Volume 2 Chapter 57 Convergence - It Became a Chaos (II)
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: Hey, Omega! What the hell was that before the stream started?! What were you even doing when you weren't live?! Explain yourself!!
: AAAAAA! IT'S THE REAL OMEGA-SAMA!! I AM SEEKER SOPHIA KNIGHTLEY──! EVEN THROUGH A SCREEN, I AM HONORED TO MEET YOU──!!!
: Sophia-sama! THE FLOOR IS COLLAPSING!! PLEASE CALM DOWN!!!
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Just as Oikawa had warned, Sakurako-tan's comments were straight-up threatening.
And on top of that, the world-ranked Seekers were acting completely different from before.
But that wasn't all.
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: Wait, wait—Rinna-chan's arm got cut off by Prototype No. 100 Modified...? Seriously?!
: And Omega-sama just casually used an Elixir on her, just like he did for Ochi-san and Yurihime...?!
: To summarize: The legendary Elixir—an 'out-of-place artifact'—has been used at least twice... So, how many does Omega-sama actually have?
: And since he's been streaming this whole time... doesn't that mean the whole world now knows the Elixir exists?!
: I see. So today's Omega-sama stream is officially a divine broadcast, huh?
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The chat had descended into complete chaos.
Viewers were freaking out. Seekers were panicking.
And I... was in trouble.
"Uh... um... actually..."
I hesitantly explained to Rinna-chan how I had used the Elixir on her before coming here.
Sakurako-tan, naturally, was furious.
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: You... how many times are you going to mess up?
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Ouch.
Not even a proper scolding—just sheer exasperation.
This side was actually worse.
"N-No, but... I mean, you did think there'd be at least one Elixir, right?!"
I tried to play it off as "force majeure."
But...
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: If you enter a dungeon without proper research, you have no right to make excuses.
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Yep. Cleaved in two.
I'm done for.
Thwack!
"I'm sorry."
I bowed. Full force.
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After that, once the whole chat—and the viewers—had finished freaking out over my full-power apology and the Elixir incident, Sakurako-tan finally spoke up again.
'Omega. What's done is done. There's no fixing it now, so let's just move on.'
"Huh? Seriously?! Awesome-ssu!"
At least Sakurako-tan forgave me.
That's a win.
But... why is she still calling me 'Omega' even on the phone?
Oh, right.
There's a famous Seeker standing next to her, isn't there?
'By the way, the Shinjuku Gyoen Guild is getting slammed with calls from Guild Headquarters and the government. There's no talking our way out of this anymore... Sigh.'
"...I'm sorry."
Yeah.
I really screwed up this time.
'So, moving forward... we're sticking to the plan with the Valkyries' level-ups.'
"Huh? Really?"
'Yes. The stream will continue. Since it's come to this, we'll have your group take on the Talking Monsters in the Ryukyu Dungeon. From now on, you're basically Japan's PR stunt—proof that Japanese Seekers can handle formidable opponents.'
"...I see."
Yeah, makes sense.
Japan's been looked down on in the Seeker world for not having enough top-tier talent...
"Got it. Then, I'll head straight for the deepest part of the Ryukyu Dungeon. I won't hold anything back."
'Don't go overboard. And about 'magic'—avoid that topic. If magic gets exposed, it's a huge problem. And I mean it, Omega—keep your restraint. No slipping up, got it?'
"Y-Yeah."
Whoa.
She said it twice.
Guess that means it's extra important.
I was this close to tossing my restraint out the window.
'And... huh? What's that? What are you doing?! I'm in the middle of talking to Omega—what? You want to talk to him?'
"Huh? Sakurako-tan?"
On the other end, she seemed to be arguing with someone.
Maybe those two from earlier...?
Before I could figure it out—
"H-Haha, nice to meet you, Omega-sama! Let me formally introduce myself! I am Sophia Knightley, from the British Headquarters!"
The same Sophia-san, who had completely lost her composure earlier, had suddenly taken the phone.
"Ah, thanks. This is Omega."
'Hawawawa... Ahem. Sorry about that. Anyway, I'm so happy to be speaking with you directly. Thank you so much. Mufufu...'
"...Uh. Yeah."
The world's Rank No. 2 Seeker is...
How do I put this...
Kind of weird?
But at least she's not acting all high and mighty.
That's impressive in its own way.
Weird, though.
'I'm really looking forward to your livestream of the Talking Monster hunt in Ryukyu Dungeon! Good luck!'
"Right. Thanks."
And just like that, she handed the call back to Sakurako-tan.
'Well then, keep your restraint—but not too much!'
"Got it. Well then, I'm off... huh?"
At that moment, I felt something.
Something... off.
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