Everyday Life
[Erase the name?]
"Yeah. It's got that stylish, nameless master vibe."
[No but... stylish where, exactly?]
He doesn't get this kind of sensibility?
Kids these days...
"Better than 'Part-Timer,' right?"
[Why not just do it as Soo-hyun then?]
"...Should I?"
[Wait, that was an option all along?]
"There are tons of Soo-hyuns in the world. And it's not like I'm doing anything bad, right? No need to hide my identity... well, maybe I should."
It would be uncomfortable if someone recognized me on the street.
Plus, my real identity was inevitably linked with Miro's.
If some weird rumor came up, and viewers later found out about it, they'd explode.
Even if they pretended otherwise, everyone got sensitive about anything related to men. And honestly, I couldn't see any merit in using my real name, Soo-hyun, right now.
It felt like nothing but a loss.
[So what are you going to do?]
"Like I said—just blank."
[Tch... fine. I'll go with that.]
Hyun-soo didn't sound happy, but since I pushed it through, he had no choice but to raise the white flag.
"Thanks."
[In return, please speak well of me to that composer. What if he gets the wrong idea?]
"He's not that kind of person. Besides, he complimented you—said you've got talent."
[Really? That makes me happy.]
"Doesn't sound like you're that happy."
[Well... I hear it so often, you know.]
"Wow, I just got hit with mirror therapy."
So this is how Hye-jung must've felt, getting smacked down with fake humility.
Super annoying.
[Anyway... that's all you wanted to say?]
"Yeah. Take care."
[Got it. Bye.]
And just like that, I ended the call with Hyun-soo.
Feeling refreshed for having handled things properly, I tossed my phone aside and closed my eyes.
By the time I woke up again, the sky outside was already dark.
I checked my phone where I'd thrown it earlier—sure enough, it was late evening.
I groaned over my wrecked sleep schedule, got out of bed, and sat down at my computer desk out of habit.
After pressing the power button, I opened my phone while waiting for the boot-up, checking my Bluebird account for the first time in a while.
"Hm?"
I hadn't been posting as many drawings lately, so I expected things to be quiet—but surprisingly, I had a ton of messages.
What happened?
I checked the notifications, and then it clicked.
I'd done Hyun-soo's album cover.
Half the messages were requests for commissions from people who'd seen it.
Apparently, it had gotten good feedback among insiders.
It had been my first job like that, so getting such a good response really lifted my mood.
If it weren't for all the work already piled up, I might've even picked one of those requests just for fun.
But adding more work on top was impossible.
I was never that diligent to begin with...
While I was thinking all that, the computer finished booting up, and my familiar desktop appeared.
By now, I'd grown fond of it: Miro's illustration with pink hair and green eyes sparkling.
It even doubled as my stream's standby screen.
After glancing at it briefly, I smoothly set up my broadcast.
Once preparations were done, I went live.
[Good morning]
?
Morning?
hey hey
Teacher, it's nighttime right now.
It's morning for me though.
Good morning~
Those saying night, get out.
Seeing viewers rush in the moment I went live still surprised me sometimes.
I didn't have fixed broadcast hours—I usually just started around evening or night whenever. And yet, these people always showed up like clockwork. What kind of lives did they live...?
Anyway, I put on some background music and got up from my chair.
I'd gone live on impulse, but come to think of it, I hadn't even washed my face.
Might as well while waiting for more viewers.
After a quick wash, I grabbed a soda can from the fridge and sat back down.
Where'd you go
Hey
Where are you
Um
Rock
Your mic isn't on
Jun
What are you doing
The chat was on fire after I left silently.
But I knew it'd calm down once I came back, so I took a sip, cleared my throat, and switched the mic on.
"Good morning, everyone."
woahhh
Just woke up?
That voice though...
"Yep, I went live the moment I woke up."
Early riser, huh
I joined the stream right after waking up too
Sleep schedule top tier
"Don't lump me in with you guys. I worked this morning, came home early, and napped. That's different."
I had to correct the viewers who kept treating me like some jobless bum with a wrecked sleep cycle.
"I'm not unemployed, right?"
You f***er lol
Why swearing
I was just watching quietly...
Sorry, Miro... sorry, Miro... sorry, Miro...
Not unemployed, but [Resident Security Guard] (pushes up glasses)
"Hahaha, just kidding."
It's not a joke
(It's a joke, just laugh you idiot)
ptsd triggered...
"Come on, laugh. It's a joke."
gasp
what.
I'M SORRY! I'M SORRY! I'M SORRY!
Please don't do this...
"Anyway, what should we do today?"
Since I'd gone live right after waking, I had zero plans.
It was more out of obligation than anything.
??
Why are you asking us?
You're supposed to decide
Sigh... here we go again
Just play LoL
"No, we decide together. This is Miro's stream of growth after all, right?"
Oh shut up with the 'together'
This is the 350th time I'm saying this: we do the work, you take the money, you parasite
What if we don't wanna grow?
Let's stagnate together instead
[ㅇㅇ donated 1,000 won!]
I can't even get promoted at work, and you want me to grow with you? Forget it.
At this point, it was routine.
Every time I asked for stream ideas, chat would go up in flames.
"Ha... you bastards. The moment I give you an opening, you go wild—wait, I probably shouldn't say that, huh?"
LMAO this f***er
unbelievable lol
what the hell is this guy
"Enough! If no one has any real suggestions, I'll grab the guitar..."
NO NO NO NO NO
Please no...
Teacher, I raised my hand
Should I stand in the hallway?
"Okay, okay, guitar goes back."
whew...
Long live Miro
This f***er lmao
The guitar... I really did need to practice it.
How many promises did I still owe?
At this rate, I might actually end up doing a full 24-hour stream.
"So seriously... what are we doing?"
An "ideal type world cup"? Already done that.
Maybe I should just play a game?
But what game should I even play?
"Should I play a game?"
lololol
finally
please do it
LoL gogogo
"...Or maybe I won't."
do you wanna die?
f*** I'll bring the bat
so the stream's a joke now huh?
"Hahaha... I'm joking."
With that, I opened Steam.
Other members seemed to have fun doing game streams—guess I should try picking one too.
Steam?
f*** LoL
LoL dogs abandoned like trash lmao
feeling good lol
"Alright, pick something from my library."
huh?
you make so much money, just buy a new one
lol there's barely anything here to pick from
"Hmm~ should I do Royal Ground?"
gogo
not bad;
just this once though...
Surprisingly, the reaction to a rogue-like was good.
I'd heard that in Japan, Vtuber viewers often freak out if their streamer plays FPS, but I guess Korea's different.
"Oh, there's an update? Let's get that out of the way."
Was the last time I played during that collab with the big TheSix YouTuber?
A lot of time had passed since then, so there were plenty of updates stacked up.
what do we do while it updates?
boring af
bring the guitar back
"Just relax while we wait. Stretch a little."
I mimed stretching along with my words, even though I hadn't really done anything, when suddenly the donation alert chimed in my ear.
[ㅇㅇ donated 1,000 won!]
Teacher, did you see what got posted on the community board?
gasp
what
oh crap
"What got posted?"
Before, I might have secretly pulled it up off-screen, but the current Miro was different.
"Post it on the café."
All I had to do was say it once—maybe not hundreds, but at least a dozen viewers would act immediately.
Sure enough, the moment I checked the café, the post I wanted was already there.
[Is this Miro? (14)]
"Wow, that title's pretty harsh."
What the hell was this? I clicked it anyway.
If I was too slow, the café admin might cut it down.
That's how sensitive personal info about Vtubers was.
Inside, I saw a screenshot copied straight from another community.
[Is this a green light?
It was hot at night so I opened my window to game,
and someone upstairs started singing like crazy.
I tried to ignore it and keep gaming, but after an hour of it I couldn't take it and went upstairs, and then...]
Two lines in and I knew it was about me.
But no way, right? Could the guy downstairs really have posted this?
Maybe one of my viewers faked it?
But then...
[...Anyway, I slept and the next afternoon I was gaming when someone knocked.
I opened the door and it was that insanely pretty girl from yesterday, handing me a branded cake and apologizing again.
Honestly, I saw my grandkids in that moment...]
...Yeah, that was me. I'd gone down to apologize the next day, but I'd never mentioned it on stream.
So this bastard was thinking like that?
Then running into him outside the building earlier—wasn't just coincidence?
is this real?
prove it's you
lol Long Live Miro
I believed in you~
please marry me Miro..! please marry me Miro..! please marry me Miro..!
Weirdly enough, the public reaction wasn't bad.
I reread the part where he described my looks.
It was so flattering I felt embarrassed just reading it.
From his perspective, he'd met a goddess and wanted to brag, so he wrote as much praise as he could.
"Hmmm... that's not me though."
rly?
don't lie lol
please just admit it... please just admit it... please just admit it...
thought so
oh ok
Still, I denied it.
Contractually, I couldn't reveal Miro's real identity.
And besides, Soo-hyun and Miro were different people.
The woman he saw was Soo-hyun. I was Miro.
"Look closely at the description. It says black hair, right? Does this look black to you?"
I shook my head, and Miro's avatar on screen shook along.
"I've got pink hair and green eyes."
??
ahh I see~
so what, was it you?
"Let me say it clearly. Not Miro. End of story."
I said that and closed the post.
One day, the lie might be exposed. But so what?
Asking a Vtuber if they're really someone in real life was rude to begin with.
I was being generous even entertaining it.
"Alright, don't cause trouble for random women. Drop it."
I exercised my authority as the streamer and shut the incident down.
But more than anything... reading that post made me certain.
Forget living alone. I should just move back home.