Chapter 37
Chapter 37
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Translator: penny
Chapter: 37
Chapter Title: Drunken Stream and First Karaoke
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Coming home, I definitely felt a pang of regret.
I'd just been in a bright place with a bunch of people, and now I was in my dark studio apartment. The contrast hit hard.
"Should've just gone?"
It's not like I'd get another chance to hit karaoke with those folks easily...
No. If I'd gone, my mood would've tanked for no reason, and I'd have been wiped out.
Plus, didn't I have a perfect way to shake off the regret?
I hit the power button on my PC and dumped the beer and snacks I'd just bought onto the desk.
Since I'd decided on a drunk stream anyway, might as well sip while streaming.
Without even changing out of my clothes, I plopped into my comfy chair and fired up my now-familiar streaming setup with practiced ease. Then I went live.
[Had a Drink...]
-???
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-Today I thought you weren't coming lol
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-Kya lol
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-Great Leader Miro
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-Knew it, Miro!
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Viewers flooded in fast, like they'd been waiting.
"Hi evewyone."
-Did you drink?
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-Wut??
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-Wow first time hearing slurred speech
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"As the title says, it's been a while, so I had a few drinks."
-Who with?
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-Alone like a proper lightweight? Lol
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-Turn on stream and drink
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"Had a company dinner. Not Heavenly Realm Project-related though..."
-Wut
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-Gasp
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-Side gig???
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-Feeling betrayed fr...
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"What betrayal? I turned down the second round and came straight home..."
-Were there guys?
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-What kinda dinner?
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-Separate job???
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"Not a separate job or anything... Just a part-time gig that ended, so we had a dinner. Probably won't have more."
[Artisan Miro donated 10,000 won! Thank you!]
What part-time does this viewer-sucking bitch do?
"Thanks for the 10k~ That's a lot right now~ But back then I was a bit tight on cash, so I did it."
-Were there guys?
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-LoL let's go
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-Drank? Then keep drinking ;
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Still buzzed and dazed, I scanned the chat. One line kept popping up.
Guys there? Was that the unicorn thing?
"Guys there? Of course there were."
Well, no harm in that.
If they were unicorns, they'd have even more reason to watch my stream, right?
-Gasp
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-Wut..
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-This is a disaster
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-Ugh.. the horn..
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-Believed in you... believed in you... believed in you...
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Chat erupted as expected.
They never showed it usually, but this sensitive reaction proved they were genuinely into me to some degree.
Maybe I should stew these fans a bit? Now that I'm drunk, might be the only time I can.
"But I'm with you all right now, aren't I? Cut off after round one and came straight home— isn't that fine??"
When simmering fans, one action beats a hundred words.
Hey, it wasn't the next day— I turned on the stream right away that same night.
-Then it's fine ㅇㅇ...
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-;;
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-Kya lol
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-Is this the Miro I know?
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-Get out of Miro's body right now!
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-Great Leader Mi Ro
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-Told you I believed
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[Anonymous donated 1,000 won! Thank you!]
Drunk stream good, but what now?
"What're we doing?"
Yeah, what?
I'd started without a plan anyway, but with booze? Nothing came to mind.
"Can I just read chat and chill for freebies?"
-Drunk and going wild
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-True thoughts on lololol
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-Was this bitch thinking this all along?
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-But it works ;;
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"Ahaha.. Kidding.. Lemme think."
Hmm.. What to do.
"How 'bout some Q&A while I'm buzzed? Like Truth or Drink vibes."
-Fr?
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-This gonna blow up?
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-Great Leader Mi Ro
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"Oh, just in case, no weird questions."
I put text on the stream screen.
[No weird questions (nothing that'll get me sued)]
"Watch the group chat and ask in the Fan Cafe~"
I logged into the Fan Cafe for the first time in ages.
-Cafe in forever lol
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-Organic content revival?
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In the Miro-only board, questions were already pouring in.
"I'll read titles and answer. Quick, next question."
I went to page 1 and read the first post.
(What's your LoL level?)
"Level? Over 20 something, dunno exactly."
-Fr organic...
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-LoL bros doomed lol
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-Doesn't that mean fulfill the bet?
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"Bet? What'd I wager?"
-Bitch forgot...
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-Horror game bet
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-Just call it a fail
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Oh, chat jogged my memory.
Yeah, I said that back then.
"Remembered, but no time limit right? Next~"
Skipped lightly, cracked a beer, sipped, next question.
(Boyfriend?)
"This a question? Nope."
(Siblings?)
"Nope, only child."
(Friends?)
"Yeah?"
(100k subs, no event?)
"Oh, hit 100k?"
Checked NerTube channel via the question— yep, 100k subs.
"Wow, we did it?"
-2nd after Anna
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-Cover song would've been 1st
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-So what's the event?
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"Event? Hmm..."
Gotta do something.
Live streams are main now, but for long-term, gotta grow NerTube channel.
Agency's putting visible effort into it too.
"What to do.."
But drunk and usually bad at ideas? No dice...
"Ah."
Then, shockingly, a brilliant idea hit.
Gotta act on genius fast.
Dived into stream settings, changed title.
[100k Subs Q&A Celebration]
"This moment right now is the event."
Genius, right? I thought so.
Chat buzzed in agreement.
"See? Everyone's amazed by my idea."
-No way
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-Real?
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-Amazed my ass
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-Ah fml
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-Who asked that?
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-Drunk and wild
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"Next question."
Little backlash, but divine topic shift.
(Why drop out of college?)
"Major didn't fit."
Not just me— female Kim Suhyun thought so too.
She suited game art or animation.
Wasted on product design and 3D modeling she hated... Probably would've dropped anyway without me.
(Guitar practice going well?)
"Smooth sailing~"
Sipped beer, read questions, sipped, read.
From pointless to serious ones.
Answering endless viewer questions with snacks and booze, I was fully sloshed now.
Maybe 'cause I answered straight?
Sensitive questions started trickling in.
But sensitive? So what?
I got nothing to lose!
(Company okay?)
"Hehe.. Company? Good? They do everything, so easy."
-We get company good but why keep laughing?
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-Fr?
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-Getting exploited?
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-Look at that loose laugh
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-Heard they do power trips elsewhere
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"Psh, power trips? Nah~ Even pay vocal lessons."
I'm super satisfied with The Six.
What agency does this much?
[Anonymous donated 1,000 won! Thank you!]
Agency not taking big cut? No complaints?
"Complaints? Why complain?"
Sipped beer to wet throat.
"Company ain't charity— but service is top-notch?"
-What service?
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-Anything?
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"Shh, they do tons behind scenes you don't see. Got a Manager too."
-Yeah heard about manager
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-But what does manager do?
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"Manager-nim? Busiest by far? Own work, meetings, relays messages, mental care. Total humanities type, talk is whew— I zone out but other members recover from it?"
-Don't zone out bitch lol
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-Seeing Miro, manager's extreme job fr
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-Not watching this stream rn?
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"Said watching my stream... Dunno?"
-Miro stream? Clutching pearls lol
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-If manager fidgeting rn, upvote lol
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"Got too long— reread."
(What do you think of other members?)
"Members?"
What do I think?
Wanna say nice things, but drunk brain blank.
"Hmm... All nice?"
-No
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-Emotions fucked
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-Just roast 'em clean ;
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"No no, really nice?"
-Yeah school said same
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-@@'s nice~(Sucker idiot~)
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-Drank? Spill tea
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These guys?
Why not believe?
"Fine, don't. Q&A over!"
But if they don't believe?
I closed Fan Cafe tab.
-Ah
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-Sorry Miro! Sorry Miro! Sorry Miro!
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-Our bad..! Our bad..! Our bad..!
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-Alr ;;
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-Believe you
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-Just redo?
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"Done. 100k Subs Q&A ends here."
-Real 100k event?
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-Me
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-Why ;;
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-Lock
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-Me
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-Tie?
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-Lock
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"Anyway, part 1 over."
-Now what?
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-30 min quota left
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-Do 2 hours
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Checked chat and time— Q&A ate nearly an hour.
Time flies, gotta use this more.
"Now what?"
End now?
Hmm.. But beer cans left...
"Wait. Rethink."
Eyes closed, thinking, dinner flashed back.
2nd round regret hit.
Those folks drunk karaoke-ing? Pure hype concert.
...
Eyes snapped open.
Monitors: default screen, streaming with chat and viewer count.
Me singing, thousands watching live chatting? Concert?
Sober me? Perfect songs only, no karaoke streams.
But drunk now.
Booze melted hesitation.
Hand auto-piloted to NerTube.
Searched ballad MR— my old male-days karaoke fave.
-????
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-Real?
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-Wow fml
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-Diamond hands win lol
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Mic echo settings? How...
Did it clumsy last time...
Fumbled echo, sipped water.
Chat flying, clicked ballad MR.
Familiar yet strange melody.
Half year since? Will it go well? But mouth opened to melody first.
My first karaoke stream began.
Laced heavy with alcohol vibe.
Night deep, but dawn far.
Luckily, thousands to pull all-nighter with me.