Chapter 138
Chapter 138
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Translator: penny
Chapter: 138
Chapter Title: The Long-Awaited Day
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The long-awaited day had finally arrived.
...
Phew... My heart's been racing since morning.
Not anxiety, but that excited kind of pounding.
[Viewing the Premiere of Miro's First Original Song]
I turned on the stream first.
As planned with the Manager, we're doing a simultaneous watch for the premiere.
There are various reasons, but honestly? I just want to see the reactions in real-time.
-Oh lololol
-Today?
-Hi hi
"Greetings."
-Hi
-Hi
-What time's the reveal?
"Ah, 9 AM reveal. The MV drops, then the sound source goes live."
Honestly, I'm not even aiming for the charts.
Should I?
Real-time rankings feel like a stretch, though. I'm hoping for some solid long-term YouTube views.
-Cool
-But how'd this even happen?
-Time to spill the story
"Ah, like behind-the-scenes?"
I've been pretty quiet about the song so far.
Not much to tell, right?
I got the track, and the Manager oversaw the whole MV.
"But don't we save behind-the-scenes for after the release?"
-Spoil us a bit
-Nothing to spoil anyway
"Yeah, but..."
I started the stream early, so there's time till the premiere.
Still, there's really nothing much to say.
Anything I say is a spoiler, anyway.
"Just wait. Pre-reserve should be up soon?"
9 AM drop, so the Manager set up the waiting room beforehand.
Sure enough, after a short wait, the Calm Lake premiere waiting room popped up on the Miro NerTube channel.
"Alright, let's chat?"
And so we killed time with idle talk—longer than expected.
What I did yesterday, what I'm up to today, some year-end live chatter.
The tension-easing banter flowed surprisingly smoothly, and before I knew it...
-1 min left
-Wow, so tense lololol
-lololol
-Excited
Just one minute till the premiere countdown.
1 minute became 30 seconds.
30 seconds became 10.
10 became 5.
And then it hit 0.
"Focus up."
The MV began.
**
A lake surrounded by lush green meadows.
A girl stares blankly at the pristine, vast waters.
No—more precisely, at her own reflection in the clear lake.
It looks so beautiful that, through countless sunrises and sunsets, she simply gazes at herself.
Ripple-.
But...
As if nothing lasts forever, ripples form on the lake, growing larger until they reach even the edges where the girl's face reflects.
"..."
Her expression sours as the ripples blur her image, and only then does she rise.
But that becomes the trigger for the girl—who'd only ever seen herself—to look around.
Lifting her head, the forest sparkles with sunlight on the leaves, the endless sky stretches blue, and even the lake she'd stared at forever reveals its vast, clear beauty from a new angle.
For the first time, marveling at the world beyond herself, the girl spots a deer in the woods.
Step.
She steps toward it unconsciously...
Rustle-
The timid deer startles and vanishes into the forest.
"!"
Enchanted, the girl follows the deer into the woods.
The forest she sees for the first time beyond the lake unveils a new world.
Fresh grass scents, chirping mountain birds, adorable animals.
And even a fairy with a beautiful voice guiding her through the woods.
Enraptured, the girl pushes the lake aside and ventures deeper into the forest.
In the woods, the girl experiences so much.
She trips at times, picks and eats sweet fruits, naps leaning on a fluffy animal now and then.
Lost in the forest brimming with new wonders, she explores endlessly.
Finally returning to the lake after time passes, the girl peers at her face in the now-still waters.
Her face caked in dirt from all the fun, her hair a mess—no longer beautiful to her eyes.
But.
Brush-
As if it doesn't matter, the girl smiles faintly, dusts herself off, and heads back to the forest.
To her, the lake is no longer just a mirror for self-gazing—merely a brief rest stop.
And with that, the video ends.
"Whew."
A sigh of admiration escaped me.
Calm Lake isn't calm at all, despite the title.
Well, the intro is serene, sure.
But from when the girl enters the forest, the tempo surges, peaking as Hyun-su's featuring—disguised as the fairy—kicks in.
Just like the girl's adventures, the melody shifts to delight the ears.
By the end, returning to the lake with a gentle melody, it's almost regrettable.
What is this? Feels closer to Hyun-su's past album 'Fantasy' than his current 'Reality' work.
With that signature childlike innocence layered on?
-WTF??
-Wow
-No way
-???
-This real?
The reactions exploded.
And right on release, the NerTube MV title updated.
From just 'Calm Lake' to 'Calm Lake (prod. & feat. Slim Gold)'.
-WTF is the featuring?
-WTF why'd you turn off donations?
-Spill already
-WHAT??
Total chaos.
No way I can handle this, no matter how pro I am.
But the ancient sages prepared for this.
The Thirty-Six Stratagems.
The very last one in the Defeat Stratagems.
Run away is best.
Didn't Bingwu say that in the Cao Cao Chronicles?
Highest of the Thirty-Six: strategic retreat.
"Alrightthankyouforwatchingthestreamhaveagooddayeveryonebyemiroout."
-Don't you dare
-Please
-Don't go
-I'm serious I'll die
-Hey
-No way
And with that, stream off.
The fallout? The year-end live in two days can handle it.
That's what teams are for, right?
Thanks, members!
***
[WTF seriously unbelievable]
(Miro new song link)
This for real? Lol
Bitch straight-up bailed lol
-For real wtf lololol
-No just absurd
-But why's the song so good tho
[Song's actually fire tho]
Slim Gold outta nowhere lololol
Composed it too lololol
-For real?
-No wonder it's so damn good
-But why the featuring?
[So Miro got this track herself?]
How the hell does a roombound VTuber snag this?
-For real
-So suspicious
-Bought it?
Nah wtf how much she pay
-Slim Gold who? Idiots lololol
Nah who?
Nah do I gotta know?
Super famous, on variety shows
Shorts all the time, no idea?
Told you I don't lol
[Slim Gold summary]
For the clueless virgins, quick rundown.
(Pic)
Insanely hot high schooler, famous genius.
(Slim Gold chart hits)
(Slim Gold variety appearances)
Basically the singer every MZ knows.
No clue why he did Miro's song and featured.
-For real
-Holy shit so hot, idol?
Nah nah no
-So why do her song and feature?
Idk lol
Amid the confusion over Slim Gold's random featuring...
One post hits the community.
[WTF I TOLD YOU it's Miro]
(Variety highlight link)
This variety's Miro, swear.
Posted months ago, but featuring confirms it.
-Huh
-BS no
Nah go check it
Huh what?
-Kinda looks like?
[WTF it's blatantly Miro?]
(Link)
Voice a bit off but
Guitar and speech lololol
-Why didn't we know?
Honestly believable?
Nah hard to buy lololol
-Hat on but still that pretty??
-Guitar stream, practiced that song hard
-For real, didn't even hide it lololol
[So Miro's got celeb connections, total social god?]
Hot genius high school singer lets her crash his studio no questions? Social king?
BS lol
-For real insane lolol
-Why she so fine?
-Wtf she look like hat off? Pics?
Looking now
[Miro x Slim Gold variety duet]
(Link)
Sings like a beast hot bastard
-WTF Miro duetting a guy
-Look at Miro's proportions wtf
-For real insane
Why the hell VTuber?
[Miro's face this?]
(Slim Gold group dinner pic)
Drunk girl here—Miro?
Obvious?
-Wtf insanely pretty?
-For real...
-That some other celeb? Makes no sense
Nah comments say it's the hat lady from variety
Wtf this Miro?
[Official) Miro Red Pill]
(Miro dinner pic)
Heavenly Realm red pill hierarchy done.
Miro >>>> everyone else
Insane for real lololol
-Wtf lololol
-No way makes no sense
[Miro sober pics?]
(Miro dinner pic)
This drunk mess—wtf she like sober?
-For real
-Insane
-No sense why VTuber? Sings great, looks like that
-For real no clue
[Wtf she said no bf!!]
(Miro dinner pic)
Top uni med school golden boy alpha bf material wtf guys
-For real lololol
-For real why VTuber?
-Wtf..
-Nope none~
[Miro other pics?]
Find em quick wtf
No name?
-Gotta know name to search wtf
Nah that level she's influencer tier?
-Anyway insanely pretty
-For real
-Search wtf
[Sorry for slandering G.O.A.T...]
(Anna default profile pic)
Unlike actual virgin-claimer Miro, real 'virgin' Anna-nim is our Twitch gallery lord from today..
-Nah probably not lol
-Wtf Anna age and virgin that's the issue
-Miro shock tho wtf why VTuber?
-For real blue pill knew but not THIS level
[Wtf is this??]
(Miro dinner pic date)
(Miro first drunk karaoke date)
Miro dinner then home streamed?
-For real?
Yeah wondered why drunk that day—post-dinner?
-Said no 2nd round—that the dinner?
Yeah seems
Wtf that lineup you GO to 2nd round not stream
[Official) G.O.A.T]
(Miro dinner pic)
Knows only streams...
Dinners with celebs but skips 2nd round home to stream...
Super tight with hot alpha singer yet hangs with us—greatest VTuber ever upvote lolol
-Upvote hard lol
-Red pill = massive like
-For real favor up
-VTuber gonna VTuber ㅇㅇ
[Finally get foreigner pain upvote lol]
Tenshi <— get why she simps now upvote lololol
-For real lololol
-Kpop idol incarnate gotta simp lolol
-Wtf all puzzles click lololol
[Liar-free girl...]
(Miro old clip)
Miro: Even on TV I won't get done dirty looks-wise
Why real? Lol
-For real
-Just truth itself girl..
-Hope virgin real too..
-For real
[Wtf wanna date Miro type]
Face pretty af body fire voice good chill funny sings great draws good hardcore otaku VTuber level—girl like that exist?
-She does wtf lol
-Why she so fine?
-Wtf Miro never date
-For real
[All Miro bullshit cute now upvote lol]
(Miro red pill)
Wtf beauty pouting tantruming just funny upvote lol
-Upvote hard
-Wtf looks = get out of jail free
[This real?]
(Miro dinner pic)
(Miro chara default profile)
Why prettier than avatar? Wtf lol
-For real lololol
-Miro chara decent but irl better lolol
-Just camgirl lol
-Who's this?
Once the bait dropped, it wouldn't die—spilled from usual Miro boards across the whole community.
Fast. And wide.