Chapter 12
Chapter 12
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Translator: MadScientist
Chapter: 12
Chapter Title: Kiss Stream End
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[Kiss for 330,000 won.]
[Sit on Jae-ho's lap and kiss for 1 minute: 500,000 won.]
The moment I saw the mission window, I quickly opened my mouth.
This was going too far.
'The pace is too fast. Just because it's quick doesn't mean it's good.'
I'd clearly aimed for sweet vibes, not this wild stuff(?).
"W-wait a sec."
I swiftly grabbed her hand, stopping her from moving.
-Oh! He's confessing!
-Date her! Date her! Date her!
I ignored the viewers' cheeky chats. Then, looking straight at her, I spoke up.
"Ahem, this sushi is delicious. Let me feed you some."
"Y-you'll feed me?"
"Yeah. Can't just keep receiving. Close your eyes and open your mouth."
Flat-out refusing here would've been bad for the stream.
So, I suggested something to keep the sweet vibes going while blocking her action.
Anyway, her face flushed red again at my words.
She hesitated for a moment. But she didn't seem against it.
Soon, her mouth opened.
I fed her a piece of sushi.
"How's it taste? Good, right?"
Nom nom.
"Nom nom. Y-yes! It's delicious!"
Heyni ate the sushi with her face all red. It was incredibly cute. Watching her, I couldn't help but smile warmly.
'She really looks like a cute kitten.'
But I'd underestimated Heyni. After finishing the sushi, she shyly spoke up.
"N-next one?"
"Next?"
"Yeah. C-cheek kiss..."
For a second, I was thrown off by her words.
She had given me a cheek kiss first earlier.
But I hadn't expected her to say it outright.
My mind raced quickly.
'What do I do? Just go for the cheek kiss? No. How do I follow that up?'
As I said before, refusing her here wasn't good. We'd built up solid sweet vibes. Rejecting her would topple that tower of progress.
But I had no confidence in recovering after a kiss. I was still a newbie streamer. I knew a lot, but compared to the big leagues, I fell short.
'It'll probably get too awkward to continue streaming.'
It was already awkward enough. A cheek kiss on top? No way I could stream straight-faced.
'Hold on. Do I even need to recover?'
A great idea hit me suddenly.
'Yeah. Cheek kiss, then end the stream.'
It was one of Ma-sam's go-to moves.
An open-ended stream end, I guess?
Even I thought it was solid. It felt early to end, but we'd shown plenty.
'The community will explode.'
It probably already had. Our chemistry was that sweet.
And a mutual cheek kiss on top?
There'd be at least ten hot posts about me and Heyni.
I slowly opened my mouth.
"Okay. I'll do it."
"R-really?"
"Yeah. Close your eyes."
"Okay..."
Heyni closed her eyes with a trembling voice.
I stared at her closed-eyed face for a moment.
'She's seriously pretty.'
An Young Sister was pretty too. But Heyni had a different kind of beauty.
Fresh and uplifting, you know?
Nothing like An Young Sister's pure sexiness.
I smiled faintly and brought my lips toward her cheek.
Meanwhile, I sneakily grabbed the mouse with my hand.
Plan was cheek kiss, then instant stream end.
Viewers wouldn't see it coming. They'd be shocked but impressed.
Soon, my lips neared her cheek.
Just kiss and done.
'Then hit the end button right away.'
From what I knew, she'd never had a boyfriend. At 20, that made sense.
Could be her gimmick, of course. Plenty of streamers played pure.
But this time, I chose to believe her. Felt right.
'Am I giving her her first kiss?'
My heart pounded harder.
I moved my lips toward her cheek quickly. I'd teased enough. Dragging it out wasn't great for the stream.
Soon, my lips touched her skin.
I'd done the cheek kiss.
Mwah.
At that instant, I tensed my right hand to hit end stream.
But something felt off. Too soft for a cheek.
'Wait! Something's wrong?'
It felt moist and plush—like lips.
I glanced at the mouse, then at Heyni.
Her closed eyes came into view.
'Hold up? Why can I see her eyes?'
This was weird.
Her cheek should be there. But I was facing her full-on.
'N-no way?'
I slowly looked down.
Her lips appeared. Ours were pressed together.
In simple terms, we were kissing.
'Am I kissing right now?'
A thought flashed.
She must've turned her head right before. No other explanation.
I panicked. This wasn't in the plan.
But my brain kept spinning.
It issued a command.
End the stream now.
Best move in this situation.
My hand moved on autopilot.
I hit end stream.
Click.
⚙ SYSTEM NOTIFICATION ⚙ [Stream has ended.] And that day.
Streamer Gallery exploded.
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I lay in bed, staring at my smartphone. Specifically, at Streamer Gallery.
📰 Breaking News [Mwah.] 💬 Comments — Anonymous Kya! They look perfect together lololol — Anonymous Both got the looks for it. — Anonymous Jae-ho looked shocked then? Eyes went wide. — Anonymous If he was shocked, he'd have ended sooner. Totally scripted. — Anonymous Heyni fanboy above? Lmaoooo You seem pissed af rn — Anonymous Nah, Jae-ho fan here? The post about me and Heyni's kiss was flooded with comments. Hundreds of them. Most cheered us on. We just matched that well.
But I let out a light sigh at the sight.
"Haa... I didn't want it to blow up this much..."
I'd aimed for sweet vibes and some buzz.
But not fake couple territory.
No—viewers were past fake couples, pushing for the real deal now.
'If it'd just been a cheek kiss and end, they'd call it genius scripting...'
The full kiss was the issue. And not some drunken force—it was genuine.
'Tch. Next stream, it'll be all Heyni talk...'
It was 2 p.m. now.
Normally stream time. But I hadn't started. Knew the chaos it'd unleash.
'Just do the fake couple thing?'
It'd pull viewers and donations galore.
But fake couples end in disaster. Countless examples proved it.
'Rarely ends well.'
Mission-forced fake couples were fine—everyone knew it was acting.
But yesterday? No acting there.
'That expression wasn't fake.'
Heyni was a good actress. But I knew the truth.
After the kiss, she fled my room like her life depended on it. I saw her real feelings. Pure honesty.
'Fake couple phase might be fun. But it'll scar her bad.'
Heyni seemed to like me. Maybe gratitude turned to crush.
That made it worse. I knew the pain waiting at the end.
Oh, real dating? No way.
Bad for both, especially her. Fans would bail en masse.
'What to do...'
That's when it happened.
Bzzz.
A KakaoTalk from An Young Sister.
-An Young Sister: You two dating?
Out of nowhere.
I replied casually.
-Me: Nah. Not dating.
-An Young Sister: Oh? Cool then. (Excited bear emoticon).
'Huh?'
I made a puzzled face. No clue what that meant.
I stopped trying to figure her out. Too much else on my mind.
Then another buzz.
Bzzz.
'Huh? Heyni?'
This time from Heyni.
First message since she bolted yesterday.
-Streamer Heyni: Sorry... (Apologetic bunny emoticon).
-Me: No worries. It happens.
-Streamer Heyni: No. You're not streaming because of me right now...
-Me: Nah. Was about to start anyway.
-Streamer Heyni: L-lie. I know. It was my mistake yesterday, so don't overthink it.
I paused, sensing what she wanted.
-Me: Yeah?
-Streamer Heyni: Yes! Total accident! I turned to talk and...
She desperately excused it. Made me even surer.
'She really likes me.'
She did. But covering for me, thinking of my stream.
-Me: Oh, got it... Yeah, accidents happen. I'm fine.
-Streamer Heyni: Thanks for understanding! I'll say it was a mistake on stream too! Yesterday's collab was so fun! Let's do it again sometime!
Ending the chat here would erase most worries. Great for streaming.
Viewers might doubt at first, but we'd insist, and they'd buy it.
But it felt wrong.
Maybe because ending the chat meant ending us.
My fingers moved on their own.
-Me: Wait.
-Streamer Heyni: Yes?
-Me: Don't say mistake. Say it was scripted. Easier sell.
-Streamer Heyni: Okay...
She sounded disappointed. Emotions leaked through the text.
I stared at it, then typed from the heart.
-Me: Wanna come over this weekend?
I sent it and paced nervously.
-Streamer Heyni: Another collab?
-Me: No.
-Streamer Heyni: Then...?
I swallowed and replied.
-Me: Sneak over to my place.
Waiting for her reply felt eternal.
Not planning to date yet, of course. Still a rookie streamer. Timing's off.
But something like An Young Sister...?
'Kinda like a flirt phase?'
That seemed fine. That's why I sent it.
Heyni took a while.
I checked anxiously.
About 10 minutes later.
Message from Heyni.
I grinned without realizing.
-Streamer Heyni: Okay...
Same word as before. But the vibe was different.
Smiling, I prepped the stream.
Now just convince the viewers.
Earlier, that felt impossible.
Not anymore.
Weird.
Felt easy now.