Chapter 87
Chapter 87
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Translator: MadScientist
Chapter: 87
Chapter Title: VTuber in a Staredown with a Clip Channel Creator
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If you're a full-time streamer—especially a VTuber—
running a YouTube channel isn't optional. It's mandatory.
The term "VTuber" itself is a mashup of "virtual" and "YouTuber," after all.
To be precise, someone like me who only does live streams should technically be called a "virtual streamer," not a VTuber.
But it's a hassle to split hairs, so we just lump all broadcasters using virtual avatars under the "VTuber" umbrella.
So why do VTubers need to run YouTube channels?
Entry barriers.
It's harder than you'd think to jump into an ongoing VTuber stream.
Take me as an example.
Imagine some young guy clueless about VTuber culture, killing time and looking for something to watch. He spots a VTuber named "Lee Jia" high up in the rankings and clicks in.
But here's the kicker.
This Lee Jia is in the middle of a high-tension exorcism stream.
Of course, the guy has no idea she's a VTuber who role-plays as a fanatic devotee. He doesn't know the vibe at all.
And he's a devout Christian.
Feeling repulsed by what he sees as mockery of religion, he blocks her channel right away...
...Yeah, something like that.
Extreme example, sure. But the point stands: VTubers have high entry barriers.
YouTube lowers those barriers.
Unlike live streams, YouTube lets you edit.
You can slap on subtitles for a quick, effective intro to who you are.
Cut clips to pull out the juiciest bits, hitting viewers with dopamine in under two minutes.
Even for total newbies, watching a suspiciously busty pink girl-character with a massive holy power pouch get hit with "Wages of Blasphemy" is gonna be intriguing.
They might not get what's going on, but it'll feel fresh.
So if I'm aiming to go full-time as a virtual streamer, running a YouTube channel isn't optional. It's essential.
⚙ ARCHIVIST'S DUTY ⚙ 1. No breaks unless you're dead. Fail to stream at least once a day, and you'll be forcibly returned to the Omnia Archive. 1-1. Once you start a stream, it must run for at least 30 minutes. 1-2. Reach 1,000 followers by the end of this month. [DUTY COMPLETED]
2. Create at least one new [Item] document per month. 3. Create at least one new [Anomalous Phenomenon] document per month. [DUTY COMPLETED]
4. Fail any duty, and you'll be stripped of Archivist status immediately and decommissioned. - Archivist's Duty updates in real-time. - As you can see from this month's freshly updated Archivist's Duty,
the follower threshold doubled from last month.
No clue yet what determines how it scales.
Maybe it just climbs in 500-follower increments each month.
Or doubles every time.
Whatever the case,
one thing's crystal clear: Reflecting Myriad Stars demands "sustained growth" from me.
I've been lucky with explosive growth since debut, so I'm comfy for now. But stick around another year or two?
That mental pressure's gonna hit hard.
Which brings me to this: it's about time I started running a YouTube channel.
Minimum staff: two people.
A channel manager to oversee everything, and an editor for the videos.
Ayase, for instance? Her team has a channel manager, editors, thumbnail artists... over five people dedicated to YouTube alone.
That's Ayase-level manpower.
For a mid-tier VTuber like me—not quite corporate giant—I figure one editor's plenty.
...That said,
adding channel ops on top of my schedule is a bit much.
I'm genuinely swamped. Not pretending.
Got Anomalous Phenomena to handle.
Regular training sessions with Yoo Euisul.
Item appraisals at the Association.
So for starters, I'll hire one editor and one channel manager. Total: two.
I've already got the perfect channel manager in mind.
Someone I can trust completely with the reins.
"Do it."
[...]
"Pretty please, Junghwan. I'll pay you handsomely."
Kim Junghwan's monitoring my streams 24/7 under "surveillance" anyway.
If he runs the YouTube channel while watching, it's not a huge ask.
💬 PRIVATE CHAT — Kim Junghwan This is an unreasonable request. Actually, straight-up impossible. "Why?"
— Kim Junghwan Jia. I'm an Awakener Association employee. "And?"
— Kim Junghwan Association staff are treated as quasi-civil servants. No side gigs or extra income allowed. "Oh."
Right, that.
— Kim Junghwan I wasn't planning on side gigs anyway. Gotta rest on my days off. "Monitoring" your streams is just an excuse for my dopamine hits... Ah. S-Slip of the tongue. "..."
Kim Junghwan had zero interest in being my YouTube manager.
Said he wants to brain-off and enjoy my streams without work vibes.
...Completely forgotten the "surveillance" part by now.
This guy.
He's basically a regular devotee at this point.
No helping it. I let him off the hook clean.
Truth is, I had another solid candidate anyway.
No need to agonize.
I shot a 1:1 cafe DM straight to him.
— Lee Jia Devotee. — Lee Jia Respond. — GraceOfMyriadEyes Yes, High Priestess! He's my stream manager and cafe manager rolled into one.
"GraceOfMyriadEyes."
A bit less ideal than Kim Junghwan, but barring him, the best fit for my YouTube channel ops.
— Lee Jia The divine revelation has come. — Lee Jia Run Lee Jia's channel. — Lee Jia Do so, and salvation shall be yours. Total nonsense.
No divine revelation.
No salvation.
Just: "I'll pay you steady wages, so be my channel manager."
His reaction? Intensely enthusiastic. Almost embarrassing for me.
— GraceOfMyriadEyes Oh — GraceOfMyriadEyes Yes — GraceOfMyriadEyes Quick! — GraceOfMyriadEyes I'll do it no matter what I'll do it no matter what I'll do it no matter what I'll do it no matter what I'll do it no matter what I'll do it no matter what I'll do it no matter what Right.
This guy's unemployed.
I only hired managers who were NEETs anyway.
Job offer lands; of course he's thrilled.
— GraceOfMyriadEyes Unemployed NEET job creation? — GraceOfMyriadEyes Big Myriad Stars — GraceOfMyriadEyes This too must be Reflecting Myriad Stars' grace ...Hey.
Speak properly.
— Lee Jia No, this isn't Reflecting Myriad Stars' grace — Lee Jia It's my grace — Lee Jia What'd Reflecting Myriad Stars even do? Quit crediting them — GraceOfMyriadEyes Anyway, it's Reflecting Myriad Stars' grace lol — Lee Jia No, my grace — Lee Jia I'm the employer ffs When devotees get too deep into the faith, this kinda awkwardness happens.
Everything's "divine grace"? Kinda unfair to me.
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Channel manager secured. Next: editor.
Only one choice for that.
The owner of the clip channel "Lee Jia's Sanctuary."
Has to be them.
Never mind that their clips are all so lewd and blatant they kinda rub me wrong.
This person's got killer editing skills.
I believe a YouTube channel's tier boils down to two things.
One: raw footage quality.
Two: editor talent.
Shitty source material? Editing can't save the fun factor.
God-tier footage but dry edits? Same problem.
YouTube's like cooking: a skilled chef needs fresh ingredients to shine.
Prime example? Ayase's channel.
You again, Ayase?
Can't help it. She's not "top solo VTuber" for nothing.
Anyway, "Lee Jia's Sanctuary" owner? I'm confident they'll make my vids delicious.
Got talent? Time to recruit 'em. No need for persuasion games.
Plus, snag this one successfully?
I could swallow their entire "Lee Jia's Sanctuary" clip channel whole.
They've already built the audience—no starting from zero.
Simple terms: terraform their clip channel into my main one.
Which means no one else will do.
My editor must be "Lee Jia's Sanctuary" owner.
One snag, though.
Figuring out how to contact the channel owner.
Commenting? Too much aggro.
More than that... openly love-bombing them feels like it'd bruise my pride.
Look at their thumbnails.
Half plastered with "busty holy power pouch."
Begging the owner of this sleazy channel, hands clasped, "Please be my editor!"?
Hell no.
My ego won't allow it.
Whoever you are, you contact me first.
You kneel first.
Alright.
From here? It's a mind game.
◇◇◇◆◇◇◇ I gave the basement broadcast studio a once-over.
Perfect.
No better setup for streaming.
Dozens of high-end tracking cameras for motion capture... er, Myotion Capture.
With this gear and the "Omnia Archive program," I could rival corporate VTubers in quality.
Feels wasteful for just me.
Not saying I'll Myotion stream today just 'cause the studio's ready.
No backgrounds or content prepped yet—too soon.
So today: normal stream.
Normal opening worship.
Normal donations.
⚙ DONATION ALERT ⚙ Anon donated 1,000 won. So what's on tap today?
"Ah, nothing major."
And then I
"cast the line."
"Seeking an editor for my main channel."
Bite, "Lee Jia's Sanctuary" owner.
You won't be able to resist.