Chapter 205 – Ground Zero (2)
“Hey, is this the true story of the encounter between the Ada bomber and the cat byechang? Fuck my breasts are getting bigger.”
“Hey, what the fuck is a star window?”
“What is a star window, you bastard? When you first told me you were doing it, you did it with your mouth wearing a cat headband. ‘Could you call me Cat Byeolchang?’”
“Hey, that was then. If you look at the amount of money coming into your bank account right now, your mind will change. I’m not a star window. He is an artist who has accepted his self as Nyang Nyang-seok. Uh? What are you talking about these days? Metabus. 4th industrial revolution. Am I a pioneer changing the world in line with the latest trends?”
“Yeah dude.”
Even today, the drinking party was made pleasantly with stimulating remarks and remarks that crossed the line. We were sitting in the corner of the room’s sojubang, ordering fruit snacks, and chatting. The merger of Nyangnyangseok and Ada Bomber was a very successful contract. Junseok and I were scheduled to go to Nyangnyangseok’s studio to record the next Monday.
Friends seemed to find it funny that two of the most famous of their friends would be entangled in this way.
Junseok pointed a chopstick at me with a smile on his face and said,
“Hey, but Suhyun-ah. I’m very disappointed in you. Uh? I wanted to sing you on a broadcast, so I succeeded by doing this, how could you try to hide that you and I are friends. Uh? I almost cried.”
“You said you sold your soul to be on TV, but I didn’t know you would sell it.”
A friend next to me nodded and smiled. Junseok said to his smiling friend.
“Hey, you guys are the same kid. Bad assholes. Uh? Nyangnyangseok is shy? Are you ashamed to be friends with 1 million V-Tubers?”
We met each other’s eyes. At this point, I think I have to deny who it was, but there was no one carrying a gun barrel. We looked into each other’s eyes and ended up laughing out loud. Junseok saw us laughing and shook his head.
“Hey, I’m doing really well right now. Shouldn’t you be ashamed, not proud? Look at this. I also sang a song, but it’s in karaoke right now.”
“Do you have a song?”
“Does a virtuber sing?”
“Hey, of course not. Look at this. Does it depend on the evaluation of my song critics?”
Looking at the date, it was a song that came out a month ago. Through Jun-seok’s cell phone, we read the title of the song.
“[Look at me, butler]. Our eternal cat captivates V-tube viewers with a mysterious charm that makes it impossible to tell whether it is a man or a woman. Nyangnyangseok sang a song…”
All of us who have read this far raised our heads and looked at Junseok.
Jun-seok shook his head and picked up the karaoke remote control. We looked at Junseok with curious eyes. Jun-seok gave us a thumbs up, and we responded and talked to him.
“And! Nyangnyangseok!”
“Nyangnyangseok is cute!”
Then, Jun-seok put the cat’s hands together and said this with an angry expression.
“I got it!”
“You fucking bastard!”
“You filthy bastard!”
No matter how close we were, there was a line that we couldn’t cross. I replaced my boiling anger with a polite protest. When pieces of squid and peanuts flew in, Jun-seok giggled and played a song.
The high-pitched synthesizer sound rang out, and the cute tempo of the drums shook my heart. Jun-seok came forward and asked.
“Guys, is there a choreography for this?”
“Don’t do it!”
“It’s okay! I don’t want to see you!”
Jun-seok seemed to enjoy each and every one of our reactions. The atmosphere in this place now was dominated by Jun-seok. Like people at a pop star concert, every time Junseok bounced his hips, we screamed and screamed together in a sharp high-pitched sound.
“Butler! Butler! Grow me up! Salmon is better than tuna!”
“Wow, fuck.”
And we lost our laughs as soon as the song started.
*****
At the end of the intense performance, Nyang Nyang-seok, a virtuber, was breathing heavily, completely burned out. We were staring at Junseok with our eyes wide open. Jun-seok nodded his head with a very satisfied expression and sat down.
I didn’t know what I was seeing. The friend patted Junseok on the shoulder and said.
“Hey, you’re having a hard time.”
“What are you struggling with? I do this because I have fun.”
I came out of the shock one beat later than my other friends. I looked at Junseok again and said.
“Yeah, but Junseok-ah. Now, if the two of us are doing a broadcast, what are we going to do specifically? Are you putting me and you in different rooms and combining them? Or what, is that 3D graphic floating in front of me?”
“The world is getting better these days, so I’m going to show you a 3D hologram. So, I broadcast while watching the video in real time, and you broadcast while watching my 3D hologram.”
“Oh, don’t you wear that jacket and shoot in the green room?”
“I do that. But you don’t see me doing that.”
“That’s interesting.”
“Hey, the world has gotten a lot better these days. Do that too There was no such thing in our time.”
“Therefore. Aren’t you tired? Again, I am the leader of the metaverse.”
Jun-seok said that and once again induced a response. We nodded, and another friend asked me.
“Hey, but how did you become connected like this?”
“Ah, our guild thought about participating in an internet broadcast and promoting it, so I came up with a plan, but the guild leader doesn’t know much about internet V-Tubers. So he must have asked his nephew for a favor. But my nephew is a fan of Jun-seok here.”
“Uh huh, Nyan Nyangseok is a fan.”
When I pointed out in a stern voice, I couldn’t help but laugh. I smiled and nodded my head.
“Okay. Nyang Nyang-seok is a fan, so he strongly recommended it, saying that he is popular with young kids these days.”
“Okay. Nyangnyangseok is popular. Sometimes when I watch V-tube clips, he appears.”
“That’s right.”
We nodded and laughed. Junseok said.
“Hey, I’ll lighten up the atmosphere properly on the air. Do not worry. Uh?”
“Hey, I only trust you, my friend, who else do I trust?”
We met eyes. In the midst of the gaze, friendship was burning. Everyone raised a beer glass one by one and shouted a toast.
“Junseok and Soohyun’s broadcast! For!”
*****
And Monday. I was sitting in my seat with a tense face in my suit. The studio of a large company with 1.3 million subscribers was comparable to other broadcasting station filming locations. Among the busy staff, I was squinting while receiving makeup from a makeup artist.
“Ah, Mr. Suhyeon, you came early.”
I narrowed my eyes and turned my head at the sound calling me. The representative of Nyang Nyang-seok’s agency was reaching out to me and asking for a handshake. The makeup artist stepped aside, and the CEO smiled kindly. I said holding his hand.
“Hello. I wish you well today. In some ways, this may have been an unreasonable request, but thank you for responding so willingly.”
“Oops, no. This is the first time Hunter and we are collaborating. In fact, people still have a strong resistance to virtual Vtubers. By collaborating on such a friendly and topical theme, I believe that the reluctance can be reduced.”
“Yes. I will try hard.”
“Ah, by any chance, Mr. Suhyeon is… Do you usually watch virtual V-Tuber broadcasts?”
“Ah, I don’t usually watch them, but I just looked for a few because they were airing this time.”
I wasn’t familiar with this vertube genre yet. The representative laughed and said.
“Ah, then it may be difficult to adapt to the tension of this broadcast, so you should be prepared.”
“Ah, yes I understand.”
The CEO left like the wind. A hologram device was being prepared in the studio, and Jun-seok was passing in front of my room wearing a black jacket. As soon as our eyes met, he and I laughed at each other.
By the way, I saw Jun-seok saying ‘I’m sorry’ with his mouth.
What? What are you sorry about?
The broadcast started without knowing my anxiety.
****
“Sister! We started broadcasting.”
Same time. Ichie, Kim Yoo-jung, and Seong Ha-yeon gathered together and started watching V-tube live.
The title of the broadcast was:
[Nyangnyangseok’s chastity crisis?! Meet the Ada Bomber Nyan!]
Seong Ha-yeon said with an expression full of energy.
“… Our Suhyeon is now eating and drinking while crossing dimensions.”
