Ch.40 My Buzz is Not Bad. Huh? That's Not It?

["Haru-chan.", Unlike most streamers or idols, has no official name or surname.] [Isn't "Haru" her real name?] [There is a rumor that if we

["Haru-chan.", Unlike most streamers or idols, has no official name or surname.]

[Isn't "Haru" her real name?]

[There is a rumor that if we ask this further, it may get deleted for reasons explained below]

[A supernova in the dungeon distribution industry ー or rather a meteorite, or a group of meteorites that will bring about extinction, in short, a dangerous one]

[A young girl who revolutionizes everything all by herself]

[There are various theories that she may be a loli, shota, or legal loli, but their age and gender are still unknown]

[However, judging from the voice in the stream, it is certain that even if he is a boy, he would be a shota before his puberty]

[I recommend ignoring some of the extreme shota fanatics like the one above]

[Angel of Slaughter]

[A Young girl who gets a headshot with every shot]

[The little girl who changed the concept of little girls]

[If Haru-chan is a shota, then I'm okay with being a shotacon too]

[An airhead]

[Airheaded young girl (true)]

[Airheaded young girl (dangerous)]

[Airheaded young girl (crazy people wishing her to be a shota included)]

[A young girl who made all the rangers and scout jobs go crazy]

[A young girl who will change explorers' education starting next year]

[The young girl who brought about a revolution, for better or worse]

[The person who made it into the top world concurrent viewership rankings just 10 days after her debut stream (excluding the time before the Ruru-chan incident)]

[Ruru-chan is the partner (or guardian, or protected, or Yan... Oh, it looks like someone's coming]

[The only time I was able to enjoy "RuruHaru Duo" was during the first few minutes]

[Dangerous]

[Poor Attribute]

[Daddy's girl]

[She's is also well-known overseas]

[If you see a message in a foreign language or machine translated asking, "Do you know anything about a girl named Haru?", just report it here → <URL>]

And many other things.

Things that happened, things that didn't happen, and also things people fantasized about.

"...What is this?"

When I looked at the top of the first Wiki-like thing that came up when I searched for "Haru," "Streaming," and "Dungeon"...something weird was there.

There are also a lot of illustrations of girls with long blonde hair.

...No matter how you look at it, most of them...

"It's Haru-chan! She's popular!"

"No, I'm not like that at all."

"Eh?"

"Eh?"

"Everyone's exaggerating. Ah, is this the atmosphere of my live stream?"

"...Haru-san, you're being serious, aren't you...?"

"For the past few days, she's only been reading the books she brought here..."

"?"

Girls gather in my room, relaxing on my bed, in a very natural way.

Umm, you guys don't have to gather here, you know.

No no, well, this is an expensive apartment, so the beds are about the size of 10 little girls, so it's not too small, so I guess it's fine, but...

"What should I do about this?"

"If Haru-san finds it offensive, I will request that it be removed."

"Oh no, it's not like that. It's just..."

Although confused, I lowered my gaze to the screen.

[You can see the 10 people called "Origins" who subscribed within a year of the channel's launch and continue to support her to this day, as well as the shotacon called "Anego"]

[They are recognized as Haru-chan's veterans]

[These crazy people talk about Haru-chan's heroic figure at an offline meeting]

[They all seem to know each other]

[Haru-chan is the only ones who doesn't know who they are]

[In the comments, they said, "There should be a clear division between idols and fans" - a noble move.]

[That's why we shouldn't pursue Haru-chan in real life]

[Don't look into the abyss]

[If you look... sorry, I was just kidding, please hel]

"This is the kind of bad behavior that happens in boys' schools. I went to a co-ed school, though."

"...Yes, this kind of thing is popular with male listeners..."

"Yeah, that's true...girls don't really do this kind of teasing."

"Really? Well then, what about girls?"

As someone who had no experience with girls during my student days, I was a bit concerned about this.

"It's better if you don't know."

"I think it's better if you don't know?"

"It would be better for Haru-san not to know."

"Ah, Okay."

Although they are usually all over the place, the fact that they come together at times like this is what girls are like...but no one will say that.

I'm sure that men have their own ideas about the opposite sex, and girls have their own ideas about the opposite sex.

For example, in this day and age, men no longer read paper books but e-books.

"Haru-chan?"

"Not that I'm bothered by it, but there are a lot of rumors going around and I was wondering what to do."

"……………………………………"

"hey?"

That's dangerous.

I don't know why, but when this girl thinks of something in particular, she just stares at me.

"...If Haru-san is not uncomfortable with it, then we can leave it as it is. In the first place, the agency takes appropriate measures against anything that is clearly malicious or accidentally reveals the truth about Haru-san."

"Really?"

"Yes, it seems they are calling on the full resources of the intelligence department."

Ah, it's so helpful to have an agency at times like this.

Gratitude to the middlemen, the middle managers, the intermediaries.

If they're going to do that kind of tedious work, you'd want to pay them.

I'm the type of person who makes the most of those people, so I'd rather have them take as much as I can.

[Don't try to find out Haru-chan's true identity seriously, or Ruru-chan will start homing in on you]

[Even if the comments you make during a stream are not bannable, you should avoid sticking to a specific topic]

[There have been many cases of frequently commenting IDs suddenly going silent]

[It is speculated that this is some kind of influence caused by the misfortune of Fukaya Ruru]

[Curse-samamamamama]

"Ruru-san?"

"I didn't do anything."

"Really?"

"Really."

Ruru-san turns her face away.

…Well, if this girl can control the curse herself, she probably wouldn't suffer from it.

"But really, the setting is so exaggerated. Who is this?"

"That should be convenient for Haru-san. After all, they don't know how much of it is true."

"Is that so?"

"To hide a tree-" Or something like that.

In fact, with so many attributes, even if they saw me here right now, they probably wouldn't recognize me unless I'm with Ruru and the others.

…Well, blonde hair and blue eyes would probably stand out a bit…But I could change the color with the disguise skill anyway…

"So, about the next stream."

"Huh, is it fine for me to go out?"

Oh, I thought for sure I would get NG after the livestream with Ruru-san, but apparently that wasn't the case.

"Haru-san usually streams about three times a week. We're not trying to stop you."

"Oh, is that so?"

I was sure it would be stopped.

That's why I was checking escape routes from this apartment building.

"However, if you can cooperate, my boss would like to measure the distance between you and Ruru-san the next time you stream with her."

"What do you mean by that, Kushima-san?"

"Haru-san and Ruru-san. You two had something happened to you in some kind of dungeon and that's how you ended up in your current situations."

"That's right. I became a girl. And Ruru-san became unlucky."

I think the comment said "Curse-sama"?

“As for that unlucky attribute… I can’t say for sure because Haru-san guided her to avoid the trap, but it’s likely that the ‘inevitable level of bad luck’ won’t activate if the two of you are in close proximity.”

Hmm?

………………………………………….

...Ah, I see.

When Ruru-san is alone, she becomes a very clumsy girl.

So, if she was a few floors apart from me, it would be disastrous.

However, in our latest stream, we were holding hands and I could keep her away from the trap.

"So, if you're okay with it, Haru-san."

"So you're just trying to gauge the safe distance between us inside the dungeon. I don't really mind. I can take care of it to a certain extent."

"...Is it okay, Haru-chan...?"

She looked at me with a slightly troubled look on her face, twirling her hair.

"Even if curse-sama is activated, it will be you who gets hurt, Ruru-san... if we can have a countermeasure in place, then."

Ruru-san herself often falls and gets injured ー both of her parents were seriously injured when she was a high school student.

...She never told me this, but I'm sure she had some unpleasant experiences at school too.

"Yes. We will be guarding Ruru-san. We have been doing that up until now. ...But nothing like the first time Haru-san and Ruru met."

"is that so"

In other words, as long as they don't enter the same dungeon, there will be no interference.

...Huh, but she's always had that tendency to be unlucky... Well, whatever, it's Emi-san, who's been taking care of Ruru-san, so she probably knows something.

But at that time, I was on the 78th floor, and she was on the 77th floor ― but since she had fallenfrom a trap, the distance was probably around 10 to 20 floors, but it caused a lot of trouble... Something like that?

They want to know the conditions.

I see, that’s definitely something we should know.

Our jobs are the same, dungeon diving, and there's no guarantee that the same thing won't happen again in the dungeon by chance without us knowing.

"Besides, Haru-san... I think you'd probably prefer to stream alone after all."

"It's more about the dungeon diving than the stream. I don't know how to explain it, but those hollows I've shown you is so comfortable."

I also like this luxury hotel-like space.

"... Is it, comfortable...?"

"You said that on the stream too..."

Emi-san and Kushima-san looked at each other with strange expressions on their faces.

Why?

"Isn't it nice to have a small, quiet, dark, and cool place? And it would be even better if it was humid?"

"... Haru-chan, sometimes you dives into bed and read a book..."

Oh, it seems they disagree.

Well, I don't think it was this bad when I was a man, but...oh well, what's comfortable is comfortable.

"Also, The origins and the others were worried that you might be tired from all that talking."

"After all, it seems you hadn't had any conversations on stream up until now."

"Hmm, nothing in particular. I'm just the type of person who doesn't say anything unless I have a purpose, so it's fine."

I'm not particularly tired or anything, but...it's fun to relax by myself.

"Well, I'll let you know that next time. How about tomorrow or the day after?"

"Yes, if I don't dive for more than three days I get withdrawal symptoms."

"Withdrawal symptoms?"

"Yes, my hands are shaking."

When you stop doing something you normally do, your body feels restless.

Especially since this body is still young, it's sensitive to those kinds of impulses.

"...Haru-san."

"Kushima-san?"

"Treatment for alcoholism. Would you like to receive it?"

No, no that's not it, calm down Kushima-san.

That's a huge misconception, absolutely.

"Eh, no way, absolutely not, no matter what happens, that's the one thing I will absolutely not do. If you do that, I will use my concealment skills to get away and then hide for at least a year, absolutely, no matter what happens."

"...Haru-san, you're okay with most things, to the point that it worries me, but when it comes to drinking and reading..."

"That's what gives me a reason to live."

It's my reason for living.

In fact, I will run away if they stop me from drinking.

When I just turned into a young girl, there are several safe houses in case they thought I'm an "inhuman kidnapper of young girls.''

I've diversified my assets, and I still can make money in dungeons.

I haven't told anyone though.

A secret base is a secret base because it's a secret.

[Note: He made comments about drinking during the broadcast.]

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"Ah"

I was getting bored so I looked down at the screen and saw a deleted comment.

"Thus, although it's impossible to completely erase the information, the article has been edited to make people think, 'That can't be true.' If you turn it into half a joke, people won't believe it at all."

"...All these places too...?"

"Yes. Thanks to that, our agency staff's salary this month is double what they were last month. ... In other words, their working hours are also doubled..."

"We're civil servants, so we don't get paid a single yen, but everyone seems to be having fun. Well, since it's for Haru-san, everyone seems highly motivated. We won't work overtime, though."

Ah, the disparity between private and public.

...If I have the chance, I'll send a box of sweets to the people at Kushima-san's workplace.

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