TS Vtuber Streaming Life - Chapter 103
“Hmm….”
– Why then?
– Is there something wrong?
– Why is he acting like this?
“Uhm… this… no. I won’t say anything.”
– Just say it!
– He’s pulling out that irritating way of speaking again.
– Ah… it’s frustrating…
“Can you tell me?”
– Eeehhh…
– Please!!!!!!
– Okay.
– Hurry up and say it.
“Everyone. Why aren’t you active lately?”
After mentioning the red medicine, I felt that the viewers had become too reserved while chatting during the past few broadcasts.
It’s not just a feeling; it’s a fact proven by objective data.
Is it true that there were only 30 chats during today’s broadcast?!
– You kept strict discipline…
– Hahaha, does the perpetrator not remember?
– I don’t want to watch racing anymore… just hearing the engine sound makes me want to vomit…
“Hmm….”
…Did I enforce the discipline too strictly?
“Just act normally.”
– No… haha.
– It’s okay… haha.
– I don’t like racing…
…It seems the discipline has truly been enforced.
I wanted the mention of the red medicine to stop, but it seems the viewers interpreted it as a demand to change their chatting behavior altogether.
“Uhm….”
…It seems I need to contemplate after the stream today.
So, feeling uneasy, I asked for help from Sua, the member with the highest viewer loyalty.
Me: Sua.
Me: What do the viewers like?
Yoon Sua (Somi): Aegyo!!!!!
Me: Don’t say what you want to see, please.
Yoon Sua (Somi): Giddy.
What aegyo is there?
Aren’t I just losing out while trying to appease the viewers?
I don’t want to create a situation where the tail is bigger than the body.
Yoon Sua (Somi): How about a girlfriend concept and a skit?
Me: I mean, didn’t I just say not to say what you want to see?
Yoon Sua (Somi): Giddy.
Why does she keep making requests with her own desires?
Yoon Sua (Somi): What about a song? Zero fans always ask for Yeon-woo’s song.
Me: That’s something I’ll do at Christmas, so no.
Yoon Sua (Somi): Wow, you’re being really picky.
Yoon Sua (Somi): (Discontent emoji)
Me: Do you want to meet and talk face to face?
Yoon Sua (Somi): Sorry…!
Yoon Sua (Somi): Have mercy…!
“Hmm….”
Is there really no answer other than Yuk-su for us?
Yoon Sua (Somi): How about declaring a ban on racing?
Me: Hmm…
Yoon Sua (Somi): I won’t recommend that.
Yoon Sua (Somi): How many times have I recommended things only to get a response of ‘Hmm…’? Is that all?
Yoon Sua (Somi): I’m sulking.
Yoon Sua (Somi): (Sulking emoji)
Me: Declaring a ban on racing isn’t a bad idea.
Me: But…
Me: It’s not bad, but I need to have something to keep the viewers in check.
Yoon Sua (Somi): Isn’t that a statement you should make to the fans…?
But it’s about racing.
If I invest some time, I might even have the power to cover the mention of the red medicine, and now you want to throw that away?
That’s just not possible.
Therefore, I have to keep racing as a last resort until another method comes up.
Yoon Sua (Somi): Or ASMR?
Me: I don’t have a mic for that.
Yoon Sua (Somi): I’ll lend you mine!
Me: Hmm…
ASMR…
That’s a request that has existed since the early days of my streaming.
And among all the suggestions so far, it’s the one I think is most feasible…
“Eh….”
Me: I’ll accept it.
Yoon Sua (Somi): Oh! I’ll send it over!
Me: Thank you.
Yoon Sua (Somi): Haha, I’ll listen to Yeon-woo’s ASMR while I sleep~ haha.
Me: Wow… it felt like my viewers saying that.
Yoon Sua (Somi): ?
Yoon Sua (Somi): Was that a compliment…?
After I sent that message, replies that had been coming quickly suddenly came a minute later.
Yoon Sua (Somi): I’m going to sleep now.
Me: Okay.
In the end, it looks like Yuk-su is our only option….
“Tsk….”
Yeah… I’ve been too lax for a VTuber…
And I’m starting to feel it’s time to step up.
How long can I hold on when the viewers who usually call my statements absurd might lose interest if they get used to it?
Then, all that will be left in my stream after the drifters who came for fun are gone is just a concrete layer, so I need to nurture the true fanbase in preparation for that.
…Lately, I’ve been pouring too much out from just racing.
“Ah, but it seems the viewers are about to have a fit….”
Even now, they’re acting all cutesy in the community and referring to themselves as someone’s girlfriend or wife, and I’m afraid of how it might escalate from here.
“Tsk, I’m sorry for bothering you too much, so let’s endure it.”
With that decision made, I told them during the next stream.
“Everyone, I think I will do ASMR sometime soon.”
– ????
– Really???
– Why????
…Is this the kind of response I’m getting?
Even though I ignored their pleas and begged for their attention, I’m surprised to receive such a question-filled reaction.
…I thought they would purely be happy.
– Why are you doing it for real???
– When I asked for it, you didn’t do it, why????
– Is something wrong???? Do you need money???
“That—”
Oh, but if I state the reason, they might throw a fit…
I hesitated and eventually resigned myself, laying out the reason.
“…I feel like I’ve been bothering you all too much lately.”
After I finished speaking, there was a three-second silence in the chat window before suddenly the messages started flooding in.
– Hahaha, this crazy tsundere for real.
– d*mn, Yuk-su is being strained.
– (Deleted message.)
– Hahahahahaha
– The tsundere level has gone insane.
– What do I do? Hahaha.
– No way, this tsundere is the epitome!
(Deleted message.)
– Hahahahahaha
– Hey, this d*mn tsundere.
– Hahahaha, that’s crazy.
Ah man… I didn’t want to say that….
[Anonymous donated 1,000 won.]
Ah d*mn, Roje is so cute.
“…The red medicine.”
– So you’re apologizing for being strict lately? Hahaha.
– Ah hahaha, the word tsundere was referring to Roje, huh?
– No way hahaha that’s totally our fault.
[Anonymous donated 10,000 won.]
This crazy tsundere, come here!!!!!!!!!
“…Anyway, that’s how it is. Please don’t mention tsundere anymore.”
– Tsdere
– Tsun-tsun-tsun-tsun-de-de-de-rere.
– I don’t want to. Tsundereeeeeeeeeeeeee.
“I said not to mention it anymore—”
[Professor Roze donated 100,000 won.]
This tsundere is quite entertaining when you hit it with money.
“…Thank you for the 100,000 won donation.”
[Professor Roze donated 100,000 won.]
Look at this,
Feeling bad about accepting money but being called out for being a tsundere shows that I’m in an awkward middle ground.
“…Thanks again for the 100,000 won.”
– Hahaha, Roje understands 100%.
– Wow, did that person major in Roje studies?
– Roje is super cute!
(Deleted message.)
“…To the person who just donated, I’ll give you the red medicine because I’m feeling a bit offended.”
– Hahahahaha
– Ah man… why is Roje cute? It’s so frustrating that I feel like breaking my head over this.
(Deleted message.)
– You can see I get hit with factual violence and give out the red medicine.
*Clap!*
“Alright, now that the ASMR topic is over, let’s focus on the broadcast.”
I clapped my hands to change the mood, but… of course, it failed…
– Tsun
– Tsun
– Tsun
– De
– Tsun
– De
– Rere
– You really can’t get the order right.
This isn’t going to work…!
Since talking doesn’t seem to work, I decided to start using my ultimate move.
“Everyone, look at the mouse cursor.”
I spun the cursor around the racing game icon.
– Ah, sorry.
– So sorry so sorry so sorry so sorry.
– I’ll bump my head… I’m sorry…
Well, indeed, declaring a racing ban outright is just nonsense.
How can I give up something that is so effective?
***
A few days later.
“Yes, today’s schedule should show up on the screen?”
Today is the ASMR broadcast I announced last time.
There’s no need for long explanations, and since there may be people waiting, I simply wrote [Doing ASMR at 9 PM].
– Finally…!
– I’ve been waiting just for today.
– ASMR with Roje’s voice… ooh…
– Roje in my ears? d*mn…!
“Wow… we’re starting off intense from the beginning….”
…Why do I feel my motivation dropping even before I start?
“The time is set for 9 PM, so until then, let’s talk casually while looking at the café.”
– Okay.
– Good.
– Confirmed.
[Anonymous donated 1,000 won.]
Hehe…
I’ll work out and shower until 9 PM, and then I’ll fall asleep listening to Roje’s ASMR.
“…Was that something you had to say using a donation as a loudspeaker?”
– Hahaha.
– That’s too much TMI!
– But that sounds good! I should do that too.
After killing some time this way, around 9 PM, I began to set up for ASMR.
“Everyone, send donations. I need to check if you can hear me.”
[Anonymous donated 1,000 won.]
By the way, what mic are you using?
Well, it seems they can’t hear me.
After checking that the setup was right, I answered the question that came in via donation.
“Oh, this is a 3Dio.”
The microphone I borrowed from Sua is a ear-shaped mic called 3Dio.
– It’s working well?
– How many more times will you do it?
– Isn’t that expensive?
“I borrowed this from Somi. Thanks once again for letting me borrow it.”
– Ah hahaha, now it makes sense.
– Well, there’s no way she’d buy that expensive thing if she doesn’t do ASMR often, right?
(Deleted message.)
– Thank you, Somi…!
[Anonymous donated 1,000 won.]
You borrowed it?
Then… does it smell like Somi…?
“…Excuse me?”
Wow….
I’m truly impressed by the person who sent this donation.
“This is… honestly disgusting, though.”
It’s amazing how they can pull that level of disgust out of me…
– Ugh… that’s a bit…
– I’m not that extreme.
– d*mn, can they even have a normal life?
(Deleted message.)
“I was told it was thoroughly disinfected. Just in case, I scrubbed it with alcohol swabs for three hours. So please keep those disgusting thoughts to yourself.”
– Is today a mad concept?
– Mad concept? Oh… nice…?
– Roje delivering madness? Honestly, that’s quite rare.
– Whoa, if Roje reacts like that, it’d be top 5 ever.
“Anyways, it’s 9 PM, so I’ll begin.”
I switched the mic output from the one I usually use to the 3Dio mic, leaned in towards the left ear of the 3Dio mic, and spoke.
“Aah. Can you hear me?”
– Woooow…
– d*mn… this is insane…
– Roje’s voice is the absolute best.
(Deleted message.)
– Heeeng…
– Sis…
– d*mn… I felt excited listening to Roje’s voice…
…Is this really okay?
The reactions are quite…
Sigh…
I tried to push aside the feeling that I shouldn’t have done it and confirmed if the direction is correct.
“…This way is the left, right?”
– Eeeh…
– It’s coming from the left, okay.
– Whoa!!!! It’s incredible even hearing it again…
“Aah. This side, is it coming from the right?”
– Eeeh…
– I can hear it…
– I’m melting…
“Then, I have an ear cleaner in my hand, so I’ll start with the left ear—”
[Anonymous donated 1,000 won.]
Um… I’m sorry, but can you blow on my ear just once…?
“Wow….”
What should I do…?
I feel an impulsive urge to quit ASMR right away.