Chapter 76
“Hm? JeBbit? What is that?”
Lumia was in the middle of her stream, playing a game.
She noticed the name repeatedly appearing in the viewers’ chat and asked about it.
“A user who was incredibly popular in the early days of the fantasy game…? Even the Zatum Expedition knows about the Demon King-sama.”
JeBbit, who hadn’t been seen since Heart-pounding Academy, had disappeared around the time the demons started to seriously recognize the game.
“Hmm… An idol from Maple Leaf Story, was it? So, they’re making a comeback?”
Demon King-sama Adorable: Yep, that’s why viewers seem to be hopping around.
SuccubusJustOncePlease: Still, I only watch Demon King-sama.
Somehow, the viewer count seemed slightly lower than usual today.
Lumia didn’t particularly care about the numbers, but hearing that JeBbit was the most famous user in the human realm piqued her interest.
For some reason, she felt like they might get along well and wanted to get to know them.
“Hmm… Then I shall go see them too! I want to befriend this JeBbit person!”
Demon King-sama Adorable: Gonna scout?
SuccubusNoonaKillMe: Hehe…
DemonFunnierThanHumans: Sounds hilarious. LOL.
Pausing her game, Lumia decided to check out JeBbit’s stream.
It wasn’t uncommon to see other streamers watching each other’s broadcasts on Tworch.
“Ooh… What an incredibly cute human they are!”
Lumia got excited the moment she saw JeBbit.
It was a natural reaction. JeBbit’s appearance was one that no one could dislike, regardless of age or gender.
“But what are they doing?”
What puzzled Lumia was JeBbit’s strange rhythmic movements.
Demon King-sama Adorable: Looks like they’re doing a reaction.
SuccubusNoonaKillMe: It’s a dance popular in the human realm. People love it because it’s cute.
“Ah, so this is what they kept requesting with donations?!”
It was a reaction.
The trend had started recently, when a commoner danced as a token of gratitude for donations.
JeBbit was currently mimicking a rabbit in time with a silly song.
The adorable dance suited JeBbit’s image perfectly and was receiving a great response.
DemonFunnierThanHumans: Never thought I’d see JeBbit doing reactions. LOL.
Demon King-sama Adorable: Guess being a streamer suits them. JeBbit doing this makes sense.
“Hmm… It’s cute, but the Demon King-sama can’t possibly do such a thing.”
It was clear why people enjoyed it.
But no matter how much, Lumia, as the Demon King leading the demon race, valued her dignity too much to perform such a dance.
Demon King-sama Adorable: How about a collab? Maybe play a game together.
DemonFunnierThanHumans: If Demon King-sama and JeBbit collab, the server will crash. LOL.
“Collab…?”
It was when streamers broadcast together.
This, too, had been happening more frequently lately.
“I want to befriend JeBbit!”
***
A few days earlier, during JeBbit’s stream.
As usual, donations were pouring in.
JeBbit’sFootWasher: Please do the rabbit reaction once.
JeBbitForever: Seriously, you never do it even with all the donations.
“R-Reactions… I don’t really know how to do them…”
Naturally, many viewers were also requesting reactions.
JeBbit had never promised to perform reactions.
And the donations were purely voluntary.
‘Still, this is a bit…’
As JeBbit looked up what a reaction was, she thought to herself.
Reactions generally involved performing cute or funny actions in gratitude for donations.
Among them, the rabbit dance that viewers were asking JeBbit to do was simple.
To keep up with Demon King-sama, JeBbit tried to elevate her stream.
But even so, she couldn’t bring herself to do something like that.
It was an instinctive rejection.
JeBbitForever: Forget it; I’ll just watch Demon King-sama.
JeBbit’sFootWasher: Time to go wash Demon King-sama’s feet.
However, it was the viewers’ freedom to leave.
Not all streamers performed reactions.
In fact, most didn’t.
But what viewers expected from JeBbit wasn’t just gameplay.
It was her cuteness and brightness that uplifted their mood.
Like an idol, viewers found joy and comfort through her presence.
This naturally connected to reactions, and when JeBbit didn’t meet those expectations, viewers began to leave.
“Hawawa…?”
The declining viewer count day after day made JeBbit anxious.
‘These jerks…’
Meanwhile, Demon King-sama’s viewer count continued to rise.
In the end, JeBbit made up her mind.
She had already come this far as JeBbit.
It was stranger for her not to do reactions.
Fully immersing herself as JeBbit, Rikal even changed the stream title.
She couldn’t let herself lose to someone like Demon King-sama.
[“Hawawa! JeBbit Rabbit Reaction Time~!”]
HawaiianPizza: JeBbit’s rabbit reaction is finally happening!
JeBbitForever: Too cute to handle!
JeBbit’sFootWasher: OMG, JeBbit is sooo cuteeee!
The viewer count surged explosively.
It far surpassed the previous numbers.
And with the reaction, the donations poured in even more.
“Thank you, everyone~!”
The immense attention from performing the reaction.
The skyrocketing viewer count and the dopamine rush from the overwhelming donations.
JeBbit had discovered a new pleasure.
And so, amidst the continued reactions, some time later.
Demon King-sama sent a collab request to JeBbit.
‘Are they trying to openly challenge me?’
JeBbit, misunderstanding the intent, hardened her resolve.
“Let’s see who comes out on top!”
Thus, the collaboration between Demon King-sama and JeBbit was finalized.
***
“So you weren’t going to do it, but now you’re doing reaction streams and collabs…?”
The news about the collaboration between the Demon King-sama and JeBbit was plastered across the front page of the newspaper.
I clicked my tongue as I flipped past the page featuring a reaction photo of JeBbit attached to the article.
Even though he had claimed he wouldn’t do it, in the end, Rikal started streaming.
“Uh, uh, huh?”
“Oh, it’s nothing.”
When Hina, sitting beside me, asked, I casually dodged the question.
“By the way, we don’t seem to have many visitors lately.”
“That’s right. I thought this peaceful period would bring more people.”
Rain and Medeia, who were sitting nearby, commented.
It was true that we were in a relatively calm period with major events having settled down.
However, both Galliard and Rikal (JeBbit) seemed too busy with their personal streams to visit.
The same went for others, like the people from the Magic Towers, the Imperial family, and even the dragon kind.
It appeared that everyone was catching up on things they hadn’t been able to do due to the game.
The game had become so thoroughly ingrained in daily life that everyone was used to its existence.
On top of that, there hadn’t been any new games released recently, so there weren’t many special inquiries either.
“Do you have any ideas for the next game?”
Rain asked, seemingly thinking along the same lines as the rest of us.
So far, I had covered most genres of games.
There was one genre I could think of, but there were some concerns about it.
“If I were to make something, perhaps… an FPS.”
“FPS?”
FPS. First Person Shooting game—a genre where players shoot from a first-person perspective.
In my last memories, fantasy-styled FPS games like Overwatch were quite popular.
I had considered something similar myself.
However, there was a slight issue in this world compared to the modern era.
Here, all games were designed to immerse players directly into illusions where they played firsthand.
Even if I released an FPS, only the peripheral aspects would change; the core gameplay would remain the same for people in this world.
Due to the immersive nature of these illusions, the FPS wouldn’t feel new to them.
I explained the concept of FPS briefly.
“Hmm… It sounds similar to COL.”
“I don’t quite get it…”
“Hmm.”
The reactions were mixed.
Indeed, it felt almost indistinguishable from COL.
However, the distinctive feature of an FPS lay in its focus on weapons and the action itself.
“Hmm… I think I need to ponder this a bit more. Don’t look for me unless it’s urgent.”
With that, I retreated to my room.
FPS. I needed to figure out how to create it.
Days passed as I mulled over the idea.
***
“…So you said you wouldn’t do it, but here you are.”
“…Shut up.”
Some time later, at the Imperial Palace.
I had come to the palace to clear my head after a long time.
Knowing that the palace residents were avid gamers, I observed them for inspiration for the next game.
“I heard you even did a collab recently.”
“It was just playing COL together. Stop bringing it up before someone hears!”
“Alright, alright.”
Rikal became visibly flustered as I continued to bring up JeBbit. I chuckled and changed the subject.
“By the way, when’s the next game coming out? It feels like it’s time.”
“That’s what I’m struggling with.”
“What kind of struggle?”
“It’s a bit of a long story. I’ll just look around the palace for now.”
“You little…”
The truth was, there were plenty of games I could make.
However, they would ultimately feel similar to existing ones.
Considering the effort it took to develop a game, I wanted to create something that offered a fresh experience.
“…The Knights’ Order.”
While wandering the palace, I arrived at the training grounds of the Knights’ Order.
The knights were training in neat formations, wielding their swords.
“They’re still using swords, huh.”
“Well, what else can they do if they can’t use magic?”
Watching the knights clad in iron Armor swing their swords, I muttered to myself.
Come to think of it, I hadn’t seen actual combat in this peaceful era.
Living in a city of mages, I rarely encountered sword wielders.
It struck me how outdated the weapons in this world were compared to other advancements enabled by magitech.
“Hmm…”
In COL, there were many champions who used non-magical weapons like guns.
However, most of those champions used skills that made such weapons feel more like magical tools.
In this world, weapons like swords were still the norm, with nothing much beyond that.
“In that case…”
What if I introduced new types of weapons?
And if I created a game that focused entirely on those new weapons?
“I’ll be going now. Best of luck with your stream.”
With those words, I hurried back to the Illusion Magic Tower.
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