I May Be a Virtual Youtuber, but I Still Go to Work-Chapter 203
The call with Producer Na Hyun-gon lasted about ten minutes.
As soon as it ended, Magia began reciting the key points aloud, like she was trying to firmly lock them into memory.
“The event itself is confirmed, so we can mention that it’s happening—but we can’t reveal any details. The timing is during winter break. Budget is five thousand plus alpha. Theme is open-ended. Right?”
“Yep.”
“We don’t actually have that much time to prepare. At most, we’ve got about three months until winter break.”
“We’ll have to make it work. Mind Network has a ton of content veterans—if we bounce ideas off them, I’m sure something will stick.”
“Well, one advantage is that we don’t have to worry about the budget. Basically, we can do whatever we want.”
“Exactly. We’ll probably schedule a meeting sometime within the week, so be sure to bring up anything you want to do.”
“Got it.”
Then, as if suddenly remembering she was still streaming, Magia glanced toward the booth and asked:
“By the way, I’m in the middle of a stream right now. Is it okay if I hint at this a little?”
“Go ahead. If you think you can handle the fallout.”
The truth was, Magia had a long list of ideas she’d been dying to try—if only she’d had the chance.
The mansion next door—
Well, not literally next door, but the enormous luxury compounds owned by groups like Bachubachu or the Yoruasas—they had so many members, they could easily run massive servers without even trying.
But over here, there were only seven of them.
There were so many types of content that were just out of reach with their small roster.
“There’s already so much I want to do. If Mind Network gives the green light, a lot of it’s easily doable.”
“But aren’t most of those ideas basically what Bachubachu does? All-female casts have a very different vibe than mixing guys and girls.”
“Well, there’s Yoruasas too. They mix it up just fine.”
“...Yeah, you’ve got a point.”
Do-hee thought for a moment, then nodded.
“Right, no harm in getting people hyped early. As long as we don’t reveal the exact plan, like Producer Na said. We’ll be fine.”
“I’ll heat things up just right.”
“Don’t oversell it... What if people get their hopes up and it ends up underwhelming?”
Magia replied confidently.
“Which gets more attention: a hyped-up party with no food, or a low-key gathering with amazing food?”
“...Obviously the hyped-up one.”
“Exactly. So we get the rumors going first. We can raise the food quality later. It’s not like this is a one-day event anyway.”
If the first day’s underwhelming, word spreads.
“It was whatever. I expected more. Should’ve done something else.”
But then people want to see for themselves.
“Really? I need to check it out myself.”
Everyone’s expectations are different.
And if the content gets better over time, the word spreads in the opposite direction:
“Yo, it’s actually amazing now. Maybe the first day was just a fluke?”
Sure, you can’t recover every viewer you lost that way.
If half of them left, maybe you get a quarter of them back.
Still, it’s better to start with a big crowd.
The more you bring in, the more will stay, even if you lose a few.
Call in 100 people and 75 stay.
Call in 10 and 10 stay.
Obviously, the first one wins by a landslide.
Besides, Magia knew how to make the food taste better.
Not that she’d ever start a party with bad food in the first place.
“If it really seems like things aren’t clicking, I’ll make something happen. As long as it doesn’t hurt Parallel, of course.”
“Alright. Do as you see fit.”
“Thanks. I’ll head back to the stream now.”
“Okay. Good work. I’ll see you at home later.”
After sending Do-hee off, Magia sat back down and popped her earpiece back in.
The chat was already going wild, flooded by Wol-dung-i fans eagerly awaiting her return.
— Gi
— A
— Ma
— Gi
— Pig?
— Gia
— Gasp
— If Magia’s a pig, then what are we??
— FACT ban incoming
— Ma
— Gi
— Pig
— Gi
— A
— lol
— A
As soon as she settled in her seat, motion tracking kicked in.
Magia’s model twitched to life on screen—and the chat instantly shifted.
— ^^7
— ^^7
— ^^7
— Gia, they called you a pig
— ^^7
— ^^7
— Pigia
— LMAO
— ^^7
Just another day in streaming life.
The streamer steps away—bathroom, phone call, whatever—and while they’re gone, the chat spirals into chaos.
Then, the second the streamer returns, everyone salutes like nothing happened.
It’s like a bunch of underlings goofing off until the boss shows up and they all snap to attention.
Since the call with Na Hyun-gon had taken a while, Magia apologized first.
When a streamer’s gonna step away that long, they usually give a heads-up—so viewers can go do something else in the meantime.
“Sorry, the call took longer than I expected. It was kind of an important one.”
— No worries
— As long as you don’t end stream
— You're not ending it, right? You're not ending it, right? You're not ending it, right? You're not ending it, right? You're not ending it, right? You're not ending it, right?
— Don’t end stream don’t end stream don’t end stream don’t end stream don’t end stream
“I’m not ending, so please calm down. Now, where should I even begin...”
Pop quiz.
How do you create a party that gets everyone talking?
The answer:
You drop something rare—something people don’t usually get to see—and let them go wild with curiosity.
Magia hit the transform button.
An animation played on screen, and then—bam.
The witch in the wide-brimmed hat and shotgun appeared.
It had been months.
Even in the Goodbye Summer 3D special, she’d gone with the surfboard look.
— Wut
— ??
— What the
— Huh?
— Wut
— Wha-wut
— What-what-wut
— All of a sudden?
“What? You guys wanted to see this, didn’t you?”
— I mean yeah but...
— Um
— Did she eat something weird today?
— ???
It was the viewers who were flustered.
This translation is the intellectual property of Novelight.
Magia hadn’t shown her transform form by accident—she’d done it on purpose.
Up until now, she’d insisted she wasn’t a VTuber.
Said there was no way she’d ever show that transformation.
Tortured the Slug Squad for ages over it.
But finally, there it was—the long-awaited witch form.
And right on cue, the Chairman appeared.
:: :: PIN0 has donated 100,000 Clouds! :: ::
:: :: Come to papa!! :: ::
:: :: An anonymous donor has donated 100,000 Clouds! :: ::
:: :: Fine, take my money like you wanted :: ::
— Kyaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
— Taxed LOL
— The Chairman came through
The second Chairman kept his name hidden,
but Magia, being the streamer, could see the nickname behind the anonymity.
And the Slugs already knew exactly who would show up alongside Pino.
Mugeon.
A shiver ran down Magia’s spine as she muttered to herself.
“That’s weird. Mugeon’s stream isn’t even live right now...”
— HAHAHAHA
— He said not to mention it, and you still did HAHA
— Why are you the one bringing up Tas LOL
“I just... The donation was so obvious. I checked just to be sure.”
It was like saying, either reveal your name and eat the embarrassment—
or stop watching and leave.
Mugeon’s choice?
:: Mission ::
:: 10,000 Clouds per minute while in witch form ::
— LMAOOOO
— HAHAHAHA
— Bro what the hell HAHAHAHA
— This guy must be rotting in money
— Watch your mouth, that’s the Chairman you’re talking to
— Kyaaaaaaaaaaaaa
He didn’t run.
He charged at his oshi head-on.
Mugeon was throwing down a challenge.
Why should I leave?
I’m not going anywhere!
If you want this money, stay transformed!
Magia chuckled and gave a casual shrug.
“So... I just have to stay live, right? Since the girls are all on break today, I’ll go full 24-hour stream. I can eat and sleep in the middle, yeah?”
— Uh
— Wait... 24 hours??
— That’s... 24 x 60 is...
:: Anonymous has donated 1,000 Clouds ::
:: Got it! RIP Mugeon! ::
— HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
— Honestly accurate tho LOL
— 1.44 million won LMAOOO
— He's doomed HAHAHAHA
“Wow. They said 1.44 million won. I think I’m about to be rich.”
— 🗡Movgun: You crazy bitch
— LOL
— You scared?
— Then die
Magia, unfazed, opened her delivery app.
It hadn’t been long since lunch, but now that Mugeon had pledged 10,000 won per minute, there was no reason to save money.
“So that’s 10,000 per minute. If it takes 40 minutes for the food to arrive... that’s 400,000 won? I’ll start with the most expensive drink I can find.”
— HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
— Flex~
— Chairman, you're the best!
— The Slug Chairman never disappoints
— 🗡Movgun: I meant for you to do content though...
“Wait, so eating isn’t content? Are you disrespecting the entire mukbang YouTube scene...?”
— gasp
— gasp
— GASP
— 🗡Movgun: No, damn it, that’s not what I meant
“Oh, so drinks don’t count as meals, huh? Fair enough. Let’s just order a full meal then. I don’t eat a lot, but since I had ✪ Nоvеlіgһt ✪ (Official version) a light lunch, I think I could handle some premium Korean beef sushi.”
— If Mugeon’s already regretting the mission, big thumbs-up
— ???: Regret so hard it hurts—thumbs-up
— LOL
— Why’d you open the door, bro?
— Tsk tsk, rookie Slug move
— But hey, thanks to the Chairman, we get to keep seeing Magia in witch form~ Cheers!
— Big Mu-geon
Magia leisurely placed her order, then left her seat again to go get water—burning three more minutes.
:: Mission ::
:: 10,000 won per minute in witch form - 20,000 Clouds ::
But the mission total hadn’t updated.
Magia muttered,
“He clearly said 10k per minute. This is a scam. I’m canceling. I’ll just eat my sushi and call it a day.”
— ?
— ??
— ?
— Wait hey
— DON’T!!!!
— Bro what are you DOING SIIIBAAAAA
— 🗡Movgun: Wait, bathroom breaks should be counted separately!
“Wow. Even in black company-tier Parallel, they at least allow bathroom breaks and rest during work hours. Mugeon, you're basically a slave driver. Won’t let me rest even one second.”
— 🗡Movgun: How did we end up here?
:: Mission ::
:: 10,000 won per minute in witch form - 20,000 Clouds ::
- 30,000 won | PIN0
— PIN0: I covered the missing time, ^^
— LOL
— Employee of the Month: PIN0
— Bro didn’t even owe money and still paid—legend
— Mugae, rest in peace
— Worst Slug in history
— This is actual Sludgeness
— 🗡Movgun: ...
After that, Magia just lazed around, watching VTuber shorts recommended on her feed.
She’d pulled out the big guns—her witch form model—
but didn’t actually do anything with it.
No showing off new expressions, no slow 360° turn, no features rundown.
Just pure, chill witch-form loafing.
And surprisingly, the Slugs didn’t seem to mind.
Newer fans might have found it a little confusing—
but this was the classic Slug Squad vibe.
Whatever Magia did, they’d watch contentedly.
Over half the fanbase saw just seeing the witch form at all as a massive win.
The constant chatter in chat?
That was just for fun.
They knew she wouldn’t listen—so if she did, great. If not, oh well.
And come on—Magia had earned a break.
Anyone who heard the story she just told would’ve known it was insane to ask for more from her.
So if she wanted to eat and hang out?
That was enough.
Besides, Mugeon had volunteered to be the punchline today.
Some Slugs didn’t love seeing a male streamer like Mugeon pop up too often,
so when he got roasted like this, it only made them happier.
By the time she was halfway through her premium Korean beef sushi, an hour had already passed.
:: Mission ::
:: 10,000 won per minute in witch form - 630,000 Clouds ::
- 10,000 won | movgun
Magia had just set a record.
Kicking back, eating sushi, raking in 630,000 won an hour—
every salary worker’s dream.
“Aah. Now that my stomach’s full, the blood sugar spike is hitting. I’m getting sleepy. I’ll take a nap. Big content coming tomorrow. Sorry, everyone.”
And just like that, she ended the stream.
— ?
— ??
— ?
— Uh???
— Wait
— HEY
— HEY!
— ?
— Is she serious??
— That crazy bitch
— LMAOOOOOOO
— She really logged off
— SHE REALLY DID IT
— This girl’s nuts
— HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
— And she still made sure to press ‘mission complete’ before logging off LOL
— What just happened
When a stream ends this absurdly,
Magia’s last words always get clipped and circulated everywhere.
And sure enough—
Within minutes, her “crimes” for the day—and Mugeon’s utter defeat—were already spreading across the community.
And slowly but surely,
talk of the giant upcoming content project began to seep into everyone’s feeds.
... ─ — Parallel (VTuber) Gallery ─ — ...
[So what’s the big project then?]
[What’s going down during winter break?]
[Today’s Magia logout moment]
[Absolute menace, this girl HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA]
[She really stuffed herself and dipped lol]
[Felt like she was going easy on us Slugs today for some reason LOL]
[God, she’s so infuriating]
[If she wasn’t cute, she'd be extinct]
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