Became the Mother of Virtual YouTubers - Chapter 121
The volume of the intro music decreased, and the camera screen gradually brightened.
Soon, Wugi appeared, sitting leisurely at a spacious desk and waving his hand.
“Nice to meet you~ Welcome. Today, as announced in the notice, we have a guest.”
“Hello, viewers of Wugi-hyung’s room~ It’s me, Rat.”
As Wugi glanced sideways, Rat poked his face in as if he had been waiting off-screen.
-Wugi, welcome back~
-Rat’s also here now~
-So, has Rat, the beloved doll of Wugi-hyung and a five-minute standby worker, arrived?
-So how long are you going to be here this time?
Rat looked at the chat window and grinned mischievously.
“So this is Jinro World’s open waiting room, right?”
Wugi exhaled sharply, seemingly caught off guard by the remark.
“What kind of nonsense is that? This is the trailer waiting room, you idiot. According to Jiye noona, it’ll still be a week before the server opens.”
Rat, not missing a beat, pouted his lips and stated in a comical voice.
“Yeah~ I’ll be eating, pooping, gaming, and streaming at Wugi-hyung’s house until Jinro World opens and closes again~”
“Ah! Just live here, then!”
“I’ll carry you in Jinro World. Huh? The bus is departing~ Vroom vroom!”
Up to this point was the usual WWE between Wugi and Rat.
But today, there’s one more herbivore.
“Alright, that’s enough. This time, I’ve found someone to act as the pilot instead of the bus driver. You’d better hop on.”
“Pilot? Who? Oh no, don’t tell me it’s that person who monopolized all the rewards in the beta test?”
“Yep. It’s a person named Han A-ri, who actually plays the game very well.”
Chat room members of the National A-ri Association seemed to agree with Wugi’s statement, flooding the chat with praise for Han A-ri.
It was understandable. The performance Han A-ri had shown was quite impressive.
-???? Who’s supposed to be good at what?
-hahahaha I can’t believe A-ri will be called a gaming legend for real hahaha
-hahaha
However, amidst the chat, few could be seen bursting out in laughter.
[President of the National A-ri Association has donated 5,000 won]
[Sorry, but our A-ri is definitely not a world-class player…]
Most were viewers who enjoyed watching A-ri’s streams, and they knew better than anyone that she wasn’t good at games.
It was rare for her to even stream games.
Even when she did, she played casual games.
When she occasionally played competitive games, she sometimes showcased gameplay that made viewers grind their teeth.
Of course, quite a few viewers in Wugi’s room were not interested in VTubers, so there were many who did not know the truth.
“Why not?”
Even Wugi himself only knew Han A-ri as the hottest rookie from last year.
Thus, his serious face tilted in confusion as he couldn’t comprehend the recent donation message.
“If it weren’t for Han A-ri, we wouldn’t have even opened the boss room entrance in our Engineering Department. Hey, President. I think Han A-ri is actually world-class.”
At Wugi’s words, the atmosphere in the chat momentarily wavered.
-This time, it’s true Han A-ri carried the team.
-Maybe she has talent in RPGs?
-The fuming bus driver… that’s rather precious.
It was understandable. Reflecting on Han A-ri’s actual performance during the beta test, it was hard to argue.
“Right. Everyone talks a lot about Han A-ri. But what about the others?”
Rat’s eyes lit up as he asked Wugi.
“While we’re at it, could you share some detailed stories about the beta test? I mean, there were 20 players, but there’s not even one full recording uploaded by anyone other than Wugi-hyung.”
“That just shows how serious everyone was about this game.”
Hoarding information.
When the RP World content finally started, everyone was in a hurry to rush out.
At those words, Rat exhaled a short sigh.
“Wow, that’s harsh! Will non-beta testers be left in tears? If I’d known, I would have asked Ji-ye noona for tester rights!”
“To be honest, this game was really fun. For the first time in a while, I enjoyed it as a gamer, not just a streamer.”
Ah, if only I were younger by five years, I would have aimed for MVP!
Wugi simply lamented the passage of time.
“But now that I’m already washed up, I should focus on streaming. So spill some stories. This is all content, isn’t it?”
The viewers seemed curious too.
It was only natural, as it’s not possible to watch multiple streamers’ broadcasts at once. Even if they operate their own monitoring room, four at most.
Wugi closed his eyes for a moment as if organizing his thoughts, then slowly opened his mouth.
“It seems like there are roughly two groups.”
The strategy group that pushed through the World Tree Dungeon and progressed with the main quest, and the adventure group that roamed the map gathering resources or focusing on relationships with NPCs.
Naturally, more than half belonged to the strategy group.
“The ace of the strategy group? No brainer, it’s Han A-ri.”
“I’ve replayed the video you posted countless times, and the gimmicks were no joke difficult, right? With randomness and time attacks mixed in, the difficulty was outrageous.”
“Exactly. While everyone was fumbling around, Han A-ri rolled around on the platform without saying a word and suddenly the door opened!”
[An anonymous donor has donated 5,000 won.]
[I heard that Han A-ri is close with the developers and got all the strategies?]
At the sudden donation message, Wugi waved his hand in disbelief.
“Hey~ No way. I watched Han A-ri’s play right next to her, okay? Following along just because you hear the strategies isn’t possible. That person truly has exceptional intuition.”
Rat nodded in agreement and changed the topic.
“Well, it’s fine for the strategy group… but what were the exploration group doing? They weren’t just fishing, mining, and farming for a week, right?”
“…They were just enjoying the game casually.”
“…Huh?”
“There is a gathering system, but it wasn’t as detailed as the sandbox games we used to play back in the day.”
“So what did they do then?”
“Just, uh, wandered around the map and chatted with NPCs all day.”
Hearing that, Rat inhaled sharply, bewildered.
“Will content even arise after doing that for a week?”
“Surprisingly, it does. In fact, there’s this person named Summer who had more viewership than most strategy group streamers.”
As Wugi remarked that by the end, the real-time viewer count even surpassed his own, Rat tilted his head in confusion.
“Summer? Who’s that?”
With that one line, the chat room was instantly flooded with messages.
-A VTuber from CosmoLive’s Season 3, with the concept of the Spirit of Summer… [More]
-Rat, engage in some cultural life lol
-This guy only knows games lol
-Rat trait: Never watches VTuber streams lol
“Let’s at least watch something first.”
Wugi, with a serious expression, played a shorts video where Summer and Da-hee said their goodbyes.
As Da-hee reached out her hand toward the fading Summer, the chat filled with tears in an instant.
“Definitely, the NPCs react and converse like real users, which adds to the immersion. Honestly, I even shed a tear while watching this.”
“That’s because Wugi-hyung is going through menopause these days…”
“Hey! I’m not at that level yet!”
“Well, anyway, I admit it’s a god-tier game.”
Rat nodded in admiration.
“That’s what I’m saying. The map is unbelievably vast and has ample exploration value.”
“So, will there be hidden pieces like in other servers?”
“Yeah. They say there are. According to the developers, many Easter eggs are hidden, and Kero even found a legendary equipment blueprint.”
“What? Really? Wow~ Kero, that’s amazing. There will be many following Kero when the server opens.”
Hidden items, hidden jobs, hidden quests.
As long as the word ‘hidden’ was attached, it was a gamer’s instinct to get excited.
Just then, a donation notification sounded unexpectedly.
[An anonymous donor has donated 5,000 won.]
[I heard some streamer found three hidden pieces, is that true?]
Wugi, without realizing it, let out a small laugh.
“Hey, that’s ridiculous. There’s no way. Master of Blockcraft Kero barely found one after wandering around the map for a week.”
“Is it really that much?”
“The map is unbelievably huge. After we cleared the World Tree Dungeon and roamed the surrounding hunting grounds, our exploration percentage barely passed 10%.”
It was impossible to scour the large map thoroughly, Wugi asserted.
“Wow~ It really is vast. Still, I feel like you could roughly check the whole map in a day if you tried hard enough?”
“No, you need to go in yourself to see…”
Right then, the chat window started flying with messages so fast that it nearly lagged.
-The trailer has been revealed for the first time!
-Let’s go~~
-Trailer cominggg
-Is it up??
Wugi hastily cut his words short and switched the broadcast screen.
“First, let’s watch this.”
At the exact announced time, the trailer began to play.
After a brief blackout, a phrase slowly rose.
[This video has been created using 100% in-game play.]
After that, both people and even the chat fell into complete silence.
As if frozen, they stared intently at the screen for several minutes without uttering a word.
As soon as the trailer finished playing, the two of them exhaled the breath they had been holding in awe.
“Whoaaaa… It’s insane, really.”
“No way… the beta test was really nothing, right?”
“If it had been officially released, this would have been Game of the Year for the year. For real.”