Hobbyist VTuber

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After Dia’s famous K-pop performance ended without a hitch.

In the vast concert hall, Dia changed the broadcast background to her room and soon sat down at the familiar broadcast desk.

What followed was the question of how the performance was.

About 13,000 Sunset fans left their impressions in the chat.

– Young is definitely better;;

– Encore, encore, encore, encore, encore, encore

– Your expression got prettier

– Dia is the best

– Is this full tracking?

– The dance is definitely top-tier in the fantasy realm ㅇㅇ

“Thanks for watching, everyone~.”

And so, the usual conversation between Dia and the Sunset fans continued for about 10 minutes.

-Suddenly.

At some point, the broadcast screen went dark.

The only things on the screen were the chat and donation windows.

– ??

– What’s this?

– Did you touch something wrong, Dia?

– Is this the end? Is this the end? Is this the end? Is this the end? Is this the end? Is this the end? Is this the end?

– Our baby disappeared ㅠㅠㅠㅠ

With Dia’s 3D avatar suddenly gone, the chat speed increased momentarily.

Soon after, a lively prelude began to play.

｢──♪───♬｣

The broadcast screen gradually brightened, and the background changed back to the concert hall.

Sure enough, Dia’s 3D avatar stood in the center of the vast stage.

“The next performance is my favorite song! Starlight’s『Milky Way』is starting─!”

– Kyaaaaa

– Big Dia

– I knew it! I knew it! I knew it! I knew it! I knew it! I knew it!

– Why is the energy so high at night? ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

And so, Dia’s performance began once more.

However, unlike the first performance, which was only choreography, this time.

｢Will you come across my universe─♬｣

It included live singing.

This was possible because『Milky Way』was a support song for Ha-eun’s fantasy realm.

Having practiced this song numerous times in Double Lee’s studio to pass the fantasy realm, it was the song Ha-eun was most confident in.

The only song where Dia’s voice tone could show 100% of her skills.

Perhaps that’s why.

｢One step♪ Another step♪ Come closer and speak to me warmly─♪｣

– Oh, Milky Way

– Kyaaaaa

– The dance is so pretty

– She sings so well???

– This is it

– Our baby has changed;;

– Viewer count surpassed 1.5 ㄷㄷ

Dia’s performance of『Milky Way』was no less than the original, and the Sunset fans were ecstatic.

It was a song that had been a huge hit years ago, known by everyone.

And so, the『Milky Way』performance also ended smoothly without any mistakes.

After changing the broadcast background back to the familiar room, Dia, slightly out of breath, thanked the Sunset fans for their positive reactions.

“It was a song I always wanted to perform on broadcast, haaa…. Performing it with a 3D avatar feels so good~.”

– You practiced a lot ㅋㅋㅋㅋ

– Aigoo, out of breath

– Breathe, breathe;;

– (Carry speech bubble emoticon)X10

– You did so well

What followed was a time for Dia to share stories about preparing for the fantasy realm support.

The days of practicing various K-pop songs, including『Milky Way』, in Double Lee’s studio were revealed for the first time.

Of course, the fact that the practice location was Double Lee’s studio was not disclosed.

Just the clue that it was a friend of Double Lee’s would have narrowed down Dia’s red pill candidates drastically.

So, she vaguely referred to Lee Jun and Lee Geon-yeol as very strict vocal teachers.

She honestly shared the memories of struggling to meet their strict standards.

“Sometimes, I had to sing the same part over 20 times. Ugh, just thinking about it gives me PTSD….”

– Hmm ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

– Huh, this sounds familiar

– Yuna died of high blood pressure in real-time

– Now I understand why Yuna suffered so much

– But you sang so well, let’s have a drink~

The Sunset fans thought the preparation process for『Milky Way』was very similar to that of『Illusion』.

That’s why Yuna and other first-generation students’ hardships due to Dia were mentioned in the chat.

However, both『Illusion』and『Milky Way』were songs of outstanding quality.

In the end, Dia’s statement that they were fortunate to deliver good songs was met with no objections.

“If I could go back in time, would I practice just as hard? Hmm…. Probably, yes?”

– Yuna is crying ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

– Pros are pros

– Truly fearless at this age (1 year old)

– Thinking about it, the Sunset fans didn’t lose out at all? ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

– Dia, you’re doing great, just keep it up

Thus, the usual communication broadcast continued until just before the end time.

However, with not much time left before the broadcast ended.

“I brought something interesting. Wait a moment~.”

Dia’s hand moved for a bit, and soon, a Sunset SD avatar was summoned next to her.

The chat was bewildered as the suddenly appearing Sunset avatar was hugged by Dia.

And then, just a few seconds later.

-Ding─!

-Rolling rolling….

A roulette spinning in the center of the broadcast screen displayed a Sunset fan’s nickname.

The nickname of the Sunset fan whose SD avatar was hugged by Dia appeared right after.

[ekdlqmd546] – Huh

[ekdlqmd546] – What’s this

“Now, you can be hugged by Dia like this Sunset fan! How is it? Isn’t this feature great?”

And so, 3 seconds.

2 seconds.

1 second.

“Uh…. Why isn’t the chat─”

– Wow!!!

– Hug me, hug me, hug me, hug me, hug me, hug me, hug me, hug me, hug me, hug me, hug me

– This new feature is insane ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

– Hug me too, hug me too, hug me too, hug me too, hug me too, hug me too, hug me too, hug me too, hug me too

– Can you pet me too?

– Please broadcast a little longer

– Roulette one more time ㄱㄱㄱㄱㄱㄱㄱ

“…Wow.”

The chat flooded in like a massive tsunami.

Of course, Ha-eun knew the Sunset fans would love this feature, but still.

“Uh, um. You can pet like this, or pick them up and spin them around….”

– This new feature is insane;;

– Baby’s patting? Can’t resist this

– I’ll buy you a cotton candy factory, please just hug me once ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ

– Look at all the Sunset fans going crazyㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

The Sunset fans’ reactions were more intense than Ha-eun had expected.

After all, it was just adding a physical SD avatar to the 1-on-1 chat room content.

“Hey, Sunset fans. I think I’ll go now…?”

– What

– Don’t go, don’t go, don’t go, don’t go, don’t go, don’t go, don’t go, don’t go, don’t go, don’t go, don’t go

– Where are you going???

– Hug me

– How can you show this right before ending?

– You’ll come tomorrow, right? You’ll come tomorrow, right? You’ll come tomorrow, right? You’ll come tomorrow, right? You’ll come tomorrow, right?

There was never a day when pressing the broadcast end button was scarier.

Even though nothing particularly bad happened, the chat was exploding with noise.

And so, after gauging the Sunset fans’ reactions over and over.

Ha-eun finally pressed the broadcast end button just before her usual bedtime.

“Bye, bye─!”

Thus, Dia’s broadcast finally switched to the waiting screen.

Yet, the chat’s excitement didn’t subside at all, and Ha-eun quickly turned her eyes away from the monitor and left the broadcast booth.

‘It’s just an SD doll…. Does having a nickname displayed make it feel different?’

Perhaps because it was her first time doing a 3D avatar broadcast.

Things she hadn’t experienced in previous broadcasts were making Ha-eun bewildered.

‘…Hmm….’

The previous 3D avatar broadcast also served as practice for Ha-eun’s fan meeting.

So, even after lying down on the bed, she had many thoughts.

***

“Fan meeting?”

“Yeah.”

“When?”

“It’s not confirmed yet…. Probably within next month.”

It was the morning after Dia’s 3D avatar broadcast.

As usual, Ha-eun met Dayeon in Narae Yeogo’s classroom and talked about her fan meeting.

The ultimate goal was to find out if Dayeon was willing to participate as a guest at Ha-eun’s fan meeting.

Moreover, another guest candidate, Yoo Seong-jae, had readily agreed to appear at Ha-eun’s fan meeting to promote <Veterans>.

“If Dayeon joins, it’ll be like the Gathering of the Moonlight Split by Clouds.”

Personally, Ha-eun wanted Dayeon to appear at her fan meeting.

After all, Dayeon was Ha-eun’s closest friend.

“…Let me know when the date is confirmed. I’ll go if I can.”

“Ah, okay. Thanks.”

Fortunately, she wasn’t rejected.

Still, the reason she brought it up again was because of the cosmetics CF scheduled with Rev in a few days.

“Hey, Dayeon.”

“?”

“I have a cosmetics CF on Wednesday. So─”

Teach me how to do makeup.

With a slightly embarrassed face, Ha-eun said this and placed various Rev cosmetics on Dayeon’s desk.

“…How have you been doing your makeup until now?”

“My mom did it. Or Jungyoon unnie.”

“Hey, we’re 19, right?”

“………It’s never too late to learn.”

 

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