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Episode 61 Bonus Short Story: The Greatsword's Name

After Karin had safely escorted the people caught in the dungeon cave-in to the surface and things had settled down, a question suddenly appeared in the chat, still in uproar for all sorts of reasons.

【By the way, Karin ojou-sama, I've never seen that big sword you used earlier. Does it have a name?】

"Oh, now that you mention it, I never explained anything about it."

Karin had been busy comforting the distraught Mitsuki and handing the disaster victims over to the rescue team. She drew the sword she was so proud of from her item box once more.

"I'd been having trouble choosing a name, actually, but what happened earlier gave me just the right idea! Look at the temper pattern I put a little extra work into, its enormous blade, its ability to cut through dungeon walls and let me glide through ceilings and walls... Its appearance and power are just like that mysterious creature said to tunnel freely through the desert—"

After building a little suspense, Karin proclaimed:

"And so this girl's name is 'Famous Sword Mongolian Desu-Worm-chan,' desu wa!"

【Huh?】

【Lmao】

【That's so LAAAAAAAAME!?】

【Wait just a moment, Karin ojou-sama!? First Chupacabra and now Mongolian Death Worm!? Are you ONLY naming them after cryptids!?】

【How can you give a sword that powerful, which pulled off a legendary rescue, a name like THAT...】

【Go watch Dungeon Alive another hundred times, would you!?】

【Couldn't you at least have named it after that wall-swimming wyrm!?】

【Oh, right... It's Mongolian 'Desu'-Worm... Well, that makes sense, then...】

【Wait, is THAT why she named it that, desu no!?】

【As a piece of Karin ojou-sama's equipment, maybe it's surprisingly thoughtful...?】

【Don't fall for it! It's a coincidence! Look at Karin ojou-sama's face! It's the face of someone who never thought that far ahead!】

¥30,000

Karin ojou-sama, PLEASE sell me the naming rights to your gearrrrr!

【The naming-rights superchat bro is back lmao】

【And he's offering more than last time lol】

【I get it... I'd put down ten thousand yen if we could give it a proper name】

【Me too】

【Me too, desu wa!】

【Hey... If we crowdfunded this, wouldn't we raise quite a bit?】

【Oh, good idea. Raise five million, get Karin ojou-sama to hand over the naming rights, and have everyone who donated vote on the final name】

【Crowdfunding!? If you did, I'd put in thirty thousand, no problem!?】

【Me too!】

【Count me in, desu wa!】

"!? Wh-what are you talking about!? We are NOT crowdfunding anything!"

Karin hurried to interrupt the strange movement taking off in her chat.

"I couldn't handle it if you threw that much money at me! No! Absolutely no crowdfunding! I made this girl myself, you know!? The naming rights are MINE! This girl IS Mongolian Desu-Worm-chan, and that's final!"

【It's like a custody battle lmao】

—And so, after all that, the greatsword Karin had created was named 'Mongolian Desu-Worm' by the channel owner's exercise of absolute power. The vote stood at two in favor and an overwhelming majority opposed.

Incidentally, Mitsuki was inwardly gushing, Even Karin ojou-sama's hilariously lame naming sense is adorable and wonderful! But after the Fist Fuck affair, she restrained herself for the moment and merely left a quiet vote in favor from the hospital where she'd been taken.

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It's an incredibly minor detail, but starting with this episode, internet comments will be enclosed in 〝〟 instead of 〝〝.

And as promised, the next episode, number 62, will be one big 13,000-character update that reaches a good stopping point, desu wa!