Chapter 25
Chapter 25
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Translator: MadScientist
Chapter: 25
Chapter Title: Members Over-Immerse in RP
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The owner of the broadcast is the broadcaster.
Ultimately, without viewers, it's nothing—but that doesn't mean you should treat viewers like gods.
It's like a restaurant owner trying to cater to every customer's demands, only to end up serving some bizarre, half-baked dish that satisfies no one. Trying to please everyone from the start is just a pipe dream.
Sweet lovers, salty lovers, spicy lovers—they all want different things. You can't just mash sweet, salty, and spicy into one mess.
A restaurant owner—and a broadcaster—needs to run things based on their own philosophy and convictions.
Fancy words, but it boils down to this: the broadcaster sets the tone.
World Live Entertainment is a company, not an individual, and KEYS is a group, so it's a bit different.
Jang Gyeon-u recalled the mental training from the president.
'Shady remarks are prohibited.' For example, mentioning using illegal sharing sites or openly talking about adult content.
'Socially or politically sensitive issues are also off-limits.' Some people might like bold opinions.
But when the company and group are in it together, going rogue with your beliefs is trouble.
'No back accounts.' Back accounts are anonymous SNS handles where you vent about the company, colleagues, society, and so on.
Remember how countless celebrities got caught using them, faced massive backlash, or even retired in the worst cases.
'Feminism issues are especially forbidden. Just cheer for military stories—no opinions. No jokes either.' No need to poke the hornet's nest, whichever side.
No, you absolutely shouldn't.
If it blows up, the members are the ones who'll suffer endless harassment and personal attacks.
'Don't get complacent!' President Kim Mi-myo's mental training—Jang Gyeon-u had mostly let it go in one ear and out the other.
I've lived my whole life as a guy; no way I'd run into those issues.
Even seeing viewers openly thirsting over chests, she just thought, Aw, poor things.
No disgust bloomed in her.
She understood what men were like.
In other words, what had appeared here was a single yokai.
An ultra-top-tier beauty who understood men's hearts!
"Yeah, yeah. Everyone's missing mommy's embrace, huh? Come here and let me hug you all."
Pop.
Light flooded the silhouette hidden in shadow.
Just the chest area.
A see-through thin fabric draped over the shoulders, paired with a dress featuring a deep chest slit that bared skin.
It wasn't really Jang Gyeon-u's taste—instead, it was packed with President Kim Mi-myo's.
Jang Gyeon-u had poured her effort into the songs, with barely a thought for character design.
Is it a bit too risqué?
💬 Live Chat — Viewer Pya! — Viewer This is way too stimulating... — Viewer Truly magnificent, teacher. — Viewer Heh heh heh... — Hwang Jae-hyeon from Uiseong-gun, Gyeongsangbuk-do I permit you, Song Princess Uta, to become my bride. — Viewer Mommy hug me, waaah. — Viewer Come into my arms... Pfft Come into my arms... Pfft Come into my arms... Pfft Come into my arms... Pfft Seeing everyone losing their minds, Jang Gyeon-u felt a bit off.
Is that model hot?
My character?
Loving the character... is that loving me?
She could kind of see what President Kim Mi-myo had said at the start.
Persona.
Wearing a mask makes people's criticism hurt a little less.
Desire and praise don't hit as raw; it's like they're filtered, the light softened through sunglasses—subtly different from the original.
"The dress is a mini that hits right above the thighs."
Pop.
More light poured in.
This time, it reached the hem, revealing her full upper body and part of the lower.
— Viewer Is she doing this on purpose? Why reveal in such a spicy order? — Viewer You tempted us first! — Viewer Aren't you being too obvious? If you thought we'd like this, oy vey. — Viewer Uh huh huh... — Viewer Heh heh heh. — Viewer East sea waters and Baekdu Mountain... "What do you mean 'sexy order'? I'm just revealing it in the order viewers look."
— Viewer Right, right. — Viewer Totally pandering. — Viewer Eh? You guys only see my body? I even sang for you. — Viewer She really knows fan service. — Viewer Not me? Who looked so lewdly? — Viewer For real lol "Starting from the legs wouldn't be weird for the head, so here we go. Ta-da!"
— Viewer Oh my, showing legs? What do you mean? — Viewer Sexy. — Viewer Rare legs you won't see often—burn this image in. — Viewer Such smooth skin. — Viewer Garter insane. — Viewer Pretty. — Viewer Who designed this? Some fashion expert? Vtubers usually only show upper bodies, so these rare legs won't see the light of day often.
It's true, but why does mentioning it feel so weird?
"You can adjust the garter like this—on and off."
The virtual model program allowed variations with tweaks.
Change hairstyles, add or remove accessories.
— Viewer Hey, give back my garter! — Viewer Bare legs, uh huh huh. — Viewer You're not being very modest, flashing bare legs to strangers. — Viewer I'm worried, so saying this: this concept isn't great. Rumors spread that it works, so everyone copies it and it gets stale. I think pushing purity would be better for influx and long-term. "No, it's just an intro. People thinking weird stuff are the weird ones."
— Viewer Long-winded villain alert. — Viewer Making a fuss over nothing lol. Can you function in daily life? — Viewer No backseat driving. — Viewer Uta-chan, when's the face reveal? "Hold on. Let me show the cover off first."
Jang Gyeon-u tweaked the program again, removing the see-through layer over the shoulders.
More skin, but somehow less sexy—a peculiar effect.
Of course: swapping chest slit + see-through fetish for simple off-shoulder made it seem more modest.
— Viewer Cover? Lol — Viewer Cheap word choice. — Viewer But what's that? Silk? Seeing chats nitpick the material on a moving illustration felt like the 2.5D wall shaking a bit.
These must be the folks who call illustrations "photos."
And to succeed in Vtubing, you have to appeal to them.
That's the virtual world.
"It's an expensive outfit, so probably high-end material, right?"
— Viewer You got scammed. — Viewer If the wearer doesn't know, who does? Lol — Viewer Aspiring singer buying fancy clothes? Where's the money from? — Viewer Everyone's got 2 mil at home. If not, deliver for a month. "Alright, we've checked out the outfit. But the finishing touch to fashion is the face, right?"
— Viewer Show show show show show — Viewer I'm good with butts. — Viewer Reveal the face!!! "Before that!"
— Viewer Ugh — Viewer More teasing? — Viewer Show it already. — Viewer Bet it's ugly lol "Let me introduce the mama and papa who made me so pretty."
In the virtual industry, it's convention: the illustrator who draws the original art for the model is "mama," and the rigger who breathes life into it with graphics rigging is "papa."
No real parents, but reborn in the virtual world, she suddenly has some.
Jang Gyeon-u found it oddly amusing.
👨👩👧 Parents [MAMA - fūsen]
[PAPA - nukki]
Pro illustrator and rigging animator. Profile pics on left, SNS IDs on right. — Viewer Mom's a balloon? — Viewer Mom balloon + dad carving knife = disaster? — Viewer Poked by something that sharp and she'd pop! — Viewer Is this marriage okay? Coincidentally, fūsen's profile pic was a balloon, nukki's a carving knife—what happens when they touch?
"Stop the Talula!"
Her new parents announced, and she was already defending against Talula memes.
Finally, after introducing mama and papa, it was face reveal time.
"Hi Uta! Hello! I'm Song Princess Uta!"
The greeting came with the face reveal.
And the viewers reacted enthusiastically.
— Viewer Wow — Viewer This is why I watch company debuts. — Viewer Taste of money? — Viewer Nice plastic surgeon. — Viewer Lol — Viewer King approved. — Viewer Wife approved! — Viewer This is pure. — Viewer Pu?re Most Vtubers have designs loaded with ornaments.
Fashionable art styles trend by era, and just chasing "pretty" overlaps too much with others.
To stick in memory, they pile on decorations for all sorts of reasons.
But Song Princess Uta's hair had just one musical note pin.
It was like a declaration: pure looks showdown.
I'm pretty—what're you gonna do about it?
Come back obsessed, and that's that.
Spending big doesn't guarantee quality.
But quality usually costs big.
President Kim Mi-myo's bold investment!
Flop and no recovery!
All-in gamble of her life!
"Thank you. So grateful. Thanks for the praise."
Why was this?
The virtual model getting praise, yet it felt as hot in her cheeks as real compliments.
She'd thought reality and virtual were cleanly separated just moments ago, so why now?
⚔ PROFILE ⚔ 📛 Name: Song Princess Uta
>Utahime Uta
>Princess Song 🎂 Age: 17 Forever 📅 B-Day: June 21 📏 Height: 170cm And finally, the profile reveal.
Seemed simple at a glance, but packed with tons of deliberation in those numbers!