Chapter 8 – Part 1
The planned merging must have come to an end. Now it was time to disband.
Was it regrettable that we broke up like this? The members who had joined together suggested an after-party, saying that we should finish it after only one game of team lang, but we politely declined.
To be honest, there was nothing I couldn’t do if I wanted to, but today I wanted to turn it off a little earlier and rest.
“Okay, rest.”
“Sister Bing.”
“I’ll look forward to the broadcast tomorrow!!”
“Guys, I’m off tomorrow. Chicken is perfect!”
Closed Discord.
All that remains now is to properly finish the broadcast.
“Now, did everyone enjoy the broadcast? That’s all for today’s broadcast. Then, I’ll see you on tomorrow’s broadcast. Tva!”
[Seba]
[Damn]
[ㄴㅇㅇ]
[Ah, self-indulgence is a very bad habit;]
[Don’t forget to bring your younger brother!!]
[I’ll wait!! Here..! I’ll be waiting for you…!]
[Oh haha I’m looking forward to tomorrow’s broadcast so how can I sleep;; I’m late for work tomorrow;]
[Laughs]
[Yes, I’m going to take my annual leave~ I won’t go to work tomorrow~ I’ll rest at home and wait for the Sena broadcast to turn on~]
[There is a lecture tomorrow morning, so this is considered a reason for being late, right?]
[Your younger brother’s guest appearance in a horror game? Even the professor will admit this.]
[I miss you already..]
[I will hold my breath until 8! Suck!]
[Hey Reds.. There are still more than 20 hours left, but if you hold your breath already, how about a broadcast?]
[Isn’t there a Black Cow Cow that misses Sena’s broadcast because of working overtime at tomorrow’s company?]
[Oh, I have to go to TOEIC academy tomorrow evening ;;]
[You’ll waste your life studying this]
[Laughs]
[I can’t help it, I have to put it aside]
[Then it seems that the teacher’s life will also be put aside]
[Ah, I’m studying just watching this haha]
Chats that go up.
I stared at it blankly and pressed the end broadcast button.
The moment the broadcast ended like that, I sighed deeply and leaned back in my chair.
I just wanted to crawl into my room and lay down on the bed.
However, it couldn’t be.
Streamer ‘Sena”s day has just ended, but as a V-tuber ‘Senna’, there are still things to do.
Half-lying on her chair, she stretched out her limbs, which had turned a little stiff, and grabbed her mouse.
Then, I turned on a different kind of chatting program than the one I used at the time of the merger.
“Ah, can you hear me?”
“Oh, is the boss here?”
“You worked hard on today’s broadcast, boss.”
“Okay.”
“That… How was today’s broadcast? Was it okay?”
“Oh, it was great. I thought my stomach was ripping while watching it.”
“It’s the boss who is so perfect.”
“Ahem, more compliments.”
“I didn’t even know it was acting because it was so natural, right?”
“Everything, of course. You don’t know Segical? Segical?”
“Ayu, I know. I know.”
After a moment of nogari to lighten her mood, she started the meeting right away.
The story came out while I was in the middle of a discussion with the editor in charge of the game video about how to edit the video of the merged today.
“But, boss.”
“Yes why?”
“That… You have a younger brother.”
Is it a finite story again?
The moment Senna’s expression slightly distorted, the editor’s voice continued without informing him of the fact.
“Can I include it in the video that will be uploaded this time?”
“No.”
Are you calling that a question now?
Her annoyance welled up, and she felt a force go into her brow, so she pressed her fingers into it.
“I told you. He’s a normal person. He probably doesn’t even watch V-Tube, right?”
“Ha, but…”
“But I can’t sleep.”
In this version, there are people who use all kinds of methods to get even a little higher views.
It was such a fierce world, and it was actually not that special to sell some family faces to get views.
There are years where people got caught for abusing innocent animals to get some views, so it’s no big deal if their faces briefly appear in the video.
I’m sure the editor thought so and asked the question.
However, at least he didn’t want to do that to himself.
“Never.”
So I was going to finish that topic and move on, but somehow everyone was persistent today.
Even the thumbnailer tried to persuade himself, but I wanted to shout at him to stop talking nonsense and shut up.
“Because I can’t.”
“Don’t think too negatively. Boss..”
“Did I tell you? No.”
“You said that you’re worried because the growth of your channel has been stagnant lately. Maybe your younger brother is the answer.”
While the confrontation between the side trying to persuade and the side trying not to be persuaded continued sluggishly, one word I heard made my heart ache.
And at those words, he felt very disgusted with himself.
It’s like saying no matter what happens, and then being humiliated by a single word.
But I couldn’t help it.
Because that’s what it said.
The V-Tube channel, which started after establishing a certain position as a streamer, has shown steady growth since its opening.
It was like that when the number of subscribers was less than 10,000, and it was like that when the number exceeded 100,000, and even after the monumental number of 1 million was exceeded.
The graph, which only showed an upward-sloping graph, collapsed at some point and eventually became flat.
It was like that even though I wasn’t involved in controversy or had an accident like anyone else.
To be honest, I didn’t take it too seriously at first.
Since I’ve been growing non-stop up until now, I thought that there would be a period of plateau at least once.
Of course, just because you didn’t think it was a big deal doesn’t mean you let go of your hands and stood by.
I consulted with the editors and changed the way I edited the video, and I also tried content that I hadn’t tried before.
Even so, nothing changed.
A truly perfect stagnation that neither increases nor decreases the number of subscribers.
This bizarre phenomenon continued for several months.
It seemed to whisper that you were just here.
Thanks to this, I tried my best to change the minds of the editors who expressed their intention to quit, saying that it was because of their lack of ability.
That was the trouble
Someone might criticize myself for saying that I was full, saying, “Isn’t that enough already?” Or “Isn’t it greedy for more?”
However, no matter how hard I tried, nothing changed, so I was slowly raising my head.
“Boss, no Sena sister.”
They say that if you pretend, you’re pretending, but since the years we’ve been working together is enormous, he seems to have noticed that as soon as he’s silent, he’s shaking.
“I know what your sister is worried about.”
A calm voice prepared for persuasion followed.
“But can’t I ask my younger brother about a doctor?”
“Right.”
“And more than anything… Seeing that your younger brother accepted to appear on a live broadcast, you might be interested in broadcasting, right?”
“No way..”
Does not exist.
I was trying to say that.
That would also be true, because Yuhan always felt burdened by the attention that was focused on her.
However, the reason I couldn’t do that was because of the small possibility that was presented the moment I was about to say it.
No, really?
Really?
If it was usual, he would have been able to deny that with a single stroke.
But today, that didn’t happen. The image of Yuhan saying he would appear on the show was still in my head.
“Ceeeee…”
“You’re sitting thinking about it, but drink it and ask me right away if it’s like this.”
“That’s right. If your younger brother refuses, you can do it neatly, right?”
“That.. While asking, please ask me if it would be okay to use it as a thumbnail for a scene you briefly appeared in..”
“No, you’re trying to eat this raw like this?”
“A true story of conscience?”
“Then, is there a better thumbnail than that? If so, tell me.”
“Oh, but not…”
“Isn’t it? So, if you’re going to ask the boss, don’t forget to come with me.”
“If you ask me what a Vtube editor is like as a girlfriend’s job, I’ll start from 108 times every time I start editing in the future.”
“They said that I had a broken conscience, but it was my conscience that broke.”
“Since I don’t have to pay a salary for the rest of my life, can I get a job again as the boss’s sister-in-law..?”
“You’re only going to work until this month and quit?”
“It’s Jeseong Hammi.. I apologized in 3 seconds, so please look at it..”
I sighed and laughed at the words I heard through the headset.
“Ah-oh..”
Then, he scratched the side of her head making a clicking sound.
Usually, when we put them together for a meeting, why are these bitches who are busy bickering together today?
‘Wait for a sec.’
I mean, everyone was already there and waiting.
“Guys.”
“Yes?”
“What?”
“Did you weave while waiting for me?”
“..Ahaha, it can’t be so. That’s why the younger brother is a very attractive material in a Buppy way.”
“That’s right. Can we fool the boss?”
“Doubting our loyalty.. I’m sorry?”
“Did you make it?”
“I got caught!!”
“Bounce!!”
There was a little fuss, but in the end, the decision was made to ask Yuhan for a doctor.
Since everyone said that, it was a bit hard to just blindly reject it like before.
“Okay. I’ll ask. I’ll ask.”
“Kiyo oh oh oh! Winning the game part!”
“Damn it, why did the sky give birth to me and then that bitch..!”
“If you twist it, are you in charge of the game part?”
“No matter what, that’s a bit… Actually, I have a disease where I get hives all over my body when I see people who can’t play.”
“Ah… Ah…”
Everyone was excited and chattering through the headset in real time, but there was no time to pay attention to that.
This time, just thinking about how to bring up the story was enough of a headache.
“Ceeeee…”
When Senna was squatting on her chair and struggling with her headaches, what was her Yuhan doing that caused her to worry…
“Chuckling.”
I just had no idea.
Not knowing even in her dreams that Senna is struggling with her headaches because of herself and her V-Tube channel she is looking at, she spends time looking at the videos on Sena’s channel. Was sending
After looking at the video playing on the laptop screen and giggling while holding onto her stomach, Yuhan checked the time and got up from her seat.
‘It’s already time like this.’
I guess I should do some market research here.
To be in time for Ga-young to return from work, she needed to prepare diligently from now on.
The time has already passed ten o’clock.
If it was an ordinary hair salon, it would have been enough time to close it long ago, but the shop run by Ga-young must be closing in full swing now.
Befitting the setting of having one of the largest scales in the neighborhood, the number of customers visiting the place every day was considerable, and because of that, I know that it is open until late at night, which is rare for a local hair salon.
Closing the store like that and then coming home and having a very late dinner was Ga-young’s way of ending the day.
According to the passing words, it was.
I was thinking of preparing dinner in advance for such a Ga-young.
And she was standing next to the dinner table set up like that to greet Ga-young. Even with an apron wrapped around her body.
How will that scene be reflected in Gayoung’s eyes?
Well, it would be seen as a son, no, a son doing filial piety for himself who is suffering.
To Ga-young, Yu-han is not a man, but a ‘son’.
But is that really all there is to it?
Wouldn’t the image of me welcoming her with her apron on would make her feel like a husband welcoming his wife who has returned from working hard late into the night?
That was exactly what I was aiming for.
Maybe once is not enough… But that’s what you do until something works.
‘What do you like?’
You will feel very empty, so it would be right to go Korean style with confidence, right?
Or lightly because it’s night?
I went down to the 1st floor, thinking fiercely in my own way.
Then I went straight to the kitchen and tried to search the refrigerator.
“Huh? What do you want to eat?”
Maybe I was exercising in the living room, but Gina suddenly appeared and stopped me.
While seducing me with a sweat-soaked appearance.