Chapter 220: Live Streaming Starts!

Upon returning to the village, I quickly gathered the key members to report on today’s events.

– Despite their ideology, they were relatively easy to talk to.

– Their abilities were completely different from mine.

– They have divine protection, but cannot communicate directly.

– There seems to be no sign of the village population increasing.

– Both parties agree to non-interference and freedom of action.

I explained each point carefully, incorporating my impressions.

During the discussion, various questions and doubts arose, but ultimately we concluded that “leaving it alone should be fine.”

“The idea of enslaving Japanese people… Well, I won’t deny it.”

“I agree with Tsubaki-chan. Loyalty definitely won’t increase.”

Tsubaki and Haruka still seem concerned. However, they are not denying his actions; they are merely discussing methods of increasing the village population.

“Well, we’re pretty much the same. It just happened to work out for us, and we were able to free the slaves…”

“That’s true. Saying beastmen are fine but not Japanese people… We’re in no position to say that.”

“It’s like a giant boomerang…”

Oh, and I also talked about the effects of the necklace. I couldn’t stay silent about it.

I explained the conclusion without any unnecessary details. Including Masaki-san, the other men remained silent throughout. For now, I hope there’s no suspicion.

Meanwhile, it seems there were various developments in the village. Shina-san and Yuzuno-san have been restless for a while now. They seemed noticeably cheerful.

(I see, they must have succeeded in inter-world communication, huh? They’re probably eager to tell the director about it.)

With all the reports finished, we decided to adjourn for today.

“Masaki-san, you probably have a meeting to attend to as well, so we’ll excuse ourselves.”

“We appreciate that… But may we use this space?”

“It’s only temporary, but since you’re also villagers. Please, take your time until you’re comfortable.”

“I see, I understand… It looks like this will take a while.”

“Yes, please, take your time.”

The details of the meeting will be compiled into a report. They promised to submit it to the village, so I plan to carefully review it later.

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<9 Months Until Group Transfer Activation>

Three days have passed since the meeting with the student village chief, and the village development has been progressing smoothly, albeit slowly. Every day, many beastmen come to visit. There’s nothing special happening, and they can’t go outside the barrier anyway.

The Self-Defense Forces are deployed at the checkpoint, and makeshift barricades and temporary housing units have been set up. It’s not perfect, but it provides some deterrent. After all, there’s only one road leading to the village.

Amidst this situation…

Today marks the start of live streaming.

Unlike the edited videos before, this time, we’ll be broadcasting live footage. By showing things as they are, I hope to create a stronger sense of familiarity and reality.

At the center of the village, we’ve set up an observation deck made of earth magic, with a fixed camera to capture the entire village. Of course, we also have a mobile camera ready. According to the filming crew, they plan to switch between these two views for a two-screen setup during the stream.

“Village chief, just a final check… Anything goes, right?”

“Yeah, leave it to Natsuki and the others. But keep that one thing a secret.”

“Yeah, I understand.”

“Then feel free to do whatever… within reason.”

“Got it, I’ll start right away!”

There’s no need to hide the village’s existence anymore. On the contrary, I want to actively publicize it and attract interest.

Naturally, there will be journalists and internet streamers who have found out our location. But there’s a checkpoint on the only route here. If they enter from the mountain side, we’ll report it as illegal entry. That’s sure to stir up even more conversation.

(Oh, it looks like the stream is about to start. I should go as well…)

In the channel’s waiting room, there are already tens of thousands… no, more than that. An incredible number of people are eagerly awaiting. The comments are flowing so fast I can’t keep up.

Huh? Slow mode? I don’t really understand, but…

As soon as the MC, Natsuki, stepped in front of the camera, the live broadcast began. But with this many viewers…

Even Natsuki seems nervous—

“Hey everyone, it’s your idol, Natsuki!”

—nope, apparently not. She just kicked off with an outrageous greeting.

Well, I’m not denying it or anything. With a certain level of popularity, this kind of vibe is totally fine. But for a first stream, this is completely out there…

Surely the viewers are cringing right now. Probably receiving a flood of insults and—

Nope, not at all. Instead, there was a storm of praise. Comments like “cute” and “angel” flooded in.

“Juri, Takeshi, is this normal?”

“Our poster girl, Natsuki-chan.”

“Chief, haven’t you seen the video? Natsuki-chan is now a super famous personality.”

“Huh, really? But why…”

“What do you mean ‘why’… With over 30 million subscribers, she’s a super popular streamer. Of course, this reaction is natural. Oh, by the way, I’m somewhat popular too!”

I don’t really care about Takeshi. What I can’t understand is why he’s become so famous. Introducing an inter-world video, where’s the Natsuki element in that?

As I pondered this, the answer came right away—

“Lately, we’ve been doing live streams on our sub-channel. Natsuki does crafting streams, and Takeshi… I’m not sure, but isn’t it Samurai streams?”

“Juri-san, it’s SAMURAI!”

“Oh, right, that’s what it was. Anyway, in that kind of vibe, their popularity has been skyrocketing. As a bonus, Takeshi too…”

“No way, I had no idea.”

As we continued talking like this, Natsuki’s opening talk as an idol kept going. The comment section seemed to be getting even busier.

“Now, let’s hear a few words from our esteemed village chief! It’s your turn, Chief!”

Oh, right… It was my turn next. I had completely forgotten, distracted by Natsuki’s talk. With the script in hand, I managed to give a somewhat appropriate greeting and explain the future developments—

I revealed that this village is government-approved, that we’ll eventually recruit villagers, and that we can travel between worlds. I can’t see the comments now, but they should be quite lively. I even got a V-sign from Juri… Overall, I think it went well.

“Great job, Chief, that was good.”

“My hands are sweating like crazy. I was so nervous.”

“The comments are going wild. It seems the fact that we can go to another world is really hitting home.”

“I see, but please don’t mention the details. It’ll mess with my head…”

As an administrator of the village, I probably should know, but… it’s just too much right now.

At least let’s call Tsubaki first. I need to receive the “Blessing of Tranquility”… I don’t think I can endure this without it.

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Skill: Blessing of Tranquility Level –

Significantly enhances the mental resistance of oneself and one designated target.

* Invalid if the target is far away.

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