Side Story: Elvirinos and Rizelade
“What are you doing?”
I was filming an introductory video of the hot spring facility that Master had created with a camera (…), when the Dark Elf Rizelade, who happened to be there, was caught on camera. I almost clicked my tongue, but I reconsidered, thinking it might not be so bad.
Perhaps she had just come out of the hot spring, as her flushed cheeks were slightly red, and her chest was about to spill out from her loosely worn yukata, making her look indecent. The popularity of Phonia on the video site is tremendous, but the rate of increase in the number of followers has been gradual recently. Considering that, it might not be a bad idea to make a splash here.
“I’m taking a video to introduce this hot spring.”
“Douga?”
When I pointed the camera at Rizelade, she peered curiously into the lens.
“To put it simply, it’s a moving picture. Of course, the audio is also recorded, and you can watch it anytime later.”
“Ha?”
Rizelade looked away from the camera and gave me a questioning look, but thanks to that, her chest was now on camera. If I zoomed in a bit to show only her chest, I could create a video that would appeal to the listeners.
“Master created this hot spring, after all. Wouldn’t you want people all over the world to know about it?”
Even if they knew, they wouldn’t be able to come, but at least it would increase the number of views.
“What is a moving picture?”
Rizelade, who didn’t quite understand, asked another question, so I decided to stop filming and show her how it works. However, if I showed her the one I just filmed, the treasure footage would be revealed, so I started by explaining how to re-shoot.
I asked her to step back a little and then filmed her. When I showed her the video, Rizelade was very excited. There’s no such technology in this world, so I can understand how she feels.
“Grandmaster is amazing! To be able to create something like this! I wish I could create one in my Dungeon…”
I couldn’t help but feel that she was misunderstanding something, but it wasn’t something I needed to correct.
“But wait, did you say introduce? Who are you going to introduce it to? …Well, I want to boast about this hot spring, but I don’t want too many people to come.”
“Kukkukkuk.”
I couldn’t help but laugh at Rizelade, who suddenly became fidgety and showed her distress.
“W-what is it?”
“Even if it becomes widely known, not many people will be able to reach this place. Even if they do, they’ll probably be acquaintances of Master.”
“…Ah, that’s true.”
After blinking her eyes, Rizelade seemed convinced and sighed in relief. Besides, the introduction is for the other world, so no one in this world can see it except for the people in the Information Guild.
“Hmm… but still, if you want to boast about it, why don’t you introduce it yourself?”
“Ha? Me, introduce this place?”
“You saw the video earlier, right? If you publish it in a certain place, twenty million people will see it.”
“Twenty million!?”
The most-viewed video that Master and the others have published on the video site has already exceeded twenty million views. Of course, the same people have probably watched it many times, but multiple people may be watching each playback.
“D-do that many people exist in this world…?”
It was amusing to see Rizelade asking with a look as if she had seen something terrifying. To be honest, I don’t even know how many people live in this world. Most countries don’t have proper census management, and I’m sure there are undiscovered continents out there.
“I don’t know the population, but we can see how many times it’s been played.”
“That’s a terrifying number, but this is indeed a secret place… Without Grandmaster’s gate, no one can reach it. I don’t even know where this place is.”
She seemed to have come to a conclusion within herself, as the color returned to her pale face and she regained her composure.
“Fufufu, in that case, I, who knows this hot spring inside and out, will introduce it to the fullest.”
“That’s what I wanted to hear.”
I took another look at Rizelade, who confidently declared so. The combination of a brown-skinned Dark Elf and a yukata isn’t bad.
“Then let’s prepare a suitable outfit. How about we have Phonia appear as well?”
“Hmm, Phonia, you mean that fox girl? Well, that’s fine.”
Rizelade seems to think she’s the main character, but unfortunately, she shouldn’t underestimate Phonia’s popularity.
The only difficulty is that these two can’t communicate with each other. I could translate for them, but I’ll think about that when the time comes.
But… if we’re going to promote a hot spring inn, then it has to be a kimono. And we’ll have to have one specially made so that Phonia’s trademark tail is visible, won’t we?
A scene suddenly flashed in my mind of her tail swaying as she bowed deeply with her hands on the ground.
I couldn’t help but smile, but this would definitely appeal to the listeners. It’s sure to go viral. I need to arrange for a kimono as soon as possible.
“I’ll call you again when I’m ready.”
“Okay. I understand.”
And so, on the day the collaboration video of Phonia and Rizelade was released, a shockwave ran through a certain community, or maybe it didn’t.