The Villainess VTuber Tears People Apart

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【Virtual VTuber Gallery】

[General] I’m exhausted…

How did a guerrilla stream go on for more than 20 hours?

[Comments]

– Oh, right, this was a guerrilla stream, lol.

– Did she call all her peers for the guerrilla stream?

ㄴ (Author) Yep.

ㄴ All the 6th Gen seem to be close, huh.

– No one could have predicted a full clear, lol.

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[General] Still, for a full clear, didn’t she finish it pretty quickly?

Whenever it seemed to drag on, Aurora would clear it.

[Comments]

– Considering she didn’t continue from where she left off, it was quick.

– I’ve never seen a VTuber do eight stages in a row, lol.

– Taking turns to play was fun to watch, lol.

– But doing it during a weekday morning is unforgivable.

ㄴ Why should a villainous noblewoman care about the commoner’s struggles?

ㄴ If you hate it, just be unemployed, lol.

ㄴ This broadcast is only for the wealthy nobles with plenty of money and time.

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[General] A-grade Virgin Labyrinthos ON

【Labyrinthos VR】 She’s going to play arcade mode until her peers wake up 【Aurora/EYEAI】

Does this girl ever sleep???

[Comments]

– She’s a short sleeper.

– Says she’s fine with 2-4 hours of sleep a day.

ㄴ (Author) I’m losing it, lol…

– Does she love streaming or gaming more?

ㄴ (Author) She just loves games.

– A-grade Virgin should live as a VTuber forever.

ㄴ (Author) For real, it’s her calling.

– Please spare us, Lady Duke…

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[General] Streamer League announcement is out

【#FantasyLeague2024】 Announcement of tournament and press conference 【Kaiser/VTuber】

Looks like they changed the tournament name?

Let’s go, let’s go, let’s go~~~~

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By the time my peers, who had collapsed, woke up again, I had already ended my stream, and that broadcast had begun.

Honestly, I wasn’t too interested in the press conference broadcast.

“Since it’s already like this, let’s all watch it together.”

The one who suggested it was, surprisingly, Sora.

“Are you interested in the tournament?”

“Huh? Isn’t it Laura who’s actually interested?”

“…Why do you think that?”

I could only tilt my head in confusion.

“Didn’t Anna-senior want to enter this tournament and even received some guidance for it? So, I thought Laura would be interested.”

“Ah.”

Now that she mentioned it, it did catch my attention a bit. Anna wanted to join the Streamer League to meet Hanabane Rui.

The tournament announcement stream is today, so I guess the application process will start after the EYEAI-hosted Labyrinthos tournament ends.

I wonder if Anna still wants to participate in this tournament?

It seems like her desire might have been satisfied to some extent after joining Rui’s viewer participation stream.

‘But she’ll probably apply anyway, right?’

I checked recently and saw that Anna had climbed up to the Gold Tier. It felt like just yesterday when she was still playing around in Bronze, but she’s grown so much.

And there was one more thing.

I had heard something from Rinco.

-“Then from now on, think about it properly. Speak in the most positive direction possible.”

-“It sounds like you want me to join the tournament.”

-“Yeah. Your viewers probably want it too, so it’s something you should seriously consider at least once.”

Rinco wanted me to enter the tournament. Though I wasn’t sure why.

There must have been some reason for her saying that, so I watched the press conference stream with my peers.

When we turned on the living room TV, a man in sunglasses appeared.

“His face looks kind of scary.”

A rough, gangster-like appearance. With the sunglasses, he looked like a debt collector.

He was wearing a black leather coat draped over his shoulders like a cape, and underneath, he had on a suit. A true hard-boiled man.

“He’s a personal VTuber called ‘Kaiser.’ His character’s backstory is that he’s the head of a volunteer organization.”

“…With that look?”

“Ah, but he’s actually super reliable… He’s often considered one of the most upstanding people in the industry….”

Sora added her piece, and Inagika also chimed in.

As Rion had explained before, it’s tough for personal VTubers to survive in the industry. Most of the pie is eaten up and held tightly by corporate VTubers.

Despite that, those who survive as personal VTubers (with some exceptions) tend to fall into one of two categories.

The first category is people who were already famous before debuting as a VTuber (illustrators, manga artists, etc.).

The second category includes people like Kaiser, who debuted as personal VTubers during a blue ocean phase and have been active for a long time.

Kaiser debuted in 2018.

He’s a true veteran VTuber.

“He’s quite amazing. Typically, female fans subscribe to male VTubers, but this guy has more of a ‘men like him’ kind of vibe.”

So that’s how it was.

[Thank you very much for coming to the press conference despite your busy schedules.]

A polite voice, hard to imagine coming from such a rough exterior, echoed.

He was speaking Japanese. But since this was a recorded broadcast, there were kind Korean subtitles.

[Thanks to everyone—streamers, staff, and viewers—the 2nd Labyrinthos VR Streamer League was successfully run to completion last year. It was a huge success.]

[With that success, we’re planning to hold the league again this year. We’ll be discussing the improvements and changes to the tournament format here today.]

Pop!

With an effect, the words ‘Fantasy League 2024’ appeared on the screen.

[First, we’ve changed the tournament name from ‘Labyrinthos VR Streamer League,’ which, while intuitive, was often criticized for being outdated. From this year forward, the name will be ‘Fantasy League.’]

[In addition, last year, teams were called ‘Red Team,’ ‘Blue Team,’ etc., which was also considered outdated. Therefore, we’ve changed the team names to the following.]

Team Cerberus (Owner: MadMask player)

Team Behemoth (Owner: Code1 player)

Team Griffin (Owner: Navie player)

Team Leviathan (Owner: Gaho player)

[Destiny and Arima, who were team owners last year, have stepped down due to personal reasons. Navie and Gaho will take their places this year.]

[For this tournament, active pro gamers will act as team owners, selecting their team members through a ‘draft.’ Specifically, we’ll be adopting a draft lottery system, similar to what’s seen in Japanese professional baseball.]

[As in the previous tournament, participants will be ranked according to their Labyrinthos VR tier, from Tier 1 to Tier 6.]

[Each team owner will be required to draft one player from each tier.]

“Hmm.”

I nodded.

In other words, one Tier 1 player, one Tier 2 player, one Tier 3 player… That’s how the teams would be formed.

‘Each team will end up with its own unique characteristics.’

For example, if Team Cerberus picks a tank user as their Tier 1, they’ll have a very solid lineup.

On the other hand, if Team Leviathan picks a disruptor player as their Tier 1, they’ll excel at causing chaos for the opponent.

The classic question of what happens when an unstoppable force meets an immovable object is always thrilling.

The live broadcast was attracting 70,000 viewers.

With pro gamers on board, it was no wonder the tournament was so popular.

[Since this tournament also aims to promote Labyrinthos VR, the format will be slightly different from last year.]

[Previously, the competition was decided only by ‘Gate Assault Mode’ and ‘Duel Mode,’ but this year, ‘Arcade Mode’ will also be included.]

[A win in ‘Gate Assault Mode’ gives 5 points, a win in ‘Arcade Mode’ gives 3 points, and a win in ‘Duel Mode’ gives 1 point.]

[Teams will be ranked based on points, and the tournament will use a double-elimination format for the semifinals and finals.]

Kaiser went on to explain other details. The introduction of the championship trophy, in-game titles for participants, the tournament version, competition rules, and prize money.

“The prize money isn’t all that impressive.”

“Streamer tournaments are usually like that. The main reason to participate is for the subscriber boost.”

It seems streamers join these tournaments for the potential subscriber growth.

Since subscriber growth leads to revenue, gaining more subscribers is practically as good as prize money for streamers.

[The tournament is open to any certified streamer with over 1,000 YouTube subscribers, regardless of nationality. We look forward to your participation this year as well!]

With a shout full of energy, Kaiser’s words brought the broadcast to a close, followed by an ending video.

It seemed to be a promotional video made from highlights of last year’s tournament.

Several memorable moments flashed by, and I occasionally caught glimpses of ‘Hanabane Rui.’ Now that I thought about it, Anna had mentioned that Rui participates in the tournament every year. That means pro gamers must always draft her.

“…? Isn’t that Rinco?”

A gladiator appeared on the screen.

The name ‘Kisaki_Rinko_V’ was displayed above her, and she was struggling against a lancer.

“Rinco-senior participated in last year’s tournament, too. She lost pretty badly, though.”

Sora muttered quietly.

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# General Chat

Mano Ichika

[@Kisaki Rinco]

[Rinco]

[The Streamer League announcement is out.]

[(Hyperlink)]

[Wanna screen share and watch together?]

Kisaki Rinco

[I’m outside right now.]

Mano Ichika

[Damn.]

[So what are you going to do?]

[Are you going to apply?]

Kisaki Rinco

[I don’t think so.]

Mano Ichika

[Why?]

Kisaki Rinco

[Just]

[I just don’t want to do it anymore.]