Chapter 148: Live Stream (2)

Chapter 148: Chapter 148: Live Stream (2)The Legal Guild: Cait Shelter

Cait Shelter, a relatively unknown small guild, was located at the northeastern edge of the Worth Woodsea. Unlike the prestigious Fairy Tail with its grand guild hall, Cait Shelter resembled more of a small tribe or village. The place was filled with low, thatched huts, and the largest house was where the guild master lived.

"Magic Net streaming... yet another groundbreaking feature."

"This new era of magic always leaves me astonished," said the guild master, Roubaul, a small elderly man dressed in a patched, brown tunic.

He stared at the live broadcast screen in silence. He fully understood what the Oración Seis was after. For this reason, when the regional guild alliance discussed plans, he had proactively expressed Cait Shelter's willingness to send people to join the coalition forces.

"If they can stop them, perhaps I can entrust Wendy and Carla to him—Nate..."

After 400 years, Roubaul was nearing his limit. His body remained standing by sheer force of will, driven by two lingering concerns: Nirvana and the safety of Wendy and Carla.

...

It wasn't just Cait Shelter watching. The live stream push notification had reached Magic Net users all across the kingdom of Fiore. Even those who weren't online received a glowing notification from their magic rings.

Virtually every major guild in the kingdom had joined the live stream. And it wasn't just the legitimate guilds—dark guilds like Grimoire Heart and Raven Tail were also tuning in. The Magic Council, too, was taken aback by the unprecedented nature of the event. This live stream had instantly drawn the attention of nearly everyone.

...

In front of Bob's mansion, the live broadcast continued. Nate wasn't on screen at the moment, instead monitoring the backend and keeping an eye on the stream's statistics.

In just a few seconds after pushing the notification, over ten thousand viewers had flooded in.

"As expected, the first stream is causing quite a stir. That's a huge advantage," Nate observed, keeping his eyes on the real-time data.

[Current viewers: 11,547]

The number continued to climb rapidly, with dozens, sometimes hundreds of new viewers joining each second. Nate nodded with satisfaction before glancing toward the host, Jenny.

Jenny was energetically warming up the crowd with a radiant smile: "Before introducing the guild coalition participating in this campaign, let's first have a little chat with Angel!"

Angel, or Sorano, felt helpless. This was definitely personal revenge. 'She's still mad about me knocking her out in the kitchen!'

Forcing a dry smile, Sorano replied, "Jenny, what would you like to ask?"

"Could you tell us when you joined Oración Seis?" Jenny asked with a curious tilt of her head. "As far as I know, this dark guild hasn't been around that long."

"About eight years ago," Sorano replied, her expression changing slightly as memories from her past she didn't want to recall began to surface.

"Eight years? That would be X776. Why did you join Oración Seis?" Jenny pressed. "A girl as cute and powerful as you—a celestial spirit mage—would be welcomed in any legitimate guild."

"No! No one came to save me!" Sorano said, her voice heavy as she took a deep breath.

Jenny, sensing something important, followed up. "Save you? Are you saying you didn't join Oración Seis by choice?"

"No, I joined voluntarily! But back then, there wasn't any other option."

Having said that much, Sorano no longer saw a reason to hide the truth. She slowly recounted her story.

"About ten years ago, there was a cult of black magic devoted to Zeref. They built tower after tower, trying to resurrect him."

"But to build the R-System, they needed a large workforce."

"I was one of the children they captured."

Jenny gasped, and the audience—both on set and watching the live stream—was equally shocked. The recent destruction of the Tower of Heaven had been a widely discussed topic on the Magic Net. The viewers were not entirely unfamiliar with it.

Sorano continued, "Children like me were plentiful at the Tower of Heaven, all of us forced into labor."

"Ten years ago, the Magic Council destroyed seven of the towers, but unfortunately, I was in the eighth."

"Then one day, the leader of Oración Seis arrived."

"He selected five children with high magic potential and trained them into what you know today as Oración Seis."

"Do you have any other questions?"

Sorano's tone was resigned. She had already given up. Captured now, death seemed like a relief. She wasn't afraid of it.

But she couldn't stop thinking about her younger sister, whom she had lost when she was captured. 'Was her sister still alive? Maybe she was watching this live stream?'

Sorano felt a pang of sadness.

Nate approached Jenny and gave her a signal. Jenny quickly understood and nodded. "Sorano, thank you for providing this information. It will help us greatly in defeating Oración Seis!"

She paused before regaining her cheerful demeanor. The audience wasn't here for sob stories—they were here for entertainment.

"Next, let me introduce the members of the coalition who will be participating in this battle."

"First, we have a mage from Fairy Tail, one of the Ten Wizard Saints, and the creator of the Magic Internet—Nate!"

'Applause! Applause! Applause!'

Jenny clapped enthusiastically as Nate walked into the frame with a smile, greeting the viewers.

"Hello everyone, I'm Nate."

Instantly, the live feed was flooded with a barrage of comments.

Without needing any instruction, savvy internet users had quickly discovered how to use the new live chat feature and were already having a blast.

[Aahh~ Nate-sama~~]

[Nate-sama, I love you! Marry me! I want to have your children!]

[So handsome! No wonder he's ranked the most at 'The Wizard I'd Like To Be My Boyfriend Ranking' this week!]

[Jenny is gorgeous too! Go out with me, please!]

[Get lost, Jenny's the pride of Blue Pegasus!]

[Nate-sama, can you give me some points?]

The chat was so full it was impossible to keep up with it all.

Nate simply smiled.

As the host, Jenny was more focused on reading the live comments. Spotting something interesting, her eyes lit up.

"Nate, someone just asked if you're single."

"Someone wants to marry you!" she teased with a playful grin.

"Marriage isn't in the cards..."

"And another fan is asking—are you single?" Jenny continued mischievously. "Since you were ranked the most at 'The Wizard I'd Like To Be My Boyfriend Ranking' this week, I'm sure a lot of girls are curious!"

'What the...? Is this a trap!?'

Nate felt his heart skip a beat. He definitely didn't see any comments asking if he was single. 'Jenny just made that up on the spot, didn't she?'

Cold sweat began to form.

He was sure Juvia, Erza, Lucy, Mirajane, and even more were watching this stream!

And right here with him was 'one' of those very people!

Off-camera, Ultear was smiling slyly. 'Panicking now, huh? Serves you right, you flirt!'

Nate would rather fight Laxus a hundred times than answer a question like this.

How could he respond?

Saying nothing wasn't an option.

Saying he had a girlfriend was just as bad.

And saying he didn't? Even worse!

'What should he do? Online answers, needed urgently!'

~~~

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