I May Be a Virtual Youtuber, but I Still Go to Work-Chapter 131

Specific.

A social audio feature supported by Z, often used by VTubers who require advanced equipment for streaming but find themselves in environments where setting up a full broadcast is difficult. It serves as a way to offer fan service, like a radio-style stream.

This includes moments like a voice still groggy from sleep or one softened right before dozing off. Much like ASMR content, it creates the illusion of a real girlfriend being right beside the listener. Despite being brief, it was an absolute must-catch for dedicated fans.

“So, princess, what do you plan to do from now on? Would you like to share your thoughts with this mother?”

Bazubi, who only revealed this voice every two months in Specific, was now showcasing it without hesitation.

His excitement over the upcoming collaborative voiceover with Magia had him giving it his all. And that only raised expectations for Magia even further.

If someone who wasn't even expected to take it seriously was putting in this much effort... then as the star of today's event, Magia couldn’t afford to half-ass it.

— Princess Magia, you need to say something~

— The Queen Mother is calling you! Are you just going to stay silent? LOL

— Princess~

— Answer at once!!

— Princess, hehehe

Of course, most viewers were simply waiting for Magia to do something cute, act playful, and make a fool of herself.

Skill didn’t matter.

As long as she did something, they could clip it and use it to tease her later.

A significant portion of the audience was fueled by their desire for revenge against Magia.

Yet, one thing that never happened was Magia playing into the typical "10-year-old princess" voice people imagined.

She had already agreed with Bazubi beforehand that she could speak normally, and as mentioned many times, the true host of this stream was Bazubi.

Just like in her past collaborations with the first-gen talents, Magia never tried to outshine an already prominent VTuber when one was beside her.

Since Bazubi had started with formal speech, viewers naturally expected a matching noble tone, something either very respectful or elegant.

Instead, what they got was an unexpectedly casual line.

“Mother, I’m only ten years old. I don’t want to bear such a heavy responsibility yet. Simply put, I don’t want to be a princess. I’d rather spend my time watching the palace dancers play. Please understand.”

— ?

— LOL

— Wait, what? LOL

— Act like a proper princess, LOL

— This is just a bratty kid! LOL

— Isn’t this just Magia being herself? LOL

— No way we can even clip this...

Surprisingly, Magia’s “bratty kid” voiceover wasn’t all that different from the princess in Never Cry, Princess.

The game itself was about raising a young princess, burdened with heavy responsibilities, into a capable adult.

Ten years old? That’s the age where kids should be running around with friends or getting so obsessed with something that they lose track of time.

Even Bazubi seemed to enjoy Magia’s half-hearted approach.

“This is exactly the princess I envisioned...! She’s still too young to understand the world, just messing around... I love it...!”

“Jubi, focus. Stay in character.”

“Ah. Hmm. Hmmm. Forgive me, dear. This mother was simply overcome with emotion at the sight of her adorable daughter.”

And just like that, the princess’s personality was set.

A child fascinated by palace dancers and their performances, more interested in gossiping with them than in royal duties.

Since Never Cry, Princess was a high-freedom game, it actually did have a starting trait similar to this.

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:: LMAO, it’s the Dancer-Obsessed trait! LOL ::

It was called "Infatuated with Dancers."

Whenever the princess saw a dancer, she’d drop everything and run to them, disrupting normal gameplay. It was so impractical that most players never picked it—except for masochists doing hardcore challenge runs, where random traits could lead to unexpected suffering.

Bazubi, embracing the chaos, manually assigned this trait to the princess character and turned to Magia.

“Very well... You are still young. You may act freely for now. However, you must never disgrace the honor of the royal family.”

“Got it!”

— LMAO

— No studying, no training, just running off to watch dancers LOL

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:: Ignoring responsibilities (debut), dancer obsession (VTuber manager) ... wait a second? ::

— ?

— Oh

— LMAOOOO

— Wait, isn’t this just Magia’s real personality??

This was a trait that functioned more like a debuff than a real ability.

But given that Magia had now fully embraced the role of a bratty, disobedient princess, it was the perfect fit.

The moment she heard from a storyteller about a neighboring kingdom’s famous sword dancers, she immediately ran to Bazubi, begging.

“Mother! I heard the neighboring kingdom has the most incredible sword dancers! I really, really want to see them! Please let me go watch them!”

— This dialogue is longer than the original script LOL

— Oh no

— Look at her pushing her own agenda LOL

— If she goes, she’s getting kidnapped on the spot LOL

— Bratty princess, please!!

But as the title Never Cry, Princess suggested, the game was brutal toward its princess.

Kidnappings, poisonings, and curses were common occurrences.

If the princess lacked self-defense skills or a substantial budget for bodyguards, stepping outside the palace was practically a guaranteed bad ending.

If nurtured properly, the Dancer-Obsessed trait could actually lead to one of the game’s happy endings: The Celestial Diva.

However, the difficulty of this route was hellish.

A princess—no, the crown princess—who neglected state affairs to pursue singing and dancing? Imagine how the nobility viewed that.

Enemies would attack from all sides, assassins would appear, and even the player (acting as the queen) could end up murdered.

If the queen survived, the run wouldn’t be a bad ending.

To achieve The Celestial Diva ending, the player had to fend off political threats, uphold royal dignity, and somehow ensure that the princess became a famed performer while still holding her title as a princess.

It was so tedious and unpredictable that even veteran players would clear it once and never touch it again.

...But as mentioned, today’s stream wasn’t about min-maxing.

Bazubi was here for full voice acting and roleplaying.

Magia might not have been “acting” in the traditional sense, but from Bazubi’s perspective, watching Magia instinctively pick choices that suited the bratty princess persona was more than enough.

“Could you give this mother just a month? Traveling to the neighboring kingdom is dangerous, and we need time to prepare.”

“Nooo, nooo! I wanna go right now! I wanna go, I wanna go, I wanna go, I wanna go, I wanna go!”

— IT’S HERS, IT’S HERS!!!!!!!!!!

— ZOMBIE’S PRINCESSSSSSSSSS

— I’M LOSING MY MIND LOL

— SHE’S OUT OF CONTROL!!

The only ones frustrated were the viewers who had been waiting for Magia to break down into an embarrassing, cutesy performance.

They had been scammed.

A full voice-acting stream, they said.

Yet even with a phenomenal queen performance from Bazubi, Magia was just whining in her usual bratty tone.

Granted, her naturally childish voice didn’t make it seem out of place, but this wasn’t the performance the audience had been waiting for.

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:: You cleared the scene, now ACT LIKE A PRINCESS!! ::

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:: I came here expecting a proper princess! This isn’t a princess!! ::

Of course, these people knew they were risking bans.

Those already familiar with Magia and Parallel had long since given up and were instead busy clipping everything.

Sure, this wasn’t the dainty, elegant princess they had wanted, but the way Magia whined and pouted, repeatedly crying “I wanna see it!” had its own kind of charm.

It reminded them of real-life bratty kids—the kind that made you want to lightly smack them on the head.

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:: Stop complaining and just clip it. If you don’t, this memory will be wiped from existence. ::

Despite viewers’ frustrations, this stream might just become a cherished memory for Bazubi. Magia wouldn’t be forgetting it anytime soon.

— What.

— If it's Magia, it's possible.

— Magia's Great Revision Project ㄷㄷ

— Seriously disgusting and shameless, Magia!!

— Poor Bazubi’s precious memory... ㅠㅠㅠㅠ

A single donation sent a wave of fear through the chat, effectively silencing all complaints about the princess not acting "princess-like" enough.

And the more Magia stubbornly ignored the audience’s expectations and fully committed to her bratty role, the more attention shifted toward Bazubi.

“I understand. You may go. I will have everything prepared at once.”

“Mother, you’re the best!!”

It was only natural—each time Magia whined about wanting to visit the neighboring kingdom, Bazubi actually incorporated it into the game’s schedule, causing the difficulty level to skyrocket exponentially.

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Yet, somehow, the game continued without triggering a bad ending, leaving viewers utterly bewildered.

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:: Wait, why isn’t a bad ending happening?? ::

If it was just luck preventing the worst-case scenario, that would be one thing.

But no—there were plenty of scripted misfortunes that even veteran players had to counter with save-scumming.

Bazubi, however, was navigating the chaos perfectly in real time, without a single reset.

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:: Can’t you see? She’s dodging every death flag like a god, LOL. ::

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:: She has the Dancer-Obsessed trait and is still holding on?! That’s actually impressive, LOL. ::

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And it wasn’t as if she was half-heartedly voice acting either.

When the royal relatives barged into the throne room, demanding Magia’s princess title be revoked, Bazubi’s resolute response was packed with raw emotion—something people ~Nоvеl𝕚ght~ would remember for a long time.

Sure, she was just reciting pre-written dialogue, but it was undeniably method acting at its finest.

“If you insist on holding a mere fourteen-year-old child accountable for her responsibilities, then perhaps you should depose me instead.

If there is fault to be found, it is mine for raising my daughter poorly. Would it not be more fitting to hold me accountable?

Ah, but... would that not be considered treason? Would it not be easier if you could fabricate a charge with undeniable legitimacy?

Oh, but that, too, would be difficult, for I stand in your way, do I not? A pity, indeed.”

On top of that, she actively engaged with chat and donations related to the game.

Unlike smaller streamers who sometimes got too caught up in having fun with friends and neglected their audience, Bazubi made sure to keep everyone involved.

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:: Your Majesty, you truly suffer raising this brat... ::

“It is nothing. It is only natural for a mother to do what she must, so do not flatter me.”

— ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ

— MA MOTHER

— sniff Bazumother ㅠㅠ

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:: Wait, has she always played Never Cry, Princess this much?? ::

— ㅔ

— I used to play it when I was bored.

— Honestly, the queen’s storyline got kind of repetitive.

— How much did you play though, LOL?

— Roughly a week per month...?

— If there was a DLC, then the whole month was dedicated to it...

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:: She doesn’t just play Never Cry, Princess, she loves all sim-management games. ::

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:: At least she doesn’t hesitate when playing. She only holds back in social situations, not in games. ::

New viewers, intrigued by Bazubi’s gaming preferences, naturally started taking an interest in her.

And her long-time fans? They fully embraced the chaos, deciding to host an impromptu lecture about Bazubi’s habits through donations.

For those who discovered that oh? This actually aligns with my tastes, their immersion skyrocketed.

So, two hours later...

When Bazubi, despite all of Magia’s relentless sabotage, successfully reached the Celestial Diva ending, the entire chat could only stand in awe.

[ Celestial Diva ]

*The world mocked both you and your daughter, Magia. But in the end, you succeeded in fulfilling your daughter’s one and only dream.

No matter what may happen from now on, your daughter will forever trust you and will do anything for you.*

Happy End

— HOLYYYYYYYYYYYY

— How did she actually pull this off, LOL

— Magia did nothing but sabotage, and yet she still won?!

— QUEEN BAZUBI

— Mother... ㅠㅠㅠㅠ

— This ending is so fitting for Children’s Day.

— Bazubi is the GOAT.

As chat pointed out, on Children’s Day, no less, a mother had fully realized her child’s dream—

Even if that child was Magia.

People had tuned in expecting to compile embarrassing moments of Magia.

Instead, they ended up witnessing a heartwarming, holiday-appropriate success story.

Had this just been a normal voiceover playthrough, it wouldn’t have felt this touching.

But because Magia had spent the entire stream whining, throwing tantrums, and getting in the way—

Everyone naturally found themselves rooting for Bazubi to pull off the clear.

Even though she had done it on purpose, Magia maintained her defiant attitude, teasing the viewers one last time.

“Mother, did I really only get in your way? Was I a bad daughter?”

— You brat!!

— YOU MADE IT TEN TIMES HARDER, WTF

— Sigh, and yet you refused to act like a proper princess...

— Typical Magia behavior.

Bazubi’s response, however, turned the chat into a complete emotional wreck.

“No, because even then, I still love you, so it’s fine.”

— ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ

— sniff sniff ㅠㅠㅠ

— MOTHER!!!!!!

— WE WERE SO SHORT-SIGHTED...

— Zenjaaaaaaang ㅠㅠㅠㅠ

Had the stream ended there, it would have been a completely unexpected yet satisfying conclusion.

Everyone had come expecting Magia’s suffering, only for the curtain to pull back and reveal that Bazubi had stolen the show.

What should have been a typical "Magia being a fool for two hours" stream had turned into something much more meaningful.

It could have ended there on a heartwarming note.

But Bazubi was on a high.

She was a queen who had just raised her princess right.

And she wasn’t stopping now.

“My dear princess... Do you love your mother very much?”

The prompt was as clear as day.

The ending was already reached.

The daughter was already devoted to the queen.

So there was only one correct response the princess could give.

— No way she’s actually gonna say it?

— Is she?

— PLEASE

— No way, no way.

— You guys keep getting baited by Magia, LOL.

Ordinarily, Magia would have ignored it.

But today...

She had come here specifically to make amends with Bazubi.

If Bazubi really wanted to hear it, then just for today, she could say it once.

...For Bazubi’s ears only.

Magia spoke.

“...Yeah, I love you, Mom!”

But—

She had muted her mic.

The three-second stream delay passed—

And all that chat saw was Magia smiling and mouthing the words, soundlessly.

She was clearly saying something, but there was no sound.

The collective despair of the audience was immense.

Representing them all, a single fury-driven donation was sent.

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:: WHY JUST BAZUBI WHY ONLY HER WHY NOT ME WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY I’M GONNA GO DARK I’M GONNA TURN BLACK MY HORNS WILL BREAK I CAN’T FORGIVE THIS I CAN’T I CAN’T I CAN’T I WANT TO HEAR IT TOO SNIFF SNIFF SNIFF SNIFF SNIFF SNIFF SNIFF SNIFF SNIFF SNIFF SNIFF SNIFF ::