Chapter 11: Naru’s Debut Stream

As time passed, the avatar file finally arrived.

In other words, my debut was five days away.

[CEO-nim] – (5(1).zip)
[CEO-nim] – I’ve attached the avatar file and manual, so check it carefully.
[CEO-nim] – Think about your concept well too.
[Me] – ♡

I quickly clicked the download button.

Fortunately, my computer specs were good, so I could download it quickly.

I wonder what kind of avatar they made?

A sage concept? Or… a librarian-like character?

I thought of various concepts that would suit me.

So, with anticipation, the moment I opened the avatar file.

A data pile in the form of a woman appeared.

A small body, a cute cat-like mouth with sharp fangs, and a tail with a heart-shaped tip.

Slightly curled eyebrows and a nun’s habit that looked like it had a screw loose somewhere.

To sum it up in one word…

‘A succubus, mesugaki nun’?
(TL Note: ‘Mesugaki’ is a Japanese term for a bratty, teasing female character, often younger, who acts smugly towards the main character.)

No, wait a minute… is this right?

I felt an immense level of bewilderment.

Because no matter how much I thought about it, I felt that this character didn’t suit me.

Not just a little different from me, but a character’s appearance that was a 180-degree difference.

And a personality that seemed like it would be a 180-degree difference as well.

Right, the CEO must have sent the wrong file.

[Me] – I think you sent the wrong file.
[CEO-nim] – It should be the right one.

Oh my god.

I was hoping against hope, but this is really my avatar?

Feeling dizzy, I closed my eyes.

Still, what can I do… if she says to do it, I have to do it.

Meanwhile, at the same time.

Yeon-a was lazing around like a bum.

Because all the busy work, like checking the character modeling, was finished.

All that was left was work that the members, not her, had to handle.

Though it seems Yua said something in the middle.

Click

“Hmm… it’s the right file, number 5…”

Confirming that she hadn’t made a mistake, she simply sent a reply saying it was correct.

The character she was looking at now was Yua’s avatar.

In other words, it was the avatar of ‘Naru’.

The appearance of an elf wearing small, round glasses.

And a literary girl-like atmosphere emanating from her.

The name of the folder containing that content was ‘5’.

It was a different file from ‘5(1)’, which contained the avatar intended for the debut of the 5th member of Devil Live, which was cancelled after the incident.

However, as Yeon-a’s mental state was not good at the moment.

She was not aware that she had sent the wrong file.

It was due to consecutive lack of sleep.

As someone who didn’t know what would happen because of this, Yeon-a was simply at peace.

Her biggest concern right now was probably the thought of having a drink and passing out.

It was an atmosphere where the tension was completely gone, unlike the usual Yeon-a.

Because of that, Yua was experiencing great difficulty, but…

Yeon-a, in her ‘fresh seaweed’ state, was simply comfortable.
(TL Note: ‘Singsing-miyeok’ or ‘fresh seaweed’ is slang for a state of being completely relaxed and limp, like seaweed floating in the water.)

“Eheheh, chicken and beer, just you wait!”

It meant she was just thinking about what kind of chicken to eat.

3 days.

That’s how long it took me to complete all the materials.

Actually, to be precise, it was 1+2 days.

One day, I went through the stages of denial-anger-bargaining-depression-acceptance while looking at the avatar.

And for the next two days, I worked my hands to the bone to complete the materials.

Anyway, starting today, the members of Wonderland began to debut.

There are still 2 days until my debut day, but it means the other members are having their debut broadcasts starting today.

Two today, two tomorrow, and one the day after tomorrow.

We decided to broadcast in that order.

The reason I was assigned to the last day.

It wasn’t anything special, just the result of drawing lots.

The fact that I had to do my debut broadcast alone and that all the attention would be on me was a bit burdensome.

But thanks to being last, I got the content ‘Wonderland Member Review’, so that’s good.

Since it’s something I’ll be doing while wearing a character model, I could handle the burden.

But the problem is the RP…

RP is the act of broadcasting in the character’s concept.

No matter how much I thought about it, it seemed impossible for me to pull off an RP that would suit that character.

An avatar that, at a glance, looks like it would have the phrase ‘You loooser♡’ constantly on its lips.

Really… it’s impossible.

I’ll just do it once or twice during the debut broadcast and then stop.

After finishing such trivial thoughts.

I logged into the Twitch main page.

In the second row, there were waiting rooms for Choa and Jena, in that order.

It was a combination commonly called the ‘Reincarnation Duo’.

The number of viewers was 6,211 and 5,982.

It was a number that appeared thanks to all of the CEO’s usual viewers flocking over.

Doing the math, it seems like there are many viewers watching both at the same time.

But that’s not a problem.

Rather, it was a good thing because the viewer count was inflated.

Like them, I also entered both waiting rooms at the same time.

[6:58]

Just in time, there were 2 minutes left until the broadcast started.

I have things to do, so I won’t be able to watch the members’ broadcasts in real-time after today.

But still, I plan to absorb the know-how of the experienced ones.

It was a judgment that came from thinking that it’s better to gain even a little experience from a viewer’s perspective than to have no experience at all.

Ah, just in time, the countdown!

[Openthedooropenthedooropenthedoor]
[Alright, let’s go~]
[Reincarnation Duo, come out!]
[Nata(Manager): If you get caught typing a chat that crosses the line, you’re toast^^]
[Gasp]
[The mod is here]

The chat window was filled with chaos.

Among them was the CEO, wearing the manager tag.

[3, 2, 1!]

As soon as all the counts were over, a bright background screen appeared.

And from somewhere, a figure appeared.

On the left screen, Choa’s avatar appeared, and on the right screen, Jena’s avatar appeared.

[Oh, the model is pretty.]
[The quality is insane, they must have spent a lot of money.]
[Aren’t these b*tches feminists anyway?]
ㄴ[This user has been blocked.]
[Kyaa]

There were some trolls, but most of the chats were favorable.

Basically, most of the viewers were so-called ‘Nata-dogs’, so that’s the reaction that came out.

Everyone instinctively knows that if you get banned in this room, you’ll be banned in the CEO’s room too.

So even if there are trolls, you just have to be careful of throwaway accounts or people who don’t watch Nata’s broadcasts.

Alright, I’ve already learned one thing.

With the thought of watching the broadcast a little more, I kept staring at the screen.

A natural progression and self-introduction.

There was a lot to learn from their broadcasts.

[7:30]

As I was watching the broadcast like that.

I realized that 30 minutes had already passed.

Watching the broadcast more wouldn’t be bad.

But I had more things to do, so I stopped watching the broadcast.

Actually, I had finished all the things I had to do, but my mind changed after watching their broadcast.

It’s difficult to surpass that level with just my skills.

Then the qualitative aspect must follow, right?

What can satisfy that must be animation.

So I picked up my tablet pen and ran an AI program.

That AI program was a program I made, ‘Animation RoBo’.

Everyone evaluated it as a mediocre program.

But if I, the creator, use it, I can produce results of a completely different level.

I activated my ability from time to time and started making the character’s introduction video.

Ughhh… so dizzy…

My head was spinning as if it were being turned inside out, but I had no choice to overcome the time limit.

You can do it, Jung Yua!

Show people your ability!

The introduction video of ‘Naru’ was finally completed.

The point at which the video was completed was 8 hours before the start of the debut broadcast.

Because of that, I couldn’t even watch Gyeoul-unni and Garam-unni’s debut broadcasts.

It was a little disappointing, but since the video is complete, it’s OK.

That being said… now… I want to sleep…

The bad thoughts that have been scratching at my mind from earlier are starting to tempt me.

But I can’t give in to that temptation.

My debut broadcast is in 8 hours… sleeping… is… not an option…

Vring vring

Right, I can’t sleep.

At the sound of a phone ringing from somewhere, I fought off sleep and got up.

[CEO-nim]

Hmm, it’s the CEO’s phone.

There are still 8 hours left, why did she call?

I felt puzzled, but I obediently answered the phone.

Because you have to answer your employer’s calls quickly.

“Hello.”

[“Y-Yua? It’s 10 minutes before the broadcast, why haven’t I heard from you…?”]

Huh? What does that mean?

I hurriedly looked at the clock on the table.

[6:51]

N-no way… did I fall asleep sitting up?

“I-I’m sorry! I’ll start the broadcast right away!”

[“Alright… you have to come quick, okay?”]

The CEO, who seemed angry for some reason.

Thinking that I would have done the same, I started the broadcast as quickly as possible.

Click

[I’mcold…I’mcold…I’mcold]
[You’re dead meat to Nata now lol]
[Late to the debut stream lol]

As expected, the chat window was exactly as predicted.

Unlike the other members who had created a waiting room 30 minutes in advance.

It was a natural result in a situation where I was late.

[Nata(Manager): Let’s do well^^]
[You’re dead now lol]
[The mod is here lol]

I think I just saw a very scary chat…

I overcame my fear and started setting up the broadcast.

I prepared the introduction video, the introduction materials, and the avatar was ready.

After confirming that everything was ready, I looked at the clock.

[6:59]

Phew… right, in 1 minute, you’ll be a proper streamer.

[7:00]

The promised time of 7 o’clock.

As soon as it was exactly 7 o’clock, I played the introduction video.

Click

Along with the natural female voice processed by AI, the animation began to play.

[A long, long time ago, in a demon king’s castle, lived a succubus.]

The lights turned on, and Naru was seen laughing in a corner of a room in the demon king’s castle.

[But, that succubus was too greedy. So… she came up with the enormous plan of embezzling the public funds of the demon king’s castle to pay for her drinks, can you believe it?]

Naru smiled wickedly and infiltrated the demon king’s castle’s treasury.

Inside, a huge amount of gold coins and jewels were piled up.

Naru carefully put the treasures into her own subspace.

Then, she felt a presence from behind and turned her head in surprise.

[But there’s no way our Demon King would tolerate that, right?]

A large woman in the form of a demon king grabbed Naru’s head.

[“You, are you kidding me right now?”]

For reference, the CEO’s owner-character drawing was attached to the demon king’s face.
(TL Note: ‘Owner-character’ or ‘oc’ refers to the streamer’s personal avatar or mascot, separate from their VTuber model.)

Not only her appearance but also her voice was the CEO’s.

It was a demon king created with the thought, ‘She’ll understand,’ since it was the CEO and no one else.

She… won’t scold me, right?

Anyway, the video continued.

[“Give birth as much as you killed… no, pay back as much as you stole.”]

[Our furious Demon King! She saw the succubus and told her to pay back the money, can you believe it?]

Naru did a dogeza and started to use her wits.
(TL Note: ‘Dogeza’ is the Japanese act of kneeling and bowing one’s head to the ground as a sign of deep apology or respect.)

[‘I’m screwed… what do I do?’]

[She began to use her wits. However, our Demon King could not accept that.]

[“You brat, how dare you try to be clever?”]

The demon king, as if angry, breathed a cute fire into the air and opened a gate.

[Our Demon King sent her to the human world. It means she has to earn money in the human world.]

In the blink of an eye, Naru arrived in a certain village.

The village was very small… but there was something suspicious about it.

Because there was a flashy church standing there that didn’t match the village’s appearance at all.

[At that moment, she instinctively realized one thing. The fact that she could make a lot of money at the church.]

Feeling her destiny, Naru quietly entered the church.

And then, a brief screen adjustment.

[Ta-da, and so she became a nun. You might ask what kind of nun a succubus is, but…]

Naru was dangling a coin tied to a long string in front of a pastor.

[It’s okay, the magic of hypnosis solved that question! Now, she only has a debt of 2 billion gold left.]

And then, the narrator cleared her throat, unlike an AI.

[Ahem, if our viewers make a donation, she can return to the demon king’s castle faster, right?]

As the narrator’s words ended, the screen faded out as if it were a happy ending.

It’s a pretty good quality video, even watching it again.

I smiled slightly and watched the chat window.

[Wow]
[Hey, CEO Nata! What’s with the favoritism!]
[The quality is insane]
[That’s awesome]
[Kyaa]
[Legend legend]
[The quality is legendary, for real]
[Is this the level of Wonderland?]

Fortunately, it seems they thought the same.

Well then, shall I start my debut broadcast with a good feeling?

“Hello, everyone.”

It was the moment I took my first step into the VTuber world.