Now That I Have Become a Woman, I Am a Vtuber - Chapter 10

The third audition phase has now progressed considerably and is nearing its end.

And my broadcast… has become quite wired.

[Thank you, A senior citizen go board flipping game Master, Miro, for the 20,000 won donation!]

-What are you doing today?

“Thank you, [A senior citizen go board flipping game Master, Miro], for the 20,000 won! I haven’t decided what to do today!”

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-Now she’s just confident lol

-Isn’t she doing the broadcast properly?

-In the other room, they sing two songs for 20,000 won…

-Why doesn’t this person sing?

-Oh, Miro doesn’t sing~

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To put it simply… the broadcast atmosphere is in shambles.

The person who just made that donation, with the long username [A senior citizen go board flipping game Master, Miro], surprisingly accounts for more than 50% of all donations to my channel, essentially making him the ‘chairman.’

At some point, notorious troublemakers from the community found their way to my channel and stuck around.

While other audition participants’ broadcasts are filled with viewers who support the broadcaster and foster a positive atmosphere, my broadcast… has gone wrong somewhere.

Although my viewer count is among the top, the quality of those viewers is quite poor.

In martial arts terms, it feels like having plenty of internal energy from using dark arts, but lacking real substance.

“By the way, Chairman, are you planning to change your nickname?”

I know it’s not good for a broadcaster to speak personally to a viewer like this, but in my opinion, this chairman contributes to the poor atmosphere of this broadcast.

If the biggest donor behaves like that, won’t others follow?

[Thank you, A senior citizen go board flipping game Master, Miro, for the 30,000 won donation!]

-Do you have a problem with my nickname?

30,000 won?

That’s quite bold.

With 30,000 won, you can have three hearty meals in a day.

In terms of hourly wage, it’s almost three hours.

If it were another small-time broadcaster, they would have immediately bowed their head, but I’m different.

I manipulated the keyboard to make my character’s face on the broadcast screen turn red.

“But, if you keep doing that, I’ll have no choice but to ban you?”

I issue a warning but leave a way out that can be taken as a joke.

If I don’t handle it this way, it might end up on some community with a title like ‘A female virtual streamer who disrespects viewer donations.’

Oh, that’s from experience.

It happened a few days ago.

Oh, what now?

[Thank you, A senior citizen go board flipping game Master, Miro, for the 50,000 won donation!]

-Seriously?

50,000 won? Huh…

This is a power struggle.

I could just laugh it off and accept the 50,000 won, but then I might lose control of the broadcast.

I manipulated the keyboard to make my avatar on the broadcast screen frown.

“Squint!!”

Then I displayed the viewer list on the broadcast screen, right-clicked on the chairman’s ID, and forcefully kicked him out.

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-Wow lololololol

-She actually kicked him lol

-50,000 won isn’t even money, is it?

-Explain

-Kicking him out is a bit much;;

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As expected, the chat erupted.

But I didn’t think it was a big deal.

Honestly, from the perspective of other viewers, how would they feel about the chairman who donated tens of thousands of won getting kicked out?

They’re just reacting strongly to see my response.

The way to handle this is simple. Just say whatever comes to mind and divert their attention.

“The weight of my beliefs is like the sky. Do not dare to buy heaven with Gold.”

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-Is this another joke?

-Wrong.

-What is she saying?

-Her voice is a scam, sounds like a game line.

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These days, I just mix up lines from martial arts novels and spit them out as they come to mind.

I’ve recently started reading martial arts novels. As an audition participant, I only go out to the convenience store or vocal academy, so I ended up picking up this hobby while lounging at home.

I’m starting with the famous martial arts novels that even female Kim Suhyun knew, and they’re quite interesting.

Anyway, when I just talk about random stuff like this…

[Thank you, ᄋᄋ, for the 50,000 won donation!]

-So, what are you doing today?

There’s always someone who wants to run the broadcast like this.

“Oh right. Let’s decide what to do today first, shall we?”

As we proceed with the broadcast, responding to such people, the incident that just happened naturally gets buried.

Sigh… Am I becoming a broadcasting genius or what?

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-Public game?

-Continue the World Cup we did before

-Don’t you play games like League of Legends?

-Let’s check out new releases on Steam

-How about just chatting?

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Leaning back on my chair, I read the chat that keeps scrolling up, pondering what to do today.

“Shall we just chat?”

Just chat.

An abbreviation for ‘Just Chatting,’ where the broadcaster simply chats with the viewers.

It’s a kind of broadcast where you just sit and read the chat and donations, sharing your thoughts, and viewers like it.

It’s something streamers with a decent number of viewers can do easily.

Of course, if you let your guard down and make a slip of the tongue, you could be in trouble, but I think that’s unlikely.

Moreover, the speed at which chats go up in my broadcast is fast compared to the number of viewers, so there’s always something to talk about.

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-OO

-Not playing games? This girl’s really taking it easy;

-Oh, that’s great lol

-What are you doing today?

-Come up with some content

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Well, a few people in the chat grumble, but that’s… kind of like elementary school kids teasing the girl they like.

“What I did today? I just started the broadcast as soon as I got up.”

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-lololololol

-Miro, your lifestyle is similar to mine

-I’m a home guard, and that’s true

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[Thank you, ᄋᄋ, for the 50,000 won donation!]

-Why did you wake up so late?

“Oh, thank you for the 1,000 won donation. I was watching anime until dawn. You know, the one you guys recommended yesterday.”

Since I always talk about manga, there are a few lists that viewers have recommended for me to watch.

I said I would pick one and watch it before going to bed yesterday, and honestly, I watched up to episode 3 and then turned it off.

Well, it was stimulating, but honestly, a bit… boring.

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-Haha

-Did you see that?

-?? What did you see?

-How was it?

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“I’ll refrain from commenting since the original creator or the anime producers might watch my stream.”

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-But why did you criticize other comics?

-Now?

-Yesterday you were bashing that isekai otaku anime like crazy.

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Yesterday?

I thought back to yesterday.

By chance, I saw an anime bingo and most of the anime listed were ones that Kim Suhyun had seen, so I lightly recalled and evaluated them.

“But I didn’t say anything wrong yesterday, did I?”

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-Wow

-Oh no

-What?

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“These days, Japanese comics are just… never mind. Back in my day, I used to agonize over what to rent at the rental store, but now nothing really grabs my attention.”

[Thank you, ᄋᄋ, for the 50,000 won donation!]

-So, can you recommend any anime?

“Thank you for the 1,000 won donation~ Recommendations? I prefer reading manga over watching anime, can I recommend some manga instead?”

[Thank you, ᄋᄋ, for the 50,000 won donation!]

-Manga recommendations are fine

“But I don’t know what you’ve seen or haven’t seen. Have you seen One Piece, Naruto, and Bleach?”

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-You must watch those.

-There are too many episodes, I can’t keep up.

-Isn’t that a bit outdated?

-I only watched the beginning.

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[Thank you, ᄋᄋ, for the 50,000 won donation!]

-How long do I have to keep answering for 1,000 won donations? Are you trying to solicit donations?

“Busted.”

I said that and opened my notepad.

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-Wow, she’s tough.

-She’s really harsh.

-Is this how she makes money?

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“I’m just going to have a cool manga recommendation show today, so watch everything I recommend.”

I actually took a bit of pride in my knowledge of manga.

It’s that inexplicable pride of having seen classic masterpieces in the manga café that modern kids haven’t seen.

Moreover, after gaining Kim Suhyun’s memories and learning about contemporary anime, this pride grew even more.

The works that Kim Suhyun considered masterpieces were, at best, good in my opinion.

I wrote the manga titles on the notepad without hesitation.

[Slam Dunk]

“If you haven’t seen this, just turn off the stream and go binge-read it at a manga café right now.”

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-I saw it, but only the movie version.

-Ugh, it smells old.

-Come on, it’s Slam Dunk.

-It’s a masterpiece.-Doesn’t it smell musty?

-So, are you better at sports than Haruko?

-The movie version was fun.

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Seeing the intense reactions in the chat, I sighed deeply to myself.

How do kids these days navigate this harsh society?

Where do they learn the grit and passion that isn’t taught in textbooks?

“Geez, do you smell that? A generation that disregards Slam Dunk has arrived.”

But knowing they wouldn’t listen even if I told them, I just clicked my tongue and let it go.

[Thank you, Stationery Eraser Thief Miro, for the 1,000 won donation!]

-Hey, have you watched K-On?

“K-On? I haven’t seen it.”

I heard it was a masterpiece, but neither male nor female Kim Suhyun had watched it.

And I didn’t particularly feel like watching it now either.

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-??

-?

-Did you really act all high and mighty about it?

-Ugh, seriously…

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“What… Isn’t it something like Bocchi the Rock? It seems fun, but I think it’s a bit overrated.”

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-No way

-It’s true though

-All the old folks get out of here haha

-Bocchi the Rock is great

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[Thank you, Stationery Eraser Thief Miro, for the 1,000 won donation!]

-I thought they you knowledgeable, but you turned out to be just a surface-level fan haha;; Didn’t even watch K-On.

“Is it really that worth watching? Okay, I’ll watch it before bed tonight.”

Sensing that continuing this conversation about K-On might label me as someone ignorant about anime, I decided to say that and cut off the topic.

Of course, I had no intention of watching it.

“Alright, has everyone seen the next anime?”

[Dragon Ball]

I wrote the 2 characters in my notepad and looked at the chat.

“Raise your hand if you haven’t seen it.”

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-🙋‍♂️

-Of course, I’ve seen Dragon Ball.

-Raised hand

-Who hasn’t seen it?

-Dragon Ball is really for the old folks.

-Even with just two words, the old vibe is overwhelming in the notepad.

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Seeing my childhood masterpiece being treated as an ancient relic made me feel an uncontrollable surge.

“Enough!!”

That day, my broadcast ended with me explaining the story of Dragon Ball endlessly.

***

The next morning.

I frowned as I looked at a message on my phone.

[Hello Miro, I am Lee Hayeon, the Celestial Project manager]

[I would like to discuss some matters related to the audition… Would it be possible to meet?]

In summary, it was a very polite proposal asking if we could meet to discuss audition-related matters.