Lily’s debut stream ended successfully.
The peak viewership of the debut stream was 80,000.
By the time the debut stream ended, her subscribers had easily surpassed 30,000.
Of course, some of those 80,000 viewers were trolls who came just to cause trouble.
In fact, when the Third Princess started muting chat troublemakers, 20,000 viewers immediately left.
Even taking that into account, it was undeniably a successful debut stream.
The viewer count, which had dropped to 60,000, started rising again as the stream continued, and by the end, it had recovered to 77,000.
Anyway, now that we’ve overcome a big hurdle, can we finally take a breather?
Not a chance.
The real challenge starts now.
There’s a stream tomorrow too.
Honestly, there wasn’t much to prepare for tomorrow’s stream.
The plan was to decide, together with the viewers, things that should have been announced in the debut stream but weren’t.
Starting with the fandom name, we also needed to settle on Lily’s greetings for the beginning and end of the stream, the chat messages viewers should use while waiting for the stream to start, and the messages they should send when Lily begins and ends the broadcast.
For reference, we already had multiple candidates, but I deliberately left them undecided to use as stream content.
If we also share some behind-the-scenes stories about the first broadcast, we should have more than enough to fill an hour.
The real problem came after that.
The Third Princess still knew next to nothing about being a VTuber.
Experience?
What experience?
There was only so much I could do to keep her going by deciding her content schedule every day.
As the Talmud says,
“Give a man a fish, and he’ll eat for a day. Teach him how to fish, and he’ll eat for a lifetime.”
“So, I’ll now begin Introduction to VTubing.”
“…I have a lot to say, but let me ask just one thing.”
She had started speaking casually without realizing it, and I nodded to indicate I was willing to take her question.
“It’s already past 9 PM, you know? Can’t we just rest today and do this tomorrow?”
“Tomorrow, I’ll have to give you a quiz to check if you remember what you learned today.”
At those words, the Third Princess’s expression was slightly twisted.
She clearly wasn’t a fan of tests.
Well, who actually likes surprise quizzes?
I added an explanation to reassure her.
“The questions won’t be too difficult, so don’t worry too much. And even if your quiz score is bad, you won’t face any serious penalties.”
“…Just out of curiosity, what kind of penalties are there for a bad quiz score?”
“When monetization starts, your share of the revenue will be slightly reduced—just kidding.”
I almost got smacked again for insulting royalty.
“Anyway, what’s the most important thing in VTubing?”
“You’re really going through with this…”
“No matter what happens, streaming a lot is the key. If you just remember this, you’re already halfway there.”
Even when controversies broke out—when everything seemed to be going up in flames—I had seen countless cases where consistently streaming helped pacify the audience and kept things under control.
Of course, that had its limits too.
“But in Your Highness’s case, streaming a lot is physically impossible.”
How could a princess attending the academy stream for six hours a day?
Even if she wasn’t particularly devoted to her studies, it was unrealistic.
“Just one hour a day is fine. The key is to stream as frequently as possible.”
“Hmm… One hour a day, huh… I guess that’s doable.”
I wonder how long that resolve will last.
Hopefully, for a long time.
“Next, you need to develop the ability to create diverse content.”
“Diverse content?”
“That means doing more than just casual chatting or instrument performances.”
This was a skill she had to develop, no matter what, to overcome the biggest weakness of VTubing in a fantasy world.
The biggest weakness of fantasy-world VTubers—
They couldn’t do gaming streams.
It was an obvious fact.
Would there even be computer games in a fantasy world?
Of course, considering that galleries and NewTube had already emerged, there was a chance that games would be created someday.
But for now, it was safe to assume they didn’t exist.
And not having game streams meant that VTubers lost their biggest weapon.
After all, there was nothing as convenient as game streams.
Worried about running out of things to talk about and having awkward silences?
As long as you didn’t pick a terrible game, you wouldn’t have to worry about that until the game ended.
On top of that, choosing the right game and delivering good commentary could guarantee a certain level of entertainment and make it easy to create fun, engaging moments.
No joke, if someone asked me to suggest a content idea for Lily right now—other than casual chatting and instrument performances—I’d probably freeze up, unable to come up with an answer right away.
Of course, I could draw from my experience watching VTubers and dig up content ideas buried in my memory.
But there was a limit to how much I could pull from memory.
To prepare for that moment, she needed to develop content creation skills.
“And those who settle for the present can never reach the top. If Lily wants to stand at the pinnacle of VTubing, she absolutely needs diverse content.”
“That… makes sense when you put it that way. But wait right now, I’m the only VTuber, aren’t I?”
“That’s right.”
“Then doesn’t that mean I’m already standing at the top of VTubing? I’m technically ranked first.”
Hmm.
“…Denied!!! The National VTuber Association does not recognize such rankings!”
“The National VTuber Association? What the hell is that…?”
“Next topic! And this one is seriously important.”
I paused for a moment, putting on the most serious expression I could manage.
I needed to make it clear that this wasn’t a joke.
As soon as I confirmed that the Third Princess was ready to listen, I spoke.
“You can date if you want. But never, under any circumstances, let it show on stream.”
“……?”
“As the saying goes, as long as you don’t get caught, it’s not a crime. No matter what, under no circumstances, even if the sky falls, you must never get caught.”
I could say this with absolute certainty—
The moment a VTuber’s romantic relationship is exposed, the gachikoi unicorn viewers will pounce.
Even a VTuber who frequently interacts with male streamers ends up with gachikoi unicorns, so why wouldn’t it happen in a fantasy world?
Isn’t deceiving viewers a bad thing?
Sure, but I can’t exactly tell the Third Princess not to date.
A mere count’s second son interfering in a royal’s love life?
There were limits to how outrageous a person could be.
Besides, the fact that the Third Princess still didn’t have a fiancé at her age was far from normal.
The First Prince and Second Prince had both been engaged since childhood.
Personally, I figured it was probably related to the imperial succession struggle.
Or maybe the Emperor was just a doting father who couldn’t bear to give his daughter away.
The Third Princess let out a baffled laugh at my words.
“…You really have no filter, huh?”
“I am merely offering my sincerest advice for Your Highness.”
“Did I misunderstand the meaning of ‘sincere advice’…? Anyway, I get what you’re saying. So, if I do get caught? Do I have to quit VTubing?”
“Haven’t I already given you the answer?”
“When did you— Ah, just keep streaming diligently?”
I nodded immediately.
To be precise, the key was to avoid mentioning anything related to the scandal on stream and just focus on streaming.
No joke, this was the best way to handle most controversies and flame wars.
If the backlash got too intense?
Then she’d have to apologize, quietly lay low for a while, and then return to streaming as usual.
“And another important thing is—”
“…There’s more?”
“The world of VTubing is deep and profound. Of course, there’s more. But don’t worry, we’ll wrap up soon.”
“So, how much longer are we talking? Ten minutes? Twenty?”
“I originally planned for two more hours… but since Your Highness seems tired, let’s just do one more hour.”
I was promptly kicked out.
And to think, this was all valuable advice that would help her in the long run.
I clicked my tongue lightly.
“This is why young people just don’t get it.”
Am I also considered a young person?
Technically, in terms of physical age, I was the same age as the Third Princess.
But I had memories of my past life’s memories.
So, in terms of mental age, I was definitely older than the Third Princess.
Which meant there was absolutely nothing wrong with me saying that young people just don’t get it.
Absolutely not!
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