himself that he was just a tool, that he only had to keep on performing his duty without questioning anything. He managed to get through this point after basically brainwashing himself. 

However, youngsters nowadays were different from him. Kirishima and his subordinates, all of them were quick to quit their job.

On the surface, he thought these youngsters were so spoiled and lacking in tenacity. However, he was merely finding something else to blame in order to hide his own misery.

In other words, he was only acting tough.

Watanabe took his smartphone out to check the news.

『Prime Minister’s Passionate Speech: “Discrimination Must Be Eliminated!” 』

『The Young People Give High Praise to the Blood Queen for Saving the Country』

『Public Opinion Poll: 90% Agree the Society Has Improved Thanks to Legendary Fist-Sama and Blood Queen』

『Focusing on Non-ability People’s Rights: “I’m So Happy!”』

『All Prestigious Private Training Schools Becomes Public Schools』

『Dungeon Experts: “Eliminating Monopoly Requests Will Reduce Wealth Disparity”』

The news was filled with similar headlines. 

“Haaa…”

Watanabe looked up at the sky as he sighed. 

If there was a problem, he would consult his superior, who would then report the problem to their superior. And, even if the problem wasn’t significant enough, the people at the top would push the blame to their subordinates. 

In other words, there was an order to things. There were rules to uphold and he had never broken the preexisting order before. He had survived in the association for years because his superiors valued this aspect of him. 

However, those superiors of his had been killed.

“….But you know, kind people are only getting used by greedy bastards. For those people standing at the top of the Dungeon Association, you’re just a convenient lapdog who will follow their orders. It’s precisely because of people like you that those useless trash at the top get carried away with their greed.”

The Blood Queen’s words still echoed inside his mind. 

“….No.”

Watanabe closed his eyes, trying to stop his head from thinking. 

After all, he was feeling all his efforts, decades of working hard, everything was in vain. The fear of not having any purpose to his life gnawed at his mind. A part of him started to think that maybe his existence had been meaningless. 

And so, he pretended to remain oblivious.

Even though he already knew the truth, but he deliberately avoided looking at it. He closed the lid slowly, trying his hardest to not think about it. 

However, just like an ink dropping into a fish tank, a single thought gave birth to another thought. 

What he had been doing actually contributed to the downfall of his country. He was only capable of doing what he was told. He didn’t have a favorable impression toward those people who were seeking for change, even though those people were merely trying to protect himself. 

Why?

The answer was simple.

Because he couldn’t do it. This middle-aged man couldn’t do it. Because, it had already been ingrained deep in his mind, even down to his cellular level to not go against those above him.

Hence why he felt jealous. He was jealous of a certain boy called Yusuke, someone that he had considered like his own son. 

All this time, he had been accepting the leftovers handed down to him in the most shameful, wretched and devious manner possible by the Dungeon Association. He used those scraps to support his family.

“….Darn it.”

He clenched his fists tightly. He was feeling angry at himself but a moment later, an expression of realiation appeared on his face. 

“Admitting it myself makes me feel frustrated beyond belief but well, my heart does feel refreshed now that I’ve come to terms with it.”

Watanabe had an apologetic look on his face as he fiddled with his smartphone.

『Watanabe-san….』

“Yusuke-kun…. Are you outside?”

Right. The one Watanabe called was Yusuke.

『What’s the matter?』

“We-Well, you see….”

『Hm?』

Watanabe had a very vexed look on his face. He didn’t want to say it but he forced himself, practically bursting the word out from his tightly guarded dam. 

“I was wrong!! You were right! Blood Queen was right too! That’s why… I’m sorry!!”

『Huh? What are you talking about? You just suddenly….』

“Exactly as I said. The Dungeon Association is gone now. Everyone is doing their hardest to eliminate the discrimination but me… If you guys were to do it my way, things wouldn’t have changed even after 1000 years.”

『…….』

“I’ve learned a lot from you guys.”

『….Now that he association has been disbanded, where are you going to work at, Watanabe-san?』

“I’m thinking of working in the public security unit under the Japan Self-Defense Force. I don’t know. I still haven’t decided on anything.”

『If you’re still undecided then… How about appearing in my NowTube video?』

“Huh? NowTube video?”

『Yes. Whenever I mentioned Watanabe-san, my viewers would get so excited. Oh, of course I never mentioned your name. So? What do you think? Everyone is interested to see that there are good people even in the Special Forces.』

Watanabe widened his eyes at Yusuke’s suggestion.

Yusuke was a superstar with over 30 million channel subscribers. If Watanabe were to appear in Yusuke’s video, Watanabe would definitely get swarmed by questions. Of course, the viewers would ask about the Dungeon Association. After all, most of Yusuke’s viewers hated the Dungeon Association and the corrupt bastards with vested interests. 

In other words, Watanabe would need to speak badly about the Dungeon Association if he wanted to survive the stream. 

However, Watanabe couldn’t do it. Speaking badly about the association he belonged to was simply unthinkable for him. It went against his etiquette as a member of the Special Forces. 

Etiquette. 

“….But you know, kind people are only getting used by greedy bastards. For those people standing at the top of the Dungeon Association, you’re just a convenient lapdog who will follow their orders. It’s precisely because of people like you that those useless trash at the top get carried away with their greed.”

Wait. Do I still need to follow etiquette when they’ve been treating me like a lapdog? At this rate, the only employment I can find is at the public security unit. I heard the salary there is only 1/3 of my current salary and there are plenty of people with power-complex. If my salary gets reduced to only 1/3, it will be extremely hard for me to continue supporting my family from my salary alone. In that case….

Just like how they used me, I will use them as well. That’s the best shortcut I can find. 

Watanabe smirked.

“Alright. I got it. I will tell your viewers a lot of entertaining stories about the association.”

『O-Ooh…! So you’re going to appear in my video?!』

“Yeah.”

『Okay. I will tell you the details through Lain then.』

And with that, the call came to an end.

Watanabe started walking.

His empty heart gradually grew warmer. As he walked down the street, a convenience store caught his attention. 

“Welcome!”

“Chastar Mild.”

“Huh?”

The female cashier tilted her head to the side, seemingly unable to understand what Watanabe was talking about. 

“Chastar Mild. You don’t know Chastar Mild?”

“….”

But then, the cashier stared straight into Watanabe’s eyes and began speaking in a deep, seductive voice. 

“But before that, can you please tell me your number?”

“…………”

After buying a pack of cigarettes and a lighter, Watanabe took one stick out and lit it up.

He put the stick into his mouth and took a puff. 

“Huahhhhhh! I haven’t smoked a cig since my wife became pregnant. Ahhh, it’s been 16 years already.”

While enjoying the cigarette, Watanabe had a nostalgic look in his eyes as he remembered about his past. 

Then, his eyes widened. It seemed an idea had struck his mind. 

“A middle-aged man dominating an A-rank dungeon…. I guess it might work.”

Watanabe had a triumphant look on his face as he dreamed of becoming a NowTuber.

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T/N: Watanabe forgot to put the word ‘handsome’ in there.