If we had to pick the biggest event hosted by Twish, it would be the ‘Twish Year-End Partnership Party’, but the Dae-gabdae afterparty was definitely not to be overlooked.
Even excluding the event staff, it seemed around 100 people had attended, with more than half of the participating streamers present.
Casual encounters could lead to opportunities for collaborations, and the afterparty stories could easily be milked for quality content for at least a day or two, so there was no reason to refuse.
[Over 100 people? Isn’t this the largest afterparty ever? Hahaha!]
-Wasn’t it about 50 people last year?
-Seriously, the attendance rate is insane.
-I feel like the chef’s wrists and ankles are about to break, hahaha!
└ How many ankles are there?
-I heard a lot of new faces are coming, how can I hold this back?
-To be honest, the vibes were a bit off last year, so I felt kind of awkward attending.
[Where’s NoName…? Did Na-me abandon her team?]
-Why bring someone who’s already sick?
-Today’s her birthday.
└ Oh really?
-Did NoName go live from the hospital?
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└ She did, so why not post it? Hahaha!
[Post-birthday live stream, then streaming the afterparty? This is happiness on a Sunday and this is Yaszi! Hahaha!]
-I heard they rented out the entire second floor, hahaha!
└ Isn’t one floor already crazy wide?
└ But it’s already packed, ooh ooh.
-Does this mean we’ll finally see Hyebam in real life?
└ She already posted a selfie.
└ Honestly, I can’t believe it because of the filters, hahaha!
[Look, streamers popped up live in Yeongdeungpo!]
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-You can’t be serious, are all the blurred people streamers?
└ (Author): Yeah, hahaha!
-Wow, where is this?
└ (Author): Yeongjoong Road xx street.
-You crazy person, you even went up to the rooftop to take that shot? Are you a stalker? That’s hardcore!
└ (Author): What are you talking about? This is my house, I’m living in a rooftop room.
-(Author): Oh, that just came out of the building must be Han Yong-cheol! I can tell just from hearing his voice!
└ What is this guy doing live-streaming here? Hahaha!
-(Author): ??? Did I see wrong? Is NoName here?
From the moment Yong-cheol mentioned bringing Na-me, the event staff anticipated chaos.
So at least until Na-me found a seat, they hoped the crowd would remain orderly.
It was something that the general public might have ignored, but streamers were almost public figures.
The eyes of the viewers acted as excellent CCTV, and everyone waited in their seats for the protagonist to arrive.
[Breaking News! NoName is coming to the afterparty!]
[What’s the regeneration speed of this thread?]
[Dal-tori’s stream, hurry up! NoName’s on stage in 30 seconds!]
[Time to get excited, time to get excited, time to get excited!]
[Everyone’s pulling out their phones. Hahaha!]
“Is Yong-cheol-hyung just joking around?”
“Come on, no way.”
It’s been 2 minutes of anxiously staring at the entrance, shaking my legs.
Ding-dong-
The sound of a doorbell echoed as someone opened the door.
Instantly, silence fell over the hall.
Streamers reflexively pointed their phones forward and craned their necks to see.
The tiny screen captured the face of a young girl.
[Waaaahhhhh!!!!]
[NoName, yes yes yes!]
[So cute!!!! Hahahaha!]
[She looks just like her avatar, is this real? Hahaha!]
[Total adorableness overload! Hahahaha!]
[I’m so jealous, I’m so jealous, I’m so jealous, I’m so jealous.]
[If anyone wants to touch NoName, upvote!]
[Who’s the suit next to her? That fit is crazy!]
[Let’s go check out this adorableness! Hahaha, what a hassle!]
“Waaaaah!”
Joy, delight, amazement, and shock. Plus, the instinctual screams from seeing something adorable exploded into a single noise filling the room.
“Eek, so cute!”
A female streamer trembled as she waved her hands.
[From now on, the girl-streamer market is dominated by NoName!!!]
[A monster rookie (8 years old) will crush all Twish girl-streamers!]
[Does that size even make sense? Hahaha!]
[She looked like she was over 10 when I saw her on stream, why is she so tiny…?]
[Hahaha, she can’t even reach the shoe rack!]
[What’s her shoe size, 200?]
“8-year-old Challenger? 8-year-old Fall Version winner? My hands… my career…?”
A former pro streamer who faced ultimate humiliation facing Na-me in the finals.
[Hyung, don’t cry. You’re definitely getting old.]
[8 × 4 = 32]
[Top-tier trolling, Hahaha.]
[Lived four times, but got schooled by a kid.]
[In this game, NoName is the same age as ‘Nunu’ and ‘Annie’.]
[Honestly, NoName is a total cheat in life.]
[How is it that she’s a Royal Loader in Worlds but out of the Semi-Finals three times already? Hahaha!]
[If you can’t win, recruit her! Don’t you know? Be on the same team next time!]
[Please, I want to see her closer, fast! I can’t resist a close-up of NoName!]
‘But where do we seat Na-me?’
Quick-witted streamers were already brainstorming.
They had to get that girl over here.
The competition to recruit Na-me began to heat up.
—
“Ayu, it’s fine! I really don’t mind being with your daughter!”
“No, it’ll be awkward with an old person hanging around the kids.”
“Professor Chun, are you really leaving?”
“It just smells so good at that 1st-floor cow head soup restaurant. Just hit me up when you’re done, and my Bong-ryeong friend will take good care of Na-me.”
“Yes, yes!… I will take good care of her!”
I opened the restaurant door, holding Bora’s hand, her perfume vibrant in the air.
The low rumble of woooh— mixed harmoniously with kyaaaak high-pitched shrieks thumped in my ears.
In the main hall, there were around ten tables that could seat up to six people each.
The mention of a chocolate fountain at the dessert corner wasn’t an exaggeration; a sweet aroma wafted through the air.
Medium-rare steak, kimchi fried rice, truffle pasta, and fresh sushi lined the entrance, stimulating my senses and making my mouth water.
“NoName! Na-me! Over here, here!”
A woman right next to me enthusiastically waved her hand.
“Eek, she looked over here! Hey, Na-me, do you want to eat this?”
In the blink of an eye, a Pepero snack was thrust into my mouth.
Sweet. Long time no see, and it tasted even better.
“There’s more on the plate! Want to sit here?”
I politely declined the woman who was patting the empty space beside her.
However, if there was one major mistake I made entering the restaurant, it was receiving the snack she offered without hesitation.
Seeing this, people started offering dishes along my passing route, each laden with mouthwatering food.
It was hard to ignore the enticing desserts, with appearances so sublime that they could easily hypnotize my taste buds.
I felt bad for Bora, but like a puppy that veers off its sidewalk just to keep sniffing grass, I couldn’t resist the delicious temptations thrown my way.
“Want a piece of mille-feuille here?”
“Yum.”
The strawberry on top was just so sweet.
“Do you like éclairs?”
“Yay.”
“Oh, oh good! You’re eating well! Wow, so cute! Can I take a picture together?”
This was a bit on the cheap side. Could Korea’s flour not recreate that moist taste?
“Na-me, here! Here too!”
I sniffed the air as I searched for the source of the scent.
Caramel?
Cream caramel. A light yellow pudding glistened below brown caramel syrup.
Someone kindly fetched a teaspoon and brought it to my lips, and without hesitation, I opened my mouth.
“Ahhh…?”
There was no taste at all. That can’t be right?
When I opened my eyes again, the spoon had shifted way back from my lips.
Enchanted by caramel scents, I had meandered over to the table of the Wagal ‘The Blory’ team members.
“Hey there, Na-me, it’s so good to see you! You should’ve let us know you were coming, you surprised me!”
“Nyam. What’s this? Am I a bird feeder? You could’ve just called!”
“I thought if I just called you wouldn’t come!”
I quickly scanned my surroundings.
There were several people inching closer with each holding their bait.
“You’re gonna sit here, right? You wouldn’t ditch us for somewhere else?”
“Yeah, Na-me! Let’s eat something delicious together with the older siblings!”
“So what can you do for me here?”
You bring your food from the buffet corner anyway.
“Shinsim Man, show Na-me that thing you had earlier!”
“That thing? Ah! Magic? Na-me, do you like magic?”
Shinsim Man, who participated alongside me as a streamer for Twish, had a surprising main job as a magician.
He asked me to pick one of the cards he had laid out, so I chose the Ace of Spades from the front.
Then, asked to name another card I liked, I randomly selected the 10 of Hearts.
“10 of Hearts? You’re choosing that? Are you absolutely sure?”
“Yes.”
“Do you remember what card you picked earlier, Na-me?”
One card had flipped up in my hand.
“It was the Ace of Spades.”
“Well, wouldn’t it be amazing if that card in your hand suddenly changed to 10 of Hearts?”
Shinsim Man stared intently at the card in my hand.
By now, the gathered crowd held their breaths, swallowing involuntarily.
The tense atmosphere reached its peak.
“Ready to check?”
With those words, I swiftly twisted my right wrist and flipped the card.
The shape of the card never leaving my hand changed from Ace of Spades to 10 of Hearts.
“Wwooah!”
I instinctively gasped, my body shivering in surprise.
What was this? How did he manage it?
“No… how did you do that…? I definitely didn’t feel any Mana interference?”
“Want to see once more?”
“Yes!”
“Nice! Now sit at our table! I’ll show you magic until it’s time for us to order!”
With a triumphant fist raised in the air, Shinsim Man soaked in the roaring applause.
I later learned that screams erupted from other tables.
