Chapter 61
Chapter 61
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Translator: MadScientist
Chapter: 61
Chapter Title: VTuber Caught in a Blasphemy Slip-Up
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Nadir.
In the dictionary, it means "hell," but in internet streaming, it's used in a similar yet slightly different way.
In streaming, nadir refers to when a slip of the tongue tanks your public image completely.
Yeah.
A slip of the tongue.
Anyone makes a few slip-ups in life.
No matter how kind or cautious you are, you can't stop controversial words from slipping out against your will.
For regular folks, though, a minor slip-up is no big deal.
A gaffe with family.
A blunder with a lover.
A faux pas with friends.
A mistake with coworkers, and so on.
There are plenty of situations where slips happen, but if you recognize it, you can smooth things over.
If I'd been a regular person, what I just said would've been a tiny slip-up.
A simple hiccup that wouldn't even spark controversy.
But I'm an internet streamer performing for a massive audience.
For streamers, once you slip up and hit nadir, recovery is incomparably harder than for normies.
How do I explain this?
No, who do I even explain it to?
Apologize to the viewers for breaking RP?
Or beg Reflecting Myriad Stars for forgiveness for the blasphemy?
"…"
— Viewer Head... gotta bang it, right? — Viewer VTuber Lee Jia, (complete). — Viewer Time for blasphemy payback leeeets gooooo — Viewer Keyboard smash time, gotta do it — Viewer Starting tomorrow, cam-off Lee Jia reporting in. — Viewer What're you doing, bang it faaaast — Viewer Bang iiiit — Viewer What? Bang it? ^ㅗ^ ^ㅗ^ ^ㅗ^ ^ㅗ^ — Viewer ? — Viewer Dude; — Viewer Can you even function in daily life? The reason I'm even more at a loss?
No matter how long I wait, the blasphemy penalty...
Hasn't come down.
Looks like Reflecting Myriad Stars has decided to give me a full day of attention today.
Thanks for sticking to the script, but still.
Man.
If you're gonna follow the script anyway...
Wouldn't it have been way better to bless me with something to prevent slips like this?
So stingy.
This is your fault I slipped up.
If I get self-inflicted blasphemy payback, I'm doomed.
Ignore the blasphemy penalty, and RP shatters.
...So.
While I was agonizing over whether to just bang my own head...
I decided to go full thick-skinned.
I clasped my hands together like I was praying.
— Viewer ? — Viewer ?? — Viewer Why clasp hands all of a sudden? — Viewer Stealth worship on. "J-Just prayed with Reflecting Myriad Stars, and we reached an agreement. Yeah, They're letting this one slide."
Even I thought it was the lamest, most absurd excuse ever.
My stream's first time.
RP.
Shattered.
Better than doxxing my face, at least.
...A twinge of fear hit me.
How would viewers take my excuse?
Tense, I glanced at chat.
— Viewer Sure sure, agreement reached, mhm mhm — Viewer Be better next time, yeah — Viewer Moving oooon~~~~~~~~~~ — Viewer They said agreement reached. Stop the malicious rumors and slander pls. — Viewer Moving oooon~~~~~~~ — ㅇㅇ donated 5,000 won. Unpopular opinion: That slip-up actually made me like her more — Viewer I agree lol — Viewer For real;;; Honestly, she seemed inhuman till now, but the slip-up makes her feel human — Viewer ? She's not human tho right? — Viewer This bitch a heretic or smth? — Viewer Mod, kick this bitch! Luckily.
Viewers seemed to take it as part of the fun, just another hiccup.
Even my usually trollish devotees.
Once they saw me genuinely flustered, they let it slide naturally.
This is.
Kinda.
Touching...
— Viewer Then how about Blasphemy Dance instead of blasphemy payback? — Viewer Ehehehehehe — Viewer You good. You great. — Viewer Dancing's halfcam stream tradition, yup yup. No.
Scratch that.
The touching vibe vanished seeing chats demand "alternative payback."
Their logic?
No blasphemy payback, so alternative payback it is.
And dancing seems the fave.
These folks are seriously misunderstanding something.
They think blasphemy payback is like some "reaction" item.
It's not a reaction.
It's real blasphemy payback.
"No way, no. Why would I dance without a good reason...?"
— NotReflectingMyriadStars donated 1,000,000 won. Here, your reason. "...Huh?"
— Viewer Kyaaaaaaa — Viewer This guy's nuts lololol — Viewer Do the thaaaang — Viewer Haejang's nickname is hilarious lololol — Viewer Right, this stream was Haejang the heretic from the start — Viewer Reason arriiiiiiives — Viewer Big one's here!!!! — Viewer Recording button ON. "Ah, oh man, Haejang drops another million-won offering!"
Stunned by Chairman Haejang's sudden massive donation, I panicked briefly.
Then reflexively cheered.
One million won.
Not ten thousand, not a hundred thousand—a full million.
Streamers gotta react to donations; it's our fate.
For such a huge sum, an epic reaction is mandatory...
...But dancing? I'd die first.
Yeah.
Got it.
This Chairman hates reactions.
A true patron who drops big without expecting flair.
Last time too, he asked for lore dumps or background prayers instead.
So this time for sure...
— NotReflectingMyriadStars donated 10,000 won. Dance pls lol "...For real? Why?"
— Viewer If it's real, it's real, not fake lol — Viewer Why? Nonsense lololol — Viewer Just demanding a reaction lololol — Viewer Ehehehehehehehe — Viewer ^ㅗ^ prepping... ^ㅗ^ prepping... ^ㅗ^ prepping... Ugh.
The guy's usually anti-reaction, why's he demanding a dance today of all days?
I racked my brain fast.
And came up with a solid idea.
"That's it! H-How about a song? Reflecting Myriad Stars praise song? Lore dump or canonization hymn? I'll sing anything!"
— NotReflectingMyriadStars donated 10,000 won. Will you really sing anything? "O-Of course! If it's Haejang's request, anything..."
— NotReflectingMyriadStars donated 10,000 won. Then parody Reflecting Myriad Stars praise song as "Not Reflecting Myriad Stars." Or just dance. "…"
— NotReflectingMyriadStars donated 10,000 won. Ah, if you don't wanna react, no need lol — Viewer Blasphemy slip lololol — Viewer Haejang says: No thanks? No reaction needed. — Viewer This might stir some drama... — Viewer Blasphemy VS Dance VS EatAndRun, Lee Jia's choice? "Th-This is extortion!!!"
— Viewer Hmm... is it? — Viewer That so? — Viewer Ehehe... wanna shake ya too ehehehe — Viewer Dude — Viewer That phrasing's off dude — Viewer Rating f*cked Blaspheme Reflecting Myriad Stars with a song?
Dance?
Or eat the donation and lose Haejang forever?
My choice...
◇◇◇◆◇◇◇ 📰 Breaking News [Domestic VTuber Gallery] Title: Just grabbed Lee Jia's 1M won reaction chair dance clip from her stream Post Content: [Video] Ehehehehehehehe. 💬 Comments (211+) — Anon Whoa insane — Anon Whoa body — Anon Holy power pouch jiggling ^ㅗ^ — Anon Heeeung... Jia eyes... — Anon Said no halfcam but did everything lololol — Anon Too sexy... — Anon This holy lewd blasphemy arrest when? — Reply ↳ Reply What even is holy lewd blasphemy lolol — Anon Mid-video "unh, uuuunh" what was that? — Reply ↳ Reply Hating it so much she moans lolol — Reply ↳ Reply But why hot? ⭐ Top Comment — Anon What — Anon Choosing dance over song was smart lolol — Reply ↳ Reply RP god, RP guardian Lee Jia a joke to you? — Reply ↳ Reply To protect RP, dancing was the only way lol ◇◇◇◆◇◇◇ The halfcam stream ended safely.
"…"
Safely, right...?
Face not exposed.
No live blasphemy payback.
So yeah, safe.
...Though the million-won dance reaction was totally unexpected.
Anyway, safe.
If I'd eat-and-runned instead of dancing, it'd be controversy central.
If I'd sung the "Not Reflecting Myriad Stars" parody...
Script or no script.
I'd get smacked with hefty live payback.
Even gods have limits to patience.
Dancing was my best option.
...Probably.
With that, I rose from my desk.
Headed to bed.
Exhausted.
Stream wasn't even that long, why so drained?
Halfcam streams...
Banned forever.
On the way to bed.
"Guhk."
The blasphemy payback.
Hit like a stealth attack.
Krunch!
"Jiyaaaaaaaah!"
...Yeah.
Should be grateful it held off this long.
'Bitchy Myriad Stars like some crap god.'
'Can beat it.'
Bitch, crap, beatable.
Three blasphemies in one sentence—Reflecting Myriad Stars raging fire is justified.
Anyway, just now.
That wasn't a thud!
It was a krunch!
Cautiously, I lifted my head from the floor crater.
Then.
Crackle crackle crunch, an ominous sound tickled my eardrums.
Oh.
The floor.
Smashed proper.
The creepy noise? Floor debris.
Headbutted so hard, a massive crack spiderwebbed from ground zero.
Bang bang bang bang!
Thud thud thud thud!
Tat tat tat tat!
Puk puk puk puk!
Furious reactions erupt from front, back, above, below neighbors.
This is.
Really.
F*cked.
...If I get evicted forcibly.
Next place, adamantium tiles for the floor. For sure.