Solo Dungeon Streamer-I Am Overpowered

I didn't have anything to do today, and planning a collab right now seemed like too much hassle, so I just headed to Shibuya Dungeon after school and started streaming. Right now, I'm in the middle layer, sitting on a large tree branch in the forest zone, casually chatting while watching other explorers working hard down below.

: You're saying "solo today" but you don't ever go into dungeons with anyone else, do you?

: You team up for collabs, right?

: That's too savage, lol.

: Stop with the brutal honesty punches.

: Lol.

: It's true, you're always by yourself.

: It's like someone who never has friends saying, "I'm friendless today," and everyone's like, "Isn't that always the case?"

"…Friendless mockery, barrier activated."

: You okay?

: You're really lacking motivation today.

: You're talking like a kid, lol.

: Are you burned out?

: Way too early for that.

: A high schooler with burnout, lol.

: Go to the deep layers.

: Going to the deep layers after school would be insane, stop it.

"Still, there are a lot of people in Shibuya Dungeon today... maybe because it's a weekday afternoon. It's the middle layer, but there sure are a lot of people."

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I notice a few people glancing my way, probably some viewers. I mean, no one in their right mind would be looking my way while exploring a dungeon unless they knew I was going to be here. They must have found out in advance.

: I spotted Kisaragi and waved, but he's completely ignoring me.

: Is it true that you can meet Kisaragi in the middle layers?

: The guy waving is on screen, lol.

: He's actually on screen, I'm dying, lol.

: This looks fun.

: It's turning into a Shibuya Dungeon off-line meet-up.

: No way, I'm heading to the middle layers now!

: What floor is this?

: Floor 34.

: He's three floors above right now.

It's like an impromptu off-line meet-up has started. I didn't plan this or anything, but if the viewers are having fun, I guess it's fine. I'm just streaming because I don't really have anything else to do, not because I had any particular intention. If I had to say, it's just to pass the time.

: I can't even go to the middle layers!

: Are there a lot of elite explorers in this stream who can make it to the middle layers?

: Is the middle layer considered elite?

: I guess it's elite enough.

: The number of people gathering around the guy waving is growing, lol.

: Isn't there too many viewers here?

: Kisaragi's pretty popular as a streamer, huh?

I thought ignoring them would be the best strategy, but now more people are waving at me. What is this? At first, it was just one person waving like crazy, and I thought they'd lost their mind, but now it's turned into a group of about ten people. It's gotten so big it looks like a strange little crowd, and the other explorers seem confused by it.

: Looks fun, lol.

: Kisaragi's having an off-line meet-up with his viewers, lol.

: Kisaragi's off-line meet-up (without him participating).

: He's right there, though.

: Calling that "being there" is a bit of a stretch, don't you think?

: Lol.

: This stream is too funny.

: I kinda want to head to Shibuya Dungeon myself.

: Everyone, gather around!

: What a bothersome group, lol.

"Please make sure you're not bothering the people around you. If you cause trouble, I'll be the one held responsible."

: Got it.

: Don't worry about it.

: It looks like a peaceful scene, but since it's the middle layer, no one's going to do anything too stupid, right?

Well, as long as the viewers are having fun, that's good… but still, the number of monsters in the middle layer seems unusually low today. Maybe someone strong is around. Someone capable of going down to the lower layers, maybe?

As I absentmindedly looked around the dungeon, I noticed a group of explorers starting to argue in the area where the off-line meet-up had been happening. I literally just asked everyone not to cause trouble...

: What's happening?

: Don't cause problems now.

: This is why the dungeon streaming community's reputation is bad.

: You can't even talk about virtual streamers after this, lol.

: Oh no.

: Looks like they got into a fight.

: It's some other streamer causing trouble—Aikasu is involved.

"Aikasu? What's that… some kind of new monster?"

: Lol, no way.

: A new monster, lol.

: Aikasu Renmei is a group of annoying dungeon streamers.

: So it's still in the dungeon streaming community, huh.

: They're flame-baiting dungeon streamers who cause trouble.

: They're actually skilled, but their attitude is awful.

Huh… I didn't know there were annoying people like that. I've mostly only interacted with decent folks, so I have no idea about these troublemakers, but if my viewers are getting into trouble, I guess I should step in.

"You guys are the ones blocking the path with your little crowd. Look, everyone! This is what Kisaragi-kun's viewers are like—just a bunch of rude nerds who look like they can't get a girlfriend."

"…You really shouldn't cause trouble for others. It's not a good look."

The guy shouting into his camera must be part of the "Aikasu Renmei" crew. Honestly, I couldn't care less about him, but I can't just ignore it if they're being loud right next to me.

"Oh look, Tsukasa Kisaragi himself shows up! You gathered all these people here and started an off-line meet-up in the dungeon, didn't you? You're blocking the path and it's causing problems. You're the one in charge of this meet-up, so deal with it!"

"You say that, but I didn't organize any off-line meet-up… wait, it's pointless trying to explain this, huh?"

"You admitted it! He admitted it!"

The blond guy who looks like he's just messing around, and the brown-haired guy smoking a cigarette in the dungeon, they must be the Aikasu Renmei guys. But seriously, isn't it dangerous to smoke in a dungeon?

: Don't engage with them.

: They'll just twist everything and use it against you, leave it be.

: The meet-up is over, let's call it a day.

: That's it, meet-up's done.

: They ruined it, but we'll do another meet-up sometime.

"I got to meet Kisaragi in real life!"

"Seeing his face, I really thought, 'Wow, he's actually a high schooler.'"

"Bye, Kisaragi!"

"...Wait, the meet-up's over? You guys are leaving Kisaragi himself behind?"

"Hey, the meet-up is over, so can we be done here?"

Watching the viewers quickly disband after the off-line meet-up, the blond guy looks confused, but since I didn't organize the meet-up in the first place, that's how it goes. I was planning on wandering around the dungeon a bit more and heading home anyway.

"Hold on a sec! You think I'm just going to let you off after causing trouble with your disruptive stream?"

"…I don't even know who you guys are, to be honest."

: Lol.

: Aikasu losing to Kisaragi in name recognition, lol.

: Isn't it embarrassing to lose even in flame-baiting notoriety?

: Of course Kisaragi wouldn't know them. He's genuinely uninterested in people who just play around causing trouble.

: He has no reason to know some streamer who thrives on causing drama.

"I'm Aikichi!"

"And I'm Kasumin!"

"Oh… So, you two together are 'Aikasu'… that's pretty clever."

"What's clever about that? We're not comedians!"

: They're just a pair of idiots.

: "Kichi" (crazy) and "Kas" (scum), lol.

: That's just an insult, lol.

: Why are they acting so tough in front of an EX ranker?

: Are they really that tough? Normally, Aikasu would be acting way more arrogant. If this were their usual, they'd be throwing punches by now.

: They're scared, lol.

: Can't they just get arrested already?

The viewers are all saying things, but why are these guys even allowed to roam around freely like this? The Explorer Association really needs to crack down on people like them.