CH 118

Chapter 118. [Unkept Promises]

I continued to translate the words of everyone flowing through the comment section and relayed them to him in Afghanistan.

And then…

>Iroha, thank you. I heard everyone’s words (Pashto)

“~~~~~!”

It came!

A comment that seemed to be from that person appeared in the comment section.

>A reply came?!?!?

>Is this the real person? Not an imposter? (U.S.)

>I can’t tell.

“No, it’s him! There’s no mistake!”

The cheat-like translation ability indicates that this is in the native writing style. In other words, it’s most likely that person.

Our words finally reached him!

>I’ll share this stream with my boss (Pashto)

〔Thank you very much!〕

>Haha. I might get killed for leaking information to the outside or using the internet during operations (Pashto)

<What?! Is that so?]

>Well, it’s a natural precaution (U.S.)

>I see. If it’s serious, he must be in the middle of an important operation.

>Even so, he’s willing to cooperate

How powerful is the power of words?

I never thought I could change someone’s actions or choices to such an extent.

At best, I thought it would buy us some time.

If the American troops arrive during that time and stop them. It would be a win.

That’s the extent of my wishful thinking when appealing.

But now, it’s different.

〔Are you really okay with this?〕

>It doesn’t matter. Everyone’s words resonated with me to the point where I’m willing to risk my life. Besides, I had doubts about this operation myself. I’m sure my superiors will empathize too (Pashto)

He’s willing to risk his life to make his case. So I can’t ignore that determination.

Oh, that’s right…!

It’s not someone else. It’s us who will save the world!

〔People of Afghanistan, please listen—!〕

I continued to weave my words.

Eventually, a comment was dropped again by the same person from earlier.

The result is…

>Right now, our entire unit is watching Iroha-san’s stream. We’ve decided to withdraw from this operation (Afghan)

<…Really?>

>Seriously?

>Does that mean we saved the world?

>Iroha-chan, you did it! You saved the world!

“Iroha-chan! We did it! We did it!”

While Mai hugged me, she jumped up and down in excitement.

That’s right, we… we saved the world.

“Haha… we did it! We did it~!”

At that moment, someone posted a new chat.

Was it a coincidence that I noticed it, or was it the “ability” that made it happen?

>Iroha-san, please help my country too!

“What?”

The post was written in somewhat awkward Japanese.

Perhaps that’s why my cheat-like translation ability picked up on something?

Many viewers cheered or didn’t notice it in the comments.

However, I couldn’t believe that the text was a malicious joke.

“To the person who just commented. The person who sought help from me. I want a response.”

>Thank you for noticing. I’m from Pakistan

I understand a little Pashto, but not everyone does.

My body was trembling unconsciously.

Was it nervousness or fear…?

〔If that’s the case, let’s speak in Pashto. Please tell me about your situation.〕

As I spoke, I quickly searched for information about Pakistan.

It is a neighboring country to Afghanistan and a region with frequent conflicts.

There are various ethnic groups, and different languages are spoken.

At the same time, many people are bilingual, and Urdu is a compulsory language that almost everyone understands.

And VTubers are not mainstream.

And I haven’t learned Urdu.

>I heard your story about Afghanistan earlier. The same thing is happening near me. Please, I want your voice to reach everyone. I want to stop the fighting

“Haa… haa…”

Unconsciously, my breathing became heavy.

The sound of my own exhales echoed strangely loudly in my head.

Ha… Ha… Speaking another language from here?

The edge of my vision was already blurry, and the heat in my head was trying to take away my consciousness.

I’ve long surpassed my limits.

Even the previous one was the result of pushing myself beyond what was possible.

“…A website where I can learn Urdu…”

“Iroha-chan!”

I didn’t know how severe the side effects of activating this ability would be.

I might even forget about VTubers.

“That’s… a little scary, isn’t it?”

But even so, I couldn’t stop here.

What weighed on the scales were the lives of my favorite VTubers and my memories.

There was no comparison.

Hahaha, it’s a cheap bargain, isn’t it?

Hey, can I still do it? Can I do it?

However…

“I’m sorry, Mai. I can’t …. keep my promise.”

“No… I don’t want that, Iroha-chan. Stoppp!”

I forced a smile and clicked on the website through the URL sent by the viewers…