I May Be a Virtual Youtuber, but I Still Go to Work-Chapter 98

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[Magia can actually sing?]

Holy shit, but why the hell is she singing trot?

There are so many good songs.

That one, you know?

That one!

Sing that one instead!!!!

[Comments]

— Parallel994: For real.

— Parallel329: For real.

— Parallel281: Didn't it feel kinda cute, like watching a kid at a trot contest?

ㄴ Parallel852: Yeah, but this isn't what I wanted...

ㄴ Parallel362: LMAO big agree.

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[You guys are missing the point LOL]

Did none of you feel off watching her sing Slow Train?

I got some serious dissonance from that.

Everyone who watched Fantasia knows that Magia is seriously addicted to VTubers.

But instead of singing a VTuber original song or a cover,

she went straight for trot?

She definitely has a favorite song, and it sure as hell isn’t trot.

And then—

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The way she kept smirking while singing confirmed it.

She just doesn't want to sing the songs you guys want to hear.

She never wanted your attention in the first place.

She keeps saying she’s a working professional,

so she doesn’t want to be treated like a VTuber.

[Comments]

— Parallel088: Goddamn bitch.

— Parallel741: Can I make a reaction meme out of this?

ㄴ Parallel578 (OP): Go wild.

— Parallel751: Fucking hell, I thought her "office worker RP" was finally dropping since she’s been streaming more.

ㄴ Parallel898: It was never RP to begin with LOL.

ㄴ Parallel654: Wait, it wasn’t RP?!

ㄴ Parallel654: She’s an actual office worker?!

ㄴ Parallel009: Damn, we got a lot of newfags who don’t even know this.

ㄴ 🟦Parallel02: Read the goddamn pinned message.

ㄴ Parallel581: This is straight-up a template response now LOL.

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[Just had a massive reality check while browsing this forum]

I was just a Lupko fan, but then I saw a clip of her singing trot and got curious.

Magia isn’t a VTuber???

I thought she was a Parallel VTuber LMAO.

[Comments]

— Parallel014: There's a million people like you.

— Parallel225: Did that tournament really bring in that many new viewers?

ㄴ Parallel901: The finals had 250,000 viewers.

ㄴ Parallel225: Wait, it was that big?!

Magia sang trot without much thought,

but she failed to realize one thing.

At Majeoss Tournament, she was crowned MVP for her performance.

If she hadn’t streamed after the tournament, maybe it would’ve blown over.

But instead, she joined the post-tournament broadcast and even sang live.

Even if it was trot, to the casual audience, it was indistinguishable from a VTuber stream.

And out of the 250,000 viewers who watched the tournament finals?

Only about 30% were Parallel fans.

The influx of new viewers quickly started overpowering Parallel’s existing fanbase in numbers.

Which led to endless loops of dumb questions in the community:

“Wait, isn’t she doing an office worker RP?”

“IT’S NOT RP!!”

“Oh, so she’s not a streamer doing an office worker persona?”

“NO! SHE’S AN ACTUAL OFFICE WORKER!!”

It turned into an inside joke.

People even used it to mess with old fans and gatekeepers.

Screenshots of these exchanges started spreading and getting memed across forums.

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#KnightofLegend #Parallel #Dora #Komari

Just one day after Magia sang trot, her viewership nearly doubled.

And most of these new viewers?

They had no idea what was going on.

They only came because of her trot clip.

Which led to a hive-mind level of spam in the chat.

— SING.

— SING.

— SING.

— SING.

— SING.

— SING.

— SING.

In a way, the explosion of discussion about Magia’s singing across Parallel-related communities was a sign of her growing popularity.

But Magia herself?

She didn’t acknowledge it at all.

She just kept rotating Parallel members’ channels on the main screen, doing her usual job.

“A lot of people didn’t read the chat rules today.”

This translation is the intellectual property of Novelight.

Back when she was an active manager, she trained herself to watch the CEO’s stream with one eye while scanning chat for trolls with the other.

With Gong Seung-yeon assisting from the office,

the chat was back to normal in less than ten minutes.

A lot of people got banned, sure—

but that’s how internet streaming works.

Break the rules, get banned. Simple.

“Today, we’ll be focusing on Dora’s channel. It’s auction day, after all.”

Some viewers, realizing spamming wouldn't work,

started trying subtler tactics to bait Magia into talking about singing.

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:: How much do you think Dora will go for today? ::

“Probably won’t sell.”

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:: Komari’s been mad all week, but she still hasn’t improved... ::

“She really needs to rest her voice. She’s been screaming way too much.”

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:: LOL, the funniest part was Dora just chilling while Komari lost her mind. ::

“At this point, Dora probably thinks of Komari’s yelling as a lullaby.”

— Can’t blame her for that.

— I’d probably sleep through it too after a week.

— "Sister! Sister! Sister! Sister! FUCK!"

The people actually interested in Parallel members knew how to engage with Magia properly.

Even with just a 1,000 Cloud donation,

they were happily chatting with her.

Of course, some stubborn viewers still tried to bait her into talking about singing.

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:: When’s Maru’s next cover song dropping? ::

“Covers don’t get locked in until they’re scheduled for release on YouTube,

so we can’t give a definite answer.”

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:: Speaking of covers, what’s your favorite Maru song? ::

“<The Curtain Falls, and the Curtain Rises Again>.

Not the cover version—

the one she sang live while crying.”

— Fucking savage LMAO.

— Of course she picks the most brutal one LOL.

— Can’t even argue with that.

— I’m a Donguri and I 100% agree.

— If you disagree, you’re not a real Donguri LOL.

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"Come to think of it, why don’t you sing a trot song like the first-gen managers did? Sounds fun!"

But tricks only work on people who fall for them.

Magia had pulled this exact move several times during ✪ Nоvеlіgһt ✪ (Official version) the CEO’s streams.

Naturally, she ignored it completely.

Ironically, she wasn’t against jumping on board if someone threw out an actually fun idea.

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"Lunar New Year is coming up—aren’t the members doing a New Year’s singing contest?"

“I have no idea. I’ll ask the boss.”

Magia, like most fans, preferred to just wait for content instead of actively checking in with the planning team.

...Not to mention, she was still awkward around Ra Seung-hyun, the team leader.

Since it was already on her mind, she sent a quick message to Do-hee.

The response came almost immediately.

[Boss]: We’re doing a singing contest.

[Boss]: Last day of Lunar New Year break.

[Magia]: Oh, that’s the substitute holiday, right?

[Boss]: Yep. Wednesday.

This year’s Lunar New Year break lasted five days straight—Saturday to Wednesday.

When breaks got this long, people usually wanted to relax and find something entertaining to watch.

The scheduling was clearly intentional, targeting viewers lounging at home or watching streams on their phones.

Parallel’s planning team was working hard.

But at the same time, Magia had another thought.

“It’s the last day of the break... Won’t a lot of people forget because of family events?”

A small event the day before might help remind viewers and boost attendance.

“I’ve already drawn in enough attention anyway...”

She still didn’t fully understand why people wanted to hear her sing.

But as always—

if people handed her attention,

Magia knew exactly how to use it.

"Guys, should we set up a Karaoke Night on the official channel for Lunar New Year?"

Chat Reaction

— ?

— Huh?

— What?

— ??

— Seriously?

— No way?

— For real?

Just as quickly, a few donations came in—

bringing the entire chat’s excitement crashing down.

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"LMAO, you guys actually believed that? She’s messing with you."

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"It’s probably karaoke, but she won’t be singing herself, LOL."

— Almost fell for it.

— Keep doubting.

— This woman is the goddamn devil.

— (Chatbot has detected inappropriate language.)

— NEVER trust her.

Magia, watching the chaos unfold:

Her lips curled into a smirk.

They claimed not to believe her,

but judging from the sheer flood of chat activity,

their bodies were betraying their words.

She immediately messaged the boss again.

[Chat Log: Magia & Do-hee]

[Magia]: Boss.

[Magia]: Can I run an event on Tuesday night?

[Magia]: The day before the members' New Year’s singing contest.

Unlike before, Do-hee’s response came almost instantly.

[Boss]: What?

[Boss]: Do you have something in mind?

[Magia]: Yep.

[Magia]: Audience-Participation Illegal Duet Karaoke.

[Boss]: ...?

[Boss]: Sorry, I have no idea what that is. Explain?

Illegal Duet Karaoke

A streamer plays a pre-recorded cover or original song

and sings along to it live, treating it as a duet—

without actually collaborating with the original artist.

It’s called an “illegal duet”

because it’s basically crashing someone else’s song.

What Magia wanted to do was a viewer-participation version of this concept.

The goal?

Make Parallel’s audience feel like they’re hanging out at a karaoke night with the members.

But with a special rule:

Every participant must remain completely anonymous.

This way, it prevented clout-chasing

and let Magia slip in unnoticed herself.

Couldn’t they just use their normal usernames?

Sure.

But that’s boring.

[Chat Log: Magia & Do-hee]

[Boss]: So there’s no ranking, but audience voting will decide the winner?

[Magia]: Yep.

[Boss]: Got it.

[Boss]: We’ll pick 20 people from the fan café based on upvotes, and they’ll perform live.

[Boss]: Audience picks one winner, you pick another.

[Boss]: Winners get official merch sets.

[Boss]: And the next day, the members will do an illegal duet cover of the winner’s performance.

[Boss]: That right?

[Magia]: Perfect.

[Boss]: Not bad. Good cost-to-effectiveness ratio.

Do-hee was on board immediately.

She barely needed any time to think before giving the final approval.

[Chat Log: Magia & Do-hee]

[Boss]: I’ll have Team Leader Ra contact you tomorrow. Send over a formal plan, and I’ll review it.

[Magia]: Got it.

[Magia]: Also, I’m participating too. That okay?

This time, there was a pause.

Then—

[Boss]: ??????????????????????

Out of every message Magia had ever received,

this one had the most question marks she had ever seen.

[Chat Log: Magia & Do-hee]

[Boss]: Wait.

[Boss]: You’re going to sing??

[Magia]: I already did yesterday.

[Boss]: ...Oh.

[Boss]: I thought that was just to impress Crkemang?

[Magia]: Nope.

[Magia]: Plus, I’m using the attention on me to fuel the event. I can’t sit out.

She’d mentioned this before.

If she sang a member’s song in an official setting,

it could diminish its perceived value.

But that was only true if she wasn’t fully prepared.

If she was going to do it,

she wanted it to be good.

[Boss]: Makes sense.

[Boss]: It’s just... unexpected.

[Boss]: Then why didn’t you sing at our company parties?

[Magia]: The members were having fun together.

[Magia]: Would’ve been weird if I jumped in.

[Magia]: I have social awareness, y’know.

[Boss]: ......?

[Boss]: Whatever. Do what you want.

And with that—

everything was settled.

Magia’s Announcement

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“I talked to the boss, and we got the green light.

If everything gets finalized, I’ll post an official notice.”

— Hm...

— Hm...

— Hm.

"You don’t have to believe me. Just keep checking Z. If you miss the announcement, that’s on you."

Some people were disappointed,

thinking it’d be a solo karaoke event like the members usually did.

But at the end of the day—

she was still singing.

That should be enough, right?

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"Like hell you’ll actually sing properly."

"No, I will. I’ll sing the members’ songs."

— Sure, sure.

— Uh-huh.

— Right.

Even after saying it outright,

chat still didn’t believe her.

Which is probably why this started happening:

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"If you actually do it, I’ll donate 1 million won."

"If you don’t, do I get to ban you for a day?"

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"Deal."

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"I’ll put up 500,000."

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"10,000 from me."

"...What are you guys, charity angels?"