Chapter 17
Chapter 17
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Translator: penny
Chapter: 17
Chapter Title: EP.17 Collab Stream (2)
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The collab stream progressed smoothly.
Honestly, hardly anyone among the viewers expected real skill from the Heavenly Realm Project qualifiers, so it naturally turned into more of a casual chat stream than a game.
[So, this is your first time ever streaming?]
I nodded at Hankyeol's question coming through the headset.
"Yeah, this audition was my very first stream."
[What made you apply for the audition, then?]
"The reason? Hmm..."
I mulled over the question, tracing back my memories.
The reason why female Kim Suhyun applied for this audition...
It started before male Kim Suhyun got overlaid on top of her.
Female Kim Suhyun, who had always been into Japanese subculture, naturally preferred Japanese songs over Korean ones. As she listened to them one by one, she naturally learned about Japan's native VTubers.
It was only natural for otaku Kim Suhyun to fall head over heels for Japanese VTubers after hearing their surprisingly well-sung, unique songs. Not knowing Japanese, she binged every short clip with Korean subtitles on NerTube.
And one day, while drawing illustrations to leverage her talents and watching streams...
She learned the staggering Super Chat earnings of one VTuber over a year and, by chance, came across the Heavenly Realm Project, leading her to apply. That was her backstory.
I summarized it neatly and answered Hankyeol's question.
"And that's how Miro was born."
[Whoa...]
The one who let out an exclamation wasn't Hankyeol, who had asked the question, but Maho.
Hankyeol had probably missed half my answer, too busy fighting enemies in the skirmish that broke out mid-response.
[Whoa, that's some real drive. And you can draw too, Miro?]
Ah... I hadn't meant to mention the drawing part in my story.
Well, it wasn't like her old Bluebird ID from her female Kim Suhyun days had been exposed, so no big deal?
"I can draw enough to make it look somewhat human."
That might be the best way to describe my current drawing skills?
Honestly, after becoming female Kim Suhyun, I hadn't had a reason to draw for fans, so I hadn't practiced.
But I still remembered human proportions and coloring techniques in detail, so it probably wouldn't be a total mess.
'...Maybe I should practice drawing?'
It could be a nice charm point for a VTuber, right?
Plus, I had a head start unlike others...
It might even be as rewarding as singing.
As I resolved to dig out female Kim Suhyun's expensive tablet from the drawer after the stream ended and give drawing a shot, a male scream blared through my headphones.
[Aaack! I got knocked out! What are you all doing??]
-ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-No way, the guy's fighting with a gun while dying, and these girls are having tea time ;;
-Tenshi got the finishing frag with a grenade for 1 kill lol
-But seriously, this bitch Miro is a true hardcore otaku
-No wonder her inner energy runs so deep;;
[So, which Japanese VTubers do you like? I know a bit about them too.]
This was Maho's question.
As someone in the Heavenly Realm Project with otaku cred rivaling female Kim Suhyun's, she must know her VTubers well.
"Me? I don't really have an oshi. I just watched everything with subtitles."
[Heh, really? No oshi at all...]
-Oshi? What's that?
-I know Yoshi lol some near-native speaker
"Oshi? In Korean terms, it's like your top fave."
-Oh
-Oh my oshi is Anna
-My oshi is gonna be Roa
"Sure, whatever~ You can have multiple oshis, so feel free to oshi other members too."
[Thanks for the 1,000 won donation from ㅇㅇ-nim!]
Top fave my ass, Tenshi, how can your favorite be multiple people?
"Ah- It's just that 'oshi' translates closest to top fave, but it's a bit different. No perfect equivalent."
[Thanks for the 1,000 won donation from ㅇㅇ-nim!]
I'll start oshi-hen from today.
"Whoa there, that's a problem."
-Oshi-hen? What's that?
-Hard to keep up...
"Oshi-hen means dropping your oshi~ Just remember it as oshi release."
-Don't explain this stuff
-Read other chats properly
-I release my oshi
[Chatting with viewers?]
"Yeah, they keep nagging me to explain in chat."
"Ah, I get it. When that happens, just gloss over anything unimportant."
"How? They're my viewers, and since the audience is still small, I can answer whatever."
-ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-Making me curse lol
-This Tenshi ㅋㅋ
-Putting on airs 'cause there's a guy here?
[Thanks for the 10,000 won donation from Miro Oshi-hen-nim!]
Oshi-hen time.
"Oshi-hen? What's that otaku bullshit... Don't use words like that in my stream."
-Bait! Bait! Bait!
-Mihaha! Mihaha! Mihahahaha! Mihaha! Mihaha! Mihahahaha!
-This bitch needs a scolding
-Lol she's about to say 'oshi release'
[Miro seems to have great back-and-forth with her viewers when you watch closely.]
At that moment, Haru, who had been quietly listening, chimed in.
"Right? My viewers might bicker, but they're good at heart."
-Hah...
-Stitch your head shut ㅇㅇ
-Another self-praise
I glanced at the chat and snorted.
"You guys are all so dishonest. Hankyeol-nim used up his 7 frags, so share some."
[Eh, I don't have any either.]
"You're fully kitted with smokes. No way you don't have 7 frags."
[What? No, I only grabbed enough for myself.]
"Give me half. Two of us firing them doubles the impact."
-This bitch's shamelessness is top-tier
-Miro shoots okay, but not Hankyeol level?
-This girl's riding her kill steals to get cocky
[Hmm... You did shoot pretty well, so sure, half for you.]
"No way, that generous?"
I'd said it half-jokingly, but Hankyeol actually split his 7 frags and gave them to me.
"See, big corp NerTubers have that big-vessel vibe, right, viewers?"
-Euu... Jealous.. Euu... Jealous... Euu... Jealous... Euu... Jealous...
-You really are a girl after all.. Of course.. You really are a girl.. Of course..
-Thanks for everything, Miro! Thanks for everything, Miro! Thanks for everything, Miro!
-I release my oshi. I release my oshi. I release my oshi. I release my oshi.
"Ah.. self-praise again.."
[Eh?]
[Hey! Watch your mouth!]
I blurted out my thought aloud upon seeing the chat go feral in an instant.
As soon as I cursed, Maho and Haru, who had been scoping the area, jumped in surprise, and the chat sped up.
-Gasp
-What
-Inhale
-?!
-Huh
"Ah.. I meant to just think it... Sorry."
With my combined 42 years of life experience, I knew a quick apology was key in situations like this, so I bowed my head immediately.
And it's not like I never curse? I even did it once before passing, thinking I'd failed.
Honestly, viewers curse with Tenshi, bitch, that bitch all the time? They wouldn't care if I did.
[Uh, uh! Everyone knows how innocent Miro is, right?]
But then, genuinely shocked Maho made a fuss at the viewers, though in a different way.
[When we got the group chat after passing, Miro was all unnie~ unnie~ so sweet...]
[Right! You all know I was the first to hear unnie from her, yeah?]
Haru hurriedly jumped into the awkward topic Maho had forced.
"It's not that bad..."
[Man~ I only saw a bit of her streams, so I thought she was all stage fright personality, but she's a total gentle lamb?]
[Did you feel that too, Maho-unnie??]
-Trying to cover for Miro by forcing the topic
-Take good care of Miro, yeah..
-Sweet lol if it were me I'd roast her to drop a rival
Viewers caught on to the forced topic change and laughed it up in chat.
This scene would probably get clipped and posted to communities too.
Remodeled tackily as something like "Fellow qualifiers covering for Miro."
[You know? When Anna-unnie and I praised her singing, she didn't know what to do.]
[Yeah~ She was totally fidgeting?]
"No way, spilling that far?"
-Miro's singing is legit though ㅋㅋ
-Praise is bullshit ㅋㅋ anyone can see Anna roasted her and mixed it
ㄴ (This message has been deleted)
[Whoa, Miro really did that?]
I tried to shut it down before I got embarrassed, but with Hankyeol interested, it was over.
He was the undisputed leader of this 4-man squad.
[Yeah! She sang live right after the praise, mic echo and all.]
[Damn, she sings live amazingly, no cap!]
"You heard? Anyone whining about mixing from now on gets kicked."
At this point, I decided to just roll with it and enjoy.
[It started with Miro's song, then we all did a singing relay?]
[Anna-unnie recorded it, apparently. Gonna cry if they play it at our 1-year anniversary?]
"No way, that was being recorded?"
[Miro didn't hear? We even asked midway if it was okay to record.]
When was that? Guess I glossed over it.
Five girls chattering, after all.
"But lots of real name drops."
[Then we'll play it when everything's doxxed later.]
[Eek, Maho-unnie, that's a flag! You know that?]
First-day recording played on the day we're all doxxed?
I knew it was a flag, but still romantic.
"Nice, let's play it at the doxxed consolation party."
-Cyber cops 'deploy'
-Wanna dox?
-Let's go lol
"My dox? Go ahead, it's all there."
I said it laughing loud enough for viewers to hear on purpose.
Honestly, doxxing?
Didn't care.
At worst, it'd reveal a beauty who cruised through elementary, middle, and high school without a single bullying scandal, cleanly, just drawing at home and binging comics and anime nonstop.
Looking at it this way, it's a total manga setup.
Hikikomori otaku beauty... Was female Kim Suhyun maybe the dream and hope of all men?
Of course, now overwritten by Kim Suhyun (male), but the shell's the same, so whatever...
[Haha...]
First, I should cover for the big NerTuber who seemed unsure how to handle this potentially sensitive turn.
Host has to be healthy for the parasite to suck well.
Bluntly, we're mosquitoes. Company-raised mosquitoes.
Our job is to sink our proboscises into the plump skin of other company streamers and suck away.
And for that...
"Anyway, let's go! 1st place is right there!"
I was confident I'd do well.