VTuber RP Is Not a Concept - Chapter 66

“At the time, I was 16 years old.”

“I was the youngest of the heroes.”

“I was known as ‘the one chosen by the spirits,’ and I had an excellent affinity with them. The repeated battles made me grow.”

“Without either of those, I wouldn’t have been able to grow so strong so quickly.”

[– She’s too young…]

[– Isn’t this just a self-insert fantasy? ㅋㅋ]

[– It’s a long-standing tradition for Mary Sue characters to be overpowered.]

[– What’s a Mary Sue?]

“If only I had been as strong as a ‘Mary Sue,’ as you all say.”

“But I was just one elf who couldn’t change the tide of war alone.”

“The story begins with the victory celebration, I suppose.”

“Verheim is a major city in the Grandia Kingdom.”

“The Alliance had retaken it from the Demon race.”

“The war had been going badly for the Alliance, but this was a rare major victory.”

“It was necessary to raise the morale of the Alliance, and it had a symbolic meaning: ‘We will use this as a foothold to launch a counterattack.'”

“At this point, I’ll display the picture I prepared.”

“It was a scene of the city where the victory celebration was taking place.”

“Verheim’s square was bathed in a warm golden light from the sun, and the Alliance flags fluttering in the wind rippled softly.”

“Soldiers, clad in well-maintained armor, filled the square.”

“On one side, a military band played music commemorating the victory, beating drums and blowing trumpets.”

“In the center of the square was a round platform.”

“On the platform, covered with a red cloth, was a decorated chair, and around it were the key figures of the Alliance.”

[– Now she’s even drawn the background.]

[– Her drawing skills have improved since last time.]

[– Her dedication is really impressive.]

[– But why isn’t she using AI art?]

“AI is ultimately just similar landscapes.”

“Even if it’s clumsy, I have to draw it myself to express it accurately.”

“A lot of chats saying I could train it came up, but I’m going to stick with hand-drawn pictures for the time being.”

“It’s because of the memories that come up while drawing, the immersion that comes from adding details myself, and the experience of creating the scene I imagined with my own hands.”

“You see this platform here.”

“I was asked to give a speech.”

“A new hero was suitable as a symbol of victory.”

“I don’t know if I expressed it properly in the picture… but it was my first speech in front of thousands of people.”

[– Thousands of people? ㄷㄷ]

[– Just hearing that gives me presentation PTSD.]

[– I’m extremely introverted, so if they said there’s a personal presentation at orientation, I’d drop out…]

[– Leah is talking in front of thousands of people right now, though ㅋㅋ]

[– It’s different from speaking face-to-face.]

“Before I got on the platform, for some reason, the scenery outside the square caught my eye more.”

“The buildings that had burned down, the broken bricks.”

“The anxious faces of the residents who had returned from evacuation.”

“I don’t remember the contents of the speech word for word, but I tried to write it as similarly as possible.”

“I read the speech to you all.”

“…I stand before you today.”

“But I still feel unfamiliar, wondering if it’s right for me to be standing here.”

“At first, I couldn’t hide my trembling and awkward feelings.”

“But remembering the heavy responsibility I carried, I soon spoke with a loud, solid resonance.”

“But one thing is certain: we are here today to celebrate victory.”

[– What’s with the sudden change in vocalization? ㄷ]

[– It’s a real speech tone? ㅋㅋ]

[– Her pronunciation is even clearer than usual.]

[– The sound suddenly got louder, so I lowered my earphones;;]

[– Did she attend some elocution academy? ㅋㅋㅋ]

“Verheim.”

“Until recently, this city was a place where we could not set foot.”

“They drove us out, trampled on our land, and believed that we could never rise again.”

“I paused for a moment and looked around as if the soldiers were filling the square in front of me.”

“But today, we are stepping on this land again.”

“We have retaken the stolen city and proved that our swords and spears are not yet dull.”

“We still have the strength to fight!”

“This is where the cheers of the soldiers would have erupted…”

[– Wooooow!!]

[– Leah! Leah! Leah!]

[– Is this a real speech? It’s so natural.]

[– Don’t chat. This is a historic moment.]

[– I have goosebumps now… Is this what a hero is…]

[– Leah for Parliament!]

“Looking back now, it would have been right to end the speech around here.”

“But at the time, I continued to speak.”

“The fruits of today’s battle are invaluable.”

“But… our enemy has always fought until the last moment.”

“But this fight, perhaps… ended strangely quickly.”

“I had a sense of incongruity.”

“The resistance in this battle was not as strong as the Demon race I had experienced before, and the flow of the battlefield was unnatural.”

“It was as if they hadn’t lost, but had deliberately given way…”

“Now we celebrate victory.”

“But I hope we don’t forget why we are standing here.”

“We…”

“At that moment, there was a sound that interrupted me.”

[– Whoa, I got startled.]

[– A man interrupts during the speech;;;]

[– What was that voice just now?]

[– Is she with Geunja?ㅡㅡ]

“It’s AI voice cloning.”

“I even paid for a subscription service.”

“It was a technology that converts desired lines into a specific voice using AI.”

“It could bring the desired voice, as well as emotions and intonation, to life.”

“I felt bad about not being able to imitate Balgeum’s deep voice last time, so I prepared a new secret weapon.”

“I recorded all the necessary lines for today.”

[– Preparation GOAT.]

[– She’s putting in a lot of effort…]

[– Leah is the most prepared when it comes to story time ㅋㅋㅋ]

“That voice just now was Rodian II.”

“He was the chairman of the Alliance’s Supreme Council.”

“It’s not exactly the same, but it’s roughly this kind of feeling.”

[– Isn’t Rodian that a
hole from last time who gave me cancer?]

[– That’s right. The guy who played politics.]

[– Your memories are good…]

“Rodian II walked out onto the platform, waving his hand leisurely.”

[– I bet Leah recorded that too ㅋㅋ]

[– At this point, she really did attend an elocution academy.]

[– Her vocalization is completely different from a presentation;;]

[– So why did he interrupt Leah?]

[– There must be a reason to stop her.]

[– It’s probably a lame reason, knowing that guy.]

“No.”

“The speech itself was worth stopping.”

“I made a mistake.”

“Seraphil also pointed that out.”

“As soon as I came down from the platform, Seraphil’s cold gaze met me.”

“I followed her into a quiet alley.”

“Today’s picture is mainly of the background.”

“I changed the picture according to the change of location.”

“I played the recorded lines of Seraphil and immediately answered on the broadcast accordingly.”

Seraphil: “Did you even think before you spoke? You are nothing but a half-breed. “

“I didn’t have time to think about that.”

[– She’s really talking rudely.]

[– Didn’t they say Seraphil is a hero too? Why is her tone like that?]

[– It’s more immersive because her voice is different from Leah’s.]

[– It’s like eavesdropping on a real conversation ㅋㅋ]

Seraphil: “Then shut your filthy mouth. Think of your mother before making such rash statements.”

“But, there’s a possibility that the Demon race deliberately emptied the city.”

“I just…”

[– Oh, no.]

[– Isn’t that a personal attack?]

[– The level of a hateful elf;;]

[– Leah was actually quite decent…]

[– But isn’t she right? Even if she felt something was strange, there was no need to reveal it in the speech.]

[– Does that mean she has to talk like that?]

Seraphil: “Remember who you are.”

“I’m sorry.”

“I’ll make sure this doesn’t happen again.”

[– She looks dejected, it’s cute ㅋㅋ]

[– Leah is acting live with her voice, right? ㅋㅋㅋ]

[– Why is she apologizing? She should have stood her ground.]

[– Her personality is just trash…]

[– Since she’s an elf, it’s elven personality.]

[– Pi ha ha ha ha.]

“At this time, I was still young and inexperienced, so I couldn’t speak carelessly to Seraphil, who was of the Queen’s bloodline.”

“Later, the relationship changes, though.”

Seraphil: “Never speak of this matter again.”

“…Yes.”

[– The Alliance has a lot of internal enemies.]

[– It seems like a new villain has appeared to succeed Rodian II?]

[– But if it’s all recorded anyway, Leah can do that kind of tone too, right?]

[– Cold, contemptuous Leah? Oh…]

[– She’s so cold that I can’t react ㅋㅋㅋ]

Seraphil: “I was the one to sense the truth.”

[– So she thinks the same thing as Leah.]

[– The Demon race deliberately gave up the city? ㄷㄷ]

[– So that’s why the title was ‘The Night After the Victory Celebration’.]

[– Everyone is really immersed ㅎㅎ]

[– It seems like recording all the lines separately is effective? ㅋㅋ]