“Oh my, no, no!”
I was reading the chat while smiling sheepishly, feeling embarrassed.
It had been so long since my stream’s chat had such a complimentary atmosphere – perhaps it was even the first time.
They say even whales dance when praised.
At the very least, my shoulders were bouncing with joy.
Next to me, Vine wore an expression that seemed to wonder what was wrong with me. But Vine probably wouldn’t understand – someone who receives praise every day couldn’t comprehend my current emotions.
[This is nice lolol]
[You should praise him more often since he’s enjoying it this much]
[He’ll get spoiled]
At first, I kept touching my face nervously, but after receiving more compliments, I became more confident.
Vine maintained a surprisingly expressionless face, as if compliments about appearance didn’t affect them at all.
This is what makes him a deceiver, right? As for me, aren’t I the hardworking type?
All-in-one lotion, exercise, fashion, hair care…
I achieved this because of all these efforts.
Or maybe I’m unexpectedly decent-looking?
At least when I looked in the bathroom mirror, I was satisfied with both my face and body.
[Daeju’s expression is annoying]
[lololol it’s hard to look annoying with that face but he’s managing it]
[Amazing!]
[I told you not to praise him- ugh, can’t stand it. But he looks good]
[??]
The viewership kept growing.
It hadn’t been long since we achieved an average of 5,000 viewers, but thanks to the face reveal stream boost, the numbers were climbing steadily.
[There are so many viewers right now lolol]
[Vine oppa, please curse]
[Damn, I had to subscribe to chat and it cost money, what a waste]
[But… you like Daeju’s stream, right?]
[Eh]
Glancing at the viewer count, it had surpassed 10,000.
Face reveals from Durahans were rare, and word seemed to have spread, causing people to come check it out and stay.
Well, appearances like Vine’s are pretty rare.
Who would leave after seeing this?
Looking at Vine, he was mouthing something to me.
From his lip movements, it seemed like he was asking if it was okay to curse.
There had been constant donation requests for cursing, but since this wasn’t his own stream, Vine seemed hesitant. However, with the continued requests, he sought my permission.
I gave permission, thinking it would be fine as long as he moderated the intensity.
There were too many donations to refuse.
I received many donations too, but most were s*xual harassment so I ignored them, seeing no need to respond.
“Um… y-you idiot…”
Maybe because these weren’t his usual viewers.
Or perhaps he felt uncomfortable cursing with his face revealed.
He spoke softly into the microphone, somewhat timidly.
The reaction?
It was explosive.
[Feels like he’s about to cry without his unnie]
[Vine, call me unnie~ try it]
[lololol you crazy girls, that’s grounds for a lawsuit. Vine, let’s make some pocket money]
[Different from his own stream so Vine’s scared lol. Scared?]
[This is Daeju’s stream… getting it now?]
Still, it was problematic that the chat exploded with a different atmosphere than when Vine streams on his own channel.
Vine looked at the chat with genuine contempt, which the chat took as a reward and teased even more.
“I didn’t notice while watching the stream, but being on the receiving end feels different… Everyone, Daeju-nim is really amazing”
Vine’s expression as he looked at me contained a hint of sympathy.
I wondered if this was how a child looked while reading “The Little Match Girl.”
I smiled awkwardly at that gaze.
It felt somewhat sad, but I brushed it off, telling myself it was fine now.
[Isn’t this Vine guy bragging that his own stream’s atmosphere is clean?]
[That sneaky little… turning on the boss]
[Forgiving him because he’s good-looking]
[Forgive Daeju too]
[Let me think about it]
As subscriptions and donations piled up, the chat became chaotic again.
I wondered how much more the viewership would grow.
Even I was starting to feel nervous.
Conversely, after being permitted to curse, Vine was now reacting to donations.
I had planned to guide him, but Vine was actually talking more – what happened to my dignity as a senior streamer…
[Daeju-waist-fairy has donated 100,000 won]
– Daeju, try cursing like Vine
[For real, at least Vine curses for reactions, what do you do?]
[But isn’t Daeju saying thank you better than cursing for money?]
[Vine’s cursing is a reward though;;]
[???]
“Wow, thank you for the 100,000 won…”
Large donations had been coming in frequently, but as viewers pointed out, I just bowed my head and said thank you, while Vine had been cursing occasionally for reactions since getting permission.
Each time, he’d grimace at the chat atmosphere being different from his own stream, but viewer reactions were positive.
“Ah, it wouldn’t taste the same if I did it”
Vine’s characteristic childlike voice and playful tone combined to create curses that weren’t offensive.
If I did it?
Wouldn’t it just make listeners uncomfortable?
Everyone has their own role.
Vine curses, and I get cursed at.
Sad but true – that’s how the world works. Everyone has their role.
[Donated 100k and you ignore it? Daeju, you’ve changed… Where’s the Daeju who’d do Zero Two dance for 50k?]
[Was there ever such a Daeju? Which parallel universe are you from lol]
[I want to see Daeju doing Zero Two dance too]
[But cursing isn’t that hard, just try it]
[Yeah, we won’t get mad]
“Really? Should I curse?”
Actually, I was feeling guilty since Vine had been handling all the reactions until now.
I wanted to do something, but I wasn’t sure if cursing was really okay as a reaction.
Still, with chat constantly bringing it up, I mentally prepared myself.
“You f*cking b*tches!”
[?]
[Is he crazy lololol just straight up cursing]
[I mean, we did ask for cursing but…]
[You wanna fight if you’re so confident with that curse? Wanna go?]
[Uh… nevermind. Please continue as before]
“See, that’s why I said I shouldn’t do it”
[This is just different…]
[Just eat your curses, damn it]
As we continued chatting, my tension gradually eased, and as it did, I started feeling the after-effects of running around since early morning.
“…What time is it?”
“Oh, it’s already this late”
After running around and streaming without realizing it, quite some time had passed, and I was starting to get hungry.
We hadn’t been streaming for too long, but it seemed like a good time to wrap up, so I suggested ending with a mukbang to Vine.
Vine must have been hungry too, as he readily agreed.
“Come to think of it, is this my first mukbang with face cam?”
[??? Did he do mukbangs before face cam? How?]
[New to Daeju’s stream, this kid smells suspicious lololol]
[Don’t even know about sound mukbang? What was it, ASMR?]
[What kind of streams have you been watching;;]
Thinking about it now, it really was an absurd stream.
It’s a miracle that so many viewers stuck around.
A mukbang where you could only hear eating sounds, and that’s putting it nicely.
It was just smacking sounds.
I smiled bitterly at the memory.
Beside me, Vine was busy choosing food.
Whether he was also an indecisive person like me, he was making groaning sounds, unable to choose easily.
Even those small sounds set the chat on fire.
[Uwah]
[If you’re saying “oww yeah” even to contemplating sounds, seriously consider going to the hospital]
[How about that trendy mala thing?]
[? Mala is trendy? Wrong]
[How did they know]
The mention of current trends made me think of a certain food.
That rose something I was curious about but hadn’t tried.
When I asked Vine, he said he’d tried it before.
“It’s actually pretty good, want to try?”
“Sure, why not”
I readily agreed.
It’s not spicy like mala, and besides, who am I?
[Twitch’s best mutt, let’s eat]
[Rose sauce isn’t really something people have strong opinions about anyway]
It was a dishonorable nickname, but I was known as “Yellowy” because I ate everything well.
This much was nothing.
Vine ordered the food, and I glanced at my phone.
While the face reveal stream was somehow progressing smoothly, there seemed to be a lot to handle afterward.
There were texts and calls from unknown people, plus messages from Twitch managers and editors piling up.
Looked like I’d have plenty to do after ending the stream post-mukbang.
Meanwhile, Yeonhee and Se-na, despite cheering for the face reveal, were somehow grumbling about what was so disappointing about actually doing it.
Since I was streaming, it was hard to respond properly, so I just sent some emoticons.
They might feel hurt, but since they’ve both streamed before, I hope they understand my situation streaming in front of over 10,000 viewers.
“What should we do while waiting?”
“Ah, I’ll check if Daeju-nim’s skills improved after my LoL lessons”
“What? No… I haven’t played much lately”
“Then I can teach you again!”
Vine’s eyes suddenly lit up at the mention of LoL.
He wasn’t this passionate during the previous teaching stream.
Come to think of it, Vine wasn’t the type to do just chatting streams.
He always talked while playing LoL.
It was enviable how he could play while talking like that.
Anyway, maybe just chatting streams were hard for Vine.
That’s why he’s excited about teaching now.
It’s all good, but…
Are we really playing LoL today? On face reveal day?
I wondered if this was what it took to reach Challenger.
“Let’s do it!”
Vine’s LoL lesson continued for a long time, and the delivered rose tteokbokki grew cold during Vine’s passionate teaching. After eating it, I said:
“It’s cold but tasty”
“…This is?”
[Just eat dog food, you mutt]
[??? The tteokbokki turned into hardened rice cakes but you say it’s tasty?]
[Well, he’s a yellow mutt after all…]
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(End of Chapter)
