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

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“Um, nice.”

In the Changing Room of Sangshik Entertainment Underground Gym, I looked at my body reflected in the well-maintained clean mirror, nodding in satisfaction.

This is it, this is the one.

How can I be born like this?

Ha, is Buhwang’s body the strongest too?

Even I can’t help but be impressed.

Of course, if I push myself harder with my workouts here, I might end up looking like a model level, but… this should be enough.

I’ve already made too much progress in such a short time.

My diet was fine at first, but I’m starting to crave something delicious.

I cheat sometimes, but with the festival approaching, I’ve held back as much as I can.

Once the festival is over, I’m going to eat a ton of carbs.

I’ll be sure to send Park Kang-seok a picture of tteokbokki, making sure to tease him.

Anyway, after checking myself adequately, I changed into my workout gear and stepped out of the Changing Room.

The empty gym featured Park Kang-seok, who had come out earlier to workout.

“Wow, how many kilos is that?!”

He was working out with some weights that looked terrifying.

What in the world is that weight?

“About the same weight as Soo-hyun.”

“…You mean those weights are that heavy?”

Are you telling me that and I’m similar to that?

Okay, the weights do look formidable, but that’s a bit shocking.

“It’s indeed much heavier than most dumbbells.”

“Then why is it in a celebrity agency gym?”

“Surprisingly, there are many actors who take their gym sessions seriously.”

“That’s different from just training seriously, though…”

I mean, just because you work out hard doesn’t mean you can lift those weights.

No matter how I see it, Park Kang-seok seems to have been born with muscles.

“Do you know Heo Je-na?”

“I do.”

“He kind of looks like that.”

“…Then you’re saying Soo-hyun is Cao Cao?”

“Looks like you’ve advanced in rank, huh.”

Anyway, we wrapped up the dumbbell talk and, now that I was fully dressed, I hopped onto the treadmill.

Next, I plugged in my wireless earphones and began my serious cardio session.

It feels like just yesterday when I was struggling to reach speeds of 3-4 km/h.

Now, I’ve raised the speed to a light jog level.

Before, I found running on the treadmill incredibly boring.

These days, just listening to music makes the time fly by.

When I work out, I usually listen to cover songs from the other members of the Celestial Realm.

I once read that a person’s taste in music stops developing in their teenage years.

Perhaps because of that, my ears are perfectly tuned to the cheesy cover songs from the Celestial Realm.

After listening to a bunch of songs, the running time set by Park Kang-seok came to an end.

I pulled out my earphones and turned my body around to face the next equipment, which is arguably the main event of the workout.

But…

“Ugh, this is heavy!”

“It’s quite heavy, indeed.”

“I think I need to grab something lighter.”

Just a moment ago, it was just Park Kang-seok.

Now, beside him, a strapping and handsome young man was testing the dumbbells that Park Kang-seok had been lifting.

“What are you doing?”

I said, staring at that guy.

When did he come to the gym?

“Oh, it’s Soo-hyun.”

“Long time no see.”

They say enemies meet on a narrow bridge, right? Just yesterday, I was shouting “Defeat Moon Chang-sik,” and now I’m running into the guy who portrays him.

“Have you finished your running?”

At least he could’ve greeted me when he arrived.

I casually walked up to Moon Chang-sik, who was easily working out alongside Park Kang-seok.

“Why so quiet…”

“Defeat Moon Chang-sik!”

I gave him a playful tap on the shoulder, mixing my warm feelings of reunion with a bit of mischief, only to receive a bewildered look in return.

“…What are you doing?”

“Taking out the competition!”

“Are you saying I’m your competition?”

Wow.

That tone just now was really annoying.

I mean, I guess we aren’t exactly rivals, but still, it irritates me in a strange way.

“Do you know I just signed for a new zombie drama?”

“Is that so? You finally got it after all.”

“That means we’re rivals! That’s a zombie movie you’re working on, right?”

“Oh, ‘rivals’.”

Moon Chang-sik paused for a moment to contemplate my words.

And then…

“Me and you?”

“Defeat Moon Chang-sik!”

“Ugh!”

Once again, I said something annoying, so this time I hit him a little harder.

Well, it only hurt my own hand, but still.

“Our OTT drama has a pretty hefty budget. You might want to feel a thrill.”

“We also got a lot of sponsors.”

“Mine has foreign investment, you know?”

“There are also OTT companies among those sponsors.”

“….”

Why is he not saying a word?

Now that I think about it, he was pretty smooth with his words back in the day when he helped drag me into the acting world, it seems he was even better then than now.

“Have you ever attended a public speaking academy?”

“Yes, just a brief period in the past.”

…Why does this feel so real?

No wonder his speech gets under my skin.

I thought he had a noble image, but was he actually a strategist?

“What have you not tried?”

“I’ve done quite a bit, but nothing too in-depth. I only attended for a few months here and there depending on my role.”

“….”

Still, he seems to know a lot, doesn’t he?

How old is Moon Chang-sik, anyway?

Well, he’s older than I am, but… what the heck has he been studying so diligently?

“Acting is all about the details. If you get a role with a strong character or profession, you can just focus on that.”

“I’m playing a secretary, so maybe I should have gone to a secretary academy or something?”

“That’d be a good plan. With your quick learning, it’ll definitely help you.”

“So, I guess you didn’t attend a comedy academy?”

“I’ve never played a role like that.”

Ah, forget it.

Now that I think about it, engaging in a verbal duel with this guy seems like I’m only going to suffer.

Trading blows only works when it’s with someone of a similar level.

What’s more, the Miro-style trading blows doesn’t even work on those of a higher tier, to begin with.

It’s not like I’m proud of it, but typically, I’m the kind to crush my opponents like a little kid’s finger.

It’s just classic strong-weak dynamics.

In that sense, Moon Chang-sik, with his super T-Rex level, is not a match for me.

“Defeat Moon Chang-sik!”

Then I’ll have to resort to using social rules like a coward.

Since I can’t win with words, I delivered a punch that screamed “Defeat Moon Chang-sik!”

Tap, tap.

Actually, it’s less of a punch and more like a persistent poke, but I’m still attacking, regardless.

Are you watching, Director? I’m boldly attacking the named figure on the opposing side, Moon Chang-sik.

“…What exactly are you fixated on this time?”

It feels like my hits aren’t landing…!

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“Phew… I guess I’ll stop here.”

“Yeah, okay…”

After taking one shot at “Defeat Moon Chang-sik,”

“By the way, how’s that zombie movie going?”

I asked Moon Chang-sik about the zombie film that had been on my mind.

“It’s going quite smoothly. We’re almost done with filming.”

Hmm… We’re just getting started, so does that mean ours won’t be out the same year?

“When do you plan to release it?”

“This is a secret, but I think it’ll either be early next year or at the latest mid-next year.”

Ah, next year then.

Guess I can’t avoid the competition after all.

“If it’s a secret, you shouldn’t be telling me, right?”

“You wouldn’t go around blabbing, would you?”

“I’ll just tell the director of the drama I started this time to get some brownie points.”

“…I think he already knows.”

Is that so?

Well, since he knows the schedules, it makes sense he has a sense of rivalry as well.

More importantly, we seem likely to come out around next fall or winter.

So we’ll be getting the short end of the stick timing-wise.

“By the way, you managed to secure that drama contract quite well, huh?”

“What do you mean?”

“I thought you’d be too busy preparing for the festival stage lately to take on anything else.”

“I’ve finished all the preparations. Now it’s just about working out hard.”

I was at Hyeon-su’s Workshop just yesterday for a 30-minute rehearsal and then spent the rest of the time playing the game connected to the TV.

At first, I didn’t see the point, but it was actually fun.

Plus, the band members have such high energy that it feels great to play with them.

“Right, the festival is just around the corner, so you’ve probably practiced everything by now.”

“Exactly. Oh, we’ll be performing that song at the festival too.”

“That song?”

“The one we sang together, for the drama OST.”

Now that I think about it, I forgot to mention that.

There’s a song in the setlist for the stage this time that we sang together with Moon Chang-sik.

Since I don’t have a song as a singer like Miro, I should at least pull something like this, right?

“…Who’s going to do my part?”

“Oh, Hyeon-su is coming as a guest to cover it.”

Honestly, while Moon Chang-sik sings really well and is on par with professional singers, when I compared it to Hyeon-su during rehearsal last time, Hyeon-su really stands out.

The difference in voice tone between the two of them is quite noticeable, and I’m curious how they will pull it off.

I’m personally looking forward to that stage.

“Isn’t that my part?”

“Then do you want to do it yourself?”

For me, if Moon Chang-sik were to do it, I’d gladly accept with open arms, but… isn’t he busy these days?

“No. Since you have everything prepared, it wouldn’t be right to jump in now.”

“Right?”

Plus, they’ve already completed their practice.

Now that the festival is just days away, it’s too late to make any requests.

“Usually, I hardly pass my parts to someone else, but I’ll make an exception for you.”

“Thanks.”

I thought he wouldn’t care much since it’s not acting, just singing, but it was a bit surprising to hear him say that.

Or is he joking?

His expression hasn’t changed much, so I’m having a hard time differentiating.

“Still.”

Moon Chang-sik suddenly moved closer and said,

“Next time, please check my intention before proceeding.”

“Uh, yeah?”

What’s up with that?

He startled me by getting so close.

It’s not like he is showing off his face or anything.

“I, um, could you step back a bit since you surprised me?”

“Oh, sorry about that.”

“Phew, my heart nearly dropped.”

Despite my height being among the taller girls, it’s still nothing compared to an adult male towering near 190 cm.

“Anyway, I can spare some time for a song or two on stage, so next time I’ll be performing.”

“Uh, if you can do that, I’d be grateful?”

If Moon Chang-sik agrees, that would definitely be a good thing.

Should have asked him sooner when it turned out he was someone who takes his part seriously…

Still, by the way…

“Why do you make such a big deal when you speak?”

“Pardon?”

Can’t you just say it normally?

Scaring people like that.

“Defeat Moon Chang-sik!”

I found it annoying and hit him one more time.