episode_0173

The firepower of the chat window was still overwhelming.

[Let’s go let’s go] [Nice to meet you Miho] [Oooooooooh] [Gasp fox ears leaked] [Kyahahaha] [Huff huff] [Here it comes here it comes] [Ears leaked!!!] [She was really a fox]

Sua-gumiho.

That is, Su-miho was currently in a state where only her snow-white ears were revealed on a black screen. Originally, Sua was supposed to drag her avatar’s whole body up to greet everyone…

[Big one coming big one coming] [Muu-ha~~~~] [Muu-ha!] [Her ears are twitching kekeke] [Huff huff huff huff]

…She couldn’t. It was hard to even come to her senses.

Crack! Crack!

Sua’s brain was suffering from an overload.

In fact, she was already dazed. It was only recently that she had pushed herself to unleash Yeon-ju’s Yeoncheon-gyeong. Sua’s head hasn’t fully recovered yet.

“….”

Therefore, anyone who saw Sua right now would think she looked bizarre. Her left eyeball pointing at 7 o’clock while her right eyeball pointed at 2 o’clock, or something. Sua dizzy.

The answer that Sua finally found was.

‘Help, help me! Sua Association! Help me!’

Of course, it was the Sua Association.

However.

─I refuse.

Sua was startled by the unexpected answer.

‘W-w-what? You refuse?’

Betrayal? Just as lightning struck Sua’s head.

─It’s not that we dislike Sua sunbae. However, it’s best if we don’t get involved this time. It’s best to compete with Sua sunbae’s natural self.

‘…Natural self?’

─Yes. It’s a difference in the market, you could say.

‘A difference in the market? What’s that supposed to mean?’

Sua kept asking Kim Yu-han. That’s because she didn’t understand anything from beginning to end.

─Let’s retrace the path you’ve walked as an actress so far, sunbae. It hasn’t been easy, has it? There have been many twists and turns, right?

‘Yeah. It was pretty tough even with the perk.’

─The acting market is very strict. It’s a place where you have to prove yourself every time. In short, that market’s basic attitude is ‘prepared to filter someone out.’

‘Isn’t that the same for VTubers?’

─Eh, the situation is very different now.

Kim Yu-han shook his head.

─This market’s basic attitude is ‘prepared to love VTubers.’ You can be loved just for being a VTuber, just for being the youngest of NeoLive.

‘Ah?’

─Even hiding behind an avatar and broadcasting can make Sua sunbae’s real-life image, which is treated badly, an advantage. VTubers are practically pets on the screen. As long as they’re cute to my eyes, that’s all that matters.

‘Uh, um, ah, um….’

Sua didn’t really understand what Kim Yu-han was saying.

─In short, the market itself is Sua-friendly!

‘Ah!’

Sua finally understood. So, this is a place where it’s okay for Sua to act honestly?

─Think of it as losing your perk for a while and just broadcast. We’ll keep a low profile for the time being.

After that, the Sua Association’s presence really faded, and Sua became anxious. You know how the better the equipment, the worse the reverse experience?

…It felt like my head had suddenly emptied.

“…Eeeeh.”

[She keeps just saying ‘Eeeh’] [When is she starting@@@@] [Say something already] [We’ve been watching her ears twitch for 5 minutes] [Answer, answer, answer]

Even though she was flustered, time and viewers wouldn’t just wait for Sua. Sua knew that very well. Yeah, it was really time to do something.

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[NeoLive Gallery]

[Title: What’s up with this Su-miho?] [She hasn’t said anything since she turned on the broadcast] ─I came to the gallery because I thought I was the only one who couldn’t hear ─Did she accidentally turn on the broadcast early? ─The youngest member flipping pancakes from the start is precious

[Title: I keep only hearing breathing] [Is she making tteokbokki after turning on the broadcast? What is she doing?] ─Oh ─Oh…. ─Gasp ─Hey hey hey hey take the post down

[Title: But do we really need another youngest member?] [I think NeoLive is already diverse. Is there any more character potential to suck up? I don’t really know.] ─Yeah I feel like everything that could be said has been said ─Everyone has distinct characteristics though ─If the only feature is ‘the youngest’ she definitely won’t last a day the unnies have distinct personalities so.

[Title: So when is she starting already] [Alert me with a comment when she starts] ─Ding dong ditch ─Ding dong ditch 22 ─Ding dong ditch 333

Since it was a place where people interested in NeoLive gathered, there were a lot of related stories. A mix of expectations and worries. Then, at one point.

[Title: She finally opened her mouth] [Go go go go go]

The news that Su-miho had opened her mouth spread.

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[L I V E] [She’s a seductive Su-miho, annyang! (˃⩌˂)] [42,000 viewers]

“Uuuu….”

Sua had to take a deep breath. Glancing at the screen, she saw that she had over 40,000 viewers. Her lips trembled.

“…Hello everyone.”

The Su-miho avatar now only had its eyes barely peeking out.

[Hello] [Mi-ha mi-ha] [Wow] [Oh, her voice is pretty] [Show us the whole avatar!!!!]

Good. First of all, the greeting was successful.

For reference, Sua was currently speaking in a higher tone than usual. It was to hide her identity, but modulation would have felt too artificial, so she did it this way. It was possible because she had learned to sing with her perk.

[Her tone is really high] [She really feels like a fox] [Show us your face too]

Speaking in a different voice than usual was also successful.

The problem was….

“….”

After this, Sua stopped talking again.

It wasn’t that she wanted to shut her mouth on purpose, but her ability to select which chat to read had deteriorated. Sua stared hard and scanned the chats.

‘Which chat should I react to? I don’t know at all….’

That’s when it happened.

【OO donated 2000 won.】 【Youngest! You have to start the RP! What are you doing!】

Sua quickly replayed it in her mind. She remembered being told to prioritize donation messages over regular messages.

Besides, that’s right, that’s right. RP. There seemed to be something like that.

“Ah, ah, aah, eh.”

But how were we supposed to do the RP? Um.

Damn it, it feels like walking on a cliff with your eyes covered. It feels like you’ll fall and die if you take just one wrong step? Sua turned on the messenger on her PC.

▶ Eunbi-ya ▶ What were the RP precautions? ▶ What did you do when Shikarin debuted?

Why is it that the notification that Shikarin—Go Eun-bi, had read the message was popping up, but there was no reply? Sua became frustrated.

▶ Please reply. I’m in a hurry.

But she soon found out the answer.

[????] [O?????] [Is that Shikarin?] [Red pill? Red pill? Red pill?] [Emergency kekekeke] [NeoLive emergency kekekeke] [Wow zoom in on Shikarin’s photo] [Is that really Shikarin’s face?] [So pretty] [Super large accident occurred kekeke]

“Ah, uh? Uhoooo…?”

Sua muttered without realizing it.

At the same time, the manager’s exclusive chat caught fire.

▷ Lee Sua ▷ I told you to use this messenger ▷ If you have something to say ▷ You crazy bitch ▷ ** ** **** ▷ ajlk;jda;f

She remembered everything then.

What Eun-bi had said wasn’t to contact her in real-time if she didn’t know something, but to use the real-time manager chat. She only remembered the last part because she was in a hurry.

“….”

Sua was sweating profusely.

First of all, she dragged the avatar and completely hid it out of the screen. Like a terrified ostrich burying its head in the ground.

[Youngest kekekeke] [Stay after this ends today] [This is the first time I’ve seen a red pill like this] [Shikarin is crying kekeke] [What’s going to happen] [NeoLive eme─ r─ gency─] [Summon the CEO kekeke]

Sua unconsciously put her thumb in her mouth.

She made a big mistake from the start. What to do….

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The NeoLive conference room, where monitoring was in progress.

“Shouldn’t we turn off the broadcast right away?”

Shikarin—Go Eun-bi, said urgently.

‘Damn, I forgot Sua has savant syndrome!’

That’s what she was thinking on the inside.

Of course, even ‘savant syndrome’ wasn’t the truth, but anyway, in Eun-bi’s eyes, Sua was a very lacking friend. The fact that she was letting her broadcast was an accident, why did she forget?

‘It’s because I’ve only seen her on TV recently. I forgot without realizing it because I only saw her acting so wonderfully. I forgot that Sua is an idiot!’

But why.

The expressions of the people involved were very peaceful.

“Um, team leader…?”

Then the team leader looked at Eun-bi and smiled.

“Eun-bi, Sua-ssi’s broadcasting skills are no joke? I know why she’s a hot topic on the internet these days. She understands the essentials of VTuber broadcasting very well.”

“Yes?”

Eun-bi widened her eyes and replied.

“Eun-bi, do you remember? We had a meeting amongst ourselves a while ago. Can we use your red pill as a marketing tool? Can we let it slip naturally and well?”

“I remember. It was eventually canceled though.”

“That’s right. It was canceled because we couldn’t find a natural way. A pretty VTuber’s red pill is a huge advantage, but the moment it’s revealed that the leak is a setup, public sentiment will plummet.”

The team leader chuckled.

“Anyway, Eun-bi, you know this too, right? Your red pill is pretty great. I’m sure you know it well, so you dress up flashy, and saving this is a big loss for you.”

It was true that Eun-bi had considerable pride in her appearance. She always dressed up flashy.

“I think it’s pretty decent. But?”

“A VTuber’s red pill is, um, if I had to make an analogy, it’s the same as a man’s penis or a woman’s breasts.”

“Yes?”

“The analogy is a bit low-class, but there’s no better analogy than this. A red pill becomes something very great if someone else praises it, but if you wield it yourself, you become a moron.”

Eun-bi finally understood.

Come to think of it, the value of appearance drops sharply the moment you self-praise it. It only exerts a huge effect when it is recognized by the people around you.

“That’s why VTubers with great red pills like you always have one difficulty. It’s that the red pill being leaked naturally would be a dramatic promotion, but it’s hard to create such a situation. But how is it now?”

“…Ah?”

“Sua-ssi used the concept of ‘sudden accident’.”

The team leader put strength into his voice.

“She created a situation where it was leaked very naturally. It seems Sua-ssi isn’t just trying to work hard on her own. She’s keeping in mind to make your broadcast successful too.”

“….”

“Sua-ssi solved the problem that we couldn’t find an answer for and was eventually canceled at once. Isn’t that right?”

Eun-bi’s mouth was blankly open.

It wasn’t wrong.

Besides, she had only thought that she was broadcasting forcibly due to Eun-bi’s request, and she had never thought that she was thinking about Eun-bi’s broadcast as well. That’s why the shock was even greater.

The team leader rubbed his chin and continued speaking.

“Your profile picture is wearing a black mask, right? But just the eyes and figure are enough to give a pretty feeling. I think there’s a calculation for this too. It’s hard to dig up her identity with just this. It’s at a level where you can just say she’s pretty and move on.”

“….”

“It seems Sua-ssi isn’t just an actress who plays the assigned roles. She creates the personality needed for the situation. Maybe her talent as a broadcaster is crazy too.”

Shikarin was just busy being moved.

Lee Sua, was she really thinking about that?

Come to think of it, Shikarin had also been secretly hoping that her red pill would be leaked. It would be a lie if she didn’t have presumptuous fantasies like, ‘How great would it be if my original face, which is prettier than the avatar, was revealed?’

And now it was achieved in its optimal form.

Shikarin’s heart became strange. She was a little moved.

The team leader crossed his arms.

“The broadcast has just begun. What kind of image will she show for the rest of the time? It’s surprisingly working too well?”

“That’s what I’m saying. This broadcast score might be okay. Sua-ssi’s ditziness is elaborate.” “I feel like I want to donate somehow. Should I create a sub-account?”

Everyone started watching Sua’s broadcast with great interest. There wasn’t a hint of worry on their faces. Their expressions were full of expectations.

Suddenly, Eun-bi murmured a word that came to her mind.

“Broadcast genius…?”

A huge misunderstanding began to solidify.