Chapter 107
Chapter 107
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Translator: penny
Chapter: 107
Chapter Title: Vocal Lesson Chat and K-Pop World Cup
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After chatting with the Vocal Teacher in the hallway.
I headed back into the vocal room for the next part of the lesson, and there was Ye-eun, grinning ear to ear at her phone, clearly delighted by whatever she was seeing.
Having seen her Red Pill, she definitely looked different now.
...We're both VTubers, huh.
That thought stirred a faint sense of camaraderie...
As a domestic VTuber, she probably hadn't been at it long. As a senior in the industry, I kinda wanted to give her some advice.
"Alright, let's get started."
"Yep."
Of course, I had no intention of striking up a conversation first, and I wasn't the type anyway.
The lesson continued like that, and the more we went on, the more my curiosity grew.
Who could she be?
She had a nice voice, sang well, and her personality was bright and positive—she seemed like a perfect fit for success.
Sure, aside from Heavenly Realm members, I almost never watched other streams... so no way I could guess just by racking my brain here.
Since it was impossible now, I decided I'd look her up once I got home, and focused on the lesson.
Despite a bit of distraction, the lesson itself was incredibly satisfying.
K-pop was something I'd only vaguely heard on popularity charts back in the day, so I hadn't really gotten a feel for it before, but now? I felt like I was starting to get it.
This could work not just for streams, but even for Tenshi-san.
We kept going right up to the second break. As I took a sip of water to soothe my throat,
With the Vocal Teacher out of the room for a moment, Ye-eun suddenly spoke up.
"Um..."
"Yeah?"
What could she want with me?
I'd observed her a few times during the lesson—had she noticed? My stomach dropped a little.
"Uh... I heard you're a former student of the teacher's."
"Oh, yeah, that's right."
"The teacher's lessons are great, right? I was a little worried at first, but she teaches so well..."
Luckily, that was all it was.
Classic extrovert move, closing the distance.
It felt so foreign—approaching a total stranger on day one with a shared topic like that. Something an introvert like me could never do.
The only people like that around me were Hyejeong and Ayoung.
Ugh... a type like this doing VTuber work.
Does that mean VTubing's gone full extrovert culture now~?
As we chatted a little, Ye-eun hesitated for a moment before asking a question.
"But... how old are you, by any chance?"
"Me? Hmm... wanna guess?"
"Oh, should I?"
She happily took me up on it, studied me for a second, and gave her answer.
"Hmm... I'm usually spot-on, but you're tricky."
She genuinely seemed puzzled, tilting her head, which struck me as odd.
Same with Moon Chang-sik last time—why couldn't they guess my age?
This face couldn't possibly look old.
"Sigh... I'm 21, do I look that old? Kinda bumming me out."
"No, no! That's not what I meant at all... Well, thinking you're 21 makes you look kinda youthful now..."
I put on a slightly dejected act, and Ye-eun panicked visibly, stumbling over her words.
She really seemed like a good person.
"Haha, just kidding. How about I guess your age, Ye-eun?"
"Oh, sure, go for it."
So I tried to guess hers... but damn, this was tougher than I thought.
Guessing too high could kill the vibe... Maybe just say early twenties?
I observed her to get a read, but she tensed up under my stare, her facial muscles twitching slightly.
Oops, staring too hard?
My eyes were a bit sharp, so a blank stare could make anyone nervous.
I softened it with a smile.
"Hmm... twenty-two?"
"What? Haha! I'm twenty-five!"
Yeah, I'd pegged her as early to mid-twenties... twenty-five.
"Wow, I totally thought you were my age."
"Isn't that a bit much lip service?"
She said that, but her mouth curved into a smile.
She had a naturally smiley face, and now her grin reached her ears.
The mood loosened right up as we kept talking, until break time ended and the Vocal Teacher returned.
"What? When did you two get so chummy?"
"Haha! Suhyun's hilarious!"
The Vocal Teacher's eyes widened at our sudden closeness, then she smiled, pleased.
"Well, that's great. Shall we continue the lesson?"
"Yep."
Was it because we'd built some rapport?
The final lesson flowed in a much better atmosphere than before.
"Alright, that's it—good work."
"Thanks so much, Teacher."
"No, it was great seeing you again after so long, Suhyun."
"Haha, I'll drop by more often."
"You better."
"Yep."
After the lesson wrapped, as I was about to head home, Ye-eun called out to me.
"Uh, Suhyun."
"Yeah?"
"Could you teach me ad-libs, by any chance?"
"Oh, ad-libs? I don't do them."
"Oh..."
Huh, she took my honest answer as a rejection?
Seeing her deflate a bit, I quickly added,
"How about we swap numbers? I really don't do ad-libs at all."
"Uh, yeah, sure!"
Her face lit up again at the offer.
Her expressions were so clear-cut—easy to read.
I added her number to my contacts.
Who knew if this connection would last or fizzle out.
But with someone as sunny as Ye-eun, it could stick around a while, I figured, as I headed home.
***
I'm a professional broadcaster.
And I maintain that viewers are business-like partners.
So, if I've learned something new at the academy, what should I do?
[K-Pop Expert Confirmed]
Turn on the stream and share the knowledge with viewers, obviously.
-???
-When did you become one?
-Expert confirmed?
-Isn't it J-pop?
As expected, viewers started questioning the title right from the start.
Mm, yeah, confusion was natural.
But I'd come back enlightened!
"Nice to see you."
-hi hi
-Nice but wtf is the title?
"No, just stating facts."
-Building up for more bullshit lol
-What's the crap today??
[Artisan Miro-nim, thank you for the 10,000 won donation!]
Spoiler) Today's stream: Crap-Pop World Cup
-ah
-Spoiler ban plz
-Actually love it lol
-Just start the World Cup already?
...How'd they know?
I'd barely said two words, and they'd already sniffed out the content.
"Hmm... surprisingly, that's spot on..."
Well, busted already—what could I do?
I pulled up the K-Pop World Cup 128 bracket.
-128 rounds??
-Bring 256 lol
-Just all-nighter ㅇㅇ
[Anonymous-nim, thank you for the 1,000 won donation!]
But can the teacher handle this? Those fandoms are...
-gasp
-wut
-uh oh
Anyway... these contrarian viewers were trying to stir shit again when things were fine.
"This World Cup is purely my subjective opinion, with zero malice, I declare."
I threw out a disclaimer just in case, then geared up to start...
[Artisan Miro-nim, thank you for the 1,000 won donation!]
Miro room viewers declare we'll follow Miro's subjective opinion to the letter.
-fr
-Not buying any songs Miro doesn't pick ㅇㅇ
-Good luck lol
These guys...?
Why does education never end?
Moments like this make me realize how noble teachers are.
"Alright then."
I switched the World Cup window.
The problem was domestic songs with domestic fandoms, right?
"Today's content is this."
[Indonesia Songs World Cup 1024 Rounds]
-??
-ah
-Indo-five-o'clock lol
-1024 rounds wtf
"No issues now, right? Their singers or fans won't even hear my takes."
-We're the issue tho?
-We'll translate and PDF it
-fuck smash heads
-Still stiff-necked huh
[Anonymous-nim, thank you for the 1,000 won donation!]
Teacher, ban all the trolls who sent that and just do K-Pop ㅇㅇ
Was Indonesia too foreign for them?
Viewers rebelled hard, turning on each other to purge the culprits.
In times like these, a streamer just goes with the flow.
As long as the arrows don't point at me.
"Should I?"
-fr
-Why troll smh
-Troll it's you again?
-This is why we get no normie traffic lol
-fr just ban
[Artisan Miro-nim, thank you for the 100,000 won donation!]
Teacher, can't we use this as bail money?
"Whoa—no way, such a generous donation."
I'd planned to execute a few for discipline, but with that kind of money... whatever.
I shut down the Indonesia window right after the donation.
-ten riots lol
-Money talks lol
-God emperor
"Too grateful to know what to do. How about we pardon everyone and start the content?"
I smoothly pivoted from witch hunt to content, and kicked off the song World Cup...
"Uh, um..."
-lmao
-shut up lol
-shut die
-shut up go
-Let's hear it first?
"Uh... yeah, let's listen..."
How'd it come up right at the start?
I composed myself and played the first song.
-lmao
-This is music
-hmm passable
Chats exploded with reactions, but I felt something else entirely.
The song, now hitting its highlight...
"Wow, first song and it's already great. K-Pop for the win?"
It was the exact track I'd planned to do with Tenshi-san.