Parallel and Rafitz’s shocking unofficial collaboration.
In a way, it was all thanks to Majia.
If she hadn’t mumbled about Rafitz potions on a broadcast watched by 50,000 people, Dohee wouldn’t have explained the situation to Iona, and there wouldn’t have been a joint raid.
But the person who actually created this picture didn’t turn on the broadcast on time the next day.
[I’ll be on 2 hours late.]
Apparently, she also told Wicker to delay the start of the Demon King’s Castle opening by 2 hours.
Dohee thought something might have happened and tried to call, but she didn’t answer.
She had already exceeded the promised 40 hours a week of residing in the Wicker server.
Dohee was suddenly afraid that she might be sick or collapsed again.
She had been taking care of herself more than before, and since it was dawn when Dohee was asleep, it was difficult to control her, so she trusted her.
But no.
She just didn’t fill 52 hours at the company.
If you add the time she resided in Wicker Town after going home, her total working hours last week definitely exceeded 52 hours.
So, how could she not worry?
“Why isn’t she answering the phone…..”
Feeling uneasy, Dohee immediately started getting ready to go out.
It was the weekend, so she looked a mess, but she couldn’t leave sick Majia alone.
While putting on her long padded coat and hat, she busily sent two messages.
[Me: Are you sick or anything?]
[Me: If you’re sick, take a vacation and go to the hospital]
That’s how she was going to go out, whether she got a reply or not…
[Jia Manager: I’m in so much pain]
“What?”
Dohee was so surprised that she crammed her feet into her sneakers.
She was so flustered that she almost slipped in the hallway.
But as she was about to burst out the door, she couldn’t help but burst into anger at the message that arrived next.
[Jia Manager: My stomach hurts so much ππππππ]
[Jia Manager: I’ve watched the boss’s aegyo clip over a hundred times since yesterday, and my stomach hurts so much I’m crying ππππππππ]
[Jia Manager: Jiуа πππ I love you πππππ]
“….”
Suddenly annoyed, she called, and Jia answered this time.
“Do you want to die?! And, you delayed connecting for 2 hours because you were watching that?”
[But…my Oshi did aegyo for the first time in 3 years. How can I not rewatch it?]
“…..”
[I was worried that the replay might be taken down, so I downloaded it and saved it separately. I’m going to watch it alone…]
“Have I ever taken down a replay…?”
[Not really. But you never know. I have to prepare. I have to download it. I have to edit it and back it up on my personal channel.]
Hearing that, Dohee suddenly remembered a channel that had stopped activity almost 3 years ago.
The channel name ‘MoaeMo’.
The description said it was short for Momo Aegyo Collection.
It had collected all the aegyo that had come out of live broadcasts for the past 5 years.
The channel owner was so persistent that it included all the aegyo that was difficult to find unless you watched all the live broadcasts.
So, it was famous for people leaving a lot of comments in admiration.
Saying that this was a honey channel that you could never find anywhere else.
“You. You’re MoaeMo.”
[No, I’m not.]
“It’s you, isn’t it? You’re the only one who can take care of that much detail.”
[I’m telling you, I’m not.]
“If you confess, I’ll let you come to my house on Christmas Eve.”
[It’s me.]
“Hey……”
It seems like she’s always getting taken advantage of, but Dohee set a trap this time.
Majia is not the only one coming to her house on Christmas Day.
Except for Team Leader Kang, who has to take care of his family, the previous travel members are all gathering.
They have to go to their own broadcasts late in the evening, so they only have four hours to play, but the first-generation members will definitely like it.
They also want to play with Jia often, but they refrain from doing so because her time is limited.
But there’s always Majia flying above Dohee who’s running…
[But are the kids coming too? If the kids are there that day, I’m going back home.]
Majia was amazingly quick to notice and tried to slip away.
“Hey, hey. Why? You went on the trip together just fine?”
[You’re not supposed to be out and about on Christmas. There are so many couples and people outside, it drains my energy.]
Even though she lives a normal social life, Majia is an introverted person.
It might be difficult for her to pass through the crowds that poured out onto the streets for the special occasion of Christmas and come to Dohee’s house.
“Then I’ll pick you up. Wait at home.”
[The boss should rest, why would you drive? The roads will be so congested on Christmas.]
“Ah! That’s because you said you wouldn’t come.”
In the end, she set a trap, but Dohee was the one who got caught again.
Even if she says she’s not going, there’s no way Majia would miss this opportunity.
A chance to go to the boss’s house? It doesn’t come often.
It’s not like she hates the first-generation members to death.
[I’ll just take a taxi. Stay at home.]
“…Are you coming?”
But Dohee setting a trap is, in a way, a challenge to Majia.
Majia could not tolerate this upside-down situation.
She even heard Dohee’s aegyo just yesterday.
[If I’m going to be the boss’s lifelong manager~ I have to goong~.]
Dohee squeezed her eyes shut and clenched her fists at the playful impersonation.
“You’re dead when you come to work tomorrow.”
Majia muttered in a slightly trembling voice.
Because Dohee’s anger just now was real.
[I have to come to work 2 hours late…]
* * *
A few days later, Friday, December 22nd.
Wicker Town Season 2 server shutdown D-1.
[Wicker Town Season 2 Closing Ceremony]
[December 23rd (Sat) – Demon King’s Castle Rooftop Grand Theater]
—Maru X Serena (A part two)
—Iona X Rain (AKB 47)
….
I tilted my head when I saw that there were two joint songs by Parallel and Rafitz on the schedule.
“We’re suddenly doing an unofficial collaboration.”
“It’s not exactly unofficial. Rafitz also gave the okay.”
“Then it’s official.”
“Why, are you surprised?”
It wasn’t to the point where they were fighting and grabbing each other’s hair to steal each other’s pie.
But Rafitz wasn’t exactly friendly either.
Perhaps it was because we showed rapid growth due to the boss’s presence, even though they started as a latecomer to BachiBachi
KR a little earlier than us.
Why.
Iona, who started with a bang, has 700,000, but she’s still far from the boss’s level.
Even if they give benefits to the members, it’s not as effective as the boss, so they must have felt a lot of crisis.
But the person who broke this subtle check and balance and formed a friendly relationship…
“It’s all thanks to you.”
It’s none other than me.
the person in question, hadn’t even thought about it.
Because the boss formed a joint raid with Rafitz, I just thought, ‘Maru and Serena must have had a good talk~’.
“I really didn’t do anything.”
“Well… strictly speaking, that’s true. But you opened the floodgates. If it wasn’t for you, Iona and I wouldn’t have had a chance to talk.
Anyway, so I talked to the accounting director. Your bonus for this month for winning this collaboration is 4 million won.”
4 million won?
That’s more than my salary?
I looked at the boss with wide eyes, and she continued.
“Don’t think it’s too much. After deducting the commission from Pajijik from the sponsorship amount you earned with the official
channel, there’s still over 20 million left. Since it’s only 20% of that, just take it.”
“I should open a new savings account.”
“You’re going to break that and use it for sponsorship again. Instead of putting it in savings, spend it all in one month.”
“What are you going to do spending money on me? Save it and prepare to buy the members’ upcoming merchandise.”
As I said that, I tried to slip out of the boss’s office, but the boss’s hand grabbed my collar.
“Wait! Wait. You have a place to spend that money! Don’t save it right away.”
“Where?”
The boss dragged me to the desk and showed me a printed A4 paper.
[2024 Pajijik Year-End Party]
– Date: December 29, 2024 (Fri)
– The eventful 2024. We invite our partner streamers who have been with Pajijik this year to the year-end party.
Something, it was an invitation to the annual year-end Pajijik party.
It’s natural that the boss and the first-generation members have their names on the list since they’ve been partners for a long time…
[Parallel / PARALLEL] @parallel_official
— Deputy Manager Majia
My name was suddenly inserted right below the first-generation members.
I’m not a broadcaster.
I’m not a VTuber, and I’m not a partnership streamer.
“Isn’t this a mistake?”
“It’s definitely for you.”
“Why?”
“Why is why. They recognized that the official channel is your channel. I guess they just sent it because the official channel also has a partnership?”
Just imagining it already gave me a headache.
As far as I know, there are about 300 Pajijik partnership streamers.
Based on last year, about 250 people attended the party.
Even among these 250 people, about 50 of them are really unbelievable big shots.
Of course, VTubers belonging to Bachibachi KR are included.
Pajijik’s old-timers, Great Disaster of 3 million on YouTube and Makgeolli Crew.
The Emperor of Battle Colosseum (former), now a comedian, 1.9 million Moogun and the former pro gamer corps.
The madness of Baseball Manager, Loopko and Mad Dogs.
2nd team pro gamer and off-season Ronze, etc.
Just listing the monster names is 1/5.
Me in this place? Why?
I’m an office worker….
But unlike me, the boss seemed to be full of thoughts of taking me to the party.
She tapped on the collar of my blouse, which she was still holding, and said.
“You don’t have any clothes to wear to official events other than this, do you? Let’s go shopping for clothes with me the day after Christmas. Tell Seungyeon in advance. Record it as a business trip.”
“I don’t think it’s right for me to go.”
“Why? You got an invitation.”
“Isn’t that a mistake on their part? I’m not a VTuber.”
“They invited you because you meet the standards of a broadcaster rather than a VTuber. You said you’re going to increase your broadcasting time more.”
What I said to the boss two days ago is bothering me.
It was a suggestion to run the situation room whenever there was a large server or large content.
Even though Wicker Town received considerable attention, it earned a whopping 27.49 million won in just two weeks.
I happen to be someone who lives and dies for efficiency.
Of course, I couldn’t just pass by this opportunity.
What can I do when it’s much more efficient and better than me working hard and throwing my salary into the company?
The boss said.
“Large servers open at least six times a year. You’re going to do monthly review broadcasts steadily in between, right?”
“Right?”
“Then people will probably recognize you even if you don’t want them to. And think about it. It’s naturally important for the kids to broaden their network, right? But wouldn’t it be helpful for you, the manager, to broaden your network too?”
Originally, the connection between our members and Loopko wasn’t that big.
They played games together during the I’m Wolf collaboration, but they were a bit awkward at that time.
But starting with the creditor and debtor relationship formed on the Wicker server, and then staging a betrayal and whatnot at the Demon King’s Castle.
After that, I was able to have a fairly natural conversation with him.
So, when I talked to Loopko, the members were able to join in naturally.
Sometimes I introduced them, and sometimes Loopko recognized them first.
What this tells us is clear.
My network can definitely help the members grow.
These days, when I look at the broadcast chat, I often see people who have come over from Moogun or Ronze’s broadcast.
When their streamers aren’t broadcasting, more and more people are choosing Parallel as an alternative.
In other words, my network is directly beneficial to the members.
It was also me inheriting the networking that the boss used to do.
“That makes sense.”
“Right? Then we need to buy an outfit to wear to the party, right?”
I felt like the flow of logic was suddenly cut off.
But if the boss says so, then so be it.
TPO, or dressing appropriately for the occasion, exists everywhere.
The reason I insist on wearing a formal suit to work is also to comply with this TPO.
So, in this case, it seems appropriate to entrust everything to the boss, who has party experience, is serious about casual outfits, and knows women’s clothing better than anyone.
I nodded in agreement, and the boss grinned.
“Then, keep the 26th free?”
“Clear the whole day? How much clothes are we planning to buy?”
The boss’s eyes were blazing.
“It’s a party, after all. I can’t just send our employee out dressed sloppily.”