[Tsukasa Tsurusaki : Izumi Senpai]
[Tsukasa Tsurusaki : Senpai, are you really okay with this ending?]
…What on earth is this about?
I had no idea what the DM from Tsukasa was about.
But one thing was certain, she was telling me something very important right now.
My instincts were shouting.
What Tsukasa was about to say would completely change my future.
My heart raced.
Would it be alright for me to hear this story?
But ignoring my worries, I found myself typing on the keyboard.
[Izumi Kainoh : What’s it about…?]
Right.
Tsukasa was a mad fan of mine, a supportive player.
She wouldn’t share any bad news, would she?
It had to be something good.
She must be trying to show me the best path.
[Tsukasa Tsurusaki : (photo)]
And the photo Tsukasa sent showed… a catastrophe.
[Tsukasa Tsurusaki : This is the current situation on the Star’s Flow Build Craft server.]
[Tsukasa Tsurusaki : Ayaken and Takopaz have formed an alliance and are at war with Kuroken.]
[Izumi Kainoh : Isn’t Kurokami-senpai on Takopaz’s side?]
[Tsukasa Tsurusaki : Kurokami-senpai tried to stop both sides, but… she failed.]
[Tsukasa Tsurusaki : No, she couldn’t help but fail.]
A war, huh.
It sounded rather unfortunate.
But if Takopaz has allied with Ayaken to go to war with Kuroken, does that mean it’s alright if I don’t participate?
Well, I mean, the war was already underway without me, so I guess it doesn’t matter much?
…But Kurokami-senpai tried to mediate but couldn’t, huh.
What the heck does that mean?
That question was answered by another DM from Tsukasa.
[Tsukasa Tsurusaki : Because this war was started for Senpai Izumi’s revenge.]
[Izumi Kainoh : …Huh?]
[Tsukasa Tsurusaki : It involves Kuroken’s Hikari-senpai and Shoko.]
[Tsukasa Tsurusaki : This is a war started to avenge the destruction of Senpai Izumi’s shrine.]
[Tsukasa Tsurusaki : So the cause of this war is ultimately Hikari-senpai’s TNT cannon.]
[Tsukasa Tsurusaki : If the instigator fails to stop the war, it’s completely pointless.]
No way.
So the war they were talking about earlier was started because my shrine was destroyed during the day?
…Ugh.
I actually forgot about the shrine being destroyed because I took a nap in the afternoon.
And I never wanted revenge….
So whose war is this, and whose revenge are we talking about?
…Well, I guess it doesn’t matter.
Most likely, they’re not fighting seriously anyway; it’s just content for the broadcast.
Above all, given the current situation, it wouldn’t matter if all the buildings got destroyed.
Somehow, when I just saw it on YouTube, it seemed like all the members were building crafts, and I wondered what was going on… so that was why, huh.
[【BuildCraft】 It’s war!!! We move for revenge!!!]
Looking at it now, even the title of the broadcast says it’s a war.
…Wait a minute.
Thinking back, with Ayaken and Takopaz, if Kurokami-senpai is out of the Takopaz team… isn’t it just the 2nd and 3rd generation?
That’s a bit rebellious, isn’t it?
Is Star’s Flow going to be okay…?
[Izumi Kainoh : Hang in there, Tsukasa!]
Well, I mean, I forgot about it anyway, and since I’d be thinking clearly again soon, it wouldn’t matter who won…
Still, I guess I should cheer for Ayaken and Takopaz since they’re using my shrine as a basis for revenge.
[Izumi Kainoh : I’m going to sleep now….]
“Yawn…”
Even though I took a nap earlier, I yawned as if it was natural due to my usual habit of sleeping at this hour.
Just as I was about to turn off the computer.
[Tsukasa Tsurusaki : Are you really okay with this ending, Senpai Izumi?]
Once again, Tsukasa sent me a DM.
With the same content she had sent before.
…What does that even mean?
Thinking about it, my instinct that Tsukasa would change my future is still very much alive.
In other words, what Tsukasa wanted to convey was… that it wasn’t just a simple story about a war starting.
[Izumi Kainoh : What does that mean?]
[Tsukasa Tsurusaki : We are moving for the revenge of the shrine you built, Senpai.]
[Tsukasa Tsurusaki : But is it really okay for you to be left out of the shrine’s revenge?]
…No.
I never wanted revenge to begin with….
[Tsukasa Tsurusaki : Was the effort you invested in creating the shrine that lighthearted?!]
Thump, I could almost hear my heart pounding.
[Tsukasa Tsurusaki : Is it alright to just watch someone else take revenge for you?!]
[Tsukasa Tsurusaki : Was it that easy for you?!!!]
Well, that’s true….
Why am I just planning to go to sleep?
‘Oh shrine, you will surely become the most magnificent building in Star’s Flow!’
‘A spectacle everyone will marvel at… I can’t wait…. Isn’t that right, shrine?’
My precious memories with the shrine were shattered… why was I simply going to sleep?
Ah, I see.
I was trying to run away.
I wanted to think of the shrine’s destruction as just a bad dream.
Because that would be… a kind ending in my mind.
But that can’t be right.
I can’t look away from it…!
They’re taking revenge.
People who have no relation to the shrine… are taking revenge.
No, I can’t allow that.
I have to take revenge myself.
Directly against… Kurokami-senpai and Mizuki for destroying the shrine….
I have to execute the most splendid revenge, so the shrine can leave with a smile…!
[Izumi Kainoh : Thank you, Tsukasa.]
[Izumi Kainoh : I realized what I need to do now.]
[Tsukasa Tsurusaki : Then, Senpai Izumi.]
[Izumi Kainoh : Please step back, Ayaken and Takopaz.]
[Izumi Kainoh : I will personally… deliver judgment.]
[Tsukasa Tsurusaki : …Huh?]
I quietly prepared to turn on the broadcast.
The title of the broadcast would be….
[【BuildCraft】 The time has come for judgment. I will move for revenge…!]
Yeah. This is the best option….
★
Tsukasa’s goal was simple.
To make Izumi participate in the war.
Of course, she never told anyone about this plan.
Ayaken and Takopaz had been against Izumi participating from the start.
They didn’t want to show her the brutality, considering the pain she was already going through due to her shrine’s destruction.
But Tsukasa’s thinking was different.
No.
From the beginning, Tsukasa and those others were looking in different directions.
Tsukasa was hoping Izumi would participate in the war for revenge… expecting her to rely on her.
No matter how good Izumi was at the game, the opponent was Kuroken, the largest company on the Star’s Flow Build Craft server.
There was absolutely no way to win by herself.
Even if Izumi wanted revenge specifically on Hikari and Shoko, the scale of the war had become so massive that other Kuroken members wouldn’t just sit and do nothing.
Even the members apart from Tsukasa and Suzuha had turned on their broadcasts.
In other words, if Izumi wanted revenge, she would have to ally with someone.
As a talented gamer, Izumi would eventually come to that conclusion, and that ally would likely be herself, the one who informed her about the war….
If she conveyed to Ayaken and other members of Takopaz that she wished for Izumi to participate in the war, they would surely choose to join hands with her… Tsukasa believed this firmly.
This isn’t about having other motives.
The fact that Izumi relied on her thrilled her… and such bizarre thoughts never crossed her mind.
This was merely a method to increase subscribers, after all.
Tsukasa repeated this to herself as she sent a DM to Izumi.
[Tsukasa Tsurusaki : Senpai Izumi]
[Tsukasa Tsurusaki : Are you really okay with this ending?]
And Izumi responded.
[Izumi Kainoh : Please step back, Ayaken and Takopaz.]
[Izumi Kainoh : I will personally… deliver judgment.]
[Tsukasa Tsurusaki : …Huh?]
At the end of the conversation, somehow, she reached that conclusion.
★
[【BuildCraft】 The time has come for judgment. I will move for revenge…! #KainohIzumi#Star’sFlow]
-─(≧▽≦)>IzumiIzumi!
– Didn’t Mei-chan say she was going to sleep?
– A guerrilla broadcast?!
An hour and a bit passed since the Alpha Hunter broadcast ended.
The sudden start of the broadcast caught the supportive players off guard, but they still joined in.
These kids sure do love me too much….
As the opening video concluded, I greeted everyone with a quieter tone than usual.
“Hey everybody…. Thank you for coming to my surprise guerrilla broadcast….”
– Are you trying to participate in the war?
– The battle may already be over.
– I’m fine with you broadcasting if you want, but you don’t have to force it if you’re tired.
Maybe the event that happened earlier affected them; the supporters were still kind and gentle towards me.
That fact filled me with joy, but it seemed they were misunderstanding something; I firmly declared that my purpose was not that.
“This is not a war. It’s Blood Revenge…!”
– ?
– What does that mean?
The audience expressed confusion all at once.
But it’s okay if they don’t understand.
My stance does not change.
What is about to happen now is my one-sided revenge.
I declare that no one can obstruct my path… a cruel and fearsome revenge.
As I turned my gaze away from the noisy chatroom, I logged into Build Craft.
Upon logging in, what appeared before me was, of course, the shrine that had crumbled to more than half.
And then… Suzuha?
[Suzuha : What’s going on, Izumi, at this hour?]
Suzuha, who knew I usually slept at this hour, asked.
For a moment, I thought about hiding the fact that I was plotting revenge, but I soon shook my head.
I swore in the name of the shrine that I would move forward despite any obstacles.
So I boldly declared.
[Izumi : I’m here for revenge.]
[Suzuha : …Revenge?]
[Izumi : Yes. Revenge for the shrine.]
[Suzuha : ?]
[Izumi : Please do not impede me.]
[Suzuha : No. Izumi, you…]
[Suzuha : You didn’t have such a deep attachment to the shrine, did you?]
– Huh
– Is that true?
– If it’s Suzuha’s words, I can trust it…
“…”
Well, no matter how much Suzuha tries to understand, she probably won’t get it.
Right now, I’m someone so cruel that no one would comprehend.
[Izumi : I will not stop.]
[Suzuha : But Izumi, do you not realize the current situation…?]
[Izumi : So please do not try to stop me, Suzuha.]
[Izumi : At first, I thought we should just act like I forgot.]
[Izumi : And that was… just a kindness that was merely gentle.]
– What is that even supposed to mean, Mei-chan…
– Is this girl still in her middle-school phase?
[Izumi : But I realized something.]
[Izumi : Kindness is completely meaningless…!]
[Suzuha : ?]
Yes.
When it comes to distinguishing between things, you must know how to discern.
– Stop with the ‘I’ll be king somewhere’ statements.
– The crown of karma is it, huh…
– You might find your right arm cut off.
[Izumi : So please do not stop me.]
[Suzuha : No, that’s not it…]
Continuing to watch Suzuha’s chat might sway my heart.
Thinking that, I decided to briefly block Suzuha’s chat.
I immediately blocked Suzuha’s chat and moved forward.
My destination was Kuroken’s headquarters, where Kurokami and Mizuki would be.
There, I shall boldly declare.
The time for revenge has come.
And when I arrived at Kuroken’s headquarters….
[??? : Huh. If it’s Izumi coming, I was just going to let it slide.]
[??? : If it’s Izumi, I didn’t think she’d come without a reason.]
[??? : I believed she wouldn’t go that route.]
[??? : But it seems Izumi… has chosen that side?]
“W-Why….”
For some reason, she was standing there.
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