Lotto-Level Chance (3)
Just one success, and I got a ton of donations. This is what a big corp feels like. I felt it deep in my bones.
But just as the tide comes in, it goes back out. The game ended, so everyone marched back to Himaru's stream. My peak of 800 viewers dropped to 300.
These 300 will vanish tomorrow when I go live. That's just how it is. But no need to get sad. Just enjoy today.
Chat with the viewers kindly typing away right now. That's all.
My positive mindset is invincible. Euhahaha!!
After ending the stream, old memories suddenly surfaced.
There was advice from a streaming buddy I used to collab with a lot, who's now retired as Bangjeop.
That friend chased the illusion of floating viewers but couldn't catch it and quit.
The current me asks that past friend: "Am I weird for actually looking forward to tomorrow?"
What would that past friend say? No idea.
Right now, I'm just excited for tomorrow. Gotta get showered in praise like today. Euhuhu. I closed my eyes for tomorrow. Gotta have super fun dreams. Heehee.
My heart was pounding, so I woke up before lunch. Now... it's probably up, right? Honestly, I barely slept because of this yesterday.
Euhuhu. Now's the important time. If you've previewed and studied... time to review. Today, I gotta do replay reactions, a.k.a. "repeek."
I've hardly ever done well enough to try it.
I only appeared in other streamers' reaction vids sometimes, so I've always wanted to do it myself.
Oh, right. First, upload my recording to YouTube. Me. I'm a proper streamer now. Got all the gear. Record everything and upload to the replay channel. Sure, zero views or just 1, but I got it all. Uploaded the vid. Now... heehee. Himaru's stream.
Gonna check the chat logs. Euhuhu. Time for some praise? That's why I dreamed all night about Himaru uploading.
"Phew, thank goodness."
Himaru's diligent and uploaded early.
I let out a sigh of relief and... opened the shelf. Ah, yesterday's ramen was the last one. I threw on some clothes quick and grabbed the cheapest ramen from the convenience store.
"Huff... huff..."
Boiled water, dumped it in the ramen, and started repeek. Couldn't hold back the laughter leaking out. Once I escaped, everyone was busy praising me. Euhuhuhu.
Truth is, that was it. Nothing else to see besides Himaru's recording.
Still satisfying. These little things stack up into 5-min vids, 10-min vids later. Save the vid? Or not? Hmm. While pondering, I checked Himaru's stream stats. As expected, a streamer anyone would acknowledge.
Avg viewers 8-9k. Peak 12k. 600k YouTube subs. And personal skills... a true mid-to-big corp star.
She'll never retire, so no need to download. Slurped the ramen. Drank all the broth, ate every last bit.
Ramen's definitely the best food. Nobel Food Prize. For real. Three meals a day ramen? No problem. Digests fine. Never gets boring.
Bored? Go soft ramen. Still bored? Spicy. Then back to original. Loop forever, structurally impossible to tire of. Euhuhu. Ramen's a genius invention...!
Cleaned up the empty ramen cup and came back—Discord from Himaru.
Short pause had me anxious, but phew.
Reply came. Oh yeah, big corp errand boy two days in a row! Euhuhuhu. Even US big tech founders started in garages. Compared to that, I'm golden!! Euhahaha!!
Couldn't hold back the laughter. Totally thrilled. Two straight days collabing with a big corp!!
I went live at 2 like yesterday. 6 hours early? Himaru's viewers flocked to my room. Her influence is insane.
Hard to believe it was 0 yesterday—now 121 people. It's her waiting room, but way more than expected. Lots of streamers succeeded from waiting rooms like this. A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.
"H-Hi everyone! Thanks for coming! Yesterday was a library, but today's packed!! Heehee."
The chat wasn't empty anymore. I speak, and 2-3 chats pour in instantly. Himaru does cafe tours chit-chatting 1-2 hours, but no cafes for me, and I'm no good at it. Was about to launch end dungeon when...
"Ah, n-no. Thanks for 100k. Really, truly thanks. How big a Himaru fan is your sister? R-Reverse bunny girl? What's that? Really? For real? She'll get better if I draw it? Truly?"
I was dead serious, but I was the only one.
"Not? For real? I-I believed it for real. I was a library yesterday. Did everyone study?"
Mumbled like hiding in a mouse hole, then tried connecting once.
Ugh, fail. But it's not a concept. It's real. How do they know if I'm sincere or lying? They just don't wanna believe? It could be real. Don't nitpick words, understand the intent. Or not? No clue...
Anyway. Got the money, so gotta deliver.
"Reverse bunny girl..."
Googled it—wow. No joke. Super lewd, illegal without consent. Saw on news, draw this lewd and get arrested. 100% without agreement.
"B-But... can I draw this? Too indecent... Got Maru's permission? No permission means jail. Child porn law!!?"
"Oh, really? Then I'll draw one."
Got permission, so make it pretty!! Ah!! It's free. Free! By empathy law, it'd be illegal. That lewd. But permission!!
Phew... done. Too indecent. Age restrict? Really ok? Questionably lewd.
"Should be fine, right? This is totally... ah. Tits."
"N-No, why! They said you permitted! Why, why?! You permitted tit grabs!! So we wanna keep grabbing tits in our room. You said that!!"
"Ah, n-no. No. 'Wanna grab those tits hard.' You said that. MaruFootWiper definitely said grab 'em!! Am I going to jail? Judge, I'm innocent!! Call Reverse Ace Attorney lawyer!! Hic."
By empathy law, big corp definitely gets good lawyer. Def. 'Gasp... what is this?' I'm done. Victim protection makes me lose. But I thought permitted. Then... ultimate move. If fails, lawyer!!
"Sob... sob... Th-That. Wasn't... Lawyer!! Arrest me!!"
Time for ultimate!! Milk donations before cop shop!! Lawyer!! Ace!! Waaah!!
"No... sob... sob... I-I thought permission for real... sob... sob... drew lewd pic so now. Jail food."
"R-Really? Thanks... sob... truly thanks..."
I wiped my tears. Ultimate worked. Phew.
This donation brought real tears. Lie. Obvious one. "Sob... sob... lie... yesterday 0 viewers. Zero. No one watched! No one came!! Library yesterday!! No one for study!!"
"Ah, no. Maru super nice. No. Sob sob. Not that. Almost jail but no!!"
"Himaru fans... probably... yeah... l-lying to me, not good people. B-But maybe good? Could be..."
Tongue twisted. Himaru's amazing. But viewers? Lied once, trust zero.
"No, GachaAddict 100k thanks. Truly thanks. Truly!"
Tears gone. Grin instead. That's why ultimate move!! Insane effect!! Glad listened to mentor. If mentor streaming now, def: Seonah. Nothing left. Retire. Euhahaha. Only laughs!!