Chapter 62 : Red taste song broadcasting

Soviet March, a game OST. I shouldn’t sing it during the live stream because of copyright, but I knew someone would request it, so I just bought the song.

State Anthem of the USSR. Thankfully, there are no copyright issues with this one.

The Internationale. The original is in French, so this one was way harder to memorize.

The Red Army is the Strongest. I sang this with the old Russian Federation MR and Soviet lyrics. Old songs feel a bit slow, so they’re not that fun.

I got a lot of other red-themed song requests.

Like, ‘I love Beijing Tiananmen’, ‘Without the Communist Party, there would be no New China’, ‘People’s Liberation Army March’…

I cut all the Chinese songs.

“I don’t know Chinese.”

Then my subscribers started requesting songs from countries that no longer exist. ‘Kim Chansung, Our Great Leader’, ‘Our Great Leader Uses Teleportation’… What even are ‘Daehongdan Potatoes’?

“Singing songs from collapsed countries is bad luck.”

I wish they’d ask for something normal.

‘Anything but those darn communist songs.’

I lightly bit my lip, looking at the chaotic chat window. I expected it, but it still leaves a bitter taste in my mouth.

‘I figured they would request mostly communist-related songs when I said I’d sing, but I didn’t think it’d be this bad.’

I’m running out of pre-prepared songs.

No more foreign songs, that’s it.

Singing in Russian and French should be enough.

“Okay, stop. I’m done with the red songs now.”

[Are you scared?]
[Censorship and oppression, truly the mark of a communist;;]
[But you already sang the Soviet March, the Soviet anthem, and the Red Army song, so you did everything we wanted]
[For real lol]
[Hey, you couldn’t speak any foreign languages last time, why are you so good at Russian today? Sus]
[Must have practiced lol]
[She knew they’d ask for something like this lol]
[Lol]

“Please request some normal songs. You know, like chart hits? Please request something like that.”

I said, spinning the roulette again.

This time, I landed on a user with a pretty normal nickname.

[CherryLover]

“CherryLover, what’s your request?”

[CherryLover donated 1,000 won!]
[Cherry]

Huh?

“Cherry? Is there a song called ‘Cherry’?”

Tilting my head, I searched the music site. I couldn’t find anything.

Just then, another donation popped up.

[CherryLover donated 10,000 won!]
[Sakuranbo. It’s a Japanese song.]

A Japanese song? And they upped their donation to ten thousand won.

They must really want me to sing it.

“…I don’t know Japanese.”

And what era is this song even from?

[What song is that]
[Idk]
[Crazy lol]
[????]
[Asking her to sing a 70-year-old song lol]
[At least she won’t get copyright striked lol]
[I’m dizzy]

Seriously, a 70-year-old song?

‘Is my grandpa watching my stream…?‘

I don’t know. Maybe they heard it somewhere and requested it, or maybe they’re just trying to mess with me.

One way viewers play with streamers is by making them do awkward stuff and watch their reactions.

‘That hasn’t happened to me yet because I’m too good at games.’

Now they finally have a chance, so they’re taking it.

“Hold on.”

I searched for the song and quickly checked the lyrics and rhythm.

Hmm, this is doable…

“I think I get the vibe. I’ll give it a shot.”

I lightly turned on the MR and warmed up my voice.

Because, hey, it seemed like a song I could handle.

* * *

▣ Whoa, what is this?

[Sno.1 stream clip, Seongwon belting out the Soviet March.]

Why is this kid actually red?

—Lol
—No, don’t actually become communist lol
└Seems like she’s decided it’s time to reveal her ideology;;;
└She’s decided it’s time for the robots to rule us.
—Lol, singing so passionately, and it’s needlessly high quality

└I’m a Russian language and literature major, and she’s actually singing really well. Her pronunciation is spot on? What the lol
└Wasn’t the original song sung by Americans?
└Yeah, but Seongwon is singing with a native accent lol
└Since she’s from the mainland, I guess it is a native accent lol

▣ Seongwon, you finally revealed your commie colors

[Picture of Seongwon in a new outfit]

Ah, the incarnation of communism.
I apologize, I will convert right away. Loyalty! Loyalty!

—Ah lol
—If this kind of super pretty girl told me to convert, I would convert even without a gun pointed at me lol. Writing a conversion letter and packing my bags now.
└Even with a crappy rationing system, I could endure it if I could live with her.
└Fact) Neo-Soviet Union doesn’t have a rationing system. They adopted the Black Bear White Bear system, so it’s similar to the old CCP.
└Wls
—Seriously though, I really wish this were real. I wish this super pretty girl was actually real and not fake.
└Are you that guy who keeps posting poop pics?
└Judging by your spacing, probably not.
└It’s *tti*, idiot, *tti*
└What do you mean *tti*? Is it like a sticker or something?
└Lol

▣ Wait, why is she so good at singing?

[Sno.1 stream clip]

Not only is she good, but someone requested a kids’ song and she belted it out with a straight face. Does she… lack human emotion?

—Beep boop, new song request, preparing to play.
└Lol
└Damn lol. Is she really a robot????
└Seeing her belt out communist songs, it’s definitely possible.
—Please don’t say ridiculous things. The number 1 streamer, super pretty girl Seongwon can’t be some ridiculous hunk of metal. I believe, trust, and hope that Seongwon is a real person existing in reality.
—She’s singing so seriously lol
└Fr lol
—But didn’t Seongwon’s posts on Streaming Gallery always get downvoted? Why are more of them getting upvoted these days?
└Because, she is the great Seongwon?
└Slandering her is pointless now. There’s no reaction, and no meaning lol. She already proved she’s number 1 on Peachick with ‘metrics’~
└Number 1 in average viewers means she’s the Empress of Peachick~
└Hey, change that to ‘Goddess’, you brats! Smack!!!!
└You’re right~ Sno.1~ Peachick~ Streaming Now~ Subscribe~ Like~ Turn on Notifications~ Please~
└Stop with the obvious viral marketing lol

▣ You idiots are wrong from the start

[Sno.1 stream clip, Seongwon donating.]

She donates all the money she earns lol
She doesn’t stream to earn money x
She earns money to stream o

—This is it. Seongwon doesn’t stream for the money lol
└Is she still donating?
└Yeah;;; Crazy girl.
└Correction: girl doing viral marketing
—Doesn’t she get fees and taxes deducted from her income? How does she keep donating?
└Idk
└Her family must be rich, so she does this as a hobby.
—I’m the one who’s actually poor, please donate to me, I’m suffering, life is so sad.
└She only donates to orphanages lol. Are you an orphan?
└b*tch
└It’s an orphanage, please correct yourself~

▣ Is she seriously an android?

[Sno.1 stream clip, Seongwon singing a children’s song.]

Leaving aside how good her singing is, someone requested a children’s song and she’s belting it out with a serious face. Does she… have no human emotions?

—Beep boop, new song request received, ready to play.
└Lol
└Holy shit lol, is she actually a robot????
└Considering her passionately singing communist songs, there’s a strong possibility.
—Seriously singing so earnestly lol
└Fr lol
—Hey, weren’t Seongwon’s threads always getting downvoted in Streaming Gallery? Why are more of them trending now?
└Because she’s the great Seongwon?
└Trying to slander her is pointless now, no reaction, and meaningless lol. She’s already proven she’s Peachick number 1 with the ‘metrics’~
└If her average viewer count is number 1, then she’s the Empress of Peachick~
└Hey now, change that to ‘Goddess’, you brats! Smack!!!!
└You’re right~ Sno.1~ Peachick~ Streaming Now~ Subscribe~ Like~ Turn on Notifications~ Please~
└Stop with the obvious viral marketing lol

* * *

“Phew.”

After flawlessly finishing all the subscriber requests, I gave a 4+1 to the new challengers daring to covet my number 1 spot in Soulframe: The Hundred.

Stepping out of the virtual machine, I wiped the sweat from my brow. I still sweat when I use Minder, but it’s starting to lessen. It seems like my body is adjusting.

“By the way…”

I asked Mily,

“What’s the community response like?”

Mily nodded at my question.

“They say it’s good.”

“Really?”

“Yes, Master. This is the data the Ego Searching team leader gave me.”

I checked the data. The community metrics were better than I thought. The Soviet March must have been the critical hit.

Meanwhile, Mily added,

“The team leader said that this level of real-time response during a stream means Master will dominate the community all day. Congratulations, Master.”

“Hmm. Nice.”

I stretched my body. It felt refreshing and good.

‘I felt it when I was practicing vocals, too…’

Singing is more fun than I thought.

It’s sad that I lived my whole life without knowing this kind of fun.

“Mily.”

“Yes, Master.”

“You have to join in next time.”

Mily closed her eyes and took a deep breath at my words. That’s right. Tomorrow’s stream is one where Mily participates as well. As a guest on the stream, that is.

‘It’s not professional, just a short guest appearance.’

After all, Mily isn’t a streamer, but a maid who helps me. It’s just that streaming has been slightly added to her maid duties. If Mily said she wanted to stream professionally, it would make things awkward for me.

“Can you do it well? Backup.”

Mily nodded at my question.

“Of course.”

Then she smiled faintly.

“Like always, and as always.”