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…?”@@novelbin@@

— 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.

• [System] A 100,000 Cloud donation has triggered the random spawn of 5 monsters.

• [System] A 500,000 Cloud donation has triggered the random spawn of 10 monsters.

• [Server-Wide] Magia: The first five people to reach the miner within two minutes will receive 10,000 WK each.

• [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

• [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.

• 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.