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Chapter 558 - On a Certain Archiver's Stream: Part 1

"—This is Terutsuki. A nuke just dropped, so this is a pop-up stream. I'm gonna talk, so you all better be ready."

"Lol, you started the stream way too fast."

"I knewwwww you'd be here."

"Starting the stream the instant the video was uploaded is kinda creepy, but nice one."

"Heyo."

"There he is, the die-hard Acrobat fan."

"Congrats on 20k subs."

"He's basically just a full-time stalker Archiver now, lmao."

"Well, there was the celebration announcement and the rank update, so we all knew a bombshell was coming."

"There are two videos! Two! You're gonna watch both, right?!"

"Of course I am! It's my duty—my obligation! Anyway, let's get started! Can't wait for more people to show up! LET'S WATCH THE FIRST ONE!"

Thud, clunk, CRASH.

"Um, did I just hear something break?"

"Don't go wild lol."

"Calm down, you obsessive superfan."

"At this point he's just a passionate fan, isn't he?"

"Sorry, my mouse went flying and broke something. Whatever, let's watch."

"'Whatever' lol."

"How does a mouse just go flying?"

"Did you throw it???"

"Take care of your things, man."

"Oh."

"Ooh."

"It's starting."

"hyped"

"Ah... a very, very familiar sight."

"Yeah, given the direction and distance, it was pretty much a sure thing."

"The [Shadow-Infested Arena]!!!!!"

"Still not sure how to pronounce '影滲'."

"Isn't it 'eishin'?"

"The truth will remain a mystery until the devs give us official readings..."

"The first one's a solo run, huh?"

"Y-yeah. The first one is."

"The title of the second video... it means that, right?"

"I'm looking forward to that one too, but let's focus on this one first. The crucial replica's form is... ah."

"Hmm, it's humanoid."

"Yep, confirmed to be insane."

"Humanoid replicas are a big no-no."

"Like that nine-tailed lady."

"Looks strong."

"Wha—"

"Ah."

"Whoa."

"Huh?"

"YEP."

"Wha..."

"Insta-killed. I can't even laugh."

"The fact that he immediately puts it in super slow-mo from the first move is the only thing to laugh at."

"And even then, you can barely follow it with your eyes."

"What was that? Is its reaction speed broken?"

"The Acrobat charging in head-on from the start is pretty nuts too."

"As usual, you have way too little aversion to the Game Over screen, dude."

"A picture-perfect cross counter... is it a melee type?"

"It's a nine-tailed fox demon. I'd expect it to use magic."

"Oh."

"Dead again."

"Hhhnnnnngh... wait, is this replica insane? It just completely out-sped Haru-san in a pure speed contest. And it looked like he even used [Rocket]."

"How can you tell he used a skill just like that?"

"That's a superfan's eye for their favorite player."

"With [Rocket], you can tell because the water splashes at his feet."

"The deaths won't stop."

"Tenth time."

"Oh, [Desperate Crimson]."

"Here it comes, the busted, insane enhanced form...!"

"And he's cranking up the slow-mo even more!"

"Oh dear."

"YEP."

"Yep."

"No, no, no... no, no, no, no..."

—C'mon, an instant-cast destruction beam is just not fair.

"He's saying something."

"You know, pretty much everything you do is 'not fair,' right?"

"His honest complaint is hilarious."

"So it is a magic type?"

"A magic type shouldn't be able to go toe-to-toe in a close-quarters fight with one of the fastest fighters around."

"Well, casually firing off a massive beam is definitely a crime."

"The speed at which it drew that magic circle was insane. It wasn't seconds, it was instant."

"Twentieth time."

"His death count is getting ridiculous in just a few minutes."

"I would've been broken after the second time."

"How can he look so calm after dying over and over like that..."

"His mental fortitude is amazing, as expected... but I guess this first video is gonna be that kind of video."

"A video of him losing, most likely?"

"So that's why there are two parts."

"So it's a scouting run. Got it."

"He's still going full throttle for a scouting run."

"Enjoying everything with all his might is so like Haru-shi. I love it."

—HAAAAAAAH! What the hell is that?! You've gotta be kidding me, you bastard!

"Is he... enjoying himself?"

"Enjoying his deaths, more like."

"Well, I mean..."

"Yeah, you'd scream too if a bullet hell game suddenly started."

"What is this?"

"So it has tricky moves besides the beam, huh?"

"He's decelerating every time he gets hit... is this a debuff that puts a strain on AGI?"

"Looks like it."

"Seems that way."

"A counter for tuna types who are always on the move, huh?"

"Like a migratory fish caught in a set net, lol?"

"Heh."

"Lol."

"Lmao."

"A set net and a migratory fish is hilarious."

—Wait a sec, hey, this is impossible...!

"Doesn't look like a laughing matter for him, though."

"Well, yeah."

"Countless untouchable scattered obstacles, plus it can match him in speed, and it can fire wide-sweeping, massive beams with no startup animation in rapid succession...?"

"Isn't that impossible???"

"What is this, a raid boss?"

"It's been a while since I've seen a boss this blatantly impossible."

"I'm getting the same 'we have no intention of letting you clear this' vibe as the General Commander's super-alloy robot."

"Or Mi-na and Ri-na's magic dragon."

"The Sword Saint's grandpa..."

"Thirtieth time."

"It might even be in the same class as Iris-sama's armored knight."

"Yeah, probably..."

"Wait a minute. I know the result, which makes this all the more confusing."

"He beat this? Seriously???"

"My body temperature is rising."

"This is so much crazier than I imagined, my hype for the second video is off the charts."

"Ah, hold on, I can't. My hands have gone past trembling and are starting to spasm."

"I can hear the clicking lmao."

"Let go of the mouse and calm down for a sec... lol."

"Fortieth time."

"So basically, he's establishing how hopelessly impossible this is, and then..."

"He's going to team up with the Princess to beat down an even more monstrous version of this thing. It's all for dramatic effect."

"So it's the classic appetizer-before-the-main-course pattern."

"The possibility that he didn't actually clear it has emerged. The celebration announcement and rank update were just some kind of mistake (????)."

"This guy never fails to bring anything but chaos to his viewers."

"Whoa, he's smiling... creepy..."

"That smile is what makes him great, right?"

"That smile is what makes him great."

"This is what I love about him."

"He's the real deal."

"It's what makes him so good."

"Of course the Princess would fall for him."

"If he smiled at me like that, I'm confident I'd fall for him too."

"Fif... Fift... fifty..."

"Damn, he's holding out. Insane."

"He's just running for his life, but the visuals are still so intense. What is up with that?"

"High-agility builds are just so flashy."

"Ah, I don't care, he's so cool, I love him, I'll follow this guy for the rest of my life."

"Yes, yes, we get it, you Acrobat otaku."

"But he really is cool..."

"I don't know if it's a habit or what, but when he changes direction, he sometimes does this meaningless, flashy spin that looks like a performance. I love it."

"I kinda get that."

"That's probably a move he uses to come to a dead stop during super-high-speed maneuvers, do a full 360-degree check to grasp the situation, and then instantly decide his next move. If you slow it down to the absolute limit and zoom in on his eyes, you can see his gaze darting around like crazy, so I'm pretty sure I'm right."

"Whoa."

"So there was a secret behind those pointlessly refined, efficient, pointless movements."

"He's really studied him..."

"He really is a pure-blooded otaku, lmao."

"That explanation was so fast it needed its own slow-mo edit."

"Ah."

"Aww..."

"Damn..."

"Fifty."

"Guess he couldn't get away after all."

"Yeah, but he lasted for like thirty seconds, right? That's just inhuman."

"You're so right. As expected of him...—"

—Seriously impossible. Retreating.

"Oh, for real?"

"So the first video ends here, ahhhh."

"50 deaths in a fight that was maybe ten minutes long. What a bug."

"It was just a death montage..."

"If this was the only video, I won't name names, but he would have been mercilessly mocked."

"Yeah, if this was it."

"It would've been bait for the haters. If this was the only one, that is."

"The second video...! Hurry up with the second video...!"

"Alright, let's go... I'll say it again: brace yourselves, everyone."

"We're fired up and ready."

"Ready for the pandemonium."

"Here we go, it's time for some reality-breaking action."

"And also time to have our brains broken by their presumed date with the Princess."

"Hey, stop that."

"I'm starting to feel sick."

"A video of guaranteed victory in more ways than one is about to begin."

"I'm ready. Hit (the play button)."

"Okay, I'm pressing it—and here we go with video number two, let's gooooo!"

Thud, clunk, CRASH.

"Hey lolllll."

"Again?"

"Calm down, Terutsuki!"

"You're unbelievable... lol."

"What did you break this time...?!"

"Mouse: 'I don't get it.'"

"Just ignore Teru-kun's weird behavior. We don't have time for that."

"Here it is, the super high-quality opening."

"Brought to you by the Shijo Group!!!"

"This is the real deal, in every sense of the word..."

"Took some extra motion sickness pills. Bring it on."

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Looks fun.