Chapter 12
Chapter 12
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Translator: penny
Chapter: 12
Chapter Title: Twitch Gallery Frenzy
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[Twitch Gallery]
A community for chatting about all sorts of gossip on streamers broadcasting on Twitch.
Miro was quite famous in this community.
The "Heavenly Realm Project," run by The Six—a company with some recognition in the internet broadcasting scene—had already gained attention thanks to mentions from various streamers. Then Taesan's controversy blew it up even more.
Some community users who stumbled upon Miro during that time started posting her short clips in the community. Thanks to that, others began seeing Miro's clips pop up in popular posts multiple times a day.
They were mostly edited slips of the tongue that could stir minor controversies, but with them constantly appearing, community users who spent all day watching streams and lurking the gallery kept checking out Miro's broadcasts out of curiosity and ended up sticking around. By now, within this community, she had built up far more name recognition than the other participants.
[But can Miro really pass like this? lol]
She has a lot of viewers, but aren't they all just gallery users?
Her streams feel so half-assed, so wouldn't the hard-working participants be the ones to pass?
The Six would have to be idiots to pick Miro.
-OP special: Never watched Miro's stream
ㄴ From what I've seen in gallery posts, she doesn't do much?
ㄴ Why would Miro bother with content? lol Her voice is the content
ㄴ Fr, just leave it on while doing other stuff and time flies
-So who else from the participants do you watch?
ㄴ I watch Anna and Roa
ㄴ You watch other participants? This guy's a real one lol
ㄴ Got a problem?
[What are the Heavenly Realm Project pass criteria?]
Do they just pick whoever The Six likes?
-ㅇㅇ They say it's viewer reactions plus internal company meetings
ㄴ So basically they pick whoever the fuck they want
ㄴ It's their ongoing audition, dumbass lol
[Why wouldn't Miro pass?]
Is there any participant with more viewers than Miro right now?
At best, maybe Anna with her karaoke streams, but that's it lol
-Mile sometimes beats her in viewers
ㄴ Gallery's past life luck lol
-But isn't half her viewers from here?
ㄴ Aren't they people too? lololol
ㄴ Fact) Yeah
[They're picking idols, why pick Miro?]
Has Miro ever done a karaoke stream?
Can you even call it an idol if they can't sing? lol
-Does Miro suck at singing?
ㄴ ㅇㅇ Just average person level, carried by her voice
ㄴ This guy's dragging Miro hard lol
While debates raged on about Miro.
A certain post climbed to the popular list.
[But if Miro fails, won't she quit streaming?]
Isn't she one of the few normal people among the participants?
The others have past lives or professional singing training, so they seem serious about VTubing.
Miro just streams so half-assed on her own, so if she fails, she might quit for real ㅇㅇ
-Tell her to quit~ Watching Anna is enough~
-Doesn't Miro have a past life?
ㄴ ㅇㅇ Nothing's come up
-Fuck, who am I gonna watch during daily quests now..
[You guys keep yapping about Miro, but this audition's basically this bitch's]
(Brown-haired character in a bucket hat singing clip)
(Musical actor stepping forward to sing clip)
It's "Anna."
So does Miro sing better than Anna?
Is she prettier than Anna?
Good to leave on in the background? Anna's karaoke is better for that lol
-Anna ham is the best..
-Is that musical actor Anna?
ㄴ ㅇㅇ Quit musicals to audition apparently?
ㄴ Why tho?
ㄴ Fr
-Anna ham is legit ㅇㅇ
-You guys watch that shit? Sigh, gallery normies
-Voice-wise, Miro's better
[Pure entertainment? Isn't it Haru?]
(White-haired girl character with red eyes shaking her head gif)
This girl's just a clown ㅇㅇ..
-She's kinda forced, not my thing
-Among audition participants, she's at least watchable
-Hah fuck lol gallery's done for
These guys pretend not to care but they're all watching the audition
Can't the otaku fucks just fuck off and make their own gallery?
-Fr lol
-Honestly it's entertaining ㅇㅇ..
What started as bait about whether Miro would pass the audition morphed into a battle royale among the participants, gradually setting the community ablaze.
"What the hell?"
Miro, who had egosurfed her name and ended up seeing the whole thing, shook her head with a sigh. Communities are just no good, she thought, as she prepared her stream.
**
The 3rd round of auditions ended tomorrow.
It had been a short few weeks, but she felt it had been fulfilling and worthwhile in its own way.
[Nangjungjichu (Nickname) Miro (Name) Stream On]
"Nice to see you."
-Hi hi
-What's the title?
-Mute's all fixed
-What's the nickname?
"Ah, the nickname means I've made a name for myself in the martial world."
-Wtf r u saying?
-Hah.. starting like this is a bit much
[Janginmiro-nim, 10,000 won donation! Thank you!]
But isn't a nickname something others give you?
I tilted my head at the donation from the chairman, who had changed his nickname after getting kicked last time.
My pink-haired avatar, moving with my head tilt, looked pretty cute.
"Thanks for the 10,000 won. Does a nickname have to be given by someone else? I just started wuxia, so I didn't know."
I actually knew.
But what can you do? I'm Nangjungjichu Miro.
-How tf we supposed to do that?
-Who reads wuxia these days?
-Wuxia webtoons are fun tho
"Don't you read wuxia? Ah.. You're all fantasy specialists, huh."
-Yeah
-Wut
-Don't read fantasy either
"I wanted to give an analogy, but nothing comes to mind."
-You don't have to
-Miro just do the stream
"There has to be something to do."
-?
-Didn't prep again?
-Real freeloader
-She's just like that ㅇㅇ..
-Didn't expect anything
[Anonymous-nim, 1,000 won donation! Thank you!]
Prep something at least
"I want to show you all my unfiltered charm, that's why. Prepping would be like putting on makeup... right? I'm greeting you all bare-faced."
-Old hag, put on some makeup!!
-No-makeup VTuber
-Miro unnie ㅜㅜ Practicing feminist? I'm crying ㅜㅜ
"Hey now, don't frame me weirdly. I heard guys like no-makeup looks, isn't that right?"
-Tells us not to frame then frames immediately
-Guys like makeup too ㅇㅇ
-You gotta see the makeup to like the no-makeup
-Who'd like it if you shove no-makeup first?
[Anonymous-nim, 1,000 won donation! Thank you!]
No-makeup has to be pretty first
I stifled a laugh at the chat window throwing a fit.
They all really like me but act all tsundere on the outside?
"Am I not pretty?"
-Hah,, true,,
-Ugly af so put on makeup bitch lol
-No~ Not falling for it~ No~ Not falling for it~ No~ Not falling for it~ No~ Not falling for it~ No~ Not falling for it~ No~ Not falling for it~
The chat twisted into chaos at my ironclad straight ball.
"Anyway! A bit early, but I have a big announcement."
To calm them down, I brought up the main reason I'd turned on the stream today. I was going to wait for more viewers, but might as well say it now and proceed.
"Today's the last audition stream, and tomorrow's an off-day."
-?
-Tomorrow's the last day and off-day?
-She's insane ㅇㅇ;;
-Off tomorrow means no vote
The chat roiled at the announcement of an off-day on the final day of the 3rd round.
"Calm down first. You all know the 4th round is video submissions, right?"
The 4th round was submitting a short video under 30 minutes to The Six, which would go up on their official YouTube channel for viewers to watch and vote on.
-ㅇㅇ
-Yep
-Whatcha submitting?
[Mikacola-nim, 1,000 won donation! Thank you!]
This bitch prepped? Nah, that's why she's scrambling tomorrow?
"Whoa.. Sharp.."
-Fr??
-Others prepped a week ago
-She's just clueless ㅇㅇ..
"Joking. I've been prepping steadily."
-Fr?
-Don't lie lololol
-Bitch who doesn't prep content, sure lol
"Anyway, so tomorrow's for making the video, right? Look forward to it."
-Dumbass making it tomorrow is 'prepped'?
-Really expecting?
-Big expectations mean big disappointments...
I snorted at the chat.
"Expect more. It'll exceed anything you imagine."
[Janginmiro-nim, 10,000 won donation! Thank you!]
But Miro-nim, what if you fail the audition??
The chat stirred at the chairman's donation amid my confidence burst.
-Gasp
-Huh
-What r u saying chairman..
"Hey.. Don't jinx it, what're you saying?"
[Janginmiro-nim, 10,000 won donation! Thank you!]
You won't quit streaming if you fail, right?
'Is he worried after seeing the community?'
I felt my mood skyrocket at the concerned message from the chairman, who donates generously, went quiet after the kick, changed nicks, and returned.
"What, you worried? Haha! Even if I fail, I'll keep streaming, so no need to lose sleep~"
-ㅇㅇㄴㅇ
-Wtf;;
-Just continue yesterday's would-you-rather
-Never worried so no biggie
Why would I quit streaming? I smirked at the incoming chat.
They're all so shy.
***
"Welcome~"
I entered the vocal academy hearing the now-familiar receptionist's voice.
The 4th round theme was free.
Just introduce yourself to viewers through your past activities.
Normally, you'd edit highlights from streams and send to The Six, but I had something else in mind.
It wasn't from a stream, but wasn't attending vocal lessons for streaming too?
I'd already gotten permission from The Six.
Their reply had come surprisingly fast.
"Lesson today?"
I already knew what video to submit.
"Nope. Renting the recording studio today."
I said with a bright smile.
My 4th round video was a song.
For today, I'd practiced just one song.
She'd make the viewers who'd mocked her singing flip in shock.