TS Vtuber Streaming Life - Chapter 76

“…I’ll just get some water for a moment.”

– Warm water, please ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ

– Make sure to drink it warm

– You were drinking chamomile tea before, so go heat that up

I felt like my brain was solidifying from the continuous misunderstandings, so I got up from my seat.

Click!

“Phew…!”

As I stepped out of the soundproof booth, my previously held breath automatically released.

“Haa….”

…I see how the viewers are like that in life.

First, I filled the coffee pot with water and loosened my throat while it was boiling.

“Ahem!”

I wanted to loosen my throat during the broadcast, but the atmosphere was such that if I did that, they would be going crazy telling me not to hurt my voice.

“Ah!”

Oh, it worked. They probably won’t ask if it hurts now, right?

Still, just to be sure, I’ll talk to myself and keep checking my voice.

I took some chamomile tea leaves from the pantry and steeped them in the boiling water.

Slurp!

“Oh, I’m craving something sweet….”

After taking a sip of the tea, I suddenly craved something sweet as my muddled mind returned, possibly due to the caffeine.

Oh, doesn’t chamomile tea have caffeine?

…Maybe I’ve been using my brain too much today.

I searched the fridge and the snack storage to see if there was anything sweet.

“Oh, this is still here?”

I found a container of vanilla ice cream left over in the freezer.

But if I eat this, people might freak out…

Eh, they’ll be okay once they hear my voice and know it’s not hurting.

…But just in case, should I eat it here?

Hmm, I’ll do that.

I took a spoon, scooped out two big spoonfuls, put the container back in the freezer, and returned to the soundproof booth with my tea.

“Together, it’s delicious… should I take one more bite?”

Desserts are always best when eaten when you crave something sweet, right?

Thinking that, I sat in the chair, turned on the microphone, and said—

“I’m back. I definitely brought chamomile tea—”

…Oh, wait?

– Hey ㅠㅠㅠㅠ Why are you eating ice cream ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ

– d*mn it ㅠㅠㅠㅠ Please listen to me ㅠㅠㅠㅠ

ㄴDeleted message.

– You ruined your voice, and now you’re eating ice cream? Do you even have a chance to get better?

ㄴDeleted message.

Wait, the mic was on…?

“Hey, everyone? Listen to my voice. It’s okay, I promise!”

Checking the sound of my broadcast through the gaming computer beside me, I returned to my original broadcasting voice.

They probably won’t worry now, right?

– Don’t force it ㅠㅠㅠㅠ

– Please take care of your voice ㅠㅠㅠㅠ

– You’re still young, but if you keep this up, it’ll catch up with you? Be careful…

“Ah… stress….”

I guess I’ll have to eat all the leftover ice cream after the stream.

***

A few hours later.

“Mr. Yeon-woo! Are you feeling okay?!”

“…You’re doing this on purpose, Ms. Se-young.”

When I arrived at Ms. Se-young’s studio for the rehearsal, she immediately said that as soon as she saw me.

“No?! If there’s anything wrong with your body, I can’t sleep! That’s why I couldn’t sleep last night!”

…She must be joking, right?

No…

Ms. Se-young looked more tired than usual, so she must not have slept after staying up for the early morning broadcast.

Ah… I can feel my bl**d pressure rising again…

“Oh! But don’t worry! This level of fatigue won’t ruin the rehearsal! I’m used to it!”

…That is one of the concerns, but not the main reason.

“And why are you eating ice cream?! The weather is chilly these days!”

After listening to some nagging that I didn’t understand why I was hearing, I began to prepare for the rehearsal in earnest.

…Seriously, why did I have to hear that?

“Mr. Yeon-woo?”

“Oh, yes.”

I tried on a mask that was closer to a headpiece than the mask Ms. Se-young had brought.

“Hmm… phew….”

It’s more comfortable than I thought?

Maybe because the inner space is more spacious than the KF94 masks I used to wear back in the pre-regression COVID days, it felt relatively easy to breathe.

“Is it comfortable to wear?!”

“Um… yeah, I guess. It’s just as I expected.”

Aside from the discomfort of having a narrower field of vision than with glasses, it’s okay since I expected it to be this way.

“Well then, can we attach the microphone inside the mask? Oh, we shouldn’t just put it inside?”

“Of course, that’s possible!”

Thinking about it, having a microphone inside the mask while only holding the prop with my hands might provide better sound.

“Just a moment! I’m going to look for it!”

While Ms. Se-young searched for the microphone, I took off the mask and looked around her studio.

Hmm… There are a lot of expensive-looking microphones here….

I heard that Ms. Se-young spent more than half of the money she earned on this studio, and it seems more than half went to the microphones.

I even saw the product I had trembled over due to its outrageous price when I was looking for my own microphone.

“Oh….”

…Can I try that?

“Ms. Se-young, can I try that one?”

“Hmm? Oh! This one? Yes! Of course!”

I received the microphone and the power supply for it. After plugging the wire into the hole where I guessed it would go and connecting everything according to Ms. Se-young’s explanation, the microphone powered on.

“Hmm~”

After humming a bit to test it out, a sharp and clear sound flowed through the speakers.

“Oh…!”

“Do you like that?”

“Yes, the sound is to my taste.”

I could definitely sing a band song with this, right?

“Should I give it to you?”

“…Huh?”

T-This is worth a small car…?

“T-This…?”

“Yes!”

“It’s too expensive, what are you saying….”

I almost got tempted at that moment….

“No way. I can’t accept something so expensive because it would be too burdensome for me.”

“That’s a shame…”

Still, since I connected the power, I decided to try singing a song with the expensive microphone.

I need to warm up my voice too.

“Do you have a song in mind?”

“Um… Can I use my song?!”

“Yes, that’s possible.”

I chose a band sound song that I often heard from Ms. Se-young and sang it.

“Oh….”

The microphone’s performance is amazing….

When the song ended, I was taken aback by the results being better than I expected.

“Wow! Mr. Yeon-woo, your singing has improved!”

“They say this is due to the equipment.”

Singing is also about using muscles, so you need to keep singing to improve. It makes sense that if I haven’t sung much lately, it would naturally decline.

Hmm… Do I really need to buy this…?

I started to seriously consider it.

However, since I had just moved recently, the amount felt burdensome, so I decided to set it aside for now and started the rehearsal after getting it ready.

To start with, I decided to just sing lightly, trying my best to recall the sound from the recordings.

“Wow! Mr. Yeon-woo! This sounds exactly the same as the recording?!”

“It’s not that much.”

But I was surprised that my skills hadn’t declined as much as I expected.

TS correction is the best!

Next, I started to move on stage and conduct the rehearsal, but suddenly, I heard Ms. Se-young’s pointed criticism.

“Mr. Yeon-woo! If you just stay still like that on stage, it’ll only look like you’re nervous from the audience’s perspective!”

“Ah.”

Hmm… That’s true….

Since I always sang while sitting at karaoke or during broadcasts, I had never thought about gestures at all.

“Would you like to learn ballet?! I can recommend a class!”

“…What?”

“If you learn the feeling of ballet movements and express yourself gracefully, it would look really beautiful and cool!”

“…No, I don’t think so.”

Ms. Se-young probably didn’t mean to seriously suggest that I learn, but rather just pick up a bit of the basics to understand the feel of it, and in that sense, it’s definitely not a bad suggestion.

But! If I go to a ballet class! I have to wear ballet shoes! And tight leggings that cling to my body!

Even just wearing motion capture gear was a nightmare! Absolutely not!

“That’s too bad… I thought it would be effective…”

“…Could you just show me a few moves, Ms. Se-young?”

“Ah…! Then, may I have permission to touch your body…?”

…What is wrong with her?

Ms. Se-young seems to be getting weirder every time we meet.

“…Just look with your eyes. Please don’t touch.”

“Ah… Yes….”

And so, a brief ballet lesson began by chance.

…It really has to be effective, right?

“First of all! When doing ballet, the basic position is to spread both feet 180 degrees! But! Beginners can’t go that far, so just spread them to 90 degrees!”

Ms. Se-young explained and showed a demonstration while taking the position.

“Like this! Got it?”

“Yes.”

“Let’s try it!”

“Yeah… No, wait a minute.”

“Yes?”

I found myself taken into a lesson with no prior opinion immediately after thinking about how the foot position doesn’t seem very important.

I’m not really learning ballet; I’m just learning the feel of it.

People pay more attention to the upper half of the body, including the hand movements, rather than the feet.

Can’t I just learn the hand movements?

I shared my thoughts with Ms. Se-young.

“Ah…! That’s true?! I learned this first when I was learning, so I completely overlooked it!”

Hmm, that could be possible.

“But, you know, the lower body is important, right?! Wouldn’t it be better to learn it properly while you’re at it?! There might be a time when you need it later too…!”

Hmm…?

“…Are you by any chance being a little selfish?”

“…A little?”

“Ha….”

Hearing her answer, I instinctively sighed.

“B-But! My selfishness is really! Not even 10%! No! Not even 10%!! You’ve heard about the importance of the lower body when learning these things, right?!”

…That might be true.

“And! You won’t be standing on stage without using your feet at all!”

…That’s true too.

“So! It’s more useful to learn than my selfishness, okay?!”

“…I get it.”

Since her reasoning was more logical than I expected, I decided to try learning and if I became curious later, I’d challenge it again then.

“In this position where your feet are spread to 90 degrees! You should feel like your body is floating upwards! Keep your feet still! Only spread your knees to the side!”

Ms. Se-young was demonstrating while holding on to the chair, but I didn’t quite understand.

“Hmmm….”

“Uh… You didn’t understand?”

“How can I feel like I’m floating while my body is going down? It’s going down!”

“Um, well… Just! By setting your mind like that…! Huh? Why…?”

Even though I couldn’t solve my curiosity at that moment, I learned the basics of ballet.

***

A few hours later.

“…Why does this even work?”

“Right?! I told you it’s definitely effective?!”

After filming a video to check after learning, I found that I could move much more naturally and exude an elegant vibe compared to when I first started.

…But seriously, why is it effective?

I wondered if TS correction included this too.