Chapter 61 :  A VTuber Caught in a Prepaid Doom

Ruin.

In the dictionary, it means “hell,” but in the world of internet broadcasting, it carries a slightly different nuance.

In streaming culture, “falling into ruin” refers to a slip of the tongue that causes public sentiment to plummet.

Yes.

A slip of the tongue.

Everyone makes verbal mistakes from time to time.

No matter how kind or careful someone is, it’s impossible to completely avoid saying something that could be controversial, even if they didn’t mean it that way.

But for ordinary people, a small verbal slip isn’t a big deal.

A slip of the tongue with family,a slip with a lover,a slip with friends,a slip with coworkers, and so on.

There are plenty of chances to mess up, but as long as you recognize your mistake, it’s usually possible to recover.

If I were just an ordinary person, what I just said would’ve been nothing more than a tiny mistake—a trivial incident not even worth calling a controversy.

But I’m a streamer broadcasting in front of countless people.

And for streamers, once you mess up and fall into ruin,getting back up is far harder than it would be for a regular person.

How am I supposed to explain myself?

No, more importantly—who should I even be explaining myself to?

Should I apologize to the audience for breaking character?

Or should I be begging forgiveness from the Shining Star for blasphemy?

“…”

•Gotta slam your head down, right?

•VTuber Lee Jiah, (done for).

•Alright, let’s pay the price for blasphemyyyy.

•Time for the keyboard smash show.

•It’s happening, has to happen.

•Starting tomorrow, we’ll see you as Face-Cam Jiah!

•What are you waiting for?

•SLAM ITTTTTT.

•SLAAAMMMMM.

•What? You want me to slam it? Oh my, oh my, oh my.

•?

•Bro, seriously;

•Can you even function in daily life?

What makes this even more troubling is,no matter how long I wait, the price for blasphemystill hasn’t come.

It seems the Shining Star has decided to keep a close eye on me today.

Thanks for sticking to the script, really.

But, um,if you were going to stick to the script,wouldn’t it have been better to bless me with something like divine protection against saying stupid things?

Just saying.

A bit stingy, aren’t you?

“I ended up in a prepaid doom because of you.”

If I punish myself for blasphemy, I have to do a face reveal.

If I ignore the punishment, I break character.

So.

While I was seriously debating whether I should just bash my head into something,I decided—to just brazen it out.

•I put my hands together like I was praying.

•?

•??

•Why the sudden hands together?

•Surprise worship, on.

“I-I just had a little prayer session with the Shining Star. Yep, we agreed to let it slide just this once.”

•Even I knew—that was the lamest, most ridiculous excuse ever.

•And just like that, for the first time on my stream,my RP broke.

•Still, it was better than showing my face.

•I felt a slight chill of fear.

•How would the viewers react to my excuse?

•Nervously, I glanced at the chat window.

•Yeah yeah, if you came to an agreement, it’s fine then.

•Let’s do better next time.

•Moving on~~~~~~~~.

•She said it was settled.

•Stop with the false accusations and drama.

•Move ooooon~~~~~~.

[User ‘ㅇㅇ’ donated 5,000 won.]

Hot take: That slip of the tongue actually made her more likable.

I agree, lol.

Fr;;; Honestly, she seemed like a robot until now, but that slip made her seem more human.

•?

•She’s literally not human though?

•Is this dude a heretic?

•Mod, ban that guy!

Thankfully,the viewers seemed to take it all as just another part of the entertainment, a minor hiccup.

Even those mischievous followers who usually spam chaos in the chat—when it looked like I was genuinely cornered and about to enter a UFC fight with my own guilt,they actually let it slide.

It was…a little…touching, honestly.

Then how about dancing the “Price of Blasphemy” instead?

•Hehehehehe.

•I like this guy.

•This guy gets it.

•Dance? That’s half-cam stream etiquette, obviously.

•Never mind.

•Cancel that emotional moment.

The second I saw the chat demanding a different kind of price, all the warm fuzzy feelings vanished.

According to the viewers, their logic was:“Since you didn’t receive the Price of Blasphemy, you have to pay some other price instead.”

And apparently, the “other price” they want… is dancing.

These people are seriously misunderstanding something.

They seem to think the Price of Blasphemy is just some kind of reaction content.

It’s not a reaction.

It’s an actual punishment, okay?

“I’m not doing it, no way. I have no reason to—why on earth would I just dance—”

[‘AnnonShiningStar’ has donated 1,000,000 won.]

Here’s your reason.

•“…Huh?”

•Yooooooo let’s gooooooo.

•THIS GUY RIGHT HERE lololol.

•The chairman delivers.

•Look at that username tho LOL.

•Oh right, this guy’s been a heretic since day one.

•JUSTIFICATION OBTAINED.

•KITAAAAAAAAAAAA.

•BIG MONEY DROP!!!!

•Recording: ON

•“Ahh, oh wow~ Chairman-sama with the million won offering again~!”

I was momentarily flustered by the sudden generous donation from the Chairman.

But I quickly switched into performance mode and let out a mechanical cheer.

A million won.

Not ten thousand, not even a hundred thousand—a full million.

As a streamer, it’s practically your sacred duty to give a proper reaction when someone drops that kind of money.

Something special, worthy of that insane amount.

Yeah, but I really don’t wanna dance.

Wait.

I just remembered.

That Chairman doesn’t even like reaction content.

He’s the real deal—doesn’t throw around money just for dumb reactions.

Didn’t he even ask for lore deep-dives or mock exams instead of reactions last time?

So that means, this time too.

[‘AnnonShiningStar’ has donated 10,000 won.]

•“Please dance, hehe.”

•“…Seriously? Why?”

•Of course it’s serious, what do you think lol.

•“Why?” she says LOL.

•It’s just a reaction request, duh.

•Hehehehehehehe.

•ㅗㅜㅑ loading… ㅗㅜㅑ loading… ㅗㅜㅑ loading…

•Aghh.

The guy who normally hates reactions is asking me to dance today of all days?

I quickly started thinking fast.

And then.

I came up with a pretty solid idea.

“Wait! How about this instead? A song! Want me to sing a praise song for the Shining Star (or Beachy Mutbyeol)? Maybe the ‘Restore Loader’ anthem? I’ll sing anything you want!”

[‘AnnonShiningStar’ has donated 10,000 won.]

“So, will you really sing anything I ask?”

“Y-yes! If it’s your request, Chairman-sama, I’ll sing anything…”

[‘AnnonShiningStar’ has donated 10,000 won.]

“Then rewrite the praise song by replacing ‘Shining Star’ with ‘Non-Shining Star.’ If not, just go ahead and dance.”

“…”

[‘AnnonShiningStar’ has donated 10,000 won.]

“Ah, and if you don’t want to do a reaction, that’s fine too. Hehe.”

LMAOOO caught in a trap.

Chairman-sama says: “If you’re not grateful, no need to react.”

This one’s kinda controversial… maybe?

Blasphemy vs. Dance vs. Ghosting — Jiah’s choice?

•“T-this is a setup!!!”

•Hmm… is it though?

•Is it really that deep?

•Hehehe… I’d like to do some setup myself, hehehehe

•Dude.

•That wording was kinda cursed.

•Holy penalty incoming, damn.

Now I had to choose:Should I commit blasphemy by rewriting the praise song?

Or should I just… dance?

Or do I ghost this guy and lose the Chairman forever?

‘My choice was…’

***

[Virtual Streamer Gallery – Domestic]

Title: Just clipped Lee Jiah’s 1-million-won Reaction Chair Dance.

Post content:[Video Link]

Hehehehehehehe.

Comments (211+):

•Holy sh*t.

•That body tho.

•The way her divine energy pouch jiggles ㅗㅜㅑ.

•Hnnnngh… Jiah noona.

•Said she didn’t wanna go half-cam, but did everything anyway LOL.

•‘Too lewd…’

Isn’t this technically “sacred obscene blasphemy” or something?

ㄴ LMAO what the hell is “sacred obscene blasphemy”.

Wait, what was that moaning sound in the middle?

ㄴ That was her whining because she didn’t want to do it LOL.

ㄴ …But why is it hot tho?

ㄴ What.

ㄴ Wh-Wh-WHAT?!

Choosing the dance over the song is kinda poetic, not gonna lie.

ㄴ Do you think RP-god, RP-saint Jiah would break character?

ㄴ Dancing was the only way to preserve the roleplay, obviously LOL.

***

The half-cam stream ended without incident.

“…”

It… ended without incident, right?

I mean, my face wasn’t exposed.

I didn’t actually receive the Price of Blasphemy live on stream either.

So yeah, I’m fine.

Sure, I didn’t plan to end up dancing for a million-won donation,But still—no harm done, right?

If I had ghosted instead of dancing,I’d definitely have a new “Controversy & Incidents” section on my Wiki page by now.

And if I’d sung a parody praise song for Non-Shining Star instead of

dancing,Then forget the script or whatever—I would’ve definitely received the Price of Blasphemy on the spot.

Even gods have limits to their patience.

So, dancing was… probably the best choice I could’ve made.

Maybe.

I got up from my desk and headed toward the bed.

I was exhausted.

The stream wasn’t even that long, but my body felt completely drained.

Half-cam broadcasts…They’re officially sealed away forever.

As I was walking to bed.

•“Ghk—!”

•The Price of Blasphemy came crashing down.

•Out of nowhere.

•KWAJIK!

•“JIIIIIAAAAAAAACK!”

•Yeah.

I guess I should be grateful that they held back this long.

“‘Shining Star is a crappy little god.’”

“‘Ta-it possible.’”

Shining Star, crappy, ta-it.

Three blasphemies in one sentence.

Of course Shining Star would explode with rage.

•That said… just now—I didn’t hear a thud.

•That was definitely a KWAJIK.

•I slowly lifted my head off the floor.

•And then.

•crunch crunch crackle crackle.

•A very ominous sound tickled my eardrums.

•Ah.

•‘The floor…’

I’d actually smashed it.

The sound was from the shattered pieces of flooring.

I’d slammed my head so hard, there was a giant crack radiating from the impact point.

•THUMP THUMP THUMP THUMP!

•BANG BANG BANG BANG!

•TAP TAP TAP TAP!

•WHACK WHACK WHACK WHACK!

From the front, back, upstairs, and downstairs neighbors—an explosive reaction erupted.

This is… seriously.

I think I’m screwed.

If I ever have to move out by force,I swear, I’m only moving into a place with adamantium tile floors.