Chapter 26
Chapter 26
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Translator: penny
Chapter: 26
Chapter Title: Mirodan Takes Root
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The handshake between the malicious chairman and today's new viewer during the broadcast was a scene without precedent in streaming history, so the communities were ablaze with excitement.
Suhyun had only intended to calm the chaotic chat window, but contrary to her expectations, the community users highly praised that handshake process.
[Miro is legit a genius]
(Miro chat room chairman and inflow viewer's handshake screenshot)
Publicly executing that malicious chairman bastard while incidentally achieving a grand unification of normies and inflows, Anonymous...
-I was watching live and laughed my ass off
-This isn't the Pulitzer Prize of the year?
[Miro's build-up was impressive]
Bait with ban announcement → Once people gathered, unilaterally announces fan name → Chat explodes calling it dictatorship, so hangs the chatting chairman → Simultaneously pulls in a new viewer and shows they're no different by comparison → Makes them shake hands and achieves unification
It flowed so smoothly, Anonymous...
With this one move, she skipped the hassle of deciding the fan name with those annoying bastards, seized control of the room atmosphere, Anonymous...
No way this is a total beginner who just started streaming with an audition, right? I was in awe watching it
-Legit smart
-21 years old for real? Feels like she hasn't even worked a day, but she handles people so well
[But fuck, isn't Mirodan too half-assed?]
Not like some Rocketdan or whatever
Look at the other peers—they rolled their heads hard with viewers to decide, but this bitch just slapped something together
-But what can you do lol
-If Miro says Mirodan, it's Mirodan
-Miro's room wasn't the type to brainstorm together anyway
[But is Miro's chat always that wild?]
Checked the chat logs of that chairman guy who's been around since early days, and I was shocked, Anonymous...
Is this a female VTuber chat?
-Miro's room is always loose
ㄴ Don't know since I haven't watched, but is it like that in other members' rooms too?
ㄴ Nah nah, if you chat like that in others, it's not just kick—it's ban
ㄴ Yeah, I went to Anna's room and tried singing, called her a crazy bitch and got banned
ㄴ Miro bans that shit too, dumbass lol
-Managers are the type to chat like that from the start
ㄴ The Six doesn't say anything?
ㄴ Only during solo streams; during collabs, Miro handles it herself so they don't interfere?
ㄴ They wouldn't have picked her if they minded that
And so, the communities stayed heated all the way until Miro ended her stream and went to sleep that day.
***
Before I possessed her, the original Kim Suhyun's specialty was undoubtedly drawing.
Whether due to innate dexterity or exceptional talent, she started drawing in middle school—a bit later than most—and though it was delayed, her skills improved rapidly. By high school graduation, she was producing illustrations rivaling professionals.
After building her skills, she began adding her own flair, and right before I possessed her, she was one of the more famous artists on Bluebird.
She even took commissions occasionally to earn pocket money.
On the flip side, she struggled with design work involving programs more than pure drawing.
Anyway, the reason I'm thinking about this is because I logged into my Bluebird account after a long time.
-Artist-nim, when are you coming back?
-Aren't you drawing anymore?
-This is the person who commissioned last time. Hoping to request again...
Looking at the comments on my last post brought a fresh wave of sentiment.
To think there are people waiting for me outside of streaming... Well, technically before possession, so not really me?
But with memories intact and this body... Am I the original Kim Suhyun or not?
"It's tricky."
Diving into the emotions just complicated my head.
For now, I didn't reply to the comments and posted something new.
After over a month, the post was, predictably, a drawing.
One I'd practiced and drawn in bits during the post-stream hours.
Honestly, it differed from the original Kim Suhyun's previous uploads.
Unlike her cute rearrangements of recent anime fanart, this was my full-effort rendition of a character from an older manga—and not a cute girl, but the male protagonist.
A long-haired samurai guy striking a pose with a long Japanese sword.
Thanks to a few days pulling every technique from the original's memories, the quality was absurd even to me.
Not the easy, quick style tailored to her personality, but a gritty, all-out pour onto blank paper—it was clearly different.
I nearly popped an eyeball detailing the clothing texture and every arm muscle.
"Hoo..."
Feels like I couldn't do it again right now.
The drawing I made was so good even I was impressed, but now my back ached and my wrist hurt.
Better to draw comfortably like before.
Still, discovering this insane skill level was a huge win.
Can't exactly use it on stream yet—style might give me away—but occasionally showing off carefully could be good, right? Every little thing is an asset for a VTuber.
Other VTubers in my memories drew well and milked it for content too.
As I pondered future streams after posting, my phone started buzzing.
[Manager]
Sender: Manager.
Wondering what it was, I picked up.
"Hello?"
[Ah, yes, Miro-nim.]
"Yes, Manager-nim, what's up?"
[It's about... now that you've set your fan name.]
"Right, though I did it unilaterally..."
[No issue. Didn't expect you to seize the room atmosphere like that.]
Admiration laced the manager's voice over the phone.
"Haha, didn't I explain it roughly?"
[I thought it was too vague at the time... Guess you're strong in practice.]
"First time hearing that—high praise for a streamer."
[Well-deserved. Company was racking brains over it, but you solved it nicely. Anyway, reason I'm calling: You've all adapted to your inflow viewers, so how about a collab stream?]
"Ah, collab?"
Collab... Yeah, after releasing the song, we'd been busy handling inflows—no schedules like that.
[Yes, all six together for some content. Nothing concrete yet, but let's align dates first. Any good days?]
"Tell me a few days ahead, any date works for me."
Only outing is vocal lessons.
Even those are early afternoon, so streaming times are always free.
[I see. Your featuring song schedule isn't set?]
"Mine's just record my part and send—practice endlessly at home/academy, book a day to record and ship."
It's featuring, but basically sing Hyun-su's lyrics right. Album release is far off, so no rush.
[Good. So Miro-nim is free anytime.]
"Makes me sound like a total slacker with no schedule."
[Haha! No broadcast schedule, right?]
"Well... yeah?"
[Ideally I'd urge regular streams, but viewers love the guerrilla style too.]
"Really?"
My streams are random-timed.
Start around dinner, end at bedtime.
Vocal lesson next early afternoon, so streams are short anyway.
[Time's random and short, but frequent—no real breaks.]
"Right? Nothing to prep."
Other Heavenly Realm Project peers stress over streams.
What to do today—most do 5-hour marathons, so serious content planning.
Hence, they sometimes take breaks when nothing comes to mind.
[Others seem burdened.]
"Makes sense..."
Post-release, viewers visibly climb daily...
The Six's in-house audition edit videos must be helping big time.
[Glad you're not stressed, Miro-nim.]
"Me? Just doing my usual."
What to call it... weird confidence.
No prep needed, no forced persona—viewers will watch.
Same at 100 viewers, 1,000, or now.
[Consistency is good. Especially in growth phase—stick to your roots.]
"I see."
[Yeah. If stagnant, innovate. But with heavy new inflows, keep the old style. Newbies come for your past charm, stay for now.]
"Ooh... Liberal arts major?"
Always thought so—manager talks so well. Probably coaches other members' morale too.
[Science, sadly. Anyway, will call once collab date's set.]
"Yep, take care."
[Fight for tonight's stream, Miro-nim.]
Call ended, I checked Bluebird reactions to my drawing.
Drew for days, and it's killer even to me—something must've hit.
But just posted, so no reactions yet.
Can't fill on first sip... Felt a twinge of regret, spent the day, and next morning.
Waking up, I gawked at my phone.
"Notifications this many?"
Between ending stream, sleeping, and waking—Bluebird exploded with alerts.