Volume 1 Chapter 68 The Crisis That Is Right There (Takeru's Aftermath) (II)
"Aaaah... what should I do?!"
"..."
In front of me, Noja Loli is confused.
Should I call out to her?
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Should I call out with a cool voice?
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"What's wrong... Noja Loli? (Cool voice)"
"Noja Loli, don't say it!!!!"
Bwoom!
"Whoa!?"
Today, a sharp palm strike flew at me.
I thought I dodged it just in time, but the sharpness cut my cheek a little.
"I see... 'Noja Loli' was a no-go word," I learned from experience... shivering.
"This is bad... this is bad! I thought making the video private would stop any more attention on 'Talking Monster and magic-related videos'..."
When I checked Yo!Tube, before the videos were deleted, people had downloaded my channel's and 'Valkyrie channel's videos, and many that should have been deleted were still up.
Of course, it's illegal downloading... but with this many, it's too much to file for removal, and it was easy to imagine a 'whack-a-mole' situation where more videos would be uploaded as soon as others were taken down.
This is what you call a 'major scandal.'
"Instead of putting out the fire... it ended up pouring oil on it..."
It's a fitting expression.
However, it's clear that this situation is bad.
Because when I looked out from the guild master's terrace, I saw even more people gathered in front of the building than I saw on TV, pushing to get into the guild building.
Currently, the guild staff and security are desperately trying to keep them from storming the building, but at this rate, it's only a matter of time before it breaks through.
Ah, Kasai-san might also be overwhelmed with the response... sorry.
In any case, it's clear that some action is necessary.
"Sakurako-chan... we might be in big trouble if we don't handle this somehow. I know it's not my place to say this."
"Not at all! ... But still, umm... it's not good if that video spreads any further, and now that this has happened, stopping the flood of information is impossible. So...!"
Slash!
...it sounded like that, and Sakurako-chan stood up vigorously.
"From now on... we're holding a press conference!"
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"Huh... right now?!"
"That's right. There's no other way to stop this commotion!"
Surely... since it has become this noisy, Sakurako-chan, as the guild's leader, needs to show her face and explain.
On the contrary, I think doing so is likely to calm things down quickly.
But,
"But what will we say at the press conference? It's not my place to say this, but..."
"Not at all! ... Well, as I explained earlier, we acknowledge the existence of the 'Talking Monster', but we'll say that the 'magic' was an 'undiscovered skill'."
"Huh? But Omega (me), it seemed like I talked quite a bit about magic..."
"No problem! We'll explain Omega (that) as a 'Chuunibyou patient'."
"...Hey"
"It's okay. I'll explain it well!"
"..."
I have a really bad feeling about this.
But for this, I have no choice but to leave it to Sakurako-chan.
"Just to be clear, I'm not... a Chuunibyou."
"Hmm, it's fine, it's fine, Takeru. I understand perfectly."
"..."
Hmm... I'm feeling nothing but anxiety.
"In any case! I've decided! I'm determined to settle this today! Initially, I planned to delete the video and hold the press conference about a week later when things cooled down..."
Sakurako-chan said that and took a deep breath before pulling out her smartphone to make a call.
"......The information room, huh? That private video from earlier, please make it public again. Also, let the guild's homepage and media know that the reason for the brief private status of this video was due to a human error on our part."
Sakurako-chan seems to want to say that the private status of this video was just an operational mistake by the staff.
I mean, if it's an operational mistake by the staff... that means it's a mistake by the staff at the 'World Seeker Guild Association' headquarters in the UK... Can such a request really go through?
"Hmm, was that okay...?"
Huh?!
W-What?
It actually went through!
"Please tell them I am very grateful. Oh... and let the media know that we will hold a press conference about this video! The time... well, since there will be preparations, how about 2 hours from now? The place is the press room of the Shinjuku Gyoen Guild. Well then, thank you!"
After hanging up, Sakurako-chan had a bright expression that seemed to say, "I did my job, Maru!"
Yes, she is very cute, but... the press conference (work) is just about to start, right?
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