Now That I Have Become a Woman, I Am a Vtuber - Chapter 118

As soon as I agreed, Hyunsoo smiled broadly and said,
“Let’s listen to the songs we’re considering for the album first, and you can tell me what you think.”
“My ears are quite picky.”
“That’s okay.”

Look at that confidence. Who would think he’s a high school senior? But come to think of it… isn’t he a student? Doesn’t he go to school?

“Hey, don’t you go to school?”
“What?”

Hyunsoo’s smile faded as he looked a bit flustered by my question. This kid… acting like an adult.

“How long has it been since you last went to school?”
“Uh… about a week.”

I felt a bit sorry for him. High school memories are truly precious.

“A student should go to school. You should enjoy the atmosphere while you can.”

My old-fashioned comment made the people around us look at me strangely. Come to think of it, I’m the second youngest here after Hyunsoo.

“Um… how was it for you?”
“Me?”
“Yes.”

How was my school life? I was about to give a vague answer, but Hyunsoo’s expression was unexpectedly serious.

“I’m curious too,” Ahyoung added. The other band members also seemed interested.

Well, I guess I’m a bit unusual? But that was when male Suhyun and female Suhyun combined to become Omega Suhyun. Female Suhyun wasn’t anything special.

“I was just quiet. You know, sleeping in class and stuff.”
“Really? You, Suhyun?” Ahyoung looked at me in surprise. Well, it’s quite different from my current image.

I can’t say that male Suhyun was an otaku more interested in 2D than reality.

From my experience living as female Kim Suhyun, sometimes it’s best to just say a few words.

“I’m pretty, right? Even if I just sit still, I’m treated like royalty.”

Ahyoung’s mouth dropped open, and the male band members cleared their throats.

“Wow.” Hyunsoo looked at me with admiration.

“I just got inspired.”
“If the theme is narcissism, please stop.”
“Even that is inspiring.”

This crazy genius… Why do I see Moon Changsik in Hyunsoo?

Successful people from a young age seem to have a bit of a strange side.

“Anyway, I’ll go to school tomorrow.”
“Yeah, you might find inspiration there too.”
“That’s true.”

At least Hyunsoo doesn’t seem to avoid school life. You never know, he might be bullied. Though it’s hard to imagine from his current appearance.

“There’s not much time left until graduation, right?”
“Yeah, especially with winter break, it’ll be over soon.”
“If you’re a senior, you won’t have classes after the college entrance exam, right? It’s practically over.”

I suddenly remembered my senior year. Not the female side, but the male side who got into a top engineering university.

I was really on top of the world back then. I remember spending money like crazy.

But Hyunsoo is working on an album in a basement studio during that time. Thinking about it, I can’t help but give some advice as a life senior.

“Working is good, but have fun too. You’re young. Everything is an experience at that age.”
“…How old are you, unni?”
“I was born about 700 days before you.”

Hyunsoo looked at me in disbelief.

“Everyone says to strike while the iron is hot.”
“That’s true.”

Hmm… that’s also good advice. Maybe it’s even better for Hyunsoo. He seems to have the drive to keep going, fueled by his great talent.

“But you won’t be rowing forever, right? It’s okay to take it easy sometimes.”

Hmm… am I spreading the laziness of a corrupt adult?

“Forever… I understand.”

Well, I think I helped a bit.

“Now, let’s hear the songs.”

Enough chit-chat. Time to listen to the candidate songs for the album.

“Are these all songs?” There were quite a few candidates. Didn’t they say just a few songs?

Definitely more than that.

About twenty songs? …We could make two albums with these.

“It’s a lot, but take your time.”
“Sure.”

If there are 20 songs, even if each is 3 minutes long, it’ll take an hour to listen to them all. I’ll need to take my time and listen carefully.

“I’ll start playing them.” Hyunsoo connected his phone to the speaker and started playing the songs one by one.

The first song had a fast tempo. As expected from band music, the lively drums and guitar caught my ear, and the bass smoothly followed.

Before I could get used to the sound, Hyunsoo’s vocals came in, leaving me in awe.

It seems much better than before.

Moreover, since he wrote the song himself, his understanding of it is evident in his vocals.

Well, I explained it in a roundabout way, but in short, the song is really good. Very good.

“Wow, this is good. We should include this.” I told Hyunsoo, but Ahyoung chuckled and said,

“There are 19 more good songs.”
“What?”
“Listen to them.”

I think this one is in the top three. Compared to Hyunsoo’s previous album songs, it’s clearly pleasing to my ears. Not that the other songs are worse.

This one feels like it has less depth but more breadth. In other words, it’s more accessible to the public.

But Ahyoung seemed confident, so I listened to the other songs.

After about four songs, I realized Ahyoung wasn’t exaggerating.

Moreover, I now understood why there were so many featuring requests. It wasn’t just because they liked Hyunsoo.

They knew. Or rather, the industry veterans knew better.

They were sure Hyunsoo would make it big and wanted to be part of it.

Everyone wants to contribute to a guaranteed success.

Wow… Now I see Hyunsoo in a new light. His light blonde hair even sparkled a bit under the lights.

“What’s the title of this album?”
“Oh, this album?” Hyunsoo looked at the song list with a slight smile and said,

“Reality.”
“Ah.”

The last one was Fantasy. This one is Reality.

What’s next, Future?

Anyway, after listening to good songs, I wanted to share one of mine.

I already have my ambitious new song, “Turning Point,” on my phone.

“Do you want to hear my song?”
“A song? Oh, the one you did with composer Kang Woo-hyun?” Hyunsoo immediately understood. He remembered what I mentioned before?

“Yeah, it’s finished.”

The composer said I could share it with friends, so it’s okay. I even sang it at the filming site. The composer doesn’t seem to care about leaks.

He might even see leaks as marketing.

“Suhyun, did you make a song?”
“I didn’t make it. I just did the vocals.”
“Oh… play it quickly.”
“I’m looking forward to it too.”

Well, if they’re looking forward to it… I should deliver. No pressure. It’s a good song, after all.

So I connected my phone to the speaker and played the song.

It felt like a song exchange session.

I only had one card, while Hyunsoo had twenty. My song filled the basement studio. The melody, familiar and comforting from countless listens and practices, filled the space, and the band members listened in their own ways.

And Hyunsoo…

He had his eyes closed, so I couldn’t tell what he thought. But he must be enjoying it.

When the song ended, everyone looked at me.

Their gazes seemed to say, “Was she this good?” and my shoulders lifted. Especially Hyunsoo’s eyes seemed to shine strangely.

“You’ve improved a lot.”

Hyunsoo’s first words were a compliment to me, not the song.

“I recorded it with a lot of feedback.”

I’m a completely different person now compared to before recording “Turning Point.”

The amount of time and effort I put in!

“Then… can I make some adjustments to the song you’ll feature in?”
 “What?”
“Thank you. I think I got some inspiration. As expected, composer Kang Woo-hyun’s skills are on another level. There’s a depth that someone like me can’t reach.”

Wait, what? Adjustments? I asked nervously,

“What kind of adjustments?”
“Of course, it’ll be much harder to sing but will sound better.”

Ah… As expected.

But what can I do? I brought this on myself. And if the song gets better, that’s a good thing, right? Yeah…

Surprisingly, I seem to enjoy taking on challenges.