Chapter 15: Fan Art

After that, Suhyeon continued to visit my house unexpectedly.

If the doorbell rang on a weekday afternoon, it was always Suhyeon.

Once, she came with a screwdriver in one hand, which really startled me…

“S-Suhyeon? What’s with that screwdriver?”

“Ah~ Last time I noticed a screw on your desk was about to fall out.”

“…When did you even see that?”

The stories that get told on stream have become more diverse, so it’s a good thing in a way.

But my house isn’t that big, so I was secretly worried if Suhyeon would be uncomfortable while waiting.

“Suhyeon, from now on, only come once a week.”

“Ugh… A-Alright…”

Since her coming too often was a bit much, I told her to only come once a week.

It’s a time when both she and I need to focus on broadcasting.

Suhyeon seemed disappointed but quickly agreed.

She’s not a child who needs a complicated explanation.

Today, as always, the broadcast started on time.

I heard Sejeong unni and Suhyeon are often late, but if I don’t keep my appointments, I feel like thorns will sprout in my mouth.

[Anonymous supporter donated 1,000 won!]

What are you doing today?

“Today, I’ll explore the cafe a bit and then sing!”

–Oh, song.

–There are many interesting posts in the cafe.

–Hehehehehe

The Rumi Live fan cafe is incredibly large.

Thousands of posts are uploaded every day, so there are quite a lot of interesting ones.

“Oh? There are quite a lot of fan arts?”

–A ton have been uploaded since debut day ㅋㅋ

–Haru draws and uploads her own.

–Sort by popularity, go go go.

As requested by the viewers, I sorted the fan art board by popularity.

[Eri Being Absolved]

***

My character, tied up tightly with ropes.

Her cheeks were flushed, and she was looking at Kana’s mace with trembling eyes.

There’s definitely no exposure, but it looks a bit risqué…

–Eri suspended.

–KKKKKKKK

–Kya KKKKK

“Oh my… What is this…”

I quietly pressed the like button.

The quality is considerable, and drawing fan art means they have a great interest in me.

–KKKKKKKK

–She liked this.

–Hehehehe

I clicked on the post at the very top of the popularity-sorted list.

Huh, the author is Yukino Haru?

Moreover, it was incredibly popular, with hundreds of likes.

[Midwinter Hotel Swimming Pool]

An incredibly large picture size.

She had drawn all four Paradox members in a luxurious hotel swimming pool.

…The swimsuits are incredibly revealing.

My character was practically naked.

As expected of a spicy art broadcast, the level of exposure is considerable.

–The swimsuits are insane, look at the details.

–For real, her obsession with detail is crazy.

Even the detail of her skin being slightly pinched due to the band around her thigh.

Thanks to her work, which showed an incredible obsession with detail, my eyes were treated.

[Anonymous supporter donated 1,000 won!]

Uh oh, her swimsuit is slipping down.

Hearing the TTS, I immediately re-examined my swimsuit.

The bottom part of the swimsuit seemed to be slipping down a bit… I should tell Yujin later.

“Ha, haha… I guess I’ll have to have a private meeting with Haru later too.”

–KKKKKKKKK

–To the room of truth.

–Ah KKKKKKK

“Ay, what need is there to go to the room of truth?”

At that moment, a familiar nickname typed in chat.

snow_haru.

It was Haru’s Twitch nickname.

snow_haru

–I’ll be looking forward to it.

–Wow, what, is it really her?

–KKKKKKKKKKKK

–Eri vs Haru KKKKKK

“…Haru? Were you watching my broadcast?”

She didn’t chat after that.

The image of her cold demeanor off-stream came to mind, and goosebumps ran all over my body.

“Ugh… I’ll look forward to it too.”

Nevertheless, I boldly accepted Haru the assassin’s challenge.

Even if I’m a timid demon, I probably won’t be scared of an assassin.

After finishing the cafe exploration, I started the main singing broadcast.

It was a system where I took requests from viewers, held a vote, and then sang.

The first song was my debut song, ‘Manchangok’.

This time, I tried to give it a different feel, like a girl who truly desires love.

I think singing and acting are similar categories.

Because songs must contain emotions, and acting must contain rhythm.

“Hoo… Shall we move on to the next song now?”

–Wow, her live performance is insane too.

–But do you know Japanese?

–Her Japanese pronunciation is insane ㄷㄷㄷㄷ (ㄷㄷㄷㄷ: sound effect for shock/awe)

My foreign language skills, which many people are curious about.

However, I can’t read Japanese at all.

Because I’ve watched a lot of Japanese anime for nearly 20 years.

This much is basic knowledge, I guess.

“I can only speak it!”

[Anonymous supporter donated 1,000 won!]

Please pick up the pencil that fell over there. How do you say that in Japanese?

“Ugh… I don’t know that, but I know how to say ‘Protect the world’.”

–KKKKKKKKKKKK

–Her tone is hilarious KKK So confident.

–KKKKKK

Over a long 3 hours, I sang 29 songs.

From J-POP and K-POP to pop songs.

Honestly, I wasn’t confident in my English pronunciation, but the viewers’ reactions weren’t bad.

“Last song, I’ll sing it and finish!”

[Anonymous supporter donated 100,000 won!]

Please sing back number’s ‘Suiheisen’.

“P-Please teach Eri love, nyan! Thank you, nyan! Still, you can’t buy songs with money!”

–Firm conviction, damn.

–Gold cannot buy her conviction.

–Cute, cute, cute.

“Still, I’ll put it in as a candidate.”

As a result of the vote, ‘Suiheisen’ won by a narrow margin.

Since I even received money, I poured in 120% of my usual passion and sang diligently.

“Hoo… Were you satisfied with today’s song broadcast?”

–Yes!

–It was so good, do it again next time.

–Kya KKKK

After saying goodbye to the viewers, I turned off the broadcast and looked at today’s donation records.

I once again felt happiness at the gradually accumulating settlement amount.

So this is what it feels like for money to pile up in your bank account…

“Huh? What’s this.”

The anonymous supporter in the last donation record.

Streamers can look up that person’s ID. Of course, you have to look it up yourself to know…

snow_haru.

Why did Haru donate 100,000 won and ask me to sing ‘Suiheisen’?

I looked closely at her donation records.

[Anonymous supporter donated 50,000 won!]

I’m enjoying your broadcasts.

One supporter who came almost every day, donating 50,000 won with the same message.

That person’s identity was Haru, Yujin.

“Oh… This is a bit scary.”

Thanks to this encouraging message that gave me strength at the start of the broadcast, I did gain vitality.

But to think its identity was Yujin… It feels like I’m being force-fed a red pill.

Ka-talk!

(Kim Yujin) : Joint broadcast. When should we do it?

Her first personal message, arriving just then.

(Me) : When should we do it?

(Kim Yujin) : Whenever is convenient for you.

(Me) : Then, how about Sunday?

(Kim Yujin) : Okay.

After finishing the KakaoTalk, I let out the breath I had been holding.

A strange phenomenon where you hold your breath due to some unknown atmosphere… I think everyone has experienced it.

Buzz-

After finishing her KakaoTalk with me, Yujin immediately started her stream.

Ending today’s Haru, I watched Haru’s broadcast.

Today too, she was taking art requests and doing art content.

The characters from Blue Archive are incredibly popular.

[“What? Isn’t it too lewd?”]

Tak-

The sound of a tablet pen being put down was clearly audible on the stream.

[“You guys wanted this!!!! You’ll complain if I cover it all up again!!!”]

–KKKKKKKKKK

–So refreshing~

–Kya KKKKKK

Most viewers enjoy teasing her and observing her reaction.

Certainly, she’s more attractive when her emotions are heightened than when she’s bland.

But, her broadcasting tension and usual tension are so different that the disconnect is huge.

I looked at her Tree Wiki and went to bed.

Knowing information about the other person beforehand would be helpful for the joint broadcast.

***

Buzz-

[Rea]

Sunday afternoon, Rea’s call came.

Does she work on weekends too?

“Hello?”

“Ah, Eunseo. Your editor has been found. We’re planning to have a meeting on Discord, is that okay?”

“Ah, yes, yes! Are we doing it now?”

“Yes~ Please join the voice chat room~”

With an excited heart, I turned on my computer and entered the voice chat room.

My first editor. Now, I’ll be able to upload edited videos to my channel.

Of course, I have to pay the salary.

The company only finds the editor and manages the contract.

The company does provide support for thumbnails, but as the video upload cycle gets faster, I might need my own thumbnail artist.

Ding-

“Hello~”

I greeted the new editor brightly.

Since Rea brought her after long deliberation, she must be excellent in terms of skill.

“H-Hello…”

What, she was a woman.

Why was I under the assumption that editors are men?

“Alright, then you can discuss salary and other matters! We’ll also help with the contract based on what you decide here.”

Like Rea, she got straight to the point and proceeded with the discussion.

I was already well-versed in the current state of the editing industry without even needing to research it.

Because a friend I attended voice acting academy with for a long time was an editor.

***

“10,000 won per minute? Isn’t that a lot?”

“Hey, it takes 3-4 days to get one video confirmed. You work for 3 days and get 100,000 won.”

“Ah, I see. Then shouldn’t you be getting around 30,000 won?”

“Well, that would be nice… I just wish the boss would confirm things quickly. He sees messages two days after I send them.”

Along with my friend’s sigh, we finished our meal.

She was a friend I often talked to about the editing industry after that.

At some point, she quit editing and got a job in logistics.

Her mood had become much better than when she was working as an editor.

***

They say there are many people who treat others like slaves and pay them poorly.

I may not have money, but I’m not without a conscience.

Above all, since this is my first editor, I want to treat her as well as possible.

“Rea, is around 30,000 won per minute generally considered good?”

“Well, th-that’s right?”

I only know the industry well; I don’t know much about the editor’s skills.

Rea did send me a portfolio, but I can only express it as “she’s good.”

“Then, please make the contract for 30,000 won per minute.”

“Eh, eh… A-Are you sure that’s okay?”

The editor spoke in a quiet, trembling voice.

“I trust that Rea found someone good. Let’s work hard together from now on.”

“Th-Thank you…!”

“Alright~ Then, the company will proceed with the contract that way. Hyeona, could you come to the company tomorrow?”

“Heok, yes, yes. Understood.”

So her name was Hyeona.

A person who offers a rate of 30,000 won per minute without even knowing the editor’s name must be rare.

After smoothly finishing the meeting, I got her phone number and added her on KakaoTalk.

The Blue Archive character in her profile picture caught my eye.

(Me) : Hello! Please take good care of me from now on~

(Hyeona) : Ah, yes, yes! Please take good care of me.

Now that I have an editor, I’ll be able to consume the numerous contents I couldn’t upload before.

My work will increase as I manage my channel, but I think my enjoyment will also grow.

Because I now have a colleague to work with.

Ka-talk!

(Kim Yujin) : Let’s start setting up soon.

(Me) : Ah, yes, yes! I’ll start setting up when you join Discord.

The time announced on the cafe was 3 o’clock.

Since it was just past 2 o’clock, I had to start preparing.

What Yujin had in mind was to do content related to art, since the joint broadcast started with fan art.

Simple content of Gartic Phone after some casual chat.

However, the thought of showing my shameful drawing skills in front of her makes my head spin.

My trembling first joint broadcast with her.

Perhaps because I was an avid viewer of Yuha in her previous life, I feel more nervous than when I did a joint broadcast with Suhyeon before.

Ding-

“Hello?”

“Hello. Let’s start setting up.”

Indeed, the disconnect that comes from her off-stream tension is hard to bear.

Still, I have to get used to it now. Since we’re colleagues from the same batch, getting along is essential.

“Well then, shall I start the broadcast?”

“Uh, okay. Feel free to speak informally.”

Pressing the start broadcast button, she, who appeared on my stream, greeted the viewers.

“Hello?”

“Today, as scheduled, I’ve brought Haru~”

–Let’s go with the joint broadcast~~

–Been waiting since I saw the announcement, for real.

–Crazy combination ㄷㄷㄷㄷ (ㄷㄷㄷㄷ: sound effect for shock/awe)

I need to keep my wits about me. They say there are many malicious people among her viewers.