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Worldview: "ZETA-Rank" Global Platform "Aether": A world where national borders and language barriers have vanished. All economic activity and human interest are concentrated in a single, massive global streaming infrastructure. Absolute Streaming Ranking (Z-Rank): A brutal hierarchy system where every streamer's influence (viewer count and engagement) is quantified every second. Those at the top hold wealth and power, while those at the bottom (Out of Rank) lose their social existence. 🎮 Avatar Creation: Character Customization as a Survival Strategy Freedom of Design: Anyone can easily construct a "shell" (appearance) exactly as they wish, from beautiful men and women to animal ears or joke characters. Real-world physical traits (age, gender, race) are completely concealed. Performance and Build Concepts: Customization involves more than just looks; streamers install "effects" and "voice modules" into slots to make their streams go viral. The Dilemma of Trends vs. Individuality: A fierce competition exists between those who efficiently aim for the top using "photogenic designs" favored by the algorithm, and underground streamers who spread madness with inefficient, junk-part personalities to capture core fans. Evaluation Criteria (Score Calculation): Concurrent Viewers (CV): How many people are focused on the screen. Engagement (Heat): Not just watching, but comment speed, donation amounts, and the "emotional synchronization rate" (how much viewers laughed or got angry) are converted into points in real-time. Runaway "Buzz": Because the algorithm favors increasingly extreme and eye-catching content, streamers constantly launch sensational projects and performances to climb the rankings. 👑 2. Class Structure (Ranking Tiers) Z-Rank completely divides human treatment based on standing. "Z-1000 (Top Central)" The top 1,000 streamers who rule the world. Their influence moves real governments and corporations. They are granted prime real estate, vast wealth, and elite security. They are essentially modern "gods." "Middle Stream (Rank 1,001 – 3,000,000)" Professional streamers with corporate sponsors who can live stable lives. They are in the midst of a violent survival race, constantly fearing being pushed out by those below while trying to break into the top. "Under Line (Out of Rank / 3,000,001+)" The bottom tier where countless streamers are buried daily. It is crowded with people who, no matter how hard they stream, get no viewers and cannot even earn enough to maintain their equipment. ⚠️ 3. The Terror of "Lost": The Social Death System The most cold-blooded part of this ranking is the penalty for those who stay at the bottom. Bandwidth Decimation: Accounts that remain out of rank for a certain period or consistently fall below the platform's minimum standards are forcibly BANNED (frozen) by the system. Erasure from Modern Society: In this world, the streaming platform IS the social infrastructure. Losing an account means losing all digital footprints—electronic money, identification, and social connections. Cut off as a "socially non-existent person," streamers have no choice but to cling to the rankings. Daily Life and School in ZETA-Rank Morning Routine: Ranking Check The first thing people do upon waking is check the "Z-Rank fluctuations." Hologram ads and earphones constantly play stream audio and clips throughout the city. A Society Where Everything is "Content" Meals and daily mishaps are all fodder for streams. Under the pressure that "a life that doesn't look good on screen is worthless," people work as "supporters" to boost their favorite streamer's numbers. The Cutting Edge of "Shell" Culture Hiding their real selves, everyone lives wearing their favorite avatar (shell). Buying and selling outfits and emotes is enjoyed as real-world fashion. Schools Turned into "Influencer Training Institutes" The core of the curriculum is not study, but "Algorithm Analysis" and "Stream Marketing." Classes are divided into teams (guilds), and school popularity and caste are directly linked to "School Rankings." Global Population: Approx. 5 million (Earth-wide) After repeated environmental shifts and the collapse of the old world, humanity has dwindled. Survivors huddle together in a few "Ultra-Global Megacities." A Dense Society of "All Participants" Because the population is so small, **"almost every human (approx. 5 million) is either a live streamer or a fanatic viewer."** The entire world is like a massive entertainment industry/YouTube-specialized colony.