The next day,I reviewed the results of yesterday’s half-cam stream.
If we’re talking purely in terms of the growth of my stream,it couldn’t have gone any better.
It was a total success.
I gained 5,000 new followers.
And the fan café membership jumped by 2,000.
Judging by the way my viewers seemed to have spread the word across various communities,I even broke my all-time peak viewer count.
It didn’t create as much buzz as when I appeared on Ayase’s Fall From Grace Show,but it was clearly a hot enough topic to at least be compared to that.
Ah.
There was even a post like this on the fan café:
[Devoted Followers of Shining Mutbyeol]
Title: The Aftermath of Our Cult Leader’s Half-Cam Stream.jpg
Post Content:[Photo]
[Photo]
[Photo]
Entered real-time best posts across multiple communities.
You’re famous now, bro.
Apparently, my half-cam stream had made it onto the real-time best posts of all kinds of online communities.
But just from that café post alone, I couldn’t really tell—Was this good news or bad news?
So I went ahead and checked the communities myself, to confirm the real-time best posts firsthand.
Even though I’d promised myself I wouldn’t so much as glance at community boards for a while.
“…”
I mean, come on.
It’s in the real-time best.
How could I not look?
Sure enough, just like that one devotee on the café had said,my half-cam stream had made the real-time best posts of all kinds of online forums.
[Real-Time Best Post]
Title: (NSFW) Yesterday’s Half-Cam Stream from a Certain VTuber.
Post Content:[Photo]
[Photo]
[Video]
[Video]
A fanatical cult-themed VTuber named Lee Jiah her half-cam stream yesterday was legendary.
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Comment Section (566+):
•Oh.
•She’s really open-minded.
•So damn big.
•Looks even bigger than it seems.
•Whoa, what is this;;; Is this fake?
•Looks so heavy her back must be breaking.
•Looks heavy—I’d love to carry it for her, heheh.
•Is this a viral campaign? Dislike.
•Girls like this usually got a messed up face.
ㄴ fr lol.
ㄴ People who watch VTubers don’t care about that, for real.
ㄴ To them, the VTuber avatar is the real face.
Tsk tsk, gotta feel bad for the losers throwing money at chicks like this.
Just ’cause they got big tits, they get deluded and waste cash—so pathetic.
ㄴ Username: Devotee Of Unlit Galaxy
ㄴ This dude’s an undercover fan, huh.
ㄴ Caught you, undercover fan!
ㄴ What’s an undercover fan?
ㄴ God, these otakus always talking in their own language. Ugh.
I saw her stream once by accident, and her RP was intense.
ㄴ What’s RP?
ㄴ It’s her concept—she’s a VTuber with a fanatical cultist theme worshiping a god called “Shining Mutbyeol.”
ㄴ Just hearing about it sounds hardcore.
ㄴ But her streaming talent is GOAT-tier for VTubers—like a circus act.
Isn’t she the one who appeared on Ayase’s Fall From Grace Show recently?
ㄴ Yeah, that’s her.
ㄴ Ayase-senpai is legit.
ㄴ Even I know Ayase and I’m not into VTubers.
I was honestly surprised by how many positive comments there were.
Even though the VTuber scene has been growing lately,the sad truth is that there are still more people who have negative feelings toward VTubers.
And that’s understandable—after all, VTuber streaming isn’t “real life.”
It’s part of 3D subculture, and people who aren’t into that naturally have a hard time accepting VTubers.
But half-cam streams help lower that barrier for those who have that resistance.
Even if the face is completely hidden,they can still see the body.
So people who feel uncomfortable about 3D stuff might still watch a half-cam stream without too much resistance.
If I go live today, there will definitely be people checking out my stream after seeing that real-time best post.
And if even just one person out of those 100 random visitors becomes a converted believer, then I’d say this half-cam stream was a huge success.
Just a few days ago, I was wriggling around trying to shake off randos and trolls,but now I’m worried about how to turn them into my concrete viewer base.
It’s a real irony.
That said, the half-cam stream didn’t bring only positive effects.
First of all—as you can see from that real-time best post.
The scene of me enthusiastically shaking my body while dancing spreading everywhere—that’s probably the most representative negative side effect of the half-cam stream.
And the first person to leak that clip?
None other than my own stream manager.
After the stream ended,that so-called manager mass-posted clips and photos of my stream all over the fan café.
And then those clips and photos started spreading like wildfire across different communities.
Ugh, this guy is seriously getting on my nerves.
He’s been doing a better-than-expected job managing the chat, sure,but leaking photos and clips?
That’s a serious offense.
This month, instead of chicken, I’ll be paying him with low-sodium frozen chicken breast.
Maybe then he’ll snap out of it.
But that wasn’t the only negative consequence of the half-cam stream.
There was an even bigger one still waiting.
After buying some cup ramen at the convenience store early in the morning,I came back home to find several A4-sized notes stuck all over my front door.
And no, they weren’t cute love notes or anything like that.
“Please keep it down.” — Room 301
“If it’s loud one more time, I’ll report you.” — Room 303
“You really crossed the line last night.” — Room 202
“How many times has it been now? Being loud in the morning is one thing, but after 7 PM…” — Room 402
Ugh.
They were complaints.
Borderline threats, actually.
From my neighbors above, beside, and even below me.
The scariest note came from the downstairs neighbor.
It only said:“You really crossed the line yesterday.”
Short, but terrifying.
But I could feel it.
From just that one sentence,I could tell just how furious the nocturnal construction worker uncle downstairs was at me.
If I looked like a man instead of a woman,he probably would’ve stormed up here already and cussed me out face-to-face.
Honestly, it’s understandable.
“…”
Look at the hole in the floor caused by the Price of Blasphemy.
It’s a wreck.
Eugh.
‘This is just… pure curiosity, but…’
Maybe.
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[Trace of the Price of Blasphemy – Lee Jiah]
1. Overview
2. Details
3. Effects
4. Trivia
1. Overview
A trace left behind as a result of the Price of Blasphemy inflicted on Lee Jiah after the half-cam stream.
2. Details
During the half-cam broadcast, Lee Jiah committed an act that gravely blasphemed her god.
[1][2] As a result, her god—Beachy Mutbyeol—delivered upon her the most severe Price of Blasphemy to date.
3. Effects
Multiple complaints from neighbors in her apartment building.
Residents of units 301, 303, 202, and 402 sent angry notes to Lee Jiah.
Most notably, the nocturnal construction worker uncle who lives below Jiah in unit 202 was so enraged that he ended up filing a formal complaint against her.
4. Trivia
After the incident, Lee Jiah decided to move.
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[1] Lee Jiah:
“Go ahead, open that Gall Cup a hundred times, I’ll never fall for it. A pathetic god like Beachy Mutbyeol is nothing compared to our great god, An Bitcheun’s Galaxy. She could crush her with a single finger.”
[2]
From Beachy Mutbyeol’s perspective, that was a rant worthy of making her flip out.
The fact that Jiah got away with just a dent in her floor after such blasphemy—she should be on her knees thanking her god.
And yet, she’s blaming her god for this?
It really shows her rotten personality.
Unbelievable.
Still as full of unnecessary commentary as always.
But the downstairs construction uncle didn’t just stop at sending a note to show his rage.
Yeah.
He filed a complaint.
An actual government employee showed up at my door early in the morning.
Honestly, I get why my neighbors from upstairs, downstairs, and next door are upset.
Noise between floors is a crime.
I know how miserable it can be to suffer from it.
Before I moved here, I used to live directly under a family with kids.
That said, it’s not like I don’t have any complaints of my own.
To be honest.
It’s not my fault.
It’s Beachy Mutbyeol who’s being petty.
I mean, if she was gonna punish me,couldn’t she have waited at least a day?
Why drop the Price of Blasphemy the moment the stream ends?
What kind of attitude is that?
Of course, just thinking such blasphemous things is probably enough to earn me another punishment.
But hey, there’s a saying:Bottling up stress just makes you sick.
You’ve got to let it out when it hits you, or it’ll destroy you later.
Price of Blasphemy or not,I need to say what I need to say.
Luckily,Beachy Mutbyeol isn’t the kind of god who would smite you just for a little complaint.
But I’m sure she keeps score.
She’s the type to silently stack your grievances, then hit you with one massive punishment when the time is right.
Not evil, but…Definitely petty.
Anyway, I haven’t told the landlord about this disaster yet.
Obviously, I should tell them the truth and offer to pay for the repairs myself,
but like—what if the floor gets wrecked again the next day from another divine punishment?
I’d have to move out during the repairs anyway, so…Might as well just tell the landlord when I move out.
So now the question is:Where should I move to?
Lately, I’ve been feeling the urgent need to move.
While streaming, I don’t have to worry about noise thanks to the Omnia Archive Streaming Program,but the Price of Blasphemy doesn’t stop just because the stream ends.
Actually, I think I get hit with it even more after the stream ends.
Out of guilt toward the neighbors suffering because of me,I have to move.
If I do move,it needs to be to a place with no worries about noise between floors,good soundproofing,and sturdy floors.
“…”
Though I seriously wonder if a place like that even exists in this country.
Well.
I’ll just have to look.
Fortunately, between being an Awakened One, streaming, and grinding away with two jobs,I’m not exactly broke.
I can’t afford to buy a place, but I’ve got enough saved up for a decent security deposit on a rental.
I’ve decided.
For now, I’ll use the spare time before my streams to check out real estate.
I can still watch Ayase’s stream while I’m out anyway.
Looking down at the partially caved-in floor,I felt the need to move even more desperately.
I can’t afford to wait.
If I put this off any longer, the floor might completely give out and I could end up making eye contact with that construction worker uncle downstairs.
That would be a true catastrophe.
So.
Just as I was putting on clothes to head out to a real estate office.
I got a call from Yui Seul.
“…Hello?”
[Hey. What are you doing?]
“Me? I’m, uh…”
[Doesn’t matter. Just give me your address.]
“…Huh?”
[I told you I’d personally teach you about Anomalous Phenomena, remember? Did you forget already?]
“I-I remember, but why today of all days? And why my place of all places…?”
[Address.]
“…”
This wasn’t a request.
It was practically a command.