Chapter 110: Movie-watching style? No, it's live-streaming style.
[one]
As everyone knows, Lucky has a counterpart in another world named Akira... who is hard to call a friend. Because they are the same person from different worlds and have both entered each other's bodies (literally), their relationship is surprisingly good.
On that very day, Lucky received a message from Akira. Since it was too troublesome to communicate in writing, the two decided to meet in person.
Because of the rule that no two people can be the same in one world, when the two meet, sometimes it's Umeko-chan, and sometimes it's Hiroko-chan. As for why it's Hiroko-chan and not Sorako-chan or Akiko-chan, it's purely because of the latter's wicked sense of humor.
Since neither of them really cared, it wasn't a very important thing.
This time it was Hiroko-chan. Morofushi Hiroko waved her phone and said, "Yay~"
Morofushi Sora'aki walked over and casually pulled out a chair: "What do you want?"
Hiroko-chan smiled and said, "Can't I come to see you if I have nothing to do?"
Morofushi Sora'aki: "This sentence is ranked 31st on the list of the greasiest things in interpersonal communication."
Hiroko-chan: "May I ask who compiled this ranking?"
Morofushi Sora'aki: "Me."
Hiroko-chan: "I knew it."
"Alright, let's get down to business." Morofushi Hiroko waved her phone, which was black, a gesture that seemed rather pointless: "First, let me ask you, Lucky-chan, what do you think of the live stream?"
Morofushi Sora'aki thought for a moment: "Use your eyes to see?"
"Well, that's not entirely wrong." Morofushi Hiroko: "What I mean is, my perspective."
Morofushi Sora'aki: "It has nothing to do with me."
Morofushi Hiroko gave a thumbs up: "That's what I think too."
Morofushi Hiroko smiled and asked, "So what's your opinion on watching movies?"
Morofushi Sora'aki: "What is that?"
Morofushi Hiroko: "So it's about showing other people what's happening around you?"
"Then I don't like it." Morofushi Sora'aki replied.
Morofushi Hiroko smiled and said, "This time it's different from me. I personally don't care at all what the little bugs outside think of me."
"You've spoken your mind, and insects… why not monkeys? I remember that was your brother's verbal tic." Morofushi Sora'aki asked.
"Perhaps in Kuusuke's eyes, monkeys at least have a somewhat human-like appearance, only their brains are not fully developed?" Morofushi Hiroko explained gently, cupping her face in her hands. "But insects don't have such a strong presence."
"You said something incredibly offensive with such a gentle expression." commented Morofushi Sora'aki. "But for your younger brother, insects are far more noticeable than monkeys."
Morofushi Hiroko touched her fingertips together and said cheerfully, "Then it's definitely that kind of bug that even Kusuo would find troublesome~"
Morofushi Sora'aki: "..."
Morofushi Hiroko smiled and asked, "Could you explain why you don't like it?"
"Are you conducting an interview?" Morofushi Sora'aki thought for a moment and said, "Because this is invading my privacy. I don't like people touching my things without my permission."
Morofushi Hiroko blinked: "Oh~ I don't like being touched by random people either. Except for my younger brother."
That makes sense now. Morofushi Hiroko thought to herself, but then Morofushi Sora'aki continued, "Also, my brothers probably don't like having their lives observed without their knowledge, right? Putting aside work-related confidentiality, they'd be embarrassed if their daily lives were seen."
Morofushi Hiroko: "..."
Morofushi Hiroko's smile vanished for a moment before she chuckled and ruffled Morofushi Sora'aki's hair: "Completely different from me—that's one thing."
Even though Morofushi Sora'aki didn't care about the normal rules of the normal world, he remembered them well and showed them in his actions. And all of this was subtly changed by the people around him.
"What a good baby, Lucky-chan." Morofushi Hiroko remarked.
Morofushi Sora'aki blocked Morofushi Hiroko's hand, looking rather unhappy, and then smoothed his hair: "I'm not a child anymore."
"Only little kids say that." Morofushi Hiroko tightened her grip, ruffling the boy's short hair once more. "Remember to call me 'big sister'~"
"No." Morofushi Sora'aki said earnestly, "You are my younger sister."
"No, it's my older sister." Morofushi Hiroko said with a smile.
"It's my younger sister."
"Older sister!"
Saiki Kusuo: 'Have these two forgotten that I can hear them?'
"And why is it an older sister and not an older brother? Have you forgotten your own genders?"
[two]
After the brief exchange, Morofushi Hiroko finally got down to business.
"Lucky-chan, don't you often travel between worlds? And I've heard about the nature of your world from Kusuo. Worlds made up of wishes are happy enough but not stable enough, which is why you need to travel between worlds to do missions."
"Now there is a method, which is essentially similar to your missions, which is to project the events that have happened in your world into other worlds. Their... well, let's call it wish power for now. Their wish power can also become a stabilizing force in your world."
"That's why I wanted to ask if you're interested in this." said Morofushi Hiroko. "There are two forms of distribution: one is to give them direct access to things that have already happened, and the other is to broadcast live things that haven't happened yet—of course, based on the big movies we've seen before... you can also see one of the possibilities that will appear in your world in the future."
"Thank you." Morofushi Sora'aki suddenly said.
Morofushi Hiroko: "Hmm?"
"Because Akira helped me keep an eye on these messages."
"It's not Akira now, it's Hiroko-neechan~"
"Okay, Hiroko."
"It's Hiroko-neechan—"
"Hiroko."
Saiki Kusuo: "Eek, yeah, these two are probably only three years old combined."
Morofushi Hiroko: "Kusuo, don't think I don't know you're secretly complaining about your older brother~"
Morofushi Sora'aki: "?"
Saiki Kusuo: 'So sometimes, I really suspect that my brother—now my sister—also has telepathy.'
[three]
Morofushi Sora'aki had already confessed to his older brother, and his friends in Good Friends World was also aware of it. The livestream itself wasn't a big problem, as long as he explained it beforehand. After all, his family's attitude had always been that he could do whatever he wanted, even if it meant being unemployed.
Morofushi Sora'aki thought about it seriously: "Then let's use live streaming. I can just tell my parents that I'm starting to get interested in live streaming."
With the rapid advancement of technology, live streaming on the internet has unknowingly become a popular emerging industry.
Morofushi Hiroko tossed her phone over: "This is a phone that connects to another world. You can use the built-in app to stream."
"Thank you, Akira."
Watching Morofushi Sora'aki leave happily with his phone in hand, Morofushi Hiroko cupped her face and sighed earnestly, "Who does this child take after?"
Saiki Kusuo: 'Why are you speaking like a mother?'
"What do you think, husband?" Morofushi Hiroko asked gently.
"I don't have a child that big, thank you." Saiki Kusuo said indifferently.
[four]
Main World / Home World.
"In short, I've started to get interested in live streaming." said Morofushi Sora'aki at his dining table.
"You clearly didn't say anything, Sora'aki." said Morofushi Hiromitsu helplessly.
Morofushi Taka'aki, who had just returned from Nagano, said, "We can give it a try."
Parents Morofushi were very supportive, but also a little worried: "Remember not to reveal too much about yourself, Sora'aki."
Morofushi Sora'aki nodded obediently: "I will only show the live stream to people I know, not to strangers."
The other people at the table: "..." Wait, what kind of live stream is this?
Morofushi Hiromitsu smiled and said, "Is it for a friend? Do you need my help, brother? I think Hagiwara should know a lot about this. I can ask him for you."
Morofushi Sora'aki nodded: "Okay—"
As a result of Morofushi Hiromitsu's publicity, the other four people from the same period also learned about this, and their reactions to it varied.
Furuya Rei: "Ah, do you need any help?"
Matsuda Jinpei: "Are kids these days really that fond of this stuff?"
Hagiwara Kenji: "Hahaha, great, great! I'm interested too!"
Date Wataru: "I really want to help, but I don't know much about these things... By the way, what exactly do you mean by live streaming?"
Others: "..."
Others: "..."
"Squad leader?! You don't know?!" Hagiwara Kenji exclaimed in shock, "Even though we all came from the landline era, technology is so advanced now!! How can you still be stuck in such a distant past?!"
Date Wataru: "Haha, I'm not really interested in these things..."
Hagiwara Kenji made a scathing remark: "If you're too old-fashioned, Natalie will think you're a very boring man!"
Date Wataru immediately became serious: "Please tell me what to do, Hagiwara."
Matsuda Jinpei couldn't stand it anymore. He grabbed Hagiwara Kenji by the neck and said, "Ignore the squad leader. That kid isn't familiar with us anyway. Even if we need to help, we only need Hagiwara to go."
"What do you mean you're not familiar with me? Sora'aki-chan is still yours—uh uh uh!!" Matsuda Jinpei immediately increased the force, veins bulging on his head: "What are you saying? I don't understand at all!"
Furuya Rei looked completely bewildered: "What?"
Morofushi Hiromitsu placed his hand on Furuya Rei's shoulder: "Don't worry too much, Zero. Sora'aki will probably ask you for help, so please cooperate when the time comes."
Furuya Rei nodded, still worried, and said, "But what about the public security's confidentiality..."
Morofushi Hiromitsu smiled and said, "Don't worry, Sora'aki's live stream isn't for people in this world."
Furuya Rei: "?!?!?!" Do you want to hear what you're saying, Hiro?!
[five]
With the support of his parents and brother, Morofushi Sora'aki finally started his live stream.
At the same time, in some people's phones in another world, an unknown app that couldn't be uninstalled suddenly appeared. On this day, a small red dot suddenly appeared on the message interface of the unknown app.
They clicked on the camera with either wariness or curiosity, and were immediately greeted by a pair of upturned blue cat eyes. Many were surprised by the familiarity, while others simply thought the boy was handsome and refined. The black-haired boy greeted the camera expressionlessly, saying, "Hello, my name is Morofushi Sora'aki."