Chapter 767

〈 Chapter 767 〉 Part 2, Chapter 6, Episode 30

YunaPantyViolet – or simply YPVi for short – was once again prowling the darkest corners of fan communities in search of precious Yuna clips.

Seok Harang’s modeling data had been abruptly erased.

Following this incident, Seok Harang’s popularity plummeted like a rock dropped from a skyscraper. Once consistently ranked among the top three heroines, she now found herself languishing far below the top ten.

“My memories with Harang… they’re gone…”

All her data was wiped clean. More precisely, the familiar data of the sultry Slender Beauty was deleted and replaced by that of a tiny white-haired girl no bigger than Kim Nori.

“THIS ISN’T MY SEOK HARANG!!”

“Screw it, I kinda like this better.”

“What?”

“PedoHarang go brrrrr.”

Though some fans with particular tastes kept her from falling into total obscurity, the sudden disappearance of such a beloved heroine due to in-game factors became a massive issue.

[Seok Harang Missing?! Reward: 2 Trillion!]

[Hello everyone, welcome to CUTEKTV…]

[Real-life encounter with Seok Harang revealed.]

Cyber ambulance chasers swarmed the scene, seizing on the Seok Harang controversy. Protest trucks equipped with LED signs were dispatched to the company headquarters, their drivers honking horns in protest.

But their momentum was quickly quashed.

[Due to our model deciding to get married and start a family, we have chosen to protect our creator and discontinue her contract.]

Seok Harang is real!

Well, there exists a woman who looks exactly like Seok Harang. She provided the physical data for the character but, due to plans to marry and have children, her modeling contract has been terminated.

The company offered refunds: 50% for players with under 100 hours of playtime, and full refunds for all Seok Harang-related skins upon request.

“Don’t feel sorry for those guys playing over 1000 hours asking for refunds.”

“I saw them having fun with LolitaHarang before turning around and demanding refunds. Classic move.”

“Refunding because you can’t bang RoHaRang? Hahahaha, you don’t know what you’re missing…”

With financial compensation handled thoroughly, only the emotional impact remained: shock over the loss of the beloved Seok Harang versus the schadenfreude of onlookers.

“Is Harang taking commissions?”

“Eh… which Harang are you talking about?”

“The original one!”

“If you draw her, I’ll sue. Sorry… sob…”

No hentai allowed!

“HARANG’S MMD IS OUT!!!”

“GIMME ROHARANG NOW!!”

“The video got deleted?? What the hell??”

“Instant takedown.”

No lewd videos allowed!

“Using this scandal to boost views, then spreading your Seok Harang stash? Hmm… nah, I’d rather not get arrested. Wait, show me? Just for a sec? Uh… what the f*ck? I thought I saved it as PDF…”

Even the files were being hacked and deleted in real-time.

99% of internet-based Seok Harang materials vanished.

Though everyone knew who was behind it, without evidence, people could only mourn the replacement of Seok Harang.

“Guys, check out my Seok Harang drawing!!”

“R.I.P”

“CUTEK”

“Don’t cook here!!”

While some embraced the new RoHaRang, others visited every RoHaRang post with condolences, raising eyebrows across the community.

“Am I the only one still brainwashed by Seok Harang?”

“Yeah, me too.”

“Can’t sleep because of these clueless newbs who don’t understand the truth about RoHaRang.”

“Pedo scum, GTFO.”

The Seok Harang erasure shockwave sent shockwaves through global DeathDinas communities, ironically sparking a frenzy of collecting other heroines’ clips.

“We gotta hoard Nuri pics while we still can!”

“Anyone have full-body Yuha shots?”

“Commissions open. NSFW work requires additional 200k won fee.”

Communities everywhere scrambled to gather data.

With Seok Harang suddenly removed without warning, no one knew when their favorite heroine might vanish next.

“Yuna… you must survive.”

YPVi continued gathering Yuna clips day by day.

“And Yuha…”

As a moderately successful streamer, she stuck to her schedule, greeting her audience at the appointed time.

What was going on?

“…Huh? Fewer viewers than usual? Did I get milked dry already?”

Having ridden the wave of being the first male Phoenix partner, she expected her popularity to decline eventually, but never imagined her viewer count would be halved.

“YPVi, something big’s happening elsewhere.”

“Seok Harang is back!”

“SEORAN! SEORAN! SEORAN!”

“Is Harang-sensei back?”

YPVi urgently scoured the streaming sites.

On the very first page:

“Holy sh*t.”

There, on the ‘Blue Wind Sect Earth Branch’ channel, a white-haired beauty was streaming live.

She wasn’t human.

A VR maiden, yet unmistakably Seok Harang from everyone’s fading memories.

“Today’s content: random chatting.”

As everyone screamed “K” and “Confirmed,” YPVi, possessed by the spirit of a troll, entered Seok Harang’s stream.

[What? You want me to use dialects? No way.]

Already, many were pestering Seok Harang mercilessly.

[I’m a well-bred Seoulite, thank you very much.]

“Dialects!!”

“Oi! Stop dissing Busan accents!”

“Do the trademark sass, Harang!”

[…Did someone say group chat?]

OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

Mass hysteria unfolded.

Everyone reacted and cheered wildly to each word from Seok Harang, acting like lunatics.

[…Ahem, sorry about that. I tried to keep things classy while providing my model, but my in-laws started complaining since I’m preparing to have a baby.]

Each word from Seok Harang was shocking.

“They called me a digital prostitute.”

While the chat expressed sympathy, most likely nodded understandingly.

YPVi agreed too.

This wasn’t like voice actresses doing their jobs in romance games.

No matter how virtual she was, being in a game didn’t change the fact that what she did was essentially no different from making adult films.

[Sorry for stealing your models and sorry for showing up like this, but if you could still care for me, I’d appreciate it. Think of me as Seok Harang and talk to me freely.]

“What color is Seok Harang’s underwear?”

Without thinking, YPVi sent a donation.

[Hmm…]

Seok Harang furrowed her brow, seemingly pondering.

It looked like deep thought, but also resembled the irritable expressions seen only in bad endings.

‘Did she just snap?’

Even with a real person behind her, shouldn’t throwing out questions like that be problematic?

But curiosity couldn’t be contained.

What color underwear does the real Seok Harang wear-

[Just wearing dolphin shorts.]

Shock.

A no-underwear declaration.

Seok Harang stood up to display her pink dolphin shorts.

Beyond them, everyone sighed at the realization that ‘that place’ in their memories was now covered.

[Why dolphin shorts? So I can easily move them aside or take them off just a bit. Is this okay? We started with an 18+ tag, so it should be fine, right?]

“She seems younger than Harang… maybe?”

Her accent and youthful tone were undeniable.

Like Nuri’s casual speech pattern had infected her, people discussed how she differed from memory, some disappointed, others finding her refreshed.

Most of all, everyone was hurt learning Seok Harang was married.

[What does my husband do? Secret. Well, that’s all for today. It went on forever, but lots of people left midway too. See you next time in a calmer state. YuBae~]

…

The stream ended.

YPVi licked her lips wistfully.

But.

BEEP BEEP

“Wha-?”

Had she forgotten to end the broadcast and turned off the VR settings?

Seok Harang’s ‘real’ self was exposed.

More realistic than VR, the actual ‘Seok Harang’ held a paper filled with meticulous handwriting, deep in thought.

CREAK

The door opened.

“Uh? Oppa, why’d you-”

…

The stream ended.

* * *

“…Wow, that really was Seok Harang.”

After watching Streamer Seoran’s video, YPVi shook her head.

The community celebrated Seok Harang’s rebirth as Seoran, though opinions on the real-life Seoran were mixed.

Especially that final moment.

When the modeling filter was turned off and reality showed, it seemed like Seok Harang was using motion capture.

“That can’t be right.”

Female YPVi knew.

The difference between natural and enhanced assets.

“There’s no way our Harang could be that big.”

The Seoran in the video was larger.

Not large enough to be called well-endowed, but clearly different from the volume of the game character, leaving no choice but to acknowledge it.

“Now… Harang is gone.”

How enjoyable it was doing a threeway with Yuna and her.

Goodbye, my pretty Harang.

Your empty vessel will be eternally remembered by m-

BEEP

An unknown sound effect rang out.

YPVi shivered at the message sent from beside her.

-Hey there, ‘YunaPantyViolet’! This is Director Lee Tak-hwan from (Corp)… Calling because…

“F*ck, what is this? Forced nickname change?”

YPVi recalled the person she’d spoken to just moments ago under the name ‘CommanderWaterCatcher’ whose nickname had been forcibly changed.

“No way! This is my unique nickname!”

A one-of-a-kind moniker that helped skyrocket her from a small streamer to medium-sized success.

Absolutely cannot lose it.

-The contact number is…-1004…

“Huh? Angel?”

YPVi immediately opened her smartphone.

And dialed.

“Hello!”

[Oh, hi there! This is the representative from (Corp)!]

“……Yes?”

That voice.

[Um… Are you YunaPantyViolet?]

“……Uh, y-yes, t-that’s me…]

[Hello again! Let me reintroduce myself. I’m an employee participating in the DeathDinas Project, as well as a voice actress and model. We’d like to invite you to participate in our new project.]

“Wh-what kind of… invitation…?”

[See, I noticed how much you’ve supported me… hehe.]

“…….”

A chill ran down her spine.

“No way…”

[Hello there, Commander?]

“!!”

[My name is Yuinah.]