Now That I Have Become a Woman, I Am a Vtuber - Chapter 626

The pre-sale conditions, as everyone knows, are quite difficult.

So, it’s only for official hardcore fans based on Soo-hyun’s standards.

But the fact that Hyeon-su got a pre-sale…

“This guy…”

Soo-hyun’s eyes, which were wide open, formed crescents.

“Oh, it’s not like that.”

“What do you mean ‘not like that’? That’s a tough condition.”

“Was there a condition like that?”

“Yes, yes, only hardcore fans can do it.”

At Soo-hyun’s remark about it being only for hardcore fans, A-young and the band members all turned their gazes toward Hyeon-su.

“Did you see everything while pretending not to?”

“I was wondering what you were always doing in the corner….”

Faced with the peculiar gazes of the band members, Hyeon-su frowned again.

“That’s not it. I just didn’t unsubscribe while I was in the military.”

“How many months of subscription do you have?”

“What’s it to you? I won’t tell you.”

“Come on, at least tell me your nickname. You must have chatted a lot, right?”

The conditions require not just a paid subscription but also the number of chats.

Besides, there must have been some café activity too….

“I wonder what your café ID is? Oh, our Hyeon-su.”

Thinking of those conditions, Soo-hyun started teasing Hyeon-su heartily.

In reality.

If a friend saw his broadcast, he’d feel a bit embarrassed.

But Soo-hyun, who had known for a long time that Hyeon-su watched broadcasts, felt good because it was surprising that he qualified for the pre-sale conditions.

“Looks like Hyeon-su can’t escape the charm of Buhwang?”

“Buhwang? What does that mean?”

“Oh, it means I’m the emperor of the industry.”

“Really?”

The band was in awe of Soo-hyun’s unpretentious bragging.

They knew he was great, but he was the best in the industry?

In fact, although the Korean VTuber market was almost a dead space, being the best in the industry is still a big deal.

And it’s not exactly a blue ocean anymore.

With the latecomers pouring in to see the Celestial Realm.

“Anyway, if you came to give tickets, just give me the tickets.”

“Hyeon-su, you don’t need it?”

“…Since you’re giving it anyway, I’ll cancel my seat.”

“Heh… Where did you book your seat?”

If he’s going to cancel it right away, it must not be a great seat?

With that implication in the gaze, Hyeon-su turned his head.

“If you’re not going to give them, don’t.”

“Why have you become so prickly?”

Was he embarrassed about secretly getting the pre-sale?

Seeing Hyeon-su react like that, just like back in the school lunch days, Soo-hyun laughed.

When he saw him at the concert, he thought he had grown up, but there was still a cute side left.

“Hahaha, well—I’ll just leave the tickets here, so take them as you please.”

“Huh? Are you leaving already?”

Soo-hyun smiled as he placed the tickets down, seemingly satisfied after teasing Hyeon-su, which left A-young surprised.

Soo-hyun was someone who would usually hang around for hours if he came over.

But hearing that he was leaving so soon was surprising.

“Hahaha… I’m tired from running around to give out tickets today.”

“Aren’t we the first?”

“Looks that way. By the way, I visited my family home for lunch.”

“Oh….”

At the mention of the family home, A-young nodded.

Yeah, parents come first….

Of course, he didn’t know that the other two were his Japanese friend and Moon Chang-sik, so he accepted it.

“So are you going somewhere else to give out tickets?”

Anyway, when Soo-hyun was preparing to leave, Hyeon-su asked while watching him.

“No, I’m going home today and will go tomorrow.”

“Where to next?”

“Um, next is the composer.”

“Oh, really? Is there a specific order?”

“Well, there wasn’t originally….”

Soo-hyun added with a meaningful smile, saying it seemed fitting for the order now.

**

The next day.

Soo-hyun arrived in front of a building for a late lunch.

It was a building he had seen for a long time.

It looked the same as it did five years ago.

“Is this person not moving?”

Soo-hyun had seen Hyeon-su’s workshop move twice.

So, while secretly finding it amazing that the composer was staying in one place, he casually entered the building.

The composer’s workshop is on the second floor of the building.

It even has its own private entrance, unlike the other floors, so Soo-hyun climbed the narrow stairs.

Maybe it was because he had been there often?

Climbing the stairs brought back many memories.

At first, he had come with the members to record the debut song for the Celestial Realm.

After that, he had come alone after receiving a song proposal from the composer.

Since then, he had climbed those stairs many times, either alone or with someone else.

Well, he thought he was mostly alone as he comfortably entered the workshop by typing in the door lock code.

As he did, he saw a long hallway filled with various celebrities’ signatures.

“Hmm.”

Suddenly, he realized that there were a lot more signatures than before.

After all, five years had passed.

How many singers must have come and gone here?

Still….

Soo-hyun looked happily at the hat displayed at the end of the hallway.

The composer has loyalty, they say.

Sure, many singers had come and gone, but his connection with Miro was something special.

Even after five years, the pure white hat, which hadn’t aged a bit, and his first signature on it filled his eyes.

Even though it was his first signature, it was quite beautiful, just like the hand that had drawn it.

“What are you looking at so intently?”

“Ah.”

At that moment when Soo-hyun was admiring his first signature.

The composer, Kang Woo-hyeon, who had been watching from the lobby, spoke up.

He had been waiting for him to come in, wondering how long he would stare at his signature.

“Wasn’t my first signature done well?”

“Well, it’s not bad.”

“Oh really? You’ve displayed it nicely for something like that.”

It was placed very visibly.

Plus, since it was on a hat, it stood out in his sight.

“It was awkward to hang it on the wall.”

“Hmm, I see?”

He could let that one slide.

Soo-hyun walked over to the lobby table.

“Are you here alone today?”

“Yes, I’m alone.”

“What about your disciples?”

Where did the two disciples go?

Recently, there was a strong image of the composer being followed by two men, so Soo-hyun asked curiously.

“Those guys? They’ve moved out.”

“What? They’ve left?”

“They found a room saying they want to make an album as a duo.”

“Ah.”

Those two were always sticking together like Dumb and Dumber… and now they’re really making a collaborative album.

But why did the composer leave them behind? What an unfilial bunch.

“There’s not much meaning in raising disciples in the twilight years.”

“Right… No, I’m not in my twilight years.”

“Oh right.”

…He might have an image of a retired veteran, but he was still active.

He had brought in disciples too soon, which made his image seem much older.

“Well, anyway, take this.”

Soo-hyun took a black envelope from his bag and handed it to Kang Woo-hyeon.

Honestly, I’m the only one taking care of the composer in his later years.

“This is… Oh, the concert.”

“Correct. These are VIP tickets.”

“Thank you.”

“You’ll come, right?”

“Of course.”

Kang Woo-hyeon, who actively encourages and supports Soo-hyun’s music, readily accepted the concert envelope he handed over.

“I want to give some to my untalented disciples too, but I’m a bit short.”

“Is that so? You must have given out quite a few.”

“Hahaha, I would have been in trouble if I had these here.”

Soo-hyun counted the number of tickets left in his bag.

Well, Sangshik Entertainment gave a lot, but it was cutting it close.

Honestly, he wanted to distribute a lot to the Miro Family and his juniors as well.

But no matter how much he wanted to, he couldn’t give out that many.

“And there’s still quite a bit of time until the concert.”

“Have you already checked?”

“Well, it’s just an envelope. The outside is flashy.”

Kang Woo-hyeon immediately opened the envelope that Soo-hyun handed him and looked closely at the ticket contents.

He narrowed his eyes at the ticket that said “fan meeting concert.”

“Perhaps….”

“Don’t worry. It’s essentially a concert.”

“I see.”

Then when Soo-hyun said it was a concert, his expression brightened.

Seeing that, Soo-hyun chuckled.

Did he think he was being invited to a fan meeting?

“If it had really been a fan meeting, you wouldn’t have come.”

“What would I be doing at a friend fan meeting?”

“Um… that’s true.”

After all, what would the composer be doing in a place where fans were wearing headbands and providing fan service?

…However, there seemed to be a part like that in this concert.

He recalled seeing a headband during a meeting while nodding along like a yes-man.

But, well….

“What song are you going to perform this time?”

“If I say, it would be a spoiler.”

“Oh, I see.”

Since he would be singing more songs anyway, does it matter?

Starting on stage and ending on stage means that some parts in between are just minor fan services.

Anyway, since he had already given the tickets….

“So, how have you been lately?”

“Oh, I’ve been the same as always.”

Soo-hyun sat comfortably at the lobby table, having a private conversation with Kang Woo-hyeon after a long time.

“Are there any new songs you’re working on?”

“I’ve had a lot of proposals come in, but nothing that really captures my heart.”

Although they were once on friendly terms, with Soo-hyun as a rising VTuber and Kang Woo-hyeon as a famous composer who joined projects on a whim.

Now that five years had passed.

“Gasp, is this perhaps a retirement build-up….”

“No, not at all. I’m still young.”

They conversed freely as if they were long-time friends.

“Why aren’t you doing projects, but you have dark circles?”

“That’s chronic insomnia.”

“You really should get some sleep. I can give you some good tea for sleep….”

As they talked.

Kang Woo-hyeon felt that Soo-hyun remained unchanged.

Now, he was a famous actor and a popular singer.

But he seemed just like the old VTuber days.

“Those foolish disciples; their master can’t even sleep.”

…Well, things were strange back then.

His oversized persona as a newcomer broadcaster seemed much closer to finding its place now, he thought.

“Then I’ll be on my way.”

“Yes, be well.”

Kang Woo-hyeon moved to greet Soo-hyun as he got up from his seat.

“Actually, I’d like to stay longer, but I need to pass the tickets to the next people.”

“Is it a double booking?”

“Hmm, something like that.”

“May I ask who it is?”

He wondered which singer could possibly be setting up a double appointment with composer Kang Woo-hyeon.

Kang Woo-hyeon asked out of pure curiosity.

“Next?”

And in response to that question, Soo-hyun smiled meaningfully once again.

“This time it’s the turn of my peers from the Celestial Realm. That’s the order.”

“Order?”

“There’s a system in place.”

Still making statements that were hard to understand.

Soo-hyun left the workshop behind and headed to the next appointment location.