The Bottom-tier Dungeon Streamer Meets a Famous Streamer by Misunderstanding His Strength and Using the Skill "Intimidation," and Becomes a Legend Without Realizing It?!

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“Fight me! Shinya!!!”

Said Streaming Rider, Shouta. His arrival sped up the comments on Shinya’s stream even more.

〈Who’s this?〉

〈There he is again, Sakurako-chan’s devotee, the Rider〉

〈So cringy lol〉

〈Isn’t this guy D-class? No way he can beat Lord Shinya〉

〈Yeah, but Lord Shinya is F-class, right? The association’s rankings don’t mean anything〉

The sudden intruder only added to the increasing number of viewers. Shinya’s concurrent viewership was steadily rising, now surpassing 20,000.

“……..”

In such a situation, Shinya kept a cool expression, but internally he was panicking.

This is bad, what do I do? Even if he’s D-class or whatever, he’s definitely stronger than me. This guy just did a backflip, while I can’t even do a pull-up. If it comes to a fight, there’s no doubt I’d lose.

“What’s wrong? Scared? Can’t even speak, Shinya?”

Shouta taunted the silent Shinya, but Shinya, unfazed and eyebrow unraised, prompted another wave of comments.

〈What? He’s not that great after all?〉

〈No, he’s in the middle of meditating〉

〈Look at his expression, not disturbed by the noise at all. He must be a formidable opponent〉

〈It’s always been about ancient martial arts. They’re the strongest!〉

While internally cursing the oblivious comments, Shinya resignedly spoke up.

“Do you really want to fight me?”

“…Huh? Even if you glare, it won’t scare me, you know!”

Shouta, not showing the slightest disturbance in his calm demeanor, and Shinya, with his cold, abyss-like eyes and nearly 180cm tall stature, turned away from the camera and muttered softly.

“Hey. Is this guy actually strong?”

Reacting to that, comments started flooding Shouta’s device.

〈We’ve been saying that from the start, dummy〉

〈Apparently, he’s a former S-class〉

〈A practitioner of ancient martial arts〉

〈Defeated an A-class monster with a single blow〉

〈You can’t win, so just apologize and run away〉

“…Seriously?”

Annoyed that Sakurako was praising him and without doing much research, Shouta had come to this place. He thought he could easily win against Shinya, who was rumored to be of a lower F-rank.

However, Shinya was more intimidating than he had expected. The comments, which he had assumed were lies, might hold some truth. Sweating inside his suit, Shouta said with a slightly trembling voice.

“Well, maybe? It would be unfair to suddenly engage in a fistfight with you, right? Even if you’re hanging around Sakurako-chan, it’s wrong to resort to violence.”

“Really, you’re not going to fight?”

“That’s what I’m saying! Besides, the association prohibits private fights between streamers! I am the Rider of Justice; I can’t break the rules!”

Shouta struck a cool pose.

〈Scared lol〉

〈You’re the one stalking Sakurako-chan〉

〈Quit being a wannabe Rider〉

After silencing the turbulent comments with a shout, Shouta took a step back and looked at Shinya.

“Be grateful to generous me! If I got serious, you’d be finished in a single blow!”

“One blow, huh? You seem quite confident.”

“…No! It’s not like I’m confident or anything! So, please… stop smiling like that!”

Shinya, relieved by Shouta’s declaration of non-violence, smiled. However, Shouta mistook Shinya’s smile as one of joy for meeting a strong opponent and inadvertently switched to polite speech.

“…No! I’m not scared at all!”

“Sure.”

“Don’t look at me with those eyes! I won’t run away! Stop hanging around Sakurako-chan! If you don’t, then as Lord Shouta, I’ll have to punish you in place of the heavens!”

Shouta, still retreating, tried to maintain his cool.

〈You do it lol〉

〈Don’t run away〉

〈Don’t chicken out, stalker〉

These comments flowed for Shouta again. Now, his concurrent viewers had exceeded 5,000, and Shinya’s had surpassed 30,000. Realizing this situation was getting out of hand, Shinya looked straight at Shouta and spoke.

“Alright. I promise I won’t approach her anymore. It’s not like I was following her around in the first place.”

Saying just that, Shinya attempted to leave. Shouta, taken aback by such a nonchalant gesture, couldn’t help but shout.

“Wait a minute! Don’t just give up on Sakurako-chan that easily!”

“You were the one who told me not to follow her, weren’t you?”

“But, somehow, I don’t like your attitude! Sakurako-chan praised you so much, you should have some response to that!”

Shouta, his face red with a mix of fear, jealousy, and anger, yelled out.

“That’s it! I’m mad now! I challenge you to a match! A collaboration stream!”

“Do you mean… we’re going to fight?”

“No, of course not! I’m the Rider of Justice!”

Taking even more distance, Shouta struck his usual pose.

〈He’s scared lol〉

〈Collab time!〉

〈Please take care of him, Lord Shinya〉

The comment sections for both Shinya and Shouta accelerated.

Despite saying he wouldn’t approach anymore, why does he keep following me? My stomach is starting to hurt again… Ignoring Shinya’s internal thoughts, Shouta spoke up.

“Right. It’s a monster hunting competition! For the next 30 minutes, let’s see who can defeat more monsters in this first layer! That’s the challenge!”

“No—”

“You don’t have a say in this! Ready, set, go!”

With that, Shouta ran off as if fleeing. Shinya had his thoughts about such childlike behavior but was relieved it didn’t come to a physical fight, and he sighed deeply.

“……..”

And then, Shinya…

“Ah, what? Is there a problem with the camera?”

Saying so, he reached for the streaming drone and turned off the stream.

“Alright, that’s okay. Dungeon streamers must always stream when diving into dungeons. But, equipment trouble can’t be helped.”

It’s not a trick that can be used often, but if it gets me through this situation, then anything goes. I’ll just collect mushrooms and head back quickly. The competition doesn’t concern me.

“I’ll collect a lot of mushrooms today and then hole up without streaming for about a month. After a month, the fuss should have died down. Such uproar is just temporary.”

Shinya ran with all his might towards a deep, forest-like terrain, different from the direction Shouta had taken.

Dungeon terrains change with each entry, but there are certain patterns. When it comes to mushroom hunting, Shinya’s knowledge is unmatched. If things go well, he can collect a large amount of mushrooms without encountering any unnecessary monsters.

“I need to get back before that idiot streamer returns.”

Though there were miscalculations, Shinya still believed everything would be okay.