Now That I Have Become a Woman, I Am a Vtuber - Chapter 124

The song Hyunsoo sent me, Tranquil Lake, was so good that I wondered if it was even okay to use it as an original Miro track.
It was so good that I thought, “Shouldn’t this go to a professional female singer instead?”

Of course, that didn’t mean I was going to refuse it.

“This is really amazing.”
[Isn’t it? I told you, I did a great job making it, didn’t I?]

Hyunsoo’s confidence in his work was well-founded.
Now I understood why he wanted to include a featuring artist.
Creating such a great track, it’d be hard to just hand it over without getting involved personally.

“Well, I’ll make good use of it. First, I need to record it.”
[Come record it at my studio.]
“Are you sure that’s okay?”

I had planned on renting a recording studio, but if he was offering, I had no reason to refuse.

[Of course, since I composed and wrote the song, I’m curious to see how it’ll turn out when you record it.]
“Alright then, I’ll come by!”
[Sure, drop by anytime.]

Wow, was it really okay to accept so much from him?
I ended the call with Hyunsoo, thinking I’d have to do something big for him once I started making money.

“Whew…”

I couldn’t help but feel excited.
I could already imagine my viewers being blown away when this song was released.

Ah, but what if it actually charts?
I could see the headlines now: “Korean VTuber Enters the Top 100 Charts—Is Korea Okay?”

By the way, isn’t that Three Kingdoms game on sale right now?
I remember reading somewhere that it’s better to buy it on sale than to pay full price later.

Not sure if it’s a good idea, but I really want to splurge.
The song’s just too good.

Now, the only thing left is the music video….

Hmm….

Should I be the one to handle this?

I mean, wouldn’t The Six also benefit if this goes well?
I brought this amazing track in all on my own, after all.

But what if I completely mess up the music video because it’s my first time?
Not that I’m worried or anything….

Great songs deserve great music videos. That’s just common sense.
And it just so happens that my company, The Six, has experience making music videos.

Well, well, looks like it’s time for a little symbiosis between the agency and its VTuber talent.

I immediately called my manager.

[Hello?]
“Hi, Manager.”
[What’s the matter?]
“It’s about the music video we talked about earlier….”

But saying, “I got a song, so make me a music video, please!” sounded a bit childish.
I decided to ease into it.

[Ah, I was actually just looking into people who could handle the music video. We still have connections with the team we worked with before.]
“That’s great, but…”
[But?]
“Well, I just received a song today.”
[A song? You received one?]

The manager sounded really surprised.
Well, it’s not every day someone who was just inquiring about original tracks suddenly shows up with one.

[Who gave you this song, and how did you get it?]
“A friend of mine… you might even know them.”
[Me? Who?]

The manager seemed completely clueless.
Well, the only person they might guess is composer Kang Woo-hyun, but surely he wouldn’t have given me a song just like that—wait, he did.
Now that I think about it, did I ever mention Kang Woo-hyun to the manager?
Hmm, maybe not.

Anyway, it was time to talk about Hyunsoo.

“You know Slim Gold, right? I mentioned them before.”
[Yes?]
“Well, I kept in touch after featuring on their track.”
[I remember that. But you’re not saying…?]

The manager trailed off, seemingly unable to believe it.

“Ta-da!”

Turns out it’s totally believable.

[Is this for real?]

The manager, uncharacteristically, stuttered in disbelief.

“Yes, I even have the guide vocals.”
[Can I confirm it?]
“Sure, go ahead.”

I sent over the guide vocals.

[Just a moment… would it be alright if I step away to listen?]
“Of course, take your time.”
[Excuse me for a bit.]

The manager didn’t even end the call, disappearing for about four minutes before coming back.

[Um… Miro?]
“Yes?”
[Is this song really ours?]
“Of course, it’s my song.”
[Wow… this is unbelievable.]

The manager seemed genuinely shocked.
It made sense; I suddenly brought in such a high-quality track for a personal original song.

[Who’s going to do the featuring part?]

They must’ve noticed the featuring section in the guide vocals.
I guess they didn’t consider that Hyunsoo himself might be the one doing it.

“The featuring? That’s already decided.”
[Who? Considering how challenging it is, maybe Anna or Maho, since she can handle deeper tones?]
“No, Hyunsoo said he’d do it himself.”
[Excuse me? Hyunsoo?]
“Yeah, I figured it’d be odd for a male to feature, but since he gave me the song, it feels right. Plus, no one else could handle that part better than him.”
[You’re saying Slim Gold is going to feature?]
“Exactly.”
[Oh my god.]

I heard the manager gasp for air.
…Were they okay?

“Are you alright?”
[Yes, yes, of course! But really, is this true? He’s really featuring?]
“Yep, he’s doing it himself. He’s quite attached to the song.”
[This is unbelievable.]

The manager fell silent for a moment, then spoke again.

[Miro…]
“Yes, go ahead.”
[About the music video… would it be alright if we handled it?]

Just as I thought.
The manager must’ve decided the music video was too important to leave to me.

Offering first? Perfect.
That’s exactly why I called.

“Oh, I feel bad asking you to handle everything….”
[Not at all! Leave the music video to us. Just focus on the song and your broadcasts.]
“Then what about dance lessons…?”
[Nope, you still have to go to those.]
“Yes, sir.”

Too bad.
Now that I think about it, it’s been a while since I started taking lessons.
Everyone seems to have chosen their live performance songs, and it’s about time we got into the recording phase.

The end of the year is approaching, after all.

[Anyway, I’ll get back to work. What about you, Miro?]
“Me? I’m about to start streaming.”

Between recording the song, live show rehearsals, and overseeing the music video, I couldn’t just sit around doing nothing.
With everything about to get busier, I needed to keep giving my viewers something consistent.

That’s why I planned to stream again today.

[Miro Stream]

I started streaming on both YouTube and Dwitch simultaneously.
During the last YouTube live, I noticed there were quite a few people watching on that platform.

Of course, part of the reason was as a backup plan in case one platform banned me again.

• Hey hey!
• Miro’s here!
• What’s on the agenda today?

“Hello, everyone. What are we doing today? Well, that’s for you to decide.”

• Bold move, lol.
• I’m just here to watch.
• Typical lazy streamer.

Even though the chat was going wild, some people were already writing suggestions on the fan cafe.
Picking something from the cafe had become my usual routine.

“Alright, let’s check out some suggestions.”

The Celestial Realm fan cafe’s Miro board had grown quite active compared to its earlier, deserted days.

Still, it was probably only half as active as the other members’ boards.
Why don’t they use the Miro board more? Sigh.

The suggestions were the usual: horror games, LoL, trending games, or niche games currently on sale.

Most of them were game recommendations, with the occasional request for World Cup-style rankings or other random activities.

“Let’s take a look.”

It’s nice how viewers write these posts to help me decide what to do.
I usually make an effort to read through them.

“Horror games? Next.”

• ???
• Come on, just do it already.
• You’re the only one in Celestial Realm who hasn’t played.

“Wait, really? Everyone else has played horror games?”

• Yep, all of them.
• You’re the last one left.
• Still refusing?

“Even Roa?”

• Yep.
• Surprisingly, she wasn’t scared.
• Roa’s good at horror games.

Wow… everyone else has done it, huh?

“Then I won’t do it.”

• ???
• What?
• Why not?

“Because it’s already been done. Premium Miro streams are all about originality.”

• Don’t BS us.
• Here we go again.
• Translation: ‘I just don’t want to.’

Oops… they saw through me.
It’s not about being “premium”; I just really don’t want to.

Why would I pay to scare myself in a game?
Sure, the viewers might enjoy it, but me? Not so much.

Unless it’s a punishment game, I’m not touching horror games.

“Next up… oh, another game suggestion?”

This one was about a discounted RPG Maker game.
The story was about a lost boy trying to find his way home through the forest.

• This one’s super popular.
• It’s really good.
• Anna cried while playing it.

“Anna cried?”
How sad does the story have to be for her to cry over it?

• Yep, she did.
• You should try it too.
• It’s genuinely worth playing.

“Hmm… sounds sad. Next.”

Well, Anna crying is Anna crying.
She’s at the age where tears come easily.

• ????
• ‘Sounds sad,’ LOL.
• Spoiler: She’s going to read posts and end the stream.
• This lunatic.

“Alright, next… LoL? Pass. Rogue-like? Pass.”

[ㅇㅇ, thank you for the 1,000 won donation!]
Am I banned if I ask, “What exactly are you aiming for?” in the chat?

“Haha, let’s just say I’m killing time… or maybe that’s not the right answer?”

• This guy, LOL.
• Never gives a straight answer.
• Miro/Scandal.
• The king of lazy streaming.

“Just kidding. I’ll pick something from today’s posts.”

Did you really think I’d just browse posts and leave? That was a joke.
Even I wouldn’t dare do that unless I wanted to get roasted.

• You promised?
• You better do something.
• Please, anything will do.

“Don’t worry. I’m sure I’ll find something fun in these posts.”

With so many posts, surely there’d be something worth doing.
If not, I could always play a few ARAM matches.
Eventually, I found an interesting suggestion.

“Hey, this looks good.”

It was a simulation game based on World War II.
Was it like a modern Civilization game?

• What the hell?
• What even is this game?
• Absolutely not.
• This guy is unbelievable.
• Next, please.

The chat’s reactions were… inspiring.
It made me really want to play it.