Chapter 58 - Stream Chat
Once a streamer surpassed one million subscribers, they were granted a dedicated message board feature that allowed subscribers to post comments freely even when a stream wasn't live.
Hayate had enabled this feature, so while he hadn't streamed for a while, the arguments between his fans and Mary Tyler's fans had continued.
Thanks to an automatic translation feature, there was no language barrier, and the conflict between the two sides intensified. As Mary's fans argued, the fact that there had been no word for days after Hayate took her away was not a good look.
Just as some of Hayate's longtime fans were beginning to doubt him...
Japanese, Americans, and people from all over the world who had been watching the situation unfold flocked to the 'Hayate-Style Four-Sword Style Promotion Office' booth.
"Whoa. Three hundred million concurrent viewers... That's insane."
Even with no announcement, the number of people who came to watch the stream surpassed three hundred million in less than a minute after it started.
Havate was alone. He was standing somewhere indoors, visible on the stream camera.
"This is supposed to be an apology press conference, so try to look a little sharper."
Since Hayate had rescued Mary alone and then disappeared, a theory had emerged that he had fallen in love with her at first sight, decided to kidnap her on the spot, and abandoned Rena. Many fans were relieved that the worst-case scenario had been eliminated.
"Sharper, huh. Right, I'll do that."
Instead of the relaxed clothes he wore for his occasional offline streams, Hayate was dressed in office casual attire today. He straightened his collar and faced forward.
"To all our viewers, we apologize for causing you to worry."
"We apologize."
"Ah, um. This is an apology for making you worry, not because we kidnapped the US President's daughter or anything, okay?"
"Please don't misunderstand that part."
"I'll explain everything in order. First, let's bring in our guest. She's a very successful Hollywood actress, Mary Tyler-san."
"Hello, everyone."
A stunningly beautiful woman with flowing blonde hair entered the frame.
"Thank you for worrying about me. As you can see, I'm fine. Hayate here came to rescue me."
The viewers' mood was shifting toward celebration, but a not-insignificant number of people remained unconvinced.
"Ah, about that matter..."
"I shall explain that."
With those words, the President of the United States, George Tyler, entered the frame.
"The scene that looked like Hayate was abducting my daughter, that was on my orders."
"The truth is... Mary is a huge fan of Hayate. So after she regained consciousness, if she realized she was being carried in his arms, she would have certainly lost her composure. She might have let something unnecessary slip out. I did not want the nation to see my daughter in such a state."
"Ehe. Papa might be right."
The sight of Mary, known as a beautiful and cool-headed actress, blushing and looking down made many of her fans swoon over the gap.
"Therefore, Hayate has done nothing wrong. The drug he used was one I authorized under presidential decision. It has been confirmed that there are no legal issues."
"And that's how it is. Mr. President, thank you for the explanation."
"No, thank you. I am sincerely grateful to you for safely rescuing my precious daughter."
The president offered a handshake, and Hayate accepted.
"That's right, I mustn't forget to say this. I, George Tyler, the 53rd President of the United States of America, do hereby recognize Hayate Shizukuishi as the greatest dungeon explorer and declare that I will fully support his dungeon expeditions for the duration of my term."
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Afterward, in the few minutes before Hayate and the others left the screen and the stream ended, the comments of praise and celebration from the viewers easily surpassed thirty million.
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