Implementing the Community Abuse System via Browser Manipulation Framework

The debut of Scalaiive's 3rd generation members spanned two full days. A profoundly wise decision, considering the modern human brain—enslaved by dopamine and short-form content—lacks the attention span to endure a four-hour marathon. It's the same reason full movie reviews (spoilers included) still thrive on YouTube. By splitting the debuts—two on day one, two more on day two—they actually drew in more viewers. A brilliantly strategic move.

Once Park Yul (Namgung Yul) and Lee Seoyun (Adelaine de Lorraine) wrapped up their day-one debuts, there were no scheduled streams left. Dopamine-starved viewers immediately flooded the VTuber gallery, driven by that universal human urge to discuss their obsessions, share expressions, and connect socially. Even otakus spamming "that shit" fits into this—it's all the same itch.

Right as day one's debuts wrapped, an astonishing scene unfolded at ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠the Scalaiive office. Dozens of monitors displayed dozens of browsers, each monitoring different galleries. Special software scanned post contents, comments, and overall sentiment in real-time, feeding data into graphs updated live—watched by two people.

"So, how's it looking?"

One was Scalaiive's president, An Huiyeon. The other, overseeing it all, was Hoshigami Meru, who'd designed the system.

"...The gallery's pretty stable."

"...Care to elaborate?"

An Huiyeon, still fuzzy on community memes, needed details from Hoshigami Meru.

"Basically... yeah, there are trolls whining about over-the-top concepts or the webnovel being cringey, but overall sentiment's positive. The rumor drops are definitely swaying opinions."

Revealing the shocking truth: full-spectrum opinion manipulation in the gallery via this system.

"Hmm... I see."

But An Huiyeon showed zero reaction. Not because she was used to Meru's antics—it was her directive. Obviously, Meru couldn't commandeer a whole office solo.

Some might call this vile and unethical, but it stemmed from a perfectly rational, healthy perspective.

"...Any controversy?"

Before Seol Yuna and Hoshigami Meru joined, there were two other 3rd-gen candidates ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠who'd bailed, leaving massive scandals like school violence and misogyny. Scalaiive erased them instantly—few knew—but the anonymous depths of those communities remembered.

Hence, this system protected the VTubers' and company's image, keeping scandals from exploding.

It worked meticulously: preemptively detecting controversy keywords and flooding with extra rumors.

'Gonna milk this system for all it's worth...' An Huiyeon mused, eyeing the setup—and its architect, the gray hacker chaebol heiress, ex-indie VTuber turning corporate tomorrow.

"Trolls spike at dawn, so just manage those hours. There's a post-deletion feature for risks? But can't overuse it."

"Oh... impressive..."

An Huiyeon's brief admiration faded fast.

"Wait—how?"

Spotting the oddity, she probed.

"This account's a site admin one. Can't abuse it, but use it judiciously to hold the line..."

Meru dropped the bombshell: not gallery mod, but site admin.

"Meru. Hold up... where'd you get this account?"

An Huiyeon, reeling, gathered her thoughts and asked again.

"? Hacked it."

Meru replied like it was obvious.

"You little shit...! No, ha... Meru. Are you actually insane?!?"

"Pardon? What's wrong?"

An Huiyeon shut down the "Scalaiive Opinion Manipulation System" after just one day. Meru, oblivious to why, was par for the course.

Dozens of deliberate rumor posts seeded in the gallery. Under An ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠Huiyeon's lead, yes—they spread "leaks" on 3rd gen, but all were true. The SNS magic duel between Park Yul and Lee Seoyun? Real. Staff unable to talk sense into them? Real. Their group chat giving headaches? Also real.

Throb—

Any "Scalaiive staffer" reading this group chat felt their head pound. That staffer? None other than Scalaiive's VTuber head manager, co-founder, An Huiyeon's old college club senior-junior turned sister-in-law to Lee Seoyun: Lee Serin.

"Ha..."

She sighed deeply.

'...How the hell did it come to this.'

Lee Serin endlessly cursed her past self. It hadn't started like this. She'd jumped at her admired senior An Huiyeon's offer to co-found a company. Surprised it was a VTuber agency, thrilled at how smoothly it ran, delighted by the polite, normal 1st-gen interactions.

But... how did it devolve into this mess? What sin did she commit to manage these psychos...!

The reason was obvious: the president's damn "dopamine philosophy."

She recalled the past, swallowed by that "philosophy," her rationality gone—approving her in final auditions...

If she'd pushed harder then? Recommended someone else? Skipped founding and just got a normal job...?

"Ha... I wanna quit..."

Lee Serin clutched her head, sighing nonstop. Then her phone buzzed with a DM.

The message was from the last 3rd-gen member. She apparently couldn't handle staying sane in that space.

"...Well, at least one's normal."

Lee Serin found slight comfort in Hoshigami Meru's DM, replying she'd rein them in—just hang in there. Unaware Meru had just spent an hour getting chewed out by An Huiyeon for hacking the site admin account...