Now That I Have Become a Woman, I Am a Vtuber

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Han Dong-hoon, 21 years old.

Attending a prestigious university in Seoul, he managed to borrow a Mercedes from his father after some serious pleading, and arrived at the reunion venue.

“Hmm, ahem…”

Gripping the steering wheel to head to the barbecue restaurant’s back parking lot, he cleared his throat and periodically checked his hair in the mirror.

“Ha…”

Satisfied with his look from the shop, Dong-hoon thought of one person scheduled to attend the reunion today.

Kim Soo-hyun.

In truth, he hadn’t told anyone, but she was the girl Dong-hoon had been secretly in love with for three years.

She had been the most popular girl in class, effortlessly attracting all the boys without the need to shorten her skirt or wear heavy makeup, but her looks were incomparable to anyone else.

He remembered that girl who had shone brightly while talking about cartoons among girls huddled in a corner drawing.

Unlike the others, she radiated a pure charm and had her own opinions.

Since she seemed uninterested in boys, she probably still didn’t have a boyfriend, right? At least, he was relieved that there had never been any photos of guys on her regularly updated profile.

How anxious he had been about her meeting strict boys in university, while he hesitated to contact her, feeling inferior every day compared to her radiant self.

“Come on, Dong-hoon, you have nothing to feel inferior about.”

He hypnotized himself.

Prestigious university, a Benz, and, honestly, decent looks.

With boosted self-esteem, Dong-hoon parked the car, securely tucked the keys into his pocket, and got out.

“Phew…”

And then he faced it.

His first love, wearing an oversized sweatshirt and a cap pulled low.

“Oh? Han Dong-hoon? Long time no see.”

With that recognition, she held a small white stick in one hand.

“What are you standing around for? Let’s go inside.”

She nonchalantly flicked the cigarette butt onto the ground and expertly extinguished it with the heel of her sneaker, leaving Dong-hoon stunned for a moment.

“What’s wrong? Are you sick? I’m going in first?”

As she turned to enter, leaving a frozen Dong-hoon behind, the first emotion he felt was ironically a fluttering in his heart.

‘…Not bad at all.’

Dong-hoon had imagined women learned from the Internet should be pure and compliant, yet he found an unexpected charm in her rebellious smoking act.

After following Kim Soo-hyun into the barbecue restaurant, Dong-hoon couldn’t help but chuckle inwardly.

‘These guys…’

He sneered at the appearances of his male classmates, all of whom had come dressed to impress, but he didn’t think he looked like them at all.

***

‘…That was close.’

I let out a sigh of relief, having left Han Dong-hoon behind.

He was a friend I had met regularly after entering university, and I almost greeted him warmly.

But now, I was a woman.

A stunning beauty at that, so to avoid giving my original friends any unnecessary delusions, I forced myself to remain composed and went inside.

Among the already gathered classmates, I found Hyejeong and sat next to her; she frowned and gave me a light smack on the shoulder.

“Ow! Why?”

“Ugh! You smell like smoke! When did you start smoking?”

“This is called… seasoning. It enhances the flavor of the meat.”

“Get away from me!”

I relented slightly, scooting away from Hyejeong.

“Hey? Is Kim Soo-hyun smoking? Want to go together later?”

At that moment, a classmate with dyed blonde hair waved at me from across the room.

I raised my hand to stop him and leaned back against the chair.

Then it hit me.

‘Oh, I’m a woman now.’

That guy with the blonde hair, who casually greeted me, was someone I used to hang out with when the male Kim Soo-hyun was in school, so I treated him comfortably. But it must have been a bit confusing for him, seeing the girl Kim Soo-hyun he wasn’t particularly close to acting this way.

I didn’t know.

But if someone like me got scolded by a pretty girl, wouldn’t that be considered a reward of sorts?

I disregarded him and focused my attention on the meat sizzling in front of me.

‘Huh… This is uncomfortable.’

I didn’t exactly dislike drinking, but it was hard to eat when people kept stealing glances.

If they were going to talk to me, I preferred them to be straightforward about it.

Or at least not to hover around waiting for the perfect moment to speak up.

This atmosphere made me slightly understand why Kim Soo-hyun disliked going out.

Ignoring the attention, I picked up meat and sipped on a few drinks, trying to enjoy myself moderately.

By the time I was feeling pleasantly tipsy, that blonde-haired friend casually switched seats to sit next to me.

“Hey, don’t come too close.”

“Hmm? Huh…”

Ah, did I come across too serious? The alcohol made it hard to control myself.

“Ahaha… Just kidding, just kidding!”

As I laughed to ease the tension, the blonde friend awkwardly chuckled and attempted to inch closer, but I fixed my gaze on him, expression unreadable.

Seeing my face, he froze mid-movement, unable to decide whether to come closer or stay back, and I couldn’t help but laugh.

“Pfft… Hahaha! Just stay where you are.”

“Uh, okay…”

With the blonde friend settled, I exchanged drinks with Hyejeong seated beside me, and the atmosphere gradually warmed up. Suddenly, one of the guys from the other side jumped up.

“Since we’re all together, let’s take a photo!”

The classmate declared, raising his phone high, and immediately everyone posed for the camera.

“Oh, Soo-hyun! Come here!”

As Hyejeong, now a bit tipsy, gestured, I moved closer, only to have my shoulder pulled into a side hug, so I smiled and tossed a V sign with my fingers.

Click!

“Okay~ I’ll post the photo in the group chat!”

After snapping the picture, I decided it was time to stand up.

“Are you leaving already, Soo-hyun?”

As I stood, Hyejeong asked, and I nodded while waving my hand.

“I’m getting sleepy, I just want to go home and sleep.”

Strangely enough, I hadn’t found the drinking that enjoyable. It felt more like I had just gotten drunk?

And I keenly felt the desire to go home and sleep.

Had the homebody tendencies of the female Kim Soo-hyun worn off on me?

Or perhaps it wasn’t surprising since I was, in essence, Kim Soo-hyun.

“Hmmm… Aren’t you sad? It’s been a while since we met.”

In response to Hyejeong’s question, I chuckled and waved my hand.

“Not really, I’ve got things to do tomorrow, so I need to sleep early.”

Tomorrow was the third audition.

In other words, it was the time to start my personal broadcast.

Well, it didn’t matter if I stayed up late today since I’d be killing the broadcast in the evening anyway… But really, that was just an excuse to head home.

Leaving the voices of my classmates expressing their regret behind, I stepped out of the bar.

It was time to return to being the homebody Kim Soo-hyun.

**

The next afternoon.

I sat at my computer desk, finishing the broadcast setup, and crossed my arms deep in thought.

‘How should I approach my personal broadcast?’

I originally planned to act just like the female Kim Soo-hyun from memory, but didn’t my last response as male Kim Soo-hyun not go over so well?

Thinking about it, it might be possible that a sense of identity with a male version of myself could become a tremendous appeal from a voice talent who sings well.

I had a duality.

The female Kim Soo-hyun, a die-hard otaku who consumed all subculture, and the male Kim Soo-hyun, who studied hard to attend a prestigious university, now trapped in endless assignments.

The male Kim Soo-hyun regularly met neighborhood friends and pulled all-nighters with university buddies, while the female Kim Soo-hyun avoided going outside at all costs and preferred to laze around at home.

The female Kim Soo-hyun, who disliked cigarette smells and despised smokers, and the male Kim Soo-hyun, who, after learning to smoke from an older student in college, could no longer quit.

Despite sharing the same parents and a similar education, the male Kim Soo-hyun and the female Kim Soo-hyun were drastically different due to their gender and appearance.

“Hmmm… But isn’t this a good thing?”

Like a hybrid car.

Using both electricity and gasoline, I could understand the needs of both otaku and the average person.

I realized my situation was a huge advantage.

And as soon as I realized it, I immediately turned on the broadcast.

What, am I not going to think how best to showcase my advantages?

That’s something you worry about when the advantages are lukewarm.

I was like a awl in a pocket.

An awl that pops out piercing through the fabric without needing to be taken out.

Starting the broadcast with a smile, I set the title.

[Nangjunji-chu[囊中之錐] Miro]

True fun always comes from a natural appearance.

Thinking like that brought a chuckle out of me.

Coming to the same conclusion I had before the second audition.

The only difference was that back then I planned to showcase only the female Kim Soo-hyun, but now I was ready to thoroughly show the male Kim Soo-hyun too.

Just a simple comparison meant that I could display twice as much.

Indeed, I had talent for broadcasting.

On my second monitor, my broadcast screen was still set to a waiting screen with a black background, where my face reflected.

With a beauty that would have made it hard to look away when I was male, my face was now undeniably smiling.

A smile filled with confidence.

And thus, my first broadcast began.