“Ah, hello.”

“Yes, hello…”

Perhaps it was because their eyes met.

Min Hayoon and the M4 cosplayer exchanged awkward greetings.

In fact, at these kinds of subculture events, it’s inevitable that some cosplayers will stand out.

Even regular attendees will start to recognize cosplayers after seeing them a few times, so what about cosplayers themselves?

Especially if they’re cosplaying the same character and have even taken pictures together.

Since a certain level of familiarity has been established, it’s not that difficult to exchange a few words.

“Ah, so that’s why it looks so good… If I put BBs in this, will it actually shoot?”

“Yes, it’s just a modified exterior…”

“Wow… Mine is just a hollow shell…”

The M4 cosplayer nodded in amazement, looking at Min Hayoon’s airsoft gun, which looked heavy at first glance.

She said she didn’t know much about this area, so she bought a cosplay prop, and it never occurred to her to buy a real airsoft gun.

An awkward silence returned.

Sitting in her seat to watch the stage, Min Hayoon proudly showed off her modified M4, then put it back between her legs and fiddled with her phone.

After the two spent some time doing their own thing.

…!’

She didn’t know how many people had used the QR code Min Hayoon gave them, but her Pixiv followers had increased by a whopping 67.

The number of sponsors had increased by 7 in these past few hours!

Min Hayoon’s annual income had also increased by 840,000 won!

‘This is amazing…’

Offline events like AGC require purchasing power to be enjoyed properly, so the proportion of so-called ‘server lords’ is overwhelmingly high.

Min Hayoon’s art was good enough to be chosen by those server lords, and the proof of this was reflected in the numbers.

‘Yes, this is it.’

Min Hayoon, hiding her face with one hand, tried to suppress her expression as she felt like she could fly.

Just by wearing some unusual clothes, taking pictures with people, and handing out pieces of paper with QR codes, her monthly income increases by almost a million won.

Is there any reason not to do this?

Min Hayoon, barely calming her trembling lips, returned to Pixiv and was wondering about how many more illustrations she should draw for this month’s sponsor-only content.

“The water gloss is a bit…”

“Yes?”

“Isn’t the water gloss a bit weak…?”

“Ah.”

On her phone was a swimsuit illustration that Min Hayoon had drawn and uploaded to Pixiv.

Saying that the water gloss was weak was an evaluation of Min Hayoon’s illustration.

“For a swimsuit illustration, I thought the water gloss should be a bit stronger. Since it’s supposed to be completely wet…”

However, the M4 cosplayer’s expression wasn’t very bright.

She asked out of curiosity, but she knew it was rude to criticize someone else’s art.

Her gloomy expression, tinged with guilt, was even pitiful…

“Men like this kind of drawing.”

“Yes?”

Min Hayoon answered her question casually, as if she didn’t mind.

She had so much pride in her art that she rarely got offended when someone criticized it.

“A shirt clinging to the skin because it’s wet, the faint outline of the body showing through in the process, it’s bound to attract attention, right? When drawing bikinis, if you add some water droplets flowing down towards the belly button, they go crazy for it.”

“Ah…”

“Taking the base water gloss effect lightly is a kind of pacing control. To make the pointed water droplets stand out, I deliberately go light on the base.”

“So, the overall skin is just enough to give the impression that it’s wet…? Too wet and you can’t highlight the points, too dry and it doesn’t feel right?”

As Min Hayoon explained in detail, the M4 cosplayer checked the swimsuit illustration again and finally let out a small exclamation as if she understood.

And now, it was Min Hayoon’s turn to ask a question.

Because Min Hayoon was also interested in her.

“Are you interested in this kind of drawing? Usually, if someone asks questions about a drawing, they’re often a professional or someone in the field.”

“No, not really… I’m… modeling? Animation? Should I say that? Rather than drawing directly, I’m the type to process finished illustrations.”

“Ah. So, even if you don’t draw directly, you must see a lot of this kind of drawing, so it’s understandable that you’d be curious.”

Usually, modeling experts also draw.

But they don’t hone their skills as sharply as Min Hayoon, who makes a living from a single illustration.

“Ah, it’s starting now.”

“Ah, yes. Thank you for the answer.”

The MC for this stage came in, and the atmosphere in the audience began to stir.

It didn’t seem like the time to be chatting leisurely.

“Waaaaah!

Author-nim!!!”

After finishing her conversation with the M4 cosplayer, Min Hayoon jumped up from her seat and welcomed author Nam Seung-joon, the general PD and scenario writer of Memory Store, and the main MC of this talk show, with open arms.

“Welcomeeeee!”

Of course, there are more than just one or two fans of Nam Seung-joon, the general PD of the best visual novel company in Korea.

At least the majority of the people watching this stage could be considered Nam Seung-joon’s fans, and most of them stood up to welcome him…

“I’ve been waiting all day for this!!!”

Among those many fans, the one who stood out the most was none other than Min Hayoon.

It was impossible not to draw attention when she came in cosplay, but Min Hayoon didn’t care about that and waved her hands.

Wasn’t she a hardcore otaku?

She was in a situation where she was meeting a game developer she usually enjoyed within a few meters, so she couldn’t help but be excited.

“Haha, thank you for the welcome. First, let me introduce myself…”

Starting with the introduction.

“It’s been a while. This is my second time here…”

“Hello! I think this is my first time seeing you at an offline event…”

When two voice actors who participated in author Nam Seung-joon’s work appeared one after another, Min Hayoon’s heart rate began to rise like crazy.

“Waaaaah!”

Since she kept shouting at every little thing, people around her started to notice and pay attention to Min Hayoon.

“Alright, alright, the lady cosplaying in the middle. We need to proceed with the talk show, so please calm down a little. There are other people here too.”

“Ah, yes…”

“Everyone else too. Let’s relax a bit and only respond when we ask for a response. Let’s practice, give me some applause and cheers now.”

“Waaaaah!”

But when the opportunity arose, she shouted and clapped.

She was the epitome of a hardcore otaku.

“Woooooah!”

“Welcomeeee!”

“I’ve been waiting a year for this!!!”

This is a space for fans who have gathered only for today.

‘I’ll enjoy it to the fullest…’

Min Hayoon had no intention of being quiet during today’s stage.

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“Cough… Cough…”

Perhaps her idea of enjoying it to the fullest was too much.

Min Hayoon’s frail body gave out after shouting for just over an hour.

Her throat felt scratchy from all the dust in the event hall, and she didn’t feel very good.

That’s the taste.

Min Hayoon entered a franchise porridge restaurant in KINTEX and soothed her tired body and mind from today’s event by eating some ginseng chicken porridge.

The warm food definitely made her feel a bit better.

As she blew on the burning hot ginseng chicken porridge and swallowed it, Min Hayoon reviewed today’s stage.

“I’m jealous…”

Honestly, she was jealous.

Min Hayoon had been a fan of author Nam Seung-joon for a long time, and she was also a fan of the voice actors who played the heroines in the games he directed.

So, she was jealous of everyone who stood on that stage today.

The voice actors who were on the same stage as author Nam Seung-joon.

Author Nam Seung-joon, who was on the same stage as the voice actors.

“Should I just make a dating sim too?”

She even had such thoughts.

I’ll make a dating sim, come to AGC, hold a stage event at AGC, and have a talk show while laughing with the voice actors.

“Would that even be possible?”

Of course, considering the production cost, it was a ridiculous idea.

What are the three elements of a visual novel, a dating sim?

High-quality heroine illustrations.

The passionate performances of the voice actors that bring them to life.

Finally, the coding that connects them.

“I have a lot of money though… I think I can easily save up enough for voice actor recording fees in a few months.”

But can a game be made with just money?

Coding manpower is needed to combine art and sound, and this is an area that Min Hayoon cannot replace.

But…

“If I go to a meister high school, there are plenty of coding slaves there, right? Since meister high school students don’t care about college, if I coax them by saying I’ll let them get practical experience, I can somehow use them as unpaid slaves…”

This is dangerous…

The more she thought about it, the more it seemed possible.

She felt like she should go home and analyze it in more detail.

“Excuse me, the check please!”

“Yes, coming.”

She had filled her stomach, so it was time to go home.

And so, Min Hayoon finished her journey at AGC, her first fan event since becoming a woman, and went home.

But…

“Why are you so late?”

Was it because she was too late?

Mother…

Yoon Suhee’s wrath fell.