Chapter 100: I, Yukari Yakumo, Am a Simp
Kaguya-sama: ???
Little Sakura of the Tōsaka Household: ???
Terrible Tornado: ???
The Eternally Seventeen-Year-Old Maiden: If Admin-dono feels three isn't enough, this one can also gift you my personal shikigami, Yakumo Ran, as a bed-warming maid~ Doesn't that just make your heart race?!
The Eternally Seventeen-Year-Old Maiden: And if THAT'S still not enough, Gensōkyō is overflowing with female youkai. Just name the one you want, and this one will catch her for you.
The Eternally Seventeen-Year-Old Maiden: A harem is simply the most fitting thing for Admin-dono!
Kaguya-sama: Yukari-nee-sama has thrown away every last shred of dignity for this Moderator position.
Terrible Tornado: Bold of you to assume she had any dignity to begin with.
Crazy Diamond: S-spicy…
Little Sakura of the Tōsaka Household: Seconded!
RawrSoFierce: Yep. Still the Sage of Youkai I know and love.
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RawrSoFierce: The Moderator position does have requirements. I've set three.
RawrSoFierce: First: significant free time. Second: reasonably strong combat ability. Third: good rapport with the other members.
The Eternally Seventeen-Year-Old Maiden: Isn't that literally this one in a nutshell?!
The Eternally Seventeen-Year-Old Maiden: Suddenly excited!
RawrSoFierce: …
Ryū thought it over carefully—and suddenly realized that the three requirements he'd listed did, in fact, seem tailor-made for Yukari. As if they'd been custom-fit.
Though they also fit Whitebeard just as well. He met all three criteria.
The Little Wandering Planet qualified too—its combat power was beyond question. Who could survive a planet sitting on them?
A being that could casually destroy a star just by existing. Terrifying.
So currently, three members best fit the criteria.
Tatsumaki would have qualified as well, but she'd joined too recently and was still building rapport with the broader group.
As for free time—honestly, every single member had plenty of it. Ryū had never seen a moment when the chat was truly empty. They were all perpetually bored.
Some of them even chatted in the group while actively fighting enemies.
So free time wasn't really a differentiator.
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RawrSoFierce: So—anyone besides Yukari want to compete for the position?
Edward Newgate: Gurararara! This old man will pass.
Edward Newgate: Yukari-senpai seems to really want it.
Kaguya-sama: Not qualified. Feeling devastated.
Crazy Diamond: +1. Bottom-tier member sheds tears of sorrow.
We, Ying Zheng: We would have liked to contend, but Our strength is somewhat lacking. We do not meet all three of the Admin's criteria. A pity.
The Little Wandering Planet: Bottom-tier member +1. Also, I don't know anything about management.
The Little Wandering Planet: Waaah~
Green Grasslands Wolf King: Bottom-tier member, passing through.
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RawrSoFierce: So it's just Yukari, then?
[Admin "RawrSoFierce" has appointed member "The Eternally Seventeen-Year-Old Maiden" as Moderator]
Since nobody else was competing, Ryū went ahead and gave the Moderator position to Yukari.
Whitebeard and the Planet had both opted out. That left Yukari as the sole candidate.
Under those circumstances, the answer was obvious.
He'd always called her "purple old hag," sure, but he didn't actually hold any real bias against her. Their mutual roasting was more like two people who enjoyed tormenting each other in equal measure.
RawrSoFierce: Done. First Moderator goes to Yukari.
The Eternally Seventeen-Year-Old Maiden: Admin-dono is invincible! Mighty! Incredible! (screaming at the top of my lungs)
The Eternally Seventeen-Year-Old Maiden: I am Admin-dono's loyal simp! Dimensional Chat Group Moderator and Big Sister of the Female Members—Yukari Yakumo, reporting for duty!
The Eternally Seventeen-Year-Old Maiden: Admin-dono, if you ever want any female youkai in the future, just PM this one. I can catch a few for you.
RawrSoFierce: …Why does that sound like a youkai trafficker?
Kaguya-sama: Yukari-nee-sama looks more like a madam running a… you know.
RawrSoFierce: Pfft—truth bomb!
* * *
With the Moderator settled, Ryū chatted in the group for a bit longer before logging out.
It was getting late—well, late in the morning. He glanced at the little alarm clock by his bed. It was already around 8:30 AM, and he hadn't eaten a thing.
Ever since Guy had been discharged from the hospital and immediately shipped off on a mission—
Ryū had found his mornings significantly more peaceful.
No more being jolted awake before 6:00 AM by someone bellowing "THAT'S THE POWER OF YOUTH!" at the top of his lungs.
So these past two weeks had been genuinely pleasant. Sleeping in until he woke up naturally, with nobody to disturb him.
Bliss.
* * *
"Too lazy to make breakfast today," Ryū decided. "The pantry's empty again anyway. I'll need to hit the market later and stock up."
Ryū sighed. Ever since his physical stats had grown so dramatically, his appetite had become enormous—even without combat, every meal was enough to out-eat several pigs.
Wait—why was he comparing himself to pigs?
He reconsidered.
The comparison was unflattering. Maybe "several bulls" was better?
* * *
A few minutes later. Konohagakure. Ichiraku Ramen.
The familiar spot.
"Oh? Young Yagami! The usual today?"
Old Man Teuchi spotted Ryū the moment he walked in and greeted him warmly.
Ever since Ryū had become a regular—and a big-spending one at that—Teuchi treated him with the kind of enthusiasm normally reserved for a future son-in-law.
"By the way," Teuchi continued, "one of the Legendary Sannin, Lord Orochimaru, is dining here today as well! If I recall correctly, he was here the first time you visited too. Quite the coincidence!"
"The usual is fine. As for… one of the Legendary Sannin, Orochimaru…"
Ryū's gaze swept the interior of the shop until it landed on a familiar silhouette.
The figure was slender—almost gaunt—with long black hair cascading down their back.
And that skin, pale to an almost sickly degree, just barely visible.
From the back alone, you'd be forgiven for mistaking them for a woman.
He'd run into Orochimaru again?
Based on the current timeline… it would only be a few more months at most.
Before Orochimaru defected from the village.
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