“Ten thousand clouds, thank you. Last week, I used my leave and still went to work. Thank you.”
From the cheerful chat window, hooks shot up from the bottom like a massive waterspout.
-?
– ??
– What?
– Wha—
– What;
– ?
– ??
– Eh?
– What;
– What are you saying, JiyaJiya?
Dohee was flustered, never expecting her to say it outright like that. Still, she’d been called “Demon King,” “Evil Boss,” and “Dictator” more times than she could count.
More importantly, didn’t she realize that any explanation in this situation would only backfire?
So her follow-up ad-lib was as nonchalant as ever.
“Hey, what are you talking about? There’s context to that.”
“Even if there’s context, it’s still true, isn’t it?”
“Okay, but even if it’s true, if you just blurt it out like that, how does that make me look?”
– Lol, her reaction confirms she’s Blacklisted.
– Why are they fighting all of a sudden? LOL
– Did the UFC just start or something?
:: An anonymous donor has contributed 10,000 Clouds! ::
:: Momo, release Magiaaaaaa! ::
“Ten thousand clouds, thank you. I’m sorry, but this is something I chose myself. It’s not imprisonment. I voluntarily became a slave.”
“Hey. Slave?!”
– What?
– Wha—
– She did volunteer, right? LOLOLOLOL
– omg…
– A cursed corporation 💀
– All the Parallel applicants are running for the hills.
:: An anonymous donor has contributed 10,000 Clouds! ::
:: At least your paycheck’s good, right? ::
“Ten thousand clouds, thank you. I get paid as much as I work. Of course, most of it goes straight back into Parallel. Please don’t misunderstand. It’s voluntary tribute.”
– Wha—
– ??
What does she mean by ‘giving it back’?
– How much brainwashing did they do?
– Hypnosis apps are real 💀
– The world is wild.
:: An anonymous donor has contributed 1,000 Clouds! ::
:: What’s with the giving and taking back? ::
– Speechless.
– Brb crying.
As the stream continued and Magia kept responding to the endless flow of “10,000 cloud” donations, a clear picture of her character emerged. From the viewers’ perspective, there wasn’t anyone more pitiful.
:: An anonymous donor has contributed 1,000 Clouds! ::
:: So, let’s sum this up: most of your paycheck goes back to the company, you work 52 hours every week without fail, your shifts run from late afternoon until the early morning, you stay on-call during weekends until the kids’ streams end, and if the kids ask you to appear on stream, you even show your face? ::
– Why is this happening?
– Is she Superman?
– No way anyone could actually pull this off LOLOLOL
– (Momo) She’s not human…
:: An anonymous donor has contributed 1,000 Clouds! ::
:: Truly a living legend, Jiya. ::
:: An anonymous donor has contributed 1,000 Clouds! ::
:: Momo, if you’ve been making her work this hard for three years, don’t you think it’s time to let her go? ::
– LOL
– Quick, someone help her escape Parallel before it’s too late LOL
– Me first though LOL
:: An anonymous donor has contributed 10,000 Clouds! ::
:: By the way, who’s getting today’s stream donations? ::
At that question, Magia hesitated, glancing nervously in Dohee’s direction. The viewers noticed and burst out laughing.
– The look in her eyes lol
– It’s like…
– Why is she suddenly so cautious after saying everything else earlier 😂😂😂
When Dohee gave her a small nod to go ahead, Jiya added an extra comment to her earlier explanation.
“Ten thousand clouds, thank you. Some of it gets taken as platform fees by Ppazijik, and the rest all goes to Parallel’s revenue. Don’t worry, I don’t pocket anything in between.”
-?
– What?
– So Jiya doesn’t get anything…?
– Unreal.
– Why is that supposed to make us feel better? LOLOLOLOL
– Who’s feeling reassured by this?? LOL
:: An anonymous donor has contributed 10,000 Clouds! ::
:: Honestly, Momo, if you have any conscience, shouldn’t you split the stream donations? LOL ::
:: An anonymous donor has contributed 10,000 Clouds! ::
:: Wait, are you telling us that all the donations from every appearance Magia has made went straight to Parallel and the first-gen members? ::
Despite Magia’s image becoming increasingly pitiful and the company being painted as the ultimate villain, she continued to solidify that perception.
“Yes. All the donations you make go to the company and the first-generation members. So please donate with confidence.”
Even as her image of hardship grew more entrenched and Parallel’s reputation as an oppressive regime worsened:
– Aaaah, Momo, you villain!!
– Momo CEO, is this for real?
– Magia is so pitiful, I’m crying LMAOOOOOO
– How are you not giving her any of the donations when she’s the one on stream? LOL
– Guarantee her something, pay her something, anything!
– Dictator Momo needs to be impeached!!
Most people in the chat sided firmly with Magia, their voices rising in outrage.
Dohee didn’t respond to the accusations at first, but when the moment felt right, she took on the persona of a truly “wicked boss” and praised Magia in a bright, cheerful voice.
“You’re such a kind employee, right? With staff like this, Parallel runs smoothly without any trouble.”
Magia’s enthusiastic agreement, which seemed to jump out as if on cue, was pure art.
“Exactly, exactly.”
– Kyaaah ㅠㅠ
– “Exactly, exactly,” they say. LOL LOL LOL
– Stop acting like you’re happy LOL LOL LOL
– You’re being fooled!!
– Stupid small business aaack!!
What Jiya said was entirely true, but the audience took it and exaggerated it however they pleased. They seemed determined to paint Momo as a villain at all costs.
Why? So they could push Jiya to quit the company and start full-time streaming.
Because of that, the story ended up getting blown way out of proportion. From any angle, it looked like over-the-top drama exaggerated purely for entertainment.
Sure, some of the chat participants trashing Momo might genuinely believe what they were seeing. But most were probably laughing it off, thinking, “Wow, WWE-level entertainment here.”
Before anyone realized, the focus naturally shifted to a one-person Magia show. It was as if the perfect stage for Magia’s magic had naturally set itself up.
The flow felt similar to the internal chaos they had seen during Mugun’s era, so Dohee decided to trust Jiya and embrace the “evil boss” role.
Even if things looked like a total mess right now, Magia’s ultimate goal was tomorrow’s concert’s success.
:: An anonymous sponsor has donated 10,000 Clouds! ::
:: How can I pay my “friendship fee” to Jiya? ::
“I’ve said it before—we’re from the same Moon Nest, right? You should pay that friendship fee to the boss or the first-gen members.”
:: An anonymous sponsor has donated 10,000 Clouds! ::
I’d like to personally sponsor Jiya…
“If the company does well, I’ll see a bit of that success, right, boss?”
“Absolutely. If Parallel earns a lot, Jiya’s salary will increase along with it.”
“There you have it. If you support the stream enthusiastically, Parallel’s finances will improve, first-gen members will be happy, the boss will be happy, and I’ll be happy too.”
– This hurts my heart.
– How could they exploit such a kind soul…
– The worst company in South Korea: Parallel.
– Boo Parallel!!
:: An anonymous sponsor has donated 10,000 Clouds! ::
:: Jiya’s salary is increasing… right…? ::
“Yes, it went up recently. That’s how I was able to treat everyone to pizza for Halloween, remember?”
– Kyaaah!
– Wait, that was it? LOL.
– LOLOL no way!!
– If your salary went up, you should spend it on yourself, not pineapple pizza LOL.
– Stop wasting it like that LOL.
By this point, even Dohee started to understand Magia’s intentions.
No matter how much they donated, the money would ultimately go to the company.
But if you really wanted to give a small slice to her, you’d better donate with all your heart.
Parallel needs to grow for her to benefit as well. That’s exactly what she’s aiming for!
In the end, Magia had used countless sentences to send the same message: viewers needed to buy out the online concert tickets, sell out all the merch, and shower her with donations like crazy. Only then could a single ₩50,000 bill eventually make its way into her starved hands.
However, viewers are human too. Most of them have jobs to earn money, so it’s not like bills just endlessly pour out of their wallets like a magic fountain.
In fact, until yesterday, there had been a 3D showcase, meaning that anyone who had an “oshi” likely had no money left to spare.
In other words, about half of the 20,000+ people watching the stream right now were already broke.
Even if everyone was chanting Magia’s name, most of them were just riding the flow of the broadcast, matching the mood.
When others around them were shouting things like, “Wow, an amazing employee!” “So cute!” “Keep going, more!” they’d naturally think, Oh, so this is the vibe right now? and join in. That’s just how social animals tend to respond.
– Let’s all chip in!
– Magia wants us to tithe!!
– Ugh, guess I’ll have to survive on human-grade kibble this month…
– Quick, grab the logs!
– It’s just two less bags of chips, that’s all!
Even though the crowd hyped themselves up with calls to donate together, the actual donations trickling in were adorably small:
₩1,000, ₩2,000, ₩1,000, ₩5,000.
– OMG, look at this sad excuse for donations LOL.
– These people talk big but won’t open their wallets LOL.
– OPEN YOUR WALLETS!
– But I’m broke…
Sensing that the timing was just right, Dohee flipped through the script with a flutter of pages.
She hadn’t had this much fun going all out as a host in a while, and her heart raced with excitement.
“Well, I’ve seen all of your heartfelt support for Jiya. I’ll make sure to enjoy it and reinvest it into creating even better content. Jiya will like that too, right?”
“Of course!”
– Noooo!
– Aaack!
– Damn it, if not for the showcase this week!!!
– Isn’t this Parallel’s fault for making the 3D showcase too tempting?!
– My wallet is dead…
– This black-hearted, tyrannical, exploitative corporation!!
The viewers were clamoring and wailing, but their cries sounded more like the defeated lines of a villain admitting, “We have no choice. We’ll let it slide just this once!”
“Well then, from now on, we’ll officially begin the pre-event for the 1st-Gen Anniversary Concert!”
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Even though the start looked chaotic, the progress of the pre-event went incredibly smoothly. A huge factor was Magia’s role as the “poor, exploited employee,” whether the position was true or not.
“It’s fun, right? The boss and I stayed up late working on this together.”
And then she dropped a line like that, which was borderline unfair. Naturally, the viewers couldn’t help but hang on to her every word.
How could they take this lightly when the “poor employee” had sacrificed her sleep for this? And yet, when they wanted to throw money at her, their wallets were already empty.
To make it worse, she followed up with moments like this:
“Alright, Jiya, do you remember this scene?”
“Yes, I still vividly remember what Rain said during that. ‘Here! Enemy! Enemy! Die! Die, you Cybel! Cybel witch! Yes, gotcha!’”
“That was actually my head, though.”
“Well, wasn’t it your fault for charging in diagonally like that? You should’ve anticipated that Rain might team-kill you.”
“Wow, Jiya, you’ve been unfairly blaming me since earlier, huh?”
“Well, after that broadcast, Rain even said it wasn’t their fault. Anyway, tomorrow’s the 1st-Gen concert, right? Can’t you just take this with a generous heart for once?”
“What does that have to do with anything?!”
– LOL LOL LOL LOL
– Rain lacked sensitivity, to be honest.
– Agreed 100% Momo’s fault LOL.
By this point, the viewers couldn’t help but think: Wow, this person really loves her job, even to the point of sacrificing her well-being.
As the storytelling unfolded, Magia’s talent shone brighter and brighter.
“I’ve done a lot of ambush missions, but I’d never seen four people tangled together and fall like that before.
But here’s the funny part—it didn’t end there. The next day, they did a private stream and ran the mission again. I’ve got the clip right here… Look, they die in the exact same spot in the exact same way. I couldn’t sleep that night because I was laughing so hard. I’d lay in bed, and it’d just keep popping into my head.”
– Wait, this actually happened? LOL.
– LOL LOL LOL LOL.
– What were they even doing?! LOL.
– How dare they keep this to themselves?! That’s so unfair!!
The audience felt as if they’d been transported back to the very day of that broadcast, reliving it alongside Magia’s storytelling.
Despite her usual prickly, hedgehog-like demeanor, when it came to 1st-Gen stories, she turned into a natural-born storyteller.
Her slightly awkward but endearing impressions were part of the charm, but it was the behind-the-scenes tidbits things that only someone deeply immersed in Parallel’s culture could know that truly elevated the experience. It was a feast for the audience, and not just any feast this was gourmet-level storytelling.
– She looks like she’s genuinely having fun LOL.
– It’s like listening to some hardcore MoonNest fan who binges every stream.
– Seriously LOL.
– Thought she was just some regular employee, but she’s a bigger fan than us LOL.
– Her knowledge is way deeper than I expected LOL.
The viewers couldn’t help but be impressed. They might’ve thought she was just another talented employee, not someone who could deliver stories so deliciously, even better than the fans themselves.
It was exactly what Cheon Dohee had hoped to see from her, and it exceeded expectations.
And it wasn’t just Dohee who felt this way.
– Forget debuting, can she just take over all the review content? LOL.
– Give her another content series and a raise while you’re at it.
– For real LOL.
– It’s a waste to have her doing just regular streams.
– If she does review streams every month, I’ll happily keep watching.
– Forget monthly, let’s make it weekly!
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★ [Momo, can’t you just give that quarterly thing to Magia instead?]
[At this point, just assign her a whole new content series LOL.]
[What does Magia even mean? People have asked that like 38,592,121,930 times already.]
[Seriously, Boss Momo, this is literally LOL (letting down the fandom).]
[All the official channel donation money should just go to Magia, don’t you think? Huh?]
★ [Momo, this girl doesn’t deserve to be the boss LOL LOL LOL.]
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