TS Vtuber Streaming Life - Chapter 22

The next day.

“Today, I have things to do.”

Is it called homework?

Anyway, there’s something to do.

-?

-Things to do?

-What else is there besides streaming?

“Our original song has come out, so we’re thinking of deciding on a fandom name now.”

It’s about time.

All the other members have chosen theirs, and I got a message this morning saying I haven’t decided yet.

-Roze Pasta, let’s go.

-Going with something related to Roze?

-What else is there?

“Since it’s a bit of a bother, how about we just flip Roze to Zero?”

-That’s really very casual.

-?

-Sounds okay?

“The meaning is… in the world of 0 and 1, you all are represented by 0 and I’m 1.”

-Why is it okay?

-You didn’t just think of that, right?

-Did you really prepare it?

Hmm, it just came to mind, but it seems better than I expected. The meaning fits well too.

“Then, shall we go with Zero?”

-ㅇㅇ

-Sounds good.

-So, I’m now Zero?

“Yes, thank you for your support, Zero members.”

-Yay, I finally have a name!

-ㅔㅔㅔㅔㅔㅔ

“Now….”

-Now???

-What to do????

-ㄷㄱㄷㄱㄷㄱㄷㄱ

“There’s nothing to do.”

What should I do?

Maybe because the song release yesterday gave me such a huge dopamine rush, I can’t think at all.

-Ah

-I

-Rock

-I

-I

-Rock

Ah! The song!

Thinking about related things from yesterday reminded me of something to do.

Why didn’t I think of it earlier and now it popped up?

“Shall we go watch the clips of the members crying at the café?”

-Oh

-hahahaha

-Sounds good

-Let’s go with an omniscient observer perspective, hahahaha

Entering the café, I clicked on the popular post and found plenty of clips of the members crying.

“Wow, they cried a lot.”

It seems like all the content is different too?

How long have they been crying?

-hahaha That random clip in between is so funny hahaha

-hahahahhahaha

-Then it’s not like they don’t know, right? hahahahaha

There were also a few clips of me in between.

“Well then, since Woo-joo has seen the members crying a lot already, I’ll watch Terry’s clip first.”

-hahahahaha

-Are we switching characters?

-What a mess hahahaha

Deleted message.

[Ah, yes… I’m not crying….]

“Anyone can see that I’m crying.”

-Really lol

-For sure

-Terry crying is visible to everyone

[ㅇㅇ has donated 1,000 won.]

You should also cry a bit.

“Ugh! Seeing the members cry makes me really sad too.”

I strained my neck, trying to make a hoarse sound.

-Let’s stop.

-Show some sincerity please.

-Can’t you at least put in as much effort as when we play games?

“I did it because you asked, and if you act like that, it makes me sad.”

I did it because you complained.

Why are they complaining even though I did it?

-Pfft

-If you’re sad, try crying properly.

-What the heck

Well, it was pretty casual.

“Anyway, should we watch the next person?”

Next, I watched Yubin’s video.

[Ugh! Our song! It’s on the charts!]

In the video, Yubin seemed to be crying a lot, with her words slurring and her breathing a mess, sounding like a child trying to speak through tears.

Recognizing Yubin’s state, I stopped the video playback.

“I have no idea what she’s saying. I’ll pass.”

[ㅇㅇ has donated 1,000 won.]

It annoys me that I resonate with that.

-Still, they’re crying like that, so give them a break.

-For real.

-It’s sad enough.

-While I can empathize with the sadness, I also relate to what Roze says, d*mn it.

-Well, it’s true, but it sounds really messy hahaha

Okay, I’ll take the hit. Go ahead and criticize me!

The next clip of Sua was her crying while talking in a video.

[I’m always thankful… Let’s stay together for a long time….]

It seems that people who are usually flippant get serious when it comes to talking while crying; it’s optimized for making others cry.

Look at the chat window.

-Somiㅠㅠㅠㅠ

-I’m getting teary…

-I’m sweating from my body.

-I feel like my head is going to burst??

Everyone is definitely feeling it.

[ㅇㅇ has donated 1,000 won.]

Don’t you have anything to say to us?

“Me? I’m always thankful to our Zero members.”

I also don’t say it often, but I’m always grateful.

-Is this going to be a tear-jerker?

-Is this for real?

-I’m looking forward to it.

“You have to be thankful to those giving you money; you can’t hate them, right?”

You might complain about your company boss, but very few people speak ill of the CEO.

At least, I didn’t.

[ㅇㅇ has donated 1,000 won.]

I’m the idiot for expecting this.

“Yes, thank you for the thousand won, but that’s profanity.”

-hahahaha

-So sharp.

-Yeah, this suits you, you idiot.

Deleted message.

Since the others are crying for me, I don’t think I need to join in too.

My role as a clown is sufficient, in my opinion.

[To our Si-roo members… thank you so much…. Ugh!]

Finally, it was Yuna’s turn.

Si-roo?

“Is the fandom name Si-roo?”

-ㅇㅇ

-That’s a good name, it seems at least Zero-level.

-Not interested in Si-roo crying?

-Cute.

-Sounds good?

“I prefer injeolmi.”

To my taste, Si-roo doesn’t appeal to me much.

I’d rather have injeolmi or baeksukgi.

-Crazy girl

Deleted message.

-For real lol

-No, are you not interested in Si-roo crying?

-I feel that way too.

“Since Si-roo is ultimately covered with red beans, it feels more like a lower version of other red bean desserts when you eat it, doesn’t it?”

-There are many delicious red bean treats.

-Below fish-shaped bread, for sure.

-Si-roo has been disregarded…

-How did the walnut snack from the rest stop beat this?

“So I don’t like it much.”

Thinking about it, it’s been a while since I had rice cake….

But I don’t particularly feel like buying it.

I’d rather buy bread.

Right now, this feeling of wanting something to eat will just turn into regret for not buying bread when I could have just had a bite of rice cake.

-Why can’t I be persuaded?

-For real lol

-Si-roo…

-Your voice is deceptive, for real.

-hahahaha

Thus, I spent time watching the members cry in different clips, expressing what I wanted to.

“Hmm… now I really have nothing to do.”

Watching the members cry has ended, and there aren’t any fun posts appearing in the café either.

Should I just end the stream?

While contemplating that, a donation came in.

[ㅇㅇ has donated 1,000 won.]

There’s a video letter written to you by one of the members.

“A video letter?”

Was there such a thing?

It wasn’t in the popular posts from earlier?

-ㅇㅇ

-They mentioned it while talking about their thoughts yesterday.

-Oh, it wasn’t in the popular post.

I guess the conditions just weren’t met.

That aside, a video letter…

It must be cringeworthy for sure?

…Let’s make sure there’s not another awkward silence like yesterday.

If they react the same way today as yesterday, I’m afraid to think about what the viewers might say.

“Please send me the link.”

-Please link Zelda.

-Here’s the link.

-http://

Deleted message.

“What if you actually post the link in the chat window? That auto-chat is banned.”

-hahahaha

-There are a lot of clueless people.

-Cut!

I refreshed and clicked on the newly posted article in the café.

“Ah.”

What I saw was a photo of a game character dressed in green.

…Are they trying to bait me?

-Is it Zelda?

-It’s Zelda.

-It’s a link.

Without saying a word, I clicked on the nickname of the person who wrote the post and started a background check.

Hmm… they write a lot, huh?

And this post isn’t about personal info, right?

As I went through those posts, I could start to see the age demographic.

“Yes, from the usual posts you’ve made, you seem to be a high school student?”

So there are school kids in my stream?

I thought everyone was in their twenties.

-hahahaha

-Public execution hahahaha

-Not going far, are you? hahahaha

Deleted message.

[ㅇㅇ has donated 1,000 won.]

It’s me. I’m sorry. I thought it would be fun.

“Oh my, 1,000 won from a high school student is enough to buy a chocolate milk at the snack bar, you’ve given a lot.”

If it were me, I would have stayed quiet, bought a sweet and sour one at school to share, but seeing them reflect on their donation, they must still have some hope for redemption.

-hahahaha

-How far are you going with this? hahahaha

-Oh! Stop the bullying! hahahaha

“It’s okay, in the end, we had fun while doing the background check on our student, so you did write a post that served its purpose.”

Is it an honorable d*ath?

-hahahaha

-hahahaha

-For real hahahaha

I think I’ll wrap it up here.

“Alright, there’s a precedent, so the others probably won’t do it, right?”

-If that person does it after seeing this, they’re bold.

-I’m glad I didn’t do it.

Then, when I clicked the next post, it was a normal post.

First, I scrolled the mouse wheel to check whose video was present, and it was the three of Yuna, Yubin, and Yerin.

Hmm? I’m not so sure about the two, but Yerin is surprisingly here.

“I’ll go in reverse order this time.”

First, I played Yuna’s video.

[Our group’s maknae… Roze… always fun… takes good care of us… I’m grateful….]

Oh, watching this reminded me of when Yuna recorded stuff when she was tipsy.

When should I unveil this?

Because of my previous experience, I feel guilty for using my discretion to show it, so I’ll have to get the manager’s permission next time.

“Thank you.”

-Woo-joo’s speech is so short from the beginning.

-Maybe there’s really nothing to say.

-See how the avatar isn’t moving at all?

What can I do if there’s nothing to say?

Next, I played Yubin’s video.

Maybe she relaxed since earlier; this time, I could understand her.

[When we met in real life, we drank a lot, right? But Roze would take care of each drunk person and give them hangover remedies… and even put up with my drunken behavior… I was disappointed when I woke up to find no one there… but later, I found out that she went out to buy groceries and made soybean sprout soup….]

Wait.

I stopped the video, bewildered by the unexpected conversation.

Why are they sharing this on the stream?

-Wow!

-Dae-Roze!

-? Who?

-Why did you stop?

-Making soybean sprout soup for hangover cure in the morning? You’ve passed my bride test.

Deleted message.

…Playing it again.

I pressed the mouse to resume the video.

[Roze is really so nice… This is just for the broadcast… Ugh! Here come the tears again…!]

-Wow

-? Who is it?

-Roze really was acting all along.

-Just do half of this to us during a roast.

-Is this real?

-Because of her image, it doesn’t feel believable.

“Yes, it’s all true, but….”

…It’s all true so I have nothing to say?

-hahahaha

-Embarrassment? hahaha

-For real

-Roze is cute.

Ah, for real.

The state of my chat window became unbearable to look at with my eyes wide open.

Is there a way to break this situation…?

Ah, I have an idea.

Hmm… I should apologize to Yuna in advance.

“Si-roo, I’m sorry.”

-?

-Suddenly?

-Did you do something wrong?

-How random.

-What does that mean?

-Why are you sorry?

“I’m also sorry to Han-byul.”

I’m sorry, but I can’t withstand this atmosphere.

-???

-Why?

-What is it??

“On the day we drank, I have a recording of tipsy Si-roo?”

-????

-hahahahaha

-So that’s why you were sorry hahahahaha

[ㅇㅇ has donated 1,000 won.]

What’s Si-roo sorry for regarding the recording, and what’s Han-byul sorry about?

“I’m about to ruin the illusion.”

-hahahaha

-Since when did you think you weren’t using any of that dispatch magic…?

-Dispatch magic hahahaha

-Break it! Dispatch magic!

Then, I played the recording.