Kamijiki Hinasuu.
The granddaughter of Kamijiki Genbu—hailed as a hero—and the daughter of the current number-one of the Ten Greats, Kamijiki Seiryu: a thoroughbred of the exploration world, as everyone knows without needing it said.
Like her father, she bases her exploration activities overseas, and despite being only sixteen, she is already an A-rank explorer. Even among the domestic Rankers, she sits at 23rd. However, because she doesn’t do any streaming, it’s extremely rare to catch a glimpse of her while she’s exploring; the one time her figure appeared for just an instant during Kamijiki Seiryu’s stream, it sent social media into a frenzy.
And now, that very same girl appeared in a Japanese dungeon—on a stream, no less—throwing viewers into utter chaos.
It became a hot topic on social media in the blink of an eye, and “Kamijiki Hinasuu” was already trending.
Concurrent viewers had exceeded 200,000.
With an outrageous number of viewers watching, Kamijiki Hinasuu raised her gun and spoke.
“Hey, Narakino Rakuna. Since we’re here, let’s settle it right now. You and me—which one of us is better…!”
At that unexpected declaration, the comments section exploded.
But Rakuna, the channel owner, very clearly had no idea what was going on.
She kept blinking over and over with the expression of a certain “space cat.”
At that, Hinasuu shrugged and gave a short laugh.
“I’m not saying we should try to kill each other. I’m just asking you to play along for a bit.”
“P-pl, pl, play…?”
Rakuna looked openly bewildered by Hinasuu’s sudden proposal.
She turned her face toward the tracking drone, seeking help from the black eggs.
“Um, excuse me… what is that person talking about…?”
〝Sorry, no clue lol〟
〝What is she talking about…?〟
〝Let’s decline politely, Abyss-chan…〟
〝A rare case where the other person is so dangerous that Abyss-chan looks normal by comparison lol〟
After giving a small nod at the comments, Rakuna faced Hinasuu again and raised her hand slightly.
“Um… we’re going to play together even though we aren’t friends…?”
〝No, is that where you’re going to nitpick!? lolol〟
〝No, that’s not it. That’s not the point lol〟
〝Oh come on… lolol〟
〝Nope, it’s over—she’s not normal either lolol〟
Rakuna got hit with a chorus of retorts for her off-target question.
Even Hinasuu, who’d asked, frowned.
“That’s what you’re worried about? Who cares. It’s fine.”
“Y-you want to p-play… with someone like me…?”
“Yes. Let’s play.”
Then, Rakuna turned back to the camera again.
“Everyone, we did it…! For the first time in my life, I’ve been invited to hang out…!”
〝Her eyes are sparkling, I’m dead lol〟
〝Those eyes are gleaming lol〟
〝Don’t be happy about it lol〟
〝O-oh.〟
〝Good for you, Abyss-chan lol〟
〝It’s hilarious how she turns to us every single time a conversation successfully happens lol〟
〝So much conversational catch now—somehow I’m happy too〟
〝Successfully…? Well, I guess it is…〟
〝Also didn’t she casually say something sad again? lol〟
〝I’m smiling because Abyss-chan looks happy, but why is this wave of sadness hitting at the same time? What even is this emotion?〟
Rakuna’s face had gone slack with happiness.
An invitation to hang out after clearing the dungeon.
(—This is basically the same as the after-school karaoke I’ve always longed for. No—at this point, it’s practically a synonym!)
Inside her head, she was giving a standing ovation.
“U-um… what are we going to do to play?”
“…Hmm, let’s see—”
As she spoke, Hinasuu put a hand to her chin.
That was when—
—Gogogogogogogo…….
A deep rumble echoed, and the entire room shook hard.
The two of them widened their eyes and looked around.
〝Huh!?〟
〝Is that an earthquake!?〟
〝That’s shaking pretty hard〟
〝Are you two okay!?〟
The viewers stirred for a moment, but the tremor quickly died down.
However, the repeated rumbles that had been striking Hakone Town little by little were gnawing away at the underground dungeon.
Countless cracks carved into the walls.
With that latest tremor, they spread—pishipishi—widening bit by bit.
And then—
—ZUGAAAAAAAAN!
Part of the wall collapsed with a thunderous crash.
“GROOOOOAAAAAA!”
From beyond it poured an enormous number of monsters.
Wild Boar, cyclopes, wyverns…
A wide variety of monsters spilled out through the breach.
〝Hey, hey, hey, hey〟
〝It’s CONNECTED!!〟
〝And what the hell is with that number of monsters…〟
〝Wild Boar… are those monsters from an advanced dungeon?〟
〝This is the second time already on Abyss-chan’s stream, right? Why does this happen so often…〟
〝↑Hint: The one who connected it last time was the channel owner〟
Seeing that, Hinasuu aimed her gun at the horde and curled her lips into a grin.
“Perfect timing. Whoever hunts more of them wins. So—what do you say?”
At those words, Rakuna’s face brightened instantly.
“…Ah. …That sounds good…. If it’s that, I might be able to win…. Ehehe…”
“Heh. Big talk.”
〝Abyss-chan looks unusually confident lol〟
〝Well, against monsters, it’s exactly what Abyss-chan wants〟
〝She can go from chihuahua back to mad dog lol〟
〝Ngl I thought they were about to start shooting at each other〟
〝Honestly, same lol〟
〝If it was that, Abyss-chan would just run away and it’d be game over lol〟
〝She’s already the type to prostrate herself just from being chased, after all〟
〝Still, it’s impressive neither of them flinches even a little at a swarm of advanced monsters〟
〝They don’t call them supernovas for nothing〟
Hinasuu drew out another magic gun, then tossed both magic guns into the air.
Wrapped in light, the weapons separated into pieces midair, then clattered as they reassembled into a new form.
By the time it fell back into her hands, the two guns had become a single long magic gun.
Its muzzle was a four-barreled gatling.
〝TWO guns turned into a gatlingggg!?〟
〝What is that, it’s so cool!〟
〝Man… we just saw something insane…〟
〝What was that just now—magic??〟
〝The guns combined and became a different gun!?〟
〝Is the gun amazing?? Or is Hinasuu-san amazing??〟
Kamijiki Hinasuu is a user of magic guns.
A magic gun is a firearm that its wielder fires by using magical power.
There are many varieties—handgun type, rifle type, shotgun type, and more.
As shown by how she dispatched the Grand Marmot with ease, her marksmanship is highly regarded.
But what’s valued even more is the gun she carries and her craft skill.
That dazzling magic gun is, unbelievably, something Hinasuu herself created using her craft skill.
Her skill is extraordinary—so much so that, even in the middle of battle, she can repeatedly change the type of magic gun to match the enemy.
So, if one were to answer the comment’s question: “Of course the gun is incredible—but overall, the truly incredible one is Hinasuu herself.”
Hinasuu’s magic-gun reconfiguration looked almost like a performance.
Rakuna stared with her mouth slightly open, then grabbed the backpack on her back and tossed it into the air.
It traced a large arc before slamming into the ground with a deafening ZUDOOOON.
〝What’s she doing over there? lol〟
〝Don’t tell me she’s going to perform too to compete!?〟
〝Don’t compete lololol〟
〝Abyss-chan’s weirdly into it lol〟
〝Non-zero chance she’s just copying because she doesn’t understand what’s happening〟
〝↑This, 100% lolol〟
〝Also that didn’t sound like a normal backpack hitting the floor lol〟
〝What the hell is stuffed in that thing lolol〟
Both sides: ready.
“You talked a big game—don’t disappoint me, okay?”
“…Y-yes. I’ll do my best…!”
And then they took aim at the approaching horde.
“All right, here we go! Three! Two—”
—ZUGAAAAAAAAN!
With a thunderous crash, a Wild Boar was smashed into the wall.
And there was Rakuna, beaming, thrusting out her fist.
〝HEY THAT’S A FLYING STARTTTTT lol〟
〝ABYSS-CHAAAAAN!?〟
〝Look at that refreshing smile lol〟
〝Who could possibly blame her? I can’t〟
〝Aaaand Wild Boar-san is getting bodied again… (sob)〟
〝I’m not hungry today. No mercy.〟
“Hey, yooouuuuu!!”
Hinasuu, not about to be left behind, raised the gatling cannon.
—DOGAGAGAGAGAGAGA!
And thus began the monster-hunting match between two supernovas.