Ch.82 Event Stream "Brutality! Buster Ball!" ⑨

TL note :

Dear all readers,

Good news : you've caught up with the raw

Bad news : you've caught up with the raw

This novel is the first novel I translated and I grew fond of it, so I personally would really like to see what would happen next.

It's been on hiatus for a while now, but hopefully the author doesn't abandon this novel.

Anyway, enjoy the chapter!

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(There was no point in me participating.)

Shizuku muttered the same words she had had in her mind a while ago.

She stood there in the outfield, staring blankly at the battle between pitcher and batter.

After all, Arisu's evil plan, which she had suspected would ruin the event, was put to an end by even more brutalities that's happening.

The event content was so outlandish that Arisu mysteriously played the role of a decent straight man.

And Arisu in question was standing at the light, seemingly exhausted from the countless comments she had received.

Her eyes are completely dead.

It seems that it will be difficult for her to even play satisfactorily, let alone have the luxury of plotting something evil.

(I really don't know)

Arisu usually has a broadcasting style that involves putting on a mask and pandering to both her seniors and listeners, but this incident has unexpectedly earned her a reputation as a person with common sense and a hard life.

She earned it.

This was also a good thing... and more and more listeners began to cast passionate glances at Arisu

Considering the person herself, who behaves like a sewer but never neglects ti keep her brand, this is a ridiculous case.

In any case, there is no doubt that she has a negative impression of "Trinity" itself.

Shizuku feels relieved that Arisu will refrain from making any reckless actions in the future.

After all, there is nothing more annoying than an accident involving someone getting caught up in it.

The troublesome thing about having genmates is that even if you're not at fault, the problems can still spread to you.

The strike call rings out.

It was Yuuna who received the ball returned by the catcher.

Ouka has already returned to the center and is sending out her thoughts, "Please don't fly over here, please, please, please."

Shizuku understand how she feels.

Because she absolutely hate it when the ball comes flying towards me.

Bullets and artillery fire don't hurt, and there's almost no impact.

People are also getting used to the feeling of shooting and being shot in a VR space.

However, defense is a job that amateurs dislike, not just in baseball but in most sports.

Especially when it comes to team competitions, the balance of responsibility shifts all at once, making it even more troublesome.

To people like Shizuku and Ouka, the word "responsibility" has more power than carpet bombing. Damn teamwork.

She watches the final stage while uttering such curses.

Bottom of the ninth inning, two outs, runner on first.

The score was 44-43, making for a heated match.

Furthermore, most of the points are awarded based on the player's kills.

If they get a big hit here, it would go into extra innings, but if they hit a home run, it would be a game-winning two-run home run, making this a watershed moment.

The one at bat is Ellis, a genmate of Yuuna.

"I never thought it'd come to this."

Ellis looks up at her teammate standing on the mound, holding her bat.

Yuuna looked down calmly and nodded leisurely.

"That's right. My dream is to win a million dollars and buy a sofa that ruins people with the prize money."

"Don't be so spoiled, NEET."

"What!?"

"The first thing you should do is give us our money back."

"...I don't know anything about the money I borrowed in the past!!"

"The past?! (Ugh)"

"I know you stole money from your mother when you were a kid."

"You betrayed the white ball at the very last moment, and the white ball betrayed you! I won't let you commit any more acts of violence!"

"You idiot! There's no way I can win this competition with just my occult pitching techniques! Come on, if you can hit it, go ahead and hit it! Let's hit my strongest winning shot!"

"Very well! I'll slam you onto the screen along with your stupid brain, you trash shrine maiden!"

"Elliiiiiiiiiiiisssss!!"

"Yuunaaaaaa!!"

『This is a parody of a parody, but does everyone get it? If you don't get it, search for "Pachitania" on YouTube.』 (TL : I only found code geass clips, it that what it is?)

『Speaking of pachinko, there was also Disaster Pachinko, where you shoot capsules containing humans.』

『Please don't bring in any more of that crazy culture from over there!』

That aside, let's put aside the exchanges between commentators.

As befits a winning shot, Yuuna's throw showed an incredible amount of movement, just like in a baseball game.

The curveball slides sideways as if cutting the strike zone in half, and is sucked into the mitt.

However, Ellis took a step inward as if chasing the escaping ball - and then... Clink!

A delightful sound echoed through the stadium.

『She hit it! It was a big hit! The ball's moving away rapidly!』

"Geh"

The ball flew in a large parabolic arc to left center field.

It's something that both Shizuku and Ouka should pursue and deal with.

However, Shizuku, who was unaware of such standard strategies, was worried about which of them should go and catch the fish.

And the answer came instantly.

Let's leave it to her

Shizuku thought Ouka would come to the same conclusion.

After all, they are similar people.

When one of them has to deal with something, people like Shizuku and Ouka tend to make it their top priority and leave it to others, and this time was no exception.

Of course, it would be impossible to catch the ball if that happened, but if both of them were to be scolded at the same time, it would be half as scary.

(I guess I should at least give it a quick chase...)

But it would be better to at least make it look presentable.

She started running with thoughts like an indoor polar bear.

"Eh?"

But what she saw was Ouka chasing the ball with all her might.

She was running with all her might, not minding the attacks from the opposing bench, and before she knew it, Shizuku was also increasing her speed as if she was being lured in.

Ouka jumps in just in time, barely making it.

However, the ball hit the edge of the outstretched midfielder and rolled across the grass.

『Ah, what a shame! Fair, fair! You did your best, Ouka!』

『You're letting your personal feelings get in the way of your commentary. It was a close call, but the ball's trajectory changed when it hit the mitt. I'm sure it'll come back soon.』

Just as Kaguya said, the ball rolled in a strange direction.

It's too late to catch the ball or throw it back to home plate now.

Shizuku relaxed her pace, but a stray bullet from the artillery fire landed in the path of the ball.

The ball bounced back and by some miracle landed neatly in Shizuku's mitt which she quickly put forward.

"――――,"

"Shi-Shizuku-chan...!"

Shizuku was taken aback by the unexpected turn of events, but it was Ouka's voice that woke her up.

Shizuku suddenly came to her senses and stared at the ball in the mitt, before finally going into pitching motion as if she had made up her mind.

"Ha, even if you throw it now, it won't be in time. The game is now tied!"

Ellis smiles defiantly as she steps on second base.

Kikyo, the runner already at first base, kicked the ground to third base and was about to run to home plate.

She looked at Shizuku, who had entered the pitching motion in the second half.

First of all, it won't be in time.

To get Kikyo out now, she'd need a sharp arm like a baseball player's—

"Huh?"

*Whoosh!* Something white like a laser beam passed in front of Ellis' eyes.

Then there was a loud, satisfying sound.

It was the sound of catcher Suisen catching the ball, and when Ellis turned around, she saw Suisen tagging out Kikyo, shouting, "I got it!"

"Out! Game over!"

Licia's declaration.

The crowd cheered at the fine play that occurred at the very last moment.

"Yeeeaaaaahhh!!"

Yuuna is on the mound with both hands raised and a beaming smile of joy.

Players from her team rush over to her.

『After a fierce and close battle, the winner is 'Millionaire'!』

『That was an unexpected outcome. Not only Shizuku-senpai's laser beam, but the stray bullets also did an incredible job.』

-As everyone reacted, Shizuku let out a sigh of relief.

Being on the sidelines was a little far away from feeling the heat of joy, and it felt like it was happening to someone else, but Shizuku preferred it that way.

She then looked at Ouka, who was still lying on the grass, and after some hesitation, she held out her hand.

"Are you okay, Ouka-senpai?"

"Y-yes. Thanks. That was amazing...!"

"...Well, I'm actually quite confident in my specs."

This is the result of gifted education.

But still, she was labeled a loser.

"Compared to that, I'm...ugh."

"There's no need to be depressed. It was all the result of Ouka-senpai stretching the mitts."

"B-but, it was just a coincidence."

"It was just a coincidence that the ball came to me. It was the result of a series of coincidences on both sides, so I don't think there's any need to belittle it."

"I, I see. Hehe."

Despite being unfamiliar with the situation, Ouka's cheerful expression caught Shizuku's attention and she gave a wry smile.

Incidentally, one of the spectators who had been listening to their conversation at the front of the stands made the stupid remark, "Their balls...!? I had an idea!!" and was then "killed" by another spectator, who then took his life and logged out.

It was in a form that would reap a life, so there was no right or wrong.

Don't say things like, "That's usually the case if it has a blade."

"Why……"

Shizuku suddenly muttered something.

"Hmm?"

Ouka tilted her head while smoothing her cherry-colored hair.

"Why did you seriously chasing the ball earlier?"

For a moment Shizuku thought, "I made a mistake by speaking like that," but she decided to throw the awkwardness aside for the time being.

This is a typical Vtuber problem.

"People like us aren't the type to chase desperately in that situation. We leave it to others and just pretend to be able to chase after them."

Ouka reacts to her words with a nod.

"I understand," Is what she seemed to be saying.

"I know."

She actually said it.

"I understand what you're trying to say. It's not my style, it's not my character, people tend to laugh at the desperate, introverted side of me... I thought that trying my hardest was lame..."

"Ugh," came a cry of agony.

She was the one who said it and suffered.

"Well, why?"

"...Because there are people watching over me."

Ouka glanced at Alpheria.

"Even when I was a failure, there were people who didn't laugh at me, but watched over me and offered to lend me a hand. That alone made me want to try harder... So, you know... I started to think that I should at least do the things that I have to do properly."

There is no noticeable change in her personality or behavior.

However, it was clear that something was changing within Ouka.

"is that so"

Hearing those words, and seeing Ouka changing for the better, Shizuku felt jealousy.

(I kinda hate it)

Although she was a loner like her, everything else about her was the complete opposite.

Unlike Shizuku, who was brokenhearted and ended up like this, she became withdrawn for no particular reason, and yet she is blessed with the best family I could have had.

She couldn't help but feel envious and jealous of that.

Shizuku felt her heart rapidly cool down and tried to turn around.

If things continued like this, she would end up hurting Ouka's innocent smile.

But.

"Um... so, Shizuku, you did a great job."

Without any consideration for Shizuku's feelings, Ouka placed her hand on Shizuku's head.

Then she begins to stroke it timidly, from left to right.

"――――!!"

Shizuku was in a daze for a while, but she somehow regained her senses and her face instantly turned bright red.

"Wh, wh, wh, wh, wh, what are you doing?!"

She quickly shook off the hand and stepped back.

"Fugu, y-you don't like it?"

She asks nervously.

It must have taken a lot of courage for Ouka to make that move.

"Well, more importantly, why did you suddenly pat me on the head?"

"Um... like I'm watching you?"

"Why is it in question form?"

"Because...!"

Putting it into words...putting it into words...! She stared at Ouka, who was holding her head.

She was definitely able to do her best because someone did that to her.

That's why she probably wanted to share some with Shizuku as well.

She was like an ikemen in terms of her actions, but after that she was just too messy.

Alpheria would have handled things more smartly.

However, that doesn't mean it's not the correct answer.

At the very least, Shizuku was――

"Well, it can't be helped."

Seeing Ouka writhing in agony with tears in her eyes and a deformed expression on her face, Shizuku found everything to be absurd and gave a wry smile.

"Come on, let's go, Ouka-senpai."

She said, taking Sakura's hand.

"Eh? Where are we going?"

"Isn't it obvious?"

Shizuku looked ahead as if pointing in the direction of where they were going.

There, their teammates continue to wait with smiles on their faces for the two who have yet to join their group.

The two acknowledged this and smiled in the same way before running off.

Event Stream "Brutality! Buster Ball"

--fin--

Click.

""Click?""

『『"Ah"』』

They both stopped in their tracks as they felt like they had stepped on something like a button.

When they moved their feet, they saw a green button hiding in the grass.

They both wonder what it is, but of course there is no answer.

『What should we do, Kaguya-senpai? They accidentally stepped on that button. The match is already over.』

『I never thought it would turn out like this. But it's the rules. I guess there's nothing I can do about it.』

『Is there a way to cancel it?』

『There is no such thing as compassion in Busterball!!』

"Of course, Kaguya-neesama!"

『You Busterball freaks...!』

The three members of Trinity are having a suspicious conversation.

Sensing something unpleasant, everyone turned their attention towards them.

Alpheria sighed deeply as she began to explain.

"Well, let me explain. Actually, there is a certain mechanism that is always installed on the Buster Ball field. That mechanism is the 'Big Bang Buster'. It moves around the field, going in and out like whack-a-mole, and when you step on it, it activates."

Oops, the wind direction has changed.

『If anyone press that button, the stadium will explode in five minutes.』

"""Huuuh???"""

"That's not true, Alpheria. The original Buster Ball had a five-minute escape time.

However, this is a VR space. There is no need to worry about damage, so we changed the settings so that it would explode immediately."

"""『HUUUUH?????』"""

Alpheria joined in too.

"As expected of Licia-chan."

"Of course, Kaguya-neesama."

"Okay then, let's go."

"Yes"

""On one, two... Buster!!!""

--Boom

The world was enveloped in light.

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I got really angry.

There is almost always an accident when getting these people involved!!

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Author's note :

This concludes the second arc.

I'm repeating the same thing as in the previous post, but I apologize for the late update.

Before I started writing this story, I thought it would be interesting, but once I started, it was more difficult than ever before, which is 80% of the reason why the update is late.

The main reason I decided to write this novel was because I wanted to write about Nijisanji GTA in my own way, and Buster Ball was to get an impression of a large-scale collaboration, but managing a large number of people is extremely difficult.

I introduced the full dive element to increase freedom, but there were still a lot of restrictions that came with it.

The remaining 20% ​​was because I was writing a new work.

I posted this story an hour before this chapter was posted.

The title is,

"A story about teaching the school's angel princess various games and making her fall from heaven" (TL : hmm, interesting)

You can view it from the URL below or by clicking on the author's name.

https://kakuyomu.jp/works/16818792440035710895/episodes/16818792440035818124

This is a youthful romantic comedy about a boy who slowly gets closer to a silver-haired half-Japanese girl while acting silly with his male friends.

The concept is a love story between the heroine of a romantic comedy aimed at men and the hero of a romantic comedy aimed at women.

If you like, please check out this work too.

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