Please Do Your Debauchery After You Die - Chapter 26

Episode 26: Past Connections

Scheduled break on the 7th and 10th.

On October 8th, there will be a light VR chat map exploration content.

While the transfer students who can be considered competitors, that is the virtual streamers, were making great strides, I never overextended myself.

As much as possible, I strictly adhered to the regular break days and consciously limited my broadcast time to five hours a day, being aware that it was only the first month.

Although there were requests from some viewers to broadcast a bit longer, I firmly declined.

For a streamer, the ‘body’ is everything.

Hadn’t I experienced that in the early days?

How quickly my throat condition could deteriorate.

It required thorough management.

“After all, it’s not like I’ll just be broadcasting for a day or two. I have to think long-term.”

I was in a situation where I was preparing for the Ugaidol Audition.

Getting excited about the increasing viewer numbers due to the current virtual boom and extending my broadcast time would be truly counterproductive.

Before my regression, I had seen audition-related videos where those with outstanding singing abilities were unable to showcase their talents due to poor throat management.

Isn’t there a common saying in TV audition programs?

Throat management is, after all, a part of one’s skill.

In that sense, I was diligently taking care of my health with a strong sense of professionalism.

Just as my vocal teacher advised, I managed the humidity at home and consistently drank tea good for my throat, making sure to stretch whenever I had some free time.

In such management, consistency without hoping for luck was essential.

“So, Lucy, don’t forget to get up from your chair and move your back and stretch your arms whenever you can.”

“Y-Yeah. Got it. Huh……”

Sunday, October 9th.

It is the day for the anticipated “Immigration Check” content.

We gathered in advance for a brief briefing and coordinated our words.

As the ‘immigration officer’ and host, there might be sensitive questions for the guests.

Such things need to be arranged in advance.

I could say that I had deepened my familiarity with Lucy through many recent conversations.

Although I wasn’t at the level of Bluebee yet, she certainly seemed to trust me quite a bit.

As evidence, she was now comfortably dropping the honorifics when speaking to me.

However, there was one problem.

Lucy was expecting to hear the title ‘Unnie’ from me after that day.

d*mn it. The fact that Lucy, who is younger than me, would call me Unnie was strange.

That title was one I had come up with in hopes of sticking a bit closer to Lucy, but it wasn’t easy in my right mind.

So I continued to call her Lucy-nim, trying to pretend I didn’t know her wishes.

“By the way, I really didn’t expect to get a message from this person…”

“Lucy and Seo-Ah seem to be very close. I’m jealous.”

A voice that tickles my ears in a strange way.

Sweet yet exuding an exhilarating fragrance that feels like I shouldn’t recklessly reach out.

If I were to express this outright, would it be sexy? Provocative?

I don’t know if it was intentional or if she always had such a voice and atmosphere.

“Seo-Ah is really kind…”

“Ahaha. Actually, it’s our first time doing a collaboration.”

Looking at Lucy, who shyly puts me forward, I find it amusing that she seems a bit embarrassed for meeting someone new.

It brought back memories of her still being awkward and bumbling when collaborating with other streamers.

“Then both of you are collaboration newbies.”

“Eh?”

“Yes?”

“……”

A moment of terrible silence passed.

And then I realized.

It’s not just Lucy’s actions that could bring back memories.

“Ah! This is Miho’s mistake!”

In an instant, there was a charming voice that seemed to captivate men.

Miho, who had been a member of V-mellodi along with Lucy and Bluebee before the regression, was the protagonist of that moment.

***

The Immigration Check content attracted the interest of not only viewers but many streamers as well.

Surprisingly, I was getting a lot of attention.

The first pureblood virtual streamer debuted on Pangea TV.

Moreover, I built recognition with massive stock purchases and solid self-PR right from my debut broadcast, culminating in a grand finale with Zero Two’s dance and a grand bow at Sayoh’s content.

Aside from Lena and some popular members of the Lena Universe, I was the best-selling item of the Pangea TV virtual panel.

Saying that about myself felt quite awkward, as it seemed like self-praise, but the reality was what it was.

Thanks to that, I received a flood of message applications from virtual streamers who wanted to participate in the Immigration Check content.

About 15 people?

The moment I spotted the nickname ‘Miho’ among them, I couldn’t help but plunge back into memories.

Unlike with Bluebee, I had no particular ill feelings towards Miho.

In fact, I felt a sense of camaraderie with her, feeling the same as Lucy, as a somewhat alienated member of the crew, and I had watched her broadcasts and occasionally supported her with Candy.

“Thinking about it, we surprisingly had good chemistry.”

The calm and demure Lucy vs. the bold and raunchy talk of Miho.

It seemed like a combination that wouldn’t fit at all, yet surprisingly they had good banter.

The image of Lucy, taken aback by Miho’s bold comments, scrambling to stop them, was a nostalgic memory.

In contrast, Miho teasing Lucy, who found it adorable, was quite charming.

“Thinking about it, Miho is a victim too.”

Perhaps such thoughts stemmed from my personal emotions of disliking Bluebee.

Miho was steadily growing with her rather spicy 19+ dialogue and sexy dance content using Full Tracker, but after she joined the crew, she fell into an ambiguous position.

Under the pretext of caring for the crew’s image, everything that could be considered Miho’s charm was shackled.

Whenever there were high-level 19+ remarks or overtly sexy dance content, posts targeting Miho requesting her to be mindful of the crew’s image were inevitably made in the fan café.

Whenever that happened repeatedly, Miho could only shrink back, and naturally, she turned into an ambiguous streamer unable to showcase her charm.

“After all, Miho is a member gathered by Bluebee. Maybe she would have been better off joining another crew instead of V-mellodi. There are certainly fans who prefer the sexy route, even if some shy away from it.”

Honestly, in the future I envision, there are no members of V-mellodi, including Miho.

I was already overwhelmed taking care of Lucy, so I couldn’t look after her as well.

Even if we had connections before the regression, it didn’t mean I could take care of them.

However, as I mentioned earlier, I believe that streamers should have a ‘crew’.

The streaming community had already become a red ocean, and to survive in this fierce competition for opportunities, one definitely needed a reliable ‘ally’.

“Finding such an ally, the easiest way is to form a crew. But the problem is that you can’t fully trust and rely on a crew.”

Wasn’t that already demonstrated through a regression example?

For instance, the existence of Bluebee, whom I disliked so much.

And historically, there have been many crews with issues, even if they aren’t specifically V-mellodi.

Viewers only see a packaged exterior where they laugh and get along during broadcasts.

But what about the hidden back side?

Streamers are ultimately people.

Where people gather, rivalry, jealousy, and disputes inevitably arise.

That’s why crews sometimes disband, or in worse cases, there are incidents of crew members targeting others during broadcasts.

“So, even if I form a crew later on, I want to thoroughly vet crew members and choose trustworthy individuals.”

In this situation, Miho, who could be considered a connection from the past, suddenly appeared.

Is this a twist of fate?

Of course, I was surprised, but my heart wasn’t shaken.

I still held a firm stance regarding crew members, and I wouldn’t give extra points just because we knew each other.

However, I could allow for an opportunity.

“Thinking back, I don’t necessarily have to exclude Miho. Before the regression, she was an ambiguous streamer, but what if she could spread her wings freely in an environment without constraints?”

No one could know how the future would change.

Therefore, I had to do my best in the ‘present’ instead…

“We have 30 minutes left. Please contact me immediately if any issues arise, and arrive at least five minutes early to wait. Any questions?”

“No, none. See you later.”

“I’ll take a quick break too.”

Both of their Discord status messages changed to ‘Away’.

While they both said that, they would probably be busy practicing with the materials I shared beforehand.

Especially Lucy would be even more so.

I was a newbie who had been only a month after my debut, but Lucy was also a novice with less than five months of broadcasting, and this was her first collaboration content, so she couldn’t help but be nervous.

“……”

In fact, I was nervous too.

I had done several content pieces so far, but they were all conducted in personal broadcasts, and this would be the first collaboration content I was presenting to viewers.

The first impression is always the strongest.

The success of today’s broadcast would determine how my image would unfold from now on.

To what degree of planning could I exhibit in the content?

“I’m here.”

“I’m back.”

While I was controlling my mind to calm my nerves, the two returned.

“Lucy-nim, Miho-nim… Let’s do really well today.”

The d*e was cast.