I May Be a Virtual Youtuber, but I Still Go to Work - Chapter 125

You might wonder why this personality didn’t surface during the interview.

The ones who would explode in curses when poked during the interview were long gone, having been filtered out and added to the rejection list.

But we can’t debut like this, so Majia called for her first yellow card.

“What you just did is fine in six months when the broadcast is established. But showing that kind of behavior beforehand… not good.”

Miho muttered in defense, “Ah, well, I… turned off the mic and… was just mumbling.”

“You didn’t even pretend to turn it off. You’re going to make the same mistake in the real thing.”

“Ugh, but… this guy spoiled it! He revealed the twist of a super interesting game! What the heck…”

More than anything, as she was about to curse again, it was Majia who ended up typing in the chat. Pouting her lips, Miho slumped her shoulders and muttered, “I’ll be careful…”

However, we couldn’t let her spirit deflate at this point, so Majia immediately threw her a sweet candy.

“Still, your ability to carry on the broadcast is really great. You’re exactly the social butterfly nine-tailed fox you want to be. Keep it up.”

“R-really?! Yay!!”

It seemed like Majia was just offering a compliment, but from this exchange, she had successfully snagged a cheat code for the operational team that could be used in real-time.

If Miho shrank back again and let the broadcast lose its vitality like before, she could just fire a donation anonymously saying something like, “Where did the social butterfly go? What’s this loser doing here?”

Anyway, broadcasting resumed with Miho. Majia took the opportunity to poke at the part where Miho had made her earlier mistake.

Timing: About five minutes into the game.

It was the moment Miho was engrossed in the main character losing their daughter due to an explosion.

— Didn’t they say the daughter died?

— I know this! It’s a classic twist in mystery suspense; you think she’s dead but she’s actually not.

This time, Miho didn’t take long to think, unlike before.

“… This d*mn…”

Grinding her teeth, she definitely did it with the mic off this time.

Immediately after turning the mic back on, she said, “Those guys are the worst… How can they do something like this? They aren’t even human. Should I just k*ll these pieces of trash?”

She poured out her inner emotions, and it looked like she was vicariously expressing the main character’s feelings in the story. It could be seen as a fantastic scene born out of her long-standing desire to be in the spotlight and a fierce ambition to punish the spoiler trolls.

According to Team Leader Kang Jiho, natural social butterfly girls are masters at hiding their emotions and skillfully turning anger into backhanded compliments, and Miho seemed to show a glimpse of that.

For the next thirty minutes of gameplay, Majia’s spoiler attacks continued.

Miho gradually toughened up, transforming back into a calm analyst.

It was a fantastic change.

In reality, even seasoned broadcasters who gained recognition for their storied games often turn off donation alerts and barely read the chat.

They only check it when they’re really stuck or need assistance.

But even during those rare checks, the spoiler trolls always pop up, and you really have no choice but to ignore them.

A simple “Please stop with the spoilers” is about the only limit.

The instant her temperature rises, she’d launch into a montage of madly beating down the spoiler trolls, launching a defense against backlash and the inevitable fan versus anti-controversy.

Avoiding giving them any excuse is crucial.

So Miho was doing well.

… However, it’s not just spoiler trolls in games like this.

These days, since there are plenty of games trying to gain recognition for game mechanics as much as their story, there are inevitably people who struggle with gameplay even if they understand the plot.

Miho was one of those people who wanted to see the next part of the story but was suffering because her game skills and physical abilities weren’t up to par.

“Ugh, seriously! Why can’t they just let me solve puzzles with my head like in other games? I’m dying just trying to see the story! Hello, creator, can we please acknowledge that this is absurd?”

Whenever puzzles require physical prowess, this grand lament arises.

As the broadcast stretched out a little, the armchair critics, who had been quiet, lunged forward with a jab at the streamer.

Especially someone like Miho, who seemingly excels in specific fields, is bound to get harassed by more nasty critics during times like this…

— Wow, you really s*ck at deduction.

“Excuse me? Was I deducing something?”

— I just noticed that Chun Miho totally seems to be awful at this, right?

“Wait, I’m not deducting anything! What are you talking about?”

— To be honest, I think physical (skill) also counts as deduction…

— Both physical and deduction end with “tion,” so they’re the same, right?

“What… what are you even saying?”

In that moment, Miho’s social butterfly mask was stripped away.

She probably didn’t expect her audience to come at her with such absurd criticisms.

She typically possesses a tendency to think and analyze logically.

But when confronted by nonsensical arguments, it seems she really struggles.

— Ugh, you’re like a quail.

— I came here to see her do well in deduction, why are you so bad?

— So frustrating.

— ???: I’ve read a hundred detective novels!

— Aren’t you going to proceed?

:: An anonymous benefactor donated 1,000 clouds! ::

:: This is strange. All the detective characters I know have great physical skills! ::

“Excuse me? I’m not Sherlock Holmes… I’m a total pickle without Watson!”

:: An anonymous benefactor donated 1,000 clouds! ::

:: LOL, I haven’t read Holmes! ::

“What?! Are you kidding me? People who haven’t even read Holmes are talking about deduction?!”

— Sign it! Miho!

— I… can’t… deduce…

“Ugh. I can’t…”

Nonsensical criticism rained down on Miho, and with the game not going smoothly either, it didn’t take long for her morale to sink.

She had been successfully role-playing a social butterfly but had become a quail again.

“Oh, I see. This is also deduction… Sorry, I really can’t do physical deduction… But you guys should learn some common sense first… Seriously, your level is legendary…”

Of course, her slightly pouty muttering was kind of a backhanded compliment.

If it’s Miho, it’s a Miho-esque response, but it seems she needs to tone it down a bit.

Perhaps because she was railing against the spoiler trolls as well—

It’s curious how Miho sharpens her edges more when she reveals her true self rather than when she’s role-playing as a social butterfly.

This continued even three hours later when the game wrapped up.

— Big moment coming ㄷㄷ

— You should be crying here.

During the heartwarming reunion between father and daughter and the unavoidable farewell, Miho managed not to shed a tear and turned into a god-game troll, instead.

— Are you such a softie?

— She’s not crying here, so she must not be a commoner.

— Apparently, those who love analyzing do have some qualities of a j*rk.

— I doubt this person can empathize when they’re with their peers ㄷㄷ

No matter how much Miho insisted, “I’m not that type of j*rk,” the criticism continued to proliferate.

“Um… I’m sorry. I’m a T-level j*rk who can’t meet the demands of all those F-level crying babies… Well… from now on, I guess I should prepare an onion or something…”

The phrasing is sharp, but it’s still amusing.

So, it’s just a matter of holding back a little and controlling herself.

It’s cuter and more entertaining to yell, “I can’t deal with you guys!” instead of saying, “What do you all know?”

I’m sure the viewers find her playful whining much more enjoyable than sincere insults.

If a streamer suddenly opens up a UFC ring, those who were gently watching will get scared off by the nasty ones and leave, while the real trolls will find it even more amusing and dive right in.

Soon the broadcast goes south. Eventually, it becomes a show only for those who are compelled to watch, gradually losing vitality.

This is why Majia quickly wrapped up the feedback session using Kkaemang as an example of someone who can handle any story with humor and wit.

After this, the President would focus on the evaluations, but for now, just to provide a bit of direction.

Once the story ended, Miho fell back into a pout and murmured to herself,

“I think I’m having a hard time keeping boundaries when talking because I’ve been living in my room for too long… I know, I just need to work harder on that…”

Majia chuckled and patted her shoulder.

“It’s alright. That’s what I, along with the President and the company, are here for.”

Miho smiled brightly and nodded repeatedly.

It felt like the company was a solid foundation for her, and Majia was delighted.

Anyway, wrap it up for the two of them.

“Well then, Orca will have to wait until tomorrow.”

The next day, they awaited Orca’s turn.

Thus ended the first day’s lecture on dealing with trolls.

—

With the second day lagging, Majia stayed up late thinking of ways to torment (?) Orca.

In Ena’s case, it was obvious where to poke, and Miho’s personality predicted she would definitely burst over spoilers, so that was spot on…

But Orca is a former military person, right?

You can guess the peculiarities of military life through various media, but…

Since Majia hadn’t directly experienced it herself, there were definitely parts she wasn’t sure about.

They say stories about demonic seniors and absurdities are effective.

Some argue those are old tales and wouldn’t work on today’s soldiers, while others say that the leadership is just as harsh now as it was back then.

Of course, there are troublesome people who won’t believe anything unless it’s verified through an authoritative source too.

Had Majia had many friends in her previous life, she could have gathered info by asking one by one, but since she hasn’t contacted anyone since high school, she’s out of luck.

Thus, sifting through unreliable information, she was left with only one option.

That choice was to push her to her limits.

As the master of ninja statistics says, anywhere in the world, when five people gather, one must be a weird person.

This has been proven true in games like Naore, which are played in 5v5 teams, as everyone wishes to believe that they themselves are not the odd one out.

Coincidentally, Orca is someone who obsessively adheres to FM (Field Manual), always striving for perfection. She wouldn’t respond well to being teased as a loser.

Thus, Majia anticipated a not-so-easy siege on Orca’s stronghold…

Even with all of this preparation, Majia never expected Orca to swing open the gates and declare a mid-open herself.

“Uh, pardon me. Please wait just a moment.”

Though Orca was a strict and disciplined perfectionist focused on FM and rigorous principles, she was still a total newbie at broadcasting.

In fact, Majia got worried from the start when she was shocked by how much setup was required to prepare for a VTuber broadcast, based on the theoretical training from the President.

While she didn’t turn perfectly good equipment into a mess like Dora, it was obvious that she wasn’t tech-savvy.

“Why is this happening…?! Sorry!”

She was fumbling even with turning on her own tablet,

then suddenly the computer sound went mute when she tried to fiddle with something,

and when she tried again, the mic stopped working.

She made a series of blunders and accidentally revealed her camera.

If this were a real situation, it would have escalated into utter chaos, as if a besieged commander suddenly swung wide the gates.

Majia wasn’t about to let this opportunity slip by.

— I was an ace in the military, but I’m a total loser in broadcasting?

The effect was immediate.

Orca, who usually doesn’t reveal her emotions easily, showed immediate panic.

“Th-that’s not true! Who’s a loser?!”

Her voice echoed so loudly it might have reached the eighth floor.

Given her reaction was so intense for a light tease, an entire scenario naturally formed in Majia’s mind.

Did Orca endure severe bullying in the military?

Could becoming the elite soldier she is now have happened just recently?

Unable to suppress her mischievous instincts, Majia typed a few more messages.

— But weren’t you a loser in the military too? Haha.

— Military stories are all exaggerated, haha.

— Maybe you were cute enough that they let you slide even when you messed up?

As Orca’s internal girl began to emerge as she displayed a flustered reaction, slowly but surely—

“No! I’m not! This isn’t…! Why can’t I get this to work? Oh no!”