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132 – I Had No Intention of That at All

132 – I Had No Intention of That at All

Though it started out ordinary and was meant to end ordinarily,

After many twists and turns, the broadcast ended up being completed with a grand finale.

Bajubi’s followers surpassing 20,000 was one thing.

I was worried that people would disrupt the broadcast by only looking for Majiya, but it was impressive how Bajubi took control of it herself and steered it to a 50-50 split.

The viewers who came also played a part by not disrupting the broadcast, but the relatively small fandom of Bajubi’s housewives accepting the influx without much pushback allowed for this kind of picture to be created.

So after giving the closing remarks, Majiya left these chat messages:

— 🗡Majiya’s Agent: Thank you to all the housewives

— 🗡Majiya’s Agent: Thanks to your welcome today, we were able to have a great broadcast

— 🗡Majiya’s Agent: Please continue to take good care of Bajubi

Words offered thinking that perhaps the existing fans may have been uncomfortable with today’s invasion of Woldeungis.

The response was very friendly.

:: Anonymous donor has donated 1,000 Clouds! ::

:: Don’t come too often, it’ll be hard if you come multiple times ::

:: Anonymous donor has donated 1,000 Clouds! ::

:: We had fun too haha It’s also the first time we’ve seen Queen Jubi for this long lol ::

Did Majiya reflect on her past coughing up blood during collaborations with Mugeon in this warm atmosphere?

Not at all.

If it had been a female broadcaster other than Mugeon, Majiya would have welcomed them with open arms.

Mugeon is a hundred-year enemy. These days there’s a strong friendly parallel trend, but it never hurts to always be on guard.

After finishing the broadcast and packing up all the equipment Majiya had brought into her bag, Bajubi realized she had gone overboard and apologized profusely.

“I’m so sorry…!”

“What are you sorry for?”

“That. I got so immersed in the roleplay that I made you do unreasonable things without realizing it. With 30,000 people watching… I’m really sorry…”

Majiya brushed it off nonchalantly.

“It’s fine. If Jubi is satisfied with this, then it’s okay.”

“I-I didn’t request it out of any selfish reasons…”

“It was business for me too, so don’t take it so seriously.”

“Ah.”

Ahem, ahem.

Bajubi cleared her throat repeatedly and bowed her head again.

“Anyway, thank you so much for today. Thanks to you… I guess you could say I made an unforgettable memory… I didn’t even know so many people would come… How are you not nervous at all in that kind of situation…?”

“When viewers feel like friends you’ve known for years, it turns out like this.”

“Ah…”

“And no matter how much the viewers joke around, they don’t go beyond a certain line, so they’re not as bad as me. Anything that crosses the line just gets banned.”

“Certainly. I heard you used to be a terrible troll…”

“It’s not really an achievement to be praised, so please don’t talk about it like it’s amazing.”

“Ah. Um. Sorry…”

“More importantly, you weren’t nervous at all today either, Bajubi. There’s no need to think I’m amazing.”

“But that was because I didn’t know how many people were watching…”

“Then from now on, you can just broadcast without showing the viewer count. Seems like you’d be able to do it confidently like today every time that way.”

“Huh? Are you a genius…?”

“You know you’re barely even eating your words like usual right now, right?”

“Ah. Oh…? You’re right. I didn’t even notice that…!”

“Wow. To unconsciously forget about the existence of viewers and act so confidently as a queen to that extent. Is Bajubi a genius? No wonder you were able to captivate the viewers like that. Great Ju Bi.”

“Eek.”

Bajubi waved her hands saying not to do that.

Her face turned bright red from embarrassment.

It was just one word of praise, but she got properly mirror therapy.

“I’ll never do such excessive flattery again…”

“You’ve grown a step as a broadcaster with this.”

“Growth… you say.”

Majiya meant it as a joke, but the word “growth” was enough to stimulate Bajubi.

Certainly, Bajubi achieved unbelievable growth today.

It was thanks to her uncharacteristic confidence.

However, that confidence was ultimately something she was able to have because Majiya was there.

To broadcast like today on her own, she needed to achieve “real growth.”

With her hands clasped in front of her chest, Bajubi asked:

“You’re still an expert when it comes to VTubers. If it’s not a bother, could I perhaps ask for some advice about my future broadcasts…?”

“Would my advice really be helpful?”

“Of course…! Whether it’s attracting new viewers or disciplining the audience. Even the way you never get flustered and just do your thing in any situation…”

“I even got into parallel because of you… I originally had no interest at all…”

“Hm? Why did that happen? The order seems strange.”

Bajubi glanced around a bit as if checking if she should continue, then said:

“Since you don’t talk about the 1st generation unless they’re mentioned on stream… So I got curious if it was that interesting and ended up naturally liking it as I consumed more…”

“Ah.”

Majiya chuckled.

Honestly, if viewers had said this she would have just laughed it off saying “what are you talking about?”

But Bajubi was a parallel Wolsuni that Majiya had directly confirmed.

Plus, she was glad that what she had been doing so far helped bring in fans.

“Well, I’m glad if what I’ve shown has been helpful. So what are you curious about?”

“Um…! How can I broadcast like today even when I’m alone…?”

“Can I give you my honest opinion?”

“Yes…!”

Without seeming to think much, Majiya shared her thoughts:

“Actually, Bajubi, you would have eventually broadcast like today even without me. The time it took to reach that point just suddenly shortened today.”

“R-really?”

“Watch the replay of today’s broadcast and try to recall what you were thinking and feeling when you said certain things. If you keep recalling that sensation, don’t you think you’ll naturally be able to show that side of yourself in your usual broadcasts too?”

“Yes…”

Bajubi trailed off at the end for some reason.

Sensing there was something more, Majiya asked, and she replied:

“I just had a thought. Some of my housewives probably liked me because I was shy… If my broadcasting style suddenly changes completely, they might not like it… right?”

This was a worry any broadcaster could have when their broadcast suddenly gets much bigger.

The worry that their turret might attack their own base.

Majiya smiled and said:

“Even if you try to change, it’s not like you’ll suddenly be completely different starting tomorrow. Today turned out like this because of various factors, but no matter how conscious you are of changing, you can’t be drastically different overnight. Don’t you agree?”

“That’s true.”

“If you change gradually and consistently communicate, your fans will understand. The housewives already know that you started broadcasting because you wanted to comfortably communicate with people and make more friends, right?”

“Yes. I think they probably know. Even though I didn’t explicitly talk about it on stream, they all seemed to know well…”

“Well, some people might leave because the changed style doesn’t suit them. But that can’t be helped. Change always comes with loss.

And broadcasters should do what they want to do. If you try too hard to cater to fans, there will eventually come a moment when you stop. That’s not doing it because you like it, but because you want others to like you.

What if you suddenly burn out or have a realization and graduate? I don’t think that’s what the fans want either, right?”

“…Yes!”

“So, do what you want to do. You don’t have to listen to what I say. I just gently pushed to show you there’s this direction too, so you can always come back, and it’s okay to retreat to your old self too.”

What makes all of this possible is Bajubi’s age.

If she can fully bloom the talent she showed in today’s broadcast, she’ll surely be able to achieve some kind of accomplishment by the time she becomes an adult, being just a middle schooler now.

Unintentionally, the broadcast that started out of guilt for leaving messages unread for three months somehow turned into life consulting.

But Bajubi is, how should I put it.

Both a VTuber, and someone who seems pitiful to leave alone, so Majiya was more talkative than usual.

“Anyway. That’s the end of this talk. I should head back soon too.”

“Ah. Um… You’re leaving now? It’s 3 AM…”

“I can just take a taxi. I’m used to it.”

Bajubi hesitates, looking uncertain.

The words she wants to say but is holding back are probably “Can’t you stay the night?”

The usual Majiya would have headed home without paying much attention…

But after sleeping over at Komari’s place once, she became a bit less uncomfortable with staying at other people’s homes.

And she was concerned about Bajubi being a girl who needed friends.

The experience of falling asleep in the same room as a friend – she probably hasn’t had that before.

Majiya understands well, having been a friendless loner for a long time when she was in school.

“Why, should I stay over?”

At Majiya’s unusual offer, Bajubi nodded vigorously with her mouth tightly shut.

Her long bangs whipped her own face.

Majiya said with a laugh:

“Alright, I took the day off tomorrow anyway.”

… ─ — Parallel (VTuber) Gallery ─ ─ — …

[I’m satisfied]

Honestly I didn’t have much expectation

But this is something at least

(missyoux10.clip)

Just seeing Majiya throw a tantrum like this is a big gain

[Comments]

— Parallel059: The lurkers are being ungrateful lol This much is more than enough to be grateful for

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Parallel741: Sigh they’re only giving this much because we kept demanding it, otherwise we wouldn’t even get this

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Parallel515: That’s true lol

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Parallel901: Jiya please give us some food I’m gonna starve to death at this rate!!!!!!!!!

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Parallel208(OP): Yeah all the people with Majiya as their oshi have already frozen to death~

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Parallel005: ㅠㅠㅠ Poor things

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Parallel785: Having someone who hasn’t even debuted as your oshi, isn’t that called natural selection?

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[But isn’t this a bit strange?]

The timing of Bajubi’s appearance is too artistic, how should I put it

The very next day is the 1st gen new song release

Preparing Never Cry Princess with Majiya as Children’s Day content?

And the person who appeared like that is so different from before.

The Bajubi I remember could barely be heard saying even one word.

This is clearly planned for the next step.

[Comments]

— Parallel151: What does Parallel gain from doing this?

– Parallel919(OP): I don’t know

— Parallel255: Every time she turns on her stream, she sets something on fire and disappears; now we’re even getting conspiracy theories, lol.

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Parallel051: If the conspiracy theories are unfair, then prove it by turning on your stream.

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Parallel754: Why is this a fact?

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[To the anon saying Bajubi’s collab timing is strange]

Bajubi joins 2nd gen -> Then it doesn’t make sense that she’s still doing individual streams

Bajubi is actually Fan_C -> The voice is completely different from the teaser, doesn’t make sense

Majiya is actually Fan_C -> If it was Majiya she would have been deliberately dropping hints and already messing with us, staying quiet doesn’t make sense for her

These conspiracy theories can be refuted with just simple facts

If you’re trolling, quietly get banned, and if not, just quietly use the gallery

[Comments]

— Parallel225: Majiya was suspected of being an F participant, and come to think of it, Fan_C also starts with F?

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Parallel433: Huh?

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Parallel725: Huh??

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Parallel951: Huh?

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Parallel846: This is more convincing than the original post lol

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[Please refrain from Majiya, F participant, Fan_C related speculation]

[Author: 🟦Parallel02]

Increasing speculation only benefits Parallel and gives us headaches

Please refrain from conspiracy theories

And the part-timers are dying, f*ck

Stop it alreadyyyyyy

[Comments]

— Parallel831: OK got it

— Parallel015: Okay I’ll do more

— Parallel224: Legally flexing your mod powers? How did you resist?

— Parallel356: So Majiya is an F participant and Fan_C, right?

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Author’s Note (Afterword)

There are a few malicious readers who keep recommending that I debut!

Tsk!!