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I got scammed.
Not just anything—a whopping two superchats.
Do you know how many superchats I showered out, and how great the vibe was that day?
Yet after just two weeks off, the viewer count drops like this...
"Where did everyone go..."
I was stunned for a moment.
But looking at the chat, I could see why.
Oh yeah, it's the start of the semester.
Everyone acted like jobless NEETs chilling, but deep down they were going to school.
And in the middle of that, two weeks off... Even I could see that was plenty of time for viewers to bail.
"Meeeoow..."
Thinking that way, having around 150 people left was actually impressive.
They'd trickle back over time.
But the shock from that visible number wouldn't fade.
Anyway, whatever...
"Hey everyone, nice to see you..."
It really was nice to see them after two weeks.
"How've you all been while I was gone?"
I'd gone on short breaks during streams before.
But this was my first real long hiatus, so I asked the viewers.
"Me? I suffered so much I cried buckets."
Viewers probably couldn't even imagine how hard it was.
Went to Paris for Fashion Week, made new friends... Yeah, imagining that might sound weird.
"Oh, I've got all the proof right here."
People not appreciating my suffering? Happened all the time.
I knew they'd say that, so I was prepared.
"Check this out."
I said confidently, pulling up two browser tabs.
Straight to my LeoRe account.
My Emerald 3 main and Platinum 4 smurf match histories were there.
"See the records? Not a single game."
About two weeks—no ranked games, not even a single one.
"What kinda nonsense is that? It means I was that busy."
"Worked. Business."
Literally—my actual job.
I was proud, even after two weeks off.
"Hmm..."
Anyway, after proving my hard work...
I stared at chat, deep in thought.
Honestly, I thought I'd binge LoL like crazy once home.
Held back what I wanted in Paris, right?
I even fantasized about solo queuing to Diamond, hitting Master, sparking proxy or hacker drama.
"Eh..."
Tsk, not feeling it.
A day or two, even a week—Rift thoughts lingered.
But two weeks? Tipping point crossed.
"Not really in the mood..."
Is this how loyal viewers feel?
Time heals—even 10-year LoL addicts quit.
Let alone a short-term VTuber fling. They bounce without regrets.
I stared at chat with lingering eyes.
Familiar nicks missing from chat.
But not as bad as I thought?
Lots left, despite two weeks off.
"You guys know I really cherish you, right?"
"Oh yeah, let's check the cafe while we're at it."
Forgot about it, but chat reminded me.
Two weeks—posts must be piling up, right?
"If the owner doesn't show up when the shop's dead, it'll stay dead."
Chat was right—it was a ghost town cafe.
But if business sucks and the owner bails, even a good shop fails.
So despite the mockery, I dove into the dusty cafe.
"Oh, there's a proof post."
Not as empty as I thought.
That recent superchat extortion threat paid off.
"We'll do more sometime—don't be too bummed."
I soothed the regretful viewers and read the proof post.
Starting with a nicely packaged superchat pic, it was basically a review.
Packaging was thoughtful. Surprisingly tasty, etc.
Overall positive reviews.
"What, should I have smashed it before sending?"
Come to think of it...
I was swamped with trip prep, so Ah-seong handled half.
Kid's got talent—even wrapped it nicely.
By the way, Ah-seong's a freshman in college now.
While I was away, she became a proper college kid.
Didn't forget a gift this trip.
Some pricey Paris clothes for her hard work—she was thrilled.
High-end for a college kid, boosts her style.
Anyway, enough Ah-seong thoughts—I finished the backlog posts.
"Man, so much to read—took forever, huh?"
Time flew reading them.
Paris wipes out weeks of posts... satisfying read.
"Hey now."
...30 minutes is generous.
Some funny posts made it fun.
Sigh, wish they'd posted balance games or Gal Cup stuff.
One post can kill time.
LoL pro team on 10 bucks—or normie anime tier list—could chat for an hour straight.
Such a shame.
"You guys see this? Normie anime tier list."
Regret hit, so I dug it up to show viewers, pondering the cafe.
Is there no way to revive our cafe?
I'm greedy for a fan cafe, at least.
It's our viewers' own community, right?
"How's this? Satisfied if we change it like so?"
If viewers were friends, the fan cafe's basically a group chat. More active is more fun.
Personal friend-gathering banned, of course.
Anyway, cafe done, anime Gal Cup done—game time.
Chat regen rate noticeably slower.
Feels it now; worse when walkie-talkie chats leave.
Sob, two weeks off hurts deep.
No explosive growth plans, but steady gains vanishing stung.
"No roulette... Gonna chase a Ponworld DLC ending like last time."
Today's game: Ponworld, the one from before.
No LoL mood, so Ponworld or dig new planet.
...Viewers begged for more back then.
Miss 'em now that they're gone.
...Those beggars still here?
No other Ponworld streamers right now, anyway.
Trend died.
My Ponpups have nowhere to walk.
Glad for that—I launched the game.
Good reaction even to a rerun.
These are the ones who waited two weeks, right?
They'd like anything I do.
Chest tightened thinking that.
You little... pretending not to care, but hardcore broth-heads after all...
Even starting the game, viewers didn't drop much.
150 had me worried.
But minus fake walkies—these were pure loyal logs.
Like winter king crab hauls.
Yeah, down 100 from pre-hiatus, but whatever.
Couldn't do anything anyway.
Even with good reason, abandoning stream lost viewers.
Fix it by streaming solidly.
No shortcuts—shake off the regret and...
Thanks for 1,000 won, ㅇㅇ!
Wayo, not joining the big server this time?
It's gonna be historic scale
"Uh, um."
Oh. Right on cue.
...Messages waiting when I got back.