Complete Fall
"Seriously! I really can't dance!"
Even after that, I kept throwing a fit.
Like a child who didn't want to go to the dentist and threw themselves onto the street, I begged and pleaded with the manager….
[No matter how much you say you can't, Miro-nim, it can't be helped.]
In the end, I wasn't a child.
I was an adult bound by the shackles of this contract….
I didn't think The Six would stoop this low.
The sense of betrayal made me tremble with rage.
Had all that hands-off observation so far been for this very moment?
"…When does it start?"
It would take some time, right?
In the meantime, I should at least build up some stamina.
Swimming? Running?
Just thinking of doing those things with this cursed body already made me breathless, but still, if I trained a little with some simple exercises….
[Well, I suppose it'll start right after Chuseok ends.]
"What??"
[Dancing isn't something you can master in a short time. Granted, it's just surface-level knowledge I've picked up, but I heard you need a solid foundation first.]
Right after Chuseok? Was this a joke?
This was practically a notification, not a suggestion.
The company was power-tripping on me!
"C-can't we work something out?"
But as the powerless one, all I could do was plead desperately….
[…Miro-nim, are you really that bad at physical activities? You don't look it on the outside.]
"That's just my natural body shape. I'm really just skin and bones without any muscle."
[That makes me weirdly mad. But anyway, why not use this chance to start exercising? For a streamer, stamina is important. If you want to go long-term, it's essential.]
…Was that true?
Well, to stream for a long time, stamina was definitely important….
Still, dance training really didn't seem right for me.
"How long will each session be? One hour? Two?"
No way they'd call in an instructor for just one hour.
Two hours seemed like the most standard length.
With six members and breaks, I could probably sneak around a bit….
[We're looking at about five hours.]
"What? Five hours?"
[Well, everyone has to travel to get there. It's better for you and the instructor to do fewer sessions that are longer, rather than short ones more frequently.]
"That makes sense, but then who's going to take responsibility for my stamina?"
[Do your best to endure. We'll at least feed you well.]
What was this, prison food deliveries?
"Ha… you're being cruel."
[Cruel? Not at all. We'll prepare everything—you just have to show up and work a little hard. In return, this year-end live will be truly spectacular.]
"Really?"
[Yes. You know we signed a technical agreement with the home country company, right? This time, we're going to properly use that tech to deliver a truly memorable live.]
When they put it that way, I couldn't help but feel a little excited. Damn it.
The company was investing so much… maybe I should just think of myself as dead for three months and go through with the dance training.
"…Fine. But I'm putting 'dance lessons' as my reason for streaming break."
[Oh dear, how did it come to this.]
"How did it come to this? It's all because of the company that Miro even exists."
[Anyhow, do your best. I need to tell the other members too. Good news like this is best delivered personally—it gets the best reactions.]
"You really are something, Manager… but why me first?"
[Because I thought you'd react the least. But you caused the biggest fuss—just in a different way.]
…Ha. But if they told the others to dance too, wouldn't they also throw a fit, big or small?
I thought of the members for a moment.
Loa… hmm, she probably did some sports, so pass.
Haru… she looked like the type who was in the dance club, so also pass.
Maho… yeah, with that build, her stamina must be great. Honestly, I was jealous.
Mile seemed the only one like me, uninterested in exercise.
Anna had done musical theater, so she'd obviously dance well.
Thinking about it this way, there weren't many who'd throw a fuss. Mile might grumble, but he'd probably sigh and accept.
Weren't we all supposed to be shut-in gamers?
Somehow, I felt betrayed by my own members.
[Well, if you don't have anything else to say, I'll hang up now.]
"…Okay."
And so, trembling with resentment, I ended the call with my manager.
Dance lessons right after Chuseok….
I was already terrified of that day.
"Ughhh…."
So, I added one more day off to the streaming break notice I was writing.
I added that the break was due to internal company matters.
The last one to play their hand is always the most hated.
The Six.
Feel the wrath of the Maze Crew.
They can call me petty and childish if they want.
This was the greatest act of rebellion I could manage….
And so, I scheduled the break notice in advance.
There was plenty of time left, so if anything else came up, I could always add it later.
With the break notice finished, I closed the window and exited the fan café.
I had to save the posts to read them on stream later—spoiling them beforehand would ruin it.
Ha, there wasn't another streamer out there who thought of their stream like I did.
Since I was already sitting at the computer, I figured I should do something, so I looked over the icons on my desktop.
All just the same old games.
But the thought of having to dance sapped away any motivation to play.
Ah, maybe I should search for that instead.
There was something I kept putting off and forgetting.
Researching Tenshi-san.
After playing games together last time and seeing how bright she was, I thought I should learn from her.
I planned to check out what kind of streams that senior really did.
I roughly knew the company and who she was, but I had never actually watched her broadcasts.
Other than knowing she mainly did FPS, I had no idea what else she did.
So, I went to Tenshi-san's YouTube channel and sorted the videos by popularity.
And what popped up were 3D live concert videos.
At least "3D Live" was written in English, but the rest of the titles were in Japanese, so I couldn't read them.
Anyway, a one-hour-long live concert video… it would probably be useful for me.
Come to think of it, I remembered female Kim Soo-hyun had often watched other VTubers' 3D live concert videos.
I remembered being impressed at the time, but would it feel different now?
So, with a mindset of studying, I played the video.
What would a big-name VTuber's video from the home country be like? A bit of excitement welled up.
But at the same time, since I had played games with that Tenshi-san before, I couldn't quite picture her singing and dancing properly, which gave me a strange sense of disconnect as I waited for the live to begin.
It opened with Tenshi-san stepping onto a grand concert stage.
Wow, they made it really well. As expected, the technology of a company famous for VTubers was on another level.
While I was still marveling at the stage, the music began and Tenshi-san's singing started.
"Oh…"
Nice.
Really nice.
Her voice was so good—just the opening lines already made the song more captivating.
This was beyond my expectations. Or maybe it was just that I'd only seen her speaking slightly awkward Korean, so I hadn't imagined how natural and skilled she'd sound singing in her native language.
What began with admiration turned into a continuous stream of awe.
A high-quality stage, beautiful singing, eye-catching dancing, and a parade of guest appearances built from her wide network of connections.
In that one hour, she seemed determined to pour out everything she had into the performance.
Back when female Kim Soo-hyun watched concerts, she had just enjoyed them like any other viewer, marveling at the polished stage.
But now, watching as a junior VTuber, I could see the details in every moment.
How did she do that?
A somersault on stage? Didn't the trackers glitch? Wait, can a VTuber even do a somersault?!
Who was that guest that just appeared? Their skill was no joke.
Every moment was filled with surprises.
I was starting to feel genuine respect.
Was this really the same Tenshi-san I had played games with?
This was probably one of the highest peaks among Murasaki Tenshi's live performances.
The YouTube view count spoke for itself.
And for a major VTuber's top-tier live concert to hit me—a VTuber with less than a year of experience—it was a massive shock.
After watching the live, which lasted a little over an hour—long if you think it's long, short if you think it's short—I sat there lost in the afterglow.
I actually felt a bit of respect.
But more than that, there were plenty of VTubers in Japan with more subscribers than Tenshi-san. What kind of live performances did they put on?
As expected, the home country was on another level.
Here in Korea, with the Celestial Project, I was practically one of the only popular VTubers. But in Japan, the scale itself was different.
With a twinge of reality check and the faint hope that someday I too might do a live like that with my fellow members, I sat blankly in my chair.
Just then, an alert went off in Discord, which I had left running online.
Who could it be?
The only ones who would message me on Discord were usually my fellow members—was something going on?
Curious, I checked the message, intending to share the live performance link I had just watched. But the sender wasn't who I expected.
(Murasaki Tenshi): Miro! Let's play a game!
It was a message from Tenshi-san, whom I had just recently added as a friend on Discord.
Hmm… maybe because I had just watched her live performance, she looked a little different to me now.
Still, I had things I wanted to ask, and since she had reached out first, I might as well play a few rounds with her.
So, after replying right away, I launched the game. Then a Discord call came through.
[Moshi moshi?]
"Ah, Tenshi-san?"
[Hello! I didn't think you'd accept so quickly!]
Hearing this Japanese person speaking slightly awkward Korean, it felt strange to think she was the same person who had just led that spectacular live concert I watched. The disconnect was real.
After that, we logged into Royal Ground and started playing together.
By the way, did she only play Royal Ground? I wouldn't mind playing other FPS games. Personally, I wanted to try that FPS game made by the same company as LoL—maybe I'd suggest it later.
The match went smoothly.
Of course it did—Tenshi-san was skilled at FPS, and I was naturally good at games, so we had no trouble.
We won first place easily and got the chicken dinner. Then, while waiting in the lobby, I finally brought up what I'd been meaning to ask.
"Tenshi-san, I just watched your 3D live concert. It was amazing."
[Arigato! But you sing well too, don't you? I listen to you often these days.]
She listened to my songs? The only things available would be the Celestial Project tracks or the cover I did last time.
"What songs do you listen to?"
[There was a Utawaku on YouTube?]
"Oh, I see."
So a fan must have clipped one of my karaoke streams and uploaded it.
I had sung plenty, so there must've been at least a couple of videos floating around.
"Still, singing aside, you dance really well! I was shocked watching you."
[Dancing?]
"Yes. I can't dance at all—do you have any secrets?"
This was the question I'd been wanting to ask all along.
In the 3D live, Tenshi's dancing had been truly top-tier.
She must have practiced endlessly at her company's urging before performing.
Surely, as a senior, she had at least one or two tips to share.
Or maybe some kind of quick trick, a live-performance shortcut I could leech off of.
But instead….
[There's no such thing! With dancing, you have to practice until you feel sick of it! It's really hard!]
Tenshi-san even pretended to gag dramatically, as if to crush any hope I had, delivering me despair.
"Ah… practice…."
[That's right! Practice is the only way! There's no shortcut in dancing. And in a live, it's never just one song. Plus, if you keep messing up, it's not just hard on you—you make it tough for the other dancers and the staff, too!]
So there really was no shortcut.
And "feeling sorry to the staff" basically meant being a burden, didn't it?
I could already imagine myself messing up over and over, forcing retakes, feeling everyone's eyes on me.
[You understand, right?]
"Yeah… I get it…."
[But why are you asking about dancing? Do you want to learn?]
Hmm, should I tell her? From the look of things, the year-end concert was supposed to be a surprise event….
"Well, this is supposed to be a secret…"
In the end, I decided to tell her. She was in the same industry—surely she could keep it.
She didn't seem like the type to blab anyway.
[Secret? I love secrets.]
…Maybe not? Whatever.
"Actually, it looks like we're going to have a live concert at the end of the year. And I'll have to dance, so that's what's worrying me."
[Eh? You're doing a live concert?!]
Tenshi-san sounded genuinely surprised. Well, of course—my debut had been less than a year ago, and in Korea, that kind of thing was almost unheard of.
"Yes."
[Heeeh—e, etto… th-then….]
Then? Did she have some good tip after all?
I listened closely, ready to absorb any wisdom.
After a short pause, Tenshi-san spoke again.
[Etto, don't you need a guest? If it's your live, I could guest for you. But in exchange, you have to guest in my live once!]
…Huh?
Instead of tips, I got a completely unexpected offer.
One that would only ever be a plus for me, never a minus.
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