Chapter 50: The Vast Blue Sky Stretching Forever
"Wa-ha-ha-ha! We are the evil Activity Four Kings! Today we have come to conquer Steam Beam! Now then, surrender and become our subordinates!"
"Do your best—!"
"Wa-ha-ha-ha! Thank you, little one! Your cheering is most pleasant!"
Top Chat: Elf-san isn’t a little kid
Top Chat: She’s just innocent
Top Chat: …Though probably the kind of innocence that comes from dark parts of her upbringing
"But even if you’re a little one who cheered for us, we won’t show mercy if you stand in our way! We’ll settle this with the Super Fighting Ball Attacker!"
"Yeah!"
The location was just inside the activity area built next to the hotel. The stage was a tennis court with nets and poles removed.
The massive transparent vinyl balls seemed specially made for this competition. You just put one over your head, grab the handles on the inside, and you’re ready to go. There were enough gaps to breathe comfortably.
I’d handed my laptop and camera to Misora’s staff, bringing only the mic.
"Alright, little one! Are you ready?"
"I’m good."
"Uh, wait—got a bit stuck, please hold on…!"
The Activity Four Kings wore matching happi coats and red, black, green, and pink masks covering their faces. It actually looked cool. Printed in bold across the back of their happi was "Steam Beam."
"Okay, I’ve got mine on too!"
"Your back’s totally exposed."
"Eeek!? Why!?"
Top Chat: Staff—your camera’s pointed at the sky!
Top Chat: Staff, what are you doing, we need to witness the Reverse God!
Top Chat: lol
Top Chat: Damn it! We’ve got full view of the evil Activity Four Kings, but not Elf-san!
"Because we are gentlemen of evil, we can face the other way!"
"Misora, turn your back to me. I’ll fix it."
"Ahh, thank you…"
"Don’t move. Your panties’ll fall off."
"Hiiin!"
"…We can do it!"
Top Chat: That shook me a little w
Top Chat: lol
"Misora."
"Yes? What is it, Elf-san?"
"That’s a weird bra. Or is it a shirt?"
"Ah, it’s a sports bra. I use it often since a lot of shoots involve moving around."
"I see."
"What about you, Elf-san?"
"This is how I do it. Is that bad?"
"Hmm… Elf-san, you’ve got a large chest too, so if it hurts while exercising, stop and wrap a towel over it."
"Got it."
Top Chat: Staaaffff! Point the cameraaaa!
Top Chat: Who cares about the vast blue sky stretching forever! Show us Elf-san!
Top Chat: Bra-Elf! We want Bra-Elf!
Top Chat: All the ungentlemanly evil has gathered here
Top Chat: Shouldn’t they all be rounded up at once?
"Uh, Elf-san, this is harder to move in than I expected."
"Yeah."
I tried moving lightly, but there wasn’t much room at my feet. I could bend and stretch, but running normally seemed impossible.
"Wa-ha-ha-ha! Exactly! Until you get used to it, you can’t run properly on the ground! This Super Fighting Ball Attacker is an activity that bridges gaps of gender and age! Smaller people move more easily in this sport!"
"I see."
Top Chat: Ahh, so it’s a handicap adjustment for women and kids
Top Chat: Yeah, they’ll definitely get more chances to touch the ball
Top Chat: Actually sounds like pretty good balance
"Kept you waiting."
"Wa-ha-ha-ha! I was trying to be gentlemanly, but Pink jabbed me in the ribs! Anyway! To decide which ball to start with, we’ll do a coin toss!"
"Heads."
"Then we’ll take tails!"
Top Chat: It’s heads
Top Chat: Elf-san’s ball
"What’s the signal to start?"
"The match begins the moment one of the streamer team touches the ball."
"Got it. Misora, run at me with everything you’ve got."
"Eh? O-okay!"
"Don’t smack your head."
"Eh? Eh? Ehhhhhhh!?"
"Wait—! Somebody stop the ball!"
Top Chat: lol w
Top Chat: She launched it lol
Top Chat: Dropkick… no, more like used her as a springboard
Top Chat: Wow, that’s a point already
Top Chat: Huh? What just happened?
Top Chat: Elf-san stepped on the charging Reverse God like a springboard, then body-slammed the ball faster than running speed
Top Chat: One hit. Nobody could stop the ball before it scored. One-nil lead
"We won."
"Um, Elf-san… this is a twenty-minute game, right?"
"Oh, right."
Top Chat: Wrong move
Top Chat: This feels a little different than usual
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