Please Do Your Debauchery After You Die - Chapter 21

Chapter 21: Persuasion

– Lena Universe.

Honestly, I don’t know much about this group.

By the time Lucy transferred, the company had already fallen into disarray.

I heard there were various incidents and controversies.

While engaging in gallery activities, people often pop up, bringing up the group’s past.

It’s a common occurrence.

In reality, aren’t such incidents frequent even outside streaming communities?

For example, consider this.

If Goguryeo, rather than Silla, had unified the Three Kingdoms, what would our country’s territory look like now?

If our country had unified under its leadership during the Korean War, how would the current development of South Korea be perceived?

I indulge in hypothetical scenarios about history, freely spinning my happiness circuits.

In the end, it was just escapism.

Now I’m discussing something that can never happen.

When I came over to Pangea TV following Lucy, Lena Universe felt similar.

The gallery members, known as the original inhabitants of the community, often brought up common topics, saying things like “Back in my day …”, with one of those topics being Lena Universe.

So, during my newbie days, I picked up a few legendary anecdotes.

Though I’m not exactly sure if those anecdotes are true.

Since I didn’t think they were particularly related to Lucy, I didn’t bother to look them up.

Yet, Lena Universe was like that.

“Ugh… I won’t forgive you. I’ll break everything!”

October 2nd.

From that early morning, I set out fresh-headed to stamp my attendance at FM Community, only to confront a shocking reality.

I thought yesterday’s performance would yield a page of popular posts.

However, the results only reached half of that, and what filled the space instead were issues regarding Lena Universe.

Starting with the background of Lena Universe, who its members are, the discussions about first, second, and third generation members, and so on… it was completely flooded.

From the perspective of a community enthusiast who used to depend on a community, this is abnormal.

It was clear that someone had intervened in an organized manner.

Almost two pages filled with popular posts about Lena Universe.

“I heard that Lena-ttang did a broadcast yesterday. But they didn’t do a clean transfer announcement, so this is impossible.”

It was evident that the Lena Universe fandom had moved as a group.

Moreover, various factors coalesced to create this ripple effect.

For instance, the value of Lena-ttang’s name.

While people boldly proclaimed their backgrounds as comedians or girl group members under Pangea TV, there were no current streamers on TV.

Naturally, the stature of the currently active Lena-ttang is bound to be high.

Just check the data from yesterday’s broadcast.

The highest viewer count was 14,784.

It surpassed the scale of the broadcast where I had shone brightly.

“Dammit. Of all days, it had to overlap…”

Opportunities to raise my recognition don’t come easily.

It left a bitter taste in my mouth, thinking my performance had halved.

But there’s nothing to be done now.

I mentally decided to forget the past.

October has many events lined up, so an opportunity will come again.

“And right now, there’s something more important.”

The top priority task I’ve been pouring my efforts into since the first day of regression.

Finally, the first response came.

It’s time to talk with Lucy about the transfer.

***

V-mellodi (V-mellodi).

It was the virtual crew Lucy was part of before the regression.

It consisted of five members, led by the leader Bluebee, along with Mayo, Miho, Lucy, and Iruri.

Huh? Why am I talking about the crew before the regression out of the blue?

If you’re curious, you can find out yourself.

“…you see. They say transferring now seems risky. They suggest waiting a bit longer.”

“Is that what this person called Bluebee said? That now isn’t the right time for a transfer?”

While I was having a conversation with Lucy on Discord, I felt intense anger.

Honestly, even before the regression, just hearing Bluebee’s name would automatically furrow my brows.

Although they are a member of the same crew as my favorite, it felt too much—honestly, it really did.

Having worked in sales and dealt with many people, I’ve developed a discerning eye.

In my opinion, Bluebee was a typical person who appeared different from the inside out.

While they act responsibly as the crew leader, in reality, they only prioritize their own interests, postponing anything bothersome.

Lucy, who lacks a strong assertiveness, was a prime target for Bluebee.

Every time I witnessed that as Lucy’s chairman, it infuriated me.

Still, I made an effort to endure and ignored it as best as I could.

“To think they’d be saying such things after going to the extent of regression? Ugh… should I just turn everything upside down?”

Frustration bubbled up, but I held it in for now.

I didn’t yet know the nature of Lucy’s relationship with Bluebee at that time.

I believed they had just formed a bond after coming to Pangea TV, but they must have known each other since back then.

Moreover, from how they spoke, it seemed Lucy was quite reliant on Bluebee.

“And anyway, there’s nothing prepared yet. No avatar, and no RP thought out, so if I start preparing now, it’ll take at least a few months…”

“No problem.”

“Excuse me?”

“You don’t need to worry about the avatar or RP. We have ways to manage everything.”

I subtly prepared my avatar and sent Lucy the illustration files of the avatar we worked on together.

I emphasized that it must not leak.

“I have a mama and a papa I’m really close to.”

“Huh? Mama and Papa?”

“Ah, those are terms used in the virtual panel. The person who draws the illustrations is called Mama, and the worker who rigs – that is, who makes movements detectable based on the illustrations – is called Papa.”

This was my excuse.

I said I had an avatar created by friendly artists that fell through due to some issues.

So I ended up buying it myself because the quality was too good to pass up.

“But I already have an avatar. Since our images are different, I can’t use them simultaneously. I’ve had it sitting unused, but seeing it here, it matches your image so well, Lucy. What do you think? Seeing it for yourself?”

“…”

Lucy didn’t respond immediately, but I knew.

She liked it a lot.

With brown pigtails and large eyes reminiscent of a lake.

The traditional clothing in a modest yet beautiful manner consistently drew attention.

It was a highly distinctive avatar.

Why did I make it this way?

The answer is simple.

It was modeled after the avatar Lucy used before the regression.

Although it has been downgraded due to the technological limitations compared to 2025, the essence, heavily reflecting Lucy’s preferences, remained unchanged.

“…I like it. It’s very nice.”

As expected, she couldn’t lie.

But she didn’t respond easily.

Her personality was one that wasn’t used to receiving things.

This was also the reason she didn’t receive much support as Candy before the regression.

Fans generally needed to feel justified and comfortably contribute, which she couldn’t provide.

Knowing her personality well, I set the tone early.

“It’s not just a gift, so please don’t feel burdened. Let’s say I’m lending it to you, and you can pay back slowly.”

“But that feels like too much of a favor…”

“If you see it this way, I’d actually feel disappointed!”

“…”

“I told you I’m such a big fan. And I want to get closer to you. That’s why I keep visiting broadcasts and constantly try to contact you on Discord. But you still act so distant with me and don’t even loosen up your speech. It’s just too much!”

I subtly began to whine while doing a bit of eye-rolling.

Since Lucy didn’t have many close friends, she’d be completely unaccustomed to this sort of clingy behavior.

Indeed, the strategy worked successfully.

Lucy, who was trying her best to console me after my gloomy act, ultimately agreed to receive the avatar.

“Then there’s no problem now? Let’s aim to transfer as quickly as possible…”

“But I think we still need to discuss the transfer a bit more.”

This isn’t easy.

What kind of relationship could she have with Bluebee that made her rely on them this much?

I subtly probed into that relationship, and surprisingly, she began explaining willingly.

“I met Bluebee about a year and a half ago. There was a cafe for internet broadcasters on Naver, and that’s where we met.”

What followed was not particularly complex.

Bluebee had given various advice and support to help Lucy start broadcasting, who was troubled at the time.

She even called Bluebee her only broadcasting friend.

“…”

I was at a loss for words.

With this level of trust, what more could I say?

However, digging a bit deeper into the details, I found multiple suspicious points.

She treated Bluebee as if they were a benefactor who had made it possible for her to broadcast, but when I asked what specific help had been provided, her answers were vague.

Financial support? Equipment support?

There was none of that; it was all about advice or introductions to acquaintances in the industry.

Could it be that she was actually gaslighted?

If Bluebee was indeed duplicitous, it was certainly possible.

“I’ve been saying for ages on the gallery that Bluebee’s character is suspicious.”

Though lacking concrete evidence back then, I still got scrutinized for it.

Ah, but what’s important right now isn’t that.

“Could you introduce me to this Bluebee person? I’ll try to persuade them.”

Even though it felt like trying to swallow something tough, there was no choice.

To persuade Lucy, I needed to go through Bluebee first.

“This time is unavoidable, but just try to transfer. Then, you will be cut off immediately.”

Past grudges came flooding back.