Volume 1 Chapter 32 Huh？ Now That I Think About It, Isn't There No Reason to Be Angry？
After the incident, I used the teleportation portal to return to the 1st floor, feeling down and planning to go home... but,
"Ah, right. I need to report my exit from the dungeon and sell the magic stones and dropped items..."
Thinking that, I decided to head to the guild to sell them, but
"...selling can wait. I'm feeling really drained. Mostly mentally."
So, I simply reported my exit at the guild and quickly headed home.
By the way, the magic stones and dropped items are safely stored in my 'Storage (Maximum)' item, so there's no worry about theft if I keep them as is.
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"I'm home~"
"Welcome back, Takeru."
"Welcome home, Takeru-nii!"
In the evening... my mom and sisters greeted me with cheerful voices when I returned home.
It's a usual occurrence, but today, their warm welcome slightly warmed my previously chilled heart.
After that, I took a quick bath, and the 3 of them went back to the kitchen to prepare dinner.
"""Thank you for the meal"""
"Yes, thank you very much"
......After dinner, the 3 of us immediately started talking about today's Seeker registration.
"Oh, so this is the registration card for the F-Class Seeker. It's really made of iron."
"Of course."
Yumi said, touching the registration card with sparkling eyes and great interest.
"Takeru, did you enter the dungeon today?"
My mother asked me,
"...No, today after I registered as a Seeker, I just had the chance to tour the Japan Guild Headquarters in Shinjuku Gyoen."
I lied.
Actually, I was in disguise while I was doing Seeker activities, so I thought it would be troublesome if I was asked a lot of questions, and I didn't want to cause unnecessary worry, so I just fudged it.
Then,
"Takeru-nii, really? Are you sure you're not in the dungeon today?"
"......Yumi? "
Yumi watched me with a hint of curiosity in her eyes, and her question caught me off guard.
"Well, to be specific, I went to see the entrance of the Shinjuku Gyoen dungeon. I was with the staff from the Japan Guild Headquarters."
"Hmmm, I see..."
I felt like answering that I hadn't been to a dungeon was somehow 'wrong,' so I quickly said I went to the entrance with the guild staff.
Yumi is sharp in strange ways, so I felt a bit cautious.
"That's good... But there was nothing dangerous, right?"
"Of course, Mom. It was totally fine."
I mean, really.
And the mid-floor boss was a one-hit KO too.
"Wait? You went to the Shinjuku Gyoen dungeon?!"
"Huh? Ah, yeah..."
Then, Ami reacted to the mention of 'Shinjuku Gyoen dungeon.'
"So, hey, have you seen that D streamer called Omega?"
Thump!
"Umm... No, I don't know him?"
"What?! You don't know?! There's this newbie D streamer named Omega..."
Ami explained to me about the mysterious D-Streamer Omega.
"Ami, were you watching that... person called Omega's stream?"
"Of course. My friend called me and said, 'There's a cool D-streamer, check him out!' So I was watching it with Yumi."
"Hmm...we watched it together"
I see.
So that's why Yumi asked me if I went to the dungeon.
I mean, if my family watched the stream, that means a lot of people were watching it.
Well, now it's all gone to waste.
"So, some viewers started saying, 'That's a fake video made with CG,' and then everyone started shouting, 'It's a fake video!' So, that Omega said, 'I'm going to turn off the chat function,' and he really did turn off the chat function. So, that was the end of today's broadcast, but... I'm not happy about it."
"What?"
"Because Omega-san didn't seem like he was lying!"
"! R-Right..."
"You know, I totally watched from the beginning, but I can't believe that was made with CG. More than that, I thought Omega was a really nice person. I just can't see a good-hearted Seeker like them doing something like that! Right, Yumi?"
"Yeah. From my perspective, there's no way that was made with CG."
"See! Yumi, you know video editing and CG stuff is really impressive, right, Takeru-nii?"
"Uh, yeah."
"So, I trust Yumi's words, and I believe in Omega too!"
"......Ami, Yumi."
"So, Takeru-nii, if you ever meet Omega, please tell them! We believe in their innocence and want them to restore the chat feature and resume interacting with viewers!"
"I-I got it..."
I felt like I was about to cry.
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Back in my room, I jumped onto my bed and lay face down, reflecting on today.
"I can't believe it caught fire on the very first day of the stream... sigh, what a mess."
What went wrong?
At first I thought that my Physical Ability looked like CG, but now I think the main reason was that it was blowing up all the monsters up to the 29th floor in one hit.
"To be honest, as I kept defeating monsters, my level went up, so it became harder and harder to control~"
By the way, my current level is '31'.
In one day....
"Because I was at level 20 before I entered the dungeon, if my level went up by 11 in a day, it's going to be hard to control 'Body Awakening (Extreme)'"
In other words, the faucet has become larger, and it has become more difficult to adjust the amount of water that comes out.
"Well, there's nothing I can do about it. And as an Omega, I don't intend to hold back on my power. I just wish I could face monsters head-on and fight in a fierce battle that would cost me my life..."
But, the reality is.
There is no such monster.
"So, that means I need to conserve my power and put on a fierce battle with the monsters... But in a way, doesn't that trick the audience?"
Huh?
But if you think about it, today's 'CG visuals' could also be considered part of the performance.
If that's the case, then if no strong monsters appear in the future, I would have to conserve my power and stage fierce battles, which might not be any different from using CG visuals when it comes to tricking the audience...
"Huh? If that's the case, then why should I be angry about the CG visuals?"
Exactly, if I plan to conserve my power and stage fierce battles going forward, there's no reason for me to be even a little angry.
"Ah... thinking about it that way, it's really not a problem if they call it CG."
That's a solution.
Wait a minute.
"Could it be that I might even wholeheartedly ride this wave of controversy?"
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