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Chapter 77 - Stream Comment Section

"And so, from now on, the Hayate-Style Four-Sword Style Promotion Office will be run by the three of us!"



The god who called herself Amaterasu had existed for over 2,700 years since the birth of Japan, so there was no particular problem. In addition, her status was higher than that of the Goddess who had made the dungeons appear in this world, so she was not affected by the settings the Goddess had established.

Nevertheless, since her appearance was that of a young girl, Hayate and the others had no intention of taking her into a dungeon.

"I can't very well bring Amaterasu-sama along to clear dungeons, so I'm thinking of having her possess the Buddy you can get as a trophy from a Grade 5 dungeon."



"I think some of our viewers might not be familiar with the FWO system yet, so I'll explain again. Grade 5 dungeons are themed around various creatures. There's a human dungeon, a beast dungeon, a bird dungeon, and so on. When you clear each dungeon, you get an autonomous combat support NPC called a Buddy as a trophy."

By clearing the human dungeon, you could obtain a humanoid combat support NPC. By clearing the beast dungeon, you could get a cat-like one.

"This NPC is really useful, and for me, who mostly did solo activities, it was a valuable partner."



Hayate had made a kitten NPC named Kuro his Buddy and had it handle buffs and other support roles. However, one time, a monster targeted Kuro and it took damage. Regretting that he couldn't protect his companion, Hayate stopped bringing Kuro along on his dungeon clears.



The booth where Hayate streamed himself playing with his Buddy Kuro, or Kuro rubbing up against him wanting attention while he was thinking about his equipment build, also had tens of thousands of subscribers, but Hayate no longer updated that booth. Perhaps due to the world synchronizing with FWO, the FWO game itself had become unplayable for some reason.

"So, with that in mind, I'm planning to clear the 'Human Dungeon.' I'll make the Buddy I get look like Amaterasu-sama and leave the combat and personality settings to her."



"And so, I have a request for all of you viewers."



"I'd like you to create a 3D model of Amaterasu-sama and a design to project onto it."

In FWO, besides allowing users to configure a Buddy within a range of predetermined shapes and designs, it was also possible to model a completely original design. However, not just any shape was acceptable. A humanoid Buddy's model could not be used if it was clearly different from a human form. The number of joints, range of motion, and other factors were also checked.

This was automatically determined by FWO's AI, and because the judgment was so strict, not many users were able to create their own original models.



"I'm going to get the Buddy now, so the official call for submissions will be later. And there's still no information on whether original designs can even be used."

Hayate had not yet challenged a Grade 5 dungeon.

And because he had strengthened Fake Hayate, there were not many parties in the world that could challenge the boss of a Grade 5 dungeon.

Since Grade 4 had already been cleared, anyone could enter a Grade 5 dungeon. However, to challenge the boss, you had to have defeated the boss of the previous grade.

"So, tomorrow, Elena and I will be challenging the Human Dungeon! If we get a Buddy and it turns out original models can be used, I'll provide more detailed conditions. For those who'd like to try being Amaterasu-sama's mama (character designer) and papa (animator), please DM me with your career history and past works. I'll open my DMs exclusively to those with creator settings on their SNS."

<↑Isn't that person Rururoro-san?>

Hayate's words moved famous creators all over the world.

While the financial terms had not yet been presented, Hayate earned a lot from streaming, and he had the Shinonome Zaibatsu backing him. There was a sense of security that they didn't need to worry too much about that. Furthermore, having their work used by Hayate, who had over 100 million subscribers, promised an incredible promotional effect.

Above all, the model, Amaterasu, was adorable.

Several professional illustrators, thinking that if they became the character designer, they might even get a chance to meet Amaterasu in person, began working at that very moment.

Similarly, 3D modelers also began to act. They started downloading vast amounts of materials related to the old FWO and confirming the restrictions on original models.

And so, the battle to become the god's mama and papa began.