The Most Lucky Virtual YouTuber in a Pay-To-Win Game Is Too Embarrassed to Graduate
I was not saying I’d graduated.
A whopping 6,000 people. The chat was moving so fast it was almost hard to keep up, and it took me a little while to adjust.
"First of all, I’m not 2nd Gen Haruru, and I’m not a fox ghost either. I successfully reached a dramatic settlement with the boss."
"No, that’s not it. I’m going to tell you everything that happened yesterday. A lot happened, seriously."
I calmly told them about everything from the day before. I’d already checked with the boss, and she said I could bring it up on stream.
"And so, my journey toward the peak of Unknown Universe remains unchanged! Let’s go. Day 2 stream."
Before launching Unknown Universe, I folded my hands and prayed.
"Before the stream starts, let me offer a little worship to Chae Money. My idol, my role model. I worship you, the GOAT of the streaming world, Chae Money..."
"What?!"
"Don’t donate during worship! That’s blasphemy!"
"Thank you. Chamen."
The surprise worship time was over. While I was at it, I also offered a prayer to the goddess of luck, asking her to look after me today. Then I was ready to start Unknown Universe... no, wait. There was still more to do.
"First of all, despite it being morning, over 6,000 of you came out. And the chat’s mood has gotten a lot gentler too, not nearly as savage as on the first stream..."
"Yes, well. Anyway, I think there are a lot of people who like what I’m doing now, so I can finally choose a fan name. For reference, our Tama already picked one. What was it again?"
That’s right, fairy. A fan name fitting for an elf-themed VTuber. I looked it up, and the origin was that Mizuki called someone who sent her a pretty message “fairy-like,” and it stuck.
"We need something like that too."
...
...
I had kind of expected this, but every bizarre fan nickname under the sun came pouring out. I gritted my teeth and tried to ignore them and read only the good ones, but there weren’t any good ones to be found.
"W-wait, settle down, everyone. I mean a nickname to call you by. Calling you pigs or anti-fans sounds weird..."
But the chat still wouldn’t calm down. Before I knew it, my voice had started getting louder too.
"No! I want to call you something cute too!"
"Black Fairy... I appreciate it, but it feels too much like copying Tama. I’ll think of something else."
-Big one incoming
-Prepare your stomach!
-How funny is it gonna be lol
-What’ll it be? It’ll probably be insane, right?
"What? Why is everyone suddenly like this?"
I did have one idea in mind, but could I really satisfy these people with it?
"Th-that... as in Haruru’s family. Hajo-k..."
"What?!"
"What?!"
"Gasp"
"Rukkiyahhou"
"Is that supposed to be a cute nickname?"
"Lol, do you really think the Great Haruru’s sense is that bad? You’d actually use something like that as a fan nickname?"
"Hajo-k..."
Oh, this was a total disaster. I’ve never had any talent for naming things, and even Hajo-k had been something I’d agonized over all night. Then, like sweet rain in a drought, a blessed donation arrived.
-Oh
-Not bad, maybe?
-That kid must’ve taken some SingxBig when he was young
-Let’s go with that
"Am I the weird one? What’s the difference between Hajo-k and DayMoth..."
"What?"
"What?"
"N
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"Okay, okay, stop spamming ruin. So DayMoth it is. DayMoths, please take good care of me!"
Once I said it out loud, something felt off.
"See? It sounds weird, doesn’t it? Is this really okay?!"
-It’s perfect, yep
-DayMoths, let’s go~
-Better than Hajo-k, at least
-DayMoth! DayMoth!
"DayMoths will have a hard enough time protecting even just themselves."
-lol for real
-Perfect fit
-Wow, that’s legendary
Anyway, since the fans seemed to like it and I didn’t have anything better, our fan name was set: DayMoths. Next...
"I’ve got something else prepared for the second day of streaming. I need my own signature greeting, something charming and cute."
-Here comes another big one, whoa
-Gasp! What is it?
"Hold on, I’m going to bring my parents in and watch this together."
"No, you really don’t need to..."
Why did they keep piling on the pressure? I knew they were probably teasing me on purpose.
"Ahaha, Haruru’s greeting is definitely going to be insanely good, right? I’m already excited thinking about all the big streamers copying Haruru’s greeting later lol. You’ve blown up, kid lol..."
"Aah! No, not that much. What am I supposed to do? Seriously."
At times like this, it was better not to build the suspense any more and just get it over with.
"Haaah. Fine, I’ll do it..."
-It’s coming! It’s coming!
-DGN DGN DGN DGN
-Clip ready
-Seriously, how funny is this gonna be lol
"Instead of saying ‘hello,’ I’m just going to change the ending..."
I pressed a certain key, and my black fox ears and tail popped into place. Diversion tactics.
"AnnyeoHaruru~."
-Ahahahaha
-So cute
-AnnyeoHaruru~
-AnnyeoHaruru, lol
-Wow~ that’s perfect
Was it okay? It seemed better than Hajo-k from before. But really, what was the difference between Hajo-k and AnnyeoHaruru? The VTuber world is full of mysteries. Still, I was glad they liked it.
"Wow! Ten thousand. Thank you. In return, thanks-a-Haruru~!"
-Wow, that’s perfect
-So cute
-Your voice really fits it
Judging by the chat, Hajo-k hadn’t suited my voice very well, so the reaction had been lukewarm, but AnnyeoHaruru and GamsaHaruru matched my cutesy voice, which was why they got such a good response.
Still, if I overused it too much, people would call it a dead horse, so I had to be careful. By the way, “dead horse” is a phrase that comes from beating the first verse and then dragging it through a second and third verse until it’s completely beaten to death. The original term is actually used as the name of a totally different comic technique, though.
"Thank you for the 1,000 won."
"???"
"Why not say thank you for the thousand?"
That misunderstanding caused a stir among the viewers.
"No, no! I wasn’t avoiding saying the thousand because of the amount. I just didn’t want to overdo it and get called out for beating the joke to death."
"No, no! I’m seriously only not saying it because I’m worried people will call it dead-horse overuse! Thank you. No, thank you, Haruru."
-I admit it
-That veteran streaming experience doesn’t go anywhere
-You still have to pay back the money you borrowed from Chae Boss
"No! That’s really not it. Ugh, it’s hot."
I fanned myself with one hand and used the other to make my ears and tail disappear.
"Then let’s begin Day 2 of the Unknown Universe stream."
-She said she’d lend you money interest-free instead
-Seriously, yesterday’s reward was ridiculous
"Well... I got it with my phone while talking to the boss."
-lol
-Great Haruru
-You really are something...
-Wow, that’s MZ for you
-On-time was worth that much, I guess
-At this point, isn’t this basically a protest asking to be clipped?
"That’s right. So please cheer me on a lot..."
I entered Unknown Universe and logged into BlackFoxHaruru. Even as a beginner, my Mika was fully transcended, so my combat power was pretty absurdly high. People usually say that when you pull a great item, you feel full just by looking at it, right? This was like that. Just looking at it made me grin.
"Hehe. Who am I? A full-transcendence Mika owner."
-Wow
-The legendary flex item pulled with 3 million won
"What?!"
"Please don’t..."
"Isn’t it already there? A lot of people must have come here after seeing that. If any of you are here, could you raise your hand?"
Hands, feet, tails, Tama, Chae Boss—there were all kinds of weird words flying around. I really shouldn’t have asked.
"Yes, yes, enough. Today’s content..."
"Yes. Exactly. Beginner planets normally don’t allow PK, but C area is the only place where it’s possible. After the 1.15 patch they blocked that too, but since the area was already occupied, they’re just leaving it alone."
-For real???
"No anti-fan talk, please. There are plenty of good people too. Anyway, there seem to be people who started Unknown Universe because of me, so..."
"No! It’s fun when I do it. And it doesn’t cost as much as you’d think. Anyway, today’s content..."
I paused for a moment, then continued in a firmer voice.
"I’m going to give those trashy bastards a proper lesson."