Chapter 22: The Terrifying Tornado
Deeper in the mine, Kenjiro was starting to feel himself. The kobolds were weak, pathetic even, and every punch and kick he landed felt more powerful than the last. The Titan's Essence was definitely working. He was a whirlwind of green-wigged, black-dressed destruction, and the livestream chat was eating it up. Donations poured in, flooding his Femboy Coin balance, alongside a constant stream of comments.
He's so strong AND cute!
Step on the kobolds! Then step on me!
Bombom is the most powerful tsundere!
"I'm not a tsundere!" he yelled at the hovering drone, his face flushed. "And stop calling me that! It's Lady... Tornado! Or... something! Just shut up!"
This, naturally, only made the chat worse.
As they entered a larger, more open cavern, a guttural roar echoed from the darkness. A creature much larger than the others came charging out. It was a Kobold Champion, twice the size of a normal one, clad in crude metal armor and wielding a massive stone club.
It swung its club in a wide arc, aiming directly for Kenjiro. Before he could even react, Gluteus Maximus moved with impossible speed for his size, planting himself in front of Kenjiro. The club hit his shield with a deafening CLANG.
"Fear not, my lady!" Gluteus boomed, not moving an inch. "For this shield shall be the unbreachable wall that protects your divine assets!"
Lyrielle, her face pale but determined, began chanting, a soft green light enveloping Gluteus to heal the minor damage that had seeped through his defenses. Kenjiro, meanwhile, was just trying to film the action, his mind focused on capturing the epic battle for his viewers.
And then something strange happened. As he focused his intent, a weird tingling sensation shot through him. The threads of the black dress seemed to hum with power, and suddenly, his feet lifted off the ground. He was floating.
"Whoa! Hey! What the—?!" he yelped, flailing in mid-air. He wasn't just floating; he was drifting uncontrollably, doing little somersaults a few feet off the ground. He made a series of cute, panicked noises as he tried to get his bearings. His immediate instinct was to cover himself, frantically pulling at the hem of his dress as the drone camera followed his every undignified movement.
The chat went nuclear.
HE CAN FLY?!
HE'S SO CUTE WHEN HE'S DESPERATE
OMG THE VIEW
FEMBOY COINS GO BRRRRRR
His viewer count skyrocketed. After a few more moments of panicked floating, something clicked. He stopped fighting it and started directing it. With a surge of newfound confidence, he shot through the air like a bullet, dodging a wild swing from the Kobold Champion. He flew circles around the beast, landing powerful kicks on its head and back while Gluteus kept its attention locked. He was a green-haired, goth-makeup-wearing tornado of fury.
"BIRL! THIRTEEN! HOW DO YOU LIKE ME NOW, YOU LIZARD BRAIN?!" he screamed, feeling more powerful than he had since his reincarnation.
He zipped in for one final, devastating kick to the champion's head. As the creature stumbled back, the magical energy from the dress abruptly cut out.
Kenjiro dropped from the air like a stone. He landed face-first on the dusty cavern floor with a loud oof, his rear end sticking straight up in the air, the black dress doing very little to hide the view.
The livestream chat entered a state of collective meltdown. Donations and comments flew at a rate he'd never seen before.
THE ULTIMATE LANDING
PRAISE THE CAMERA DRONE
I'VE DIED AND GONE TO HEAVEN
TAKE ALL MY MONEY
Kenjiro pushed himself up, his entire face a shade of red that clashed violently with his green wig. He was rich. And he had never been more humiliated in his entire life.