Chapter 191


[That girl is really going to the finals as a candidate…]

Is this for real??

– The video looks good anyway, haha let’s have a drink!

– Really, haha!

– Honestly, just from the video, she’s winning, right?

– Fact!

– If you mute it, it’s a win, haha!

[Miro <— Scary thing about that girl...]

She really thinks she’s a candidate for winning, haha!

- For real!

- Normally it feels like a concept, but she’s serious, haha!

- That girl is moved by her own video...

[Comparison of Guitar Sister vs. Miro’s performance]

(Video)

I compared it with left and right audio, okay?

It’s the same sheet music and song.

- Damn, haha!

- Is this correct???

- Haha!

- I took out the right earbud, and the song got way better.

- For real, haha!

- You too?

- Honestly, Miro isn’t bad, but a winning candidate? A bit, haha.

- For real...

- Look at her boldness!

[Current voting status of the competition]

(Capture of fan cafe guitar competition voting status)

Guitar Sister is winning, haha!

- Miro has no votes, haha!

- Seems like they’re not voting her out of spite, haha!

- Seriously, usually they’d give her something.

- Miro really is irritating, haha!

- Oh, have a taste of a slap, haha!

[The real scary point of this competition;;]

Even if Guitar Sister gets 99 points and Miro gets 0, if Miro gives Guitar Sister a score of 0 and herself 100, she wins.

- For real?

- Yeah, haha!

- Damn, haha! Where’s the fairness?

- Miro has a conscience, she’d probably give 80 points.

- For real, haha!

[Miro wrote a post in the cafe, haha!]

(Capture of Miro’s fan cafe post)

Suddenly promoting, haha!

- Miro posted in her cafe?

- Yep, haha!

- Isn’t it her first time excluding announcements?

- Seems like it?

- Look at that ugly girl, haha!

- After seeing this, I took back my vote.

- For real, haha!

[Miro organized the prices for the competition prizes]

(Miro’s product price list)

Did she spend some money?

She was really serious about giving out prizes.

- Surprisingly good stuff, haha!

- For real...

- Still, she’s serious about the competition...

- She's serious about winning too, haha!

[By the way, what’s this??]

(Photo)

I was watching TV with my mom, and familiar faces started showing up.

- Who are they?

- The composer from the Celestial Realm and Slim Gold.

- Oh, I see.

- The composer of Miro’s pivotal song and the one for Miro’s tranquil Lake.

- Why are those two together?

- It’s an observation variety show, and they’re close.

- For real?

- Yeah, they said they’re working on songs together, adding one more person.

- Oh, I see.

- Is that Miro?

- Would it be? Haha!

[But if those two are doing a new song and there's someone else,]

Wouldn’t it be weirder if it’s not Miro? Haha!

- For real, haha!

- That’s true, but would they do it?

- You never know!

[Kang Woo-hyeon composer interview]

"There are times when I don’t agree with Slim Gold, but my friend who works with him makes decisive decisions."

Of course, Miro can’t be excluded, haha.

- That’s definitely true.

- This girl has been multitasking during the guitar competition, huh?

- For real…

- That’s annoying!

- Is that guy again???

[Miro’s list of collaborating composers]

Kang Woo-hyeon

Slim Gold

Just those two who appeared on the current variety show, haha!

- For real?

- Yep, haha!

- Those two are spot on, haha!

- She picked two name-brand guys and did it, haha!

- For real...

- Top-notch taste, geez!

[Shitshitshitshit <— getting annoying, downvote it...]

At first, I was happy Miro was boosting her name value...

But lately, is it just me feeling irritated?

- Who are you talking about?

- Shitshitshitshit

- Oh, I see.

- For real, haha!

[These idiots are funny, haha!]

(Slim Gold’s music chart performance)

(Variety show participation list)

Miro <— just a flash-in-the-pan similar celebrity with one hit song;

While Slim Gold is worried about being associated with a real promising star, haha!

Seriously, drink your kimchi soup moderately, you wannabe stars, haha!

- For real, haha!

- Slim Gold is probably dating a girl idol, what’s he lacking from Miro? Haha!

- For real, haha…

- Please, let it be, you bastard...

- Hahaha, your true feelings are slipping out!

- Honest opinion) Miro is prettier than idols nowadays, haha!

- No way!

- How could that be, you bastard? Haha! Is there anyone prettier than Miro?

- Honestly, Miro’s appearance is indeed that level.

[Wow, but I’m really looking forward to the song!]

Miro will probably feature as usual, right?

- Yeah, I bet she’ll feature.

- It’s Miro, not Mira, by the way.

- For real, these wannabe stars keep distorting the truth, haha!

- They both picked pretty great tracks... but some of them are produced by VTuber songs...

- You're right, fuck, haha!

- Both of them ended up with VTuber tracks, haha!

- That’s the most ridiculous thing, haha!

***

Today is the big day for announcing the awards.

It’s the day when the viewer voting hosted in the fan café has closed.

So I turned on the broadcast to check the voting that took place so far…

“...It’s catastrophic.”

- Cat? Astrophic?

- That girl doesn’t even hide her true feelings anymore, haha!

- What’s fair about this? Haha!

- Just as I expected, right?

It’s truly catastrophic.

Huh?

Shouldn’t my viewers, even with a small white lie, throw a few votes my way?

How is it coming out like this?

"I’m really devastated..."

- We’re fine, though!

- This is the right vote, haha!

- Alright, let’s go for the win, haha!

The voting results showed that Guitar Sister, who got a majority, was overwhelmingly in first place.

Honestly, even if I was being unfairly criticized, it seems the other candidates were no match either.

…Is Loa really at that level?

"Okay."

Well, I have my conscience too.

Since the votes have turned out this way, I’m not going to forcefully push for a win.

"Guitar Sister wins."

So I nodded quietly, acknowledging Loa’s victory.

I’m deeply saddened, but… sometimes you have to know how to accept things.

- Wow, haha!

- Guitar Sister wins! Guitar Sister wins! Guitar Sister wins!

- Is this really happening?? Is this really happening? Haha!

...To be honest, I feel a bit regretful, but whatever.

Loa has some guitar experience, right?

I just lost; it can’t be helped.

If I practice for about 5 years, huh? I’ll be able to participate in competitions like this and sweep the awards.

As I comforted myself by thinking this, I nodded.

"Then I’ll deliver the prizes via secret message."

Since the other small awards had already been decided before deciding the winner, by the time we settled on the grand prize, the competition was over.

"I’ll give them after the broadcast."

While saving the IDs of those who would receive prizes, a sense of regret bubbled inside me.

Should I have aimed for a different prize, even if it wasn’t the grand one?

After all that effort in posting a video, I just ended up failing.

"Still, a bit regrettable..."

- What’s regrettable??

- I’m not at all regrettable, haha!

"Well…It feels like the winner was pre-determined? I was hoping for something more fierce or a twist. Like, for example, a mysterious guitarist suddenly showing up to win."

[Thank you, 1,000 won donation, ㅇㅇ!]

Honestly, isn’t this the expected result?? Did a guitarist with no identity or questionable skills win??

- For real, haha!

- Seems like their skill is questionable?

- Average guitarist, haha!

"…Please refrain from disparaging other participants."

- <<<- Other participants

- Understood, haha!

- Yes, average user!

[Thank you, 1,000 won donation, ㅇㅇ!]

Goodbye, Miro; just an average guitarist who was active before Guitar Sister showed up.

"Ah, that stings."

These people.

Is it really necessary to ridicule someone who couldn’t win anything in a competition like that?

They are really my viewers, but it's excessive.

"If this chat room is seen by that individual, how sad will they feel? You all are being too much."

- Ah, haha!

- So, are they sad now??

- I’m a person who dropped out, but I’m not sad, haha!

- If you’re upset, you should have won! Oops…

Well, whatever. It’s fine.

I never expected anything to begin with.

"Anyway, the guitar contest is over. It was kind of fun."

- For real…

- You had fun even after dropping out? Like, was the contest a joke?

"I’m not out, I said."

[Thank you, 1,000 won donation, ㅇㅇ!]

But honestly, Guitar Sister did play well, okay? Even if the original artist picks up the guitar, I don’t think they can win against her.

- For real, haha!

- Ah, if it’s the original artist, they would probably win, haha!

- Don’t go overboard, haha! If it was Mira, it’d be game over, haha!

"Ugh."

…I finally caught something after a long time, now look at them mounting me like that.

"Everyone settle down, the next thing we’ll do is this."

Well, no matter if they ridicule me or not, the guitar contest is really over now.

It’s time to move on to the next content.

"Okay, stop playing around and watch this."

I put away the fan café I was looking at and displayed the setlist on the screen.

It was the setlist specifically for the singing broadcast.

- Oh!

- Wow, haha!

- Is it for real?

Since it’s a setlist I always display when doing a singing broadcast, the viewers immediately recognized it, and the chatroom buzzed with excitement.

Is that really such a good thing?

Well, since I’ve worked on singing practice and brought this along for a long time, I might as well show it.

But...

To be honest, thinking about those who were making fun of me earlier makes me feel a bit irritated.

- Big Mi Ro

- Today’s a festival.

- As expected, it’s Miro, okay...

I want to destroy that excited reaction.

Forgetting all the mocking just now, I want to ruin the viewer’s expressions as they celebrate like it’s a festival while I prepare to do karaoke.

Tap-tap.

So instead of playing the MR of the song I had in mind, I wrote a letter on the first line of the setlist.

[Germany]

- ??

- Yes?

- ???

"Today’s the first country we’re doing in our civilization. I’m looking forward to it since it’s been a while."

- Damn, this isn’t it!

- You’re not singing a German song, are you?

- No.

"Don’t like it?"

- Of course not!

- I don’t like it, shit!

- Please sing...

- I was sorry!

"Okay, I understand."

Well, if they don’t like it… as a professional broadcaster who only thinks of the viewers’ feelings, I can show a bit of generosity.

"Actually, it was just a joke."

Saying that, I erased the letter.

- Right? Hehe.

- I thought that too.

- You startled me!

- Should we shake our cheering sticks?

"Alright."

Tap-tap.

And then I wrote the next letter directly.

[Kong Songchan]

"Shall we start with Kong Songchan then?"

- Shit!

- We're done for...

"Hehe."

For mocking me, you must pay the price.