LIGHTNOVELONLINE Chapter 95
The birthday trip for Director Kim is just around the corner.
To be honest, I’ve realized that this is my very first overseas trip.
So I applied for my first passport, looked up the process of flying, prepared various things, and packed my suitcase.
I’ve finished all the travel preparations and just have one last thing to do.
There’s one duty left that I must fulfill as Miro, not Kim Soo-hyun.
Since I won’t be able to broadcast during the trip, I should let my viewers know in advance, right?
I couldn’t convey this while playing Beat Saber yesterday, so today, right before my journey, I need to say something.
Well, technically speaking, it’s only a two-night, three-day trip, so it wouldn’t be a big deal if I didn’t say anything, but still, I’m Miro, the friendly VTuber, aren’t I?
[Not playing Beat Saber (Announcement today)]
So I turned on the broadcast to make one last announcement before the trip.
“Are you really not playing Beat Saber?”
“Damn Miro.”
“Is there an announcement?”
“Finally not playing, damn it!”
“Miro announcement special: it’s useless.”
“Just play a game.”
“Nice to meet you.”
“Yeah, yeah.”
“So what’s the announcement?”
“Hurry up and tell us;”
As soon as I turned on the broadcast, I shook my head at the impatient viewers.
Can’t they be a little more patient? What’s the rush?
“Just wait a bit until others come in.”
[Thank you for the donation of 1,000 won, ㅇㅇ.]
Wait, does that mean we who came early are at a disadvantage?
“Seriously, lol.”
“That’s true, haha.”
“Thinking about it, that’s right.”
“Ah, who told you to come in early? You can’t rush someone after they’ve already arrived before a flight departs.”
“Hmm… that makes sense.”
“You’re not the plane, you know?”
“Just say it now and when more people come in later, repeat it.”
“So, everyone, what did you do today?”
“I.”
“Don’t ignore me.”
“Rock.”
“Are you ignoring the viewers?”
“I’ll report you to the report crew.”
It hasn’t even been long since the broadcast started, and seeing the chat exploding, I couldn’t help but sigh.
But you know, I’ve gotten so used to it that the heat feels lukewarm now.
“Okay. Everyone, calm down. I doubt you’ve just been home all day. Let’s chat a bit while waiting for the others, shall we?”
“I was just at home?!”
“Are you starting something?”
“Me.”
“I watched a movie today.”
“Is there a problem with being at home?”
“Rock.”
“Oh, you watched a movie? Movies are great. Any new releases?”
Thinking about it, it’s been a while since I last watched a movie.
They say everything is coming out on OTT these days, but I don’t watch that much either, so I should get informed.
“There’s really nothing interesting to watch lately.”
“So what’s the announcement?”
“A lot came out during Chuseok.”
Speaking of movies, I think it would be nice to have a screening with the viewers later.
What movies have I not seen? Or it’d be good to watch a newly released anime.
Maybe I should do a poll later? No, I should just ask now.
“Everyone, how about we do a screening?”
“Suddenly??”
“Oh!”
“Let’s go!”
“Right now?”
“No, not right now. Later.”
“Oh.”
“Then say it later.”
“Why spoil it;”
“Spoiler?”
“Oh, yeah;;”
“No.”
“No mention of the broadcast content as a spoiler, okay?”
Geez, they’re trying to set fire to everything now.
“Isn’t it a spoiler if I don’t do it? Sigh, then I’ll cancel it.”
“Sorry, sorry.”
*(kneeling emoji)*
“I’m sorry.”
*(raising hand emoji)*
Hearing me say I would cancel, the viewers immediately waved the white flag.
Yes, that’s the right way to go about Miro’s room.
“Oh dear, I didn’t mean to ask for apologies.”
“Oh really?”
*(suddenly standing emoji)*
“I’m not sorry.”
“Sigh, I figured as much.”
“Well then, I’ll cancel it as planned.”
“Sorry.”
*(kneeling emoji)*
“Please hold a screening…”
After exchanging playful banter with the viewers for a while, I realized everyone who was to come had arrived, and it was time to announce.
“Okay, let’s announce it now.”
“Finally going to say it.”
“Hurry up already!”
In the midst of the viewer’s fervent requests for me to speak quickly, I blurted out what I had already prepared in my mind.
“Today is my last broadcast.”
This led to a brief pause in the chat.
Then came:
“???,”
“????,”
“Seriously??,”
“Is this for real??,”
“Why??”
I smiled satisfactorily as I watched the chat explode with reactions.
“I’m going to Japan for my father’s birthday trip. This is the last broadcast before I leave.”
“Hey, you f*cking brat.”
“LMAO.”
“Figured that would be it.”
“Sigh.”
“There’s no way this is the last broadcast, right? We still need to do that screening I mentioned.”
“Exactly.”
“We have to do the screening, haha.”
“I want to see the ranked games.”
“Get a job and quit broadcasting.”
“Oh dear, a job? You haven’t gotten one yet?”
“????”
“This is genuinely controversial;”
“F*ck, what do you know!”
“There’s a story behind it…”
Hmm, did I press the button wrong? The reactions that popped out seemed to poke at my weaknesses.
“I’m saying this with no malice, so please, calm down.”
“Do I look like I’m calming down right now?”
“Right, so if you were upset, you should’ve gotten a job, haha.”
“Were there really no bad intentions??”
[Thank you for the donation of 5,000 won, ㅇㅇ!]
“But why are you going to Japan??”
“Oh, the Japan trip? I’m going to celebrate my father’s birthday.”
“Wow, haha.”
“Such a good daughter.”
“How long are you going?”
“Just two nights and three days. Since this is my first overseas trip, I’m a bit excited.”
“When taking a plane, remember to pack slippers.”
“You need to do a somersault at the security check.”
“You can just bring a photo instead of your passport;”
“Wow, is that really true? Thanks for the travel tips, everyone~”
While exchanging casual thanks for the travel tips popping up in the chat, I opened the café. Since I’m leaving for a trip today, I’m planning to read through the popular posts accumulated in the fan café.
It seems many of my viewers are familiar with the community, as more than half of the popular posts in the fan café are humorous ones, and those are quite enjoyable to read.
The viewers’ reactions are good, too.
“Wow, this is quite a lot. How many pages are there?”
But it’s been a while since I last visited, is that it? Even though I filtered it to just the popular posts, they’re piled up significantly.
“You haven’t seen them, have you?”
“Oh, I need to read all of these, haha.”
“I have to finish my overdue homework, haha.”
“Well then, let’s take a look at one by one.”
There’s a lot, but since they’re popular posts, right? They should be fun to read, so it doesn’t seem too much of a hassle.
Starting from the random humorous post, I scrolled down and noticed an eye-catching title.
[Miro, is this for real??]
What’s this? What’s being considered as real?
It doesn’t seem like a random post since it’s popular.
Immediately clicking into it, I found a short video clip.
It looks like a short clip, and judging by the avatar, is that Haru?
“Whoa.”
“Gasp.”
“Oh, this is…”
“Let’s watch it quickly.”
“Huh?”
Based on the reactions, it seems that others have watched it already.
Feeling even more curious, I clicked the video, and there was Haru talking to the viewers while using a notepad.
“Oh, that time Anna unni~”
It looks like she’s talking about the members.
Did she say something particularly wrong?
You know, it’s pretty much inevitable to slip up when doing online broadcasts.
It’s not unusual for someone to blurt something out while talking alone for hours.
“Miro? Oh, Miro just— the more you see, the more you feel…”
Feel what?
Ah, starting to feel a little tense.
Maybe she said something not so good?
“No matter what she does, it seems like it would have gone well— I feel this when meeting her these days, but wouldn’t she have been on TV if she hadn’t done VTubing? Am I overreacting? No, I really think she shines.”
Hmm… just compliments, huh?
After listening for a bit longer, it seems it was really nothing major.
Maybe I was just feeling anxious for no reason.
“Wow, haha.”
“TV, that’s a bit…”
“If she hadn’t done VTubing, she would’ve been in university, right?”
“What would have happened if she hadn’t made it??”
But the viewers seem to feel a bit differently.
Is it that heavy of a weight to appear on TV?
Hmm… I suppose it does carry weight. I can form this from my experience.
I think it’s something Haru might have brought up while reminiscing.
“That post isn’t anything special. I’m just so versatile and shine bright as a person, you know? I’m quite bored with compliments like this at this point.”
“F*ck.”
“You’re the number one at talking nonsense.”
“Let’s just read the next post, shall we?”
“There’s a must-visit course about the Japanese trip posted in the café; let’s read that together.”
“Oh, there’s a must-see course for the Japan trip? Wow, where is it?”
Actually, I’m going to Japan tomorrow, but I don’t have much of a plan.
I just reserved a hotel in advance; everything else was left unplanned, so I hurriedly looked up what the viewer posted about traveling to Japan.
“Oh, this is it.”
[Must-see places in Japan for Miro]
Since I don’t know which areas I’ll be visiting, it looks like they wrote out all the locations by region, but I only read the post related to Osaka, where I’m going tomorrow.
The post contained photos and descriptions of the places, and it looked quite high-quality, as it probably wasn’t just a hastily put-together article.
Dotonbori, Osaka Castle, Universal Studio, and indeed, there are plenty of places worth visiting, just like any tourist destination.
“Big Hwang Bon.”
“Wow.”
“Now that’s a tourist spot, haha.”
“Hmm… is that enough?”
“Not to mention Lucky Seoul?”
“Hey, recommend some places to go.”
“Go to Universal.”
“Find some good restaurants other than Dotonbori.”
“You have to experience Japan to recommend it.”
“Just don’t go and broadcast instead.”
“Sigh, what’s there to see in Miro’s trip?”
“I’ll be broadcasting for a bit longer today, so keep that in mind.”
“Wow, haha.”
“Dae Miro.”
“Isn’t this just a case of halfway measures??”
Well, it’s two nights and three days, but I can’t broadcast during that time.
Since tomorrow and the day after, I won’t be able to stream, I should make today a bit longer.
“Well then, shall we read the next post?”
Thus that day went on with me broadcasting late into the night, doing various things.