I Want to Be a VTuber

"You’ve finally found a use for those hands that used to sew nothing but rags and pickpocket scraps."

It was an unfortunate day.

The pockets of the well-dressed gentleman she had targeted had been empty.

And when she took her sick brother to the hospital, every bit of money she had painstakingly saved vanished in an instant, consumed by the overwhelming medical bills.

Worst of all—if he didn’t receive treatment soon, her brother would die.

On her way back from the hospital, alone, leaving her brother behind in a hospital bed,

She had no money for an umbrella and walked through the rain, soaked.

That was when a man approached her.

"This is money you could never touch in your lifetime. Even with just this advance, your brother should be able to recover somewhat."

Unlike the empty wallets she had encountered earlier, this man handed her a pouch of money without hesitation.

A black suit, a black fedora.

A man with a deep, dignified presence.

Lowering himself to her level, looking her straight in the eye, he spoke.

"All you have to do is steal one item… and kill one person."
"W-What…? Are you asking me… to kill someone?"
"If you refuse, I won’t force you. But you should consider one thing."

The corners of his mouth twisted slightly.

That serene, composed face now gleamed with an unsettling glint in his eyes.

Instinctively, Yeon Seonye realized—

This was no kind old man.

"If you don’t do it, the one who dies won’t be some stranger you’ve never met—it’ll be your brother."

Her trembling hands reached for the money pouch.

With this, she could at least secure his hospital stay.

His body would have time to recover.

But that alone wouldn’t solve the fundamental problem.

"So? Will you refuse?"

Because if she truly wanted to save him,@@novelbin@@

She would need far more than this.

"…I’ll do it."

In the end, all she had was a sharp mind and nimble fingers.

If those were the only tools she had to save her brother,