Chapter 74
Chapter 74
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Translator: MadScientist
Chapter: 74
Chapter Title: There's No Way a VTuber Idol Could Succeed
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Soon, three female characters approached me.
It was a silver-haired witch-concept character, a sexy secretary-concept character, and a cute frog(?) one.
I paid particular attention to the frog. More precisely, it was a VTuber in a frog costume.
"What the heck? You're coming out now? We agreed to come out a bit later!"
"Sorry~. I just wanted to see Jae-ho so bad..."
"That's not fair! You've been chatting with Rasin this whole time!"
"Yeah! Yeah!"
All three were pretty unique. Was that just what VTubers were like?
But I didn't panic.
Instead, I smiled at them. They were all VTubers I recognized.
I didn't have any personal connections with them—it was just that they were famous VTubers, so I knew of them.
'All three of the big corporate VTubers showed up.'
I could tell VR World had come out swinging today. They must've shelled out a hefty advertising budget.
I looked at the three and said exactly what I'd told Rasin earlier.
"Oh, sorry. I'm not Park Jae-ho."
"Huh?"
"Ahem, call me Ho-jun."
"You're not Jae-ho?"
"Yeah! Yeah!"
All three looked puzzled.
Thankfully, Rasin explained it well this time, so they bought it quickly.
"Ho-jun is like a virtual nickname."
"Ah, got it!"
"Yeah, people use virtual nicknames a lot here anyway."
"I see! I see!"
All three nodded. Being virtual characters, they were kinda cute in their own way.
Surprisingly, even the frog(?) was pretty adorable. More like her speech and mannerisms were super cute.
"I'm Porling!"
"Hello! Jae-ho... I mean, Ho-jun! I'm Byul Haram!"
"Mingmingku! Mingmingku!"
They all had distinct personalities. Especially the frog-costumed Mingmingku—she was the most unique. No wonder she was a VTuber.
"Does Mingmingku always talk like that?"
"Yep! I've been like this from the start~."
"She probably doesn't break character unless it's something major."
"Yeah! Yeah!"
Without thick skin, plenty of viewers would find concepts like this exhausting. And obviously, talking to them directly like this would be even tougher.
But I was fine.
Maybe because I'd tried weird concepts myself?
I could really feel how tough being a VTuber was. That's probably why I chatted naturally with the three of them.
"Porling's pretty unique too, isn't she?"
"Me? Nah~. I'm just a lispy witch~."
"Ahem, that's what's unique about it."
"R-Really?"
"What about me? Ho-jun?"
"Oh, Byul Haram? Aren't you a bit too sexy?"
Byul Haram had amped up her character today. Especially her chest—it was really emphasized.
It looked almost like an I-cup. She wore a white blouse and a short black skirt, and the blouse looked ready to burst.
'Well, it's probably not actually that big.'
The biggest chest I'd seen in real life belonged to my manager, Su-a. It might even be about the same size as hers.
Either way, I didn't look down on VTubers at all. I actually respected them while doing the stream.
'To survive as a VTuber, you need some unique charm.'
As I said before, VTubing wasn't easy.
You needed some special talent.
That's why these three stuck to their unique concepts and streamed so hard.
'Come to think of it, they all have great voices too. VTubers really need a good voice or unique speech patterns.'
A pretty character mattered, but personal flair seemed most important. Or having some killer special skill.
'Like singing or dancing at idol level... Wait. Idol?'
That's when a sudden thought hit me.
'There aren't any VTuber idols here yet... are there?'
Back on my Earth, VTuber idols had blown up big time. Not just a fad—they were a massive hit.
But in this world, VTuber idols didn't exist yet. It was kinda weird.
I couldn't help but ask the four VTubers with a puzzled look.
"Why not make something like a VTuber idol group?"
"Huh? A VTuber idol group?"
Rasin looked like she had no idea what I meant.
"Yeah. Gather VTubers and make an idol group. Doesn't it sound like it could be a huge hit?"
"Pfft, who'd watch something like a VTuber idol?"
"Hmm, really?"
"Yeah. I actually tried something similar once. A VTuber dance team? But I gave up. It felt like it'd flop."
"Ah..."
It was the same on my Earth.
'When VTuber idols first launched, the reaction wasn't great.'
Most people were pessimistic about their success. Their actual success was what was surprising.
'Wait. Should I try it?'
I started pondering.
Maybe VTuber idols could hit it big here too. Even half the success from my world would be huge.
But the risks weren't small.
'It could flop hard instead.'
Just making a VTuber idol group didn't guarantee success.
The chance of failure was pretty high too. That's why there weren't any in this world.
For now, I pushed the thought aside. It wasn't something to decide right then.
'I'll consult Dambi about it.'
She called herself a VTuber expert, so she'd probably have good advice.
Anyway, I snapped back to focus and ran a proper ad stream.
"I was just curious. Anyway, let's explore the map already!"
"Shall we?"
"Let's go quick~!"
"Quick! Quick!"
"Alright, making the map! One sec!"
A round portal-like thing appeared around me.
"Step in here, and a new map will show up!"
"Oh? Really? That's cool."
I stepped toward the portal.
In reality, I might've hesitated. But this was inside a game. No need to be scared.
Soon, my body touched the portal.
The screen went black instantly, and the map loading indicator started.
'It'd be cooler if it felt like getting sucked in...'
Nothing to be done. Limits of the tech, I guess.
Anyway, the map finished loading.
And soon, a 3D-rendered city appeared before me.
◇◇◇◆◇◇◇ I had a pretty fun time with the ad stream.
"Whoa! Feels like I'm flying through the sky right now!"
"Not scared? I was terrified at first~."
"Yeah! Yeah!"
"As expected of a martial arts genius!"
It really was a blast.
'Who'd have thought I'd be exploring a city while using lightness skill...'
I freely zipped through the city skies, traversing the map. More like hopping over buildings at insane speeds. It felt super fresh.
'Normally it'd be illegal, though.'
Ah, flying over buildings with lightness skill in a city was illegal.
I could do it now because it was in-game.
After the city exploration, we even visited the African continent where other races lived.
"Are the elves and dwarves NPCs?"
"Nope. They're all staff helping with the stream right now."
"Ah!"
"Ho-jun! Look over there~! It's a dwagon~!"
"Where? Whoa! Huge! It's massive!"
"Massive! Massive!"
I saw elves there, dwarves, beastkin, all sorts of monsters. Even a flying dragon. It was fantastical.
After that, we rode a submarine for deep-sea exploration and checked out the polar regions.
Oh, and space too.
It was an incredibly novel experience.
'No wonder VR World threw big money at this ad.'
They had confidence, so they handed it over.
Of course, I spotted tons of issues too.
There was minor lag, quite a bit of 3D motion sickness, and limits to the 3D graphics.
'No matter what, it can't compare to reality.'
Still, if the tech improved, this could become something amazing. And the game showed that potential. Showing even that much was a successful ad.
My fans' reactions were great too.
-How much is this?
-I already bought the VR gear
Some fans had even bought the game and gear right away. The ad effect seemed solid.
-Virtual sex with this would be insane
-Fr?
-Buying now!
Of course, there were weird chats too. Su-a quickly banned them, naturally.
All in all, it was a satisfying stream. Fun to broadcast, good ad results. The sponsor would be happy too.
After finishing all the explorations, I returned to the starting spot and said goodbye to the four.
"Thanks for the tour today! It was a blast thanks to you!"
"No problem! I had fun too thanks to you, Jae-ho... I mean, Ho-jun."
"Yeah~! We had a great time too~!"
"Yeah! Yeah!"
"We'll meet again, right?"
I looked at the VTubers with a regretful expression. No wonder viewers fell for them. I got it today—they all had real charm.
"Of course. Invite us for content next time! I'll come as Ho-jun then!"
"Really? Alright, I'll hit you up!"
"Awesome! Awesome!"
Rasin gave me a meaningful look. She already seemed to have content ideas.
"Well, see you later. Maybe we'll do a VTuber singing contest sometime. Join then, for sure."
"Whoa! For real~?!"
"Awesome! I'll totally join!"
"Awesome! Awesome!"
And so, I reached out to the VTuber world too.
It was good for a streamer like me. The more content, the better.
'Gotta actually do that VTuber singing contest later.'