Chapter 5: The Recap Stream

Misaki sat in front of the camera wearing a fox mask that hid only the area around her eyes.
Beside her sat Yuka, beaming with delight.
It was an abandoned house stream—a live broadcast regularly held from Misaki’s room.

In an excited voice, Yuka spoke.
“Have you all watched the collaboration video with Gou-san yet? Misaki-san, thank you for your hard work.”
She shifted her gaze to Misaki and clapped her hands lightly.

“Thanks.”
The moment she gave that brief reply, she was already drinking.

Yuka said with a slightly pouty look,
“You know that sake the other day—I wanted to open it on stream, but Misaki-san just drank it right away.”
But she quickly smiled and waved her hand.
“Still, I made it into a video, so be sure to watch it.”

“And so, how was it when you actually went head-to-head with him? There are even rumors saying that what Gou-san was drinking was actually water, you know.”
At the same time as those words, similar comments began to scroll by.

Letting out a single sigh, Misaki said in an exasperated tone.
“Listen. If that had been water, you’d probably end up with something called water intoxication.
And besides, I don’t see why anyone would go out of their way to drink water when they can drink sake.”

In the comment section, there were voices saying things like, “That’s why he collapsed,” suspecting symptoms of water intoxication, as well as comments saying, “Alcohol is more dangerous, though.”

After gulping down her sake, Misaki said in a lecturing tone.
“Listen. ‘Sake is the best of medicines.’ The more you drink, the better it is for your body.”
Though her expression was hidden behind the mask, it was filled with confidence.

Sounding amused, Yuka said,
“That’s true for you, Misaki-san.”

As if she had just remembered, Yuka said with her voice suddenly brightening.
“Oh, right! Misaki-san, you’re being invited to the Tengu village, aren’t you?”

“Hehe, that’s right. The sake there is made by tengu, you see, so it’s incredibly delicious.
How should I put it… it gives you this fluffy feeling, and your body starts to feel a little numb…”

Ignoring the restless comment section, Misaki closed her eyes in bliss, as if recalling the taste she had drunk before.

“We can’t stream over there, but I’ll report back once we’re home, so be sure to watch!”

Yuka waved her hand toward the viewers.
Beside her, Misaki continued to drink in silence, just as she had been.