Chapter 57 : A hymn dedicated to the radiant multitude of stars

There really was a post in the forum titled “A hymn dedicated to the radiant multitude of stars.”

“…”

I stalled for a bit, circling the mouse cursor aimlessly.

Soon enough, the viewers began calling me out.

•Streamer, what are you dooooiiiing.

•Click it!!!

•I’m dying to know what it says LOL.

•Are you stalling?

•Are you stalling?

•Are you stalling?

•She’s ant-farming right now.

•Please don’t disturb.

[“NotSpy” has donated 5,000 won.]

What are you doing?

Hurry and look.

I worked hard on that, y’know.

“Ah, sorry. Nothing much. Just thinking about the best way to make you suffer. Debating whether to kill you or spare you.”

[“NotSpy” has donated 1,000 won.]

What.

•Gasp.

•Gasp again.

•Farewell… I won’t be seeing you off.

•Thank you for everything.

•NotSpy the martyr… sobbing right now.

•Honestly though.

Sure, the person who made this AI hymn is something else.

But the real root of all this isn’t anyone else—it’s me.

Who could I possibly blame?

My past self who got cocky thinking she could ant-farm viewers—I want her dead.

My even older self who so confidently declared she’d do face-cam streaming—I want her dead too.

“…Let’s take a look.”

I finally opened the post that was uploaded to the forum.

[Title: AI) Hymn for the Shining Star]

Post content:Hello.

I created a hymn for the Shining Star using AI.

Before releasing the song, let me share a bit of TMI.

1. I want to make it clear I had no intention of mocking any specific religion.

As I’ve said, the song wasn’t made by me, but by AI.

So please direct all your hate toward the AI, not me.

2. Using AI to create religious music is not blasphemy.

For example, in Buddhism, there have been AI-based Heart Sutra music competitions.

They actively use AI in spiritual content.

I’m not blaspheming here, Shining Star noona.

If anyone’s getting punished, it should be the streamer, not me.

“Why do I have to suffer your blasphemy punishment?!”

•LOL “Shinpyung”.

•Anyway, they asked you to take the fall for them, haha.

•The sin of the believer is the sin of the cult leader.

That’s fair.

But wait, is that Buddhist AI music competition thing real?

Shockingly, it actually is;;;

Then it’s not blasphemy.

Hmm.

Don’t worry and just listen to the song, Jiah.

Even though the intro rubbed me the wrong way,At this point… I couldn’t help but be curious.

Just what kind of hymn had been born?

As I scrolled down, there were two videos uploaded.

One was the full version.

The other was a karaoke version of the “Hymn for the Shining Star.”

The title of the hymn was:[Shi! Ning Star! (Not a B*tch!)]

“…You lunatic!”

•Bro’s totally unhinged LOL.

•Just the title alone feels like a direct jab at Shining Star noona.

•This dude’s totally NotSpy, right?

•You’re NotSpy, admit it.

•Come on, who’s the strongest in the whole setting? Say it.

•This… is supposed to be a hymn…?

No.

Absolutely not.

Even if it’s a mission request, if I actually go ahead and sing this kind of song.

It won’t just be a price for blasphemy.

It’ll be a punishment for blasphemy. A real one.

[“NotSpy” has donated 1,000 won.]

Okay yeah, the title’s a little off, but it’s a legit hymn;;; Just read the lyrics, just the lyrics!

•Please, focus on the lyrics.

•The lyrics are deep, man.

•The symbolism in the lyrics is profound.

•These lyrics are… weirdly arousing?

•?

•Nobody’s even played the song yet LOL.

•I swear there’s a perv hidden in the comments.

“Nope. I’m skipping this one. If I listen to it, I’m seriously going to die at the hands of the Shining Star.”

•What is this, some cursed song that kills on listen LOL.

•Then why is your mouse hovering over the play button?

“…”

My mouse was pointed straight at the video.

Guess my body was being honest.

Yeah.

I was curious too.

To hell with it.

‘Finally, I…’

Clicked the video and began listening to the hymn.

*

Shi! Ning Star!(Not a B*tch!)

Shi! Ning Star!(Not a B*tch!)

The heretics who dare call her a btch.

Were judged by Lee Jiah’s own hand.

In times of joy or sorrow,The Shining Star is always by your side.

Shi! Ning Star!(**Not a Btch!**)

Shi! Ning Star!(Not a B*tch!)

Not a god of normalization, but a god of knowledge.

Those who slander her as a god of normalization.

Were judged directly by Lee Jiah’s hand.

In both joy and sorrow,The Shining Star is always with you.

Shi! Ning Star!(Not a B*tch!)

Shi! Ning Star!(Not a B*tch!)

A bloody battle with the unshining galaxy,It was a clash of the strongest in the whole setting.

My chest… it swells with awe.

…

…

…

•Holy sh*t LOLLLLL.

•I have no words, seriously.

•This guy is NotSpy, I’m sure of it.

•This? A hymn? THIS? A HYMN???

•The crazy part is… there’s actually no blasphemy in the lyrics;;;

•Technically, if you just go by the content… it really is a hymn;;;

•But why does it slap?

•Fr though, it’s catchy as hell.

•Certified banger.

•Why’s the streamer not saying anything.

•“Pfft.”

•LOL she’s trying not to laugh.

•Failed the no-laugh challenge LOL.

•Uh oh, you’re gonna get hit with the price of blasphemy.

I couldn’t hold it in and burst out laughing.

The chorus part—”Not a B*tch!”—was just too perfect and hit too hard not to laugh.

And immediately, I braced myself for the price of blasphemy.

Because laughing at such a mocking hymn,Surely I deserved to be punished.

Or so I thought.

But no matter how long I waited,The punishment never came.

Hmm.

The fact that no divine price had descended yet.

Maybe that meant even Shining Star acknowledged this AI song as a legitimate hymn?

Yeah, come to think of it,The lyrics were a bit cheesy and kind of low-effort, but still.

Nothing really problematic in the actual content.

Maybe I could sing it.

After all, a promise with the viewers is important.

And it’s not something to break lightly, right?

Yeah.

Then, I moved my mouse cursor toward the karaoke version of the video.

•Uh ohhh.

•Are you seriously going to sing this?

•You’re actually doing it?

•LMAOOOOOOOOO.

•She’s lost it LOL.

It’s fine.

Shining Star herself acknowledged it.

The fact that no punishment of blasphemy came means Shining Star has accepted the song.

The instrumental intro started.

The lyrics appeared.

Lyrics starting in 5 seconds.

4.

3.

2.

1.

“Shi! Ning Star! Not a B*tch!”

Thump!

“GACK! Huh…? Shi… Shi-ning Star! Not a b—”

THUMP!

“JIIAAAAAAH!”

The punishment of blasphemy came down without mercy.

I was a fool to think it wouldn’t.

***

Hymn for the Shining Star.

“Shi! Ning Star! (Not a B*tch!)”Had a total of four verses.

Thanks to that, I was able to set a new personal record.

Eight times.

I got hit with the punishment of blasphemy eight whole times.

[Username donated 1,000 won.]

8-hit combo LOL I’m losing it.

[RPGodLee Jiah donated 1,000 won.]

She really is the goddess of streaming… I’m just in awe;;;

I wish I could say it was all just acting.

The reason I kept singing despite getting punished eight times.

Sure, part of it was because of the mission.

But honestly, this time,The punishments weren’t that bad.

Just enough to disrupt my singing.

Nothing more, nothing less.

Maybe Shining Star kind of liked the hymn in her own way.

I mean,Even if it was an AI-generated song,Even if the lyrics were kind of cheesy for a hymn,It was the world’s first, the universe’s first hymn dedicated to Shining Star.

Whether the lyrics were good or bad,From her perspective, it was her first hymn ever.

Maybe it made her kind of happy.

But still, if that was the case, couldn’t you not punish me in the first place?

Unfortunately,Just because I finished the hymn,Didn’t mean I could end the stream.

Gotta finish everything before signing off.

Even after all that, I had no choice but to sing the rest of the song requests one by one.

When I sang “Three Little Bears,” I felt a deep sense of self-loathing.

When I sang “So What If I’m Cute?” I had to brace myself emotionally.

“D-flash! Aaargh, fk! Immediate loader or normalization! Out!”

When I sang “Immediate Loader or Normalization”, it actually helped relieve some stress.

Whatever the case,I kept my promise to the viewers.

Ten requested songs through mission donations.

I sang every single one.

And as a result—[Username donated 50,000 won]

GGGG (congrats congrats congrats).

[I’mYourAverageBeliever donated 50,000 won]

50k followers achieved.

GGGGGGGG.

[PantPantShiningStarUnnie donated 50,000 won].

GGGGGGGGGG.

“…”

GSP 50k FOLLOWERS!!!!!!!!!!

GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG

GGGGGGGGGGG

Alright, partial face cam let’s GOOOOOOOO.

OFFICIAL) God of Streaming.

OFFICIAL) Roleplay Execution GOAT.

I managed to hit 50,000 followers.

Should I be happy about this or not…?

[Username donated 10,000 won]

So does that mean the partial face-cam stream starts right now?

“T-Today is a bit much, don’t you think? Maybe next time when I have some free time…”

Ughhh here it is again, the ‘next time’ excuse.

“When I have time” = Never gonna happen

•Give us an exact date RIGHT NOW.

•Wooooooo.

•I.

•Am.

•Frus.

•Tra.

•Ted.

•I.

•Am.

•You really don’t wanna do this, huh? LOL.

•If you don’t wanna do it, just don’t. It’s fine.

•In fact, maybe take a break from streaming too.

•Take a break for liiiiiiiife.

•For liiiiiiiiiiiiiiife.

“Agh! Fine, I’ll do it tomorrow, okay? Tomorrow!”

•YEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSS.

•Grand Jia.

•Extra Grand Jia.

•Tomorrow’s chicken day…!

With the declaration that I’d do a partial face-cam stream tomorrow, I ended the broadcast a little earlier than usual.

“…”

And immediately regretted it.

Ah.

I should’ve just clenched my teeth and said I’d do it next time.