Chapter 25 : I’m a VTuber who just debuted. I’m not WhitePalette.

It’s not WhitePalette.

“Ugh…”

I unconsciously covered my mouth because my stomach was churning so much.

If I hadn’t covered it quickly, I would have really thrown up.

These are the new equipment I’m using for the first time today, and I need to take good care of them…

“Phew…”

Calm down.

I’ve already experienced this twice during a broadcast.

My social skills have grown to an extent incomparable to before.

“I’m still an incredibly awkward and introverted person though…”

Ah. I shouldn’t be feeling depressed.

I can’t just run away with something like a VTuber debut.

I’m a popular illustrator, WhitePalette.

If I make a mistake, it’ll affect Ahyun somehow too.

I can’t let harm come to Ahyun, who has treated me so kindly.

So what I need to do now is not worry, but practice thoroughly.

And practice. More practice. Even if I’ve memorized the script, I still need to review it.

I opened the profile and script that Ahyun and Arin had reviewed for me.

Name: Shirahana Yuki

Age: Secret

Birthday: September 29

Species: Human (?) High School Girl

Description: A high school girl who mysteriously appeared one day, and loves drawing and novels.

She is popular for drawing pictures of her friends.

She wants to overcome her introverted personality and dreams of becoming an idol.

Next to the profile, there’s an illustration of a student ID concept.

Of course, it’s the student ID picture of Shirahana Yuki that I drew.

The messy hair is trimmed in the small space of the student ID, but her shining silver-white hair is fluttering around in a golden hue.

Her eyes, which resemble those of a charming person I designed, are a fresh and vibrant blue, like the sea.

She’s wearing a standard school uniform with no variations.

And below the uniform, there’s an impressive chest.

It’s such a pretty chest that no one would believe it was based on reality.

“This… moves just like me…”

All the members of LumeLive suddenly became admirable to me.

Especially Ju Arin, who plays Yoshida Misa, became the most respectable.

I never thought I would have such feelings for that perverted guy.

That kid, who looks like a little brat, is being praised as the one who had the most successful debut among the members.

She’s currently doing better RP and acting than any other VTuber in Korea.

…RP.

It’s a secret that I was slightly surprised when I learned about the RP while playing RPG games.

But now that I’m preparing for VTubing, I’m glad I know.

RPG games just follow a set path and grow, but

acting a role is not that easy.

Even the light conversation needs to be modified to fit reality.

Well, in my case, it’s easy because I just have to act like a student.

I set my personality to be introverted, so anything I do will look like acting.

“I don’t know if my personality will change like this…”

In the end, if I stay introverted, won’t I remain the same?

I started broadcasting for growth, but if I keep this up, I’ll just stay stuck…

“Ugh. Let’s stop saying weird things before debut.”

Even if my popularity drops after debut,

even if my viewers plummet to half on the day of debut,

I won’t graduate like Higurashi Nanoka-sensei.

She was doing great, then suddenly declared her graduation, and I was hurt by that.

“Phew.”

The current time is 6:48. I need to start the broadcast at 7:00.

I’ll check the viewers’ reactions and do my best.

So many people helped me get to this point.

I’m going to try again. Yeah. I can do this.

With a deeper determination than ever, I started the broadcast.

As expected, the waiting animation I drew appeared.

I’m alone, drawing in a classroom with sunlight pouring in.

My silver-white hair flutters around, taking on a radiant golden hue.

The quiet stillness. My perfect space.

Then, suddenly, I sit up, look around slowly,

make eye contact with the camera, and smile bashfully.

It’s now 7:00.

What I have prepared is the script and the avatar.

I won’t be embarrassed in front of Yui.

With that resolve, I opened my eyes wide.

Alright.

It begins.

Clunk!

At 7:20 PM.

The door of the small studio apartment opened roughly but carefully.

Even if I exerted less force, it opened like it was from a strong person.

“Phew. Today was tough.”

With a half-shaved short black hair and dark skin.

Mincheol, with a height of mid-180s and a natural strong build, finished his job as QpangMan quickly today.

He was called the ace among QpangMan, thanks to his natural strength, even without much exercise.

But that wasn’t a compliment that meant more pay.

Today, Mincheol’s knees screamed after hauling furniture until 7 PM.

But he didn’t say a word.

He was kind-hearted, and he actually liked the idea of exercising more.

Or maybe he was just a gym junkie.

Whoosh.

“Should I rest now…”

Mincheol threw off his QpangMan clothes and collapsed into the chair.

As usual, Mincheol slowly turned on the computer and went to YouTube.

“I’ve lived hard today, right? I hope I find a good person.”

Mincheol’s only joy was watching the growth of small streamers.

His friends laughed, saying only rich people do that, but Mincheol was different from those “rich people.”

Mincheol watched the growth of the streamers purely.

He chatted enthusiastically, and sometimes made small donations with his remaining money.

But unlike the “rich people,” he never tried to dominate or get angry at newer viewers.

He didn’t mind if they didn’t recognize him for watching from the beginning.

He just wanted to watch them grow from the bottom to the top, genuinely smiling.

“I haven’t seen anyone like that yet.”

Mincheol smiled as he remembered the person who had ordered a ton of broadcast equipment last time.

When he warned his colleagues about the cold and sharp voice, they teased him.

They said that the safest house in the area was theirs.

I wonder what happened there.

Is he a friend of the landlord?

Mincheol had a lot of questions, but he decided to just browse through YouTube Live.

After all, it was best not to worry about things that couldn’t be figured out.

It was then.

[It’s not WhitePalette. 18,379 viewers. Started 10 minutes ago]

The first time Mincheol saw a strange character on a live stream was…

“Huh? Who is this person, and why are people…”

Just from the viewers, it looked like a huge corporation, but Mincheol, who checks live broadcasts at this time every day, didn’t know the name.

Shirahana Yuki.

It wasn’t the live stream of a simple small streamer.

There was a high-quality anime-style illustration clearly displayed in the thumbnail.

Just that kind of art would probably cost tens of thousands.

Mincheol, who was working as a QpangMan part-timer and sending money to his family, secretly felt envious.

“I don’t think this person is affiliated with any company…”

Usually, someone from a company would have their company listed in the description or subscribed channel list.

But this person had only a neat description of their ‘setting’ and the broadcast itself.

Mincheol scratched his head slightly and clicked on the broadcast out of curiosity.

He wasn’t really into VTubers or anime culture, but for some reason today, his curiosity was piqued.

It was a strange curiosity he wouldn’t normally feel.

A curiosity that would change Mincheol’s daily life forever.

Click.

As soon as Mincheol entered the broadcast, what he saw was…

• Kyaaah, the waiting animation is amazing
• As expected, Yui’s mother…
• Ah, mentioning other VTubers will get you banned
• Isn’t even family allowed?

“What’s going on? What is this…”

A darkened screen and a chat full of mysterious sounds.

It seemed like they had shown some video before he arrived.

“As expected, it looks like some background knowledge is needed.”

Maybe VTubers aren’t for me.

Mincheol naturally moved the mouse cursor to go back.

Then, it happened.

The darkened screen gradually brightened, and suddenly a sunny-like voice could be heard.

“Ah, can you hear me now?”

The clear, sweet voice that would forever change Mincheol’s life echoed in his ears.

After adding some music, I played the prepared animation, and the response was good.

It took a little time since I drew it by myself, but I guess it’s a TS special.

When you capture it, the scene instantly turns into an animation of unbelievable quality.

It was an animation with such high quality that it felt a waste to just play it as a waiting screen.

• The illustration is amazing
• Is this a resemblance to Yui?
• Just like the saying “Like mother, like daughter”
• Hmm, when will the hair be done?

Hmm.

The person inside looks exactly like the avatar, so it’s making my face feel hot.

Receiving sexual harassment and compliments, it feels like I’m the one hearing it…

Ahem.

Let’s calm down…

“Nice to meet you. I’m Shirahana Yuki.”

Nice to meet you

• Is this a fake virgin?
• Nice to meet you!
• Nice to meet you

“Be quiet or I’ll ban everyone.”

Run!

Huh

Huh?

If strange bait continues, the new influx will die.

Even with the people already here, it’s the worst choice to kill the influx.

I quickly made the profile covered with stickers appear next to me.

“Alright. Let’s stop with that talk. I’ve covered my profile. Let’s try matching it one by one, everyone.”

• Even this is top-notch quality.
• Do we really need to match it?
• Age is a little important though…
• Loli law violation!!!

“First, the age, which I know you’re all most curious about… Hmm. How about it?”

• The tone of speech is far from childish.
• Probably around 16-18.
• But these days, even two or three years can make a difference.
• Oh.

“These crazy pedos…”

Shivers down my spine.

What the hell.

There’s no way a pure, sexy body like this is only two or three years old…!

“Alright. Before this becomes a controversy, let me reveal it quickly…”

[Secret]

“Attempting to guess was pointless. Hehe.”

• This damn girl.
• This bitch?
• Kyaa, I was fooled.
• The same level of ridiculousness as Rie or even worse.

Guessing age is actually tough.

There are people who are not human age, and there are plenty who are several hundred or two years old.

I barely held back a laugh and said,

“Don’t lose hope just because you got it wrong. We still have height left.”

• That’s the hardest part, right?

Looks taller than Yui, but shorter than Rie.

• So about 160 cm?

“Exactly.”

I thought no one would get it, so I was just going to reveal it.

But surprisingly, a lot of people had sharp eyes…

“Correct.”

• Wow, that’s it!
• Correct answer!

The reaction was surprisingly dull for getting the right answer.

Well, in fan culture, height isn’t that important. Unless you’re making a life-size figure or something.

After that, there weren’t any particularly interesting setting reveals.

I skipped over hobbies or special skills since everyone already knew about them.

When I showed a quick sketch in one minute, it was absolute chaos.

Anyway… it’s starting to feel like it’s almost over.

“So… did you enjoy the broadcast?”

• Yes!!!
• A little nervous though.
• Are you about to end the broadcast?

Haha, the reactions are funny.

I’ve done it long enough. You greedy people.

“Yes. I’m about to end the broadcast. I’ve been doing it much longer than other debuts because I was receiving drawing requests.”

• That’s…! You’re lying!!!
• What the heck, my two hours.
• Oh?

“Well… everyone. This was Shirahana Yuki, who just transferred here. Please take care of me!”

• Eeeeh, so cute, like a mama!
• Seriously, soon Yui is going to be overtaken.
• Otsu Yuki!
• Otsu Yuki!
• Is this Japan?

Even after ending the broadcast, the chat filled with congratulations and blessings for a while.

And so, my debut ended without any major incidents.

At least for now.