Chapter 59
Chapter 59
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Translator: MadScientist
Chapter: 59
Chapter Title: 50,000 Followers Commemoration Half-Cam Broadcast
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Sitting down at my computer desk, I checked the cam screen and began the full setup.
The angle was perfect.
Whether I stood up from the chair, took a few steps back, or looked down, my face wouldn't show.
As long as I didn't force my face into view for people, there was no need to worry about it being exposed.
Even with the angle perfectly set, the anxiety lingered all the same, so I put on a mask too.
To completely eliminate variables, I'd probably need to add sunglasses as well...
But imagining receiving the Retribution for Blasphemy while wearing sunglasses...
Ugh...
Horrifying. Absolutely horrifying.
When [Retribution for Blasphemy] hits, the intensity varies, but sunglasses would shatter for sure.
If the sunglasses shatter, do you think my eyeballs would come out unscathed?
For a regular person, it'd be instant blindness at minimum.
Of course, I'm not a regular person.
My body is an indestructible diamond that's fine even if stabbed with a knife, so maybe it'd surprisingly hold up against sunglass shards in the eyes.
But I couldn't be 100% sure.
This is a matter of perception too.
Eyes are such a sensitive and vital body part that they reflexively close at any threat.
How many lunatics in the world would test the durability of their own eyeballs just to experiment with how tough their body is?
Besides, as I said, the Retribution for Blasphemy varies wildly in strength.
On one end, there's a mild one that barely interferes with singing.
On the other, one powerful enough to shatter a marble table without effort.
That's why I don't prepare things like motorcycle helmets for the Retribution in everyday life.
If it can smash a marble table, a helmet's not surviving either.
I think the cleanest way to take the Retribution for Blasphemy is bare-faced.
Using tricks like helmets could rack up extra punishment for audacity...
Better my face gets sold off a hundred, a thousand times over than going blind.
No sunglasses.
If my face accidentally gets exposed somehow...
Well, I'd just come out and say, "I'm an Awakener," loud and clear. What else can I do?
But one thing I'd like to say upfront.
If my face gets exposed because of the "Retribution for Blasphemy"...
Oh god.
It'd be a loss for you too.
N-no, not a threat! It's an undeniable real fact.
If your duty mandates turning on a stream at least once a day, then maybe you don't fully grasp your own intentions yet, but Reflecting Myriad Stars clearly wants my streams to do well.
So.
Let's stick to the script, yeah?
Aaah.
Mic test.
"Reflecting Myriad Stars!"
Saying that nickname out loud, I squeezed my eyes shut and braced for the backlash.
Fortunately...
The Retribution for Blasphemy didn't come.
Mmm.
Seems like it fully understands the situation right now.
Good. Prep for the half-cam stream looks perfect.
Time was now 6:50.
Ten minutes until stream time.
Suddenly, I glanced at my reflection on the cam screen.
No face in sight.
Just the voluptuous body of one woman.
The kind that makes you think this is how the sin of "lust" would manifest in the world.
...Yeah, that kind of body.
An obvious result.
Half-cam setups inherently hide the face completely while emphasizing the figure.
With this angle, my chest gets maximally accentuated, looking several times larger than reality.
It's not actually this big in person.
"Urgh..."
Staring blankly at the lump of desire on the cam screen...
My chest started tingling, strange thoughts bubbling up.
...Looks like avoiding the cam screen until the stream ends would be best for my mental health.
And so.
The stream began.
Stream title.
[50,000 Followers Commemoration Half-Cam Broadcast]
💬 Live Chat — Viewer Cult Hail (meaning hail the leader) — Viewer I'm heeeereeeeee — Viewer Bang bang bang kwang kwang kwang! Open the door! — Viewer I'm dizzy, turn on the cam NOW!!! — Viewer Today, the Flatty Squad wins... I wasn't brave enough to open the cam screen right at the start of the stream.
"...Hello."
— Viewer Voice is killer lololol — Viewer Why's your voice so squeaky — Viewer Not a slaughterhouse cow lololol You nailed it.
Slaughterhouse cow.
Couldn't describe my current mood better.
Mental stability.
I need inner peace.
"First, let's start with a reverent worship. Everyone, close your eyes and pray silently."
— Viewer Ugh — Viewer Worship even on a day like this? — Viewer Gotta do what must be done... — Viewer Live GISPY breaks 5000 ㄷㄷㄷ Ignoring the rapidly scrolling chat as best I could.
I offered worship.
Today of all days, I had to pour 200% sincerity into it.
Stick to the script.
Follow the plan.
You get it, right?
After worship.
I killed time chatting about trivial recent updates.
— Viewer Sloooow... — Viewer I'm gonna burn up ahhh Now there was no more delaying turning on the cam.
Sigh.
Ahh.
Oof.
Letting out three earth-shattering sighs.
"...Here goes."
I switched the stream screen to waiting mode.
— Viewer Whooooaaaaa — Viewer Doot doot doot doot — Viewer It's coooomingggg And then.
I broadcast the half-cam view.
"..."
Uh.
Um.
What to even say.
I'm the type with a weird obsession about streams, can't stand dead audio.
But today, words feel so awkward coming out.
Still, I squeezed some out somehow.
"...Hello?"
I greeted again.
Then.
— Viewer Holy shit — Viewer Fuuuuck — Viewer Wha? The chat...
Got flooded with "Message deleted by Cleanbot."
...These bastards.
What the hell did they type to make Cleanbot go berserk like that.
◇◇◇◆◇◇◇ Lee Jia had thought, "Even if I get flak, just do a casual half-cam without prepping an outfit," and started the stream in her usual comfy home clothes.
Contrary to her intentions.
The white cotton tee and dolphin pants were the perfect choice.
📰 Domestic VTuber Gallery Title: Live Lee Jia Half-Cam Update.JPG 📎 Attached Images [Photos x4] — Viewer (152+ comments) Whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa — Viewer Real life??? — Viewer ↳ Reply Go watch the stream yourself. Insane lololol — Viewer Damn that figure It was a physique so overwhelming that no explanation made sense unless she'd received divine grace from a god named Reflecting Myriad Stars.
...In reality, it was presumed that the god called Reflecting Myriad Stars had personally crafted Lee Jia's body, so technically "body made by divine grace" was spot-on.
Ironic that viewers saw Reflecting Myriad Stars merely as fictional RP lore in Lee Jia's universe.
Not just community users were watching Lee Jia's half-cam.
The rumor "Lee Jia's doing half-cam" had spread through the streaming scene.
Including Ayase, quite a few streamers were tuned in live.
The reason for the hype...
📰 Fervent Devotees of Reflecting Myriad Stars Title: Spread the word everywhere yesterday about Leader doing half-cam ⭐ Top Post — Devotee Worth spreading the word. Ehehehehehe. Ascending to nirvana. Bouncy Brigade wins. ...Was the devotees.
Blind cuckoo behavior wasn't true viewer etiquette.
But devotees utterly smitten with their Leader saw nothing else.
Fanaticism.
Fanatic streamer, fanatic viewers.
Like streamer, like audience.
◇◇◇◆◇◇◇ "The outfit's... kinda shabby, right? Whatever. What can ya do? Turning on half-cam is enough, ain't it."
A standard WWE-prompting line.
Normally, viewers would clap back with "trash, small, die die die" chats.
That was the pre-set script.
But.
— Viewer Ehehehehehe — Viewer Actually a great outfit? Ehehehe — Viewer Come heeeere! — Viewer Boob! lol For some reason, viewers were fully satisfied with my half-assed outfit.
[FlattySquadDisappointed donated 5,000 won.] FlattySquadDisappointed: Disappointed cuz bouncy, but exceeded expectations—eyes popping out. Thumbs up lol
[Anon donated 5,000 won.] Anon: I'm Flatty Squad but hit thumbs up.
[IceCreamTruck donated 3,000 won.] IceCreamTruck: Even Flatty Squad admits this lol
"Stop making a fuss! It's not that big a deal..."
— Viewer Fuss? — Viewer This ain't a fuss lol genuinely fucking shocked — Viewer Mountain "Urgh..."
Today, viewers were nitpicking everything I said.
Can't say shit.
[JamSam donated 5,000 won.] JamSam: Mom brought apples, knocked without warning, came in room, said it's bone-chilling stop watching... what's that mean?
"I dunno! Don't ask me that crap!"
[GentlemanDevotee donated 4,000 won.] GentlemanDevotee: So it's natural? So natural? So natural? So natural? So natural?
"Nah, it's padded."
A reflexive lie slipped out.
Why I lied to viewers, even I don't know.
Probably...
...Embarrassed by their over-the-top reactions beyond expectations.
However.
— Viewer Suuuure lololol — Viewer What padding lolol — Viewer Anyone can tell the outline's real lololol [NippleExpert donated 10,000 won.] NippleExpert: 5 years camgirl viewer experience. This is real. Thanks.
— Viewer Kya "..."
NippleExpert's appearance blew my lie wide open.
What the fuck is that lunatic.
New nickname I'd never seen... must be a lurker drawn by the rumors.
If you're lurking, just lurk quietly—why spout uncomfortable truths?
[PinkChunkyDivineDevoteeEyeball donated 5,000 won.] PinkChunkyDivineDevoteeEyeball: Pink chunky also real?
"Ah, th-that... that's a wig, yeah."
Another lie came out.
But.
— Viewer No way that's real hair lolol — Viewer Obviously a wig lolol This time, the lie stuck.
Because "the hair sways too unnaturally."
That's when.
I noticed one donation.
[SoloSoloSolo donated 3,000 won.] SoloSoloSolo: Reflecting Myriad Stars <- Thumbs up if grateful for the grace lol
"Ban that fucker right nooow!!!!!"
Bam!
Not a head slam.
I smacked the desk with my hand.
"Mod, kick that bastard NOW!"
— Viewer Whoa scared me — Viewer What now lololol — Viewer Booouuunnce "Thank you... Thank you... Thank You..."
— Viewer GIF out ehehehe "Just sayin', today ABSOLUTELY no reading donations that blaspheme! No weird nicknames for Reflecting Myriad Stars, no nothing! Praise only or get banned!"
Even with a script coordinated with Reflecting Myriad Stars...
Gotta be cautious.
Kicking out blasphemous viewers wholesale is the way to block Retribution entirely.
...Got a bit heated there.
Showed a snappy, venomous side, so I was gonna apologize to viewers.
But.
— Viewer Oh yeah, can't get Retribution today or face shows lol — Viewer True lolol Retribution shows face lololol — Viewer Didn't even think of that holy shit Viewers took my venom as stream RP.
Well... if they're buying it as good, thanks.
It's not RP, it's real.
So.
Mod, what're you doing.
"Still alive. When you banning? Permaban too much... handle at your discretion."
She usually works fast, but sluggish today.
"Answer."
[GraceOfMyriadStarsEyes: Sorry. Was clipping the desk slam GIF. Will ban right after GIF.] "..."
[GraceOfMyriadStarsEyes: GIF going to the cafe, don't worry viewers.] — Viewer Crazy bastard lolololol Couldn't help chuckling at the mod's brazen chat.
Too brazen, kinda likeable though.
Instead.
This month's chicken'll be 60% tenderloin nuggets.