I Want to Be a VTuber

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At first, nothing much happened.

We were just sipping on the canned beer that Ji-yeon brought and chatting.

Anyway, since the three of us were all actors filming the same movie, most of our conversation revolved around films and dramas—definitely not typical student talk.

‘But isn’t it somewhat student-ish?’

In terms of the film and drama discussions.

Of course, unlike the other girls who chat about movies and dramas, our talks were a bit more professional.

Seo-yeon thought this while listening intently to Ji-yeon and Jo Seo-hee’s conversation.

She had things she wanted to say, but her knowledge was a mix of future knowledge and the present.

So, if she accidentally brought up something from the future, who knows what kind of trouble it might cause?

Even light comments could unexpectedly turn into significant variables.

Well, thinking about it, maybe they didn’t care much about such things.

“Speaking of which, Seo-yeon.”

Jo Seo-hee spoke quietly to Seo-yeon.

Since they hadn’t really talked much, she was a bit concerned that Seo-yeon might be feeling bored.

“Have you ever met Ro lately?”

“No, not really. Oh, I did get a message from him, though.”

“…You got a message?”

At that, the light in Jo Seo-hee’s eyes dimmed.

Seo-yeon, who had only seen Jo Seo-hee’s usual cheerful demeanor, flinched at that look.

‘Wow, she really is a villainess.’

She looked like she would say, “Go cut that commoner’s throat,” just like that, especially dressed in those fluffy pajamas.

‘No wonder everyone tends to avoid her when we hang out.’

Seo-yeon sighed inwardly.

With looks like Ji-yeon and Jo Seo-hee, she couldn’t shake the feeling that she was losing out.

It’s not like she was particularly expressionless, but they sure made others nervous.

What’s surprising is that despite that, both of them had quite a few acquaintances.

Ji-yeon had a lot of friends.

And Jo Seo-hee was on a whole different level with her connections.

‘Even Ro seems to show interest.’

Ro, who ends up being the operator of <Shine Moon>, the place that later becomes the center of many incidents.

With connections ranging from top to bottom, Jo Seo-hee was bound to be an important figure.

Especially Jo Seo-hee, who wasn’t just acquainted with entertainment industry figures but also numerous people in the business world.

Just capturing Jo Seo-hee alone could create a ton of VIPs at <Shine Moon>.

That’s why Ro must have been eager to meet her.

[Seo-yeon, could you set up a meeting with Seo-hee? He doesn’t respond to my messages at all.]

That was roughly the message Seo-yeon received.

It was a pretty friendly tone.

Seeing that, Seo-yeon clicked her tongue.

Of course, she didn’t really reply to it.

‘Maybe it’s because of Jo Seo-hee, or maybe it’s just because I’ve recently gained a bit of popularity as an actress, but he’s trying hard to pull me in.’

What’s funny is that both Jo Seo-hee and Seo-yeon are minors, so they generally can’t go to clubs.

Initially, it was like, “As long as you dress up, who knows, I might let you slide,” but then it turned into, “Oh, of course, after graduation, it’ll be fine!”

He probably sensed that both Seo-yeon and Jo Seo-hee were trying to stay away.

‘And of course, Ji-woo is also in this situation.’

Naturally, Seo-yeon contacted Pyo Ji-woo afterward.

Asking if she had met Ro lately.

[Huh? Oh, no?]

Pyo Ji-woo immediately denied it.

But the unusually awkward tone hinted that something was off.

Though she considered bringing up Ro casually, it just didn’t feel right.

After all, despite the lack of obvious issues at <Shine Moon> or with Ro, anything spoken against it would just sound baseless.

‘After all, who knows how Ji-woo will react.’

Maybe if it’s just casual flirting like Ro mentioned, it’s fine, but if they were already dating, then bringing it up with Ji-woo wouldn’t make much impact.

She wouldn’t be some girl storming into a club to confront her cheating boyfriend.

It’s just that blindly acting like that could be dangerously uncontrollable.

At the very least, she’d need some kind of proof…

‘But can Ji-woo even get into Shine Moon?’

The club she went to before was quite well-known and had about thirty guards.

It seemed larger compared to Shine Moon.

But considering Shine Moon might have some shady stuff going on, it might actually have more guards.

‘Maybe just a little over thirty? It’s probably comparable.’

Then could Pyo Ji-woo, armed with a knife, get through?

Seo-yeon was just a bit curious.

Just how many guards could Pyo Ji-woo take on?

Of course, such a situation shouldn’t happen, but still, it was curious.

How strong would “Sword Master Pyo” be, thinking back to a time when that was all over the internet?

“Seo-yeon?”

“Oh, yeah? What is it?”

Seo-yeon quickly answered Jo Seo-hee, who was looking at her with a strange expression.

At that response, Jo Seo-hee’s eyes widened.

“Huh, I just used informal speech, didn’t I?”

“Oh, it slipped out.”

“Can’t you just keep talking like that?”

“I still prefer speaking formally for now.”

There was just something about speaking formally that felt more comfortable with Jo Seo-hee.

Maybe it was the young lady image she had.

Her actions had a strangely mature vibe.

Considering their past lives, she was definitely more mature, which was such a peculiar thing.

‘Well, ultimately, the mind follows hormone changes.’

Seo-yeon understood that the mind can’t control everything.

This was purely a bodily issue.

She knew how significant the changes related to mental illness and hormonal imbalances could be.

Often, when people act in ways that make you wonder, “Why would they do that?” it mostly boils down to hormones.

You wouldn’t know unless you experienced it.

While Seo-yeon wasn’t particularly depressed, she had once had something similar in her past life.

That must’ve happened when she briefly skipped taking her medications.

At that time, it felt like life had lost all meaning.

She truly felt like she couldn’t do anything.

Since that incident, she had been diligent about her meds, but it was genuinely terrifying.

So Seo-yeon generally accepted behavior that was different from her past self.

At least, it was better than not feeling emotions at all back then, right?

‘Why do I keep going off into my thoughts while talking?’

Seo-hee was watching Seo-yeon with her lips moving ever so slightly.

In any case, just now, Seo-yeon had abruptly used informal speech.

Usually, that was a rare occurrence for her.

Even if she had been surprised, she never messed up her speech.

‘Could it be because of this?’

Seo-hee glanced subtly at the non-alcoholic beer Ji-yeon brought.

Of course, non-alcoholic meant it has no alcohol.

Even then, it’s only at a level of 0.01.

So, even if the three of them were drinking and chatting away, there wouldn’t be much of an effect.

‘But what if that 0.01 made a difference?’

Seo-hee nodded, forming a perfectly logical assumption.

Come to think of it, there were some beer cans at home that her father bought.

Even a chairman of a big conglomerate drinks beer.

Of course, Seo-hee’s father wasn’t someone who enjoyed getting drunk, so he mostly drank beers that were very low in alcohol.

“Looks like we’ve finished off the beer; should I go get some more?”

“Eh? Oh, yeah?”

Ji-yeon nodded while glancing at the pile of empty beer cans on the floor.

They had gotten pretty carried away with snacks and beer, and there was none left.

Initially, Ji-yeon hadn’t brought a lot because she didn’t realize everyone would enjoy drinking so much.

“But do you have beer at home?”

“There should be some in the fridge.”

“A fridge that has beer?”

Seo-yeon was shocked again at Seo-hee’s comment.

‘How many fridges do you have?’

Is there perhaps a fridge dedicated only for beer?

Then again, given how large the mansion is, that could be possible.

“Wait for a minute; I’ll be right back.”

Seo-hee dashed off, heading towards the wine room.

She remembered that room next to the wine room had a small wine chiller and a fridge for assorted drinks.

Of course, Seo-hee had hardly been there before.

“Ah, is this it?”

After quickly stuffing non-alcoholic beer that was labeled as such into a bag, Seo-hee scampered out, careful not to get caught by her father.

“Seo-hee?”

“!!”

Turning around, Han Seo-young was looking at Seo-hee with a puzzled expression.

Did she just see Seo-hee come out of the wine room?

“No, no? It’s nothing in particular!”

“Eh? Oh, I just wondered who it was. Looks like you’re having fun.”

Han Seo-young’s calm words let out a sigh of relief from Seo-hee inwardly.

If she did see her, there’s no way she would respond like that.

“Well, I’ll be going now.”

“Oh, okay.”

Watching Seo-hee rush off, Han Seo-young raised an eyebrow.

It was rare for Seo-hee to be this spirited.

‘Could it be that she’s been riding her bike lately because of that?’

Seo-hee, who was originally a true young lady, would always use a private vehicle for school, but lately, she had switched to riding a bike.

Perhaps she thought it would be hard to meet friends personally if she kept driving.

It was fascinating to see Seo-hee, who usually hides her identity as an actress, showing such a side.

More personable, maybe?

Like a typical girl her age.

‘Whichever way, that’s a good thing.’

Actually, Seo-hee had been too mature for a long time.

Especially considering how she clung to her work for nearly ten years since Seo-yeon had disappeared.

That must’ve been a huge shock, losing star fragments twice.

At least, one seemed to have returned.

Han Seo-young turned slowly, taking one last look in the direction Seo-hee disappeared.

***

“I-I brought it! Here!”

Seo-hee nearly threw the beer cans she handed to Seo-yeon, who accepted them in confusion.

Then with a pop, she opened one, and it was definitely colder than the beer Ji-yeon had brought.

‘Ah, so this is how you drink it!’

The beer Ji-yeon had brought felt a bit lukewarm.

Still, it was pretty exciting, and she took another drink, but it clearly didn’t compare to this icy one.

The taste was strangely sweet too.

It seemed each beer had its own flavor.

“Anyway, to continue from our earlier conversation about acting. There’s a lot of romance scenes with me and Ji-yeon.”

While holding a can of beer, Seo-hee continued her thoughts.

“Since Seo-yeon’s acting potential is on the rise these days, Ji-yeon needs to match that, right? Honestly, the last scene was kind of dominated by Yuina, so there weren’t really any issues.”

It was about a part where Seo-yeon, who was confident about romance, acted with Ji-yeon.

Roughly, it went like this.

To understand what the current situation was, Yuina called Yeon Seon-ye to start the scene.

At that point, Yeon Seon-ye was shown to have strange feelings for Michiko, which prompted an unsettling response from Yuina upon noticing it in her.

Thus, that part conveyed a somewhat forceful obsession.

“Seo-yeon, you did a great job on the obsession act.”

“Right? I was honestly a bit surprised. While showing obsession in a romance is straightforward, subtly portraying it is tough.”

Since the audience should be able to perceive the emotions, but the attitude and dialogue shouldn’t be overtly obvious.

It’s about naturally conveying those feelings, after all.

Naturally, it’s rather challenging, but even Jo Seo-hee, who watched it, felt her heart flutter at Yuina’s performance at that time.

“But, Seo-yeon, what kind of trick did you use? Your acting seems way better than before…?”

As Seo-hee was asking this, she suddenly flinched.

What could she say?

Her face flushed.

Seo-yeon’s face was also red, along with her eyes.

Just a very flushed feeling all around.

“Uh-oh.”

Ji-yeon noticed it too and hurriedly glanced at her can of beer.

It wasn’t non-alcoholic, but an alcoholic beer.

“Hey, Jo Seo-hee! This is alcoholic beer!”

“Huh? Isn’t it similar?”

“Non-alcoholic and non-alcohol are totally different?!”

Non-alcoholic is 0.01 or less.

Non-alcohol can go up to 0.99.

So, up to 0.99, there can be alcohol.

“So, does that mean Seo-yeon is drunk?”

“How would I know? I’ve never seen Seo-yeon drunk before.”

Back when they went on school trips or retreats.

Even when school friends secretly sipped drinks, Seo-yeon just watched with a blank expression.

After all, no one could even offer her alcohol.

So for Ji-yeon, this was the first time seeing Seo-yeon drunk.

‘Is it like back in middle school?’

Realizing her can was empty, Seo-yeon’s hand seemed to wobble as she tried to grab something else with it.

Both Seo-hee and Ji-yeon followed her hand with their eyes.

Without responding to their words, Seo-yeon fumbled her hand toward a beer can.

And then—

Boom!!

The beer can exploded.

“Eh?”

Jo Seo-hee’s eyes went wide.

Wait, what just happened?

“Ah, whoops….”

Seo-yeon thought she’d missed grabbing the beer and made a clumsy move trying to wipe the spilled beer.

But, of course, there was nothing around to wipe it with, and while awkwardly rubbing her pajamas, she ended up toppling over.

Seo-yeon, rolling around on the half-opened beer, made Seo-hee and Ji-yeon unable to think of stopping her, just watching in disbelief.

Could you actually get that drunk off non-alcoholic beer?

“Ji-yeon, the ground is rising! Is there an earthquake?”

“Uh, no, just stay still. Don’t move.”

“I’m scared of shaking… I was honestly a little scared when we rode that amusement ride last time…”

As Seo-yeon babbled like a baby, Ji-yeon swallowed hard, totally flustered.

They had no idea how to even handle the situation.