Chapter 55 : Full – fledged ant – killing broadcast

Watching Ayase’s stream right before going live myself is a part of my daily routine.

If I had it my way, I’d ditch my own stream and just enjoy Ayase’s until she logs off.

But I have my duties as a Librarian.

Rule #1:[You only get a day off when you’re dead. If you don’t stream at least once a day, you get forcibly summoned back to the Omnia Archive.]

If I slack off, I’ll get smacked by divine punishment.

And honestly?

I really don’t want to be dragged back to the Omnia Archive.

Sure, I’m extremely curious about what that organization actually does.

But curiosity is dangerous.

They say ignorance is bliss for a reason.

Ayase, as usual, was checking her fan cafe before starting her content,And by pure chance, she was talking about me.

<“Jiah-nim is about to hit 50K followers…? W-Wait, really? It’s already at 47K? That’s insane. Isn’t this the fastest 50K in history?”>

What the hell.

As a devout Adung-i, that comment seriously rubbed me the wrong way.

I instantly sent Ayase a donation.

<[ㅇㅇ has donated 50,000 KRW.]”The actual fastest 50K is you, though.”>

<“Thanks for the 50K won! Oh, really? Was it?”>

•LOL classic humblebrag.

•Ayase doing that humble flex again.

•“I-I didn’t mean to brag, I swear!”

•Wait, Jiah’s already at 50K??

•That growth is seriously insane.

•Either equal to or just under Ayase.

•Well, Ayase’s a monster anyway, but Jiah’s pace is wild.

•Full-on fanatic level.

•Viewer wallets going boom.

Since Ayase is chill about mentioning TAS on stream, the chat naturally shifted into talking about me.

Ugh.

I kind of want to send a dono telling them to stop talking about me.

But after last time, I’d rather not get locked up again for TAS-defamation.

Well, technically it’s self-defamation, but still.

<[AyaseJikimi has donated 5,000 KRW.]>

“So, Jiah-nim, you said you’d do a half-cam stream when you hit 50K… ehehehe.”

<“Yup, I remember. Oh, and I’m planning to end my stream a bit early that day too. No way I’m missing Jiah-nim’s half-cam stream!”>

Wait, is Ayase-noona a follower too??

LOL.

She got brainwashed by the cult leader without realizing it

Jiah’s half-cam stream ← how do we not watch this.

The Holy Wallet does exist.

Oh.

R-Right.

With all the chaos from the Anomalous Phenomena and my period, I totally forgot.

I… I’m supposed to do a half-cam stream soon.

The trust between streamer and viewer is more important than most people think.

Why do so many streamers have fixed schedules and planned days off?

Even regular cam streamers value trust the most.

And for VTubers—who build their entire identity on RP—it’s beyond essential.

Has there ever been a successful VTuber who broke their promises?

I haven’t seen one.

So not doing the half-cam stream… isn’t even an option for me.

I made that promise without thinking much,But I never imagined I’d hit 50K this fast.

Sigh.

Half-cam.

I seriously don’t wanna do it even if I die.

Think.

Use your brain.

All those years of watching VTuber streams—this is where that experience needs to shine.

If I just squeeze my brain hard enough, surely I can come up with one brilliant idea.

There it is.

Got it.

Once I settled on a stream title, I hit the “Go Live” button.

Stream Title:[A Serious Stream to Raid the Ants]

If I could just shake off the casual ant viewers,Maybe I could delay hitting 50K followers for as long as possible by sparking an unfollow movement.

***

“Hello, everyone.”

•Jiah.

•Glor – y.

•Behold our Cult Leader.

•Mutbyeol Noonaaaaaaaa.

•I held my breath and worshipped until Jiah arrived.

•What’s with the stream title LOL.

•She brought weird stuff again.

After starting the stream, I gave a short greeting and said,”Beachy Mutbyeol, my shining star, please bestow your grace upon me.”

•Here she goes again.

•Macro 1 ON.

•Mutbyeol noona, open your mouth!

•Prayer’s coming in hot!!!

•Mut-men.

•Mut-men.

•Mut-men.

•Mut-lelujah!

<[User Euncheop has donated 1,000 KRW.]>

Eun-men.

•?

•What the heck is Eun-men?

•It’s short for “Amen from Unshining Galaxy” LOL.

•Heresy!!!!!!

•Get that heretic OUT!!!!!!!

•It’s Euncheop again!!!!

•Ugh, Euncheop, you guys again?

•I immediately began reciting a prayer.

Ant-Raiding Technique #1:Worship.

Just because I called it an “ant raid” doesn’t mean I need to go all out.

Even just leaning a little into my fanatical side should be enough…To scare off the casual viewers who aren’t ready for this level of commitment.

Normally, I keep the prayer short and get into the stream.

But today.

“I may be a weak and pitiful being, but under the grace of Beachy Mutbyeol, I grow day by day.

Ahh, the voice… I can hear the voice of Beachy Mutbyeol…!

Beachy Mutbyeol has spoken! Offerings… there is a lack of offerings…!

A divine revelation has descended upon us!”

This lunatic LOL.

Suddenly begging for donations LOL.

This might cause some controversy?

Jiah noona, seriously, donation baiting could really backfire.

I know.

Donation baiting is something you really shouldn’t do.

And the reason is simple.

It can come off as unpleasant to viewers.

After all, it’s not like watching a stream requires payment.

But in my current state, driven to desperation by the looming half-cam stream,

I couldn’t see anything clearly anymore.

Unfollow me.

Unfollow me.

I don’t care if you lose all interest in me—just please, unfollow already.

“This is clearly the revelation and trial given by Beachy Mutbyeol! Devout followers, now is the time to prove your faith! If you don’t donate, you’ll be considered a heretic! Donations, right now, empty your wallets…”

BAM!

“Guh!”

BAM!

“Ghk…!”

BAM!

“Gack!”

Feels like it’s been a while since I got hit like this.

The price of blasphemy:A triple strike combo.

This was the consequence of falsely claiming divine will in the name of the god.

They usually let me off easy, but they’re being extra strict today.

What is this, WWE?

Surprise WWE attack had me dead LOL.

No mercy—take your divine punishment.

I had a feeling this sudden donation bait was sus LOL.

Did she script this whole thing?

Queen of RP performance.

GOAT.

That RP execution though chef’s kiss.

The viewers,Rather than criticizing me, actually praised me like I was a WWE pro.

Somehow, the viewer count even started going up.

Ah.

This isn’t right.

This really isn’t how it was supposed to go.

***

Sometimes, instead of hiding your feelings from the viewers,Letting it all out bluntly can actually help.

So I laid it all out, just how I really felt.

“Fk, I don’t want to do a half-cam stream! Not just don’t want to—I fking absolutely hate it with every fiber of my being!”

She finally snapped LOL.

So you’ve finally fallen to your knees, hmm.

She’s finally being honest LOL.

Yeah, it was written all over your face LOL.

Stop swearing already, you lunatic LOL.

Is this… really a VTuber?

That’s one suspiciously foul-mouthed VTuber.

Your model is too high quality, you’ll never be able to hide your expressions LOL.

“Please, I’m begging you—just unfollow me. There’s only 3,000 left now… oh, come on, it went up again?! Now there’s only 2,500 left!”

Nope, never gonna unfollow.

I already told the neighbors on every side to follow Lee Jiah.

If you want us to consider it, you better start with a naked dogeza.

‘CluelessIdiot’ has been kicked by a moderator.

Gasp.

A man just died in front of our eyes.

That mod is doing god’s work LOL.

Gotta earn that chicken salary, you know.

[₩10,000 donation received from ㅇㅇ.]

“So, to summarize the streamer’s message: please go spread the word on every other community to follow Lee Jiah, right?”

“It’s not!!”

Correct.

That’s the right answer.

That’s it, Al chemist!

Already posted it on the politics board.

No need to thank me, Jiah.

Whoa whoa whoa, NOT THAT PLACE.

You madman LOL.

That’s just asking to get flamed LOL.

Even though I was forced to start the stream out of obligation,It’s not like I hated streaming.

Actually, if I really had to choose whether I liked it or not—I’d say I leaned toward liking it.

Thanks to streaming, I now had a steady source of income.

Thanks to streaming, I’d had a one-on-one voice call with Ayase.

And not only that, I’d even appeared as a solo guest on her content.

So how could I possibly hate it?

And more than anything.

I was starting to find the act of streaming fun in its own right.

Yeah, chatting about nonsense with the viewers,Having little back-and-forths—It was actually kinda fun.

It might not look like it,But I genuinely appreciate the viewers who tune into my streams regularly.

However—If the scale of my streams grows any larger than this.

That’s gonna be a problem.

A big problem.

Damn it.

Why, Beachy Mutbyeol.

Why did you have to make my model’s face identical to my real one?

Honestly, you can’t even argue with me on this.

This is totally worthy of criticism.

That’s VTuber cluelessness level.

Since my real face and my model look exactly the same, the bigger my channel grows, the harder it’s gonna be to go outside.

And I’ve already run into someone once, remember?

So yeah, Ant-Farming isn’t a choice.

It’s a necessity.

In the long run, a stable foundation is way more important than some flashy bluff.

“Alright. If you’re not gonna unfollow, at least recommend me some good content for Ant-Farming.”

Who the hell asks viewers to recommend content for Ant-Farming, seriously.

•Right here, apparently.

•That’s not a person.

•Yeah, that’s definitely not human.

•Everyone’s rowing the opposite direction while the tide’s rising LOL.

•But honestly, doing an Ant-Farm purge here wouldn’t be the worst idea.

•I’ve seen plenty of streamers get wrecked by a flood of randos.

[‘ContentRecommender’ donated ₩1,000.]

How about a politics stream?

Nothing beats that for Ant-Farming, Jiah.

“Are you a heretic? Are you one of them—the Silver Agents?”

Wait, now that I look, her hair is kinda red.

But she’s got a blue ribbon on her chest??

Her hair isn’t red, it’s pink LOL.

Then does that mean… the ribbon is red?

Gasp.

Gasp gasp.

What kind of crack are you people smoking?

If I did a politics stream, it wouldn’t be the ants getting purged—it’d be the loyal cult members.

Hmmm.

No matter how I think about it, there’s just no good ide.

Ah.

Got it.

Why even bother racking my brain?

I’ll just benchmark Ayase’s stream.

Ayase is one of those streamers who’s constantly purging ants.

And her method is simple : Music. Singing.

Like streamer, like viewers—I’ve also got the ability to assault eardrums through song.

I’m a god-awful singer.

No way changing my vocal cords magically gave me any singing ability.

“Taking song requests.”

Open wide and get those ears ready.