LIGHTNOVELWORLD Chapter 11
“Is this okay?”
While glancing around, he checked each piece of equipment one by one. Floating camera, microphone… These were the streaming devices he got from Nanami.
Yep, everything’s working fine.
“I’m nervous…”
The surroundings resembled a dimly lit cave. He was already inside a dungeon, ready to do a dungeon stream.
“Dungeon streaming is popular, huh?”
He had used SNS’s survey feature to ask “What kind of stream do you want to see?” and dungeon streaming was overwhelmingly popular.
It really is a popular content. He felt it anew.
“Ah, it’s time already!”
While he was lost in thought, it was one minute before the announced time.
His heart started pounding. Can he do this well? No!
“Alright, just press it!”
He started the stream. Instantly, comments flooded in.
“Good evening!!”
“Hey!”
“Here it is!!”
“Whoa!”
“Been waiting for this!”
“Been looking forward to this.”
“Happy about the stream!”
“Oh, a dungeon!”
“Wow!”
He was surprised by the barrage of comments, more than he could keep up with.
“Amazing. This many… wait, 30,000!?”
Just a minute into the stream, the concurrent viewer count was already showing 30,000.
“Incredible!”
“Awesome!”
“Really?”
“Everyone wanted to see it.”
“Saruyama’s stream raised the attention.”
“More will come today.”
“Wow…”
He was really happy. He had been worried if anyone would come, but starting the stream was the right choice.
Then, inquisitive comments started to flow in.
“Where is this? A dungeon?”
“Yes! This is the ‘Winged Dragon Dungeon’ I visited with Nanami!”
Dungeons have names. Mostly they’re named after regions, but this one got its name because Wyverns appear there. Not because of that stream with Nanami, of course.
“Why start from inside the dungeon? lol”
“Really lol”
“Glad someone asked that.”
“Is it not normal?”
“No lol”
“It’s dangerous inside.”
“Usually start from a safe place.”
“I see. But it doesn’t really matter to me…”
“To Hoshi it doesn’t lol”
“That’s true lol”
“Sorry for asking lol”
“No, no! I’m still new to streaming, so your comments help!”
“You’re new to streaming…”
“Too strong to feel danger lol”
“A bit off lol”
“But that’s what’s good about you.”
“Don’t change lol”
“So, I’m a bit off, huh.”
Seems like he’s a bit different. Streaming is indeed challenging.
“Hmm.”
He briefly greeted and then made eye contact with a kid behind the camera.
Right, he had thought of a performance for today.
“By the way, today I have a little friend to show you all.”
“Eh?”
“What is it?”
“Melon-chan?”
“Oh, Melon’s here too. Look.”
“Kyu~!”
He beckoned, and Melon, now in the form of a cute mini-dragon, appeared behind the camera.
“Melon-chan!”
“Cute”
“Always so cute”
“Melon-chan Moe”
“So tiny lol”
“Nice trick lol”
“Right?”
He felt happy seeing the last comment. Having Melon sneak up behind the camera worked.
But that wasn’t all.
“But today, we have another one!”
“!?”
“Eh!?”
“Another one!?”
“Really?”
“Couldn’t see them clearly during Saruyama’s stream.”
“It seems so.”
On the day Saruyama came to play, he apparently streamed. Some pets appeared on his stream, but they were skillfully shadowed by his sister, making them hard to see.
So, he thought of introducing them. They also seemed eager to come.
“Come here~”
He squatted and spread his arms, and a pet resembling a puppy appeared on the stream.
“Woof!”
White fluffy fur. A wiggling butt as it walked. A tail that looked like a round ball of fluff.
He announced the name he had given it based on this tail.
“Meet Cotton Candy.”
“Woof!”
The pet puppy “Cotton Candy.”
“Kyaa!”
“Cute!”
“Like a Pomeranian!”
“So fluffy!!”
“Another tiny one lol”
“What a soothing creature.”
“As cute as Melon!”
“Wow, Cotton Candy’s already popular. Good for you.”
“Woof~”
Cotton Candy wagged its tail and beamed. It seemed happy to be accepted.
“Cotton Candy wouldn’t leave me alone, wanted to come to the dungeon.”
“Woof~”
“Cute lol”
“What a nice pet.”
“Seems friendly.”
“Not scary.”
“Is this one just cute?”
But some comments expressed concern.
“Is it safe to bring it here?”
“It’s okay!!”
“Instant answer lol”
“Well, with Hoshi it’s fine
lol”
“The owner’s the strongest lol”
“That’s reassuring.”
His confident response seemed to allay their concerns.
It might be time to proceed with the stream. He started walking, leading to a narrow path.
“Huh?”
“Is this place?”
“Seems familiar.”
Some viewers seemed to recognize it. Perhaps they saw Nanami’s stream that day.
“This is where Nanami stepped on that weird warp floor.”
“Eh!?”
“I knew it!”
“Why are you in such a place!?”
He started the stream near here. It was his own arrangement.
Because…
“It’s convenient, right? Takes you straight to the lower levels!”
“Huh?”
“That’s technically a trap.”
“A really nasty one.”
“Doing a speedrun? lol”
“Kind of makes sense… no, it doesn’t.”
“The dungeon didn’t expect that usage lol.”
“Anyway, teleporting~”
“Whoa!”
“Idiot!”
“Don’t do that.”
He teleported, glancing at the comments mixed with light.
“—Gyaaooo!”
As his vision cleared, a roar echoed. He looked up while opening his eyes.
“—Gyaaooo!”
Indeed, the same roar of the Wyvern he heard before.
“Wow, loud.”
“Lying lol”
“Wow (monotone)”
“Not scared at all lol”
“Obligated reaction.”
Hmm, the viewers caught on to his obligatory reaction. Nanami had advised him to “exaggerate reactions during streams.” Streaming is tricky.
“Hmm, what to do with that bird.”
“Seems relaxed lol”
“Funny how the Wyvern isn’t scary now.”
“I get it lol”
“In front of Hoshi-kun lol”
“Wyvern’s dignity is gone lol”
“Starting to sympathize with Wyvern.”
While he was pondering,
“Woof!”
“Oh.”
Cotton Candy stepped forward. He squatted down and stroked its back while speaking.
“Cotton Candy. Do you want to fight?”
“Woof!”
“Eh!?”
“No, no, no!”
“Impossible!”
“Hoshi is just exceptional!”
“Step back!”
“Please stop!!”
“Alright. Go for it, Cotton Candy.”
“Woof!”
“!?”
“Hey!”
“Stop it!”
“Don’t do that!”
“It’s fine. Right?”
“Woof!”
Cotton Candy nodded strongly towards the camera. Perhaps it wanted the viewers to see its form. Such a cute thing.
It tensed its limbs.
“Quooooooon!!”
And then, it howled and grew gigantic.