[Host, the video is ready.]
"Perfect. Release it now."
After finishing her meal and washing the dishes, Kiana treated herself to a relaxing bath. Dressed in her comfy loungewear, she leaned gracefully against the balcony railing, gazing up at the night sky.
Now, under the cover of darkness, the city glittered with countless lights. Only a handful of stars were visible, but that was alright.
She'd chosen the evening for a sense of ceremony. After all, this sky-spanning broadcast was meant to envelop the whole world.
Even if it was night where she was, other places might be in broad daylight—morning, noon, or afternoon. Time zones didn't matter.
This was a screen covering the very sky, and nearly everyone under heaven would see it. As long as you could look up, you wouldn't miss it.
Most importantly, a spectacle this huge was an event in itself. The impact was no joking matter.
[Hey there, everyone~!]
[Good morning, good afternoon, good evening—and a very good night!]
[This is your favorite history content creator, Yuzu!]
[…]
[Last time I said if the video hit a million likes, I'd drop a special follow-up.]
[Looks like you all voted—you're really curious about our Goddess, aren'tcha? Well then, this time, let's have a good chat about a thing or two regarding her!]
[…]
--+--
"What is this?"
"The sky—look at the sky!"
"..."
"Who is that?"
"Who's talking?!"
"…"
--+--
No matter the region, latitude, or longitude—not even the angle mattered.
It was as though everyone, everywhere they stood, could see this projection just by looking up at the heavens.
The cheerful voice of a young girl seemed to ring clearly in everyone's ears.
Some found it eerie. Some were puzzled, lost in confusion. Others grew suspicious and uneasy. And there were those who simply panicked.
For a time, anxiety spread among the people.
In cities and countryside alike, regardless of profession, status, education, or what they were doing at that moment—everyone was captivated by the sky-screen.
Without thinking, their faces filled with question marks.
--+--
"Mom… what is that?"
"That… that must be the gods… manifesting! Yes, yes! Divine intervention! Quick, sweetie, bow with me!"
"…"
"Oh great deity, please let my Honkai sickness be healed."
"…"
"O Goddess above, all I want is a wife."
"…"
--+--
In superstitious corners, people dropped to their knees in worship.
In impoverished areas, silent prayers were whispered.
Some treated it like a joke.
But whether in deserts, wastelands, highlands, or remote islands—wherever people lived, no matter where you moved, it felt like you were standing right in front of a screen. Every detail was crystal clear.
Up in that sky, what looked like a virtual avatar cheerfully chatted away.
Even though she was drawn in a chibi, two-heads-tall style, ridiculously cute, nobody was really focusing on that.
--+--
"This isn't scientifically possible!"
"…"
"I've got a friend studying in Europe, for crying out loud—how can they see it from halfway across the globe?!"
"…"
"What projection tech can cover the whole world?!"
"More like… whose projection tech could cover the whole world?!"
"…"
"This is insane!"
"…"
"It's gotta be Shenzhou's doing!"
"…"
--+--
As the little chibi girl on screen kept chatting, scientists worldwide felt like they were losing their minds.
Wasn't this straight-up supernatural?
If not, has some shadowy organization made a technological breakthrough?
If this is fake, I kinda wish it were real. But if it's real… would whoever did this please stand up?!
If ordinary folks were just watching the show, nations and organizations were scrambling—orders flying, reports demanded, everyone digging for answers.
What in the world was going on?
--+--
"What do you mean, you don't know?"
"How could you not know?!"
"…"
"You can't seriously tell me some video blogger is projecting this onto the sky?"
"If she had that kind of power, would she only have a million likes?"
"…"
"Investigate! Now! Move it!"
"…"
--+--
Many among the world's higher-ups weren't exactly young, but they weren't completely out of touch either.
Still!
Watching that VTuber up there—acting like any other content creator, chattering away to her audience about whatever she felt like, just like a regular girl—was that even freaking possible?
No!
I refuse to believe it!
--+--
Plenty tried to glean clues from what was shown.
But the sky-screen made it plain: this streamer called herself Yuzu.
She cared about likes, about favorites, begged for follows and shares—the whole package.
In this world, that wasn't strange at all.
Many people worked in social media, or browsed videos online regularly. Hearing her, they couldn't help but smile wryly.
But!
There was no content creator named Yuzu in this world!
Wait, no…
With the sky itself taken over, and the whole world wrapped in this phenomenon, did it even matter whether this "Yuzu" existed? The real question was: what was the purpose of all this? What did it mean? What were they trying to achieve?
Wasn't that the point?
"Could it be the work of a Herrscher?"
"…"
Over at Fire Moth, someone voiced the question.
They knew Herrschers possessed unimaginable abilities—like the first Herrscher's power to create weapons, or the second's control over space.
But many could only stare speechlessly at the sky.
Since when did a Herrscher's authority include broadcasting videos for everyone to watch?
Heck, this might not even be a recording—what if it was live? Wouldn't that be even wilder?
Forcing the entire planet to watch your livestream?
Who do you think you are?!
And so…some watched on amused, while others ran around frantically.
Some remained clueless, unaware of the severity, even cracking jokes with friends.
But there were those who were already completely stunned.
--+--
[As everyone knows!]
[Our current elementary and middle school textbooks widely teach the history of the Current Era, spanning over fifty-five thousand years.]
[But the Previous Era period isn't part of the standard curriculum.]
[…]
[However!]
[If we want to understand our Goddess on a deeper level, we've gotta start with the Previous Era.]
[…]
--+--
The VTuber on screen continued speaking. Like it or not, nearly everyone was listening.
The Goddess? What Goddess?
And what was this Previous Era and Current Era? Ways of marking time? Fifty-five thousand years of history under the Current Era?
Good grief. She made it sound so casual. Our civilization's only been around for five thousand years!
What nonsense!
Some grumbled inwardly, others stared blankly.
Some just gaped at the sky, dumbfounded, their minds buzzing with questions.
And really—if the sky could turn into a screen, the world was already turned upside down.
What difference would a few more unbelievable details make?
What if these images were truly like a divine revelation, a message from the gods themselves?
Then every bit of information was worth hearing—who would want to miss that?
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T/N: While I am an inexperienced Translator, I have a Patreon! While it may seem empty as of now, webnovel will get 3 Chapters Every Day, and advanced chapters will be uploaded on Patreon.
It may not seem worth it now, but maybe in the future. Who knows!
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If you guys wanna check it out.