You Have Been Confirmed as the Official Winner of This Powerball Jackpot.
Gasp
Uh...
What
Ah
?
?
"Eh?"
Suddenly, the chat box was spammed with question marks.
"...Ah."
At that moment, I realized what I had just said.
"Come to think of it, you guys wouldn't know."
The fact that I was an orphan with no parents was something I had already revealed on stream.
It was information that all 10 of my turrets already knew.
I was so used to re-using that joke with my turrets that we'd routinely play self-deprecating orphan joke games whenever we got bored.
Come to think of it, except for those 10 people, nobody else knew about this culture.
To these newcomers, the topic of my parents was sacred ground.
A wound that shouldn't be touched.
"...The vibe is ruined."
The mood of the stream instantly turned solemn.
The chat box, which had been overflowing with all kinds of jokes, went freezing cold as if winter had arrived.
There's a saying: "When in Rome, do as the Romans do."
This applies to streams as well, where newcomers usually assimilate into the existing atmosphere of most channels.
But my channel was different.
The number of new viewers was overwhelmingly larger than the existing viewers.
The chat box didn't know whether to laugh or cry at the orphan joke.
That was the moment the turrets took over the chat box.
'Damn, their chat is so easy to see.'
The manager position I had given them to freeze the chat box and communicate.
Perhaps because I hadn't revoked it yet, the messages from the turrets wearing manager badges stood out clearly.
[ (M)RueCheekSlap5Combo ]-nim has donated 1,000 KRW.
"...Do I have to show them that?"
I briefly displayed a black screen.
A moment later, when the screen returned, my stream rules were displayed.
[ Stream Rules ]
1. Chat with mutual respect
2. No profanity, disparagement, or hate speech towards others
3. No political or religious topics
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.
.
10. However, any form of jokes directed at the streamer is allowed.
My channel had rules too.
Political or religious topics, hate speech, mentioning other streamers out of context, and so on.
Besides the standard rules set by regular streamers, there were a few special rules, and this was one of them.
Allowing all sorts of profanity and parent-insulting jokes, as long as they were directed at the streamer.
It was the unique selling point I had come up with to get people to watch my stream despite my poor streaming setup and terrible personality.
"Demonstration."
As I clapped my hands twice, one of the turrets pounced right on queue.
[ (M)Private 1st Class 16th Grade ]-nim has donated 1,000 KRW.
A good example.
"As you can see from the example, any joke directed at me is allowed in my stream. Just because I'm an orphan, you guys don't need to walk on eggshells or anything. I hate it way more when you feel bad and the atmosphere turns all solemn, you know?"
"It's much better to just let it all out. Bluntly speaking, being an orphan isn't a crime, is it?"
Finishing my sentence, I hovered my cursor over Private 1st Class 16th Grade's nickname.
"So everyone can just enjoy themselves. Of course, if you make a super unfunny joke like our 16th Grade here..."
[ < (M)Private 1st Class 16th Grade >-nim has been muted from chat for 5 minutes. ]
"Please keep in mind that you could face harsh punishment like this."
[ (M)RueCheekSlap5Combo ]-nim has donated 1,000 KRW.
"You go too."
[ < (M)RueCheekSlap5Combo >-nim has been muted from chat for 5 minutes. ]
"You have to have fun for me to have fun, and I have to have fun for you to have fun, right? You watch streams to be entertained, after all."
"Of course, if you harm others besides me or cross the line to the point of making people cringe, you're banned. Everyone, let me see you chat comfortably and have fun."
"Then let me check the next post."
*
[ Rue <- The more I watch her, the more charming she is ]
Author: Anonymous
Thought she was just a small streamer hyped about making money,
but she talks surprisingly well and hosts smoothly too.
"What to do after making money" <- Doing it as actual content instead of just chatting shows she's got great sense.
Upvotes: 14
Downvotes: 0
[ Rue's stream room is insane lol ]
Author: Anonymous(129.164)
How is she slinging orphan jokes so casually lol
For a second I couldn't tell if that was a stream or a gallery board lololol
Upvotes: 11
Downvotes: 0
[ Rue <- Really good sense of streaming for a small streamer who blew up out of nowhere ]
Author: Anonymous(54.82)
Seeing how she settles down transient viewers and instantly suppresses a ruined chat vibe, she's an unpolished gem.
Upvotes: 16
Downvotes: 0
Live commentary posts about Virtual Emperor Rue flooded the gallery.
At first, the majority opinion was "what could a small streamer who just won the Powerball possibly do?"
But gradually, they too began to get hooked on Rue's humor.
[ Spend 2 Billion KRW on Maple Story to Take 1st Place in Combat Power Ranking ]
Author: Anonymous(220.362)
Rating?
Upvotes: 1
Downvotes: 1
[ Rue) Willing to get a new avatar ]
Author: Anonymous(120.168)
Nice! Looks like she won't quit streaming
Upvotes: 0
Downvotes: 0
[ Looking at Rue's VODs, her streaming setup is legendarily trashed ]
Author: Anonymous
Did she have no money? She's fucking hilarious, so it's a bit disappointing she's only blowing up now.
Upvotes: 2
Downvotes: 0
[ ???: Buy Supijik? Should we buy it? ]
Author: Clipper
( Clip.mp4 )
She means she can actually buy it lolol
Upvotes: 36
Downvotes: 0
Meanwhile, at the law office.
Emily, exhausted from work, stretched her arms to clear her head.
"Mmgh... I wonder what the kids are up to."
She quietly popped into the VTuber community to check the trending posts.
Most of the trending posts were spammed with news about Rue.
"Looks like Rinha-ssi is doing well on her stream?"
She checked the most recent clip.
Rue inside the screen was running her stream content.
[ Why not just buy Supijik? ]
Author: UpdateSupijikAlready
These bastards
Always bringing weird stuff for Cinetti watch parties,
and bugs keep popping up on the site lately.
Can't you just buy it and run it yourself?
"Buy Supijik?"
On another stream, they would have dismissed it, telling them to stop talking nonsense.
"What's the market cap?"
Rue was capable of attempting an acquisition with her personal assets alone.
[ AI Sorcerer ]-nim has donated 1,000 KRW.
"Wait, I can?"
"Hmm, let's see... Is the operator around right now?"
Fun.
She could have easily been intimidated by the viewer count, but she communicated naturally as if she had been the Virtual Emperor all along.
To think all these hilarious clips were coming out of her room.
One could almost hear the sound of the discarded streaming equipment—hardly used—finally finding peace.
[ Collection of Winning Entries for Today's Rue Content ]
Author: Anonymous (59.19)
Also attached the comments left by Rue at the end.
Rue's Top 3 Picks
1: [ How about donating the entire 1 trillion to an orphanage? ]
Rue: I liked that I could feel the resentment of losing 10 games in a row right before the Diamond promotion match. Selected because I liked the story.
2: [ Change your fucking ugly avatar already ]
Rue: Unlike the title, it was a tip post from someone with professional knowledge of virtual avatars, which made it extremely impressive. The explanation was attached in an easy-to-understand way, so I think I'll be able to create an original avatar easily.
3: [ What the fuck are you hesitating for, you're just gonna fucking buy that shitty cactus anyway ]
Rue: This bastard CheekSlap knows me way too well. Even my deceased mother probably didn't know me as well as he does.
Viewers' Top 3 Picks
1: [ Why not just buy Supijik? ]
Rue: It was meant as a joke, but the fact that it's actually possible was impressive.
2: [ Host a VTuber Bikini Festival ]
Rue: The idea was to create swimsuit avatars for all VTubers, right? It really showcases your warped sexual desires.
3: [ Found a New VTuber Company ]
Rue: The suggestion was to make a famous virtual idol group. It's a good idea, but since I'm just a newbie who recently blew up, there's a lot I need to learn, so I think it might be tough.
Upvotes: 136
Downvotes: 0
Giggling over the various ideas carefully picked by Rue and the viewers,
"This is no time to be slacking off."
Emily resolved to work hard for her new top-pick VTuber.
*
A few days later.
Emily headed to the Lottery Commission building together with Rinha.
In front of the building's main entrance, broadcasting OB vans and dozens of cameras stood lined up.
Reporters waited for Rinha, relentlessly clicking their camera shutters.
"We'll be entering through the basement."
Emily's vehicle drove around the building and went down into the underground parking garage.
An area inaccessible without an entry pass.
Of course, Emily had long since obtained entry passes through discussions with the Lottery Commission.
A face-to-face meeting with the staff of the Lottery Commission.
Under Emily's guidance, the passport, original lottery ticket, and identity verification documents were submitted one by one.
The staff looked up the lottery ticket's serial number and verified its authenticity.
Whenever brief bits of English were exchanged, Emily translated right away.
"Verification of ticket authenticity complete."
"Identity verification complete. Confirmed as the individual."
"Winning numbers match exactly."
A moment later.
A staff member closed the document folder and smiled.
"Congratulations. You have been confirmed as the official winner of this Powerball jackpot."