Chapter 117 - Chapter 105: An Unexpected World Announcement
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"It's almost time."
"Ah, already? Time flew by."
[Rossan] "A live stream where time just flies as usual lol"
[Shundy] "It was peaceful today since there was no [Food Porn]~"
[Daytron] "
[Gafugafu] "
[Bluesha] "
[Washo] "
etcetc…
Whoa, whoa, whoa, all that money flowing in from donations, it's still scary.
Of course, it wasn't just me,
"Ah, thank you very much!"
"Mion. Is it alright for next week again?"
"Yes, that's the plan. Please look forward to the full version on Tuesday."
As long as she regained her composure, she could speak clearly.
Now, for the last call…
[The Harune Holy Nation has been founded!]
""Huh?!""
Mion and I gasped in unison, and from that moment, the comment section exploded with a torrent of "Huh?" and "What?" messages.
"W-well then, everyone, let's meet again! Goodbye~"
"See ya~"
"Woof!"
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"Yes. Sensei, thank you very much."
"Good work. That last thing… what was that?"
Comments were still flowing… oh, they stopped. Does that mean all the comments sent during the broadcast have reached me now?
…Huh?
"It says in the comments that someone from Game Dolls apparently founded a nation."
"Does that mean a player founded a nation?"
"If it's true, then yeah. …Is that going to be okay?"
Seth (Miki) had hypothesized it might be an ultra-luxurious version of a player's guild, so if that's the case, maybe it would work out.
"Club President and the others must be in a panic."
"Hmm, I wonder. It might depend on the location? It says something about it being a new frontier south of the Republic."
"Shall I go check it out?"
"No, it's fine. It has nothing to do with the [Uninhabited Island], and if Club President Bell-san calls for me, I can just talk about it on this live stream."
Club President Bell-san, Seth, Nat, Iincho, and maybe the people from [Silver Manor]? I'd be concerned if anyone I knew was involved.
The [Game Dolls] people are doing it for work, and while that Imagawa-san who started on an [Uninhabited Island] was a bit unfortunate, Nat told me she just remade her character and resumed playing normally.
"That's true. Um, Shou-kun, you're going to play IRO a bit longer, right?"
"Yeah. Until about 11. I'll go through the [Dense Forest] and gather things on my way back."
I hunted [Greydeer], so I might as well try spreading its hide on my stone bed.
Actually, once that storage building is finished, I might be able to move there. If it has a roof, I should be able to log out to sleep.
"Alright, Lupi, let's go home!"
"Woof."
I still needed to come here to make salt, so I wanted to make a path.
I was also curious about the [Civil Engineering Skill] Seth mentioned, and if I could control earth spirits, I'd like to try.
Yeah. I have too much to do to worry about people I don't know.
"Shou-kun, you seem to be enjoying yourself."
"Eh? Oh, maybe it's because today's live stream was fun, and I was just thinking about all the things I want to make from now on? Did you have fun, Mion?"
"Yes!"
"Then that's good."
"Woof!"
"Yeah, yeah, you too, Lupi."
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"Big Brother, excuse my intrusion."
"Oh, that was faster than I expected. Club President Bell-san too?"
"Yes, she's here."
"Good work."
As for me, I was busy organizing the [Papu Fruit] and vines I had collected.
I felt like I could make wooden boxes or something with the wood I had cut down earlier to clear the path.
"It's about the declaration of nation-founding just now, right?"
"Indeed."
"First, I'll explain what happened. You two were doing your live stream and probably just heard the [World Announcement]."
"It overlapped with the end of the live stream, so I was really flustered."
"It was good that Sensei was there."
Really, if Yata-sensei hadn't spoken up, Mion and I would have been at a loss. Ending the broadcast promptly allowed us to calm down.
"Your solo defeat of the [Area Boss] also overlapped with the end of my press conference, didn't it?"
…My apologies for that.
"That discussion can wait. In any case, it was Hojo Harune-dono of [Game Dolls] who declared the founding of the nation. She apparently declared it at a frontier she had been developing with her fans."
"Oh, so it's serious nation-building, then?"
"It seems the situation is rather dubious…"
"Why is that?"
What could it be? A virtual idol building a nation with her fans is, in a way, similar to what that Imagawa-san was trying to do, so it feels like it should be going as planned, doesn't it?
Thinking that, I tied the vines together. The [Papu Fruit] wouldn't be eaten, so I put them in a corner of the cave.
What was mostly hogging my inventory right now was meat, but that should be fine in the [Storage] in the [Mountain Cabin], right?
Also, I wanted to try making [Bacon] or something, so maybe I needed a [Smoking Room] too?
"It would have been fine if it was just the [Game Dolls] people and their fans, but the [Units] people and their fans were there too…"
"Seriously?"
Why would they declare a nation in such a situation? Anyone would know that would cause trouble, wouldn't they?
"Didn't anyone around them try to stop them?"
"Even if we say 'around them,' they were all Harune-dono's juniors. I hear those corporate virtual idols have strict hierarchical relationships."
Ah, that's right.
And the fans wouldn't stop them… they probably wouldn't. Rather, they'd probably enthusiastically cheer them on.
"Or maybe the company told them to do it?"
"That might also be a possibility. [Game Dolls] also focuses on strategy guides, and if they unearthed such a big scoop as a nation-founding declaration, I don't think there's any option but to go through with it."
"So~, [Game Dolls] and [Units] are having a discussion, then~?"
Even if there's trouble, it's still within the game, so will they settle it in-game? No, in [PvP], the [Game Dolls] who started with limited conditions would have an advantage, right?
"As far as the [Official Forum] shows, negotiations are still ongoing."
"Hmm, I pretty much understand the situation, but for now, it doesn't seem like it'll cause us any trouble?"
"That's right. However, it seems she declared the nation during a live stream, and if that spreads, people might speculate that Shou-kun's place could also declare a nation, you know?"
Ah…
"No, no, even if they did, I'd just say 'I'm not doing it'."
"That's right. There was talk of new players possibly coming to Shou-kun's island, and that was canceled."
"But Mion-dono, you would be able to go to Big Brother's island too, would you not?"
"…No, that's not allowed."
Sorry. I was a little relieved…