Became the Mother of Virtual YouTubers - Chapter 16

Jinha woke up late in the afternoon, took a quick shower, and turned on the computer.

These days, there’s a certain joy in opening his email inbox. Even when he’s idle, he receives a lot of outsourcing inquiries.

“This is why you should work with well-known places.”

Of course, most of the inquiries were about whether he could build a website. It was an inevitable phenomenon since he made a name for himself with Cosmo Live’s fan page.

Unsurprisingly, he turned them all down. Did they think he was a web page designer? He has pride as a 3D model designer for otaku.

Of course… he accepted the offers that had conditions too good to refuse.

Jinha’s pride? That’s a product that can be bought with enough money.

Today, there’s a welcome email mixed in.

Sender: Youngjun Kim
Subject: Hello, this is Manager Kim Youngjun from Cosmo Live.

The corners of Jinha’s mouth slightly curled up.

It was the email he had been waiting for. Not only was the pay reliable, but it was also a VIP client who made him feel a sense of accomplishment in his work.

“It’s a relief that Han-Ahr’s work is done for now.”

He wondered what kind of request they would make this time, and Jinha opened the email with anticipation.

Hello, jinha_na.

You were a great help during the last fan page project.

In particular, I was impressed that the theme composition and 3D implementation were completed within a short period.

This time, I would like to make a slightly different request.

At Cosmo Live, we have a new project that we are secretly preparing.

In relation to this project, we are in need of about four high-quality 3D avatars.

It is difficult to convey the details in writing, so it would be great if we could meet in person to discuss it.

If you can spare some time, please specify the date or place that is convenient for you.

I look forward to your reply.

After reading the long email to the end, Jinha stared at the screen with a blank expression for a moment.

“Four avatars… and not just high quality…”

As he scrolled down, a postscript attached to the end of the email caught his eye.

P.S.: I know it would be difficult to reproduce HANA, but I sincerely hope that experience can be applied to our project.

“…A standard slightly below Hana.”

Jinha muttered, chewing on his lip.

“This is a bit… tough, isn’t it?”

If it were four avatars of a reasonable level, he could deliver them tomorrow.

He could just adjust the recently perfected template model, ‘Jina’, according to the concept and send it.

But if the client mentioned ‘Hana’, it’s a different story.

They probably wouldn’t be satisfied with Jina_1, 2, 3, 4.

If the client had been someone else?

Or if it was a request from a freelance market site?

Then he would have cut it off the moment he saw the content.

The only reason Jinha was solely because the other party was Cosmo Live.

They would likely provide a generous budget and schedule.

He would probably receive a lot of support, too.

More than anything.

“It’s a project they’re secretly preparing.”

As a VTuber fan, it’s hard to resist early access.

“Well, let’s meet and hear them out first.”

Thinking he would refuse if it seemed too tough, Jinha typed on the keyboard.

While writing the content along with the greeting, a question lingered in Jinha’s mind.

“But how did they know I made Hana?”

I hope that the experience of making HANA can be applied to our project.

This was no different than saying that Cosmo Live, or at least Youngjun, knew that Jinha was Han-Ahr’s mama.

Not even Han-Ahr’s avatar, but ‘HANA’.

“Cosmo Live has impressive information gathering…”

It wasn’t that he intended to keep the fact that he made Hana a secret.

No, he thought he would have to reveal it someday if he wanted to get more work as a freelancer in the future.

He just thought it wasn’t the right time yet.

“How did they find out?”

It was pure curiosity.

If he met Youngjun, he would naturally hear the story behind it, Jinha muttered to himself.

There are three chairs in the meeting room.

Originally, it was planned that only Youngjun and Jinha would meet today, but for some reason, an avatar with neat blue hair was confidently taking a seat.

The blue hair and calm facial expression―it was Winter.

“Winter-nim, don’t you have any, like, external schedules?”

Youngjun, a short-haired avatar in a plain suit, lightly tapped the table in the VR space and chided her.

“A VTuber trainee who hasn’t even debuted yet wouldn’t have any schedules. I’m unemployed, unemployed.”

Winter leaned her elbow on the table and smiled bashfully.

Even though it was a VR Chat avatar with almost no eyebrow movement, the atmosphere conveyed playfulness.

For someone who knew about Winter’s usual cold and calm appearance, her current 모습 might feel quite awkward.

“If you’re unemployed, you should rest at home or watch other VTubers’ broadcasts…”

Of course, as her manager, Youngjun knew both of Winter’s contrasting sides.

In fact, he chose Winter as a member of Seasons because of this charm.

“So, why did you insist on coming along to a meeting between me and Jinha-nim, even though it’s not appropriate?”

“Well… it’s not just anyone, it’s Han-Ahr’s mama, you know? I was just so curious about how amazing this person is.”

In truth, she came out to have a face-to-face confrontation with Jinha, who had abruptly called her a scammer.

She was thinking of having a showdown in the VR space… no, she just came along out of pure curiosity about what kind of person they were.

Winter’s insides are surprisingly not narrow.

…Really.

“Haa… The CEO, who should actually be here, didn’t come, and instead, an oddball showed up.”

“Sacho is a streamer, so she has to broadcast. It’s only right that someone with nothing to do like me should come to this kind of meeting, don’t you think?”

“…Well, I guess it’s better to have Winter-nim here than the CEO. At least Winter-nim won’t cause any trouble.”

“Of course. Being quiet like a doll is what I do best. If Sacho were here, she would have kept saying ‘Jun, Jun~’ and pestering Manager-nim, right?”

“Indeed… That’s a terrifying thought.”

As Youngjun was about to shrug and sigh, an avatar slowly walked in through the meeting room door.

It was the template avatar, ‘Jina’, with a slight arrangement of clothes and hairstyle.

A calm hairstyle, a neat monotone suit, and an imposing chest were impressive.

Overall, it was neat, but the sunken eyes and faint dark circles gave off a subtly decadent vibe.

Youngjun and Winter couldn’t take their eyes off the avatar approaching them.

The quality was considerable at a glance.

The skirt’s pleats, the detail of the fingers, and the movement of the hair were all natural.

“Are you the people from Cosmo Live?”

A languid voice, but with a strangely captivating tone.

It was cold, but at the same time, the clear voice was quite attractive.

Youngjun made a gesture of getting up from his seat and bowed.

“Ah! Nice to meet you. I’m Youngjun. You must be Jinha-nim, right?”

“Yes, that’s right.”

As Jinha slightly bowed her head in greeting, Youngjun asked in a slightly excited voice.

“I apologize for saying this out of the blue… but would you be interested in debuting as a VTuber? Yes, I think you could make it big if you debuted right now. The avatar is great, and your voice is also very attractive.”

When Youngjun spoke in an excited voice, Jinha smiled vaguely and then waved her hand.

“No, no, I have no talent for broadcasting. I’m just the type to make things.”

“No way! You already have the avatar and the voice, if you just work on the content a little…”

“Manager-nim, you’re getting too excited.”

“…Ahem! Well, I’ll talk to you more about this later if there’s a chance. If you ever change your mind, please consult with me anytime. Please.”

At Winter’s words, Youngjun awkwardly cleared his throat.

Jinha chuckled and slowly turned around in place.

“But this model, does it look pretty good?”

Youngjun nodded without any hesitation.

“Yes, honestly, even at this quality, it already surpasses most Vtubers. As expected of a model creator, even the avatar you use is amazing.”

“So that means this is sufficient as a delivery standard?”

“It’s sufficient… but I would be lying if I said I didn’t wish you could make it even better.”

Youngjun almost nodded unconsciously, but he held back and changed his words.

Even the model Jinha had brought out now easily surpassed the existing Seasons models.

But somehow, he felt that Jinha could make an even more amazing model than this.

“So… please think of this model as the minimum standard.”

At Youngjun’s words, Jinha’s expression momentarily contorted, but she soon nodded.

He was secretly relieved. It would have been quite difficult if they had demanded to match Han-Ahr without any standards.

‘If this is the minimum standard… it’s doable.’

Originally, the fact that the meeting room was set in a virtual space and that he appeared at the meeting with the template avatar Jina were all part of Jinha’s plan.

He may look lax, but he’s surprisingly meticulous.

No, she.

That’s Jinha.

“Manager-nim, don’t just talk between yourselves, let me greet Jinha-nim too, okay?”

Winter watched the two converse and naturally interjected.

“Jinha-nim, aren’t you curious about who I am?”

“Ah, I forgot to introduce her. This is Winter-nim. She’s one of the members of Cosmo Live’s 3rd generation.”

“3rd generation… the one that’s rumored to be debuting soon?”

At Jinha’s somewhat excited voice, Winter smiled gracefully and nodded.

“Hello. I’m Winter, from Cosmo Live’s 3rd generation, Seasons.”

A languid expression and a smiling expression faced each other.

At first glance, it might have seemed like a bleak scene, but their inner thoughts were a little different.

‘Wow, crazy. It’s a celebrity, a celebrity. Jinha, you bastard, you’ve made it. You even got to see a Cosmo Live member.’

One side was fanboying.

‘What do I do? Her voice is totally sexy… And she’s even a gold-hand?! This is crazy, this is crazy… When she debuts, I must make sure to schedule a collaboration with Mama right away.’

The other side had just become a fan of the other party.

…It’s a good thing that neither of them had applied rigorous facial rigging to their avatars.

Otherwise, their foolish expressions would have been completely exposed to each other.