Sudden Joint Broadcast
The YOLO Live conference room was packed today. Three VTubers from the YOLO Live roster had gathered here along with their respective staff. Of course, the manager and the CEO were present as well.
"What? A joint stream with female cam streamers?"
It was a completely unexpected proposal. They wanted a collab not with fellow VTubers, but with popular female cam streamers. While Seria sat there in shock, the first VTuber to debut under YOLO Live spoke up beside her. Her name was Kurona. In real life, she was a dryad whose lower body took the form of a deer. On stream, however, she used a black cat beastgirl avatar.
"Still, this is pretty sudden, isn't it? Well~ as long as it's fun, I don't mind!"
Beside her, a cute girl who was giggling and taking the news positively was Rania. Her real-life race was lamia, with a snake-like lower body, but on stream she polymorphed into a charming dragon girl complete with horns and a tail.
"So, which agency are these female cam streamers from?"
At Seria's question—she was the second to debut under YOLO Live—the CEO, Lysanne, answered.
"We've invited three popular female cam streamers at random. Some of them do partner streams, while others are solo streamers."
After that, Lysanne began listing the stream names of the female cam streamers who would be facing off against them. And the very last name that left her lips was…
"And the third and final one is 'Lily.'"
"…!!"
Seria's eyes widened. Something like a fighting spirit began to boil up from deep inside her heart.
At first, she had simply accepted it. Since the YOLO Live members had built up a decent following, she thought a joint stream like this wouldn't be so bad. She'd been planning to treat it as nothing more than a light event. But the moment she heard the name Lily, her emotions shifted dramatically.
"Oh dear, Seria unnie's all fired up now."
"Wow, of all people, Lily just had to be in that group."
Of course, her fellow agency members Kurona and Rania already knew that Seria viewed Lily as a rival, so they immediately noticed the change in her demeanor.
Now serious, Seria continued questioning Lysanne.
"So, how exactly will we be doing the joint stream with the female cam streamers?"
"To put it simply, the theme of this collab is a showdown between female cam streamers and VTubers. The team that manages to make the randomly invited guest the most flustered wins."
Female cam streamers versus VTubers. As always, anything with a VS concept was delicious content no matter where you went. Seria, whose competitive spirit was already blazing, took a deep breath as if steeling herself after hearing that the two sides would be battling with charm.
At that moment, Rania cautiously raised her hand and asked Lysanne,
"CEO, could you at least tell us who the invited guest is?"
"Hehe, that's a secret. If you know in advance and prepare, it loses the meaning of genuinely appealing with your charm."
"Tch, that's no fun at all."
Time passed, the meeting ended, and everyone left the conference room. The three VTubers walked side by side. Kurona spoke to Seria, who was walking in complete silence, lost in serious thought.
"Seria, aren't you overthinking this a bit? I get that having Lily as your opponent gets you pumped up, but still."
"H-huh? Me?! No way!! Ahaha!! W-when did I ever say I was that worked up?!"
Then Rania, her snake tail twitching, chimed in from the side.
"Seria unnie, the moment you heard Lily's name, you made the scariest face ever. It was like you ran into your mortal enemy on a single-log bridge."
"Wait, really? Was I making an expression like that?"
"You really were. Right, Kurona unnie?"
"Yep, yep. Ufufu, looks like you really hated how much Lily was flirting with our dear husband."
At Kurona's words, Seria's face flushed bright red. She gave the dryad's deer-like rear a light smack and said,
"Hey! Ddal-syong has nothing to do with this!!"
"Kyaa?!♡ Seria!! Hitting a dryad's butt!! That's sexual harassment!!"
At that moment, Rania cut in from the side with, "That's sexual harassment regardless of race or gender, unnie…" but the comment was smoothly ignored. Kurona rubbed her sore rear while Rania, wearing a mischievous smile, added another jab at Seria.
"By the way, why did Ddal-syong suddenly come up, Seria unnie? None of us even mentioned that person."
"Ah, t-that's, um…!"
"Ahaha! Seria unnie! You're so cute! You look just like a girl head over heels in love!"
"Rania~! A girl in love?! What are you saying! That sounds like I'm…!"
"Oh my, aren't you?"
"N-no I'm not~! Besides, I've never even met Ddal-syong in person!"
Now that the pain in her rear had faded, Kurona chuckled and teased,
"Can't online love exist too? These days, plenty of relationships start from meetings on the internet."
"Kurona unnie, why are you like this~!"
"Why? Weren't you the one who got a confession from Ddal-syong on your previous stream?"
Rania poked fun while giggling. "Up to five million won, hehe." She laughed playfully.
"Oh come on! Who makes a confession with a donation?! That's not romantic at all!"
"Heh, so if it were a romantic method, you'd be willing to accept it? Is that what you're saying?"
"Aah~! Seriously! Kurona unnieee!!"
"Hahaha, sorry sorry. You're just so cute that I can't help but tease you. Right~? Rania."
"Exactly. Hehe… Seriously, Seria unnie has gotten so much prettier lately."
"Totally."
"Uuuuugh!! Both of you! Stop it!!"
For a while, the three of them chattered noisily, gossiping away.
The proposal from the YOLO Live CEO was quite intriguing. For starters, she had decided to accept me as the fourth VTuber for YOLO Live. However, she felt it would be a shame to debut me right away. Most importantly, I already had a certain level of recognition, and there was no doubt it would become a huge topic. On top of that, no one knew I was actually a woman. While becoming a VTuber would eventually require revealing that fact, she didn't want to consume it in such a cheap way.
"Therefore, we'll pit Seria against Lily."
A VS concept. It wasn't a bad plan. The question of who was stronger never failed to draw endless interest no matter the time or place.
"But will just the two of them be enough to generate proper content? It feels a little lacking."
"Hmm, you think so?"
At that moment, I smiled and told her,
"Then how about calling all three of YOLO Live's VTubers?"
"Oh! That's perfect! Three VTubers facing off against another three female cam streamers! That would definitely be more entertaining and give the viewers more to enjoy, wouldn't it?"
"Right? But wait, does that mean I'm the judge for this showdown?"
"Hehe, as expected of Ddal-syong. Your senses are sharp. That's correct. I'd like you to serve as the sole judge for this battle."
"Just me?"
"Since this project is essentially designed to make Seria and Lily face each other, I don't think we'll need any other judges. Besides, the only person with real interest in both VTubers and female cam streamers is you."
It might sound arrogant coming from me, but I was quite famous in the internet broadcasting world. In reality, I had felt my influence across countless streams. So I didn't think anyone would dare question my evaluation.
"Hmm, I see. Understood."
With the joint stream decided, the CEO took my phone number, saying she would send the details later. After leaving the YOLO Live building, Yogg, who had been waiting, got out of the driver's seat and opened the door for me. I naturally took the back seat, and Yogg politely closed the door before returning to the driver's seat.
"Did the interview go well?"
"It went very smoothly."
"That's good to hear. Congratulations, Miss Elf."
"Thank you, Mr. Yogg."
"Shall we head straight back to the mansion then?"
"Yes, please."
…
Time passed, and the day of the joint stream arrived. I was already logged into the VR channel, waiting backstage for my turn. Of course, to emphasize my mysterious aura, my avatar was the black silhouette of the culprit from a famous detective manga.
The event proceeded with the energetic voice of the adorable MC character—who was actually the YOLO Live CEO in disguise—and my turn naturally came.
"Alright then! For this battle where two teams have staked their pride as women, we'll need a judge to determine the winner, won't we?!"
"We've invited a very special guest just for today!!"
"None other than!! The big shot of the internet broadcasting world! The living cosmic horror! Also known as the Boss~~! The famous clipper, Ddal-syong!"
When I confidently stepped into the center of the stage, everyone looked utterly shocked. According to what I'd heard beforehand, the CEO hadn't told either team that I would be appearing, so their surprise was completely understandable.
"Eeeeeh?! Ddal-syong? You mean that Boss?!"
Kurona, the first VTuber of YOLO Live, looked completely stunned.
"Whoa~ is this for real? CEO, how on earth did you pull this off?"
Next, Rania, the third member of YOLO Live, looked impressed.
"D-Ddal-syong believer-nim…."
On the other hand, I felt a strange thrill as Seria stared at me with wide eyes, clearly unable to believe the situation. And Lily, who was sitting with the female cam streamer team, was just as shocked.
"Ddal-syong oppa?! No way, the judge is Ddal-syong oppa… what is this…!"
Since she was a female cam streamer, her real surprised face was being captured on a separate screen prepared just for her. Since I still couldn't reveal my voice, I spoke through chat first.
-No way!!
-The Ddal-syong Boss is using normal chat instead of donations!!
-As expected of a special event, they brought a special guest!!
-Kyaaaa!! I'm already so hyped!
-This is basically Seria VS Lily lmao
-The battle for the rightful wife, let's gooooo!!
It seemed the viewers were the first to realize the true purpose of this joint stream. Amid everyone's cheers and astonishment, the female cam streamers versus VTubers collab finally began.