Now That I Have Become a Woman, I Am a Vtuber - Chapter 590
“So, you received a lot of help from your sister?”
“Yes, she helped me a lot when I was a newcomer.”
In the end, unable to resist my gaze, Ryu Min-won confessed why he had asked about Anna.
I heard that Ryu Min-won had some connection with Anna. It seems that when Ryu Min-won first joined the musical, the senior Anna helped him a lot.
“But one day, she suddenly retired. After that, I got busy too, and we lost contact.”
“Hmm, I see.”
I roughly understand what kind of connection it is.
No matter how top-tier a musical actor he is now, there must have been a time when he was a greenhorn, right?
At that time, it seems he was picked by our overly intrusive Anna and received a lot of help.
“By the way, how did you know I was close to Narin unni?”
“Ah, well, it’s kind of… by chance.”
…By chance, what does that mean? Just like I searched, Ryu Min-won must have looked me up too.
When you search for Kim Soo-hyun, VTuber is likely to appear in the related search terms, so I can roughly guess how he found out.
“Well, is Anna doing well? Have you watched her broadcast?”
If he already knows everything, there’s no need to beat around the bush.
So, I directly mentioned Anna’s broadcast, and Ryu Min-won made an awkward expression.
“Haha… I have watched it.”
“You have, huh…”
I had a hunch, and indeed, he must have watched the broadcasts as much as he was curious about Anna’s current situation.
…If Anna hears this, she might kick herself with a blanket.
That a past junior colleague is watching her broadcast where she is setting up a plate.
Well, Anna’s gap between reality and her character isn’t that big, so it might be okay.
If the gap were like Loa’s, she wouldn’t be able to show her face in public, so that’s a relief.
Anyway, if he has watched the broadcast, he should know she is doing well.
Why did Ryu Min-won go out of his way to talk to me?
I smiled and answered since there was only one answer to give.
“Hmm, can you give me her number?”
“Excuse me?”
“Did Anna change her number? I can’t find her on KakaoTalk.”
Even if he is an old acquaintance, there are things you can’t obtain just by watching the broadcast, right?
“Uh, I didn’t mean it like that…”
“Oh, but I should ask Anna about it. Should I?”
Of course, I need to get Anna’s permission first. Even if he referred to her as an acquaintance, Anna might not take it well.
Well…
“…I would appreciate that.”
I don’t think she would dislike a young, tall, and diligent musical actor.
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“What happened?”
Afterward, the busy Ryu Min-won left.
For a moment, a staff member who had been observing our lengthy conversation asked.
“Oh, it’s nothing special. We just have a mutual acquaintance.”
“Oh really? Soo-hyun has a lot of acquaintances.”
“Hahaha… It’s not that many, but there are oddly overlapping connections.”
Honestly, I imagined this kind of situation happen when I first entered the entertainment industry. I thought I might see an acquaintance since Anna was doing musicals.
But I didn’t expect to meet someone like this now.
“I’ll head out now.”
“Yes! I will edit the YouTube video and upload it well.”
“Thank you for your help again.”
Speaking of Ryu Min-won… I should search a bit more.
You never know, right? He could be someone with strange rumors.
“I’m done here.”
“I’ll take you home right away.”
“Okay.”
So, while being driven by Park Kang-seok, I dove into my search.
Hmm… Nothing much is coming up. In fact, the articles are all filled with positive news.
It says he once filled a venue, or that he made a donation to some organization.
…Honestly, the articles come out better than me?
Actor Kim Soo-hyun was once involved in dating rumors and made headlines for missing award ceremonies, making for a troublesome celebrity.
“What are you looking for?”
As I kept searching on my phone in the car, Park Kang-seok looked at me and asked.
“Oh, I was looking up Ryu Min-won, the musical actor who appeared as a guest today.”
“I guess you liked him during today’s recording.”
When he asked, I honestly replied that I was investigating him, causing a misunderstanding.
“Excuse me?”
“You’re not planning to invite him again, are you?”
“Haha, no. I think he might be acquainted with one of my friends.”
As for feelings… well, he isn’t unlikable. Even though I’m digging through searches, not much shows up.
“Just a moment.”
So, I thought I should act quickly and picked up my phone.
[Hello? Soo-hyun, why?]
The call tone rang a few times before connecting, and I heard Anna’s calm voice.
“What are you doing, unni?”
[Huh? Me? Um… I’m watching a drama.]
A drama? Now that I think about it, I thought I heard some voices faintly through the phone.
Indeed, Anna’s only hobby these days is watching TV at home.
I also remember how she occasionally went off about dramas on her broadcasts.
Anyway.
“Do you know Ryu Min-won?”
Since I had a specific purpose for the call, I directly asked Anna.
[Ryu Min-won? Um… a musical actor?]
“Yes, the musical actor Ryu Min-won.”
[Of course, I know! He’s doing really well these days.]
Since Ryu Min-won’s popularity is well-known among musical tracks, it was natural for Anna to know about him.
“Are you two acquainted?”
Since it didn’t seem like they were close, I asked.
[We did perform together briefly a while ago… but why is Ryu Min-won asking?]
But it didn’t appear they had a strong connection at all.
“For work reasons, he asked how you were doing.”
[Huh? Min-won asked?]
“Yes, he said he received a lot of help when he was a newcomer.”
[Really?]
Honestly, I thought she would be pleased, but Anna’s reaction seemed closer to shock.
Given she looked surprised as if she didn’t expect them to have any connection.
Moreover, since Ryu Min-won is a well-known actor, Anna might find it strange that he remembers her.
[I helped him because I was his senior… I guess he remembers me.]
“He said it was a shame you lost contact.”
[Well, I got busy preparing for auditions after leaving the musical.]
Hmm, thinking about it, she must have gone for celestial realm auditions right after retiring.
I wonder how Anna decided to transition from a musical actor to a VTuber.
[By the way, what did he say when he asked about me? He didn’t say anything weird, right?]
“Ah? Oh, I directly asked if he had seen your broadcast.”
[Ahh!]
“He said he watched it.”
[Ugh!]
…Why does she dislike it this much?
At least her broadcast has a cheerful vibe, right?
I’m also someone going around the broadcasting station with my face exposed.
[Why did he watch my broadcast?!]
“I guess you two aren’t close. I thought you were friends during your musical days.”
[How many years apart are our graduating classes?!]
Graduating class? Ah…
Now that I think about it, Anna is a bit older than me.
Right now, it seems like there isn’t much of a difference at almost 30, but back then, a few years of age difference meant she would have been a significant senior.
“But why would he say that?”
This raises a valid question.
If the two don’t know each other well, why did he ask me for her number?
[Why? What did he say?]
“He asked if you could give him your number.”
Isn’t it awkward to receive a number from someone you’re not close to?
I thought they had old ties.
[My number? So, did you give it to him?]
“No, I’m calling to ask for your permission.”
If they aren’t close, it’s good that I didn’t give it.
It was smart of me to confirm with Anna.
“Well, since it seems like you two aren’t close, let’s leave it at that…”
[Give it, give it!]
“Excuse me?”
[Ah, I’m actually curious why he wanted it…]
“…Unni.”
I wonder if age really matters to Anna?
For some reason, I can picture her getting up quickly from the sofa.
Well, anyway…
“Then should I give it to him?”
Since Anna granted permission, it should be fine to share.
[Uh, yeah… but you don’t have to if you don’t want to.]
“Really? Then I won’t give it to you.”
[Wait?!]
“Haha, I’m just kidding.”
[You…!]
“Then I’m going to hang up.”
With that, I ended the call with Anna.
Now I just have to share Anna’s number with Ryu Min-won…
“Oops.”
“What’s wrong?”
“I didn’t get Min-won’s number.”
Come to think of it, I didn’t get Ryu Min-won’s number.
Looks like I’ll have to call the YouTube filming team again.
After a moment of thought, I called Shin-young Lee, who is in charge of YouTube-related matters.
[Hello? Soo-hyun?]
“Ah, Shin-young, about Ryu Min-won who came today…”
[Oh, yes.]
“Could you give me his phone number?”
[His phone number?]
“Yes, I need it for something.”
[Uh… just a moment. Since we recruited him through the agency, let me check on that quickly.]
“Oh, really?”
Oh, what a bother.
Maybe I should have taken his number earlier?
“Then please let the agency know my number. If Ryu Min-won receives it, he should contact me.”
This way, it sounds better since I’m informing the agency, so I asked Shin-young for that.
[Got it. But why do you need the number? I feel like it’s the first time someone asked for a guest’s number…]
“Yeah? Oh, not that kind of situation.”
Speaking of which, Park Kang-seok’s reaction earlier might lead to misunderstandings.
I typically don’t show this much interest in guests or others, after all.
But still, since I’m doing this for our oldest sister, I have to take the initiative.
Later that evening.
[Soo-hyun, I actually haven’t given you Ryu Min-won’s number.]
I received a message from Ryu Min-won that evening.
I simply copied it and forwarded it to Anna.
Great, with this, I’ve done what I needed to do.
“What are you doing?”
As I lay down, feeling accomplished, Tenshi, who was in the same bed, rolled over and asked.
“Oh, I was sending a number.”
“Huh? You’re sending a number?”
“Oh, let me explain how this happened…”
Since Tenshi seemed curious, I explained the whole situation to her.
“You know Anna is a former musical actress, right?”
“Yes.”
“I had a musical actor guest on my YouTube channel…”
Tenshi, being someone who keeps up with the celestial realm to some extent, already knew Anna was a musical actress, which made the explanation smooth.
Once I finished explaining, Tenshi’s mouth dropped open as she looked at me.
“Eh, eh? Do you want to get beaten up by the fandom?”
“Huh?”
For a moment, after hearing Tenshi’s words, it hit me.
Now that I mention it…
“Um, uh…”
It seems I’ve accidentally done something that might upset the fandom.
But Anna is now in her early 30s…
She really needs to start meeting people instead of just being satisfied with watching dramas at home, so the fans might understand.
And considering the situation, I only relayed the message, and Anna herself didn’t say she didn’t want to give her number.
If something terrible happens, Anna would carry significant responsibility.
Still, um…
Maybe when the time comes, I could introduce Anna to Romance of the Three Kingdoms?
After all, Romance of the Three Kingdoms is usually liked by older folks.
Anna just hasn’t had the chance, but she would do well if given one.
And so.
I wrapped up the day while contemplating which series of Romance of the Three Kingdoms I should gift.