Chapter 90: And…I’m the one who supports such Mei-Chan … 『I’m Izutomo.』

[How dare a mere human be so arrogant! Kneel before me!]

The deafening roar pierced his ears.

The man gripping his blade swallowed his thoughts in silence.

The reason was clear: the unrelenting lightning bolts crashing down around him.

The middle-aged man, with white hair and a flowing white beard, stood at the center of the storm. His eyes burned

with rage, and despite the destruction surrounding him, he showed no signs of halting his attacks.

[I shall no longer forgive you, humans! All shall return to the beginning! A divine punishment will befall you ungrateful mortals!]

The enraged declaration of the middle-aged man—no, the chief god Zeus—elicited a faint smirk from the man.

“Anyone would think the gods graciously stepped aside on their own.”

Perhaps, in the past, he might have fallen for such words.

But the long journey that revealed the truth left no room for doubt.

“Tell me, Zeus, have you ever heard of the term ‘reaping what you sow’?”

[How dare you speak such insolence! Such audacity!]

It was undeniable that humans had once benefited from the gods’ aid.

But the gods had crossed the line.

Their exploitation, which began subtly, extended over a thousand years. Aside from a few exceptions, humans were

reduced to mere slaves.

Despite protests, the gods refused to listen.

Instead, they mocked humanity, deeming their pleas beneath notice.

Inevitably, war broke out. At first, the gods held the upper hand.

Blessed with divine abilities beyond human comprehension, the gods seemed unstoppable.

However, their powers had a limit.

The source of their abilities was the offerings and faith of humans.

When war disrupted the flow of tributes and belief, their strength rapidly diminished.

It was then that the humans, who had been biding their time, launched their counterattack, driving the gods into

retreat and ending the era of the divine.

“I used to pity you gods, but now I see that even pity is wasted on you.”

The man’s quest to uncover the remnants of the gods began after he learned of an age when gods and humans coexisted.

A time when they lived in harmony.

But one day, the gods vanished, ushering in an age dominated by humanity.

The man sought answers as to why this had happened, but the event was so ancient that few records remained. Thus,

his journey began.

Yet, apart from a rare few, the gods he encountered were anything but kind.

The more he learned, the more he was faced with the gods’ corruption and depravity.

Not only did they refuse to repent for their past sins, but they were actively conspiring to reclaim their dominance over humanity.

“…Still, Zeus, I expected better from you.”

[Let me make this clear once more. It was not the gods who abandoned humanity—it was humanity that abandoned the gods. Arrogant livestock like you should learn your place!]

A palpable energy began to gather in Zeus’s right hand.

What began as a formless sphere gradually extended, taking the shape of a long, radiant bolt of lightning.

Seizing the lightning, Zeus fixed his gaze on the man.

The man, in turn, tightened his grip on his blade and steadied his breathing.

[Face divine punishment!]

“…Hah.”

The man moved first.

Despite the weapon now in Zeus’s grasp, his objective remained unchanged.

“Hup!”

With a sharp shout, he surged forward, his leg muscles propelling him like a spring as he closed the distance in an instant.

His first move was a straightforward vertical slash.

But its speed was anything but ordinary.

Had his opponent been a typical human—or even most gods—they wouldn’t have had time to react.

But the one standing before him was Zeus, the chief god.

Zeus swiftly stepped back, narrowly evading the blade’s edge.

[UOOOOHHHH!]

With an ear-shattering roar, Zeus hurled the lightning bolt in his hand.

“What the—!”

A split second slower, and it would’ve impaled him.

Even as the man reeled from the close call, Zeus’s hand forged another bolt of lightning.

[Witness the disparity in our strength, mortal! The punishment you face is death itself!]

“…I’ll have to end this quickly.”

A cold realization swept through the man’s mind.

He knew that prolonging the fight would spell his doom.

The lightning Zeus threw wasn’t the only problem.

Bolts of lightning rained down randomly from the heavens, forcing him to dodge constantly.

The relentless assault already grated on his nerves, and the longer the battle dragged on, the more likely fatigue

would lead to a fatal mistake.

“Alright, let’s finish this.”

With a deep breath, he steadied himself once more.

Of course, it wasn’t the kind of opponent that could be defeated quickly and easily just because one wanted it.

However, it was something that had to be done nonetheless.

There was only one chance.

That thought raised the tension in the man’s body, but fortunately, his mind remained calm.

[Uoooohhhh!]

As Zeus once again threw down a lightning bolt, the man also stepped forward.

In that split second, the man trusted his instincts, twisting his body sharply to the left, and the lightning once again pierced the air.

The man didn’t reduce his speed at all, pushing forward without giving any openings.

As he approached close enough to reach Zeus’ body with his blade…

[Did you think I would retreat?]

Zeus, rather than stepping back, took a step toward the man and swung a punch.

It was definitely a deadly strike.

“No. I expected that from you.”

But the man had already read this move.

He thrust the hilt of his sword under the arm of Zeus, who was closing in on him, forcing the direction of the punch to twist.

[What?!]

As a result, Zeus’ punch was driven into the ground, and the man used the rebound to spin his body in a wide circle,

slashing his sword.

“…It’s over.”

The final god had fallen.

[[SkyTravel] Don’t use too strong words #KainoiZumi#StarsFlow#SkyTravel#ST]

[Keugh!]

A deep gash appeared on Zeus’ chest, and an enormous amount of blood poured out.

And then…

[Supreme God Zeus]

[HP: 0]

The HP of Zeus, which had previously only shown as a question mark, finally displayed 0.

“I… I did it!”

[Don’t think an abandoned god can last long, huh…]

With those final words, Zeus turned to black ash, scattering and disappearing.

Soon after, the ending video began to play.

In the game, the gods who acted as allies, Hestia and Athena, were sitting by a hearth, facing each other.

[At last, the age of the gods has truly come to an end.]

[Is it over, or is it a new beginning? Was this really the right answer?]

[It’s no longer up to us to decide. From now on, we’ll just watch from behind.]

[That’s true. So, what do you think? King of humans.]

At those words, Athena turned her gaze, and it felt as if she were looking at me outside the screen.

[ED: The Age of Humans]

And the title of the ending slowly rose.

Seeing that, I finally realized that I had truly completed ST.

“It’s over…”

• Ending with a giant mountain strike was really cool.
• This guy really beat it using only the blade till the very end…
  The Izutomo’s were expressing their admiration for my fantastic final play.
  Indeed, the last play was impressive enough that I would probably be impressed even if I watched it again.
  After perfectly parrying Zeus’ attack, I finished with the ‘Mountain Slash,’ one of the most difficult techniques to command with the blade.
  Well, it’s super easy for this TS girl, though!
• Is this the skill of Mei-chan, trained by playing shitty games?
  Praise me more! I’m amazing! I’m the strongest!
  Reading through the praise-filled chat, I couldn’t help but feel my self-esteem soaring.
  “Phew… it was really fun.”
• The blade was definitely flashy, it was fun to watch.
• What weapon will you use for the second playthrough?
  “Hah? Of course, it’s all going to be with the blade, right? I’ll watch every ending with the blade at least once. As for other weapons, well… I don’t know if I’ll continue after that…”
• This guy, he’s serious…!
• Don’t you love the blade too much? lol
  It can’t be helped.
  The blood of a true man boiling in my body only desires the blade.
  “Phew… well then, I’ll head off slowly. See you all next time…”
• Byezumi!
• Byezumi!
  After ending the stream, I relaxed and slumped in my chair.
  I actually planned to do a 20-minute talk show after the ending, but since Zeus was much tougher than I expected, I focused all my energy and ended up mentally exhausted.
  It felt almost like the difficulty increased drastically because I picked the wrong choice…
  Even with the strongest weapon, the blade, I didn’t expect it to be this hard.
  Zeus, you truly deserved the title of ‘Supreme God’…
  [Virtual On-Tuber Minor Gallery]
  [Title: I hereby withdraw my support for Mei-chan’s Blade Play.]
  [Written by: ᄋᄋ]
  From today, I am no longer supporting
  Mei-chan and the blade have become one, inseparable.

Attacking Mei-chan’s Attitude Play is Considered an Attack on Me

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ᄋᄋ: I agree.

오야붕: Kreeeuuuhhh~

Maker: Today’s play was really good.

[Title: I Fought with My Relatives Who Disrespected Mei-chan]

[Written by: ᄋᄋ]

“What’s that? That insignificant board?”

When I was with my damn relatives, watching Mei-chan’s stream alone…

I heard an utterly disgusting comment that I couldn’t just ignore.

“Aah, the one who debuted recently, was it Kain? Zumi, I think?”
“Well~ they’ll be forgotten without a trace in a few months anyway.”

Hey!

“Really, these virtual YouTuber companies just create anyone…”

Stop it.

“What? A communication disorder? Hey, how do they even stream? Hahaha!”

“Damn! Can’t even speak properly! Hey!”

Slip-

“Burung, you should chime in too!”

“From the debut stream, it was a mess…”

“Huh?”

“Debuted and after two days, a two-week break. From the return stream, RP collapsed. The first collaboration was a real yuri declaration.”

“Uh, um…”

“During the collaboration, Ayasen made sexual harassment jokes. After a collaboration with a young lady, suddenly went offline for a week. No anniversary stream for the division commander. A 150,000 endurance stream group… fell asleep and passed. Played only with attitude until the ST ending.”

“Kuhh… Ugh…”

“This is the 7-month record of Mei-chan.”

“I’m sorry! I didn’t know!” Hey!

“And… I support Mei-chan…”

『I’m Izutomo.』

I messed up…

“Hahaha! That’s impressive!”

Eh?

“Haha! We lost! This is a mega influencer, a super big virtual YouTuber! Good! Show the world your wings, hey!”

“Your feelings for Mei-chan have been conveyed!”

“I might even become Izutomo!”

Suddenly, the atmosphere became cheerful…

The rest of the time, we spent talking about Mei-chan.

This kind of gathering,

Could be quite fun.

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ᄋᄋ: What kind of old man template is this?

LROX: You’re also an old man if you know this.

Luwu: Old man is the future.

└오야붕 ◆: You think you won’t age, you bastard.

Loo:

OF TH…

GuRaChiJiMaSem: This family is full of relatives who are all virtual YouTuber-loving nerds…

Loo:

Reading this again, it’s really true. ᄏᄏ

MorningCloud: ᄅᄋ A family full of chaos.

ᄋᄋ: Stop posting this nonsense.

GirinGirimBaekSu: From what they said earlier, why are they even watching his stream? ᄏᄏ

GirinGirimBaekSu: Starting from the debut stream mess to sleeping during the 150k endurance stream… nothing gets spared. ᄏᄏ

GirinGirimBaekSu: Where?

Mei-chan, I love you. Don’t slander our Mei-chan, you bastard.