NOVEL NEXT Chapter 197
-He’s quite skilled at teaching students. He prefers a method that drives students to their limits under the guise of education, using violence disguised as educational tactics, with Sua, O Daesik, and Tex being notable victims. Especially O Daesik, who was frequently entangled with Mollru and subjected to continuous training.-
“Fix this part as well. I can’t believe someone would fabricate my sacred educational policies like this. I don’t know who wrote it, but it’s utterly malicious!”
My education was one that both I, as the educator, and the students were satisfied with. There’s no way a completely unrelated third party should be able to evaluate it.
-He’s quite adept at utilizing his weapons. In the early days, he gained significant attention for his voice and gaming skills, and later due to his appearance and physique. The rules of the 1st EOW streamer tournament required upper-body exposure, leading to a strong viewer obsession with his looks, yet he navigated this without being swayed and instead skillfully trained the viewers.
Even after his face was revealed, he boldly blurred the line between a female streamer and a gamer, showcasing an impressive display of both.
“I didn’t intentionally groom anyone like that… and I certainly didn’t brew anything.”
-Among the peculiar streamers whose actions are hard to predict, there are those who accept food advertisements during their no-cam days or bring in virtual avatars after promising to show their face, or suddenly appear in America to smash capsules and eat them. She is a born entertainer who leaves viewers with no time to feel bored. Mollru’s acquaintance, a broadcaster known as O, even commented that her way of thinking differs from that of ordinary people.
“I’m telling you, it wasn’t me smashing the capsules; there was a program error! Writing it this way makes it seem like I actually caused a problem. Who’s broadcaster O? Oh, Daesik said that? Let me check…”
There are so many factual inaccuracies.
I was in the process of revising the documents about me. The documents were being edited in real-time according to my instructions.
[Mollru demands freedom of the press!]
[Just a plain tyrant]
[Ah haha, the Bangjang isn’t pleased, so everything needs to be fixed]
[Mall-upsetting Story) When Mollru said a mountain bothered her, that mountain disappeared from the map]
[This is a ghost story]
[Mall-kiyaya-yak]
[Commander Mollru ㄷㄷㄷㄷ]
[Boasting of omnipotent power…]
[Entering media control mode]
[The history is written by the victors]
“Why is this media control? I’m officially correcting the fake news!”
Tsk tsk, ignoring the foolish viewers who misunderstood my intentions, I kept reading through the documents.
Then I suddenly halted at a specific part.
-In the content titled “Raise Mollru’s Heart Rate,” it was suggested by female viewers that her heart rate soared uncontrollably, leading to suspicions of her liking women. On the surface, it may not seem odd, but the fact that she had shown no reaction to male participants until then, combined with her reddening face and flustered demeanor when hearing female voices, gives rise to reasonable claims.
“This is too private. To speculate on my sexual orientation like this…”
[Isn’t that how all broadcasters are?]
[No life at all ㅇㅇ; Some were caught explaining why they went to an amusement park during their break]
[So what’s the conclusion?]
[By not denying it, it seems true?]
[Bangjang likes women, apparently]
“I’ll refrain from commenting; think whatever you like.”
I decided to exercise my right to silence. Discussing this matter to the smallest detail seemed utterly ridiculous to me.
However, I couldn’t ignore the footnotes below.
-After the suspicion that Mollru likes women arose, those presumed to be ‘Mollru’s women’ also appeared. Most of these are broadcasters who have appeared on Mollru’s stream at least once, and it’s assumed that there may be some sort of chemistry without them even realizing it.
Clicking on the hilariously titled document “Mollru’s Women,” details began pouring out.
Sua, Ryuah, Si-young, Rita, Jay, O Daesik, and more… Most female streamers with whom I had interactions were included in the list.
They detailed how each person became intertwined with Mollru and the potential backstory, meticulously wrapped in what seemed like someone’s delusions.
In truth, despite the veracity being irrelevant, the content was surprisingly interesting, and I continued to read until I stumbled upon something that broke my immersion.
“What’s up with O Daesik? He’s a man, you know?”
The act of listing Daesik as one of Mollru’s women was utterly bizarre.
[“They say they’ll turn him into a woman by TS-ing him~”]
[“It’s Dae-soon!”]
[“But if you think about it, Daesik is the one most deeply intertwined with Mollru, yet he’s a man…”]
[“Maybe Daesik wants this too?”]
[“Please just let go of Daesik now…”]
[“Where did Daesik’s human rights go?”]
Well, it seems that entries on wiki pages aren’t to be trusted. The mental state of those writing the documents is utterly unhinged.
I shook my head in disappointment and kept scrolling.
*
We are now in the great era of the metaverse.
Artificial Intelligence (AI) does homework for us, plays word games, and answers all sorts of questions. The broadcasting world is dominated by Beotubeo, and 3D animations pop up in advertisements all the time. Virtual reality, augmented reality, VR/AR are gaining more attention with each passing day.
So when asked, “What is the metaverse?” no one seems to have a definitive answer. I’m no expert and can’t clearly define it myself. Even experts probably can’t pinpoint a clear definition.
However, this situation is the flow of the times. The metaverse is already a massive wave.
If you resist the wave of trends, you’ll be swept away, and ultimately, you’ll be eliminated.
Even if I don’t understand everything, I feel like I need to race ahead, thought Myunghun, the head and creator of a large MCN.
With his planning skills and drive, Myunghun had climbed to a high position at a young age. He had enough ammunition. Interested in entering the metaverse business, he quickly got things rolling.
‘How about creating an idol?’
Now commonplace, metaverse idols. Sometimes they are formed in small crews of Beotubeos, or larger companies invest capital to select individuals.
There’s no guarantee of success. Virtual idols are already rampant in the industry.
However, it didn’t seem like it would flop completely. Myunghun had business sense.
‘I’ll hold public auditions.’
Drawing in a crowd with plenty of buzz, filtering participants through rounds one, two, three, and four to form the final members. It follows a structure akin to a typical audition.
What’s important is having singing skills beyond basic level and a unique personality.
Singing abilities need not reach the standard of a singer or idol, but they should be decent enough to be listenable since they need to produce music videos and songs.
And then there’s character, which translates to charm.
One of the traits of virtual idols is that they engage in personal streams and frequently interact with fans.
Despite not being present in flesh and blood, this absence amplifies their character appeal.
Without innate charm, it’s impossible to attract an audience. These two aspects will likely be the key to the auditions.
Of course, they also need to avoid controversies. Similar to the school violence issues that real idols often face, this industry also needs to validate its participants.
Whether there’s any dubious history from before they became Beotubeos, whether they run separate social media, or if they’ve written anything inappropriate.
From witnessing several virtual projects collapse due to insufficient vetting, Myunghun knew that one couldn’t discover everything just by conducting investigations.
Alright, the rough outline is done. It’s time to cultivate virtual idols. It’s a matter of selecting suitable candidates through auditions.
While I’m not sure how many to select, I have an ideal number in my head—around five or six.
‘That’s not too important.’
The number of people could change during auditions depending on whether a candidate catches my eye or if there aren’t any suitable talents.
What mattered more was something else.
‘Who will be the judges?’
Selecting judges suitable for idols is just as crucial as anything else.
I didn’t need too many, just about three would be good, including Myunghun.
One should be someone with expertise in singing to lend their assistance, while another should have extensive knowledge of the industry, particularly regarding Beotubeos.
I could think of a couple of people for the role. Whether they’d agree to Myunghun’s request to participate as judges was uncertain, but it was worth reaching out.
Myunghun picked up his phone to contact those who came to mind.