I May Be a Virtual Youtuber, but I Still Go to Work

A few hours before Magia threw all her wealth into the server-wide chat—at the tutorial zone.
Maru was hot on Magia’s heels, chasing after her as she fled into the wild fields, but in the end, she just couldn’t keep up.

She was supposed to be the veteran here, so why was the gap between them only growing wider?
After running as fast as she could, Maru took a sudden tumble into a valley that appeared out of nowhere. By the time she got back on her feet, even the faintest glimpse of Magia’s nametag had vanished completely.
“Damn it, why is she so fast…?”

— LOOOOOL
— Maru, are you really a veteran?
— Even in I’m Wolf, her movement was something else
— Gotta give it to her, she’s damn good at running away
— Maru’s special too, just in a different way lmao
For Maru, who wanted to roleplay as a mother figure, this was a tragic turn of events.
It wasn’t like she actually wanted to be a mom or anything.

But given the unique nature of the server and the fact that she had invited Magia, it seemed like a good excuse to create some fun moments and maybe even grow a little closer to her.
But with Magia fleeing like that, there wasn’t much she could do.
“Ugh. That was my chance to be a mom.”

— ?
— You didn’t even give her anything
— Like CEO, like idol… damn
— She didn’t get anything, but you’re making her work anyway? lmao
“No, listen, guys. Obviously, I can’t give her anything right now… I only joined thirty minutes ago! But come on, I used a Special Invitation Ticket to enter, funded by your generous donations! A simple ‘Thank you, Mom~’ wouldn’t be too much to ask, don’t you think? That’s just how I see it.”
:: Anonymous has donated 10,000 Clouds! ::
:: Maru, now’s not the time for this. Get to mining and gather some funds, or else Magia’s gonna devour you later. ::

— LMAO
— Honestly, she’s already been devoured at this point
— The throne is being passed down, Mother
“W-What are you even saying? That’s not possible, right? I mean, come on, we formed a kizuna through the invitation ticket, didn’t we?”
Kizuna was originally a Japanese term, but in the VTuber industry, it had become common lingo.

It referred to a temporary connection that was often stronger than most long-term relationships.
The connection between Maru and Magia within this server, formed through the use of the Special Invitation Ticket, was also part of that kizuna.
So Maru was confident.

No matter how much money Magia made, no matter how much she relied on her, Maru was determined to be recognized as Mom.
But Maru… wasn’t she forgetting something?
She had plenty of doting Donguri who absolutely adored her.
After briefly greeting the starting members and heading underground to mine, there was no way they were going to just leave her alone.

A pitch-black cave.
And the sudden beginning of an impromptu fan meeting.
:: Anonymous has donated 100,000 Clouds! ::
:: Alright, boys, let’s welcome our guest! ::

[System] A 100,000 Cloud donation has triggered the random spawn of 5 monsters.
“AAAAAAHHH!”
:: Anonymous has donated 500,000 Clouds! ::
:: IRASSHAIMASE—!! ::
[System] A 500,000 Cloud donation has triggered the random spawn of 10 monsters.
“What the hell?! Stop! STOP SUMMONING! YOU CRAZY BASTARDS, STOP—KYAAA!”

As hands reached out for her from every direction, Maru screamed before collapsing to the ground.
[ DEAD ]
It had only been five minutes since she descended underground.

Sure, there was an Inventory Protection Ticket.
But that thing was so rare that it might drop once in exchange for a 500,000-won donation.
Maru had about twenty-five of them in her inventory, but even as a veteran, she wasn’t the kind of player who could take on ten monsters at a time while only wearing iron gear.

She was a veteran in the sense that she had played the game for a long time, not because she had actual gaming skill or mechanical prowess.
Among her Donguri fanbase, her skills were considered so disastrous that they jokingly called her a walking calamity.
Naturally, the Inventory Protection Tickets were quickly depleted—though, in return, Maru’s wallet was getting a whole lot fatter.

But Maru, utterly obsessed with 64Cubics, valued in-game currency more than real money.
And just like that, within two hours, every last one of her Inventory Protection Tickets was gone.
“… YAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH!!!!”

— RIP my ears
— LOOOOOOOL
— She never once did manage to kill them all
— You seriously can’t play without a diamond set? lmao
— And she still calls herself a veteran
To be fair, it was kinda unfair.
No one in the early game, running around in iron gear, was expected to take on dozens of monsters at once.

But since she was a veteran, and since her viewers expected veterans to handle this kind of situation, Maru constantly found herself being subjected to this kind of cruel viewer-enforced challenge—both in 64Cubics and whenever she linked her personal API.
“Real veterans should be able to handle this much!”—or so her viewers said.
And after getting screwed over like this over and over again, losing all her items and ending up screaming in despair, Maru had practically made this a regular segment of her streams.

A 64Cubics WWE match, starring Maru.
And once again, today’s WWE match had reached its conclusion.
She had just died without an Inventory Protection Ticket, losing all her items.

Even the iron set given upon entering the server was now completely gone.
She was truly starting from nothing.
“Hii… Huuu… I swear… hic… I’ll… hic… become the richest… in the server…”

— What are you even saying lol
— Okay, okay, calm down. Who hurt you? Tell us.
“… You… goddamn Donguri bastards…”
— LOOOOOL
— Donguri obliterated
— HAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Still, she wasn’t completely starting from scratch.
At the very least, her mailbox was overflowing with Wicker Bread, so she wouldn’t starve to death.
:: Anonymous has donated 10,000 Clouds! ::
:: Alright, time to start over! ::

:: Anonymous has donated 10,000 Clouds! ::
:: Maruchuping! It’s the Starting Village!! ::
:: Anonymous has donated 10,000 Clouds! ::
:: Isn’t this great, Togeping? ::
:: Anonymous has donated 10,000 Clouds! ::
:: Pingpingpuri~ ::

She would’ve thrown a 1,000-won Punch to scold them as usual.
But given how much they had laughed at her expense today, she let it slide and went with a 10,000-won Punch instead.
“Hic… Hic… Hic…”

— LOOOOOOOL
— Bro, she’s still eating the bread lol
— What choice does she have? Gotta eat if she doesn’t wanna die
And so, Maru began rebuilding her wealth, stacking her coins little by little.
All her tools were gone. But that was fine.

Even if she had to start from scratch, she could still get ahead of the newcomers using Special Invitation Tickets.
Just as she was about to step out into the wild again—
[Server-Wide] Magia: The first five people to reach the miner within two minutes will receive 10,000 WK each.
Everyone froze.

— ?
— She already made 50,000?
— What the hell
— No way lmao
Some forbidden messenger pigeons (who didn’t care about being banned) were reporting from other streamers’ chats that Ronze, the current fastest miner, had managed to accumulate 20,000 WK.
His strategy was simple: strip-mining near the surface for mass amounts of copper and coal, then selling them in bulk.

Since the system ensured that prices would never drop below 1 WK per unit, it was a grind-heavy but legitimate method that the admins didn’t restrict.
He had mined over ten thousand blocks of copper and coal over two hours.
But now Magia had more than double Ronze’s total—50,000 WK.

Everyone was shocked.
[Server-Wide] Movgun: What
[Server-Wide] Serena: I’m on my way!!
[Server-Wide] Momo: ?
[Server-Wide] Ronze: No way, I have to go
[Server-Wide] Kamik: Disaster Magia strikes again…
[Server-Wide] Merisha: How did she even earn that much already?!
[Server-Wide] Lupko: GET OUT OF MY WAY IT’S MINEEEE
The server chat was in absolute chaos.
Most players had spent their time exploring jobs or sightseeing.

For them, 10,000 WK was an offer they couldn’t refuse.
:: Anonymous has donated 10,000 Clouds! ::
:: Maru, what are you doing? Use your recall scroll, NOW! ::
— FR
— USE IT, YOU MANIAC
— GET THAT 10,000 WK!!!

"Ah. Oh!"
Maru hurriedly typed into chat and pressed the return scroll.
[Server-Wide] Maru: No way, I want disaster Magia money too!!!!!!

[System] Returning to Wicker Town.
Whoosh.
With the sound of rushing wind, Maru arrived at the respawn point in Wicker Town.

It was absolute chaos.
["Ack, ack! Stop hitting me! Ack!"]
["Guys, just let me have it! You were here an hour before me anyway!"]
["Kraaaah, get off! Let gooo!"]
Usually, senseless PKing was strictly prohibited on collaboration servers like this.

If it was between friends who were fine with it, viewers could laugh it off, so it was tolerated.
But killing random players and looting their items? That could get you permanently banned if reported to the admins.
However, in this situation, light brawling—just knocking off a bit of HP with fists—was fair game.

Everyone was fully aware this was a bloodbath.
So, while no one was outright dying, the grabbing, shoving, and punching were out of control.
Maru quickly realized that running straight ahead was impossible.

So she curved around in a semicircle—luckily, no one followed.
And just like that, she was first.
["Hello."]

Seeing Magia greeting her warmly, Maru felt tears welling up again.
"Giaaaaa…!"
— LMAO
— This luck tho
— KEKW

"I’ve been through so much…."
Magia glanced at Maru’s completely empty inventory and let out a small laugh.
["Yeah, I can see that."]

"Yeah, yeah. So, thanks for the 10,000 WK. I’ll put it to good use. I can buy tools with it. Hehe."
["Huh? 10,000 WK?"]
"Yeah? 10,000 WK!"

Magia’s 64Cubics character, all blocky and squared out, shook its head.
["Not for you."]
"What? Why?!"

["Check the chat."]
Only then did Maru look at the chat, which she had completely ignored while running through the chaotic plaza.
[Server-Wide] Magia: Maru was too shy, so I’m distributing the money on her behalf.
[Server-Wide] Magia: Please use it wisely.
[Server-Wide] Ronze: Maru says she wants a share too?
[Server-Wide] Magia: She’s an idiot who forgot she entrusted me with the distribution.
[Server-Wide] Ronze: Ah, I see.
… Somehow, Magia’s 50,000 WK had turned into a gift from her, and Maru had been labeled a fool.

… Why?
["Just focus on flexing when everyone arrives."]
"N-No, but I need the 10,000 WK right now."

["Just do as you’re told. It’s all for your own good."]
"Agh."
— What the hell lmao
— KEKW
— Since when did Maru have 50,000 WK??

:: Anonymous has donated 10,000 Clouds! ::
:: Damn, Maru’s loaded. Since in-game money doesn’t disappear, we can totally summon monsters again later lol. ::
"What? What the hell are you guys talking about? I’m broke! Can’t you see? I have zero WK!"
More than anything, Magia’s words made it sound like exactly what the viewers had predicted was actually happening.

— Lowkey, Magia sounds like a mom lmao
— FR tho
— It’s all for your own good!
— LISTEN TO YOUR MOM
— She got devoured lol
— Moms are people too!
"No. No way. I’m the mom! Right, Gia? I invited you to this server, so that makes me the mom, doesn’t it?"
Magia had zero intention of roleplaying.

This translation is the intellectual property of .
On this server, she was strictly Magia, the Parallel manager.
This was a large collaboration server filled with content creators, built for YouTube clips and entertaining interactions.

If Maru just stuck to roleplaying, would that be useful in any way?
The manager who had joined the server purely for labor and promotions was cold.
["Hey, people are coming. Start flexing."]

"N-No, I—But I invited you… I am the mom…."
["Now."]
"Ugh… uuuugh. Fine…."

— Mom?
— Magia’s the mom now.
:: Anonymous has donated 10,000 Clouds! ::
:: A mom that cute…? Maru, I’m jealous!!!! ::
— ?
— Thought that was Pino for a second;

***
In large-scale collaboration servers like this, hardly anyone watches everything from start to finish.
Instead of sitting through the entire broadcast, most people just browse 1–3 minute highlight clips shared in communities.

And the clips that get the most attention?
Major server-wide incidents where tons of players get involved.
The reason was simple.

Fans of various streamers—even those who weren’t currently in the server—would flood Pazijik Gallery, the platform that supported the server launch, to discuss what was happening.
They did this to share hilarious moments.
And also to push their own streamers into the spotlight.

So when Magia used her 50,000 WK to summon over half the starting members to the town, Pazijik Gallery exploded with posts.
Pazijik Gallery
[Holy shit LMAOOOO]
[I laughed my ass off ㅋㅋㅋㅋ]
★[A Pathetic, Petty Battle Between a Pro Gamer and a Former Pro Gamer]
[Mutual destruction lmao]
[What the hell are these people doing ㅋㅋ]
[Bro, this looks like a Black Friday brawl at a shopping mall]
[Movgun is a damn gatekeeper. Dude single-handedly held off five people ㅋㅋㅋ]
★[(CONGRATS) The 5 Winners of This Dumpster Fire (CHEERS)]

Though Pazijik Gallery wasn’t specifically for Wicker Server, a ton of big-name streamers with huge fanbases had joined as starting members.
And since it was Day One, even fans of streamers who hadn’t joined yet were paying close attention.
Naturally, as discussions snowballed, the truth about Maru’s 50,000 WK began to surface.

Wait, it wasn’t Maru’s money?
Then whose was it?
Pazijik Gallery

[Wait, so it wasn’t Maru’s money? It was Magia’s??]
.
.
[50,000 WK in two hours is insane, wtf]
[Someone summarize—Maru? Magia? How did they even make that much?]
.
[(URGENT) Anyone here actually know Magia well?]
Naturally, people started talking about Magia more and more.
Because seriously, how did she make that much in just two hours?

But those who had actually been watching her stream already knew.
She had completely ignored chat, RP, and any attempt at content.
She had spent two entire hours doing nothing but digging underground.

For any normal streamer—especially one joining a major event server for exposure—this was unthinkable.
So the question “How do I make money like Magia?” was fundamentally wrong.
A streamer shouldn’t do that.

That’s a surefire way to lose viewers.
Pazijik Gallery
[Anyone wondering how Magia made her money—READ THIS.]

Read it?
Good.
Now leave.

If you try this with your own streamer, their channel will implode.
.
Just kidding. Here’s the EU (Exploitation Ultimate) strat:

Step 1: Completely ignore chat and bolt straight underground.
Step 2: Survive for two hours on Rotten Zombie Meat and Skeleton Water (restores hunger/thirst but causes HP decay).
Step 3: Never heal, stay at 1 HP, and grind nonstop.
Boom. 50,000 WK guaranteed.
Now do you understand why that would ruin a stream?
Comments

— Pazijik031: ? She actually survived for two hours on 1 HP?
ㄴ Pazijik090: How tf lmao
— Pazijik124: Who even watches something that boring?
ㄴ Pazijik824 (OP): The monster-killing parts were satisfying af.
— Pazijik884: How did her stream not tank? LOL

— Pazijik941: No one donated 100k or 500k Clouds?
ㄴ Pazijik824: Nope. Viewers just didn’t troll her.
ㄴ Pazijik824: But she still got tons of smaller donations, from 10k to 50k Clouds.
ㄴ Pazijik941: Damn, she really whipped her viewers into shape.
— Pazijik493: So how long is she streaming?
ㄴ Pazijik824: Probably until the server shuts down.
ㄴ Pazijik493: Oh. When’s her next stream?
ㄴ Pazijik824: Whenever the server opens again.
ㄴ Pazijik493: Damn. I might actually check it out tomorrow.