Chapter 106
Chapter 106
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Translator: MadScientist
Chapter: 106
Chapter Title: A New Myth (2)
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Inside the studio, leaving Myth and Legend behind, we headed to the conference room.
Us and Sara took our seats and turned on the screen.
"Us! Hurry! Hurry! We might be a little late!"
"Hold on a sec. Don't be so impatient."
We manipulated the screen with practiced hands. There was no point staying in the studio—they'd just see Myth's real face, so the two had rushed here instead.
Myth was great and all, but what they were dying to see today was 'Myth' herself.
Mika's new avatar and outfit had garnered unprecedented acclaim, practically claiming the top VTuber spot, and that was the truth of it. But seeing Myth and Legend scoff at it had the girls' excitement at an all-time high.
"Oh my god, did you see Legend oppa's face? Did she really make another new Myth?"
"...She didn't confirm it, so don't get your hopes up too much."
"No, it's basically confirmed she made it."
"No one knows if it'll actually surpass Mika's or not. Isn't it better not to build up expectations and risk disappointment?"
"Ehey. Us, that's a negative mindset. Better to hope than give up before it starts."
Sara bounced up and down in her seat.
We said that, but we were just as excited. When our family situation forced us to head to the city early without even finishing college, it was Myth who'd been our rock.
The two superfans settled in, clutching their swelling anticipation and pounding hearts.
The countdown on the screen hit three seconds. We'd made it just in the nick of time—barely.
"It's coming!!!"
"Yeah. It's starting."
A sea-blue font pointed to 00:00, and the screen switched rapidly.
The first thing that caught the eye was a stunning ocean, reflecting light like a shattered crystal orb, sparkling as it crashed. Beside it, the sandy beach gleamed golden under the sunlight.
You could tell at a glance.
It was Legend's work. Both women let out gasps of admiration.
"Wow."
"...He's a monster no matter how many times I see it. Isn't this level something no single VTuber should monopolize?"
"Tell me about it~ I want a boyfriend like that too..."
"VTubers shouldn't say stuff like that so casually."
"Uuu. My manager's controlling my love life too. But hey, those grains of sand... he didn't film each one individually, right?"
"Even for Legend, that'd be impossible... right...?"
"Hmm... haha! Logically it's impossible, but with Legend oppa, I'm scared he actually did it."
Even Legend couldn't film every single grain of sand. Unlike leaves or petals, this was on another plane entirely—true impossibility.
Yet the fact that it made you think, Maybe he could... that guy's different, spoke volumes about Legend's stature.
Were those crashing waves hitting the sand, splintering and seeping between grains? Or was that just their imagination?
In this place filled only with the cries of seagulls, the waves, and the sea breeze, exactly three minutes passed.
"...You know Myth unnie's a sadist deep down, right?"
"Myth unnie is?"
"Yeah. Toying with us on purpose like this... Argh! She could've revealed it in a week, why make us wait three extra minutes!"
Sara pounded the desk. The chat was perfectly in sync with her—half wave emojis, half flames. But as Myth still didn't appear, the chat began to shift.
The chat started with—
- Myth! I believed in you!
And evolved to—
- Myth when? When? When? When? When? When? When? When?
Five minutes later, nothing but flames flooded the chat. Seeing it, we started to panic.
Was dragging it out like this at the perfect moment for a comeback really necessary? Had something gone wrong? We rarely panicked, but we were starting to stomp our feet.
"Uh oh. This feels like it's shifting from WWE to UFC. What if she actually loses the crowd?"
"...Leave it. Us, that's annoying as hell, but it's pure confidence."
Separate from the flaming chat, Sara—already half-resigned and sprawled on the desk—said that.
I wondered how many of the hundreds of thousands in chat had caught on, but Sara, standing at the VTuber forefront herself, knew.
This was an extension of the week-long wait. A plan to flip the pent-up emotions in an instant.
『Ahh~. Everyone, sorry to keep you waiting. Changing outfits took forever.』
Just like that.
Myth's voice from the beach, plus the 'outfit change' info. Those three elements alone extinguished the flaming chat in a flash—and ignited it in a new direction.
"I felt it during Legend oppa's boyfriend reveal too, but Myth unnie really knows how to toy with her viewers. My heart nearly burst so many times that hour."
"Same here."
While Sara and we exchanged thoughts, Myth kept the stream going.
『And since it's summer vibes this time, I worked on my 'body' a bit too. You all get it, right?』
The chat exploded. We gaped as it froze solid. The massive traffic spike crashed even Nutube's server-grade chat momentarily.
Word had spread fast—Nutube viewers went berserk, numbers skyrocketing. Viewer count surged at an unimaginable pace, rivaling the boyfriend reveal.
Over 100,000 people were desperately awaiting the next Myth.
『Hmm... I don't get nervous streaming often, but this time I kinda am. Maybe 'cause it's different from before.』
So, a teaser first?
A hand and arm extended from the screen's right edge. Just that, and the chat halted—then rampaged again.
Different. Totally different.
How many times had people seen Myth's arms and hands over the years? As tech advanced, they'd evolved with each iteration. Now, another evolution.
The fingertips in sunlight, the sweat droplet at the tip—different. Something different!!!
The chat went wild nonstop. They couldn't wait anymore. Show us Myth! Internet viewers bared their teeth greedily.
"Insane reaction. If she doesn't show now, it's gonna blow."
"...Wow."
"Sara?"
"Ah, no, Us—that hand! Wow, woooow...! No way, seriously, it evolved even further there?!"
Watching the same screen, did it hit VTubers harder?
Sara nearly tore her hair out and shot up. We cautiously gathered chair cushions watching her.
...She was overreacting already; full reveal might knock her out. Just in case, for a safe landing.
This dedication as managers was why Myth liked us.
『Hehe. You guys loving it too much? Chat's so fast, adding reactions might lag the video. Alright~. Time to reveal. Any longer and it'll burn up.』
Sudden drop. Surprise reveal.
Freely toying with the tempo, she stole viewers' minds and souls clean out.
If Mika crushed spirits with massive planning, Myth was the fox spirit shaking her tails, bewitching them.
『Ta-da.』
Myth's new form, revealed a half-beat early.
The camera pressed close, her skin tone filling the screen. A liquid—seawater or sweat?—trickled from cleavage, past navel, down her thigh.
A steamy scene that'd flush any face unfolded right there.
『What do you think? Pretty, right?』
"Myth unnieeeeee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Myth's voice tickled the ears. That unique low-yet-high, husky-yet-mellow androgynous timbre pierced eardrums, and Sara screamed, collapsing.
"...Safe."
We'd flung cushions desperately to catch her, wiped sweat, and refocused on the stream.
It wasn't the scene or steaminess snatching souls—it was the avatar's raw charm and beauty.
Mika had just reset the peak, claiming VTuber summit—now the next level already? Even dopamine-drunk internet would OD and turn stupid from this.
Now screw it—we were convinced, watching the raw praise pour in every language, viewers dancing wild.
This match.
The sudden summer showdown.
Dreamlive VS Myth... no, Legend.
The winner was decided.
At that moment, Japan—sushi shop near Mika's place.
Top-tier omakase.
"Whoa...! Chotokaisan, otoro, and Dom Pérignon?! Why does a sushi place have Dom Pérignon?!"
"Sushi spots stock this stuff these days, I guess. Hehe, order everything, Maki. Today I'm at the peak, so it's all on me."
"Grr...! As expected of Mika! The world's top VTuber...!"
"Ahaha!! Alright, cheers to even brighter tomorrows!"
"Cheers!!!"
Clink!
The two glasses met with a crisp ring.
...No more; it'd hurt too much to watch. Let's cut here.