The seats for Otaku Girls Unite! were upgraded to a VIP private room in the maid café.
Originally, Saori had wanted to reserve that kind of private room to begin with, so that the more bashful members would not have to worry about other people seeing their group.
Unfortunately, all the private rooms had already been booked.
Now, however, the manager had personally come out and upgraded them to a private room, refunding whoever had originally reserved it.
The reason for the upgrade was simple. The four heavyweight figures Kuroneko-shi had brought with her were extraordinary.
They were four streamers from the livestreaming company Kaori was currently setting up.
Mm. Kaori had anticipated that people from other worlds might come to this side later, so she had helped create streamer accounts for them and announced them as employees under her company.
The content they streamed was realistic fan-made short videos centered around themselves.
As for "realistic," it was the difference between a live-action film and an animated work.
So if they appeared here, they could use that identity to make their entrance.
As for things from other streamers' worlds appearing in certain broadcasts, those could be explained as crossover storylines.
In fact, Kaori was also editing the setting itself, something along the lines of abnormal dimensional tremors appearing in parallel worlds and causing different worlds to become connected.
"She looks exactly the same. It's the streamer herself, Lacus Clyne."
"And Miss A2."
Some of the members of Otaku Girls Unite! spoke with great excitement, as if they had just met huge celebrities.
Among these two members, one was a Gundam fan, while the other was also a fan of the NieR games.
Although the third generation of NieR had not been released yet, Miss A2's livestream content had directly revealed the third installment.
The short video film would come first, and the game would be released afterward.
Of course, for Lacus's own livestream videos, Kaori had already obtained fan-creation authorization from the company that held the Gundam IP.
As for Miss Saeko Busujima and Miss Tessa, their popularity was not as high as those two.
That was because Miss Saeko's work had only just begun serialization as a manga and had not yet received an anime adaptation.
As for Miss Tessa, there was no work about her in this world. She was considered original.
"Um, we're not interfering with your original gathering, are we?"
That voice was extremely gentle. Just hearing it warmed the heart and made one feel intoxicated. As expected of the songstress, her voice truly had a magical quality.
"Not at all. Everyone welcomes you. Right, everyone?"
The others also nodded, visibly excited. Even Lacus's smile seemed to melt their hearts.
She really was incredible.
Saori had never imagined that someone with such charm truly existed in the world. She made people naturally lower their restraint and feel a sense of closeness.
And the member who was a Gundam fan like her seemed to have become a die-hard fan in an instant.
"Although some of you already know me, I'll still introduce myself. I'm Lacus Clyne. Please take care of me."
"I'm Tessa Testarossa. Please take care of me."
"I'm Saeko Busujima. Please take care of me."
"A2."
Miss A2 really was just like A2, cool and reserved, not the type to say much.
Ah, no. She was A2 herself.
"I'm Saori Bajeena. Please take care of me."
With Saori taking the lead, the members of Otaku Girls Unite! also introduced themselves one after another. Everyone either used the name of the character they were playing or directly gave their online handle.
"I-I'm Kiririn."
Kirino Kosaka stammered slightly during her self-introduction, and she suddenly felt the urge to flee the scene.
That Kuroneko, the Kuroneko who never got along with her online, had actually managed to bring four famous streamers here in person. That was amazing.
Correction. This was actually a surprise invited by Saori, who had organized the tea party. Kuroneko had only gone to pick them up.
And right now, what made Kirino the most nervous was the girl sitting beside her, the one dressed as Lacus Clyne. She was truly terrifying.
Kirino had never seen a girl so beautiful it felt unreal.
Could cosplay really make someone look like this?
She felt like a real princess, radiating nobility and elegance.
And her voice was incredible. Kirino did not doubt in the slightest that if this girl sang, she would undoubtedly claim the crown as the nation's top idol. She might even be able to take the world's throne.
Before this, many people had believed that the singing voice in this streamer's livestream could not possibly be produced by a real person and must have been synthesized by technology.
Now it seemed that she really had sung it herself.
In the blink of an eye-
"Thank you all for coming. This memorable tea party will end here."
With Saori's declaration, most of the members of Otaku Girls Unite! immediately showed reluctant expressions, wishing the gathering could last a little longer.
However, everyone quickly grew excited over the gifts Miss Lacus gave them.
They were figurines. Incredibly exquisite figurines, and each one was of a character that the members of Otaku Girls Unite! liked.
Most likely, Kuroneko-shi had told Miss Lacus in advance, so Lacus's side had made them directly and brought them over.
"Here. This one is yours, Kiririn."
"O-okay. Thanks."
Normally, Kirino would usually refuse a gift from someone she was not familiar with, especially since this figurine was far too exquisite and detailed. It definitely was not cheap.
She would have felt too embarrassed to accept it.
But this Lacus made it impossible for her to refuse.
Kirino should have felt restrained at the gathering and been unable to talk freely, but after Lacus began chatting with her, Kirino somehow felt no restraint at all. She talked with her as naturally as if Lacus were her friend Ayase.
That charm of hers nearly made Kirino turn into one of those fans from anime who called someone "onee-sama."
"As for the next event, this one will post it on the community homepage. Everyone, please be sure to join us again. There may also be special guests next time. Then this gathering ends here. Now then, dismissed."
In the blink of an eye, the after-party was held at a new location.
This after-party only had Saori, her older sister Kaori, Kuroneko-shi, and the four special guests.
Click, click.
That was the sound of a camera shutter. Saori's older sister, acting as if she had known them forever, was taking photos with her "employees."
"That's enough, Sis. You've taken enough pictures. Don't bother them too much!"
Saori had no choice but to stop her sister's behavior, which was starting to feel a little like harassment.
Was she really treating them as her employees now?
"By the way, Lacus, did you bring an MS with you? Could I try piloting it too?"
She was already familiar enough to call her Lacus. What kind of social terrorist was this?
And the request she made was truly shameless. Pilot an MS?
If something went wrong, it might terrify the whole world.
"Sis, don't go too far."
"Honestly, Saori, don't you understand that I'm joking?"
After saying that, Kaori finally restrained herself a little.
She might look overly familiar, but in reality, she was also very excited.
"Then, Lacus, the four of you didn't come to our world purely for sightseeing and vacation, did you?"
Kaori asked seriously.
"That is part of it. But another part is that I would also like everyone to help analyze something. Why does Mr. Kain think I'm dangerous to him? Why is he wary of me, instead of treating me the way he treats Miss Tessa, Miss Saeko Busujima, and Miss A2?"
Those words did not just make Kaori, Saori, and Kuroneko pause.
Even Tessa and the others, who had been invited along, were startled.
"He thinks you're dangerous?"
Kaori was utterly astonished.
That man had survived the explosion caused by a space fortress crashing into the earth.
He had survived among swarms of insects.
He had survived in a pile of daemons.
He had survived against Orks.
A man who could be said to have experienced genuine hellish danger actually thought this beautiful girl before them posed a threat to him?
Was he afraid of her?
That was truly unbelievable.
"Could I trouble you to explain in detail what happened after he went to your world, Lacus?"
Once she explained it clearly, everyone could analyze it together.
(End of Chapter)
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