Although Dohee was busy with work, broadcasting, and gacha pulls.
As soon as she heard about Majia’s skeleton knight class promotion, she parked her character in a safe spot and immediately opened Majia’s stream in a picture-in-picture window.
She had gained the hidden class, but
She was a little worried about what would happen afterward.
Then, she saw that the viewer count had reached a staggering 19,000.
“Wow, a lot of people showed up.”
— Wow, the viewer count, lol
— All the randoms must’ve come over
— Hidden class spoilers have been circulating since yesterday, lol
It was a number that seemed way too high and overwhelming for Majia to handle alone.
The 15,000 viewers from the review broadcast of <Monthly Fantasia> were all watching a parallel broadcast, so they were relatively mild viewers.
But now, it wasn’t the same.
People from all kinds of communities had gathered to find out who Majia was and what the hidden class was, so it was a situation where one wrong move could ruin the broadcast in an instant.
‘I need to help…’
However, by the time Dohee was about to send messages via DingTok and TalkCode, Majia had already made up her mind and was putting her thoughts into action.
[Welcome to the Parallel Control Room, viewers! From now on, I, Majia, the overall manager of Parallel broadcasts, will introduce the first-generation member of Parallel, Another, and what kind of idol they are.
It’ll take exactly five minutes. I will blow your minds in that time. Can we do the hidden class test afterward?]
It was clearly a wave that looked way too high and dangerous for Majia to handle.
But Majia successfully rode the wave.
Rather than being tossed around, she stayed firm and made sure to express her own words while maintaining her stance.
But was there nothing that Dohee could point out? That wasn’t the case.
She was talented, and while she had appeared in several scenes, her flaws hadn’t been visible until now.
Majia was still a broadcasting beginner.
No matter how good her broadcasting sense was, she was so eager to promote that it felt like she got too excited in the moment.
‘She’s inexperienced, but… still, she learns quickly.’
However, Pin0 came in with a timely donation, which helped prevent a public outburst from happening.
Majia seemed to have realized something in that moment and changed her approach.
Since she had realized that there was a lot of interest in the skeleton knight, she decided to show both sides naturally by featuring the members alongside it.
It was a choice that both captured the viewers’ attention and helped promote the members.
As a result, she lost 4,000 viewers, but she still held on to 16,000 viewers.
And Dohee didn’t even help her with that.
For a broadcasting beginner, this was already an impressive achievement.
More importantly, Majia’s momentum didn’t falter.
– [All] Majia: Maru and Dora are going to sing a song in the square
– [All] Majia: You all must be tired from work, so take a quick healing break
– [All] Majia: I’m also giving out village return tickets to those who came
One big issue with rookie broadcasters is the regret and emotional slump that follows when they realize their mistakes.
Anyone can make mistakes, but whether they can pick themselves back up and keep going, or get stuck in their failures, determines whether they crash or keep going smoothly.
– [All] Movgun: Mini concert? I can’t not listen
– [All] Ronze: Yes, I’m going
At least Majia wasn’t fazed by her earlier slip-ups, and was now calmly taking the next step.
She acknowledged her mistake but wasn’t broken by it.
Rather, she seemed to be thinking about what to do next.
Dohee had also learned the A to Z of group promotions through trial and error on the previous server.
Though there had been some crises, Majia would definitely grow even more from this.
[Team Leader Oh Seok-jae: Maru and Dora’s influx isn’t bad]
[Team Leader Oh Seok-jae: Majia’s doing a bit nervously, but she’s doing well as instructed. This is good~]
Originally a star player from the Wicker Town Season 2 starting members, Maru’s live viewership count had reached 9,000.
The first-generation members, even with a sudden increase in influx, were able to handle it well.
At this point, it seemed right to give Majia some appropriate advice.
[Me: Jia, you did well]
[Me: Don’t be too nervous, just keep it relaxed like now]
[Me: After each broadcast, if you’re curious about something, ask the promotion team leader]
Though the reply didn’t come right away, the number 1 next to the message disappeared.
“… Well, it looks like it worked out okay. I guess I should finish my mining too.”
— Aren’t you going to the concert?
— Boss, you should go hand out flyers too
“Jia’s doing well, so I need to make money. When Jia promotes, I’ll make money. When Jia makes money, I’ll promote. That’s why I brought her here, so that’s how it should be.”
:: An anonymous sponsor donated 10,000 Clouds! ::
:: But isn’t Momomo’s speed of earning money too slow compared to the manager’s… ::
— Lol, really
— So slow, lol
— Osoi
“Hey, even if it’s slow, it’s better than not earning anything at all?! If you guys have nothing to do, go cheer them on.”
— Yeah, yeah
— I’m going
— Never coming back again
“Who said they’re never coming back? Let’s have a word.”
— No, I’m sorry, I was wrong
— Lol
* * *
Maybe it was because they had the experience of performing in 3D live concerts for a year, but even with the sudden request, Maru and Dora flawlessly performed three full songs.
Since it was an in-game microphone, it was hard to capture the full emotional depth of their singing.
But for the players who had spent the past two days exhausted from digging, hunting, and farming, it was a refreshing ten-minute break.
[That was great. As expected, they’re amazing.]
[But since when did MooGun start watching VTubers?]
[Ronze, why didn’t you tell me about this earlier?]
[I did try to tell you, but you said it was weeb stuff—]
[Hey! You bastard! Watch your mouth in front of these two!]
[I’m just stating facts, though?]
Now that Maru and Dora had mingled with the audience enough, the plan was to take them back underground.
After all, the remaining 15,000 viewers were eagerly waiting for me to start hunting.
— Magia, time to gear up with Obsidian equipment and start looking for dungeons.
— You need solid armor first because of the Skeleton Knight’s health debuff.
— Dungeons make way more money than mining.
— But aren’t there no alchemists yet? Wouldn’t that be a problem?
— Oh, true.
— So getting Obsidian gear first makes sense.
— But if you don’t get hit, does armor even matter? You could just go straight to a dungeon.
— Dungeon mobs have tons of ranged attacks, lol. If you’re not planning to parry everything, you need armor.
— With his skills, he probably could parry everything lol.
Still, it might be a good idea to discuss with Maru later on how to acquire Obsidian gear.
The 64Q “professors” in the chat were going wild, claiming that dungeons would triple my current income.
Even if I wasn’t planning to head there immediately, I figured it would be smart to show some interest.
More money meant I could better support the members.
The issue was that I had no dungeon experience, and acquiring Obsidian equipment alone would take an entire day.
If I rushed in unprepared, my earnings might actually drop instead.
Ideally, I wanted to bring all the members along before making a move, so I was leaning toward delaying my decision.
As I was waiting for Maru to wrap up his conversation, though, someone suddenly shoved me aside and dragged me to the side.
[Hold on, Magia. Over here. Let’s talk business.]
It was MooGun.
Business?
Out of nowhere?
I had no reason to do business with MooGun.
Some people might have forgotten, but back when I was too busy with company work, this bastard gained the CEO’s and the audience’s trust by frequently streaming together with him.
I, on the other hand, was the CEO’s watchdog, always keeping an eye on him.
Even now, I was still wary of MooGun.
I wanted to escape, but he was a former pro gamer.
His movement control was insane.
Every time I tried to slip away, he’d block me, nudging me toward a corner until I was wedged between a tree and a building, completely trapped.
“…What kind of business are we talking about?”
[We need to have a serious discussion about the future of this server.]
“…?”
I had no idea what he was getting at.
But to my surprise, he was actually talking about business.
Not external deals, but an in-game Wicker Town business opportunity.
[I currently control four dungeons. The system here makes it so that the first discoverer becomes the owner. If I set an entrance fee, all that money goes directly to me.]
“And?”
[I’ll let you in for free. In exchange, I want a small cut of the money and materials you earn inside.]
“I don’t even know if I’ll be good at dungeon hunting yet.”
[I’ve played on multiple servers before. Generally, knights, warriors, and heroes have ridiculously strong combat perks. If Skeleton Knight follows the pattern, you probably don’t need to eat or drink, and you deal bonus damage to living creatures, right?]
MooGun’s answer was eerily close to the truth.
Was it just experience talking, or was he just that sharp?
Either way, he kept going like he was giving me a corporate job pitch.
[Second-job classes earn about 1.5 times what first-job classes do. Hidden classes make double. The way servers are structured, the earlier you join, the more likely you are to hit second-job first, while newer players get stuck in first-job roles. So—]
He was laying it all out like a business model.
This guy.
Was he actually offering a decent deal?
So, Magia, you shouldn’t be mining right now. Regardless of whether you’re good at hunting or not, you must be in the dungeon.
And do you really have bonus damage against living creatures? If you do, just go to a dungeon where only living creatures spawn. Your hunting efficiency there will be insane. With the right gear setup, you could be making three times what you earn now in the late game.
That got my attention.
Basically, if I can make that much, MooGun’s offer makes sense—he’s waiving the entry fee but taking a commission instead.
If I assume I’ll earn three times my current income, then I can afford to give him up to a 33% cut. Even after that, I’d still be making twice the average of a hidden job.
But since MooGun is more familiar with the server system than I am, I don’t want to get tricked into a bad deal… Let’s test the waters a bit.
“How about 10%?”
MooGun whistled.
[Come on, it has to be at least 30%. You’ll get free entry to all dungeons I control for life.]
“Ah, okay. Good luck with that. I’ll go back to mining now.”
[Wait, wait!]
“What?”
[20%.]
“Good luck.”
[Wait!]
“If you throw out another random number, I’m going to pretend I don’t know you on the server.”
[This time for real. I mean it.]
MooGun pretended to think hard, then finally gave me a number.
[10% is fair, right?]
“That’s what I originally said. Why didn’t you just take it earlier?”
[Eh, you know how it is. People always want to squeeze out as much as possible.]
“You’re really greedy.”
[I’ll take that as a compliment. Pro gamers are basically programmed to maximize profit, you know?]
Since he agreed to 10%, that means I really will be making a lot of money.
But man, gathering Obsidian gear is a pain.
To get gear beyond Diamond, I’d have to open a dimensional portal to Red World, dig through lava, and collect low-spawn-rate Obsidian. Even for Maru, it takes around 8 hours. I could probably do it in 6 hours.
I’ve used Diamond, but I’ve never been to Red World before.
Still… this might be a good chance to propose something to MooGun.
Unlike my light blue gear, MooGun’s gear is deep purple—Obsidian tier.
Which means he’s already been to Red World and fully geared himself up.
“MooGun, can you craft a full Obsidian set by tomorrow?”
[Why?]
“If you make it for me, I’ll give you 15% instead.”
[Oh?]
MooGun grinned and countered.
[What if I throw in max-level enchantments? Then 20%?]
The boss always said it’s okay to take a slight loss when dealing with something outside my expertise.
Since I’m already getting a better deal than the 33% offer, and he’d be saving me over half a day of grinding, there’s no reason to refuse.
Besides, chat loved the deal.
— 20% is a steal, lol.
— Should be 33%, but he’s getting full gear too? Insane.
— This is actually good.
— Definitely worth it, lol.
— Huge W.
— Tbh, farming Obsidian in Red World is a pain in the ass.
— For real, lol.
I nodded.
“Deal. If you get the set ready, I’ll start dungeon hunting tomorrow.”
[Okay, thanks!”]
* * *
… — — MooGun Gallery — — — …
[Approved]
Lately, all these no-name VTubers keep trying to leech off MooGun, and it’s been pissing me off.
But this one actually knows how to play.
At this rate, we might as well accept her as one of ours.
[Comments]
— MooGun835: She works at Parallel, right? Seems like she learned well from Momo.
ㄴ MooGun395 (OP): Oh, her? The Signal Flare girl?
ㄴ MooGun835: You don’t know Signal Flare?
ㄴ MooGun395: Why would I care about no-name snipers, lol?
— MooGun241: You didn’t watch the in-house tourney?
ㄴ MooGun395: I was busy.
ㄴ MooGun241: She won a kill bet against MooGun.
ㄴ MooGun241: It was kinda scuffed, but still, she’s legit.
ㄴ MooGun395: Ohhh.
ㄴ MooGun395: Got a clip?
ㄴ MooGun241: https://clip.Ppajijik.com/movgun_mooving/2024102400204913
ㄴ [Movgun: Clash of Titans]
ㄴ MooGun395: Damn, her character’s skinny as hell but fights like a beast.
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… — — Ppajijik Gallery — — — …
[Is it just me, or did Magia’s numbers blow up today?]
I’ve been watching her since yesterday.
Before she ended stream yesterday, she had 3K viewers.
Before she ended today, she had 8K.
Yeah, people showed up because of the hidden job reveal, but that hype usually dies down in two hours.
I have a feeling her numbers will climb even more tomorrow.
Especially since she’ll get MooGun’s audience spillover from the dungeon content.
[Comments]
— Ppajijik295: Because people like you stuck around, lol.
— Ppajijik945: Idk why, but I keep watching.
— Ppajijik731: She plays the game her own way, and it’s chaotic but addicting—kinda like mala tang skewers.
ㄴ Ppajijik731: It’s got that weirdly addictive vibe.
ㄴ Ppajijik242: Wtf does that even mean, lol.
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