Chapter 561 - On a Certain Archiver's Stream: The Story Continues
"—Haru-chan, you say...?!!"
Yo, who the hell are these guys popping up out of nowhere!
The final weapon that shatters the Stardropper's fetishes...!?
YOU GUYS KNOW HIM?!!!
Acrobat-san became Acrobat-chan!?
Shut up, this is our leader's time to shine. Watch the video.
Ah, I'm a Harunia shipper.
Carve this into your very soul.
Harunia is sacred.
Worship them. And fall into the swamp.
AiHaru is good, but Harunia is great too.
"What is with these guys...!!!"
You're just gonna drop a bombshell like that and not explain?!!!
Seriously, who are these guys?!!!!
Three suspicious members of the Harunia faction!?
—"The single falling star binds all, clad in green, it sways with the hurricane."
"No, seriously, this is no time for that!! I don't get it, what's going on!? That Trance system... a gender swap means it's the second status sheet—and she's planting her feet to cast, so is this a mage build?!"
Acrobat-san is a mage-chan now!?
Still, what kind of chant takes fifty seconds!?
It's not like it's Starlight Magic or anything...
—"The fleeting melody plays and whirls, a misstep becomes a flash of light."
"—Hmph, no...!"
Uh, isn't that what it is?
Someone who can chant while doing acrobatics, even if it is weapon-dependent, has to stop moving...!
A super-long incantation that prevents movement.
Eh, for real?
How many months has this person been playing Arcadia...?
"A little over three months... Seriously?"
—"Donning white, bursting with blue, the thunderhead first glimpses the birth of crimson clouds."
Such a slow, deliberate, beautiful song... this is...!
No, but, that voice...!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Aaaaaahhhhhhhhh my ears are meltingggggggggg.
—"The time for our fateful meeting has come; with the sin of trespassing into the divine domain, I report to the moonlit heavens."
Yeah, yeah, all of that is insane, but LADY IRISSS!!!
What's with that massive beam cannon spam, that's not allowed!!?
Whoa whoa whoa stop stop stop it hurts it hurts it hurts.
—"I am the one who steals the sky."
"—...C'mon, seriously... hang in there... You can do it...!"
Hey, Crown, hurry hurry hurry!!!!!
You can't rush Starlight Magic!!!!!!!!!!!
Aaaaaaaaaah this is brutal brutal brutal brutal.
—"This body is the end and the beginning's first arrow."
I don't have the time to listen to this awesome-sounding chant!
How much of a monster do you have to be to chip away at her clear style so one-sidedly!?
This thing is on par with a Colored Monster!!!!!
—"Dispel the veil."
How many seconds has it been!?
I DON'T KNOW!!!!!!!!!!!
A little over ten seconds left, maybe!?
Uwaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhh her HP dropped below half!
They're gonna be okay, right??? They're both gonna clear this, right????????
—"Transcend the canopy."
"—Ugh, ah...! Come on...!"
Me.
It brokeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee.
Aaaaaaaah no way, no way.
Are you serious, it broke Clearbellfa??????????????????
A legit monster.
—"The fate yet unseen lies in the distant future, and that is why..."...!
HP is in the red.
Ah, it's ov—
"—You can do it!!! Hang in there!!!"
—"The swift heavenly storm resides in the soul yearning for the beyond (here)"!!
"—...Huh?"
...?
Eh, did the video freeze?
It's a still image.
Is my device working properly...?
Oh.
Huh?
What are these numbers?
An edit?
Seven seconds...?
What's it counting down?
The numbers aren't moving, so can we assume this is an intentional edit?
Ah.
No, it's moving.
The decimals are ticking down reeeaaallllyyy slowly...
"Huh, eh... what is this? What's going—"
—Alright, you damn fox. Playtime's over.
"Wh-wha...!!?"
What!?
It started...!?
But the countdown is still going at a ridiculously slow pace!
What just happened? I can't see, I can't see...!
A huge flash of light, a massive boom, and the rep got blown away...!?
Eh, wait, it's crackling.
Lightning...?
Isn't her hair doing something crazy?
A lightning ponytail???
"Wait, wait, wait... so it's... that... that kind of thing?"
It moved again!
Whoa, her eyes!!!
Gold and silver odd-colored eyes!!?
Hold on, is that a thought acceleration skill!?
So the rumors that she got one were true!!!
Between the Starlight Magic and this, her skill acquisition speed is insane, isn't it!?
—"Awaken."
"—...Haha, what is that?"
Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmph.
That's enough... what is it now...
Her pendant turned into a sword...?
The visuals... are too powerful...
Is that like Partner-chan's magic sword???
Petals are scattering from the blade.
Cherry blossoms...?
Wow, it's beautiful.
Hey, not even a second has passed on the countdown, so...
Why is she moving around normally???
"—Ahhh, this is the best. I'll follow you for life."
Eh...
Ehhh................
The magic circles all vanished in an instant...
This is completely beyond my understanding.
This has to be edited to be dozens of times slower, right...?
And even then, it's so fast all we can tell is that something flashed, and...
The frozen princess.
Ah, right, so that's what this is...
Even standing still, our princess is beautiful.
She's so beaten up...
My heart aches.
Still the most beautiful in the world.
Acrobat-san... or rather, Haru-chan, is talking perfectly normally, isn't she?
Does this mean everything is sped up, and her speaking speed is insane too...?
—Thanks. You can rest now.
"............................................................hnnngh."
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Nope.
That's as far as we go.
lol
That... that smile...!!!!!
My fetish.
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhh this is a fetish-destroying weapon...
How about it, gentlemen?
Fall into the swamp.
—Game set. Brace yourself.
This is our leader.
"—...Whoa!!"
Way too fast!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I seriously can't see it!!!!!
Wait, for real, at this slow-mo speed?!!?!?
The rep is almost completely still!!!
"This is nuts, this is nuts...! Just touching it makes lightning strike!!!"
The kind of thing where one touch is instant death...!?
Could it be a super-long-incantation physical enhancement grand magic!!?
What the hell is physical enhancement grand magic!!!
THE SWORD!!!!!!!!!!!
Right down the middle of its head!
—...I see. Just a paper tiger.
"What do you mean, 'I see'?!!"
Her movements are fast, and her understanding is even faster.
Seriously, this playback speed is still insane!?
Wait, so it had no effect!?
Wha-huh!!!!?!?!?
Martial arts!!!!!
Soooooo strooooooong.
"Yeah, that's what I thought. Every time she touches it, a crazy-damaging attack triggers, doesn't it...!!"
When she grabbed its snout, there was a huge ZAP! sound too...!
Is it a magic that turns every single move into grand magic???
More like, 'I am grand magic'...?
As expected of Starlight Magic... what now!!?
Chaos Bloom.
I'm telling you, the visuals!!!!
Cherry blossom petals...!!!
"Haru and cherry blossoms..."
Aaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh my fetish is breaaaaakinggg.
Oh, something else crazy is coming.
This is probably...!
—Let's go, punk.
"With those looks and that Acrobat attitude, that's jus—"
Lightning strike.
This is just the strongest, isn't it?
This is totally a boss enemy, not a player.
Even a Replica isn't this broken.
Replica...?
The Great Lightning Spirit.
Whoa, she's tearing it apart...!!!
The surrounding petals have an attack hitbox too.
!!!?
Brutal.
It reacted!?
What kind of processing speed does that maaaaaagggiiiiiiiiic haaaaaaaaaaaaave.
"Did she cut it...? No."
—That magic is a snack for this Sakura Sword.
"She... ate it?"
Did the petals increase???
Not destruction, but a magic-absorbing sword?????
Just like the princess's purple lightning...!?
Man, this is a storm of wind, lightning, and cherry blossoms...
She dragged it out...!!!
That neck grab was vicious.
And then ZAP-KABOOM.
She has the face of a super-beautiful girl but her actions are merciless...!!!!!
My fetish... my fetish...!
At this point, the rep's body can't keep up with its reactions, right?
It's not just reaction, it's like they're in completely different speed dimensions, isn't it...?
It barely managed to fire off some magic, but it all got eaten...
"But it hasn't cracked since it went full beast mode... does its final form have super high defense? Even if she's overwhelming it with speed, if her firepower is—ah, here it comes."
More martial arts!!!
Tekkai.
Rin!?
That technique name sounds familiar somehow!?
What was that? If my avatar took that, I'd lose like seventy lives.
A Rinne Special, lololol.
A combo from Genkotsu-san and Rinne-chan!!?
Are they close!?
Broke one!
Two left!!!
Hey, she just took a counterattack, didn't she!!!?!?!?
Why didn't she take any damage!!!
Wait, is she in legit invincible mode?
No, that can't be.
"The magic was intercepted... physical immunity? No, did she just cut it to feed it to her sword? I can't figure it out, we'll have to wait for the official details before we can even begin to theorize—"
—"Heavenly Storm, Release."
"Tenran Kaihou!!"
WHAT!!!!!!!!!!!
RUMBLE-CRACK-ZAP.
A storm on par with Tempest is—
—"Phantom Cherry Blossom Fragment."
"Gen'ou Hitohira!!!"
What what what what!!!!!!!!!!
It sucked in all the petals!!!
It's glowing SOOOOO BRIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!
Whoa, blinding.
Is it coming, is it going, the ultimate moveeeeee!!!!!!!!!
"A modified two-handed grip!! Second Strike—NO, THAT'S NOT IT!!!"
—Prototype, First Style.
—[Hayate].
"—...I couldn't see anything, but."
Two sounds.
Zero lives left.
Ah...
—...Well, zero lives doesn't mean game over, right?
"It survived—...huh?"
Eh?
What's that?
Ah, I've seen this befo—
A sword in the shadow!!!!!!
The Undying's move!!!!?
This is the Acrobat.
Our friend.
—To weave the world.
The best leader who aims for total victory with her comrades.
—[Arcadia, Ideal Land Embracing the Old Moon]!!
—...
—...
—...
—Okay, hold on a sec—
—Not waiting...!
—Oof, gweh...!?
—This is... our victory...!
—R-Right, we did it. Calm down...!
—F-Fufu...! Ahaha...!
—Hey, you, Arche...! Don't you know this is being recorded—
—I haven't forgotten! I don't care...!
—That's not goo... hey, the announcements are so loud!
—That was fun...!
—Well, that's goo... stop, stop, wait, wait, wait!
—The recording! At least stop the recording fir—!?
—... ...!
—...
—...
...
"—......................................................Well, uh, you know."
Yeah.
Right.
You know.
Well.
Yup.
Yes.
"Let's rewatch it from the beginning... and talk about everything, forever."
No objections.
This is an all-day course.
Is one day enough?
Maybe I should request time off.
I have a feeling I'll be replaying this video a month from now.
Forget a month, this is the kind of thing you'll want to watch for years to come.
"Alright, let's just make this an all-day stream. But there's one thing I have to say."
What's with the sudden formality?
Did you fall in love with Acrobat-san, I mean, Acrobat-chan?
Lol.
What are you laughing at?
I did.
I did too.
We all did, didn't we?
Don't tease us, just say it.
"Yeah, I said it before, but—I'm officially an AiHaru shipper now."
That's also good.
But however.
Harunia is good too.
Seriously, what is up with these guys...
And so they continue to talk. A certain Archiver's stream never ends.