Now That I Have Become a Woman, I Am a Vtuber - Chapter 9

Honestly, I lost my temper for a moment.

I believe that this incident was greatly influenced by Kim Suhyun, the woman.

When I was the male Kim Suhyun, I’ve never been this angry while playing a game before.

It’s the same old victories and defeats.

Teammates fighting every game.

The teammates who get angry when they do something wrong. There is a lot of criticism, swearing and use of abusing language over small things.

Maybe I just have bad luck with teams.

No matter how much of a bad game it is, how could be this extreme?

Anyway, the conclusion is this:

[Ah, you’re a woman…]

“Yes.”

I made a bet with the guy who didn’t acknowledge his own mistakes and only pointed out mine, mocking me.

A whopping 500,000 won.

For me, who doesn’t have any extra income because I don’t have a part-time job, it’s a burdensome amount, but after a moment of thought, I accepted.

The reason for thinking wasn’t the amount.

The amount?

On the contrary, if I win, that amount goes into my account.

The problem is this voice.

I’m a contestant in an audition.

Well, there were less than 100 viewers on the broadcast yesterday, but I’m sure more will watch later.

In the meantime, what if I appear on another broadcaster’s stream and get caught exchanging insults with a game user? It’s enough to stir up controversy.

‘But…’

Controversy is controversy, would it really be a negative point for me?

If I’m immediately caught then it might be a troublesome. So I cleared my throat and deliberately lowered my voice and reduced the tension.

Since I raise both tone and tension on the broadcast, it would be hard to recognize me immediately.

[So, let’s hear each side’s claims first, shall we?]

And well…

If I’ve come this far, shouldn’t I at least take the 500,000 won?

“…Well, it’s not really the ADC’s fault, they expected too much support.”

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-Seems to think they’re not at fault.

-Sorry, ᅮᅮ

-Is it you again, LoL champion?

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Kang Chul said that and stopped the replay of the previous game.

To conclude, Suhyun was the winner of the bet.

Well, it wasn’t that anyone made a mistake that caused the loss, both played well.

But the guy expected Suhyun to play above her tier and got frustrated when she couldn’t meet his expectations, which led to the argument.

“Do you both agree with this?”

[Yes, very accurate. You have the expertise of a pro.]

[…I agree too.]

At Kang Chul’s words, Suhyun, who had requested the mediation, seemed pleased. The guy looked annoyed, but he agreed anyway.

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-Looks like she’s happy?

-She says she’s happy

-She has a lovely voice

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[ᄋᄋ, thank you for the 1,000 won donation!]

-Ask her if she knows Kang Chul.

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Kang Chul nodded slightly after seeing the donation message.

“By the way, do you know me, miss?”

[Yes, you’re a pro, right?]

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-Wow ᄏᄏᄏᄏ

-The Kang Chul..

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Honestly, Kang Chul felt pleased as well.

I mean, any man would get excited if a woman with a good voice knew him, right?

“Do you watch tournaments?”

[No? I don’t watch tournaments. I searched about you when we started the bet.]

“Oh…”

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-Small Kang Chul

-Just… a loser!

-Why would a girl like that watch the World Championship ᄏᄏ

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[I sent the money…]

[Thank you~]

At that time, the guy who had lowered his tension, unlike Suhyun, said he had sent the money, and Suhyun, receiving the money, seemed pleased as her voice tone slightly rose.

“Are you happy?”

[Of course, I am!]

What kind of games do you usually play other than this one?

-Nuna’s tension is rising, lol

[Um, can I leave now?]

“Wait a moment.”

At that moment, Suhyun, who had received the money and was feeling excited, said she would leave, and Kang Chul stopped her without thinking.

[Why?]

“Uh, well…”

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-Don’t leave, lol

-Let’s just finish and review the last game

-It’s a shame to just let her go, lol

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“Well, you see, you’re our first female guest on Kang Chul TV. Would you like to do an interview? I’ll give you a chicken gift Card.”

[Then, Kyochon?]

“Oh, sure, as you wish. I’ll send you a set with cola.”

[Good.]

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-Good, haha

-Hard to resist chicken

-Look at her asking for the expensive one

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Kang Chul inwardly rejoiced at Suhyun’s agreement to the interview.

Chicken? At most 30,000 won, but this video will get at least 200,000 views.

[So, how will the interview go?]

“Oh, the interview? It’s simple. You just answer the viewers’ questions.”

Kang Chul was already thinking about the video title and thumbnail.

‘Kang Chul TV’s first female guest? Interview after the game.’

[Okay.]

“Alright, then. Let’s take questions from the viewers.”

Kang Chul watched the chat window fill up rapidly.

‘Gotta filter out the inappropriate ones…’

Only basic questions should be asked.

The guest is a new person. If we cross the line even a little, it could cause a controversy.

“So, when did you start playing LoL?”

[Oh, LoL? Uh, I think around Season 6?]

“Wow, that’s quite a long time!”

[Yeah, I love games.]

“Oh? What other games do you play besides LoL?”

[Well, I just buy various games on Steam and play them.]

“Oh… I noticed your LoL rank is Diamond. You must be good at games?”

[You saw it just now.]

“Oh, right. Yeah…”

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-Why is a Diamond 4 player acting so high and mighty?

-If Nuna says so, then it is so

-Most of you here are Bronze or Silver, haha

-A girl who buys games on Steam, interesting

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[Why do you seem unimpressed?]

“Well, you know, I’m a former pro player. To me, all players in that rank look the same.”

Kang Chul is a former pro. And he did quite well in his time.

So, the gameplay of top amateur players, who are not even the best, looked the same to him.

[…The same?]

But to Kim Suhyun, a woman who had poured years into it, those words crushed her pride.

Even as a man who shared those years of memories in games, Kim Suhyun felt irritated.

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-She’s really pissed, lol

-Honestly, Diamond 4 is average, haha

-If you don’t like it… you know what to do?

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Kang Chul noticed Suhyun’s displeasure from the chat but didn’t care.

‘We’re not going to see each other after today anyway.’

In that case, it’s better to get good footage for the video.

“Isn’t it true? My smurf account is in Diamond, and when I see those players, I just sigh.”

[I’m different.]

“Well, from what I saw earlier, yeah… okay.”

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-Haha, look at him provoking her

-So rude!

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And Kang Chul is a known former pro player, right? Most pro players somewhat agree with what he says.

Though not everyone.

[Wanna 1v1?]

“And what’s in it for me? If I lose, it’s a big loss.”

[What loss, we’re getting footage from this.]

Kang Chul was startled by Suhyun’s comment. Sure, everyone knows about getting footage, but who says it out loud?

“We’ve already got plenty.”

[Well, alright then.]

“What?”

[Then I’ll go now?]

“Wait, hold on.”

Ding-

Suhyun left the call without hesitation.

Hyun felt awkward and muttered,

“Uh, okay.”

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-Hahaha.

-Just accept it right away

-Are you going to waste this footage?

-Gosh, leaving it just like that

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When Suhyun left so decisively, Kang Chul felt like he had missed an opportunity.

Thinking about it, he shouldn’t lose in a one-on-one against an amateur, right?

“Wait, she didn’t take the chicken coupon.”

Kang Chul tried to call Suhyun back by mentioning the chicken gift coupon, but Suhyun had already left the Discord server.

“Ugh… I should’ve just done it…”

“Phew, almost embarrassed myself there.”

In a moment of rashness, he had challenged a former pro.

He was lucky he backed out in time. Otherwise, he might have been humiliated in front of thousands, losing in a one-on-one and having it recorded.

It sent chills down his spine just thinking about it.

Even if people wouldn’t make fun of an ordinary player losing to a former pro, it was still a matter of pride for him.

Wouldn’t it be embarrassing to lose a fight that he chose?

“The chicken is now wasted.”

***

After all, she did briefly do an interview.

“Oh well.”

But that’s that, and now there were only a few hours left until her broadcast.

She threw herself on the bed and took out her phone.

She usually streamed in the late afternoon, but some other contestants started in the morning.

She scrolled through the participants she had followed and entered a room with a lot of viewers.

[Anna, Day 2!]

Anna.

A former musical actress, after her first audition, her past videos, face, name, and age were all exposed by the community.

However, her revealed past was actually quite charming, and she was a good singer. She was considered one of the top contenders among the current audition participants.

‘She’ll make it, no doubt.’

Among the participants, she had the best singing skills.

As a former musical actress, her vocal power was on another level. Honestly, she didn’t even understand why she was trying to be a VTuber.

There might be reasons, but she didn’t dig too deep.

As for her… well, she also had potential.

With regular vocal lessons and lots of singing practice, she could reach that level too.

‘Maybe I should quit smoking first?’

She had read somewhere that smoking could cause the vocal cords to develop mucus, altering the voice.

Being a VTuber started and ended with voice.

It would be better to start taking care of her throat now.

Deciding to avoid soda, which was bad for the throat, she stepped outside.

“Hiss… Phew…”

She could start quitting smoking tomorrow.

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[The Dagger in the Bag (yet to be exposed) Miro Day 2]

“Hello, everyone.”

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-Welcome, Miro~

-What did you do today?

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As soon as the broadcast started, people quickly joined.

There were 40 viewers.

Even for an audition, this wasn’t the usual number for a second-day stream.

Even though it’s just an audition, the number of viewers in a two-day-old streamer’s channel was unusual.

‘If I had done it alone, would I have had only one or two viewers on the second day?’

The hardest time for streamers was the beginning.

Talking to yourself in an empty room for hours, not knowing when someone might join, and streaming to a single-digit audience for weeks or months.

Compared to that, having dozens of viewers already was a good sign.

‘Of course, it’s because of the audition.’

After interacting with viewers for a while, she decided to do the Ideal World Cup site again.

It was an easy content where you just picked and explained which option you liked better.

“Hmm… Let’s do this one today?”

While I was casually laying the groundwork and entering the Ideal World Cup site on a non-broadcast screen, a ding- sound was heard.

A sponsorship message arrived.

[Thank you for the 1,000 won sponsorship!]

-Miro, did you see the controversy about Taesan yesterday?

“Ah, thank you for the 1,000 won!”

I saw the message and briefly thought about who Taesan was.

“Oh, yesterday.”

He was a streamer who had briefly acted as a judge in an audition, came to my broadcast yesterday, and got banned. He was also the person who got criticized in the community this morning.

I checked the ID of the person who sent the sponsorship. It was an unfamiliar ID that I had never seen before, and I instinctively realized that the person who sent the sponsorship was someone from the community, not a regular viewer of my broadcast.

If I say one wrong word here, it will be appropriately edited and uploaded to that community.

The person who sent the sponsorship probably wants me to criticize Taesan, even if only a little.

Since I banned Taesan yesterday, do they think I have a grudge against him?

“Controversy? What happened?”

I pretended not to know for now. Based on what I, Kim Suhyun, a woman who knows the internet broadcasting ecosystem, remember, it’s not good for a broadcaster to let on that they watch the community.

I turned my gaze to the chat window.

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-Just do the content you were doing

-Don’t you know about the controversy?

-What do you mean, you don’t know? It’s related to you;

-Why are these people like this? Ignore them, Miro.

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In the chat window, the nicknames of familiar viewers who had watched since my first broadcast yesterday were mixed with nicknames I saw for the first time today, chatting rapidly.

Ignoring it is the right answer here, but…

I thought about the streamer Taesan. He came to my broadcast the day before and messed up the chat for a while. Wasn’t it the viewers who did that? Even if he had neglected it, I wasn’t really offended.

And he did accommodate my sudden actions during the audition…

“Hold on a moment. I’ll check it out.”

‘I’ll help this once.’

I searched for the controversy in the search window while doing the Ideal World Cup.

Even though it happened just a day ago, there were traces of it fiercely burning through the community yesterday.

Honestly, I didn’t think it was something to burn over this much.

And I said that thought out loud.

“Hmm… Is it really worth this much fuss?”

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-??

-?

-Didn’t you ban him?

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When I muttered as if I couldn’t understand, the chat window became even more active.

“It’s true that it disrupted the broadcast, but isn’t this too much for a controversy?”

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-If it disrupted the broadcast, isn’t that a problem?

-Looking at it, he just neglected it

-This is definitely Taesan’s fault

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Seeing the rapid influx of chat from unfamiliar nicknames, I chuckled to myself.

Aren’t they probably waiting for me to say something that they can post in the community with their eyes wide open?

“To be honest, wasn’t it a few overstepping viewers who went too far, not Taesan himself?”

I decided to meet their expectations.

“If not, then whatever~”

Not long after, my words were posted in the community, and I switched the chat to follower-only mode.

[Old-ageThief Taesan, thank you for following.]

[Grandma’sCartOverturnMasterTaesan, thank you for following.]

[….]

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[..]

That day, my follower count doubled, and I ended the broadcast quickly as the chat window started to get chaotic.