SNS Superstar (3)
The Imperial Palace of the Empire. An unprecedented crisis had drawn a massive gathering of nobles to this place.
"Your Majesty the Empress. An infectious disease is currently spreading throughout the empire. We must declare a state of emergency at once and identify the exact route of transmission!"
"Correct. This illness appears to only manifest symptoms in elves for now due to their high mana sensitivity, but over time it could spread to every race."
The heads of countless noble houses cried out as if vomiting blood. In an empire where beastkin, dwarves, humans, orcs, and many other races mingled together, the sight of so many species uniting in a single voice was truly spectacular.
"I understand all of your concerns. However, since this disease is currently only appearing among elves, I will discuss the matter with the elf house heads and resolve it that way."
Yet the elf nobles themselves—the ones actually suffering from the outbreak—remained completely silent. It looked as if they intended to hold their own meeting, deliberately excluding the other races.
"...Your Majesty the Empress. This is an issue that must be solved beyond racial lines—"
"Silence, all of you! Did you not hear me? Everyone except the elf house heads, get out!! Royal Guards!!"
"Yes!!"
The humans had been trying to seize this opportunity while the elves were afflicted to push their political schemes, but the Empress's decision to summon the royal guards left them unable to utter another word. Even if every race combined their strength, fighting the elves was no easy task. The dwarf and orc house heads had no interest in politics and simply wanted the situation resolved. The beastkin lacked intelligence. And the other sub-races had not even attended the imperial court meeting in the first place.... The humans had no choice but to withdraw, swallowing their disappointment.
Thud—!!
"All outsiders have been removed."
"Did you gather the lower nobles as well?"
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Once the other races had withdrawn, the Empress let out a deep sigh.
"How have our noble elves fallen into such a state..."
"Your Majesty. But that video—"
"Enough! I have seen the video myself!! To think they would grow so excited watching a mere orc angrily choking necks that they collapse from exhaustion...! What a disgrace to the entire elf race!!"
The elves understood the situation perfectly. The nobles of other races believed this phenomenon was simply an infectious disease tied to mana sensitivity, but the truth was completely different. The problem had begun with the promotional video Rascal uploaded. The shocking scene of him suddenly flying into rage while being struck by batons, grabbing two elves by their throats and lifting them off the ground. A few frail elves who watched it had masturbated so violently that they collapsed from exhaustion. That was the real cause of the so-called epidemic.
But they could never reveal the truth to the other races.
"How did our proud elves end up like this...!!"
"We should round up every collapsed elf right now and throw them in prison! Those pathetic bitches are a stain on our entire species!"
Elves were the ones who fucked men of other races—humans, beastkin, and the like—until they died from overexertion. Yet now there were worthless elf cunts collapsing from mere masturbation? If this fact ever leaked, the reputation of elves as a race that only orcs could handle would crash to the ground.
'If that happens, every mediocre nobody will start confessing to us.'
To other races, elves possessed breathtaking beauty that inevitably drew the eyes of countless men. The only reason they weren't buried under endless proposals was the terror associated with them—the fear of dying from sex if one made even a single mistake...!!
But if word spread that elves were collapsing from hyperventilation and exhaustion simply from touching themselves, what then? It was obvious that mediocre men would swarm them with annoying confessions.
"If we suddenly arrest them and lock them up, the orcs will push back hard..."
"Then what exactly do you propose we do!"
Just imagining such a future left the elves feeling suffocated. Humans already looked down on orcs yet frequently confessed to elf women who already had orc boyfriends, completely ignorant of their place!! If the fear that had kept such behavior in check weakened, what would happen? Trash humans would definitely increase—confessing even with the woman's orc boyfriend or husband standing right beside her.
'Just thinking about it is horrifying...!!'
What man or woman would enjoy watching someone of the opposite sex approach their partner to confess right in front of them? The elf nobles feared exactly that. They were already worried about upsetting the orcs who might become their future husbands or boyfriends.
"The video must be taken down."
"Duchess Iris?"
"That video is far too stimulating for elves with no resistance to orcs. I understand that some of the nobles present here also collapsed and required assistance from their family members."
"Ahem... Taking the video down... That seems a bit..."
"I mean we should leave only the edited version that other races see. That should be more than enough to satisfy them."
"Absolutely not! This is oppression of freedom!!"
Most of the lower nobles immediately rose up against Iris's suggestion. Since the majority of lower nobles had no orcs in their households, videos featuring Rascal were incredibly precious to them. They had no choice but to oppose it. Taking the video down...!! They had to stop such a terrible thing. If they had never seen it, perhaps they could bear it, but after watching that video, the thought of living without it was unbearable...!! To think such a monstrous suggestion would come from the mouth of an imperial duchess!!
'You were just like us until recently...!!'
Iris's father had been an orc, but because he rarely engaged in sexual activity, she was his only child. A prestigious ducal house would normally have used an incubator to produce more orc children.... But Iris's mother had been different. She loved her husband so deeply that she never even collected his seed...!!
Despite belonging to a ducal family, Iris had been unable to secure an orc fiancé even after living more than two hundred years. Because of that, she understood better than anyone the hearts of the lower nobles who could neither date nor get engaged to an orc, let alone marry one.... Yet this betrayal...!!
All the lower nobles glared at Iris.
"Should we ban it immediately?"
On the other hand, the high-ranking nobles—including dukes and counts—all nodded in agreement with Iris. Most of them were either married to or engaged to orcs. Being choked? If they got on their knees, cried, and begged their husbands or fiancés, they could experience it whenever they wanted. So even if Rascal's video disappeared, it didn't matter much to them.
"Count!"
"Enough! What matters right now is stabilizing the empire, not satisfying your pointless desires!!"
"Ugh...!!"
No matter how many lower nobles there were, real authority belonged to the high nobles. When they united with one mind to suppress the lower ranks, the decision was made to take down Rascal's unedited video.
A single video had shaken the empire's politics to its core. Rascal had become nothing short of a superstar.
Unaware that such events were unfolding inside the imperial palace, Rascal was enjoying a peaceful, dream-like moment. He lay sprawled across the bed in Elicia's office, rolling around in pure bliss...!!
"Rest comfortably. I'll go receive a few reports and return shortly."
Even though she had canceled every schedule, it was impossible for Elicia to truly play all day. The cancellations had been sudden rather than pre-planned, so she still needed to check in on reports from time to time.
Left alone in the empty office, Rascal fiddled with his smartphone while continuing his diligent SNS activities.
"What? Fuck?"
Rascal cursed at the comment under the post praising orc freedom, sitting up straight.
"Hmm... Well, that can happen, I guess."
But he soon lay back down. After all, he had two lovely, beautiful elf girlfriends of his own.
Rascal set his jealousy aside for a moment and genuinely wished the other orc happiness.
"Hmm... Time to get back to work."
Rascal began typing up a new post, once again aiming to lure in more sucker orcs.
While Rascal was uploading a new post to hook more sucker orcs and chaos erupted inside the imperial palace, a single post appeared in the elf community.
The unbelievable news that Rascal's video had been taken down. Once its truth was confirmed, the elves looked ready to start a riot.
Even after the imperial community moderator appeared and issued threats, most elves continued furiously hammering their keyboards in excitement. The flames seemed ready to burn forever—until another post appeared and finally calmed them down.
After this verified post about meeting an orc at the Eclipse Department Store, the rage over Rascal's video being taken down quickly died down. After all, actually being able to meet a real orc was far more important than just watching one on a screen and masturbating.
"H-how much do I have saved?"
Countless elves began breaking their savings accounts and even withdrawing retirement funds as they rushed toward the Eclipse Department Store.
"L-let me donate to the orphanage right now!!"
That day, the stock price of the Eclipse Group shot through the ceiling and flew straight into the sky.