Physical training
After the first lesson.
I was given homework.
"A… jump rope?"
"Y-yeah… there is."
A heavy responsibility: jump rope at home every day.
The instructor explained that since there were still three months left, if I practiced steadily I'd see results, and she emphasized—almost pleaded—that I really keep it up.
She even added that if I could dance, I'd look incredibly cool.
Right—if this woman, Kim Soo-hyun, who already had the looks, could also dance well, wouldn't that be broken-level cheating?
Playing guitar and singing already felt unbalanced, but add stamina and dancing on top of that… I was already afraid. Wouldn't that destroy the ecosystem?
But to get there… I had to train my stamina first.
So, the afternoon after the lesson, I brought my jump rope out to the yard to give it a try.
The weather was really nice and cool—thankfully autumn. If it were summer, I wouldn't have dared to even try.
"Woof!"
Boksil, who had sulked after I ignored him yesterday, ran over as if nothing had happened.
Fine, come here—I'm not going out today, so I can play with you.
"Whoops."
I caught him as he bounded toward me and lifted him into my arms.
Now that I thought about it, he was a bit heavy.
Still holding Boksil, I carried him back inside.
"?"
He stared at me as if to ask, Why aren't you playing with me? But… I ignored it.
I wanted to play too, but I had jump rope homework.
If he stayed in the yard, he might get hit by the rope and hurt, so I had to exile him inside.
I wiped his paws, set him on the sofa in the living room, and hurried back outside.
"Woof! Woof!"
I felt the betrayal in his barks behind me, but… too bad. I had to jump rope.
If he was upset, he could go complain somewhere else—not that anyone would understand him.
So I returned to the cool autumn breeze in the yard.
I played a pop song on my phone and started jumping rope.
It seemed simple enough—just jump the rope, right?
At first, I hopped easily, but then….
Fifty jumps. A hundred jumps.
My breath grew heavier, sweat trickled, and yesterday's muscle soreness from the studio jump rope started to throb.
This was a sight to behold.
Hardship was one thing, but—this was boring.
Just staring at the same scenery while bouncing over and over made time crawl.
I felt like quitting already.
How long had it been?
After pushing myself a bit more, I grabbed my phone from where I'd left it on the side of the yard and checked.
"What the—"
…Only six minutes?
It felt like at least fifteen. Six minutes….
I tossed the jump rope to the ground.
At least in the studio, it hadn't been this bad, but doing it alone was unbearable.
Sigh, but I still had to do it.
For now, I sat down heavily in the yard to rest.
Stamina really was a problem… Back when I was a guy, I'd never felt this lacking in energy.
As I stared blankly at the sky, fluffy clouds floated across the wide blue above.
If I hadn't turned into a woman, what would I be doing now?
Well… probably on a leave of absence, rolling around a military training ground.
Thinking that gave me strength again.
Yeah, this was better than the army, wasn't it?
How hard could jump rope be?
I sprang to my feet, grabbed the rope.
Alright—thirty minutes, all out, then a shower and rest.
Just as I was about to start again—
Ding-dong.
The doorbell rang from the gate.
"Delivery!"
Delivery?
Hearing the voice beyond the gate, I headed straight over.
Oh, right—on the way home after the dance lesson yesterday, Anna had recommended something, and I'd ordered it. Could it already be here?
When I opened the gate, the deliveryman was just about to set the package down.
"Oh, you came out."
He flinched slightly when he saw me, but quickly composed himself and handed me the package.
"Thank you."
I carried the box through the yard and back inside.
The label confirmed it—it was what I'd ordered yesterday.
Delivery these days was insanely fast. Technology was scary.
I tossed aside the jump rope and opened the package.
Inside was a sleek, pure white, stylish VR headset.
I did have an old VR device, but it was outdated and barely worked. Yesterday, the members—especially Anna—had strongly recommended this model, so I'd finally bought it.
Since it arrived, I snapped a photo and bragged in the group chat.
(Me): (photo) Got this cheap! Is it any good? lol
After sending my brag, I placed the VR set carefully in my room, showered, and changed clothes.
If anyone asked why I hadn't done more jump rope—well, the delivery broke my rhythm, didn't it?
Today was just a trial run. I'd go at it properly tomorrow.
Now fresh and clean, I followed the online instructions to set up the VR headset with my computer.
Once connected, I gave it a quick test run.
"Oooh…."
It was so real.
Maybe because it was the latest model, the vividness made it feel like things were right in front of me. Totally worth the money.
There was no way I could resist streaming with this.
I had to show it off to my viewers.
So, a bit early, I started a broadcast.
It wasn't like I had a fixed schedule anyway.
[Got new equipment! (in Shin-chan's voice)]
On screen, I'd posted the photo of the VR set I just bought.
??
Is that a VR set?
Shin-chan? That cartoon's ancient.
Nice, you went live early.
"Yep, everyone, I bought a VR headset."
We can see that
You just now got one?
Aren't you like… a VR-based character?
"Well, I did have an old one, but Anna unni pressured me so much yesterday that I bought this one."
fr??
If anyone could pressure you into buying it, it'd be Anna, not the other way around.
Stop with the lies already.
…So no one believed me? Well, it was a lie.
"Anyway, should we try a VR game?"
Kya hahahaha
Finally, you're gaming…
Took long enough
Big Anna moment
"Alright, everyone, post your recommended games on the fan café."
??
Didn't you already pick one?
"The package just arrived, when would I have had time to decide?"
Ah, true
Sigh, guess we'll spoon-feed you again
This is the last time though…
Honestly, I knew almost nothing about VR games.
So instead of fumbling around myself, it was better to just pick from what my viewers—who were familiar with the genre—recommended.
I went to the fan café, and while waiting for new posts, I skimmed through the trending section.
And there it was—
[Yesterday's Miro Story on Haru's Stream]
The kind of clickbait title that was hard to resist.
Yesterday was dance lesson day… so Haru streamed right after going home?
Meanwhile I had taken the day off. Her stamina was impressive.
I clicked the post, and a clip of Haru's stream came up.
Looked like she was talking about the dance lesson.
The manager had already said we could mention the lessons on stream.
After all, doing five hours once a week wasn't something we could hide—better to say it outright and let the viewers get excited about it.
Anyway, listening to Haru's version was outrageous.
She said Miro had no stamina since she was always holed up in her room on the computer. That she couldn't keep up with the dance moves and ended up jump-roping in the corner. That she was so worn out on the way home she could barely walk.
Hmm…
Haru, are you slandering me (not really)?
"These are all lies. Really, even if she's my teammate, spreading such baseless rumors…."
[MiroFanMaster, 10,000 won donation: Thank you!]
Fact: Maho and Mile said the same thing.
Rumors, lol
So her stamina really is trash, huh
Knew it since she could barely manage 2-hour streams
…The other members said it too?
This was collective assault.
With this many witnesses, I couldn't even deny it.
"Anyway, the game recommendations should be up by now, let's take a look."
Classic Miro: changes the subject when cornered
We're starting to see the pattern
Yes yes, check the game posts~ lol
…Even my ultimate skill of changing the subject had been seen through.
How did other streamers keep going for years? Once every trick got exposed, how was I supposed to run the show?
"Wow, lots of recommendations already."
Putting the problem aside, I started clicking through the posts filling the page.
But…
"Ugh, I'm not playing horror games."
Why were they all horror games? VR horror, no less—did they want to kill me?
Bruh, then when are you gonna play one
Didn't you promise after LoL?
Never gonna do it?
Was horror some kind of required rite of passage?
They sure loved to nag….
"It's not in the plan, so stop recommending horror games."
After putting my foot down, I went back to browsing.
Wasn't there anything better?
Something fun, something that made time fly.
Then, one post caught my eye—
[The Perfect Game for Stamina-Lacking Miro]
Right up my alley.
I clicked it immediately.
The recommended game was a famous VR title even I knew.
Blocks flew in time with music, and you sliced them apart with sabers in each hand—a rhythm game.
I'd seen it once before and thought it looked fun, but forgot about it. And now it came back to me through this suggestion.
Swinging sabers to music… it looked genuinely fun. Even better, I could stream it, train my stamina, and entertain at the same time.
And come on—swinging swords had a certain romance. That part really spoke to me.
"I like this one."
Ah hahahaha
Let's gooooo
Good pick
Everyone quiet
Start it already
Kya lol
Judging from chat, they were all hyped. A few suspiciously gleeful comments, but… how hard could it be?
"Alright, I'll play Beat Saber."
It looked like a total god-tier game.
And so, the very first test game for my brand-new VR headset was decided.
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