Please Do Your Debauchery After You Die - Chapter 176

Episode 176: The Last of 2022

I decided to broadcast on the last day of the year.

It was partly to manage any potential commotion caused by award ceremony remarks.

And honestly, I had a slight hidden motive.

What that was…

[Seo-Ah’s Pouch has donated 1,000 candies.]

– Congratulations on being the first virtual rookie!

[Seoa Broadcast has donated 1,000 candies.]

– Wow; after winning the rookie award, I guess even the empty wallets are being squeezed after being hit by the roulette the next day.

[Mr./Ms. Boston Seo-a has donated 777 candies.]

– It’s still December 30 here, but congratulations on the rookie award.

“Thank you, everyone. I believe this award is thanks to my early debut, and I will work even harder.”

I couldn’t miss the profitable opportunity.

When such events happen, it’s legal to receive donations.

I need to gather as much as I can before January.

Wait for it, kids; something really big is coming in January.

– So what’s up with Oknom? You didn’t start this just to collect rookie awards, right?

– There have been lots of crew collaborations lately; I’m bursting at the seams~ The fan cafe clips will be abundant today.

– There’s a year-end MCK today; do you want to apply?

– No, I’ve been mining for two days now, and I feel dizzy from the loss of ores!

With the increase in newly arrived viewers, the chat room content seems more diverse.

Buttpicking viewers, Minecraft fans, Mr. Mu-jeossi, and so on.

I have to catch as many of them as I can to turn them into my fans and increase my status.

It’s not an easy path, but it’s a relief that I won’t have to blindly navigate it thanks to future knowledge.

“Everyone seems to be in a hurry. I will announce today’s content once all the crew members are gathered. So, has everyone arrived?”

“Hello. It’s a nice day for a drink. Miho has arrived.”

“Mayo is also here. She flew over as fast as Seo-Ah unnie received her rookie award.”

“Seo-Ah, congratulations again on your rookie award, and everyone, it’s the end of the year. Have you wrapped up your important tasks well?”

Our crew members appeared all at once.

The atmosphere of the broadcast began to get lively very quickly.

Yes, the year-end vibe should be this enthusiastic.

“Now that everyone is gathered, I will announce today’s content, which the viewers are curious about. Ta-da! It’s the 2022 V-Live Year-End Awards. Ta-da!”

I quickly switched the screen to showcase the pre-produced PowerPoint file.

“You must have felt quite disappointed watching yesterday’s awards broadcast, feeling like it was a festival in another house. So, we prepared an awards ceremony for our fans.”

Mayo’s statement was right on point.

While yesterday’s Pangea TV year-end awards were filled with entertaining content through four parts, it’s understandable that buttpicking viewers felt disappointed.

In terms of virtual content, there was just Hiyorii’s brief appearance and Mercury’s congratulatory performance.

At least I won the rookie award, which saved face, but honestly, it felt like someone else’s party.

“The rules are simple. Miho unnie, Mayo, Seo-Ah, and I have all created highlight videos that will decorate the year 2022. Please enjoy them and vote to select the grand prize winner of the V-Live Year-End Awards.”

Lucy explained the rules of today’s content properly with a clear tone.

Although I am currently on break due to Minecraft, my experience in news broadcasting has certainly improved.

The growth of my crew members is my joy!

With a pleasant atmosphere, we could start today’s content.

“Then who will go first?”

“Mayo thinks the leader Seo-Ah unnie should bear the responsibility and go first.”

“… So, the one who brought it up, Mayo, wants to go first? Okay, confirmed!”

“No, I was wrong. I think it’s better to decide by majority vote.”

“Okay! Then I vote for Mayo too.”

Miho, who usually found Mayo annoying, quickly raised her hand.

In an instant, Mayo found herself in a 2:1 minority and looked at Lucy with a desperate gaze, but as usual, she only received a calm look in return.

“Mayo, as I’ve always said, you need to behave nicely. Got it?”

“Everyone has betrayed me! Just wait and see. I will definitely win the grand prize today.”

Mayo grumbled with her cheeks puffed out but eventually nodded as if she had no choice.

“Then the first nominee for today’s V-Live Year-End Awards is Mayo. Please enjoy it.”

Through Discord screen sharing, Mayo played the video, which was displayed on my broadcast.

Honestly, I didn’t know what the video was either.

Each of us was left to prepare at our own discretion.

‘It’s also a bit of a test. To see how much sense or capability everyone has in this regard.’

Right now, things seem to be going well because I’m with the Hakkoh crew, but it won’t always be like this.

Eventually, everyone will need to pull their own weight.

Keeping that in mind, I watched intently.

I too felt a flutter of anticipation no less than the viewers.

What kind of video had Mayo prepared!?

The first stage of the V-Live crew’s year-end awards was about to begin.

***

Lately, Mayo has been realizing many things.

The broadcast she started impulsively.

Her only reason for starting was her love of gaming and the happiness she felt when someone praised her play.

She had no plans or direction.

She just turned on the broadcast out of habit and diligently played games.

Despite the simple-minded management, her young age and decent gaming skills garnered some attention early on, but it came to an abrupt halt due to an unexpected account suspension on the platform.

She contemplated giving up broadcasting altogether but eventually, perhaps due to lingering attachments, she started broadcasting again on Pangea TV.

Having tasted failure once, it was only natural for her to ponder.

What is broadcasting? What kind of broadcast should I do?

While considering this, Mayo took a viewer’s chat seriously and didn’t let it pass by.

– In two days, Seo-Ah will have a crew member recruitment content, so if you’re interested, apply!

At that time, Mayo didn’t even know who the streamer Seo-Ah was.

How could she know such a Hakkoh when she didn’t even know the big company streamers of Pangea TV?

Of course, there’s a ‘tier’ among Hakkohs, but Mayo wasn’t the diligent type to collect enough information for broadcasting.

She merely applied for content with a gut feeling and fun.

‘Right. I just casually applied with that mindset.’

She jokingly mentioned being an intern and ended up getting accepted.

An outcome she could never have imagined!

To accept a beginner like her, with less than three months of broadcasting experience?

At that time, Mayo couldn’t help but doubt Seo-Ah’s judgment.

Or she seriously wondered if it was just a casual crew, and they would just run it for a few months and then quit.

‘But that was my misunderstanding.’

What Seo-Ah demonstrated afterward was truly amazing.

While a busy streamer has her hands full taking care of her own broadcasts, Seo-Ah managed to also support the broadcasts of crew members as if she had several bodies.

At first, she wondered if there was some sort of trick at play.

They weren’t even related by bl**d, yet Seo-Ah provided daily feedback on broadcasts and connected workers through her high-end connections, something nobody had ever done before.

‘I eventually realized. Seo-Ah unnie has been sincere from the beginning.’

Mayo, who had grown up in an unfavorable home environment, was highly suspicious of others.

But even she couldn’t deny Seo-Ah’s earnestness over more than a month.

This person is ‘real.’

She genuinely wants to interact with us and build a crew that grows together.

From the moment she realized that, Mayo decided she needed to change.

She couldn’t keep relying on being a rookie broadcaster forever.

That didn’t match with Mayo’s character either.

She began to squeeze out time to gather information and study broadcasting.

How could she showcase the charm of the virtual?

She even tried to capture the concept of an annoying brat and changed her speech patterns intentionally to make it distinctive.

The responses weren’t bad.

Since then, she worked hard studying from other streamers’ broadcast videos and fun clips on YouTube.

The one she referred to the most was the crew leader, Seo-Ah.

‘When I see Seo-Ah, it feels like she’s making an effort not just in broadcasting but in other areas too. She’s truly thorough.’

At first, many of the suggestions were baffling.

Suddenly being told to prepare a Minecraft server.

Or being given specific instructions on what detailed play to perform in that server.

Everything was a question at that time.

But as time passed, she began to realize that all these aspects pointed towards the best direction.

As the broadcasts went well, her fans began to increase and candy donations surged.

‘Right. I can trust Seo-Ah unnie. I just need to keep working hard to follow her lead.’

While being with Seo-Ah, Mayo realized the true joy of broadcasting, as opposed to mindless casual gaming.

Additionally, seeing the fans who cherished and valued her made the deep-seated tension in her heart dissolve.

She wanted to grow further and showcase a wonderful version of herself, becoming a streamer who could confidently contribute her share within the crew.

‘And today is the very first challenge!’

Although it’s just a small event-like awards ceremony within the crew, Mayo decided to take the challenge seriously.

At this moment, she wanted to assess her own capabilities.

Mayo transformed from her usual mischievous image into a confident streamer.