Chapter 27
Chapter 27
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Translator: penny
Chapter: 27
Chapter Title: Galactic Phone Collaboration
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The notifications that poured in overnight were too numerous to check one by one.
Up until I'd ended yesterday's stream, there had been some reactions, sure. But nothing this intense...
Wondering what the hell was going on, I scrolled through the endless comments and quickly figured it out.
And then I was floored.
"No way, is this for real?"
Sato Jun.
The famous mangaka whose samurai character I'd drawn yesterday.
He had retweeted my artwork.
"Incredible..."
I could see why everyone was flocking here.
A mangaka who rarely used Bluebird suddenly retweeting something? No wonder it drew attention.
It was an older manga, but a certified classic, and it had been buzzing lately with news of a new anime adaptation.
On top of that, the artist whose work got retweeted had been MIA for over a month before posting something totally different from her usual style. Naturally, that sparked some weird misunderstandings.
Even now, some comments assumed I'd gone into secluded training or something.
Probably because female Kim Suhyun had never posted art with this much effort before. Hence the misconception.
Anyway, getting a retweet from the original creator was shocking even to me.
But...
"Tch..."
Suddenly, memories flashed through my mind of the savage replies female Kim Suhyun had left on comments criticizing her art.
The verbal beatdowns she'd unleashed without mercy...
With this artwork blowing up, someone was bound to dig those up eventually. Dizzying thought.
Too late to delete them—screenshots were already floating around, and I couldn't just switch accounts...
After mulling it over, I came to a decision.
"It's not like I started it."
Sure, the wording was harsh, but only because they struck first.
Anyone who wanted to trash me over that would've done it no matter what.
Probably... right?
For now, I silenced Bluebird notifications and tossed my phone onto the bed.
The fact that a mangaka from one of my old favorites had shared and praised my art was too thrilling. Whatever backlash followed, I'd ignore it.
***
That afternoon, I got a call from the Manager.
[The collab date is set.]
"Oh, really?"
[Yeah, everyone's schedules lined up easily.]
"Makes sense. We all stream in the evenings anyway."
[Haha... Still, everyone had at least one day that didn't work.]
"Huh? That's surprising. I figured you all had plenty of free time."
[Turns out they're all prepping cover songs on their own.]
"Cover songs?"
[Yep. They're handling it themselves, so the company's supporting them. If you're interested, Miro-nim, we can back you too.]
Whoa, they were even funding cover songs?
Come to think of it, I'd seen them chatting in the group chat about doing covers. They were stressing over MV production—company support would make it smoother.
Tempting, but I shook my head.
"Hmm... I'm not thinking about it yet."
[Too bad. Got it.]
The Manager didn't push.
Covers were a personal choice for members anyway.
Spamming them wouldn't help.
Plus, he knew I was featuring on Hyun-su's album track.
Actually, I'd told the Manager but not my friends or the members yet.
If I mentioned it to Hyejeong or the others, I could already picture their shocked reactions.
"Nah."
Tempting as it was to see them freak out, I'd hold off.
I'd casually recommend the song once it dropped without saying a word.
Would they recognize my voice?
Well, they'd figure it out after one listen.
I'd been practicing at vocal lessons, eager for the real deal. Time to record properly and send it to Hyun-su.
He'd give feedback if it didn't match his vision.
[Oh, and the collab content should be finalized today.]
"The date's one thing, but the content's coming together fast too?"
[The date got locked in early. Plus, this collab's more about all members gathering to do something together than the specific activity... Probably a simple co-op game.]
"I see... Kinda nervous."
[Miro-nim, nervous?]
"Ahaha... My viewers can be a handful."
[Ah... That issue.]
This collab was crucial.
Past ones had small, contained audiences—no clashes.
Like a peaceful village, everyone got along fine.
But now, with short-term viewer spikes from external collabs, promos, and my song release, this was the key moment.
Integrating core fans and newcomers right now— who knew what dynamics would play out in a member collab?
"Guess we'll see how it goes. Can't cause trouble for the others."
Worst case, fanbases clash.
That'd suck for everyone. Especially now, with them busy on covers—no need for extra headaches.
[Haha... But you've been handling streams like a pro, Miro-nim.]
"Feels like I'm getting the hang of it."
My early streams were a bit chaotic, so I'd learned the ropes on managing viewers.
[You're doing great. Just keep it up.]
"Ahaha... What if this is my peak?"
[Then drop another song.]
"Sounds good."
No plans yet for a follow-up after the debut track.
I'd overheard they were observing streams before planning the next one from scratch.
[Anyway, good luck with today's stream.]
"Didn't say I was streaming today?"
[No stream? I was gonna watch while finishing overtime.]
"...Do you actually watch my streams?"
[I play them like radio while working.]
"I... see."
Of course the Manager watches member streams, but hearing it straight felt weird.
[They're so short every time—feels like you bail before I'm done working.]
"Hmm... Guess I'll go long today."
[Oh, streaming after all? Got overtime today—perfect timing.]
"It's Saturday?"
[...Work from home.]
The Six... maybe not such a great company after all.
"Uh... Anyway, good luck."
[...Got it.]
The call with the Manager ended.
I ended up crashing and missing the stream that day.
***
Less than a week flew by, and collab day arrived.
I finished prepping and went live right on schedule.
[Heavenly Realm Project Collab (Miro)]
-hi hi
-Collab today?
-Bring a dude and see what happens lol
-No nicknames lately?
-First live for me today
-Make the stream longer today
Viewers flooded in as soon as I started. Channel creation boosted inflows even more.
Luckily, I'd set boundaries early—no fights between core and new viewers.
"As announced, today's a Heavenly Realm Project collab."
?? Announced?
About time for a collab ㅇㅇ
When's LoL placement?
"LoL placements? Haven't hit level 30 yet."
When tf you gonna?
-Grind some dailies
-No more WoW DK?
Everyone was waiting for placement matches on my stream account...
But no time for LoL lately.
Did some with members before, but they're all busy now—no partners.
Solo's boring; might as well draw instead.
"Been busy—no time."
-Busy with what
-Others doing covers, you not?
-No karaoke?
"Covers? Not planning any yet."
[Artisan Miro-nim, 10,000 won donation! Thank you!]
What you even doing on breaks?
"Thanks for the 10k— But when do I get breaks? Streaming almost daily lately?
-2 hrs and dip smh
-Longer streams?
-Like others, read the cafe
-No comics lately?
"Cafe? Nothing to see. Comics? Stockpiling for now."
[ㅇㅇ-nim, 1,000 won donation! Thank you!]
Miro board's pretty active lately.
"Active?"
The cafe? Not the community?
Checked the cafe's Miro board after seeing the donation.
"Huh? For real?"
Used to regen one post every 10 minutes—now, even mid-stream, five per minute.
"Why the activity?"
-Why ask us?
-Lmao newbies triggered
-Newbies hit the cafe
-Been growing steadily
"Wow, touched. Thanks, everyone."
-Know it, do better ㅇㅇ
-Longer streams
"So, can I do cafe post readings now?"
Members start streams reading cafe posts for an hour or two, sparking chats. My turn?
I'd envied them a bit.
Wanted to read fan posts live, but couldn't check communities mid-stream...
-But all-day cafe reads = oshi-drop
-ㅇㅇ Check cafe more
-Skip cafe, do world cup like usual
"Anyway, we'll figure out future content. Time to collab?"
Group voice chat showed members trickling in.
-ㅇㅇ go
-But what's the collab? (fr don't know)
-Like last time, Royale Grounds?
-No Minecraft?
"What're we doing today?"
Shared the game screen before joining voice.
Purple minimalist background, simple centered text.
"Galactic Phone."
Coincidentally, the Manager's collab pick was right up my alley.