Chapter 86
Chapter 86
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Translator: MadScientist
Chapter: 86
Chapter Title: Lee Jia's Worship Hall
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Channel Name: Lee Jia's Worship Hall
This Anomalous Phenomenon—tentatively dubbed the 'Black Hole'—was, in terms of sheer danger level, arguably the worst one to crop up in nearly a year.
The Awakener Association had no choice but to summon Yoo Euisul.
And even she went so far as to call in Lee Jia for backup.
If the Black Hole's range had been just a bit wider, it would've spilled over into civilian areas outside the incident zone.
...Actually.
It had already caused damage to civilian districts.
The dust cloud kicked up by the Black Hole had blanketed everything around it.
The stuff was so vicious it even sent all the reporters—who'd risk life and limb for a scoop—scrambling for the hills.
After the Anomalous Phenomenon was resolved.
Yoo Euisul and Lee Jia stopped by the Awakener Association and used items that purged impurities from their bodies to clean out their lungs.
They'd been exhaling sandstorms with every breath, so without those items, they'd probably still be choking on dust.
As such, this Black Hole incident was a massive headache for the Awakener Association too.
To get to the bottom of it, they summoned Lee Jia and Yoo Euisul for questioning.
With civilian areas already hit, clarifying the truth wasn't optional—it was mandatory.
Not abuse of power, just standard procedure.
However.
Who was Yoo Euisul?
Ten years ago, when Anomalous Phenomena first appeared, she was the national hero who'd stood at the forefront alongside Scheduled Hwan, defending humanity.
And she had a reputation for being rude as hell.
She had zero intention of cooperating with any investigation.
After sending Lee Jia home first, Yoo Euisul cheerfully responded to the investigation committee's summons.
But showing up didn't mean she was playing nice.
"We just handled it."
"Miss Euisul, we can't proceed like this. At least give us a proper beginning, middle, and end..."
"I hate repeating myself. We handled it. End of story. Doesn't matter how—it got done. If you think I'm lying, call Kim Junghwan and check."
She was utterly shameless about it.
No matter how much authority the Awakener Association's investigation committee wielded.
Dealing with a national hero who had the worst personality imaginable wasn't easy.
In the end, the next morning.
The key player in resolving the Anomalous Phenomenon: Yoo Euisul.
The Awakener Association Chairman: Scheduled Hwan.
And Kim Junghwan, who could discern truth from lies, and also happened to be Lee Jia's handler.
The three of them faced off in a three-way meeting.
Scheduled Hwan stroked his goatee, pondering something.
Then he turned to Yoo Euisul.
"There must be a good reason you're being so stubborn about this. I'll handle the vague cover story myself, so don't worry."
"You better."
"...Sheesh, it'd be nice if you showed even a shred of gratitude. You know how tough it is taking the heat from politics and the press?"
"You chose that seat yourself. So handle it, old man."
"Damn brat."
Surprisingly, Scheduled Hwan had no interest in digging into the truth either.
He fundamentally trusted Yoo Euisul.
Not just regular trust—near-absolute trust.
That was the bond forged fighting side-by-side on the front lines when Anomalous Phenomena first hit ten years ago.
Kim Junghwan was baffled.
He'd thought he was called in for a real investigation.
"Hey, old man, how old's your daughter now?"
"Ugh, you rude punk. Don't call my precious princess 'daughter' like that. She's already started elementary school."
"Already? Time flies. Man, back when you ditched me mid-Anomalous Phenomenon 'cause your wife was about to give birth, I wanted to rip every hair off your head."
"S-Sorry about that... Anyway, lunch menu...?"
Scheduled Hwan and Yoo Euisul were just chatting casually about what to have for lunch. How could he not be flustered?
Finally.
He couldn't hold back and piped up.
"Um... what about the investigation...?"
"Oh right, you're here too. This is just a formality. Let's kill time and grab lunch together."
"Just eat whatever they give you."
"...Yes, sir."
Kim Junghwan thought to himself.
Ah.
I wanna watch Ayase's stream.
◇◇◇◆◇◇◇ I woke up to an unfamiliar ceiling.
Not entirely unfamiliar—it was the second time seeing it.
Right.
This was my new home now.
"Hwaaaaaah..."
I let out a massive yawn. Even though I was fully awake, I had no intention of getting out of bed.
I'm too tired.
Not physically—just mentally exhausted.
I tried sorting through yesterday's events in my head, but it wasn't clicking.
Information overload.
Too much data had been force-fed into my brain in one day.
Whatever. Thinking it over a hundred times wouldn't change anything.
I'm just a puppet of the gods anyway.
I do what I'm told, diligently.
And pursue my own happiness while fulfilling my duties.
I'd set up the streaming studio in the basement.
A big house doesn't just have upsides.
In my old place, I could roll out of bed straight to the PC desk, so booting up wasn't a hassle.
Now? Trekking to the computer takes forever.
Even going downstairs felt like too much, so I decided to knock out my daily quests from bed first.
One of the dailies.
Cafe patrol.
Patrolling the fan cafe had become part of my routine.
Of course, my fan cafe wasn't on Ayase's level in size.
But the firepower? Second to none, if I do say so myself.
My devotees delivered when it came to enthusiasm.
A new popular post had gone up in the cafe.
📰 Popular Post Title: New video up at Lee Jia's Worship Hall? Content: [Link] It's up, so I'm posting it lol 💬 Comments (94+) — Anonymous KYAAAAAAAAA — Anonymous Thanks for the meal...! — Anonymous Editing is chef's kiss — Anonymous Confession video dropped?! IT'S HERE!!!!!!! — Anonymous Isn't this an illegal clip channel? Fine for us to share quietly among ourselves, but posting links in the cafe feels off. ↳ Reply True, but if it was a problem, Manager Gay would've shut it down ages ago. ↳ Reply Fact: Manager's a subscriber too lol ↳ Reply I see "Manager Gay" in comments a lot. ↳ Reply Manager Gaygay... Hmm.
A new video dropped on my kirinuki channel, 'Lee Jia's Worship Hall'.
VTuber fandom has this pretty common—and kinda unique—culture.
People clip the fun highlights from live streams, edit them into tasty bites, and upload to video platforms.
Those folks are called clippers or kirinuki makers.
Most VTuber kirinuki channels upload without permission—straight-up illegal.
Some get donor approval via donations, but plenty don't.
...At least 'Lee Jia's Worship Hall' never asked me.
Despite the copyright issues, kirinuki culture thrives because those channels massively boost the VTuber's streams.
Internet streams have high barriers to entry.
Long runtimes, chat filled with in-jokes, needing specific programs... For casuals, even clicking play is a hurdle.
But kirinuki clips? Short, fun, accessible even if you're new to the VTuber or streaming scene.
So kirinuki and VTubers are symbiotic.
Huge influx of viewers—why crack down?
Some agencies even manage official kirinuki channels.
I watch plenty myself.
I try to catch Ayase's full streams from start to finish.
But can't do that for every VTuber—time constraints.
For ones I'm mildly into, kirinuki clips suffice.
"..."
But.
Looking at the new 'Lee Jia's Worship Hall' video...
I'm starting to itch to crack down.
Title: 'Holy Power Pouch Pop! lol'
Thumbnail: A zoomed-in shot of me in a nun outfit with a hole blasted through the chest. Super provocative.
Yeah.
I get it.
Clickbait titles and thumbs pull views.
Just... not thrilled it's me as the star.
Content-wise, though?
Can't deny it. Well-edited, fun as hell.
Knows exactly what hooks people.
Uploaded two hours ago, already at 10k views.
Fishy high for a kirinuki channel.
The reason for its size? Definitely.
[This Holy Power Pouch is Real, Not RP.]
The back cam clip.
That one's already over a million views.
A VTuber kirinuki clip hitting 1M?
Impossible without community buzz and algo love.
Video platform, U-Tube.
No clue why, but you can make infinite throwaway accounts without verification—'burner alts'.
Result?
The back cam comments section is a wasteland.
Just a peek...
— Anonymous [Ahhh just wanna shove my face in and die] — Anonymous [Look at those milk jugs] — Anonymous [Whoa titties] — Anonymous [Whoa fuckin huge] — Anonymous [Argh~~~ Suck my... Do young kids really get off on this porn crap? Hate seeing full nudes and jerk-offs.... Society's goin' to hell~] ...Yeah, stopping there.
This.
Before the channel blows up even more, in the name of the gods.
Time to crack down a bit.