Chapter 8
[Wayo: VTubers should avoid an arms race]
Wayo the Great dropping truth lol
-As expected, she’s the queen of independent streamers
ㄴ Queen (200 average viewers)
ㄴ Why call her an empress when she’s a solitary island?
-But literally everyone and their dog is turning on a cam
ㄴ It’s good when they do, though?
ㄴ For real lol
[The reason Wayo hates half-cams]
Because she isn’t confident herself<lol, for real
-Wayo’s a 48-kg Hyeji princess, what is this slander??
-Wayo the Great really does go to absurd lengths not to show any signs of the red pill
ㄴ I don’t think we’ve ever even heard her say she went somewhere for fun lol
ㄴ Are the idiots above actually watching Wayo’s stream..?
ㄴ For real lol, there are actually people who watch a tiny VTuber
[Does Wayo the Great really never turn on a half-cam?]
Looking at her hand cam last time, she didn’t really look like Sterak either
-Wayo the Great doesn’t use such sorcery, apparently
-If she turns it on, she’s so beautiful Chzzk will crash;;
ㄴ Log off for a second lol;
ㄴ This Wayo-dog is at it again lol
[Wayo’s younger brother is an alpha male lol]
Wayo’s an alpha female too, isn’t she??
-Is Wayo’s younger brother an alpha male??
ㄴ He moved back home after living with an older girl he met at his academy
ㄴ ?? Fuck lol
ㄴ His voice was insanely good too
[Wayo and her younger brother seem to have a big age gap]
Judging by how her little brother cowers, they must be at least five years apart
-For real lol
-He was terrified lol
-Siblings close in age can’t act like that
[But is Wayo really a solitary island?]
She had close VTuber friends yesterday though;
-Wayo calls herself a wolf, at least
ㄴ For real lol
-They’re exempt because they swore an oath of brotherhood;;
ㄴ ?? What’s that?
ㄴ You don’t know about the Oath of Brotherhood under the cherry tree?
ㄴ That Minecraft collab was legendary, for real..
ㄴ They just networked when they were tiny as hell
ㄴ For real lol
[Wayo<< Her one truly awful trait..]
She watched her friends blow up from just a few large-scale servers and still stubbornly refuses to do it
-Wayo would actually be a great fit for a large-scale server though
ㄴ For real, she’d do well
-Isn’t Wayo only a gangster in her own room??
ㄴ Nope, Wayo does better in collabs
ㄴ Wayo made the whole Oath of Brotherhood thing too lol
ㄴ What is this Oath of Brotherhood thing, anyway
ㄴ (If you don’t know, learn, con)
ㄴ The Oath of Shithead Brotherhood was just their own little legend, nothing special lol
[Explanation of the Wayo Oath of Brotherhood incident]
What happened was….
**
[Model Kim Ahyun and fashion model Andel officially meet in the first week of the new year. Will it be a celebratory shot for Korean models….]
“Haa.”
I sighed as I read the article.
A few days ago, to celebrate the new year, I officially signed a contract with Andel.
Roselia, Attorney Kim, and I sat together all day, going over the contract while they explained everything to me.
The official announcement hadn’t been made yet, but it would be out soon.
Now it was time to work again.
I didn’t dislike modeling, but it was exhausting.
Still, well… you have to earn money while you can.
It’s not as though modeling is a long-lasting career, either.
What will I do after I’m done modeling?
I lay on the sofa and pondered my future for a while.
My seniors usually moved into entertainment or started cosmetics or clothing brands.
Should I follow the same path?
…Honestly, I’ll probably just do more streaming once I’m done modeling.
By then, I’ll have saved enough money to live on for the rest of my life.
I could enjoy life while streaming as a hobby and something to pass the time.
Of course, retirement was still a long way off.
“I heard you signed a contract, Sis?”
As I lay there with my legs over the sofa’s armrest, thinking about my future, my younger brother strolled down from the second floor.
“Yeah, I guess I’ll be busy now.”
“What about your streaming?”
“I’ll do it when I have free time.”
I’d probably have more days off from streaming than I had while broadcasting to my heart’s content.
It was a little disappointing, but if I made time at night, streaming would still be manageable.
As long as I took good care of my body until the season started, anyway.
In that sense, I was very fortunate.
A skin that didn’t get dull even after staying up all night—no matter how much money I poured into dermatology or how much I enjoyed the privilege of youth, that was clearly a talent.
“Why are you looking at me like that?”
In that sense, Aseong had good skin too. Was it a family trait?
“Is it a little asymmetrical?”
“What?”
“The left and right sides of your face.”
“...? Why are you picking a fight?”
It was unfortunate that he didn’t look exactly like me, though.
I got up from the sofa, leaving my younger brother making a face as if he’d just heard something offensive.
“Ahyun! Are you fully awake?”
When I stood up, Roselia poked her head out from my fitting room.
Since I’d signed an exclusive contract, I had to pay attention to the posts I put on the official social media accounts and the clothes I wore in daily life.
Roselia was sorting through items from brands that competed with Andel.
“Yes, I’ll help you now.”
“No! You can’t tell them apart properly, Ahyun, so go rest.”
“Tsk, all right.”
I’d originally planned to do it myself, but after I got confused a few times, Roselia kicked me out.
Apparently, it was more convenient for her to do it herself.
“Roselia, you don’t have any plans today, right?”
“Oh! But we have a meeting tomorrow, so be careful what you eat!”
“Got it. You heard her, right? Get me an iced Americano.”
As I said that, I gestured toward Aseong with my chin.
It was morning, so I needed coffee, but now that I had to manage myself properly, a low-sugar latte would be difficult.
I didn’t gain weight easily, but there was no harm in being careful.
“Aren’t you working me too hard?”
“It’s your sister’s right.”
“What about your responsibilities?”
“I think I’ve handled those properly.”
At that, Aseong turned around.
You little punk, you don’t have anything to say, do you?
Who was better at being a big sister than me?
I hadn’t known how convenient it was to have a younger brother until I got one.
I hope he goes to a university near home, too.
“Roselia, call me if it gets too hard.”
“That won’t happen, so go rest!”
“....”
I asked again just in case, but when Roselia rejected me so decisively, I pouted. She didn’t even look at me.
“Then should I go stream? If I do, I won’t come down for several hours.”
“Yeah, work hard~”
Right, right. This useless model should go stream.
I strode up the stairs toward the streaming room.
Click.
As soon as I sat at the desk, I turned on the computer.
Did you know? Computers are surprisingly helpful for dieting.
When you’re playing a game, you tend to forget that you’re hungry.
Of course, they can also cause a lack of exercise, but I could always do some yoga on the mat behind me whenever I had time.
Tap, tap.
After turning on the computer, I checked my messages first.
I hadn’t installed Discord on my phone, so I had to turn on the computer to check any stream-related messages.
A few messages had arrived overnight.
Most were from streamer acquaintances or from group chats, so I sent brief replies and then opened OBS.
Since I was sitting at my computer anyway, I considered playing a few games of Rift, but they’d complain if I played without turning on the stream.
Thinking about how exhausting it all was, I pressed the start-stream button and checked what game I would play today.
[Outwind]
Outwind was a fantasy adventure game I’d found recently.
I installed it because I liked its freedom and the fact that quests were hardly ever forced on you.
Well, it also seemed rather unfriendly and difficult, but I could always bash my head against it or listen to backseating.
After checking that the game was installed properly, I looked at the chat and saw viewers who had already arrived and were chatting.
-Is Wayo live??
-Hi hi
-Why’d you turn on so early today?
“Ah, I’m streaming early because tomorrow’s a streaming break.”
For the record, I had a meeting tomorrow.
I’d just signed a brand contract, so I had plenty of meetings and preshoot work ahead of me.
-???
-?
-A streaming break?
-Bullshit
“Tomorrow’s Monday. I have to go to work.”
-??
-She’s been busy since last week;;
-Wasn’t she free last month?
“Last month was year-end, so things were quiet.”
-Aren’t people usually busiest at year-end?
-What the hell is this woman’s job, anyway
-Director, if you keep coming in, you’re making the employees uncomfortable;;
“Who said I’m a director? Anyway, shall we start with a warm-up?”
I’d prepared a game, but I didn’t plan to start it right away.
I had to wait until the viewers had settled in.
New games were best when you watched from the very beginning.
Usually, the unspoken rule was to wait thirty minutes to an hour while doing something else.
So….
-Aren’t you going to play Rift right now??
-If you’re killing time, watch the Cafe instead;;
“Our Cafe is dead, what am I supposed to watch? I’d have to let it sit for a week to find an hour’s worth.”
-ㅋㅋ;;
-ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-Maybe you should run it better lol
Watching the Cafe to kill an hour was a privilege reserved for big streamers.
With 200 average viewers and even fewer people in my Cafe, I should just play Rift.
“Okay, okay, we’re doing Jeungbaram, so first come, first served.”
Since it was only a warm-up, I made a room for a casual round of Jeungbaram.
Three games should do, right?
-How do I join?
-Please accept my friend request
-How do I get in??
“You have to tell me your usernames.”
-Ah, this pattern again
-동북초우유도둑#145
-성북1짱김와요#233
-I don’t even have money to buy coffee today..
When I asked them to tell me their usernames, the chat began moving quickly, but I subtly looked away.
A few sharp-eyed viewers had already noticed what was happening.
“The chat’s too fast. Hurry, hurry.”
-ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-This fucking bitch
-What do you mean too fast, fuckㅋㅋㅋ
…It couldn’t be helped.
I wanted to play with all my viewers, too.
But this thing called value…
If you gave too much away, it actually lost its value.
If diamonds cost only thirty thousand won per carat, would people cherish them?
They became more precious because their value went up.
[Thank you for the 5,000-won donation from 미아핑으로와요대가리찍기kr2!]
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[Thank you for the 5,000-won donation from ㅇㅇ!]
Wayo Garen KR1, you money-grubbing bitch;;
“Ah~ I can finally see you. Welcome.”
Fortunately, our sharp-eyed Jeungbaram gentlemen hurried to take their seats, and I sent them friend requests with a bright smile.
-Do you really have to rob the commoners’ money??
-Five-thousand-won unit bitch..
-Hah.. I went and charged up money, wait
-The ones who have it are always the worst, fuck;;
"Irasshaimase...!"
…Tsk, but a ten-thousand-won unit isn’t happening, right?
Disappointed inwardly, I accepted more people.