The World’s Strongest Bottom-Tier Dungeon Streamer, Who Buzzed Big after Streaming Post-ts Reincarnation Due to Immense Strength and Cuteness - Vol 1 Chapter 9

The First Encounter

My first encounter with Laina-chan was unexpected and took an unusual form.

“My name is Arima Sakuya! A pseudo-high school student! Both parents deceased, raised in a Neglect Dungeon! Um… um, um… yes!”

“…Parents deceased, neglect? Raised in a dungeon?”

“Th-th-th-that’s…”

“Hehe. You’re a bit too flustered. Take a deep breath, okay?”

“…Inhale, exhale…”

I face the blonde girl in front of me.

Nodding at the somewhat gyaru-like Laina-chan’s words, I take a deep breath.

“Was it bothersome for you, like I was waiting outside for you?”

“No-no-no-no-no-no-no-no, not at all!”

I hastily shake my head in denial at Laina-chan’s words.

Our Second Encounter

It happened when Laina-chan, having checked my stream, came out to meet me in a manner that seemed like she was waiting for me.

Moved by my words on the stream saying, “I want to be friends with Laina-chan,” I had decided to wait for her to enter the dungeon again in the upper levels.

Watching as a viewer, Laina-chan had come to the dungeon specifically to wait for me in the upper levels.

“Then, let me introduce myself this time?”

“Yes, please!”

“My name is Kujo Momoha. I’m 17 years old and currently a high school student.”

…A current high school student!? Ah, it’s dazzling, my youth complex!

“Can I hear your self-introduction again?”

“Ah, sure. I’m Arima Sakuya, also 17 years old.”

We have stopped the broadcast. It’s fine for us to exchange our real names now.

Well, mine isn’t real. The name Arima Sakuya is a pseudonym I had decided upon before coming here.

Since I’ve turned into a girl, I can’t go by my male name, Akito Kageiri, anymore.

I hope you can forgive me for using a pseudonym.

“Oh! We’re the same age then?”

“Yes, yes, yes!”

“Which high school do you attend? I go to Ichijo Academy, is it around here?”

“No, I… I’m not attending high school…”

“Ah, I see. Sorry about that?”

“No, no, no, no! Ah, there’s no need to apologize!”

I once again shake my head in response to Kujo-san’s words.

“Can I hear more about you, Sakuya-chan?”

Sakuya-chan!?

My first name… I was called by my first name? Is this what friends are like?

Hehehe. Then, I can call you by your first name too, right?”

“Are you really that interested in me? Momoha.”

“Yes, I’m curious… especially about the part where you mentioned being neglected by deceased parents and raised in a dungeon. Is that true?”

“Yes, it’s all true. I was abused by my parents and wasn’t given food, so from when I was a toddler, I had to go to the dungeon and survive by eating monsters. Ah! If you’ve been watching the stream, you might know about the Minotaur story? That creature was my meat when I was young. And then, my parents died when I was in elementary school, and since then, I’ve been living alone. That’s why I stopped going to elementary school and never even attended middle school.”

I am a boy who has not completed compulsory education.

“Eh, really…?”

“Those childhood experiences have made me strong today. Looking back, it was beneficial.”

If my parents had been proper guardians, I might not have become strong or even ventured into dungeons.

Thinking about it, the fact that I can satisfy my need for recognition now is thanks to my parents.

“…I’m really sorry to hear that.”

“No, no! What… what are you apologizing for!? It’s okay! You don’t have to apologize!”

In front of Momoha, who is bowing her head, I show a great deal of distress.