I May Be a Virtual Youtuber, but I Still Go to Work - Chapter 72

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[Who is Majia?]

[Didn’t that guy ask who Majia was yesterday?]

★[Majia]

[So what’s Parallel, you geeky dorks?]

[Another VTuber?]

[She’s my wife, waahhh 😭😭😭]

[What, did Majia eat hidden food? Hahaha]

★[Wicker Town 2) First Hidden Skeleton Knight Info]

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The first hidden appearance on the Wicker server.

Two nerds were representing the situation of Bazijik viewers.

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[Wicker Town 2) First Hidden ‘Skeleton Knight’ Info]

Hidden Achievement Requirement: Defeat 500 hostile monsters while below 25% health.

(achievement_scene_majia.clip)

Below is the hidden job info.

[Hidden Job: Skeleton Knight]

— Thirst and hunger gauges disappear upon job change. No more thirst or hunger for you.

— Inflicts an additional 50% damage when attacking living creatures.

— Cannot heal above 25% of maximum health.

It seems tough to be locked at max health, but isn’t this an amazing option?

If equipped properly, I feel like I’d be flying around in dungeons!

[Comments]

— Bazijik835: Info, please!

— Bazijik992: Thanks!

— Bazijik732: Majia? Did that VTuber pull it?

— Bazijik354 ( Author): Yep!

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One half was curious about what effects this hidden job might have and how it would affect the server.

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[Majia]

For those curious about Majia, I’ve linked some clips, check them out! 👍

– D Rain, Employee D, Voice Impression Compilation # 🔗

– Pandemic Village Final Boss All Heads # 🔗

– Movgun vs Majia k*ll Bet Cross-Edit # 🔗

– Ronze was beaten to the punch using Eipola! # 🔗

– A Mountain Tiger Appeared in I’m Wolf # 🔗

– Majia Pre-Broadcast Moment for Personal Collection # 🔗

– Hello, I’m Majia, the Parallel General Manager! # 🔗

– Two Special Tickets at Once # 🔗

– Wicker Town Day 1, Plaza Huge Brawl Timeline Cross-Edit # 🔗

(Recommended 893 / Not Recommended 694)

[Comments]

— Bazijik242: This is so clear, Bur-shock!

— Bazijik395: If she’s an employee, isn’t she a regular? Why is she on the server?

— Bazijik846: Used a special ticket, and Wicker’s allowed! 👍

— Bazijik731 ( Author): She’s called an employee, but you can safely think of her as a VTuber.

— Bazijik731 ( Author): Let’s be clear, I’m NOT using her like some OTaku would!

— Bazijik035: Better than my own waifu.

— Bazijik035: That one barely streams four times a year!

— Bazijik731 ( Author): Komari Mama?

— Bazijik035: You got caught!

— Bazijik731 ( Author): (Nudging fun!)

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The other half was curious about what exactly Majia did.

They showed pretty clear differences in their expectations, but.

Either way, this double curiosity resulted in the huge number of viewers for Majia’s stream right now.

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#64Cubics #Parallel

Yet, if you don’t row when opportunities come, sparkly interest fades as quickly as it appears.

If Majia’s stream had been the same as yesterday, most would have left within an hour, and the remaining viewers would likely hover around 4,000—just like yesterday.

— ?

— Why does the broadcast screen look like this?

— What’s up with this? Hahaha!

— Command Room Challenger? What is that? Hahaha!

— Show us the hidden!

But today, Majia’s screen was divided into six parts.

Even the central large section was split vertically, with both sides looking the same, so nobody could tell which side was the channel owner.

The incoming viewers couldn’t help but giggle at the confusion.

They’d seen their own cam or split screens but never a layout with other people’s screens all over the place! First time for everything!

— Is the top Majia?

— Nope!

— Below!

— It’s below!

— No, it’s the top!

— Show the hidden already!

— It’s the upper side!

— No, below!

— The whole town is swarming with chaos, huh? Hahaha!

— Up down up down!

— -Wrong-

— The upper side is Majia and the below is Dora.

— Okay! I fully understand now!

— Show us the Skeleton Knight!

Interest was bubbling in cheerful reactions from the viewers.

Yet, this naturally increased the stream’s chaos and congestion.

Ultimately, cleaning up this environment falls to the streamer.

The viewers decide whether to stay by watching how the streamer deals with this madness.

It really set the turning point, separating the drifting masses of interesting streams from those that just sink without a splash.

In essence, everyone was waiting for that one magic word from Majia to sort this mess out.

— But why isn’t she saying anything?

— Looks like she’s nervous! Hahaha!

— Show us the hidden!

In a tense atmosphere.

Gazing intently at the chat, Majia finally spoke.

[Welcome Viewers to the Parallel Command Room. From now on, I, Majia, the general manager of Parallel, will introduce what the first generation of Parallel, known as Another, is like.

It’ll take exactly five minutes. After that, may I test the hidden job?]

— ?

— Oh!

— No way!

— Protect my head!

— HIDDEN!!!!!!!!!!

— I don’t wanna break my head!

[Okay then, I’ll take that as permission, and let’s watch a video.]

— Wait, we didn’t give permission! Hahaha!

— Who gave you the right?!

— What is this? Hahaha!

— No presentation of the hidden job?

— You’re just doing what you want! Hahaha!

Typically, a regular employee wouldn’t even remember what video or title was being played in such a situation.

But Majia shamelessly pulled up the anniversary music video.

A joint song created through the members’ efforts opened with a fierce show of power.

Talking about complicated concepts, characters, or names is nothing compared to seeing it firsthand.

Just showing one video, especially the most recent well-produced one, made the advice from promotion team leader Oh Suk-jae shine brightly.

:: An anonymous donor gives 10,000 clouds! ::

:: Teacher, five minutes have already passed! ::

[Thank you so much. I asked for just five minutes, and here you are watching a 15-minute introductory video of the four members. It feels rewarding as a manager to promote this!]

— Ehhh!

— Now show us the hidden!

— Show us the Skeleton Knight!

— If you keep this up, we’re going to send you to the abyss!

— I’m going to roast you!

[Since we’ve spent 15 minutes, let’s stretch it to 5 more minutes.]

— ?

— No, come on! Hahaha!

— Ugh! Hahaha!

—I’m getting mad!

— When’s the Skeleton Knight coming out?!

— Me!

[So who’s on the server now, as you can see from the broadcast screen I’ve placed in the upper left? Maru and Dora are enjoying Wicker Town, and Rain and Komari are scheduled to join in sequence.]

I know you came here because you’re curious about the hidden or me.

But please wait just five minutes.

No, let’s make it 15 minutes.

Or wait a full 30 minutes.

The member introductions flowed as naturally as water…

[Hah. It’s already been 30 minutes. I still have a mountain of stuff to talk about.]

— ?

— ??

— Are you crazy?

— Are we finally getting to see the Skeleton Knight?

— Do you really have more to say…?

[Alright, since we’ve already spent 30 minutes, let’s extend it to 45 minutes…]

Realizing it couldn’t go on like this, people started to send donations to change the subject.

:: An anonymous donor gives 10,000 clouds! ::

:: Why isn’t Majia introducing herself? ::

[Thanks for the 10,000 clouds! Majia, the VTuber, doesn’t exist on Earth 666, so you’ll have to find her on Earth 896!]

— Hahaha!

— So shameless! 😂

— Anyone can see she’s a VTuber~

— Isn’t this just the debut broadcast that didn’t happen? Hahaha!

— Show us the hidden already!

At this point, Majia had evolved into a shameless VTuber playing the employee role.

What does that say about not being a professional streamer?

Honestly, it was broadcasting talent that could trample most other lesser streamers.

‘Did they hire a real-life streamer as a VTuber for promotion?’ you might wonder.

In a situation where it wouldn’t be strange to be swayed by an audience of 20,000.

Even while introducing the members, the chaotic energy was ongoing as monster hunting continued.

:: An anonymous donor gives 10,000 clouds! ::

:: Show us your ultimate move! ::

[Can we just end the stream?]

— Stop!

— You’re thick-skinned! Hahaha!

— What’s with that? Hahaha!

— What’s funny about that? Hahaha!

:: An anonymous donor gives 10,000 clouds! ::

:: Just show us one piece! ::

[Unfortunately, that’s in my belly, so I can’t show it right now.]

— ?

— ??

:: An anonymous donor gives 10,000 clouds! ::

:: Please show us a voice impression! ::

[….]

— Don’t ignore me! Hahaha!

— This is way too much!

— Seriously, Hahaha!

:: An anonymous donor gives 10,000 clouds! ::

:: That board is so cute! ::

[That was drawn by our first generation member, Akari Dora. Amazing drawing skills, right?]

— Look at the precision of the promotion in the midst of this!

— Ugh! Hahaha!

— You’re just talking to yourself! Hahaha!

— Your escape skills are so funny! Hahaha!

[Oh, looks like Dora has dropped all her items and is in quite a bind. Should we take a look?]

— Ehhh!

— Let’s watch!

— Yeah, let’s see! Hahaha!

— But seriously, when are you showing the Skeleton Knight?!

However, the promotion that was supposed to last five minutes had now reached 40 minutes.

Viewers who came to see the Skeleton Knight were starting to drift away, and the viewer count dropped to 15,000.

But Majia had a clear determination: even if all these viewers left and it dropped to 3,000, she would still do her job.

If I keep showing fun videos, what are you going to do about it?

That’s the mentality!

In fact, even while the chat began descending into chaos, people here and there were still laughing at the videos Majia shared, so her fiery promotion showed no signs of slowing.

— (Frustration Con)(Frustration Con)(Frustration Con)(Frustration Con)(Frustration Con)(Frustration Con)

— Me!

— Hahahaha!

— When will you show the hidden?!!!

— Hidden😭 Hidden😭 Hidden😭 Hidden😭 Hidden😭 Hidden😭 Hidden😭 Hidden😭 Hidden😭 Hidden😭 Hidden😭 Hidden😭 Hidden😭 Hidden😭 Hidden😭 Hidden😭

— This is so fun! Hahaha!

— Skeleton Knight Skeleton Knight Skeleton Knight Skeleton Knight Skeleton Knight Skeleton Knight Skeleton Knight Skeleton Knight Skeleton Knight Skeleton Knight Skeleton Knight Skeleton Knight Skeleton Knight Skeleton Knight Skeleton Knight Skeleton Knight Skeleton Knight Skeleton Knight Skeleton Knight Skeleton Knight Skeleton Knight Skeleton Knight Skeleton Knight Skeleton Knight Skeleton Knight Skeleton Knight

— Ugh! Get rid of the Skeleton Knight fans!!!

— Siiiiiiiiiiilhouette!!!

— Show us the Skeleton Knight!!!

— Do all you incoming dudes have nothing else to say but the Skeleton Knight? Hahaha!

— You’re laughing now?! Are you really laughing now?! Are you really laughing now?! Are you really laughing now?!

— You remember a lot of entertaining moments, huh? Hahaha!

— Ugh!! Akka!! Murasaki!! Ugh!! Akka!! Murasaki!! Ugh!! Akka!! Murasaki!! Ugh!! Akka!! Murasaki!! Ugh!! Akka!! Murasaki!!

— Right away!

— Lock!

The broadcast atmosphere was on the verge of bursting, teetering on the brink.

Normalizing it was left to Pino.

:: Pino donates 100,000 clouds! ::

:: Skeleton Knight Demonstration 1 ::

Five monsters emerged with the 100,000 cloud donation.

Three were zombies, one was a skeleton, and the last one was a witch.

A mid-level monster throwing fireballs from a distance.

The Skeleton Knight’s effect is an additional 50% damage to living enemy monsters.

It typically takes two or three hits to take down other monsters, but—

The witch, despite being a mid-level monster, went down in one hit.

Majia explained while showcasing the members’ video, smoothly dodging a fireball shot that flew her way, and dashed at the witch, cleanly slicing her head off.

— Oh!

— Saweet damage! Hahaha!

— That’s impressive! Hahaha!

For those who had been watching since yesterday, this was a familiar scene, but to the newcomers, Majia’s combat was fascinating.

Every slash sent heads flying…

:: Pino donates 100,000 clouds! ::

:: Skeleton Knight Demonstration 3 ::

— She’s ripping them apart!

— Wait, how’s her headshot accuracy so high? Hahaha!

— What’s her aim?! Whoa!

Her health was already incredibly low.

Darting just within range of the encroaching monsters, her swinging diamond sword consistently sliced down targets thanks to its superior reach.

:: Pino donates 100,000 clouds! ::

:: Skeleton Knight Demonstration 7 ::

— Aren’t you supposed to be healing up?

— I thought saying you wouldn’t recover past half-health was just a joke, but it’s not! Hahaha!

— This is insane! Hahaha!

Finding a way to dodge the fireballs flying from behind, she didn’t just parry them but angled them to hit the monsters.

It was a physical play so impressive that even the seasoned 64Q mentors found it commendable.

:: Pino donates 100,000 clouds! ::

:: Skeleton Knight Demonstration 10 ::

— Wow!

— Her battle strength is insane! Hahaha!

— Regardless of the living creature bonus damage, she’s just fighting phenomenally! Hahaha!

Cutting through a total of 50 monsters with grace, Majia proved that she was indeed worthy of the title of Skeleton Knight hidden job.

But this fight was merely part of her usual duties of clearing away monsters that got in the way while she was boosting her friends.

While dealing with the incoming tide of monsters, Majia had been thinking the entire time.

It was too regrettable to wrap up promotion like this.

There were still so many charms of the kids she hadn’t gotten to show.

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But while she poured her heart into explanations and promotions, viewers who had been drifting away were now back, so Majia’s thoughts began to shift a little.

‘Was my advertisement a bit much for those came to see the Skeleton Knight?’

Though drifters have their quirks, showing something out of nowhere like ‘What do you think about this?’ only works when they’re big fans of what’s being promoted.

For example, think of the drifters who showed up during the pre-broadcast because they were curious about Parallel and VTubers.

In the end, the more people see the promotion, the better the effect.

And the more interested the audience is, the better the effect.

Majia naturally recalled the advice Captain Oh from the promotion team had given her earlier that day.

「This is more of an advanced skill, but since Jia is still a newbie, just listen. Later on, you’ll say, ‘Aha, that’s what you meant’ when you understand.」

「Okay.」

「Now. I advertised a product of some sort, right? Reactions split into two. ‘Wow, that’s a good product!’ and ‘Hmm, and what about it?’ The first one is already done. That person will likely buy the product if you just keep their mood lifted. But what about the second? Should I just let them go?」

「I don’t know.」

「You need to enchant them. You must capture their hearts first. No matter how uninterested they are in the product, if it’s someone they like suggesting it, most would think, ‘Maybe I’ll buy it if I have some spare change.”

In short, it’s okay to stick to the usual promotional style.

But if you change the method, you can maintain viewer numbers longer while maximizing promotional effectiveness.

Coincidentally, Majia was in a massive server with her members.

Boosting her friends was priority, but it wouldn’t be bad to gather and show something if the opportunity arose.

‘Let’s do some mining together.’

Maru kept getting donations over 100,000 clouds.

Dora, newly joining today, was too busy fleeing from monsters to keep up.

What if Majia followed her along to mine and defeated monsters?

It would maintain the interest of viewers who came to see the Skeleton Knight while also showcasing the members’ cuteness!

However, both Dora and Maru were currently busy with their own mining and leveling.

To bring them together from underground, they’d need some good excuse.

At that moment, what caught Majia’s eye was the inventory diamonds she had been stacking since yesterday.

She had compressed them into a 9:1 ratio due to inventory space limitations, with two sets in total.

Converted to regular diamonds, that equals a whopping 1,152 pieces.

Unlike normal diamonds that trade erratically with varying prices, these held consistent average market value, making them worth around 70,000 WK when sold.

With two people, dividing it leaves each person with 35,000 WK.

Considering the chaos that erupted over 10,000 WK yesterday, it was an enticing sum.

– [Whisper] Me: Maru, come to the plaza with Dora and let’s sing just one song.

– [Whisper] Me: Then we can mine together afterward?

– [Whisper] Maru: For real?!

– [Whisper] Me: Ah.

– [Whisper] Me: But if I do this, it’ll make me look like I’m too easy!

– [Whisper] Me: Well, I might consider it for 10,000 WK!

I sent my proposal.

– [Whisper] Me: If we sing, I’ll give you a set of compressed diamonds.

In an instant, the prickly hedgehog who felt slighted for not receiving those 10,000 WK began to brighten up again.

– [Whisper] Maru: Where are you? I’ll come right away!!!!!!!!