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Spica thought.

Shihyun-ssi is no different from an angel or goddess descended to this earth.

She is beautiful, cute, cool, kind, and even wise.

Even though I’ve done things that deserve getting beaten and kicked out multiple times, she still lets me live with her.

If this isn’t a goddess, who is?

She gives me the will to live, and she is my life’s goal.

Is it okay for me to monopolize Shihyun-ssi like this?

No. Everyone needs to know that such a lovely person exists in this world.

If everyone knew that they were sharing the same space and time under the same sky as such a shining person, the world’s happiness would surely increase.

Magical girls are just virtuous people who love humanity.

Spica was one of them.

For humanity, for people’s happiness.

Spica decided to take action.

“Shihyun-ssi. Won’t you try being a virtual streamer?”

“Spica? Are you okay in the head?”

Spica got worried for as soon as she brought it up, so she hit her a bit.

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“Virtual streamer! The era is the era of virtual streamers, Shihyun-ssi!”

“Oh… O-okay…”

Virtual Streamer!

That refers to an internet broadcaster who broadcasts with a moving character in front of them instead of a real person!

Spica, who was worried about Shihyun and mentally shocked, amazingly quickly calmed her mind and returned.

As expected, the woman who had been continuously causing trouble even after being burdened with all the housework as punishment for splitting it in half had a different mindset.

“Why virtual streamer all of a sudden?”

“I’ll explain.”

Spica looked at Shihyun straight on and said calmly.

At her serious appearance, Shihyun also paused the game she was playing for a moment and looked at Spica.

Spica gently closed her blue eyes and tried to calm the overwhelming emotions of her heart.

“I become happy just by looking at Shihyun-ssi. Just being under the same sky as Shihyun-ssi gives me hope to live.”

“Hmm. So?”

It was a passionate confession from a beautiful woman, but Shihyun brushed it off.

She had seen all of Spica’s good and bad sides in less than a few months, so she couldn’t blush with just this.

“If people all over the world knew about this Shihyun-ssi, I think people all over the world would be happy! So, I thought it would be good to broadcast so that people all over the world can get to know Shihyun-ssi!”

“Ah, I see.”

“Do you understand? Will you do it?!”

“No.”

Shihyun decided to resume the game she had paused.

It was a useless story to the point that she regretted the time she spent listening quietly.

“W-wait, wait a minute! Just a minute!”

“No, why?”

“From where do you not understand?”

“Spica. You’re the only one who becomes happy just by knowing me.”

“That’s not true! According to the results of a survey inside Shihyun-ssi’s fan club, 100% of people said they become happy just by Shihyun-ssi existing!”

“Huh.”

Shihyun wondered if she had heard something she shouldn’t have.

“About how many people are in that fan club?”

“There are 154 people.”

“No! It’s a subtly realistic number of people!”

“How many people did you think there were that you’re so surprised?”

“I thought there would be about 3-5 people at most!”

Shihyun was more surprised by the fact that she didn’t know until this many people had gathered.

“But why a virtual streamer? Why not just a streamer?”

“I thought a virtual streamer would be more suitable to show the beauty of Shihyun-ssi’s heart rather than the beauty of her body and face!”

“Oh ho. You had that in mind.”

“Yes! And it could be difficult for Shihyun-ssi if her face were revealed! In that respect, a virtual streamer with anonymity has less to worry about!”

“Ah ha. Ah ha.”

Shihyun understood up to that point.

She also realized that it contained sincerity.

Understanding up to that point, she asked.

“What’s the real reason?”

“Shihyun-ssi is my lover! I’ll give you my heart, but not my body!”

“To think I’d hear such an amazing statement right in front of me. I guess you see all sorts of things in life.”

“So, will you be a virtual streamer?”

“Hmm….”

Shihyun thought the story would be long, so she turned off the game completely.

She wondered where to start talking.

“Spica. I also know about subculture, and I watch virtual streamers sometimes, so I know a little bit… but becoming a virtual streamer requires a lot of preparation.”

“Yes! I know!”

“First of all, you need a model, whether it’s 2D or 3D.”

“It’s ready!”

“???”

It was ready.

“…? Why is this…?”

“There was a famous illustrator among the fan club members. Based on the illustrations that person made, we used the fan club membership fees to complete the Live2D-ification!”

“??? Does that fan club also pay money?”

“Yes! Of course! We’re using that money to make a 3D model too!”

Shihyun felt that something was going wrong at this point.

“….You need to prepare various equipment and programs.”

“It’s ready!”

“You also need a space to broadcast.”

“It’s ready!”

“……..”

Why didn’t she know until this situation happened?

Shihyun fleetingly thought that she had been listening vaguely and had forgotten, and in fact, hadn’t she given permission, which had led things to this point?

Of course not. It was all the fan club’s unilateral decision.

“…..Even if you broadcast, not everyone in the world will see it. How many streamers are there who don’t have even 100 viewers even after broadcasting for years?”

“It’s alright!”

“…..What is?”

“Many people will see it!”

“What? How?”

“Look at this, Shihyun-ssi.”

What Spica searched and showed her was a news article.

[Magical Girl Support Association’s First Official Virtual Streamer Debut!]

It was news that Shihyun already knew.

To be precise, it wasn’t the entire Magical Girl Support Association that was doing it officially.

It was a virtual streamer supported by the Domestic Branch of the Magical Girl Support Association, specifically the Romance Support Department.

The Romance Support Department was a department that supported the romance of magical girls, and it was also the department that had turned many magical girls’ lovers, including Shihyun, into women.

Even though it was only a part of the department, the fact that they were officially debuting a streamer was becoming quite a hot topic here and there.

Moreover, it wasn’t just any streamer, but a virtual streamer, which was attracting the attention of many people.

It was circulating on the internet that it was attracting attention not only in Korea but also overseas.

“Ah, I see. Because you have a connection with the Magical Girl Support Association, you can ask this virtual streamer to promote you… is that what you mean?”

“No?”

“….Then what is it?”

“You, Shihyun-ssi, are debuting as this virtual streamer!”

Shihyun cracked her knuckles without a word.

Hitting a magical girl wouldn’t hurt, and only Shihyun’s feet would hurt.

Yu Shihyun’s virtual streamer debut was just around the corner.

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In the end, Shihyun couldn’t go against the flow. She couldn’t find anyone to replace her, and the day she would debut as a virtual streamer had come.

It was too late to say, ‘Ah. I didn’t hear anything about doing this. There’s no reason for me to do it, and I won’t,’ because things had progressed as far as they had.

The character? It was drawn beautifully and moved well.

The original drawing, which was said to have been drawn by a super talented person she had seen somewhere, was full of the artist’s private feelings and fervent fan heart. And she heard that it was someone who was registered in a strange fan club, so she felt ambiguous.

They said they were making a 3D model when the broadcast hadn’t even started yet. Where are these people looking? What are they believing in?

Equipment? The setup was all done, and they had even prepared a room.

There was also the high-end microphone that Spica had recently purchased to record Shihyun’s embarrassing sounds. The equipment, which looked very expensive, wasn’t just that microphone. Auras seemed to be coming from most of the other equipment that you shouldn’t touch carelessly.

Does the budget come out so easily? She thought, but considering the microphone, it seemed likely that the fan club had supported it with their own money. She decided not to dig deeper into the identity of the fan club.

Even the room was set up exclusively for broadcasting. It was at the level of a studio where an established broadcaster was seriously debuting as a streamer. It wasn’t a room that a streamer who hadn’t broadcast even once should have.

Wasn’t a small-time VTuber supposed to somehow scrape together just enough equipment and programs to barely broadcast and somehow broadcast from their own room? There are 4-5 people here watching over and managing her. They’re asking her to entrust everything to them, including key management and chat management.

Above all, there’s the advertisement.

The people she hadn’t even spoken to already knew around the world.

What were these people going to do if she said she wouldn’t broadcast? They hadn’t even done a broadcast rehearsal, so what of her did they trust to persuade their superiors while staking their own jobs?

There was no need to go that far! She could have started as a small-time streamer!

One way or another, Shihyun, who was a kind person, couldn’t betray Spica and the fan club people who firmly believed in her and had staked their own jobs, thinking that she would definitely broadcast.

Something… she’s happy but…

Isn’t doing this much a bit too much…?

The debut broadcast started without major problems.

Since the staff were on standby, there was of course no chance of the broadcast being turned on without Shihyun knowing.

After a brief screen adjustment time, the broadcast started without any problems.

“Hello, everyone! I’m Hong Jangmi, a virtual streamer who debuted today!”