Now That I Have Become a Woman, I Am a Vtuber - Chapter 601
Those who live a typical life have a time to end their day.
However, despite that time, they do not end the day.
They take advantage of the gaps in the time of hamsters, living like a wheel.
There are those who are truly beasts, active at night.
In the dark night, when those classified as Zero Army have just woken up and are having breakfast.
“Huha!”
Confident Zero Army senior Soo-hyun stretched and got up from his seat.
“Okay…”
From the late evening until the early dawn, he had only drawn pictures.
Thanks to that, a decent rough sketch of an illustration was on the screen now.
It was a task of drawing a single picture that could be reused for the entire three minutes of a cover song.
No matter how fast his hands were, it required quite an effort, and since it had been a while, it took a long time to loosen them.
Thus, he had drawn six preliminary sketches during that process.
With just a bit of color added, they could be sent as fanart for the 5th Generation students.
If he sent them right after debuting, it would become the first fanart for the 5th Generation.
Once the 5th Generation debuted, many illustrators would likely aim for that glorious spot.
Thinking of taking that position swiftly, Soo-hyun smiled cunningly.
Although he felt an urge to color them and seize that place right now.
After drawing for several hours, his eyes felt dry, and his wrists felt sore.
So he set down the tablet and lay down on the bed.
He had spent the afternoon stuck in the recording studio, just recording. After drawing for hours into the night.
Lying on the bed, his eyes closed naturally as he let out soft snoring sounds.
Flash.
And in the early morning.
Soo-hyun quickly opened his eyes as if astonished at how fast he woke up after sleeping so little.
What time is it?
Feeling oddly refreshed but anxious, he looked at his phone and, oh my.
It was past 6 AM, enough time to have boiled ramen twice.
He had definitely set an alarm, but where did the alarm sound go?
Rubbing his bleary eyes, he checked the notifications from the morning.
Excluding the busy Zero Army group chat in the Celestial Realm.
A few messages were at the top.
[Are you not awake?]
It was the message from the famous great actor Moon Chang-sik.
[I just woke up, going out right now]
Soo-hyun immediately sent a message back and jumped up.
He was late for his usual morning jog.
Oh no.
He had never been late before, but he got so absorbed in drawing.
Soo-hyun hastily put on his clothes and rushed out.
Ding ding—
He roughly opened the door lock and jumped into the elevator, heading down.
“Ah.”
Realizing he was still in slippers, he went back.
After putting on his sneakers, he came back out.
In his haste, he made the great actor wait a few more minutes.
“Are you here?”
As Soo-hyun rushed out without even fixing his hair.
Moon Chang-sik was casually leaning against the wall waiting.
Just like everyone else, he was casually leaning back, but.
Soo-hyun thought even that looked like a scene from a drama as he awkwardly smiled and said.
“Ahaha… I’m a bit late, sorry.”
“I came down faster than I thought. It’s been 13 minutes.”
Saying that, Moon Chang-sik quickly checked his smartwatch.
Huh, 13 minutes?
That’s not too bad.
Though he couldn’t voice it, it was enough time for him to wait patiently.
As Soo-hyun relaxed his expression, he pointed ahead.
“Then let’s go right away.”
Since he was already late, he hurriedly raised his hand and pointed.
In such a disheveled state from rushing, it looked rather amusing.
“Haha, yes.”
Thus, Moon Chang-sik smiled slightly and turned in the right direction.
Then, as usual, they started their run.
After running toward an unspoken checkpoint, the bench.
“How’s the break?”
While resting at the bench, Moon Chang-sik suddenly asked Soo-hyun.
“Break? I’m resting well.”
“Have you finished writing the featuring lyrics?”
“Yes, yes, oh. I haven’t rested well because of that, though.”
Moon Chang-sik often asked about how the break and work were going.
Seeing his subtle glances, even Soo-hyun could understand what he meant.
“Why? Do you want to see me return quickly?”
If there’s a reason for an actor obsessed with acting to act like that, it must be one.
He likely wanted him to end his break and come back quickly.
Still, isn’t that a bit much? It feels like it’s only been a few months since he’s rested.
It seems like he hasn’t even had half of the planned six months.
“Well, there are many good projects coming out these days.”
“Really? Then you’ll probably start a new project?”
“I’m still contemplating.”
“Contemplating? It’s a good project, why contemplate?”
Moon Chang-sik pondering in this situation?
I thought he would’ve just signed a contract and lined up a packed schedule, so it was surprising.
“Projects have to be chosen carefully.”
“Oh, I guess so.”
Well, every project he did was successful, so he must have a good eye for choosing projects.
No matter how famous, handsome, and talented an actor is, a project that won’t succeed will just not succeed; that’s the logic of the world.
“Hmm, but about returning, I’m not sure. I feel like I’ll be doing something soon.”
“Really?”
“Just a little bit at a time.”
It’s not like he would be activated into full activity at once.
But still, he thought he might do a little something here and there.
It’s not that easy to just rest according to plan.
Plus, the drama he shot last time is still airing.
For the record, the drama did well again.
It ranked internationally on OTT platforms and has been doing remarkably well.
Normally, Soo-hyun would be busy running around, but since it’s a break, the writer and director were considerate, letting him rest like this.
“That’s nice. But don’t overdo it.”
“Then shall I just rest for another six months?”
“….”
“Why not say it outright?”
Having subtly hinted that he hopes he’ll return, and now…
Soo-hyun chuckled as he got up from his seat.
“Now let’s go slowly.”
“Oh yes, let’s pick up the pace a bit more.”
“More from here?”
“By now, you should be used to it.”
“Aah…”
So they ran back home at a slightly faster pace.
“Ugh, I’m exhausted….”
Completely drained, Soo-hyun returned home, immediately showered, and then lay down to catch up on the sleep he lacked.
“Ah….”
Then, in the afternoon, he woke up like a zombie.
Honestly, it was a lifestyle pattern that even the neighborhood stray dog wouldn’t take on.
But with one appointment in the morning and another in the afternoon, Soo-hyun had no choice.
Well, staying up all night drawing was a big part of it, but that was part of work, so it couldn’t be helped.
“Yawn.”
Having split his sleep into two parts, the fatigue hadn’t quite faded. Soo-hyun stretched as he got dressed.
The reason being.
Yesterday, Hyeon-su had asked him to come to the workshop.
Soo-hyun, whose personality was to take action immediately, planned to visit right away.
He felt a bit guilty for taking longer with finishing the lyrics.
After grabbing a hoodie lying around the house, he set out.
“Welcome.”
“Yes.”
Getting on the elevator and heading down, he suddenly thought how nice it would be to have a car.
There was a spot reserved for him in the underground parking lot, yet he couldn’t use it.
How unfortunate.
Well, since he would only be wandering around the city, it would be nice to have a cute little compact car.
Or since the parking lot was spacious, should he just get something big and bold?
He had always thought off trucks looked pretty cool.
In reality, Soo-hyun had a company vehicle provided by Sangshik Entertainment, so he didn’t need a personal car.
However, that vehicle had already been solidified in the perception as Park Kang-seok’s exclusive car.
Of course, it was unfair for Park Kang-seok, who only drove the company vehicle when transporting Soo-hyun.
“Here we are.”
“Yes.”
After the taxi arrived, Soo-hyun got out and headed toward the building where the workshop was located.
“Hm?”
He found it strange that the taxi driver didn’t recognize him.
Did his fame fade somewhat during the break?
Feeling a bit bittersweet, Soo-hyun grabbed the doorknob at the entrance of the building.
Well, the taxi driver likely didn’t think the girl in the gray hoodie, black sweatpants, wearing a mask with messy hair was the actor Kim Soo-hyun.
But that wasn’t important right now.
What was important was…
Bang!
The door wouldn’t open.
“Uh?”
Why won’t it open?
Since it was usually left unlocked, he thought maybe it was locked today, so he checked the door lock…
“Oh?”
There was no door lock.
Why is it missing?
Curious, he grabbed the door, and suddenly remembered what he had completely forgotten.
Ah, he had moved the workshop….
He even bought second-hand audio equipment cheaply to commemorate the move.
He had gone jogging in the early morning and came straight here after waking up, completely forgetting the fact and returning to the familiar place.
“Oh no.”
In the end, he had no choice but to grab another taxi.
**
“Phew….”
After catching another taxi, Soo-hyun stopped in front of a building.
Is this it?
This one seems a bit more ordinary.
Looking up at the clean-looking commercial building, he opened the glass door and went down into the basement.
Perhaps in an effort to find his original mindset, it seems he found a new place underground this time.
As he walked down the steps, a splendid iron door came into view.
Literally a splendid iron door.
…What are these stickers?
There were stickers in English that seemed to say there was a band here and some strange pictures stuck on them.
Goodness, I feel like my heart is with an indie band.
Knock knock.
Being a first-time visitor, he knocked on the door.
-Who is it?
Hearing the knocking, as usual, he heard Ah-young’s voice from inside.
“It’s me.”
“Oh Soo-hyun!”
As soon as Ah-young heard Soo-hyun’s voice, she opened the door, revealing the renewed workshop inside.
But somehow it looked…
“What, are you trying to find your original mindset?”
“Haha….”
Even making Ah-young chuckle a bit.
It looked similar to the previous workshop before the last move.
“Still, it brings back memories.”
Soo-hyun recalled the time when he first visited Hyeon-su’s workshop and entered inside.
He saw the band members sitting together on the now smaller sofa.
“Ah, you’re here?”
“Yeah, the workshop has shrunk again.”
“Hah, the inner part is spacious though.”
At Soo-hyun’s jest, Hyeon-su pointed to the inside, looking incredulous.
Indeed, the hallway extended quite long, and it looked broader than before.
“So it’s long vertically?”
“Yeah, I needed a bit more space.”
“You certainly found a good place.”
The inside is just as long as before, but the resting area is similar to what it used to be.
How did they find something like this?
“Ah-young unnie worked hard.”
“Oh, it’s that Ah-young again?”
It seemed like Ah-young was running the show here.
Thinking about it, she was the one who opened the door, went grocery shopping if anything came up.
Moreover, she cooked and mainly prepared things when guests came over.
Since there were just the guys, it seemed Ah-young was taking on the role of a housekeeper.
In reality, it was just that she enjoyed playing around and liked to scout houses, and she volunteered to prepare when guests came over.
But that was beyond Soo-hyun’s concern.
Well, even if he knew, it was helpful for the Slim Gold band anyway.
“Ooh? You changed the TV?”
After sitting down on the sofa, Soo-hyun’s attention shifted to the large whiteboard in place of the TV.
Like that time he made a mind map with Rain, there were large letters in the center of the whiteboard with lines stretching out in every direction.
“Concert?”
Among them, Soo-hyun read the large letters.
“Looks like there’s a concert.”
Well, since Hyeon-su was constantly doing concerts during the year before going to the military.
Now that he’s out, he should resume the concerts.
Besides, the Slim Gold band members loved performing, so it was likely they were itching to get back on stage.
“That’s right. Would you like to come out as a guest too?”
Hyeon-su asked, keenly catching Soo-hyun’s interest in the concert.
“Me?”
Soo-hyun was slightly taken aback by the question.
Does he casually ask someone to be a concert guest as if he’s just going out for a stroll in the neighborhood?
Ah, to Hyeon-su, is a concert like a neighborhood outing?
Somehow, that made sense, and Soo-hyun accepted the thought.