From RenaP to RenaPpi (2)
"…………Huh?"
Only then did she realize that something she'd never experienced before was happening in her stream.
Donation received! The first one in 100 days!
"Waaah! Wh-what, what is it?! What's going on?! Whaaat~?!"
There were people watching? No way.
This is so embarrassing! What do I do?!
Her face turned beet red amid the shock. She'd been on the verge of tears, practically drunk on her own emotions, spilling every unfiltered thought from deep inside.
And the donation message was [No Sob Stories].
They heard what I was saying…!
She felt mortified, but that wasn't the point right now. This was no time to freeze up! She had to thank her very first donor, and fast.
So, the username was……… Huh?
"Uh…… S-Subway-Old-Man-Denture-Stealer……? Th-thank you so, so much for the 1,000 won donation!! Kyaa!!!! It's my first donation ever!! Wait, no, hold on! Hold on a sec, hold on hold on hold on!"
"There were…… people? There were people watching?"
Seeing the incoming chat, she squealed in response.
"No way, for real?! You listened to my song? Huh? How did I not notice? Wow, thank you so, so much……!! Y-you're my first guest!! Or, customer? No no, not that! My first viewer of the day!!! Subway-Old-Man-Denture-Stealer!!!"
Even after the thanks, she was still dumbfounded. How had she not noticed them join? Probably because she'd been lost in her own head while singing, not focusing on the stream at all. She'd assumed no one was watching anyway.
It was the kind of mistake that would disqualify her as a streamer—but so what? No one had been watching her streams.
Until right now, this very moment.
Wait…… If I bore this person, they might leave…… They can't leave!
This was her first donor, after all. She wanted to make sure they had a good time. That was the one thought she'd clung to while streaming as RenaP for 100 straight days.
"Your username…… Uh…… It's, um, really funny!"
"Anyway, nice to meet you! I'm RenaP!!! Virtual streamer beginner! Day 100 today! Whoa…… Total noob virtual streamer here! S-so, where was I. Right, my setting is…… Oh, first off, about my eyes……."
She wanted to say anything to keep their interest, but words just wouldn't come. She should explain things step by step. Blurting it all out like this would probably overwhelm them—especially as the stream's only viewer!
And yet—her body moved on its own. Overjoyed at having even one viewer, she poured everything out.
I shouldn't be like this……!
She tried to rein herself in, but her excitement wouldn't let her. She was in full ramble mode, not even sure what she was saying anymore.
Around that time—
"Freak…… out?"
She repeated the word. It sounded familiar, like something from a community forum……?
"That…… 'freak out'? Oh, you mean don't make a fuss?! Yes! I know that word! I learned it! From the gallery!"
Yeah! A word I actually know!
……She thought, answering it. Only then did she notice her trembling body and runaway mouth had finally stopped.
……Huh?
Something felt off. Normally, when a viewer showed up, she'd panic because of the "ass show" in her title and feel like she had to perform something. But talking to this person…… For some reason, it felt comfortable.
Like they could just chat normally like this. Telling her not to [freak out] had surprisingly worked wonders. Her racing heart was starting to settle.
This feeling is new……
She basked in the warmth for a moment.
Oh, right!
She remembered the plan she'd made at the start of her 100-day streams: a phone date with the first viewer who showed up. Back then, she'd been desperate enough to chat on the phone just to keep anyone around. Of course, no one had come.
But now was different. Subway-Old-Man-Denture-Stealer was watching her stream……!
"Ah! Right! Um, S-Subway-Old-Man-Denture-Stealer!"
"Y-you won! Or, well, something like that. Phone date!"
"I'll send the link. Let's do a phone date together!!! Oh, um…… If you're okay with it, Subway-Old-Man-Denture-Stealer…… You won, hehe."
And so, that day, she spent ages on the phone chattering away with the viewer who'd given her first-ever donation.
Honestly, she'd thrown together the "phone date" idea just to pull aggro and retain viewers, without seriously planning topics. She'd been a bit worried in the moment.
But luckily, Subway-Old-Man-Denture-Stealer gave her a lecture on streaming basics, sharing all sorts of info that let them converse naturally.
This was basically her first real experience. For 100 days, RenaP had just been talking to a wall. Occasional drop-ins left insults or question marks before vanishing—not true viewers.
But this was different. Subway-Old-Man-Denture-Stealer, or Jit-leus as she'd come to call him, was explaining clearly how she could improve.
She learned things she didn't know, spotted her own shortcomings, and even got encouragement that she had talent in certain areas.
It was the first praise she'd heard in 100 days.
This makes me so happy. Hehe.
This two-hour-ish phone date—feeling true interaction with a viewer for the first time in 100 days—was etching itself into her as hugely important.
It wasn't like she'd planned deep topics. But Jit-leus lived up to the name, hammering in streaming fundamentals relentlessly.
With his mic muted, his teachings instilled the basic mindset every streamer needed.
So that's what yuksu really means.
Not just the true meaning of yuksu. How to treat fans. The mindset for picking games. Respect the fandom when streaming niche titles. Viewers paying for streams aren't machines. If you can't care for every heart, treat everyone equally without favoritism. Study what viewers expect from a streamer—especially a beautiful female virtual streamer with a sexy avatar.
Basic stuff, sure—but to her, adrift on a sailboat across the open sea, praying only to head the right way, these were her first compass.
Do it like this here! Handle that situation this way! Never forget fans' scariness and gratitude!
From simple basics to vital points. A to Z. RenaP was being thoroughly dyed in Jit-leus's colors.
This became her precious first milestone on a blank canvas—her lifelong golden rule.
*
And now.
The very viewer who'd first shown up and handed her that compass—had suddenly dropped a huge donation and vanished before her eyes.
"Wh…… Why? Jit-leus? Jit-leus!! Wait! You can't just donate that much and leave……!!"
She desperately called out to Subway-Old-Man-Denture-Stealer—Jit-leus—who'd chatted with her so animatedly. But no reply came, and no new viewers trickled in.
Did they crash……?
She wanted to spin it that way, but Jit-leus had clearly said a farewell. So…… no time today, had to rush off?
Still, after such a massive donation, she wanted to do something for him. Any content would do. If he requested a game, she'd play it. A song? She'd sing. Manga review? She'd binge to the end in a day. Even maniac ASMR—she'd manage somehow.
1.65 million won weighed heavy on a hakko streamer like her.
They gave this much…… They'll come back tomorrow, right?
At the time, that's all she thought—vaguely optimistic. They'd donated big to wish her well, so curiosity alone would bring them back.
If they returned, she could figure out content then.
I'll remember the ID at least.
Memorize the donor's ID, and she'd spot Jit-leus even if the nickname changed.
She tucked it into her heart, alongside naive hopes of meeting again.
*
Yeah. Tomorrow for sure. No, the day after. She kept muttering to herself, streaming daily even after day 100.
But three days passed with no sign of Jit-leus.
Super busy……?
Was she wrong to think the huge donation guaranteed a return? Truth was, she'd been turning on streams with no content, just waiting for him—now she had to actually stream something.
Zero viewers either way, sure. But even with 1.65 million solving money woes, her channel couldn't end here.
If I just stream something, we'll definitely meet again…… right?
Thinking back, Jit-leus had taught her tons. Basics for a streamer, attitudes, fan mindset. One line had really resonated.
"Why not just do singing streams, RenaP?"
"Huh? Singing?"
"Yeah."
"I think you'd blow up through word-of-mouth with song streams."
Singing streams……
She changed her username from RenaP to RenaPpi. That way, Jit-leus would recognize it and be happy.
She wanted to update the avatar's outfit per his advice, but couldn't right away…… One step at a time.
Then, like always for 100 days, she hit go live without overthinking. Simple title:
No one showing up was fine. Just imagining chatting with Jit-leus under the RenaPpi name made her happy.
And this stream—this very one—became the legend and pinnacle of Korea's virtual streamer scene. The start of the RenaPpi myth.