Chapter 20: If it was a man, I would have taken it a long time ago.

“Haa… but it was really something.”

Summer twirled the drumstick-shaped controllers in her hands, saying.

“I never thought I would lose.”

Summer grumbled, her voice full of frustration, as if her pride had been thoroughly trampled.

It was understandable. Her job was to play games.

Of course, Summer wasn’t a pro gamer, she was a VTuber.

She didn’t need to be good at games. If she was funny, that was enough. In that sense, the way she flailed around earlier was a pass for a VTuber.

Also, if she wasn’t confident in games, she could entertain her fans with other content.

Nevertheless, Summer kept dwelling on the fact that she had lost to Jinha.

Because Jinha was an ‘ordinary person’ who created Vtubers for a living.

On top of that, she had boasted that she would definitely win.

It was embarrassing, and nothing could be more embarrassing.

“Aaaah~ I feel like nothing’s going my way.”

Jinha glanced at Summer. She didn’t say anything in particular. She didn’t feel like teasing her.

She thought she should have thrown the match.

If Summer was so upset that she wanted to play another round, she would subtly lose to her then. Besides, Summer might be better at other games.

“Hmm, what should we do now?”

Summer grumbled and suddenly lifted her head to glare at Jinha.

“I don’t want to end it on such a low note.”

“Then shall we change the game?”

“Well… I did have a few other games in mind, but they’re boring, so let’s skip them…”

Summer’s voice, trailing off at the end, was quite dejected.

Because it’s boring? No, it’s because she’s afraid of losing again.

Jinha’s overwhelming gaming skills had completely crushed her. She felt that if she played another game, she would be in a bad mood all day, so she kicked the air in frustration.

Then, suddenly, a firework shot up from one side of the beach with a loud bang!

“Ah, shit! You scared me!”

Startled by the unexpected noise and the firework fragments scattering in all directions, Summer cursed and stepped back.

“Who put fireworks in a place like this? Ah, damn it!”

Of course, it was Summer.

And she knew that very well.

She was just, a little, very annoyed.

“Summer-nim, are you okay?”

Jinha approached her slowly, but Summer just waved her hand dismissively. Saying she was fine, and that she was just acting up.

“Aish… today is a total bust.”

“If you’re not feeling well, shall we call it a day?”

At Jinha’s suggestion, Summer shrugged, pretending to be fine.

“No way. You’re a busy person. If not today, when else can we set a schedule and meet?”

Summer tapped her lips with her finger and suddenly said.

“How about we change the mood? I don’t really like this background, though.”

Summer used the controller to change the map settings.

Soon, the sun that had risen on the map began to set.

A dark night sky settled over the beach.

In the middle of the sandy beach, a bonfire crackled. It felt like they were having a campfire. The sound of the waves was still there, but the beach after sunset felt quite different from before.

Jinha and Summer moved closer to the bonfire.

Summer suddenly plopped down on the spot and let out a deep sigh.

“Haa, I don’t really like setting the mood like this, but today, somehow… I feel like doing nothing like this.”

Jinha sat down next to Summer and stared at Summer’s avatar.

Suddenly, she thought that Summer’s avatar resembled this scenery very much.

Under the dark blue night sky, a bonfire burning red.

Under the winding black hair, the reddish tips.

Surprisingly, Summer might appreciate this scenery more than she let on.

And one more thing.

Surprisingly, Summer might not be as honest as she seemed.

“You seem like a pretty decent person.”

“Haha. Thank you for the compliment.”

“At first, I thought, ‘What an uninteresting and boring person,’ but now that I know you, you’re passionate when you need to be, good at games… and above all, a gold-hand.”

At Summer’s unexpected compliment, Jinha scratched her neck with her hand, feeling a bit awkward.

“Our general manager and you… when I see you, I feel like you’re real adults.”

Not at all.

She didn’t know about Youngjun, but at least Jinha herself had not yet become an adult.

She fought with her professor like a child, throwing a tantrum.

Like the professor said, she was still watching cartoons for kids.

She couldn’t stand the lab where everyone else endured and ran away.

Jinha, who still couldn’t control her own emotions properly, was not yet an adult.

Of course, instead of being an adult.

“What’s the point of being an adult?”

“Huh?”

“It’s more fun to stay a child forever, live as you please, dream, and achieve your dreams, don’t you think?”

At Jinha’s words, Summer blinked her eyes for a moment and then burst into laughter.

“Ahahaha- That’s a good one. It’s a phrase that makes my heart flutter, you know?”

“…It’s supposed to be ‘It makes my heart race’. Or at least ‘It makes me excited’.”

“Same difference.”

She just couldn’t stop herself from spouting innuendos.

Well. That’s also part of Summer’s charm.

“Um… you know, this is really out of the blue.”

“Yes. Go ahead.”

“I have a concern. It’s nothing big… um, I heard from Winter-unnie and the manager that you know a lot about Vtubers?”

“I know a fair amount.”

“And that you’re the mama of that monster rookie, Han-Ahr?”

“Well… I guess so.”

“Then… you must also know what kind of broadcast concept will be a big hit, right?”

Jinha remained silent.

Instead, she looked at Summer quietly. And she listened attentively.

“I’m confident that I’ve properly established a character concept that is honest and easygoing with innuendos to liven up the broadcast atmosphere.”

“…That was a concept?”

It seemed so genuine, though?

If that was a concept and acting, then Summer should have been an actress, not a VTuber.

“Well, half sincere and half exaggerated. Anyway, that’s not what I’m trying to say… I’m actually a little anxious sometimes.”

“What are you anxious about?”

“That the fans might get tired of me. That the viewers might one day think, ‘Ah, this girl is just loud and has no substance,’ and leave.”

“Do you often think like this?”

“Well, not really. And I don’t act like this to just anyone. It’s just… I don’t know why, but with you. I felt like I could open up.”

Summer suddenly lowered her voice and trailed off.

It was a strange feeling to see someone who was usually so confident show such a weak side.

“I don’t see it that way at all.”

“Huh?”

“The lewd jokes are Summer-nim’s strategy to attract viewers. But what keeps those new people from leaving is Summer-nim’s other charm, I think.”

“Other charm…?”

“They’ll be attracted to your honest self. Also, the fact that the broadcast is never boring from start to finish because of your high energy is another element that will captivate the viewers.”

Summer stared at the embers in silence for a moment, then let out a small chuckle.
“Mama, you really should have been a woman, not a man.”

“…Excuse me?”

“If you were a man, I would have found out your address somehow and gone to your house to pounce on you right away.”

“Haha… That’s a bit scary.”

Hearing Summer’s sinister laughter, Jinha awkwardly laughed along.

If her gender hadn’t changed… she might have lost her ‘purity'(?).

“Still, spending a day with Mama like this isn’t bad. I thought it would be boring.”

As the atmosphere lightened up a bit, Summer’s mouth also loosened up.

“Ah, let’s play another game when we meet next time. I’ll definitely win then.”

“Feel free to challenge me anytime. But if you lose, don’t go digging holes again.”

“Hmph! You think I’ll lose twice?”

As the digital bonfire began to die down, Summer got up from her seat and dusted off her bottom with her hands.

Of course, there was no sand or anything. She just did it once.

“Oh, right, you’re meeting Ga Eul next, right?”

“That’s the schedule.”

“That late-Autumn late-comer, make sure to tell her the meeting time an hour earlier. That way, she’ll arrive just on time.”

“Haha. I’ll keep that in mind.”

“Alright, then I’ll be going now. It was quite fun today! Ah, and…”

Ding- A notification sound rang, and a few photos appeared in front of Jinha’s eyes.

“”

“Ehehe~ What do you think? Do the numbers I mentioned sound more plausible now?”

“…It will be a great help in creating the model.”

Avatar learning material, additional 확보 complete.

“I don’t think it’ll happen, but don’t leak it anywhere. Then, take care~”

Summer’s avatar disappeared with a playful laugh and a flashy effect.

The beach map soon fell into silence.

[Project Name: Seasons Avatar Modeling – Type Summer]
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Personality / Image
· Honest and easygoing.
• Direct and unreserved. Her innuendos are artistic. She can’t open her mouth without saying something 19+.

• She has a lot of confidence in herself. Whether it’s her looks or games.

• She seems surprisingly fragile on the inside? She also has worries about the future. (It would be nice to include something that utilizes this as an Easter egg.)

Appearance/Design Notes

• Outfits with high exposure and vibrant colors.

• Instead of black hair, maybe make it completely red. To attract everyone’s attention.

• Three sizes: …Is she really Korean? Her mindset seems American too…?

• Make the chest big. It would be nice to create scenes where Summer teases Spring, linking them together.
  (I’m sorry, Spring…)
  (You can tease Summer back by saying she only has big boobs…)

• I want to add special effects for donation reactions… Changing outfits is cliché, so how about lightly changing the eye shape?
  (Other additional settings will be supplemented after synthesizing with other members)