Solo Dungeon Streamer-I Am Overpowered

My SNS account is having a minor flame war. I'm watching it like it's someone else's problem, but since I've turned off all notifications, it doesn't really affect me. I can still see updates from the official account of the game I'm playing, so there's no issue at all.

The reason for the flame war… is my relationship with the person I'm collaborating with next.

**[Recently, I haven't gone a day without seeing their name on the internet. I'll be collaborating with "Tsukasa Kisaragi"! The stream will mainly focus on answering questions from the perspective of someone who doesn't usually delve into dungeons. I'm really looking forward to it!]

[The date will be announced later. Since they're an EX-level explorer, it seems it will take some time to adjust the schedule!]**

This is the reason I'm being flamed. The person who posted this online was the popular virtual streamer Sasami Torimomo. In other words, it's blowing up because fans are saying, "How dare my favorite streamer collaborate with a guy!" They're flaming me instead of Sasami Torimomo, so that's at least a relief. But I wonder if virtual streamers always get flamed like this… must be tough.

I'm not familiar with the dungeon streaming community, but are there really hardcore fans who are in love with people over the internet? I don't get it at all… what kind of emotions are these people feeling while watching streams?

"I'm so sorry…!"

"No, honestly, we underestimated this situation."

Sasami Torimomo herself called to apologize about my account being flamed. It seems even her manager found the situation bizarre, and they felt bad about it. When they suggested apologizing over the phone, Sasami Torimomo insisted on making the call herself.

"I knew I was disliked in certain parts of the internet, but I didn't expect it to be this bad."

"Ugh… I really respect you, Kisaragi-san!"

"Thank you. Well, I think it's better to take advantage of the buzz and do the collab now while it's a hot topic, whether it's good or bad."

"Wow, you're mentally strong."

The flame war is just starting, and it's not that big yet. If we go ahead and do the collab while it's still a topic of interest, more people will tune in. And once the collab is over, the connection between us will fade, and the flame will naturally die down. I think we should take the risk and go for the attention now.

"But what about your schedule…?"

"It's fine. Until the end of September, I'm on break after conquering the Sapporo Dungeon."

"Oh, I see…"

"So, please just schedule it at your convenience, Sasami Torimomo-san."

The collab is just me appearing via video call on Sasami Torimomo's channel, not meeting in person, so it's easy to arrange the time. The only problem might be stepping into enemy territory. I'm sure the comment section will be brutal. I'll leave that to Sasami Torimomo and just avoid looking at the comments.

"Then, how about this Saturday?"

"That's fine. My academic test will be over by then."

"A test…? That's nostalgic. I sometimes forget you're still a student, Kisaragi-san."

"Haha… I'm glad it'll be something we can talk about."

I don't have many universally relatable topics like academic tests. I might want to consult with Asakawa about that.

"Well, again… I'm really sorry."

"No need to worry about it."

I ended the call there. Even if there's a flame war online, it doesn't really concern me since I barely check the internet anyway. My daily posts are inconsistent, and I'm generally pretty laid-back. Still, there's no need to add fuel to the fire, so I'll stop posting for a while.

"What should I prepare for casual conversation topics?"

: Don't ask us.

: Why do you think we have the answer?

: You should be able to figure that out, being one of us.

: Just talk about the weather.

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: The weather deck is too weak, though.

: Once you use the weather deck, you can't use it again, so it's a big disadvantage.

: Stop treating conversation like a card game.

The only people I can rely on are my viewers. When I set up a chat stream, more people showed up than I expected. I even saw a few comments in foreign languages, but since this is a chat stream and not a dungeon exploration stream, I probably won't meet their expectations… sorry about that.

Still, there are some offensive comments coming through… should I delete them?

: Get a moderator.

: But mods have their pros and cons.

: It's annoying when mods get too full of themselves.

: But leaving the comments alone isn't great either.

: You're famous enough to have a flame war, huh?

: I wonder.

: If the weather deck's no good, use the health deck.

: Seems like it all depends on what Kisaragi thinks.

: Ultimately, it's Kisaragi's stream, so do whatever you want.

: Congrats on your first flame war.

: What, are you gonna show your health check results for the health deck?

: Just stir things up with a gacha tease.

"If I stir things up with gacha talk, I'll get flamed immediately."

: Lol

: Don't just respond to that.

: I was worried you'd be hurt by all the comments. Give me my concern back.

: Mentally strong, huh?

: Well, he's an explorer.

: Don't assume an explorer can handle anything.

"Well, it doesn't really bother me, but it's amusing… Oh, maybe I just added fuel to the fire."

People really can come up with insults so easily. I'm curious about where all that negative energy comes from. I mean, logically speaking, why would you insult someone that much?

: Keep fanning the flames.

: This guy really doesn't care, huh?

: He usually ignores 90% of the comments anyway.

: You're not really interested in what others think of you, are you?

: You've spent too much time in the wilds of the dungeon.

: Does mental harassment even matter to someone who risks their life in a dungeon?

"It doesn't bother me, but other people might be affected, so please stop. That is, if you have enough common sense to understand."

: Are you provoking them?

: Stop with the natural jerk moves.

: Lol

: Are we starting a comment battle?

: A comment war with an EX-level explorer?

: I won't lose a comment war!

: Na-na-na-na boo-boo!

: Are you a child?

It's not that I'm immune because I'm an adult or anything. It's just that insults from people I don't know don't feel real. It's like seeing graffiti in a bathroom; who'd actually believe it's about them?