Please Do Your Debauchery After You Die - Chapter 57

Episode 57: Declaration Towards the Future

Announcement

Seo-A (novelialove) · 2022-10-28 · 19:35:57 · Views 8993

Seo-A, who loved everyone, has passed away.

Unfortunately, resurrection is impossible today,

please enjoy the aftershow of the guest’s broadcast.

I will see you tomorrow.

ㄴHow can we enjoy when there’s no protagonist! [up 482]

ㄴSeo-A, please let us see you just once today [up 410]

ㄴHonestly, I was a bit stunned by the last comment, Seo-A, do you want to go out with me starting today? [up 362]

ㄴWow;; Could this be to take care of the guests? Are they afraid they won’t get attention when they start their own broadcasts?

After posting a brief announcement, all the strength drained from my body, and I sank into my chair.

Ha! I somehow managed to finish it safely.

When I touched my forehead with slightly trembling fingertips, I felt my front hair damp.

‘The stamina consumption of Full Tracker is no joke.’

Was stamina the only issue?

I was also mentally pressured, worrying about what issues might arise.

With stress and exhausted mental strength.

Thinking that everything was settled for now, my tension released, and my muscles relaxed, resulting in my current state.

‘By the way, the reactions are overwhelming.’

Comments on the announcement post, as well as on FM Community and Pangea TV’s streaming community, were pouring out in a terrifying wave about me.

I had roughly expected it, but that didn’t diminish my joy.

The corners of my mouth involuntarily lifted.

In fact, the intense reactions were largely due to my not starting the aftershow broadcast after the concert.

‘Of course, this was all calculated.’

In typical streaming communities, after significant content like concerts, it is common to communicate briefly with fans, share stories related to the event, or review key scenes together.

But I deliberately omitted that step.

If I were an ordinary streamer, I would have instinctively conducted the aftershow, but I had the ‘experience’ from before my regression, so I knew very well how much such situations could drive viewers crazy.

‘It was like this when Lucy won her first singing contest. I panicked and ended the broadcast when the influx of viewers came as the first Naksu…’

That time was really tough.

As a fan of Lucy, who had always been in a crumpled state, seeing her win in a major singing contest for the first time caused my dopamine levels to skyrocket.

Oh? But Lucy ran away out of fear when the viewers flooded in like zombies.

Truly, I couldn’t resolve anything and ended up in a state of dissatisfaction until the next day’s broadcast started.

In that situation, all I could do was roam the community like a hyena seeking corpses, looking for reaction clips of Lucy’s songs from other streamers.

‘Yeah. I can’t resolve this in just one day. I have to keep the buzz going until at least tomorrow.’

I checked immediately after the concert ended.

As expected, Yoon Seo-A had also uploaded an announcement.

She announced that a mini-concert would be held on Saturday at 7 PM.

Unfortunately, there’s no allowance for mercy in competition.

I plan to turn on my broadcast around 6 PM tomorrow.

While doing various aftershows related to the concert, it might slightly go past 7 PM.

That means Yoon Seo-A’s concert will inevitably be affected.

Huh? Isn’t it too cruel when Yoon Seo-A hasn’t done anything wrong?

Sadly, that’s how the world works.

To rise higher, I inevitably have to step on someone.

Still, there was nothing I could do about the tightness in my chest.

Phew! Let me wash up first.

After washing my sticky skin with cool water, the sweat dried up, and I felt a bit refreshed.

After that, a terrible hunger struck me.

I hadn’t realized how absorbed I was in the concert that I hadn’t eaten properly since the morning due to rehearsal.

I hurriedly rummaged through the fridge, grabbing whatever I could, and sat back down in front of the computer.

The Discord message list was blinking.

When I checked who it was, it was the guests from today’s concert, led by Miho and Lucy.

Everyone was expressing their thanks, but some were quite overtly wanting to build a closer relationship with me.

I replied casually and then separately invited Miho and Lucy to open a chat room.

Seo-A [Looks like you both finished your streams early?]

Miho [I figured you’d be waiting.]

Lucy [I still wasn’t used to Full Tracker, so I shut down early.]

Seo-A [You both worked really hard today.]

Lucy [Yeah. You worked hard too, Seo-A.]

Miho [It’s okay, it’s okay. Let me work you harder.]

Their messages were more straightforward than those from other guests earlier, but it didn’t annoy me.

Perhaps it was because I was familiar with Miho as a member of V Melody before my regression, and I liked her proactive attitude after breaking free from Bluebee’s control.

Seo-A [I get that, so just do the first verse. I have something planned already.]

Miho [Planned? What is it? You should let me know ahead of time. I’m dying to know.]

Lucy [Seo-A will handle it well, won’t she?]

Seo-A [Lucy, you also need to know, so I’ll briefly tell you here. The proper progression will take place after I officially announce the withdrawal from the Ugaidol Audition with Lucy. To sum it up…]

Miho [To sum it up?]

Seo-A [We’re going to form a crew. A virtual crew representing Pangea TV’s virtual panel.]

A declaration of a virtual crew painting a brilliant future.

The beginning was a tiny corner of a Discord chat room.

***

The concert that day was a huge shock not only to the viewers but also to the streamers watching.

Especially for Sayoh, the damage was even greater.

Unconsciously trying to undermine Seo-A, who had been streaming for only two months, to protect his pride from his 10-year career, he found it impossible not to feel cognitive dissonance after witnessing such a concert.

‘No way? Am I really wrong? No, the concert was good, but that has nothing to do with aligning the future direction.’

Even when thinking rationally, it certainly made sense.

But there was a growing sense of anxiety within me.

Why was that?

My pride urged me to continue down the path I carved myself, but the intuition that kept me alive in the streaming community whispered, ‘Focus on Seo-A.’

“Ugh… I feel dizzy.”

With the stress accumulating, I suddenly felt a throbbing headache and my vision blurred.

This was all due to the rigorous schedule that had continued for nearly a month.

‘I know. I’m aware of the criticisms I’m receiving in the community.’

Sayoh sighed deeply with a bitter expression.

This wasn’t the initial plan.

I had only intended to create a small virtual crew to help each other with content and preemptively secure the virtual panel that would arise in Pangea TV.

The fire from the 720p incident spread wider than expected, and with Pangea TV’s proactive push, things had gotten out of proportion.

Thanks to that, I had to redraw the picture within a week, and the lack of time turned the operation of the Ugaidol Audition into chaos.

‘If only I had a month of leeway…’

Then, I could have operated the Ugaidol Audition more stably.

It would have created a plausible story for the participants I anticipated to succeed and the fandom of the eliminated contestants wouldn’t be as cynical as it is now.

‘I’ve already spent my personal funds on this.’

Although Pangea TV is backing me up, the scale of the crew I planned has grown significantly, which in turn increased the required capital.

Recently, I hadn’t even been able to do advertising broadcasts due to being immersed in the Ugaidol Audition, and now I’m getting criticized too.

‘Anyway, given how things are, the third round is a definite pass, and it seems I’ll see it through to the final stage.’

Recalling today’s concert brought another sigh.

At least the final stage for the Ugaidol Audition had to be at the level of quality seen in today’s concert.

I wasn’t pleased with the increasing financial burden.

‘Now that I’ve come this far… I absolutely must succeed.’

I won’t let myself weaken.

Sayoh gritted his teeth.

After all, he was the pillar of a family, a breadwinner with a son.

Moreover, with 10 years of experience in the streaming community, he had overcome such difficulties many times before.

He closed his eyes and repeated to himself that he could go through this slowly.

“Phew! Alright.”

Finishing his mind control, he turned his gaze back to the monitor.

Although it was a bit odd that Seo-A ended the concert without an aftershow, it was out of my hands now.

Let’s not pay too much attention to it.

Just as I was thinking that.

“…?”

A message arrived on Discord that caught my attention.

There was nothing strange about it.

Since starting the Ugaidol Audition and registering as friends with the participants, dozens of messages used to come in a day.

However, this time, the issue was the sender of the message.

“At this timing… suddenly?”

It was the very person whose name I had been thinking about just moments ago.

Sayoh’s eyes widened in shock as he confirmed Seo-A’s nickname.