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67 – It Has Been Achieved

67 – It Has Been Achieved

… ─ — PARALLEL (VIRTUAL YOUTUBER) GALLERY ─ ─ — …

[PREDICTIONS FOR WICKER TOWN SEASON 2]

Momo, Maru starting

Invited Dora and Rain with special invitation tickets from donations

Also invited Komari with the two people’s donation special invitation tickets

While people were whining, asking if Majiya couldn’t join because she’s not a broadcaster, suddenly one person gets invited.

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W E L C O M E

P A R A L L E L, 1 s t, A N O T H E R

The Fifth member

M A G I A D E R I

[Comments]

— PARALLEL282: I can’t keep up with the trends in the PEL gallery these days…

— PARALLEL355: When will this become Temple Run? lol

— PARALLEL834: But was it possible to invite Majiya?

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PARALLEL741: If she has over 5,000 followers, it’s not impossible to invite her.

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PARALLEL242: ? That’s based on the official channel standards, right? lol

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PARALLEL095: If Majiya only streams there, isn’t that her channel? Are you really that clueless? lol

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PARALLEL910: Anyway, you just need to draw the special invitation ticket.

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PARALLEL910: With a special invitation ticket, even a couch potato like Mabu can be invited, right?

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PARALLEL452: Wouldn’t Wicker stop that?

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… ─ — PARALLEL (VIRTUAL YOUTUBER) GALLERY ─ ─ — …

[But really, she is quite stubborn]

Even when everyone around her tells her to debut and stream, she ignores it all

Even Wicker, the big shot of Ppajijik, openly called her to the server, saying Majiya is indeed a broadcaster…

Once she enters the server, she’ll probably say again

“I’m not a broadcaster, I just came to promote the members.”

While the lesser-knowns, who are even worse than Majiya, are whining.

I can see it.

[Comments]

— PARALLEL006: Ah, I watched all of Wicker Town Season 2.

— PARALLEL754: This guy seems to know Majiya well, so let’s just let him stream, right?

– PARALLEL533 (Author): Hoo, I don’t know about that.

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… ─ — PARALLEL (VIRTUAL YOUTUBER) GALLERY ─ ─ — …

[I don’t know about anything else, but I feel like suspicious drifters will gather and cause a stir]

People who know broadcasting well enough to be suspicious will gather

“Why did that person get a special invitation when they’re not even a broadcaster? It’s uncomfortable!”

While they complain about favoritism, it’s clear that the Ppajijik and Wicker galleries will be set ablaze. lol

But the funny thing is, during Season 1 of Wicker Town, a few celebrities who liked games came by even though they weren’t streamers.

Anyway, it’s impossible to stop inviting people with special invitation tickets. lol

I’m already looking forward to the sight of the judges swinging their hammers in the wrong places. lol

[Comments]

— PARALLEL841: What are you doing? Why aren’t you posting?

— PARALLEL005: Wise choice.

— PARALLEL472: Damn, I haven’t even started Wicker Town yet, and I got spoiled while reading the comments.

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* * *

It was expected, but Maru was summoned to the company right after recording a cover song the next day.

This is the situation that the members fear the most.

If it’s not just a phone call but a direct summons to scold, it means the Boss is really angry.

“Did you really mess up big time again, Seok Ye-won?”

“I’m sorry…”

Moreover, he even called her by her real name, not her stage name.

Given that Maru had many leaks and incidents in the past, the Boss was hinting in various ways that he wouldn’t let this one slide.

So, why was I there while Maru was getting scolded?

It was probably because I made a mistake while trying to inform her about the 64 Cubics, and I couldn’t just let her take the fall alone.

The small motion capture studio and personal streaming room on the 9th floor is where the Boss scolds the members, and I quickly followed him as I saw him storming out of the office.

… Since I followed him, I might as well get my money’s worth.

“Boss, please don’t be too hard on Maru. I could have stopped it from happening, but I didn’t expect it.”

The Boss cut me off immediately.

“Shut up, Majiya. Unless you’re going to handle it instead.”

“…. There’s nothing to handle, and you’re just angry.”

The glare I received in return was enough to kill someone.

It was a warning not to interrupt since he was in the middle of a serious act.

I shrank back. To maintain the Boss’s dignity, I hunched my shoulders.

Still, thanks to my interruption, the Boss’s anger didn’t last long.

“Ugh. I can’t say anything when you’re around. Why did you follow me?”

“Because it would be troublesome if you got too angry and ended up with wrinkles on your face.”

“Hey, I’m not that old yet?!”

A smile appeared on Maru’s previously sulky face.

She quickly fixed her expression, fearing a scolding might come her way.

But it seemed her mood had definitely lightened.

Ha.

With a short sigh, the Boss patted Maru’s head and said,

“I saw in the community that there’s a controversy about favoritism. For now, you don’t need to worry about that. No one can stop special invitation tickets anyway.

Besides, Jia is someone Wicker, the server owner, has permitted. It’s good to gather early aggro since you’re starting with your competitor, Rapitz.”

Feeling relieved for Maru, I smiled, but then the Boss’s five fingers tightly gripped Maru’s head.

“But how come you never exceed my expectations, Maru? If I didn’t expect this, wouldn’t you have had a one-hour meeting with me today?”

“I’m sorry……”

“Well, just be more careful about leaks in the future. Since you brought it up, you must bring Jia to the server with a special invitation ticket, okay? This is a matter of trust.”

It’s common for a broadcaster’s statement to create a butterfly effect.

Even a thoughtless remark can become a fact at some point.

In reality, it had only been a day, but the fandom was already treating my joining as a given.

So if I couldn’t get a special invitation ticket and my participation became uncertain, it would naturally cause an uproar.

“Yes. I’ll somehow invite Jia. I’m sorry, Boss……”

A seasoned veteran who has adapted to the server can earn enough money in a day to buy a ‘regular invitation ticket.’

But there are strict criteria for that.

The broadcasting dates in the last month must be more than 15 days, and the follower count must be over 2,000.

Thus, I could not participate without a special invitation ticket….

The expected sponsorship amount needed to obtain a special invitation ticket is ten million won.

If luck is bad, it could cost double or triple that.

And even if the Boss or Maru obtains a special invitation ticket, they probably won’t be able to use it on me right away.

Other members might be waiting with bated breath, but they still have to consider the viewers’ opinions.

Wow, a special invitation ticket!

Dora and Rain are also entering the server, and I was excited.

But if Majiya suddenly pops up there, the atmosphere will turn cold, and in professional terms, the broadcast window will open.

In other words, Maru needs to safely draw two special invitation tickets.

That way, she can invite her classmates and me as well.

Minimum sponsorship of 20 million won!

Since it’s a gacha with no ceiling, the maximum cost is even unknown.

Thinking back to Season 1, I expect that around 20 million won in sponsorship will come in at the start of the server again.

But if I can’t draw from there, that’s when the headache begins.

“…….”

Maru’s expression darkens as her words disappear, probably because even she, who is weak in math, is starting to see the future.

The 64 Cubics server created by Wicker is a kind of fantasy realm packed with fun elements.

There are many gacha elements that drive people crazy.

You can choose your desired job and enjoy job RP.

You can beautifully decorate your own space and enjoy a life game with various people for two weeks.

Since the economy is influenced by the activities of the people in the server, interesting situations often arise.

“Is this fish price reasonable? What about the crop prices?”

“Everyone, while you’re doing this, only the livestock farmers are profiting!”

Moreover, the limited period of only two weeks makes people anxious.

Everyone tries to enjoy all the content and rise to the top in a short time, even sacrificing their sleep.

That’s Wicker Town.

For Maru, who is a 64 Cubics fanatic, it’s truly a harsh punishment to have to focus all her energy on drawing special invitation tickets instead of enjoying the server.

Although Maru usually maintains her broadcasting persona well, she becomes honest in front of her favorite game.

I worried that her gloom might inadvertently seep into the broadcast.

So I grabbed my outerwear and went down to the first floor with Maru.

I wanted to buy some fish cake or something from the street vendor who was still selling today.

If it were before, I would have just ignored it.

But since my duty as her favorite is to manage her emotions, I couldn’t.

As I gestured to lead her, Maru followed me with a slight smile despite her gloom.

“Ugh. This damn mouth….”

“It’s okay. It’ll work out somehow.”

“I hope so. But… thinking back to Season 1, getting two special invitation tickets is really absurd…. Back then, I barely got one and later invited with a regular invitation ticket…”

“That’s right.”

Feeling gloomy is one thing, and feeling hungry is another.

After hearing the scolding, Maru seemed to be hungry, as she gulped down fish cakes and soup.

But after filling her stomach, her mood seemed to lighten a bit, and she boarded the bus home with a smile.

“Thanks for coming out here in the cold. Hurry back! Jia, as you said, it’ll work out somehow.”

If I want to ease her worries, she should at least smile properly.

Behind the avatar, she’s brave, but in reality, she can’t hide her emotions.

Vroom.

As soon as the bus carrying Maru left, I opened the banking app.

“Hm.”

Zeros one, two, three, four, five, six, seven….

It’s an eight-digit number that starts with 1, just recently matured.

Originally, it was a savings account I intended to use to sponsor the Boss.

Well, money can be earned again.

Half of the sponsorship amount after fees goes to the company….

So I’ll just consider it as giving half to the Boss for now.

Like a down payment.

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From that day on, I kept the kids’ broadcasts on the side and played 64 Cubics for four hours every day.

While I needed money to draw the special invitation ticket, I also needed skills to support the members in the server.

So, after a day, two days passed, and on the third day.

When I first played with Maru, I had stopped at the Iron Age tech tree, but I succeeded in raising it to the diamond tier in just four hours from scratch.

Moreover, I didn’t just get the diamond and end it there.

I gathered four sets of diamonds from the deep underground of the starting point, Green World, and also completed a field trip to Red World, which is filled with lava and more dangerous monsters, to advance to the next tech tree.

In between, I learned about enchanting by asking Maru questions.

Using various enchantments like increased mining yield and increased mining speed was key to speeding up progress.

Going up to the surface every time to get food and water was bothersome, so I also learned how to survive using the skeleton water and zombie meat that drop from monsters.

Although the rotten water and meat continuously drained my health, it only brought me down to half a heart.

In that state, I learned how to dodge arrows, block attacks, kill enemies, and eat the fallen meat while living underground.

It was thrilling not knowing when I might die, but doing so resulted in an enormous amount of mining yield.

At least I wouldn’t hear anyone saying, “You’re a 64 Cubics noob,” anywhere.

Anyway, after finishing my preparations.

Finally, on the opening day of the Wicker server.

I left the monitoring duties to Seungyeon and settled into the personal broadcasting room on the 9th floor.

[ Nezumi Maru / NEZUMI MARU ]

Parallel 1st generation, 🎙Singing Hedgehog Nezumi Maru🎶

[ (🔴Live) It feels like returning to my hometown (Wicker Town Season 2) ] 👪7,548

#64Cubics #Maru #Parallel

Perhaps because the number of starting members in Wicker Town is limited to twenty,

Due to the influx of viewers that gather every time a server opens, both the Boss and Maru had more viewers than usual today.

— When will the API integration be done? When will the API integration be done? When will the API integration be done? When will the API integration be done? When will the API integration be done?

— I want to sponsor! Ah! I want to sponsor! Ah! I want to sponsor! Ah! I want to sponsor! Ah!

— This is a lot of clouds piling up!

— Integration integration integration integration integration integration integration integration integration integration

— Wicker! Please hurry with the integration!

Moreover, everyone was eagerly waiting for the sponsorship money to be converted into in-game coins, making the chat lively.

It’s a process that must be gone through at the beginning of the server.

But everyone was so excited, just like Maru, that there was a limit to how much Maru could calm them down while reading the tutorial.

Fortunately, it seemed Wicker had made a lot of effort to reduce the initial waiting time that was problematic in Season 1, as the preparations were completed in just ten minutes.

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[Whisper] Wicker: Maru, the integration is complete.

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[Whisper] Wicker: Enjoy Season 2 as well ^^b

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[Whisper] Me: Thank you!!!

— It’s done!

— Let’s go!

— I’m just going to stick coins in Maru’s bowl!!

Anyway, the sponsorship has begun.

I entered 50,000 won into the sponsorship screen I had opened earlier.

If I put in ten million won all at once, the Boss might notice and give me a smack on the head.

It’s better to split it into 50,000 won increments and send various sponsorship messages.

The first message should be, “Let’s aim for number one in the rankings with a hidden job in Season 2!”

This way, I’d seem like a good viewer who has been watching Maru’s broadcasts for a long time….

However, while I was pondering the sponsorship method and message.

Bam!

– [Server] Maru received 1,000,000 clouds and ascended!

With the sudden 1 million won sponsorship, Maru’s body was thrown high into the sky.

She experienced a fall from the maximum amount of the integration system, 1 million won.

Maru, who had risen above the clouds, soon screamed as she returned to the ground.

[Kyaaaah——!!]

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[Server] The falling Maru had no wings….

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[All] Movgun: Wow, congrats!

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[All] Ronze: Congrats!

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[All] Serena: Wow, Maru, congrats!

Up until that point, it was just the beginning of the server, so a 1 million won sponsorship.

Everyone could smoothly transition, thinking, “Oh, the chairman has arrived.”

But when everyone belatedly saw the name of the sponsor, they were shocked.

:: :: Pino has sponsored 1,000,000 clouds! :: ::

:: :: 1 :: ::

The one who bears the alias of a lolicon.

It was Pino’s appearance.

— ???

— What? Is this the real Pino?

— ?

— Why is Pino in the territory of the Bangbangdan?

In fact, if it had ended there, it could have been a light happening.

But after Maru fell, she spent more time in the sky than on the ground after resurrecting.

:: :: Pino has sponsored 1,000,000 clouds! :: ::

:: :: 2 :: ::

:: :: Pino has sponsored 1,000,000 clouds! :: ::

:: :: 3 :: ::

:: :: Pino has sponsored 1,000,000 clouds! :: ::

:: :: 4 :: ::

As she soared into the sky in succession, Maru screamed in terror.

[No, Pino! Stop, how high am I going! Kyaaaah!!]

A word from the author (Author’s note)

??? : Who do you think I am?