The Log-Lifting Debut That Broke the Chat

The chat was losing its collective mind over my ridiculous forced lore. Even I couldn't hold back the cringe and ended up failing my laugh hold. Still, I guess you could say...

That was the general reaction to my absurd setting. I couldn't hold back the secondhand embarrassment and ended up bursting into laughter.

But still, somehow...

“What? Kyaha~ Everyone, everyone, look at this! I'm not lying!”

“Telling me to go to the hospital is a bit too much… hehe.”

Seeing everyone laughing, the reaction wasn't all bad. I'd say this was a pretty solid start. Kinda like that mint candy, anta~ vibe... yeah, yeah.

“Uh… huh?”

Right in the middle of that, a long donation calling me out flew in. Did I really do that? Thinking back, I probably did. I remember watching a broadcast and seeing some low-tier newbie with weird speech patterns and just couldn't hold back from writing a post.

“Hey hey, don't leave! If you leave I'll die!? Just kidding. I meant I loved it so much I couldn't stand it. So please don't leave. I… as a low-tier myself, every single one of you is precious to me.”

I didn't even say much but weird chats started flooding in. I have no idea why they're acting like this… but I'll just ignore it for now.

I sneakily checked the viewer count. Sixty people. Thankfully no one actually left, and way more people had joined than before. For a low-tier like me, this was an absolutely perfect start.

This, this right here. If I can hold onto these viewers properly, I might actually succeed?

…Of course I have to keep in mind that this is all just the debut boost. Let's stay humble. Be humble in every moment.

“I already explained it. I have one but it's not visible, okay? …Or should I just say I haven't prepared it yet because I don't have money. Haha.”

“Ahem.”

The barrage of factual violence made me clear my throat for no reason. Whatever, screw it.

Humble my ass. Let's just go full arrogance mode.

“Whaaat~ Even if I don't have one right now, if we all combine our strength maybe I can prepare it real quick~? Kyaha~”

“Ah, noooo… what scam are you talking about? I'm actually kinda wronged here! Can't you guys see that the stream title clearly says VTuber ‘aspirant’?”

I'm not a VTuber, I'm a VTuber aspirant. These people are the type who'd ask a hero aspirant where their Excalibur is. Sheesh.

“Everyone, but I'm really serious about this. I'm planning to get a proper S-tier avatar instead of this half-assed one, so I'm even gonna work a side job.”

“…Original 3D? Yeah! Whether it's Ratudy or whatever, I'm gonna spend at least 600 on it! Can you see my sincerity now?”

When I boldly declared my ambition toward becoming a VTuber, the chat was flooded with ‘kya’s. It seemed like my sincerity had gotten through a little. The corners of my mouth naturally turned upward at the sight.

“So can't you all stay and keep lifting the log for me? This is the bottom-buying timing right now… hehe. Oh, and I'll remember all the founding members who are here right now!”

“They'll forget once they blow up kek? Ha, fuck… I said it's true?”

These people really don't believe a word I say.

I turned my gaze to the chat window. And started reading the viewers' usernames. Trying to memorize them as I read.

But…

“ErisFootSmell, ArrogantPervert, CR7MilkSuuuuuuck… Ah, fuck, the level of these usernames is insane.”

It really wasn't easy. But if it's for the broadcast, I have to endure it.

In the end, I read every single one of the roughly fifty viewers' usernames that were there.

“…GOATCR7. Ah, that's all of them. Anyway, I will absolutely not forget. We're all in the same boat now, okay? You can't jump ship saying the log is too heavy midway?”

“Heh.”

A smile naturally formed at the heartwarming scene. They said they'd keep staying to lift the log. It was worth enduring and reading out all those ridiculously chaotic usernames. Honestly everything else was fine, but MessageFootWipingCR7 << that one wasn't easy. After all, in terms of pure soccer ability, Ronaldo is higher!

“What am I doing today? Well, you see…”

My words got completely stuck. The truth was I was so desperate to turn on the broadcast that I hadn't thought about any content at all. Thinking about it now, I really turned on the stream without any preparation. But I couldn't just openly say I didn't prepare anything… hmm.

“Today's broadcast ends here~”

“Ah, no~ After doing today's broadcast I realized I need to change my mic. The monitor's only one right now so it's inconvenient too… yeah yeah. So everyone bye bye~”

The terrifying chats kept coming so I quickly ended the broadcast. Just in case, I checked the follow count. Hmm… no one unfollowed yet. It actually went up to eighty.

“Whew…”

It felt like a storm had just passed through. My first broadcast. It was incredibly chaotic. Still, I think I managed okay. Maybe it's because the viewers who came from the hamster gallery surprisingly well-received my jokes.

Good. Let's keep going like this. I'll work hard and definitely become a corporate VTuber.

With that determination like the protagonist of a shonen manga,

‘I still gotta do what I gotta do.’

I immediately went into the gallery to check the reactions.

As expected, the first page of concept posts was already filled with stuff about me. Most of the content was like today's broadcast was fun~ Starting the main dick worship from now on~ and so on. It was heartwarming to read while looking at it… but this wasn't good.

I took down all of them from concept posts to regular posts. Especially the ones that had stuff like main dick this and that. And then I wrote a notice post as well.

“Puhuhu.”

The comments came flooding in the moment I posted the notice. Looking at those posts, I couldn't help but laugh. Thinking about it again, this VTuber thing… it might actually suit me really well?

The next day after the broadcast. I woke up early in the morning and was looking up the mic and monitor I mentioned during yesterday's stream. The mic I'm using now isn't for broadcasting and having only one monitor is genuinely inconvenient.

The price… hmm. Even if I go for good value, it'll be at least 200,000 won.

‘I didn't even earn 10,000 won from yesterday's broadcast.’

In the end I held back my tears and spent 300,000 won on equipment. The delivery is fast these days so they say it'll arrive in one day. That's fortunate.

That aside, the money left in my account is now about 270,000 won. It's at a level where I absolutely can't live on broadcast earnings alone. This means… I definitely have to get a side job, right?

Still, since I've become an ultra S-tier beautiful girl, the part-time job options should be wide. Just as I was about to go into a job search site,

Gurgle gurgle.

“……”

A truly desperate sound rang ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠out from my stomach. Come to think of it, there was nothing to eat at home. Okay. Let's go outside for a bit.