I May Be a Virtual Youtuber, but I Still Go to Work
Chapter 221

(1) East-1 (Taeho Gang)

Boss: Horang (Ootora Haroko / BachubachuKR)

Underboss: Kim Mari (Midori Komari / Parallel)

— Currently ranked 2nd in strength. Haroko has insane combat ability for a VTuber, so their ranks are filled with followers attracted by her. The second Bachu–Parallel duo after the infamous police duo.

(2) East-2 (Shooting Club)

Boss: Sansam (DingSam / Makgeolli)

Underboss: Haneunnim (Kamik / Mad Dogs / Mind Network)

— Ranked 1st in strength. DingSam is a well-known ex-pro and Combat Tournament host, and Kamik is a top-tier pick in the tournament.

As the name suggests, these are gun maniacs. Statistically, the strongest group right now.

(3) West-1 (Study Abroad Gang)

Boss: Binyeo (Aoyagi Rain / Parallel)

— Claimed she’s recruiting only foreign workers, and somehow it’s actually working. Most likely to become the comedy mafia.

(4) West-2 (First-Impression Gang)

Boss: Naoi (Eona / Lapits)

Underboss: Teresa (Morisaki Ena / Parallel)

— Iconic “Nice to meet you” duo. It’s absurd that Teresa is in the mafia, but it’s a perfect storm of coincidences. The two pretending not to know each other is hilarious.

2. Businesses

   (1) Thunder Auto Shop

   Owner: Cha Seong-jae (Lupko / Mad Dogs / Mind Network)

   — It’s a mechanic shop, but somehow only insane fighters are gathering here. Maybe because the owner Lupko just loves brawling...

   (2) Olympos Food

   Owner: Godhand (Crkemang / Makgeolli)

   — Includes many Makgeolli Crew members, Wicker’s queen Wika, VTuber Regon from KG Dragons, Parallel’s Dora, etc.

   Still breaking even since a lot of food comes from API drops, but it’s expected to grow into an essential biz.

   (A lot of major YouTubers are involved.)

   (3) TCB (Thunder City Broadcasting)

   Owner: Alpha-gun (Youngun / Titanium)

   Reporter: FoxyTrickster (Tokoyo Miho / Parallel)

   — Only one reporter, but Miho makes addictive Shorts like no one else. Their channel’s growing fast.

   (4) Dochi Construction

   Owner: Dochi (Nezumi Maru / Parallel)

   — This madwoman died falling over 50 times while saving up the money to buy the company. Watch the summary clip—it’s comedy gold.

   “How did she save up while falling off buildings 50 times?” Ah, the mysteries...

   [Comments]

   — Pazijik280: All the top dogs are names we know

   ㄴ Pazijik085: Hard for small streamers to claim those roles...

   ㄴ Pazijik161: Otherwise, employees might walk all over them LOL

   — Pazijik757: Is there any interesting small-fry group forming?

   ㄴ Pazijik757: Feels like I’m just seeing the usual suspects

   ... ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ...

   As expected, the biggest positions were naturally filled by corporate or mid-tier streamers.

   Even if smaller streamers had the cash, they often preferred to invest in someone fit to be a boss rather than claiming it themselves.

   Unlike the big-name streamers who had some degree of protection by default, the smaller ones could get annihilated just for one bad decision.

   This is an RP server, yes, and everyone’s interacting freely—but the viewers behind those streamers aren’t always forgiving.

   A “fun little rebellion” from a small streamer?

   Some people laugh. Others go full torch-and-pitchfork on their behalf.

   Viewers want to see underdog chaos, sure—but it’s unlikely to happen unless there’s corporate backup.

   One of the few exceptions might be Darami, who just doesn't give a damn...

   “Darai, it’s you again?”

   “Why does the commissioner only show up when it’s me?! Are you my personal task force now?”

   “Well, with this many incidents, all our officers are out in the field. What do you want me to do?”

   “Tch. Unlucky as hell...”

   Unfortunately, Darami’s game skills didn’t hold up.

   Even when she tried to commit serious crimes, she just failed every time.

   Even when she scrimped and saved to buy a car—she’d immediately crash into a pole or fire hydrant.

   The only hope might’ve been if the infamous police duo showed up.

   But instead, Mugeon always arrived at her incidents... in a helicopter, no less.

   Talk about rotten luck.

   On the way to the station, handcuffed, Darami asked Mugeon:

   “Doesn’t seem like anything major’s going on in the city. What’s keeping you all so busy?”

   Normally, police shouldn't reveal internal info to criminals, but Darami had been in the holding cell so often, Mugeon felt oddly close to her.

   “We’ve had multiple voice phishing reports at the same time. We’re tracking the suspect now.”

   “Voice phishing?”

   “Someone’s selling secretly taken pics of taxi driver Manager Ma—takes the money, then ghosts people.”

   Darami stomped her feet, clearly frustrated.

   “Damn it, I should’ve done that!”

   “If you copy that crime, you’ll be in here much longer.”

   “Cough.”

   “Be careful, Darai. With your intelligence, you’d probably fall for it yourself even after I told you.”

   “Well, I’m already in a holding cell... Wait, what’s wrong with my intelligence?!”

   But Darami didn’t stay locked up long.

   This translation is the intellectual property of Novelight.

   Ever since that first interaction with Magia, her viewer count had held steady above a thousand—and people started using API powers to bust her out every time.

   — Nope not today LOL

   — We’re breaking her out again

   — Who said you could rest in holding?

   This time, she got a 30-minute sentence...and was released in under five.

   Back on the streets, Darami sat on a bench and started thinking.

   First thing she did: check Thunder’s SNS for recent scam reports.

   “Using lewd pics for scams... Someone smarter than me’s up to no good.”

   — Why isn’t she in a mafia again?

   — She failed all the entry tests

   — LMAOOOOOO

   — She’s doing this ‘cause no one accepted her LOL

   High karma? Good aim? Good driving?

   Darami was mediocre at all three.

   So even if she tried applying, there was no way she’d get in.

   Her only hope was to start her own mafia with the money she’d saved.

   But there was only one hideout left in both the East and West...and journalist Miho had already reported that several groups had staked claims.

   Darami wanted to do something big—but no opportunity ever came.

   So she was stuck as a petty criminal.

   Even that role had seemingly been stolen by someone smarter.

   But what else could she do?

   If she had to become a cheap, dirty copycat just to build up her evil rep, then so be it.

   “Wow... This guy’s a real pro... 20 scam cases already?”

   — Dude’s a menace LOL

   — Elite-level scammer

   — mmph lol

   — mmmphhh...!

   — Lord of scams

   The more reports she read, the more stunned she became.

   They were charging ₩500,000 for ten photos—and people were actually paying it without hesitation.

   Twenty cases. That’s ten million won worth of scam.

   And the reports were still rolling in.

   “This guy’s a real piece of work...”

   Darami suddenly sprang up and looked around.

   To have any hope of catching up with that genius scammer, she was planning to prepare a voyeur photo of her own.

   But there weren’t many people near the police station.

   She searched and searched, and eventually stumbled upon... the infamous disgrace duo from the station.

   As expected from a couple of total screwups, they were running around laughing under a fire hydrant they’d just crashed into, soaked completely—underwear slightly visible through their uniforms.

   Darami figured this was her chance.

   She darted behind a tree, adjusted her camera...

   Waited until the two stopped running—click!

   “Darami? What are you doing right now?”

   “...Ah.”

   — LOLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL

   — She got caught again 😂😂

   — I’m losing it lol

   — Why is she so bad at this LOL

   — Zzz-tier

   But of course, she wasn’t the only one watching the disgrace duo.

   Mugeon had come down to scold them and caught Darami red-handed.

   He confiscated her phone on the spot and slapped the cuffs back on.

   “This is injustice!!”

   “Feel free to express your injustice in the holding cell. Let’s go.”

   “Wait. Wait, hold on a second!”

   Jail. Again.

   Sure, the divine hand of the API would probably bail her out soon, but Darami wasn’t ready to give up just yet.

   “I’ll help you catch the scammer!”

   “You’re offering to become the police’s little lapdog now?”

   “Could you not be the one to say that, Chief?”

   “Tell me I’m wrong. So, Daramutt, what’s your plan?”

   “Ugh. That name sucks, Chief. Even a stray mutt on the street would piss on your shoes if you called it that.”

   Thunk — the taser round hit her squarely.

   Twitching on the floor, Darami gave her best electrified performance.

   “Ododododododo. Eddadadadadadat—!”

   — LOLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL

   — AHHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

   — Holy shit LOL

   — You're the best LOL

   Mugeon sighed and asked again.

   “So. What’s your plan? Let’s hear it.”

   “So, like... I’ll post on SNS saying I’m looking to buy one of those voyeur shots of Manager Ma. The scammer should bite, right?”

   “Reasonable.”

   “I’ll find a way to meet up with them, and then you or another officer can jump in and arrest them on the spot.”

   “Hm.”

   Mugeon rested his chin on his hand, pretending to think.

   “Alright. Let’s try it. Better than just chasing shadows. But how exactly do you plan to lure them out? That guy’s good—hasn’t left a single trace.”

   Freed from the cuffs, Darami confidently gave a thumbs up.

   “You know how bad guys just get each other? Just watch.”

   “...You’re not planning to run, are you? Voyeurizing police officers doesn’t just get you a 30-minute cell visit.”

   “I’ll make it work, okay? Just... let me use that photo of the two officers from earlier.”

   Mugeon said nothing, but the pressure in his stare was intense.

   Even so, Darami didn’t back down.

   “Come on, it has to be tempting. That scammer sells photos—they’ll only deal if I show them something profitable, right?”

   “...Fine. Do whatever you want.”

   “Whew. Okay, I’m going for it.”

   Darami posted on SNS.

   “Looking to buy the photo that’s impossible # Nоvеlight # to find. Offering ₩750,000. DM me fast.”

   “Oh.”

   Surprisingly, she got a DM in less than a minute.

   Mugeon tapped her shoulder, and Darami opened her messages.

   — Anonymous: I’ll sell it for 500K lol

   — Anonymous: (sample.jpg)

   — Anonymous: Check it out and send the money first!

   — Anonymous: Account number is 369-369~♡

   Darami tilted her head, confused.

   Mugeon just looked at her like, go ahead, ask.

   “This scammer seems totally unhinged.”

   “Agreed. That’s what all the victims said.”

   “Well... I’ll keep going.”

   — Me: I’ll send the 500K

   — Me: But on top of that, how about a little deal?

   Luckily, the scammer responded.

   — Anonymous: A deal? Σ(‘◉⌓◉’)

   — Anonymous: Huuuh~ Tell me what it is~

   — Me: (photo_edited.jpg)

   — Me: The original shows everything—underwear’s clearly visible

   — Me: It’s the disgrace duo from the police station

   — Me: They’re pretty famous, right? This one should sell well

   — Me: Wanna buy it?

   — Me: Judging by your skills, you could sell at least ten copies

   — Me: Just give me 100K (20%)

   — Me: Then I’ll give you the full photo

   — Anonymous: Just one isn’t enough~ (⁰᎔⁰ก̀)

   — Anonymous: Bring me, like, five good ones and we’ll talk!

   — Anonymous: If they’re all decent quality, I’ll pay 300. Deal?

   — Anonymous: That’s me being super generous, offering 50K extra~☆

   — Me: Hold on.

   — Me: What if I send you the pics and you just ghost me like before?

   — Me: Let’s meet in person.

   It was shaping up to be a real scumbag-to-scumbag negotiation.

   Mugeon and the viewers were glued to the screen, waiting to see what would happen next.

   — Anonymous: Alright ♥

   — Anonymous: Midnight tonight, Thunderbolt City time

   — Anonymous: North port, Dock 1 warehouse

   Of course, with a threat attached:

   — Anonymous: You have to come alone, okay? ( ᖛ ̫ ᖛ )

   — Anonymous: If you bring anyone else...

   — Anonymous: I might get reaaally mad! v(°∇^*)⌒☆

   Darami looked at Mugeon and asked:

   “You sure you won’t get caught?”

   Mugeon nodded.

   “My taser hits from 200 meters away. Don’t worry.”