Novel Bin
Chapter 399
Chapter 399. [Don't Fight For My Sake]
《Do you want to appear on a VTuber live stream and save the world?》
I was bewildered by the utterly outlandish request made by the man in a suit.
I mean, how should I put this.......
《Um, I don’t understand at all. How does appearing on a live stream connect to saving the world?》
《I’d like to explain that in order. First—let’s start with the reason why your life was targeted.》
《!》
《Their goal was to start another war. They seemed to think that the current situation was “only their country getting the short end of the stick”. They tried to break through by causing chaos in the world once again.》
《So...... this time, they intentionally tried to start World War III, is that it!?》
《That’s correct.》《W-what in the world... But why target me?》
《That’s...... Miss Iroha. You—》
《—are “a symbol of peace.”》
《......Huh?》
《Well, to be precise, you were supposed to become one.》
《Whaaaaaat!?》
《Didn’t you make some kind of deal with our Mom?》
《A deal...... Huh? Ah—!?》
As a reward for saving the world, I made one request to the President of the United States, Angu Ogu’s mom. The content of that request was......
《In the future, I want to create a world where VTubers from around the world...... or,》
《—people who will become VTubers in the future, won’t have to hate each other.》
As part of that cooperation, I had been accepting various requests from her.
I even accepted the Nobel Peace Prize, which I had wanted to decline, and it ended up being the reason I got stranded...... but even my visits to various countries as a goodwill ambassador were part of it.
《The war between Ukraine and Russia isn’t over yet. Right now, it’s just a “ceasefire”. However, since time has passed and public sentiment has calmed down, they were supposed to officially declare an “end to the war”.》
《......Supposed to?》
《Ah, that couldn’t be achieved. Because—you, who were supposed to be the witness to the end of the war, were lost.》
《M-me, a witness to the end of the war!?》
《There’s no one more suitable than you. After all, you were the one who stopped that war.》
《I-I’m sure there are plenty of people more suitable than me...... But, I see.》
So, that’s why I’m a symbol of peace.
That’s why I was targeted.
《Well, but...... the one who attacked you and then panicked was probably the mastermind behind this whole plot.》
《Huh?》
What does that mean?
But the man in the suit, as if to tease me, continued his explanation “in order”, just as he said at the beginning.
《Public opinion shifted toward war, just as a certain country intended.》
《...............》
Again......?
Again, war. When will this chain ever end?
《There was no concrete evidence...... but well, it’s the same as when the nuke fell. The culprit was an open secret. Many countries, including Ukraine, which had recommended you as a witness, were furious and ready to go to war.》
Fond of me, huh...... That part’s probably just lip service.
They’re not really angry for my sake.
A war over a single human being? That’s not something that could actually happen.
The real issue was probably the pride of the incited countries.
My part was just a pretext.
They just needed to say, “Justice is on our side”, to justify going to war.
《The countries you were supposed to visit probably couldn’t forgive that certain country either. After all, their nations were used for an assassination.》
《That’s true, they’d definitely be angry.》
Pride, pride, pride......
My existence—the existence of Translato Girl Iroha—seems to have been used as a justification or tool for war in my absence.
It felt like VTubers had been tainted somehow.
I’m genuinely happy that they’re angry for my sake.
But do they really think I’d be happy if they went to war over it?
From the bottom of my heart, I wish—
—please, don’t fight for my sake......
《But...... this time, it wasn’t just other countries that were angry.》
《What do you mean?》
《Your assassination shook the public sentiment within that certain country itself. Your words had reached much deeper into their hearts than they had imagined!》
《~~~~~!》
《As a result, a coup d’état occurred in that country. And so......》
《—they panicked, right?》
《Exactly. They had no choice but to prioritize internal stability over fighting other countries.》
《I’m finally starting to understand.》
The flight attendant had said, “The situation has changed”.
Is this what he meant?
《They probably planned to use it for negotiation. The moment they found out you were alive, they ordered your capture.》
《By the way, what happened to the people who attacked me......?》
The flight attendant, the local youth who helped him, and the attackers...... I couldn’t help but ask what happened to them, the people who killed my past self.
《It’s all over.》
His voice was calm, but it quietly said, “No further questions are allowed.”
For some reason, I felt a little scared of this person.
No, perhaps this is just how people who rise to the top in the demon-infested world of politics are.
Everyone’s just good at hiding things—I’m sure Ango Ogu’s mom is the same.
But I understood.
Everything really was—over. The karma that had continued from my past life had finally come to an end.
Perhaps the greatest threat in my life wasn’t the world, but just one person. That’s what I thought——.
What do you think?
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