TS Vtuber Streaming Life - Chapter 24

I was surprised when the schedule for filming with the leader of Evermore suddenly got set.

Did our department really do so well? I wondered.

Were they talking about expanding investments in something like this?

Anyway, the filming was more fun than I expected.

The edited version seems like it will turn out well.

I wonder if this video will bring some new people to our group?

“Then, take care on your way.”

“Yes, Ms. Yeon-woo, you take care too!”

I’m already curious about the viewers’ reactions when the edited video comes out.

After finishing the filming, I thought I should just stop by our department to see the manager’s face before leaving the company.

“Manager.”

“Oh, Mr. Yeon-woo. Is the filming over?”

“Yes.”

“So, do you think the real-life filming was better?”

Hmm… actually, I was opposed to the real-life filming.

With two people filming, only one is constantly on screen while the other is just heard; I couldn’t understand why we had to do it in real life when we were filming a VTuber video.

But still,

“The response from Yesul was very good.”

I was convinced by the overwhelming results.

“I’m glad. If you didn’t like it and gave me a glare, I would’ve had a nightmare tonight.”

“No, I wouldn’t-”

…Am I right?

“I’ll hold back on what I say…”

If I say anything more, I’ll just get hurt…

After lightly greeting other people, I left the company.

As soon as I stepped outside, the humid and hot air hit me.

Ugh… the weather has been really unbearable lately.

It is July, the peak of summer, but isn’t this too much?

Sure, my mind has experienced a future world with more aggravated global warming!

Of course, my body hasn’t felt it…

Wiping off the flowing sweat, I entered the subway station, and the absence of sunlight made it much better than before.

I tapped my transportation card and waited a moment until the subway arrived, and thankfully, since it was 4 PM, it was a quiet time with plenty of empty seats.

How refreshing….

It’s really nice that the subway has air conditioning…

Enjoying the cool sensation that comes with paying taxes, I browsed through my phone and discovered an interesting headline.

[Gaon Enter’s Ambitious New Project! Major Success?!]

Hmm… the title sounds old-fashioned but is intriguing for that very reason.

I could pretty much guess the content.

Clicking it, it was indeed about our group.

[The new project for virtual idols has set a record by charting in the top 100, raising expectations for the future.]

It ended with an archetypical news flavor, but since it was about me, it felt fresh and interesting.

I checked for more news related to us and found two more articles, and before I knew it, it was time for me to get off.

Once I got off, the cool air I had felt earlier in the underground became stuffy.

…Isn’t the temperature perception way too extreme?

If it feels like this now, I can only imagine how it will be outside, so I prepared myself mentally and stepped out.

Thanks to that mental preparation, it didn’t feel as hot as I expected, so I headed home with a sense of relief.

But hot is still hot, so I hurried my pace while walking.

The good news is that my apartment is near university town, just a 10-minute walk from the subway station.

Beep beep beep!

The moment I opened the door and entered my room, I peeled off my sweat-soaked clothes.

“Ah… gross…”

As I took off my clothes, they clung to me, not coming off neatly, which annoyed me, but with patience, I tried again and finally succeeded.

Wow… I really sweated a lot….

Especially my bra was drenched in sweat.

If I had been outside for just a little longer, would it have absorbed all that sweat without any left over?

While pondering such useless thoughts, a breeze coming in through the window made the goosebumps rise on my bare skin.

Coming to my senses, I quickly grabbed my underwear, tossed it in front of the bathroom, and went inside to turn on the cold water from the shower.

“Ugh!”

The sudden touch of cold water sent another shiver down my body, but I endured it and turned my back to the stream.

“Phew…”

After getting used to it, the earlier goosebumps disappeared, leaving only the refreshing sensation.

Enjoying that feeling, I washed up and came out.

“Ah….”

As soon as I stepped out, the coolness disappeared immediately, and it felt like I was in a sauna.

Ugh… Can I even dry my hair now?

With this weather, I’ll probably have to dry it all day because of the sweat generated from drying my hair…

Hmm…! It’s such a hassle!

In the end, I just roughly dried my hair with a towel and jumped onto my bed.

Leaning back on the bed, I used my foot to operate the nearby fan, setting it to high.

Ugh… at least this feels survivable….

Should I really get air conditioning…?

But I couldn’t shake off the thought that the contract for my current apartment was expiring soon.

Right… where will I go next?

Should I just go back home?

It’s a hassle to change the broadcasting environment every time I move…

Oh, that reminds me!

Thinking about going home made me remember that I hadn’t told my parents I dropped out of college yet.

Is it possible Nayeon mentioned it…?

…No way.

Hmm… I should tell them when I go home during Chuseok.

Son—Oh, daughter.

I’m sure they’ll understand if I say I’m singing after entering Gaon Enter.

By then, I should have recordings of my featured songs to show them.

Though I’m not embarrassed to be a VTuber, it’s just annoying to explain.

As I continued to lay there, today’s broadcast suddenly popped into my mind.

Hmm… What to do?

I don’t want to get up…

After a brief contemplation, I made my decision.

Today’s broadcast… let’s take a break!

Right, I’ve already done a broadcast under the name of filming for several hours.

What else is there to broadcast?

Having made the decision, I quickly acted.

[Break from Broadcasting]

ㅈㄱㄴ

No matter how many times I see it, it’s a clean break notice.

By not putting a reason in the announcement, I gave viewers the fun of speculation, and later, I can share the reason in a broadcast, killing two birds with one stone.

Having relieved my thoughts about broadcasting, I now began to think about dinner.

…Isn’t there a lot to consider today?

But as someone who finds joy in eating, contemplating dinner is something I happily accepted.

First of all, I don’t want to cook for myself.

Are you telling me to cook in front of the fire in this weather?

I already just showered; I don’t want to make more work for myself.

Then, I guess delivery is the answer….

[Please give me dinner recommendations]

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I wrote another post in the café.

If I can’t solve it with my own brain, then isn’t it okay to solve it with collective intelligence?

-d*mn it, if you post a break notice and then write for dinner recommendations, will they even help you?

Feeling anxious about that comment, I scrolled down the screen.

Poké, salad, kimchi stew, tonkatsu, pasta, stir-fried pork, and many other menus made me breathe a sigh of relief.

Phew! I thought I wouldn’t get any recommendations!

Among the many menus, chilled udon caught my eye, so I wrote a comment saying I’d choose the person who suggested chilled udon and opened the delivery app.

Wait, chilled udon is 4,500 won?!

Before my regression, the cheapest was 9,000 won, and if it was expensive, it would be over 10,000 won…

I suddenly realized how harsh the cost of living is with the price difference of two times.

***

[You all! I’m at a café and listening to Solana’s song!]

(Café video)

– For real!

– Oooohhhh!

– Wow!!! Solana’s slaying!!!!!!

[d*mn!!! Roje!!! Turn on the broadcast!!!!!!]

Ahhhhh! I’m going to drink LAX!!!

– I’m gonna drink it toooooooo!

– You all, Roje posted one more thing at the café!

– Author: For real? Is she starting a broadcast?

– Author: d*mn, that’s just a dinner recommendation.

– LOL.

[No, this girl’s first post after the break notice is a dinner recommendation.]

Hahahaha, that’s absurd.

– Roje is replying.

– Author: That’s even more irritating. Hahahahaha.

[Hey, Roje commented, right?]

d*mn, I should have written chilled udon.

– For real? Roje wrote a comment?

– Isn’t that Roje’s first comment?

– Author: Yeah, yeah,

– Author: I wanted Roje first…

– Author: What’s with that?

– Author: Strange thoughts, don’t go there.

[d*mn!!!!!! Those bastards need to cut it out!]

They’re seriously bashing Solana on the female-dominated community for being too s*xual. Hahahaha.

– For real? Link it.

– Author: Just search ‘Ai Idol’, and it’ll be at the top.

– d*mn, we have someone inside!

– Author: for real lol, if only we three knew who they are, hahahaha.

***

What the…? Why is my friend listening to Solana’s song?

This guy is such a King Bane.

– Honestly, the song is good. Yeah.

– True.

– It seems like they’re promoting it at Gaon Enter right now.

– Author: Looks like money is the answer.

– Isn’t he just a Solana fan? Ask if it’s Roje.

– Author: Is that so? I’ll try asking next time.

***

Min-woo thinks he’s just an ordinary college student.

With a strange sister…

“Oh! Stop it! Don’t watch that geek stuff!”

“Hey! How dare you insult our Roje?! d*e! You b*stard!”

I don’t know exactly, but things started getting weird with my sister roughly a few months ago.

She used to like boy idols, but suddenly, someone who never watched anime started watching geeky stuff.

“No! That company has Evermore too! Mr. Namdol has Dynamic! Why do you like that geeky stuff?!”

“You don’t understand the charm of our Roje! You blind idiot!”

And there’s a phrase that always comes after this.

“So just watch one video of our Roje!”

“Ugh! Stop it already!”

That d*mn Roje! Roje!

Last time, we went out to eat, and she was talking about Roje there too!

Are you seriously being brainwashed?!

“Min-ji, stop bullying Min-woo already.”

“Yes!”

With my sister having a high level of trust in our parents, there’s no one on my side in our house….

“This time, she also released a song!”

“Eh? What song? A geek song? In Japanese?”

Can they also sing?

Weren’t they just broadcasters?

“No! You idiot! A girl group song!”

“What the hell? It should be a girl group song for it to be a girl group song. Isn’t it an Ai song?”

“You b*stard!”

Angry, Min-ji kicked my thigh, and the sudden impact made me tumble to the floor.

“Ow! Wait! My bone! I got hit!”

d*mn it! Why did I say that? I should’ve just kept it in my head!

After that, she pounced on me and put me in a lock!

“If you say you’re going to listen to the song, I’ll let you go.”

“I’ll listen! I’ll listen!”

“If you don’t listen, you’ll d*e! Really!”

“Before that, I’m going to d*e now!”

Barely calming her down, I reluctantly began to listen to the song.

But….

“Why… does it sound good…?”

If I were to listen not knowing it was geeky VTuber stuff, I would’ve thought it was a real new girl group song.

It was that good.

And especially the first chorus part!

“Wow… who’s singing here? Their voice is amazing!”

“Hehe!”

Oh, no way…?

“You can recognize our Roje’s voice right away!”

Ah, d*mn.

“Sis, can I go now since I get it now?”

“No, I’m not letting you go until you understand at least one more charm of Roje.”

“Ah! d*mn! Really!”

And then, forced to stay, I began watching the video.

“What’s this? The song and voice are different from before?”

“It’s the same person.”

“What?!”

This feeling was completely absent in the earlier song?

Anyway, I ended up watching the video to the end.

“How was it?”

“Don’t ever show this to me again!”

Though I complained outwardly, I thought inside.

Well, it is interesting….

Little did Min-woo know that exactly one week later, while browsing Roje’s YouTube, he would get caught by Min-ji and face the humiliation of being discovered.