Chapter 114
Chapter 114
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Translator: penny
Chapter: 114
Chapter Title: Christmas with the Cherries!
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Today, for Christmas, I've brought a bunch of different contents.
Like playing games with the Cherries through screen sharing.
Or chatting about next year's plans together, with the new year just a week away.
But out of all that, the one that got the best reaction was…
"How about it, Cherries? The background's pretty, right!"
This first-ever VR content of mine.
It's something Virtual YouTubers do a lot.
Basically, you put on a VR headset and spend time wandering around maps or messing around lightly in the virtual world.
Thanks to my recent activities, I've saved up a decent amount of money.
So this time, I splurged on a full-body tracker—fulltrack for short.
There were cheaper options, sure.
But they all had performance that left me unsatisfied.
This fulltrack was the only one that could capture movement from my fingers to every body part, so I bought it without hesitation.
O-Of course, when I first bought it, the jaw-dropping price made my fingers tremble.
But this is an investment for streaming! Yeah!
"Hehe, now that I have a fulltrack, I can have even more fun with you Cherries."
What, tears over a fulltrack?!
Everyone, stop with the tears!
There's still tons of content I haven't shown yet!
I'll show it later, so hold the tears until then!
"Oh, and by the way, this map was a gift from Diya, a super famous map creator. Like this…"
I mimed scooping up the snow piled on the ground with my hands.
A little snow hill formed, just like real snow gathering.
"It's a map with a brand-new physics engine! How about it, amazing, right?!"
"It's a new system that's come out recently! But implementing it takes a ton of effort, so most map creators don't use it."
Apparently, you have to make it recognize contact with objects or the background based on avatar movements.
I'm no expert, but I know it requires massive work.
That's why in VR Worlds, interactive objects—like ones you can pick up or sit on—are usually limited.
But this map that Diya gifted me.
Not only can I touch the snow on the ground.
The falling snow even piles up on the floor—it's got an incredible physics engine.
I wanted to pay something for such an awesome map.
But Diya flat-out refused any money as a fan and just tossed the map my way.
When merch comes out later, I should at least send some of that.
"Oh, great idea! If there's snow, we gotta make a snowman!"
And with that donation prompt, my eyes lit up, and I dove right into snowman-making.
Diya had told me, 'You should be able to make a snowman too.'
So no worries about whether it'd work.
"Whoa, the snow's getting huge? So cool…"
I rolled a round snowball.
Like a dung beetle, I pushed it forward hard.
It grew quickly, soon reaching down past my chest—massive.
In real life, making snow this big would take serious effort.
VR world for the win.
It felt like it ballooned in almost 10 seconds.
"Now, plop the face on top and…"
I placed a slightly smaller snowball on the huge body.
Using the VR World system, I pulled out a pen.
And drew eyes, nose, mouth, and such on the face.
Then grabbed a nearby tree branch and stuck it on the body just right…
"Ta-da! Doesn't it look great?"
I threw my arms up to show off the finished snowman.
Everyone praised the quality.
I puffed up a bit at the compliments, shoulders squaring with an 'Ahem.'
Yeah, even I think it's pretty good.
This might be a masterpiece.
"Now top it with a Santa hat… Ta-da! Complete!"
Photo?
Oh, great idea.
Stuff like this needs to be saved as a memory.
"A photo? Awesome! I prepared something for a day like this!"
Hehe, me, Jeong Da-jeong.
I'm thorough when it comes to prep.
I brought something in my inventory just for this.
"Ta-da!"
It was little dolls modeled after the Cherries' fan characters.
Of course, the Cherries always feel like they're joining in via the stream.
But since it's through a screen, they can't fully immerse.
So when starting this VR World, I asked for these to be made.
Now, if I put them on my shoulder…
"Now the Cherries are here with me too!"
Hehe.
Glad the Cherries like it.
It's a photo to keep, so of course the Cherries have to be in it.
"Okay, photo time? Everyone say cheese~."
No, calling me a traitor over cheese is too much!
The meaning's what matters!
Ignoring the Cherries' playful hate, I brought the camera close.
Made a V-sign next to my face.
Hugged the snowman with one arm and snap—photo taken.
Yep, came out great.
"I'll hang this photo in my room for a while! When we take another one together later, I'll swap it out then."
Perfect timing for my room.
More precisely, my main streaming background.
There are two frames where I can put photos like this.
They're not just drawings—they can hold actual images.
One already has a group photo of the members.
The other has just me solo.
If I replace the solo one with this, it'll look nice.
It won't be super detailed since it's the background.
But the Cherries will spot it sometimes and be happy.
We can relive our little memory.
"Alright, next content time, so I'll end the VR here. Was it fun, Cherries?"
D-Doggo comparison.
Did I really run around that innocently?
Maybe I did…
"Glad you had fun. Since it's a rare Christmas stream, before I end VR, I'll give you a little gift!"
It's not that big a deal…
But now it feels like I set the bar too high, making me hesitate.
Still, it's a special occasion, so worth enduring a bit of embarrassment.
"Come here, my Cherries."
I hugged the Cherry fan doll to my chest.
Pulled the camera close, like drawing it to my bosom.
This gives viewers the feeling of being pulled into a hug.
Like the avatar's embracing you.
Air hug, baby!
"Thanks for being with me this Christmas, Cherries. Let's have fun together next year too, okay?"
I added a slight echo to the mic.
Switched from my usual peppy voice to a softer, calmer one.
Whispered it to the Cherries, and the chat exploded.
And as always, the Cherries' simping ensued.
Normally, I'd cut off that cringeyness with 'Don't overdo it.'
But it's a special Christmas.
So today, I'd play along with their simping—just for one day.
"Hehe, so Cherry. I thought of our next date spot—wanna go together?"
Unless there's some penalty or whatever.
This is probably the first time I've spoken casually to the Cherries on my own.
They seemed extra thrilled because of it.
I-It's a little embarrassing…
But not every day.
One day of powering through for the Cherries is fine.
...Huh?
W-Why is Verdi here…?