I May Be a Virtual Youtuber, but I Still Go to Work - Chapter 78

The sudden contact from Cheon Dohui had Majia filled with question marks.

But for the President, this was a situation that couldn’t just be ignored.

It was one thing to have the first hidden feature in the server and the only dungeon boss RP.

If Majia got lucky, they could feast on it as much as they liked.

But then Movgun poured oil on the fire with a little roleplaying, and now the viewers were over 50,000.

Dohui, unless in a concert or a special broadcast, had never seen numbers like this.

And if these many people weren’t satisfied with what they wanted, there would be hell to pay.

No kidding, it would be a massive fire.

One that even the managers would struggle to handle.

What could 50,000 viewers possibly be expecting right now?

For Majia to show some more roleplaying with Movgun.

Or for the Demon King to do something cool.

They were staying put, anticipating something.

What if they kept a six-split screen in this situation?

Perfect chance for Parallel to hear, “Ah, they’ve totally lost focus on promotion.”

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So this was the best course of action right now.

At least while Majia was playing the part of the Demon King.

[Manager Jia: Is this okay?]

[Me: Yep, that’s perfect!]

[Manager Jia: But won’t this keep the kids away… ?]

[Me: It’s fine.]

[Me: Kids are already flooding in.]

[Me: You know I’m sitting at 20,000 while Maru is over 13,000; the ratio has changed.]

[Manager Jia: That’s true.]

[Me: Just relax and play the Demon King role for a bit.]

[Me: Yes, guiding through the Demon Castle wouldn’t be a bad idea.]

[Me: Like, “Here’s where this is, and over there’s that.”]

[Me: I have hunted enough already; it’s nice timing, right?]

[Manager Jia: ?]

[Manager Jia: I’m not bored, though.]

[Me: Just say you’re bored already.]

[Manager Jia: Wow. I’m so bored.]

There were some dissenting voices, but anyway, this wrapped up the adjustments for Jia’s streaming screen.

Still, she was a good employee who listened well.

As instructed, she started the guide for the Demon Castle.

[Well then, before the Demon Castle opens at 10, let me give you a brief introduction. I think it’ll be good for more people to come and enjoy.]

It was pretty funny to have the Demon King personally promote something like this.

But it was more like Majia was luring in users and generating buzz.

Because the more people showed up, the more hits they’d get and the more Serena potions they could drink.

* * *

Two hours later, at 10 o’clock.

Finally, the moment the Demon Castle would open for the first time.

As promised yesterday, Rubko’s raid party was the first to enter the Demon Castle.

If it were simply about earning money, it wouldn’t be this popular.

But the honor gained and the exclusive mount during a perk had major draw for streamers.

– [Whisper] Wicker: I apologize for the responsibility, but I’d appreciate it if you could do your best!

– [Whisper] Wicker: With the skeleton knight debuff, you’re only at 25% health, right? Allowing various potions is more demanding than it seems! Good luck! ^^b

So, they would really give it their all when fighting.

Honestly, I wouldn’t be great at RP, so I planned to talk normally.

But now that it was my responsibility, I needed to do my best.

And the most important part was the Rapitsu potion.

The Rapitsu potion is truly the best.

“Well then, shall we spectate the first party?”

The Demon Castle was so high-tech that sitting on the throne would let me watch the raiding parties in spectator mode.

I just executed the sitting action, but maybe the setting was different in-game.

The moment I made sure to display my face in third person, the people were amazed, saying it looked really cool.

— A slumped position might be stylish ㄷㄷ

— It’s too different from the flat screen; there’s a cognitive dissonance… lol

— Isn’t that armor looking frighteningly scary? lol

— It’s cliché that a cute girl is inside a super strong armor.

— But in Wicker Town’s case, it’s not a girl but a skeleton, lol

Rubko’s party had geared up with max level enhancements for their top-tier items, making the first floor a breeze to clear.

As mobs charged in, they created a stunning scene by drawing aggro with area spells and alchemical firebombs, clearing them all at once.

The second floor’s maze took a little longer to escape due to some detours, but they arrived at the third floor with 18 minutes of strategy time left.

There were three rooms leading to the fourth room where Movgun waited.

Thanks to the Wicker server mode gear and enhancements, perhaps the damage was cruel.

In Vanilla mode, the ultimate boss, the Void Dragon, could be taken down in just 1 minute and 30 seconds.

The massive tree spirit in the next room and the next room’s Jörmungandr also both fell in under two minutes.

With just about 12 minutes remaining, they reached the last room on the third floor where Movgun and the three-headed Cerberus awaited.

[Hey. It’s over.]

[What? You’re an economic criminal? Bro, how about this—if I win here, I don’t pay back the 500,000 won I borrowed?]

[Bro? Who said I’m your bro?]

[Come on, don’t roleplay uselessly.]

[Shut your mouth! I am the Demon King’s loyal retainer.]

[Is this guy really senile? k*ll him!]

I actually placed Movgun in this floor just to tease him.

Some of the viewers seemed to catch on, but he had no clue about my intentions.

[Haha! I’ve taken down a wizard!]

— No, you have four dogs.

— Two, actually.

— There are four heads, ㅇㅇ

— Such loyalty, it’s like a real dog…

— Move, you j*rk.

— Movgun is really putting in effort as an executive, lol

Of course, no matter how hard Movgun tried, he wasn’t wearing Demon King armor like me.

In the end, they swarmed him and beat him up.

I’d say catching just two of the full 16-man party using the Cerberus shields was quite impressive.

[I’m sorry, my King. Please preserve your body!]

— ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

— It’s a skill to get wrecked, too, lol

— This isn’t preservation, this is destruction! lol

— Pretty ugly, seriously lol

Anyway, once Movgun got taken down, they were left with the banquet hall on the fourth floor.

A secret space yet to be revealed to the public.

I hadn’t shown it on my screen deliberately, hoping they’d watch it in their own broadcasts.

As time passed while I waited leisurely…

When there were 5 minutes left on the strategy clock, people burst through the living room door.

[Whoa—!]

[Demon King, come out!]

[I thought I was going insane! Where are you? Come out…!]

[Demon King!!!]

I stood up from my seat, arrogantly sitting on the throne, with the heavy armor clanking as I moved.

The Demon King’s armor made me over twice as tall.

With that height, a long black cloak billowed as it caught the wind from a broken window.

— Don’t raise your voice like that…

— It’s hard to control… smashing ants without smashing them…

— Welcome to my GEA society…

— Don’t use such strong words; it makes you sound weak…

I merely advanced, but somehow the viewers went wild, shouting iconic lines from comics.

I could sense something.

I found watching the boss struggle amusing, yet some people wanted to see the streamer’s rise to power, wielding great strength.

Those currently excited were likely intoxicated by me.

Hoping for Demon King Majia to slice intruders like autumn leaves.

But since I had only sliced monsters, I didn’t know much about PVP in this game.

Moreover, while monsters were clearly divided into close combat or range, users freely used bows, swords, and even magic.

Even after watching Rubko’s party fighting from the first floor, I still didn’t get it.

So for now, strategy was to learn by taking hits.

It was a fight I’d never experienced before.

I grasped the Serena potion in my hand.

With this, I was ready for battle.

Standing still, Rubko, the party leader, yelled loudly.

[GEA! Don’t make a loan shark out of me!! Don’t ruin my reputation!!]

“The title was written by you.”

[Shut it, you villain!!!]

“Since you got stronger from the money I lent you, how about going without one piece of armor?”

[Here we go!!]

With Rubko’s loud shout, the battle began.

An arrow fired at high speed, making it practically impossible to parry compared to a slow fireball.

The moment it hit my head, a shot was taken.

Earlier, I saw the enhanced and buff food causing a headshot damage lasting 200, yet thanks to the 95% damage mitigation effect, the number that popped up was merely 10.

What a ticklish number—truly fitting.

With a skeleton knight debuff lowering health to 250, and Panzer’s damage being that high, what was the issue?

[Wait, what’s with the defense?]

Though he complained, Rubko continued to pull back his bowstring.

The other party members began moving too.

Warriors with swords charged toward me, while staff-bearers prepared to cast spells.

Regardless of how good the armor was, numbers and time had their own ways.

That was the usual PVP aspect.

If I hadn’t had that item in hand, I’d have been defeated within 4 minutes.

— Why did I even take damage? You usually can’t eat while being hit.

— That’s a gacha item that can be eaten while taking hits, lol

— He keeps gulping down that Serena Potion, lol

— Wow, it becomes super armor when he drinks it, lol

— 1500 is a surprisingly huge amount, lol

As Rubko kept shooting arrows, he sensed something off and raised his hand, yelling.

[Wait, stop! Don’t fight! There’s something weird. Is he invincible?]

[What are you talking about? Damage is still hitting him.]

[Right, Rubko, didn’t you get damage yourself?]

[But why isn’t he dying? It’s weird. I’ve shot him over twenty times already.]

The armor scratched by dozens of stabs.

Fireballs and ice shards crashed into me.

Even being rained on by arrows turned my black armor into a porcupine, yet I remained intact.

Just gulping down potions.

Rubko, bewildered, asked.

[Are you REALLY drinking potions? Isn’t it not allowed for the boss?]

I muttered, going back to my usual nonchalant tone.

As I said earlier, I’m really not good at RP.

“Rapitsu potions are truly the best.”

Rubko, still unsure, shot another arrow, and I drank another Serena potion.

Still in the same monotonous tone.

Somewhat deflating.

“Rapitsu potions are truly the best.”

As I advanced while sipping potions, I soon found myself in front of Rubko.

Others stepped back, but he just stood there.

Rubko asked me.

[Do you have any Serena potions left?]

“Fifteen hundred—.”

Before I could finish my sentence, Rubko turned around and shouted at his party members.

[Hey, you guys! How dare you attack the Demon King!!]

This sudden betrayal left all the party members who had teamed up with Rubko dumbfounded.

The most absurd one was Ronze, who was supposed to deal the main damage.

[What the hell, Rubko, doing this here?]

[I’m sorry, Ronze. But I still owe a debt to GEA. Our alliance ends here.]

[What? Calm down, come back here. We haven’t even had a proper fight yet; how can you betray now?!]

[How will we beat someone with 1500 potions? I’m siding with the Demon King.]

[This makes no sense!]

I drew the cursed sword I had been carrying on my back.

A devilish red aura swirled around the sword, looking like it would drip like water, but it burned and disappeared.

The murderous intent emanating from the cursed sword with a red aura rushing through my black armor made Rubko flatter me immediately.

[Goodness! I’ve never seen such an impressive sword. Demon King! Use that sword to obliterate those wicked ones! … Gek!]

As I ruthlessly swung the sword, Rubko flew away.

Half of his health drained in an instant.

Shocked by the unexpected power, Rubko muttered.

[Wait. I’m on GEA’s side!]

I strode over and delivered a crushing blow to Rubko’s fallen head.

[Ah, I’m dying! I’m dying! The Demon King’s loyal retainer is dying!— Gekk!]

Smack!

In just three blows, Rubko was down.

Not for money or anything.

I just found it annoying that he kept calling me GEA.

With Rubko suddenly knocked out, it became the signal for battle to resume.

[Everyone! Don’t just stand there! Attack, attack!]

[Attack!!]

But the situation was nothing like before.

“Rapitsu potions are truly the best.”

Now that I understood how the raiding party was approaching, I couldn’t just remain still.

Moreover, with the most damaging Rubko out of the picture, it made sense to target Ronze, who dealt similar damage.

Charging towards Ronze, I guzzled down a Serena potion when my health dropped.

If he retreated and tried to create distance, I shot out a sword energy at him.

Since the speed of this was similar to arrows, it was practically like shooting a slow g*n.

A g*n? That’s a weapon I love, just like the Battle Coliseum.

Then, as the nearly finished opponent drank a Serena potion, I recited the same line once more.

“Rapitsu potions are truly the best.”

Following that, the battle was relatively easy.

I absorbed all the warriors’ attacks, enjoyed the recovery from the Serena potions, and slammed the long-range attackers.

One by one, they fell helplessly.

As long as they didn’t overwhelm me while eating a potion that took 3 seconds, I wouldn’t d*e.

So, unless someone discovered the strategy, I was invulnerable.

And this invulnerability allowed me to keep muttering the same phrases.

When charging, Rapitsu Potion.

When defending, Rapitsu Potion.

When parrying, Rapitsu Potion.

I love Rapitsu potions.

Rapitsu potions are truly the best.

— Caw!

— I get it, just stop!

— What is this, I’m suddenly getting PTSD.

— January 11th, Second-Gen’s Song, let’s go!

— Potions are Rapitsu potions, Rapitsu potions.

— Is Rapitsu sponsoring? lol

— Rapitsu potions are great~ my beloved wife is great!

— Why is a Parallel employee mentioning Rapitsu so much, lol

— ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

— Did this guy receive orders from Rapitsu?

— ???: Agent M, task complete.

What the heck happened while I wasn’t looking? lol

* * *

Before long, the news also reached Iona of the first-generation students belonging to Rapitsu.

The relayer was Ronze, who had tried to storm the Demon Castle twice but returned utterly defeated both times.

[Did Majia perhaps make some secret deal with you?]

“… Huh? What deal?”

[Throughout the fight, you kept drinking Serena potions and mumbling that Rapitsu potions are the best. Did you perhaps sign a contract to promote?]

There had been no secret deals.

And I had never asked for any promotion.

Truth be told, Majia was someone Iona suspected might try to take a piece of Rapitsu’s pie.

So why promote?

However, it couldn’t be brushed off as a mere misunderstanding.

With such repeated mention, the buzz began to gather momentum, as evidenced by Iona’s viewer count and the stream’s chat starting to overflow.

— What’s happening suddenly?

— Rapitsu potions are truly the best.

— Zombies keep popping up in the chat, lol

— Rapitsu potions, total fraud!

— Rapitsu potions are truly the best.

— Where are all of you coming from? ㄷㄷ

— Rapitsu potions, absolute scam.

— Rapitsu potions are truly the best.

— Jipa Rapitsu Potion, I love it!

The owner of the Serena potions responsible for Majia’s immortality, Serena herself, found the situation even graver.

– [Whisper] [KangKang] Serena: Senior, senior, senior!

– [Whisper] [KangKang] Serena: Emergency!

– [Whisper] [KangKang] Serena: Everyone’s saying the same thing!ㅠㅠㅠㅠ

– [Whisper] [KangKang] Serena: What do we do?ㅠㅠㅠ

Serena’s viewers had now swelled to 15,000.

A number she had never achieved on her own.

Those viewers seemed to be vouching together, chanting what they believed.

No, that Rapitsu potions were the best.

— Rapitsu potions, complete fraud!

— Jurea potions, truly great!

— Rapitsu potions, utter fraud!

— Rapitsu potions, the best!

— Rapitsu potions, truly the best!

When faced with something incomprehensible, humans inevitably feel fear instinctively.

Iona felt so right now.

“What on earth…?”