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Chapter 35 - Vtuber Villainy

The cozy bookstore's aroma of espresso and impending doom clung to Alex's white buttoned shirt as they glared at the livestream flickering above the "Plot Twist Pastries" display.

@Storyweaver_VTuber:

Anime avatar glitching between cute girl and eldritch horror

Chat: "OMG SENPAI NOTICED ME!!!!" "Is this lore?" "SUB GOAL: 10k bits to unlock Bad Ending DLC!"

Alex's Beta Reader's Glasses tagged every viewer as a narrative node:

- @EdgeLord4Ever: 47% chance of demanding tragic backstory.

- @SlowBurnShipper:Will spam "KISS NYX" until banned.

- @Beta_Reader_Prime:ERROR: ADMIN DETECTED.

"He's farming engagement to manifest," Kairo growled, his scar syncing to the chat's toxic heartbeat. "Every comment's a stitch in his new body."

Nyx smashed a pastry labeled [Red Herring Croissant]. Pixels exploded into Morse code: "Dox the stream. Leak his OOC secrets."

System Alert:

[New Quest: "Cancel the Cancelled"]

Objective: Sabotage the livestream before Storyweaver's rebirth completes. Tools: Your trauma, 2nd-hand WiFi, and this sick burn playlist.

***

Alex hijacked the stream's title:

"Q&A with the REAL Storyweaver! (He's a Incel Crybaby)"

@AlexVeyra_Writes (Verified Disaster)

"Ask me anything! First question: Why's your lore weaker than Walmart-brand Tolkien?"

The chat exploded.

Storyweaver_VTuber (Glitching):

"BANNED. REPORTED. DELETED—"

Alex's Countermove:

- Deployed [Heart-Eater Debuff] via reply chain, weaponizing cringe:

"Remember when you tried 'enemies to lovers' with a literal spreadsheet? EMBARRASSING."

Viewer stats plummeted. The VTuber avatar pixelated, revealing Callum's exhausted face.

Kairo's Insight:

"He's vulnerable! Nyx—scramble his analytics!"

Nyx's glitched hands tore into the stream's code, spawning AI-generated thirst traps of the Storyweaver crying over 1-star reviews.

***

Phase 2: Boss Battle (Sponsored by RAID: Shadow Legends)

The livestream morphed into a boss arena. Storyweaver_VTuber wielded a Super Chat Scythe, each donation fueling his HP.

Attack Pattern:

- $1 Donation: Spawns a Plot Hole Imp.

- $5 Donation: Summons Secondhand Trauma status effect.

- $100 Donation: Unleashes "This Chapter is Filler" AOE.

Reader Poll Activated:

[Choose Alex's Weapon]

A) Cybernetic Arm: VTuber Hate Raid Mode

B) Fourth Wall Break: Rewrite Stream Rules

C) Beta Glasses: Expose His Search History

Alex grinned. "Let's go nuclear."

C) Beta Glasses revealed:

- Search History:"How to be relevant again", "Is angst dead?", "Why do all my OCs leave me?"

Chat Reaction:

"LMAOOOOO" "CringeKing" "Still stan 💔"

The VTuber's HP imploded.

Loot Drop:

[Storyweaver's Cringe Cache]

Tease: Contains early drafts of his failed isekai romance.

***

The bookstore melted into a high school auditorium. Veyra lounged onstage, mic in hand:

"Welcome to The Reboot auditions! Looking for… expendable side characters."

Behind her, a shadowy figure—Scion—adjusted his protagonist halo.

The System dinged: [New DM from @Beta_Reader_Prime]: "Your character development's… improving. Don't get cocky."

Alex's glasses flickered: [New Death Flag: Chapter 190]. They smirked. "Bet I can monetize that."

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