Chapter 49
Chapter 49
Translator: Penny
Chapter 49
There are many charms to Virtual Youtubers.
The VTubers in my memory also possessed a variety of charms, such as addictive speech patterns, unique avatars, and unexpected singing skills.
However, I think the greatest charm of a Virtual Youtuber is empathy.
Because no matter what kind of charm a VTuber has, the ability to communicate with viewers is almost essential.
One of the basic prerequisites for communication is to empathize with the other person.
Therefore, to get people to come and see VTuber Dia, you must first be able to empathize with them.
One way or another, people want to meet someone who empathizes with them rather than someone who doesn't.
'Shared interests.'
I thought there was nothing more certain than having similar tastes to them as a way to empathize with people.
Fortunately, there is some overlap in the tastes of people who watch Virtual Youtubers, so if I understand this well, I will be able to proceed with the broadcast smoothly.
Having similar tastes to the people who will watch my broadcast in the future was something I could do even before passing the Fantasy Home audition.
Thanks to that, during my middle school days, when puberty was at its peak, I went to the newly opened comic book cafe near my house almost every day.
Besides that, I dabbled in so many other fields.
There were some fields that I felt like I was getting too into, so I distanced myself from them without realizing it...
"Wow, that's really unexpected. How do you know so much about it? Usually, celebrities aren't interested in subculture stuff, are they?"
"Hey, she's been watching my sister's broadcast since she was in kindergarten. Ha-eun has been different from the start."
Seeing their satisfied expressions at my answer, it seems that my efforts to have new tastes were not entirely in vain.
Honestly, I was a little nervous right before the interview. I'm glad.
"Um, Ha-eun. From now on, it's not an interview, but a discussion about the future, so please feel free to speak comfortably."
The questions that followed were about broadcasting.
The two interviewers took turns asking about what time slots I could broadcast in and how to set up the broadcasting environment.
"Personally, I think D.A., I mean, Ha-eun, would be good to broadcast during the evening hours when I used to watch her broadcast."
"Even if we broadcast at the time my sister says, I'm worried about how to set up the broadcast... I wonder if Ha-eun's parents will allow a soundproof booth or something?"
"Ah, I already have one."
"Yes? What?"
"A soundproof booth."
Almost at the same time, blink blink.
Gazes that seemed to have brought the word "embarrassment" to life were directed at me.
"You have a soundproof booth for broadcasting at home?"
"Yes. I have the microphone set up too."
The microphone setting was set up by Deobeulli, who is a singer, so I probably don't need to do any special settings.
As I added that all I needed to do was set up the Virtual Youtuber avatar.
"...Celebrities are prepared differently..."
Ji Hye-min's incomprehensible mutter tickled my ears.
But since I had been preparing hard for it, I didn't deny it.
However, I was bothered by the fact that there was no other applicant besides me.
I remember that in my past life, almost 200 people applied.
Even if I reviewed the application emails very strictly, it doesn't make sense that I'm the only applicant who can make it to the interview stage.
In the first place, is a Virtual Youtuber group consisting of a total of 4 people.
Above all, I wanted to meet the other applicants at least once.
I opened my mouth and asked what happened to the other applicants.
"Um, Daramji. When will the other applicants arrive?"
"Ah, the other applicants... In 3 hours."
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However, the answer that came back from Daramji was very strange.
I wondered if I had mistaken the interview time, so I checked the time on my phone, but I could only reconfirm that I had arrived exactly on time for the interview I had been told earlier.
That means the interview time for the other interviewees besides me is 3 hours from now.
I wondered what was going on, so I looked at the two interviewers with question marks in my eyes.
"Um, well, Ha-eun. This sister of mine was very interested in Ha-eun. I mean, D.A."
It was Lee Dong-jin, the man next to Ji Hye-min, who opened his mouth, not Ji Hye-min.
Soon, an explanation was given as to why I was being interviewed separately.
"Originally, auditions shouldn't be influenced by personal connections. If there are any rumors, it will become complicated in many ways."
"You saw the videos Ha-eun sent, too. Honestly, there's no one more sincere about Fantasy Home than Ha-eun, right?"
"You were thinking of picking her even before Ha-eun sent the video. You said you would definitely pick her if D.A. and Dia were the same person."
In a way, Daramji remembered the nickname Dia as I intended in the past.
However, it was because it was more memorable than I thought.
"First of all, we decided to call Dia first. If we ask D.A. what her relationship is with Dia in front of the other applicants, it will definitely look strange."
'...I guess that's true.'
They said that they moved up my interview time to prevent any noise from occurring in the Fantasy Home audition.
The story about my Virtual Youtuber avatar started right after that.
"All avatars must share the same worldview. I think we'll have to create the detailed settings and images later while consulting with the other members, but is that okay with you?"
"Ah, yes."
"Then, we'll adjust the schedule on our end and contact you separately!"
Finally, the Fantasy Home interview ended with a handshake request from Ji Hye-min.
It was a slightly different interview than I had expected, but perhaps it was thanks to the fact that I passed in the end.
"Ah, Ha-eun. The audition results are... ...I don't think I need to ask."
Even after returning to Ju Jeong-yun's van, I was still in a good mood enough to make my heart flutter.
The corners of my lips were also slightly raised.
However, since there were still schedules left.
I had to postpone enjoying the joy of passing the Fantasy Home audition for a while.
Fortunately, the last schedule of the day, action school, was not a schedule that I particularly disliked.
Perhaps because it was a schedule that I was looking forward to as much as the Fantasy Home interview, my tension was still high.
"Ah, welcome, Ha-eun. I've been waiting for you."
That's how I met Kim Gyu-tae, who will be my health trainer for quite a long time in the future...
No, Kim Gyu-tae, who will be my teacher for historical drama swordsmanship acting.
As the representative of a fairly famous action school, he had an unusually thick neck.
From head to toe, there was nothing but bulging muscles.
"Um, even if it's Director Jin, he won't be expecting a perfect swordsmanship scene. Wanting to see a perfect scene without even matching the choreography is literally a thief's mentality."
After that, Kim Gyu-tae looked through the script for Moonlight Pierced by Clouds and talked about the lessons that Ha-eun would receive in the future.
He explained step by step, from basic physical training to matching choreography with other stunt actors, as he had done for countless actors.
However, in order to find out Ha-eun's current physical abilities, she had to change into comfortable clothes first.
He called one of the female instructors at the action school and had her take Ha-eun to the dressing room.
It was after that that Kim Gyu-tae learned a fact that could be called unexpected.
"Um, Professor. Is Ha-eun really 18 years old?"
"Yes. Is there a problem?"
"No, it's not really a problem... But she has a little too much muscle for a high school girl."
Soon, the instructor's cautious voice added that she had 11 abs that were clearer than her own.
Until then, I thought she was joking.
However, after a short period of InBody measurement and stretching, which followed immediately after.
Around the time when the approximately 1-hour run and basic physical training, which most of the actors who came to the action school had the most difficulty with, began.
'...Why isn't she tired?'
Even though I told her to sit down and rest whenever she felt like she couldn't do it anymore, she didn't even think about resting.
It was like a strong and long-lasting battery in a battery commercial.
It seemed that the more she sweated, the happier she looked, and it didn't seem to be my imagination.
Because Ha-eun's basic expression was calm and indifferent, it was immediately noticeable even if she smiled only slightly.
To put it a little exaggeratedly, it was like she was possessed by a ghost who died because she couldn't exercise.
Even the stunt actors, who had quite a long career, were having a hard time with stiff expressions, but she was the only one with a bright expression, so I couldn't help but keep an eye on her.
Well, it's better than looking weak and frail.
I decided to start the swordsmanship class today, which I was originally planning to start after she had built up some basic physical strength.
"Okay, first, we'll show you a demonstration. Please watch it with the feeling of memorizing each movement."
What started next was a one-to-many swordsmanship scene centered around Kim Gyu-tae.
Plastic sword props collided with each other and fell, and after several attacks and defenses, one side's sword flew far away.
This was based on the script of Moonlight Pierced by Clouds.
However, in Ha-eun's eyes, who had already read the original novel of Moonlight Pierced by Clouds.
'It's more flashy than I thought.'
It looked more exaggerated and flamboyant than it was described in the novel.
Considering that dramas, unlike novels that are only words, have to bring out the so-called 'visual appeal', it might be natural.
Thus, all the demonstrations shown by Kim Gyu-tae and the other stunt actors were captured in Ha-eun's eyes.
Not long after that, at the moment when Ha-eun finally held a plastic sword prop in her hand.
"Okay, first, we're going to go at the original speed. We'll go at a slow speed from the second practice!"
Kim Gyu-tae's voice, saying that the first practice would be at the final difficulty, pierced Ha-eun's ears.
First of all, Ha-eun needs to experience the final difficulty in order to guess how much she needs to improve her swordsmanship skills.
It was right after that that the various plastic swords that had flown towards Kim Gyu-tae earlier began to fly towards Ha-eun.
The sight of burly stunt actors pointing their sword blades at only Ha-eun was captured in Ha-eun's eyes.
And, at the same time, she held the sword in the same posture as Kim Gyu-tae had shown her earlier.
In a short time of less than 1 second, she drew an arc in the air with the blunt tip of the sword.
-Clang.
She dropped the sword that was located at the very front to the floor.
Then, she took another step forward and immediately performed a horizontal slash.
Nevertheless, the tip of the sword, which was still not stopping, drew a long spiral at an interval of 1 step.
The other stunt actors had no choice but to take a few steps back.
Immediately after, Ha-eun followed them and pierced the space between the shoulders of the closest stunt actor with the tip of her sword.
The cheerfulness from a while ago could not be found at all in her expression, which was now filled with only murderous intent and hostility.
📝 Translator’s Note:
You may notice that certain lines or phrases in this novel appear both in their original Korean (or Hanja) form and in English translation.
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To preserve their original tone and authenticity, the raw text has been kept for reference, while the English interpretation is provided right before or after it. This helps convey both the literal and cultural nuance of the original work.
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