Now That I Have Become a Woman, I Am a Vtuber - Chapter 13

‘Let’s start with the basics, step by step!’

My vocal coach’s first words after hearing my song were to start from the basics again.

‘Was my singing not good?’

“Ah, you might misunderstand. Your voice is naturally good to listen to, but your fundamentals are too weak, making it unstable.”

“Yes…”

To be honest, I felt a bit disheartened.

Hadn’t the director praised me for being good?

But when I said that, the vocal coach bitterly smiled and slightly shook her head.

“She always starts with praise.”

“Oh…”

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That day, my confidence crumbled.

Since then, I focused solely on vocal techniques and one song until now.

And today, it’s time to reap the fruits of my efforts.

“Finally, today’s the day?”

The vocal coach, seeing me warming up in the recording studio, smiled brightly.

The vocal coach, a woman in her early thirties, was a person full of energy.

“Yes, I’m going to record it properly today.”

“Sure. I’m looking forward to it since you’ve worked hard!”

“Hahaha… expecting too much…”

The vocal coach thinks I’m recording the song I’ve been working on to keep it.

I’m not embarrassed about being a VTuber, but if I told her, she’d keep asking what my name is, so I didn’t bother to mention it.

A friend watching my stream… isn’t that horrifying?

None of my acquaintances, except for Hyejung who knew I was participating in the audition, are aware of VTuber Miro.

It seems Hyejung doesn’t watch my stream either.

“Then let’s start recording.”

“Yes! Please feel free!”

I felt a bit nervous and focused on the melody coming through the headset.

The song I chose, naturally, was a Japanese song. A song known to those who know it, with about 20 million views on the music video.

I continued singing with a lively voice within the popping melody.

The lyrics express the feelings of a girl who wants to be loved as she is, without a mask.

There are many reasons I chose this song, but the biggest reason is that it was a song that Kim Suhyun liked.

For the past few weeks, I’ve been singing only this song non-stop.

Although I still lack in other areas, I’m good enough at this song, which doesn’t require much technique, to be considered an expert.

Moreover, I have the guarantee of my voice.

Even though I only learned and practiced the very basics, the sound coming out is already different.

I recalled all the theories the vocal coach drilled into my head over the past 4 minutes and sang as best as I could.

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“Okay, that’s good!”

After the song ended, fortunately, the vocal coach gave me a big thumbs-up from the other side of the recording studio.

However…

“How was it?”

“Just one more time!”

“Pardon?”

“Can you raise the ending note a bit more when you spit out the first lyrics?”

“Oh, okay…”

Maybe, just maybe, I underestimated the recording a little.

***

“It seems good enough now.”

When the recording was finished, the sun was already high in the sky.

I had arrived in the morning, and now it was almost four hours past noon, and I had spent all that time on just one song.

“Good job.”

“Really?”

“It’s perfect, really.”

“………”

“Well, that’s a relief…”

Honestly, I was a bit tired.

“Please wait here for a moment. I’ll send it to you right away.”

“Yes, thank you.”

I received the audio file of my recording.

Now, all I have to do is go home, shoot a video of myself singing with a virtual board, and overlay the sound.

Feeling a bit relieved, I sat on the sofa to rest when the vocal coach handed me an ion drink.

“You’ve worked hard.”

“Haha…”

“So, where are you going to upload it?”

“Pardon?”

“Is it for posting? Or YouTube?”

“Oh…”

How did they know?

I wondered if I had shown any signs, but while I was pondering, the vocal coach chuckled.

“You have a face that says, ‘How did they know?’”

“Yes… How did you know?”

“I can tell just by looking. I’ve taught quite a few students.”

“Is that so…”

Feeling embarrassed that I was caught, I laughed awkwardly, and the vocal coach stood up first.

“Among all the cover songs I’ve heard so far, yours is one of the top.”

“Really?”

“Yes, it was that good. Ah… Is your voice cheating?”

“Ahaha.. thank you.”

“Anyway, you still have a lot to learn, so please don’t quit the lessons. I’m really enjoying teaching you these days.”

“Yes, I still have a lot to learn, right?”

“Oh my, you speak so sweetly. Well, take care. I’ll be going now.”

“Yes, take care.”

After the vocal teacher left, I looked around the recording studio, feeling good, and then got up from my seat.

***

On my way home,

I went into a convenience store to buy a drink or snack to celebrate myself.

“Welcome~”

“Oh, hello.”

A pretty girl working part-time greeted me brightly as I entered.

Wondering why someone like her would be working here, I started picking out snacks and put them in my basket and placed them on the counter.

“You’re buying quite a lot today?”

We’ve become familiar enough to exchange light conversation since I’ve been coming to this convenience store regularly.

“Oh, I finished my work. It’s a small celebration.”

“Ah~ I see. You need a bag, right?”

“Yes, please give me a bag.”

Smiling with her eyes, the part-timer scanned my items.

“The total is 32,100 won.”

“Wow, that much?”

“Convenience store prices are high these days, right?”

“Yes, they are.”

I didn’t pick much, but it still cost 30,000 won.

I took out my card from my increasingly thin wallet and handed it to her.

“Okay, it’s paid.”

As I put my purchases into the bag, she took out a drink from under the counter and placed it on top.

“What’s that?”

“It’s a gift from me.”

“A gift? All of a sudden?”

“Actually, today is my last day working here.”

“Oh, I see…”

“But you’re the only customer I’ve had conversations with. So I prepared this. I’m glad you came today.”

“Oh, thank you so much.”

The drink wasn’t expensive, but I appreciated her gesture.

As I finished packing my groceries, I took out one of the snacks I bought and placed it on the counter.

“Then this is a gift from me.”

“What?”

“Actually, today is my last day at this convenience store.”

“What??”

“I’ll be going to supermarkets from now on. So take it.”

“Haha.. What’s that?”

Seeing her take the snack I gave her with a puzzled smile, I turned around.

“Oh, um, goodbye.”

“Yes~ Enjoy the snack and don’t feel burdened. I hope everything you do goes well.”

Saying that, I left the convenience store.

‘…Wasn’t that kind of cool?’

When I got home, I turned on my avatar and sang.

Even though it was just a video of my avatar nodding its head and singing, it was worth the money to watch.

I overlaid the sound file of the song I recorded earlier in the studio onto the video, and it turned out to be quite satisfying.

I edited a video that could be considered a scam but isn’t really, using my meager editing skills, added subtitles, and sent it to the company’s email. Now, I feel completely relieved.

I’ve done everything I could.

Now, all that’s left is to wait for the results.

Ssssss-

Earlier, I went to the convenience store, bought a cold can of beer, and put it in the fridge. Now, I opened it and took out the snacks I bought.

Since I’m done, I planned to lie back and watch the final broadcasts of the other participants.

When I logged into Twitch, all the participants except for two were broadcasting with titles indicating it was the last day.

Naturally, one of those two was me.

The other one was…

“Was it Roa?”

I remember seeing a participant with an avatar that had blue hair and blue eyes, singing K-pop songs a few times.

Strange, it’s the last day, and they haven’t started broadcasting yet. Are they going to start late?

I thought so and drank beer while watching the participants’ broadcasts.

All the participants’ videos were uploaded for the 4th round of The Six auditions.

As expected, most participants sent highlight reels of their introductions and streams, resulting in video lengths ranging from at least 10 minutes to a maximum of 25 minutes.

And among them, there was just one video.

A video that was 3 minutes and 45 seconds long.

Due to its short length, it had more views than other videos, even at the beginning. When I clicked on it, I saw an avatar with pink hair and small horns sitting alone in a cute room.

The avatar’s green eyes sparkled and they nodded their head to a bouncy melody. Then, they opened their mouth, and a refreshing voice came out.

“Ha.. this is so damn good.”

Listening to the pleasant song, I slowly scrolled down to check the comments.

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-I love you, Miro!! Please accept my love..! I love you, Miro!! Please accept my love..! I love you, Miro!! Please accept my love..! I love you, Miro!! Please accept my love..!

-Who is this person?

-Welcome home, honey. I made dinner. Welcome home, honey. I made dinner. Welcome home, honey. I made dinner. Welcome home, honey. I made dinner.

-Why is the comment section like this?

-Miro, the singing Queen..! Miro, the singing Queen..! Miro, the singing Queen..! Miro, the singing Queen..! Miro, the singing Queen..! Miro, the singing Queen..!

-Damn, this is so lovely… Damn, this is so lovely… Damn, this is so lovely… Damn, this is so lovely… Damn, this is so lovely…

-The comment section needs some cleaning up;

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“Ah… It would be a problem if I get too absorbed.”

I smiled satisfactorily as I looked at the comments cheering for me.