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126 – O King of Clear and Distinct Evil

126 – O King of Clear and Distinct Evil

Majiya knew that even if Orca stumbled a bit, she would quickly regain her usual composed self.

The interview evaluation form had noted, “Her usual personality crumbles when she’s cute,” which Majiya expected to be a rare sight created by Dohee and the HR manager’s deliberate pressure during the interview.

However, Orca was someone who took a long time to recover once she fell apart.

In fact, in terms of resilience, Miho, who had cursed without hesitation, was doing better.

Of course, it could also be because Majiya was a relentless bully determined to push Orca to her limits.

— A broadcast preparing for the official show

— Now that I think about it, the soldiers must have found it cute

— It’s frustrating and pitiful, but since she’s not doing anything mean, I’ll take care of her, the waste ㅋㅋ

“No… that’s not it… Huh, really, it’s driving me crazy…”

Still, it was surprising that she couldn’t recover at all like this.

However, it wasn’t difficult for Majiya to figure out the cause; Orca would cling to the malfunctioning equipment, whining until the end.

Thus, Jia, like she did with Miho, immediately halted the broadcast and activated a yellow card.

“Orca, assume I’ll arrive in ten minutes to fix the equipment, and from now on, just talk to the viewers.”

“… Uh. Okay.”

As expected, soon Orca cleared her throat and immediately switched to conversation mode.

— Is the waste show over now?

“The waste show hasn’t even started.”

Just by saying one word, she transformed.

— The equipment is still dead though T_T

— The equipment caught the waste T_T T_T T_T T_T T_T

— The person broadcasting is a waste, so the equipment must be a waste too OMG

— The equipment is innocent! Why are you blaming our equipment!

“Ah. It’s not dead. I’ve done CPR, so it will come back to life when Jia arrives.”

— C?PR

— Wasn’t it a sure kill?

“It’s not!”

Her attitude was as if she had just set down an enormous weight she had been carrying on her back.

What made the difference in her was ultimately a matter of responsibility.

Orca was a soldier, and if she couldn’t handle it, her entire chain of command would be blamed. She must have experienced that for years.

Assuming she had watched the Parallel broadcasts, she would know that Majiya would arrive to solve the problem within thirty minutes if a similar situation occurred in real life.

But would she just leave the problem she caused to Majiya and take care of the viewers?

That was a choice Orca could only spit out even if it was fed to her.

In a way, it would be like passing the buck to a senior.

They might be peers and speak informally, but to Orca, Majiya was still someone at least one step above her.

A senior, the overall manager of the operations team, a hotline to the boss, a behind-the-scenes power player, and a person whose life could go awry if touched (like a star son in the military), and so on.

After spending three years in an infinitely vertical atmosphere, Orca could come up with endless descriptions for Majiya.

In fact, Majiya was aware of the peculiar hierarchy that Orca felt only towards her, even while speaking informally.

It was because the way she treated the Virtual YouTubers felt similar to how Orca treated her.

Anyway, Orca managed to hold on firmly for ten minutes afterward.

When Majiya stood up to adjust the broadcasting equipment and reset the values to their original state, the microphone that hadn’t been working started functioning, and the previously unresponsive Avatar came back to life.

Even though the settings were all over the place because Orca had fiddled with them, everything was fixed in one go without any hassle.

Watching the broadcasting environment get organized in an instant, Orca couldn’t help but admire.

“Indeed, Manager. You’re the best!”

The sudden flattery caught Majiya off guard, but perhaps this was one of the ways she had survived in the military.

What one is not good at must ultimately be learned, and there’s no place where suitable flattery works better than in the military.

Orca, being tall with long black hair, might seem intimidating, but when she was in a tight spot or flattering someone, she was genuinely cute.

That’s probably why the soldiers recommended her to try being a Virtual YouTuber.

… However, Majiya’s role today was to relentlessly push Orca, so there was no room for leniency in accepting her cuteness.

— What, she really is a waste

— If the senior doesn’t help, she can’t do anything ㅋㅋ

— Hurry up and put on the yellow epaulettes

“Ah, yellow epaulettes? The only yellow epaulettes I’ve worn are the duty epaulettes!!”

— If you’re wronged, prove you’re not a waste (5 points)

— Honestly, I feel less like a waste than I did during my first month of enlistment ㅋㅋ

“Still, the first month was… and I… so, in the year I was discharged, I was still… somewhat of an ace…”

— ㅋㅋ You don’t remember anything, do you?

— So what ace were you? ㅋㅋ

— Apparently, you were a pirate who got a hole in your belly from a lava punch~

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:: You’re slowly admitting it, aren’t you? Haha You seem like a waste ::

“Not at all!””

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:: From the way you’re shouting, it seems like you were a waste ::

“… Ah, no.”

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:: From your lack of confidence, it seems like you’re a waste ::

“….”

— Waste! Waste! Waste! Waste! Waste! Waste! Waste! Waste! Waste! Waste!

— Admit it, admit it, admit it, admit it, admit it, admit it, admit it, admit it, admit it

— Everyone says you’re a waste, but you’re the only one who says you’re not ㅋㅋ

— Ugh, how pathetic Ugh, how pathetic Ugh, how pathetic Ugh, how pathetic Ugh, how pathetic Ugh, how pathetic Ugh, how pathetic Ugh, how pathetic Ugh, how pathetic

In the end, it felt like Orca had taken on the role of the chatroom’s villain all by herself, and she couldn’t withstand it and completely fell apart.

“Ugh. Ughh. Uwaaaah…. Me too. I’m also… a waste. I’m… not… a waste…”

Usually, it’s natural for a person to have a bit of a buildup before they cry.

Even Ena and Miho, who were watching, were taken aback by how suddenly she burst into tears.

Majiya scratched one last time.

— Sigh ㅋㅋ With a mentality like that, military life is going to be predictable ㅋㅋ

— You probably just cry all the time and haven’t done anything right

— Tsk tsk tsk

— I can see it, I can see it

The sound of crying only grew louder, and there was no significant reaction.

“Uwaaaaah…!!!”

In the meantime, Majiya began to write the evaluation form, making Ena and Miho tense up.

If one were to interpret their expressions, it would probably be something like, ‘Not a human…’

–
Usually the type to suppress tears

–
Wanted to cry since the broadcasting equipment malfunctioned but seemed to have held it in?

–
When crying, scratching doesn’t change much, so it’s actually safe

Still, after finishing the writing, Majiya approached the crying Orca and patted her back.

“Calm down. If you’re like this during the mock, what will you do in real life? The viewers are really quick to catch on. They’ll definitely notice you’re a broadcasting newbie and will throw waste jokes at you.”

“C-Cry, h-huh, I’m not a waste, but they keep saying that… Ugh.”

The sight of someone usually so composed showing such weakness was one of the crucial elements that could turn Orca’s potential fans into core fans.

Once shown, it could spread through the community under titles like ‘The Unexpected Charm of a Certain Virtual YouTuber,’ drawing people in to become fans of Orca.

However, if shown too often, the rarity would diminish, and if they saw her crying like this, fans would eventually feel uncomfortable and find it hard to speak up.

After all, there are times when fans want to see both the cool and weak sides of Orca, and they want to adjust their timing to be discreet when needed and to attack when it’s time to attack.

And, crucially, having a bit of defensive strength makes it more enjoyable to strategize.

If she crumbles like this from being called a waste, that would be problematic.

“A person can be a waste; what’s the problem with that? You’re not a soldier anymore. Even if they push you as a waste, just be shameless. Being a waste is actually an advantage in being a broadcaster.”

“Ughhhhhh…”

“And how can a person do everything well? I’m also a waste of a waste when it comes to physical activities.”

With a 140cm skinny body, there are many things I want to do but can’t.

It’s surprising that even holding the showerhead for a little while makes my arms hurt.

Whether Majiya’s mental victory therapy worked, Orca gradually began to collect herself.

The speed at which she cried was fast, but the speed at which she stopped was also interesting.

This is what military spirit is all about—stopping a faucet that has already burst with sheer willpower.

… Majiya, who didn’t even know the military’s basic principles, thought.

* * *

Right from the next attempt, Orca didn’t change much.

Maybe the words to let go a bit became the key, but as the broadcast continued, Orca began to show signs of growth.

Perhaps it was because she had been called a waste several times.

She responded lightly to Majiya’s mischievous chats, which assumed situations where the broadcast would be interrupted and resumed multiple times.

— So today’s content is just repeating the broadcast preparation, right?

“Not at all! Please wait a moment. This time it will really be over soon.”

— Honestly, if I were the senior, I would have kicked your shins by now.

— A waste among wastes~

“I’ll only acknowledge being a waste until the broadcast preparation is done. Feel free to tease me… and I’ve never been kicked. The moment that happens, it’s straight to the voice of the heart.”

— Honestly, I’ve spoken informally to the personnel officer thinking he was just a neighborhood uncle, right?

— Thank goodness it was a personnel officer; I would have done it to a brigadier general too.

She even managed to skillfully tell blatant lies that were clearly not true.

“What’s a brigadier general? I’ve spoken informally to a general before.”

— Crazy waste

— Just flipping the unit like a palm

“Then if you’re wronged, don’t look like a friendly neighborhood grandpa who climbs mountains well…”

As the broadcast stabilized, the frequency of Orca showing tears also drastically decreased, to the point where it no longer needed to be pointed out.

At this rate, she would probably cry about once every two weeks, and as her broadcasting experience grew, that frequency would naturally lengthen over time.

Finally relieved, Majiya stopped pushing too hard and enjoyed Orca’s reactions while sharing waste stories she had picked up somewhere.

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:: Whenever the codfish came out, I would sneakily move it to the squad leader’s tray while my senior went to get water for ramen, so no one knew ㅋㅋ ::

“That’s cute.”

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:: When my senior ran out of shampoo, he made me use his until he was discharged ㅋㅋ ::

“Please buy that much for yourself…”

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:: I got caught cleaning the officers’ mess and while sliding with a wet mop, I accidentally broke the commander’s teeth with my head, so that’s better ::

“Ahhh!!! That’s insane! So crazy!!”

A truly delightful reaction.

If regularly scheduled, it seems it could receive a good response from those who have served in the military.

Of course, Majiya had not served, so while she could empathize, she would need to get some feedback from active-duty veterans.

In the end, Miho and Orca.

Both of them tried hard to overcome their shortcomings within a day and actually showed results.

However, Majiya probably didn’t know that their desperation wasn’t just because they wanted to debut beautifully.

It was the desire that, just as they had suffered, Majiya should also suffer.

Like wanting to repay the debt while rolling under a devilish senior.

Thus, the lecture quickly wrapped up, and Friday became empty.

On Friday morning, as everyone had anticipated, it was Majiya’s turn.

The second-year students were so excited at the thought of teasing Majiya that they prepared several pages of chat samples on A4 paper.

Majiya passed through the giggling second-year students and sat down at the makeshift broadcasting desk without a word.

With a look as if she had reached enlightenment, Miho smiled and said,

“Hey… have you already given up? You mean you’ll accept any attack, right…?”

Majiya merely shrugged her shoulders and explained what she would do from now on.

“I’ll play the role until lunchtime, so attack me with anything. Words that could get you banned in a normal broadcast are fine. I wrote those malicious chats for you guys with that in mind.”

Ena warned with her eyes half-closed.

“Jia, don’t take it too lightly. We prepared a lot too.”

Orca didn’t say much, but among the three, she had the thickest stack of prepared papers.

As if to say, “You’ll pay for making me cry like that with your waste jokes.”

And thus, Majiya began the broadcast.

[ Fantasia (April 2025) ]

#Parallel #Majiya #Another

“Uh? Fantasia?”

“Ehh…?”

“?”

The mock broadcast content was something she was most confident in or loved the most.

So Majiya brought a draft for a monthly content reviewing the clips of the first-year students.

She didn’t have time or the energy to create new content, but upon reflection, her most confident content was already being conducted monthly.

The second-year students, who had expected her to bring content related to Momo, were taken aback.

After all, malicious acts should be tailored to the content to have meaning.

If she did this, wouldn’t they be unable to use all the malicious comments they had prepared related to Momo?

“Yeah, Momo is a washed-up who rarely streams ㅋㅋ right?”Momo is dating Mugeon behind the scenes. I saw it,” “Honestly, isn’t Majiya just Momo’s underling these days? ^Tch-^” and so on, all the materials they had prepared were instantly rendered useless.

Yet they couldn’t say anything to Majiya, as the second-year students also revealed their content only on the day itself.

Moreover, the malicious chats aimed at Majiya were things they had come up with in real-time without any files or materials prepared. How could they complain that she had cowardly escaped to first-year content?

“—— Then let’s take a look at the clips from April in earnest.”

Thus, the only option left for the second-year students was to use hastily concocted malicious chats within this content to tease Majiya.

Miho, who was the most confident in her sharp words among the three, took the lead.

The target was a clip featuring Rain, who was active in the Soul Squad.

— Now Rain is better at Battle Call than Momo haha

As soon as she saw that, the other two were inspired and followed suit with their chats.

— Honestly, Momo just rode Majiya’s bus ㅋㅋ

— She also rubbed against Mugeon like that ㅋㅋㅋ

Majiya looked at the chats and spoke dryly, leaving the second-year students speechless,

“Honestly, these days, I think Rain is really doing better. The person who just spoke is quite sharp. Well, it’s probably the difference between the boss who only rode my bus and Rain, who tried to do it alone…”

“?”

“…?”

She solidified her position with the following words.

“And it wasn’t the boss who rubbed against Mugeon; it was Mugeon who rubbed against the boss. This is a fact stated in Goguryeo Subakdo, and the reason I went to the civil war with Mugeon is that he rubbed against me. If Mugeon feels wronged, he can come on our broadcast as a guest to clarify the facts.”

It seemed like she was rebutting the malicious comments, but far from it.

Majiya had just scored a point against Mugeon with her words.

Not just any point, but a point that could create buzz through a collaboration.

After that, the second-year students tried various attempts to tease Majiya, but they failed every time.

— Honestly, Momo hasn’t been streaming much these days; it might be time for her to graduate.

“Not bad. Then I’ll only be seen at the company. Seems like a win for me.”

— Momo’s real-life appearance is so bad that she’s doing Virtual YouTuber, right? ㅋㅋ

“… Ugh. Ah. I wasn’t laughing just now. Well, you might think that. First, get banned, and I’ll be the only one to see the boss’s real-life appearance.”

“I like Jia more than Momo these days.”

“Yes, I like the Boss more than the viewers too.”

It was truly an impregnable fortress.

Majiya didn’t yield an inch to the clumsy, malicious chat of the second-generation members.

That meant zero ignored chats.

She parried every attack that came her way, but there wasn’t a single thing she said that could be problematic on air.

In the end, all the second-generation members declared surrender.

Ena, who had been the temporary representative of the Majiya attack today, bowed her head and said,

“We lost… It’s a complete defeat…”

Majiya added these words to that, making the second-generation members even more dumbfounded.

“Still, talking about the Boss so much does sting a little.”

“…?”

These words came from someone who hadn’t changed her expression for four hours.

Author’s Note (Author’s Afterword)

I’m sure the Sherlockians were quite stung yesterday,

But surprisingly, people who have only watched the BBC Sherlock don’t know that the original Sherlock is naturally strong.

The BBC Sherlock is a glass cannon cucumber itself… lol….