Reconvening the Council (2)
I cleared up the misunderstanding the moment I arrived. Everyone understood my sincerity. Now all that’s left is making up with Maem.
“Maem. As an apology, I’ll give you a really good position.”
“Ah… okay… ehehe.”
“Oh, by the way, in that room… did anyone drop weird nicknames like Leftist Yoo Seon-a or Far-Right Conservative Yoo Seon-a? Or Hitler Yoo Seon-a, Eom Bok-dong Yoo Seon-a…? If you’re gonna troll, at least change your nickname. Those people are seriously… the worst. If you’re going to cause trouble, at least pretend you’re not and use a cute nickname!! That ego of theirs is just… agh!!”
I was so embarrassed I couldn’t lift my head. My stream barely has any viewers, so why are there so many weird nicknames? Haah. They’ve already raided Raming’s and Joseph’s streams… and now Maem’s too. Those people are the most active in the world… and there’s no stopping them.
“Huk.”
“I’m sorry about that… Those friends aren’t the type you can talk down. You should just ban them.”
“Huk…”
“Or do what I do and drop coordinates. ‘This viewer seems friendly.’ Then the other viewers will dig them up for you.”
“Pffhehehe.”
“You’re actually terrifying…”
Joseph suddenly jumped into the conversation. He’s a victim too… so why is he siding with the perpetrators? Was Joseph that kind of person?
“Joseph, were you always like that?”
“Huh? Like what?”
“The type who sides with the attacker and ignores the weak? I was just defending the victim… and this is how you respond?”
“No no no no no. That’s not it. No. No. I just… uh. Yeah. Sorry.”
“Why is the victim apologizing? Did Joseph do something wrong?”
“No… yeah…”
Joseph really has a kind heart. Such a gentle person. Lately I’ve been liking him more and more. He quietly does his own thing in the building, works hard at whatever he’s assigned, and even puts in serious effort during the hard labor. I should give him the Compliment Sticker Class President award.
“Joseph, I’m making you Compliment Sticker Class President.”
“All of a sudden?”
“Because you did well.”
“Th… thank you?”
What were we even talking about before this? I went back to the beginning. What was it again? Hmm… ah!!
“Oh, right. So anyway, Maem. The Minister position opened up.”
“Yes.”
“What was it again?”
“Me? I’m Prime Minister, Judge, and Auditor General.”
“Hmm… nice. From there, you can also serve as Minister of National Defense. Done. Role assignment complete.”
Leaders… the number one person has to be stubborn. You can’t listen to everyone’s complaints one by one. You have to overpower them with clear charisma. I know that too. I know the conversation was one-sided. I know I forced it. But someone who acts as the center of gravity has no choice. They’re always destined to be alone. Still, there was one thing I wanted to say. I wanted to speak my mind.
“May I say one thing?”
“Huh? What is it?”
“Go ahead.”
“What is it?”
“I’ll take that as everyone agreeing.”
I spoke seriously.
“If I were the leader, I would’ve listened. I would’ve ‘communicated’ while listening. But I’m a dictator. The number one. The boss!! Yeah. If there’s a problem with my methods, curse me. I’m fine with being cursed. If I get cursed, I’ll just live longer… hehe. Yeah, I’ll live a long time. Got it? Just don’t curse me too much though. So don’t hold any grudges…!!”
Suddenly the lurkers are being normalized… That’s not really it though. I like lurkers. I want lots of lurker friends to watch me. I want to go to a mid-sized… no, a big company too. Why are you trying to kill our lurkers? I’m going to protect the lurkers.
“Seon-a, are you a gold spoon?”
“Yeah~ A real massive gold spoon. Streaming is just a hobby.”
“Really? That much?”
“Seriously, my shoulders are shaking. Absolute gold spoon.”
Raming, why are you like this? Spreading red pills is taboo. I held it in. I know Raming… spreads red pills too. Nongming. Top university student. Model student pretending to be a delinquent. I know everything. I really know everything. But… I held it in. Spreading red pills is bad. For the sake of my friend Raming, I held it in. If people found out the person doing delinquent ASMR is actually a model student, how sad would the viewers be? I won’t interfere with my friend Raming’s business.
“Ra… Raming. Stop spreading red pills…”
“Ah, ah. I got carried away. Anyway, absolute gold spoon.”
“But actually Maru and Tteok are richer. Raming might be richer than me too? I lost to the three self-made people.”
“What!! That’s nonsense!! You lived in a high-rise with a Han River view and you’re saying that!! Seriously. I used to go to houses like that for tutoring back in college!!”
“… Then excluding Raming, Maru and Tteok are richer.”
“Does that even make sense? You can’t reach that level no matter how much you earn in your lifetime. Even if Maru unni is a world-class streamer, she can’t live there.”
“…”
I don’t know. It’s not my business. I wanted to keep it a secret until the end. It wasn’t my intention, but someone told me to keep it secret. Who? Mallangbibic. Mallangbibic is… a female VTuber who gave me a lot of advice back in the day. I don’t know if she left the industry or reincarnated, but I’m really grateful to her. Thinking about it now… she risked her entire career to help me. A female VTuber helping a male newbie… it was really crazy when you think about it, and I was incredibly rude too. Uh… wait a second. I secretly searched for Mallangbibic on my phone. Thankfully, there were still fan videos that hadn’t been deleted. Uh… thank goodness. From the voice, she was female here too. My younger sister… now my younger brother sadly went to the military. Just in case, I checked Mallangbibic’s videos too. Anyway, when I came out to Mallangbibic and said I had lower intelligence than others… the first thing she said was, ‘I see… but your family seems rich. Your spending habits were different… You’re a gold spoon, right? Ah, no. You just got a big allowance, right? You live in Seoul, right? Your parents have good jobs, right?’ I answered, ‘Yes.’ Thinking about it now, Mallangbibic was right below Maru… if Maru is S+ rank, Mallangbibic also had S+ personality. Everyone’s S+. But if I had to rank them, Maru is S+ 0 tier. Mallangbibic is S+ 0.1 tier. Mm. Mm. Yeah. Even in a situation where she could’ve taken advantage of me… she calmly said, ‘Never tell anyone. If they find out you’re rich, the hyenas will come after you.’ Those words stuck in my heart. Actually, Mom warned me about it a lot too. ‘If money comes up, always say you don’t have any.’ ‘Never brag about money.’ Hearing it from my teacher made it stick in my brain. But Mallangbibic… the reason she’s called Bibic is because she really likes Bibibic ice cream. No, that’s not it. I’m getting sidetracked again, aren’t I? Anyway, Mallangbibic, I’ve grown. I’ve grown a lot and become really strong now!! I can tell good friends from bad friends!! You’re watching, right? I’ve really grown. Now I can let it slide without getting worked up.
“I see.”
No!! The chat went weird again. Especially the refund comments… that’s not allowed. Locking donations is even worse. That’s my parents’ money. Is that my money? If I ask for money, they won’t give it to me.
“I see… but um… the donations you’ve sent so far can’t be refunded… and please keep donating… It’s my parents’ money, not mine, right? I’m always hungry. Please keep the donations coming without any blocks.”
“Puhihihihi.”
“Hah hah hah. As expected of my friend Seon-a. You should subscribe too.”
“Subscribe… not from Turkey, please use Korean servers…!! They say the settlement is small.”
“Even gold spoons are picky about subscriptions… amazing. Hehehe.”
Now even Maem is doing this. Maem…? Maem? Ah, right. Even if I forgot, everything inevitably comes back to me. That’s right. I turned on Discord. And secretly sent a message to Maem on Discord.
SeonSeonSeon-a: Maem, then instead of VR, wanna meet in Seoul? I’ll keep the red pills completely in check. Just now Raming didn’t spill any red pills either!! Reliable, right? Just in case you check Discord late, I’m sending a whisper. I’m trustworthy!!
SeonSeonSeon-a: Maem please check Discord
MasterEm: Huh?
MasterEm: Got it!!
“Puhihihit. Hehehehe. Hehehehehe.”
Maem’s nasal laugh filled the audio.
“Puhihihihit. Hihihihihihihi.”
“Maem, why are you suddenly like that?”
“Hehehehehit. Hehe. Ah. Ah. I’m tearing up. I’m actually crying.”
Joseph asked in a worried voice, but Maem’s answer was… laughter.
“Why, why are you like that? Did someone send you something? Seon-a sent it, right? That keyboard sound earlier, wasn’t it?”
“Uh… me? It was me again?”
It was because of me that she was laughing? Why? I don’t get it!!
“What did you send?”
“Uh… how did you know I sent something?”
“I can hear the keyboard. Tadadadadak.”
“Busted… yeah. I secretly used Discord.”
“What did you say? Is that why Maem is just laughing like that?”
“I don’t know?”
I really don’t know. I don’t even get the joke. I’m a victim too!!