Now That I Have Become a Woman, I Am a Vtuber - Chapter 42

“Alright, shall we get started?”

After talking about various things besides the recent community post, the Royal Ground update had finally finished.

-ㅋㅋ
-Ready for a snipe ㅋㅋ
-Bring it on, you SOB ㅋㅋ

“Hah, snipe all you want; I’m confident. I’m just going to grab some water first.”

With that, I switched the stream screen to the standby mode and quickly connected to Royal Ground.
There was no point in asking them not to snipe — they wouldn’t listen anyway. I’d have to start the game secretly to shake them off.

However…

Dun-dun!

The grand sound that played when the game started was streaming, and at the same time, the chat window started scrolling rapidly.

-???
-Hey, you little… ㅋㅋ
-Tried to stealth game, but got caught ㅋㅋ
-Water, my ass ㅋㅋ
-Turn the mic back on
-Gotcha

“Aw, damn…”

I was caught.

But I didn’t immediately turn the mic back on; instead, I watched the chat to assess the situation.

-Let’s gooo! Let’s gooo! Let’s gooo! Let’s gooo!
-Bring it on ㅋㅋ Bring it on ㅋㅋ Bring it on ㅋㅋ
-Kill her, Miro! ㅋㅋㅋ Kill her, Miro! ㅋㅋㅋ Kill her, Miro! ㅋㅋㅋ

“It’s a riot in here…”

Why do they love sniping so much? I never quite got it.
Anyway, I quickly adjusted the settings so that no sound would be streamed and started the game right away, hoping to dodge their attention.

Then, pretending I hadn’t secretly started the game, I turned the mic back on.

“Ahem, got my water.”

-Yeah, sure~ whatever you say
-Oh, really
-Enjoy your water~

“Aw, crap… Okay, let’s quickly set up a custom game before we start.”

As I said that and looked back at the screen, I noticed that a match had already been found.

What? Does it usually match this quickly?

Since the game was already set up, I put the screen back to the proper stream mode.

-??? What’s going on?
-What the heck?
-No way, matched already?

Judging by the chat reactions, it doesn’t seem like they sniped me.
Is there an event going on or something?

“Didn’t you guys snipe me?”

-How would we even snipe;
-Yeah, right

So, maybe not? Or maybe? I’m not sure.
Well, I guess I’ll find out once I start the game.

“Anyway, as you can see, it’s a random duo.”

A random duo mode matches me with one random player.

“Uh, hello?”

I turned on the team voice chat and tried to speak first.
I needed to find out if it was one of my viewers or just a regular player.

[Moshimoshi?]

…?

“Yes?”

[Eto… ah, annyeonghaseyo?]

ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-Sushi girl in the chat ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-Oh yeah
-Japanese person, welcome ㅋㅋ

“Um, uh… moshimoshi?”

Are they really Japanese? What are the odds of that? Especially since this is the Korean server.

[Hai, yoroshiku onegaishimasu!]

“Ah… hai…”

ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-Understanding and responding?
-Sushi girl’s voice is nice
-Daigo’d

What is this? Are they playing a character?
Their nickname is in English, but it seems randomly chosen and doesn’t mean much.

[E… yoru butaku dreemoonida.]

“Uh… hai, wakarimashita…”

I responded with the basic Japanese I knew.

How many Japanese anime has female Kim Suhyun watched? How many native VTubers has she seen?
I can at least manage some rudimentary Japanese.

[“Nihongo hanasemasu ka?”]
“Uh? No, no, no.”

[“Ett… Yes…”]

Of course, that doesn’t mean I speak it well.
When asked if I spoke Japanese, I quickly denied it, and a somewhat deflated voice came through the mic.
Isn’t it natural not to know Japanese?
Still, feeling a bit guilty, I tried to encourage them.

“Uh… Ganbare.”

[“…! Hai!”]

Wow, that reaction was priceless.
Maybe this Japanese person should be the one streaming, not me.

ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-Sushi girl is cute ㅋㅋ
-What are you doing??
-Hurry up and jump already
-You’ve passed all the good spots
-Go to the smaller place

“Oh, uh,”
Distracted by the conversation, I missed the drop timing.
Now, how do I say “jump out of the plane” in Japanese?
My mind went blank for a moment, but fortunately, the Japanese player spoke first.

[“Ne, nairyogayo.”]

Though their Korean was awkward, I immediately responded.

“Hai…”

-Why is the Japanese person speaking Korean, and the Korean person speaking Japanese?
-Both are terrible at talking ㅋㅋ
-Just pick one language and stick to it

While parachuting down and looting, I turned off the team mic for a moment to interact with the viewers.

“Hey, if I speak Korean, they won’t understand.”

-They don’t understand your broken Japanese either;
-Listening to how they talk, they seem to know some Korean

“I think they’re doing the same. They probably think I won’t understand Japanese, so they’re trying their best to speak Korean.”

-Hmm… Is that so…?
-Just speak Korean, it’s a Korean server; they should learn if they want to understand
“Come on, be nice. They’re trying to speak Korean, after all.”

Yup, ^^
-But the Japanese started first…

[“ㅇㅇ님, 1,000원 donation, thank you!”]
Ask if Dokdo is our land for ten thousand won.

“Hey!”

ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-How can you hold back from this?
-If you don’t ask, you’re a traitor
-Do it quickly

“What if they say, ‘Dokdo? Eh… Takeshima?’ then what?”

-You’re the worst
-This guy, seriously…
-That would mean war
-Is she crazy?

“But it was you viewers who provoked this first.”

-When did we do that, you crazy person
-We have no idea what you’re talking about
-Get lost
-Who are you?
-Stop being anti-Japanese
-No No Japan ㅋㅋ

“Now you’re even trying to make me fight? That’s enough. I’m going back to talk with the Japanese person, so you all just carry on.”

-??
-Did… did we do something wrong?
-Anyway, sorry!

Now that I had done enough looting, I turned the team voice back on and tried to communicate with the Japanese player again.

“Uh… Ikimasu…!”

[“Hai, ga… gabushida!”]

-LOL, what is this? ㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-They both sound like they’re lacking something ㅋㅋ

“Uh… Um… Ikku! This way…”

[“Hai!”]

Surprisingly, we were able to communicate to some extent.

Since it was just a game, we didn’t need to use complicated words, and as long as I told them where to go, they followed quite well.

And then…

“Hayaku!” (Quickly!)

[“Hai… Eh! Teki!” (Enemy!)]

Bang bang bang!

“Uh… Oh…”

This Japanese player is pretty good.

Unlike me, who can’t honestly say I’m that great, they seem to be naturally skilled at FPS games, taking down two enemies single-handedly as soon as they appeared.

“Wow… suge…”

-“Wow, suge… cringe lol”
-“What are you doing?”
-“You’re a disgrace to Koreans…”

“What am I supposed to do when they’re good?”

-“So, are you gonna give up Dokdo?”
-“We lost the Korea-Japan match…”
-“Swim back home.”

“Anyway, it looks like we’re going to win this round!”

The Japanese player is performing exceptionally well.
And haven’t I been doing my part too?

I’ve been providing support by throwing smokes or driving the car — excellently supporting the Japanese player.

As a result, we were down to the final two teams.
We were in a small circle, fighting tooth and nail against the remaining two enemies.

[Ack! Yabe…]

But then, unfortunately, the Japanese player got hit by a grenade and was knocked out, leaving me alone.

“Oh, what should I do?”

The enemies are from the last remaining team, and I don’t feel confident about taking both of them down by myself.

-“2 vs. 1 lol”
-“Revive the Japanese player!”
-“Kill the Japanese player and loot their items.”

“Look, guys, I’ve mostly been throwing smokes and driving, so I can’t take down two enemies.”

I was never meant to be the combatant, was I? In fact, my inventory is full of smoke grenades, not a single frag grenade.

-“Translation: I can’t shoot for shit.”
-“Then what are you gonna do?”
-“Throw all the smokes and revive the Japanese player!”
-“Kill the Japanese player, throw the smokes, and loot their items lol.”

While I was hesitating, unable to decide what to do with the two enemies in front of me, I heard the faint voice of the knocked-out Japanese player through the headset.

[B-Bu… butakushimasu…]

(Please… I beg you…)

Though the Japanese was still clumsy, the earnest plea reached me loud and clear.

Right, if I’ve been carried all the way up here, I should at least do something, right?

“Ah… mankai!” (Full bloom!)

[…!]

I immediately threw all the smoke grenades around the knocked-down Japanese player.

“Ikimasu!” (I’m going!)

As soon as the smoke spread out, I dashed through, dodging bullets flying from every direction, and quickly lifted the fallen Japanese player onto my back.

[On… ni…!]

“I couldn’t leave you behind, aibou.” (partner)

-TTTT
-So touching ㅠㅠ
-Queen Miro ㅠㅠㅠ

However, it seemed the enemy had also gotten closer during the smoke cover, as I began to hear footsteps right in front of me.

[Do, domanchyo…!] (L-let’s run…!)

What? If I planned to run, I wouldn’t have come to save you in the first place.
To revive the knocked-out Japanese player, I immediately took cover and started the revival process.

Step, step…

The result of spending time reviving had brought the enemy close — right in front of us.

Onni…!

“Ganbare! I’ll buy us some time…!”

Though revived, the Japanese player’s health was still at rock bottom.
I, with slightly better health, had to do my part.

I quickly darted into the still-spreading smoke, firing my gun to draw their attention.

Bang! Tatatatang!

The enemies began shooting blindly into the smoke while I held firm, buying time.

[G-ga… gabunida!] (I’m coming!)

Bang! Bang!

Soon, the fully healed Japanese player joined the fight, and together, we secured the victory.

“Nice!”

[Yatta! Oneesan suge!!] (We did it! Big sister, you’re amazing!!)

“Hah…”

The sense of thrill lingered for a long time.
We actually managed to win the match.

It was only the first round, and I had already put all my energy into this game.

-Kya ㅋㅋㅋㅋ

– Starting today, I support Japan
– A Korea-Japan masterpiece ㅠㅠㅠ
– Legendary content
– A legend ㅋㅋㅋㅋ
– Add the Japanese player and play another round lololol

“Another round? That might be a bit much…”

I said as I closed the game. I didn’t have any energy left to continue playing.

– ?
– ???
– Don’t be like that
– ??

“Maybe we’ll meet again if fate allows it.”

– Oh, please…
– Could you please go back in?
– I’m sorry… I’m sorry… I’m sorry… I’m sorry…
– I raised my hands, please… I raised my hands, please…

[“Jangin Miro-nim, 100,000 won donation, thank you!”]

You don’t have to play, just please go back in and friend the Japanese player…

“Oh…”

I went back into the game, and luckily, the Japanese player accepted my friend request.

And then, I received a message from the manager.