――【Aim for B-Rank】Intermediate Walkabout Stream. Revenge The intermediate walkabout stream had turned into an emergency broadcast due to Rakuna oversleeping.
After a brief apology stream, the slot was closed once so she could prepare.
About an hour later.
Rakuna arrived at an intermediate dungeon, aiming for a promotion to B-Rank.
As usual, she took out a white drone for filming in front of the dungeon entrance and resumed the stream.
〝It started!〟
〝It’s here!〟
〝I’ve been waiting—〟
〝Huh?〟
〝Oh?〟
〝Her face looks kinda down lol〟
〝Wait, what??〟
〝What’s wrong, Abyss-chan?〟
The moment the stream started, Rakuna was on screen for some reason wearing a gloomy expression.
Naturally, the comment section flooded with question marks.
Then, still looking depressed, Rakuna pulled a single magic stone from a backpack that was puffed up to about twice its usual size.
“Um… where can I sell this…?”
〝Ah〟
〝Ah〟
〝The predictable development is here lol〟
〝Did you seriously try to sell it at a convenience store in the end? lol〟 “Yes… and they told me, ‘We can’t buy that here,’ and they even kindly drew me a map… So I went there, and it was a police box… and then they told me, ‘We can’t buy that here,’ too…”
〝Getting bounced around is killing me lol〟
〝Also don’t casually try to sell it at a police box lol〟
〝The convenience store clerk definitely didn’t mean “go to the police box” like that lol〟
〝So what happened in the end?〟
“The person at the police box looked at me like they were about to arrest me and said, ‘Where did you get such a huge amount of magic stones?’ so I ran away as fast as I could…”
〝Stop making yourself look even more suspicious lol〟
〝That’s such a criminal move I’m dying lol〟
〝‘Eyes like they were about to arrest me’ what even lol〟
〝You didn’t do anything wrong, so stand proud lol〟
〝Well, if a girl like that had a ton of magic stones, anyone would ask…〟
〝Hey, you managed to communicate with two whole people—good job lol〟 As always, the comment section overflowed with quips, but here and there were a few words of comfort as well.
Thanks to that, Rakuna brightened up, decided to forget what had happened, and restarted the walkabout stream.
She held her Explorer license up to the familiar red drone and entered the dungeon.
Passing through the large entrance, she descended a long, dark staircase.
What spread out underground was an open corridor with a high ceiling.
The paths split in multiple directions, forming a structure like a labyrinth.
Taking in the atmosphere—so different from a beginner dungeon—Rakuna looked around with her mouth hanging open.
〝It’s obviously way bigger than the beginner one〟
〝It’s not just the monsters—the dungeon difficulty itself goes up too〟
〝You’ll probably be fine, but be careful anyway〟 “Yes, thank you!”
She gave a small bow to the camera and took a step forward.
There was no sign of monsters yet.
As she continued walking smoothly,
〝What kind of person is that training gramps?〟
〝So did Abyss-chan ever eat a monster or not?〟
〝What did training gramps teach you?〟
〝How did you even meet training gramps?〟
Questions immediately poured in.
Most of them were about training gramps.
Rakuna opened her mouth to answer the viewers’ questions but a monster appeared, cutting her off.
It looked like a marmot.
With an adorable appearance, it cried, “Pya—pya—.”
〝It’s cute〟
〝I can’t kill something like that〟
〝Hey, this is intermediate though〟
〝Abyss-chan, don’t let your guard down〟
It was only natural for the viewers to warn her.
Unlike before, this was an intermediate dungeon— a dungeon that only C-Rank and above, those called intermediate explorers, were permitted to enter.
A moment’s carelessness could be fatal.
The monster in front of her was called a Devil Marmot, and despite its cute looks, it possessed tremendous arm strength. Combined with its speed, there were plenty of explorers who had been turned into the hunted instead.
Rakuna, unsurprisingly, broke into a smile at the sight of it.
“Oh. It’s so cute.”
And as the monster chirped “Pya—pya—” and crept closer, the moment it entered striking range—
“AaAAAGH!”
It suddenly twisted into a demon-like expression and let out a scream.
The arm it drew back swelled to more than twice its size.
〝So loud! lol〟
〝You scared the hell out of me lol〟
〝That face is terrifying!!〟
〝That arm is HUGE!!〟
The Devil Marmot’s sudden transformation made the comment section erupt in shock.
――BAM!
But Rakuna calmly landed a counter as if it were the most natural thing in the world, and the monster’s body, along with a burst, instantly became a magic stone.
〝Ah〟
〝Yeah, figures〟
〝Knew it〟
After that, she tried to answer questions again, but Devil Marmots kept showing up one after another.
Each time, they screamed “AaAAAGH!” so her small talk was forced to stop.
The comment section filled with “So loud lol” over and over.
For a walkabout stream, they were an utterly obnoxious monster.
Smaller than what she’d faced before, but still a definite obstacle.
After thinking for a moment, Rakuna suddenly lit up—“That’s it!”—as if she’d had an idea.
“Everyone, I have a great idea! Please wait a moment!”
With that, she broke into a run—of course, the drone camera followed.
When Rakuna noticed, she turned back, grabbed the drone with both hands, and—
“Please wait!”
—jabbed it straight into the ground.
The stream now showed footage as if the camera were half-buried in the floor.
〝Eeeeeeh!?〟
〝Not this treatment for the drone again lol〟
〝It’s seriously going to break lol〟
The image became like a fixed camera, and Rakuna ran ahead until she disappeared around a corner.
After that—
“Pya—pya!”
“Pya!? Pya—!”
“PyaAAAH!”
“AaAAaaAAaaAAaaAAaaAAah!”
Whether they were monster cries or not, only the sounds echoed through the dungeon.
〝I can hear monsters screaming and I’m dying lol〟
〝What kind of stream is this? lol〟
〝I just heard a very serious death scream lol〟
〝This is a walkabout stream, you know?〟
〝What even is a walkabout again〟
〝Is she clearing the surrounding monsters so she can do a walkabout? lol〟
〝I can feel her obsession with doing a walkabout no matter what lol〟
〝Well, the title is “Walkabout Stream Revenge,” after all〟
〝I see, this is how you make a walkabout〟
〝“Make a walkabout”—a phrase I have never heard in my life〟
〝Walkabout gestalt collapse〟
〝Walkabout is scrap & build〟
〝Walkabout is explosion〟
〝Stop, you idiots, my brain is going to melt lol〟 While the viewers spiraled into confusion, the dungeon fell quiet.
Then Rakuna slowly returned from the back of the frame.
“Sorry to keep you waiting! All right, let’s go for our walkabo—… eh?”
She came back smiling, but suddenly stopped dead.
For some reason, her complexion rapidly turned pale.
〝Huh?〟
〝What’s wrong, Abyss-chan?〟
〝Your face is scary as hell〟
〝You’ve got the same face as the Devil Marmot lol〟
〝Is something there??〟
〝We can’t see what she’s looking at because the drone can’t move!〟 With the camera fixed, the comment section was thrown into confusion, unable to tell what was happening.
Then came the sound of footsteps—tap, tap—and someone’s feet entered the frame from the front.
“You’re Narakino Rakuna, right?”
A young voice, clear like a bell rolling.
On top of that, it called Rakuna’s name in a high-handed tone.
But only their feet were visible on the stream, so no one could tell who it was.
Rakuna, still wearing the Devil Marmot face, slowly backed away.
The mysterious intruder closed the distance, and at last their back entered the camera’s view.
However, they wore a black robe over their entire body, with a hood pulled up.
Even now, their identity was completely unclear.
〝Huh!?〟
〝Someone showed up!?〟
〝What〟
〝What is with that black hood〟
〝Who is this〟
〝Didn’t they just call Abyss-chan by name!?〟
〝A suspicious person is here!?〟
〝Hey, hey, hey, a suspicious person just rushed the stream!?〟 With a suspicious person suddenly intruding, an ominous mood began to spread.
But before anyone realized it, the stream only showed the black-robed figure.
As for the channel owner—she was now a tiny dot far in the distance.
In other words, she had fled.
“…Huh?”
The black robe spoke with unmistakable displeasure.
〝She sprinted away at full speed, I’m dead lol〟
〝She vanished in no time lol〟
〝She ran off without a word, I’m crying lol〟
〝What is this camera angle lol I’ve never seen this in an explorer stream〟
〝Also don’t leave us behind lol〟
〝Abyss-chaaaaaan lol〟
Ignoring the comment section’s pained cries, the black-robed figure’s back trembled with rage.
“…Don’t ignore me! Narakino Rakunaaaaaaa!”