Chapter 73
Chapter 73
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Translator: MadScientist
Chapter: 73
Chapter Title: Meeting the Emperor of the V-Tuber World
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I spent a long time in the same room with Heyni.
We hugged each other naked and shared quite a few stories.
It was a truly happy time.
Eventually, we even fell asleep still locked in each other's arms.
When I woke up, the sun was already starting to rise.
Normally, I would've spent another round of fun with Heyni. She seemed to want it too.
‘Morning ones have such a unique vibe... What a shame.’
But there was important content today. So I had no choice but to hurry back home.
And by the time I got home, it was already afternoon.
Normally, I should've been practicing martial arts.
But there was no helping it. Looked like martial arts training would have to wait until bedtime.
I washed up roughly at home and called Su-a over.
“Take your time coming. Just don't forget the gear.”
-Got it!
About twenty minutes after getting on the phone with Su-a?
Ding-dong.
The Su-a I'd been waiting for had arrived.
“Hello! Jae-ho!”
“Yeah. You're here?”
Su-a showed up at my place, arms loaded with gear.
I took the bags from her hands.
“Thank you! Uh, where should I change out of my clothes?”
“Hang 'em over there.”
“Okay!”
Soon Su-a shrugged off her pink puffer jacket.
Whoosh.
A tight white tee appeared, hugging her upper body. With a deep plunge right at the chest.
‘Why does she love these low-cut tops so much?’
Of course, I didn't mind.
I'm a guy. How could I?
It was just a little overwhelming. Her chest was just that big.
Jiggle.
“Jae-ho! Let's test it out quick!”
“Sure.”
She started pulling gear from the bags—VR parts for the evening ad shoot.
That's right.
Today, I was finally doing the ad I'd been waiting for.
The VR World one I'd mentioned before.
“Once you strap all this on, you're in that full-tracking setup V-tubers always talk about.”
“Ah, this is full track?”
“Yep.”
A whopping 20-million-won ad. We had to prep meticulously.
Su-a began fitting the gear onto me piece by piece.
VR goggles, chest, abs, hands, thighs, knees, feet, and more. A ton of spots to rig up. Oh, and we didn't buy any of it—VR World loaned it.
‘V-tubers have it rough in their own ways.’
Gear costs alone were no joke. Plus separate fees for custom characters. Nothing to underestimate.
“For max realism, you could wear tights underneath, but let's skip that for today.”
“Yeah, no way I'm squeezing into tights.”
Putting the gear on was trickier than expected. Blame Su-a's chest.
‘Why's she gotta press so close...’
She was right up against me, helping with the straps. Which meant her breasts kept brushing my body inevitably.
Just now, one grazed my knee.
Squish.
‘Gotta play it cool, right?’
Calling it out would've been awkward. So I just pretended not to notice.
‘Please don't pop one up.’
How much time passed?
Thankfully, we got everything on before any mishaps(?).
“All set!”
“Phew, that was rough.”
“Huh? I was the exhausted one!”
“Ah, r-right. Good work! Su-a!”
“Thanks!”
Of course, strapping up wasn't the end. Tons left—like tweaking programs on the PC.
‘If I'd tried solo, I'd be wrecked right now.’
Best decision ever hiring a manager. Never felt it more than now.
With Su-a's help, we poured effort into ad prep.
And it paid off.
The broadcast went off without a single glitch. What a relief.
◇◇◇◆◇◇◇ That evening.
[(Ad Broadcast) Let's Head to a New World!]
“Hello, everyone!”
I greeted the viewers like always. My standard opener every stream.
But the reactions weren't standard.
💬 Chat -??? -What is this? -Who dis? -Isn't this Jae-ho's room? -lolololol what? Jae-ho going V-tuber? -So random lololol -What ad even is this? Made sense.
Instead of my face, some random character was waving hello.
A handsome one—neat black hair, pale skin. Kinda looked like me, on purpose.
‘Pretty wild.’
I was in what felt like a waiting room. Or at least, that's what the VR goggles showed.
Felt just like stepping into a 3D game. Super immersive.
‘So this is VR World...’
Viewer chats floated by in a green rectangular overlay. Doubled the wow factor.
“Oh, and I'm not Jae-ho. Name's Ho-jun, okay?”
💬 Chat -??? -Dude starting the weird shit again lololol -Voice is pure Park Jae-ho tho, not Jae-ho? -This is it! New char for virtual worlds. -Shut it rice cake up top I didn't wanna go this route.
But self-proclaimed V-tuber expert Dambi convinced me otherwise. Sticking with Jae-ho in VR felt too played out.
So I whipped up a new nick in three seconds flat. Ho-jun.
“Ho-jun doesn't wanna yell at you guys. Say nice stuff!”
💬 Chat -Uwaaaack! -Cut it out! -Keeping this whole stream? You'll hate yourself. -lololol surprisingly cute? I fought down the over-the-top vibes trying to bubble up(?). Bad concept pick.
‘Said we do delinquent thug vibe...’
Wasn't the original plan. Dambi nixed it—too unlikable. Forced this cutesy mess instead.
“Anyway, ready for today's content? Whee! Can't wait!”
But even I had limits, stream addict or not.
I stuck it out five minutes, then bailed.
“Haa, no dice.”
I went limp and sighed like reality crashed in. Wasn't working.
💬 Chat -lololololololol -Park Jae-ho returns lololol -Knew it'd flop lololol -Jae-ho's personality can't sustain lololol -Where Ho-jun at? “Haa, Ho-jun's right here~ Yeah. Yeah. I'm Ho-jun. Too OOC? Just watch already? Before the kicks fly?”
Kept the name, ditched the voice. Too exhausting.
‘Screw it.’
Dambi might gripe with that scary mug... Later problem.
Rocky start aside, solid launch.
Marked as ad in title, still pulled 20k viewers. Good numbers.
Then chats spiked weird.
💬 Chat -Whatcha doing? -Rasin invite incoming -Accept fast -Rasin hunting you I snapped alert. Not the time. Ad focus over gimmicks.
Pulled up invites, hit accept pronto.
‘Phew, not late?’
Woooong.
Screen warped with a hum.
Suddenly dropped in unfamiliar turf.
‘Where...?’
Rang a bell.
Like Kim Kang-rok's penthouse.
“Ah! You're here! Nice to meet you! Jae-ho!”
Someone approached, greeting me.
A stunning flower boy with long white hair.
I greeted back on sight.
“Hello! Rasin!”
Polite as could be.
This white-haired avatar wasn't average.
V-Emperor Rasin—ruler of V-tuber land. Top 5 corps, rank 4. Had to show respect.
“Never dreamed I'd stream with Jae-ho!”
But no need to grovel.
Top 10 corp here too. Confidence time.
“Hold up, Rasin.”
“Yes?”
“Not Jae-ho.”
“Huh?”
“Ho-jun from here on.”
“Uh? Oh... uh... sure.”
Wild.
3D model, but expressions nailed every nuance.
Flustered Rasin's face? Crystal clear.
“Just a VR alias. Nothing weird.”
“Ah! Got it. Mine ain't Rasin IRL either.”
“Exactly.”
No one knew real Rasin—name or face. Character only.
We chatted more.
“Pretty trippy, huh?”
“Yeah, insanely cool? But this casual for an ad?”
“Huh?”
“Just hanging in VR World, chatting.”
“Ah! No sweat. Map tour incoming.”
“Cool.”
I lit up expectant. Pure explorer vibes, new frontier.
That's when.
“Whoa! Jae-ho!”
“No way! Jae-ho's avatar is spot-on IRL!”
“Lemme see! Lemme see!”
Three female characters rushed me.