NOVEL NEXT Episode 21
Episode 21
As I logged out and descended to the first floor, Mai had already started preparing dinner.
She noticed me and turned around with a smile. “Oh, big bro! Taking a break?”
“Yeah. Did you finish your stream too?”
“Mm-hmm. Just finished a moment ago. Thanks to you, I made great progress in the game! Thanks a bunch!”
Seeing Mai’s smile, I felt great too.
Returning to Earth was definitely the right choice…
While reminiscing about my long journey as a hero, I wiped the table and arranged the chopsticks.
Soon, the food was ready, and we sat facing each other, ready to eat.
“Big bro, how far did you progress?”
“Huh? Just arrived at the second town.”
“The second town!?”
You’re being uncouth. But it’s okay because you’re cute.
Mai spewed out some rice from her mouth, but while holding back the urge to eat that rice, I continued wiping the table.
Mai looked surprised, then her eyes sparkled. “Oh, big bro… that’s amazing! You mean you crossed that forest!?”
“The forest?”
“Yeah! The one beyond the village! You could see the mountains, but aren’t the Knife Monkeys around there high level!?”
“Yeah. I managed to get through them. I went even further.”
As I replied, Mai nodded along with a smile.
“As expected of big bro. We’re all sharing your game progress info, and it’s really helpful. We’re the ‘Dimension’ strategy team, you know. Oh, right now we’re like the top strategy team!”
“Oh, is that so?”
“Well, big bro is the true top strategist. Right now, the streaming scene is amazing, you know? All the streamers of ‘Little Brave Online’ are getting huge viewership, but we’ve always had over a hundred thousand because of our original fans + top strategy team!”
“Is that impressive?”
“It’s a big achievement for our agency! We’re like a mid-tier compared to the big names, but we’re really picking up momentum now!”
“If it helped you, then it’s good.”
Seeing Mai’s delighted smile, I also felt happy.
I need to keep working hard for my little sister.
Mai continued to speak excitedly.
“It’s all thanks to you, big bro! With the axe and spear, our firepower has skyrocketed! Thank you so much, big bro!”
“By the way, did you manage to equip them?”
“Well, the stats are kinda skewed. Me and Rei-chan… oh, the girl using the spear is the main firepower. But because I allocated all the stats to strength, I can’t move much…”
In that case, it doesn’t seem like a good match with the Knife Monkeys.
They rely on agility, so if your reactions are slow, you’ll get hit a lot.
While imagining Mai desperately swinging her axe, I smiled and asked, “So, are you aiming for the next town in the next stream?”
“Well, um, it might be too much for today? Let’s focus on leveling up everyone for now. Oh, right. Since there were a lot of questions about you in the stream comments, I thought I’d ask!”
“Huh? Why questions about me?”
“Your name pops up a lot in our stream comments!”
“Huh… maybe because I’ve been delivering weapons?”
I hope I’m not being disliked.
When I glanced through Mai’s stream, I thought there were quite a few male fans… If Mai’s viewers decreased or the subscriber count dropped… Oh, I’ll have to use the skills I acquired in the other world to the fullest and create a bunch of sub accounts to make up for it!
“Yeah, that’s right. Big bro is the top strategist. Oh, did you accept any orc subjugation requests in the village? The villagers were so grateful to you, big bro. I was so proud!” Mai said, puffing her chest out.
Ah… is this paradise? Being praised by Mai makes me feel like I’m on cloud nine.
I almost ascended to heaven, but I didn’t want to reunite with the goddess, so I came back to the mortal realm.
“Well, you know, when I was at Level 1, I thought I might get some title if I defeated it, so I tried it and got an S-rank title.”
“What!? At Level 1!? Amazing! Oh yeah, viewers were asking, ‘Do you plan to do any streams?’ What do you think, big bro?”
“Nah, I don’t have any plans for that.”
“Aww. Well, our agency is currently recruiting male streamers for the first generation. How about it? Want to apply? I kinda wanna do it too.”
Did I just feel like doing it for Mai’s sake?
But even if we’re the top strategy team, I doubt a newbie would attract many viewers. Still, if it can earn some money, I might be able to cover Mai’s support expenses…
There’s some potential there.
“By the way, once you get through that forest, do you arrive at the second town?”
“No, you can either cross the mountain or go through a dungeon.”
“A dungeon, huh… mental note taken.”
“By the way, the spear weapon drops in that dungeon.”
“Is that so… wielding the weapons obtained there in a dual-wield style would be strong.”
“Yeah. I’ll be setting off to seek new weapons later, but what weapons are the others using? If I find any, I’ll deliver them, okay?”
“Um, Flame-chan uses a sword, and Seina-chan uses a staff!”
“I see. Got it. I’ll send them over if I find any.”
“Thanks! We’ll do our best with the strategy team!”
Mai saluting is so adorable.
I defeated the Demon Lord to spoil this adorable Mai…
Ah, I’ll keep contributing a lot and keep receiving thanks…!
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