Is Woo Yeon-ha a Real Person?
[Fanart of Star Live staff member, "Woo Yeon-ha."]
"Wow!"
A fanart had already been uploaded after just a single broadcast. What's more, it was drawn by a highly skilled illustrator who was quite close with Star Live.
Click!
"Pfft...!"
...It was a lewd drawing.
It was an incredibly high-quality NSFW illustration depicting Yeon-ha—who had been dragged around by viewers during Fall Boys—having her clothes torn and getting ravaged by the viewers.
Of course, the one uploaded to social media was the censored version, while the uncensored R-19 version was posted separately on an overseas site, but...
"Th-this is Yeon-ha's first fanart...?"
Unable to accept this reality, I looked at the comments on the tweet.
"...Nene-nim?"
...A comment from one of our own members was right there.
"...Mahiro-nim?"
...And not just one, but two of them.
"Ah, my head..."
Sure, back when I was a guy, I used to secretly save lewd art of the girls too, but... well...
"Sigh... whatever."
I just closed the app.
Sadly, the current me and Yeon-ha shared a suspiciously high synchronization rate. The only difference was a slight age gap. They looked so similar that you could practically say a well-raised Yeon-ha was the current Ha Yeon-woo. Looking at Yeon-ha's lewd art made me feel a little like I was the one actually experiencing it.
"Do whatever you want..."
I saved the fanart—or rather, the lewd art disguised as fanart—which had already spread to Sra-gal, and zoomed in on the image.
"Whoa... those ribs..."
As expected of someone who understood the aesthetics of sexiness. Honestly, I was surprised they hadn't been arrested for violating child protection laws yet. So please, I begged them, do not bring Yeon-ha to Seoul Comic World or Busan Comic World.
...Please.
"Nnngh...!"
I stretched and cleaned up the remains of breakfast. It was the leftover tuna sushi set that Rina had bought me.
"Nnngh...!"
Squeeze, squeeze!
As I groaned and struggled to shove the trash down the chute in the third-floor living room...
"...Can you not even do this properly now?"
The CEO, who was walking past, lightly pushed it and shoved everything down in one go.
Thud! Clatter!
The disposable containers blocking the chute instantly fell down.
Clap, clap, clap!
I clapped my hands without realizing it.
"Wow...! Have you finally abandoned your humanity?"
"You're just weak! You!"
"No way... That can't be..."
I was sure that chute was something normal human strength couldn't easily open...!
"..."
"What? Why are you looking at me with such an anxious expression?"
"Sigh..."
Letting out a heavy sigh of annoyance, the CEO grumbled like a wife reluctantly permitting her husband's affair.
"...If it's really too hard for you to live alone, call Eos or Rina."
"Rina had her keycard confiscated, though."
By Karen. Just because she said "Irasshaimase!" once at the entrance.
"If you call her, she'll get the card from Karen and run over immediately."
"Hmm... in that case, wouldn't it be better to just call Karen?"
They were both on the second floor right now anyway.
"Karen has to go out for her album recording today."
"Ah, right."
Come to think of it, Karen was preparing a solo album recently. It wasn't even a solo project by Star Live alone; it was being co-produced with a famous record label. In other words, it was a schedule that absolutely could not be missed.
"But Eos and Rina also have schedules they can't skip today."
"Huh? Like what?"
"Eos has a home collab scheduled today with a Japanese VTuber she used to know."
"...And Rina?"
"Rina was asked by another agency to MC their opening stage, so she has to prepare for the broadcast at their studio. In 3D."
"..."
In other words, there was no one available to watch over me today. Ah! Of course...
"Ah! By the way, I know you're going to meet another man today, Boss—"
Squeeze!
"Kyah!"
Stop grabbing my cheeks! My cheeks aren't some squishy slime!
"...It's strictly business, okay?"
"I-I didn't even say anything!"
"..."
Glaring at me with terrifying eyes, the CEO let go of my cheeks.
...This was so unfair. I had only mentioned her schedule.
"You know it too. We signed a contract in the past for merchandise sales."
"No, of course I know. You guys have been close since way back—"
Squeeze!
"Agyagyagyagya!!"
Save me, save me... She was putting real strength into it, and my cheeks hurt so bad...
"...Don't get any weird ideas."
With a stern warning, the CEO finally let go.
Rub, rub!
"I-I didn't get any weird ideas!" I replied, soothing my burning cheeks.
"...Your tone sounded extremely suspicious."
"That's just you getting offended over nothing!"
"Shut up! Don't talk back to me, you're just an employee I kidnapped."
"Wahhh...!"
So mean!
"Sigh... Can you stay here by yourself?"
Checking the luxury watch on her wrist, the CEO asked me seriously.
Honestly, there was no reason I couldn't, but...
"Nope?"
"..."
I lied right to her face. Why?
"If something happens while I'm locked up here, I'll go straight to the afterlife."
"..."
"The others are all far away, so first aid or rescue would be hard too."
"Sigh..."
Sighing as if she had no choice, the CEO asked, "...You're saying you're getting bored of being cooped up here and want to come along, right?"
"Yep!"
I nodded hurriedly.
"I love how quick-witted you are, Boss!"
"..."
But wanting to go out wasn't the only reason. I didn't know what kind of ticking time bomb was left in my body. I had suddenly turned from a man into a woman, so it wouldn't be strange if I suddenly collapsed one day due to some side effect. Leaving someone like me alone in a mansion... especially in a place where normal people couldn't even enter? Thinking about it, it made no sense. When I was first kidnapped, she had left me here without a second thought, but looking back, it was definitely a terrifyingly risky thing to do.
"Do you even know where I'm going?"
"You're going to Jinwoo-nim's company. For the merchandise contract and an IRL collab."
"...You want to come along even though you know that?"
"Yep!"
Sung Jinwoo. He was a male streamer who debuted around the same time as the CEO. Despite his stream size, he possessed massive influence and connections in the streaming industry, making him a top-tier streamer.
"...Will you be okay? Going out looking like that?"
"Hmm..."
I lightly looked over my appearance. My looks were definitely striking enough to draw attention wherever I went, but...
"Well, unless I'm going to live locked up here for the rest of my life, I should at least try it once."
The reason I couldn't wander outside in this form was that I couldn't let anyone find out this beautiful body belonged to Ha Yeon-woo. The moment they found out, Ha Yeon-woo's identity would be finished. All my official records would vanish.
But surprisingly, I now possessed a virtual identity.
Created by Honey Eos to mess with Yeon-woo, but somehow becoming semi-real: Star Live's virtual employee, Woo Yeon-ha.
"...Follow me quietly so the others don't notice."
"Aye-aye!"
That much is easy! Ttyuttya!
While heading to Sung Jinwoo-nim's company in the CEO's car...
"Here, change quickly. We're going to be late."
"Um..."
The CEO, who had briefly stopped by a luxury department store to buy some women's clothes, handed them to me.
"Can't I... just go like this...?"
"And embarrass who? Change, quickly. Unless you want to turn back home right now."
"..."
Since I didn't want to head back, I grunted and took off my clothes. The CEO's car was quite spacious, and with the tinted windows and curtains, changing wasn't difficult, but...
"H-how do I put on the bra?!"
"..."
Among the items the CEO had bought were things Ha Yeon-woo had never worn in his entire life.
"...I'll do it for you. Turn around."
"Hing..."
With the CEO's help, I completely changed, starting from the uncomfortable underwear and bra.
Flutter...
"Isn't this... a bit too fluttery?"
"That's why it's pretty. That's what clothes are for."
"I mean... that's true, but..."
Since I was going as Star Live's employee, Woo Yeon-ha, I had expected a cool, career-woman-style suit... but this was a bit...
"We're off then. Put on your mask properly, just in case."
"Okay..."
I didn't think it would help much, but I pulled the prepared hat and mask down as far as possible. Honestly, with my hair being silver-white, I wondered what the point was, but it was still better than nothing.
Swoosh—!
True to its status as a luxury car, the CEO's vehicle stopped smoothly in the underground parking lot.
"This is your first time here, right?"
"Yep!"
After getting out of the car once the engine was turned off, I followed behind the CEO. Fearing someone might see me, I stuck close to her back to hide myself.
"...If you're going to act like that, shouldn't you have stayed home?"
"Shh! You'll get us caught!"
"..."
With that, we boarded the elevator in the underground parking lot. Jinwoo-nim's company was on... the 5th floor!
Ding—!
First Floor.
"Hawawa...!"
Unfortunately, the elevator stopped on the first floor. As the doors opened, a woman wearing a mask stepped inside. She was a cute, petite woman, noticeably shorter than the CEO.
"Huh?"
"Huh?"
The CEO and the masked woman let out the exact same reaction, looking at each other in surprise.
"What's this? Kang Ha-neul, you're later than usual. Did your chronic lateness kick in?"
"Look who's talking, Bang-bang. Looks like you still haven't cured your chronic lateness either, seeing as you're only arriving now."
"...?"
If she said Bang-bang, could it be...?
Spark!
One of the major streamers, Bang-bang 2-nim?
"By the way, what's that you're hiding behind you? A present for Jinwoo?"
"As if. There was a junior employee at the office who didn't seem to have much to do, so I brought her along for some training."
"And to help her network a bit?"
"Exactly. You catch on quick."
As expected, the CEO perfectly recited the script we had prepared beforehand.
"Heh... if you're personally dragging her around, she must have some promise?"
"Well, she does her job well, despite how she looks."
"Hawawa..."
Oops! I let out a sound without thinking because of the compliment about doing my job well...!
"Wow...! Her voice is so cute. But it sounds familiar..."
I hid my body to avoid Bang-bang-nim, who was tilting her upper body like someone spamming Q and E in an FPS game to get a look at my face.
"Now that you're acting like that, I want to see her even more."
"You're part of the collab today anyway. You can see her then."
"Ah, right. I can see her then."
Nodding, Bang-bang-nim turned back toward the elevator doors as if giving up.
Ding—!
Fifth Floor.
The moment we arrived at our destination on the fifth floor and everyone's attention was drawn to the opening doors—
"Gotcha!"
Whoosh!
Throwing herself toward me, Bang-bang-nim snatched off the hat and mask I was wearing. It happened in the blink of an eye.
"Huh...?"
"..."
In that split second of eye contact, Bang-bang-nim turned her head toward the CEO in utter disbelief and asked:
"...Is Woo Yeon-ha a real person?"