Chapter 8
Chapter 8
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Translator: penny
Chapter: 8
Chapter Title: Since I Became a Woman, I'm a VTuber
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Twitch Streamer Gallery.
This was the community where Kim Suhyun occasionally did some ego-searching, and where all sorts of rumors and smears about streamers popped up.
One post went up.
[Taesan gets banned live lol]
(A meme of Taesan getting banned in real-time with a dumbfounded look on his face)
Went to check out the auditions, but his fans swarmed in, so he got banned lmao
-?? Isn't Taesan one of the interviewers?
ㄴ He's only an interviewer for round 2, round 3 he's just spectating
-What a retard lol
ㄴ He just glanced and hit ban lol
-Taesan's fans were kinda ruining the audition streams today
ㄴ Are you stupid? They're bringing in new viewers, how's that ruining shit lol
ㄴ Didn't you see the chat? It was completely clogged up
ㄴ If it's clogging the stream, just ban him like that lol
-Because of stream delay, Taesan didn't hear himself get banned and was shocked lol
-Honestly deserved the ban
In fact, Taesan's audition participant scouting had stirred up some controversy.
It was due to the viewers' excessive spamming.
Other streamers from The Six had done participant scouting too, but Taesan's viewers in particular swarmed the chats and flooded them.
Taesan's fans just laughed it off, but viewers who were actually watching the existing participants' streams had no choice but to get annoyed.
[Taesan is a total asshole too ㅇㅇ]
Chat gets flooded live and he just says "stop it verbally" lol
Hated seeing him ruin the participants' first streams just to promote his own
But seeing him get banned feels so damn good lol
-That's just your opinion
-But it was kinda like that
-He was just helping the participants, twisting it again lol
-Didn't you see Taesan's viewers boost his numbers?
ㄴ Other streamers got boosts too, but only Taesan gets the chat clogged?
[Fact is Taesan was disrupting streams ㅇㅇ]
Why do you think the participant banned him?
Because he was disrupting the stream lol
But "he boosted viewers~" "good intentions~"
Fact is Taesan was disrupting streams ㅇㅇ
- Fr lol
-This is it ㅇㅇ
-Stop the smears;;
-If he was really harming the participant, they'd just tell him to leave, why ban? You're twisting it again just 'cause he smartly clipped a good moment
ㄴ You're the one twisting it lol
Anyway, controversies were always there, and with The Six's audition being fairly large-scale and getting attention, Taesan—who had some recognition from his streams—ended up on the chopping block, and the community started heating up big time.
***
The first stream ended without a hitch.
By the time she hit end broadcast, there were 70 viewers.
Among the audition participants, that was top-tier for sure.
[So you're saying you're the most popular among the audition participants?]
"What did you even hear me say?"
[You said top-tier.]
"It's all hype. Once others prep content, I'll get pushed down."
That was true.
Her stream was basically radio-style, led by her voice, so lots of people just listened.
If there were more stimulating streams, viewers would flock there.
[Then just make some content yourself.]
At Hyejeong's question over the call, she shook her head.
"I'm planning to do it later."
[Why?]
"Because I'm Prodigy Miro."
[Sometimes you talk such nonsense.]
"Content feels artificial. Better to show more of my natural charm first."
[Or is it just 'I'll skim what others do and copy it lazily'?]
"Ah, I'm at the shop, gotta hang up."
[Wait, really?]
Click.
'She's quick on the uptake...'
She ended the call and stepped into the sundae gukbap place in front of her.
"Hello."
"Welcome!"
"One sundae gukbap please."
She took a seat as guided by the server, placed her order, and naturally pulled out her phone to check the community site.
All the participants had streamed yesterday, so she figured she'd ego-search about it.
But...
"What the hell?"
The community board she usually checked for reactions was, well... on fire.
[TaSan I knew it lol (1)]
[But fact is participants' viewers went up right? (4)]
[Heavenly Realm Project participants red pill summary (14)]
[Why Taesan is the problem .txt (8)]
....
...
..
"...This is fucked."
She closed the tab.
From woman Kim Suhyun's memories, a community in that state was hell—full of incitement and fabrications. Reading it wouldn't help and would just hurt her mental health.
"Enjoy your meal~"
She put away her phone, sipped some cold water and side dishes, and soon the server brought the sundae gukbap.
"Thanks."
The sundae gukbap tasted decent enough. Cheap price, filling too, so no wonder she came often.
After finishing and stepping out, she went to the alley next to the shop, lit a cigarette, and got lost in thought.
Inhaling nicotine and blankly staring at the blue sky, the post titles from her brief peek earlier came to mind.
'...Taesan, isn't he the streamer who got banned last time after joining a stream?'
How'd a guy who was even a round 2 interviewer end up controversial?
Well, his viewers did flood the chat back then.
"Sip... exhale..."
She filled her lungs with nicotine and pondered, but decided to let it go.
None of her business?
'Honestly, it was kinda disruptive.'
She tossed the cigarette butt, extinguished it, and headed to the nearby mart.
Ever since becoming woman Kim Suhyun, she'd been craving sweets nonstop.
She bought drinks for the stream later and a bunch of discounted ice cream, then headed home.
"Still a while till stream time, what to do?"
She'd scheduled the stream for evening, and it was daytime now.
Early afternoon with the sun blazing.
At first, becoming woman Kim Suhyun had her pumped for self-improvement.
"Ha..."
But actually doing it? Lazy.
Or rather, she didn't even know where to start?
She got why "starting is half the battle" was a saying.
What's the point of motivation if you don't start?
And right in front of her on the monitor was some super easy self-improvement.
Her gaze locked onto a game in the corner of the screen.
[LOL]
"Hm... VTubers basically do game streams a lot, right?"
Plus, better skill made for a better watch—fact.
So getting even a bit familiar and skilled at games was perfect self-improvement for a virtual idol, no?
Slouched in her chair, she clicked the client, tapped the keyboard to log in.
Cheerful BGM with the login screen, and her nickname in the top right.
"...Gotta change this nickname someday."
Woman Kim Suhyun had two accounts.
One was a normal sub-account for occasional games with friends.
The other was her main, Diamond 4 from her past plays.
And the main's nickname was...
'...I don't know.'
She averted her eyes and queued up.
She was more used to the game now, and she always carried her weight, so maybe she could climb a tier before tonight's stream?
***
"You fucking bastards! Give me back my LP!"
-lololololololololol
-Now losing to total noobs
-Good game this time ㅇㅇ
-Team was trash af
-Washed up for real
Kangcheol, former pro turned mid-tier League of Legends streamer, clutched his neck with the defeat screen behind him.
"No, I did well? Look."
His physicals had tanked with age, but his game sense remained, so he often hit replay after losses to review with viewers—and this was that moment.
-Just queue up
-Let's see that baron teamfight loss
-Just play;
-If you'd pushed twin mills right then you'd have won no?
"Nah, just this one then queue."
Some viewers demanded a queue, but Kangcheol had pride.
Plus, plenty watched his stream to improve, so reviewing once per stream was courtesy for them.
As he saved and loaded the replay...
[Kang Muncheol Please-nim donated 50,000 won! Thank you!!]
Hyungnim Kangcheol, possible to do Kang Muncheol TV? 500k on the line.
"500k? Sure, heading there. Nickname?"
Kang Muncheol TV.
Players often bet money on whose fault a fight was, and Kangcheol mediated, judging fault and taking a cut.
One had requested now, prepaying the 10% 50k fee.
He could just take it and bail, but 500k games usually made good content, so he ditched the replay, got the Discord friend code from the requester.
"Alright, 51st Kang Muncheol incoming."
-Fuck the replay
-500k lololololol
-Rich af
-Burning 500k on pride? lol
Viewers got hyped for the rare spectacle, chat exploding.
'Jackpot'
Kangcheol grinned, added the requester, clicked the code to join the pre-made Discord room.
"Yes, hello."
[Hello, Kangcheol-nim.]
-Oh lol
-Nice voice
-No replay? ㅅㅂ why'd we lose
-RoL top 1% lol
One guy was already in the room, a decent mid-low baritone responding.
"Ah, you the requester?"
[Yes, that's me. Opponent says they're coming.]
"What, you guys agreed?"
[Yeah, agreed. Said no voice, but I called them out and they got pissed enough to join lol.]
"You crazy bastard?"
-lololololololol
-That's gangster fr
-No voice? Jammin?
"...Not a scammer, right?"
Scam: invite then ghost.
He'd already got 50k so money was fine, but losing content sucked.
[Nah, this guy's properly mad. He sent half the 50k upfront too.]
"Alright, drop your LoL nicks? Wanna check records."
[Sure, posting in Discord.]
"Nicks are normal.. pfft."
Kangcheol eyed the two nicks in Discord.
One plain English, the other...
"I'll search records, watch together?"
He typed one into the stats site.
[Wait, that's not mine, that's his.]
"Damn, this guy's good tho?"
-Look at that nick lol
-lololololololol
-Gaygaygay...
-lololololol
The stats site nick read:
'WoodrPeakySuckDudoir'
Kangcheol and viewers snickered at the nick craving the topless buff muscle dude character's nipples.
Ding-
Soon, Discord pinged, another user joined.
"Oh? You're here."
[WoodrPeakySuckDudoir-nim? Here? Say something.]
Ping sounded, but no voice—Kangcheol and the other puzzled—then mic click, and opponent's voice.
"You fucking bastard."
Hearing it, Kangcheol was shocked, but soon inwardly cheered at the prime content.
Because...
"Hey, answer me?"
The low, angry female voice was just way too pleasant.