Chapter 1128 - ハルソラ配信中：Part.2
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"Yes. And so..."
Some time had passed since the start of the stream. The first highlight, which connected from the digest of the first part of the infinite marathon that lasted about twelve hours... in short, the first trial.
The moment the scene of the genuine brawl between superhuman physical strength & technique vs cooperation & technique with the "Sword" of the East, connected to the 'Primeval Four Towers'────the [Hero]-sama, came to an end.
"That's how it was."
I've been told various things like 'First-person perspective?' 'Why is it an FPS?' 'Wait a minute, a Clown-perspective is heartless' 'For now, I've prepared a washbasin' and so on, but I've been intentionally ignoring them; it's a full-length video from my perspective.
In other words, the "conclusion part" just now must have also provided the kind of impact as if the viewer themselves were swinging a 'katana' and cutting through the duel with the [Hero]-sama.
With half confidence and half desire, I let out a word to mark the break, and────
'That's how it was?????' 'What kind of way was that???????' 'Yes' '( ゜д゜)⇐ All viewers are like this, you know???' '( ゜д゜)゜д゜)゜д゜)゜д゜)゜д゜)' 'Alright, same as usual' 'I understood that I don't understand anything' 'That's strange... unlike usual, I could follow it with my eyes, but I didn't understand a single thing...' 'He was getting a head-butt at the end, wasn't he???????' '"What are you doing" is our line, though???' 'Someone please execute this guy' 'Do you even seduce enemies? I see' 'Is that even an enemy? ' 'I only caught up to the fact that the face reveal at the end was a suuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuper beautiful person' 'Desperate excuse time lol lol lol' 'I can feel the genuine panic from the movement of the perspective' 'Explode. Please explode?' 'Nia-chan kawa-yo. As usual, I can't see her face, though' 'She's definitely glaring with half-lidded eyes, definitely cute' 'In the end, what was what and what were you doing? ' 'No, it's just "what are you doing" the whole time' 'The information... the information is scattering infinitely...' '──────' '────' ────............
And so, the reaction of the comments was a textbook example of pandemonium.
The monitor in front of me was set up so I could gauge the viewers' reactions, unlike Sora's, but it was limited to a number I could just barely follow with my real-life dynamic visual acuity.
And it was this. It was terrifying to even think about what the actual total number was, and more importantly, I didn't even want to know the current number of concurrent viewers. It's better not to know for the sake of protecting my heart.
...Anyway, I looked at the 'voices' that were enough to roughly gauge the atmosphere of the whole thing, and while confirming that it was mostly following the predicted flow.
"Ah—... it's that. To say it, this time it's all this (that). Mystery, mystery, mystery, and more mystery—that's how we'll be bringing it to you until the end, but...────"
'Seriously?' 'Are you serious?' 'Wow...' 'My head is going to explode' 'Isn't abandoning the explanation in a live commentary stream too new???' '────' '──' ......
I stole a glance at my neighbor.
...Okay. She's still stiff as a board, leave it to me.
"────Well, but, in other words, that means you're in exactly the same perspective as us during the conquest. As you can see, we didn't understand a single thing either. At the time."
'Well, I can understand that' 'Everyone is confused without exception, after all' 'You're a-l-w-a-y-s asking questions, aren't you... to someone (that)' 'Should I understand that (that) is also a "mystery"?'
"That's right. So, while providing a sympathetic experience through the video, I thought I'd also have you all experience the flood of question marks we had in our heads..."
'Is there a need to drag us into that???' 'What kind of kind invitation to drag us along' 'I'm so grateful tears are coming out' 'A well-crafted dragging-along, lol' ──────
"So basically, I think there will be questions I pick up and questions I don't, but for the ones I don't, I'd appreciate it if you'd just sense that 'now isn't the time.' Thanks."
...Something like that, I guess.
I'm talking to the world, after all. I can only roughly, vaguely, and crudely read the reactions based on my personal intuition and other things, but the total reaction isn't bad.
By saying 'now isn't the time,' many people have already sensed that there will be explanations later. For now, I'll consider it good that the stance of 'watching while tilting your head in doubt is the correct way to watch' has been conveyed... well, for the time being.
Then, yeah. For now────
"And with that, it's a bit early, but I'll take the liberty of 'declining'..."
'?' 'What is it' 'Declining?' 'Which declining?' 'What's up' '???'
"Since it seems my partner is getting dizzy, we'll take our first short break."
'Ah' 'Ah' 'Ah' 'Oka—y' 'As many as you want!' 'Go ahead, go ahead!!!' 'Take your time—!' 'Even a long break is totally fine' 'Sora-chan is top priority, okay' 'Don't push yourself' 'Breathing is important' 'Cute' 'She's been cute the whole time, national treasure certification now' '──' '────' '──────' '────' ────......
"Thanks. From here, scenes of break-time idle talk and the second act of the tag-team will continue for a while, so I'll leave the video running for everyone to enjoy."
────Yes, okay. The understanding for the next task, which had been decided, was obtained from the whole world in a second as soon as I made the request. It's a peaceful world that warms the heart.
Then, while I felt grateful, I also let out a secret bitter smile from the dread of 'how much is my angel loved by the world'... ah, it's not secret at all, it's perfectly reflected in the standing picture (mini-character). Well, whatever, if it's me, feel free to tease me as much as you want, hahaha.
"Then, we'll be back within ten minutes at the most────...,"
Once again, then.
After the greeting, I cast my gaze outside the booth. Of course, the team members were waiting in the same room from the beginning until now, in charge of checking the streaming equipment and other miscellaneous tasks.
Among them, I made eye contact with the producer—Miki—who was in charge of the 'audio,' which required the most important and careful operational judgment in a sense────
"..................Phew...!"
A few seconds after seeing the hand sign, I let out a breath that wouldn't reach the world.
Aside from the audio, the visual information conveying 'us'—the standing pictures—also shifted to break mode (.....). Looking at the drawings of 'Me' and 'Sora' side-by-side with our eyes closed, looking like we were having a peaceful nap, the comment section started showing signs of pandemonium again, as expected.
You guys are energetic... ────Now. More importantly.
For now, I'll dump the control of the stream onto my reliable friends like Miki who are working on various things. In the roughly ten minutes of allotted time, I have one mission to accomplish.
That is............ Knock-knock. After the knock, I'll excuse myself without waiting for a reply.
"────Sora-san. Are you okay?"
".............................."
Likely, one part is tension and one part is shame.
I know my partner... at least, I know her well in this kind of regard.
In short, the remaining emotions... ──over eighty percent was the feeling of being pathetic for having frozen up despite her enthusiasm, to the point where she had erased her presence toward the end.
She's actually a sore loser to the core, and a mass of seriousness and responsibility. This beautiful girl.
Because of that, as if she truly 'has no face to show me.' My partner, who was sinking into the streaming chair with her cute face covered by both hands, being super-naive and super-cute...
"Come on, cheer up. It's okay. It's only just begun."
"..................Ugh...! Ugh-ugh...!!!"
"Don't just groan. Look, there are snacks. Want some? Can you eat?"
"Ugh-ugh-ugh-ugh-ugh-uuuuuuuuuuuuuugh...!!!!!"
I have to revive her somehow.
There's no way she could do her first battle against the world, right? That's why it's a stream that can become legend, though.