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

As soon as Do-hee heard those words, she thought she might have misheard.

“Uh… You mean our Magia?”

[Yes, that’s right. I assume that if you and Maru join, the other first-gen members will also come and enjoy the server, but… I wasn’t sure about Magia, so I wanted to ask.]

Something felt off. There was supposed to be a clear line between Magia, the employee, and the members, but now it seemed like that line was disappearing.

Momo asked Wicker directly.

“You do know that Magia is just an employee and not a streamer, right? This is a streamer-only server. If someone who isn’t a streamer joins, won’t people start complaining about favoritism?”

Wicker chuckled.

[Of course, I know. But she hosted a solo stream on the official channel recently. I think that alone qualifies her as a streamer.]

“…Uh, well, technically, but… That’s just a monthly broadcast.”

[Her main content may be monthly, but she keeps appearing on other members' streams, doesn’t she? And she even has a properly rigged model.]

“No, no. I think there’s some misunderstanding. She really is just an employee…”

Wicker spoke firmly.

[Honestly, that’s what Parallel thinks. But do you really think outsiders see her that way? Even I don’t think of Magia as some random person with no connection to streaming. I see her as a very unique type of streamer.]

That response made Do-hee’s mind go blank for a moment.

Wicker was right.

Within Parallel, they had clearly established that Magia is an employee.
The fans also treated her as a staff member rather than a real VTuber.

But that only applied inside the fandom.

To outsiders who weren’t familiar with Parallel, the moment they saw Magia’s monthly review content, they would automatically assume—Wait, is she a streamer?@@novelbin@@

And if they voiced that question, the so-called “experts” in chat would bombard them with clips.

All of which would be clips from Magia’s broadcasts.

At that point, how could a new viewer not think she was a streamer?
They would naturally conclude—Oh, so she’s a streamer after all. Was the whole ‘employee’ thing just a gimmick?

They had worked so hard to brand Magia as just an employee,
but her sheer presence on streams was impossible to hide.