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86 – I’m Not That Great of a Person

86 – I’m Not That Great of a Person

“So, have you ever considered debuting as a Virtual Youtuber?”

Majiya blinked for a long time before asking back.

“… Me?”

“Yes. I’m making this offer to Majiya.”

Even after hearing the second answer, Majiya stalled for time again.

She was dumbfounded, wondering if this was really happening to her.

First of all, Yeon Seong-muk’s actions weren’t legally problematic.

If Majiya were a Virtual Youtuber, a war between companies might break out immediately, but she’s just a regular office worker.

So, she’s free from tampering.

But that doesn’t mean there’s no ethical issue.

It was actually poaching an employee, even though the other party was acting so confidently.

Even the timing was perfect.

It was happening now, when vigilance against competitors had lowered after performing together at the Wicker Town closing ceremony just a while ago.

‘Did he really think this would work?’

Of course, Majiya had never even considered receiving such an offer.

She joined Parallel to help Cheon Do-hee, and she started broadcasting because she wanted the company to succeed.

She had even discussed operating the Situation room with the Boss whenever there were big collaborations or competitions.

If she ever debuted, she would do it at Parallel with the Boss’s approval.

So, debuting at Rapitz?

Maybe she’d consider it if they offered her a contract bonus of around 10 billion won.

But at the same time, she also had a question.

‘Why me of all people?’

VIRDESS, to which Rapitz belongs, is a company that started as an entertainment agency and has expanded into the Virtual Youtuber business.

It’s quite large, even owning a girl idol group that’s already ranked high on the charts, and it’s well-known in the performing arts.

So even Majiya, who habitually said, “Parallel rivals Batchu Batchu in terms of singing,” admitted that Parallel was at a disadvantage in terms of dance and performance.

Just looking at Rapitz’s 3D videos, there’s almost no difference from actual idol choreography.

The intense movements for 3-4 minutes, as well as the knife-like synchronized movements when performing group dances, are admirable.

What’s even more amazing is that such a company is specifically trying to bring Majiya in.

Even though Majiya has never shown herself using her body on broadcasts, they’re saying, “Come on over, and we’ll make it work.”

In a way, it means they can make someone into a person even if they’re terribly clumsy.

Unlike Parallel, which is always busy looking for vocal and dance instructors, VIRDESS probably has a lot of full-time instructors working in-house.

‘I’m realizing again that their scale is definitely bigger than ours…’

Very few people are born with singing, dancing, and broadcasting skills from the start.

And the advantage of Corporate Affiliation is that they can elevate people who are lacking in one area to the top, rather than relying on these rare individuals.

In other words, if Parallel doesn’t catch up with Rapitz’s excellent talent development capabilities, even if the company grows and the members become famous, they might eventually fall behind in the long run.

Majiya asked Yeon Seong-muk to gather additional information.

“Why me? I’m not that talented…”

“As I said before, you have broadcasting talent. First of all, your voice is easy to listen to, and you have personal skills like impersonations. You haven’t really sung properly, but you’ve proven yourself with rap, haven’t you?”

In , Majiya had imitated Rain’s rap.

But that was only once.

It was merely imitating what Rain was doing.

Majiya herself found it difficult to evaluate that song as ‘well-sung.’

But Yeon Seong-muk says.

Majiya is already a half-processed gem.

“We can provide comprehensive care, including vocal training. As you may know, our VIRDESS, to which Rapitz belongs, originally started as an entertainment agency. Vocal training is basic, and if necessary, you’ll achieve a high level of growth in dance as well.”

In summary, they’ll take care of everything until the deadline, so all she has to do is be reborn as a jewel and prepare to go to market.

She was envious of their confidence that they would take care of everything and that she just had to come.

If Cheon Do-hee had said the same thing, there would definitely be gossip among the members by now.

The reason she gets along with the first generation members like family is because their debut motto was ‘Let’s work together to aim for higher places.’

But Majiya’s fighting spirit was ignited just by knowing this fact.

Now that she knew where the weaknesses were, all she had to do was advise the Boss on how to overcome them.

Well, there’s a high probability that they already know through internal meetings but don’t have a proper solution.

Still, if she remembers and keeps reminding them, that’s also effective.

Dohee tends to concentrate very much when Majiya talks seriously.

As Majiya’s reaction was delayed by working her brain so hard….

Yeon Seong-muk smiled.

‘She’s pretty much on board.’

It was a moment when their thoughts crossed in completely opposite directions.

Yeon Seong-muk had often seen people who didn’t refuse at this stage proceed to sign a contract, so he mistakenly thought that Majiya was considering debuting.

“Well, you’ll need time to think about it.”

In this situation, there was no need for Yeon Seong-muk to push further.

Since he was taking the risk of offering a debut to a competitor’s employee, it wasn’t good to increase the number of witnesses.

“I’ll only talk about it this far today. Please think about it carefully and let me know.”

“Ah. That—.”

“Then have a good end of the year and a happy new year. If you have any questions, feel free to contact me at the number on my business card.”

Yeon Seong-muk left without even hearing Majiya’s answer.

Majiya, staring blankly at his retreating figure, fiddled with the business card he had left behind and muttered.

“I didn’t reject him properly.”

Well, she could just consider it as getting contact information for someone in the industry.

Majiya had hardly had any opportunities to interact with people in the same industry because she was always stuck in the office.

It was lucky if this opportunity arose.

Moreover, the other person seemed to have a good impression of Majiya, so she thought he would answer her questions well.

She was a little annoyed that he tried to poach an employee.

But Majiya could just extract information from him as much as possible.

Yeon Seong-muk didn’t know it, but he had messed with the wrong person, even if she was a villain.

A little later, Iona, who had been watching from afar, returned, making a clicking sound with her heels.

“Team Leader, what kind of audit takes so long?”

“Audit?”

“Yes. I said I was going to give a thank you, so he said he wanted to do it too, so I arranged this meeting.”

“Ah, I see.”

“But… didn’t he give you a gift or anything? He said he prepared something.”

Majiya decided to believe that Iona was not involved in this.

Judging from the fact that their stories didn’t match, Iona was probably being used by Team Leader Yeon Seong-muk.

When they first met at Wicker Town, she gave a somewhat sharp impression and showed a guarded attitude towards Majiya, so she wondered if that was the case.

But she was still a Virtual Youtuber child.

There was no need for her to get involved in the stories of adults who were jaded by society at an age when she should be dreaming.

But just as Majiya was about to open her mouth after making that judgment, Iona said this first.

“Don’t tell me. Did Team Leader offer Jia a debut?”

She’s quick to catch on.

Majiya reacted sharply.

“No. Of course not. No one in their right mind would tell a competitor’s employee to debut.”

Yeon Seong-muk, who brazenly made a debut offer, was an amazing person in many ways, wasn’t he?

Well, he must have his own reasons.

But Iona didn’t want to be rude to Majiya for no reason, so she didn’t back down easily.

“You have to tell me properly. That way, I can tell the company properly too. To never do that again.”

Majiya took a deep breath to set the mood, then said this.

“It’s nothing like that. We just talked about our Virtual Youtuber lives.”

“Virtual Youtuber lives…?”

“Yes. I mentioned that Iona was cute during her debut broadcast.”

Iona’s face immediately turned red.

“Eek. Are you crazy?!”

* * *

After sending Iona back into the banquet hall, the Boss appeared with the members not long after.

The Boss and the members were particularly noticeable among the many people.

Some of the broadcasters who were outside already knew the Real-life Identity of the Boss and the members, so they came to greet them right away.

I had to pay the price for not getting in the car and running away.

“Jia, can we make a New Outfit with Pino in this form?”

“Who are you? Are you Jia?”

“This is Jia? No way?”

“Always dressed like this. Good.”

They just treated me like a doll.

Pinching my cheeks, stroking my hair, hugging me.

If the Boss hadn’t stopped them, the clothes I had dressed up in might have already been ruined.

Anyway, after letting the members into the banquet hall first, I stood at the very back of the line with the Boss.

I needed the Boss’s certification to be recognized as Deputy Majiya, who had broadcast on the official channel.

The Boss took out the tickets assigned to him and me and asked.

“I was suddenly thinking about something on the way here.”

“What were you thinking about?”

“I was worried that if I let you loose here… someone might suddenly try to scout you to debut.”

The Boss still had a good sense in strange places.

… It was a beat late, though.

“Don’t be silly.”

“No. Look? This is only for partner streamers, but even I am also the Boss of a Virtual Youtuber group. There are quite a few people who are also MCN representatives like me?”

The Boss scanned me up and down, then realized something and touched his forehead.

“I shouldn’t have dressed you up like this today….”

“Why all of a sudden?”

“The moment I saw you, I had an uneasy feeling that an MCN specializing in cam broadcasts might want to debut you.”

“As if.”

The Boss narrowed his eyes and said this.

“… Why aren’t you denying it? You used to keep saying that someone like me wasn’t qualified to debut and kept refusing?”

“I just didn’t say it because it was annoying, but I still think that way.”

“…….”

Soon, the Boss crossed his arms and said this.

“Don’t leave my side today.”

“Then the efficiency of networking will drop. The dual-core becomes a single-core.”

“No. Don’t leave me no matter what. I suddenly became anxious.”

I sighed and rolled my eyes.

He seemed to want to see with his own eyes how the people who saw me inside would react before he could feel relieved.

As if I would suddenly accept if a debut offer came in.

I refused a Virtual Youtuber debut, but a cam broadcast?

I wouldn’t do that even more.

But as soon as we entered the banquet hall, something happened that amplified the Boss’s worries.

That quartet that I had deliberately avoided earlier.

It started with the appearance of Mugeon, Ronje, Rupko, and Kamik.

“Oh. Momo.”

“Ugh, what the. She was Majiya. What did I tell you, hyung!”

“It was real.”

The Boss had been broadcasting for 6 years, so he knew the Real-life Identity (the real appearance of the Virtual Youtuber) of most of the people broadcasting now.

Therefore, Mugeon and Rupko recognized the Boss right away.

Hadn’t Rupko been suspecting all along that I was Majiya?

Was that why,

“I’m glad I caught you. Come with me.”

He was quick to come up and suggest (?) that we go somewhere together.

The Boss was surprised and asked back.

“What? Why all of a sudden?”

“Just lend her to me for a moment, noona. There’s somewhere to go.”

I thought it was an opportunity to expand my network, so I immediately tried to follow Rupko, but the Boss’s hand that flew to my nape stopped me.

“Where are you going? Tell me before you take her.”

“Anyone would think you’re her boyfriend, noona. Or is it because you have to be her manager for life?”

“Hey!”

“Ah, ouch.”

Rupko said with a laugh even as he was being beaten by the Boss.

“No, I was just with the Makgeolli hyungs until just now, and the Makgeolli hyungs said they wanted to see Jia. It’s better to go when the topic comes up.”

The Boss and I made eye contact and had a silent conversation.

Why didn’t the seniors call first? I don’t know?

But who was the number one target when coming to this event today?

It was KraeMang and the Makgeolli Crew.

It was an opportunity to expand my network, and the other party even found me first?

This was no ordinary opportunity.

“I’ll be back. Boss, meet the people you were supposed to meet.”

But the Boss seemed anxious about leaving me alone, as he had said earlier.

I had no choice but to add a word to reassure him.

“I doubt it will happen, but if I get any offers, I’ll discuss them all with the Boss.”

However, the offer from Rapitz was a secret for the time being.

The members of both groups were on good terms right now, and the moment that story broke, not only would a war break out between companies, but the gallery would also explode.

The chaotic chat management would ultimately be my responsibility, so I wanted to avoid that as much as possible.

I also wanted to prevent the Boss from being affected, so I wanted to stop it on my own.

The Boss, who had been pouting for a while, sighed and released my nape.

“Okay, be careful.”

Author’s Note

Ugh, it’s so cold

Everyone, wear lots of clothes