Now That I Have Become a Woman, I Am a Vtuber - Chapter 170

“Ta-da!!”

Ahyoung was holding a bouquet of flowers, though I’m not sure when she bought it.

“What’s that?”

“I realized we didn’t have one, so I ran out and got it quickly. Here, take it!”

“…Thank you.”

Hyunsoo still looked like he wasn’t sure if this was appropriate, but he accepted the bouquet anyway.

“Now, let’s take a picture.”

Whether people were staring or not, Ahyoung, who was in high spirits, glanced around to find a good spot for a photo.

Come to think of it, maybe it’s because the school is nice? Anywhere would probably work for a photo.

The interior of the building has a sleek feel, and it’s generally clean.

Well, photos aside….

“Hyunsoo.”

“Yes?”

“You have friends, right? Call them over.”

First, we should call the friends Hyunsoo ran away from earlier.

It’s a graduation ceremony, so we should take pictures with his friends too.

“Sigh… Alright.”

Hyunsoo also glanced around, hesitated for a moment, and then pulled out his phone.

…Is he embarrassed because of us? Well… that could be the case.

I keep telling myself it’s not because of me.

It’s probably because of Ahyoung and Kanghyuk.

Even now, they’re drawing all sorts of attention.

After waiting for a bit, some kids who looked like Hyunsoo’s friends cautiously approached from a distance.

There’s a girl too? This guy… he skipped school a lot but still managed to make friends, huh.

“Ah, hello.”

“So you’re Hyunsoo’s friends!”

“Yes….”

Ahyoung stepped forward to greet Hyunsoo’s friends.

But they all seemed a bit intimidated.

Well, just by their appearances, they look like young masters and misses.

It’s not easy to adjust to rough band people like us.

Hyunsoo, on the other hand, is an interesting case.

How did he end up digging a studio underground and working with band people?

I’d like to hear that story sometime.

“Alright, let’s all take a picture together!”

Well, I’ll think about that later. For now, we all gathered by a wall to take a group photo.

“Um, excuse me….”

While I was quietly moving to the corner to find a spot, one of Hyunsoo’s friends, a girl, whispered to me.

“What’s up?”

“Are you… by any chance, Bungi Junction…?”

The song just came out recently, and she already recognizes me?

Did she hear my feature in Hyunsoo’s song?

“How did you know?”

“You’re… so pretty….”

She said while avoiding eye contact, and it looked adorable.

Is it because she’s only two years younger but still can’t shake off her student vibe?

“Really? How do I look in person?”

“You’re… even prettier than in the videos….”

“I know. The videos don’t do me justice, right?”

“Gasp….”

While I was chatting with the girl, Ahyoung came over and poked my side.

“Aren’t you going to focus on taking the picture?”

“Ahaha, no, I’ll do it properly.”

After taking a group photo together.

“Alright, stand next to him one by one. I’ll take your pictures.”

Next, each of us stood next to Hyunsoo for individual photos.

“Next is Suhyun.”

“Got it.”

I stood next to Hyunsoo for the photo, and Ahyoung, who was taking the picture, opened her mouth slightly in admiration.

“Wow, standing like that, Suhyun really looks like a high school student.”

“How many times are you going to say that?”

“I’m amazed every time I see it!”

Amazed? More like, standing next to Hyunsoo for the photo gave me a strange feeling.

“Hyunsoo, did you grow taller?”

“Huh? Ah, yeah, a bit?”

I didn’t really notice, but he’s grown quite a bit.

Is he about the same height as I was when I was a guy?

Sometimes I miss those energetic days.

“Look here!”

Well, it’s not bad now either.

After taking all the photos, we got into the van driven by Kanghyuk and headed back.

In the car on the way back.

Hyunsoo, who had been staring blankly out the window, caught my eye.

What’s up with him? Is he feeling sentimental now that he’s graduated?

“Hyunsoo.”

“Ah, yes?”

“Are you feeling sad about graduating?”

No matter how much he pretends not to care, he seemed to get along well with his friends, so he must feel a bit sad about not going to school anymore.

Even if it was annoying and frustrating while you were there, you end up missing it once you’re gone.

“Hmm… I thought I’d be fine, but a little?”

“Right?”

“I regret skipping so much.”

Well, Hyunsoo did skip school a lot, so it’s natural to feel some regret.

“But thanks to listening to me, you at least participated in school events later, so that’s good.”

“My words?”

“You told me before. To go to school properly. After that, I skipped less.”

Did I say that?

I think I might have.

“Still, it’s a relief. You’re completely free now, right?”

Seeing Hyunsoo’s wistful expression and soft smile, a thought suddenly occurred to me.

“Free? What do you mean?”

“Huh?”

Free? What is he talking about?

It seems like he hasn’t been thinking about it….

I tried to hold back the laughter threatening to burst out as I spoke.

“You have to go to the military now.”

“Ah, f***.”

Oh.

This is the first time I’ve heard Hyunsoo swear.

I understand how he feels.

I once tore my hair out over military issues too.

“Hyunsoo, hang in there.”

“Can’t you stop smirking?”

Not anymore.

Being a girl is the best.

“What kind of thing is that to say to someone who just graduated?”

“Exactly, Suhyun, you went too far this time!”

After that, I got scolded by Kanghyuk and Ahyoung and shrunk down for a moment.

“…I’ll visit you often.”

“…I hope you keep that promise.”

Anyway, after that, we arrived at a nearby barbecue place.

“Isn’t jjajangmyeon the tradition?”

I thought we’d go for jjajangmyeon, so I asked, and Ahyoung chuckled.

“This is tastier, right?”

“…That’s true.”

I can’t argue with that.

Well, more expensive and tastier is always better.

After filling our stomachs with lunch.

Ahyoung, who had a drink with the meat and was in a slightly better mood, said with a smile.

“Now, let’s go back to our hideout for round two! The others are coming too!”

Round two… I don’t feel like drinking, but….

“I’ll head home now.”

“Huh?”

I’m thinking of heading back now.

“I’ve already congratulated him, right?”

I’ve congratulated him on his graduation and had lunch, so that’s enough.

If I go to Hyunsoo’s studio and hang out, I won’t be able to stream today.

I didn’t stream yesterday or the day before, so I need to do it today.

It’s my first stream since releasing the new song, so I’m a bit worried.

How many viewers will I get?

Or rather, how many trolls will there be?

Thinking about how to run the stream, I headed home first.

“I’m back.”

When I got home, I made eye contact with Mrs. Jang, who was watching TV in the living room.

“…What’s with the uniform?”

“Ah.”

Now that I think about it, I was wearing my uniform, huh?

…This is pretty embarrassing.

“Ah, well… there was an event.”

“…Really?”

Mrs. Jang’s expression changed subtly.

How should I put it… It was the look a parent gives their misbehaving child.

“…It’s true.”

“Alright, I believe you.”

Fortunately, Mrs. Jang didn’t press further and let it go.

But really, it’s nothing—she’s not thinking anything weird, right?

“Anyway, do you want anything for your birthday?”

“Huh? Birthday?”

“You, your birthday is coming up, right?”

“Ah.”

Now that I think about it, my birthday is coming up.

I’ve been so busy with various events lately that I forgot.

“Let me know what you want.”

Our family tends to celebrate birthdays, so Mrs. Jang said that.

Well, thinking about it, last year I didn’t go home for my birthday as Kim Suhyun, so I just skipped it.

Just… the greatest of all time in unfilial daughter history.

Not even going home on her own birthday, how isolated was she?

Speaking of birthdays… I don’t really want or need anything.

Should I just do a special stream?

A special Miro birthday stream…! That would definitely win over the fans.

Even I think it’s genius. What other VTuber thinks about streaming on their birthday?

Thinking about streaming even on my birthday….

Anyway, I’ll think about that later. For now, I need to handle today’s stream.

So, I went back to my room and changed out of my uniform first.

The uniform was more uncomfortable than I thought.

After changing into comfortable casual clothes, I sat in front of the soundproof booth and thought for a while.

Is there a good way?

A genius way to handle the flood of people coming in for the drama and still run a good stream.

“Hmm….”

After thinking for a long time.

“Ah.”

A feature I hadn’t thought of before came to mind.

***

Early evening.

I started the stream earlier than usual.

[Miro’s Stream.]

“Ah, ah, hello?”

– Hi hi

– Is this Miro’s stream?

– Nice to see you

– Why didn’t you come yesterday?? Why didn’t you come yesterday?? Why didn’t you come yesterday??

– Finally, Miro crawls out…

As soon as I started the stream, viewers flooded in.

“Alright, welcome. You’ve been waiting a long time….”

The chat was fine for a while.

But at some point, more and more viewers started joining the stream.

– Is this Miro’s stream?

– What’s with the music video??

– I became a fan after watching yesterday

– Ugh, everyone leave

– Aren’t you going to do any variety shows?

– Why are you a VTuber?

– Trolls, f*** off

– Turn on the cam

And soon, the chat became chaotic.

A normal streamer would panic or freak out here, but I already had a plan.

Swish.

I moved the mouse a few times and adjusted the stream settings….

– ??

– Huh?

– What’s this

– LOL

In an instant, the troll chat disappeared.

“Phew, I had no choice.”

[Subscriber-only Chat]

I forgot, but Dwitch has this feature.

A highly capitalistic suppression method that only allows viewers who pay monthly to chat.

Miro’s stream is a stream where viewers participate, so I’ve never used this method before… but I had no choice.

It’s the viewers’ fault for making me do this.

“Alright, I’m sad too, but to chat today, you’ll need to subscribe to Miro’s stream….”

– Money? No way

– She actually changed it LOL

– I’m a subscriber~ I’m a subscriber~ I’m a subscriber~

– LOL as long as it’s not me~

– Let’s keep streaming like this, okay?

Seeing the now clean chat, I nodded.

Alright, now I can stream properly….

– So, Miro, what are you doing today? Oh, typo lol

– Loved the new song, Bungi… I mean, Tranquil Lake lol

– You look slim today lol

– Gold, let’s play?

“Haha.”

…I can handle this, right??