Chapter 18
Chapter 18
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Translator: penny
Chapter: 18
Chapter Title: This is Broadcast Sense!
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A month had flown by since Blue LUV's first broadcast practice.
During that time, the members had either come to the company or practiced from home at times, pushing hard toward their debut.
Watching over them, Kang Haneul instinctively sensed it was time to start dropping some bait.
The hallmark of corporate Virtual YouTubers was their aggressive marketing even before debut.
Of course, the one drawback from the company's standpoint was the hefty cost—but Kang Haneul had zero reason to fret about that.
And why? Because she wasn't just your average company president. She was also the superstar female streamer "Haneul Bom," boasting nearly 1.1 million Mityube subscribers and average viewership topping 8,000.
"Hi hi, everyone. Sorry I'm running a bit late today. I was tied up getting dinner for our kids."
Just like always, she fired up her stream and put on a show of apologizing for the tardiness while slyly name-dropping Blue LUV.
It wasn't entirely off-base, either.
Sure enough, plenty of fish snapped up the bait in no time.
Feigning outrage at the silliness while grinning inside, she pressed on.
"Argh, who else could 'our kids' be? Our Blues, obviously."
"Oi, you know tossing political bait gets your head on a pike, right? Everyone, behave."
Even with a manager policing the chat, she dove into the admin menu to set an example.
She clicked on one viewer gearing up to lob some political bait.
The moment her cursor hovered near the "Permanent Ban" tab, emotes exploded across the chat.
"Ah, 'almost said it' gets a pass. But no twice."
Her chat rules were pretty lenient compared to other streamers anyway.
The viewers knew it too, so they flipped their attitudes on a dime and cheered her mercy.
This vibe felt perfect to ramp up the Blue LUV talk for real.
Kang Haneul jumped on it.
"Ah, our kids' debut is right around the corner. Time really flies."
"They're our kids—of course they're all cute. Five members total, and the PV drops in a couple days. Watch it lots, yeah?"
The VTuber scene was booming in Japan, sure—but here in Korea, it wasn't fully mainstream yet. So some viewers with preconceptions started firing off aggressive chats.
Kang Haneul flared up and insta-banned a few for show.
"Oi, you're all toeing the line. I said attacks on our kids count as attacks on me, right?"
"Ah, that? Was gonna go with four, but the interviews... too many gems I couldn't pass up. Especially the last girl—so adorable. Gave me this urge to just scoop her up in a hug, y'know?"
Did some viewer flip her weird switch?
In the middle of spilling interview tea, Kang Haneul abruptly switched gears and started gushing.
Mostly nitty-gritty stuff about the fifth member's personality, her cuteness levels, that sort of thing.
Show the cuteness at least—then it'd be less maddening.
For viewers who hadn't even glimpsed her face or heard her voice, it was tough to relate.
"And she's so sweet. I swear, never met anyone kinder in my life. Always puts others first."
As the pleas piled up, Kang Haneul's eyes gleamed while eyeing the chat.
'Voice is a no-go, but some preemptive chat with the viewers? Sure.'
First-time voice impact hit hardest on debut day anyway.
Plus, Da-jeong's cute, babyish voice was too precious to spoil early.
Text chat via Discord, though? That could work. She mulled it over seriously.
'Not in the plan... but let's float it.'
President or not, this was off-script.
Better poll Da-jeong first—if yes, then loop in the viewers.
[Me] - Da-jeong, got a sec for a quick chat?
No hesitation—she fired it off to Da-jeong.
Less than 10 seconds later, the unread "1" vanished.
Classic most-responsive sweetheart of Blue LUV.
If only the group's perpetually-slumped third sis—who ghosted texts—would take notes.
[Our Cute Da-jeong] - Yes!
[Our Cute Da-jeong] - What's up, President?
Dreaming idle dreams, she checked the reply. Da-jeong's plucky energy sprang to mind, drawing an involuntary smile.
But no time for simping now.
She hammered out the ask.
Still marveling at her new PC's power while duo-queuing with Yuna.
A ping from the President made her cock her head.
Shouldn't she be mid-stream right now?
"Yuna, President's texting me—gonna step out real quick."
- Gotcha, I'll queue one. Don't worry.
"Thanks."
Cut the Discord with Yuna mid-flow and checked the message.
[Me] - Yes!
[Me] - What's up, President?
[President] - Viewers are dying to know about you.
[President] - Can you pop in for a sec?
[President] - No voice or face—just type in Discord.
"Eek?!"
B-broadcast cameo?!
The shock slipped out aloud at the bolt from the blue.
Come to think of it, those pre-debut vids had a member chatting with the President—Yuna, aka Yukiko, right?
So why me this time?
"Ugh..."
Honestly, kinda daunting.
What if I flop the reply and embarrass her?
She's a mega-streamer to boot.
Thousands tuned in—is this okay?
"...Nah, let's do it."
Short deliberation, then resolve—she balled her fist.
Debut's breathing down our necks—can't bail on a stream spot now.
No voice leaking anyway.
Just frame it as normal 1-on-1 with President.
She reads it to the viewers, that's all.
Especially now—nail this to hype the Blues!
Fight-o!
[Me] - Yes, I'm good!
[President] - Cool.
[President] - Don't stress—just reply naturally.
Says that, but nerves...
Eh, no helping it.
Pre-debut bonding with her fans—call it that.
First chats are always awkward.
Click.
Incognito peek at viewer reactions—stream loaded, name hidden, Discord chat pane open.
President started typing.
[Haneul Bom] - Hi.
[Haneul Bom] - Whatcha up to?
Oh right, forgot she changed her Discord handle.
Gotta fix that later.
Super confusing.
[Me] - Gaming with a member!
Couldn't drop Yuna/Yukiko, so "member" it was.
Reply zipped back.
[Haneul Bom] - Game? Fun?
[Me] - Yes!
[Me] - Your PC's a beast—having a blast!
[Me] - Thanks!
Worlds apart from the old rig that took 30 seconds to launch the browser.
Lately, she'd been savoring true high-end bliss.
Just had to thank her—typed it up. Then, booming from the stream:
Eh? Wasn't aiming for that...
Somehow my reply dug her deeper.
But me? Jeong Da-jeong.
Veteran clip channel lurker—broadcast sense on lock.
Streams pop off when you troll the host into a corner.
Evil viewer classic.
Tough to pull on Blues fans, sure...
But President's no Blue. Fair game.
I got this.
[Me] - Like this, President?
[Me] - Script you just sent says so.
[Haneul Bom] - ?
Sudden strike—President sums it up with one perfect "?"
No cam, but her face flashed in my mind. Burst out laughing before I knew it.
Hehe. Kinda sorry, but...
All for the stream.