[Christmas Miro Broadcast Entry Lmao]

I knew you’d show up, lol.

– Great Miro

– Hwang Miro

– It’s Christmas Eve today;

ㄴ Same difference

– Miro Ham must show up today, lol

ㄴ For real…

[Celestial Realm All Broadcast on, lol]

(Dwitch Capture at the Top)

I’ll turn all this on, lol.

The Six <— Just goat, lol

- This is a bit insane, lol

- Just a unicorn guard...

[Miro Anime, how long until it's over?]

Damn, I ordered chicken the moment the broadcast started, it's gonna get cold.

- Lmao, good luck

- Planning to select for another hour, lol

- Seriously, who told you to order right away?

[Miro, are you in your right mind?]

What kind of love comedy is this?

I have to watch this nonsense on Christmas.

- That seems fun, lol

- Looks like Miro picked well

- It's worth a watch

[If it's more fun than I expected, I'll upvote, lol]

Miro’s reactions are tasty.

- For real, yummy reactions, lol

- The anime itself is just fun, lol

ㄴ For real... it’s pretty entertaining

[Miro’s new song, so when's it coming out?]

Didn't they say it drops soon?

- Probably after watching the anime?

- Later tonight

[Miro’s new song title, lol]

Loneliness on Christmas, damn, lol.

- So lame...

- So Miro, damn it

[What the hell is this ending??]

We need to watch together, why end it??

- For real, right?

-(Link) Hurry up and go here; it's a shelter

ㄴ It’s Anna's broadcast, damn, lol

ㄴ Anna, totally confused, lol

ㄴ No way, everybody's strangely coming here, lol

[What’s the song, haha?]

The music video is insane.

- For real

- Super well made

[Featuring Entry, lol]

Wow, they sing like crazy,;;

- Who's that?

ㄴ I don’t know either, lol

ㄴ Don’t you know Lee Kang-jun? lol

- They really sing well, haha

[This guy <— Just a Celestial Realm deity, upvote, lol]

(Miro’s profile picture)

Is it you again?

G.O.A.T

- This guy, yeah, for real...

ㄴ This guy? Is Miro your friend?

ㄴ For real... add the honorific, please

[So who is Lee Kang-jun?]

Who is doing the composing featuring? lol

- He’s a ballad singer

- Don’t gay people not go to karaoke? lol

- He’s more famous than Miro, lol

ㄴ Just a smidge more than Miro;

ㄴ Seriously, are these idiots brain dead?

ㄴ Butaku is hilarious, lol

[Miro, how far does her network extend?]

Last time she sang a ballad and somehow got a singer in to create a track and do featuring, lol

- This gal is just a femme fatale, lol

ㄴ What does that even mean?

- A networking G.O.A.T in the history of VTubers, lol

[Miro’s connections, look and you'll understand, lol.]

(Miro’s collection of red pills)

She could get close to every guy in the world, lol.

- Wow, lol

- For real...

- Life easy mode... is it you again?

[Jeong-hoon <— What’s this guy doing, lol?]

He just hangs out at the café, so why hasn’t a song dropped yet? lol

- Jeong-pyung, lol

- Well, that’s so Jeong-hoon, lol

[But it seems like he’s not just gonna drop one or two songs, lol]

Based on what he says and the composer he picked, it looks like there’ll be at least three more songs.

- For real... I think so too.

- That's insane.

- Great Miro!

[At this moment, the most f****d people...]

(Collective profile picture from the Celestial Realm)

It's these guys, LOL.

Whatever they do, Miro is the comparison point, lol.

- Ah, lmao

- How can they compare to Miro? lol

[Live laughing fools...]

(Collective profile picture from the Celestial Realm)

It's these guys, lol.

They become famous just by existing, lol.

- Ah, lmao

- How does their teammate even compare to Miro? lol

[Miro taking a break, damn.]

(Miro Café Notice)

Year-end vacation? Damn, Christmas isn’t even over yet!

- Ah, lmao

- What a jerk...

- Miro can take a break, lol.

ㄴ But she threw a bomb and left, damn.

- Mipyeong, lol

- Is it you again? joat...

***

“...That happened.”

“So there’s a fuss about my featuring?”

Lee Kang-jun looked like he didn’t quite get what I was saying.

Well, he doesn't know this industry at all, so I guess that makes sense.

“Because I’m a guy.”

“Good grief.”

“This is the norm in our field.”

Lee Kang-jun is acting confused, but I totally get it from my perspective.

It’s not about whether it’s possible or not; this is just how it is in our industry.

“Is that so?”

“Yes, so don’t let my viewers look at it strangely.”

And even if all the cool kids of the world don’t get it, don’t I have to side with the viewers?

“...That’s never happened.”

“Anyway, so is this the featuring I’ll be doing?”

“Yes, I’ve put together the lyrics and guide vocals here.”

I came to this workshop at year-end for the purpose of recording my featuring.

It felt like it was time to sing, and indeed, I came to sing.

“By the way, what does it feel like that the song you made is charting?”

I asked as I read the lyrics for my featuring part.

Lee Kang-jun had seemed a bit attached to the charts, right?

I was a little worried this time, but thankfully, the fandom is still strong, and we managed to squeeze onto the end of the charts.

Of course, it wasn’t just my fandom that made it happen.

All the Celestial Realm 2nd generation folks promoted my song, so it was a pretty expected result.

The Celestial Realm fandom has grown ridiculously compared to before.

Even excluding me, there are 11 members.

With this many people continuing to broadcast on Dwitch, the fandom keeps growing like crazy.

The upcoming 3rd generation is going to be truly blessed.

Unless some serious controversy arises, they’ll probably be in the top 1% as soon as they debut.

“The charts... it feels weird.”

“Is that so?”

“Yes, I understand that Soo-hyun is amazing too.”

“Oh... you recognize that?”

“Yes, I’ve been getting messages from people around me.”

“From around you?”

Does that mean someone contacted Lee Kang-jun’s friends?

About my song being composed and featuring?

...That feels a bit strange.

If he’s Lee Kang-jun’s friend, wouldn’t he be a cool kid? The fact that a viewer is mixed in there means they must be quite good at keeping the personal and fandom separate.

Well, anyway...

“How is it? Didn’t I do well?”

“...Yeah.”

Lee Kang-jun looks very satisfied, so that’s a relief.

It feels worth it to have pulled him into the Miro Family.

“I'll repay you right away.”

“Repay me?”

“Do the featuring quickly. I’ll make sure your name gets added one more time to the track.”

“Oh...”

That’s some serious confidence.

Has he suddenly figured something out?

Well, when I think about it, he’s someone who has topped karaoke charts by his own power and put his name high on the main music charts before.

He’s already a talented individual who regained his confidence completely.

“I’ll look forward to it.”

“Yes, let’s record.”

That day at the end of the year, I finished the recording at Lee Kang-jun’s workshop.

*

The day after finishing the recording.

Now that there’s nothing to do until the new year, I’m totally lounging around.

Since there’s nothing to do, it’s the perfect time to lie down and waste some time...

Beeeeeep—

...Or so I thought.

“Hello?”

[Soo-hyun, what are you up to?]

The caller is Ah-young.

It’s been a while.

Recently, Hyeon-su has been busy with new album work, too, so I haven’t been in contact much.

“Me? Just lying around.”

[On New Year’s Eve?]

“It's New Year’s Eve, after all.”

I worked hard for a whole year, so I can lay back during the last week, right?

They even took a year-end vacation from the broadcasts.

Well, there’s been a lot of talk since the song release, but the atmosphere is mostly understanding.

We’ve all worked hard.

And I’m not the only one taking a break; the other members are on break too, so it’s quite natural.

[Then come out!]

“Pardon?”

[We’re having a year-end party!]

“...Weren’t you busy preparing for the album?”

[You gotta play when it’s time to play!]

…That’s true, but.

To come out?

I’ve become one with my bed at this point.

I’ve thrown away broadcasting too and have transitioned into winter sleep mode, so I’m quite hesitant about going out.

[We’ll have super expensive wine!]

“Wine?”

[I got it as a gift from a fan; it's something you can’t buy with money!]

...Wine that you can’t buy with money?

That sounds pretty tempting.

“Still, I want to rest at home…”

[Really? Then Hyun-su, bald Kang-hyeok, and I will just stuff ourselves?]

“Stuff ourselves? At your age, how can you say that?”

[...I was just joking!]

Seriously, Ah-young hasn't changed at all.

When was the last time I saw her?

…Was it at the concert?

It’s been a while since I’ve seen her face.

“...So when and where is the party?”

Shall I go out for the first time in a while?

I’m actually curious about the prestigious wine.

[Really? You’re coming, right? Then come around tomorrow afternoon!]

“Well… fine, I’ll go.”

Tomorrow truly marks the essential year-end.

Well, a year-end party is only natural.

After ending the call, I stretched out back on the bed.

Ah, I forgot to ask something important.

So who’s actually coming?

I know Hyeon-su’s band will be there, but will the people I saw at the last concert come too?

While thinking that there might be some familiar faces, I closed my eyes.

Since they’re having it in Hyeon-su’s workshop, it shouldn’t be too big.

Probably not.

The next day afternoon.

A little early, I arrived at Hyeon-su’s workshop after a long time.

“Oh, Soo-hyun! It’s been a while! You came early!”

Ah-young, whom I haven’t seen in a while, was dressed up pretty nicely.

It’s not that she’s wearing something fancy like a dress, but it’s a look that gives off a “I put some effort in” vibe.

“...Should I have dressed up too?”

Compared to that, I just wore a sweater and padding. Should I have made more of an effort?

“Is that not dressed up?”

“Huh?”

“...Never mind, go rest over there.”

“No, I’ll help too.”

“You really don’t have to.”

I usually wouldn’t help, but...

“How can I just rest in this atmosphere?”

Looking around, I surveyed the scene.

From Hyeon-su to other members, everyone was busy setting up the tables and getting ready. How am I supposed to just rest?

I rolled up my sleeves and figured I should help with something.

“...Will you? There’s way more to prepare than I thought.”

“Alright.”

So right after arriving, I helped the band members prepare for the party.

...But the scale seems a bit big.

I thought it’d just be a small gathering with a few people, but there are way too many tables.

When did Hyeon-su’s workshop get this spacious?

Usually, it’s cluttered with junk, so I didn’t notice, but with everything cleared out, it became pretty large.

“Well, it’s about time for the guests to arrive.”

“By the way…”

“Yeah?”

“Who’s actually coming?”

I feel like it’s a bit late to ask, but I didn’t get a chance earlier.

I only found out about this party yesterday.

“Oh, just Hyeon-su’s acquaintances will come.”

“Are we preparing it this big for just that?”

“Yep, Hyeon-su’s totally an insider.”

An insider, huh… Well, I guess it makes sense; he’s expanded his connections while doing broadcasts.

“Oh, so is Kang Woo-hyeon the composer gonna come?”

“Of course! He doesn’t miss these kinds of parties.”

“Oh really?”

“He's quite well-connected.”

I learned something new.

I always thought he just stayed in the workshop all day, but he has a reason for his wide circle.

Anyway, it’s great to know Kang Woo-hyeon is coming.

Isn’t it better to have at least one more familiar face?

“And also... Lee Hyun-jun will come.”

“Oh, they're close, huh?”

Lee Hyun-jun from Beastz? I nodded.

Thinking about it, Hyeon-su and I share some acquaintances.

My worries might have been for nothing...

“Oh, and by the way, when Lee Hyun-jun comes, it seems the whole Beastz group will come as well.”

“Everyone?”

What does it mean that they’ll all come just because of one person?

It’s not a set menu or anything.

“And that actor we became friends with during the variety show... and some singers I worked with.”

“Huh?”

“The PD I got close with, and there’s also the model I got close with during a magazine shoot about a month ago…”

As the names kept piling up, my head started spinning.

Why are there so many?

Is Hyeon-su some super insider?

No, no, it’s getting a bit too complicated, but the conclusion hit me.

“I want to go home.”

I thought it’d be just a small year-end party among acquaintances, but it was nothing like that.