Chapter 32
Chapter 32
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Translator: MadScientist
Chapter: 32
Chapter Title: Meeting of Light and Shadow
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What kind of place is the Omnia Archive?
Going further.
What is Reflecting Myriad Stars' ultimate goal?
The Omnia Archive and Reflecting Myriad Stars are making two demands of me.
First, stream diligently.
Second, write wiki entries for Anomalous Phenomena and items.
I can accept writing the wiki for Anomalous Phenomena and items.
The Omnia Archive seems like some kind of library overseeing knowledge.
And according to the wiki, I, Lee Jia, have a duty to ceaselessly pursue knowledge.
But no matter how much I think about it, I can't figure out what streaming has to do with knowledge.
Is there some hidden motive?
Well.
I don't want to waste my precious emotions and time on baseless speculation.
How could a mortal possibly understand the intentions of an immortal?
No matter what Reflecting Myriad Stars and the Omnia Archive's intentions are.
My job doesn't change.
I'm just a disposable part that can be replaced at any time.
To avoid being scrapped.
I have to work hard.
But internet streaming isn't something you succeed at just by working hard.
If effort alone was enough, everyone and their dog would be streaming.
In the end.
Viewers are dopamine addicts.
If it's not fun, they tune out.
High-stimulation, high-intensity, unhealthy streams are better than low-stimulation, low-intensity, pointless ones.
That's why VTubers go out of their way to set up elaborate RPs.
It's all for the entertainment value of the stream.
It's more fun to have a specific RP and perform it than to stream dryly.
Ah.
Of course, in my case.
It's not for fun that I perform the RP.
"Reflecting Myriad Stars, today as well..." It's to avoid being scrapped.
It's a prayer to receive Reflecting Myriad Stars' favor.
💬 Live Chat — Viewer Turn on that long one. — Viewer Ugh, now I know the whole prayer by heart. — Viewer Thanks for keeping me alive another day, and please spare me the price of blasphemy. — Viewer First time here—is this a religious stream??? — Viewer Lol. — Viewer The streamer herself is basically the leader of a cult. — Viewer It's all RP, no misunderstandings pls. — Viewer VTuber who's suspiciously serious about her RP. — Viewer Oh, it's a concept? I thought she was a real cult believer lol. — Viewer As if lololol. — Viewer Search 'Reflecting Myriad Stars'. No such god lololol. — Viewer Searched Reflecting Myriad Stars and got related search 'Bitching Myriad Stars'—is this real? — Viewer What — Viewer Gasp — Viewer That nickname is banned from mention. Today's stream started with a solemn prayer as always.
After the prayer.
I addressed the viewers.
"Season 2, Episode 1: The renewed Lee Jia has logged in."
💬 Live Chat — Viewer Yaaas Jia ㄷㄷㄷㄷ — Viewer What changed lololol — Viewer Rigging redone? — Viewer Boobs bigger? — Viewer They have. — Viewer Holy power pouch still the same ㅇㅇ "I meant my inner self has changed, not my appearance."
Over the past two weeks.
I'd been half-assing my streams.
...No.
I streamed for over four hours each time, so 'half-assing' might be a bit harsh.
Not half-assing.
Mindless streaming.
Turning on the stream without a plan.
Turning on the stream without content.
Streaming without a goal.
But now I have a goal.
Make 100,000 concrete devotees!
Creating 100,000 fervent devotees of Reflecting Myriad Stars is my immediate target.
No matter how fun my stream gets rumored to be, hitting 100,000 cafe members and platform followers is no easy feat.
I need content.
Breakthrough content at that.
In that sense.
"Recommend some content."
Time to borrow the devotees' power.
💬 Live Chat — Viewer Jiyaaaaaaaaa — Viewer Fuck off — Viewer Thought you'd come prepared with some killer content. — Viewer Ugh — Viewer Freeloading again lolololol — Viewer Freeload freestyle hype — Viewer Tithing money, providing content... devotee or slave? Why?
No matter how hard I rack my brain for content alone, if it doesn't click with viewers, it's a flop.
Tailored to the viewers' own tastes.
If they recommend content themselves.
Good for me.
Good for you.
Good for Reflecting Myriad Stars.
Everyone wins.
And so, I created a [Content Recommendation Board] on the cafe.
"Grace shall be upon the devotee who recommends quality content."
💬 Live Chat — Viewer Grace = chicken? "...Yes."
— Viewer Can't resist chicken lol — Viewer Off to post. — Viewer She's posting for chicken even blindfolded ㅇㅇ. — Viewer Chicken God... I believe! Declaring chicken giveaways worked wonders.
Within minutes, the board filled with posts.
However.
They weren't very nutritious.
[Title: 1v1 Debate with Another Religion's Believer vs Streamer – Topic: Who is the Real God?]
"Are you insane? Doing that would add a controversy line to the wiki."
💬 Live Chat — Viewer That guy's nuts lololol — Viewer Who is the real god? Total BS lolololol — Viewer But dopamine explosion incoming — Viewer You holding back? — Viewer Scaredy cat? "Of course I'm scared, you lunatics!"
You don't touch religion.
...Huh.
Hm.
Not that I have room to talk, forcing viewers to believe in Reflecting Myriad Stars.
Anyway, no way.
After that, I checked the board posts one by one.
[Title: Tier List of Lee Jia Universe Characters by Strength]
[Title: Go to the market and proselytize elders into Reflecting Myriad Stars Faith]
[Title: Donate Devotees' Tithes to Other Religions]
All of them were deranged.
If there's one decent one.
[Title: Moe Anthropomorphism Contest for Myriad Stars Mama]
"..."
This seems fine.
I want to see a Reflecting Myriad Stars moe version too.
💬 Live Chat — Viewer You think that's fine? — Viewer Streamer seems the craziest lololol — Viewer Gonna get the price of blasphemy. — Viewer But can't resist Myriad Stars Mama fr lol The viewers' reactions were pretty good too.
Above all.
I'm not getting hit with blasphemy right now.
Reflecting Myriad Stars, are you.
Actually a girl?
[Title: Backcam Cooking Stream OR Backcam Reaction Stream]
Probably because I mentioned it once on stream.
There was huge demand for backcam streams.
If it's good for the stream, I'm down for backcam anytime.
"But I need an excuse, an excuse."
Events without justification are worse than none.
A streamer's image is consumable.
To avoid going extinct.
You have to keep providing fresh looks with novel content.
That's why showing a 'trump card' like backcam without buildup early on...
Leaves you with nothing later.
Backcam streams are.
Exactly half my goal.
"I'll do it at 50,000 followers."
💬 Live Chat — Viewer Oo — Viewer For real????????? — Viewer Not gonna back out later? "No, I'll nail it down. In Reflecting Myriad Stars' name..."
BAM!
"Gwehk. N-No, not the name, sorry! A-Anyway, I will!"
— Viewer lololololololol 💬 Live Chat — Viewer Headbutting master lololol — Viewer Don't you prep a script for stuff like this right before stream? lololol — Viewer Seems like improv. ⭐ Top Comment — Viewer RP goddess, Lee Jia! ...I wish my headbutts were genius improv.
— Viewer 50k is tough ㅇㅇ; — Viewer Tough but with her insane growth, might hit it quick? — Viewer She's the fastest solo VTuber to 10k followers AFAIK — Viewer Nah, Ayase did it. — Viewer Oh right, A-hwang. — Viewer Ayase, what are you... — Viewer Ayase, you... No matter how god-tier my bullshit quality is.
It can't match Ayase's overwhelming stream caliber.
Ayase's debut was a shock in itself.
[Someone donated 1,000 won.] Jia, just wait. Gonna spam other VTubers' chats telling them to follow your stream ㅇㅇ.
"You're banned, asshole."
💬 Live Chat — Viewer That was kinda lol — Viewer Paying to get banned lololol "Don't say shit like that even as a joke."
I'm a VTuber fan first and foremost.
Better to get forcibly returned to the Omnia Archive than harm other streams.
That's how serious I am about VTubers.
...
...
...
While blankly scrolling the board.
Finally, a chicken-worthy post appeared.
[Title: How about applying to Narak Show?]
💬 Live Chat — Viewer Oo — Viewer This is good — Viewer Perfect for streamer? — Viewer She'd be GOAT guest material lololol "Chicken for you. But... I'm not applying."
— Viewer Why not — Viewer It's perfect — Viewer Their viewers would love it too... — Viewer It's application-based anyway, no reason not to. "I want to... but worried about causing trouble..."
— Viewer That's an inferiority complex — Viewer Too defensive lol — Viewer Or cuz it's Ayase? — Viewer Oh right, streamer’s an Ayase fan — Viewer Scared of hurting Ayase? — Viewer Pure love — Viewer Yuri vibes Yeah.
The problem is that Narak Show's host is Ayase.
Narak Show.
Ayase Mitsuko's signature content.
Invites VTubers, cam streamers, influencers, etc., for spicy, sensitive questions.
Dopamine explosion obvious.
But it hinges heavily on the MC's skill.
A double-edged sword where bad questions send the MC to rock bottom too.
Luckily, Ayase has run it controversy-free with her clean hosting.
But I'm a stream newbie with zero collab experience.
Could mess up.
Could spark drama.
Better to skip the risk and stay comfy.
...Or so I thought.
Pam papaba bam.
The 100,000 won donation chime rang.
[AyaseMitsuko donated 100,000 won] Hello, Jia! This is Narak Show host Ayase Mitsuko^^^ "Eeeeeek."
[AyaseMitsuko donated 100,000 won] Not checking email... nor cafe DMs... so resorting to donation ㅠㅠㅠ Can you check your email? 💬 Live Chat — Viewer Insane — Viewer Real Ayase? — Viewer It's real? — Viewer Live Narak Show invite ㄷㄷㄷㄷㄷㄷ — Viewer Big fish landed — Viewer Uuuuuuu worthless streamer — Viewer Check your damn email, zealot bitch! "Uh... um... th-that's..."
— Viewer Why's she talking like that lololol — Viewer Suddenly retarded? — Viewer Brain freeze ON. — Viewer She really loves Ayase lololol What should I say?
Brain freeze.
Thoughts halted.
Say anything, please.
"Re..."
— Viewer Re? "Reflecting Myriad Stars you bastard!"
BAM!
BAM!
BAM!
BAM!
BAM!
Headbutting the desk cleared my head.
This too.
Is Reflecting Myriad Stars' grace, surely.