VTuber (Aspiring) Debut!
I let out a small hum as I boldly posted the promo thread in the gallery.
Yeah, I posted it, but…
The reactions were absolutely brutal. Scroll down a bit further and you’d even find some mother-related insults like “Did your mom die lol.”
Well, in a way, it was to be expected. When the gallery manager suddenly promotes their own stream, most people would just think “This guy must be bored” and turn it into a group head-mod execution party.
But I still felt a little wronged.
I mean, this isn’t some ordinary gallery. This is the Small-Time VTuber Log-Carrying Minor Gallery!
I immediately started typing up an angry post.
Even though I wrote a fairly logical post, the atmosphere was still hostile.
Worried that promoting in the gallery might have backfired, I checked my channel’s follower count.
But then…
76 followers
“Hehehehe.”
It hadn’t even been that long since I posted, yet I already had 76 followers. It might not look like much, but for a small-time streamer it was something to be incredibly grateful for.
Man… look at these guys. They acted like they hated it, but their bodies were honest.
Well, no matter how much they pretended to hate it, they couldn’t resist watching the head mod’s stream… Yep, yep.
Anyway, I could breathe a little easier now. Back when I used to dive into the small-time abyss, there were tons of streams with only one viewer. With 76 followers, I should at least get ten or more people showing up, right?
“Hehe.”
I was excited. Tonight’s stream felt like it was going to be… fun.
“Wow, it really came to this.”
A guy who usually hung out in the Small-Time VTuber Log-Carrying Minor Gallery—commonly known as Hamugael—muttered to himself after reading BangMyung’s post.
No matter how much the gallery welcomed small-time promos, he never expected the head mod to promote their own stream.
“The gallery’s doomed.”
Even as he grumbled, the guy clicked on BangMyung’s stream link.
He pressed the follow button and the notification bell without hesitation.
…To be honest, he was curious.
The moment the 7 PM start time she had announced arrived, the notification went off.
BangMyung has started streaming!
New VTuber Aspirant Day 1~ Come on in~
“VTuber aspirant… what the…”
The ridiculous title made the guy snort with laughter as he entered the stream.
What greeted him was a completely black screen. Looked like she hadn’t set up an avatar yet.
His wandering eyes naturally drifted to the viewer count. 40 people. That was a pretty solid number for a brand-new small-time streamer. They were probably all like him—unable to suppress their curiosity and waiting in the lobby.
Next, the guy’s eyes landed on the chat window. As expected, the gallery regulars were going wild.
But the avatar and mic were still off.
When is she gonna show the avatar?
He was about to leave after seeing that.
Truthfully, the guy wasn’t all that interested in BangMyung’s stream.
Honestly, who would be interested in a male VTuber’s broadcast?
At least not someone like him, who was also a guy.
Just as a yawn was about to escape from boredom—
“Ah… ah.”
A ticklish voice came through. The chat was instantly flooded with question marks.
“Huh?”
The guy’s eyes widened in shock too. That was definitely… not a male voice. It was a clear, beautiful female voice.
But it was still too early to be completely sure…
“Ah… Can you guys hear me? Now that I’m actually live, I’m a little nervous? Hehehee…”
“…Whoa.”
Yep. It was a girl.
The guy hurriedly logged into the gallery. He was going to relay the current situation to the poor souls who had no idea what was happening.
However—
“They’re already running wild… Haha.”
Looked like there was no need for him to relay anything. The gallery was already on fire.
How should I put it? I could feel it all over again.
“…….”
Is this the power of being a girl?
What the hell. I barely said a few words and the chat’s already flipped completely. It’s practically a Udyr-level stance change.
“Hehehee…”
I couldn’t help but laugh even though it was ridiculous. Well, they’re looking at me favorably so it feels good… Yep, yep.
“Nooooo~ Calm down, calm down! Stop spamming so much. Is this all because I’m a girl? What were you guys gonna do if I wasn’t a girl?”
“…I almost said. Hey hey, don’t leave! I really am a girl so don’t go!”
Five viewers left after one joke.
That was a massive loss for a small-time streamer. I’d have to refrain from jokes like that in the future.
Now that the stream was actually on, I had no idea what to say. I started without thinking, but streaming really wasn’t easy. My perception was changing a little.
While I was thinking about all sorts of things internally—
HeadModFuckYou donated 1,000 won!
Girl or whatever, just manage the gallery properly;; Because of you the gallery’s about to be destroyed lol
The first-ever donation had arrived. But the nickname of the first donor was… hmm.
Anyway, I couldn’t ignore the first donation, so I raised my energy.
“Wow wow~ First donation! Thank you so much! Oh, really? What’s happening in the gallery right now?”
“What? Dick voice?”
This was dangerous. A dick voice in the gallery was a serious matter.
Historically, most gallery collapses happened because of dick voices.
…Of course, it was happening right now because of me.
“Man… Have these guys forgotten my personality? Everyone relax. I’ll check after the stream and cut the heads off every single bastard trying to rub their… thing. You can trust me. Right? Yeah, acknowledged.”
“Leave the gallery you bitch? Hmm, that’s a bit much. How about we stop mentioning the gallery now? Yeah? Right now I’m not the head mod, I’m just a newbie VTuber… Hehe.”
When I said that, negative chats like “Yeah right~”, “Fuck off”, and “Go away” flooded the screen.
Looked like it would take quite a while to shake off the head-mod image… Hmm.
“Come on now~ Don’t swear too harshly. I’m a person too, you know!”
Still, as I kept talking, my mouth started to loosen up a bit.
I was about to keep the conversation going with this momentum when—
RandomUser donated 1,000 won!
You call yourself a VTuber but where’s the avatar << What happened to that?
“…….”
My mouth froze again.
Avatar? I don’t have one yet. I’m broke, you guys.
Give me money~ Waaah.
…I couldn’t say that, so I spoke as casually as possible.
“Oh? Huh? I thought it was on the whole time… Have you guys really not been able to see it until now?”
“…Hold on. Let me fiddle with the settings real quick.”
Click click.
I pretended to adjust the settings while actually just clicking randomly on my desktop. Acting like I had dual monitors even though I only had one was a bonus.
“It’s showing up fine on my end? Huh… Wait, could it be!?”
I acted like I had discovered something and started overreacting.
Extreme acting mode: ON.
“N-no way!? Why didn’t I tell you guys about this important fact? Uuuu…”
“Noooo… Listen, everyone. According to the system it’s turned on, okay? But the problem is me. Because of a special condition, my body has been invisible to other people’s eyes since I was little… Sob sob.”
Pfft.
I almost burst out laughing at the chat messages but I held it in.
“There’s only one way to see me!”
Now for the climax. I raised my emotions like a tragic heroine.
“You have to feel the emotion called ‘love’ toward me. Only then will I become visible in your eyes… Hehehehehe! Ah, fuck, it’s too cringey. I can’t do this anymore. Hehe.”