Chapter 27
Chapter 27
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Translator: MadScientist
Chapter: 27
Chapter Title: VTuber Selling Reflecting Myriad Stars' Name
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"Giyaaaaaaaah!"
💬 Chat — Viewer Whoa, you scared me. — Viewer Woke up from a nap because of that scream, ffs. — Viewer Sleepyheads, knight screeeeeam! — Viewer How many screams was that just now? — Viewer Where's the scream alert? — Viewer Going to sleep? [JiaScreamAlert donated 1,000 won.] Scream stack: 132 times — Streamer Thanks, Scream Alert! — Viewer 132 times lol, your throat okay? — Streamer Seems fine still. — Viewer She's got some hidden endurance. — Viewer Streaming stamina is monstrous though? Oof.
I'm dying here.
It's not that my streaming stamina is monstrous.
I'm screaming because it's genuinely terrifying.
The horror game AL - Call of Gularaz.
It had a notorious reputation for being scary, with a playtime of about one hour.
Even for the most timid players, clearing it within two hours was the norm, they said.
And.
That info was blatantly wrong.
The sun had risen.
Current playtime: 6 hours and 37 minutes.
Inflating a one-hour game's volume sixfold on your own—maybe that's a talent in its own right.
— Viewer Woke up and she's still playing? What? — Viewer Bug? — Viewer Did she fall asleep midway and just wake up? — Viewer Surprisingly, she was grinding hard at the game lol. As office workers headed to work and students to school, the chat started filling with "Why are you still playing this game?"
Tell me about it.
I'm wondering the same thing.
This wasn't about fearing horror games or not.
It was a matter of skill.
There are two main types of stream viewers.
Those who leave the stream on while playing their own games.
And those who focus solely on the stream.
I was the latter.
My gaming skills were indescribably abysmal.
And understandably so.
My hobby wasn't playing games myself—it was watching VTubers stream them.
I barely played games at all, so how could my skills be good?
With trash skills on top of screaming in fear at every step.
Progress was inevitably snail-paced.
— Viewer Sis, just stick to that long path... — Viewer If some jack-of-all-trades spams "let's play a game" in host's chat again, I'll kill them. — Viewer Kill... me... — Viewer Without the screams, this would've been peak jack-of-all-trades content. — Viewer Why is she so bad at this game? — Viewer Pray to Reflecting Myriad Stars to make her better at games. "...What percentage have I progressed to right now?"
— Viewer 95% — Viewer She's been at 95% for the last hour, shockingly. — Viewer Shiiit, game ends once you find the white butterfly, but she's been stuck in the same spot for an hour. — Viewer Please take some advice... A streamer taking viewer advice is a sin.
At least, that's what I think.
Sure, there are games where viewer hints amp up the entertainment.
But for horror games like this one, hints kill the fun entirely.
So I banned them outright.
Anyone hinting gets banned in Reflecting Myriad Stars' name—I'd already declared it.
Think about it.
If they say "jump scare ahead," the streamer braces for it.
No natural reaction there.
Jump scares are scary because they hit at unexpected times.
If I knew beforehand, even a coward like me wouldn't scream.
[BanMeAnyway donated 1,000 won.] Jump scare ahead. Ghost pops out right around the corner. "I said no hints even if I'm frustrating! In Reflecting Myriad Stars' name, you're ba—"
Thud!
"Kyaaaaaaaah!"
"Giyaaaaaaaah!"
— Viewer Why'd she scream even after the warning lmao. — Viewer I just told you lol. — Viewer Driving me insane fr. — Viewer This has to be on purpose ffs. — Viewer This is straight-up acting... — Viewer Acting, right...? — Viewer Where's WWE end and UFC begin...? "..."
Ah.
Can't find it.
Scary.
Tired.
Wanna quit.
Where the hell did they hide that damn white butterfly? I've been searching for an hour.
In the end.
I took the coward's path.
"...Hints allowed. Please give me some advice. Please."
If you're a coward, clear it like one.
With hints.
…
…
…
— Viewer No, not there—left side. "Here?"
— Viewer That's right side, left I said. — Viewer Left damn it, left. — Viewer Hey this shiiit. — Viewer This girl's brainless. — Viewer Lol the harsh language starting to slip out is hilarious. — Viewer Hard not to curse watching host play. — Viewer Jump scare ahead, careful. "Ah, here... Giyaaaaaaaah!"
— Viewer Told you to be careful, damn it. — Viewer Why scream anyway shiiit. — Viewer Ears about to burst. — Viewer My eardrums are already bleeding. — Viewer Head east from there for the white butterfly. "East, got it, got it..."
— Viewer That's west ffs. — Viewer What is wrong with her? Doesn't know directions? "No, go in there?"
— Viewer Yeah that's it. — Viewer That's east. "It looks scary as hell, why go in there! No way, I'll go west. East feels like ghosts."
— Viewer Oh. — Viewer Has this biatch been avoiding scary-looking spots on purpose this whole time? — Viewer noghostnoghostnoghostnoghost — Viewer mindbreakingmindbreakingmindbreaking — Viewer Feels like I took the red pill rn. — Viewer No red pill mentions. No red pill mentions. No red pill mentions. — Viewer Close your eyes and go in, please. — Viewer Horror game trait: bright places scarier. "This is really the right way east? If you're lying, in Reflecting Myriad Stars' name..."
— Viewer Yes yes yes yes yes. — Viewer Hey this shiiit! — Viewer Crazy bitch it's your fault it's your fault. — Viewer Just don't go. — Viewer Stay here forever~ chill. — Viewer Yeah yeah, let's do 24 hours straight on this game, Jia. — Viewer This a mental battle? — Viewer Why ask for hints then? "..."
From the reactions, it seems legit.
I let out a big sigh.
Did some stretches.
Took a sip of energy drink.
Went to the bathroom.
Roasted 20 minutes prior footage.
Then headed east.
And.
Cleared the game.
— Viewer Finally ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ — Viewer Took this long to clear... — Viewer Told her to go east ages ago damn it. — Viewer No more horror games for host ever. — Viewer Let's kill the devotee who recommended this in the game rec thread first? — Viewer That bastard's the culprit fr. — Viewer That guy's a heretic imo. "..."
Game cleared.
Instead of joy, reality hit hard.
I never knew I was this bad at games.
Watching Ayase's streams, I'd join the hints when she messed up, thinking "do this instead."
Compared to me, Ayase is pro-gamer level.
Games might not be everything for streamers, but you can't avoid them entirely.
To keep streams smooth going forward.
I need to improve this hopeless skillset.
Enlightening horror game, yep.
"Yeah. Whatever. Anyway. Thanks. Cleared thanks to you devotees."
— Viewer Voice lol. — Viewer You rested the whole time lol. — Viewer True, after all that screaming lol. "Ah, my voice... It's fine, probably back in 10 minutes."
— Viewer Gonna recover? Lol. 10 minutes later.
"I'm back."
Voice restored.
— Viewer ? — Viewer How'd it recover? — Viewer Human...? — Viewer Really human? — Viewer Not human... — Viewer Ultimate endurance queen... "I'm not human. I'm a Fervent Devotee of Reflecting Myriad Stars, as I said a million times."
— Viewer Oh, that lore. — Viewer Eh. — Viewer Yup. — Viewer Sticking to RP mid-chaos is next level. Current stream time: 14 hours.
Still.
10 hours left.
I'm just tough and recover fast.
Other bodily functions are fully human.
Get sleepy, gotta sleep.
Hungry, gotta eat.
Right now.
Starving and exhausted.
Could devour plain rice with kimchi.
Hit the bed and pass out instantly.
That's the state.
In short.
Condition: rock bottom.
"Gotta eat something first."
— Viewer O? — Viewer Part 1 cafe, part 2 horror, part 3 mukbang leeeets goooo. — Viewer Stream lineup is solid lol. — Viewer What you eating? "Dunno, probably order chicken."
Nothing beats chicken for recovery.
— Viewer Half-cam on? — Viewer You will? Lol. "Want me to turn it on?"
— Viewer ? — Viewer ????? — Viewer Fr? — Viewer She's actually turning it on? "Just kidding."
— Viewer Ugh. — Viewer Don't get our hopes up. "No cam anyway. Might as well order now since it came up."
— Viewer ? — Viewer She actually down for it? "That's why I said it."
Now I'm the one asking viewers.
What's so impossible?
Not full-facing anyway—just casual half-cam while eating.
Corporate VTubers often ban half-cam agency-wide.
But I'm indie-corporate hybrid.
Half-cam.
If viewers want it, I'm down.
Half-cam draws tons of new viewers.
Lots of VTubers blew up from it.
'Archivist's Duty' updates live.
No telling what duties get added later.
So seize chances to build my core base... the 'devotees.'
I declared half-cam soon.
Viewers exploded.
— Viewer Half-cam declaration damn. — Viewer She's confident. — Viewer Divine power pouch that empty? — Viewer Another blessing from Reflecting Myriad Stars... — Viewer So she really a sis? Lol. Hold up.
This scene—me making a pledge, viewers cheering.
Feels like déjà vu.
Ah.
Got it.
Yesterday, I casually declared "24-hour nonstop stream" and now I'm suffering sleeplessly.
"Uh, scratch what I just said."
— Viewer ????????? "Reflecting Myriad Stars says no half-cam."
Just in case I don't feel like it later.
I canceled using Reflecting Myriad Stars' name.
Not blasphemy, right?
Hm.
No reaction, so not blasphemy.
Meaning.
Permission granted to use the name.
— Viewer Wtf why build hype then!!!! — Viewer Reflecting Myriad Stars, what's going on... "Anyway, divine revelation."
Don't make promises lightly.
Casual promises.
Lead to regret.
Like me now.
Ugh.
Still nine hours left.