Someone Is Gradually Beginning to Understand Everything

Beichen controlled Ri Duck as she sped through Yae Village on her motorcycle. Whenever they encountered monsters on the road, she basically just went around them. Unlike when clearing the main story before, she did not kill every monster she saw.

Thanks to him, all those monsters along the way remained perfectly unharmed.

That kind of mercy left Seele somewhat puzzled.

"Big Brother, why aren't you attacking those monsters? Is it because they're strong?"

"No, it's just because there are no rewards."

"Eh... that's so realistic. I wanted to see Bronya shine a little more!"

"Oh? You want to see that? No problem. Once we get the exorcism quest in Chapter Two, I'll slaughter every monster in Yae Village."

Beichen said it lightly, as if it were as easy as drinking water or eating a meal.

Seeing how practiced he sounded, Seele put away her concerns and refrained from reminding him. She quietly watched Bronya ride that beautiful motorcycle, trailing azure light as she passed through building after building that resembled gates...

When she saw that the entire mountain road was lined with these structures, she sent a puzzled comment.

"Big Brother, what are these gates called?"

"These gates? They're called torii. Didn't you read the quest description carefully just now? We're heading to the shrine up on the mountain."

"Eh? Oh, sorry, I got distracted just now..." Seele sent her comment shamefacedly.

Seeing that, Beichen did not pursue the matter and continued controlling the character up the mountain.

Before long, Ri Duck's motorcycle successfully came to a stop at the shrine entrance.

Before entering the shrine, Beichen showed off a small design detail for Ri Duck. Whenever the motorcycle stopped without moving, Bronya would stretch one leg out to brace herself against the ground, and the motorcycle would tilt accordingly.

Unfortunately, this detail failed to draw the attention of most viewers.

The Live Stream was completely quiet, as if everyone was wondering why he was not going inside.

Seeing this, Beichen turned the motorcycle around in embarrassment and had Ri Duck charge straight into the shrine...

Just as the story dialogue popped up again, a green comment suddenly floated across the screen.

"That was an incredibly realistic design detail. The company that made this game actually rendered vehicle movement with such precision? It's almost as if this Herrscher of Reason truly existed in reality."

Beichen did not even need to look through the comment list. He guessed from the color alone that the person who had sent it was Otto.

"If my guess is correct, then what exactly is enshrined in this shrine? A real ghost or deity, or some ethereal faith? If it is the former, then what sort of offering would please such a ghost or deity? This girl named Yae... is truly suspicious."

That was shocking!

Bishop, get a grip. If you keep this up, I'll want to expose you!

You... were someone who had lived for centuries, and who had helped when Kallen prepared to seal Yae Sakura.

It was like you had read the script too, except yours was an even more authentic script.

And you were saying things like this now... Could it be that you preferred the story as it happened in reality, so you were dissatisfied with Sakura Samsara's plot?

"...Ahem! It's just a game, don't take it so seriously, okay? Hahahaha..."

Looking at Otto's rational and objective comment, Beichen sighed at how strongly seeing Kallen and Yae Sakura together had affected him. When expressing his opinions, he had not even bothered concealing his deductive abilities...

And that observational skill...

Give him a little more time, and he might directly deduce the ending of the first chapter.

"Stop overthinking and keep watching the story."

After cutting Otto off, Beichen moved closer to the unconscious Kallen and clicked on her to talk.

As the conversation began, the story dialogue box appeared once more.

How is she?

Kiana asked.

Her injuries have stabilized. Her body is gradually warming up, and her life is no longer in danger.

So that means she barely survived!

Yes. We also have to thank you, Kiana, for bringing her back to the shrine so quickly.

Hehe, it's nothing. I do this kind of physical labor all the time, so I'm used to it!

Ah, right. I never got the chance to introduce myself before. My name is Yae Sakura, and I am the Shrine Maiden of this shrine.

As Yae Sakura introduced herself, comments began floating across the Live Stream.

However, every single one of them was simply an ellipsis expressing speechlessness: "..."

One comment frankly said this:

"I don't really understand this plot choice. Since the dialogue box already displays her name, why arrange an introduction scene here?"

Hua's fair comment voiced what the other viewers had been thinking.

Beichen had an answer to that question as well.

"Please don't focus on those details. Maybe the person who wrote this part of the story just didn't notice. If you want to complain about something... I think it's stranger that Kiana followed someone without even asking their name?"

"So, Miss Kiana really is... an idiot, just like Bronya said?"

After Beichen pointed out that small detail no one had paid much attention to, Seele asked again...

Someone Was Gradually Beginning to Understand Everything

Beichen thought about it for a moment after seeing that.

"No, Kiana isn't an idiot. She's a paramecium."

"Paramecium again! What exactly is a paramecium... all right."

Seele's half-understanding comment floated across the screen...

Even though he could not see her expression, Beichen could guess that Seele's face was currently full of tiny question marks.

"It's just a minor issue with the plot. Nothing serious."

Beichen then clicked the screen and spoke with Yae Sakura. After learning that she was the Shrine Maiden of the shrine, the game gave him a herb-gathering quest.

There was nothing special about this part. It was just gathering herbs, then bringing them back to the shrine.

A dialogue box between Yae Sakura and Kiana immediately appeared.

All right! We gathered such a huge basket of herbs! This will definitely be enough!

Ah...

Yae Sakura?

Ah! You've already gathered so many herbs. Thank you for your hard work, Kiana. Without your help, I have no idea how long it would have taken me alone.

It's nothing. It's just a little strange. Those things wandering around the mountain today didn't seem like ordinary wild beasts. I'm not entirely sure, but it feels like something bad has happened.

After Yae Sakura finished speaking, Kiana muttered softly.

Hmm... indeed, I can sense a trace of Honkai aura...

Let's not worry about that for now. We should return to the shrine and brew the medicine!

By the time Yae Sakura said that in the story, the atmosphere had gradually become increasingly oppressive.

At first, the story's pace had simply been about an energetic white-haired girl falling into a mountain village and rescuing someone with a fox-eared girl.

But now, it felt as though something major would happen later...

Amid that atmosphere, a green comment floated by.

"Things wandering the mountain, a Shrine Maiden at a mountain shrine, a Saintess who fell into a mountain village... I think I may have already guessed where the story is going."

???

As soon as he said that, the other viewers in the Live Stream fell silent.

Beichen even questioned Otto. "You... what do you think the ending will be?"

"The Shrine Maiden will be controlled by something evil, and after the Saintess awakens, she will personally seal her."

I mean... is it really okay for you to spoil the script so directly?

After thinking about it, Beichen felt that he had to say something, so he asked instead, "Who gave you that confidence?"

"Confidence? Heh, this is not confidence."

Otto's green comment somehow looked especially punchable at that moment...

"Rather, if I were designing the plot, that is how I would design it."

"What a twisted person..."

After Otto honestly exposed his selfish desires, the viewers in the Live Stream more or less expressed their displeasure.

Beichen, who had already read the script, could not help complaining inwardly.

I mean... Bishop Otto, aren't you abusing your authority for personal gain? What did Yae Sakura ever do wrong? The one at fault is this world!

Still, Beichen could not deny that Otto had indeed predicted the first cycle of Sakura Samsara's plot...

This is too much. I haven't even finished streaming it, and you're already spoiling it?

Beichen knew exactly how much spoilers affected the audience's anticipation, so he naturally retorted without backing down.

"Viewer, I suggest you not jump to conclusions. Otherwise, getting slapped in the face later will hurt, won't it?"

"Heh, it's only a guess. If you have your own ideas, why not make a bet with me?"

Otto sent his comment as if victory were already assured. This blatant taunt at everyone left the viewers clicking their tongues.

"A bet..."

"Hehe~ This viewer is so enthusiastic. Could it be that he has already immersed himself in the game world?"

Seele and Elysia both sent comments expressing their confusion at this viewer's reaction.

Seeing that, Beichen directly changed the subject.

"Viewer, just watch the stream. There's no need to make a bet, right? Still, I do agree that everyone should share their guesses."

Give me a break... this is my Live Stream. Why would I let an old man like you steal the spotlight?

You want to make a bet? No chance!

Beichen, who had already read the script, knew that Otto had effectively read it too. Anyone who accepted his bet would definitely lose.

At a time like this, he naturally could not let Otto get his way.

"Heh... whatever. In any case, what I want... cannot be obtained through a bet like this."

After Otto stopped there, he said nothing more.

Although that little performance had left a poor impression on the Live Stream viewers,

it successfully gave Beichen room to liven up the atmosphere.

"Come on, come on, everyone, share your thoughts~ If that viewer's random guess turns out to be right, this Great Inventor will probably be pretty embarrassed, right?"

As Beichen progressed through the story, he did not forget to interact with the Live Stream viewers.

After all, there was not much in the upcoming plot worth discussing in detail.

It was nothing more than Kallen waking up, then going to the village with Yae Sakura and having a few conversations with the villagers. Before Yae Sakura completely fell to darkness and was sealed by Kallen, those parts were not especially compelling.

"Oh... then I'll go first, Big Brother," Seele guessed first after Beichen encouraged her. "I think the shrine must be hiding something, and when the sealed thing breaks free, a righteous magical girl will appear and defeat it!"

"..." Beichen fell silent.

"What is it? Was my guess wrong?"

"While that is one possibility, I think the odds of it happening are not much higher than a comet striking Earth."

Seele's imagination was a little too rich, to the point of being ahead of its time.

But he had to admit that if what she described were actually made, setting aside whether it would be good or not, it would definitely be a lot of fun.

"Mm-hm~ What a wildly imaginative ending. But... if that magical girl could be replaced with Fairy Miss, I wouldn't dislike it at all~"

Although Seele's magical girl saving everything idea was absurd, it made Elysia very happy.