Chapter 373
“…That was the concert story.”
The concert tale was told briefly.
It all started with a simple desire to hold a concert—then I spoke to The Six, and they agreed to let me do it if I could create original songs to the point of releasing an album, so I formed a composition team and did all that…
After sharing this hilariously short story in comparison to the preparation time, questions began pouring in.
-Did you really dance from start to finish?
-Wow, that must have been tough, haha.
“It was me dancing, right? I thought I was going to die from exhaustion.”
It was so strenuous. After spending all the time in Japan as the first stop of our world tour, I felt like I wanted nothing more than to go home.
On top of that, on the first day, there was a curious irony where Tenshi was in Korea while I was in Japan, so I couldn’t fully enjoy myself.
-Haha.
-I bet you collapsed afterward.
-How did the encore go?
“Seriously, my legs were shaking after the concert. Oh, by the way, you guys didn’t know I ran straight to the concert hall right after the performance, did you?”
-????
-For real?
-???
“Do you know you can go straight to the stage through the staff entrance? After everything was done, I was standing on the brightly lit stage, watching you all leave.”
-???
-Really??
-Did that actually happen?
As expected, the viewers seemed surprised.
I mean, it’s hard to imagine a virtual YouTuber running into the concert hall right after finishing their concert.
“Everyone was rushing out to buy goods, though?”
-Damn.
-Why didn’t I see that?
-Haha.
-What the hell?
-Did that really happen?
-Didn’t anyone see me?
“Well, one person did notice me.”
-??
-Who was it?
“But when I asked them to keep quiet, they realized and left. I actually wanted to thank that person if they’re here.”
-Damn it.
-Is that person an idiot?
-?????
-You got caught?
[Thank you, Miro-nim, for the 10,000 won donation!]
Damn, you were at the concert?? Ugh, I missed it, haha. What were you going to do if you got caught?
“If I got caught, I would pretend to be staff.”
-You think that would work? Haha.
-There’s no one here who doesn’t know your face, haha.
-If you got caught, you’d be holding a fan sign event as a second round, haha.
A fan signing event as a second round… how horrifying.
Considering my stamina at that time, I might have collapsed while signing.
“Anyway, it was nice to see everyone’s faces at the concert.”
-Ahh…
-Damn, our embarrassing moments are exposed…
-Of course, since you went as a representative, you must have acted like an insider, right?
“Insider? Ah, I saw many of the girls all dressed up.”
-For real.
-There were a lot of pretty people.
-Were there girls?
[Thank you, 1,000 won donation from Anonymous!]
Speaking of the audience, why was Moon Chang-sik at the concert???
“Huh? Moon Chang-sik came?”
-Oh damn, right!
-Explain yourself!
-There are photos circulating, haha.
“Photos? No way, someone must have taken a mistake.”
-Fan café, let’s go!
-You’d better check it, seriously.
“Goodness, I hope it’s not someone else…”
Carefully muttering about Moon Chang-sik, I entered the fan café.
Since it hadn’t been long since the concert ended, I sneakily checked the fan café filled with all sorts of chatter before immediately looking at the popular posts.
[This was taken during the concert; is this not Moon Chang-sik?]
Then, a post with a high number of views and recommendations appeared.
Entering to confirm, there was a photo posted with the person’s face blurred, and behind them was a tall figure wearing sunglasses, a mask, and a hat—yeah, definitely a guy exuding ‘I’m a celebrity’ vibes.
Yikes… he probably came incognito but ended up in an unfair situation.
Among all the celebrities who might attend a concert, only Moon Chang-sik could be identified by such height and proportions.
“I wouldn’t know just from this. One of my fans could look like this… shudder.”
-Shudder? Seriously?
-You bastard.
-Should we seriously go at it today?
-Slim Gold was obviously here.
“That person came as a guest performer, so I gave them a ticket.”
-Then why was Moon Chang-sik here??
-Wasn’t it live? Why was a guest in the audience area?
-Did the Celestial Realm first-generation students come too?
“The members couldn’t come to the concert. Also, the guest performers weren’t live.”
-??????
-What the hell, what’s live and what’s recorded?
“All mine was live, while the guests had their recorded parts.”
-So, what was the talk in between then?
-How can that work??
“We practiced together.”
-Wow, haha.
-That’s some serious dedication.
[Thank you, 1,000 won donation from Anonymous!]
It’s not like it’s going to be distinguished anyway, so you might as well just record it, haha.
-For real, haha.
-Rather than practicing, you should’ve gone live then.
-So lame, haha.
“Ugh.”
After all the effort I put into practicing, the reactions were good, but the viewers were like mischievous kids.
“Next time, I’m going to record everything, so be warned.”
-Haha, okay.
-So, is there going to be a next time?
-Next time, just give us a lot more seats.
“Seats…? We’ll see how it goes then.”
Honestly, I was a bit surprised at how quickly the tickets sold out at the last concert—both The Six and I found it strange.
If there’s another time, it might be even bigger.
Anyway, it seemed the viewers still had a lot of questions, so the Q&A continued.
-So when can we buy the goods online?
-Let me buy the album.
-Why are you only selling to those at the concert?
-When will you let us have it?
The most frequent questions were about goods and albums.
Well, if they’re my viewers, they’d definitely want those items.
“The album and goods? You’ll have to check with The Six about that…”
-But it’s your stuff!
-You seriously have no idea??
-Please, please release it online.
-The reseller prices are outrageous.
When I mentioned contacting The Six, the backlash was immense. Apparently, they really want it more than I thought. Well, I’ve already received my package and displayed it in my room.
As I glanced over the chat, a particular phrase caught my eye.
“Resellers? Is that a thing?”
-Yeah…
-They keep popping up on second-hand sites.
“Oh… should I check it out?”
So they come all this way to sell the goods secondhand?
That’s a bit rude, isn’t it?
If it had been one or two years later, maybe that would have been understandable.
But it’s barely been a few days since the concert, and they’re already posting? It just feels like a cheap attempt to profit off the novelty.
So I entered the most popular second-hand trading site to search for Miro’s goods.
“Here it is.”
And immediately, I spotted a post selling Miro’s goods.
The price was marked up several times, too.
-Woah.
-They’re actually selling this?
-Should we go Mr. Call? Haha.
-Let’s go~~
“No, no, everyone, calm down.”
The date showed it had been posted recently.
Well, if it was during my brash youth, I might have gone there myself…
But now, I just find it annoying and have no other thoughts about it.
“I’ll talk to The Six and see if we can get the goods up for sale online as soon as possible, so don’t waste your money on secondhand offers.”
-Oh, haha.
-Cool, haha.
-Great Miro!
This person… should I push The Six about specific issues regarding the concert from the Celestial Realm?
It might not work, but honestly, I don’t care all that much.
With that, the broadcast wrapped up with more stories and questions answered.
And then…
“Please release the goods.”
[Huh?]
I immediately called my manager and started whining.
[Why are you calling out of nowhere?]
It was a precarious early evening.
I wasn’t trying to bother them late at night, but given the time…
“Are you still at the company?”
[…I suppose so.]
Right, it’s that time when they’d be fully occupied at the office.
I’m not sure what he has to do there after the concert, but that’s just my manager.
“By the way, do you have the schedule for Miro goods going online?”
[We don’t really have a specific date yet… but…]
“I just went live, and my viewers keep asking about it.”
I didn’t initially plan to press him, but… it was unavoidable given how much the viewers wanted it.
After all, I am a broadcaster too.
[Well, I suppose Miro’s fans would really appreciate those products.]
“Are you going to take credit for them, then?”
[…I was just stating the facts.]
I knew the initial planning for most goods was primarily driven by my manager, so it seemed like he was fond of the products too.
“By the way, I saw some resellers out there.”
[Oh, I saw that too.]
“Did you watch my broadcast?”
[No, it was one of the staff members who showed me.]
Oh… so The Six already knows about it.
In that case, I guess I don’t need to say more.
After all, they’ll take care of it themselves.
[So, in essence, you want me to hurry up and get the products available online?]
“That’s right.”
[Hmm… I’m not sure if that’s feasible. The truth is, since there are a lot of items, we need to source various factories properly to produce them.]
“Ah, that makes sense.”
It would be easier if they were mass-producing one item, but considering the list, there’s bound to be a variety.
Like, you can’t have a power bank and a blanket with Miro’s character made at the same place, right?
“But if we handle it when there’s interest and demand, won’t people buy more?”
[That’s a good point… I’ll see what I can do.]
“Please don’t push yourself too hard, alright?”
[Oh no, now that the concert has ended, the staff’s schedule is more relaxed, so it’s definitely doable.]
“…Are you going to have to work late often?”
[…The overtime pay is good, so you don’t have to worry about it.]
“….”
Did I say something I shouldn’t have?
Hmm… After thinking for a moment, I shook my head.
Since they mentioned the pay is good… I can just cheer them on.
I should probably bring a coffee truck to the headquarters later.
“…I’ll leave it in your hands.”
[Okay.]
…I hope I don’t get beaten up while bringing coffee.
With that, Miro’s online goods sales schedule was pushed ahead.