Chapter 128

Virtual YouTuber.

Summer girl Rabin had never heard such a term in her life.

What kind of broadcasting could be done with an avatar like that?

At first, she thought it was some kind of prank, but could it really exist?

“I knew about it.”

“Really??”

Rabin was thoroughly confused by the words of So-eun, another member of the summer girls.

Could it be that she was falling behind the times?

Anyway, before she could complain, the presence watching quietly beside her was too intimidating.

Didn’t I belong to my own agency here?

Did the security guards or some such people slack off?

“Big sister.”

“What?”

“Can the security guard uncle fold a 500-won coin in half?”

“…Probably not.”

“Then shouldn’t they let him go?”

“Wasn’t our country supposed to be under the rule of law?”

Anyway, despite these grievances, there was nothing to be done, so she had no choice but to sit quietly and listen to the lecture.

If I had known this, I would have quietly received vocal training.

‘This is all because of Cha Na-hee.’

Is it enough to just be pretty, sing well and dance well?

Now, can you act too?

You’ve got everything, don’t you? Rabin gritted her teeth.

The partial slacking off of the summer girls in this OST was partly due to Rabin.

The situation only strengthened the already strong image of the summer girls as riding the coattails of Cha Na-hee.

Although others might say she was full of herself, Rabin valued her pride above all else.

Summer girls exist! And I am a summer girl!

She resisted stubbornly, not wanting to add another line to Cha Na-hee’s career, but now she had reached her limit.

“I checked the song first, and the difficulty level doesn’t seem too high.”

While Rabin was thinking this, teacher Erchebet’s speech continued.

She wanted to turn her head and plug her ears, but if she did, the 500-won coin in Sooyeon’s hand might come flying at any moment.

‘Although, now that I think about it.’

‘This is really good training.’

Aside from Rabin, the other members of the summer girls were secretly impressed.

The guidance on emotional lines in the song, the singing techniques…

She was giving very detailed help.

Of course, as singers, if they sang they could do a good job of it.

But when singing new songs, practice was always necessary.

Helping with that was the job of the vocal trainer, and teacher Erchebet was doing an excellent job.

In fact…

“This general feeling is good, right? So-eun’s part should be more lively.”

She could sing well too.

Seriously, she was good.

Rabin slowly began to become confused.

‘What is this thing that sings so well?’

Isn’t all it does messing around with that kind of avatar?

Truly, however much it pains her to say it…

She didn’t want to admit it, but…

“You sing better than Big Sister.”

“WHAT?!”

As if waiting for the right moment, So-eun’s words scratched at her heart, and Rabin glared furiously.

She almost swore, but barely managed to hold it back.

No matter what, she didn’t want to hear that she was worse than that.

Is she now going to be told she’s less skilled than that thing compared to Cha Na-hee?

“Miss Rabin.”

Of course, such a spark of Rabin’s anger was swiftly squelched by Seoyeon’s quiet voice.

“Yes, yep.”

“That shouldn’t be.”

“Eh… Is it?”

Confused, Rabin received serious words from Seoyeon.

“Isn’t there someone inside the monitor?”

“…”

“Isn’t there?”

“Yes, there is!”

Rabin glanced at Erchebet, who was staring at her blankly.

‘If only…’

While she wanted to smash the monitor and end everything instantly, Seoyeon beside her was too intimidating.

Why is she being so kind today?

Even more scary.

While she was mumbling like this, she could feel Seoyeon staring at her intensely.

Her eyes strangely tinged with red.

Suddenly, she saw the 500-won coin in Seoyeon’s hand.

For now, it was intact, but she had this vague feeling that if the coin got folded, she herself would be folded too.

Rabin’s body shivered.

‘Why is she doing this?’

Of course, Seoyeon also sensed Rabin’s tension.

It’s obvious when Seoyeon moves a little, and Rabin flinches like she might scream if Seoyeon yawns.

Even for the dull Seoyeon, it was impossible not to notice at this point.

‘What did I do?’

It felt like dealing with a violent person.

Thanks to which, Seoyeon’s face couldn’t help but puff up.

Today’s Seoyeon was in a very friendly state.

Even if it wasn’t Lamiel, this was a legitimate legal proselytizing effort for Vtubers.

‘Surely being angry that time was justified.’

That was because of the attitude Summer Girls took toward Na-hee.

But fundamentally, Seoyeon had a docile personality and didn’t easily get angry over minor things.

“Still, I don’t think watching such things will be much help…”

“…Such things?”

Seoyeon’s eyes narrowed.

Rabin instinctively realized she had stepped on a landmine!

“Oh, oh no, I’ll work hard from now on!”

“Yes, she’s a very busy person, and we’ve brought her here with difficulty. It’d be troublesome if you didn’t work hard.”

“R-right? She’s a really great person.”

Rabin felt doubt about being an idol for the first time.

As Rabin eagerly clapped for the person in the monitor, she felt increasingly detached from reality.

“I shouldn’t have kicked out the vocal trainer.”

Rabin deeply regretted making a fuss to the representative not long ago.

Could this possibly be a nightmare?

No matter how much she thought about it, it didn’t make sense.

Initially, is it even plausible for a high school girl to be able to fold a 500-won coin?

But Rabin lacked the courage to check if it was a dream.

Thus began the vocal training in earnest.

Two hours of training quietly followed as she gave up on rebelling due to Seoyeon folding and unfolding the coin beside her.

“Alright, alright. That’s all for today.”

“Today?”

These were truly terrifying words.

“Could it possibly not end in a day?”

As she looked towards Seoyeon while thinking this, she nodded as if it were obvious.

“Shouldn’t we continue until we can properly sing the OST? I heard there aren’t any other vocal trainers around…”

Everyone’s gaze turned towards Rabin at Seoyeon’s words.

The main culprit of this incident.

To Rabin, what her fellow members thought didn’t matter.

She needed to find a way to resolve this terrible situation.

“I must find a vocal trainer quickly!”

When was Rabin this desperate?

Even during her trainee days, it wasn’t this urgent.

Since she was the niece of the CEO of Ho Yeon Entertainment, her debut was already set.

“I’ll ban the entry of that fierce beast who settles things with force.”

Was it necessary to find another vocal trainer at all?

If only she could stop Sooyeon!

Rabin trusted the security of this country.

Surely they could handle such a fierce creature.

But…

“Rabin!”

Startled, Rabin looked at the cheerful representative of Ho Yeon Entertainment, Shin Tae-joon, running towards her.

Her uncle wasn’t the type who smiled easily.

He only grinned like that when the company’s revenue increased significantly.

‘Could it be that the new Summer Girls album sold well?’

Thinking that, Rabin’s mood also improved.

This was a song with a lot of Rabin’s vocal part.

If this song was successful, she could crush Cha Na-hee’s pride!

“Could it be that the album sold well?”

“No.”

The easy answer made her wonder if she had misheard.

No, she already knew. She’d been well aware that the song charted outside the lists.

She was just hoping against hope.

“Rather than that.”

“What do you mean, ‘rather than that?'”

That’s the most important thing, after all.

“When did you and Sooyeon become friends? Manager Lim told me! Today, Sooyeon is here to help us!”

“Huh, that…”

Clearly, she did come to help.

The vocal trainer inside the monitor was more skilled than expected.

“Hire her.”

“…What?”

“I mean Sooyeon. You know she’s doing well these days. Our Rabin is finally doing a good thing!”

At this point, it was impossible to say no.

It would hurt her pride to say it was because she was close to Cha Na-hee.

She now realized why Manager Lim didn’t stop Sooyeon.

“You know the company is a bit precarious, right? We need to secure her somehow.”

“R-right.”

In fact, Ho Yeon was extremely wealthy.

This was because their sister group Wintris had once been a huge hit.

But half of the members were Chinese, and they left for China.

The Korean members slacked off.

So Ho Yeon, under the motto of “reproducing Wintris’s success exactly,” churned out girl groups like a factory.

The result was that Summer Girls were all that remained.

Still, the money was plentiful.

Just there weren’t many areas to invest it in.

‘In this case…’

I can’t ask for a vocal trainer.

If I find a vocal trainer here, there would be no way to meet Sooyeon.

‘Why does this happen to me?’

It’s all because Cha Na-hee brought on this disaster.

But she couldn’t meddle with Cha Na-hee anymore now.

Rabin didn’t want to die by the 500-won coin.

Thus, the summer girls…

“…Please take good care of us.”

“Yes, let’s work hard today too!”

She ended up receiving vocal training from the person inside the monitor.

Seoyeon looked on with pride at their appearance.

‘What?’

Just finishing her work, Cha Na-hee stood confused, observing the scene, unable to even guess what was going on.

Nevertheless, with the wizard’s help, it seemed like the preparations for the Summer Girls’ OST would proceed smoothly.

Especially thanks to Rabin unexpectedly showing more passion, Seoyeon became very delighted.

“Even Sister Na-hee said thank you.”

How badly did she want to meet the wizard recently that Rabin even asked about every detail of when she’d be coming.

The wizard must feel grateful to me.

After all, idols had become her fans.

“Maybe with good results, I could invite her for a joint stream someday?”

While she had never heard of idols appearing on Vtuber broadcasts, it can’t be entirely impossible, right?

“Or perhaps the entire Summer Girls could become Vtubers?”

There are quite a few former idol-turned streamers, but there hasn’t been an entire idol group doing it.

Super streamers debut!

Then the wizard’s fame would skyrocket, and Lamiel would benefit as well, instantly becoming a major firm…

‘…’

You, don’t grow too big.

Let’s hope she grows only as much as the previous life.

If she grows too much, she might not even respond to Super Chats.

Thinking about that, Seoyeon calmed down a little.

No matter what, it’s unlikely to go that far.

‘Thanks to her, I’m less stressed.’

Seoyeon was on her way to have her first meeting with the cast of [Sky Garden].

She had only met the director and PD before, but now she was set to meet the entire main cast.

‘Doesn’t it feel a bit too fast?’

That just means everything else is fully prepared.

Enough so that filming can start as soon as the actors are ready.

‘Come to think of it, the cast of [Sky Garden]…’

If the actors hadn’t changed, aside from Cha Na-hee, they were all new faces.

And compared to [Dream Future], there were more actors of a similar age.

“Seoyeon, come this way.”

As soon as she went inside, Cha Na-hee, who arrived earlier, waved her over.

Thank goodness there’s someone I know.

Thinking this, she took a step forward.

‘?’

Seoyeon suddenly felt an odd sensation.

She could feel an intense gaze from the fellow young actors who arrived earlier.

‘Hmm.’

Seo Yeon narrowed her eyes and scanned her surroundings.

The young actors’ gazes seemed to grow even stronger.

Mainly, in an adversarial manner.

‘Recalling what Jo Seo-hee once said…’

Young actors have intense rivalries.

That’s why Jo Seo-hee always behaves in a flashy and confident manner.

“Being humble all the time makes you look weak. Remember that.”

Given their youth, immature emotions sometimes take precedence.

Seoyeon felt she now understood the meaning behind those words from Jo Seo-hee.

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