[Is Miro really going crazy??]

(Link to Fan Café post)

Why are you coming out? LOL

– Is that Miro?

Yeah, for sure LOL

– But she’s on a different level, right?

Yeah, you can totally tell even without seeing her face.

– Is it you again?

– Miro wins LOL

[Miro <- the funny part]

Did you think you wouldn't recognize her just because her face is covered? LOL

- For real LOL

- You should have covered your body too, you idiot LOL

- Wow, but looking at it, she could have succeeded even if she played Dwitch.

Yeah, for real... she's on another level compared to regular people LOL

[Those idiots who say that's not Miro]

Does that look like Miro?

That's the rookie singer, Mirror, who appeared like a comet on the music charts.

- Ah, right.

- I don't know you, goat...

- Don't talk nonsense LOL Why would Mirror participate in a competition meant for people like Vurtaku?

Yeah, for real LOL These guys' imaginations are wild.

[What the hell, it's an amateur competition]

Isn't it unfair for the original artist to show up?

So petty, gee...

- For real...

- It's the original artist but her guitar skills are kind of...

- Hey now…

- Let's not consider her a singer on this one; Miro should handle it herself.

[Guitar Sister vs Miro]

Seriously, who’s better?

Honestly, it feels like Guitar skill is not all that LOL

- Still, shouldn’t she get some visual bonus?

Yeah, Guitar Sister has some atmosphere too.

So you think she’s prettier than Miro?

We don’t know since her face isn’t shown.

So you think Guitar Sister is prettier than Miro?

Are you kidding? This is a guitar competition, not a beauty pageant!

Fact: The evaluation is by Miro.

[But isn't Miro done hiding? LOL]

Thinking about it, why is Miro holding a competition with sheets arranged by the original composer?

- For real LOL

- Seems like she gave up.

- It blew up when she casually pulled the score out like it’s nothing LOL

[In the first place, hiding doesn’t make sense.]

Since Miro isn’t heavily trying to suppress it, you can think of it as public property once the red pill spread.

- Yeah, Miro casually lets it out.

Yeah, for real... She's not one to ban you, just temporary blocks or kicks...

She doesn’t even care if the chat is going wild...

Miro's approach seems right, forcing it just leads to more backlash.

[Honestly, why should Miro hide?]

She hasn’t done anything wrong.

With the red pill being the way it is, she should confidently step out LOL

- So she’s not hiding LOL

Yeah, I guess so LOL

- Just hope she doesn’t start any controversy LOL

[Thinking about it, Miro’s kind of cute LOL]

Guitar Sister seems to be stealing a bit of her spotlight, and then Miro gets all fired up and practices hard.

Thinking this way makes her seem so cute LOL

- For real LOL

- Still young, so cute.

- You can't really hate Miro, for real...

As long as she doesn’t get a boyfriend, she’s the top tier in the Celestial Realm LOL

For real LOL

Does Miro not have a boyfriend based on her looks? Think a little!

Seriously, does she have a boyfriend? Why is she streaming every day and practicing guitar, you jerk?

For real... I'm Miro and I'm right about this.

Look at how Vurtaku freaks out, LOL

[So far, the list of nominees for the guitar competition]

(Capture of Miro's notepad with the nominee list)

There’re just way too many, can we even pick? LOL

- Miro probably just puts in anyone who’s decent LOL

Yeah, for real, some need to be cut off.

- Seems like they’re just giving out awards?

She's got fans who play her song on guitar, probably proud of it LOL

But isn’t the turning point not Miro, but the song from the singer, Mirror?

Oops, I mistook them because their names are similar.

Be careful next time!

- So, who’s number one? Seriously, isn’t it Guitar Sister?

- Guitar Sister does play well.

- For real LOL Others are just mediocre but she stands out by herself.

- She’s powerful LOL

[Guitar Sister is a YouTuber too]

(Link to YouTube)

She now has two songs up.

- But why does she have only a thousand subscribers?

- Seems like she gained them after Miro entered the competition.

- Wow, Miro's really causing a ripple effect.

- Miro’s level gives her room for that!

- What the hell, isn’t she just riding the wave?? That’s annoying...

- ?? Does the Celestial Realm have the right to talk about riding waves?

- For real LOL Those big-time YouTubers started by taming the mainstream.

- I joined back then too LOL

- Fact: Even now, the Celestial Realm’s still riding on singer Mirror's wave.

- Now that I think about it, these bastards don't learn their lesson.

- For real...

***

“Isn’t it unfair for your sister to show up?”

[I’m a viewer too, you know.]

The day after I posted a video on the fan café, I had a call with Loa.

Is this our first one-on-one call?

“So, did you subscribe to my Dwitch broadcast?”

[…I did.]

“Did the viewers all subscribe, right?”

[But they did.]

“You usually don’t watch my broadcasts, do you?”

[…Yeah.]

In truth, we don’t often watch each other’s broadcasts.

Well, we each have our own stuff to do, and of course, our broadcast times overlap as well.

I can actually say that my broadcasts are probably more watched by the Manager than the members.

Anyhow, not watching just means not watching, right?

So, having the fake Miro participate is already unfair.

“So, why did you even sign up?”

This is what I'm curious about.

Isn’t Loa the one who’s hidden the red pill all this time?

Why take the risk of participating in the competition where she could be exposed?

Especially for a competition with a payout not even worth 100,000 won from her perspective.

[…It looked really fun.]

“Just as I thought.”

I knew she’d say something like that.

I mean, looking at her, Loa seems like the type to jam on the guitar in Hongdae, so it makes sense she’d struggle to resist that competition.

She’s usually quite meticulous about maintaining her broadcast character, so playing guitar comfortably while broadcasting is probably tough for her.

“Even so, what were you thinking? What would you do if you got caught?”

[Don’t worry, I won't get caught, and Su-hyun made a smoke screen, right?]

“Me?”

[Isn’t that why you signed up?]

“Not at all.”

Seems Loa was mistaken.

Do I look like someone who’d create a smoke screen for this kind of thing?

Who’s worried for whom, anyway?

It’s not even comparable—Me, who’s already laid bare the red pill, and Loa, who’s comfortably ranking first in the Celestial Realm without any scandal.

[Wait, did you really sign up to beat me?]

“Who knows until we try?”

We can only find out by battling it out.

Who knows? I might get more praise than Loa.

[Hmm... you did put in some effort.]

“Right? What do you think? Is there a 50/50 chance?”

[Hahaha.]

…Seems like she’s absolutely convinced she’ll win.

Well, she did play well.

Had some nice visuals too.

However.

“This doesn’t seem like the time to be so relaxed.”

[Honestly, I’m not being relaxed—why?]

“I asked the judges, and they said they’re interested in the mysterious guitarist.”

As it turns out, it seems like the judges siding with Miro wasn’t entirely off.

Just asked in the mirror a moment ago, and it seems their hearts are with the competitor, not Guitar Sister.

[…Is the fairness of this competition really okay?]

“Oh, we’re almost at our destination, so I may not be able to continue the call.”

[Su-hyun? Right?]

“I’ll hang up now. Talk later.”

[Just one answer…]

Click.

I hung up the call just like that.

Fairness in the competition?

Well, that could exist.

Or maybe there’s a little inequality as well.

But isn’t there still some time before the competition?

Let’s just think about that later.

Right now…

I looked up at the building in front of me.

Speaking of which, it’s been quite some time since I first came here.

Today marks the first meeting after the trio was formed with me, Hyeon-su, and Kang Woo-hyeon, the composer.

The work will take place in Kang Woo-hyeon’s workshop.

Well, since Hyeon-su is a junior with significantly less experience than the composer, it's naturally expected, but just the thought of seeing Hyeon-su in the composer’s workshop feels strange.

It’s like encountering the boss mob of a different dungeon in an unintended dungeon?

Well, I’d guess they’d think something similar about the reverse.

With those thoughts, I entered the composer’s workshop and immediately ran into Hyeon-su as soon as I stepped into the lobby.

“Oh, you’re here, sis?”

“Yeah, it feels strange seeing you here.”

“Really? This is my first time here.”

Is that so?

Well, it could be a new place for Hyeon-su.

But for me, it’s already somewhat familiar.

“Do you want to drink something first?”

“Pardon?”

“I’ll get something from the refrigerator.”

I had long since received permission to use the refrigerator.

Given the composer’s habit of frequently having people over at the workshop, the fridge piled with drinks feels like a vending machine.

“Wow, you seem pretty comfortable here.”

“Isn’t that right?”

I took out a drink from the fridge and handed it to Hyeon-su while taking one for myself as well.

“By the way, this place is nice.”

“Your workshop is nice too, right?”

While this feels very clean and stylish, I personally think Hyeon-su's workshop has its charm too.

Well, it is in the basement, but it’s clean there too.

“By the way, hey, if you’re going to use my wish right now, you should let me know beforehand.”

And with that thought, I brought up something I had been thinking about since I last met the composer. If he’s going to use my wish for the collaboration, he should have told me.

“What if I couldn’t make time?”

“...I’m sorry if that was a hassle. I thought you seemed bored during the broadcasts lately.”

“Wow, you’ve been watching me?”

“I catch it sometimes.”

This guy, he’s been sneakily keeping up with my broadcasts.

“…But, saying I look bored, I’m hosting a whole guitar competition.”

“Oh, I saw that. It looked fun, so I thought about participating.”

“Please don’t do that.”

Loa participated anonymously, and it was all a bit chaotic—if Hyeon-su enters, I’d have to close the competition for sure.

As I was seated in the lobby and chatting, the composer came out from inside.

“Looks like everyone’s here?”

“Yes, why were you so late?”

“Ah, I’m sorry. I had a few things to review… Shall we just get started?”

"Sure, let’s get right into it."

With the three of us gathered, we officially entered the planning stage for the song production.

To be honest, I didn’t think I’d have much to do here.

Well, I guess I was called to mediate discussions between the two...

But haven’t we already become friends? I doubt they’d fight.

And the composer already holds Hyeon-su in high regard.

Hyeon-su also thinks positively of the composer, so I trust they’ll work well together.

Why not give it my all while I’m here, but today is mainly planning, so I guess I’ll just warm my seat and then we can all grab a meal together.

Shall I finally treat myself to some fine dining?

I thought it’d be nice to visit that high-end Korean restaurant we went to last time while killing time.

"So, what do you think, Su-hyun?"

"Yeah, sis, please choose between the two."

...It didn’t take long for me to realize that I had been misunderstanding something.