Well, the closing ceremony concert the very next day was a success.
Even though we’d forcibly combined two songs into an illegal duet on YouTube, it was the first time we’d actually sung together, so maybe that’s why.
The symbolism drew even more attention.
Despite being a hastily arranged collaboration performed as an in-game concert without 3D modeling, it achieved the remarkable feat of drawing 300,000 concurrent viewers.
I was worried we’d be nervous, but thankfully, everyone finished the performance cleanly without any major mistakes.
… — — Pajijik Gallery — — — …
[Feeling so empty now that Wicker Town is over]
[When’s the next season?]
★[Wicker Town Season 2) Full Closing Ceremony Concert Replay]
[They’ll officially upload the collab song to YouTube, right?]
[It’s still so amazing to see Parallel and Rafitz getting along]
[When’s Majia’s Dambang?]
[BatchuKR) 4th Gen ‘Grim Reaper’ Scheduled to Debut Early Next Year]
[Is there a separate broadcast for the Pajijik Year-End Party?]
★[January Tournament Schedule – Guess-the-Winner Tournament (BaeCol?), Dog-Eat-Dog Tournament (NaoRe)]
… — — — — — — — — — …
I can’t say there weren’t any regrets.
The gallery’s reaction is the gallery’s reaction, and it’s the biggest community on the Pajijik platform.
Today, a day later, the boss had a great expression on their face throughout the Christmas party at their house.
The members were, as always, busy praising, laughing, and chatting amongst themselves.
But even in this situation, I need to give constructive feedback.
It’s always been my role to throw in a calm line of facts when everyone’s laughing.
After all, no one knows the fate of a streamer.
Someone with an average of 100 viewers for three years might suddenly rise to stardom one day, and someone who seemed destined to break through the clouds and fly to the universe in a year might suddenly cause an accident and crash.
“You guys did well this year, but you know there were a lot of mistakes, right? The boss is in a good mood today, so they didn’t say anything, but I’m reminding you so you don’t forget.”
As the kids were about to go home after the short, four-hour party, they pointed at each other, giggling, “You, you.”
“Remind? What’s that?”
“It means to remember, idiot. You Stone.”
“Not idiot, but remember.”
“Pfft…”
“Anyway. We only have higher places to go from now on. Keep up the good work. I’ll keep supporting you fully, like I always have.”
The members rushed over and resumed that indigenous ritual they did before.
…What’s the purpose of everyone surrounding me like this?
I can’t get used to everyone being so casual with me.
I wonder if I used to be that unapproachable.
Anyway, everyone’s busy with their own schedules from today until the new year. We’ll meet at the year-end party, but everyone will be too busy meeting their own people, so I gave them my New Year’s greetings in advance.
“Anyway, everyone worked hard. Let’s fight on next year too.”
Maru reached out and gently stroked my cheek.
“Jia, you worked hard this year too. Take care of me next year!”
Then the others greeted me.
“Congratulations on getting another year older!”
“Sis, you worked so hard too. I’m so grateful for this year.”
“Jia-nim! Hehe, Merry Christmas! Thank you so much for this year~.”
I waved to them as they left in a taxi, then, brrr, shivering because I was lightly dressed, I rushed into the apartment entrance.
When I returned to the boss’s house, the boss, who had already roughly cleaned up the table, asked.
“Did the kids all leave?”
“Yes. I watched them get in the taxi.”
“I guess the kids didn’t eat properly because of Wicker Town. I never thought they’d clear it all.”
Until the 8th day, I was running the situation room and periodically nagging them to go to sleep.
From the 9th day, I couldn’t manage them properly because I was doing the Demon King RP.
But they seemed to go to sleep on their own when it was time.
This huge server makes it hard to take a break in the middle because you feel like you’re losing out.
Typical Korean.
Aren’t we a crazy nation that thinks we can’t fall behind others?
Rain was just doing it casually, but I didn’t even know Dora would be so immersed in alchemy.
Later, I saw that she had brought all the competing alchemists under her control and became the alchemy matriarch.
She raised the market price with that and fought with other professions, so she was almost called to court.
There was a reason she slipped me the potion.
She was laying the groundwork in advance to get me on her side if anything happened.
I added another case to my suspicion that Dora, who always gets called a rock or an idiot, might actually be a genius.
Anyway, the Christmas party that the boss forced me to join is over.
Now, after helping clean up after the party, I should head home.
I put the cushions on the sofa, which the members had moved around while watching a movie, back in their place. I adjusted the position of the misaligned table. I turned off the TV and returned to the boss, who was washing dishes.
“I’ll do it.”
“You won’t reach without a stepping stool, will you?”
I wouldn’t have backed down two months ago.
Now I’m used to being short, so I stepped back with a sullen expression.
I’m supposed to do these chores.
To just watch the boss wash dishes.
This might be a little heartbreaking.
But I’m an expert at finding hidden tasks, so I finally found something I could do.
Wiping the table!
The boss was so focused on washing the dishes that they hadn’t even noticed the table.
I wiped the table with a wet cloth, and I noticed that Rain’s side was especially messy.
I gained a story to tell the fans during the monthly review.
I wiped the entire table until it was shiny, but soon the boss came and snatched the dirty cloth away.
Their hand flew in from a high place that my gaze couldn’t reach, so it was taken away so easily that it felt futile.
She washed the cloth in the sink and asked me.
“Now that I think about it, is there anyone you want to meet at the year-end party? If there is, I’ll try to set you up.”
Someone I want to meet.
I haven’t really thought about that.
If possible, it would be good to meet the big shots of Pajijik, form deep connections, and pass those connections on to the members.
And if I’m going to meet someone, I prefer land that the boss hasn’t fully secured yet.
Since the boss is more of an expert in this area than I am, it won’t be efficient if I just follow the boss around.
‘BatchuBatchu is a bit uncomfortable because of Taro…’
It would be good for Rafitz 1st and 2nd gen to get closer since they’ve already collaborated.
I’ve gotten somewhat close to Ronze, Loopko, and Kamik, whom I met during I’m Wolf, but we’re not close enough to just suggest a collaboration or content, so it would be good to get closer to them too.
The Mad Dogs who hang out with Loopko a lot might be the main target?
I’m tempted by the former pro-gamer corps on Moogun’s side.
But I just don’t like Moogun, so pass.
Ah, that’s right.
I can’t leave out Mr. Keudaemang, the 3 million YouTube Pajijik veteran, and the ‘Makgeolli’ crew led by him.
They’re a bit older, so I don’t know if they’ll accept Vtubers well, but they didn’t show any discomfort when contacting the members
on the server.
‘Is that it…?’
The boss is such a social butterfly that there weren’t many people on the list.
Even the people I carefully chose were all big shots near or well over 1 million.
It would be a disaster if I tried to catch too many rabbits and couldn’t catch any.
I’m not in a position to lead the conversation…
I need to prepare so that I can continue the conversation smoothly when the boss introduces me.
I should watch the broadcasts of the people I’m targeting and do my best to build rapport.
The Makgeolli crew is the one I should focus on preparing for?
The boss seems to have a bit of a hard time with them compared to others.
“I choose the Makgeolli crew.”
“Oh. I wanted to have a conversation with my uncles for a while too. That’s perfect.”
“Have you ever had a proper conversation with them?”
“I meet them every year and say hello. But since they’re all uncles, it’s not easy for me to match their interests.”
“I thought so.”
“Anyway, if there are any other people you’re curious about, tell me right away. I know about 80% of the people who come there.”
I could see how hard the boss could work.
The boss is really working hard.
…The problem is that they don’t stream often because of that.
I worry every day about how to get the boss to stream more often, but nothing comes to mind.
I’m worried about after the 2nd gen comes in.
They stream 2-3 times a week now, but right before the 2nd gen debuts, they’ll barely stream once a week because they’ll be taking
care of the newbies.
Oh no, oh no.
The Mongmongs will all die of thirst.
* * *
Of course, even if the Mongmongs all die of thirst, I’ll be fine.
Who has the right to wander around the mall alone with the boss on Tuesday afternoon?
That’s right, me.
And I don’t just wander around the mall with them, I also get to see the boss’s casual clothes.
The boss at the company always pursues a businesslike look, so they always wear a suit and jacket.
But when we go to the PC cafe or the mall like this, I can see a really diverse range of outfits.
I arrived two minutes before the appointment time, and the boss arrived.
Today’s coordination was excellent too.
It was an outfit that deserved praise.
As expected, in winter, it’s a padded jacket, sweater, and jeans.
I squinted like a critic and nodded, and the boss chuckled and asked,
“You’re acting like a fashion show judge?”
“It’s an outfit that makes it impossible not to evaluate it.”
“Is that so? I just wore what I usually wear.”
The boss said that and stared at me intently.
“More than that, you changed your clothes, right? You didn’t wear the same thing you wore two days ago, did you?”
Since I started living as Majia, all of my outfits have inherited the style that this me knew.
It was annoying to go shopping for clothes, and I didn’t have time.
I could watch a few more broadcasts in that time.
After spending two months like that, it’s just become my style now.
When I go to work, I wear the same brand of shirt (there seem to be slight differences in the decorations, but they’re almost the same) and skirt.
My casual clothes are also fixed for each season.
These days, in the cold winter, it’s a fleece hoodie and fleece leggings that seem to cover 2/3 of my body.
“I changed everything except the coat and scarf.”
“The clothes are the same color, so I wondered.”
“I have several clothes of the same design, I don’t wear the same clothes over and over.”
“Okay. That’s a relief…”
It’s a little sad to be evaluated as that kind of person.
Was I unknowingly dragging down the average of the boss’s fandom, the Mongmongs…?
Well, I can start paying attention little by little from today.
Even if I wear the same clothes when I go to work, I should make some changes to my casual clothes.
I don’t need that many clothes since I don’t go out that often.
It would be good to have about three outfits for each season.
But I don’t know anything about clothes.
Even the clothes I change into every season are the epitome of simplicity.
So, getting recommendations from the stylish boss is the best I can do.
“I don’t know much about clothes, so I’ll buy whatever the boss coordinates for me.”
“…Really? You’re letting me put in whatever I want?”
“Yes. I don’t really know what’s what anyway.”
“Hmm. Is that so…?”
The boss scanned me up and down, then pursed their lips and searched for something on their phone.
Then, hehehe.
With a sinister smile I’d never seen before, they said to me,
“You said it? You’re leaving everything to me?”