Chapter 12: Internet broadcasting…?

A week after Ren completely severed her contract with the agency, the internet was in utter chaos.

Cornelia itself was a group that had made quite a name for themselves within Japan, so talk about it began to pour out from all sorts of communities.

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[Title: Did you guys see Ren left the group this time?]

-If there wasn’t a problem, would she have left on her own?

-I don’t think so.

-You bastards defending that b*tch, get ready.

-She left first because she herself had something to hide.

-Didn’t want to blow things up.

-But hasn’t anything been confirmed yet?

-Is it okay to write things like this?

ㄴ You defending bastard still alive?

ㄴYeah, your fave is going down the drain lol

-I knew it from when that b*tch was active.

-Her eyes looked so f*cking fierce, I thought something would blow up someday.

-At this point, aren’t the other members also being threatened to speak nicely?

-Seeing the photo of her hitting, it’s f*cking scary.

-From the start, she wasn’t qualified to be a leader lol.

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[Title: Ren’s sexual favor controversy also surfaced this time]

-So, in the end, she also became an idol by selling her body, huh?

-No wonder her body was so good lol

-No wonder she was so stylish, it was because she got touched so much. lol

-But isn’t that just a rumor?

-From the start, I don’t even know where the source is.

ㄴ Get a clue, you moron.

ㄴ Wouldn’t it come out because there was something like that?

ㄴ If she was clean from the start, such talk wouldn’t even come out.

ㄴ If you defend her now, you’ll get buried too.

ㄴ Watch your step.

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[Title: What will happen to Cornelia from now on?]

-F*ck, the leader just left like that, so what do they do now.

-Are they just gonna disband or something?

-Disband?

-Will they disband?

-How much money do they earn lol kekeke

ㄴ True, no way they’d disband being crazy lol kekeke

-Don’t know, since the first one left, wouldn’t the second oldest become the leader?

ㄴ To say that, that Hikari kid is pretty good, wouldn’t she become the leader?

ㄴ But I don’t like her either.

ㄴ I admit she’s skilled, but if that’s the case, why not just debut her separately, why join now?

-But then, what is Ren going to do from now on?

-Now that the controversy blew up and it’s a mess, can she even do anything?

ㄴ Right, now that her face is all over the place.

ㄴ Can she even get a job anywhere?

ㄴ Don’t know, but there’s probably no work she can do in Japan?

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“Haa….”

I sighed at the absurd notification from the status window.

Trying to calm my mind somehow, I read the words on the status window once again.

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[QUEST : Become famous!]

[Make yourself famous enough that other people know your name!]

[Success Reward : Survival]

[Failure : Death]

[Time Limit : 8730h]

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“…This is truly driving me crazy.”

It’s been that kind of thing from before, so I didn’t have much expectation even when seeing it again, but isn’t this a bit too much?

The penalty for failure changed from bad luck to death, and now there was a real time limit displayed.

‘8730 hours, huh.’

8730 hours, converted to days, is roughly one year.

“…Unbelievable.”

After debuting as an idol, I thought I was completely freed from the clutches of the status window.

Rightly so, because it hadn’t appeared before my eyes after debuting.

‘But, because I retired, it immediately tries to kill me?’

It felt as if it was threatening me to return to the group.

F*cking hell, is the world now trying to make me unhappy?

‘….This is real.’

I recalled the things that happened when I didn’t follow the status window’s words.

The memory of my only remaining family, my grandmother, passing away.

If I don’t follow its words, it’s clear that it will really kill me.

“Haa……..”

I lay sprawled on the mattress and sighed.

It wasn’t that I wanted to obediently listen to the status window’s words, but it wasn’t like I wanted to die either.

“….Then there’s only one way.”

The way to solve it was simple.

Whatever it may be, becoming a celebrity who appears before people.

‘But what am I supposed to do now, coming this far.’

I couldn’t return to the agency now.

In the first place, Hikari and the president wouldn’t accept me either, and I would rather choose death than return to that agency on my own feet.

Even if I tried to find another agency, there wouldn’t be any place trying to scout me.

‘Because this industry is all about connections anyway…’

UFO Entertainment, which had grown rapidly recently, was hard to see as a major corporation, but it was definitely not a small company either.

It would be scary for a small agency to antagonize UFO Entertainment by scouting me, and large agencies didn’t particularly need me.

“F*cking hell, I’m going crazy….”

In this situation, even the case of actors, which graduated idols often switch to, was impossible for me.

Unless you have considerable talent like characters in creative works, there are hardly any cases where places try to scout someone who can’t even find a decent agency.

Even if I could return to the entertainment industry, one problem remained.

‘….I’m tired of working in that industry.’

Even if I re-debut in this state, can I properly be active?

I couldn’t confidently say yes.

I myself was tired of directly appearing before people.

While I was looking at my cellphone without much thought, a notification popped up on my cellphone.

[Live Stream : Fans are waiting for your content!]

“…Did I install something like this?”

I was troubled for a moment by the name that seemed familiar from somewhere, but I succeeded in remembering its identity.

“…I still haven’t deleted this, huh.”

Video site, Live Stream.

It was a video site I had joined to somehow promote the group when our group was still stuck underground.

Back then, it was a reasonably famous site, so perhaps it was somewhat effective; the number of people visiting the live streams did increase a bit.

‘I really did all sorts of things back then…’

A bitter smile escaped me as old memories came to mind.

Well, these days, most users had moved over to U-Tube or Switch, so this site’s scale had also reduced greatly.

“….Wait, video live stream?”

Instantly, I felt like I had been struck on the head by something.

Come to think of it, why didn’t I think of that?

The scope of celebrities isn’t limited to idols or actors.

Internet broadcasters are also definitely within the scope of celebrities.

In fact, in my past life, there were broadcasters who possessed a fandom comparable to reasonably well-known celebrities.

Moreover, if I did a no-cam broadcast, there was no need to reveal my face, and there were no set standards to enter.

The only thing I had to do was just go to the site and press the broadcast button.

After considering various factors, it was the best option for me in my current situation.

‘….For now, let’s just try doing something.’

There was no time to ponder for long.

Even now, the time limit was surely decreasing in real-time.

I quickly stood up from my seat and started searching a corner of the room.

Back then, with the thought of trying my best somehow, I had prepared broadcasting equipment for live streams.

Although I naturally stopped using them as I gradually started appearing on TV programs, I didn’t remember throwing them away since they were expensive items.

“It should be around here…”

How long had it been since I searched every nook and cranny of the room?

I succeeded in finding the microphone that had been shoved in the corner of the storage room.

The microphone I used when I did live broadcasts on the site.

It was an old item by current standards, but the sound quality was good as I had invested my two months’ living expenses into it.

‘The power still turns on, huh…’

Still, since it’s old, there might be errors.

For now, let’s try connecting it first.

As a test, fortunately, the connection between the microphone and the computer proceeded normally.

“….For now, should I plan things out first?”

It’s good to move after making a systematic plan for any job.

Especially if it’s a matter related to my life.

First, let’s set the platform to Live Stream, and next is the broadcast genre.

There are broadly two types of internet broadcasts.

Cam broadcasts that reveal oneself using a camera, and no-cam broadcasts that broadcast only through voice without revealing one’s face.

‘For now, cam broadcasts are impossible for someone like me.’

If celebrities reveal their identity and proceed with broadcasts, viewers gather quickly.

In fact, there are cases where they achieve one million subscribers within a few days of opening a channel.

However, in my case, things were different.

‘Are you trying to get the broadcast burned down?’

Then naturally, the only remaining option was no-cam broadcasts.

Of course, the danger doesn’t completely disappear just because it’s no-cam.

My voice remained the same, so Japanese people who are somewhat interested in idols would surely recognize it.

‘Of course, there is one way to solve it.’

If Japanese people know me, I can just go to a country where they don’t know me well.

And the only country I can go to besides Japan is one place.

“Is Korean broadcasting possible…”

I went into the Live Stream site and searched for a Korean server.

Fortunately, Korean broadcasting was possible.

“…No-cam broadcast, broadcast country is Korea.”

The basic framework itself was set, but this alone was not enough.

The internet broadcasting scene was not much different from the entertainment industry.

A place where countless broadcasters appear and then fade away.

Like the entertainment industry, consistent effort and talent were needed to succeed.

‘But I don’t have much time like that.’

But now, I didn’t have much time.

To become popular within a year, something more was needed.

-Ring!

“Hmm…?”

While I was continuing to ponder, my cellphone rang.

Checking the cellphone due to the continuous ringing, a name I hadn’t seen in a long time was displayed on the screen.

–Unnie, I heard you left the group! Are you okay?

I picked up the cellphone and answered the call; a voice full of worry echoed from beyond the receiver.

“….Yeah, it’s been a while, Mayuri.”

I replied to my younger sister, who was surely on the other end of the phone, with a bitter expression.

Mayuri, the originally nonexistent seventh member of Cornelia,

And the unfortunate idol who was caught up in a drug incident and kicked out.