Ikemen (Handsome Guy) Tries Picking Up Girls (1)

Suddenly, my eyes snap wide open. I check the time right away—it's 9 PM. Did a whole day pass? No, just about five hours of sleep.

Oh no, big trouble. A devil pops up on my right. 'Stream, girl. Turn on the stream quick.' Then an angel appears on my left. 'No way, rest today. You were exhausted. Let's grind hard starting tomorrow.'

The decision isn't mine. My body... yeah, my body calls the shots... I hurriedly fire up the stream. Luckily, the reaction's decent.

"Ughhh... sorry I passed out, everyone hi! What should we do today?"

I turned it on right after waking up, so my head's all fuzzy. Still half-asleep, eyes drooping. But I'm streaming! Gotta keep some dignity! I shake my head and force my eyes open.

"No, no! Everyone focus. Focus...!"

Get it together. I'm streaming right now. If I turned it on, I gotta give it my all. If I wasn't gonna do it right, I shouldn't have ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠started.

"I'm working on my second-half schedule now! If there's stuff to tweak, we'll tweak it boldly...! First up, major changes to outfits and expressions!"

"Ah, nooo! Thank you! Thank you! Content's coming... like..."

Coming from where? What do I do?

Hmm... yeah. Hmm...

Ah. Huh? Perfect! Not that the money sparked it. I just thought of it now for real. No misunderstandings, viewers, please don't get the wrong idea...

"Content...! How about I try stuff you VTubers recommend? Post what you want me to do on the cafe, we'll vote on it together!"

No sooner do I finish than—actually, even before—the chat's flooded with question marks.

Unlike the chat roasting me, content recs start popping up on the cafe one by one.

First one's VRChat. I've heard of this. VR chatting game. Staple for us VTubers.

"Ooh... this one. I know it. How's the userbase? Lots of weirdos? Should I interview some?"

"How do you all know? Netkama? What's that? You guys wouldn't be... no way?"

"Ah... nooo, it's 50/50 even guessing, and you're offering that? I just wanna play. Anyway... thank you!"

Such a sweet mission! I download VRChat immediately. Ah, smash this quick and sweet sleep. ＊＊＊

Viewers say some guys come on strong to girl chars. So I make a total opposite vibe: hot guy character.

"Let's start? Where's a crowded room?"

Then the lurking VRChat pros swarm in.

"Voice... Hapjeong Station... let's take it slow one by one. We're rushing too much. Voice changer right? Changes your voice yeah?"

"Why use it?" Pure curiosity hits. Why? Whyyy? What's so good about voice changer?

Anyway, super thanks everyone. Content on a platter. Freebie. Love it!

"Aha...! So do guy voice right? Pretend I'm a dude yeah?"

'' floods in, I'm stunned. So many wanted this? Make it obvious next time.

"I love feedback and I'm super open. You said it, gotcha! I get what you mean!"

So they wanna ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠see me guy-voice pickup girls. That's it. Yeah. Gotta deliver for viewers. Was worried no prep, but they handed me content.

"Alright... let's do it!"

An hour passes. Hard. Tough. Watching guides and ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠viewer help, two hours gone.

"It's set? Right? Tell me it's set!"

12 AM, setup done. Viewers thought I'd end here but nah, prime time now. Real worry: what if no people in VRChat?

"Starting now. Viewers... I'll do extra for the burn... whoa~ whoa~ scary..."

Voice changed? I check my stream on phone with earbuds. "Ah~ ah... guy voice. Sena's a guy now~"

O! Guy voice! I'm a dude. Ehehe. Chills from my laugh, I jolt.

"No. Goosebumps. Insane. People scam with this right? Whoa... scary now. What is this."

"What about my speech? What."

Said it manly, forceful. "Manly right? Power yeah? VRChat pal: you're mine! Hehhehehehe. Epic right?"

Sudden abyss alert. Spine chills. I quash it quick.

"No. No triggering words pls. Ban next time fr. Don't! Call me Jjangkeman!"

I launch VRChat, hop into Korean tutorial map. But here... even greetings ignored.

"Hi."

Tiny char... viewers call it dwarf. Ignores me. Fine, people got issues. But whipping head away? Messes me up. Who am I? Ikemen. Hottie. I mash gross chat lines into voice.

"Hey. Cutie. Lil cutie pie. I'm ikemen. Wanna hit Hapjeong Station?"

Then. "Ughk."

Girl voice. Said no girls? Here one? Dwarf girl too. Chat explodes. Some Sherlocking, some yay, some fat voice... all sorts.

I'm a streamer too. Can't copy chat forever. Do my thing. Ikemen immersion. Hottie mode. What'd a hottie say here? Gotta dive in. No more waffling. Concept: casanova. Girl-slaying dude char. If... if hottie... what say?

"Girl voice... bingo. I like."

Reaction? Kinda sad. "Uuk." Vanishes. Alpha male Ikemen Sena gets this? Hate it. Not my type. Can't be my girl. Bye.

I mute in-game mic quick. "100k thx! Thx! Heehee."