Chapter 74: Thread 10: The Next Collaboration?

131: Anonymous Explorer

If you think about it, he must've been keeping tabs on Kanakon-chan for quite some time before all this.

132: Anonymous Explorer

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In other words… Asagao-chan has a rival now?

133: Anonymous Explorer

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Ah…

134: Anonymous Explorer

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True, though. A younger guy who's been watching over her, helped raise her rank after she was stuck for so long… I mean, yeah…

135: Anonymous Explorer

You've done it now, Kisaragi-kun.

136: Anonymous Explorer

This guy… I bet he's secretly popular with girls.

137: Anonymous Explorer

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But only when he's doing explorer stuff. In his casual streams, you can see hints that he's just as much of an introvert as the rest of us.

138: Anonymous Explorer

Lol, I can't laugh because I totally get what you mean.

139: Anonymous Explorer

Kisaragi-kun (not saying what exactly):

Asagao-chan

Kamishiro Rion

Kanakon-chan

So far, that's three.

140: Anonymous Explorer

I wonder what this is all about...

141: Anonymous Explorer

What could it be referring to?

142: Anonymous Explorer

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The love interests, obviously (straightforward).

143: Anonymous Explorer

Ah, you idiot.

144: Anonymous Explorer

Don't just say it directly like that!

145: Anonymous Explorer

Guess I'll take this (to the anti-thread)!

146: Anonymous Explorer

Don't take it there!

147: Anonymous Explorer

Do anti-threads really freak out just because Kisaragi-kun gets attention from girls? If Asagao-chan has unicorn fans, just tell them to ship him with Kamishiro Rion, problem solved.

148: Anonymous Explorer

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Those guys are monsters who only want to see others suffer. No matter who gives Kisaragi-kun positive attention, they're going to get mad.

149: Anonymous Explorer

(Why don't they just tell him directly?)

150: Anonymous Explorer

(Because no one's brave enough to talk directly to an EX explorer.)

151: Anonymous Explorer

(Internet tough guys, huh?)

152: Anonymous Explorer

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You're talking about people who are in love with a high school girl and are jealous of her high school classmate. Obviously, they're not going to make any sense.

153: Anonymous Explorer

That's so bad, it's actually funny.

154: Anonymous Explorer

It's harsh, but… honestly, yeah, that's exactly what's happening.

155: Anonymous Explorer

At this point, it's not even an anti-thread. It's just a crybaby thread where people whine about Kisaragi-kun.

156: Anonymous Explorer

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There's no real conversation happening, it's just people crying. You're better off thinking of them as animals making noise.

157: Anonymous Explorer

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Don't even bother reading those threads. You'll get dragged into their madness. Sёarᴄh the nôvel_Fire.ηet website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

158: Anonymous Explorer

If you try to understand the thought process of crazy people, you'll end up crazy yourself. Just limit your exposure.

159: Anonymous Explorer

Reading the posts there genuinely feels like it's rotting my brain. It's seriously dangerous.

160: Anonymous Explorer

Meanwhile, Kisaragi-kun keeps throwing fuel on the fire, as usual.

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161: Anonymous Explorer

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Why are these two flirting on social media?

162: Anonymous Explorer

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Lol, they're just casually chatting on Twitter, and it's hilarious.

163: Anonymous Explorer

Well, Kisaragi-kun just responds to any replies he finds interesting. He probably doesn't even think of himself as a famous person.

164: Anonymous Explorer

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"Hey, I watched your stream with Kanakon-san! Can you teach me about magic circulation next time?"

"You're already good at it, Asagao-san. Just focus on increasing your magic reserves."

"No way, I couldn't even pierce the Frost Wyvern's skin!"

"No, your spear broke, but you were definitely piercing it."

"Just teach me next time! Doesn't have to be during a stream."

"No thanks. I don't have anything to teach you."

"C'mon! You even took me on that date just to chat the other day!"

He casually revealed that they hang out off-stream, and it's hilarious.

165: Anonymous Explorer

That one word, "date," made the whole Gachi-koi crowd explode, huh?

166: Anonymous Explorer

Wasn't that basically her staking her claim? Like, "This guy's mine."

167: Anonymous Explorer

Is this the battle between women we've been waiting for?

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168: Anonymous Explorer

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Lol.

169: Anonymous Explorer

Don't you dare get involved.

170: Anonymous Explorer

Kamishiro Rion throwing shade is killing me.

171: Anonymous Explorer

They're just saying they're going to a baseball game today, right? (playing dumb).

172: Anonymous Explorer

There's no reason to tell Asagao-chan about that, though.

173: Anonymous Explorer

Meanwhile, Kisaragi-kun is completely ignoring the rivalry and chatting with Kanakon-chan on Twitter.

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174: Anonymous Explorer

This guy has to be doing it on purpose. If he's not, he's just completely oblivious.

175: Anonymous Explorer

I honestly think he's just oblivious. Outside of exploring dungeons, he has insanely low self-esteem. You can tell from some of his casual social media posts.

176: Anonymous Explorer

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Seriously? That's actually kind of dark.

177: Anonymous Explorer

Kisaragi-kun has casually mentioned it a few times on stream, but he grew up in an orphanage. He doesn't have parents. That's probably part of it.

178: Anonymous Explorer

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Dude, that's rough… I didn't expect this conversation to go there. It's actually impressive he turned out so normal.

179: Anonymous Explorer

Is he really normal, though? There are definitely parts of him that seem a little broken. It's hard to tell if he became EX because of that, or if being EX made him that way.

180: Anonymous Explorer

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"Normal" isn't exactly the right word, huh?

181: Anonymous Explorer

So, are we getting another collaboration with Kanakon-chan soon? Or is he just chatting with her?

182: Anonymous Explorer

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From the conversation, it seems like she's just thanking him for the collaboration. Nothing more than that.

183: Anonymous Explorer

I've been living for Kisaragi-kun's streams lately, so I hope he keeps them coming.

184: Anonymous Explorer

Same here. His streams are always entertaining, even when it's just casual chat.

185: Anonymous Explorer

Honestly, he can just chat the entire time, and it'd still be fun. But his deep-floor dives are something else.

186: Anonymous Explorer

I wouldn't mind if he goes deeper into lore or mechanics sometime. But I doubt that's his style.

187: Anonymous Explorer

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Yeah, Kisaragi-kun's more about action than talking about theory.

188: Anonymous Explorer

I agree. Even though he explains stuff, it's always in a laid-back, practical way. No unnecessary lecturing.

189: Anonymous Explorer

I think that's what makes him appealing. He's relatable but still does things we can't even dream of.

190: Anonymous Explorer

Speaking of, when's the next deep-floor stream?

191: Anonymous Explorer

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If he sticks to his once-a-month deep-floor plan, we should be getting one soon, right?

192: Anonymous Explorer

I hope so! Those streams are wild.

193: Anonymous Explorer

I can't wait to see him tackle something insane again.

194: Anonymous Explorer

As long as the next stream doesn't turn into some love-triangle drama, I'm good.

195: Anonymous Explorer

Haha, with all the girls around him, it's starting to feel more like a romance show than a dungeon stream.

196: Anonymous Explorer

Well, as long as he keeps diving into the deep floors, we'll be watching.