Chapter 91 – Virtuber(4)
Internet broadcasting is not an easy task.
In particular, game broadcasting and virtubers have long since become red oceans.
Even if you overcome the crazy competition rate and become a middle class, there is a thorny road ahead.
It’s easy to access, so all kinds of mentally ill people are seduced…
Due to the nature of live broadcasting, it is not easy to filter them out.
It’s all too common for below-average viewers to demand perfection from streamers.
In particular, women’s cam broadcasting is a broadcast that can confirm the true average of Korea, but there are a lot of attributes that vertube overlap with that side.
I must have heard of mild sexual harassment countless times.
However, when we heard about such grievances, we reacted very poorly.
Who is sitting in front of them?
It is a new complaint that has recently exploded a large-scale sexual favors issue.
As a survivor of the pandemonium-like entertainment world, she couldn’t help but be stunned by the complaints of her trio her.
“Yes, yes… It must have been really difficult. But can you say that it is a unique struggle for Virtuber? Besides, I know that the platform designated by our agency is still very clean and well-managed, right?”
“No. That’s…”
The trio, who were hit hard by Shin So-yi’s words, finally began to do something they shouldn’t have done.
It is inflated in order to somehow gain sympathy.
“It’s not like that! How persistent and obnoxious are the otaku! Sending weird pictures on social media…”
“A week ago, on the show, they kept asking me to take off my clothes… Even saying it was an avatar was too much.”
“While I’m on air, I keep asking to gamble…”
“What? If that happened, why didn’t you tell me?”
Unlike Shinsoi, who still tries to trust them.
I snorted lightly.
“Where was that in the broadcast a week ago?”
“Yes?”
“I’ve seen a week’s worth of content, even if it’s roughly. And… You don’t mean to say gambling on broadcast points is real gambling, do you?”
A broadcast point is not much different from a game score.
Since it’s money and it’s impossible, it can’t be gambled.
The three of them turned pale as if they didn’t know I knew that far.
Tired of their lies, I decided to put an end to it.
“Well, I’m sure you all know how much you hate VTubers. I came out because it was a long-awaited free day… And there were no actual victims, so I won’t apply the crime of obstruction of justice .”
“As expected, you know, Investigator!”
The three people who received the words they wanted were openly happy.
Mirei frowned slightly, as if she didn’t like my decision, but she didn’t bother to say anything.
Still, it’s a bit disappointing that it ended like this.
Fortunately, I have a few hands on for the true victims of being deceived by the trio.
Now they have been given one last chance.
“Still… Do you have any plans to apologize to the fans?”
“Sir! Those people are really disgusting. We didn’t do this for nothing!”
“I heard that an apology will bring you legal responsibility, but that’s a bit…”
“Believe me, they’re not worth it. We want to be successful purely with music!”
“That’s right. I will support your dreams. I don’t know what will happen to the contract with the agency.”
Even so, I was very embarrassed because I didn’t know I would say it this far.
Before I could finish my words, the staff who remained in the building came pouring in.
“Wait! What are you guys doing!”
“Yes?”
“Smartphone! Broadcasting!”
“?!”
The trio, who received a belated warning, took out their respective smartphones.
Their smartphones streamed the conversation from just a moment ago through their respective broadcasting channels.
Viewers who came to enjoy the broadcast without knowing it were trembling with a sense of betrayal and were turning over the chat window in an instant.
I got up from my seat and turned around.
“I hope the existing fans will support you as well.”
I don’t really like dealing with things like this, but…
Only the viewers can properly judge them.
I have a contract with my agency, so I’ll take care of it.
We moved to our seats with the screams of the three people behind us.
“Blanche, how are you feeling?”
[If you ask me what it feels like to be trapped in a lot of cooling devices, with no sense of change, yes… Not bad.]
“…Are you okay?”
[It’s a joke. The new parts aren’t bad either. Then I will start working right now.]
I welcomed him back and sat down with Mirei and Shinsoi once again.
Tia proudly occupied the empty seat and sipped her coke deliciously.
“Puha.”
“I’m sorry, Detective. I thought they were really mean…”
“Well, it could be. You have some fierce juniors. What will they do now?”
“We can’t keep using the guys who lied to everyone. The vertubers said they’re going to completely erase the characters themselves. Of course, there will be no renewal of contracts with the actors.”
“The conclusion came quickly.”
Rumors must have already spread, so it was already wrong to return to the entertainment industry after sleeping as a virtuber.
Alice noticed my trick and scolded me slightly.
“Because you keep doing this, last time the kids were scared.”
“What did I do?”
“Okay. Let’s go back quickly.”
“Well, one more thing! Investigator. Is this really the first time you’ve seen a Virtuber?”
“Because it is.”
When Shin So-yi answered her question with a wry smile, she asked in a serious voice.
“Why did you go so far? I could have just skipped over it…”
The three of us from earlier probably wished for that as well.
I swallowed my saliva and poured out my thoughts.
“We have no right to fail. If we do something wrong, the wrong person may be punished.”
It is the great principle of the law not to let unfair people come out, but people driven to reality have forgotten that.
Shin So-yi, who was silent for a moment, spoke softly as if she let out a sigh.
“I’d give it a try if it weren’t for Yeriel Frost…”
“Yes?”
“It’s nothing. It’s a bit late, but could you treat me to dinner?”
“I’m fine.”
In the end, we had a hearty dinner and left work leisurely.
Let’s check the issue again when we get home, it’s a mess.
Viewers who were enraged by the rants of the trio revealed their hidden sins in detail.
Alice laughed at some of the contents.
“What, the music you were so confident in… Was it a plagiarism song?”
“I’m blown away when I hear it.”
In a way, it is natural that this is the case.
They were trying to scam their fans as well as their agency.
If it was enough to put that level of strategy into action, it would have been far from an honest and upright life from the beginning.
It’s just the beginning, so maybe more will come out.
All other vertube channels are in a frenzy with this issue.
I watched the broadcast with a feeling of apologetic feelings towards the vertubers of Winter Kingdom.
Yeriel, who had narrowed the distance, threw a sharp gaze into the screen.
“If it’s a Virtuber… Can’t we do it too?”
“Never.”
“Haven’t I explained it properly yet?”
“Anyway, no.”
After vehemently dissuading Yeriel, I fell asleep as if I were dead and went to work a little later the next day.
Even though I only watched the internet broadcast, the all-nighter was a bit too much.
However, the atmosphere in the office where Tia was brought in was very unpleasant.
I caught Seo Ji-yu who was trying to run away to a cafe and asked why.
“Why are you like that? What’s going on?”
“I want to ask the team leader about that… What did the team leader do?”
“What did I do?”
“No, the name Green Dust or something keeps coming up…”
“What?”
Surprised, I immediately called Kim Jeong-tae to his personal office.
Like Seo Ji-yu, he asked me a question.
“Master. Did you go out last night by any chance?”
“No. What happened?”
“Last night, an unregistered hunter who claimed to be Green Dust committed a murder. He Looks like a copycat.”
“Copyright?”
It’s been a while since I quit my activities as Green Dust… But I thought there would be copycats.
“You mean you have the same ability as me?”
“That’s not true. Green dust was not found separately at the site. But, please watch this video.”
In the CCTV footage in front of an alley.
A man in a dark green hooded coat was stabbing a man with a dagger.
The guy openly raised his head, as if he was aware of the existence of CCTV, but his face his was not visible because of the gas mask.
Kim Jeong-tae reminded me of painful memories by his side of him.
“Isn’t it similar to Master’s initial costume?”
“Nonsense. My initial costume was such a mess?”
“…”
Kim Jung-tae, who could not bear to affirm it because of his loyalty to me.
I hate to admit it, but if you look closely, it’s definitely similar.
When I was not an Oracle Master, I was worried about exposure to radiation, so I wore it like that.
Even wearing a Geiger counter on his waist is the same.
“Who is the victim?”
“He’s a wanted criminal with a criminal record. The target selection is similar. Shall we start the investigation?”
“I’m going to the field right now.”
Without hesitation, I packed up my gear and headed out of the office.
