Chapter 35

Name：I, Who Was Ridiculed as a “Video Game Otaku and Creepy” and Dumped by My Childhood Friend, Was Actually the Winner of a World E-sports Tournament. Author：Tsugaya
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Cloudy Sky

Translated by NotBlueYet

Edited by Kingavent

The next day, I had an appointment with Rio.

Today we were going to do a live stream together.

“Sorry to keep you waiting.”

I meet Rio in front of Hachiko at Shibuya station.

“No, I was not waiting that long. Let’s go.”

Today, we are scheduled to do a live pro-hopple stream.

But the reason why we are meeting in person is because we are going to play the mobile version.

Usually, Rio and I play the PC version.

The mobile version is easier to play on a smartphone.

I think more of our viewers are playing this version.

That’s how much the pro-hopple pull has spread among people in the world.

I have never used the mobile version, so it is a new experience for me.

“I called you yesterday, but my father and sister want to meet Rio.”

“Yuzuki, right?”

“Yes, they insisted that I invite you to our house. Well, I won’t force you to come.”

I was walking and talking with Rio.

“Okay. Ryo’s younger sister and father, I’m curious about what kind of person they are. And…”

“And?”

“Family is nice, isn’t it?”

“Oh, oh.”

But I did not pursue it any further.

Everyone has one or two things they don’t want to talk about, or don’t want to be asked about.

“I’m looking forward to today!　I haven’t touched the mobile version much.”

Rio uttered with a smile as usual.

“I’m looking forward to it.”

I guess so. But I don’t think there’s that much difference.

Basically, the game is designed to be not much different from the PC version.

The mobile version of the competition has recently opened up.

Recently, there seems to be a tournament for the mobile version of the game.

However, the current situation is that only the PC version is being used for global-scale tournaments.

Still, it seems that in the not-too-distant future, the winner of the world tournament for the mobile version will emerge.

A few minutes’ walk from the station, we arrived at our usual studio.

This is now our game stream room.

Most of the equipment was already set up.

“Takamori-san, all you need to do now is to connect the terminals, and you can start anytime you want.”

Shirase-san enters the studio.

As usual, she is a very good worker and very considerate.

This is a woman who will rise to the top.

“Thank you very much. You’re a big help.”

“I’m always bothering you.”

Rio and I thanked Shirase-san.

“It’s all right. Thanks to Takamori-san and Rio-san, we have been able to make a considerable profit.”

Shirase-san smiles at her.

“Isn’t that kind of thing usually kept more under wraps?”

“Well, I thought it would be okay with Takamori-san.”

I’ve been the target of a lot of jealousy among the male employees here because Shirase-san is always all over me.

I’ve half resigned myself to the fact that she is one of the most beautiful women in the company, so it can’t be helped.

“And how late do you plan to stream today?”

“I think we’ll probably finish after 8 pm.”

Today’s stream is scheduled to start at 7:00 p.m., so assuming it will last about an hour, it will be over after 8:00 p.m.

“I understand. If you don’t mind, I’d like to introduce someone to the two of you after the stream.”

“I’m fine, but what about Rio?”

“If it’s okay with Ryo, it’s okay.”

“Thank you.”

“So, who is it?　Who is it that you want to introduce?”

“That’s something you’ll have to wait until you meet them.”

Shirase-san smiled mischievously.

I think it’s cheating because she has both an adult-like side and a child-like side.

“Well, good luck with the stream.”

After saying this, Shirase-san leaves the studio so as not to interrupt us.

“Shall we get on with it?”

I looked at the clock and saw that it was almost ten minutes before the start of the delivery.

The stream reservation screen showed an outrageous figure of more than 30,000 people already waiting for the stream.