Chapter 7: Blue Art Studio

Korean virtual idol company Blue Art Studio’s conference room.

Four women were sitting around the table.

The woman sitting at the head of the table spoke.

“Lee Nahee, you’ve really become a celebrity, huh?”

“Hehe, what do you mean, CEO?”

Lee Nahee scratched her head with a flirtatious smile at the words of Choi Seon-ha, the CEO of Blue Art, streamer, and 0th generation member, whose real name was Choi Seon-ha and broadcast name was Choa.

CEO Choi Seon-ha continued.

“You handled it really well. Yeah, it’s right to find out for sure if that kid is a hacker or not and then explain. Wow, I really took ten years off my life.”

“Ceo-nim. But we still can’t be relieved.”

Asanagi Sana, a first-generation member like Lee Nahee, Japanese national, real name Asanagi Sana, and broadcast name Karin, said to Choi Seon-ha.

“Those hacker b*stards aren’t even human. We can’t let our guard down until they come in person and show us their face.”

“Yeah. That’s right too. So when is that Charging Knight person coming?”

“Um…, they said they’re on their way.”

“Oh! Then they’re human! Not a hacker!”

“I told you. Our Charging isn’t using hacks.”

“Still, Inaring, please restrain yourself a little! No matter how fun Time Click is, it doesn’t make sense to only do that!”

“Yeah, that’s right, Nahee. I won’t say anything about playing Time Click, but wouldn’t it be better to play other games evenly?” “Oh, um… Yeah. I’ll restrain myself a little.”

Certainly, Lee Nahee is not originally a Time Click specialist broadcaster.

If you think about the genre, should I say she’s a comprehensive game specialist VTuber?

But Time Click is so much fun, and it’s also the main reason why the number of viewers has increased, so I think she’s only been doing Time Click these days.

And that doesn’t match the ideal that CEO Choi Seon-ha, who founded the VTuber company Blue Art, is aiming for.

“Nahee, this CEO wants Inaring to be remembered by viewers not as Inaring who plays Time Click deliciously, but as the idol VTuber Inaring.”

“Hmm…, it’s true that it’s been a long time since I’ve come up with content, right?”

“That’s right! This empty-headed b*tch! Is it okay to not come up with content for 5 months and only play one game?”

“Ah! Karin, you! You only learned bad words after coming to Korea! CEO, Karin is swearing!”

“Guys…, you know that your RP is very close friends, right?”

And then.

Beeeeeep!

“Ah!”

The vibration of a smartphone.

Lee Nahee immediately took out her smartphone and checked it.

“They’re here!”

Everyone’s eyes turned to Lee Nahee.

A serious expression.

CEO Choi Seon-ha said.

“They’re here?”

“Yes!”

“Good! Then you know that this explanation has to succeed, right?”

For Choi Seon-ha, Blue Art was a company that she had struggled to build.

The first generation originally had 5 members, but 3 of them quit, and she re-debuted with the remaining two.

Even that was close to gambling, but the two of them successfully established themselves in this broadcasting industry.

The main player in that success was Inaring.

That’s why Choi Seon-ha didn’t want to lose Inaring.

One failure is enough.

“Bring them in politely and in a way that doesn’t burden them as much as possible.”

“Yes, ma’am!”

Ha Nammi blankly stared at the studio building.

‘This is it?’

It was a small building with a clean white exterior.

This is Blue Art Studio, which I’ve only heard rumors about.

At the entrance, it said:

[No Entry Except for Authorized Personnel]

“Wow……”

Among the viewers, there were heated debates about [The studio exists], [No, where does Choa have the money? There is no studio.].

So this is the place?

But it really existed?

“I-is it okay to go in?”

But is it okay to just go in without permission?

Above all, it says No Entry Except for Authorized Personnel……….

And Inaring said she’d be here soon, so I should just wait, right?

‘Let’s wait.’

Honestly, I don’t know what to talk about if I meet her right away.

I’m really nervous.

It’s been a long time since I’ve met and talked to someone in person.

So let’s think about it in advance.

As naturally as possible, like a normal person.

“Excuse me……….”

“Eek!”

That’s when it happened.

Someone suddenly spoke to Ha Nammi from behind.

Ha Nammi’s head turned as if it were a wooden doll.

There stood a woman looking at her with a puzzled expression.

It happened when Lee Nahee went down to the first floor and headed to the entrance.

‘Huh?’

A small girl visible through the glass door of the entrance.

The moment Lee Nahee saw the girl, she thought.

‘What is this?’

What is that cute creature?

She’s so small, but even from a distance, she has an unusual appearance.

To put it simply, she was an extremely cute girl.

Lee Nahee moved her feet and headed towards the girl.

“Excuse me……”

“Eek!”

The way she was startled was like a squirrel.

Looking at her up close, her mask is no joke.

Could she be, like, a child actor or something?

She blinked her eyes with a puzzled face, looked at the girl, and opened her mouth.

“What’s going on here?”

“Yes? Uh, that’s…”

That’s when it happened.

“…..Huh?”

Why does her voice sound so……, why does it sound so familiar?

Wait a minute?

Lee Nahee’s mouth slowly began to open.

It’s not just familiar, it’s the voice I heard just a few hours ago!?

“N-no way, Charging Knight?”

“Ye-yes……”

The girl lowered her head and answered the question.

Lee Nahee couldn’t help but lose her words for a moment.

‘Oh my god………….’

Why is she doing things like sniping with that face?

With that kind of mask, she could do something more rewarding, couldn’t she?

No, more than that.

“Sorry, but can I hug you just once?”

“Y-yes!?”
“Y, you’re really welcome!”
“Ah, sorry.”

I unconsciously let my personal desires show.

She’s so cute and small, and she’s shrinking like a small animal, so I just want to hug her tightly and suck on her cheeks.

Wow, seriously, she’s too cute no matter how many times I look at her.

“B-but who are you?”

“Huh?”

At the girl’s words, Lee Nahee scratched her cheek awkwardly.

Lee Nahee opened her mouth.

“You can’t recognize me?”

“Yes?”

At those words, the girl made a face as if she was thinking for a moment, and soon, she trembled and looked at Lee Nahee with a surprised expression.

The girl said.

“No way? Inaring?”

“You recognize me well.”

“Wow, waah…
“
And the girl looked up at Lee Nahee with eyes of admiration.

Even that appearance just looked cute to Lee Nahee.

Lee Nahee chuckled and said.

“Wow………, but to think that the Charging Knight would be such a young child.”

“Yes? I’m not a child?”

“Huh? You’re not? Ho-how old are you?”

“I’m twenty years old.”

Lee Nahee’s mouth dropped open.

“T-twenty years old?”

“Yes.”

And thought to herself.

‘Wow……, a legal loli.’

It was a truly vulgar thought, typical of the personality of the broadcast name Inaring.

Ha Nammi followed Inaring and entered the conference room located on the second floor of the studio.

Three women were waiting in the conference room.

Inaring said to the three of them with a bright face.

“CEO! CEO! Say hello! This is my daughter.”

“Oh, that’s right, Hello, I’m Ha Nammi.”

And shock appeared on all three of their faces.

First, they were shocked by Ha Nammi’s face, and second, they were shocked by the fact that this child was the Charging Knight.

CEO Choi Seon-ha asked.

“This child is the Charging Knight?”

“Yes! For reference, she’s a 20-year-old adult.”

“F*cking crazy.”

Choi Seon-ha thought.

I’ve lived a long life and seen everything.

To think there would be a twist on the level of The Sixth Sense.

“Wow! You’re so cute! Konbanwa!”

“H-hello.”

“Wow! You’re so cute! I really want to take you and raise you!”

“Ssip- Sana, calm down first.”

Choi Seon-ha, who had organized the situation, opened her mouth.

“You’re the Charging Knight, right?”

“Yes.”

“Th-the name is………?”

“Ah, I am A
Ha Nammi.”

“Yes. Nammi-ssi. Thank you so much for coming.”

Ha Nammi silently looked at Choi Seon-ha for a moment.

I can tell just by hearing her voice.

That this person is the 0th generation and CEO of Blue Art, the VTuber Choa.

I had already noticed, but Choi Seon-ha introduced herself.

“I’m Choi Seon-ha, the CEO of Blue Art, and I’m active as Choa. Nice to meet you, Nammi-ssi.”

“Yes. Uh……, I’ve watched your broadcast a lot.”

“Oh my? You were a fan?”

“Gasp! CEO-nim! Don’t steal my fans!”

“But I watch Inaring’s broadcast more.”

“Wow…, how can you say such admirable and pretty things.”

After that, Inaring was moving her hands very diligently, stroking my hair.

I’m a woman now, but my ego is a man, so it’s a bit awkward to receive it, but because Inaring is doing it, it’s like heaven, so I stayed still.

And then.

“Ahem-“

Manager Jin Se-yeon, who had been quietly watching the situation, said.

“Everyone, you haven’t forgotten, have you? We called our Charging Knight here to explain.”

After that, Jin Se-yeon looked at me with sharp eyes.

It was a look that made me tremble without realizing it.

Jin Se-yeon asked with that same look.

“I’ll ask you first…, you’re really not a hacker, right?”

Huh?

Yeah, it’s understandable to be suspicious.

Honestly, even if I look at it, it’s an aim that doesn’t make sense.

But, I’m a true fan of Inaring and a gamer.

I have a gamer’s pride, so I have no intention of using hacks at all.

I confidently, and unexpectedly unlike me, looked straight at Jin Se-yeon and answered.

“Yes. I’m not.”

At that, Jin Se-yeon raised the corners of her mouth.

It was because I answered so confidently, as if it were a lie that I had been cowering until now.

That’s why Jin Se-yeon realized that there was no lie in those words.

Jin Se-yeon nodded and said.

“Wow, that’s really a relief………….”

It wasn’t a charismatic tone like before, but a tone of someone who seemed to have survived a desperate situation.

Should I say that she spoke with a feeling of being limp, as if she had taken all the strength out of her body?

No, in reality, Jin Se-yeon was drooping on the table.

Jin Se-yeon said while drooping.

“To be honest, even if you came, it’s only because the person who showed that level of skill was such a girl, so I suddenly became very suspicious.”

“There’s no way you’d be a hacker after coming all the way here.”

“That’s because you showed such impossible plays. And because it’s a job that my job depends on. I have to be careful.”

At that, Ha Nammi thought.

Ah, this person also really likes Blue Art.

“Well,

Then, Nammi-ssi.”

“Yes?”

“Are you in good condition?”

I quickly knew what she was asking.

I nodded immediately and answered.

“Yes.”

“Then shall we check it out once before doing the explanation broadcast?”

“Yes. Th-that, but…….”

Hesitating.

The four of them made a puzzled expression at Ha Nammi’s reaction.

At that, Lee Nahee asked.

“Why? Is there any problem?”

“Um……, can I borrow an ID? I got banned.”

At Ha Nammi’s statement, the four of them froze with a flustered expression.

And after that, Lee Nahee cautiously asked with an uneasy expression.

“Yo-you’re really not a hacker, right?”