[AUTHOR NOTE: So there has been some discussion recently on Patreon about the possibility of my novel having Futa. I would like to confirm here and now that I have no plans to introduce a futa into the MC's harem. Strap-ons, however, are another story.
While Muriel's race could technically be classified as futa, there will be no futa in the harem. If you wish to learn how I plan to implement Muriel into the harem with no futa, you're just going to have to keep reading.]
"Well, that was very exciting," Maiya remarked with a smile.
"Agreed, who could have imagined that Diva Lorelie's boyfriend would purposely get eaten only to destroy it from the inside," Director Opealbeard replied.
Director, our viewer count is spiking again," Director Opealbeard's assistant suddenly said in excitement.
"Wasn't it already increasing?" Director Opealbeard asked.
"Yes, but it just spiked significantly, and we are now in the top ten of all feeds currently happening on the Universal Subspace Network," The assistant replied.
"Top ten? How did that happen?" Director Opealbeard asked in surprise.
"Aparently, one of the viewers of Spector Unit Six's pilot posted an article on Xer-verse about a mech being eaten by a giant undead alien creature. This, along with our already rising popularity, sparked another rise in viewership."
"Well, I don't recall a feed on the Universal Subspace Network ever broadcasting a mech being eaten by a space creature in the past; it's not surprising it's attracted a lot of attention. People love new and unique things after all," Maiya commented.
"Comments on Xer-verse are noting how the majority of viewers are enjoying the Sphere Match and are disappointed that it wont be in the main competition," The assistant reported.
"If I might make a suggestion, Director Opealbeard.
"Please, go ahead, Matriarch Maiya."
"Have you finalised the change in the main competitions' match structure after the unfortunate leak that occurred?" Maiya asked.
"Only for the first round, as I mentioned before, because of the tight schedule of the main competition and it starting tomorrow, we are having to adjust it on the fly, so to speak," Director Opealbeard replied.
"Then, might I suggest that, given the success of the Sphere Match, you consider implementing it into this year's UMB Cup main competition? It will definitely mix things up and please the viewers."
"I think that would be a wise decision considering how popular it seems to be," Director Opealbeard replied before turning to his assistant and asking, "How goes the investigation into that technical glitch that occurred?"
"The tech team believe that they have identified the cause of the issue and have already created a fix for it, they just can't implement it until after the charity match finishes, as it requires a reboot of the sphere."
"Good, contact the broadcast team and have the host announce that due to the huge success and popularity of the Sphere Match, we will be implementing it into this year's main competition."
"Understood, Director." The assistant replied and was about to ask a question when suddenly the entire stadium was engulfed by a series of angry roars that came from the holographic screens.
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"Well, that's definitely one way to attract the attention of all your enemies," Rowena said with her signature smirk..
"Why is our boyfriend so good at attracting the attention of enemies?" Lorelie asked with a sigh.
"Haha, for someone who doesn't like to be the centre of attention, he sure likes to show off," Aphrodite said with a laugh.
"I can't argue with that," Stacey said with a sigh.
That was so cooooool," Tephe said excitedly as she bounced up and down on her chair.
"It really was.
"I can see why my cousin likes his streams so much," Tessa replied as she shot Becky a smirk.
Becky rolled her eyes before saying with a smirk of her own, "Of course I enjoy his streams, and I'm not the only one, as my bunkmate on the Imperial Down also really likes them. I even get the impression that she has the hots for Adam after watching his streams and meeting him on Terrana Five.
"Is that so?" Rowena replied as noticed Princess Tessa blush slightly as she heard what Becky said.
"Still, I wonder how your boyfriend plans to get out of this situation, Diva Lorelie?" Eri asked before adding, "He seems to have attracted the attention of every enemy in the immediate area."
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"RRROOOOAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRR"
After witnessing the death of the giant turtle-snake undead alien, all the other undead aliens in the immediate area turned and looked at Spector Unit Six before roaring at it in anger.
"Oh my, while we are all thoroughly impressed and excited by the crazy move Spector Unit Six just pulled off, it seems the alien invaders did not like its actions in the slightest because all those who were not already in combat have now focused their attention on Spector Unit Six," Honcho said in excitement.
"Well, the move Spector Unit Six just pulled off was not only very exciting, but also very bloodthirsty and seems to have caused the now dead giant undead alien a great amount of pain," Raella remarked before adding, "I'm curious to see what Spector Unit Six plans to do now, whether he will stand and fight, or if he will mimic Black Prime and retreat."
"I'm interested to know how he managed to cut his way out of the giant, now dead alien," Dulaebella stated.
"What do you mean?" Honcho asked in a confused tone before adding, "Didn't he cut his way out with lasers?"
"Well, yes, but where did the lasers come from? I mean, there were twelve of them, right? And before entering that thing's mouth… I can't believe I just said that," Dulaebella said while shaking her head slightly in disbelief.
"Haha, well, it was a very unusual action to take," Honcho replied with a laugh.
"That's for sure," Dulaebella replied before continuing, "Before entering that thing's mouth, he was using twelve weapons, his four shoulder-cannons, two wrist-mounted mini triple repeaters and then his six drones. So my question is, where did the twelve lasers come from, since none of those weapons fire lasers, and they shouldn't be able to, since they need different operating components."
"Shouldn't be able to?" Raella asked as she noticed Dulaebella's use of words.
"Well, I can't see where else the twelve lasers could have come from unless Spector Unit Six is hiding another twelve weapons, which seems unlikely," Dulaebella replied.
"Well, maybe we will find out soon, take a look at what is approaching Spector Unit Six," Honcho replied as everyone saw on the holographic screens that three of the giant turtle-snake undead aliens that had roared at Spector Unit Six were now flying directly towards it."
[Noobkiller9000 (Earth): Oh fuck, that's not good.]
[1000yearsofdeath (Earth): He had to get eaten to take down the first one, how's he going to handle three of them at once?]
[Whostolemyduck (Earth): Yeah, I don't think the tale of Jonah will work this time.]
[Handsome3horns (Vinox 2): Face it, chat, this time the streamers screwed.]
[StealthAssassin9 (Earth): I think you might be right.]
[Gunlovergirl (Earth): Faithless fuckers, just wait till he wipes out all three of them.]
[StealthAssassin9 (Earth): It's not that I don't have faith, it's just he's against three of them this time.]
[Handsome3horns (Vinox 2): That's right, and each one of those things is almost as big as his ship.]
[DeverinianLordMalacoss (Deverinian 9): I am curious to see how he plans to deal with this?]
[NonpareilRaphilia (Aaru): Indeed. They may just be holograms, but this is still a competition, let's see how far the man who won the heart of the most popular diva and celebrity in the universe is willing to go to win.]
"So these three want to play now, do they?" The chat suddenly heard Adam say, making them focus once more on the stream as he suddenly added.
"Activate drone laser synching mode,"
[[Affirmative]]
[[Accessing Sphere main computer]]
[[Uploading holographic reproduction data on drone laser synching mode]]
[[Upload complete]]
[[Activating drone laser synching mode]]
[Beinglittleisnotadisadvantage (Strathorp 7): Drone laser syncing mode?]
[AlamoMatador4thewin (Earth): What do you suppose that is? Can the drones combine or something?]
[Whostolemyduck (Earth): No idea.🤷]
[Emojisonly (Earth): 🤷]
As the chat discussed what drone laser syncing mode could be, everyone watching the stream watched as the six drones started to pair up before a red beam of energy shot out of one of the drones in each pair and connected it to the other.
"What on Dun Daruhm is this?" Dulaebella asked as she witnessed the event.
"Well, I guess they can form lasers," Raella stated.
"Yeah, but how? That shouldn't be possible unless they have some new, unknown tech inside them that allows for more than one type of energy deployment."
As they and everyone else continued to watch, they saw that each pair of drones headed off in the direction towards one of the giant turtle-snake undead aliens, while the red beam of energy connecting the drones increased in length as the drones flew further apart from each other.
[Celebrityhunter69 (Earth): Holy fuck, are they planning to slice up the giant turtle-snake undead aliens using the red beam of energy?]
[Prestigious3horns (Vinox 2): That appears to be the case. I'm guessing the energy that is connecting the two drones is the same type that cut up the previous giant undead alien.]
[StealthAssassin9 (Earth): Then why isn't it slicing through the drones?]
[NonpareilRaphilia (Aaru): I guess only the streamer knows that.]
[Justiceistruth (Earth): Are they starting to spin?]
When each of the pairs of drones got within a certain distance of the giant turtle-snake undead aliens, they started to spin in a circle, with the middle of the laser beam being the axis.