Ch.64 There's a Skull Drawn on It! (Intentional Crime)

"~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~!!!????" Snack time at 3pm. A silent scream erupted from Licia. "Wh-what's wrong, Licia-chan?!" Kaguya-senpai rushes over

"~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~!!!????"

Snack time at 3pm.

A silent scream erupted from Licia.

"Wh-what's wrong, Licia-chan?!"

Kaguya-senpai rushes over looking worried, but Licia doesn't respond.

Rather, she can't respond.

She writhed from side to side, showing the most agonizing pain.

"What on earth happened?"

Kaguya-senpai was in a panic and flustered.

I was enjoying the thought that seeing a beautiful woman like this is really appealing, when Kaguya-senpai stared at me.

She was probably thinking back on what Licia had done up until that point.

The reason why Leesha became like this was she ate the cake I brought as a gift.

So I smiled back and took out a small bottle from my bag.

I Put it on the table with a thud.

The label features a skull mark and the word DEATH, with an oppressive tone that seems to say, "I'm going to kill you."

In other words, it's death sauce... Death!

"Aria-chan... you"

Seeing Kaguya-senpai's cheeks twitching, my smile grew even wider.

"You know, right Kaguya-senpai? If someone does something to me, I'll always get it back twice as hard."

"So you still held a grudge after all..."

"Of course"

She's the root of all evil that ultimately made me hate horror even more.

Because of that, I haven't been able to sleep alone lately.

At night, I flinched when taking a bath or going to the toilet. So what?

For Licia, creating an NPC based on a real person is a piece of cake.

In other words, it was mostly Licia's fault.

There's no way I can forgive this... absolutely!!! Says M from warrior tribe.

Licia jumped to her feet and dashed to the kitchen, took out a glass of milk from the fridge and gulped it down.

She drinks in a very hearty manner.

Now, the old, inorganic doll-like appearance will likely only be seen on her stream.

"ー Phew. Haa... haa...! Bow you've done it, Aria...!"

Licia glares at me with tears in the corners of her eyes.

"Hmm, it's your fault for lowering your guard."

Licia, who knows my temperament, was wary of a counterattack at first.

However, I decided to act as if I didn't know anything about it and didn't care.

Of course, Licia remained suspicious, but it was inevitable that her wariness would fade after a week.

That's where I took the chance. I saw it! The opening!

"Ugh, it feels like my mouth is exploding..."

Whimpering, Licia took another sip of milk.

she held the milk inside her mouth and tried hard to neutralize it somehow.

“Just so you know, I won’t apologize. You were the one who started it.”

"I suppose so... It was just the punchline I came up with. But if it had continued like that, it would have been a real broadcast disaster."

That's right.

Some people find it funny, but it's not uncommon for others to find it just a flop.

I think it was especially disappointing for people who were expecting a horror movie.

The fight between Ellis-senpai and Chariot-senpai is great content, but that shouldn't be the main focus of that stream.

To put it bluntly, we're getting carried away, and I think people who saw it for the first time were surprised.

So, if you look at it from the perspective of the stream, Licia's decision to add a punchline was not wrong - But still!

"What if I told you I didn't enjoy it?"

"Of course I'm lying, but so what?"

"This guy."

"Now now, you two, calm down. You both did something wrong, so let's settle this now."

""Yes~""

We readily accepted Kaguya-senpai's request to mediate.

Well, this is the beauty of "Trinity."

Me and Licia got into a fight and then Kaguya-senpai settled it.

Since this is the usual course of events, we can put down our spears without any hard feelings.

I once again hand the muffin I brought to Licia.

This one is the store-bought version without the death sauce.

Licia also wouldn't expect me to set the same trap, so she took a bite without any particular suspicion.

She smiled with relief as the sweetness spread across face.

"By the way, I think it's about time to distribute the beta version of NewWorld."

After a short chat, Licia suddenly spoke as if she had just remembered something.

"Oh, finally."

"Well, at first, we plan to only give distribution rights to live streamers from our agency."

It seems that Licia intends to make live streaming and video posting possible only for us Prisma Ark live streamers.

"I see. So that's how you stop other streamers from getting a head start."

"Yes. If it becomes a global battle for that pie, it's obvious that things will intensify."

Certainly, if the New World takes hold, it will be easy to transcend national boundaries.

“I think it’s a good idea, but won’t it cause an uproar? In this community… I mean, in today’s online community, if we a single misstep, it’s easy for things to go up in flames.”

They'd call us "cowardly" or "not fair", for example.

It doesn't matter if we are in the right.

In the face of the power of numbers, good and evil can easily be flipped.

Is there anything we can do about the idiots being the loudest?

"That's why it's a beta version. It's a safe bet if you pretend that it's a beta version. It's not even a contract product, it's our own product."

"So we're responsible for public relations."

"That's right, Kaguya-oneesama. Even in the unlikely event that a troll appears, there will be no problem. In the first place, there is no one stronger than me in the world of the Internet."

Licia added, saying something disturbing.

From this kid's point of view, it's easy to identify the person who made slanderous remarks.

It shouldn't be difficult to crack someone's electronic devices, extract information, or even control them remotely.

"Hmm, what should I do for my first stream there? I already did a singing stream before."

Of course, I mean the first stream in the New World.

A concert is also possible, but I think it would be better to wait until the environment is a bit more favorable.

Well, there's no doubt that it has the power to draw in a lit of people.

Is that something the management should consider?

"By the way, what about Licia?"

"There's only gaming as an option, is there anything else?"

She's unwavering.

"So, what about Kaguya-senpai?"

"Hmm. Sorry. I can't think of anything right away."

Kaguya-senpai shook her head.

Licia spoke up in her place.

"Isn't this something that Aria is good at? We are from another world, so we don't really understand the barriers between us and other countries."

Oh, I see.

To them, Japanese and foreigners are all classified as Earthlings.

…It's quite ironic that people from another world can view race without discrimination.

"Now that I think about it, there were no language differences in the Blue Sphere."

Well, there were some, but the language was unified at some point.

"I never imagined there were 7,000 languages over here."

"7000?!" exclaimed Kaguya-senpai in shock.

Yeah, I'm surprised too. There was that much.

No matter how you look at it, isn't that too much?

"Huh? Does that mean it supports all languages?"

"Only the ones ​​spoken in countries with a good internet environment"

Wow.

So much for countries' borders.

Well, Even if you say that, I don't really understand because I've never been abroad.

Oh, in that case I should talk about cultural differences between Japan and other countries in my chat streams.

Once that was decided, my actions were quick.

I opened social media and started collecting stories of culture shock people had experienced when they had traveled abroad or had made friends with foreigners.

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