“Alright, that wraps up today’s broadcast. Thank you to everyone who tuned in until now, and tomorrow will be a break day. I plan to exercise and catch up on some house chores… Just trying to keep myself busy. Lately, I’ve been feeling my stamina dipping, which is strange because it’s not like it used to be… I guess I’m really lacking in exercise. What, you’re gonna miss me on break day? Hehe, you’re too sweet with your words. As a gift… muah!”
smack!
The woman leans in close to the mic, and as the sound of a kiss echoes, the chat explodes.
[Wow wow wow wow wow wow wow]
[Crazy dog level reward ㄷㄷㄷㄷ]
[Why only you, why only you, why only you, why only you?]
[Do it for me too ㅠㅠ I said I’d miss you on break too ㅠㅠ]
[See you in two days ㅎㅎ I’ll be waiting]
[Actually, you did it for me ㄳ]
“Thanks for watching today, everyone! I’ll see you all in two days for the midday stream. Bye-bye, Haryeong-wave~.”
[bb]
[O-bengal ㅇㅇㅇㅇ]
[See you in two days]
[Sleep well, Ryeong]
click!
“…Did it turn off? Yeah, it did.”
Once the broadcast is off and the streaming equipment, including the cam and mic, comes to a stop, the woman leans back in her chair and begins stretching broadly.
Her long, slender white legs flail about as a tired sigh escapes her lips.
“Ugh….”
She seems quite exhausted, furrowing her brows, yet her appearance remains stunning. The sight of her half-leaning against the office chair as she flails her limbs could tug at the hearts of many men.
In the world, she was known as Haryeong, one of the four leading female streamers. Having just finished her regular broadcast, she now squirmed under the weight of her rising fatigue.
Recently, she’s felt an overwhelming sense of tiredness. Even her once-steel-like stamina and consistently strong physique can’t deny the passage of time.
“Ugh, I’m really tired….”
Haryeong murmurs to herself, forcing her weary body to sit up. She knows all too well that sitting in front of the computer while feeling this tired won’t do her any good.
*
“Ugh….”
After dragging her fatigued body to the bathroom and finishing a quick shower, Haryeong emerges. She takes a tea bag from the cabinet and begins steeping it in hot water from the coffee pot. It’s a kind of tea known to help with fatigue—something her fellow streamer, Kayak, gifted her after noticing her frequent exhaustion.
“It smells good….”
Haryeong smiled softly as she inhaled the aroma of tea brewed in a pretty mug. She definitely felt less fatigued than earlier, even though she hadn’t taken a sip of the tea that was supposed to help her recover.
The broadcast had ended, and tomorrow was a scheduled day off. That meant it was officially her pure relaxation time from now on.
To alleviate her fatigue, she had taken a shower and brewed the tea for precisely that reason. She couldn’t spend her precious day off just sleeping because she was tired.
“Hmmm… hmm hmm, hmm…”
What should she do on her day off? Haryeong sat back down in front of her computer while humming a tune.
Typically, Haryeong spent her days off in one of two ways: going out or lounging at home, eating delicious food while watching videos.
Since she had no plans to go out this day off, she was automatically set to follow the latter routine. In fact, her outings had decreased recently, leading her to spend most days comfortably resting at home.
In such cases, the videos Haryeong watched were simple.
“Hello, I’m Kayak!”
“Hello, KayakTube viewers!”
Most of the videos were about Kayak. Haryeong would start with the replays of live broadcasts that she hadn’t been able to catch due to her own streaming, followed by all sorts of entertaining clips and highlights. And she would also catch up on the newest videos uploaded to Kayak’s VTube channel.
Watching everything without missing a beat and hitting the like button, or sometimes even leaving comments, became part of Haryeong’s day-off routine.
Not only was it relaxing, but it also served as a study session to see how Kayak ran her broadcasts and edited her VTube videos.
“Is it already over…?”
However, today, disappointingly, there weren’t many interesting videos left to watch. Just one 13-minute VTube video and a replay from a couple of days ago.
That was all she had left to watch. The rest were things Haryeong had already seen, leaving her rolling her eyes in disappointment.
Come to think of it, Kayak seemed a bit busier lately. So much so that she couldn’t pay attention to her broadcasts. The VTube videos that used to come up twice a day had dwindled to just one, and the frequency of her broadcasts had decreased; it was probably due to her own activities being less frequent.
“Ugh… Ah!”
Haryeong let out a sound of disappointment and then suddenly remembered something, quickly changing the screen and accessing another site.
This was also one of her new hobbies that had emerged recently. Watching dating programs and reality shows about relationships. She had stumbled upon a public broadcasting show called “Solo Party” a couple of weeks ago and had been consistently keeping up with it ever since.
Every week, two episodes are aired, and so far, four episodes have been released. Haryeong was an avid viewer who found the first four episodes very exciting.
Today, episodes five and six were set to be revealed. Moreover, the fifth episode, which is coming out today, was said to be quite significant.
It was because this episode featured new participants, known as “catfish,” who would bring a fresh breeze to the show.
“Hehe… This is going to be fun.”
After a moment of sulking due to the lack of kayaking content, Haryeong finished preparing to watch the broadcast. She had also prepared drinks with a small amount of alcohol and delicious tteokbokki as her snacks….
Once she completed all the setups, the fifth episode of the Solo Party began to play in front of her.
– “It was a time to rediscover myself that I didn’t know before.”
– “Jisoo said… she was supposed to go with me?”
– “Does your older sister have a crush on Su Hyuk oppa too?”
The broadcast kicked off with highlights from the previous episodes. With all the lights off in her room, Haryeong focused on the screen while munching on tteokbokki.
There were awkward power struggles, romantic tensions, psychological battles, and dates among the participants. Scenes typically expected from a dating show flashed by.
– “A new face, a new face.”
– “Looks like a guy…”
– (Cautious male participants)
– “Hello, I’m Song Hyun Woo.”
A tall, broad-shouldered guy with a charming eye smile emerged as the new male catfish. A peculiar atmosphere flowed among the male participants around him, while the camera captured the female participants, seemingly much more cheerful.
“Ooo….”
So exciting, so fascinating. Haryeong momentarily stopped teasing herself and concentrated on the screen, then promptly grabbed the bright red tteokbokki and stuffed it into her mouth.
– “Wait, there’s one more?”
– “Looks like a girl? She’s a girl.”
– “Her hair color….”
– “Wow, look at her proportions. She’s already pretty? This is bad.”
In a park where all the participants were gathered, a silhouette began walking from a distance.
Long silver hair fluttering in the wind. A wide-brimmed hat, thin clothing appropriate for the hot weather. Even just her silhouette radiated a peculiar aura.
The broadcast continued without showing her face, and as she approached the area where the participants were gathered, a video started playing.
– “My charm…? Charm…. I don’t know.”
– “My hobby is gaming… and I jog every morning. Yes, I like running. I’ve also learned a bit of boxing…”
– “The reason I appeared halfway…? Well… honestly, I’m not sure either. Would it be too unbalanced if I showed up from the beginning?”
The pre-interview continued with her sweet voice. On screen, she was seen sitting at a computer, vigorously running in a wide park, and throwing punches in a boxing gym.
The girl in the screen was sometimes sitting at a computer, sometimes running hard in a spacious park, and sometimes swinging her fists in a boxing gym.
Those scenes flashed by one by one.
Finally, her face was revealed.
– Hello, I’m Mun Ah.
– I want to meet cool people at the solo party.
The video that looked like a preliminary interview ended, and once again the participants gathered in the open space. The reactions of the people were already unusual.
– …Wow, wow this… wow…
– (in a small voice) The real Meggy has arrived. What do we do, older sister?
– Please sit here, yes. There’s an empty seat. Yes, yes.
– Dude, isn’t it too obvious? There are closer seats.
– No, this is the center. Why, Jin Woo feeling left out?
The awe-struck boy, the girl whispering to the woman next to her, and the guy hurriedly guiding to an empty spot, all captured the moment.
The appearance of the new female participant, Woman Meggy, seemed to change a lot already.
– Wow, she’s so pretty. So pretty.
– Ah, it’s Meggy. The real Meggy has arrived.
– Can you see the exchanges of glances between the women? They’re signaling it’s an emergency.
– The guys suddenly got serious, fighting for seats, it’s a riot.
The panelists continued to talk excitedly about the situation.
Although not broadcasted, the real-time online chat was also going wild.
[??? Who is that person?]
[Is she a model? Styling is on point…]
[Can I get her Stardust address ASAP?]
[This is unfair lol, the other women aren’t unattractive, but she’s just too overwhelming.]
[Did you really bring a celebrity?]
Everyone seemed shocked by the appearance of a different class of Meggy.
However, the person truly taken aback was someone else.
“What, whaaaat!”
Haryeong suddenly exclaimed in surprise without meaning to.
It was Kayak. Even looking again with her eyes wide open, it was still Kayak.
Why was Kayak on the dating show she was watching? Haryeong, flustered, dropped the chopsticks she was holding.
Thud—
The Tteokbokki she had picked up fell and stained the hem of her clothes red.
However, Haryeong couldn’t tear her gaze away from the screen, her eyes wide open. It was just that astonishing a situation.
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