When I returned from exploring the dungeon to save the world, I found out that my lover had been stolen, and I was blamed for the failed expedition. Enraged, I quit Japan's strongest party—only for them to self-destruct on their own. - Chapter 15
“And so, yeah. Pretty terrible, right?”
Terrible. No doubt about it.
I figured as much when Kazuno’s dungeon expedition failed, but yeah, it was just as bad as expected.
Miyoshi also mentioned it during the Kazuno expedition, and yeah, it was just awful.
As I waited for Haruka to recover from turning bright red and freezing up, I continued the casual chit-chat of the livestream.
Minakawa Yumeno: It’s about time you had a serious discussion.
“Oh, hey, Yumeno! What’s up?”
Huh? Minakawa?
Hey there!
Thanks for your hard work!
Sorry, we’ll get serious now.
Okita: Don’t delete my message.
Wait, Okita actually fears someone?!?
Sorry, we got carried away having fun.
Apologies (trembling).
Minakawa Yumeno: What the heck! I’m not strong, and I’m not scary!
Playing the recorded audio of the Kazuno family was badass.
Yeah, the timing was perfect.
A capable woman.
Okita: As expected of Yumeno.
Okita was just playing around, lol.
“Hey! …Ah…”
Don’t expose me!
Minakawa Yumeno: Okita!?
Whoa. A woman who can make Okita tremble.
This is gonna trend, and the viewer count will go up again!
Everyone’s just messing around, lol.
Minakawa Yumeno: Enough! I’m just a Dungeon Association staff member!
I should probably stop before things get out of hand.
She wouldn’t hit me or anything, but she’d give me that cold, sharp glare for hours.
And worse, Haruka might expose me, which would be even worse.
“Haruka, you should come back now.”
“Huh? What was I…?”
“Alright, let’s get to the main topic.”
“Huh?”
Heart pounding.
Excited.
An announcement?
Marriage?
Isn’t it too soon? You just made your relationship public not long ago.
“W-why is there this weird atmosphere?!”
Minakawa Yumeno: Haruka, hurry up and talk!
“Oh, Yumeno! Good to see you!”
Wait, Haruka is afraid of her too?!?
This feels familiar, lol.
Enough already! We need to move on, so shut up for a sec!
Sorry about that.
“Today’s main topic. There are three points. First, we want people to understand that Okita isn’t the kind of person who would do anything shady. That’s the primary goal.”
Hmm… not sure about that.
Yeah, can’t say for certain yet.
Well, he’s definitely strong, at least.
“Huh?”
Haruka blinked in confusion at the comment section.
Even I had to wonder—what the hell were these guys talking about?
Hadn’t we been having a fun, lighthearted conversation this whole time?
But when Haruka froze up, you had the most mischievous grin.
You let us see the reindeer cosplay but declared you were keeping the Santa one to yourself.
That was definitely the face of a man thinking dirty thoughts.
Yeah, totally!
“Ehh?!”
“You guys are just messing with her now…”
Messing with Haruka like this… maybe I should punish them a little.
Whoa…
Even through the screen, I felt an intense pressure.
Like a chill deep in my bones…
This is bad. Really bad.
“See? Doesn’t that prove I’m not a bad person?”
Uh…
Yes, of course.
Okita is a wonderful gentleman.
Only Kazuno does bad things.
Okita is the best!!!
“That’s right. If something happens, I can just beat the problem into submission. No need to do anything sneaky. Good, you all understand now.”
Right…
Yeah… (Something feels off, though.)
Agreed… (It’s not wrong, but the scale feels different.)
Absolutely a guy you should never pick a fight with.
“Hmm?”
Nothing at all.
We’re fine! Move on to the next topic, Haruka!
“Okay, I understand. The second point is that this channel will be used for Meisei’s public relations moving forward.”
“Interesting.”
What does that mean?
Seriously?!
Does that mean we can request jobs?
Will they post dungeon exploration schedules?
I want to know what’s beyond Tokyo’s 101st floor!
Will they appear on TV?
Ugh… sounds like a hassle.
“As you can probably tell from my reaction just now, I’m not planning to go all out with publicity. But I also don’t think it’s good to stay completely silent, so I want to share updates occasionally and interact with other teams.”
“Also, I’d like to stream my travels with Haruka, dates with Haruka, and… well, lots of things with Haruka.”
“Wait, what?!”
If I said out loud that her dumbfounded expression was adorable, she’d get mad and refuse to talk to me for a while. Better keep my mouth shut.
Okita, you bastard!!!
Haruka’s confused expression is too good—thank you, Okita!
“Seriously?!”
I was trying to avoid it, but some idiot in the comments had to say it.
I swear, I didn’t do anything!
“Business trips would be good too. I want to tackle the Pacific Dungeon.”
“Then just say that from the start!”
“Where’s the fun in that?”
“Big brother!!!”
She gave me a serious scolding.
And it was all broadcast live.
“The third point is that I want to take a poll about our next course of action.”
Thank you for the angry but adorable moment.
There’s a certain nutrition that can only be gained from a beautiful girl’s anger.
Okita kept a straight face through it all—respect.
He whispered something in her ear… definitely dirty.
Damn it!!!
A poll?
“Yes, a poll. The choices are: going beyond Tokyo’s 101st floor, exploring the Pacific Dungeon, randomly tackling the Arctic Dungeon, or randomly taking on the Beijing Dungeon—wait, what are these options?!”
Haruka trembled as she read off the list.
That paper… wasn’t that the one I scribbled ideas on while drinking with my uncle?
Didn’t we agree it would cause an international incident and laugh it off?
Why was it here?!
“Yumeno?! Why is this in the poll?!”
Minakawa Yumeno: Huh? I borrowed it from the chairman’s office… wait, what?
The chairman… is he an extremist?
If government officials are watching this stream, they’re probably panicking, lol.
“I came up with that list as a joke while drinking.”
Minakawa Yumeno: Don’t cause international incidents, you idiot!!!
“But it was just a drinking game! I never thought it would actually get read on a livestream.”
Please, double-check these things first.
“Alright, we’ll go with the seventh comment’s suggestion. Type in what you want.”
Beijing
Pacific
Arctic
Tokyo 101
Pacific
Tokyo 101
Date stream with Haruka
Arctic
“Decision made! Haruka date stream it is!”
“EHHHHHHHHHHHHH?!”
That was an option?! (collapses)
Wait, if it was chosen, why are you collapsing?
Well, looking forward to the next stream!
Whoa, 100,000 viewers, lol.
Next episode: Okita and Haruka’s date?!
“Looking forward to it! Haruka, where do you want to go?”
“Why are you so excited?!”
“Because it’s a date! Don’t you want to?”
“Eh? No, I do… I mean, I’m happy, but… this is a livestream!”
“It’s fine. We’ll just chat casually. Or we can mute the audio if you prefer.”
That works for us!
In that case, just Haruka is enough—Okita can stay off-screen.
Dude, do you have no sense of fear?
Looking forward to their stylish outfits.
Will they wear Santa costumes for Christmas?!
“The most popular choices were Tokyo 101 and the Pacific Dungeon, so we’ll do one of those, okay?”
“Huh?”
Huh?
Huh?
Huh?
Huh?
“Huh?”
I had no idea what went wrong, but after that, she ignored me for half a day.
Only after holding and petting her for hours did she finally forgive me.
Unfair…
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