Chapter 72
Chapter 72
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Translator: penny
Chapter: 72
Chapter Title: Tenshi's Collab Proposal
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[Ah! Ah! Hello?]
I was a little impressed by the voice coming through my earphones.
This was the voice of a 1.6 million-sub VTuber? I'd felt it last time too, but hearing it again like this, it was just as amazing.
"Ah, can you hear me?"
[Hi!]
"Uh, uh, um...."
What should I say as a greeting? My brain was freezing up a bit. Should I study Japanese?
[Long time no see!]
And then.
Some pretty decent Korean came from the other side.
What? She's way better than last time?
"Uh, did you study?"
If she spoke Korean this well, did that mean I didn't have to use my half-baked Japanese?
"Yeah, I studied!"
"Ooh... that's impressive."
It was sincere praise. Learning another country's language isn't easy, after all.
I remembered how tough it had been studying for the college entrance exam back when I was a guy.
[Not at all! It was hard! I studied to game with Miro, but you didn't come!]
"Uh... s-sorry."
[Ah, no! Let's start the game!]
"Ah, yep."
And so, I started gaming with this fellow industry friend who still had a bit of a language barrier.
Royale Grounds had a peaceful farming phase if you dropped in an outskirts area away from the popular spots.
While rummaging through houses and farming items non-stop, I chatted with my Japanese friend.
"But what should I call you?"
"Um... Tenshi-chan?"
Tenshi-chan?
Chan felt a bit...
It might be normal culture in Japan, but for someone who'd lived their whole life in Korea, it was kinda embarrassing.
"Um, Tenshi-san."
[Tenshi-chan!]
"Tenshi-san, where should we go?"
[Miro's mean.]
"Uh, the zone's coming, so we gotta hurry?"
Still, it was nice being able to talk casually since she seemed to understand.
"Eh, what? C-could you say that again?"
"Uh... a lot of time has passed. We have to go now."
[Ah, hai.]
Ah, she still struggled with harder phrases?
This was tricky. I couldn't get a feel for what words worked and what didn't.
While I was pondering how to phrase things, Tenshi-san, who was riding with me, spoke up first.
[I, I watched Miro 24 Hours!]
"Huh? You watched that?"
[Yes! It helped a lot with my Korean studies! It was so fun!]
Uh... there were some Japanese viewers during Miro 24 Hours, but was Tenshi-san one of them?
"You must've listened to a ton of Korean. You even watched my streams."
Internet broadcasts basically soaked up the country's online culture. They were way more domestic than dramas or movies.
If she found it fun enough to keep watching, she must've studied a lot.
[Ah, no. I don't understand a lot of words, but the vibe was so good I kept watching.]
The vibe?
What was the vibe like during Miro 24 Hours? Well, it started off decent, had a cooking stream mishap in the middle, then smooth gaming and late-night chit-chat.
And oversleeping and totally screwing up was what stuck out.
Well, after that the members all came over and it ended lively, so overall the vibe wasn't bad.
"Got it. Do you watch my other streams a lot too?"
[Yes, sometimes after that...]
"Watched them...?"
[Why do you only play weird games lately?]
"Huh?"
[And stop hitting Japan so much.]
Ah, uh....
Thinking about it, yeah, I'd been pounding Japan a lot in Civilization lately.
Japan, which once rivaled this Miro's Germany in power, was now just a beaten nation getting periodically smashed by me.
Well... I'd used up all my resources on wars, so plundering was the only way to recover.
And it's just a game, right? A little beating's fine.
[The chat keeps trash-talking Japan too. Mirodan's mean.]
Hm...
"Uh... sorry. That's on me for not managing it."
I should just apologize for this. It was a meme for us, but it could feel weird to a Japanese person.
[It's okay. I know it's not malicious.]
Fortunately, our Tenshi-san was gracious about it. Well, as a streamer herself, she's probably used to this stuff.
Actually, as a massive native VTuber way bigger than me, she probably had even thicker skin.
"Thanks for understanding. Arigato."
[Then can you stop that game? It's hard to watch.]
"Uh, no can do."
Well, it was about time to quit anyway... but I at least wanted to see the ending.
[Miro's mean. You're like Mirodan.]
"Hey, that's harsh."
Comparing me to Mirodan? Was she picking a fight?
It was an insult I couldn't tolerate.
[Ahaha, kidding. Hey Miro, wanna collab with me?]
Collab?
Sudden proposal.
[It'd be fun to game on stream together! Miro's popular with my listeners too.]
A collab... Teaming up with a big VTuber like Tenshi would only be a win, no losses.
Her suggesting it first was a huge favor on her part.
However...
"Thanks for the offer, but sorry, no plans right now."
[Ehh? Really?]
Sorry, but I turned down the collab.
Why was I playing Civilization?
Sure, it was fun, but it was also to build a smaller, tighter viewer base.
More outside traffic from a Tenshi collab would be trouble, and if I'd wanted one, I'd have done it ages ago.
"I'll suggest it myself when I have time later. Cool?"
[Hai! But you don't have to mix in awkward Japanese!]
"Uh... hai...."
I'd thought it was considerate, but was it cringy?
[Miro's considerate in weird ways!]
"Tch, is that a compliment?"
[Yes, a compliment!]
"Uh, thanks."
[No problem!]
Man, her personality was so bright.
Brighter than last time we played?
She wasn't even streaming, but her energy was off the charts.
No wonder she was so popular back home.
With that great voice, bright personality, and solid gaming skills—who wouldn't watch?
As a junior VTuber, I needed to learn from that.
[Enemy ahead! Enemy! Watch out!]
"Ah! Hai!"
We ran three rounds together like that.
Afterward, we had to exchange contacts—different messenger apps led to some Discord friend request hiccups and such—but we wrapped up promising to play again.
Around evening, I had a hearty dinner with Mrs. Jang and fired up my main gig: streaming.
[That again today]
"Hey everyone, good to see you."
-Oh man, pumped, Civilization again today
-Are you seriously doing this forever?
-Please... stop already
-It's fun, quit trolling
-Yeah Civ's fun~
-The ones saying it's fun are the real problem
These guys started fighting among themselves the second the stream began, no hello for me.
"Guys, why fight right at the start? Cut it out."
-No those guys started it
-Then stop playing Civ??
-Great you're streaming more, why tell her not to
-If you hate it gtfo idiots
"Hey, today's the last Civ, so quit fighting."
I tossed that out since it felt like we'd hit the ending today, and the chat started buzzing.
-For real?
-Gotta see the endgame
-Honestly liked Civ, why not keep going?
-Fuck now it'll be 2 hours sigh
-Just more Civ
...?
What?
They all liked Civ?
"Why the reaction? Wouldn't no more Civ be good?"
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No, staying up all night on Civ beats two hours and done, right? Common sense? Idiots?
Felt like I'd been tricked.
Wasn't most of them hating it?
Good cop bad cop?
Viewers did drop off a bit though...
-Honestly gets fun the more you watch lol
-Bought Civ cuz of you, do more
-Next Japan sweep
[Artisan Miro donated 10,000 won! Thank you!]
Boss says Civ's fun, what can we do but watch
-Real talk...
-What choice do we have
-Now we just watch whatever
Ha... they all liked Civ after all.
Did my original plan fail?
No.
No casual haters chiming in meant some filtering had worked.
"Anyway, Civ ends after the ending, probably not again for a while."
Honestly wanted more, but I was getting tired.
Streaming till dawn every day wasn't sustainable.
I'd wreck my health, and I couldn't keep it up.
This body of Kim Suhyun was great in every way except stamina.
Gym time?
Or delegate Boksil's walks from Mrs. Jang.
I was home a lot anyway, so I could handle them.
-Good luck~
-Honestly not sad lol
-It was good but you'll do something else
-Roll next?
-Wanna see roguelike too
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Miro-nim, Fan Cafe's piled up while you did Civ, check later?
"Ah, wanna peek before Civ?"
I kinda liked checking Fan Cafe posts.
They used my stream memes, and they were from my fans anyway.
Something satisfying about it. Plus, I enjoyed it and viewers reacted well—win-win.
"Alright, let's check before starting."
-Oh lol
-Dae Mi Ro
-Kekekeke
-Just Cafe today?
"Just popular posts quick. Full read later."
Even if my viewers didn't use the Fan Cafe much, its size meant steady content.
Look, a fresh post already—high views, just hit popular.
[Checked Miro's roguelike stats today, this right??]
Title was weird, but...
-???
-What's that
-Click it quick
"Ahaha, yeah, got bored earlier and ran a few roguelikes."
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Saw that Cafe post, you duoed with that Japanese VTuber last time? Miro-nim I'm about to get mad fr.
"Uh, popped in quick and she invited me."
-No then stream it ffs
-Bored so roguelike? Why Civ yesterday???
-Kraaah!! Anna!! Mile!!
Explosion.
Viewers suppressed by Civ.
Sigh, the ones thinking "Miro wants Civ, can't avoid so enjoy-"
The ones thinking "Long streams are nice-"
All layers started rioting.
-No Miro-nim wtf off-stream roguelike
-Stream it on
-Japanese duo.. fuck did you record or not
-Why'd I watch 9 hours Civ yesterday...?
"Uh um...."
What to do?
Was it really my fault?
Off-stream roguelike's fine sometimes.
Wanted casual chat too.
Streaming was fun but also work.
Every convo heard live by thousands, forever archived.
Even if casual, couldn't help overthinking.
So...
Confidently...
"Th-then roguelike stream tomorrow...."
Sigh.
Fastest fix, whatever.
Preserved peace in Miro's stream today.
Being responsible was this exhausting.