Chapter 19
Chapter 19
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Translator: MadScientist
Chapter: 19
Chapter Title: A Rather Chaotic Fan Cafe Tour
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Causing a bit of a chaotic stir in the fan cafe.
Fan cafe tours are the ultimate staple content for streamers—something you just can't skip.
Unlike TV shows with their rigid formats, internet streams flow however the streamer wants.
Still, there are those so-called "national rules" that everyone follows.
The flow of an internet broadcast can be roughly divided into three stages: beginning, middle, and end.
1. Beginning: Just Chatting
2. Middle: Main Content
3. End: Post-Show Banter.
During the [Beginning] "Just Chatting" phase, you chat lightly with viewers to warm up the vibe.
It's time to build rapport before the main content kicks off.
The [Middle] main content varies by streamer.
Gamers play games.
Music streamers sing.
Mukbang folks eat.
The [End] post-show banter is the final stretch right before signing off, one last chat with viewers.
You can't just bail after the main content ends; it'd feel too abrupt.
That's where the fan cafe shines.
If you've got an active fan cafe with posts flying in...
You can fill the [Beginning] Just Chatting and [End] post-show with cafe tours.
Talk about easy, fun freebie content.
That's why I'm putting effort into sprucing up the fan cafe.
A pretty homepage makes people want to post, right?
In fact, Ayase's fan cafe is so gorgeously designed it practically begs you to write something.
Thanks to that, it's infamous for its insane post regeneration rate.
Anyway, the author will handle making the homepage look nice.
And so, I began my fan cafe tour.
I'd started streaming way earlier than usual, so I had nothing else to do.
Perfect timing for a cafe tour.
The moment I announced it, posts started pouring in.
Of course.
From the viewers' perspective, it's a golden chance for free dono material.
I've dumped plenty of posts into Ayase's fan cafe myself, so I get their mindset.
Checking the titles of the incoming posts...
📌 Post Title [Title: Complete Guide to Domestic Laws on Cults] [Title: Top 5 Strongest Cults Ranking] [Title: Analysis on Why Reflecting Myriad Stars is the Strongest in the Lore] [Title: Streamer's Body Size Analysis] "..."
I had a feeling this cafe tour wouldn't be all smooth sailing.
💬 Live Chat — Viewer What a mess lmao — Viewer Your RP choice, tough it out with grit lol. — Viewer Not a cult, pls no baseless hate. — Viewer Not a cult (forced donations, unheard-of god name, price of blasphemy) — Viewer Ahem! — Viewer Body size analysis?? lololol — Viewer Kinda curious about that one tbh? — Viewer Click it right now — Viewer If it's got vibe, she'll click right? Like hell I will.
Not curious about my body size analysis at all.
Ah, wait.
This one's kinda intriguing.
📌 Post Title [Title: Analysis of Why Reflecting Myriad Stars is the Lore's Strongest] Post content:
Reflecting Myriad Stars is the strongest entity in the Lee Jia Universe lore.
Let's break down why she's the top dog in the Lee Jia Universe.
"It's not a 'she,' you lunatic! Reflecting Myriad Stars-sama is a god—genderless! This is blasphemy!"
💬 Post Comments — Commenter Oh, got caught? — Commenter Didn't know lol "...I'll keep reading for now."
💬 Live Chat — Viewer You called it blasphemy yourself ffs lololol "B-But they put effort into writing it, so I should read it."
Absolutely not reading it because I want to.
Just gratitude for a viewer posting in our brand-new fan cafe.
That's all.
Yup.
1. Combat Prowess
As mentioned multiple times in Lee Jia's streams, Reflecting Myriad Stars's combat strength is so off the charts it's pointless to measure.
For example, her rival [Hidden Galaxy] can solo hundreds of billions of Great Beings single-handedly.
Yet against Reflecting Myriad Stars, her record is 500 million losses out of 500 million fights—total sweep.
A glimpse into Reflecting Myriad Stars's power.
2. Mercy
Those at the pinnacle must be merciful.
Reflecting Myriad Stars matches her strength with a compassionate nature.
Case in point: she still lets 'Lee Jia,' who mocks her daily, live to this day.
3. Appearance
Reflecting Myriad Stars isn't just strongest in combat—her looks top the lore too.
Rumor from the Omnia Archive: any man who glimpses her beauty must break up with his lover or divorce...
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"Gah!!! Can't watch anymore. Who dumps fanfic in the fan cafe?!"
💬 Live Chat — Viewer Insane lololol — Viewer Why put this much effort lololol — Viewer Appearance strongest too? — Viewer Wanna see Myriad Stars? Updoot lol I'll start. — Viewer Myriad Staaars womaaan I'm dyingggg — Viewer Huff huff Myriad Stars babe, take me — Viewer Withdrawing support for Reflecting Myriad Stars. From today, we are one... (more) This is seriously not okay.
They've portrayed Reflecting Myriad Stars-sama as some goddess of beauty.
Reading seditious texts like this alone incurs the price of blasphemy...
Price of blasphemy...
"..."
It's not coming?
Huh.
Um.
You.
Were you actually a real goddess or something?
◇◇◇◆◇◇◇ Now I get why other streamers love cafe tours so much.
This thing.
Time just vanishes.
All sorts of humor posts.
Useful info.
Mindless videos you zone out to.
Et cetera.
With every topic under the sun, time flies by.
Before I knew it, it was 8 PM.
Three whole hours glued to my seat touring the cafe.
Time to wrap up the cafe tour and move to the next segment—
Then one post caught my eye.
📌 Post Title [Title: Spotted Someone Who Looks Just Like Jia at the Awakener Association] Hold up.
No way.
Nah...?
Comment count: 79.
Views: Overwhelming #1.
79 comments on a cafe made yesterday...
It's gotta be.
I hurriedly switched topics.
"Ahem, uhum... A-Alright! Cafe tour ends here! It was fun. See you tomorrow for more."
💬 Live Chat — Viewer Read that post pls? — Viewer Clenching hard not reading it — Viewer That post is legit blowing up, skipping it? "W-What post? I don't see anything."
— Viewer Suspicious af — Viewer Why the stutter all of a sudden? — Viewer Is it real?? — Viewer Think so? lolol — Viewer Great acting streamer lolol — Viewer She's got real broadcasting talent lol "...I'll read it."
Ignoring it now would just raise more suspicion.
Poker face.
Don't let your expression slip.
Steeling myself, I clicked the post.
📌 Post Title [Title: Spotted Someone Who Looks Just Like Jia at the Awakener Association.] Post content:
[Photo]
[Photo]
[Photo]
Went to the Awakener Association for a field trip yesterday and saw someone who looks just like Jia.
Not sure if cosplay or an event.
[GIF]
Even did the price of blasphemy bit lololol
Table-smashing without a scratch, so probably an Awakener, but no clue who.
Anyone know?
We live in an absurd era.
Awakeners transcending human limits.
Anomalous Phenomena ripping people apart.
Items saving lives.
In this age of constant absurdity, most folks are numb to the weird stuff.
Even so.
A random woman with eye-catching pink hair.
In the famous Awakener Association main lobby, no less.
Smashing her head into a table?
That was absurd even among absurdities.
Even in this normalized chaos, it was a bit hard to swallow.
...My bad.
Guess that's why they say don't act without thinking.
No, wait.
Looking back, it wasn't a mistake.
No contact.
No Awakener registration.
That was genuinely the only way at the time.
💬 Post Comments — Commenter Uncannily similar lololol — Commenter An Awakener watches Jia streams? — Commenter Why cosplay a zealot tho... — Commenter Character's memorable tho lolol — Commenter I know all Awakener names/faces but who?? No idea; — Commenter Too far, face not clear — Commenter Face clear and we'd know, damn; Luckily.
No one linked the pink-haired woman to me.
Makes sense, if you think about it.
A virtual avatar matching real-life looks perfectly? That's absurd in itself.
Plus.
Awakeners are rare as hell.
A newbie VTuber turns out to be one? Even novels get flak for plot holes like that.
So.
Identity still safe... but gotta be more careful from now on.
💬 Live Chat — Viewer Why'd she go quiet? — Viewer What's streamer doing? — Viewer Hey dude "Ah, yes? Oh, uh, um... Y-Yeah, striking post huh. Yep. Saw it good, uh... What was I gonna do?"
— Viewer ...? — Viewer Suspicious — Viewer Super suspicious — Viewer Hmm... — Viewer Obvious acting, dummies lolol — Viewer Oh it was WWE? (wrestling) — Viewer Damn fell for it — Viewer Streamer's talent is nuts fr lolol I only just learned this myself.
I.
Have zero talent for lying.
No.
Correction.
Not as a person.
As a [Fervent Devotee of Reflecting Myriad Stars].
...Sigh.