LIGHTNOVELONLINE Chapter 108
The song Miro and Tenshi chose is so famous it could be called mainstream, a girl group’s hit.
It’s a fast-paced song that can be described as powerful rather than delicate.
Since it was decided, I’ve been trying to get used to it by listening to it often, but every time I watch the music video, I worry a bit.
On the screen, the girl idols are dancing perfectly in sync with the song… Am I supposed to do that?
But it’s not like I can skip the dance… After all, dance is at the core of K-pop….
I suppose I’ll simplify it a bit… but it’s still tough.
– Kya, haha!
– Whoa!
– This is so funny, lol!
Of course, whether they know my feelings or not, the viewers just seem excited.
By the way… should I post this or not?
It’s already beyond objective evaluation.
Naturally, my heart is set on this song.
After all, it’s the song Tenshi and I meticulously selected from K-pop.
In contrast, the song on the right… how should I put it—should I call it a traditional girl idol song?
It gives off that pure and fresh vibe typical of the so-called second generation.
That means it’s just a little outside my taste.
– This is definitely the one, ooh!
– It’s definitely the latter one!
– Yeah, Miro’s definitely going with that one, lol!
And because I’ve held so many World Cups, the viewers already know my preferences somewhat.
I could write it off as just a whim…
But posting the song on the right seems… tough.
Clunk.
In the end, my choice became the song I heard at first.
“Okay, next.”
– LOL!
– Where to now?
And so, I continued to hold the World Cup.
Well, I can always think about whether to post or drop that song when it gets to the round of 64.
After that, I kept listening to K-pop songs as I climbed through the World Cup.
“Hmm… this is tough.”
And the more I did it, the more I realized.
There are way more good songs than I expected.
Maybe it’s because I’m picking from the 128 rounds, where I’ve carefully chosen K-pop songs? Even among titles I’ve never heard before, there are songs that really stand out.
– Definitely one!
– This one’s good, oh yeah!
– It’s a top song!
– This is a great pop!
“Ah, this one hit number one too?”
And apparently, everything has hit the top.
– Yep!
– It was number one for the month!
– LOL, it’s all fandom power!
– Number one does everything, so don’t stress!
Number one does everything, huh?
Do they think getting to number one is easy?
A song has to be good to reach number one.
Even a fandom can only give it a boost; it’s the public that decides the ranking.
…Probably.
At least, that’s what I believe.
“Well then, I’ll go with the left…”
– Ah!
– LOL!
– Isn’t it the other one??
– Kya!
“While pressing the right.”
– ??
– Haha, lol!
– Damn!
– Sigh…
“Uh-uh, the right one’s… you know?”
– What do you know?
– Try explaining it!
– Yeah, the right one is better for sure!
– You tone-deaf losers, haha!
And I also realized that using the knowledge I gained from vocal lessons is a bit tricky.
Finding the right timing is hard, and even though I’ve learned, I still feel like I’m not ready to apply it yet….
So, just like before, I chose based on feeling rather than theory, but just as the next round started and I was about to listen to the next song—
Ding— arrived a donation with a notification.
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Teacher, I’m disappointed… Right now, this song comforts me so much in the army… and you dropped it?
I froze for a moment upon reading that.
What’s the sharpest way to cut down this female broadcaster?
It’s none other than the military.
For girls like me, it’s a subject that doesn’t hit home, but for these guys, it’s a serious matter of sacrificing two youthful years.
And considering it’s for the sake of the country’s stability, saying the wrong thing could lead to serious backlash in the community.
– For real…
– Are you looking down on soldiers?
– Was this kind of room?
Seeing the chat, knives are coming in hot already.
Normally, a broadcaster would be a bit flustered, but who am I?
I’m Miro, the VTuber who knows men better than anyone else.
“Oh, you’re a soldier? Well… you should have told me beforehand.”
– So what if he’s a soldier??
– Watching a broadcast in the army?
– It’s military vacation these days, lol!
– Sigh, back in my day, we couldn’t even look at our phones!
Though the chat is suddenly filled with light-hearted remarks about military service, that’s because they’re guys.
If I said something like that, it could lead to a flood of question marks and a new line being added to my profile on NamuWiki the next day.
“Uh-uh, everyone shouldn’t say that to a soldier. They’re doing their best to protect the country.”
However, the truth is, I don’t have much to say.
The perception of soldiers is so low that regular people don’t have high expectations out of them.
“Since you’re a soldier, I’ll gift you a subscription. You’re training hard, so watch my broadcast and keep your spirits up.”
Just a light service.
That much is…
– Haha!
– The great Miro!
– Is that even Miro?
– T_T
– Epic!
– Rock!
Yeah, the praise pours in like this.
Is that hard? It’s as easy as spoon-feeding, really.
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Miro, I’m also a soldier!
“Please post proof in the café~”
And so, having neatly stacked up some goodwill, I turned back to listen to the World Cup songs.
The goodwill that piles up like this will someday cover for my mistakes brilliantly.
How much time has passed like this?
Even with just listening to the highlights, I’ve gone through all 128 songs, and the clock has already struck a rather late hour.
I didn’t expect it, but it ended up taking longer than I thought.
I’m starting to feel a little tired, but the chat is lively, quite the opposite of my feelings.
– Okay, let’s move on to the round of 64, lol!
– Oh, I’m so happy!
– You’ll pull an all-nighter with us, right? Hehe!
“Ha… don’t these people have to go to work? They can’t all be unemployed, right…?”
– ?
– What did you just say?
– Me?
– Hey, don’t call me unemployed when I’ve done anything for you!
– Rock!
– That’s a topic for NamuWiki drama, huh!
– Your true self is coming out, I knew it.
“Shall we move on? Since some people have to work, let’s speed it up.”
– You’re just trying to see me lose…
– I’m not going to work today!
– Me?
– Rock!
Anyway, the round of 64 moved quickly.
After all, these are songs I’ve heard at least once, and since it’s late, I picked up the pace.
However….
“Hmm.”
That song which came out first is back again.
And the competitor is no slouch either.
Wasn’t it a yearly number one song?
In fact, it fits my taste as well.
Not only is it to my liking, but it’s also a very good song since it hit number one for the year.
– It’s the other one, haha!
– That one’s the best!
– Yep, definitely the first one!
– Nah, it’s the latter one, lol!
The viewers were engaged in a fiercely contested battle.
“Let’s listen to it once more first.”
When it’s this close, it’s best to give it another listen.
As I listened, the chat continued to chatter away.
– Kya, haha!
– This is it, lol!
– Hmm…
– Is that so?
– The song’s good!
– The rap is bad, lol!
But by the time we were about to move on to the next song, the chat began to heat up increasingly.
“It’s getting lively, isn’t it?”
– For real.
– Hm…
– It’s good.
– Hm…
– If only the rap wasn’t there, though, lol!
– Ugh, stop hating on it!
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Ugh… these annoying comments are getting on my nerves, haha!
“Uh-uh, please watch the broadcast as a broadcast.”
The viewers over there are just itching to react.
That typical contrarian spirit is prevalent among my viewers, so it might be that intense.
With the heat rising like this, should I drop it naturally?
It feels like it would be okay to choose the other song.
Or I could carry it through to the end and make it the winner.
After all, viewers are generally influenced by the broadcasters to a certain extent.
If I lavish the song with praise, the viewers will be like, “Oh… maybe it’s good?” and stack up their fondness for the song.
Then during the live show, with a perfect performance?
They’d just be ecstatic.
In the end, knowing a song often brings more joy than hearing an unfamiliar one.
– Let’s just go with the left one?
– Definitely the first!
– I’m saying the latter!
– No, definitely the first!
Yeah, if Tenshi were here, she’d probably be telling us to choose the song we picked.
Just look, there’s a viewer in the chat with a nickname like Tenshi yelling for the first!
With their name decked out in all sorts of flashy tags, it looks like a famous streamer’s handle…
– ??
– What’s up with that verification mark?
– Are they a foreigner?
Oh?
What’s this? Why is only that person’s handle glittering?
– What is it?
– I’m telling you to choose the first!
– Who are you???
– Is it some other broadcaster?
– No, it’s the other one!
– Is this person famous?
“Hold on, did someone come by?”
– They have so many followers!
– Hmm… is that so?
– Kya, a global broadcast, haha!
– Seems to be a Japanese broadcaster.
If there was only a verification mark, there wouldn’t have been much reaction.
But because the shiny ass decorations on the handle caught everyone’s attention like crazy.
Could it really be Tenshi?
I thought she only operated on YouTube, why’s her Dwitch handle shining like that?
Curious, I clicked on the handle but… it was indeed Tenshi.
It seems she often uses her Dwitch handle when playing FPS games.
Moreover, her follower count is greater than mine, who mainly operates on Dwitch.
“Uh, hello.”
I can’t act like I didn’t see her, so I said hi.
– Oh!
But the reaction was… uh.
…Did I get the handle wrong?
Broadcasters often have two accounts.
A main account for broadcasting and a sub-account for casually watching other streams.
But I’ve heard people mistake them sometimes…
Of all times, now?
Plus, I knew she was watching my broadcast, but I didn’t realize she could type in Korean like that.
Out of curiosity, I pressed on her handle to check the chat history, but indeed, the last message I sent just now was her first chat.
– Why are you looking at that, lol!
– Look at that immediate autopsy!
Some viewers misunderstood a bit but… honestly, I’m curious right?
– That’s… just think of me as a viewer!
“Yeah, well… I’ll make you a manager for now.
– Thank you!
If it’s Tenshi… there’s no way she’d mess around, so I might as well give her the manager role.
Well… the broadcast paused for a second, but it actually worked out well.
– Wow, Miro is giving out manager roles too!
– That’s so Miro!
– Hmm… is that so?
“Let’s go again! Since Tenshi said the first song is the best, I’ll pick the song in front.”
This way I can use Tenshi as an excuse and post the song I first played without any noise, right?
– Wow, Tenshi!
– Huh? You didn’t have to do that…
– Ha…
– No way, right?
– Yeah, the first song is right, lol!
So, taking Tenshi with me, I restarted the World Cup.
Alright, since it’s turned out this way.
The goal is to have the song we chose win.
Even if there’s a better song that comes out.