Chapter 3: My favorite said I’m abnormal
“Here is Tekubi Kiruru~♪ Your wrist is also kirurun-ruun~☆”
“Eh…”
That Kurenai Kurenai is Tekubi Kiruru!?
No, that Kurenai said, “Kirurun-ruun☆”
No no no no, eh!?
No way!
“…Ss, eh, suu… Huh? Haa, Fuu, K-K-Kurenai is a magical girl VTuber, I see. Ttettee, T-Tekubi Kirururu, I-I haven’t heard of it.”
For some reason, she stared at me while grinning at me.
No, seeing Kirurun make such a mischievous face is so fresh and precious… Seriously, what’s going on?
Does that mean Kurenai was my favorite and the one I supported all this time?
Haa!?
Haaa!? Haaah!?
I am overwhelmed with mixed emotions of happiness to meet my favorite in person, and frustration at the fact that Kurenai herself was my favorite. I felt like I was going to lose it, so I just pretended not to know for now.
“So, can we move on?”
“Aa, eh, ah, yes.”
Whoa, so blinding, no, this is no time to be embarrassed. I look at Kirurun as usual, in a normal and ordinary manner. It’s so rare to have my favorite this close, but that’s not the point.
……If I were to confess that I was a listener here right now, it would be about Kurenai.
She will definitely insult me like crazy, calling me a cockroach, and treat me like a slave.
Hang in there, me! Don’t lose, me!
Kirurun is always up for a challenge!
Even I can see it just fine. I have to act naturally so as not to be suspected!
“Hahahaha.”
Kirurun is laughing soooo cute!
Kirurun sooo cute, I’m melting already.
No, calm down, me.
Indeed, Kiruru is similar in appearance to Kurenai!
She’s such a good-looking girl that it doesn’t feel strange at all, but, how can I put it, they look so similar I wonder if they’re sisters! Why now, of all times!
I admit it!
I was kind of responding to Kurenai, who was often being avoided in class… Because her face resembled my favorite!
Okay, this embarrassing self-questioning ends here!
“S-sso what’s the continuation of the story?”
Damn it.
My voice stutters.
“As long as you’re standing next to me, make sure you’re dressed properly. Therefore this is the cockroach’s work suit.”
With that said, what was handed over to me was a splendid butler outfit.
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After I changed into my work clothes in the shadows, I immediately asked my employer.
“W-what are we going to do now, Kurenai?”
“What a cockroach that lacks initiative. Well, first of all, let’s thoroughly explore the World Tree’s Flask Lynx.”
Kurenai is quite sarcastic but also suggests the immediate goal.
“Also, please call me ‘Kiruru’ or ‘Young Lady’ from now on. Nanashi.”
“Don’t call me by my middle school nickname.”
“Oh? Nanashiro to Nanashi, there is not much difference, is there? Or do you want to be called by your current nickname?”
“…Well, compared to my nickname right now… I’ll have Nanashi, please.”
I got found out.
Being scolded by my favorite is nothing but a reward. But I somehow maintain my composure.
As a result, I became more and more accustomed to it.
I mean, Kiruru, she’s still Kurenai after all. It’s obvious, the magical girl VTuber Kirurun is a fantasy for everyone.
Reality is Kurenai.
As I start to lose the ability to see my favorite as my favorite, I feel a tinge of loneliness.
Support your favorite while you can… I never thought the moment would come when this quote would resonate so deeply with me…
“Look, cockroach. Make sure to keep up properly.”
“Geez… Just choose whether it’s either Nanashi or a cockroach.”
I look at Kurenai, who calls me a cockroach as usual, with mixed feelings and do my duty to keep her in my sight as much as possible. Still, the fantastic sight of the World Tree Test Tube Lynx is a fascinating sight to behold.
“It’s pretty high.”
“Outside the test tube is a blue desert… Is the World Tree Test Tube Lynx set up as an artificial oasis like the Reincarnation Online?”
The raised trunks of the World Tree formed a path for us to reach the middle level. There are other adventurers who want to reach the upper levels while enjoying the scenery below.
“It’s a civilized townscape from here on out.”
“Suspension bridges, ladders, houses, they’re all made of wood.”
“It’s a city that coexists with the World Tree. If I recall correctly, this World Tree Test Tube Lynx was designed based on the concept of the elf village.”
“Hee… You’re pretty knowledgeable. Speaking of elves, there is an image of guardians of the forest, cherishing trees and nature.”
Then we toured the various facilities in the World Tree and climbed to the top.
Who would have thought the day would come when I would enjoy the view from the World Tree with my favorite.
I’m glad to be alive.
“So you move along these vines to the next test tube.”
“If you fall, you’ll probably die…”
I gulp at this primitive method of transportation, which involves entangling a hanging pole with a vine that connects to the neighboring World Tree and gliding along. After all, if you let go of the pole while sliding down the vine, you’ll fall straight down.
“It’s a bit like an attraction, it’s exciting, isn’t it? Come on, let’s go, cockroach.”
Kurenai, who always looks so grumpy at school, was strangely lively, so I jumped in, keeping her beautiful face firmly in my sight.
As expected, Kirurun might be a god.
Now, after visiting the world tree cultivated in five test towers, a city made up of gigantic trees, one conclusion is reached.
“It seems that each test tube is divided into sections.”
“Kure, Kiruru, is this your first time here? You seemed to be accustomed to Pandora.”
“First time coming, Kururun☆”
Stop with the surprise attack, seriously.
“I’ve been to Gladiator City Old Nine and Golden City Linne. Neither of them suited me, though.”
Also, the way Kurenai immediately snaps back to her usual self quickly overshadows the initial cuteness.
My mental capacity has reached its limit.
“He, hee… Even so, the people of Pandora are relatively normal, or rather they quite readily accept Earthlings, aren’t they?”
“Stupid cockroach. It’s a give-and-take relationship. The Earth’s resources are also probably something rare to them. And Earth’s military forces too.”
“Ah, I see. In the game, the habitat available to humans and similar beings has been greatly reduced… Was the setting that by freeing the sealed gods, humanity could regain the Golden Domain in which they could thrive?”
“Cockroach… You really don’t know anything about Pandora. Even though you are a former player.”
“Well. I didn’t really want to see any information related to Pandora if possible…”
Who would willingly to see information that reminds them of their trauma.
“But you’re at that Pandora now, right?”
I immediately respond to Kurenai, who smiles a little happily.
“I’m doing it for the money.”
“I see.”
Kurenai showed an unusual sad expression for a moment.
However, she quickly retracts that side of her and smiles her usual smirk.
It’s complicated to see that happen with Kirurun’s face. But she’s cute, man.
“Speaking of which, is the fourth test tube beyond human territory?”
“Ahh… It is not an exaggeration to say that it is the kingdom of animal ears!”
“You’re creepy, cockroach.”
As I was thinking about the animal-eared girl I just saw, the harsh words hit me.
“There were also quite a few oddly shaped otherworld people, weren’t there?”
“Ahh… There’s one with a serpent’s head and a sheep’s lower body…”
“I’m kind of surprised that a human female’s head is connected to a gorilla’s body.”
“…There was also a human-faced dog, right?”
“Well, it’s designated as a heterogeneous area, and it appears that the last test tube is the one that created these deformities.”
“One of the four pillars of gods that protect humanity’s last Golden Domain was the Divine Imitator Lynx, right?”
“I’m looking forward to seeing what kind of god he is.”
Speaking of which, I have never met Lynx in the game era.
It’s strange that gods exist in reality, but ever since the Otherworld Update happened, they’ve become accepted quite naturally.
Of course, it’s my first time meeting them too.
And so we explored the last test tube, but found no eye-catching entities other than a magnificent church annexed to the upper level of the world tree.
In other words, there was no god.
When I asked the locals about it, I got a casual answer: “Lord Lynx is a moody and elusive figure, appearing and disappearing unpredictably.”
“At this rate, it looks like we won’t be able to meet Divine Imitator Lynx unless we clear some conditions.”
“That is so typically RPG. Oh, I know, since it’s a good opportunity, why not try exchanging information with the adventurers? You’ve been keeping your distance for a while now… There are people looking at Kiruru.”
Mainly male adventures, about 80% of these male adventurers tend to turn around and become captivated by Kurenai’s appearance.
“I’m amazed at the cockroach’s intelligence. Once your channel gets bigger, your past actions will inevitably come to light. If that happens, what if a video of me being intimately involved with a person of the opposite sex in another world goes around… It’s going to make our listeners sad.”
“…That’s quite ambitious of you.”
Well, the fact that there wasn’t even one romantic rumor like that was also part of Kirurun’s charm.
How should I put it, it’s really important. To us the listeners.
“Wait, then being together with me is also bad, isn’t it?”
“You’re a cockroach, so it’s not a problem.”
“You’re saying I am not a person? That’s awful.”
Kurenai shot a sharp glance and for some reason sighed with an exasperated expression.
“I’m telling you that with your appearance, there’s no problem. You’re really dense.”
“My appearance…?”
When I tilt my head, for some reason, Kurenai mutters something quickly, as if she is mumbling a curse.
“Because of your feminine face, you look like a cross-dressed butler. Dear Nanashi.”
It’s probably just another snide remark about me.
As I let her scathing remark go, my eye fell on the lush green leaves growing on the trunk of the World Tree, so I casually picked some.
Oh, some kind of tasty-looking mint? This leaf has a color that looks like herbs.
“Speaking of which, what have you been doing for a while now?”
“Mmm? What do you mean? I’m collecting material called ‘World Tree’s Dried Leaves’.”
Since coming here, I’ve been seeing nothing but things I’ve never seen before. Since it is so hard to find delicious-looking ingredients, I might as well take advantage of the situation and pack them in my bag as souvenirs for my family.
It seems that the materials and ecosystems in games are different from those in reality.
“…I wonder why the material is there? I can’t see it, though.”
Hmm?
Sure, it’s a semi-transparent leaf, but can’t Kurenai see it?
I try gently waving it in front of Kurenai as a test, but it seems like her gaze is fixed on my hand.
“Nn… Ah, it’s probably thanks to the Aesthetic Sense a passive skill of mine? Does the hidden status ‘Discovery Ability’ increase in the same way as it does in the game?”
“Wait a minute, Nanashi. What is your class… ¶±Θ§Butler? How come the text is garbled… Can you tell me your class and status?”
Kurenai narrows her eyes.
Oh, so it’s just like in the game where if you closely observe the other person, you can visually discern their status and class.
“Ah sure yeah.”
I guess it’s time to come clean about my status, which has been much ridiculed by other reincarnated people (players) in the Reincarnation Online (game era)…
With my status in mind, I tell Kurenai all the details as they are.
“Well, my class is Divine Butler——”
“Not the royal palace, but the butler who serves the divine palace, huh… Hmph, you’re suitable to serve me.”
No, it is a class that has always been ridiculed as a useless class.
It was a rather unusual class, but I can assure you that no one but me continued to strengthen my character with this class. After all, in Reincarnation Online, when someone is killed, they would be reborn and their class would change.
There were many reincarnated people (players) who had to be reincarnated many times in order to win the desired class.
The so-called suicide gacha or reincarnation gacha.
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Class: Divine Butler
Lv: 0
Memory: 999
Gold: 0 coins
HP: 3 (+300) MP: 1 (+400)
Strength: 2 (+300) Color Strength: 1 (+400)
Defense: 2 (+300) Agility: 2 (+300)
[Skills]
<Divine Butler Lv0>
<Lord’s Spear and Shield Lv0>
[Passive]
<Aesthetic Sense Lv99>
<Heavenly Court Chef (Food Porn) Lv80> <Divine Beast (Fluffy) Garden Master Lv80> <Flute Player of the Pasture God Lv80>
<Divine Realm Architect Lv70> <Divine Medicine Harmonizer Lv70> <Divine Seamstress Lv70>
<Divine Furniture Artisan Lv50> <Supreme Jeweler Lv50> <Divine Tool Craftsman Lv50>
<Noble Lord of the Seven-Colored Glass Lv50> <Guardian of the Treasure Hall Lv50>
<Master of the Millennium Library Lv40> <Narrator of All Things Lv40>
<Magic Design Lv30> <Perfumer who Bewilders Gods Lv30>
<Astrology Lv20> <Performer of Fantasia Lv20> <Royal Warrant Lv20>
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“Well, something like this, the content is no different from my game character. I think you get it now, but isn’t all of this just useless garbage passive that can’t be used, right? Even when it comes to skills, I’d probably only manage to learn a bunch of things without becoming particularly good at any of them…”
“Nanashi… You’re strange, you know?”
“Yeah, yeah. If you are asking why would I level production and grazing passive skills? Simply put, I used to like making things and animals, among other things. Even though I was ridiculed for only being able to make something inferior to a dungeon drop and told that it was meaningless because I could only tame weak monsters, I liked this playstyle.”
“No, that’s not it. Those who have awakened to their status in the first place have lost all the passive skills they learned in the game. Of course, Lv and skill Lv also start from 0.”
“Mmm…? Is that so?”
My character Lv and skill Lv are 0, but my passive is the same as when I was playing the game.
Is that strange?
“…Nanashi probably doesn’t know this, but I’ll explain how much adventurers have achieved over the past two years in a way that’s easy to understand.”
I tilt my head at Kurenai, who seems oddly pretentious.
“The current adventurer… Their passive is at Lv15 at the highest.”
“Huh? Really? Have gold coins really become that difficult to obtain?”
In the case of Rebirth Online: Pandora, you can spend gold coins to increase your memory, which in turn increases the level of passive skills based on the amount of memory.
Memory is, so to speak, like the capacity needed to acquire skills (passive).
“That’s right. It’s different from the game era. However, as for the status enhancement, for every time the level increases by 1, you can allocate 1 point to any status you choose. As you know, only magical girls do not gain status points.”
“Umm… What is the highest level of adventurers right now?”
“The adventurer who is said to be the strongest is at level 20.”
“Then like… Their status only increased by 20 in total?”
“Even so, they possess monstrous-level physical capabilities, right?”
Unlike in the game era, it seems that even just one increase in status can lead to a dramatic change.
In that case, I… My stats have increased by a total of 2000!?
About 100 times that of the strongest adventurer.
“Why does Nanashi avoid information about other world… I won’t pry into it this time. But from now on, make sure not to neglect gathering information as part of your job!”
Kurenai let out a sigh before facing me again.
Hmm, I get nervous when I’m stared at by Kirurun’s face.
“Frankly speaking, Nanashi’s status is abnormal.”
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[Adult Male Status]
Lv: 0
Memory: 0
Class: Company Employee
HP: 2 MP: 1
Strength: 2 Color Strength: 1
Defense: 2 Agility: 2
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