Chapter 1020 - Interlude: The Throng of the Electric Sea
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"Purge the great sinner Crown."
"On the matter of not being able to hear the New Year's bells even once because of the bells of love."
"Didn't they ring like 1.08 million times???"
"Give me a break, Crown. It's seriously frustrating how cool you are, so just stop."
"He really is a prince…"
"Hasn't he been playing for less than a year?"
"This game is broken."
"It's a well-known fact that Arcadia has been broken from the start."
"Considering how direct he was with his flirting this time, do you think he was hitting on her when they first met, too?"
"Right? That was basically a 'I'll get stronger for you' declaration, wasn't it...?"
"Anyone would fall for that."
"Judging by the Princess's expression, that interpretation is probably correct…"
"I mean, she was one hundred percent a maiden in love."
"Wait? Is IriHaru confirmed?"
"She was so cute and precious that every version of me across the multiverse died."
"Is there no salvation for Sora-chan and Nia-chan!!?"
"B-But HaruNatsu…"
"Just marry them all already… We can't take the suspense anymore…"
"He chooses one -> We, the audience, die. He marries them all -> Crown-san dies."
"No matter what, it ends in death. I can't even laugh."
"Then at the very least, Crown-san should take responsibility and die…"
"Just have Iris-sama marry everyone."
"Well, if it's the White family…"
"It always comes back to this. The White family is just too powerful."
"This is basically a public display of affection date. Aren't you two a little too fearless?"
"I bet they don't even notice anyone else around them."
"Anyone else (the entire world)."
"So you're saying it's a world just for the two of them!!??"
"Yeah, yeah, same old, same old."
"I could watch the scene where she releases her sword forever."
"It's always like this, but isn't Crown-san a walking personification of 'what boys think is cool'?"
"Just how many new skills and weapons did this guy bust out this time?"
"That gray one is the sword from the 59th floor boss, right?"
"There's no way a normal player could wield that thing."
"It probably requires like 1000 STR."
"Even then, it's probably impossible… (spoken as someone with a 1000 STR build)."
"Lol, a freak build appeared."
"He got new gloves, and his Terror Armament became a 'True Theory' or something…"
"An-ra-ri-ru-re-ro-galta is too insane."
"The 'ra' and 'ro' are not included."
"An=Re Galta."
"Is the official info out yet? I wanna know the official name already."
"The readings for Terror Armaments are always too much…"
"They just posted it. [True Theory: Armor Singing of the King's Key]."
"Whoa, that was fast. Thanks."
"Crown's support team is always on the ball. Super helpful."
"Just like the Daily Acrobat, they're really passionate."
"Passionate, or just a lot of people? Considering his achievements and popularity, there must be dozens of them."
"So it's finally a True Theory… Finally…?"
"No, that's way too fast."
"It hasn't even been a year since he got it…"
"I mean, sure, the density of his accumulated experience is definitely insane, but still…"
"[The King's Sword of Everlasting, Brilliant Starlight]!!! Sooo cooool!!!!!"
"Yep, confirmed 'Star' in the name. It's a system-approved special item, for sure."
"Didn't quite make it to 'Moon,' huh."
"Is it just me, or did he conquer it rather than just not make it?"
"Their chants were matching, right…"
"'In the name of the Crown, I now demonstrate royal authority.'"
"'In the name of the Sword King, I now demonstrate divine authority.'"
"Royal authority and divine authority…"
"Is the system shipping IriHaru???"
"The emotional weight and preciousness are so overwhelming I'm going to explode."
"The King's Sword, you say…"
"At this point, [Angalta, God-Wedge Sword-King] is probably referring to Crown-san himself."
"He's a prince, after all."
"My brain just broke."
"I'm dead."
"A moment of silence for the die-hard Iris-sama fans who are still dying inside."
"Aren't the true fans sobbing with joy while congratulating them?"
"Their core belief is 'The Princess's smile is our smile,' after all…"
"Calling them 'those guys' is kinda sad."
"Anver… Regulus… Amber and Leo?"
"Why Leo all of a sudden? Did he evolve from a rabbit to a lion?"
"Regulus: 'Alpha star of Leo,' 'little king,' 'heart of the lion,' 'the king's star.'"
"And it's one of the brightest stars of spring."
"Hmm."
"So, the link between 'Haru' (Spring) and 'King' seems most likely, then."
"Anver… Amber…"
"If you touch that topic now, a war will break out. Stop."
"This is a 100% stretch, but Sora-chan's eyes are amber-colored, aren't they?"
"And so the war begins."
"Are you saying the king's sword is the color of his beloved partner's eyes???"
"Crown-san, you just…"
"Unforgivable."
"Purge the great sinner Crown."
"Wanna form a raid? I'll be the leader."
"He'd probably annihilate a full raid, or even an over-raid, in seconds."
"He could probably wipe us all out with just the first release form, solo (or duo?)."
"How in the world does it make sense that THAT was a weakened form???"
"I'm an idiot, so I don't get it…"
"His 'serious' forms are so varied that it's impossible to counter him now."
"It's more than just varied. He's a walking tactical hors d'oeuvre platter."
"I see, so that's where the 'Brilliant' in 'Brilliant Starlight' comes from (brilliant deduction)."
"That doesn't even sound wrong…"
"His massive number of options is one thing, but he's also just gotten way too strong."
"That first move, what was that…? What…???"
"The Four-Wind One-Sword 《Hibachi》… so he completed it…"
"The one he used on Natsume-chan-sama during the Triangle Duo."
"Hi… Hibachi."
"Can't read it."
"爐 (Hibachi)."
"He said the skill name out loud, didn't he?"
"It can also be read as 爐 (Irori)."
"Oh boy…"
"What!?"
"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
"So it's suddenly HaruIro!!!?!!?!?"
"HaruIro…? (confused)"
"You're too late to be confused. That's a well-established ship."
"Huh…? (confused)"
"Huh…? (ecstatic)"
"Where can I go to see interactions between Haru-chan and Irori-oneesama?"
"To hell."
"To the depths of the earth (Valhalla)."
"There's a special kind of nourishment you can only get from the refreshing, best-frenemy-rival-bromance feel of HaruIro."
"Irori-oneesama…?????"
"It's amazing how Irori-kun is super beautiful with pretty much the same face."
"Regarding the issue of the rankers destroying people's fetishes one after another."
"What did you say about the wink from Ui-sama, the [Sword Saint]?"
"Yesterday, it claimed the lives of an estimated tens of thousands of [Sword Saint] fans."
"I died a happy death."
"Yeah, it was a peaceful end."
"I have no regrets."
"I was happy, as any person would be."
"From the heavens, with love and gratitude."
"Thank you, for this life…"
"The victims' association has shown up. LMAO."
"Stop posting comments and pass on to the next life already."
"And if you trace it back, it's all Crown's fault…"
"Yeah, yeah, everything is Crown's fault."
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Excerpts from the crowds in various places.