[Short Short] The Meltdown Count

"If there's no rice, just plant some. If you stick some rice grains in the ground around here, they'll grow, right?"

The YouTuber known as "The Count," who said this while soaking in a bath filled with rice, is currently at the center of a massive controversy. Social media is buzzing, saying it's gone beyond a mere firestorm and has reached a full-blown meltdown.

One day, The Count was kidnapped. Men wearing rubber boots, work clothes, and straw hats over balaclavas threw the kidnapped Count into a rice paddy.

The scene was live-streamed by the poster, "Rice Planting Craftsman," and the view count skyrocketed. Viewers didn't hesitate to send tips as they watched the teary-eyed Count planting rice while covered in mud.

No one knows that after the live stream ended, the men in balaclavas and The Count were shaking hands and laughing loudly.

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I participated in Tarahakani-sama's Weekly Short Short [The Meltdown Count].

The previous prompt is here

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