I’ve changed a lot now, but I was originally an extremely introverted person.
A person’s nature doesn’t really change that much. They say the mind follows the body, and since I’ve gained a pretty healthy physique, I’ve started doing some outdoor activities.
Still, going outside remains a bother.
Going out on a blistering hot summer day? Why would I? It’s not like I’m going to splash around in a cool building; I’d be outside in the blazing sun!
Why would anyone do that? I could just chill at home, blast the air conditioning, and have a blast dropping jokes with the viewers.
I can’t help but praise Mr. Willis Carrier for inventing air conditioning once again. Oh, why did you create such a splendid invention?
“…Mun Ah has no romance.”
“It’s not about romance; it’s about efficiency!”
Swimming? Water play?
That would just tire me out, plus there are so many accidents happening on the water, not to mention the jellyfish issues lately. Can I even enjoy myself with that hanging over my head? I think not.
“Hmph, I bet Mun Ah wouldn’t even get stung by jellyfish or drown.”
“What do you mean by that?”
I couldn’t help but perk up at Riri’s sulky tone and responded.
She’s come to know so much about me and my body.
I originally didn’t have much connection to water. Yet, just as Riri said, I had a feeling I’d float and swim pretty well if I actually tried. As for the jellyfish… I might not get stung, or if I did, I’d heal right away.
I had never really had to swim, given that my body was already perfect, but I had this instinct that I could do it. After all, it had always been that way.
Boxing, Ring Fit, jogging every day—all resulted in performance that was way above average.
I thought swimming would be the same. Come to think of it, ever since I changed bodies, I’ve tried all sorts of physical activities but never swimming.
In my original body, I couldn’t float well and my dog paddle was about the extent of my abilities, but I was curious about how Camilla’s body would handle swimming.
“Hm.”
Oh, now I’m curious. I can’t stand being curious! Riri sparked an interest I hadn’t even considered.
Could I really swim well? Would this body perform swimming perfectly as well?
Can I really do it until the end? Can this body perfectly perform even swimming?
“Uuuuh… How can we efficiently handle everything in the world? If we do, we’d just eat, work, and, uh, not go out to play, and, uh, only eat healthy food and exercise every single day…”
“I’m living like that!”
“Uuuh…”
It was a matter I had already judged and concluded in my mind. Due to my curiosity about swimming, I thought it wouldn’t be so bad to go swimming once, but I was just enjoying teasing Dahee, so I still pretended not to want to go.
She was desperate but kept trying to persuade me.
“Ahhh, let’s go! Let’s go, okay? I wanna go swimming! Summer vacation, water play! Uaaaaahhhh!”
Suddenly, she started rolling on the floor like a child. Seriously, what is this grown woman doing? Even though I’m neither Riri’s boyfriend, older sister, nor parent, I couldn’t help but sigh as I watched.
“But do you really have to go with me? You could go with someone else. Family or friends.”
“Ehhh… My family is busy, and they usually don’t move much in the summer. Because it’s hot. And I have no friends.”
“No friends?”
“I got too busy with the broadcast and lost touch with everyone! The only ones I can still reach are scattered in different cities.”
She lost contact due to being busy with the broadcast. I had heard this from Taker too.
When you start social life, unless you put in the effort, your relationships become limited, and it’s even more so for streamers.
Once you become a working adult, you split your limited time to spend with your people, but for streamers, it’s hard to connect with other working friends since their lifestyle patterns are different. So, they often only keep relationships with their real friends, the genuinely precious people in their lives.
Also, the profession of a streamer can appear to others as an easy, cushy job.
In Taker’s case, she got sick of relationships after seeing those who ignored her in her unknown days suddenly appear on public channels and realizing their earnings are no joke, so their attitudes changed drastically.
It’s particularly common for streamers to maintain close contacts privately and for relationships and even marriages to happen among streamers. They often help each other out beyond simple professional camaraderie and can understand each other’s lifestyles better than others.
The introduction was long. In conclusion, since Riri really wants to go, I thought it wouldn’t be so bad to go swimming at least once. I wasn’t sure if we’d go to a water park or to the beach.
I thought it wouldn’t be so bad to go. I wasn’t sure whether to hit the water park or the beach.
“Huh? Let’s just call Taker and Nicang and go together. Just like last time when Taker went to summer camp. I really wanted to join in on that!”
“Well—”
“Yeah? Mun Ah, you just have to sit back and relax. Me and the others will do the driving. We can have a barbecue and enjoy the sea breeze at night. What do you say?”
Did she think I would refuse and didn’t even give me a chance to respond? Her eyes sparkled so brightly, but they were pitiful enough that I feared she might actually cry if I said no again.
Now that I think about it, I haven’t turned down such requests recently. I tend to give in when someone throws a tantrum like Riri.
Maybe the people around me have already figured out the way to manipulate me.
A girl who can’t say no to Kayak, prone to compliance when someone whines—that’s the vibe, right?
Anyway, my answer was already decided.
“Sure.”
“How charming and nice it would be to hear the sound of the waves at night, right? Are we going?”
“Yeah, let’s go. But I’m not doing anything, alright? I’m going to relax completely. Dahee, you handle all the prep. I’ll just swim and eat meat—”
“Yay!”
“Wait, don’t hug me so suddenly. No weird kissing—”
After that, I was showered with love from Riri, who was super excited.
*
[Rational Doubt....]
(Kayak’s notice: On summer vacation from 8/3 to 8/9)
(Riri’s notice: On break from 8/3 to 8/7)
(Nicang’s notice: On break from 8/3 to 8/7)
(Taker’s notice: On break from 8/3 to 8/7)
Aren’t they all going on a trip together? There’s no way all these high-tier folks would take time off on the exact same dates otherwise.
-Did Riri succeed in getting them to play in the water?
-Taker’s harem party, wow!
-Taker doesn’t miss a chance, does he?
-Taker, what’s up with rolling around with all the girls?
N: With Taker, it’s like using him as a human condom, perfect for making him a servant! 😂
LOL, since the Taker doesn’t really have any freakouts, it’s way better for the women to travel together.
Why don’t you guys ever get jealous of Taker, though…?
Well…
Ah…
It’s just that those who think they’re better looking than Taker totally suck, LOL.
Taker’s built something up, so they don’t want to ruin it and are careful about it.
These days are kinda crazy, so they’re super strict about fence rules, LOL.
Still, I’m kinda jealous.
– But seriously, why does Kayak get to have such a long vacation?
– Kayak’s just taking a week off all by herself, LOL.
– You can totally tell she’s just going away for a 3-night, 4-day trip from the 3rd to the 6th and chilling until the next day; it seems like Gal is trying to use this as an excuse to take the whole week off.
Looks like laziness is associated with Camilla, LOL.
That seems to be the most likely scenario.
She’ll probably stream while she’s at it, right?
So, like, are the four of us going on vacation together?
Why isn’t anyone announcing that we’re all going together? It’s so obvious that the days off overlap.
– Asking to stream while on vacation.
– ? LOL, why do we need to announce we’re going on vacation?
– This guy’s hilarious; do we need to report back just because we went traveling?
– It’d be nice if we said something, but it’s not necessary.
– It’s not like we’re lying about going on a family trip or meeting a boyfriend or anything.
– Maybe we just want to go quietly.
– Viewers aren’t superiors or family or acquaintances, so there’s no reason to inform them.
LOL, for real.
It makes you rethink the relationship between streamers and viewers.
No matter how much the viewers obsess, the streamer holds the power.
And this is why they can’t handle it.
So, are we going to a water park or the beach or what?
Not sure if they’re going to stream, but Kayak, Nicang, Riri, and Taker are going on a trip, and the women are wearing bikinis?
If they don’t stream, Taker will be the only one watching, right?
– This is kinda serious.
– Looking at it this way, Taker will probably stream, yep.
LOL, seems like Taker would want to turn on the stream, even for a bit, just to see.
Can’t resist Kayak in a swimsuit…
As long as it’s not a hideous rash guard.
But even if Kayak wears a rash guard, it’s different.
Does that size even fit in a rash guard?
Isn’t the rash guard gonna explode?
Whoa, I didn’t even think about Taker; suddenly, I’m super jealous.
What kind of life is Taker living, anyway?
Thus, with the viewers’ expectations in tow, the day off of the streamers, including Kayak, approached.
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