I Can See a VTuber’s Red Pills - Chapter 15
Two hours had passed since I assigned work to Jeong-yeon and returned to my room to turn on A-jeong’s stream.
[Hehehe. This is a piece of cake for me! I’m good at games now, right? I hereby grant you permission to call me a 'gaming genius'!]
—Kyyaaaa
—Since when did A-jeong the Jar Murderer get this good...
—She’s all grown up now...
—Now if she just fixes her face, she’ll be perfect lol
—Hey now
—A-jeong’s already plenty pretty
—Are these bastards brainwashed now?
—If Naga-ham says so, then it’s true, you fuckers
A-jeong’s character on screen laughed. And beside it, her real smiling face appeared.
"Ehehe..."
I couldn’t help but smile at the sight of A-jeong, visible only to me.
The viewer count was at 400. Back when I first joined, A-jeong’s audience had barely reached double digits, but now it was growing day by day.
Lately, she’d been smiling more, too. With a better computer, she could finally play games she’d never tried before, enjoying them with her viewers. There wasn’t a day when her laughter faded.
"Mhm. This is how it should be."
A pretty face like A-jeong’s should always be smiling. Sad expressions don’t suit her.
After confirming that A-jeong was happily gaming, I casually opened the community forum.
If I wanted to look into that "corporate tax" thing Jeong-yeon mentioned earlier, the community was the best place.
But.
[Zzzzt Virtual YouTuber Gallery]
—This fucking Zel-naga bitch lololol
—Absolute traitor scum
—Zel-naga bitch needs to die fr
—So Rin-ne << was this Zel-naga’s second pick?
—So did you do it?
—Is Rin-ne pretty?
...
...
...
It definitely hadn’t been like this before A-jeong started streaming.
But now, half the posts were about me, filled with titles I couldn’t even understand.
"...Why me all of a sudden?"
Confused, I started checking the posts one by one.
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Title: This fucking Zel-naga bitch lololol
(Rin-ne stream clip.clip)
This bitch really betrayed us and hired a VTuber as her secretary??
Did you think you were the only one getting the red pill, you fucker?
Just say it.
Is Rin-ne pretty?
—Crazy bitch lolololol
—No but fr, who knew a VTuber would apply? lololol
ㄴ This is actually shocking
ㄴ But think about it, the salary’s 100 mil—why wouldn’t she?
ㄴ Heard it’s not even just 100 mil lol, the minimum was 100 mil lol
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Title: So did you do it?
Zel-naga, you fucker, did you do it with our Rin-ne?
Is Rin-ne pretty? You always said she was fucking pretty with your mouth.
So did you or not, you fucker? Spit it out.
If you did, mind leaving a review?
—This bitch insane
—Straight-up sexual harassment
—Where are the mods?
ㄴ No mods right now, I guess?
—A review? LMAOOOO
—NTR fetishist?
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I roughly grasped the situation.
There was a lot of noise, but the conclusion was simple.
Rin-ne—no, Jeong-yeon—being hired as a secretary had become a hot topic.
I immediately moved A-jeong’s stream to the side monitor and opened Jeong-yeon’s stream.
[Long time no see!]
[Rin-ne]
As stated in her application email, she went by the nickname "Rin-ne."
Upon entering the stream, a cute avatar with white hair and blue eyes greeted me. Beside it, Jeong-yeon’s real face was displayed, just like A-jeong’s.
She must’ve changed clothes while cleaning her room—her outfit was slightly different from before.
[No, but seriously, this is insane? Do you know what kind of computer I’m using right now? And the equipment! They gave me all of this for free?!]
—Damn, what are the specs?
—5090 holy shit
—How much is that mic?
—The audio interface is crazy expensive lololol
—Just the equipment alone is worth thousands, right?
—They gave you all this??
—Rin-ne’s life just got easy..?
I arrived just as she was talking about me.
Watching Jeong-yeon excitedly ramble, I typed on my keyboard.
[Zel-naga has donated 10,000,000 Butter!]
[Do your best with your streams, Rin-ne! :) But don’t forget to focus on your work too.]
[Ah, thank y—Eh? Ehh? Huh? B-Boss?!]
—Zel-naga-ham has arrived lolololol
—The man himself lolololol
—Wait, Zel-naga-ham, is this for real?
—If you’ve got that much money, give me some ––
—Why are you overinvesting in her like this?
—Fr lol she’s just gonna regress to a hoe anyway, no need to overinvest
—What’s wrong with Rin-ne, you fuckers?
Jeong-yeon, who had been cheerfully chatting, froze in shock the moment I appeared.
She must’ve thought I wouldn’t notice while I was watching A-jeong’s stream.
Just like when I first met her, she immediately started praising me excessively.
[Ahh... my salt... my life... my darkness... my light...]
—LMAOOOO
—This bitch is fully devoted lololol
—Tbh, I’d be the same
—Who wouldn’t when someone’s funding you like this?
—Naga-ham, can you get Rin-ne an avatar too? T_T
—If you’re gonna support her, go all out T_T
—Rin-ne’s always trashing her own avatar T_T
—Just let her stream T_T
—These bastards are shameless fr
—Deadass lol
The virtual avatar clasped its hands together, closed its eyes, and began praying. And the real Jeong-yeon, visible only to me, wasn’t much different.
I’d already thought she was a bit of an oddball, and this confirmed it.
Reading the chat, I responded to what seemed like Rin-ne’s fans.
[Zel-naga has donated 1,000,000 Butter!]
[About Rin-ne’s avatar? I can arrange that, but you’ll need to find an artist quickly.]
Since I was already having A-jeong’s avatar made, adding one or two more wouldn’t change much.
I’d planned to update Jeong-yeon’s avatar too if she found an artist.
Of course, she didn’t know that.
[...Eh?! R-Really? You’re serious? No lies? I can really, really look forward to this?!]
—Damn wtf
—Zel-naga-ham, what kind of guy are you????
—Did you just call Naga-ham "guy"???
—He’s actually doing it lololol
—This madman’s actually indulging their demands
—Zel-naga-ham, any thoughts on other VTubers? There’s one I really like, she’s the real deal—
—Don’t start shilling your faves here, bitch
Now Jeong-yeon was literally jumping out of her chair in excitement.
[Zel-naga has donated 10,000,000 Butter!]
[If it’s something you need for your stream, I’ll support it. Anything.]
I chuckled and gave a firm confirmation before telling her to stream well and refocusing on A-jeong’s broadcast.
Ha-joon, having donated another 10 million, left the stream.
Then, Jeong-yeon spoke up.
"Everyone... I’ll end the stream here for today."
—?
—It’s only been an hour?
—Wow, ditching streams right after getting hired
—Not cool
—??? : Now that the boss pays more than you guys!
—Rin-ne doesn’t talk like that!
—She does..
—Apparently she does..
"Haa... That’s not it! The boss said he’d make me a new avatar if I find an artist quickly! Don’t you get it? This is all for the stream!"
—For the stream (X) For herself (O)
—You’re just excited about getting a free original avatar
—Deadass lol
—But tbh, if she gets an original avatar, we benefit too
—Rin-ne, are you 2D or 3D?
—OGs are 2D lol
—OGs are 3D, you fucker lol
—Just find someone and ask the boss to make both 2D and 3D
Free time? That’s something you can have after all your work is done.
Now wasn’t the time for streaming. An employee’s freedom comes only after fulfilling their duties.
No one had to tell her—Jeong-yeon had voluntarily embraced a slave mentality.
"Anyway, that’s all for today! I’m off to work! Oh, and I’ll treat everyone in the cafe who’s been posting artist lists to chicken!"
Having long since learned the power of hamburgers—and chicken—Jeong-yeon had mastered the art of controlling her audience with sweet rewards.
With that, she ended the stream and immediately went online, opening X.
Most artists and creators used X to showcase their work and find gigs.
"Oh, this one’s good... Hm... Ah, controversy..."
But the search wasn’t easy. Even if an artist’s style looked promising, there was always some flaw—problematic beliefs, missed deadlines, and so on.
She immediately crossed out those with questionable ideologies and marked the unreliable ones with warnings.
The next day.
I woke up as usual, showered, and had breakfast via room service.
Right on time, Jeong-yeon arrived at my place.
"Good morning..."
"Morning...?"
Her face was haggard, like she’d pulled an all-nighter.
"Did you stay up?"
"...Yeah."
"Why? Oh, that type? Can’t sleep in a new environment?"
"No, just... purely work..."
A-jeong had streamed late into the night, so I’d gone to bed right after she ended.
I hadn’t realized Jeong-yeon had been up all night.
"Don’t tell me... you worked all night?"
"Hehe... For my avatar... I’d do anything..."
"........."
Her eyes were unsettling. Terrifying, even. A hint of madness lurked in them.
"S-So... did you compile a list of artists?"
"Take a look..."
She handed me her tablet.
On it were over 30 names.
"All of these...?"
"I only picked those with no controversies and solid skills... Most are foreigners—Japanese, mostly—since communication would be easier with Koreans, but..."
"........."
Jeong-yeon’s face was exhausted, but her eyes sparkled brighter than ever.
And so, I felt it once again.
The greatness of money.