Now That I Have Become a Woman, I Am a Vtuber - Chapter 31

I received a message from Hyunsu while I was busy playing with my newly delivered guitar.

I was in the middle of tuning it, following a YouTube video, when my phone rang.

(Hyunsu): I’ll send you the final version of ‘Wonderland.’

Although I was told it would be completed within a week, I was surprised by the early delivery and received the file Hyunsu sent.

Upon receiving the nearly 4-minute and 30-second audio file, I felt a bit nervous.

I only knew the lyrics and melody, nothing else.

With a mix of slight nervousness and great anticipation, I played the song.

From the beginning, the song started energetically.

The cheerful drum sound announced the start along with Hyunsu’s vocals.

The song continued with a fast tempo.

Expressing confidence and passion for the future, the tension gradually increased, creating an atmosphere that would naturally excite the listener.

The lively performance and powerful vocals pleased the ears, driving towards the song’s highlight.

However, just before reaching the climax, the tension began to drop and the performance abruptly stopped.

Then, accompanied by the sound of the piano, the high-toned male vocals that had built up the excitement disappeared, and a low-toned female vocal appeared.

Though the voice was low, it was incredibly clear, whispering about the insecurities and flaws hidden within the strengths that had been confidently proclaimed, revealing that this song was a ‘Wonderland,’ an illusion.

However,

Doom—doom—doom—

Even in the low tension of the female vocal, the band’s performance gradually revived.

The female vocal, as if being pulled by the band, quickly raised the tension again.

But as the band’s powerful sound grew, the female vocal gradually faded, and Hyunsu’s confident voice returned.

Thus, the song, once interrupted, was energetically sung again, bringing ‘Wonderland’ to a end.

“Wow…”

The exclamation I let out after listening to the entire song was one of admiration.

Even putting aside the underlying meaning, the song itself was really good.

And hearing my part in the middle gave me a strange feeling.

“Will they even recognize it’s me?”

Hyunsu’s initially cryptic feedback had significantly elevated the final result.

From the start, I was someone who could handle various vocal ranges.

It sounded like he had pushed that ability to its limit.

So, the song had a completely different atmosphere from anything I had sung before.

As I was marveling at the song and preparing to listen to it again, my phone buzzed with a new message.

(Hyunsu): How’s the song? Isn’t it really good?

A message full of confidence in his song, doesn’t he feel nervous sending it to someone else? But Hyunsu seemed certain that the song he sent was good and sent another message.

(Hyunsu): Other songs are good too, but ‘Wonderlan’ turned out really well. I’m thinking of making it the title track.

(Hyunsu): Actually, the change in atmosphere was the hardest part. I think it turned out well thanks to you, Suhyun.

Seeing Hyunsu’s confident messages, I replied.

(Me): You’re really confident, huh?

(Hyunsu): You don’t like the song?

(Me): No, it’s really good. I’ll listen to it often.

To be honest, I’m not sure if this song will be a hit with the public.

But the song is good, and if Hyunsu is satisfied, isn’t that enough?

The production of Wonderland, which had been a somewhat meaningful time, came to an end.

***

That evening, as usual, I turned on the broadcast.

[Guitar Queen Miro]

-ᄋᄒᄋᄒᄋᄒᄋ

-Guitar?

-Do you know how to play the guitar?

-Is there anything you can’t do?

-How long will today’s broadcast be?

Since other members weren’t broadcasting, viewers came in faster than usual, so I turned on the mic.

“Hello, can you all hear me?”

-Hehe

-We hear you.

-Are you playing the guitar today?

“Oh yes, I’m just going to kill some time playing the guitar today.”

-Now she’s openly saying she’s killing time

-Are we your time fillers?

-This is controversial;

-I’m going to write this on the wiki.

As the chat started buzzing over my joke, I quickly tried to control the situation.

“You all know it’s just a joke, right? Geez.”

-ᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏ

-Are you reading from a textbook?

-You’re doing this so half-heartedly

[Master Miro, thank you for the 10,000 won donation!]

-Do the cute act properly again for 50,000 won.

“Aiying~”

[Master Miro, thank you for the 50,000 won donation!]

-You did it immediately, you rascal..

“Thank you for the 50,000 won.”

-Burp ᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏ

-You did it right away;

-I’d do it too for 50,000 won ᄏᄏ

“Anyway, today I’m going to play the guitar.”

[ᄋᄋ, Thank you for the 1,000 won donation!]

-Can you even play the guitar? What is it that you can’t do?

“Thank you for the 1,000 won. I’ll play the guitar as a thank you reaction.”

Strum–

I strummed the guitar as a reaction.

It was a cheap model bought as a beginner’s guitar, but it still sounded good.

-Wow…

-Do you know any other songs?

“Other songs? Ah, I just bought it today and started playing, so I don’t know any others.”

-???

-What’s the title of this stream?

ᄂIsn’t it ‘Guitar Queen’?

“Ah, hold on a second.”

I changed the stream title in response to the viewers’ complaints.

[Guitar Queen Miro (Future)]

“Is this better?”

-ᄋᄋᄋᄋᄋᄋ

-“Future” LOL

[ᄋᄋ, Thank you for the 1,000 won donation!]

-Fact: Like a League account, I’ll play it for a week and then abandon it

-LOL

-When will you do your League ranking?

-Come on, you only need 10 more levels

-Just level up quickly

“I just… don’t feel like playing games right now.”

Honestly, I enjoy drawing more than playing games these days, and time passes quickly that way.

Come to think of it, maybe I should post on Bluebird again…

I haven’t checked it in a while since I turned off notifications, so I’m not sure what state my account is in.

-Not feeling like it? Really…

-I even set up a sniper account for this

“Isn’t it better to communicate with me while I play the guitar than to just watch me play League all the time?”

They might be pestering me to play League now, but I’m sure some people would complain once I start playing.

In fact, not many people genuinely want to see games in VTuber streams.

-You’re just strumming the guitar, though

-Practice more on the guitar

“Ah, I’m going to practice the guitar now.”

I displayed basic guitar chords on the stream screen.

“For today’s first lesson, many of you might not have brought your guitars. From the next lesson, please bring your guitars with you.”

-???

-Without a teacher, isn’t this just a study session?

“Then let’s call it a study session. You can practice guitar with me. They say women like guys who can play an instrument.”

-Heh?

-Starting to learn an instrument from today.

-Brought my guitar, teacher.

I don’t know much, but isn’t it true?

Attracting the opposite sex with sound has been a long-standing tradition since the days of reptiles.

[ᄋᄋ, Thank you for the 1,000 won donation!]

-I majored in drums, but why don’t I have a girlfriend?

“Um.. I think being good at playing musical instruments is a plus. Maybe it’s because there are some minus points somewhere, so they balance out?”

-Interpretation: Fix your face

-Pretending to be thoughtful for no reason

-Am I the only one who knows where the minus points are? Haha.

“Ahem, don’t criticize that person recklessly when none of you even know how to play instruments.”

-You started it first

-Wasn’t it Miro who instigated this?

-This girl is really nasty.

“Okay, now let’s take a look at the chords and try playing the guitar.”

When the public opinion starts to turn against you, the most effective thing is to divert attention.

As the chat started buzzing again, I diverted their attention to the guitar chords.

“Wow, this is really hard…”

-It’s always overwhelming when you first start

-I have no idea what I’m looking at;

-Let’s just play League of Legends?

-Just do the World Cup as usual.

It hasn’t even been that long since I started, and viewers are already suggesting doing something else one by one.

“Guys, starting something new is always hard. If you give up and move on to something else already, who will play the guitar later?”

-Certainly not you;;

-You’re going to abandon it anyway, aren’t you?

“This time, I’m really going to try hard! I’ll definitely succeed in playing one song within a month.”

-What if you fail?

-Who would believe that?

Probably because I abandoned League of Legends, my credibility with the viewers seems a bit diminished.

Of course, most of them are just teasing, but some viewers genuinely seem to mean it.

Feeling the need to establish some credibility, I made a pledge.

“If I don’t succeed in playing a song within a month, I’ll do a 24-hour stream.”

-Wow, haha.

-Miro the Great.

-The icon of trust.

-If someone is seeking faith, point them here.

As expected, the chat was soon filled with positive messages.

Seeing this, I nodded slightly.

With this, no one would complain even if I spent a week just playing the guitar on stream.

As for the song…

I’ll just pick an easy one.

Thinking that way, I spent the rest of the stream practicing the guitar.

And when the stream ended.

Bzzzt-

Just as I was about to wash up and sleep, I got a call from my manager.

“Hello?”

[Miro, great job on the stream today.]

“Oh, thank you. What’s up?”

It seems like they waited until the stream ended to call… What’s going on?

[It’s about the second single album of the Celestial Project. Its production has been decided.]

“What?”

[It’s been some time since the first song was released, right? During that time, we’ve gained some new viewers, and it seems like each of you has established your own broadcasting style and personality. So, we decided to produce a new song reflecting that.]

“Oh.. yes, that’s good news, isn’t it?”

It’s sudden but really good news.

Wasn’t the first single more like a finished song with just our voices added?

If each of our personalities is properly reflected in the song, it will be even better.

[Moreover, we are going to start recruiting for the second generation of the Celestial Project.]

“Second generation?”

It seemed like they were always talking about the first generation, and sure enough, plans were underway for the second generation.

[Yes, this time we plan to hold auditions privately rather than publicly. We’ll gather candidates first, and the actual debut will likely happen after the release of the second single.]

It seems they’re planning to announce the second generation while attention is focused on the new single album.

“Alright, since it’s not urgent, please proceed as usual with the broadcasts. We’ll provide a full announcement with detailed schedules by tomorrow.”

[Got it. Looking forward to it.]

“Okay, thank you.”

With that, the late-night call with the manager ended.

“Second generation…”

It looks like The Six is planning to expand their VTuber lineup more than I expected.