Now That I Have Become a Woman, I Am a Vtuber - Chapter 61

After the “Miro 24 Hours” stream, both the first and final broadcasts became a hot topic, leading quite a few people to tune in to the live relay of the Miro broadcast.

[Live Miro, Fleecing the Ants on ㅋㅋㅋ Key  

Miro 24 Hours pulls in newcomers in just one day? ㅋㅋㅋㅋ  

Let’s see if I get fleeced ㅋㅋ I’m sticking to it and won’t budge~  

– Wait, does it even make sense to be fleeced on the first day?  

– Damn, look at the viewers dropping like flies  

– Still more than Anna, though ㅋㅋ  

[Miro, are they a military buff?]  

Tech this, science that  

Smells like a hardcore military geek starting with choosing Germany ㅋㅋ  

– For real, what kind of military buff isn’t playing Vampire?  

– What are you even saying? You leave, too  

– Tsk… This is what they call romance  

ᄂᄅᄋ.. It’s romance  

[Am I the only one not worried?ㅋㅋ]  

They’ve abandoned other games after one round. Do you think Civ is going to be any different?  

They’ll mess up in the early game, justify it with nonsense, and then wander around cafes ㅋㅋ  

– Have you watched Miro for a bit? ㅋㅋ  

– How many years have you been watching? ㅋㅋ  

– You really know your Miro

– You watched the whole stream  

At first, everyone relayed the Miro broadcast in a cheerful mood. But as time passed…  

[No, seriously, what the hell]  

(Miro stream screenshot)  

I’m seriously losing it. Did some idiot mess up?  

Damn, it’s been four hours of non-stop Civ gameplay.  

– If you don’t like it, just leave ㅋㅋ  

– It’s fun, though?  

ᄂᄅᄋ Super fun ㅋㅋ

It’s perfect for listening to on the radio, but you’re the only one who doesn’t like it ㅋㅋ

[Ant Fleecing Switch ㅋㅋㅋ]

The ones who watched “Miro 24 Hours” can’t get themselves together, right? ㅋㅋ Huh?

Keep talking ㅋㅋ Like Miro would listen or care

ᄅᄋ ㅋㅋ This guy’s just closed his ears

Miro’s vibes just can’t be stopped ㅋㅋ

We’ve already failed~ ㅋㅋ

Yup, streaming longer means big gains ㅋㅋ

ᄂᄅᄋ ㅋㅋㅋ

[Wow, for the first time, I dozed off while watching the Miro stream]

It’s like a sleeping pill because of the voice ᄅᄋ

ᄅᄋ I fell asleep while watching

Thanks to it, my insomnia’s cured

How could you sleep through this fun? ㅋㅋ

ᄂ If someone doesn’t know about Civ, it’s a sleeping pill for sure

[Today’s Pro-Japan Move by Miro]

(Miro clip discovering Tokyo nearby)

‘Huh? It’s Japan?’

‘Should we form an alliance like in history?’

‘Since we’re neighbors, let’s get along, right?’

Well, of course, it’s a VTuber…

I didn’t watch the stream, but why is Miro allying with Japan? Does Japan even have friendly countries?

ᄂ Germany

ᄂ ᄉᄇ Is that right? ㅋㅋㅋ

ᄂ Yeah, it’s an Axis alliance

Not Korea???

ᄂ They said they didn’t pick Korea because they’ve done it a lot in previous series

ᄂ Does Miro play previous Civ series, too?

ᄂ Yeah, they seem to know the basics

[Live Germany vs Japan War ㅋㅋㅋ]

Damn, these Japs don’t change, huh ㅋㅋ They even struck first

– Miro did build their city a bit too close.  

ᄂ But there wasn’t any other land available.  

ᄂ So, from the start, war was their fate.  

– Aren’t they screwed? They didn’t recruit any troops.  

ᄂ With high production, they might be able to manage.  

ᄂ Can they handle Japan’s samurai?  

ᄂ If they hold out while producing units, they should be fine.  

– Weren’t they cursing earlier? Now they’re having fun.  

ᄂ The ones who couldn’t enjoy it have already gone to sleep ㅋㅋ  

[When will this war end? ㅋㅋㅋㅋ]  

Seriously, they said they’d go to bed after the war ends, but the war just won’t end.  

It’s fun, but my sleep schedule is ruined.  

– We’ve got to watch them crush the Japs.  

– The difficulty is too high, so unit production is messed up.  

[Live Miro Panic Mode]  

ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ  

Ah, I’m wide awake now ㅋㅋㅋㅋ  

No way some poor working stiff went to bed without seeing this, right? ㅋㅋ  

– ᄅᄋ ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ  

– The hit landed perfectly ㅋㅋㅋㅋ  

– They dropped the mic and scrambled ㅋㅋㅋㅋ  

– Ah, today was worth it ㅋㅋ  

[I felt a sense of kinship with Miro]  

Seeing them get smacked by their mom made me realize they’re just like us—some basement gamer…  

Honestly, I felt like they were getting farther away, but this felt relatable ㅋㅋ  

– They’ve always been far away, you idiot ㅋㅋ  

– So… you’re saying they’re still a virgin?  

[So, in summary, Miro is]  

A basement gamer virgin with a nice voice who stays inside and takes the blue pill?  

Seriously, stop with the nonsense ㅋㅋ  

– ᄅᄋ ㅋㅋ What kind of nonsense is that?  

– Fact) It’s all true.

– Miro fans, let’s have a drink ㅋㅋ  

– Oh, it’s Ham ㅋㅋ  

[Anna? That girl… she’s just an old woman, right?]  

But she’s 28 years old… and not a virgin…  

Miro is a virgin and 21…  

When Miro was in elementary school, Anna was already an adult…  

Is there still any idiot in the pathetic ^SimpingOldWomanArmy^ who worships Anna? ㅋㅋ  

– Ah, damn it, stop beating her down already.  

ᄂ Just the ^SimpingOldWomanGang^ at it again.  

ᄂ Damn it, what did Anna do wrong?  

ᄂ Oh, being an old woman is a crime~  

– Victory to Miro fans, big props ㅋㅋㅋ  

– Anna <- She’s just like Ronaldo. Every time Miro (Messi) does well, she shows up to get beaten ㅋㅋ  

ᄂᄅᄋ ㅋㅋㅋㅋ  

ᄂ Rivaldor ㅋㅋ  

[From today, we, the members of Dwitch Gallery, sign this declaration.]  

We hereby declare that Miro is indeed a virgin  

and the greatest VTuber in Korea—no, the world.  

– Tears in my eyes, big thumbs up.  

– I agree…  

– Yup, the blue pill~ Yup, she’s a virgin~ ㅋㅋ  

– These guys and their over-excitement; just because her chest is a little big, you think her face must be pretty too?  

ᄂ Yup ㅋㅋ With that voice and that body, even if she’s average, it’s blue pill-worthy ㅋㅋ  

ᄂ If Miro is ugly, then we can’t trust any VTubers anymore ㅋㅋ  

ᄂ Fact) VTubers were never to be trusted in the first place.  

ᄂ What fact? The only fact is that you grew up in an orphanage.  

ᄂ Damn, this otaku talks like crap.  

ᄂ Did it get to you? ㅋㅋ  

– I’m a super-popular VTuber right now, but I signed this in tears.  

ᄂ Anna? You’re not super-popular yet, so step aside ㅋㅋ

ᄂ Why is Anna signing this? ㅋㅋ  

ᄂ Why are they suddenly bashing Anna again?  

When I opened my eyes, the sun was already high in the sky.  

Did I overdo it yesterday?  

I had only planned to fleece some ants… but it turned out to be more fun than expected.  

There’s a reason it’s notorious as a time-sink game—it really sucked me in for a long time.  

How long did I play? The sun definitely rose. I fought a bit with Japan, and after that…  

“Ah!”  

Suddenly, the memory of the morning before I went to bed hit me, and my face flushed with embarrassment as I kicked the blanket off with my feet.  

Why did Mrs. Jang have to come in at that moment!  

No, no, the bigger issue is me.  

If only I had said from the beginning that I was streaming…  

But, well, what’s the point of thinking about it now?  

Luckily, nothing happened that could be called a streaming accident.  

Just a little commotion, at most.  

They’ll probably tease me a lot when I start streaming again.  

Well, I’ll deal with that when the time comes.  

Since I woke up in the afternoon, I’m seriously considering taking the day off.  

Come to think of it, I streamed until this morning, so technically I already did today’s stream, right?  

If I look at it by date, I’ve already streamed today.  

As I seriously pondered taking a break, I walked into the living room, where the sound of bubbling and the smell of delicious food wafted from the kitchen.  

“Oh, our streamer daughter is up early today?”  

…As soon as I entered the living room, Mrs. Jang immediately started teasing me.  

I ended up confessing everything earlier.  

I told her that I dropped out of university and started streaming online.  

At first, she was furious, but after I explained everything in detail, her expression became rather… complex.  

Why are you doing this?  

That’s the kind of feeling I got from her.

In the end, after looking around my room once and glancing at my Miro character, she finally seemed to understand.  

And, I wasn’t lying, was I?  

I did some singing, too. My music is registered on streaming sites.  

Of course, the main focus is streaming, but I didn’t lie to Mrs. Jang, so I have nothing to feel guilty about.  

As I passed by Mrs. Jang and walked into the living room, I saw Manager Kim sitting on the sofa in just a tank top, stroking Boksil, who was lying across his lap, while watching TV.  

“What’s on?”  

“I was flipping through the channels, seeing if our streamer daughter would appear on TV.”  

“Oh, now Dad’s teasing me, too?”  

“I’m not teasing. I’m just reminding you not to end up on the news.”  

“Geez, that’s a scary thing to say.”  

Saying that, I sat down next to Manager Kim.  

What do adults even think of when they hear the term “internet streamer”…  

“Woof!”  

As soon as I sat down, Boksil, who had been lying on Manager Kim’s lap, shook himself free and hopped onto mine.  

“You little rascal… Can’t even tell who pays for your food…”  

Manager Kim, watching Boksil quickly abandon his lap, looked at the dog with a complicated expression before resigning and turning his attention back to the TV.  

“So, how’s that streaming thing going?”  

“Eh, it’s just playing games and chatting.”  

“Got a lot of viewers?”  

“Enough to feel a bit overwhelmed.”  

That’s the truth. I’d expected the number of viewers to grow eventually, but it all happened so fast, and I’m not fully prepared yet. It feels like it’s grown out of control.

“Don’t feel too overwhelmed. After all, if you press the power button, those people disappear from your view, don’t they?”  

“Isn’t that mindset a little too irresponsible?”  

“Do those people watch your stream with any sense of responsibility?”  

“Well… no, they don’t.”  

“Even if someone does watch your stream with responsibility, that’d be the weird thing.”  

He’s cold, huh? Is this how adults survive in society?  

It’s a harsh, heartless comment, but I felt like it was the advice I needed right now.  

“I’ll keep that in mind.”  

“Yeah, just don’t push yourself too hard. At your age, it’s best to take it slow and stay unhurt.”  

“Shouldn’t you take your own advice? You need to spend all the money you’ve saved before you die, don’t you?”  

He tells me not to overdo it, while practically living at work.  

Manager Kim should set an example first.  

“Don’t worry, I’m not going down without spending all of it.”  

“Leave something for me to inherit, though.”  

Like this house, for example.  

“I wonder who you take after with that constant backtalk.”  

“By the way, is there anything on the news lately?”  

“It’s a mess. Be careful with knives.”  

“Knives? I’ve heard things are pretty dangerous these days.”  

It’s all over the online communities lately.  

Since I don’t watch the news, the only way I hear about the world is through the community or viewers’ chat.  

“Yeah, things are rough. There was a time when Korea was known for its safety, but it doesn’t seem that way anymore.”  

Manager Kim, with his typical old-man grumpiness, spoke like a true middle-aged man.  

Indeed, as I followed his gaze to the TV, there was a segment about a recent stabbing incident.  

“Hm, well, I stay home all the time, so it doesn’t really concern me.”

“Is that something to brag about? Still, since you take after me and look decent, make sure to lock the doors properly.”  

“Decent? I’m more than just decent.”  

“It’s just a way of speaking.”  

Wait, I take after Manager Kim?  

Curious, I looked closely at Manager Kim’s face.  

…Well, there are some similarities, I guess.  

Now that I think about it, he’s got a bit of a distinguished middle-aged look.  

Why didn’t he pass on those good looks to me when he was younger?  

“What are you staring at? Your dad’s pretty good-looking, right?”  

Is shamelessness hereditary?  

“More like the unlucky version of Kim Soo-hyun.”  

“What does that even mean?”  

“You know.”  

“Not funny.”  

If he understood the meaning, he wouldn’t just think it was lame.  

Anyway, I took the remote from him as I said that.  

If I had done this when I was a guy, I would’ve gotten an earful, but now I’m his sweet daughter.  

And, like any dad, he’s weak when it comes to his daughter.  

“You little rascal.”  

“It’s not like it was an important news story, right?”  

I said as I flipped through the channels. Since it’s been a while since we’ve spent time as a family in the living room, we should watch something lighthearted instead of grim news.  

I punched in the number for the channel that usually plays variety shows, and then…  

[Do you know it?]  

[Yes, it’s a song by a band I like.]  

A familiar voice and a familiar scene suddenly appeared on the TV.  

Beep-  

I quickly changed the channel.  

Why did that come on all of a sudden? Is it a rerun? How long has it been since the original broadcast?

“Hmm, should we just go back to watching the news?”  

I casually tried to change the channel again.  

“Wait, hold on.”  

Just then, Manager Kim saw something and grabbed my hand.  

“Huh?”  

“Turn it back to the previous channel.”  

“No, no.”  

“I said turn it back.”  

I tried to resist until the end, but eventually, he took the remote from me and switched back to the previous channel.  

“Seriously, this is not good…”  

“Why are you acting like this? I just want to check something.”  

And then, the channel I had quickly changed from appeared again.  

[So, you know how to sing this song?]  

[Uh? Yeah, I guess so.]  

[Then why don’t you sing it with the guitar?]  

On the TV screen, there I was, wearing a hat. I had pulled it down low, but the person standing next to me was family. No way they wouldn’t recognize me.  

Manager Kim stared at the screen for a moment and then…  

“Hey, honey! Look at this!”  

He immediately called out to Mrs. Jang.  

“What? What is it?”  

“Aaah!”  

“Wow, our daughter’s on TV!”  

At that shout, Mrs. Jang, who was in the kitchen, came rushing into the living room, and I shot up from my seat and dashed straight to my room.  

There’s no way I can face my parents while watching myself on TV.  

Sigh… Nothing’s going my way today.