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There are four main methods of casting spells:

Incantation, Breathing, Movement, and Imagination.

Digging through records will reveal more methods, but…

In Akare, spells can only be used in the aforementioned ways.

In other words, extreme casting involves using all the methods mentioned above.

Including multitasking to cast different spells simultaneously.

“So they’ve already reached the double-multicasting stage.”

I sighed quietly as I read up on mage-related posts.

I had felt it even in this other world; there are just way too many talent prodigies out there.

If Akachan or the Crown Prince knew my thoughts, they would probably say, “What kind of nonsense is that?”

But it’s an undeniable fact.

If it weren’t for the knowledge given by the status window,

I would have merely remained a lowly citizen A.

“Ugh… The shock from yesterday…”

The immense mental damage I suffered after watching Suzuka’s stream yesterday was staggering.

What kind of hero, or rather, heroine, takes that much mental damage?

You might ask this, but I am inherently an introverted person.

Thanks to the Crown Prince’s socialization project, I’ve become somewhat more active.

Basically, I was just your average otaku with a hobby of reading web novels, manhwa, and watching anime related to another world.

“Well, everyone is adapting quickly.”

A day had passed since the Major Corporation Party experienced their Second Awakening.

Most of the top-ranked players had completed their Second Awakening and had quickly adjusted to the feeling of sensing mana.

‘It’s only natural they adapt quickly.’

They had just been unable to perceive mana before.

All virtual reality characters were infused with mana.

Through teachings, Golem Training, baptism, ascensions of Circles, and so on…

Even enlightenment through the Second Awakening.

All the preliminary work was completed, and there was no reason to keep mana sensing restricted.

The restriction was there to eliminate any potential adverse effects.

‘It was the right decision.’

Safety first.

‘Everyone seems to be having fun.’

Those who had completed their Second Awakening were like fish in water.

They were like newborn calves, knowing instinctively how to swim.

“In the end, Pera’s efforts went down the drain.”

Everything I had worked hard on as a side character to enlighten the cult was crumbling due to one embarrassing goddess performance.

Even Suzuka, who only pursued fun, became an ardent follower of Aurora.

“Sigh…”

Every time I recalled the cult cutscene, I let out a sigh.

Hahaha—!

I still couldn’t shake off the embarrassment, and kept smacking an innocent pillow.

If there were a mouse hole, I’d want to hide there and avoid the internet for about a year.

But what can I do? This is all my karma.

I can only accept it.

Knock knock—

“Come in.”

“Goddess, there’s something I need to report.”

Having heard the title “goddess” so much that it felt like an earworm,

I had probably adapted without realizing it.

It no longer bothered me.

“First, here’s the list of publishing candidates.”

“Uh-huh…”

There were several well-known companies on the list.

“Are these companies that accepted our proposal?”

“Yes, that’s right.”

My proposal for publishing was quite simple.

To appoint the Crown Prince as the representative and operate jointly.

Things like game translation or capsule distribution were completely fine.

It would all be organized by our capable Crown Prince.

I cautiously screened the publishing candidates while listening to Akachan’s advice.

In the end, only two companies remained.

Both were well-known firms, more recognized than unknown.

“So this American guy gave up on going to Mars, huh?”

Tesla CEO, Melon Musk.

He was certainly well-known.

The other was Amazon, a giant company that dominates half of the online market in the U.S.

Especially Amazon’s conditions were very intriguing.

“The reversal of the withdrawal from Korea by Twitch.”

Witching, the global internet broadcasting platform.

The unfortunate icon that had to withdraw from Korea due to inability to cover K-network fees.

Now Twitch is going to start services in Korea again?

This was bound to attract massive attention both domestically and internationally.

“On the other hand, the conditions from the American gentleman are…”

Honestly, compared to Amazon, Tesla’s proposal seemed lacking.

This was a no-brainer.

Zzip—

Drawing an X next to Tesla in the candidate list, I handed the list to Akachan.

“Should we leak this as a scoops to the press?”

“Is there really a need to?”

Eventually, it will become a sensation anyway.

I took a bite out of a mint chocolate macaron to ensure smooth progress at work.

***

Now, Dae-hyup Kim, who had transitioned from an issue handler to a specialized Akare streamer.

He was once again trying to start his day with Akare.

If the special intel passed by the information broker he frequently contacted during his Reckage days hadn’t come through,

Tap, tap—

– Is it true that Twitch is reversing its withdrawal from Korea?

– Yes, it’s confirmed information.

– Why all of a sudden?

– Why? Do you really not know?

How should I save this socially inept bastard who answers questions with questions?

Hiding my true feelings, Dae-hyup Kim calmly continued the chat.

– I really don’t know since I’ve been doing nothing but Akare.

– You know.

– What?

– It’s because of Akare that they’re reversing the withdrawal.

“What?”

Dae-hyup Kim’s doubts burst out of him at the unbelievable fact.

– The Akare game company, Record Eye, has contacted Amazon.

– It’s probably for publishing.

Currently, Akare was also gaining immense popularity overseas.

Just like during Dae-hyup Kim’s exclusivity days, gathering gamers together in-game.

– Everyone in this world knows this information, and soon there will be articles popping up.

– Thanks for the info!

– Don’t mention it, the reward is known.

– …Alright, I’ll give you a boost later.

The reward was a madman who only accepted payment as labor.

After finishing the conversation with the information broker, Dae-hyup Kim started preparing for his stream.

He turned on his computer, set up the chroma key he had recovered,

And put on the long-forgotten simple makeup and a suit with shorts.

Um. Perfect.

Having completed all his preparations, Dae-hyup Kim moved the mouse and pressed the broadcast start button.

[The broadcast of Dae-hyup Kim has started. – Talk 1 second ago]

[Title of Dae-hyup Kim’s broadcast: Major Announcement]

Dae-hyup Kim, the number one Akare streamer, briefly forgot his identity.

It was time to return as the issue hunter, Reckage Dae-hyup Kim.