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

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“Come on!”

At the shout of a tall male student, the other students hurriedly pull desks and chairs out of the classroom.

“Stack them here!”

“Faster!”

They begin to stack desks and chairs tightly in a corner of the hallway.

What they’re doing is hastily constructing a barricade to block the zombies that have entered the school all at once.

“This place is too small!”

“But there are zombies…”

“Make it wider!”

Even as they stack, they’re creating a small opening.

This is where their leader will enter.

“I’m here!!”

Just then, an urgent voice can be heard from across the hallway.

“Yeon-ah’s here!”

“Get ready to block!”

Upon hearing that signal, the students start moving quickly, arranging desks and chairs to block the hallway neatly.

This isn’t their first time; they’ve practiced this several times already.

Having spent enough time since the incident occurred and with the seasons changing, their teamwork was flawless.

“I’ll block when Yeon-ah gets here!”

“Hold everything steady!”

Just as everyone was assigned their roles, they hear:

“Here I come!”

Out from the hallway, a girl who could rightfully be called their leader appeared.

“Get ready!”

Wearing her school uniform paired with a red puffy jacket to showcase her status as a student.

With her hair showing dark roots, having missed the dye appointment, she was a pretty girl who sprinted towards the barricade with a baseball bat in one hand.

And then—

Shwoosh—!!

She slid cleanly through the opening created.

After that.

“I’ll block!”

“Block everything tight!”

After sealing up the gap, the students tightly gripped the desks and chairs.

And soon—

Graaah—!

Graaah!

Zombies, having followed that girl, start to emerge down the hallway.

Bang!! Thud!!

They slam against the barricade with their bodies.

“Uh, we need to block the top!”

However, perhaps due to the sheer number of zombies pouring in, the chairs and desks on top begin to shake, unable to be held back by the students’ bodies.

At this rate, it’s only a matter of time before the zombies break free from the top.

“Everyone, hold on tight!”

At that moment, Yeon-ah lifted herself off the desk she was blocking and raised her baseball bat.

“What are you doing!”

“I’ll smash it if you stick your head out!”

She grabbed a lower desk and climbed up.

“Someone hold this.”

“Uh, be careful…”

With that, one student grabbed the desk.

With a solid foothold, Yeon-ah clenched the baseball bat tightly.

And then—

Clunk!

One desk broke free.

Graaah!!

A zombie that had been clinging to the barricade pushed its head through the opening.

The decayed face emitted a foul odor, and its grotesque appearance made anyone frown involuntarily.

With a swift motion, Yeon-ah spun the baseball bat around.

Bang!

She began to strike the zombie’s head with fervor.

“Die!”

Bang! Bang!

As Yeon-ah poured all her strength into hitting the zombie’s head, its movements began to slow down.

With a final gasp…

The zombie went limp, a lifeless body blocking the gap between the desks.

“Ha….”

Though she sighed in relief, zombies continued to push forward.

According to the original plan, they were supposed to hold on and buy time.

Only then would their promised companions arrive.

Although they were outsiders who suddenly entered the school.

Yeon-ah deemed them trustworthy.

“I’m going again.”

Thus, spinning the baseball bat, she awaited the next zombie to stick its head out.

**

After filming was complete.

“Thank you for your hard work!”

I greeted the surrounding actors with a genuinely satisfied smile.

Ah, it feels like a decade’s worth of pent-up frustration has been released.

It was a bit of a concern regarding the action scene, but as expected, practice beforehand is essential.

“Everyone, you all did great!”

After thanking the surrounding actors, I went over to greet the supporting actors as well.

“Oh yes, thank you.”

“You did really well!”

“As expected, it’s different when you go into a live setting.”

Having grown a little closer during the earlier practice, everyone responded to my greetings with somewhat relaxed expressions.

Hmm, I feel a bit proud.

Even if it’s slight, didn’t I just forge some new connections by taking the initiative?

I don’t know when we’ll meet again, but it should be helpful later on.

Anyway.

Just as I was about to leave the set after greeting the actors…

“Mr. Soo-hyun, well done.”

The Director suddenly appeared before me.

“I heard from the supporting actors that you practiced beforehand.”

“Oh yes…”

That expression that seems to say ‘as expected of Mr. Soo-hyun’ made me feel slightly uneasy.

It seems like I’m getting an odd reputation bit by bit.

Actor Kim Soo-hyun, despite having only a few episodes in the third episode, is always practicing with supporting actors, giving the impression of being meticulous…

Hmm, maybe it’s somewhat true?

If I think of it as my reputation growing positively, then it’s probably fine.

“I thought the action scene improved significantly.”

“Yes, yes… I received advice that practicing together helps.”

“Oh… did you even ask for advice?”

“Well… it wasn’t anything grand; I just met my mentor after a long time.”

But somehow, I feel like an honor student who has inadvertently gained that image.

The teachers are pleased and acknowledge it, but I, on the other hand, feel confused by the situation.

“Your mentor? You must have attended an acting academy before?”

“Oh, not really… I have a mentor who was there when I started acting.”

I casually mentioned my mentor as if it was nothing.

Well, mentioning Moon Chang-sik seems like bragging, doesn’t it?

It’s a form of humility for me.

“Oh, I see… If your mentor raised you well, they must be quite remarkable.”

“Yes… they truly are incredible…”

Anyway.

Noticing that the Director’s expression seemed to turn toward asking about the zombies, I figured it was time to make my escape.

“Um, I’m going to change my clothes for a bit.”

“Oh yes, take your time.”

Since I had nothing to contribute knowledge-wise at this point, I hurriedly left.

Phew… I survived another day.

I think I should study zombies at this rate.

Anyway.

Just like that, I wrapped up my schedule at the filming site without any mishaps.

After that, because it turned out to be effective, I began to practice with supporting actors for the next shoot.

“Alright, I’ll swing my bat!”

“Yes! Give it a good smack!”

As we went along, I started to notice something.

Even the extras who barely appeared in the drama just to get their heads smashed by zombies also had stories and dreams.

“I’m studying theater and film…”

“I was originally a civil servant. But I quit…”

Moreover, as I became friends with them, they started sharing such stories with me.

Maybe because I had heard all those stories? I, too, began to care more about them.

“Um… Manager?”

“Yes?”

“Shall I treat the supporting actors to some coffee?”

“… That sounds nice, but it’s sudden.”

“Well… more like the idea of a coffee truck.”

Hmm, uh… I’m really not the type to be overly meddlesome or generous with others…

“… It’s cold, after all.”

The weather has turned cold.

Thus, a warm cup of coffee should be fine.

And anyway, the complicated arrangements will be handled by the agency.

I just need to provide the funds, which is simple.

What do I earn money for if not to spend it like this?

So I did it.

“Everyone! Mr. Soo-hyun’s treating us to coffee…”

“Wow…! Just when it got cold…”

Unintentionally building up my reputation, the filming continued smoothly on that frigid winter day.

**

“I’m back.”

Though the filming at the site was smooth.

Surprisingly, there were some blocked parts.

“You arrived just in time.”

“Has everyone else arrived?”

“Yes, all the first-generation members are here.”

This was for the Celestial Realm Year-End Concert.

With so many people, things began to get a bit tangled.

After all, there are 24 of us, so it gets quite complicated.

“Uh… what about the back?”

“Oh, that’s my manager. We need to head to another schedule later.”

“Not security… but your manager, huh… understood.”

Since this meeting wasn’t on the schedule and we had an itinerary afterward, I came with Park Kang-seok.

We had to get moving right after the meeting.

“Soo-hyun’s manager, huh?”

“Yes, yes, reliable, right?”

“Looks a bit…?”

It seemed like Park Kang-seok didn’t have a typical manager vibe.

Earlier, even the staff person was surprised, and now other members are wide-eyed when we enter the meeting room.

After all, he’s no one to manage.

“By the way, what’s the problem today?”

Anyway, after sending Park Kang-seok to the lobby, I took a seat in the meeting room and inquired.

“Ah… due to track timing, the stage is slightly tangled up.”

“Since it’s only us here, it seems like the problem is with the first-generation parts?”

“It’s not strictly that… it’s just that the first-generation has a larger share, so we only showed up.”

“Hmm…”

True, there are several group tracks for the first generations.

Compared to the fourth generations or other junior groups that don’t have any original songs, the first-generation undoubtedly has a larger share in the concert.

Even if it’s not a group number, each member has their significance and caliber.

While The Six is trying to make it as fair as possible, it could unwittingly become unfair in a certain context.

Just for me, I have enough tracks to hold a solo concert; if they let even one of those loose, it could get tricky.

For that reason, I found myself unexpectedly covering a lot of ground.

The number of tracks had slowly increased beyond our original plans.

Consequently, solo songs, group songs, unit songs, and so forth increased performance time.

I was lucky that filming for the drama went smoothly; otherwise, I wouldn’t have managed several of them.

“So, what exactly is the issue?”

“This looks like we might have to drop a few tracks and prepare some new ones.”

“Hmm.”

Cancellation, huh?

Things are getting tricky.

Everyone is in practice mode right now.

It could be challenging to set new ones up.

“Here’s a list of the canceled tracks; make sure to check, Soo-hyun, yours is on there too.”

“Okay.”

Nonetheless, it’s a relief that the cancellations happened early on.

If we had made changes late, the practice would have happened, but we’d face the disaster of changing tracks.

“This is quite a few… Could we possibly remove one track entirely to piece things together?”

“I’d like to do that, but it turns out it can’t be arranged that way.”

“That’s unfortunate.”

“The company side is apologizing a lot for the mistakes.”

Did I trust the company too readily?

Thinking it over, The Six is run by people too, so these forms of blunders could occur.

Still, preparing for a concert with so many members must be their first time.

Anyway.

As I was examining the list of canceled tracks.

“Here I come.”

The meeting room door swung open, and the Celestial Realm manager entered.

Not Park Kang-seok, but the actual manager from the Celestial Realm.

“Alright, with everyone’s busy schedules, let’s get started quickly.”

Since this was a hastily arranged meeting, the manager promptly initiated the meeting.

Since I have my next schedule too, I see they want to wrap it up quickly.

“You’ve all seen the list, right? What are we going to do about this…”

The meeting itself wasn’t too elaborate.

It was merely about which songs got canceled and what alternatives we might consider.

Since I had no real opinions to contribute, I sat and listened when the manager asked.

“Ms. Miro, would you like to take on a blank list?”

In the midst of deciding what to do next, the manager approached me.

“Uh, me?”

“Yes, since a lot of your songs have been canceled too.”

Hmm, I could manage, but…

“Do I do it alone?”

Considering it was a group song that got canceled, doing it alone felt a bit odd.

It would be better to collaborate with other members who got canceled too.

“Oh, I think it’d be good to have a certain collaboration.”

“What kind of collaboration?”

I wondered who I could pair up with.

The freshest option that came to mind was probably Rain…

“Could you work with a fourth-generation member?”

“A fourth gen, huh?”

“Yes, I think it would be nice if you could do one together.”

A fourth-generation member… should I go for it this time?

We did a collaboration before, and we’ve built a few connections, after all.

Showing up together at the year-end would be good too.

“Though not with everyone, I think it’d be nice to do one with just one person.”

“Oh yes, I already have someone in mind.”

“Really? Who is it?”

When I think of fourth-generation members, several names come to mind.

There are those I played zombie games with and the cavalry friend who had been with me since the early days during the war collaboration.

But…

“Sun-hee. Sun-hee.”

The fourth-generation Japanese junior who used to challenge me springs to mind.

Having boasted about it, shall I put my skills to the test now?

“Ah, in that case, I’ll tell Sun-hee.”

“Yes, I’ll practice with her.”

I’ll see if I have her contact info or something.

I should bring her over a few times to practice together.

Thus, the moment of joyful joint practice between seniors and juniors was decided.