I Want to Be a VTuber

Filming for Episode 11 and Episode 12 of Mine was completed, effectively wrapping up all of Seoyeon's scenes.

So that should have been the end of it... or so she thought.

"We've decided to reshoot some scenes."

Director Han Yegun dropped the bombshell ◈ Nоvеlіgһт ◈ (Continue reading) announcement.

Unlike Seoyeon, who had somewhat anticipated this, the others looked momentarily confused, as if they had misheard him.

"We're discarding some of Sehee's scenes and reshooting them."

"Oh, um, I..."

"Of course, we've already gotten her consent, so there's no need to worry. In fact, she's extremely motivated for this."

With a slight smirk, Han Yegun spoke casually, and the staff could do nothing but nod.

On set, the director is king.

And who would dare defy the king?

"This time, you better not take it lightly." 𝑓𝓇𝘦ℯ𝘸𝘦𝑏𝓃𝑜𝘷ℯ𝑙.𝑐𝑜𝓂

Seoyeon approached Arthur, who stood with his arms crossed.

"I never took it lightly to begin with."

"Oh, it's obvious. Just talk casually with me."

"......"

She really was a lot like Stella.

Of course, Stella was a hundred times worse in personality, but the way Seoyeon could see right through him made Arthur uneasy.

'And then there's her talent.'

Filming Episodes 11 and 12 of Mine had been a significant experience for Arthur as well.

It had been a while since he had truly immersed himself in acting, and he had actually enjoyed the process.

"You're no match for her," was it?

Stella had once said that to him.

Looking back, maybe that had been her way of provoking him into coming to Korea.

'If I had underestimated her, I would've ended up exactly as she said.'

Before he knew it, Seoyeon would have completely overshadowed his presence.

But since he had been aware of the possibility, he had been able to prepare.

At the end of Episode 11, Arthur had to face Seoyeon.

In Episode 12, it was Oliver's turn.

The results had been satisfying—though there had been some humiliating moments.

And now, on top of that—

"A reshoot, huh..."

Arthur's character, Adam, had a scene in Episode 10 where he confronted Hong Seha, the character played by Sehee.

That scene was Hong Seha’s last appearance in Mine.

If the show performed well and got a second season, she might appear again, but that was still undecided.

'At least I don't have to redo the action scenes.'

Arthur had performed the Episode 10 action sequence himself, so he had been inwardly relieved.

Especially since the actor he had to do those action scenes with was none other than Seoyeon.

"So, that means Seoyeon's done filming for Mine?"

"Yeah."

"I heard you still have some time off. Why not come visit the U.S.?"

At Arthur's suggestion, Seoyeon tilted her head.

There was no real reason for him to invite her.

"Why?"

"I like talented actors like you, Seoyeon."

Arthur smiled warmly as he spoke, but Seoyeon's expression turned into one of pure disgust.

'...That's odd. That’s not the reaction I expected.'

Come to think of it, Seoyeon had never reacted to his looks at all.

Even Jo Sehee hadn’t shown much interest either—maybe Korea just had different beauty standards.

Still, Arthur had expected Seoyeon to accept his invitation.

I mean, it was his invitation.

Even if she wasn’t interested in his looks, Arthur Diaz’s background was something anyone would desire.

Especially for an Asian actress, who would normally have a much harder time breaking into Hollywood.

'If I take her to the U.S., Stella will be seething with jealousy.'

Regardless, Arthur genuinely wanted to bring Seoyeon to the States.

It wasn’t just because she was Asian.

When he said he liked talented actors, he had meant it.

If he could sign someone like Seoyeon to his agency, it would be like gaining an invaluable asset.

And at the same time, he could also piss off Stella, who had been eyeing Seoyeon as well.

But Arthur’s plan was instantly—

"Sorry, but I’m a little busy."

—shut down by Seoyeon's firm refusal.

Arthur was momentarily stunned.

Was she seriously turning down a chance to go to Hollywood?

"As far as I know, you don’t have any upcoming projects lined up."

"I need to play games."

"?"

"Don’t get the wrong idea. It’s work."

Seoyeon declared proudly, watching Arthur's dumbfounded expression.

It was a promotional event for her dad's company’s game.

At first, it had felt a little awkward.

But then, she realized—

It gave her an excuse to play games legally.

Recently, Seoyeon had been gaming to her heart’s content.

Even Sua couldn't stop her because, technically, it was "work."

And Youngbin? He had never been able to stop her in the first place!

As a result—

Seoyeon's Eternity Camp ranking had been climbing higher and higher.

At this rate, she'd rake in all the pre-launch rewards!

'Today, I’m reaching Diamond.'

It was just a promotional event.

But Seoyeon was dead serious about it.

After all, she had never reached Diamond in League of Legends.

But in Eternity Camp, she was on the verge of achieving that dream.

Meanwhile...

"Haha, so next week, I’m shooting an ad! Can I talk about it? Of course, I can!"

70K-subscriber YouTuber Heo Taegyun was chatting happily with his audience.

He was a variety gamer who played all sorts of games.

A Grandmaster in League of Legends—

And in Eternity Camp, he had reached the highest rank: Eternity.

"What’s the ad for? Eternity Camp! I knew it! Of course, I’d be chosen. I mean, I have the highest rank among all streamers, don’t I? It’s only natural. Fate, really."

Since the season was ending, a rank reset was inevitable.

And since Early Access players would receive special rewards based on their rank, many were grinding hard.

"Hey, don’t call it a dead game. Take that back."

He acted playfully offended but secretly agreed.

'Could they even find another streamer at my level?'

After all, he was a 700K-subscriber YouTuber.

Big streamers like him rarely touched low-viewership games.

He had only kept playing because he liked the game’s cel-shaded graphics.

He wasn’t expecting any major changes when the game officially launched.

'I heard they’re bringing in a VTuber.'

As a streamer, he knew what VTubers were.

But when he heard the name, he couldn't help but laugh.

'Ramiel, was it?'

Who the hell was that?

She had less than 200K subscribers.

Impressive for a debut, sure.

But still—only 200K.

Compared to him, she was a nobody.

'Pathetic.'

He didn’t like VTubers.

And he couldn’t understand why people even watched them.

'If they had the looks, they wouldn’t be hiding behind an avatar.'

That was Heo Taegyun’s opinion on VTubers.

And from what he’d seen—

Ramiel didn’t seem any different.