Virtual YouTuber.
Summer girl Rabin had never heard such a word in her life.
What kind of broadcast can you do with a 3D avatar like that?
At first, she thought it was just a prank, but is there really such a thing??
“I knew about it.”
“Really???”
Rabin was greatly bewildered by the words of So-eun, another member of the Summer Girls.
Could it be that I’m behind the times?
Anyway, it was too scary to protest because there was someone quietly watching beside her.
Wasn’t this clearly her own agency?
Did the bodyguards or security just slack off?
“Unnie.”
“Why?”
“Can the bodyguard uncle fold 500 won in half?”
“…I don’t think so.”
“Then shouldn’t he have sent it to you?”
“Aren’t we in a law-abiding country?”
Anyway, there were some unfair elements, but there was nothing she could do except sit quietly through the class.
If she had known this would happen, she should have just taken vocal training quietly.
‘It’s all Cha Na-hee’s fault.’
Just because she has a pretty face and can sing and dance well, is that everything?
Now she has to act too.
She’s got it all. Rabin gritted her teeth.
The fact that the Summer Girls slacked off about half during the OST was also because of Rabin.
In fact, the image of the Summer Girls riding on Cha Na-hee was getting stronger.
Others would say she was being spoiled, but Rabin cared more about her pride.
The Summer Girls were born! I’m the Summer Girls!
She didn’t want to add even a line to Cha Na-hee’s career OST, so she held on desperately, but now she reached her limit.
“I’ve confirmed the song first, but the difficulty isn’t high.”
While thinking that, the words of teacher Erchebet continued.
She wanted to turn her head and cover her ears, but doing that might make the 500 won coin in Seo-yeon’s hand fly right at her.
‘Wait, though.’
‘They’re actually teaching really well, huh.’
Despite that, the members of the Summer Girls were secretly impressed.
The emotional lines of the song and the singing style.
They provided very detailed guidance.
Of course, they were singers themselves, so if they sang, they could do it properly.
But when singing a new song, practice was definitely necessary.
That’s what vocal trainers do, and teacher Erchebet was doing that excellently.
Even…
“Did you hear that? About this feeling, it’s good. So-eun’s part should be more lively.”
She sang well.
No, she really sang well.
Slowly, Rabin became confused.
‘What’s up with someone who can sing so well?’
Is using such an avatar just for fun not all there is to it?
Honestly, she didn’t want to say it.
She didn’t want to admit it either.
“She sings better than you.”
“Yah!!”
At So-eun’s words that seemed to scratch her soul, Rabin glared wide-eyed.
She almost blurted out a curse but barely held it back.
No matter what, she didn’t want to hear that she was worse than that.
Now she had to hear that her skills were lower than someone like Cha Na-hee.
“Rabin.”
Of course, the spark of Rabin’s anger was instantly extinguished by Seo-yeon’s gentle voice.
“Yes, yes.”
“You shouldn’t do that.”
“Is… is that so?”
Rabin was startled as Seo-yeon spoke seriously.
“There’s someone in the monitor, right?”
“…….”
“Isn’t there?”
“Of course there is!”
Rabin discreetly cast a glance at Erchebet, who was staring blankly at her.
‘……If it were up to me…’
She desperately wanted to smash the monitor and end it all, but Seo-yeon beside her was too scary.
Why is she being so nice today?
It’s even scarier.
As she grumbled, she felt Seo-yeon’s fixed gaze at her.
Eyes tinted strangely red.
Suddenly, she noticed the 500 won coin clutched tightly in Seo-yeon’s hand.
For now, she was safe, but she had a vague feeling that if that 500 won was folded, she would be too.
Rabin’s body trembled.
‘What the heck is going on?’
Of course, Seo-yeon sensed Rabin’s unusual demeanor.
Whenever Seo-yeon moved even a little, Rabin flinched, and even a yawn from her would send her into a panic.
At this point, even Seo-yeon, who was usually dull, couldn’t have been oblivious.
‘What did I do?’
It felt like dealing with a violent person.
That’s why Seo-yeon’s face had to turn sulky.
Today, Seo-yeon was in a very friendly state.
Even without Lamiel, she was engaging in legitimate missionary work on Vtubers.
‘It’s true that I was angry back then.’
That was because of how the Summer Girls treated Na-hee.
But fundamentally, Seo-yeon had a mild personality and didn’t easily get angry over trivial things.
“But I don’t think seeing those things will help much…”
“……Those things?”
Seo-yeon’s eyes narrowed.
Rabin instinctively realized she had stepped on a landmine!
“Oh, no, I’ll work hard from now on!”
“Yes, that person is busy, and it took a lot to invite them. You have to work hard.”
“I-I see? They’re an impressive person after all.”
For the first time, Rabin felt doubts about being an idol.
Having clapped enthusiastically at the monitor, she started to feel increasingly detached from reality.
‘I shouldn’t have chased away the vocal trainer.’
Rabin really regretted throwing a tantrum at her manager a while back.
Could this be a nightmare?
No matter how she thought, it didn’t make sense.
Could a high school girl even fold a 500 won coin?
But she didn’t have the courage to confirm whether this was a dream.
Thus began the full-fledged vocal training.
Even if she tried to rebel a little, she quietly practiced for two hours because Seo-yeon was folding and unfolding coins next to her.
“Okay, okay. Let’s call it a day.”
‘Today?’
That could not be a terrifying statement.
‘Please don’t tell me it won’t end in just one day?’
Thinking that, she looked at Seo-yeon, who nodded as if that was obvious.
“Shouldn’t we keep going until we can sing the OST properly? I heard there are no other vocal trainers…”
At Seo-yeon’s words, everyone’s gaze turned toward Rabin.
The culprit in this situation.
Rabin didn’t care about the gazes of her colleagues.
What mattered was that she needed to somehow resolve this dreadful situation.
‘Quickly, I have to find a vocal trainer!!’
When was the last time Rabin was this desperate?
She wasn’t even this earnest when she was a trainee.
She was the niece of the CEO of Ho-yeon Entertainment, so her debut was already confirmed.
‘I won’t allow that beastly woman to enter and shake things up anymore.’
Was there really a need to find a vocal trainer?
She could just stop Seo-yeon from interfering!
Rabin trusted the security of this country.
One fierce creature should be manageable somehow.
But…
“Rabin!!”
Rabin was flustered at the sight of her uncle, Shin Tae-joon, running in with a bright smile.
Her uncle was not someone who easily smiled.
He would only beam like that when the company’s revenue had increased significantly.
‘Could it be that the sales from the Summer Girls’ new song did well?’
Thinking that way, Rabin’s mood lifted.
This new song had a particularly large part for Rabin’s vocals.
If this song did well, she could take Cha Na-hee down a notch!
“Did the album sell well?”
“No.”
He answered so easily that Rabin thought she might have misheard.
No, she already knew. She’d been aware of how they were off the charts for a while.
She just asked out of hope.
Seriously.
“More importantly…”
“What do you mean more importantly?”
That was the most important thing.
“When did our Rabin get on friendly terms with Joo Seo-yeon? Manager Lim told me! Joo Seo-yeon came to help us today!”
“No, that’s…”
It’s accurate to say she came to help.
It’s also true that the vocal trainer in the monitor exceeded expectations with her abilities.
“You’ve got to hold on to her.”
“……Huh?”
“Joo Seo-yeon. You know, she’s been rising lately, right? Our Rabin is finally doing something big!!”
At this point, she couldn’t bring herself to say otherwise.
To say she came because she was close to Cha Na-hee would hurt her pride in many ways.
Now she understood why Manager Lim didn’t stop Seo-yeon.
“You know the company is a little tight on funds, right? We must grab this opportunity.”
“R-Right.”
In reality, Ho-yeon had a lot of money.
That’s because the Summer Girls’ sister group, Winterless, had once been a massive hit.
However, half of them were Chinese members, and half escaped back to China, and the Korean members were slacking off.
So Ho-yeon tried hard to recreate Winterless’s success with its motto of ‘Reproducing the success of Winterless!’ and churned out girl groups like a factory.
As a result, all that remained was the Summer Girls.
Well, they still had plenty of money.
It’s just that there wasn’t much room for incoming funds.
‘But if I do that…’
I can’t exactly ask for a vocal trainer now.
If I were to get a vocal trainer, the chance to meet Seo-yeon would disappear.
‘Why is this happening to me?’
All of this was because of Cha Na-hee creating disasters.
But Rabin couldn’t harm Cha Na-hee now.
She didn’t want to end up dead from a 500 won coin.
Thus, the Summer Girls were…
“…Please take care of us.”
“Yes, let’s work hard today too!”
Suddenly, they began receiving vocal training from the person in the monitor.
Seo-yeon watched them with a proud face.
‘?’
Cha Na-hee, who had just finished her work, looked at the situation with a confused expression.
She had no idea how this came to be.
*
Anyway, thanks to the wizard’s help, it seemed like the Summer Girls’ OST preparation would progress smoothly.
Especially because Rabin was participating more passionately than expected, Seo-yeon felt very happy.
‘Na-hee unnie also said thank you.’
How much did she want to meet the wizard that these days, Rabin kept asking when she’d come again.
Shouldn’t the wizard feel thankful to her?
After all, idols had become fans of her.
‘If I do well, could we possibly collaborate in the future?’
She had never heard of an idol appearing on a Vtuber broadcast, but surely it wasn’t impossible, right?
‘Or maybe the Summer Girls could become Vtubers.’
While there have been many girl groups transitioning, there has never been a full girl group crossover.
Super talented Vtubers debut!
Then the wizard would grow rapidly, and Ramiel would benefit in turn, becoming a big company in no time…
‘……’
That’s just getting too big.
I hope they only grow as much as in the past life.
If they grow too much, they might not react even when I send super chats.
Once she thought that far, Seo-yeon calmed down a bit.
No way would it reach that point.
‘Thanks to that, I feel less tense now.’
Seo-yeon was currently on her way to meet the cast of [Sky Garden] for their first meeting.
Previously, she had only met the director and producers, but now she was about to meet all of the main cast.
‘But isn’t the pace a bit too fast?’
That means everything is ready to go.
They were ready to shoot at any moment with just the actors.
‘By the way, the cast of [Sky Garden]…’
If the actors hadn’t changed, aside from Cha Na-hee, they were all faces she had never met before.
Moreover, there were more actors of similar age than in [Dream Future].
“Seo-yeon, over here.”
As she stepped inside, Cha Na-hee, who had arrived first, waved at her.
It was a relief to have someone she knew.
Just then, as she was stepping forward, she suddenly felt a strange sensation.
Somehow, she felt intense gazes.
This time from the peers who had arrived before her.
‘Hmm.’
Seo-yeon narrowed her eyes and surveyed the surroundings.
Suddenly, she felt the gazes of the younger actors grow stronger.
Mostly with a sense of hostility.
‘Speaking of which, Jo Seo-hee had said this.’
Young actors tend to engage in competitive displays.
So Jo Seo-hee always acted brightly and confidently.
“Being just humble can make you look small. Keep that in mind.”
Being young, emotional responses often took precedence.
Seo-yeon now understood the meaning of Jo Seo-hee’s words.
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