I May Be a Virtual Youtuber, but I Still Go to Work-Chapter 122

— W-w-what;

— ??

— Wait, is this actually a debut?

— ???

— Is she really debuting?

— Holy shit, holy shit

— Magia is actually a second-gen member?!

— No way, I never saw this coming

— What the hell, why is this real?

The chat was in flames after Magia’s transformation reveal.

And at that moment, Cheon Do-hee decided to take it even further.

If this was going to be an April Fools’ joke, she might as well push it as far as it could go.

The whole "if you're gonna light the fire, make sure it burns bright" conversation she had with Magia?

She wasn’t lying.

“Boss, you better take responsibility. Everyone now knows that I’m not a human from Earth but an otherworlder.”

“You’re the one who pulled off the Final Move, and now you’re blaming me?”

To anyone unfamiliar with VTuber culture, this might have sounded like complete nonsense.

But VTubers all had their own lore and roleplay settings.

Even though they rarely mentioned them outside of special streams, the official Parallel website clearly listed all the first-gen members as otherworlders—a dragon, an elf, a beastfolk, and a fairy.

So when Do-hee casually dropped "Magia is an otherworlder",

She was basically confirming that Magia had the same setting as the first-gen members.

Which meant—

— ??

— Hold on, was she supposed to be first-gen?

— WHAT THE HELL

— Was she originally meant to debut?!

— First-gen was actually five members all along...?

— Holy shit, did she fail to debut back then and now they’re making her do it as second-gen?!

— IS THIS REAL?

The chat speed became unreadable.

And Do-hee? She didn’t stop there.

She completely fabricated new lore on the spot—subtly implying that Magia’s debut had been planned long ago and that she had always been meant to be a VTuber.

She had endured too many accusations, too many forced “debut” demands.

On April Fools’, she was letting loose.

“For reference, the magitech broom I just showed you is a state-of-the-art floating device created with human technology. As a bonus feature, it also fires shotgun rounds from the tip. Isn’t that amazing?”

— What the fuck lmao

— Why is this bullshit so well thought out

— ??

— Has she lost it??

— Why does it actually sound legit

“What do you mean, bullshit? You saw it during my transformation, didn’t you?

Boss, they’re not believing me. Should I demonstrate my power a little?”

“Go ahead. I’ll allow it.”

“Alright then, time to discipline those who don’t believe.

I’ll give them a taste of my Magitech Broom ‘BAN MK1’.

Starting with a light 10-second temporary ban.

Oh, by the way, since it’s a shotgun, it’s gonna hurt a bit.”

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— WHAT THE FUCK

— (Message deleted by moderator.)

— DID SHE REALLY JUST DO THAT

— MOMO HAS LOST HER MIND LMAO

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— Magia’s never done a ban wave this reckless lmao

A sudden mass banning.

Viewers were screaming—

But most of them were laughing because the ones who didn’t get banned were suffering more out of jealousy.

:: An anonymous supporter has donated 1,000 Clouds! ::

:: Aaaagh, it hurts so much, teacher! ::

:: An anonymous supporter has donated 1,000 Clouds! ::

:: Why me, why me, why me, why me, why me, why me, why me, why me, why me, why me?!?!? ::

As the stream continued,

The “debut” demands started dying down—

Instead, more and more viewers were just riding the chaos.

— Yeah, let’s see how far this goes

— Momo is actually hilarious today

— Even Magia must be shook right now

— Our CEO has gone insane

Honestly, this was expected.

Cheon Do-hee, who normally ignored all the “Just debut her already” spam,

Was suddenly going along with it—

So of course, viewers thought she was testing the waters with an April Fools’ “soft debut.”

They cheered her on.

You’re doing great, boss! Keep going! Keep going!

The stream spiraled into pure chaos—

...But 20 minutes in,

It was time to bring things back.

The real reason for the broadcast was to drop the new song teaser.

Do-hee figured the setup was complete—

She held up two fingers, their pre-arranged signal to Magia.

While Magia prepared to play the teaser,

Do-hee dropped the act—

Her forced cutesy voice disappeared as she spoke in her real tone.

“Alright. I guess it’s time to talk about what the surprise announcement actually is.”

At that moment,

A few viewers—especially the ones who had been praying for a real Magia debut—felt a bad premonition.

— ?

— Huh?

— Wait?

What?

Hadn’t they already made the announcement?

Wasn’t Magia’s debut the surprise?

“This was originally supposed to be a short 10-minute stream,

But since our dear Deputy Magia went too far, I ended up retaliating and went overboard myself.”

“I didn’t go that far.”

“Unbelievable. Let’s see if you can say that again after you rewatch the VOD.”

“I’m serious.”

But Momo’s tone was serious.

Even people who weren’t VTuber fans could tell—

This was different from the April Fools’ jokes earlier.

“Did anyone watch the first-gen group karaoke stream last night?”

The chat fell silent.

Everyone was stunned by the sudden shift.

— ??

— Yes

— Yeah, I did

— What’s going on?

“We recently got an incredible opportunity.

So, for the past month, the first-gen members have been preparing an original song.

And today, we’re finally able to reveal the teaser video.

Let’s watch it together first, and then we’ll talk more.”

Magia switched the screen—

And the teaser video began playing.

A highlight from the song started, and four silhouettes appeared.

Clearly, they were the first-gen members.

But—

Something was off.

This translation is the intellectual property of Novelight.

The silhouettes didn’t match any existing illustrations they had seen before.

— Holy shit, new outfits?!

— WTF

— KYYAAAAAAAAA

— Dude, how long has it been since New Year’s? And we’re already getting new designs?!

— THIS IS INSANE

— Wait, this was the surprise all along??

— FUCK, PRAISE CEO MOMO!!!!!!

— MOMO! MOMO! MOMO! MOMO! MOMO! MOMO! MOMO! MOMO! MOMO!

Against the black background, a shutter flash effect revealed the members one by one.

The music, lasting a little over a minute, had a distinct K-pop feel—

A high-energy, powerful chorus that cut off right at the climax.

And as the screen faded to black,

The credits rolled.

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[ Vocal / Acting ]

Parallel Another (Akari Dora, Nezumi Maru, Aoyagi Rain, Midori Komari) / (feat. Fan_C)

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[ Production ]

CAT Entertainment Co., Ltd

[ Director ]

Allmight Prod. / Producer – WooH Sunwoo

[ Coordinator ]

Parallel

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Everyone had expected some small indie label—

But ❀ Nоvеlігht ❀ (Don’t copy, read here) when they saw that name...

The chat exploded.

— ?

— ???

— CAT?

— Huh?

— DID THEY JUST SAY CAT?!

— NO WAY

— IS THIS REAL?!

:: An anonymous supporter has donated 1,000 Clouds! ::

:: WTF, when did the stream tag change?! ::

[ (🔴Live) Surprise Announcement ] 👪 42,441

#Parallel #CAT

— HOLY FUCK

— NO WAY, THIS IS INSANE

— WTF WTF WTF

— IS THIS A DREAM??

— HOLY SHIT HOLY SHIT

— MOMO IS A GOD

— MOMO! MOMO! MOMO! MOMO!

***

After the broadcast ended, reactions were all over the place, just as Magia and Cheon Do-hee had planned.

People didn’t know what to believe and what not to believe—utterly confused.

However, one fact was universally accepted: Parallel collaborating with CAT on a song was real.

... ─ — Pazijik Gallery ─ ─ — ...

[Let’s break down what kind of company CAT is.ARABOZA]

Since a lot of people here only watch streamers, they might not get how big of a deal it is that CAT is involved.

Here’s a chart comparing agencies of top-charting artists:

If we exclude VTuber and Utaite categories, then SB and CAT are the two giants of the Korean entertainment industry.

The #1 girl group right now is Snowyn, under CAT.

The #1 boy group is TNT, under SB.

Both companies have multi-trillion-won market caps—they’re mega-corps in the entertainment scene.

Aside from their insane talent acquisition abilities, they also have stupid amounts of money.

Skill matters in entertainment, sure, but at the end of the day, money is king.

If Parallel got CAT’s stamp of approval based on skill, then they’re only going up from here.

— Pazijik015: Info +1

— Pazijik436: Info +1

— Pazijik259: Who the hell doesn’t know this?

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... ─ — Pazijik Gallery ─ ─ — ...

[So does this mean Parallel will catch up to BachuBachu soon?]

BachuBachu partnered with SB and started dominating the VTuber and Utaite market, so it looks like CAT is making its counter move.

— Pazijik912: Getting recognition from CAT for their musicality is pretty sick.

ㄴ Pazijik039: Probably because the first-gen group song had a strong idol vibe?

ㄴ Pazijik561: Yeah, the first anniversary song was a huge factor. It had that K-pop feel.

— Pazijik005: But why did CAT sign with Parallel though?

ㄴ Pazijik994: Probably scouted both Lapits and Parallel, but Lapits has been shaky lately, so they went with Parallel.

ㄴ Pazijik994: Also, it’s just one song for now. Who knows what’ll happen later.

ㄴ Pazijik842: If it does well, won’t they just keep working together?

ㄴ Pazijik994: Yeah, maybe.

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Parallel had always been overshadowed by BachuBachu, which practically monopolized the VTuber market.

But now, Parallel was rising like a new star—and their own gallery was in full celebration mode.

... ─ — Parallel (VTuber) Gallery ─ ─ — ...

[I always believed in you, damn it!!!!]

Parallel fucking did it.

I’m so goddamn proud of these kids!!!!!

And even Allmight is involved? HOLY SHIT

— Parallel912: I never expected a contract with CAT lmao

— Parallel101: Wait, what’s Allmight?

ㄴ Parallel756: It’s a CAT sub-label. They manage big-name Utaite singers like Iyura.

ㄴ Parallel101: Ohh, I see.

ㄴ Parallel756: Basically, they’re pros at handling weeb music. It’s not just a throwaway sub-label—they get actual funding and resources.

ㄴ Parallel592: TL;DR: IT’S A FUCKING PARTY

— Parallel004: Are they just using our members to promote FanC?

ㄴ Parallel290: Don’t call our first-gens disposable tools, wtf.

ㄴ Parallel756: If that were the case, FanC would be the main vocalist, not a feature.

ㄴ Parallel756: Just enjoy the ride, man.

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What was even funnier was that, despite the initial shock, Magia’s fanatics didn’t stop their conspiracy theories.

Because they had enough fuel to keep going.

Even though there was no official debut announcement,

Magia’s transformation reveal on April Fools’ proved something.

Her Live2D model was made to the exact same standard as the first-gens.

... ─ — Parallel (VTuber) Gallery ─ ─ — ...

[Magia HAS to debut. No other option.]

April Fools’ content always becomes canon.

It’s a common practice to test ideas on April Fools’—

If it gets a good reaction, they turn it into something official.

So Magia is debuting.

There’s no room for debate. Agree?

— Parallel395: Stay strong.

ㄴ Parallel481 (OP): WHAT THE FUCK DO YOU MEAN, STAY STRONG

— Parallel935: Good luck, man.

ㄴ Parallel481 (OP): STOP TALKING TO ME LIKE I’M DELUSIONAL.

— Parallel254: Just accept that she’s basically debuted already. Stop begging for it, it’s annoying now.

ㄴ Parallel481 (OP): DIE.

ㄴ Parallel731: LMAOOOO

ㄴ Parallel059: HEY HEY HEY

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... ─ — Pazijik Gallery ─ ─ — ...

[I’m settling the Magia controversy once and for all.]

[Post by: 🟧Pazijik1]

I watched the April Fools’ stream myself and talked to the Parallel gallery admins.

We agreed that Magia should now be considered a full-fledged streamer/VTuber.

Anyone who argues about the rules,

Or spams clickbait posts about Magia’s debut schedule—

Will be permabanned.

❌ Not allowed:

“OMG MAGIA’S DEBUT DATE JUST LEAKED” clickbait posts.

✔️ Allowed:

“Magia just obliterated today’s matchup” type posts.

— Pazijik461: So when’s the free burger giveaway?

— Pazijik915: Good luck, bro.

— Pazijik851: So we’re officially treating Magia as a debut VTuber now?

ㄴ 🟧Pazijik1: Yes.

ㄴ 🟧Pazijik1: We were waiting for an official announcement, but the officials themselves were trolling. So, fuck it.

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In the end, even Pazijik Gallery—a community larger than Parallel’s own fanbase—

Had no choice but to surrender to Magia and Do-hee’s calculated chaos.

Unlike Parallel Gallery, which had completely given up on the debut debate,

Pazijik Gallery settled on officially classifying Magia as a streamer/VTuber.

It was a delicate balance—

Each side clinging to the version of reality they wanted to believe in.

A week passed,

And finally—

With all the members’ vocals recorded,

The last piece was about to fall into place.

The final recording session for the last featured artist on the song—

The Utaite known as Fan_C.

Or, as she was also known—

Magia.